One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network for Automated Kimchi Cabbage Downy Mildew Detection Using Aerial Hyperspectral Images by Yang Lyu, Lukas Wiku Kuswidiyanto, Pingan Wang, Hyun-Ho Noh, Hee-Young Jung, Xiongzhe Han

“…Traditional disease detection methods based on visual inspection are labor intensive and time consuming. …”
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Diet components associated with specific bacterial taxa shape overall gut community compositions in omnivorous African viverrids by Malou B. Storm, Emilia M. R. Arfaoui, Phumlile Simelane, Jason Denlinger, Celine Alfredo Dias, Ana Gledis daConceição, Ara Monadjem, Kristine Bohmann, Michael Poulsen, Kasun H. Bodawatta

“…This led us to establish diet compositions that diverged from what has previously been found from visual identification methods. Specifically, while the two genera have been categorised into the same dietary guild, we detected more animal dietary items than plant items in C. civetta, while in Genetta spp., we observed the opposite. …”
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Rehabilitation of patients after surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in a specialized sanatorium by R. V. Tarasov, E. V. Krasnikova, D. F. Gorlov, M. I. Chushkin, M. A. Bagirov

“…The effectiveness of rehabilitation measures was assessed by spirometry, oxygen saturation, goniometry, visual analog pain scale (VAS), Borg CR10 scale, mMRC dyspnea scale.Results. …”
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Measurement of Accommodative Amplitude Using Wavefront Aberrometer by Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, Jennifer Aurea S. Sarmiento, MD, Jocelyn Therese M. Remo, MD, Gladness Henna A. Martinez, MD, Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD

“…Objective: To measure and compare the accommodative amplitude of Filipino patients with different accommodative conditions using a wavefront aberrometer. Methods: A total of 120 eyes of 67 patients seen in a private eye center were included and divided into two groups (phakic and pseudophakic). …”
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Acute Vitreous and Intraretinal Hemorrhage with Multifocal Subretinal Fluid in Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis by Sidra Ibad, Carl S. Wilkins, Alexander Pinhas, Vincent Sun, Matthew S. Wieder, Avnish Deobhakta

“…To report a rare case of spontaneous vitreous and intraretinal hemorrhage in a patient with juvenile X-linked retinoschisis which was managed conservatively. Methods. Single patient case report. Introduction. …”
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Global epidemiology of acute generalised peritonitis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Celestin Danwang, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Aime Mbonda, Ndip Valirie Agbor, Tianyi Tianyi Frank Leonel, Desmond Aji Abang

“…Publication bias will be evaluated statistically and visually using the Egger’s test and funnel plots, respectively. …”
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Sequential Serous Choroidal Detachment in Subjects Undergoing Bilateral Trabeculectomy by Maryam Yadgari, Kiana Hassanpour, Fatemeh Vafaei, Nina Firoozian, Maryam Oraee Yazdani, Zahra Khorram, Sadid Hooshmandi

“… Purpose: This study aims to assess the incidence of serous choroidal detachment (SCD) in the second eye of patients undergoing bilateral trabeculectomy (BT) and evaluate its impact on the clinical outcomes and failure rate of trabeculectomy in the second-operated eyes. Methods: This retrospective case–control study analyzed 90 eyes of 45 patients who underwent BT. …”
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Examining Disability, Pain, and Anxiety in Patients Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdus Samad Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Naeem Ul Haq, Aiman Zia, Haziq Dad

“…This study aimed to investigate these relationships in patients following lumbar decompression surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) involving 140 participants. …”
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Decoding the amniotic membrane transcriptome during equine ascending placentitis by Sophia P. Marchio, Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, Matthew A. Scott, Claudia Barbosa Fernandes, Kirsten E. Scoggin, Mats Troedsson, Yatta Boakari

“…Thus, we used RNA sequencing, bioinformatic methods, and immunohistochemistry to characterize the equine amniotic membrane gene expression during experimentally induced ascending placentitis (placentitis group, n = 6) compared to gestationally matched control groups (control group, n = 6) at 288 days of gestation. …”
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The safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation by Wei Wang, Zhao Guo, Lixin Yang, Jianning Liu, Zhiyong Li, Jiaqi Li, Hong Zhao, Tao Sun

“…BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to discuss the safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.MethodsFrom August 2018 to December 2021, patients with lumbar disc herniation who received TLIF treatment were included in this study. …”
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Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P): Preliminary Validation in a Sample of Young Children with Typical Development by Katia Colombo, Claudia Corti, Chiara Porro, Claudia Fedeli, Monica Beschi, Cristina Reverberi, Sandra Strazzer

“…This study aims at examining the basic psychometric properties of the Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P) in typically developing children. Methods: A total of 64 typically developing children aged 3 months to 5:7 years were administered the CRS-P. …”
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Efficacy of adipose stromal cells-enriched high-density fat graft combined with BTX-A for Raynaud’s phenomenon: a prospective cohort study by Chengliang Deng, Xin Liu, Miaomiao Wei, Bihua Wu, Tianhua Zhang, Shune Xiao, Peiru Min, Yixin Zhang

