Selective micropulse individual retinal therapy in the navigation- guided treatment for central serous chorioretinopathy with parameter selection by preliminary testing by P.L. Volodin, E.V. Ivanova

“…Micropulse mode was applied. According to the computer simulation, this mode implies selective destruction of the retinal pigment epithelium with minimal damage to the neurosensory retina and choroid. …”
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Effects of biologic therapy on novel indices of lung inhomogeneity in patients with severe type-2 high asthma by Nayia Petousi, Nick P Talbot, Ian Pavord, Peter A Robbins, Nicholas M J Smith, Graham Richmond, Asma Alamoudi, Lorenzo Petralia, Haopeng Xu, Dominic Sandhu, Grant AD Ritchie

“…Introduction/Aim Lung inhomogeneity measures obtained using computed cardiopulmonography (CCP) are sensitive to small-airways disease. …”
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Technology acceptance and use among nursing staff in Latin American hospitals: A mixed methods study by Juan Manuel Aranda, María Elisa Moreno-Fergusson, William Javier Guerrero, Beatriz Sanchez Herrera, María Alejandra Galiano, Maryory Guevara, Ingrid Xiomara Bustos, Francisca Muñóz

“…Nevertheless, the human-computer interaction is a concern in compassionate patient care and nurses' professional well-being. …”
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Can ChatGPT4-vision identify radiologic progression of multiple sclerosis on brain MRI? by Brendan S. Kelly, Sophie Duignan, Prateek Mathur, Henry Dillon, Edward H. Lee, Kristen W. Yeom, Pearse A. Keane, Aonghus Lawlor, Ronan P. Killeen

“…However, in absolute terms, in a simplified “spot the difference” medical imaging task, GPT4V was inferior to state-of-the-art computer vision methods. GPT4V’s performance metrics were more similar to the ViT than the U-net. …”
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Comparison of biodegradable and durable polymer drug-eluting stents in acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis by Tingting Wei, Can Huang, Yifan Zeng, Haoyong Yuan, Zhongshi Wu, Ting Lu, Yalin Liu

“…Risk estimates were computed with 95% CIs.Results Eight articles with seven RCTs that compared BP-DES and DP-DES in patients with ACS were identified and included in the qualitative and quantitative analyses. …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…Most reviews were systematic, with a substantial number covering mobile health, telehealth, and computer-based cognitive interventions. Bibliometric analysis revealed that the Journal of Medical Internet Research had the highest number of reviews and citations. …”
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Impact of integration of transferable skills into education and training on employability of women in Kenya: case for CAPYEI by Daniel Otieno, Jackline Nyerere, Christopher Shisanya, Wilson Mutuma, Damaris Kariuki, Hannah Bula, Shem Onsomo, John Macharia, Eldah Onsomu, Martha Muhwezi, Charles Ondieki, Jacqueline Onyango

“…Given that the study was conducted post evaluation, it did not have baseline survey data, therefore an ex post baseline evaluation using a retrospective approach was computed. In the absence of a true baseline, the questionnaire was tailored to allow beneficiary recall. …”
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Exploring the upper ocean characteristics of a bay using coastal and regional ocean community model by D. Jaishree, P.T. Ravichandran

“…The volume-averaged kinetic energy was computed, revealing a gradual increase throughout the simulation, with particularly pronounced enhancements observed during the monsoon period. …”
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Prevalence of viral hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors among pregnant women in southeast Ethiopia: community-based crossectional study by Nuruzelam Mohammed, Jeylan Kassim, Ahmednur Adem Aliyi, Muhammed Jemal Abdurebi

“…From multivariable logistic regression adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval were computed. Those variable with p- value <0.05 were declared as factor associated with dependent variable.Results and discussionA total of 410 pregnant women participated in the study, which yielded a response rate of 97.2%. …”
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Daily home monitoring of potassium, creatinine, and estimated plasma volume in heart failure post‐discharge by Patrick Rossignol, Renaud Fay, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad

“…This study aimed at describing the daily variations in estimated plasma volume (ePV, a surrogate of congestion computed from haemoglobin and haematocrit), blood potassium, and estimated glomerular filtration rate during 2 months post‐hospitalization for decompensated HF with reduced ejection fraction. …”
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The assessment of the tear film lipid layer in different types of dry eye syndrome by T.N. Safonova, V.V. Averich, E.S. Medvedeva

