Long-Term Follow-Up of Vestibular Function in Cochlear-Implanted Teenagers and Young Adults by Niki Karpeta, Eva Karltorp, Luca Verrecchia, Maoli Duan

“…The Teenager and Young Adults Cochlear Implant (TAYACI) study investigates the long-term outcomes of early implantation with respect to the hearing, speech, psychological, and balance development among CI users. Methods: This study focuses on the vestibular function and the appropriate methods for vestibular assessment. …”
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OCT-Angiography in Early Choroidal Melanoma and Choroidal Nevi by S. V. Saakyan, E. B. Myakoshina, M. R. Khlgatyan, N. V. Sklyarova

“…All patients underwent general ophthalmic examinations and special instrumental diagnostic methods (ultrasound examination (US), fluorescence angiography (FA), spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT), OCTA).Results. …”
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Regional comparisons of the accessibility and use of ICT in the regions of Russia: the possibility of using integrated indicators by S. G. Bychkova, L. S. Parshintseva

“…The aim of the study is a statistical analysis of the accessibility and the use of information and communication technologies for the population and households based on the developed integrated indices in the regional aspect.Fundamental international documents refer to the increasing role of information in all spheres of society, and indicate that the number of the poorest households with, for example, a mobile phone is higher than that with the access to clean drinking water.Thus, it can be noted that the level of accessibility and use of information and communication technologies is a priority for the development of both individual countries and the world community as a whole.Materials and methods. Methods of grouping and multidimensional classification, analysis of variation, normalizing, construction of multidimensional averages and correlation analysis, as well as tabular and graphical methods of visual representation of the results of the study were used as statistical tools for the study. …”
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Clinical and laboratory manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with neuropsychiatric disorders (eurasian renaissance register) by G. M. Koilubaeva, E. A. Aseeva, S. K. Solovyev, N. Yu. Nikishina, E. L. Nasonov, N. P. Tkachenko, E. R. Karimova, A. Zh. Zhumakadyrova, A. A. Moldobaeva, E. Zh. Dzhishambaev

“…Objective: to investigate the clinical and laboratory manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with nervous system lesions in a Kyrgyz cohort.Subjects and methods. The prospective study enrolled 460 patients with SLE who fulfilled American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 1987 and SLICC 2012 criteria, and had been followed up at Academician M. …”
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Forecasting the diabetic retinopathy progression using generative adversarial networks by Huiyu Qiao, Feilong Tang, Huanfen Zhou, Yun Cai, Kairou Guo, Jin Wang, Tong Ma, Lie Ju, Wei Feng, Zhiqiang Ma, Juan Chen, Yuan Luo, Bin Wang, Zongyuan Ge, Qiansu Yang

“…Methods DRForecastGAN model, consisting of a generator, discriminator, and registration network, was trained, validated, and tested in training (12,852 images), internal validation (2734 images), and external test (8523 images) datasets. …”
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The effects of color and neutral density filters on dynamic accommodation in individuals with mild traumatic brain injury by Nawaf M. Almutairi, John Hayes, Yu-Chi Tai, Khawlah Alfaifi, Mohammed M. Alnawmasi, Muteb K. Alanazi, Bandar M. Alenezi, Sulaiman Aldakhil, Chunming Liu

“…This study objectively measured dynamic accommodation in individuals with mTBI and healthy controls under various filter conditions to determine if visual performance could be improved.MethodsThirty participants with a medically diagnosed history of mTBI (age range 18–33 years) and 54 healthy controls (age range 21–30 years) completed monocular dynamic accommodation testing under three randomized viewing conditions: baseline with no filter (NF), a subjectively selected color filter (CF), and a luminance-matched neutral density filter (ND). …”
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Stepwise Total Hip Arthroplasty with Lateral and Posterolateral Approaches: Intraoperative Imaging, Fixation Strategy, and Early Functional Outcomes by Roland Fazakas, Laura Ioana Bondar, Csongor Toth, Brigitte Osser, Iosif Ilia, Gabriel Roberto Marconi, Victor Niculescu, Ramona Nicoleta Suciu, Liviu Gavrila-Ardelean, Alexandru Pop

“…Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at Arad Clinical Emergency County Hospital between March 2023 and March 2024, involving 23 patients undergoing primary THA. …”
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Meta-analysis: long/short-term efficacy of anti-VEGF vs. panretinal photocoagulation in preventing severe complications in proliferative diabetic retinopathy by Tiago N. O. Rassi, Lucas M. Barbosa, Dillan Cunha Amaral, Ricardo N. Louzada, Helvécio N. F. Filho, Guilherme N. Marques, Breno C. Vieira, Sobha Sivaprasad, Mauricio Maia

“…We aim to assess this dispute through a meta-analysis. Methods We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases until August 2024 for studies comparing anti-VEGF with PRP in PDR. …”
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Understanding basic and social emotions in Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia by Carlotta Sola, Vanessa Zanelli, Maria Angela Molinari, Claudia Casadio, Francesco Ricci, Omar Carpentiero, Manuela Tondelli, Fausta Lui, Paolo Frigio Nichelli, Francesca Benuzzi

“…The present study aims to investigate emotion understanding (both basic and social emotions), using different tasks with visual and auditory stimuli, to identify supramodal deficits in AD and FTD to provide a reliable tool to better outline their behavioral and emotional profile and useful instruments for their management.MethodsEighteen patients with AD and 15 patients with FTD were included in the study. …”
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Comparative evaluation of antimicrobial peptides: effect on formation, metabolic activity and viability of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms by Sophia Hanstein, Thomas Grochow, Marina Mötzing, Marina Mötzing, Simone A. Fietz, Ralf Hoffmann, Ralf Hoffmann, Christoph G. Baums, Sophie Kähl

