Evaluating the Accuracy and Performance of ChatGPT-4o in Solving Japanese National Dental Technician Examination by Hikaru Fukuda, Masaki Morishita, Kosuke Muraoka, Shino Yamaguchi, Taiji Nakamura, Manabu Habu, Izumi Yoshioka, Shuji Awano, Kentaro Ono

“…Materials and methods: A total of 400 JNDTE questions (2018-2022) were analysed using ChatGPT-4o. …”
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ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN PRESUMED OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH GRANULOMATOSIS OCULAR PATHOLOGIES: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE FROM TURKIYE by Tülin Çağatay, Zeki Kılıçaslan, Aylin Pıhtılı, Züleyha Bingöl, Merih Oray, Esen Kıyan, Nigar Gülfer Okumuş, Penbe Çağatay, Aysen Erer, Ayşe Yıldız Taş, İlknur Tuğal Tutkun

“…Mean left eye visual acuity was 0.60±0.51 before treatment, and 0.73±0.043 after treatment (p<0.004). …”
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Altered functional network topology and connectivity in female nurses with shift work sleep disorder by Hu-Cheng Yang, Hu-Cheng Yang, Si-Yu Gu, Shu-Fang Wang, Jian-Ping Liu, Shu Wang, Hai-Juan Chen, Li Chen, Chun-Mei Song, Qing-He Li, Zhen-Yu Dai, Ping-Lei Pan

“…However, the brain functional network topology, which provides a comprehensive map of the brain’s information processing architecture, remains partially understood in nurses with SWSD.Methods45 nurses with SWSD and 45 healthy controls (HCs) underwent a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) scan. …”
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Multimodal Imaging in a Case of Fovea Plana Associated with Situs Inversus of the Optic Disc by Berrak Şekeryapan Gediz, Mehmet Ali Şekeroğlu

“…In this report, we present a case of fovea plana associated with situs inversus of the optic disc, optic disc hypoplasia, tilted optic disc, and prepapillary vascular loop and with best corrected visual acuity of 20/32. The aim of this report is to demonstrate the coexistence of very rare multiple optic disc anomalies and fovea plana, and also to emphasize that the use of multimodal imaging methods facilitates the identification of rare anomalies.…”
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Complex treatment of accommodation disturbances in students by O. G. Pozdeeva, I. P. Kruglyakova

“…Purpose: Assessment of the effectiveness of different methods of treatment accommodation disturbances in patients 18‑23 years old.Methods: Determination of refraction and the size of the absolute accommodation and reserves of the relative accommodationbefore and after the treatment with Midrimax and Irifrin 2.5 % in combination with the course of electrostimulation.Results: The clinical effect was obtained in all patients. …”
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Enriching Emotional Expressiveness in Embodied Conversational Agents Using Anime Effects by Keishi Tainaka, Toshiharu Horiuchi, Hanif Fermanda Putra, Tatsuya Kobayashi

“…However, the absence of established methods to apply diverse anime effects to ECAs has constrained their emotional expressiveness. …”
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Tuberculosis Lesion Segmentation Improvement in X-Ray Images Using Contextual Background Label by Sahasat Khumang, Supaporn Kansomkeat, Wiwatana Tanomkiat, Sathit Intajag

“…The TB-lesion segmentation models demonstrated improvements in terms of reduced false positives and better visualizations of the shape and location of TB lesions than the visualized approximation from the classification methods. …”
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Metric Error Assessment Regarding Geometric 3D Reconstruction of Transparent Surfaces via SfM Enhanced by 2D and 3D Gaussian Splatting by Dario Billi, Gabriella Caroti, Andrea Piemonte

“…Although 3DGS offers high visual quality, it introduces surface artifacts that affect metric reliability. …”
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Investigating banks’ social media content and consumer reactions with machine learning by Gombos Nóra, Julianna, Vlaszov Artúr, Bíró-Szigeti Szilvia, Molontay Roland

“…By analysing 136,150 tweets, the study aims to explore how banks utilize Twitter, and examine the effects of the visual and textual elements used in their posts on consumers. …”
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Inefficacy of mallard flight responses to approaching vehicles by Shane Guenin, Carson J. Pakula, Jonathon Skaggs, Esteban Fernández-Juricic, Travis L. DeVault