“…The evaluation of all patients included determining the number of blinking movements and the completeness of eyelid closure, conducting the Norn's test, and using an improved thiascopy method. The computed analysis of the obtained digital images was performed with "Lacrima" software. …”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“…Traditional methods have primarily involved paper-based questionnaires and physician-coded approaches for COD assignment, which is time-consuming and resource-intensive. Although computer-coded algorithms have advanced the COD assignment process, data collection in densely populated countries like India remains a logistical challenge. …”
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Defining geosciences research data through metadata reuse: by Alexandre Ribas Semeler, Luana Farias Sales, Adilson Luiz Pinto, Roberta Pereira da Silva de Paula, Valquer Cleyton Paes Gandra, Heloisa Costa

“…The data come from a range of disciplines, including geochemistry, atmospheric science, paleontology, oceanography, geophysics, and hydrology, using technologies such as satellites, electronics microscopes, climate sensors, ships, computer modeling, and others. In addition, the data are augmented by other sources related to the study of the Earth and its processes. …”
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Effects of music training on executive functions in preschool children aged 3–6 years: systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanan Lu, Lin Shi, Lin Shi, Ahmad Faudzi Musib

“…A random-effects meta-analysis was used to compute standardized mean differences (SMD) and 95% confidence intervals (CI).ResultsIn all, 10 studies were included in the meta-analysis, in which children’s music training groups showed significantly improved inhibitory control (SMD = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.16–0.6), working memory (SMD = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.16–0.54), and cognitive flexibility (SMD = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.04–0.42) in comparison with control groups. …”
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Risk factors for low resilience among Grade 10 adolescents in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka: a case-control study by Pavithra Godamunne, Shamila Manori, Pushpa Lalani Jayawardana

“…For the case-control study, the computed sample size for each case and control group was 128, who were selected by applying simple random sampling. …”
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A first study on sperm sexing in water buffalo through magnetic nanoparticles by Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi, Muhammad Hammad Fayyaz, Muhammad Shafiq Haider, Ghulam Muhammad Ali

“…After aspiration, each group’s progressive motility (PM, %) of spermatozoa was assessed through a computer-assisted sperm analyzer (CASA). After that, spermatozoa were centrifuged at 226 × g for 5 minutes to remove the mHTF, and DNA was extracted. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in mediastinal lesions: patient characteristics, diagnostic outcomes, safety, and efficacy: a multi-country study by Hussein Okasha, Eyad Gadour, Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Andrada Seicean, Elbacha Hicham, Emad Emad, Turki Alamri, Nadeem Tehami, Heero Ismael Faraj, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Hiwa Hussein, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Elbasiony, Abed Al-Lehibi, Shereen Saleh, Zaher Houmani, Mohamed Abdelghani, Khaled Ragab, Zahi Ismaili, Othmane Drir, Elsayed Ghoneem, Omar Abdallah, Souad Rebiai, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Fedoua Rouibaa, Mohamed Borahma, Hassan Atalla, Mahmoud Farouk, Ahmed Altonbary

“…The diagnosis of these lesions is primarily based on imaging studies such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, which confirm the presence of the lesions and suspected metastatic disease. …”
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Effectiveness of a Videoconference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program for Patients with Schizophrenia: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Masayuki Katsushima, Hideki Nakamura, Yuki Shiko, Hideki Hanaoka, Eiji Shimizu

“…The vCBTp program was conducted once a week, with each session lasting for 50 minutes, for a total of 7 sessions conducted in real-time and in a one-on-one format remotely using a loaned tablet computer (iPad). The primary outcome was the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score, which measures the difference in the mean change from baseline (week 0) to posttest (week 8). …”
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Trends and Outcomes in Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base by Luke L. Wang, Dhruv Puri, Cesare Saitta, Franklin Liu, Jonathan A. Afari, Margaret F. Meagher, Kevin Hakimi, Mimi V. Nguyen, Aastha Shah, Saeed Ghassemzadeh, James D. Murphy, Juan Javier-Desloges, Rana R. McKay, Ithaar H. Derweesh

“…Overall survival (OS) was computed via Kaplan-Meier analysis. Key findings and limitations: sRCC incidence increased from 3.9% in 2010 to 4.1% in 2019 (p = 0.020). …”
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Measuring Bound Attention During Complex Liver Surgery Planning: Feasibility Study by Tim Schneider, Timur Cetin, Stefan Uppenkamp, Dirk Weyhe, Thomas Muender, Anke V Reinschluessel, Daniela Salzmann, Verena Uslar

“…MethodsElectroencephalography (EEG) signals were recorded using a passive auditory oddball paradigm while 9 participants performed surgical planning for liver resection across 3 different conditions: (1) using AR glasses, (2) VR glasses, and (3) the conventional planning software on a computer. ResultsThe electrophysiological results, that is, the potentials evoked by the auditory stimulus, were compared with the subjectively perceived stress of the participants, as determined by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration-Task Load Index (NASA-TLX) questionnaire. …”
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