Ophthalmologic Psychophysical Tests Support OCT Findings in Mild Alzheimer’s Disease by Elena Salobrar-Garcia, Rosa de Hoz, Blanca Rojas, Ana I. Ramirez, Juan J. Salazar, Raquel Yubero, Pedro Gil, Alberto Triviño, José M. Ramirez

“…To analyze in mild Alzheimer’s disease (MAD) patients, GDS-4 (Reisberg Scale), whether or not some psychophysical tests (PTs) support OCT macular findings in the same group of MAD patients reported previously. Methods. Twenty-three MAD patients and 28 age-matched control subjects with mean Mini Mental State Examination of 23.3 and 28.2, respectively, with no ocular disease or systemic disorders affecting vision were included. …”
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Ureteral Stricture Outcomes Using Small Ureteral Access Sheath During Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery by Özer Güzel, Melih Balcı, Altuğ Tuncel, Ahmet Asfuroğlu, İbrahim Can Aykanat, Yılmaz Aslan

“…Objective: This study evaluated ureteral injury and long-term stricture progression after the smallest ureteral access sheath (UAS) application during retrograde intrarenal surgery. Materials and Methods: A total of 154 patients who had undergone retrograde intrarenal surgery procedures and applied a 9.5/11.5-F UAS for kidney stones between September 2016 and March 2019 were prospectively included, and intraoperative, postoperative, and late complications were evaluated. …”
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Outcomes after reversed corneal graft rejection: a report from the European VISICORT project by W John Armitage, Uwe Pleyer, Conor C Murphy, Derek Tole, Matthew D Griffin, Jesper Hjortdal, Katja C Iselin, Bertrand Vabres

“…Objective This study aims to describe the outcome of corneal grafts, both low risk and high risk, after successfully reversed immunological rejection.Methods Datasets on reversed rejection episodes in penetrating and endothelial keratoplasties between 2014 and 2019 (n=876) were extracted from the Adverse Immune Signatures and their Prevention in Corneal Transplantation database, which contains the prospectively and consecutively collected corneal transplants from five European centres. …”
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Dual‐Modal Sensing Skin Adaptive to Daylight, Darkness, and Ultraviolet Light for Simultaneous Full‐Field Deformation Measurement and Mechanoluminescence Responses by Suman Timilsina, Cheol Woo Jo, Kwang Ho Lee, Kee‐Sun Sohn, Ji Sik Kim

“…Abstract Mechanoluminescence (ML) and digital image correlation (DIC) have emerged as promising optical methods to visualize and measure deformation fields. …”
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Is fixation beneficial in Kümmell's disease? A metaanalysis of clinical and radiological outcomes by Marven Aoun, Mohammad Daher, Gaby Kreichati, Khalil Kharrat, Amer Sebaaly

“…This meta-analysis was conducted to compare vertebral augmentation alone or vertebral augmentation in addition to instrumentation in terms of post-operative complications, improvement in radiographic parameters, and patient-reported outcomes in Kummell's disease. Methods: PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar (page 1–20) were searched till August 2024. …”
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Clinical efficacy of peek patient-specific implants in orbital reconstruction by Yurii Chepurnyi, PhD, Denis Chernogorskyi, Andrey Kopchak, DDs, DM, Oksana Petrenko, MD, DMs

“…Purpose: To assess the clinical efficacy of custom made PEEK patient-specific implants in treatment of orbital wall defects. Methods: Forty-five patients with unilateral post-traumatic orbital wall defects were enrolled in the study. …”
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Environmental Dynamics and Risk: Bibliometric Insights into Soil Heavy Metal Accumulation Under Environmental Stressors by Jiaxiang Wang, Yueyao Li, Yimin Zhou, Jibai Long, Zhuoqing Li, Cheng Qiu, Qinghai Liu, Ming Lei

“…This study applied CiteSpace bibliometric methods to visually analyze 1,768 publications from 2000 to 2024, based on the Web of Science Core Collection. …”
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Assessment of the risk factors for the development and morphological types of posterior subcapsular cataract using optical coherence tomography by N. S. Lutsenko, O. A. Isakova, O. A. Rudycheva, T. S. Kyrylova

“…To analyze the risk factors for the development of posterior subcapsular cataract in patients with different morphological changes using anterior segment optical coherence tomography. Materials and methods. A prospective clinical study on the risk factors for posterior subcapsular cataract was conducted during 2020–2022. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty in patients with active psoriatic arhtritis (preliminary report) by D. V. Volchenko, I. F. Akhtiamov, A. Yu. Terskov, O. A. Sozonov, M. N. Velichko, E. Ya. Shpiz

“…Aim of the research – to evaluate the effectiveness, to analyze the complications and long-term results of total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Materials and methods. The results of THA were studied in 26 patients with PsA (19 men, 7 women; average age 54.8±3.1 years, from 38 to 56 years) up to 2 years after surgery. …”
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The relationship between epigenetic biomarkers and the risk of diabetes and cancer: a machine learning modeling approach by Shiqi Zhang, Shiqi Zhang, Jianan Jin, Benfeng Xu, Qi Zheng, Haibo Mou

