Intervertebral Disc Rehydration after Lumbar Dynamic Stabilization: Magnetic Resonance Image Evaluation with a Mean Followup of Four Years by Li-Yu Fay, Jau-Ching Wu, Tzu-Yun Tsai, Tsung-Hsi Tu, Ching-Lan Wu, Wen-Cheng Huang, Henrich Cheng

“…To compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes in patients of different ages who underwent the Dynesys stabilization. Methods. This retrospective study included 72 patients (mean age 61.4 years) with one- or two-level lumbar spinal stenosis who underwent laminectomy and the Dynesys (Zimmer Spine, Minneapolis) dynamic stabilization system. …”
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Clinical outcome of chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis of the femur or tibia in adults using selective segmental osteotomy and induced membrane technique by Yi Wang, Junyi Li, Xijiao Zhang, Xiaoyong Yang, Muguo Song, Kehan Lv, Yongqing Xu, Jian Shi

“…Abstract Identification of infected lesions in chronic haematogenous osteomyelitis (CHOM) is challenging due to no distinct boundary. The optimal methods of debridement and bone reconstruction remain controversial. …”
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Orexin-A and motion sickness: a systematic review of animal model studies by Xu Cai, Long Zhao, Xin Wang, Jiahui Chen, Ying Yuan, Biao Gao, Yanli You

“…BackgroundSensory input mismatches among the vestibular system, autonomic control, and visual perception cause motion sickness. Anticholinergics and antihistamines are commonly used but have limited efficacy and cause significant side effects. …”
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Clustering-Based Identification of BMI-Associated Metabolites with Mechanistic Insights from Network Analysis in Korean Men by JooYong Park, Jihyun Kang, Ji-Yeoun Lee, Daehee Kang, Joo-Youn Cho, Ji-Yeob Choi

“…Methods: Sixty-four healthy men were included in this study. …”
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DRY EYE SYNDROME: PROBLEMS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT by Светлана Ивановна Елгина, Евгения Алексеевна Созуракова, Елена Владимировна Рудаева, Наталья Степановна Черных, Кира Борисовна Мозес, Яэль Центер, Елизавета Евгеньевна Паньшина, Елизавета Дмитриевна Егорова, Алена Ивановна Пахолкина, Сона Ханларовна Мазанова

“…In recent years, a large number of research papers have been devoted to the causes, methods of diagnosis and treatment of this problem. …”
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Modification of the pneumatic retinopexy for the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with multiple-quadrant retinal breaks by Xin Zhang, Haixiu Wu, Shenchao Guo, Tiepei Zhu, Zhenyang Xiang, Gaochun Li, Enhui Li

“…PurposeThis study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a modified pneumatic retinopexy (PR) procedure for patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), particularly those with multiple-quadrant retinal breaks that spanning more than three clock-hours of retinal arc.MethodsThis prospective case series included ten eyes of ten patients, all of whom underwent the PR surgery during hospitalization. …”
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ARUC-GAN: A CycleGAN-Based Attention Residual U-Net for Low-Dose CT Denoising in Smart Healthcare by Mohammad Mansour, Djamel Djenouri, Lobna A. Said, Shahid Latif, Ahmed Maalel, Ameer M. S. Abdelhadi

“…The results indicate that the suggested method has great promise as a smart health tool for improving diagnosis accuracy in LDCT scans.…”
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Comparison of Clinical Results of Pulsed Radio Frequency and Mixed Injection of Corticosteroid and Local Anesthetic in Patients with Shoulder Impingement Syndrome by Arman Taheri, Foad Fouladi, Alireza Khajenasiri, Reza Atef-Yekta, Nader-Ali Nazemian-Yazdi, Fatemeh Arjmandnia

“…Present study designed for evaluating the effect of radiofrequency and corticosteroid injection in longterm treatment follow up for pain reduction and functional evaluation of shoulder joint. Methods: Sixty patients were analyzed equally in two treatment groups. …”
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Light sedation technique under BIS monitoring in extraction of mandibular impacted teeth: Application in 20 patients with dental anxiety by YU Tao, XIN Zhijun, SHANG Jiang, SUN Jing, QU Weidong

“…[Objective:] To explore the application effect of light sedation technique in impacted tooth extraction in patients with anxiety. [Methods:] Intravenous infusion of propofol was administered to 20 patients with mandibular impacted teeth anxiety, and the impacted teeth were removed when the bispectral index (BIS) reached 80-85. …”
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Evaluation of the RIFER procedure in treating high intersphincteric anal fistulas by Yan Ding, Yahong Xue, Yaqiu Miao, Huiting Zhu, Rui Ye, Xiaofeng Wang

