Fusion-Based Deep Learning Approach for Renal Cell Carcinoma Subtype Detection Using Multi-Phasic MRI Data by Gulhan Kilicarslan, Dilber Cetintas, Taner Tuncer, Muhammed Yildirim

“…In addition, the subjective nature of visual assessments made by experts and interobserver variability may cause uncertainties in the diagnostic process. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Ultrasound Therapy against Intra-articular Corticosteroid Injection in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomised Open-label Study by Puja Sannyashi

“…And compare the efficacy of ultrasound therapy and intra-articular corticosteroid injection. Materials and Methods: Study Design: A comparative study. Setting: Tertiary care center. …”
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Improvement in the Youthfulness of Facial Skin after a Single Treatment with Platelet Rich Plasma by Nutthawut Akaranuchat, Natthapong Kongkunnavat

“…This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of a single PRP treatment for facial rejuvenation. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand from August 2020 to March 2021. …”
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Factors Influencing Reduced Scar Tissue Formation Following Unilateral Cleft Lip Plastic Surgeries: a Systematic Literature Review by Marijus Leketas, Bahaa Al Sayegh, Dominykas Latakas, Justina Stucinskaite-Maracinskiene

“…This systematic review aims to identify various supplementary treatment options which influence favourable scarring outcome after cheiloplasty. Material and Methods: The systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines and Cochrane methodologies, using databases including PubMed, ScienceDirect, The Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar. …”
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Comparison of CNN-Based Architectures for Detection of Different Object Classes by Nataliya Bilous, Vladyslav Malko, Marcus Frohme, Alina Nechyporenko

“…Computer vision and deep learning technologies play a key role in detecting the required objects due to their ability to analyze big volumes of visual data in real-time. (2) Methods: The performance of the neural networks such as <b>You Only Look Once</b> (YOLO) v4-v8, Faster R-CNN, Single Shot MultiBox Detector (SSD), and EfficientDet has been analyzed using COCO2017, SARD, SeaDronesSee, and VisDrone2019 datasets. …”
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Memes, freedom, and resilience to information disorders: Information warfare between democracies and autocracies by Anton Liagusha, Dmytro Iarovyi

“…However, we argue that this asymmetry should not lead liberal democracies to prioritize physical resilience methods over cognitive ones, as the mid-term effectiveness of the cognitive approach (“teaching people how to fish”) may ultimately prove more sustainable. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of Epiduroscopic Laser Neural Discectomy in Lumbar Disc Herniations: Retrospective Analysis of 163 Cases- Evaluation of the Efficacy of ELND by Ali Metin Ülgen, Serbülent Gökhan Beyaz, Mustafa Erkan Inanmaz, Fatih Şahin

“…The Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores were recorded preoperatively, as well as after 2 weeks and 2, 6, and 12 months after the ELND. …”
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Effect of Muscle Energy Technology on Motor Dysfunction in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis by Hui OUYANG, Longbin SHEN, Xuechang HE, Zhenping LIN

“…Objective:To observe the effect of muscle energy technology (MET) on the pain, range of motion, muscle strength and inflammatory indicators in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and to seek an effective physical therapy to improve dysfunction in AS patients.Methods:Twenty-four patients with active AS confirmed by the rheumatologists were randomized into experimental group (<italic>n</italic>=10) and control group (<italic>n</italic>=14). …”
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Outcomes of laparoscopic hysteropexy and supracervical hysterectomy plus cervicopexy: A retrospective study by Pei-Chen Li, Dah-Ching Ding

“…Cure for uterine prolapse was evaluated objectively through vaginal examinations using the POP quantification scale. Visual analog scale (VAS) scores were recorded at 24 h postoperatively. …”
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Study of histopathological changes of cat’s eyes as a model of malignant neoplasms development by D. A. Vilmis, M. V. Stepanova, L. F. Sotnikova

“…Purpose: to study structural changes in domestic animals (cats) as a model for the development of malignant neoplasms of various origins and localizations based on histopathological analysis of the eyeballs. Material and methods. Histopathological analysis of the eyeballs of 19 cats was performed after bilateral and unilateral enucleation. …”
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Emulsifying potential of <i>Hypnea musciformis</i> carrageenan: A natural alternative for oil-in-water emulsions by Diana Marcela Aragón Novoa, José Luis Navarro Rodríguez, Ingrid Andrea Rodriguez Martínez, Gladys Rozo-Torres

