Factors Affecting Ray Trace LASIK Data Acquisition in Clinical Practice: Options for Addressing Accommodation by Thananjeyan AL, Bala C

“…In nine eyes where the wavefront SEQ (4 mm) was less myopic (by 0.5D or more) than the manifest SEQ and no adjustment was made, all achieved uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) of 20/20 or better. In 274 eyes (21.4%), wavefront SEQ (4mm) was more myopic (by > 0.5D) than manifest SEQ. …”
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Minimally invasive surgical treatment for temporomandibular joint in patients with various rheumatic diseases by A. Yu. Drobyshev, I. D. Zaslavsky, T. V. Dubinina, A. N. Kuznetsov, D. V. Shipika

“…Also at baseline, 14 days, and 1, 6, and 12 months after surgery, the investigators assessed TMJ pain intensity by visual analogue scale and the parameters of mandibular movements. …”
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The role of clinical parameters and cathepsin S gene expression in predicting the development of postoperative pain in patients with hip osteoarthritis by E. V. Chetina, K. E. Glemba, G. A. Markova, A. P. Prizov, M. A. Makarov

“…Patients were examined before and 6  months after surgery.Prior to TA, the level of pain was determined in all patients using the visual analogue scale (VAS), as well as using the DN4 and PainDETECT neuropathic pain questionnaires. …”
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Minimally Invasive Discectomy and Decompression for Lumbar Spine using Tubular Retractor System: Technique, Learning Curve and Outcomes by V A Kumar, Ramanadha Reddy, Vamsi Krishna Yerramneni, Swapnil Kolpakawar, K.S. Vishwa Kumar, Patlolla Pratyusha

“…Operating time, intraoperative blood loss, preop and postop visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, preop and postop Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores, duration of hospital stay, complications, and need for redo surgery were analyzed. …”
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Soil Quality Indexing Strategies for Evaluating Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil. by Maurício R Cherubin, Douglas L Karlen, Carlos E P Cerri, André L C Franco, Cássio A Tormena, Christian A Davies, Carlos C Cerri

“…Weighted and non-weighted additive methods were used to combine individual indicator scores into an overall SQI. …”
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Neurocognition as a major predictor of 8-week response to antipsychotics for drug-naïve first-episode schizophrenia using machine learning by Xianghe Wang, Tianqi Gao, Xiaodong Guo, Bingjie Huang, Yunfei Ji, Wanheng Hu, Xiaolin Yin, Yue Zheng, Chengcheng Pu, Xin Yu

“…This study emphasizes the importance of fine motor skills, verbal learning, visual learning, working memory and attention for the response of drug-naïve FES patients to antipsychotics. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of the necessity for the surgical treatment of distal radius fractures by Jongmin Lim, Sehun Chang, Kwangsu Kim, Hee Jin Park, Eugene Kim, Seok Woo Hong

“…To promote interpretability and support clinical adoption, Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping (Grad-CAM) was employed to provide visual insights into the radiographic data. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) were utilized to elucidate the contributions of each clinical feature to the predictions of the model. …”
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Periorbital necrotizing fasciitis: the Manchester experience by Abigail Hopkins, Jonathan K. Y. Ng, Jae Yee Ku, Adam Bull, Qistina Pilson, Anne Cook

“…The median (IQR) final best recorded visual acuity (BRVA) was 2.0 (0.23–3) logMAR. Three patients developed orbital compartment syndrome; 2 of these had a final BRVA of no perception of light (NPL). …”
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Association Between Dietary Taste Preferences and Primary Ovarian Insufficiency: A Mendelian Randomization Study by Xu S, Zhou Y, Wang L, Zhang Y

“…The relationship between dietary taste preferences and POIs was explored using IVW as the primary method. The MR-Egger intercept term test and Cochran’s Q test examined sensitivity, multiplicity, and heterogeneity. …”
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The effect of cognitive function heterogeneity on depression risk in older adults: a stratified analysis based on functional status by Taotao Zhang, Shang Li, Zhichen Zhu, Kexin Sha, Yuwen Liu

“…This study aimed to reveal the heterogeneity of cognitive functioning in older adults under different physical functional states through latent profile analysis (LPA) and to explore the patterns associated with depressive symptoms.MethodsBased on the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2020 data, 4,158 older adults ≥60 years old were included, and the subtypes of cognitive functions (immediate memory, delayed memory, calculative ability, orientation, and visual construction) were classified by LPA. …”
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Designing a classroom learning in a university using the electronic learning course by Irina Anzaurovna Udzhukhu, Ruslan Kazbekovich Meshvez

