Two-stage surgery with oblique lateral interbody fusion and posterior fixation in degenerative scoliosis with lumbosacral curve-driven degenerative lumbar scoliosis: a feasible opt... by Zuoran Fan, Qingyang Huang, Weiguo Zhu, Wei Wang, Xiangyu Li, Yu Wang, Dongfan Wang, Tao Hu, Xiaolong Chen, Shibao Lu

“…Clinical symptoms were assessed using Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and visual analog scale (VAS). Operation time, intraoperative blood loss, surgical fixation segments, drainage tube indwelling time, and drainage volume were recorded. …”
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The Monocyte‐to‐Lymphocyte Ratio Was Associated With Intraplaque Neovascularization of the Carotid Artery on AngioPLUS by Mingfeng Zhai, Xiao Sun, Jian Wang, Jimei Xu, Fuqin Bian, Menglin Wu, Yafei Yang, Hongwei Chen, Jinghong Lu

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between MLR and carotid intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) in patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis. Methods We performed the Angio Planewave Ultrasensitive (AngioPLUS) screening for patients with carotid plaques. …”
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One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Network for Automated Kimchi Cabbage Downy Mildew Detection Using Aerial Hyperspectral Images by Yang Lyu, Lukas Wiku Kuswidiyanto, Pingan Wang, Hyun-Ho Noh, Hee-Young Jung, Xiongzhe Han

“…Traditional disease detection methods based on visual inspection are labor intensive and time consuming. …”
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Scalp block improves electrophysiological stability and patient cooperation during deep brain stimulation surgery by Sining Xie, Yan Liu, Anchao Yang, Fangang Meng, Chenguan Jiang, Huaying Fang, Ruquan Han, Jianguo Zhang, Lin Shi

“…The modified scalp block anesthetic method offers considerable advantages over traditional local infiltration anesthesia in DBS surgeries. …”
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Diet components associated with specific bacterial taxa shape overall gut community compositions in omnivorous African viverrids by Malou B. Storm, Emilia M. R. Arfaoui, Phumlile Simelane, Jason Denlinger, Celine Alfredo Dias, Ana Gledis daConceição, Ara Monadjem, Kristine Bohmann, Michael Poulsen, Kasun H. Bodawatta

“…This led us to establish diet compositions that diverged from what has previously been found from visual identification methods. Specifically, while the two genera have been categorised into the same dietary guild, we detected more animal dietary items than plant items in C. civetta, while in Genetta spp., we observed the opposite. …”
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Rehabilitation of patients after surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in a specialized sanatorium by R. V. Tarasov, E. V. Krasnikova, D. F. Gorlov, M. I. Chushkin, M. A. Bagirov

“…The effectiveness of rehabilitation measures was assessed by spirometry, oxygen saturation, goniometry, visual analog pain scale (VAS), Borg CR10 scale, mMRC dyspnea scale.Results. …”
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Measurement of Accommodative Amplitude Using Wavefront Aberrometer by Robert Edward T. Ang, MD, Jennifer Aurea S. Sarmiento, MD, Jocelyn Therese M. Remo, MD, Gladness Henna A. Martinez, MD, Lilette Marie B. Canilao, MD

“…After undergoing routine ophthalmologic examination that included manifest refraction and visual acuity testing, accommodative amplitude was measured using the iTrace™ wavefront aberrometer. …”
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Acute Vitreous and Intraretinal Hemorrhage with Multifocal Subretinal Fluid in Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis by Sidra Ibad, Carl S. Wilkins, Alexander Pinhas, Vincent Sun, Matthew S. Wieder, Avnish Deobhakta

“…To report a rare case of spontaneous vitreous and intraretinal hemorrhage in a patient with juvenile X-linked retinoschisis which was managed conservatively. Methods. Single patient case report. Introduction. …”
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Global epidemiology of acute generalised peritonitis: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Celestin Danwang, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Aime Mbonda, Ndip Valirie Agbor, Tianyi Tianyi Frank Leonel, Desmond Aji Abang

“…Publication bias will be evaluated statistically and visually using the Egger’s test and funnel plots, respectively. …”
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Sequential Serous Choroidal Detachment in Subjects Undergoing Bilateral Trabeculectomy by Maryam Yadgari, Kiana Hassanpour, Fatemeh Vafaei, Nina Firoozian, Maryam Oraee Yazdani, Zahra Khorram, Sadid Hooshmandi

“… Purpose: This study aims to assess the incidence of serous choroidal detachment (SCD) in the second eye of patients undergoing bilateral trabeculectomy (BT) and evaluate its impact on the clinical outcomes and failure rate of trabeculectomy in the second-operated eyes. Methods: This retrospective case–control study analyzed 90 eyes of 45 patients who underwent BT. …”
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Examining Disability, Pain, and Anxiety in Patients Following Lumbar Decompression Surgery: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdus Samad Khan, Muhammad Bilal, Naeem Ul Haq, Aiman Zia, Haziq Dad

