Zero-Shot Remote Sensing Scene Classification Based on Automatic Knowledge Graph and Dual-Branch Semantic Correlation Supervision by Chao Wang, Jiajun Yang, Tanvir Ahmed, Yang Zhao, Tong Zhang, Bing Sun, Tao Xie, Jie Wang, Tianyu Chen

“…On this basis, the dual-branch semantic correlation supervised zero-shot remote sensing scene classification network (DBSS) supervises the mapping of semantic features to the visual space via both global and local branches, ensuring the visual space reflects the correlation structure of the semantic space. …”
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APENDIC-RADS: an ultrasound reporting system for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis by Marcos Roberto Gomes de Queiroz, Victor Arantes Jabour, José Leão de Souza Junior, Milena Ribeiro Paixão, Paulo Savoia Dias da Silva, Davi Wen Wei Kang, Gaby Cecilia Yupanqui Guerra Barboza, Guilherme Muniz Bourroul, Juliana Maria Haddad de Lamare, Irline Cordeiro de Macedo Pontes, Gabriela Cauper de Carvalho Pereira, Wanessa Rolando Roselli, Marcelo Rocha Corrêa da Silva, Antonio Rahal Junior, Cesar Augusto Passos Braga, Miguel José Francisco Neto

“…The imaging findings were classified into five categories: APENDIC-RADS 0, where the appendix cannot be visualized; APENDIC-RADS 1, indicating a normal appendix; APENDIC-RADS 2, describing an appendix that is likely normal but only partially visualized; APENDIC-RADS 3, appendicitis cannot be ruled out due to uncertain features and APENDIC-RADS 4, acute appendicitis. …”
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Assessment of printed lung cancer surgery patient education materials in the United StatesCentral MessagePerspective by Woorin Jang, BS, Savanna Kerstiens, MA, Rachel Nordgren, PhD, Anne Dijkstra, MB, Marina DePablo, MPH, DNP, RN, Lauren Gleason, MD, MPH, Darren Bryan, MD, Jessica S. Donington, MD, MSCR, Mark K. Ferguson, MD, Jane L. Holl, MD, MPH, Maria Lucia Madariaga, MD

“…Here we assessed printed lung cancer surgery PEMs for readability, understandability, actionability, and accessibility. Methods: Various lung cancer programs throughout the United States were contacted for their lung cancer surgery PEMs. …”
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Pituitary apoplexy: surgical or conservative? A meta-analytical insight by Kailai Xia, Jihong Peng, Yunhao Zhou, Xiaoqing Liu, Hongyu Chen, Haiyang Xu, Shuangji Wang, Aini Deng, Hua Tang, Jinyang Hu

“…A fixed-effects model was employed to determine the merged odds ratio (OR) values, utilizing the Mantel-Haenszel estimation method. Publication bias was assessed using a funnel plot. …”
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Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at ophthalmology appointments following referral from a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: a retrospective cohor... by James Banks, Adnan Tufail, Ling Zhi Heng, Josef Huemer, Christopher G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Yasir Khan, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Michael Seltene, Mumina Khatun, Catherine A Egan, Zoe Ockrim, Matilda Pitt, Daisy Williams, Celestine Rutowska

“…Background/aims To examine the association between sociodemographic characteristics and attendance at Hospital Eye Service (HES) referrals from the Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP), in a large, ethnically diverse urban population.Methods Retrospective cohort study (4 January 2016–12 August 2019) of people with diabetic retinopathy (DR) referred from an English DESP to a tertiary referral eye hospital. …”
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Automated fiber quantification analysis identifies tract-specific microstructural alterations in brain in intermittent exotropia by Jianlin Guo, Leqing Zhou, Ying Wang, Di Hu, Yanqiu Lv, Huiying Kang, Li Li, Yun Peng

