Evaluation of the Effect of Diode Laser on Healing after Gingivectomy by Shalabh Mehrotra, Amit Ahuja, Zoya Chowdhary, Kritika S. Adhupia, Aashima Bajaj, Monika Loitongbam

“…Objective: To evaluate the effect of photobiomodulation of diode laser on the healing of gingiva following gingivectomy. Material and Methods: 15 patients with inflammatory gingival enlargement in the age group 18-65 years were enrolled for the study according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and were divided into two groups, i.e., control and test, with a total of 30 sites. …”
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Current Treatment of Toxoplasma Retinochoroiditis: An Evidence-Based Review by Meredith Harrell, Petros E. Carvounis

“…To perform an evidence-based review of treatments for Toxoplasma retinochoroiditis (TRC). Methods. A systematic literature search was performed using the PubMed database and the key phrase “ocular toxoplasmosis treatment” and the filter for “controlled clinical trial” and “randomized clinical trial” as well as OVID medline (1946 to May week 2 2014) using the keyword ‘‘ocular toxoplasmosis’’. …”
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Analysis of the current status of cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia based on bibliometrics by LU Tianyou, ZHENG Tingwei, XING Jibin, CHENG Nan, ZHOU Shaoli

“…Objective To summarize the research progress and hotspots of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and predict future research directions in this field. Methods Literature related to cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia was retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection （WoSCC） database from 2003 to 2024. …”
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Reliability and validity of the Lithuanian version of headache-attributed lost time (HALT) index by I. Zagorskienė, E. Abelkis, R. Mameniškienė

“…To perform cross-cultural adaptation of the Lithuanian HALT version and to test its reliability and validity. Materials and methods. The questionnaire was culturally adapted for Lithuanian speaking population following the recommendations of International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. …”
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Functional real-time optoacoustic imaging of middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice. by Moritz Kneipp, Jake Turner, Sebastian Hambauer, Sandro M Krieg, Jens Lehmberg, Ute Lindauer, Daniel Razansky

“…Here we investigate the applicability of real-time functional optoacoustic imaging for monitoring of stroke progression in the whole brain of living animals.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>The middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was used to model stroke in mice, which were imaged preoperatively and the occlusion was kept in place for 60 minutes, after which optoacoustic scans were taken at several time points.…”
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Color Consistency Anime Style Transfer Based on Hybrid Structural Decomposition Network by Jun Zhang, Yunhua Zhang

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our proposed model not only visually generates anime characters with realistic styles but also achieves superior performance in terms of Style FID and Semantic FID compared with state-of-the-art methods.…”
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Stylistic transformations of the actor's performance in contemporary global experiences by Wissam Ibrahim Rahim, Sarim Dakhil Ahmed

“…As for the second chapter (theoretical framework) (methods of acting in delusional and non-delusional theatre), the chapter was divided into two sections, the second section (contemporary performance experiences), and then the researcher arrived at the indicators produced by the theoretical framework. …”
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Pattern of Refractive Errors in Primary School Children in Dehradun City of Uttrakhand State by Tarannum Shakeel, Sanjeev Kumar Mittal

“…Settings and Design: Cross sectional descriptive study. Materials and Methods: All school going children of both genders aged 5 to 16 years attending the eye OPD of a tertiary care teaching hospital, Dehradun, under the school screening programme underwent visual acuity assessment, ocular motility evaluation and cover uncover test. …”
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Ainu Art: From Craft to Fine Art by Marina V. Osipova

“…Based on field work and analysis of sources, using descriptive, historical-systemic, comparative-historical and visual methods, an attempt is made to understand the prerequisites for the transition of Ainu craft and decorative art to fine arts, and the conditions that led to the emergence of highly artistic works. …”
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Nailfold Capillaroscopy Using Dermatoscope As a Tool to Assess Correlation of Vasculopathy in Nailfolds with Retinopathy in Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Abhirut Thakur, Gurkim Kaur, Nancy Sharma, Devraj Dogra, Suman Kotwal

