Choosing the tactics of surgical treatment of vascular leukomas based on impression cytology by I. A. Zlobin, S. V. Churashov, A. N. Kulikov, V. S. Chirsky, V. F. Chernysh, I. O. Gavrilyuk

“…Purpose: to provide clinical and morphological evaluation of the corneal epithelium phenotype in total vascular leukomas of varied etiologies and determine the optimal surgical treatment using impression cytology (IC).Materials and methods. 44 patients (44 eyes) with corneal vascular leukomas of various etiologies underwent optic keratoplasty preceded by IС. …”
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Cause and Clinical Profile of 379 cases of Ocular Trauma by Jeyanth Rose, Renu Raju

“…The aim of our study was to find the demographic and clinical profile of patients with ocular trauma. Materials and methods: All patients who came to our emergency services between July 2004 and January 2005, with history of ocular trauma or foreign body in either eye, within 2 weeks of the date of presentation were included in this prospective, cross sectional survey and underwent a complete eye examination including best corrected visual acuity, slit lamp examination and fundoscopy. …”
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Clinical and functional characteristics of pseudophakic myopia in children after congenital cataract extraction in infancy by L. A. Katargina, T. B. Kruglova, A. S. Mamykina, N. S. Egiyan, N. N. Arestova

“…The study aimed to evaluate the clinical and functional condition of the eyes in children with moderate to high myopia.   Material and methods. Our study included a total of 33 patients (61 eyes) with pseudophakia, of which 16 (26 eyes) developed moderate (12 eyes) or high (14 eyes) myopia at the age of 5 to 15 years. …”
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Tracking Ocular Movements to Detect Respiratory Tract Infections by Heather Graz, Alissa Melinger, Annalu Waller, Michael Graz

“…Knowledge of cortical and subcortical brain circuits allows for changes to be mapped to specific brain circuits if the pathophysiology of an infectious agent includes neurological effects. METHODS: Student participants were recruited from the University of Dundee (ethics approved). …”
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Comparison of Endothelial Cell Loss following the Big Bubble versus the Microbubble Incision Technique during Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty in Eyes with Keratoconus by Amro Abuelkheir, Mohamed Bahgat Goweida, Nada Medhat, Hany Ahmed Helaly

“…Although there are several reports confirming that ECL following DALK is similar to the physiologic cell loss 2 years after surgery, few reports discussed the surgically induced ECL due to difficulty in preoperative imaging of ECD. Materials and Methods. This prospective, interventional study included 20 eyes of 20 patients, who underwent DALK surgery. 11 eyes underwent DALK using the big bubble technique, while 9 eyes underwent the microbubble technique. …”
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Pain Assessment Following Open Hemorrhoidectomy Under Local Anesthesia Versus Saddle Block: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. by Sikakulya, Franck Katembo, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Okedi, Xaviour Francis, Baluku, Moris, Lule, Herman, Kiyaka, Sonye Magugu, Kyamanywa, Patrick

“…Pain severity was assessed at 2, 4 and 6 h post open hemorrhoidectomy using visual analogue scale (VAS). Data was analyzed using SPSS version 26 at a p<0.05 as statically significant using the visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Knowledge maps as a complementary tool to learn and teach surgical anatomy in virtual reality: A case study in dental implantology by Inês M. Lúcio, Bernardo G. de Faria, Renata G. Raidou, Luís Proença, Carlos Zagalo, José João Mendes, Pedro Rodrigues, Daniel Simões Lopes

“…The results showed that using knowledge maps in an immersive environment facilitates learning and teaching surgical anatomy applied to implantology, serving as a complementary tool to conventional VR educational methods.…”
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Inhibition of IGF-1Rα affects the differentiation fate of rat optic cup-derived retinal stem cells to retinal ganglion cells in vitro by Qi-You Li, Xiao-Ling Tan, Hai-Wei Xu, Yu-Xiao Zeng, Xiao-Yong Huang

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LANDSCAPE APPROACH IN CITY-PLANNING by Boris I. Kochurov, Yulia A. Khaziakhmetova, Irina V. Ivashkina, Ekaterina A. Sukmanova

“…In territorial and urban planning, the structure and properties of natural and urban landscapes are revealed using functional, historical-genetic, morphotypic, geo-ecological and visual research methods. Abroad, a similar trend is called "landscape urbanism", the theoretical basis of which is based on the understanding that the best option for the organization of urban areas should be based on the landscape features of the city. …”
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The effectiveness of ozone therapy in the treatment of herpetic uveitis by M. G. Guliyeva