“…This study evaluates the combination of high-density fat grafting (HDFG) with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for treating RP. Methods Eleven patients with 20 affected hands diagnosed with RP were recruited and randomly assigned to receive either HDFG combined with BTX-A (intervention group, n = 11) or HDFG alone (control group, n = 9). …”
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Multi-view contrastive learning and symptom extraction insights for medical report generation by Qi Bai, Xiaodi Zou, Ahmad Alhaskawi, Yanzhao Dong, Haiying Zhou, Sohaib Hasan Abdullah Ezzi, Vishnu Goutham Kota, Mohamed Hasan Hasan AbdullaAbdulla, Sahar Ahmed Abdalbary, Xianliang Hu, Hui Lu

“…The demonstrated superiority of our model over traditional methods holds promise for substantial improvements in clinical diagnosis and automated report generation, indicating a significant stride forward in medical technology…”
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Effectiveness and safety of acupotomy for lumbar disc herniation: a study protocol for a randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled pilot trial by Eunseok Kim, So Yun Kim, Hye Su Kim, Jeong Kyo Jeong, So-Young Jung, Chang-Hyun Han, Young-Il Kim

“…This trial is designed to determine if acupotomy is more effective than manual acupuncture in improving low back pain and/or leg pain, disability, lumbar mobility, and quality of life in patients with herniated lumbar disc. Methods: Fifty eligible patients will be randomly assigned to an acupotomy group or a manual acupuncture group in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Severe Headache and Deterioration of Vision in Left Eye in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Revealing a Brown Tumor of Sphenoid Sinus by Hicham Esselmani, Abdelmohcine Aimrane, Hicham Chatoui, Omar El Hiba, Mustapha Najimi, Mohamed Merzouki

“…This study reports a case of a sphenoid sinus brown tumor in a patient on hemodialysis, highlighting its clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges. Methods: A 31-year-old woman undergoing chronic hemodialysis presented with a severe headache, diplopia, and progressive vision loss in her left eye. …”
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Harnessing the application of halophytic flora biomass in the management of healthcare of local people in the Salt Range of Punjab by Moona Nazish, Asif Kamal, Muhammad Zafar, Muhammad Azhar Khan, Khursheed Ur Rahman, Mushtaq Ahmad, Sadeed Arif, Dunia A Al Farraj, Mohamed S Elshikh, Maximilian Lackner

“…Ethnomedicinal data were collected and documented by interrogating 138 local people and 13 traditional health practitioners using a visual appraisal approach, semi-structured interviews, rapid rural appraisal methods, and open-ended questionnaires, separately for each species and interviewee, in different localities of the Salt Range. …”
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Role of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Value and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Ratio as Prognostic Factors for Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness by Arvids Buss, Maija Radzina, Mara Liepa, Edgars Birkenfelds, Laura Saule, Karlis Miculis, Madara Mikelsone, Egils Vjaters

“…This study aimed to determine whether ADC values could be used to establish the aggressiveness of prostate cancer. Methods: A retrospective single-center study included 398 patients with prostate cancer who underwent a multiparametric MRI prior to radical prostatectomy. …”
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Metformin for low back pain: Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Yuan Z. Lim, Donna M. Urquhart, Yuanyuan Wang, Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee, Anita E. Wluka, Stephane Heritier, Flavia M. Cicuttini

“…The aim of this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is to determine whether metformin reduces low back pain over 4 months in individuals with chronic low back pain. Methods and analysis: One hundred and twenty-three participants with chronic low back pain will be recruited from the community in Melbourne, Australia, and randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive either metformin 2g or identical placebo daily for 4 months. …”
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Research trends and hotspots in the mental health of widowed older adults: a bibliometric analysis by Doudou Lin, Jiaojiao Wu, Weibing Chen, Xiangying Shen, Zhongxiang Cai, Nian Wang, Dou Fu, Yinglin Li, Xiaojie Ma

“…This study aims to identify key research themes, emerging trends, and interdisciplinary linkages to inform future studies on the mental health of widowed older adults.MethodsA bibliometric analysis was conducted using data from the Web of Science Core Collection (2004–2024). …”
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Comparison of the effects of ultrasound-guided steroid injection and anatomic landmark-guided injection on pain and disability in greater trochanteric pain syndrome by Mahir Topaloglu, Cemil Cihad Gedik, Deniz Sarikaya, Selin Kolsuz, Zeynep Turan, Lercan Aslan, Alessandro de Sire

“…This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound (USG)-guided and anatomic landmark-guided corticosteroid injections in managing GTPS. Methods: Patients diagnosed with GTPS received either USG or anatomic landmark-guided corticosteroid injections. …”
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