Assessment of liver graft hypoxia via 18F-FMISO PET‑CT imaging by I. I. Tileubergenov, A. A. Ivanova, A. L. Dolbov, O. A. Gerasimova, A. R. Sheraliev, V. N. Zhuykov, D. A. Granov

“…Objective: drawing on existing literature and the clinical use of radiopharmaceutical (RFP) 18F-FMISO in on- cology, this pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of using non-invasive PET-CT imaging to detect hypoxia in liver grafts resulting from ischemia-reperfusion injury.Materials and methods. 18F-FMISO uptake in tumors, as visualized by PET-CT, enables the generation of quantitative maps of tissue hypoxia, a technique that is increa- singly being explored to guide radiation therapy planning. …”
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Antifungal Efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum and Clotrimazole for Treatment of Denture Stomatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Fahimeh Pakravan, Afsaneh Yegdaneh, Somayeh Taymouri, Shiva Rahimi, Negin Ghahremani

“…Pain intensity according to the visual analog scale (VAS), and the percentage of DS recovery based on the Budtz-Jorgenson index were evaluated and recorded after 7 and 14 days. …”
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Pain intensity and depression level in chronic temporomandibular disorders patients by Raul Elton Araújo Borges, Luana da Rocha Alves Mendonça, Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patrícia dos Santos Calderon

“…Pain intensity and level of depression were assessed using a visual analysis scale and Beck depression inventory, respectively. …”
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Comparison of efficacy and pain perception using 0.5% Bupivacaine and 2% Lidocaine in periodontal Surgery – A split mouth randomized clinical trial by Shanmukha Srinivas Manikanta Tirumalasetty, Dwarakanath Chinniswami Doraisami, Santosh Venkata Ramesh Konathala, Subhadra Gautami Penmetsa, Naga Venkata Satya Sai Sruthima Gottumukkala

“…Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of bupivacaine and lidocaine local anesthesia on the intra surgical and post-surgical pain control in patients undergoing periodontal flap surgery Subjects and methods: A randomized, single-blind, split-mouth design was employed in patients who are scheduled for periodontal flap surgery for at least two similar sextants with similar anesthetic techniques. …”
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Conservative Approach in Patients with Pemphigus Gingival Vulgaris: A Pilot Study of Five Cases by Alessio Gambino, Mario Carbone, Paolo G. Arduino, Paola Carcieri, Lucio Carbone, Roberto Broccoletti

“…The aim of this pilot study was to describe the clinical efficacy of a conservative oral hygiene protocol in patients affected by gingival pemphigus vulgaris (PV) applied in a case series. Methods. Subjects suffering from PV with gingival localisation and slightly responsive to conventional treatment with systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs were selected among individuals treated in the Unit of Oral Medicine Section of the University of Turin. …”
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Pain intensity and depression level in chronic temporomandibular disorders patients by Raul Elton Araújo Borges, Luana da Rocha Alves Mendonça, Bruno César de Vasconcelos Gurgel, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, Patrícia dos Santos Calderon

“…Pain intensity and level of depression were assessed using a visual analysis scale and Beck depression inventory, respectively. …”
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Advanced Fault Diagnosis in Milling Machines Using Acoustic Emission and Transfer Learning by Muhammad Umar, Zahoor Ahmad, Saif Ullah, Faisal Saleem, Muhammad Farooq Siddique, Jong-Myon Kim

“…However, their non-stationary characteristics present challenges for traditional analysis methods. This study proposes an innovative framework that combines time-frequency representation, transfer learning, and dimensionality reduction for effective fault diagnosis. …”
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Risk Factors for Endophthalmitis and Retinal Detachment with Retained Intraocular Foreign Bodies by D. Wilkin Parke, Avinash Pathengay, Harry W. Flynn, Thomas Albini, Stephen G. Schwartz

“…All patients treated at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute for traumatic IOFBs between 1999 and 2008. Methods. Analysis of visual outcome, mechanism of injury, management, and postoperative course. …”
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Enhanced Rail Surface Defect Segmentation Using Polarization Imaging and Dual-Stream Feature Fusion by Yucheng Pan, Jiasi Chen, Peiwen Wu, Hongsheng Zhong, Zihao Deng, Daozong Sun

“…Rail surface defects pose significant risks to the operational efficiency and safety of industrial equipment. Traditional visual defect detection methods typically rely on high-quality RGB images; however, they struggle in low-light conditions due to small, low-contrast defects that blend into complex backgrounds. …”
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Medical Report Generation With Knowledge Distillation and Multi-Stage Hierarchical Attention in Vision Transformer Encoder and GPT-2 Decoder by Hilya Tsaniya, Chastine Fatichah, Nanik Suciati, Takashi Obi, Joong-Sun Lee

