Surgical outcomes of lamellar macular holes treatment using autologous platelet-rich plasma by D.O. Shkvorchenko, O.Yu. Vedernikova, A.A. Shpak

“…To evaluate the results of surgical treatment of lamellar macular holes (LMH) using autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in comparison with the standard surgical technique. Material and methods. The study included 71 patients (71 eyes) with LMH. …”
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Targeted Magnetic Nanoparticles for Beta-Amyloid Detection by Nelly S. Chmelyuk, Aleksey A. Nikitin, Veronika V. Vadekhina, Vladimir A. Mitkevich, Maxim A. Abakumov

“…However, it is known that magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) can improve the T2 contrast in MR images of various targets. <b>Methods</b>: We used cubic MNPs, which were produced by thermal decomposition and then it was covalently bonded to a modified fluorescently labeled tetrapeptide, HAEE-Cy5, for visualizing beta-amyloid plaques. …”
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Noise-immune zeroing neural dynamics for dynamic signal source localization system and robotic applications in the presence of noise by Yuxin Zhao, Jiahao Wu, Mianjie Zheng

“…Time angle of arrival (AoA) and time difference of arrival (TDOA) are two widely used methods for solving dynamic signal source localization (DSSL) problems, where the position of a moving target is determined by measuring the angle and time difference of the signal's arrival, respectively. …”
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Validation of Indonesian Graves’ Ophthalmopathy Quality of Life Questionnaire and Its Association with Clinical Activity and Severity of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy by Cecilia Anggraini, Syntia Nusanti, Dicky Levenus Tahapary, Levina Chandra Khoe

“…The Cronbach’s alpha for the visual function subscale value was 0.971, the appearance subscale value was 0.993, and the total score was 0.986. …”
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Randomized Controlled Trial to Compare the Safety and Efficacy of Tamsulosin, Solifenacin, and Combination of Both in Treatment of Double-J Stent-Related Lower Urinary Symptoms by Essam Shalaby, Abul-fotouh Ahmed, Aref Maarouf, Iman Yahia, Mohamed Ali, Ammar Ghobish

“…We evaluated the effectiveness and safety of tamsulosin, solifenacin, and combination of both in reducing double-J stent-related lower urinary symptoms. Materials and Methods. A total of 338 patients with double-J ureteral stenting were randomly divided, postoperatively, into 4 groups. …”
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Effects of group music sessions on cognitive and psychological functions in healthy older adults by Takamitsu Shinada, Michio Takahashi, Akari Uno, Keishi Soga, Yasuyuki Taki, Yasuyuki Taki

“…Playing musical instruments, which requires the integration of auditory, visual, and somatosensory functions, is considered an effective way to prevent the development of dementia. …”
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Hardware Module Design and Software Implementation of Multisensor Fire Detection and Notification System Using Fuzzy Logic and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) by Robert A. Sowah, Kwaku Apeadu, Francis Gatsi, Kwame O. Ampadu, Baffour S. Mensah

“…Convolutional Neural Networks are mainstream methods of deep learning due to their ability to perform feature extraction and classification in the same architecture. …”
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Comparison of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss with Tinnitus and Short-Term Tinnitus by Fang Qi, Liang Chaoqun, Yan Lin, Yang Jianming

“…The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), visual analog scale with respect to tinnitus loudness (VAS), and RI in each group were evaluated. …”
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Shade match, marginal adaptation and patient satisfaction: polymer infiltrated ceramic versus lithium disilicate glass ceramic anterior laminate veneers (Randomized Clinical Trial) by Nancy Sayed Abdel Aziz Abdel All Khalil, Hesham Alansary, Eman Ezzat Youssef

“…Shade match and marginal adaptation was assessed using modified USPHS criteria and patient satisfaction was evaluated through visual analogue scale (VAS), immediately after cementation. …”
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Dual-Stream Global Relationship Learning for Oriented Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images by Peng Sun, Yongbin Zheng, Wanying Xu, Jiansong Yang

“…One of the reasons is that existing methods mainly focus on local features, while overlooking the correlation among objects and common sense knowledge, which is inconsistent with the human visual system. …”
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SAMU-Net: A dual-stage polyp segmentation network with a custom attention-based U-Net and segment anything model for enhanced mask prediction by Radiful Islam, Rashik Shahriar Akash, Md Awlad Hossen Rony, Md Zahid Hasan

