Standardisation and Optimisation of Chest and Pelvis X-Ray Imaging Protocols Across Multiple Radiography Systems in a Radiology Department by Ahmed Jibril Abdi, Kasper Rørdam Jensen, Pia Iben Pietersen, Janni Jensen, Rune Lau Hovgaard, Ask Kristian Aas Holmboe, Sofie Gregersen

“…Visual image quality for both chest and pelvis protocols was assessed by radiologists and radiographers using the Visual Grading Analysis (VGA) method. …”
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Comparative Functional Outcome between Standalone Iliac Crest Bone Graft and Standalone Cage Fusion with Anterior Cervical Discectomy for Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Cervica... by Munisekaran Chendrayan, Sudharsan Arumugam, Anandhakumar Palanisamy, Baba Dhoulath KHM Ismail, Makesh Ram Sriraghavan

“…Clinical outcome was analyzed using visual analog scale (VAS), and functional outcome was analyzed using generalized Odom's criteria. …”
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Chinese herbal medicine for chronic pain: a bibliometric analysis based on integrated databases (2011–2024) by Xiangyu Wang, Yongfang Li, Haojin Cheng, Hao Wu, Jiuyi Yang

“…However, there is still a lack of methodical bibliometric analysis in this field. This study aims to review the research landscape, assess the current state of research, and explore prospects through a bibliometric analysis of Chinese herbal medicine for chronic pain in primary care.MethodsRelevant literature published between 2011 and 2024 was retrieved from the Science Citation Index Expanded within the Web of Science Core Collection for this primary bibliometric analysis. …”
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Precuneus activation correlates with the vividness of dynamic and static imagery: an fMRI study by Suna Duan, Suna Duan, Qingfeng Li, Junjie Yang, Qing Yang, Enran Li, Yuting Liu, Lijuan Jiang, Chunbo Li, Binglei Zhao, Binglei Zhao

“…IntroductionVisual mental imagery (VMI) is a cognitive function that significantly impacts various aspects of daily life. …”
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Pictorial as readable: ekphrasis in a literary work and reader’s perception by Lubov I. Semerenko, Oleksandr O. Pliushchai

“…To achieve the aim pursued, the following research methods have been used: cultural-aesthetic, comparative and hermeneutic. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Kilohertz Frequency Alternating Current with Non-Invasive Electrodes for Treatment of Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized, Single-Blind,... by Shuai N, Zhu Y, Xiao Y, Yu B

“…Keywords: neuropathic pain, kilohertz electrical stimulation, patch electrode, spinal cord injury, visual analog scale…”
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Comparison of IMO vifa24plus(1-2) and Humphrey Field Analyzer 24-2 by Takagi Y, Asano R, Yamashita K, Sakai Y, Yokoyama S, Ichikawa K, Ichikawa K

“…Yuki Takagi,1,2 Ryo Asano,1,3 Kanna Yamashita,2 Yukihiro Sakai,2 Sho Yokoyama,1 Kei Ichikawa,2 Kazuo Ichikawa2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; 2Chukyo Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan; 3Asano Eye Clinic, Nagoya, Aichi, JapanCorrespondence: Yuki Takagi, Department of Ophthalmology, Japan Community Healthcare Organization Chukyo Hospital, 1-1-10 Sanjo Minami-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Tel +81-52-691-7151, Fax +81-52-692-5220, Email ytakagi@sanjogroup.jpPurpose: This study aimed to compare the results of the IMO vifa 24plus(1– 2) and HFA 24– 2 visual field tests.Patients and Methods: We included 52 patients (104 eyes) with glaucoma who visited Chukyo Eye Clinic between June 2023 and March 2024. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in children from 2004 to 2024 by Xiaowei Gong, Xiaowei Gong, Siyu Bai, Enze Lei, Tao Lu, Yao Chen, Yao Chen, Yao Chen, Jianxin Cai, Jianzhong Liu, Jianzhong Liu, Jianzhong Liu, Jianzhong Liu

“…With the growing attention and increasing volume of literature on pediatric MASLD, there is an urgent need for bibliometric analysis and visualization in the area of pediatric MASLD study in terms of dissecting study priorities.MethodsLiterature was searched in the Web of Science Core Collection database, followed by categorization, bibliometric study as well as visual analysis conducted by applying software including Citespace, VOSviewer, and the R language. …”
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Carotid revascularization for ocular ischemic syndrome – a systematic review by Leonor Baldaia, Miguel Silva, Eduardo Silva, Celso Nunes, Luís Orelhas, Maria Carmona, Luís F. Antunes, Manuel Fonseca

“… INTRODUCTION: The link between extracranial carotid artery disease and visual symptoms is well-established, with amaurosis fugax as a precursor to retinal transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). …”
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Research Status and Direction of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Complicated with Coronary Heart Disease: A Bibliometric Analysis from 2005 to 2024 by Bian H, Zhu S, Xing W, Qi L, Xue J, Peng X, Jin Z, Zhao H