“…Purpose: to study the clinical effectiveness of ozone therapy in the treatment of herpetic uveitis. Material and methods.41 patients with herpetic uveitis aged 21 to 69 (40.3 ± 11.5) years were followed. 21 patients (21 eyes) comprised the experimental group, which received traditional treatment in combination with ozone therapy, and 20 patients (20 eyes) comprised the control group who only received conventional drug therapy. …”
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Ensemble transfer learning meets explainable AI: A deep learning approach for leaf disease detection by Hetarth Raval, Jyotismita Chaki

“…Global food security is threatened by plant diseases and manual detection methods are often labor-intensive and time-consuming. …”
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Residual shunt after endovascular patent <i>foramen ovale</i> closure: in-hospital outcomes and clinical predictors by A. S. Tereshchenko, E. V. Merkulov

“…To study the in-hospital outcomes of patients with residual shunt (RS) through the occluder and identify predictors of its formation after endovascular patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure.Material and methods. We analyzed the data of 276 patients who underwent endovascular PFO closure for the period 2018-2023 at the Chazov National Medical Research Center. …”
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Geographic distribution and supply chain of vultures in Benin, West Africa by Samson Dognimon, Stanislas Zanvo, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Brice Sinsin

“…It highlights the pressing need for further research using conventional methods to study the diversity and distribution of vultures in Benin, as well as concerted and coordinated conservation interventions to support vulture populations in the region.…”
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Relationship between Smartphone Use and Dry Eye Symptoms in Children by Nikita Dash, Deepak Choudhury, Sumita Mohapatra, Prasanta Kumar Nanda

“…Purpose: To study the relationship between smartphone use and dry eye disease (DED) in pediatric age group. Materials & methods: A prospective, quasi-experimental study of 78 children diagnosed with DED (as per International Dry Eye Workshop guidelines) was conducted at a tertiary care hospital, Odisha over the duration of 9 months from July 2016 - March 2017. …”
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Simplified models for describing multitasking modes in living recognition systems by Golovina, Alina Andreevna, Yakhno, Vladimir Grigorevich

“…These languages can be used for an adequate description of experimentally recorded variants of behavior in living systems under such conditions. Methods. The study was conducted using a physical methodology based on qualitative analysis of possible solutions and confirmed by the results of computational experiments. …”
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A small-sized tube versus traditional closed thoracic drainage in uniportal thoracoscopic surgery by Zhoujunyi Tian, Guangliang Qiang, Fei Xiao, Hongxiang Feng, Zhenrong Zhang, Huanshun Wen, Chaoyang Liang

“…Introduction To assess the feasibility and safety of placing a small-sized tube as drainage in patients after uniportal thoracoscopic lung resection. Patients and Methods Patients who received uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (U-VATS) lung resection were identified in our database. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravenous magnesium sulfate in improving postoperative sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis by MO Xingying, ZHANG Jingting, ZHANG Zhenye, ZHU Qianqian, ZHOU Shaoli

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous magnesium sulfate in improving postoperative sleep quality. Methods Clinical randomized controlled trials assessing the role of intravenous magnesium sulfate in improving postoperative sleep quality were searched from PubMed， Web of Science， Embase， Cochrane Library， CNKI， Wanfang， VIP Database， and Grey Literature Database. …”
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The influence of psychological factors on the frequency and perception of post-endodontic pain by Mijailović Marija, Kolak Veljko

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible association between psychological factors and the frequency and perception of PEP. Methods. The study sample consisted of 140 patients with incisors, canines, or premolars indicated for root canal treatment (RCT) without periapical pathology. …”
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A Patient-Specific Computational Framework for the Argus II Implant by Kathleen E. Finn, Hans J. Zander, Robert D. Graham, Scott F. Lempka, James D. Weiland

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Federated Risk-Based Access Control Model for P2P Lending Platforms: A Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) Approach by Saravanan Muthaiyah, Lan Thi Phuong Nguyen, Yap Voon Choong, Thein Oak Kyaw Zaw

“…This data-driven approach fosters trust within the P2P ecosystem and represents a significant advancement in decentralized finance risk management compared to traditional methods.   Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-06-05 Full Text: PDF…”
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