ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT IN PRESUMED OCULAR TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS WITH GRANULOMATOSIS OCULAR PATHOLOGIES: SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE FROM TURKIYE by Tülin Çağatay, Zeki Kılıçaslan, Aylin Pıhtılı, Züleyha Bingöl, Merih Oray, Esen Kıyan, Nigar Gülfer Okumuş, Penbe Çağatay, Aysen Erer, Ayşe Yıldız Taş, İlknur Tuğal Tutkun

“…Mean left eye visual acuity was 0.60±0.51 before treatment, and 0.73±0.043 after treatment (p<0.004). …”
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Uncertainty Inspired Early Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening via Contrastive Image-Viewing Paradigm by Ying Zhang, Yaping Huang, Jiansong Qi, Sihui Zhang, Mei Tian, Yi Tian, Fanchao Meng, Lin Guan, Tianyi Chang

“…Eye-tracking technology is found effective in revealing the specific visual preference of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) which can be characterized by high systemizing and low empathizing abilities. …”
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Advancing lung organoids toward clinical applications: a global perspective on research focus and future directions by Qian Wang, Shiyan Tan, Xi Fu, Xi Fu, Jiawei He, Qiong Ma, Fengming You, Fengming You, Liting You, Yifeng Ren, Yifeng Ren

“…The present study aimed to analyze the current status and development trends of lung organoid research over the past years, present visual representations, and provide references for future research directions using bibliometric analysis.MethodsInformation on articles on lung organoids extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection, such as year of publication, journal, country, institution, author, and keywords, was analyzed. …”
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Intermediate-term outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in glaucoma patients by Bo Yu, Muyao Xin, Yu Sun, Junran Li, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Xiaoli Xing

“…Abstract Background To evaluate the efficacy of Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation in treating refractory glaucoma and analyze the factors influencing the surgical success rate. Methods A 3-year retrospective analysis was conducted on 199 patients with refractory glaucoma treated with AGV, model FP7.Preoperative and postoperative data, including intraocular pressure (IOP), visual acuity, number of glaucoma medications, and surgical outcomes, were analyzed. …”
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Primary Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma Treated with Combined Phacoemulsification, Viscogoniosynechialysis, and Endocyclophotocoagulation by Juan Carlos Izquierdo Villavicencio, Natalia Agudelo Arbelaez, Bárbara Rubio Lastra, Imelda Ramirez, Fabiola Quezada, Maria Corina Ponte, Laura Cañola, Josefina Mejias Smith

“…We evaluated intraocular pressure (IOP), glaucoma medications, and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) preoperatively and during follow-up.Results. …”
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes after Mix and Match Implantation of Two Multifocal Intraocular Lenses with Different Adds by Yuanfeng Jiang, Shaochong Bu, Fang Tian, Jingli Liang, Tiecheng Wang, Xiuli Xing, Hong Zhang, Xiaomin Zhang

“…The primary effectiveness endpoint was binocular uncorrected intermediate visual acuity (UCIVA) at 70 cm. The secondary assessments included binocular visual quality tests and quality-of-vision questionnaire. …”
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The Association between Dry Eye Disease and Physical Activity as well as Sedentary Behavior: Results from the Osaka Study by Motoko Kawashima, Miki Uchino, Norihiko Yokoi, Yuichi Uchino, Murat Dogru, Aoi Komuro, Yukiko Sonomura, Hiroaki Kato, Yuji Nishiwaki, Shigeru Kinoshita, Kazuo Tsubota

“…To assess the association of dry eye disease (DED) with physical activity and sedentary behavior. Methods. The cross-sectional survey conducted included Japanese office workers who use visual display terminals (n=672). …”
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Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Content Validity of the Persian Version of the Structured Cognitive Training Program “NEUROvitalis” by Milad Karimi, Amin Modarres Zadeh, Payam Kabiri, Hasan Ashayeri, Ahmad Rreza Khatoonabadi, Elke Kalbe

“…Twelve Tehran University of Medical Sciences assessors scored each psychoeducational component, pamphlet, group game and individual exercise on a 5-point visual scale. The content validity index (CVI) was then calculated. …”
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An unsupervised cluster analysis of multimorbidity patterns in older adults in Shenzhen, China by Xiaolong Guo, Peiyi Liu, Jing Guo, Naiwen Zhang, Haiyan Huang, Jianjun Liu, Zhen Tan, Guo Dan

“…Using self-organizing map combined with weighted k-means, the distribution of diseases in the population was visualized, dividing the overall population into four clusters. …”
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Brain tumor detection through image fusion using whale optimization and edge preserving filter by Bhattiprolu Nagasirisha, Venkatesh Munagala, Ramakrishna Reddy Eamani, Mocherla Venkata Srikanth, Asileti Suneel Kumar, Varre Venkata Kanaka Durga Prasad

