Factors Influencing Cyanoacrylate Tissue Adhesive Outcomes for Corneal Thinning and Perforation by Anjali Om, Anjali Badami, Yuqing Wang, Xiangqin Cui, Soroosh Behshad, Joung Kim, Praneetha Thulasi

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To report the outcomes of cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive (CTA) in patients with corneal perforations and thinning. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A retrospective interventional study of 83 eyes treated with CTA for corneal thinning or perforation at a single institution between 2010 and 2020. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Jian Ma, Yinhui Yu, Yueyang Zhong, Xing Mao, Xiaoyun Fang

“…To describe the clinical features, management, and outcomes of patients with posttraumatic endophthalmitis (PTE) and to determine risk factors for poor visual prognosis. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 42 consecutive patients presenting with PTE who were treated at our institution between 2017 and 2019. …”
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Is It About Speech or About Prediction? Testing Between Two Accounts of the Rhythm–Reading Link by Susana Silva, Ana Rita Batista, Nathércia Lima Torres, José Sousa, Aikaterini Liapi, Styliani Bairami, Vasiliki Folia

“…Our goal was to systematically test between two major explanations: the Temporal Sampling Framework (TSF), which highlights the relation between rhythm and speech encoding, and a competing explanation based on rhythm’s role in enhancing prediction within visual and auditory sequences. Methods: We compared beat versus duration perception for their associations with encoding and sequence learning (prediction-related) tasks, using both visual and auditory sequences. …”
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Toward Enhancing LightWeight GAN for Text-Guided Generation of Animated Character Faces by Sameh Zarif, Abdalfatah Najjar, Khalid Mohamed Amin, Abdullah Alharbi, Wail S. Elkilani, Mahmoud A. Shawky, Marian Wagdy

“…Traditional text-guided image generation methods primarily focus on modifying existing images or altering specific elements, which limits their applicability. …”
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Diagnostic markers of severe diabetic macular edema in patients with type 2 diabetes by S.A. Suk, S.Yu. Mogilevskyy

“…The average uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) was 0.15 ± 0.01. Maximum corrected visual acuity (MCVA) averaged 0.32 ± 0.01. …”
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Applying auxiliary supervised depth-assisted transformer and cross modal attention fusion in monocular 3D object detection by Zhijian Wang, Jie Liu, Yixiao Sun, Xiang Zhou, Boyan Sun, Dehong Kong, Jay Xu, Xiaoping Yue, Wenyu Zhang

“…Monocular 3D object detection is the most widely applied and challenging solution for autonomous driving, due to 2D images lacking 3D information. Existing methods are limited by inaccurate depth estimations by inequivalent supervised targets. …”
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Using blood biomarkers and ophthalmological indicators of optical coherence tomography and angiography for the diagnosis of fundus lesions in patients with diabetes mellitus by Fanny Huang, Miaomiao Yu, Laura Huang, Laura Huang, Ruikang K. Wang, Theodore Leng, Sophia Y. Wang, Yaping Joyce Liao, Yaping Joyce Liao

“…PurposeTo assess long-term ophthalmic and clinical blood test changes in patients with different severities of diabetic retinopathy (DR).MethodsWe performed a longitudinal case-control study of 130 patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and 67 controls, including visual acuities from 2,201 eye clinic visits and 44,833 blood tests. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography Characteristics in Different Stages of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Mary Ho, Stephanie H. W. Kwok, Andrew C. Y. Mak, Frank H. P. Lai, Danny S. C. Ng, Li Jia Chen, Lawrence P. Iu, Alvin L. Young, Marten Brelen

“…To describe the morphological changes on fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging at different chronicity of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC). Methods. This cross-sectional study included patients with CSC of different chronicity. …”
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Progress and prospect of surface self-cleaning technology of machine vision system in underground mining by Shengli YANG, Yongsheng CHEN, Jiachen WANG, Lianghui LI, Fengqi LIU, Shixiong SONG, Dingheng HUI

“…Aiming at the scientific problems of multi-technology collaboration and cleaning quality control, a far-near-field collaborative control method is proposed, which can provide relevant technical support for the surface self-cleaning technology of the underground mining machine vision system. …”
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Management of choroidal/ciliary body metastasis in the era of targeted cancer therapy by Moses O. Evbuomwan, Rupak Bhuyan, Uwajachukwumma A. Uzomah, Farzad Jamshidi, Carryn Anderson, H. Culver Boldt, H. Culver Boldt, Elaine Binkley, Elaine Binkley

“…The difference between final visual acuity in these groups was not visually significant p=0.48.ConclusionPatients with choroidal/ciliary body metastasis treated with either EBR or systemic therapy can have good visual outcomes. …”
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Building m-health technology to promote breastfeeding by Jéssika Roberta Firme de Moura Santos, Maria Alzete de Lima, Ana Larissa Gomes Machado, Edina Araújo Rodrigues Oliveira, Adriele de Almeida Brito, Milena Leite Veloso, Luisa Helena de Oliveira Lima