“…Conclusions: Abnormalities in microstructural properties along visual-related fiber tracts are likely to contribute to difficulties in visual information processing in IXT patients, which could serve as the neural basis of underlying pathological mechanism of IXT.…”
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The impact of short-course total neoadjuvant therapy, long-course chemoradiotherapy, and upfront surgery on the technical difficulty of total mesorectal excision: an observational... by Cheryl Xi-Zi Chong, Frederick H. Koh, Hui-Lin Tan, Sharmini Su Sivarajah, Jia-Lin Ng, Leonard Ming-Li Ho, Darius Kang-Lie Aw, Wen-Hsin Koo, Shuting Han, Si-Lin Koo, Connie Siew-Poh Yip, Fu-Qiang Wang, Fung-Joon Foo, Winson Jianhong Tan

“…There was no significant difference in the visual analog scale for difficulty in TME between the 3 groups (LCRT, 3.2; TNT-RAPIDO, 4.6; upfront, 4.1; P=0.12). …”
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Articular cartilage degeneration and aberrant osteocyte perilacunar/canalicular remodeling in subchondral bone of patients with developmental dysplasia of the hip by Teng Ye, Jiren Yan, Tianyou Kan, Guoming Xie, Zhichang Zhang, Wenjing Yin, Bizeng Zhao, Zhifeng Yu, Linyang Chu

“…Ploton silver staining was used to visualize lacunocanalicular network and picrosirius red staining was to visualize collagen fiber orientation in subchondral bone. …”
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Targeted enamel remineralization with mineral-loaded starch particlesWhy Is This Important? by Nathan A. Jones, PhD, Li-Chi Pan, MEng, Susan E. Flannagan, MS, Kai A. Jones, MD, Lyudmila Lukashova, MS, Lucas Wightman, BEng, Sywe-Ren Chang, MS, Glenn Jones, MD, Livia M.A. Tenuta, DDS, PhD, Carlos González-Cabezas, DDS, PhD, Brian H. Clarkson, DDS, PhD, Wendy Bloembergen, MD, Steven Bloembergen, PhD

“…This study shows in vitro proof-of-concept. Methods: Mineral-loaded cationic starch (MLCS) particles were prepared, containing calcium, phosphate, and fluoride to provide fluoride-plus (FP) and fluoride-free (FF) alternatives. …”
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Longitudinal study of cognitive and mental functions among adult Hodgkin-lymphoma survivors, based on data from a primary treatment center in Hungary by István Virga, István Virga, Karolina Kósa, Anna Illés, Zsófia Miltényi, Zsófia Miltényi, Tibor Ivánka, Roland Berecz, Anikó Égerházi, Árpád Illés, Árpád Illés, Ferenc Magyari, Ferenc Magyari

“…In the present longitudinal study, we measured cognitive function in our HL patients, in search of potential correlations between patient-related factors, the signs and symptoms of their diseases, and therapeutic factors.MethodsPatients underwent a computer-assisted assessment (CANTAB) of cognitive function (especially domains of visual memory, attention, working memory, and planning) and filled out psychological questionnaires (standardized, self-administered and validated for Hungarian language) before treatment (n=30, T1) and after the first-line treatment (n=25, T2), and 8.6 years after the end of chemotherapy (n=19, T3).ResultsThe median age of 16 females and 14 males was 35 years (20-69), 35 years (21-63) after chemotherapy, and 43 years (29-70) at the end of the long-term follow-up, when the study was completed. 77% of all patients showed cognitive impairment before treatment. …”
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The association between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a bibliometric analysis from 2000 to 2023 by Miaomiao Zhao, Miaomiao Zhao, Haoxiang Chang, Haoxiang Chang, Yuxu Yue, Yuxu Yue, Xinyue Zeng, Xinyue Zeng, Shaobang Wu, Shaobang Wu, Xiuyun Ren, Xiuyun Ren

“…This study aimed to visualize knowledge framework and research trends concerning the relationship between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes from 2000 to 2023 through bibliometric approaches.MethodsOn September 22, 2024, articles and reviews on the connection between periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC). …”
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Risk for ocular hypertension progression to early glaucoma: A predictive model and key predictors by Shaofen Huang, Man Luo, Guitong Ye, Zhenlan Yang, Lingling Liao, Nina Wu, Yingting Zhu, Xing Liu, Yehong Zhuo, Hui Xiao

