Prevention and treatment of transient dry eye following excimer laser surgery by V. V. Pogorelovа, I. S. Malyutina, R. R. Dolzhich, E. G. Kharchenko, I. A. Efimova, M. I. Danilchenko, I. V. Bubnov

“…Femtosecond laser decreases clinical and functional symptoms of transient dry eye as compared with mechanical microkeratome and provides more rapid visual recovery. Conclusion: Systane® Ultra Monodose has both high efficiency and good tolerability. …”
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The Outcome of Cell Therapy Treating Urinary Incontinence Correlates with Precise Cell Localization in the Sphincter Complex by Niklas Harland, Liv Johnen, Kamal T. Avula, Andrea Buzanich-Ladinig, Lukas Schwarz, Jasmin Knoll, Arnulf Stenzl, Wilhelm K. Aicher

“…Then, either myogenic progenitor cells (MPCs) or adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) were injected into the injured sphincter complex by Williams needle under visual using a cystoscope. Sham-treated animals served as controls. …”
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Carotid Artery Endarterectomy Effect on Choroidal Thickness: One-Year Follow-Up by Gilad Rabina, Dana Barequet, Michael Mimouni, Yefim Rabinovitch, Yehuda Wolf, Adiel Barak, Anat Loewenstein, Shulamit Schwartz

“…To evaluate the change in choroidal thickness after carotid artery endarterectomy (CEA) in patients without retinal pathology. Methods. A prospective series of patients who underwent CEA at the Tel Aviv Medical Center. …”
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Integrated oral microbiome and metabolome analysis unveils key biomarkers and functional pathway alterations in patients with acute myocardial infarction by Ikram Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Imran Khan, Xie Ping, Yu Xiaohui, Shengnan Lei, Tianzhu Song, Xiaodong Xie, Zhiqiang Li

“…To investigate the oral microbiome composition and metabolomic profiles associated with AMI and explore the roles of specific bacterial species and key metabolites in functional pathways in the progression of AMI.MethodsA case-control study was conducted involving 24 AMI patients and 24 matched healthy controls. …”
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Detection and quantification of methane plumes with the MethaneAIR airborne spectrometer by L. Guanter, L. Guanter, J. Warren, M. Omara, A. Chulakadabba, A. Chulakadabba, J. Roger, M. Sargent, J. E. Franklin, S. C. Wofsy, R. Gautam

“…Methane plumes are detected via visual inspection of the resulting <span class="inline-formula">ΔXCH₄</span> maps. …”
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Clinical performance of an interactive platform based on artificial intelligence in ophthalmology: experience in a third-level reference center by Felix Armadá-Maresca, María Capote-Díaz, María del Pino Cidad-Betegón, Rosa María Cordero-Ros, Lilian Martínez-Godoy, Paola Vázquez-Colomo, Beatriz Laín-Olia, Bruno Songel-Sanchís, Alfonso Caminos-Melguizo, Inas Baoud-Ould-Haddi

“…Among them, the mean age was 58.5 ± 14.5 years and 1,535 (61.9%) were women. Visual acuity loss with 591 (24.2%) patients and fundus examination 421 (17.3%) patients were the most common referral reasons. …”
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Development of an interview practice course for improving overall confidence in specialty training national selection in vascular and general surgery by Melvin Joy, Wen Ling Choong, ChangShi Tang, Marta Madurska, Benjie Tang, Brian Ip

“…It was also the aim to identify weak areas in the current two-year core surgical training programme in the United Kingdom. Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted. …”
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Survey to Assess the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tinnitus Perception by Oğuz Yılmaz, Handan Yaman, Berna Özge Mutlu, Dilara Bayazıt, Serkan Eti, Hasan Demirhan, Yıldırım Ahmet Bayazıt

“…Participants with tinnitus were further evaluated using a visual analog scale (VAS) and Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI). …”
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Potential biosecurity breaches in poultry farms: Presence of free-ranging mammals near laying-hen houses assessed through a camera-trap study by Giulia Graziosi, Caterina Lupini, Francesco Dalla Favera, Gabriella Martini, Geremia Dosa, Gloria Garavini, Giacomo Trevisani, Alessandro Mannelli, Elena Catelli

“…Moreover, the utilization of visual evidence depicting free-ranging animals approaching poultry houses could assist health authorities in educating and raising awareness among stakeholders about potential risks of pathogen spillover.…”
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Design of Intelligent Firefighting and Smart Escape Route Planning System Based on Improved Ant Colony Algorithm by Nan Li, Zhuoyong Shi, Jiahui Jin, Jiahao Feng, Anli Zhang, Meng Xie, Liang Min, Yunfang Zhao, Yuming Lei