“… Objective: to develop an m-health technology to promote breastfeeding in nursing mothers. Methods: methodological study, carried out from February 2020 to July 2021. …”
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Analysis and interpretation of aeromagnetic data for Wadi Zeidun area, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt by Mohammad G. Al-Ibiari, Atef A.M. Ismail, Ahmed A. El-Khafeef, Alhussein A. Basheer, Ali M.M. El-laban, Yara Tarek

“…The shallow sources can be separated from those of deeper causatives, using power spectrum transformation tool. Two methods for locating magnetic sources, Source Parameter Image and Analytical Signal to identifying the properties of their sources indicated that, the depth calculation from the used tools ranges between 900 and 3000 m as the average ranges. …”
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Transforming a Cantilever with Fixed Joints into Trussed Configurations: A Case Study in Creative Design Thinking & Prototyping by Filz Günther H., Eberle Robert, Nagl Pia V., Weinold Thomas

“…Beyond its structural significance, joint articulation impacts element/connector count, required cross-sections i.e. material mass and associated sustainability, and visual appeal/aesthetics. By comparing results obtained from computational and physical methods, including Karamba3D, load tests, terrestrial laser scanning the prototype’s unloaded and loaded states, and the associated mathematical quantities, this paper draws conclusions on (i) structural performance, (ii) material consumption, and (iii) complexity and architectural aesthetics. …”
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Effect of Occupational Exposure to Low-frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Cataract Development by Mohammad Hosein Validad, Monireh Mahjoob, Masoud Pishjo, Mostafa Diani, Tahereh Rakhshandadi

“…Methods: One hundred employees of Zahedan Electricity Company participated in this study. …”
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Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography in Diffuse Unilateral Subacute Neuroretinitis by Carlos Alexandre de A. Garcia Filho, Ana Claudia Medeiros de A. G. Soares, Fernando Marcondes Penha, Carlos Alexandre de Amorim Garcia

“…To describe the SD-OCT findings in patients with diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (DUSN) and evaluate CRT and RNFL thickness. Methods. Patients with clinical diagnosis of DUSN who were submitted to SD-OCT were included in the study. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence and Optical Coherence Tomography Findings in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion by Tetsuju Sekiryu, Tomohiro Iida, Eiichi Sakai, Ichiro Maruko, Akira Ojima, Yukinori Sugano

“…To describe the findings of fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients with branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). Methods. In this institutional, retrospective, observational case series, FAF was evaluated in 65 eyes with BRVO in 64 consecutive patients and compared with visual acuity, OCT findings, and other clinical observations. …”
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Low hemoglobin is associated with postoperative cerebral infarction in moyamoya disease: development of a predictive model based on low hemoglobin by Haitao Wu, Tingxuan Wang, Fangbao Li, Yue Bao, Bin Lu, Luo Li

“…This study aimed to explore the relationship between postoperative cerebral infarction and HB in patients with MMD and to establish a predictive model.MethodsDemographic information and different HB levels (the preoperative and postoperative HB, highest and lowest HB, and mean HB during hospitalization) of 112 patients with MMD were collected, of which 11 had cerebral infarction after revascularization.ResultsIn the binomial logistic regression analysis, low HB levels were an independent risk factor for cerebral infarction after revascularization, which also led to a worse long-term prognosis in patients with MMD. …”
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Single-flap approach versus without concentrate growth factor in the treatment of periodontal supra-osseous defects: A randomized controlled clinical trial by Naglaa El-Wakeel, Lobna Mohamed Abd-elaziz

“…Objectives: We aimed to compare treatment outcomes of periodontal supra-bony defects using single flap (SFA) plus concentrate growth factor versus SFA alone. Methods: 32 supra-bony periodontal defects were randomly assigned to test and control groups. …”
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BLE Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Indoor Behavior Classification by Yi-Shiun Lee, Yong-Yi Fanjiang, Chi-Huang Hung, Yung-Shiang Huang

“…Smart home technology enhances the quality of life, particularly with respect to in-home care and health monitoring. While video-based methods provide accurate behavior analysis, privacy concerns drive interest in non-visual alternatives. …”
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Macular Retinal Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness and Its Relationship to the Optic Nerve Head Topography in Glaucomatous Eyes with Hemifield Defects by Seiji T. Takagi, Yoshiyuki Kita, Asuka Takeyama, Goji Tomita

“…Materials and Methods. The correlation between the mGCC thickness in hemispheres corresponding to hemifields with and without defects (damaged and intact hemispheres, respectively) and the optic nerve head topography corresponding to the respective hemispheres was evaluated in 18 glaucomatous eyes. …”
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