Change in choroid thickness and vascularity index associated with accommodation and aberration after small-incision lenticule extraction by Dan Cheng, Yi-Lin Qiao, Xue-Ying Zhu, Kai-Ming Ruan, Heng-Li Lian, Mei-Xiao Shen, Shu-Lin Wang, Li-Jun Shen, Yu-Feng Ye

“…Choroid parameters on SS-OCT varies in eyes with different refractive errors after SMILE and has an association with accommodation and visual quality.…”
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Acetyl-L-Carnitine as an Add-On Treatment in Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Retrospective Analysis on 183 Patients, According to the Generalized Linear Mixed Model for Longitudinal Data by Vittorio Schweiger, Libera Villagrossi, Francesco Taus, Leonardo Gottin, Eleonora Bonora, Marco Anderloni, Giustino Varrassi, Luca Polati, Marta Nizzero, Alvise Martini, Enrico Polati

“…Regarding efficacy, in the 137 analyzed patients, the change from baseline to the end of observation in Visual Analogue Scale score (VAS) was statistically significant, ranging from 75.9 ± 1.56 to 51.9 ± 1.99 (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Lack of pre-movement facilitation as neurophysiological hallmark of fatigue in patients with Parkinson's disease: A single pulse TMS study by Antimo Buonocore, Celeste Cafaro, Ciro De Luca, Giovanna Vermiglio, Giovanna Sepe, Giuseppe Rocco, Marco Aiello, Andrea Soricelli, Michele Papa, Carlo Cavaliere, Giovanni Cirillo

“…Participants performed a reaction time (RT) task involving thumb abduction following a visual go signal, while transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was applied over the primary motor cortex (M1) at intervals of 50, 100, and 150 ms before movement onset. …”
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Utilization of magnification devices in Vietnam’s dental practice and education: an online survey by Minh-Hieu Nguyen Tran, Anh Huynh Bui, Lan-Anh Hoang Le, Thuy-Trang Thi Huynh, Phuong-Doan Phan, Thuan-Loc Tran, Nguyen-Tra-Mi Le, Thu-Tra Nguyen, Hoang-Vinh Le, Dai-Phong Lam, Quoc-Viet Lam, Tran-Lan-Khue Pham, An-Tran Pham, Van-Khoa Pham

“…Dental loupes, conventional dental operating microscopes (DOMs), and three-dimensional digital operating microscopes (3D-DOMs) help overcome visual limitations in intricate procedures. Although widely used globally, adoption in Vietnam remains underreported. …”
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Levels of physical activity in a large international cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Laurent Arnaud, Matteo Piga, Manuel Francisco Ugarte-Gil, Christelle Sordet, Philippe Mertz, Luc Pijnenburg, Marina Rinagel, Lou Kawka, Sophie Geneton, Julien Blaess, Timothée Mischler, Juan C Sarmiento-Monroy

“…The aim of this study was to assess PA level and characteristics in a large international cohort of patients with SLE.Methods PA was assessed in metabolic equivalent of tasks (METs) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and classified into three levels: low, moderate and high PA. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE OPTICAL BONE DENSITY OF THE ALVEOLAR PROCESSES IN THE AREA OF DEFECTS OF DENTITION by S.A. German

“…Usually densitometric indices are used for the quantitative evaluation of density structures and visualized by the method of computer tomography or the quantitative evaluation of density structures visualized using the method of computer tomography, the Hounsfield scale (HU) is called. …”
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Patient with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy and comorbidity: analysis of solved and unsolved problems in diabetic retinal involvement diagnosis and treatment from the po... by T. A. Novikova-Bilak, A. V. Zheleznyakova, O. E. Iljukhin, D. V. Lipatov, A. M. Nikolaeva, K. S. Turko, O. K. Vikulova, M. V. Shestakova

“…BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinal involvements as proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) and diabetic macular edema (DME), revealed in most cases of PDR, are main causes of best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) loss in diabetic patients. PDR represents late diabetes mellitus (DM) complication, in severe cases it requires vitreoretinal surgery (VRS). …”
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Intelligence quotient discrepancy indicates levels of motor competence in preschool children at risk for developmental delays by Yu T, Chen K, Chou W, Yang S, Kung S, Lee Y, Tung L

“…The second finding was that preschoolers with larger VIQ&amp;gt;PIQ discrepancy had worse motor competence in visual-motor integration and body-movement coordination. …”
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Negative association between serum calcium and glucocorticoid-induced hypertension in thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy patients treated with methylprednisolone by Ling Wang, Yushi Sun, Meng Zhang, Hairong He, Jingya Wang, Huayang Xu, Yang Hao, Wenqiang Zhang, Yawen Wang, Yawen Wang, Yawen Wang, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Kelvin K. L. Chong, Hui Guo, Bingyin Shi, Yue Wang

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The AMD-associated genetic polymorphism CFH Y402H confers vulnerability to Hydroquinone-induced stress in iPSC-RPE cells by Angela Armento, Inga Sonntag, Ana-Cristina Almansa-Garcia, Merve Sen, Sylvia Bolz, Blanca Arango-Gonzalez, Ellen Kilger, Ruchi Sharma, Kapil Bharti, Rosario Fernandez-Godino, Berta de la Cerda, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Simon J. Clark, Marius Ueffing