“…Functional scoring indicators, such as the visual analog and Wexner anal function scores, improved at different postoperative time points. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between Kinesiophobia, Catastrophizing, Pain Intensity, Disability, and Gait Performance in Chronic Neck Pain by Mersad Ery, Maryam Saadat, Saiedeh Monjezi, Masumeh Hessam, Mohammad Mehravar, Negar Amirabadi

“…The associations between clinical gait tests, kinesiophobia (Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK), pain catastrophizing scale, pain intensity (visual analog scale), and disability (neck disability index) were assessed. …”
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Robust Fusion of Time Series and Image Data for Improved Multimodal Clinical Prediction by Ali Rasekh, Reza Heidari, Amir Hosein Haji Mohammad Rezaie, Parsa Sharifi Sedeh, Zahra Ahmadi, Prasenjit Mitra, Wolfgang Nejdl

“…To tackle this challenge, we introduce a new method that uses two separate encoders, one for each type of data, allowing the model to understand complex patterns in both visual and time-based information. …”
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DCCPNet: A Dual-Branch Channel Cross-Concatenation Pan-Sharpening Network for Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery by Zechun Li, Xunqiang Gong, Ailong Ma, Haiqing He, Pengyuan Lv, Xiansan Liu, Yanfei Zhong

“…Furthermore, the proposed method exhibits apparent superiority to other advanced methods in image visual effects, operational efficiency testing, and normalized difference vegetation index application, showcasing its robust competitiveness.…”
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Processing L2 action verbs shares the same mechanisms for processing L1 items: evidence from a combined behavioral and MEG study by Elisa Visani, Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Gioacchino Garofalo, Gioacchino Garofalo, Dunja Duran, Melania Tangorra, Marco Mezzadri, Giovanni Buccino, Giovanni Buccino

“…Following this approach, language items presented in L1 and L2 should affect motor activity in the same manner.MethodsThis study aimed to investigate the involvement of motor system during the processing of L2 items in a combined behavioral and MEG study. …”
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Astronomical Image Superresolution Reconstruction with Deep Learning for Better Identification of Interacting Galaxies by Jiawei Miao, Liangping Tu, Hao Liu, Jian Zhao

“…In the second stage, we use DBCTNet, trained in the first stage as the generator, to train the galaxy image superresolution reconstruction model based on generative adversarial networks, DBCTGAN, which aims to enhance the visual quality of the reconstructed images. In addition, we use superresolution methods as a preprocessing step in the task of interacting galaxy classification. …”
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Real-World Views of Patching Differ to Health Professionals’: An Online Survey of Professionals, Patients, Teachers, Parents and Carers by Daniel Osborne, Maddison McGowan, Jeremy Bradshaw, Helen Ellis, Megan Evans, James Stallwood, Joerg Fliege, Jay Self

“…Background: Patching therapy is the most common treatment for amblyopia (lazy eye) and is unsuccessful for approximately 40% of patients, leaving them with life-long unilateral visual impairment and increased risk of bilateral visual impairment later in life. …”
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Application of intraorbital magnets in the removal of magnetic intraorbital foreign bodies by Shanyu Li, Li Li, Xiaoxuan Wang, Rui Niu, Jie Zhang, Shaolei Han, Xiujun Liu, Jinchen Jia

“…Abstract Background To explore a new surgical method for treating intraorbital foreign bodies. Materials and methods From January 2015 to December 2023, 35 patients with magnetic intraorbital foreign bodies, representing 35 affected eyes, were admitted to the Department of Ocular Trauma of Hebei Eye Hospital; these patients included 32 males and 3 females aged from 2 to 63 years (average: 36.97 ± 14.28 years). …”
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Orthodontic rubber band combined with magnetic ring as a traction device for improving endoscopic submucosal dissection training by Linfu Zheng, Longping Chen, Fuqiang Wang, Zhilin Liu, Xingjie Gao, Linxin Zhou, Kun Lin, Zaixia Wang, Baoxiang Luo, Dazhou Li, Wen Wang

“…Abstract Background Good exposure of the submucosal visual field is a prerequisite for successful endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). …”
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Comparison of Individual Retinal Layer Thicknesses after Epiretinal Membrane Surgery with or without Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling by Chul Hee Lee, Min Woo Lee, Eun Young Choi, Suk Ho Byeon, Sung Soo Kim, Hyoung Jun Koh, Sung Chul Lee, Min Kim

“…To compare changes in the retinal layer thickness and visual outcomes in patients undergoing epiretinal membrane (ERM) surgery with or without internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling. …”
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Protective effects of sumatriptan against optic nerve injury in rats via modulation of kynurenine pathway, oxidative stress and apoptosis by Moein Ala, Razieh Mohammad Jafari, Leila Aghajanpour, Mehdi Sanatkar, Masoud Aghsaei Fard, Sepideh Goudarzi, Amir Shadboorestan, Ahmad Reza Dehpour

“…Introduction: Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an acute visual dysfunction subsequent to head and neck trauma. …”
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