Automated quantification of SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia with large vision model knowledge adaptation by Zhaohui Liang, Zhiyun Xue, Sivaramakrishnan Rajaraman, Sameer Antani

“…Methods: Our method used the pretrained LVMs as the primary feature extractor and self-supervised contrastive learning for domain adaptation. …”
Get full text

Amblyopic binocular imbalance quantified by the dichoptic contrast ordering test and dichoptic letters test by Alexandre Reynaud, Marie-Céline Lorenzini, Robert K. Koenekoop, Robert F. Hess, Alex S. Baldwin

“…We find a strong correlation between the results obtained with the two methods. Additionally, we observe strong correlations between the imbalance measured with the two tests and visual acuity and stereopsis. …”
Get full text

Deep imaging of LepR+ stromal cells in optically cleared murine bone hemisections by Yuehan Ni, Jiamiao Wu, Fengqi Liu, Yating Yi, Xiangjiao Meng, Xiang Gao, Luyi Xiao, Weiwei Zhou, Zexi Chen, Peng Chu, Dan Xing, Ye Yuan, Donghui Ding, Ge Shen, Min Yang, Ronjie Wu, Ling Wang, Luiza Martins Nascentes Melo, Sien Lin, Xiaoguang Cheng, Gang Li, Alpaslan Tasdogan, Jessalyn M. Ubellacker, Hu Zhao, Shentong Fang, Bo Shen

“…Our method preserves the 3D tissue architecture and is extendable to other hematopoietic sites such as calvaria and vertebrae. …”
Get full text

Utilizing ChatGPT-3.5 to Assist Ophthalmologists in Clinical Decision-making by Samir Cayenne, Natalia Penaloza, Anne C. Chan, M.I. Tahashilder, Rodney C. Guiseppi, Touka Banaee

Get full text

Chronic pain experiences of immigrant Indian women in Canada: A photovoice exploration by Nida Mustafa, Shreeyaa Ramana, Margaret MacNeill, Judy Watt-Watson, Gillian Einstein

“…Photovoice is one such method that utilizes individuals’ own photography to document their lived experiences.Aims The current study utilized an arts-based method to explore immigrant Indian women’s chronic pain experiences in Canada and aimed to enhance the understanding of those experiences by creating a visual opportunity for them to share their stories.Methods Twelve immigrant Indian women captured photographs and participated in one-on-one interviews exploring daily experiences of chronic pain.Results Women’s photographs, and description of these photographs, provided a visual entry into their lives and pain experiences. …”
Get full text

Patient satisfaction and feasibility with a novel drug-injectable urethral catheter set for hyaluronic acid administration: a multicenter randomized trial by Sung Jin Kim, Han Kyu Chae, Wook Nam, Jong Yeon Park, Sang Hyun Park, Jae-Seung Chung, Cheol Kyu Oh, Sangjun Yoo, Min Chul Cho, Hyeon Jeong, Seong Cheol Kim, Sungchan Park, Won Ik Seo, Jae Il Chung, Chan Ho Lee, Kweonsik Min, Jimin Choi, Jungyo Suh, Bumjin Lim, Dalsan You

“…We compared the clinical outcomes of a novel drug-injectable urethral catheter set (NIUS) with hyaluronic acid (HA) with those of the conventional intraurethral HA injection method. This six-center, prospective, randomized, single-blind trial included 192 male patients aged ≥ 20 years scheduled to undergo transurethral surgery. …”
Get full text

Evaluation and spatiotemporal evolution of veterinary talent competitiveness: a new perspective of veterinary education by Xianhang Xu, Mohd Anuar Arshad, Yugang Jian, Arshad Mahmood, Mengdie Dong

“…It proposes a visual method to analyze the level and spatiotemporal evolution of veterinary talent competitiveness using the Entropy method and ArcGIS tools, with Western China as a case study. …”
Get full text

Detection of Microbial Growth on Indoor Building Materials in Two Countries Using qPCR by Helena Rintala, Oliver Röhl, Pinja Tegelberg, Teija Meklin

“…The microbial concentrations obtained with all three methods correlated well. Threshold values for the qPCR results were determined using cultivation as a reference method for both countries separately, with similar values obtained for both datasets. …”
Get full text

Performance of Land Use and Land Cover Classification Models in Assessing Agricultural Behavior in the Alagoas Semi-Arid Region by José Lucas Pereira da Silva, George do Nascimento Araújo Júnior, Francisco Bento da Silva Junior, Thieres George Freire da Silva, Jéssica Bruna Alves da Silva, Christopher Horvath Scheibel, Marcos Vinícius da Silva, Rafael Mingoti, Pedro Rogerio Giongo, Alexsandro Claudio dos Santos Almeida

“…The first methodology is based on land use and land cover (LULC) data from MapBiomas, an initiative that provides information on land use and land cover in Brazil. The second method employs the Random Forest model, calibrated for the region’s dry season, addressing cloud cover issues and allowing for the identification of irrigated agriculture. …”
Get full text

The evolution of FLASH radiotherapy: a bibliometric analysis by Shuokai Jia, Shuokai Jia, Weige Wei, Weige Wei, Yiwen He, Haichuan Yan, Shiru Zou, Yanmei Hao, Yanmei Hao, Qing Xiao, Qing Xiao, Guangjun Li, Guangjun Li

