Laporoscopic Surgery as the Gold Standard Surgery for Inguinal Hernia in Children by Elena Yu. Dyakonova, Alexey A. Gusev, Aleksandr S. Bekin, Ekaterina A. Romanova

“…Laparoscopic techniques omitting the disadvantages of an open repair method make it possible to remove a restrained organ from the abdominal sac, to assess its viability, to visualize the neck of the hernial sac avoiding mobilization of the elements of the spermatic cord, and to perform hernioplasty. …”
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A modified hip pericapsular nerve block on postoperative pain and functional outcome after total hip arthroplasty: a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study by Jian Hu, Qiuru Wang, Jie Hu, Chunyu Gong, Jing Yang

“…Secondary outcomes included visual analog scale pain scores at rest and during movement postoperatively, time to first rescue analgesia, cumulative morphine consumption during hospitalization, opioid consumption during surgery, postoperative recovery, and postoperative complications. …”
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Efficacy of combined topical nepafenac 0.3% with suprachoroidal injection of triamcinolone acetonide using a modified custom needle in pseudopkakic cystoid macular edema by Amin E. Nawar

“…Group 1 showed improvement of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) by log MAR from 0.9(0.8–1) to 0.2(0.1–0.4) after 12 months, while group 2 showed improvement from 0.9(0.8–1) to 0.1(0–0.1) after 12 months. …”
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Fatigue Is Strongly Associated with Depressive Symptoms in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Robin Mona, Andreas Göldi, Tobias Schneider, Isabelle Panne, Andrea Egger, Jan Hendrik Niess, Petr Hrúz

“…Clinically meaningful fatigue was defined using a visual analog scale with a score ≥4 (VAS-F, range 0–10). …”
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Underground personnel recognition based on low-light enhancement of infrared and visible light image fusion by NAN Jingjing, PAN Hongguang, JIANG Ze, ZHANG Libin, ZHANG Huipeng

“…Finally, texture-contrast enhancement networks performed feature-level fusion, enhancing overall visual perception in terms of texture and contrast. …”
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Health-related Quality of life among patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and its correlation with disease-related variables. A Cross-Sectional Study in Erbil City by Dana Abdulkareem Mahmood, Dashty Abbas Albustany

“…Bath Disease Activity Index, Bath Functional Index, Bath Metrology Index, and total pain visual analogue scale used to assess disease related variables. …”
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Cone beam computed tomography analysis for immediate implant placement in the anterior maxilla based on radial root position: An observational study by Jignasha Suthar, Somil Mathur, Snehal Upadhyay, Thanmai Taduri

“…This will also help the clinicians to visualize the final prosthetic outcome with respect to the position of access hole.…”
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Smart glasses in the chicken barn: Enhancing animal welfare through mixed reality by Dorian Baltzer, Shannon Douglas, Jan-Henrik Haunert, Youness Dehbi, Inga Tiemann

“…To address this issue, we propose a novel method to evaluate housing conditions by focusing on the visual and temperature preferences of domestic chickens, considering these factors within a broader environmental context. …”
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PROFESSIONAL IMAGE FORMATION OF A FUTURE SOCIAL CARE TEACHER by N. A. Gluzman

“…The criteria, indicators and levels of the formation of the professional image of future Social Care teachers, corresponding with its constituent components (personal, competence, communicative, behavioral and visual), are highlighted. The concept “professional image of the future Social Care teacher” is clarified and concretized.Practical significance. …”
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OCT-Angiography for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Best’s Disease by L. A. Katargina, E. V. Denisova, N. N. Arestova, T. B. Kruglova, N. A. Osipova, O. V. Novikova

“…In recent years, a new promising method of examination — OCT — angiography (OCTA) — has been actively introduced into clinical practice. …”
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True Pseudotumors and “Pseudo” – Pseudotumors: A Case Series by Maria Donna Damo Santiago, MD, MBA, Andrei Paolo S. Angbue-Te, MD