“…The results of this study will provide new ideas and directions for subsequent related research.Keywords: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, coronary heart disease, CHD, inflammation, bibliometrics, visual analysis…”
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Depression and Associated Factors Among Diabetic Patients Undergoing Diabetic Retinopathy Assessments at a Tertiary Care Center: A Cross-Sectional Study by Upaphong P, Choovuthayakorn J, Choovuthayakorn J, Phinyo P, Patikulsila D, Nanegrungsunk O, Chaikitmongkol V, Kunavisarut P, Apivatthakakul A, Wongpakaran N, Wongpakaran T

“…The mean (standard deviation, SD) age was 56.3 (11.4) years, and the mean (SD) visual acuity (VA) in the better-seeing eye was 0.4 (0.3) LogMAR. …”
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Preliminary application of a cervical vertebra segmentation method based on Transformer and diffusion model for lateral cephalometric radiographs in orthodontic clinical practice by LIU Yang, WU Mengyi, HU Yao, QI Kun, WANG Yubin, ZHAO Yue, SONG Jinlin

“…The segmentation performance was quantitatively evaluated by two metrics, Dice Similarity Coefficient (DSC) and Intersection over Union (IoU), and also qualitatively assessed through physicians' manual annotations and model visualization results.Results·The cervical vertebra segmentation method based on Transformer and diffusion models achieved DSC and IoU scores of 93.3% and 87.5%, respectively, significantly outperforming the U-Net and SOLOv2 methods (with improvements of 3.0% and 4.1% in DSC, and 5.2% and 7.1% in loU, respectively). …”
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Exploring mobility patterns and social health of older Canadians living at home to inform decision aids about housing: A mixed-methods study. by Diogo Mochcovitch, Allyson Jones, Joshua Goutte, Karine V Plourde, Roberta de Carvalho Corôa, Marie Elf, Louise Meijering, Jodi Sturge, Pierre Bérubé, Stéphane Roche, Sabrina Guay-Bélanger, France Légaré

“…We explored these factors in older Canadians living at home to inform housing decisions.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a mixed-methods study with 20 older adults (65+) from Quebec and Alberta living independently or in senior residences with outdoor mobility. …”
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Modelling and Analysis on Evaluation Factor Sets Affecting the Safe and High-efficiency Operation of UHVDC Transmission Project by Zhipeng SHEN, Hui XIONG, Jiebei ZHU, Chong SHAO, Honglei XU, Wei QIU

“…Then, an UHVDC project in Gansu Province was taken as an example to build its evaluation model, expert evaluation method was used for quantitative evaluation according to various specific factors, and the evaluation results with visual and graphical methods were analysed. …”
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Psychological and Linguistic Peculiarities of English Mastering by the Children of Young School Age in the Process of Associative Symbols Usage by Людмила Гусак, Ольга Шапран, Юрій Шапран

“…It is proved that the use of the associative symbol method in learning of a foreign language allows younger students to perceive language material with the help of all analyzers: visual, auditory, speech and motor ones. …”
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Development of Duplex Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification with Hydroxynaphthol Blue for Detection of Infectious Spleen and Kidney Necrosis Virus and <i>Aeromonas hydrophila</i>... by Xiao He, Jingyi Wu, Xu Tan, Sunan Xu, Weiguang Kong, Xiaodan Liu

“…Co-infection of mandarin fish with <i>A. hydrophila</i> and ISKNV occurs from time to time. In this study, a visual detection method for ISKNV and <i>A. hydrophila</i> was developed, using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and pre-addition of hydroxynaphthol blue. …”
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Approaching Collaborative Manipulation by Pushing-Grasping Fusion by Lu Anh Duy Phan, Dang Quy Phan, The Tri Bui, Phuong H. Le, Dinh Tuan Tran, Joo-Ho Lee, Ha Quang Thinh Ngo

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Long-term follow-up in sacroiliac joint pain patients treated with radiofrequency ablative therapy by Flávio Ramalho Romero, Roberto Bezerra Vital, Marco Antônio Zanini, Luis Gustavo Ducati, Roberto Colichio Gabarra

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Learning from Outputs: Improving Multi-Object Tracking Performance by Tracker Fusion by Vincenzo M. Scarrica, Antonino Staiano

“…This paper presents an approach to improving visual object tracking performance by dynamically fusing the results of two trackers, where the scheduling of trackers is determined by a support vector machine (SVM). …”
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Advances and efficacy in specimen handling for endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration and biopsy: A comprehensive review by Takuji Iwashita, Shinya Uemura, Tezuka Ryuichi, Akihiko Senju, Shota Iwata, Yosuke Ohashi, Masahito Shimizu

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