MLFF-SFNet: A Visual Perception-Guided Network for High-Accuracy Road Extraction in Remote Sensing Imagery via Multilevel Feature Fusion and Similarity Filtering by Kaiming Quan, Dongmei Yan, Ruyi Feng

“…Comprehensive experiments conducted on publicly available datasets demonstrate that the proposed model outperforms the state-of-the-art methods for road extraction.…”
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Why Are Other Teachers More Inclusive in Online Learning Than Us? Exploring Challenges Faced by Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students: A Literature Review by Rana Ghoneim, Wajdi Aljedaani, Renee Bryce, Yasir Javed, Zafar Iqbal Khan

“…E-learning can aid teachers of students with disabilities, particularly visually impaired students (VISs), by offering versatility, accessibility, enhanced communication, adaptability, and a wide range of multimedia and non-verbal teaching methods. …”
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Retinal photoreceptor ellipsoid zone is a structural biomarker for visual outcome after successful macular hole surgery: A novel grading system-based study by Samya Singh, Sandeep Saxena, Carsten H Meyer, Aman Chandra, Levent Akduman

“…Purpose: To develop a novel external limiting membrane (ELM) and ellipsoid zone (EZ) restoration-based grading system after successful macular hole surgery (MHS) and to evaluate EZ as a structural biomarker for the final visual outcome. Methods: In a tertiary care center-based retrospective study, 34 consecutive cases of successful MHS for full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) were included. …”
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Changing trend of cataract blindness and visual outcomes after cataract surgery in adults aged 50 years and older: findings from the national eye surveys in Malaysia by Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nor Fariza Ngah, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin

“…We conducted simultaneous surveys in two regions in Malaysia in 2023 to estimate the prevalence of untreated cataract, measure the visual outcomes after cataract surgery and compare the results with the survey in 2014.Methods The surveys were done in Eastern and Sarawak administrative regions using the rapid assessment of avoidable blindness technique. …”
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Improving the navigation optimization of hospital logistics robots under complex lighting changes by using improved ORB-SLAM3 and deep learning visual SLAM algorithm by Feng Xiao, Youhai Zhang, Jie Fang, Xing Guo, Rubing Huang

“…The improved ORB-SLAM3 algorithm extracts feature points of different scales by constructing an image pyramid to ensure that effective visual information can be stably obtained under different lighting conditions; the strategy of combining adaptive threshold and dual threshold methods is used to optimize the accuracy of feature point extraction, and the feature points are efficiently managed through a four-tree model to ensure the uniform distribution of feature points. …”
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Research on lightweight malware classification method based on image domain by SUN Jingzhang, CHENG Yinan, ZOU Binghui, QIAO Tonghua, FU Sizheng, ZHANG Qi, CAO Chunjie

“…To address the high deployment costs and long prediction times associated with traditional malware classification methods, a lightweight malware visualization classification method was proposed. …”
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Cartoon-assisted visual/auditory distraction usage in paediatric dental care, assessment of effects on patient anxiety, pain, and behaviour: a randomised crossover clinical trial by Nilüfer Üstün, Beyza Ballı Akgöl, Merve Bayram

“…Abstract Objectives This randomized crossover clinical trial designed to evaluate the impact of visual and auditory distraction techniques on pediatric patients’ anxiety, pain perception, and behavior during dental treatment. …”
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VMMT-Net: A Dual-Branch Parallel Network Combining Visual State Space Model and Mix Transformer for Land–Sea Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Jiawei Wu, Zijian Liu, Zhipeng Zhu, Chunhui Song, Xinghui Wu, Haihua Xing

“…Extensive experiments conducted on two benchmark remote sensing datasets, GF-HNCD and BSD, demonstrate that the proposed VMMT-Net outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in both quantitative metrics and visual quality. …”
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Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

“…Songkun Gao,1 Boyang Qian,2 Tong Wang,1 Jiandong Wang1 1Gynecologic Oncology Department,Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100026, People’s Republic of China; 2Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Tong Wang; Jiandong Wang, Gynecologic Oncology Department,Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100026, People’s Republic of China, Email fcyywt@ccmu.edu.cn; wangjiandongxy@ccmu.edu.cnObjective: To understand whether human papillomavirus (HPV) and cytological testing (TCT [ie, “thinprep” cytological testing]) results can provide more information beyond visual information for vaginal colposcopy examinations to upgrade or downgrade the visual diagnosis of vaginal colposcopy.Patients and Methods: Data from 519 patients, who underwent vaginal colposcopy at the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital (Beijing, China) between January and June 2020, were included. …”
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Artificial intelligence versus expert: a comparison of rapid visual inferior vena cava collapsibility assessment between POCUS experts and a deep learning algorithm by Michael Blaivas, Srikar Adhikari, Eric A. Savitsky, Laura N. Blaivas, Yiju T. Liu

