Prediction of the Remaining Service Life of Reinforced Concrete Structures by I. A. Terekhov, N. N. Trekin, E. N. Kodysh

“…Based on the results of the analysis of the methods, their main advantages and disadvantages were established. …”
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Quality of Life, Sleep Disorders and Psychological Conditions of Partners of Female Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Selman Parlak, Halim Yılmaz, Lutfiye Parlak

“…Objectives:To investigate and compare scores of quality of life(QoL),sleep disturbances,and psychological status between the partners of female patients with fibromyalgia syndrome(FMS) and those of healthy controls. Materials and Methods:The study included partners of 100 female FMS patients under the 1990 criteria of the American Rheumatism Association(ACR) and partners of 100 female healthy controls.The partners of FMS patients and controls were investigated through Beck Depression Inventory(BDI),Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI),Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Sensitive Point Number(SPN), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI), and Short Form-36 (SF-36). …”
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Statistical Analysis of a Generalized Linear Model for Bilateral Correlated Data Under Donner’s Model by Jinlong Cheng, Zhiming Li, Keyi Mou

“…Finally, the proposed methods are illustrated by numerical simulation and visual impairment data from Iran.…”
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Pain Perception of Patients Being Treated with Labial Fixed Appliance versus Lingual Fixed Appliance: A Comparative Study by Sunanda Paul, Rajkumar S. Alle, Bharathi V. Srinivas, Dharmesh Hampapura Shivananda, Prasenjit Dey

“…Aim: To compare the pain ratings of patients treated with labial and lingual fixed orthodontic appliances over 3 months. Material and Methods: Thirty patients aged 15-35 years were divided into two groups (Group A: labial, Group B: lingual). …”
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Towards Intelligent Assessment in Personalized Physiotherapy with Computer Vision by Victor García, Olga C. Santos

“…Effective physiotherapy requires accurate and personalized assessments of patient mobility, yet traditional methods can be time-consuming and subjective. This study explores the potential of open-source computer vision algorithms, specifically YOLO Pose, to support automated, vision-based analysis in physiotherapy settings using information collected from optical sensors such as cameras. …”
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Applications of machine learning in glaucoma diagnosis based on tabular data: a systematic review by Mohammad Hasan Shahriari, Farkhondeh Asadi, Hamid Moghaddasi, Arash Roshanpour, Farideh Sharifipour, Zahra Khorrami

“…Traditional diagnostic methods often suffer from subjectivity and variability, emphasizing the need for more reliable approaches. …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

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Research of non-smoking products for oral consumption by T. A. Don, S. V. Kalashnikov, A. G. Mirgorodskaya

“…The work was carried out according to the program developed in the laboratory using the following methods: – visual inspection (establishes the appearance of the consumer packaging and the labels on the packaging); – organoleptic and tasting assessment (establish consumer characteristics of the product); – establishment of individual characteristics (presence or absence of tobacco); – determination of physical, chemical and toxic indicators of the product: humidity, fractional composition, nicotine content.…”
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Serum vitamin C levels and risk of osteoporosis: results from a cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis by Zhiwen Liu, Zijing Peng, Yelin Zhong, Jianjun Wu, Sicheng Xiong, Wei Zhong, Jiehua Luo, Zhihai Zhang, Hongxing Huang

“…Mendelian randomization, employing methods such as IVW, reinforced the absence of a significant causal relationship between serum vitamin C levels and osteoporosis risk (IVW OR = 1.000, 95% CI: 0.999–1.001, P = 0.601).Subgroup analyses, visualized through forest plots and restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves, supported the primary findings, showing no significant effects or interactions between vitamin C levels and osteoporosis risk across different demographic and lifestyle subgroups. …”
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Cytokine profile of intraocular fluids to predict macular edema in surgical treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment by I.V. Khizhnyak, E.V. Boiko, I.E. Panova, A.N. Trunov, E.M. Svistunova, Yu. P. Koval’chuk

“…Based on the study of cytokines content in the vitreous body and subsilicone fluid (SSF), to evaluate risk factors for the development of macular edema in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) after endovitreal surgery. Material and methods. An analysis of the treatment of 28 patients (28 eyes) with RRD complicated by PVR Sr type 1–4 involving the macular area was carried out. …”
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Anti-VEGF drugs compared with laser photocoagulation for the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis by Mark Simmonds, Alexis Llewellyn, Ruth Walker, Helen Fulbright, Matthew Walton, Rob Hodgson, Laura Bojke, Lesley Stewart, Sofia Dias, Thomas Rush, João Pereira Figueira, Sobha Sivaprasad, John G Lawrenson, Tunde Peto, David Steel

