Image quality comparison of AirDoc portable retina camera versus eyer in a diabetic retinopathy screening program by Brant, Rodrigo, Nakayama, Luis Filipe, de Oliveira, Talita Virgínia Fernandes, de Oliveira, Juliana Angelica Estevão, Ribeiro, Lucas Zago, Richter, Gabriela Dalmedico, Rodacki, Rafael, Penha, Fernando Marcondes

“…Background Diabetic retinopathy (DR) stands as the foremost cause of preventable blindness in adults. Despite efforts to expand DR screening coverage in the Brazilian public healthcare system, challenges persist due to various factors including social, medical, and financial constraints. …”
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Choroidal Imaging Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Regatieri, Caio V., Branchini, Lauren, Fujimoto, James G., Duker, Jay S.

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Development of CRISPR gene therapy for retinal degenerations by Fry, LE

“…<p>Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a leading cause of blindness, caused by mutations in genes leading to dysfunction and death of cells in the outer retina. …”

Using QALYs as an outcome for assessing global prediction accuracy in diabetes simulation models by Dakin, H, Gao, N, Leal, J, Holman, RR, Tran-Duy, A, Clarke, P

“…UKPDS-OM2 predictions were more accurate for mortality,&nbsp;myocardial infarction and stroke, while UKPDS-OM1 better predicted blindness and heart&nbsp;disease. Q2 facilitated comparisons between subgroups and (unlike R2) was lower for biased&nbsp;predictors.…”

Predicting glaucoma progression using deep learning framework guided by generative algorithm by Hussain, Shaista, Chua, Jacqueline, Wong, Damon, Lo, Justin, Kadziauskiene, Aiste, Asoklis, Rimvydas, Barbastathis, George, Schmetterer, Leopold, Yong, Liu

“…Glaucoma is a slowly progressing optic neuropathy that may eventually lead to blindness. To help patients receive customized treatment, predicting how quickly the disease will progress is important. …”
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Repeatability, reproducibility, and observer variability of body composition assessment with single-slice lumbar MRI by Nowak, M, Núñez, L, Hill, CE, Davis, T, Cardiel, LF, Schooler, GR, Mermekli, A, Salvati, R, Thomaides Brears, H, Pansini, M, Robson, MD

“…Additionally, retrospective data from multiple imaging centers from 36 participants were analyzed to evaluate inter-device and inter-observer (analyst vs. radiologist) variability across a wide range of body types, scanner manufacturers (Siemens, Philips, GE) and field strengths (1.5 T and 3 T). Blinded analyses were performed for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) cross-sectional areas (CSA), VAT and SAT indices, VAT/SAT ratio, skeletal muscle CSA, skeletal muscle index (SMI), psoas muscle CSA, and psoas muscle index. …”

Loss of caveolin-1 impairs light flicker-induced neurovascular coupling at the optic nerve head by Loo, Jing Hong, Lee, Ying Shi, Woon, Chang Yi, Yong, Victor H. K., Tan, Bingyao, Schmetterer, Leopold, Chong, Rachel S.

“…Intraocular pressure (IOP) remains the main risk factor for this leading cause of blindness. Recent studies suggest that disturbances in neurovascular coupling (NVC) may be associated with glaucoma. …”
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中华传统文化在新加坡奄奄一息的危机 ：电视剧《红白囍事》案例研究 = The imminent crisis of Chinese traditional culture in Singapore : a case study of drama series “New Beginnings”... by 詹韻璇 Cham, Vanessa Yunn Shyuan

“…Every scene from New Beginnings, for example the discrimination suffered by the funeral industry in society, the pursue of fame and wealth, blindly worshipping foreign powers leading to the abandonment of their own identity and culture. …”
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Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee osteoarthritis (CONNACT) : study protocol for an effectiveness-implementation hybrid ra... by Tan, Bryan Yijia, Pereira, Michelle Jessica, Yang, Su-Yin, Hunter, David J., Skou, Soren Thorgaard, Thumboo, Julian, Car, Josip

“…The first component is the pragmatic, parallel-arm, single-blinded randomized control trial. Inclusion criteria are patients with knee OA based on the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) criteria with radiographic severity of greater than Kellgren-Lawrence 1, and Knee Injury and OA Outcome Score (KOOS4) of equal or less than 75. …”
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A promising deep learning-assistive algorithm for histopathological screening of colorectal cancer by Ho, Cowan, Zhao, Zitong, Chen, Xiu Fen, Sauer, Jan, Saraf, Sahil Ajit, Jialdasani, Rajasa, Taghipour, Kaveh, Sathe, Aneesh, Khor, Li-Yan, Lim, Kiat-Hon, Leow, Wei-Qiang

“…We further trained the composite AI-model's performance on a larger cohort of 105 resections WSIs and then validated our findings on a cohort of 150 biopsies WSIs against the classifications of two independently blinded pathologists. We evaluated the area under the receiver-operator characteristic curve (AUC) and other performance metrics. …”
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