“…Thirty different kinds of slices of five medical datasets from diverse sources were used to assess the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm both visually and statistically compared to existing approaches. …”
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Vitamin C exerts anti-cadmium induced fracture functions/targets: bioinformatic and biostructural findings by Rong Li, Songzuo Yu, Xiao Liang, Yu Li, Keng Po Lai

“…Although vitamin C (VC) reportedly reduces cadmium-induced fracture, its pharmacological mechanism remains unexplored. Methods: Thus, we used a network pharmacology approach and molecular docking analysis to identify core targets, functional processes, and biological pathways involved in the anti-fracture action of VC. …”
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Clinical efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound for breast fibroadenoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiuying Wu, Xuewen Yue, Hong Liu, Haoran Huang, Dan Yao, Yujun Guo, Wenzhi Chen, Cai Zhang

“…In terms of intraoperative safety, nine studies reported mild to moderate pain, with an average visual analogue scale (VAS) score ranging from 1.60 to 7.10. …”
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Effects of trehalose on bone healing, physical function, and pain in patients with pertrochanteric fractures: a randomized controlled trial protocol by Reza Zandi, Hosna Omidi Razani, Amir Mehrvar, Mohammad-Reza Jowshan, Amirhossein Sahebkar, Bahar Nikooyeh, Hoda Zahedi, Shahin Talebi

“…A consent form, general questionnaire, as well as the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Harris Hip Score (HHS), and radiological analyses will be used to assess fracture healing quality. …”
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Multi-Layered Security Framework Combining Steganography and DNA Coding by Bhavya Kallapu, Avinash Nanda Janardhan, Rama Moorthy Hejamadi, Krishnaraj Rao Nandikoor Shrinivas, Saritha, Raghunandan Kemmannu Ramesh, Lubna A. Gabralla

“…The framework leverages advanced methods such as encrypted data embedding in images, DNA sequence coding, QR codes, and least significant bit (LSB) steganography. …”
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Highly Tunable Moiré Superlattice Potentials in Twisted Hexagonal Boron Nitrides by Kwanghee Han, Minhyun Cho, Taehyung Kim, Seung Tae Kim, Suk Hyun Kim, Sang Hwa Park, Sang Mo Yang, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Vinod Menon, Young Duck Kim

“…Here, it demonstrates the realization of twisted hBN‐based moiré superlattice platforms and visualizes the moiré domains and ferroelectric properties using Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM). …”
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Analysis of choriocapillaris vascular density in patients with retinitis pigmentosa caused by RPGR gene mutations by Carlo Gesualdo, Settimio Rossi, Clemente Maria Iodice, Paolo Melillo, Ernesto Marano, Antonio Del Giudice, Mauro Di Martino, Francesco Testa, Francesca Simonelli

“…Therefore, the purpose of this study aimed at evaluating the CC perfusion in a cohort of males with RPGR-related X-Linked RP (XLRP). Methods Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), color fundus photograph, fundus autofluorescence (FAF), optical coherence tomography (OCT), OCT-angiography (OCTA) and microperimetry (MP) were performed in 13 XLRP patients (22 eyes) harboring mutations in RPGR. …”
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Antenatal Ultrasonographic Anteroposterior Renal Pelvis Diameter Measurement: Is It a Reliable Way of Defining Fetal Hydronephrosis? by Alamanda Kfoury Pereira, Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis, Maria Cândida Ferrarez Bouzada, Eduardo Araújo de Oliveira, Gabriel Osanan, Antônio Carlos Vieira Cabral

“…Bland-Altman plots were used to visually assess the relationship between the precision of repeated measurements. …”
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A novel potential measurement indicator with objective and quantitative effect for trigeminal neuralgia: fractional anisotropy in MR-DTI by Zhongshuai Ma, Xu Su, Xu Su, Zhengming Wang, Zhijia Wang, Min Cheng, Yu Tian, Chao Du

“…ObjectivesTo investigate the effect of diffusivity metrics of magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MR-DTI) in the assessment of treatment effects.MethodsMR-DTI examination for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) patients and the diffusivity metrics of the trigeminal ganglion (TG) were analyzed. …”
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Electroluminescent Sensing Coating for On-Line Detection of Zero-Value Insulators in High-Voltage Systems by Yongjie Nie, Yihang Jiang, Pengju Wang, Daoyuan Chen, Yongsen Han, Jialiang Song, Yuanwei Zhu, Shengtao Li

“…Compared with conventional detection methods requiring access of electric signals, such non-contact optical detection method offers high fault-recognition accuracy and real-time response capability within milliseconds. …”
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Herbal medicines (Eunkyosan and Samsoeum) for treating the common cold: a protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial by Kwan-Il Kim, Minna Hong, Yang-Chun Park, Beom-Joon Lee, Kitae Kim, Byung Kab Kang, Jun-Yong Choi

“…The secondary outcome includes the visual analogue scale (VAS). Safety is evaluated and adverse events are assessed throughout the trial. …”
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