Analysis of choriocapillaris vascular density in patients with retinitis pigmentosa caused by RPGR gene mutations by Carlo Gesualdo, Settimio Rossi, Clemente Maria Iodice, Paolo Melillo, Ernesto Marano, Antonio Del Giudice, Mauro Di Martino, Francesco Testa, Francesca Simonelli

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study aimed at evaluating the CC perfusion in a cohort of males with RPGR-related X-Linked RP (XLRP). Methods Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), color fundus photograph, fundus autofluorescence (FAF), optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT-angiography (OCTA) and microperimetry (MP) were performed in 13 XLRP patients (22 eyes) harboring mutations in RPGR. …”
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Antenatal Ultrasonographic Anteroposterior Renal Pelvis Diameter Measurement: Is It a Reliable Way of Defining Fetal Hydronephrosis? by Alamanda Kfoury Pereira, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Maria Cândida Ferrarez Bouzada, Eduardo Araújo de Oliveira, Gabriel Osanan, Antônio Carlos Vieira Cabral

“…It was to quantify the intraobserver and interobserver variability of the sonographic measurements of renal pelvis and classify hydronephrosis severity. Methods. Two ultrasonographers evaluated 17 fetuses from 23 to 39 weeks of gestation. …”
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A novel potential measurement indicator with objective and quantitative effect for trigeminal neuralgia: fractional anisotropy in MR-DTI by Zhongshuai Ma, Xu Su, Xu Su, Zhengming Wang, Zhijia Wang, Min Cheng, Yu Tian, Chao Du

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the effect of diffusivity metrics of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MR-DTI) in the assessment of treatment effects.MethodsMR-DTI examination for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients and the diffusivity metrics of the trigeminal ganglion (TG) were analyzed. …”
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Herbal medicines (Eunkyosan and Samsoeum) for treating the common cold: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial by Kwan-Il Kim, Minna Hong, Yang-Chun Park, Beom-Joon Lee, Kitae Kim, Byung Kab Kang, Jun-Yong Choi

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate their effectiveness and safety. Methods: This study is a randomized, patient-assessor blind, controlled, parallel, and multicenter clinical trial. …”
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Unraveling the site-specific features in small intestinal stromal tumors: a retrospective study by Qipu Wang, Muhan Li, Xiaoyin Bai, Ruishi Zhang, Suaizhi Ruan, Chengzhu Ou, Ji Li, Jingnan Li

“…Aims To enhance the understanding of the clinical characteristics and disease behavior of small intestinal GISTs based on their sites. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of medical records for 317 patients diagnosed with primary small intestinal GISTs confirmed by surgical pathology, comparing their clinical features and tumor characteristics. …”
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Clinical and Genetic Features of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome with Long-Term Follow-Up by Hiroaki Kanno, Kyoko Ishida, Wataru Yamada, Ikumi Shiraki, Hiroki Murase, Yuka Yamagishi, Kiyofumi Mochizuki

“…To investigate the clinical manifestations, prognosis, and HLA-type of tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome (TINU) with long-term follow-up. Methods. Clinical data of five patients with TINU were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Assessment of Brazilian children’s anxiety during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic through cross-sectional interviews at schools by Patrícia Aparecida Francelino Crepalde, Marla Andréia Garcia de Avila, Michelle Cristine de Oliveira Minharro, Meire Cristina Novelli Castro, Tatiane Roberta Fernandes Teixeira, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Stefan Nilsson, Stefan Nilsson, Stefan Nilsson

“…IntroductionThis cross-sectional study aimed to assess anxiety prevalence among schoolchildren and associated factors following their return to in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis study was conducted in June 2022 and involved children aged 6–12 years and their parents at four public schools in Brazil. …”
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Clinical observation on the therapeutic effect of open intersphincteric groove incision in the LIFT procedure for transsphincteric anal fistula by Zhang Yang, Zhao Tuanjie, Dong Wanqing, Su Yue, Zhang Zhiliang, Liu Zixi

“…[Objectives] To observe the clinical effect of open intersphincteric groove incision in the ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract (LIFT) procedure for transsphincteric anal fistula. [Methods] A total of 97 patients with transsphincteric anal fistula were randomly divided into an observation group (treated with modified LIFT with open intersphincteric groove incision, n=49) and a control group (treated with conventional LIFT with closed intersphincteric groove incision, n=48). …”
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Effects of Night-Time Use of Rotigotine on Nocturnal Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease by Francesc Vallderiola, Yaroslau Compta, Javier Aparicio, Jaume Tarradellas, Gabriel Salazar, Josep María Oliver, Antonio Callén, Tania Delgado, Fritz Nobbe

“…This open-label study assessed the efficacy and safety of exclusive night-time administration of transdermal rotigotine in patients with nocturnal and early morning PD symptoms. Methods. Patients with PD and nocturnal and early morning symptoms received transdermal rotigotine patches (2–16 mg/24 h) applied in the evening and removed in the morning for 3 months. …”
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Unveiling GFAP Astrocytopathy: Insights from Case Studies and a Comprehensive Review of the Literature by Panagiotis Gklinos, Fotios Athanasopoulos, Vagia Giatrakou, Nikolaos-Achilleas Arkoudis, Dorothea Pournara, Eirini Giagkou, Argyro Tountopoulou, Sofia Vassilopoulou, Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas

“…Other symptoms include headache, visual disturbances, extrapyramidal or brainstem syndromes, and psychiatric manifestations including psychosis. …”
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Explainable AI-Based Skin Cancer Detection Using CNN, Particle Swarm Optimization and Machine Learning by Syed Adil Hussain Shah, Syed Taimoor Hussain Shah, Roa’a Khaled, Andrea Buccoliero, Syed Baqir Hussain Shah, Angelo Di Terlizzi, Giacomo Di Benedetto, Marco Agostino Deriu