“…The objective of this study was to comparatively evaluate the effect of selected AMPs on the formation, metabolic activity and viability of Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilms of veterinary and human origin.MethodsBiofilm formation of three K. pneumoniae strains was quantified using the crystal violet assay and visualized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). …”
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Effects of Self-Assisted Manual Therapy Combined with a High-Intensity Walking Program on Musculoskeletal Pain, Functionality, and Posture in Older Adults: A Multicentre Randomized... by Gemma Victoria Espí-López, Laura Fuentes-Aparicio, Rocío Cogollos-de-la-Peña, Lucas Monzani, Elena Marques-Sule, Dagmar Pavlu, Anna Arnal-Gómez

“…This study aims to analyse the effect of a combined protocol of self-assisted manual therapy and high-intensity walking on musculoskeletal back pain, functionality, and shoulder posture in older adults, and to establish the short- and medium-term effects of this program. Methods: A multicentre, double-blind, randomized trial was conducted on older adults. …”
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Video Stabilization: A Comprehensive Survey from Classical Mechanics to Deep Learning Paradigms by Qian Xu, Qian Huang, Chuanxu Jiang, Xin Li, Yiming Wang

“…Propelled by advances in deep learning, data-driven stabilization methods have emerged as prominent solutions, demonstrating superior efficacy in handling jitter while achieving enhanced processing efficiency. …”
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Lightweight network for insulator fault detection based on improved YOLOv5 by Dehua Weng, Zhiliang Zhu, Zhengbing Yan, Moran Wu, Ziang Jiang, Nan Ye

“…Current fault diagnosis methods heavily depend on manual visual inspection, leading to inefficiency and inaccuracies. …”
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EVALUATION OF PAIN SYNDROME IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS-ASSOCIATED PELVIC PAIN CAUSED BY EXTERNAL GENITAL ENDOMETRIOSIS by M. R. Orazov, E. N. Nosenko, M. B. Khamoshina, L. K. Barsegyan, E. S. Tokaeva, Ya. R. Zakirova

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the severity of pain syndrome and depression syndrome in women with endometriosis- associated pelvic pain. Materials and methods. The study included 100 women of reproductive age with external genital endometriosis. …”
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Machine learning of electroencephalography signals and eye movements to classify work-in-progress risk at construction sites by Jui-Sheng Chou, Pin-Chao Liao, Chi-Yun Liu, Chia-Yung Hou

“…Traditional hazard detection methods are often reactive rather than proactive, emphasizing a pressing need for innovative solutions. …”
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Pachychoroid Spectrum Disorder Findings in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Mojtaba Abrishami, Ramin Daneshvar, Nasser Shoeibi, Neda Saeedian, Hamid Reza Heidarzadeh, Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini

“…To report the occurrence of acute, bilateral, central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), and pachychoroid spectrum disorder findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods. In recovered cases of COVID-19 with visual disturbances, complete ocular examinations with multimodal retinal and choroidal evaluation, including enhanced depth imaging optical coherence tomography, fluorescein or indocyanine green angiography, and blue autofluorescence, were obtained. …”
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The infectious status of patients with optic neuritis of inflammatory and demyelinating etiologies by V. V. Neroev, E. K. Eliseeva, G. I. Krichevskaya, G. A. Davydova, M. N. Zakharova

“…Purpose: to study the prevalence of various chronic infections, the frequency of their reactivation and characteristic associations of microorganisms in patients with optic neuritis of various etiologies.Material and methods. 13 patients with optic neuritis (ON) and 12 patients with ON and multiple sclerosis were tested for a broad range of infectious agents in their blood serum.Results. …”
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Strategies for reducing motion sickness in virtual reality through improved handheld controller movements by Khang Yeu Tang, Ge Yu, Juhong Wang, Yu He, Sen-Zhe Xu, Song-Hai Zhang

“…However, using a controller for VR movement can cause dizziness due to mismatched visual and vestibular cues, impacting the VR experience. …”
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Rapid molecular detection of Senecavirus A based on reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) and CRISPR/Cas12a by Chenghui Jiang, Chenghui Jiang, Huibao Wang, Rongxia Guo, Rui Yang, Xiaoming Li, Ping Liu, Jing Wang, Jincai Yang, Yanyan Chang, Yanyan Chang, Qiaoying Zeng

“…At present, the absence of effective drugs or vaccines for treating the disease makes accurate diagnosis of SVA of paramount importance for the effective prevention and control of the disease.MethodsIn this study, we combined reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) and Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats and CRISPR-associated protein12a (CRISPR/Cas12a) using a dual-labelled fluorescence quencher or fluorescent biotin single-stranded DNA reporter molecule to develop two rapid, reliable, and portable visual SVA assays: RT-LAMP-Cas12a-FQ and RT-LAMP-Cas12a-FB.ResultsThe two methods exhibited comparable detection limits, with 9.6 copies/μL achieved in 40 and 45 minutes, respectively. …”
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An ecosystem approach to the evaluation and impact analysis of heterogeneous preventive and/or early interventions projects for veterans and first responders in seven countries by S. Lukersmith, L. Salvador-Carulla, C. Woods, T. Niyonsenga, M.R. Gutierrez-Colosia, I. Mohanty, C.R. Garcia-Alonso, D. Diaz-Milanes, J.A. Salinas-Perez, R. Davey, A. Aryani

“…Methods: We take an ecosystem real-world approach, which recognises the context and aims to manage the complexities involved, uses a complexity and systems perspective, multi-step mixed methods and approaches. …”
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