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Transversus abdominis plane block as a component of anesthesia in kidney transplantation by A. V. Shabunin, E. P. Rodionov, P. A. Drozdov, A. A. Malyshev, B. A. Smolev, A.  A.  Efanov, S.  A. Fedorishchev, R. I. Malashenko, S. A. Astapovich, E. A. Lidzhieva

“…To evaluate the safety and efficacy of the transversus abdominis plane block in kidney transplantation from deceased donor.Material and methods. The first stage included a retrospective comparative analysis of the results using the transversus abdominis plane block in renal transplantation. …”
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Effect of Clinic-Based and Asynchronous Video-Based Exercise on Clinic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Quasi-Experimental Study by Chidozie E Mbada, Henry Akintunji Awosika, Oluwatobi Ademola Sonuga, Micheal Akande, Tadesse Gebrye, Richard Woolf, Francis Fatoye

“…However, a higher score was observed for the CbSE group in the Quadruple Visual Analog Scale’s least pain domain (1.2, SD 0.2 vs 0.7, SD 0.2; P=.04). …”
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Twelve-Month Outcomes and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Biomarkers After Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implantation in Pseudophakic Eyes with Post-Vitrectomy Cystoid Macular Edem... by Francesco Pignatelli, Alfredo Niro, Giuseppe Addabbo, Pasquale Viggiano, Giacomo Boscia, Maria Oliva Grassi, Francesco Boscia, Cristiana Iaculli, Giulia Maria Emilia Clima, Antonio Barone, Ermete Giancipoli

“…The mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA; logMAR), mean central macular thickness (CMT; μm) change, and response to different treatments [medical therapy and intravitreal dexamethasone (DEX) implant] were evaluated 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months after PPV. …”
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Revealing the Multi-Target Mechanisms of Fespixon Cream in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing: Integrated Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Clinical RT-qPCR Validation by Tianbo Li, Dehua Wei, Jiangning Wang, Lei Gao

“…The interaction network was visualized using Cytoscape version 3.7.2 software. The potential mechanisms of the shared targets were analyzed by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis using R software packages, and results were visualized through Bioinformatics online tools. …”
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Ondas de densidad semántica para el análisis de la argumentación clínica multimodal en la formación de profesionales de la salud by Giovanni Garcia-Castro, Francisco Javier Ruiz-Ortega

“…Resultados: los análisis revelaron que la densidad semántica aumenta con el uso intencionado de recursos multimodales, como gestos, gráficos y lenguaje visual, facilitando la integración de conceptos complejos. …”
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A Deep Learning Model for Identifying the Risk of Mesenteric Malperfusion in Acute Aortic Dissection Using Initial Diagnostic Data: Algorithm Development and Validation by Zhechuan Jin, Jiale Dong, Chengxiang Li, Yi Jiang, Jian Yang, Lei Xu, Ping Li, Zhun Xie, Yulin Li, Dongjin Wang, Zhili Ji

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to develop and validate a deep learning–based model that integrates multimodal data to identify patients with AAD at high risk of MMP. MethodsThis multicenter retrospective study included 525 patients with AAD from 2 hospitals. …”
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Monitoring Livestock Health by Modeling Rumination Behavior According to Accelerometer-Based Information by E. Vahedi Tekmehdash, H. Navid, H. Ghasemzadeh, H. Karimi, M. Javani Holan

“…Nowadays, the growing scale of livestock farms makes it impractical to effectively monitor the animals individually. The traditional method of visual observation demands the continuous presence of livestock professionals and is extremely time-consuming. …”
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Optimizing Sports Training Lessons by Using the Led System for Beginner Basketball Groups by Adrian PAȘCAN, Cosmin MOCA

“…Materials and methods: The subjects of the experiment were the athletes of the beginner basketball group born in 2010-2011, namely 16 girls. …”
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Efectos del foam roller sobre el rango de movimiento, el dolor y el rendimiento neuromuscular: revisión sistemática (Foam roller effects on joint range of motion, pain, and neurom... by Blanca Romero-Moraleda, Alexandra López-Rosillo, Jaime González-García, Esther Morencos

“…Therefore, our goal was to carry out a systematic review to determine the effectiveness of foam rollers both during warm-ups and after exercising as a means for increasing recovery. Methods: A systematic review was performed in the scientific databases Pubmed, Wos, Scopus, and PEDro from November to March 2019. …”
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MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AS TYPICAL PRESENTATION OF NONCOMPACTION CARDIOMYOPATHY by O. V. Blagova, A. V. Nedostup, E. V. Pavlenko, V. P. Sedov, E. A. Kogan, N. V. Gagarina, E. A. Mershina, V. A. Sulimov

“…To check the prevalence of acute MI in patients with NCM, the specialties of clinical picture, diagnostics, and its probable specific mechanisms, influence on prognosis and its ways of prevention.Material and methods. Totally, 10 patients included, 7 males and 3 females, mean age — 46,3±15,8 y. o., (30 to 76 y. o.) among 85 patients with verified NCM diagnosis, set in accordance with harmonized visual criteria, and developed MI on this background. …”
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