“…This study aims to analyze the relationship between 30 epigenetic biomarkers and the risk of diabetes and cancer using machine learning modeling.MethodsThe data for this study were sourced from the NHANES database, which includes DNA methylation arrays and epigenetic biomarker datasets. …”
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Resources for innovative learning of anatomy and foot ossification: Graphic design and virtual reality by Ana Cristina Moreno‐Marin, Manuel Pardo Rios, Eva Lopezosa‐Reca, Cristina Molina García, Salvador Díaz‐Miguel, Beatriz Gómez‐Martín, Paula Cobos‐Moreno

“…The main objectives of this work are to understand the ossification process of the foot bones and to propose an appropriate didactic methodology for effective learning of this process. Materials and Methods The individual ossification sequences of the foot bones were established and virtually recreated to make these processes more didactic and usable as teaching aids. …”
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Subjective assessment of vision quality by patients over 35 after excimer laser and orthokeratological correction of myopia according to a survey by V. V. Neroev, M. D. Sengaeva, E. P. Tarutta, N. V. Khodzhabekyan, A. T. Khandzhyan, A. V. Ivanova, K. B. Letnikova, A. S. Sklyarova

“…Purpose:  to analyze the results of a survey aimed at assessing the patients’satisfaction with the results of excimer laser or orthokeratological correction of myopia.     Materials and methods.  135 patients aged 35 to 50 took part in a satisfaction survey: 105 after excimer laser and 30 after orthokeratological correction of myopia. …”
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An analytical study of the greater palatine foramen in adult human skulls using anatomical planes for clinical considerations by Naveen Kumar, Ravi Bhaskar, Anjana Shidaraddi, Melissa Glenda Lewis, Swamy Ravindra Shanthakumar, Ashwini P. Aithal

“…Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the shape, orientation, and position of the greater palatine foramen in relation to the surgically encountered anatomical landmarks and maxillary molars in an adult Indian population. Methods: The study was conducted on 80 human adult skulls of unknown gender. …”
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Pain intensity and depression level in chronic temporomandibular disorders patients by Raul Elton Araújo Borges, Luana da Rocha Alves Mendonça, Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patrícia dos Santos Calderon

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the correlation between pain intensity and the level of depression in patients with chronic temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Materials and methods: Fifty-five volunteers diagnosed by the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC/TMD) were assessed for pain intensity and level of depression. …”
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Benefits of cardiac coherence combined with medical hypnosis on preoperative anxiety before cancer surgery: the COHEC II study trial protocol by Marta Jarlier, Régis Fuzier, Gilles Leclerc, Catherine Fiess, Jibba Amraoui, Lauriane Bordenave, Geneviève Salvignol, Laurent Philibert, Célia Touraine

“…The aim of the COHErence Cardiaque (COHEC) II Study is to evaluate the combination of medical hypnosis (MH) and cardiac coherence (CC) training to manage preoperative anxiety in patients with cancer.Methods and analysis COHEC II is an ongoing multicentre randomised clinical trial carried out in three French comprehensive cancer centres. …”
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SUMMIT: A SAR foundation model with multiple auxiliary tasks enhanced intrinsic characteristics by Yuntao Du, Yushi Chen, Lingbo Huang, Yahu Yang, Pedram Ghamisi, Qian Du

“…Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a crucial tool in remote sensing, yet existing deep learning methods are primarily limited in visual representation, neglecting the intrinsic characteristics of SAR and the need for strong generalization across multiple tasks. …”
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Developing a Model for Occupational Safety and Health Rrisk Assessment During the Construction Phase of a Metro Tunnel Using Internet of Things (IoT) Technology by Mojtaba Zokaei, Milad Abbasi, Mohsen Vahidnia, Mohamad Zarie, Fardin Zndsalimi, Mohsen Falahati

“…The purpose of this study was to create a framework of safety and health risk management in the construction phase of the Tehran Metro Line 7 tunnel, using IoT technology. Material and Methods: In the first stage, the national safety and health standards, laws and requirements related to the mentioned hazards were collected. …”
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Adequacy of recommendations for adverse event management in national and international treatment guidelines for rifampicin-susceptible tuberculosis: a systematic reviewResearch in... by William Burman, Jayne Ellis, Gila Hale, Katherine Hill

“…We did a systematic review of treatment guidelines for rifampicin-susceptible tuberculosis to evaluate the adequacy of recommendations for adverse event management. Methods: We searched websites, guideline registries, PubMed, and mobile health Apps to identify treatment guidelines published from October 2004 to October 2024. …”
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Three-dimensional cellular construct with impregnated silicon nanowires for intracellular optoelectronic biointerface by Nadi Hathot, Tania Assaf, Layan Habib, Noa M. Cohen, Dana Nir, Alexander Borodetsky, Shiri Karni-Ashkenazi, Menahem Y. Rotenberg

“…Therefore, tissue engineering methods have the potential to revolutionize biomedical research by allowing researchers to shift away from animal models while improving model relevance. …”
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Community case study: Our Wave, an online platform to facilitate survivor disclosure of sexual assault and trauma recovery by Laura Sinko, Laura Sinko, Olga V. Naidenko, Brendan Michaelsen, Cassandra Marzke, Madeline Hart, Brooke Tweedie, Brooke Tweedie, Kyle Linton

“…With over 100,000 members and over 1,200 stories and forms of media shared, the platform has become a valuable resource for survivors. Using mixed-methods analysis of platform usage data and anonymous user feedback surveys (n = 288), we examined patterns of engagement and impact. …”
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