“…Our process produced a dice coefficient score of 0.94, which is very impressive and has a considerable improvement over the existing state-of-the-art polyp segmentation methods. Moreover, the qualitative results also visualize that the SAMU-Net is capable of accurately segmenting polyps of wide ranges, thus, it is a relevant tool for computer-aided detection as well as the diagnosis of colorectal cancer.…”
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Phish Fighter: Self Updating Machine Learning Shield Against Phishing Kits Based on HTML Code Analysis by Gabriela Brezeanu, Alexandru Archip, Codrut-Georgian Artene

“…Phishing attacks are a growing threat that has evolved along with technological advancements. Existing detection methods struggle with constantly evolving tactics and &#x201C;zero-day&#x201D; attacks that exploit unknown vulnerabilities. …”
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Carbon Ion Beam Radiotherapy for Sinonasal Malignant Tumors Invading Skull Base by Nobuo Ohta, Yusuke Suzuki, Azusa Hasegawa, Masaru Aoyagi, Seiji Kakehata

“…A retrospective clinical study at the Yamagata University School of Medicine. Subjects and Methods. Three patients with sinonasal malignant tumors invading skull base were presented in present study. …”
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Acupuncture plus night splint for quality of life and disability in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Nihal Tezel, Ebru Umay, Volkan Yılmaz, Aytul Cakci

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effects of acupuncture plus night splinting on quality of life, function and pain in patients with CTS. Methods: This research is a prospective randomized, single-center trial. …”
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Assessment of the Health Status of Oak Trees in the Zouagha Forest (North-East of Algeria) by Chouiter Norhane, Rached-Kanouni Malika, Boucif Ouarda El Wahida

“…The objective of this study is to assess the health status of the Zouagha forest in Algeria, which is composed of oak trees (Quercus suber, Q. canariensis, and Q. afares), and to estimate its biodiversity potential through field observations using the ARCHI, DEPEFEU, and IBP methods on individuals of each species. The adopted methodology relies on a visual evaluation of the tree crowns of the main species in this forest. …”
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Cross-sectional differences of physical and psychosocial measures in low back pain according to pain chronification risk groups by Elisabeth Fehrmann, Linda Fischer-Grote, Julian Dietl, Patrick Mair, Gerold Ebenbichler, Thomas Kienbacher

“…Objective: To investigate whether low-back-pain patients classified based on the risk of pain chronification (low, medium, high) differ in psychosocial and physical function measures, and whether these subgroup differences are moderated by age, gender, and body mass index. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 595 Austrian patients with chronic low back pain (68% female; mean age: 53 ± 6.7 years) completed the STarT Back screening tool, visual analogue scale, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire, Pain Disability Index, 5-level European Quality of Life Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Avoidance–Endurance fast screen. …”
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Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized from Camellia sinensis leaf extract by Quoc-An Trieu, Chau Thi Bich Le, Cuong Minh Pham, Trung Huu Bui

“…The reduction of silver ions to AgNPs was visually inspected via the colour of the reaction mixture, which was altered from pale yellow to reddish brown. …”
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Mapping the landscape of machine learning in chronic disease management: A comprehensive bibliometric study by Shiying Shen, Wenhao Qi, Sixie Li, Jianwen Zeng, Xin Liu, Xiaohong Zhu, Chaoqun Dong, Bin Wang, Qian Xu, Shihua Cao

“…Visual analyses of publication volume, research institutions, and countries were conducted using CiteSpace, VOSviewer, RStudio, and other software. …”
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BACH: A Tool for Analyzing Blockchain Transactions Using Address Clustering Heuristics by Michele Caringella, Francesco Violante, Francesco De Lucci, Stefano Galantucci, Matteo Costantini

“…BACH introduces the innovative feature of visualizing the internal structure of clusters in a graphical format. …”
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Enhanced RT-DETR with Dynamic Cropping and Legendre Polynomial Decomposition Rockfall Detection on the Moon and Mars by Panpan Zang, Jinxin He, Yongbin Yang, Yu Li, Hanya Zhang

“…The analysis of rockfall events provides critical insights for deciphering planetary geological processes and reconstructing environmental evolutionary timelines. Conventional visual interpretation methods that rely on orbiter imagery can be inefficient due to their massive datasets and subtle morphological signatures. …”
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