“…Due to the lack of real-time planning for fire escape routes in large buildings, the current route planning methods fail to adequately consider factors related to the fire situation. …”
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Effects of hydration on the mechanical properties of deep shale under true triaxial stress: A case study of Fuling shale gas in Sichuan Basin, SW China by Jinzhou ZHAO, Zhihao YU, Lan REN, Ran LIN, Jianfa WU, Yi SONG, Cheng SHEN, Ying SUN

“…By using nonlinear regression and interpolation methods, a prediction model for the mechanical strength of shale after hydration was constructed, and the mechanical strength chart of deep shale under high stress difference was plotted. …”
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The effect of a standardized polyherbal formulation for endometriosis-associated pain: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial by Elham Akhtari, Fataneh Hashem-Dabaghian, Amirhossein Jamshidi, Akram Fallah, Majid Dadmehr

“…The study outcomes were measured based on a change of visual analogue scale (VAS) score and the short form endometriosis health profile questionnaire (EHP-5). …”
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Investigating the Effect and Potential Mechanism of Rhamnetin 3-<i>O</i>-α-Rhamnoside on Acute Liver Injury In Vivo and In Vitro by Dandan Deng, Borong Zhao, Hong Yang, Songsong Wang, Ziying Geng, Jiangtao Zhou, Guane Yang, Liwen Han

“…However, the protective effect of ARR on the liver has not been reported. <b>Methods</b>: Zebrafish larvae were used as a visual animal model, and liver injury was induced by thioacetamide (TAA) for an acute liver injury (ALI) model. …”
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Complementary Repair Therapy as a Trending Topic in Discogenic Pain: A Bibliometric Study Over the Past 40 Years by Zhouyang Hu, Lijun Li, Zhipeng Xu, Jianjin Zhang, Guoxin Fan, Xiang Liao

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Bibliometric analysis has been frequently employed for visualizing trends within a particular scientific domain. …”
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Difference between Okinawan and Dutch older adults in prefrontal brain activation by Branislava Ćurčić-Blake, Yuko Futenma, Donald Craig Willcox, Donald Craig Willcox, Parisa Esmaeili Tazangi, Nido Dipo Wardana, Nido Dipo Wardana, Yukihiko Ueda, André Aleman, André Aleman

“…Brain activation was measured during a visual working memory task and a verbal fluency task, for bilateral frontal cortex using functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). …”
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Comparison of robotic AI-assisted and manual pedicle screw fixation for treating thoracolumbar fractures: a retrospective controlled trial by Xun Xiao, Xun Xiao, XingKun Wang, XingKun Wang, Bin Meng, Bin Meng, Xin Pan, Hua Zhao

“…ObjectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy and screw placement accuracy of robot artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted percutaneous screw fixation and conventional C-arm-assisted percutaneous screw fixation (manual placement) in the treatment of thoracolumbar single-segment fractures without neurological symptoms.MethodsThis study is a single-center retrospective analysis involving patients with thoracolumbar single-segment fractures without neurological symptoms. …”
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Engineering a DYRK1B R102C mutation: insights into metabolic syndrome pathogenesis through lentiviral gene delivery by Afrooz Daneshparvar, Iman Jamhiri, Vahid Razban, Jafar Fallahi, Nasrin Hamidizadeh, Behnam Moghtaderi, Mehdi Dianatpour

“…Expression of DYRK1B and successful gene transfer were visualized using a fluorescence microscope to detect the GFP marker. …”
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Investigating the role of eight SNPs in CHRNA3 for COPD susceptibility in the Chinese elderly population by Yamei Zheng, Jie Zhao, Meihua Liu, Yunchan Liu, Yipeng Ding, Tian Xie

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between eight CHRNA3 SNPs and COPD susceptibility in the Chinese elderly population.Methods A total of 270 COPD patients and 271 healthy controls were included in the study. …”
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Strain mapping using compressed sensing accelerated 4D flow MRI—Potential for detecting coactivation in thigh muscles by Usha Sinha, David Maldonado, Vadim Malis, Ning Jin, Edward Smitaman, Ramon Sanchez, Christine Chung, Shantanu Sinha

“…Coactivation was also visually confirmed by comparing the directions of the contractile strain and fibers in the two muscle groups.DiscussionThe current study establishes the feasibility of volumetric strain imaging of the thigh under isometric contraction. …”
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Granularity at Scale: Estimating Neighborhood Socioeconomic Indicators From High-Resolution Orthographic Imagery and Hybrid Learning by Ethan Brewer, Giovani Valdrighi, Parikshit Solunke, Joao Rulff, Yurii Piadyk, Zhonghui Lv, Jorge Poco, Claudio Silva

“…Many areas of the world are without basic information on the socioeconomic well-being of the residing population due to limitations in existing data collection methods. Overhead images obtained remotely, such as from satellite or aircraft, can help serve as windows into the state of life on the ground and help &#x201C;fill in the gaps&#x201D; where community information is sparse, with estimates at smaller geographic scales requiring higher resolution sensors. …”
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