“…Traditional diagnostic methods, based on visual examination, are subjective, time-intensive, and require specialized expertise. …”
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Reshaping research in crisis: bibliometric analysis of Ecuadorian public universities during COVID-19 (2019–2021) by Bill Serrano-Orellana, Jorge Guido Sotomayor-Pereira, Oscar Geovanny Riofrio Orozco, Luis Brito-Gaona, Patricio Alvarez-Muñoz, Patricio Alvarez-Muñoz, Marco Faytong-Haro

“…IntroductionEcuadorian public universities have significantly expanded their scientific output in recent years; however, few studies have conducted a multivariate bibliometric analysis to assess how these institutions adapted their research agendas during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThis study examines publication patterns from 2019 to 2021 using data from the Web of Science, focusing on four primary research areas: Education, Social Sciences, Engineering, and Multidisciplinary Sciences. …”
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CLINICAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF PLATELET GROWTH FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH PILONIDAL CYST WITH ABSCESS by E. E. Achkasov, A. Ya. Solomka, A. A. Ulyanov, Е. N. Bezuglov, E. V. Orekhova, T. M. Zharikova

“…The objective of this study is to investigate the surgical management of pilonidal cyst with abscess and to improve short-term and long-term outcomes.MATERIAL AND METHODS. The initial sample consisted of 353 patients operated for pilonidal cyst with abscess. …”
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Combined Phacoemulsification and Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant (Ozurdex®) in Diabetic Patients with Coexisting Cataract and Diabetic Macular Edema by Claudio Furino, Francesco Boscia, Alfredo Niro, Ermete Giancipoli, Maria Oliva Grassi, Giuseppe D’amico Ricci, Francesco Blasetti, Michele Reibaldi, Giovanni Alessio

“…To investigate the effectiveness and safety of combined phacoemulsification and dexamethasone intravitreal implant in patients with cataract and diabetic macular edema. Methods. In this two-center, retrospective, single-group study, the charts of 16 consecutive patients who underwent combined phacoemulsification and intravitreal dexamethasone implant were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Improved colorization and classification of intracranial tumor expanse in MRI images via hybrid scheme of Pix2Pix-cGANs and NASNet-large by Mavra Mehmood, Nasser Alshammari, Saad Awadh Alanazi, Asma Basharat, Fahad Ahmad, Muhammad Sajjad, Kashaf Junaid

“…The tumor can be curable if its stage and form can be identified on time, and for this purpose, researchers have been developing sophisticated techniques and methods. An automatic detection, segmentation, colorization, and classification of tumor region are done to identify abnormalities in a medical image using T1-CE, an MRI dataset that assists in diagnosis. …”
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Painful shoulder syndrome and upper limb function in competitive Painful shoulder syndrome and upper limb function in competitive swimmers by Beata POŻAROWSZCZYK-KUCZKO, Martyna KUMOREK, Dariusz MROCZEK, Filipe CLEMENTE, Wioletta DZIUBEK

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate whether PSS affects upper limb function in competitive swimmers. Material and methods. Thirty-two swimmers aged 17–24 years with at least 2nd sport class participated in the study. …”
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DeepVinci: Organ and Tool Segmentation with Edge Supervision and a Densely Multi-Scale Pyramid Module for Robot-Assisted Surgery by Li-An Tseng, Yuan-Chih Tsai, Meng-Yi Bai, Mei-Fang Li, Yi-Liang Lee, Kai-Jo Chiang, Yu-Chi Wang, Jing-Ming Guo

“…This study focuses on the first step in automated surgical navigation by identifying organs in gynecological surgery. <b>Methods</b>: Due to the difficulty of collecting da Vinci gynecological endoscopy data, we propose DeepVinci, a novel end-to-end high-performance encoder–decoder network based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for pixel-level organ semantic segmentation. …”
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Big Bubble Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty for Management of Deep Fungal Keratitis by Hua Gao, Peng Song, Jose J. Echegaray, Yanni Jia, Suxia Li, Man Du, Victor L. Perez, Weiyun Shi

“…To evaluate the therapeutic effect of big bubble deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with deep fungal keratitis. Methods. Consecutive patients who had DALK for deep fungal keratitis at Shandong Eye Hospital between July 2011 and December 2012 were included. …”
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Gamelan Notation Reading Training for Elementary School Students at SDN Kedunglosari, Tembelang, Jombang by Wahyudi Wahyudi, Ayu Titis Rukmana Sari, Sutrisno Sahari, Bagus Amirul Mukmin, Wahid Ibnu Zaman, Abdul Aziz Hunaifi, Kukuh Andri Aka, Ronny Mahardika

“…The main objective was to provide basic understanding of the numerical symbols (1–7) in Javanese gamelan notation and to improve students' ability to read and perform gamelan notation collaboratively. The methods used included demonstrative and participatory approaches through hands-on practice, tone-based educational games, and visual media. …”
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A universal fluorescent lateral flow strip approach based on molecular beacon-assisted rolling circle amplification for point-of-care nucleic acid detection by Xiaopeng Chen, Wentao Wang, Pin Zhang, Qionglin Wang, Kangbo Liu, Fengfang Ding, Xianwei Zhang, Ligong Hou, Yingyu Zhang, Wancun Zhang

“…As a proof of concept, RCA-F-LFS can detect other nucleic acid targets by simply changing the target sequence, offering a robust and versatile strategy for the development of novel clinical POCT detection methods.…”
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