Publications by authors named "Ariela Knaanie"

Introduction: The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in large language models like ChatGPT and Google's Gemini AI, marks a transformative era in technological innovation. This study explores the potential of AI in ophthalmology, focusing on the capabilities of ChatGPT and Gemini AI. While these models hold promise for medical education and clinical support, their integration requires comprehensive evaluation.

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Objective: Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common finding in pediatric cochlear implant(CI) candidates and may be managed by inserting ventilation tubes. This study aimed to compare postoperative complication rates in children who underwent CI without and with OME, including patients who were treated without and with ventilation tube insertion.

Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted, including all CI patients, under ten years of age, at our institution, between 2007 and 2020.

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  • Immune-checkpoint inhibitors significantly improve survival rates in patients with metastatic non-resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), especially in those with a combined positivity score (CPS) of 20 or higher.
  • * This study aimed to explore PD-L1 antigen expression in HNSCC across various clinical contexts and histological settings, using a prospective cohort approach at a medical center.
  • * Results showed no correlation between CPS category and patient survival metrics, with 18% inconsistency between biopsy and whole tumor CPS findings, highlighting the need for careful tumor area selection for accurate CPS analysis.
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Goat herding is an important tool in the ecologically sound management of Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands, although effective levels of woody biomass removal by the goats is neither guaranteed nor easy to predict. Preliminary observations indicated that one reason for this may be poor understanding of plant-herbivore interactions that operate intraspecifically at the local spatial scale. We asked, whether goats show intraspecific preferences among neighboring plants when foraging a small local population of Pistacia lentiscus, a dominant tall shrub.

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