Genome-wide meta-analysis of five Asian cohorts identifies PDGFRA as a susceptibility locus for corneal astigmatism. by Qiao Fan, Xin Zhou, Chiea-Chuen Khor, Ching-Yu Cheng, Liang-Kee Goh, Xueling Sim, Wan-Ting Tay, Yi-Ju Li, Rick Twee-Hee Ong, Chen Suo, Belinda Cornes, Mohammad Kamran Ikram, Kee-Seng Chia, Mark Seielstad, Jianjun Liu, Eranga Vithana, Terri L Young, E-Shyong Tai, Tien-Yin Wong, Tin Aung, Yik-Ying Teo, Seang-Mei Saw

“…Variants in PDGFRA on chromosome 4q12 (lead SNP: rs7677751, allelic odds ratio = 1.26 (95% CI: 1.16-1.36), P(meta) = 7.87×10(-9)) were identified to be significantly associated with corneal astigmatism, exhibiting consistent effect sizes across all five cohorts. This highlights the potential role of variants in PDGFRA in the genetic etiology of corneal astigmatism across diverse Asian populations.…”
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Potential of ultrasound investigation in diagnostics of pseudomembranous colitis in surgical patients by O. A. Alekseyechkina, E. Ya. Dubrov, Ye. S. Vladimirova, T. P. Pinchuk, G. P. Titova

“…Abdominal ultrasound was carried out according to standard procedure with assessment of disintegration of peritoneal layers, state of all parts of the large intestine, loops of small intestine and its mesentery were examined.Results. …”
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Micro CT Analysis of Hard Tissue Debris Accumulation Created by SAF vs. ProTaper systems by Diyar Kh Bakr, Hussien Al-Hwaizi, Raid Salman

“…A new instrument had been marketed with the aim of optimum shaping of all parts of the canal system, however, no information present about the amount of debris removal compared to conventional rotary system. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE MUNICIPALITY-OWNED PUBLIC BUS TRANSPORT SERVICE ENTERPRISE IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA by Mulugeta GIRMA

“…In the same way, the Sheger City Bus was efficient in 2017/18 and 2021/22 but ineffective in all other years. However, the aggregate findings show that both research's efficiency levels are rising annually. …”
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Application of Radiomics Model of CT Images in the Identification of Ureteral Calculus and Phlebolith by Qiuyue Yu, Jiaqi Liu, Huashan Lin, Pinggui Lei, Bing Fan

“…The plain CT scan images of all samples were manually segmented by the ITK-SNAP software, followed by radiomics analysis through the Analysis Kit software. …”
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Machine learning models for predicting the bearing capacity of shallow foundations: A Comparative study and sensitivity analysis by Hamid Mohammadnezhad, Seyedmohammad Eslami

“…bearing capacity estimation of shallow foundations is the essential requirement in the design of structures and taking a calculation method into account is necessary. All the parameters and uncertainties cannot be factored in by the classic analytical-based methods. …”
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CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF LISTED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FIRMS IN NIGERIA by Nasiru Adamu Kanoma, Nurudeen Usman Miko, Augustine Ayuba, Idris Mohammed, Idris Mohammed, Mark G Tagwai

“…The population of this study consists of all listed information and communications technology firms in Nigeria. …”
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Recent Advances in Graphene-Assisted Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing by Jian Wang, Xiao Hu

“…Due to the linear band structure allowing interband optical transitions at all photon energies, graphene has remarkably large third-order optical susceptibility χ(3), which is only weakly dependent on the wavelength in the near-infrared frequency range. …”
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Features of the special knowledge use in the investigation of murders committed by convicts in prisons by V. V. Kikinchuk, K. H. Mishyna

“…It should also be borne in mind that murder of this category is committed in a specific situation, namely in correctional facilities. All the above determined the relevance of the chosen research topic.…”
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Estimation of Phenology Stages of Rapeseed Using Remote Sensing Vegetation Indices and Digital Camera Images Index by Akbar Mirahmadi, Hojjatollah Yazdan Panah, Mehdi Momeni

“…The results showed that the curves obtained from the indices of NDVI, EVI, GCC show all four stages of remote sensing phenology – green-up, dormancy, maturity, and senescence - well, but the Greenness index did not show the dormancy stage well. …”
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The Relationship between High-Intensity Physical Activity and Traumatic Dental Injury among Young Adults in South Korea by Ji-Young Son, Dong-Hun Han

