Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Macular Oedema Secondary to Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane and Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Guglielmo Parisi, Matteo Fallico, Teresio Avitabile, Antonio Longo, Elina Ortisi, Andrea Russo, Francesco Petrillo, Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Claudio Furino, Gilda Cennamo, Paolo Caselgrandi, Paola Marolo, Luca Ventre, Michele Reibaldi

“…The primary outcome was best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) change between baseline and post-DEX treatment, reported as mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Development of a predictive model for long-term care and support eligibility certification associated with dementia-related functional impairments: the IRIDE cohort study by Daichi Yamashiro, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Susumu Ogawa, Mari Yamashita, Hiroki Moriya, Hiroyuki Sasai, Shuichi P. Obuchi, Takumi Abe, Hiroshi Murayama, Takumi Hirata, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Shuichi Awata, Masahiro Akishita, Kenji Toba, IRIDE Cohort Study Investigators

“…This study aimed to develop and validate risk prediction models for dementia-related functional impairments using data from the Integrated Research Initiative for Living Well with Dementia Cohort Study (IRIDE-CS), integrating multiple cohort studies conducted in urban Japan. Methods Data, including participant characteristics and dementia-related functional impairments, were collected from 3678 participants in the IRIDE-CS aged 65 and older. …”
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Effects of proprioceptive exercise for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yaoyu Lin, Debiao Yu, Debiao Yu, Debiao Yu, Xiaoting Chen, Peng Chen, Nan Chen, Bin Shao, Bin Shao, Bin Shao, Bin Shao, Qiuxiang Lin, Qiuxiang Lin, Fuchun Wu, Fuchun Wu, Fuchun Wu, Fuchun Wu

“…The present study sought to systematically evaluate the effects of proprioceptive exercise on symptoms and functional outcomes in patients with KOA, with a particular focus on balance performance.MethodsFollowing PRISMA guidelines, a comprehensive search was conducted across six electronic databases from the establishment of the database to January 21, 2025. …”
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Short-Term Effects of a Snack Including Fruit Juice Enriched with Vitamin D3, n-3 Fatty Acids, and Probiotics on Energy Intake and Satiety in Normal-Weight and Overweight Individua... by Christina Athanasaki, Nikolaos Zacharodimos, Sofia Tsitsou, Dionysia-Lydia Bothou, Stamatia Vitsou-Anastasiou, Olga S. Papadopoulou, Emilia Papakonstantinou

“…Methods: Forty-six healthy individuals (normal weight: <i>n</i> = 24, 25 ± 1 years, BMI: 21 ± 1 kg/m²; overweight: <i>n</i> = 22, 28 ± 2 years, BMI: 27 ± 1 kg/m²) participated in this randomized, double-blind, within-subject crossover study. …”
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Biological Nanocarriers in Cancer Therapy: Cutting Edge Innovations in Precision Drug Delivery by Ramesh Ganpisetti, Sanjay Giridharan, G. S. Sainaga Jyothi Vaskuri, Nikesh Narang, Pratap Basim, Mehmet Remzi Dokmeci, Menekse Ermis, Satish Rojekar, Amol D. Gholap, Nagavendra Kommineni

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Balancing accuracy and user satisfaction: the role of prompt engineering in AI-driven healthcare solutions by Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Mini Han Wang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Peijin Zeng, Xinyue Li, Kelvin Kam-Lung Chong, Guanghui Hou, Xiaoxiao Fang, Yang Yu, Xiangrong Yu, Junbin Fang, Yi Pan

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The Knee-SCHOOL: a brief patient-centered multidisciplinary educational program for knee osteoarthritis by Denise Vianna Machado Ayres, Sabrina Saemy Tome Uchiyama, Andréa Oliveira Prates, Rosana Aparecida Freitas Lopes, Antenor Bispo Santos Silva, Denise Rodrigues Tsukimoto, Rosimeire Alves Amorim, Taynah Souza Ribeiro, Artur Cesar Aquino Santos, André Tadeu Sugawara, André Tadeu Sugawara, Marcos Montagnini, Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Marta Imamura, Marta Imamura

“…The mean pain intensity, measured with visual analogue scale, score reduced from 5.52 (± 2.11) at baseline to 4.04 (± 2.38) after the program (week 2). …”
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Was health skepticism accounted for in communication about the COVID-19 vaccine? A content analysis of federally-sponsored public service announcements about the vaccine to protect... by Margaret E. Tait, Erika Franklin Fowler, Sarah E. Gollust