“…This study aimed to investigate these relationships in patients following lumbar decompression surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Mardan Medical Complex (MMC) involving 140 participants. …”
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Decoding the amniotic membrane transcriptome during equine ascending placentitis by Sophia P. Marchio, Hossam El-Sheikh Ali, Matthew A. Scott, Claudia Barbosa Fernandes, Kirsten E. Scoggin, Mats Troedsson, Yatta Boakari

“…Our RNA sequencing results were supported by the visual identification of two of those proteins (TLR4 and PTGS2) in the immunohistochemistry analysis. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF THE OPHTHALMIC REMEDIES COMBINATION ON THE VIABILITY OF HUMAN CONJUNCTIVAL CELL CULTURE CHANG CONJUNCTIVA by I. A. Suetina, G. M. Chernakova, D. Yu. Maychuk, M. V. Mezentseva, L. I. Russu, E. A. Kleshcheva, S. M. Murtazalieva

“…The drugs Broksinak® and Oftalmoferon® were quantified by their effect on cell viability using the MTT method. The change in cell morphology during the cultivation process was studied by intravital visual observation. …”
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Cross-modal learning with multi-modal model for video action recognition based on adaptive weight training by Qingguo Zhou, Yufeng Hou, Rui Zhou, Yan Li, JinQiang Wang, Zhen Wu, Hung-Wei Li, Tien-Hsiung Weng

“…The canonical video action recognition methods usually label categories with numbers or one-hot vectors and train neural networks to classify a fixed set of predefined categories, thereby constraining their ability to recognise complex actions and transferable ability to unseen concepts. …”
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The safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation by Wei Wang, Zhao Guo, Lixin Yang, Jianning Liu, Zhiyong Li, Jiaqi Li, Hong Zhao, Tao Sun

“…BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to discuss the safety and effectiveness of transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.MethodsFrom August 2018 to December 2021, patients with lumbar disc herniation who received TLIF treatment were included in this study. …”
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Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P): Preliminary Validation in a Sample of Young Children with Typical Development by Katia Colombo, Claudia Corti, Chiara Porro, Claudia Fedeli, Monica Beschi, Cristina Reverberi, Sandra Strazzer

“…This study aims at examining the basic psychometric properties of the Italian Coma Recovery Scale for Pediatrics (CRS-P) in typically developing children. Methods: A total of 64 typically developing children aged 3 months to 5:7 years were administered the CRS-P. …”
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Efficacy of adipose stromal cells-enriched high-density fat graft combined with BTX-A for Raynaud’s phenomenon: a prospective cohort study by Chengliang Deng, Xin Liu, Miaomiao Wei, Bihua Wu, Tianhua Zhang, Shune Xiao, Peiru Min, Yixin Zhang

“…Efficacy was assessed using Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores and McCabe Cold Sensitivity Scores, along with finger ulcer healing time and infrared thermal imaging to evaluate blood perfusion improvements. …”
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Multi-view contrastive learning and symptom extraction insights for medical report generation by Qi Bai, Xiaodi Zou, Ahmad Alhaskawi, Yanzhao Dong, Haiying Zhou, Sohaib Hasan Abdullah Ezzi, Vishnu Goutham Kota, Mohamed Hasan Hasan AbdullaAbdulla, Sahar Ahmed Abdalbary, Xianliang Hu, Hui Lu

“…We introduce an advanced MVCL framework that maximizes the potential of multi-view MRI data to enhance visual feature extraction. Alongside, the SC component is employed to distill critical medical insights from symptom descriptions. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of acupotomy for lumbar disc herniation: a study protocol for a randomized, assessor-blinded, controlled pilot trial by Eunseok Kim, So Yun Kim, Hye Su Kim, Jeong Kyo Jeong, So-Young Jung, Chang-Hyun Han, Young-Il Kim

“…The primary outcome will be the mean change in the visual analog scale from baseline to 4 weeks (2 weeks after final treatment). …”
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Severe Headache and Deterioration of Vision in Left Eye in a Chronic Hemodialysis Patient Revealing a Brown Tumor of Sphenoid Sinus by Hicham Esselmani, Abdelmohcine Aimrane, Hicham Chatoui, Omar El Hiba, Mustapha Najimi, Mohamed Merzouki

“…Results: The clinical examination confirmed decreased visual acuity in the left eye. The laboratory results revealed serum calcium of 15.5 mg/dL, phosphate of 1.0 mg/dL, and PTH of 2000 pg/mL, consistent with SHPT. …”
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