“…This study aims to provide an overview of the advancements in FLASH-RT and identify potential future research directions through bibliometric analysis.Method and materialsThe research team performed a literature search in the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC), covering the period from 1967 to 2024, and identified 461 publications relevant to the field of interest. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of educational programm for patients with rheumatoid arthritis by E V Bolshakova, A S Iljicheva, N I Korshunov

“…To estimate influence of educational programm on the level of knowledge of patients with RA about the disease, readiness for compliance, quality of life, efficiency of therapy and attitude to the disease. Methods. 103 women with RA were included in the study. …”
Get full text

Entropy-Based Ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks for Clothes Texture Pattern Recognition by Reham Al-Majed, Muhammad Hussain

“…Moreover, images of clothes patterns may be taken in an unconstrained illumination environment. Machine learning methods proposed for this problem mostly rely on handcrafted features and traditional classification methods. …”
Get full text

Research on Centrifugal Pump Speed Measurement Based on Vibration Measurement by Yin Luo, Hang Yan

“…Traditional rotational speed measurement methods, such as invasive sensors and visual recognition technologies, are often constrained by physical wear and environmental limitations. …”
Get full text

Nondisruptive inducible labeling of ER-membrane contact sites using the Lamin B receptor. by Laura Downie, Nuria Ferrandiz, Elizabeth Courthold, Megan Jones, Stephen J Royle

“…MCSs are dynamic, responding to changes in cell state, and are, therefore, best visualized through inducible labeling methods. However, existing methods typically distort ER-MCSs, by expanding contacts or creating artificial ones. …”
Get full text

Risk factors for long-term urination and sexual function impairment following laparoscopic resection of presacral lesions by Chen Lin, Zi-Yan Wang, Pei-Pei Wang, Kai-Wen Xu, Jiao-Lin Zhou, Hui-Zhong Qiu, Bin Wu

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of female patients who underwent laparoscopic resection of presacral cysts between August 2012 and May 2020. …”
Get full text

Integrated analyses and a novel nomogram for the prediction of significant fibrosis in patients by Mengxin Lu, Shuai Tao, Xinyan Li, Qunling Yang, Cong Du, Weijia Lin, Shuangshuang Sun, Conglin Zhao, Neng Wang, Qiankun Hu, Yuxian Huang, Qiang Li, Yi Zhang, Liang Chen

“…Introduction and Objectives: This study aimed to explore the key genes involved in the pathophysiological process of liver fibrosis and develop a novel predictive model for noninvasive assessment of significant liver fibrosis patients. Patients and Methods: Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified using the Limma package. …”
Get full text

DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF ULTRASOUND COLOR DOPPLER MAPPING IN EARLY DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER by E. A. Busko, V. V. Semiglazov, A. V. Mishchenko, A. S. Shishova, V. O. Smirnova, E. V. Kostromina, A. V. Chernaya, A. S. Artemieva, P. V. Kryvorotko

“…The purpose of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of cDM in determining the type of vascularization of malignant and benign breast tumors, as well as to detect their statistically significant Doppler characteristics by comparing with histological findings. material and methods. From 2017 to 2019, a total of 277 women with complaints of breast lump or pain underwent ultrasound examination using cDM. …”
Get full text

A dual-reporter LDLR system integrating fluorescence and luminescence for understanding LDLR regulation and facilitating drug discovery by Peng Jiao, Peng Jiao, Peng Jiao, Peng Jiao, Na Yang, Na Yang, Qianfeng Jia, Baozhen Fan, Ke Feng, Ke Feng, Jian Yu, Shengtian Zhao, Shengtian Zhao, Shengtian Zhao

“…To address this, we developed a novel dual-reporter LDLR system incorporating Enhanced Green Fluorescent Protein (EGFP) and Gaussia luciferase (Gluc) to enable precise monitoring of LDLR expression and function.MethodsA CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knock-in strategy was used to integrate EGFP and Gluc upstream of the stop codon located in exon 18 of the LDLR gene in HEK293 cells. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic potential of salivary microbiota in persistent pulmonary nodules: identifying biomarkers and functional pathways using 16S rRNA sequencing and machine learning by Xiao Zeng, Qiong Ma, Chun-Xia Huang, Jun-Jie Xiao, Xi Fu, Yi-Feng Ren, Yu-Li Qu, Hong-Xia Xiang, Mao Lei, Ru-Yi Zheng, Yang Zhong, Ping Xiao, Xiang Zhuang, Feng-Ming You, Jia-Wei He

“…Abstract Background The aim of this study was to explore the microbial variations and biomarkers in the oral environment of patients with persistent pulmonary nodules (pPNs) and to reveal the potential biological functions of the salivary microbiota in pPNs. Materials and methods This study included a total of 483 participants (141 healthy controls and 342 patients with pPNs) from June 2022 and January 2024. …”
Get full text

Ensemble learning to predict short birth interval among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from EDHS 2016–2019 by Jenberu Mekurianew Kelkay, Deje Sendek Anteneh, Henok Dessie Wubneh, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Gebeyehu Fassil Gebeyehu, Kalkidan Kassahun Aweke, Mikiyas Birhanu Ejigu, Mathias Amare Sendeku, Kirubel Adrissie Barkneh, Hasset Girma Demissie, Wubshet D. Negash, Birku Getie Mihret

“…Due to that this study aimed to predict short birth interval and associated factors among women (15–49) in Ethiopia using ensemble learning algorithms. Methods A secondary data analysis of Ethiopian demographic health servey from 2016 to 2019 was performed. a total of weighted sample of 12,573 women in the reproductive age group was included in this study. …”
Get full text