“…Our approach leverages knowledge distillation with Vision Transformer (ViT) as the image encoder to capture complex visual features, the model benefits from knowledge distillation, transferring knowledge from an ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) – including VGG16, InceptionV3, and DenseNet121 – to the ViT, ensuring rich and diverse feature extraction. …”
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The Role of Quantitative Assessment of Visceral Adipose Tissue of the Heart as a Predictor for Cardiovascular Events by V. Yu. Chernina, S. P. Morozov, L. A. Nizovtsova, I. A. Blokhin, D. I. Sitdikov, V. A. Gombolevskiy

“…Objective of this article – to evaluate possibilities to visualize cardiac visceral adipose tissue by echocardiography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonanse imaging (MRI) and to systematize data on its physiological and pathological roles. …”
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Comparison of efficacy of mulligan's mobilization with movement with maitland mobilization along with conventional therapy in the patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized cl... by Aniqa Kiran, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Qamar, Ayesha Basharat, Akhtar Rasul, Waqas Ahmed

“…Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the outcome and efficacy of Mulligan's mobilization with movement (MWM) with Maitland mobilization along with conventional therapy in the patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial study was performed at the Department of Physiotherapy, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. …”
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Feeding ecology and epizootological value of the Great Cormorant (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>) during the secondary expansion of the Baikal region by E. N. Yelayev, Ts. Z. Dorzhiev, A. A. Ananin, S. V. Pyzhyanov, G. A. Yankus, E. N. Badmaeva, M. S. Mokridina, L. D. Bazarov

“…., 1758) ecology during the secondary expansion of the Baikal region.Material and Methods. The material for studying cormorant nutrition was 28 stomachs of harvested birds, visual observations of feeding cormorants using optical equipment, as well as regurgitated burps of nutrition obtained by a bloodless method when being fed to chicks. 21 examples of cormorants were the subjects of the parasitological research.Results. …”
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Effect of smoking on patient-reported postoperative complications following minor oral surgical procedures by Alaa A. Sanari, Bushra A. Alsolami, Hala M. Abdel-Alim, Mohammed Y. Al-Ghamdi, Dalia E. Meisha

“…Postoperative pain, measured with a visual analog scale, was consistently higher among smokers than nonsmokers (P < 0.0001). …”
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Rationalising blood tests in a resource-limited emergency unit: A quality improvement project by Renette Esterhuizen, Lilani I. Tribelhorn, Danielle M.J. Thomas, Eugenne Elliott, Talat Habib, Arun Nair

“…This project was conducted during the family medicine rotation of interns at a tertiary hospital in a semi-urban area. Methods: The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method was employed. …”
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Integrating circuit theory and network modeling to identify ecosystem carbon sequestration service flow networks by Chen Qu, Jia Xu, Wen Li, Yucen Zhai, Yiting Wang, Baozhu Liu, Shaoning Yan

“…Current methods for mapping ecosystem service flows often fail to accurately capture the diverse biogeographical environments associated with these service flows when visualizing the structural features of ecosystem service flow networks. …”
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Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) screening and abnormality detection based on multi-layer fluorescence imaging signal enhancement and compensation by Lemin Shi, Ping Gong, Mingye Li, Dianxin Song, Hao Zhang, Zhe Wang, Xin Feng

“…This study aims to enhance FISH signal clarity, improve screening efficiency, and reduce false negatives through an automated image acquisition and signal enhancement framework. Methods An automated workflow was developed, integrating a dynamic signal enhancement method that optimizes global and local features. …”
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Evaluating Interaction Techniques in XR Environments Through the Prism of Four EduGames by Ilias Logothetis, Vasiliki Eirini Chatzea, Iraklis Katsaris, Alexandros Papadakis, Vasileios Kontoulis, Dimitris Pirpiris, Myron Sfyrakis, Antonios Stamatakis, Nikolaos Vidakis

“…Extended reality (XR) has emerged as a transformative technology, offering innovative ways to visualize and interact with digital content. For educators, XR constitutes a valuable tool that advances pedagogical experience and improves teaching quality and clarity. …”
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COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY AND GROSS ANATOMICAL STUDIES ON THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR AND SUPRAORBITAL REGIONS OF ONE-HUMPED CAMEL (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) by Mohamed Marzok, Khalid M. Alkhodair, Mohamed Nazih, Mohamed W. El-Sherif

“…The posterior orbital cavity housed a substantial periorbital fat mass, and upon its removal, a clear and safe visual access to the ocular structures was achieved, facilitating ease of approach. …”
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Retrospective study on the effectiveness of punch drilling combined with superficial X-ray radiotherapy and intralesional drug injection for keloid treatment by Juan An, Gaofeng Wang, Dan Xu, Hualian Yin, Ying Hua, Chunmei Wang

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis of 13 patients (20 keloids) treated at Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University was conducted. …”
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