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Effect of intensive glycemic control on the changes of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: a prospective observational cohort study by Xinyan Wu, Yayi Yan, Yuntong Li, Yiran Fan, Lingyi Li, Ching-Kit Tsui, Kaiqun Liu, Xiaoling Liang, Wenyong Huang, Andina Hu, GDES Group

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Perspectives on eye care access and telemedicine-based glaucoma screening among Latine individuals with limited English proficiency by Norma E. Del Risco, Mildred Silva Zuccaro, Jade J. Livingston, Michele Heisler, Harry Levine, Maria A. Woodward, Amanda K. Bicket, Angela R. Elam, Denise A. John, Paula Anne Newman-Casey

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Discordance of diabetic retinopathy severity in a cohort of diabetic nephropathy patients: a cross-sectional case-control study in a new Mexican population of type 2 diabetes by Ashley Fitzgerald, Ryan Das, Cody J. Moezzi, Savannah R. Salazar, Rushi Mankad, Clifford R. Qualls, Andrea Cabrera, Ayushi Kathuria, Finny Monickaraj, Finny Monickaraj, Antonios Tzamaloukas, Arup Das, Arup Das

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Honey, Gellan Gum, and Hyaluronic Acid as Therapeutic Approaches for Skin Regeneration by Patrícia Sousa, Alicia Moreira, Bruna Lopes, Ana Catarina Sousa, André Coelho, Alexandra Rêma, Maria Balça, Luís Atayde, Carla Mendonça, Lucília P. da Silva, Cristiana Costa, Alexandra P. Marques, Irina Amorim, Rui Alvites, Filipa Batista, Filipa Mata, João Transmontano, Ana Colette Maurício

“…Daily assessments, including visual evaluation and wound scoring, were conducted for 30 days. …”
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Plasma and Urine Metabolites Associated with Microperimetric Retinal Sensitivity in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Krupa Sourirajan, Kevin Mendez, Ines Lains, Gregory Tsougranis, Haemin Kang, Georgiy Kozak, Augustine Bannerman, Roshni Bhat, Hanna Choi, Archana Nigalye, Ivana K. Kim, Demetrios G. Vavvas, David M. Wu, Liming Liang, John B. Miller, Joan W. Miller, Jessica Lasky-Su, Deeba Husain

“…Methods: We included data on 363 eyes (95 controls, 268 AMD). …”
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Entity-level cross-modal fusion for multimodal chinese agricultural diseases and pests named entity recognition by Jingzhong Huang, Xia Hao, Yu Wang, Ruizhi Song, Zenan Mu, Wen Chu, Georgios Papadakis, Sijie Niu, Xuchao Guo

“…The text stream employs a Boundary-Middle (B-M) classification strategy to achieve fine-grained semantic unit segmentation, effectively addressing long-entity boundary ambiguity and parallel computing challenges. The visual stream focuses on interesting region detection to enhance multi-scale visual entity feature extraction capabilities. …”
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Protocol to test the efficacy and safety of frequent applications of skin electrical stimulation for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy: a single-arm, open-label, non-randomised pro... by Sotaro Mori, Yusuke Murai, Kaori Ueda, Mari Sakamoto, Takuji Kurimoto, Yuko Yamada-Nakanishi, Makoto Nakamura, Takayuki Nagai, Fumio Takano

“…The logarithm for the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR) best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at 1 week after the last SES will be measured as the primary outcome. …”
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Characterization of epiretinalmacrophage-like cells and retinochoroidal blood flow in acute macular neuroretinopathy by YANG Ruijun, WEN Feng, ZHANG Xiongze

“…A 3 mm En-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) slab on the inner limiting membrane of the macular region was used to visualize and binarize the MLCs. The MLCs were binarized and quantified using a semiautomated method. …”
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