The Cobra Catheter: A Novel Concept and Device for the Thru-Septal Myocardium Approach by Min-Ku Chon, Dong-Hoon Shin, Su-Jin Jung, June-Hong Kim

“…This study aimed to evaluate the Cobra catheter as a backup catheter to overcome this limitation in swine. Methods. We designed the guiding Cobra catheter. It consisted of three major parts (the external pull-wire steerable distal tip, the C-shaped shaft, and the steering adjustment handle). …”
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Vision Mamba and xLSTM-UNet for medical image segmentation by Xin Zhong, Gehao Lu, Hao Li

“…Abstract Deep learning-based medical image segmentation methods are generally divided into convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Transformer-based models. …”
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New insights on the role of auxiliary information in target speaker extraction by Mohamed Elminshawi, Wolfgang Mack, Srikanth Raj Chetupalli, Soumitro Chakrabarty, Emanuël A. P. Habets

“…The effectiveness of the auxiliary information in SE is typically evaluated by comparing the extraction performance of SE with uninformed speaker separation (SS) methods. Following this evaluation procedure, many SE studies have reported performance improvement compared to SS, attributing this to the auxiliary information. …”
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Prevalence of Graves ophthalmopathy among patients with thyroid disease by Erwin D. Palisoc, MD, Evelyn S. Morabe, MD, Paulo Ma. N. Pagkatipunan, MD

“…Objective: This study determined the prevalence of Graves ophthalmopathy among thyroid-disease patients at a tertiary government hospital. Methods: Patients with thyroid disease seen at a tertiary hospital from February to September 2007 were enrolled. …”
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Ferroptosis in ocular diseases: mechanisms, crosstalk with other cell death pathways, and therapeutic prospects by Shuai Huang, Yuying Sun, Xinxin Yu, Xuan Ren, Lei Wang, Yan Sun, Aijun Deng

“…BackgroundOcular diseases pose a significant threat to visual health, with ferritin ferroptosis playing a critical role in the pathogenesis of many such conditions. …”
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Intraoperative floppy iris syndrome: Our experience by Aisha Khan, Afroz Khan, Rayees Ahmad Sofi

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to anticipate the incidence and severity of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome (IFIS) due to tamsulosin and manage it for better visual outcome. Methods: This study was conducted on 59 patients who were on tamsulosin and underwent phacoemulsification. …”
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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy in Evaluation of Complicated Pseudophakia by Hansa Thakkar, Kopal Mittal

“…Aim: To evaluate the role of ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) in assessment of eyes with complicated pseudophakia. Material and methods: A prospective investigational study was conducted from May 2006 to May 2009 on 150 pseudophakic patients with post operative visual acuity of less than 3 meters. …”
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Analysis and Forecasting the Price of the S&P 500 Index Using the Arima Model by Vadym Dun

“…The application of various statistical methods, such as moving statistics and stationarity tests, made it possible to identify trends and seasonality in the data. …”
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Peripheral refraction of young adults with myopia: a cross-sectional study by Ali Alsaqr, Manal Alharbi, Noura Aldossary, Abdulaziz Alruwished, Mohammed Alharbi, Khalid Alghaib, Abeer Alabdulkarim, Alhamdan Shatha, Ali Abusharha

“…Due to a varying prevalence of myopia across different ethnic groups, the aim of the present study was to investigate the peripheral refraction profile in an Arabic population. Methods Adults attending an optometry clinic were recruited into this cross-sectional study. …”
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Frequency of Episiotomy and Perineal Injury in Home Births and Influencing Factors by Emel Ay, Menekşe Nazlı Aker

“…The aim of this study is to examine perineal outcomes (episiotomy and perineal injury) in planned home births and the associated factors.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted between August 2021 and January 2022. …”
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Strategies for Coping with Neuropathic Pain and Impact of Pain on the Functional Condition of Patients by Małgorzata Kołpa, Ewa Mężyk

“…The study aimed at assessing strategies to cope with pain by patients suffering from neuropathic pain. Material and Methods. The study group consisted of 60 patients of the Pain Management Unit aged of 25–80 years suffering from neuropathic pain. …”
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Expanding kinetoplastid genome annotation through protein structure comparison. by Juan Manuel Trinidad-Barnech, José Sotelo-Silveira, Darío Fernández Do Porto, Pablo Smircich

“…Although the amount of genomic information on these parasites has grown substantially, assigning gene functions through traditional sequence-based homology methods remains challenging. Recently, significant advancements have been made in in-silico protein structure prediction and algorithms for rapid and precise large-scale protein structure comparisons. …”
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A case report and literature review of rare isolated metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma in the orbit by Behzad Khademi, Zahra Zia

“…In this case report, we present a rare isolated orbital metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Methods A case report and literature review study. …”
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Optimization of Platelet-Rich Plasma Fraction Selection for Surgical Treatment of Macular Holes by V. N. Kazaykin, N. S. Demchenko, A. Yu. Kleimenov

“…Objective: based on clinical and morpho — functional analysis of retinal restoration and assessment of the cellular composition of platelet-rich plasma, to determine its optimal fraction for surgical treatment of macular hole. Materials and methods. This study presents the results of 120 cases of surgical treatment of eyes with macular hole. …”
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Evaluation of Accessory Infraorbital Foramen with Cone Beam Computed Tomography by S. L. Kabak, Yu. M. Melnichenko, M. P. Ioufereva, A. V. Pilchuk

“…Objective: to assess the incidence, number and position of accessory infraorbital foramina (AIOF) according to cone beam computed tomography (CBCT).Material and methods. CBCT data from 156 patients who received dental care at a private medical center in Minsk (The Republic of Belarus) in 2018–2023 were analyzed.Results. …”
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Associations of dietary riboflavin intake with coronary heart disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2018 by Qiqi Jin, Shanjiang Chen, Xiaojun Ji

“…ObjectiveThere is currently little study on the relationship between dietary riboflavin intake and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk.MethodsUsing information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2007 and 2018, we carried out a cross-sectional study. …”
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Functional-morphological changes in small intestine in early post-resuscitation period by T. P. Konyaeva, V. T. Dolgikh, S. N. Yelomenko

“…They have been used in 30 and 90 minutes; 3 and 6 hours after resuscitation for the study of small intestine mucous tunic with the methods of: 1) enzyme step-desorption; 2) perfusion in vivo; 3) section coloration by hematoxylin-eosin. …”
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A Cloud Detection System for UAV Sense and Avoid: Analysis of a Monocular Approach in Simulation and Flight Tests by Adrian Dudek, Peter Stütz

“…With the aim of developing cloud segmentation methods, datasets were created, one of which was made publicly available and features 5488 labeled, augmented cloud images from a real flight experiment. …”
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Enhancing EFL writing skills for adult Deaf and hard of hearing individuals by Marta Chomicz, Marta Chomicz

“…The study emphasizes the need for a balanced approach that integrates both technology and traditional methods to foster comprehensive EFL skill development.…”
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Effect Observation of Baduanjin Training on Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Feng GAO, Song YUAN, Na LIU, Shuji ZHENG

“…Objective:To observe the clinical curative effect of Baduanjin training in the therapy of chronic nonspecific low back pain.Methods:A total of 60 cases of chronic nonspecific low back pain were randomly divided into observation group and control group with 30 cases in each group. …”
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