“…Three of 4 patients retained their preoperative visual acuity postoperatively. There was recurrence of inflammatory signs in only 1 patient, which responded well to oral corticosteroids. …”
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Risk factors and clinical consequences of side branch occlusion in left anterior descending bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention: a validation study of the V-RESOLVE scor... by Xi Wu, Mingxing Wu, Haobo Huang, Zhe Liu, He Huang, Lei Wang

“…This retrospective study aimed to assess the incidence, identify independent predictors, and evaluate the clinical consequences of SBO in the context of LAD bifurcation PCI.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of 553 patients who underwent PCI targeting LAD bifurcation lesions between 2018 and 2023. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of a Royal Jelly Supplementation for the Restoration of Dry Eye: A Prospective Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study and an Experimental Mouse Model. by Sachiko Inoue, Motoko Kawashima, Ryuji Hisamura, Toshihiro Imada, Yusuke Izuta, Shigeru Nakamura, Masataka Ito, Kazuo Tsubota

“…<h4>Background</h4>Dry eye is a multifactorial disease characterized by ocular discomfort and visual impairment. Lacrimal gland function has been shown to decrease with aging, a known potent risk factor for dry eye. …”
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Satiety-enhancing placebo intervention decreases selective attention to food cues by Marina Lanz, Marina Lanz, Verena Hoffmann, Karin Meissner, Karin Meissner

“…One hour later, participants performed a visual probe task to measure attentional bias by comparing reaction times for different conditions. …”
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Explainable deep learning-based meta-classifier approach for multi-label classification of retinal diseases by Md. Moniruzzaman Hemal, Suman Saha

“…These results highlight the model’s high accuracy, reliability, and robustness, with statistically significant improvements validated by a paired t-test, outperforming state-of-the-art methods in retinal disease classification. Given the importance of model interpretability, especially in the healthcare field, this study utilizes Local Interpretable Model Agnostic Explanation to visually evaluate the model predictions using superpixels. …”
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Methodological Components for Evaluating Intervention Effectiveness of SOS Feeding Approach: A Feasibility Study by Sarah A. Schoen, Rachel Balderrama, Emma Dopheide, Ariel Harris, Laura Hoffman, Samantha Sasse

“…Two additional outcome measures were piloted—a visual analog scale (VAS) and the Parenting Stress Index (PSI). …”
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Lumbar fusion using a carbon-fiber PEEK pedicle screw system combined with a carbon-fiber PEEK TLIF cage: a prospective, multicenter study by Marcus Eif, Thomas Forster, Christoph Fleege, Francis Kilian, Anne Dorothée Schmitt, Dorothea Daentzer

“…We followed up the participants for two years postoperatively to collect clinical data (via the Oswestry Disability Index, Core Outcome Measures Index, and Visual Analog Scale), radiographic parameters (functional X-rays) to assess fusion status, and any complications. …”
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Global trends and collaborations in bortezomib-induced neurotoxicity research: a bibliometric analysis (2002–2024) by Pin Wang, Jiaqi Liu, Lingling Cheng, Weiying Gu, Yunlong Tang, Yu Shao

“…Bibliometric analysis was performed using VOSviewer, CiteSpace, and R 4.3.3 to visualize collaborations, keyword co-occurrences, and bibliographic coupling.ResultsThe overview of this study reveals a rich tapestry of academic engagement encompassing 745 publications. …”
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Transcranial ultrasound stimulation in neuromodulation: a bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024 by Jingxuan Wang, Yuling Wang, Shuyan Qie

“…Software packages such as CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to visualize the results.ResultsA total of 577 literatures were included. …”
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Sweet pepper detection in day and night greenhouse environments using thermal and depth imaging by Zinat Tasneem, Koichi Oka, Naoya Tada

“…Abstract Robotic harvesting systems face significant challenges in detecting sweet peppers due to the visual similarities between the fruit and its leaves in color and shape. …”
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