“…This goal was achieved through the use of such research methods as the bibliographic method, generalization, description, visual presentation of data.The results of the research are the following 1) the concept of an e-learning course has been disclosed and its functions identified; 2) the elements of the e-learning course have been described; 3) a draft e-learning course on discipline B1.O.19 “Elective disciplines in Physical culture and sports” has been presented; 4) features of e-learning courses have been revealed.Key conclusions: 1) an electronic training course is a media product containing information material within the framework of the curriculum of disciplines, designed to implement the didactic capabilities of information and communication technologies and support the educational process; the electronic training course performs managerial, stimulating, optimizing and communicative functions; 2) the main elements of the electronic training course are information-content, control-communicative, correctional-generalizing blocks; 3) the project of an electronic training course in the discipline B1.O.19 “Elective disciplines in Physical culture and sports” includes general information about the course, content, availability of hyperlinks to the material; 4) features of e-learning courses are: openness, multimedia, modularity, mobility, flexibility, the ability to build an individual educational trajectory for each student.…”
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The Association of Social Determinants of Health and Patient-Reported Outcomes In Patients with Surgical Treatment of Osteochondral Lesion of the Talus by Henri Ullmann BSc, Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD, Alireza Ebrahimi MD, Noopur Ranganathan BS, Lorena Bejarano-Pineda MD, John Y. Kwon MD, Daniel Guss MD, MBA, Gino M M.M.J. Kerkhoffs MD, PhD, Christopher W. DiGiovanni MD, Gregory Waryasz MD

“…Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores were collected, and their trends were analyzed based on the patients’ SDOH, including Area DeprivationIndex(ADI)andSocialVulnerabilityIndex(SVI). …”
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Pilot Programme for Keratoconus Screening and Management in Adolescents with Down Syndrome by Barry Power, Kirk A. J. Stephenson, Diana Malata, Conor Murphy, Barry Quill, Fiona McGrane, Eleanor Molloy, William Power

“…We recorded demographics, medical history, risk factors, best-corrected distance visual acuity, clinical examination results and corneal tomography results. …”
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Metformin for knee osteoarthritis with obesity: study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial by Yuanyuan Wang, Flavia M Cicuttini, Stephane Heritier, Mahnuma Mahfuz Estee, Anita E Wluka, Yuan Z Lim, Donna M. Urquhart

“…The aim of this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial is to determine whether metformin reduces knee pain over 6 months in individuals with symptomatic knee OA who are overweight or obese.Methods and analysis One hundred and two participants with symptomatic knee OA and overweight or obesity will be recruited from the community in Melbourne, Australia, and randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive either metformin 2 g or identical placebo daily for 6 months. …”
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Comparison of short-term effectiveness between unilateral biportal endoscopic and MED-assisted transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion for mild single-segment lumbar spondylolisthes... by Yu He, Jin-wang Liu, Miao Fang, Ming-juan He, Ding Hu, Xiao-ping Xu

“…Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-TLIF) versus minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-TLIF) with microendoscopic discectomy (MED) for lumbar spondylolisthesis. Methods The patients were divided into MIS-TLIF group and UBE-TLIF group according to the surgical procedures. …”
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Smart UAV-assisted rose growth monitoring with improved YOLOv10 and Mamba restoration techniques by Fan Zhao, Zhiyan Ren, Jiaqi Wang, Qingyang Wu, Dianhan Xi, Xinlei Shao, Yongying Liu, Yijia Chen, Katsunori Mizuno

“…Through comprehensive experiments and Grad-CAM visualizations, we demonstrated our method's superior focus on key rose features and identify an optimal super-resolution magnification factor balancing detail enhancement and computational efficiency. …”
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Retinal structure and related factors in 8-year-old Japanese children: The Yamanashi adjunct study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study. by Ryo Harada, Mingxue Bao, Natsuki Okabe, Yuka Kasai, Airi Takahashi, Chio Kuleshov, Yumi Shigemoto, Tadao Ooka, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Kunio Miyake, Reiji Kojima, Ryoji Shinohara, Hideki Yui, Sanae Otawa, Anna Kobayashi, Megumi Kushima, Zentaro Yamagata, Kenji Kashiwagi, Yamanashi Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…The visual acuity, spherical equivalent (SE), axial length (AL), and body height of the participants were measured. …”
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Efficacy of Gunja Beeja Ointment versus Diclofenac Sodium Ointment in the Management of Avabahuka (Frozen Shoulder): A Research Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial by Shreya Parkhi, Sadhana Durgaprasad Misar

“…Outcomes will be measured using range of shoulder movement (Goniometer), pain (Visual Analogue Scale), stiffness (scoring method), muscle atrophy (measured in centimeters), and the Disability of Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire.…”
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Subcutaneous sumatriptan for the treatment of postcraniotomy pain (SUPS trial): protocol for a randomised double-blinded placebo controlled trial by Ana Licina, Jeremy Russell, Andrew Silvers, Xin Jin, Jason Denny

“…Postcraniotomy pain will be measured at regular intervals using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in recovery area. The minimal clinically important difference of 10 mm on the VAS between the two groups will be considered as statistically significant. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Markers in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy – A Prospective Observational Study by MM Samim, Ashita Barthur, Seena Vengalil, Saraswati Nashi, Deepak Menon, Kartik Ganga, Bhavana Krishna Gutta, Abhijeet Narsing Jadhao, Dipti Baskar, Ravindu Tiwari, SG Manu, Vidya Nittur, Priya Treesa Thomas, Talakad N Sathyaprabha, Atchayaram Nalini

“…Cardiac symptoms were reported by 45.2% of the cases, while 48.3% had an MDAAT cardiac Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score of ≥1, indicating potential cardiac involvement. …”
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