Vision Related Quality of Life in Patients with Keratoconus by Sevda Aydin Kurna, Ahmet Altun, Tugba Gencaga, Sezen Akkaya, Tomris Sengor

“…Each subject completed the 25-item NEI-VFQ-25. Results. All subscales of NEI-VFQ-25 were lower in the keratoconus patients. …”
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Physicochemical properties and bioavailability of bio-calcium products from tilapia bone: A comparative study with synthetic hydroxyapatite by Kornpaka Arkanit, Theeraphol Senphan, Nursakich Issapap, Natthapong Mungmueang, Pornpimol Sriket, Soottawat Benjakul, Chodsana Sriket

“…Heavy metals were not detected in any samples. All products exhibited high whiteness values (L∗ 91.8–95.0). …”
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Fastest Race Courses for Triathletes by Mabliny Thuany, David Valero, Elias Villiger, Marilia Andrade, Katja Weiss, Pantelis T. Nikolaidis, Rodrigo Luiz Vancini, Thomas Roseman, Beat Knechtle

“…Data analysis was performed first for the full sample (all race records), and then for an elite sub-sample consisting of the top 100 males and top 100 females records in each location. …”
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Genomic and mutational analysis of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tagetis EB037 pathogenicity on sunflower by Jude E. Maul, John Lydon, Dilip Lakshman, Colin Willard, Hyesuk Kong, Daniel P. Roberts

“…The exchange effector region of the TPI contained genes potentially functioning in detoxification of the environment as well as two integrases, but no previously described T3SS effector homologues. In all, the Pstag EB037 genome contained homologues for at least 44 T3SS effectors with 30 having known functions. …”
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Restoring riparian habitats for benefits to biodiversity and human livelihoods: a systematic map protocol for riparian restoration approaches in the tropics by Sheena Davis, Matthew Grainger, Marion Pfeifer, Zarah Pattison, Philip Stephens, Roy Sanderson

“…In addition to this, a grey literature search will be conducted using Google Scholar and by searching for references using specialist websites. All literature that is gathered will be screened by title, abstract and full text using a two-phase screening process which adheres to a pre-determined eligibility criteria. …”
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VibrioBase: A Model for Next-Generation Genome and Annotation Database Development by Siew Woh Choo, Hamed Heydari, Tze King Tan, Cheuk Chuen Siow, Ching Yew Beh, Wei Yee Wee, Naresh V. R. Mutha, Guat Jah Wong, Mia Yang Ang, Amir Hessam Yazdi

“…We present VibrioBase, a useful resource platform, providing all basic features of a sequence database with the addition of unique analysis tools which could be valuable for the Vibrio research community. …”
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Perceived stress and coping strategies used by undergraduate dental students: An observational study. by Saira Atif, Nilofar Mustafa, Sarah Ghafoor

“…Female students had higher mean stress scores than the male students in all of the DES domains. Mean stress scores were higher in year 4 students for "workload", "self-efficacy beliefs", "faculty and administration", "clinical training", and "social stresses" compared to other years. …”
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Clinical and Cost Burden of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Descriptive Analysis Using a US Administrative Claims Database by Sue Perera, Liyuan Ma, Raj Punwaney, Sulabha Ramachandran

“…Patients in the primary cohort incurred greater annual healthcare service costs (1.6 times greater, all causes) and healthcare resource utilization compared with the sicca-free comparator cohort. …”
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Using data to promote inclusion through early childhood mental health consultation by Kelsey A. Clayback, Ann M. Partee, Amanda P. Williford, Jason T. Downer, Kyra Parker, Ann S. Lhospital

“…We found that this baseline data collection and the subsequent data-driven process for selecting strategies was feasible in that all consultants and teachers served by ECMHC were able to use it. …”
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WHY DO VIETNAMESE FIRMS HOLD CASH? by Nguyễn Thanh Hồng Ân, Hoàng Mai Phương

“…In addition, the cash holding ratios of firms in all four size quantiles have shrunk since 2016, especially for firms in the smallest size quantile. …”
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Recurrent Bacterial Meningitis in a Child with Mondini Dysplasia by Eda Kepenekli-Kadayifci, Ayşe Karaaslan, Serkan Atıcı, Adem Binnetoğlu, Murat Sarı, Ahmet Soysal, Gülşen Altınkanat, Mustafa Bakır

“…Mondini dysplasia, also known as Mondini malformation, is a developmental abnormality of the inner and middle ears that can cause hearing loss, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage, and recurrent bacterial meningitis (RBM), which is defined as two or more episodes of meningitis separated by a period of convalescence and the complete resolution of all signs and symptoms. An accurate diagnosis of the underlying pathology is crucial to prevent further episodes from occurring. …”
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Learning curve and complications of unilateral biportal endoscopy–unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis by Jiashen Shao, Zihan Fan, Hai Meng, Qi Fei