“…Objective: To examine the content of public service announcements (PSAs) sponsored by the United States federal government to promote the COVID-19 vaccine and reveal if PSAs included content that countered health skepticism. Methods: A content analysis of televised PSAs airing from December 15th, 2020 through June 30th, 2021 in the U.S. was performed. …”
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Exploring aptamers for targeted enrichment of X sperm in bovine: unraveling selective potential by Sumit Kumar Singh, Rohit Kumar, Manya Mathur, Himanshu Kamboj, Jai Kumar Kaushik, Ashok Kumar Mohanty, Sudarshan Kumar

“…Nucleic acid aptamers have been used in the past for the development of diagnostic methods against a number of targets such as bacteria, pesticides, cancer cells etc. …”
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Competitive Advantage in the World of Wine—An Analysis of Differentiation Strategies Developed by Sectoral Brands in the Global Market by Daniel Marian Micu, Georgiana Armenița Arghiroiu, Ștefan Micu, Silviu Beciu

“…A sectoral brand is defined as having a distinctive brand name accompanied by a visual identity, with or without a slogan. Through an analysis of thirty-three sectoral brands developed by wine-producing countries, seven clusters of differentiation strategies and three clusters of differentiation attributes were identified, using quantitative and qualitative methods. …”
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Assessment of depression in patients with open-angle glaucoma by Cvetković Aleksandra, Srećković Sunčica, Paunović Svetlana

“…The aim of the study was to determine the influence of glaucomatous damage on the frequency of occurrence of depression, as well as to determine the risk factors for the onset of depression in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG). Methods. The study was designed as a clinical, observational study (cross-sectional study). …”
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Multiscale fusion enhanced spiking neural network for invasive BCI neural signal decoding by Yu Song, Yu Song, Liyuan Han, Tielin Zhang, Bo Xu, Bo Xu

“…The MFSNN emulates the parallel processing and multiscale feature fusion seen in human visual perception to enable real-time, efficient, and energy-conserving neural signal decoding. …”
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Dual-Branch Seasonal Error Elimination Change Detection Framework Using Target Image Feature Fusion Generator by Hongming Zhu, Jipeng Zhang, Zeju Wang, Xinyu Liu, Qin Liu, Bowen Du

“…Many existing change detection methods do not specifically address the performance degradation caused by seasonal errors. …”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Path Planning in Complex Dynamic Environments Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Jiandong Liu, Wei Luo, Guoqing Zhang, Ruihao Li

“…Initially, the capability to discern obstacles from visual data is achieved through the application of the Yolov8-StrongSort technique. …”
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Indirect intrusions about World War Two in survivor offspring: a qualitative thematic content analysis by Patricia Dashorst, Trudy Mooren, Wencke Donath, Anne Blonk, Rolf Kleber, Peter de Jong, Rafaele Huntjens

“…Therefore, this study used a qualitative approach to examine the core themes of indirect intrusions reported by survivor offspring.Methods: Participants (N = 41) were post-war-born offspring of WWII survivors. …”
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Blindfolded Balance Training in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Sensory-Motor Strategy to Improve the Gait by M. Tramontano, S. Bonnì, A. Martino Cinnera, F. Marchetti, C. Caltagirone, G. Koch, A. Peppe

“…Recent evidence suggested that the use of treadmill training may improve gait parameters. Visual deprivation could engage alternative sensory strategies to control dynamic equilibrium and stabilize gait based on vestibulospinal reflexes (VSR). …”
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Heart sound classification based on convolutional neural network with convolutional block attention module by Ximing Huai, Lei Jiang, Lei Jiang, Chao Wang, Peng Chen, Hanchi Li

“…Furthermore, T-SNE visualizations revealed clear class separation, highlighting the model’s ability to extract highly discriminative features. …”
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Bayesian network modeling applied to food risks: Data from General Administration of Customs of China as an example by Xuanyu Ying, Anni Lu, Qiang Cai, Jun Lu

“…It is a data-driven graphical modeling technique and exploratory tool that visually presents dependencies and causal associations while retaining statistical rigor in holistic level inference. …”
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Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in patients with intracranial hemorrhage: a systematic review of considerations for neurosurgical management by Michael Del Sesto, Diana Feier, Brian Kent, Connor Rupp, Luca Bertola, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…In such cases, quantitative visuals aid interpretation. Monitoring tools (implantable devices or bioassays) and computational algorithms (regression models) help neurosurgical teams navigate complex decisions. …”
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The Relationship between Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Erectile Dysfunction by Harun Çakmak, Tolga Kocatürk, Sema Oruç Dündar, Mehmet Dündar, Müjdat Karabulut

“…To evaluate association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Methods. 195 men enrolled in this cross-sectional study. 90 of them had neovascular AMD and 105 of them were healthy volunteers. …”
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