“…The lower probability of flight may indicate that the visual stimulus of vehicle approaches at night (i.e., looming headlights) is perceived as less threatening than when the full vehicle is more visible during the day; alternatively, the mallard visual system might be incompatible with vehicle lighting in dark settings. …”
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Role Play Toys and Play Figures: How Is Their Preference Related to Executive Function in Children Aged 4 to 7 Years? by Margarita N. Gavrilova, Irina U. Surilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…The study involved 180 children aged 4 to 7 years (M = 5.96 years; SD = 0.69). Methods. Toy preferences for role-playing or directing play were revealed in an experimental paradigm using the forced-choice experimental paradigm. …”
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Normal Speed and Accuracy of Saccade and Vergence Eye Movements in Dyslexic Reader Children by Maria Pia Bucci, Marine Vernet, Christophe-Loïc Gerard, Zoï Kapoula

“…It contrasts results on latencies related to visual attention dysfunction at cortical level.…”
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Outcomes of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty for Vitrectomized Eyes with Sutured Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens by Norihiro Yamada, Takahiko Hayashi, Kentaro Yuda, Toshiki Shimizu, Itaru Oyakawa, Hidenori Takahashi, Naoko Kato

“…Despite the longer graft unfolding time and limited visual recovery, DMEK should be applicable to vitrectomized eyes with transscleral-sutured IOL implantation.…”
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Cytomegalovirus uveitis in HIV-infected patients: the main clinical forms by T. D. Sizova, V. M. Khokkanen, E. V. Boiko

“…Effective treatment of HIV-infected patients has changed the previous view of the clinical picture of cytomegalovirus uveitis (CMV uveitis).Purpose: to determine the prevalence and structure of clinical forms of CMV uveitis in HIV-infected patients.Material and methods. 66 patients (97 eyes), aged 39.6 ± 3.91, were diagnosed with stage 4c HIV infection. …”
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Silicone Oil Removal With or Without Air–Fluid Exchange: A Retrospective Comparative Study by Xin Liu, Meng-Meng Ji, Ling Jin, Ai-Ping Zeng

“…Abstract Introduction To evaluate whether the air−fluid (A−F) exchange procedure should be recommended for silicone oil (SO) removal surgery. Methods Consecutive patients that underwent SO removal with or without A−F exchange were requested to complete a questionnaire regarding the presence of floaters and SO residual scores. …”
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Altered Hemispheric Asymmetry of Functional Hierarchy in Schizophrenia by Yi Zhen, Hongwei Zheng, Yi Zheng, Zhiming Zheng, Yaqian Yang, Shaoting Tang

“…However, it remains unclear whether schizophrenia affects hemispheric asymmetry in the hierarchical organization of functional connectome. Methods: Here, we apply a gradient mapping framework to the hemispheric functional connectome to estimate the first three gradients, which characterize unimodal-to-transmodal, visual-to-somatomotor, and somatomotor/default mode-to-multiple demand hierarchy axes. …”
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Experience in sports and music influences motor imagery: Insights from implicit and explicit measures by Judith Bek, Richard O'Farrell, Sarah M. Cooney

“…Results: The majority of participants reported using both visual and kinesthetic MI within their activities. …”
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An Intuitive and Efficient Teleoperation Human–Robot Interface Based on a Wearable Myoelectric Armband by Long Wang, Zhangyi Chen, Songyuan Han, Yao Luo, Xiaoling Li, Yang Liu

“…Compared to benchmark methods, the proposed interface demonstrates significant advantages in task completion time, movement path efficiency, and subjective workload. …”
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Changes in functional, anatomical and optical parameters of the eye in children with habitually excessive accommodation stress and pseudomyopia after regular badminton playing by E. P. Tarutta, N. A. Tarasova, G. A. Markosian, S. V. Milash, S. G. Harutyunyan, K. A. Ramazanova, N. L. Cherednichenko

“…All patients were tested for visual acuity, subjective and objective accommodation, optical biometry, aberrometry, velocity of blood flow in eye vessels, and choroidal thickness.Results. …”
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Improving efficiency in hospital pharmacy systems: the case for color-coded zones for rapidly dispensed medications by Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Sabaa Saleh Al-Hemyari, Moyad Shahwan, Faris El-Dahiyat, Abeer M. Al-Ghananeem

“…Ultimately, an optimal pharmacy management system may involve a hybrid approach that integrates both visual and digital verification methods, ensuring both efficiency and patient safety across diverse healthcare settings.…”
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