“…Baseline information, perioperative data, and preoperative and postoperative subjective scores were recorded for all patients. The learning curve and identified risk factors for complications were analyzed. …”
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Frequency-Dependent Anisotropic Electromagnetic Responses of Fractured Reservoirs with Various Hydrate Distributions Based on Numerical Simulation by Shengbiao Liu, Gaowei Hu, Qingtao Bu, Yapeng Zhao, Zhiwen Sun

“…It is found that these three parameters for all hydrate distributions and frequencies reduce with the enhancement of hydrate saturation, whereas the decreasing trends in conductivities and relative permittivities are distinct among the various hydrate distributions. …”
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A non-conditioned bone marrow transplantation mouse model to study clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid malignancies by Sofia Bentivegna, Marwa Almosailleakh, Lin-Pierre Zhao, Mikkel Bruhn Schuster, Sébastien Benquet, Alexander Balhuizen, Helga Fibiger Munch-Petersen, Lene Dissing Sjö, Mads Hald Andersen, Nicolas Dulphy, Bo Porse, Kirsten Grønbæk

“…Individuals with CHIP have an increased risk of developing hematological malignancies, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and all-cause mortality. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) of cells carrying CHIP mutations into irradiated mice are useful procedures to investigate the dynamics of clonal expansion and potential therapeutic strategies, but myeloablative conditioning can induce confounding effects. …”
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Determination of Carrageenan in Livestock and Poultry Meat by Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Yanqin Sun, Xudong Zhu, Xixi Shen, Wei Wang

“…The relative standard deviations (RSDs) were all lower than 7.51%. The developed method shows a high recovery rate and good precision and can be used for the rapid detection of carrageenan in livestock and poultry meat.…”
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Concurrent Extraction and Analysis of Atmospheric Particulate Matter-bound PBDEs, PAHs, Nitrated PAHs, and OPEs by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Bo-Wun Huang, Chien-Er Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

“…The detected values of the SRM samples (n = 4) were all within 30%, except for 3 N-PAH congeners. The recovery rates for the spiked concentrations (n = 5) were 82.2% ± 8.7%–122% ± 4.4% for PBDEs, 84.2% ± 9.9%–115% ± 17.4% for PAHs, 83.2% ± 2.2%–111% ± 2.5% for N-PAHs, and 93.9% ± 5.3%–111% ± 10.7% for OPEs. …”
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Exploration of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of decreased autoantibodies in lung cancer by Ying Ye, Ying Ye, Yi Huang, Yi Huang, Jianbo Pan, Jianbo Pan

“…IntroductionTumor-associated antigens (TAA) are proteins expressed during the growth and development of tumor cells, and TAA autoantibodies (TAAbs) can be detected in the serum of lung cancer patients, which can be utilized in the early screening of lung cancer. Almost all the TAAbs applied for diagnosis are those elevated, however, there are still large numbers of autoantibodies detected to decrease in tumor serums, and their functions were rarely known. …”
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Two-warehouse deterministic inventory model of expiry date known deteriorating items with just-in-time purchases for slotted backlogs by R. Thilagavathi, J. Viswanath, Miroslav Mahdal, Jayavelu Udaya Prakash, Sachin Salunkhe, Sachin Salunkhe

“…At the same time, the items in the OW are decreasing due to exponential demand and constant deterioration. All customers are backlogged during the stock-out period and slotted into three intervals. …”
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Exploring how PRIME-Parkinson care is implemented and whether, how and why it produces change, for who and under what conditions: a protocol for an embedded process evaluation with... by Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Sabi Redwood, Judi Kidger, Emma Tenison, Heather Brant, Emily J Henderson, Fiona Lithander, Katherine Lloyd, Safi Smith

“…Quantitative data will be collected prospectively from all participants and analysed descriptively with exploratory tests of relationships as power allows. …”
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Peri-Traumatic Near-Infrared Light Treatment Attenuates the Severity of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss by Rescuing (Type I) Spiral Ganglion Neurons in Mice by Max Meuser, Susanne Schwitzer, Parisa Faraji, Arne Ernst, Dietmar Basta

“…Hearing protection in these animals significantly exceeded the effect of an exclusive pre- or post-treatment across all frequencies. A loss of spiral ganglion neurons in the trauma-only group was observed, which was significantly rescued by the peri-traumatic NIR treatment. …”
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