“…Aims: We aimed to correlate the capillaroscopic parameters with the severity of DR in diabetes mellitus patients. Material and Methods: Cross sectional observational study was conducted on 100 diabetics (50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without retinopathy) in outpatient department of dermatology for a period of 1 year. …”
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Safety and efficacy of surgically performed continuous superficial serratus anterior plane block in uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery by Giovanni Punzo, Dania Nachira, Giuseppe Calabrese, Chiara Cambise, Maria Teresa Congedo, Maria Letizia Vita, Elisa Meacci, Stefano Margaritora

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the technique. Patients and Methods: Between March 2022 and April 2023, 50 patients, undergone uniportal VATS surgery at our thoracic surgery department, were scheduled for a surgically performed continuous s-SAPB as post-operative analgesia protocol. …”
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A novel model describing blood pressure profiles by Sabina Schlottau, Willi Cawello, Stephanie Läer

“…Therefore, it is important to analyze blood pressure profiles and blood pressure variability.MethodsA blood pressure model was developed based on data from cuffless blood pressure measurements of six healthy volunteers over a 14-day period. …”
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DCS-ST for Classification of Breast Cancer Histopathology Images with Limited Annotations by Suxing Liu, Byungwon Min

“…Extensive experiments on three public datasets—BreakHis, Mini-DDSM, and ICIAR2018—demonstrate that DCS-ST consistently outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods across various magnifications and classification tasks, achieving superior quantitative results and reliable visual classification. …”
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Sustained attention and inhibitory control: age and sex related difference in children and adolescents using a CPT with distracting events by Carlotta Rivella, Paola Viterbori, Maria Carmen Usai

“…In addition, the impact of distractors on sustained attention and inhibitory control is explored.MethodsThe study included 479 individuals aged 6–17 years and analyzed four indices, namely omission, timing, impulsivity, and hyperactivity.ResultsResults revealed that both sustained attention and hyperactivity show age-related changes into adolescence, whereas impulsivity shows age-related changes only in the 6–12 age range, with no differences observed from 13 to 17. …”
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Vision is adapted to the natural level of blur present in the retinal image. by Lucie Sawides, Pablo de Gracia, Carlos Dorronsoro, Michael A Webster, Susana Marcos

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We assessed the relationship between perceived blur and the retinal image blur resulting from high order aberrations in an individual's optics. …”
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PAVEMENT CONDITION ASSESSMENT USING LIDAR AND ARCGIS: AN EXPERIENCE FROM MALAYSIA by Babak GOLCHIN, Muhammad Aiman Badrish RAFFI, Nur Zarifah ZAKARIA, Noor Halizah ABDULLAH

“…A comparison of the results from both methods showed that LiDAR and ArcGIS effectively identified the types and sizes (length and surface area) of the defects. …”
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A new optotype and chart for precision visometry by A-G. D. Aliev, A. A-G. Aliev, M. M. Nurudinov

“…To develop a new optotype and a chart for precision visometric tests and assess their accuracy.Materials and methods. 56 patients aged 16 to 57 years with the maximum visual acuity (VA) of 1.0 or more were examined for VA using three types of optotypes: standard letter optotype based on the Sivtsev — Golovin table, Landolt rings, and a new optotype developed by the authors.Results. …”
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Development of a standardized data collection and intelligent fabric quality prediction system for the weaving department by Ning Dai, Lunjun Li, Kaixin Xu, Zhehao Lu, Xudong Hu, Yanhong Yuan

“…Additionally, fabric defects significantly impact product quality, while current visual inspection technologies are primarily reactive and traditional quality prediction methods often exhibit considerable errors. …”
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"MoSpec": A customized and integrated system for model development, verification and validation. by Marcello Pompa, Simona Panunzi, Alessandro Borri, Laura D'Orsi, Andrea De Gaetano

“…However, analysing this vast amount of data requires collaboration between physicians and experts from diverse fields like mathematics and engineering.<h4>Methods</h4>Mathematical models play a crucial role in interpreting patient data and enable in-silico simulations for diagnosis and treatment. …”
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HybridBranchNetV2: Towards reliable artificial intelligence in image classification using reinforcement learning. by Ebrahim Parcham, Mansoor Fateh, Vahid Abolghasemi

“…By dynamically adjusting feature extraction based on feedback from the environment, the model improves adaptability, while graph-based methods allow for a more comprehensive analysis of object relationships. …”
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