“…Conclusions Our algorithm showed good agreement with POCUS experts in visually estimating degree of IVC collapsibility that has been shown in previously published studies to differentiate fluid responsive from fluid unresponsive septic shock patients. …”
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Examination of oral health quality of life and patient satisfaction in removable denture wearers with OHIP-14 scale and visual analog scale: a cross-sectional study by Büşra Tosun, Nur Uysal

“…Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and patient satisfaction with dentures as measured on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) were used to assess patients’ satisfactions with OHRQoL and dentures respectively. …”
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Enhancing Grip Strength and Manual Dexterity in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Trial of Mirror Visual Feedback vs. Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy by Mohamed A. Abdel Ghafar, Osama R. Abdelraouf, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Mariam E. Mohamed, Eman M. Harraz, Mohamed K. Seyam, Zizi M. Ibrahim, Amani Alnamnakani, Amal A. Elborady, Rafik E. Radwan

“…The efficacy of a long-duration Mirror Visual Feedback (MVF) program compared to Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (mCIMT) in addressing these issues remains unreported. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous system tumors, 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2035: visualizing epidemiological characteristics... by Chaoyan Yue, Qi Zhang, Fenyong Sun, Qiuhui Pan

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Modifying lumbar flexion pain thresholds in patients with chronic low back pain through visual-proprioceptive manipulation with virtual reality: a cross-sectional study by Jaime Jordán-López, María D. Arguisuelas, Julio Doménech, M. Lourdes Peñalver-Barrios, Marta Miragall, Rocío Herrero, Rosa M. Baños, Juan J. Amer-Cuenca, Juan F. Lisón

“…Additionally, we explored whether individuals with elevated pain, kinesiophobia, and catastrophizing were more susceptible to visual-proprioceptive manipulation. Methods Fifty participants with non-specific chronic low back pain (cLBP) were included. …”
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COMPETITIVENESS OF TOURISM DESTINATIONS: A MIXED-METHOD BIBLIOMETRIC APPROACH by Ashna John, Mohammed Firoz C

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APPLICABILITY OF HAUNTOLOGY TO THE STUDY OF THE ORIGINS OF SCREEN ARTS / ПРИМЕНИМОСТЬ ХОНТОЛОГИИ К ИССЛЕДОВАНИЮ ПРОИСХОЖДЕНИЯ ЭКРАННЫХ ИСКУССТВ... by MARKOV ALEXANDER V. / МАРКОВ А.В.

“…Therefore, the article proposes a visual-critical hauntology, which allows us to explain how visualization techniques contributed to the rationalization of ghostly existence, and how, to create the effect of reality, a screen was required as the basic method of this visualization. …”
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EEG Data Augmentation Method Based on the Gaussian Mixture Model by Chuncheng Liao, Shiyu Zhao, Xiangcun Wang, Jiacai Zhang, Yongzhong Liao, Xia Wu

“…Traditional EEG data augmentation methods may alter the spatiotemporal characteristic distribution of brain electrical signals. …”
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Communication skills for medical/dental students at the University of Pretoria: Lessons learnt from a two-year study using a forum theatre method by C. Krüger, J.J. Blitz-Lindeque, G.E. Pickworth, A.J. Munro, M. Lotriet

“…Background: This study describes the lessons learnt from using a novel method for teaching communication skills to second-year medical/dental students. …”
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A Single Needle Tip Position Approach ‘The Middle Trunk’ Block-for Supraclavicular Block: An Anatomic Cadaveric Study by Sandeep Diwan, S Shivaprakash, Rasika Timane, Pallavi Pai, Anju Gupta

“…We hypothesized that a single injection of dye at the level of the middle trunk (MT) would result in diffusion in the superior and inferior trunks. Methods: After ethics approval, ultrasound-guided injections were performed with a needle tip positioned within fatty connective tissue at the level of the MT bilaterally in 6 soft-embalmed cadavers. …”
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Formation and peculiarities of advertising campaign by Yu.O. Golovchuk, L.V. Dibchuk

“…The most common methods of marketing promotion is studied, namely: advertising, advertising promotion, promotional gifts, contests, postcards. …”
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