“…High-intensity exercisers had a statistically different association with traumatic dental injuries due to exercise. In all models, high-intensity exercisers had more traumatic dental injuries than moderate-intensity exercisers, and participants who exercised vigorously 4 or more days per week had a significantly higher prevalence experience of traumatic dental injuries. …”
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Effect of additions on the self-compacting concrete's absorption by Rachid Rabehi, Amieur Mohamed, Rabehi Mohamed, Omrane Mohammed

“…The findings indicate that, with the exception of brick, all self-compacting concretes produce intriguing results in terms of compressive strength and water absorption. …”
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Perturbative Stability and Error-Correction Thresholds of Quantum Codes by Yaodong Li, Nicholas O’Dea, Vedika Khemani

“…Motivated by error-correction considerations, we define general order parameters for all such generalized Z_{2} lattice-gauge theories, and show that they are generally lower bounded by success probabilities of error correction. …”
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Algorithm-informed treatment from EEG patterns improves outcomes for patients with major depressive disorder by Ramon Solhkhah, Justin Feintuch, Mabel Vasquez, Eamon S. Thomasson, Vijay Halari, Kathleen Palmer, Morgan R. Peltier

“…Patients in the PEER arm were classified into one of 4 groups depending on if the report was followed throughout (RF/RF), the first 90 days only (RF/RNF), the second 90 days only (RNF/RF), or not at all (RNF/RNF). Outcomes were then compared with controls whose physician performed the EEG and submitted data but did not receive the PEER report. …”
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Stroke Lesion Prediction by Bille-Viper-Segmentation with Tandem-MU-net Model by Beevi Fathima, N Santhi Dr, N Ramasamy Dr

“…The results show that the suggested model performs substantially better than existing methods, achieving an amazing accuracy rate of 75%, recall rate of 83%, F1 score of 98%, Dice score of 98%, and precision of 73%, all while operating effectively in a time frame of 250 seconds.…”
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Effect of fermentation on bioactive compounds and structural properties of wheat bran by Nidhi Tiwari, Reshma Saroj, Mudasir Ahmad Malik, Devinder Kaur

“…Among the bioactive compounds ferulic acid was found highest in the bran of both wheat cultivars while p-hydroxybenzoic acid was found lowest in the bran of PBW-154 variety and syringic acid was found lowest in the bran of HD-2967 variety. All the six bioactive compounds detected were increased after the fermentation for both the cultivars bran. …”
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Influence of density of a polyurethane microcellular elastomer foam on its compressive energy absorption and time-dependent behavior by Julen Cortazar-Noguerol, Fernando Cortés, María Jesús Elejabarrieta

“…Additionally, the lowest density material demonstrates the highest energy absorption efficiency at lower peak stresses and increasing the loading rate reduces efficiency across all tested densities. On the other hand, the time dependent properties are characterized through the relaxation modulus of each of the densities. …”
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How managerial coaching enables thriving at work. A sequential mediation by Ghulam Abid, Saira Ahmed, Tehmina Fiaz Qazi, Komal Sarwar

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Investigating Influences of Synthesizing Eco-Friendly Waste-Coir-Fiber Nanofiller-Based Ramie and Abaca Natural Fiber Composite Parameters on Mechanical Properties by T. Sathish, Vinayagam Mohanavel, Palanivel Velmurugan, R. Saravanan, T. Raja, M. Ravichandran, Wadi B. Alonazi, Shanmugam Sureshkumar, Atkilt Mulu Gebrekidan

“…Vast amounts of natural fibers are freely available in all areas. In this research, work nanofiller material such as nano form waste coir fiber is collected from used car seat. …”
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Screening of Soybean Genotypes for Waterlogging Stress Tolerance and Understanding the Physiological Mechanisms by Khadeja Sultana Sathi, Abdul Awal Chowdhury Masud, Maliha Rahman Falguni, Naznin Ahmed, Khussboo Rahman, Mirza Hasanuzzaman

“…Waterlogging remarkably declined the growth and yield of all the soybean genotypes compared to control. Reduced plant height, relative water content, above-ground fresh and dry weight, SPAD value, leaf area, number of leaves, branches, pods, seeds pod−1, 100-seed weight, and seed yield plant−1 were observed under waterlogging stress. …”
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