“…Their physical stability was assessed through droplet size distribution, polydispersity index (PDI), zeta potential, surface tension, and visual inspection over 31 days of storage at room temperature. …”
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Siamese network with change awareness for surface defect segmentation in complex backgrounds by Biyuan Liu, Sijie Luo, Huiyao Zhan, Yicheng Zhou, Zhou Huang, Huaixin Chen

“…In evaluations using our proposed and two public datasets, our model outperforms leading semantic segmentation methods while maintaining a relatively compact model size. …”
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Randomized clinical trial comparing inguinal hernia repair with Lichtenstein technique using non-absorbable or partially absorbable mesh. Preliminary report by Konrad Pielaciński, Andrzej B. Szczepanik, Andrzej Misiak, Tadeusz Wróblewski

“…Aim: Determination the influence of the mesh employed on treatment results including immediate complications,return to everyday activities, chronic pain occurrence and hernia recurrence. Material and methods: Tension-free hernia repair using the Lichtenstein technique was performed in all the 59patients randomized to trial groups. …”
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Psychotherapy for Physical Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Systematic Review by Lizzette Gómez-de-Regil, Damaris F. Estrella-Castillo

“…To provide a brief and comprehensive summary of the recent evidence from clinical trials testing psychotherapeutic interventions in patients with fibromyalgia with particular interest in their possible effect on physical pain. Methods. Bibliographical search was performed in PubMed, PsycInfo, Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases. …”
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An alternative application of Rasch analysis to assess data from ophthalmic patient-reported outcome instruments. by Richard N McNeely, Salissou Moutari, Samuel Arba-Mosquera, Shwetabh Verma, Jonathan E Moore

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To highlight the potential shortcomings associated with the current use Rasch analysis for validation of ophthalmic questionnaires, and to present an alternative application of Rasch analysis to derive insights specific to the cohort of patients under investigation.<h4>Methods</h4>An alternative application of Rasch analysis was used to investigate the quality of vision (QoV) for a cohort of 481 patients. …”
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Effect of Differently Localised Electrical Stimulation and Therapeutic Exercises on Pain, Functional Status and Quality of Life in Subjects After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconst... by Ernestas Rutkauskas, Saulė Sipavičienė, Vilius Baikštis, Petras Mikučionis

“…The aim – To determine the effects of differently localized electrical stimulation and therapeutic exercises on pain, functional status and quality of life in subjects after anterior cruciate ligament tear injury. Methods. The study included 29 patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. …”
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Efficacy of Sub-Conjunctival Injection of Mitomycin C Versus Bevacizumab in Pterygium Treatment: Pakistani Population by Amber khalid, Sharjeel Sultan, Aveen Fatima, Ayesha Khalid, Maryam Shifa

“…The common symptoms were Redness (40.74%), itching (27.8%), and decreased visual acuity (31.4%). Post-injection outcome in terms of pterygium vascularity and thickness was better in group B. …”
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Unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion vs. posterior lumbar interbody fusion for the treatment of bilateral lumbar spinal stenosis by Renjie Dong, Shan Wu, Dian Zhong, Guosheng Zhao, Yang Liu, Yang Wang

“…All the patients included in the study had single-segment lumbar spinal stenosis.MethodsFrom January 2021 to June 2023, 21 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with UBE-LIF and 29 patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with PLIF were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Perceptual distortions characteristic of Alice in Wonderland syndrome in contemporary figurative painting by Erica Hyatt, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom

“…BackgroundAlice in Wonderland syndrome (AIWS) is a neurological condition characterized by perceptual distortions, most of which are visual in nature (metamorphopsias). Over the past decade there has been a movement in contemporary figurative painting away from strict mimesis toward depicting distortions of the painting’s subject, called disrupted realism. …”
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Differentiated Approach in Surgical Treatment of Retroprosthetic Membrane in Patients with Keratoprosthesis by A. V. Golovin, A. I. Kolesnik, A. B. Popov, V. R. Mantsova, A. A. Troshina, А. V. Proshko

“…Objective: To evaluate the results of a differentiated approach in surgical treatment of patients with retroprosthetic membrane (RPM) after keratoprosthesis implantation.Patients and methods. The study enrolled 26 patients (26 eyes) aged from 32 to 64 years with retroprosthetic membrane after keratoprosthesis implantation. …”
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