“…Key outcomes were best corrected visual acuity, diabetic macular oedema and vitreous haemorrhage. …”
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A modular platform for bioluminescent RNA tracking by Lila P. Halbers, Kyle H. Cole, Kevin K. Ng, Erin B. Fuller, Christelle E. T. Chan, Chelsea Callicoatte, Mariajose Metcalfe, Claire C. Chen, Ahfnan A. Barhoosh, Edison Reid-McLaughlin, Alexandra D. Kent, Zachary R. Torrey, Oswald Steward, Andrej Lupták, Jennifer A. Prescher

“…Abstract A complete understanding of RNA biology requires methods for tracking transcripts in vivo. Common strategies rely on fluorogenic probes that are limited in sensitivity, dynamic range, and depth of interrogation, owing to their need for excitation light and tissue autofluorescence. …”
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MusiQAl: A Dataset for Music Question–Answering through Audio–Video Fusion by Anna-Maria Christodoulou, Kyrre Glette, Olivier Lartillot, Alexander Refsum Jensenius

“…Music question–answering (MQA) is a machine learning task where a computational system analyzes and answers questions about music‑related data. Traditional methods prioritize audio, overlooking visual and embodied aspects crucial to music performance understanding. …”
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ORBITAL TRAUMA: MEDICO-LEGAL ASSESMENT OF ITS OUTCOMES by L. K. Moshetova, P. O. Romodanovsky, A. V. Andrianova, N. Y. Kutrovskaya, G. M. Chernakova

“…Functional assessment of visual system in orbital traumas is very important both for practical treatment and in further forensic medical examination of victims. …”
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CycleGAN for Flash-to-Ambient Image Conversion: A Style Transfer Approach by Siddharth Ramanathan, Archit Mukherjee, U. Moulisvaran, K. P. Pramoth, Mohanaprasad Kothandaraman, P. Reena Monica, L. Ramesh Kumar, Sunil Gangele

“…This study introduces innovative deep learning techniques to convert flash images into ambient images, with a particular focus on style transfer methods. A novel approach employing CycleGAN for flash-to-ambient image conversion, achieving a mean PSNR of 16.667 on a diverse dataset. …”
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Sustainable Management of Cities with a Focus on the Spread of Pollution in the Built Environment Using Information Modeling by Natalie Szeligova, Michal Faltejsek, Marek Teichmann

“…By appropriate application of the methods, places of interest that are affected by the negative effects of air flow, or the spread of pollution through the built environment, were illustratively visualized. …”
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Research Advances in Marine Aquaculture Net-Cleaning Robots by Heng Liu, Chuhua Jiang, Junhua Chen, Hao Li, Yongqi Chen

“…Traditional manual cleaning methods are marked by inefficiency, high labor demands, substantial costs, and considerable environmental degradation. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of oncolytic virotherapy combined with immunotherapy by Ting Zhang, Shitao Jiang, Lei Zhang, Yaoge Liu, Han Zheng, Haitao Zhao, Shunda Du, Yiyao Xu, Xin Lu

“…Research fronts in the future may focus on the methods of virus delivery and tumor microenvironment modulation. …”
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Histological study of endoscopic biopsies from the lower gastrointestinal tract by Laxman Banstola, Suresh Thapa, Suresh Raj Poudel, Bhoj Raj Gautam

“…Background: Endoscopy of the gastrointestinal tract is seen as an essential diagnostic tool because it can provide an in-depth visual assessment of gastrointestinal mucosa and allows for tissue sampling. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF MODERN IMAGING TECHNIQUES IN DIAGNOSTICS OF OPTIC NERVE DRUSEN (LITERATURE REVIEW) by E. E. Ioyleva, E. A. Kabanova, E. S. Kotova

“…Since the advent of new ophthalmological methods of structural and topographic visual analysis evaluation, such as spectral-domain optical coherence tomography, Heidelberg retina tomography, videooculography, B-scan ultrasonography of the orbits and optic nerve, fluorescent angiography of the retina, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits, the diagnostics of optic nerve drusen becomes more informative. …”
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