A Combination of Surgical Techniques to Repair a Giant Traumatic Macular Hole by Soon Wai Ch’ng, Ibrahim Elaraoud, David Karl, Dimitrios Kalogeropoulos, Rynn Lee, Elisa Carreras

“…The suspected traumatic FTMH was present since he was 13 years old from a direct impact of a golf ball in his right eye and his best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) has always remained at 1/60 Snellen vision. On examination, he had a very large FTMH measuring 1635 µm with central foveal retinal detachment. …”
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Religion and politics of belonging in digital times: youth religiosity in focus by Astrid Mattes, Miriam Haselbacher, Katharina Limacher, Christoph Novak

“…Individual negotiations of belonging always resonate with political ideas of the nation and the secular and with discourses of inclusion and exclusion. …”
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Research on blow-out of shield tunnel in sandy soil with shallow burial by Yong-Xiang Shi, Yong-Xiang Shi, Bao-Ping Xi, Qi-Guang Di, Feng-Nian Wang, Feng-Nian Wang

“…Because of its non-viscosity, sand layer is easy to cause rock instability, which is always a difficult problem in tunnel excavation.This study employs an integrated approach of numerical simulation and theoretical analysis to investigate the phenomenon of shield tunnel faces blow-out in shallowly buried sandy soil strata. …”
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SFDA-MEF: An Unsupervised Spacecraft Feature Deformable Alignment Network for Multi-Exposure Image Fusion by Qianwen Xiong, Xiaoyuan Ren, Huanyu Yin, Libing Jiang, Canyu Wang, Zhuang Wang

“…However, traditional methods and unsupervised deep-learning methods always exhibit inherent limitations in dealing with complex overlapping regions. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…The diagnosis of isolated small bowel Crohn’s disease (ISBCD) has always been challenging. Aims. This study is aimed at comparing the clinical features and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) characteristics of ISBCD with those of other small bowel ulcerative diseases (OSBUD). …”
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Fast-track microwave-assisted synthesis of CdMoO4 and CdWO4 nanoparticles for hybrid rGO/NPs electrodes in high-performance supercapacitors by Leonardo Vivas, Carolina Manquian, Daniella Esperanza Pacheco-Catalán, Paulina Márquez, Dinesh Pratap Singh

“…Fast and facile synthesis of nanomaterials is always a challenge for industrial applications in various sectors. …”
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Evaluation of Sharia-based Sustainability Reporting Framework Influenced by the Emergence of Metaverse Axes in Accounting by Hossein Keshavarzi Nejhad, Maryam Shahri, Vahid Oskou, Mohammad Reza Abdoli

“…By promoting jurisprudential values and Shariah standards, Islamic societies are always seeking to strengthen the level of adherence to morality, and this issue has caused many countries to consider Islamic rules in addition to international standards and laws to achieve greater legitimacy. …”
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Monodispersed AgNPs Synthesized from the Nanofactories of Theobroma cacao (Cocoa) Leaves and Pod Husk and Their Antimicrobial Activity by Johnson Kwame Efavi, Emmanuel Nyankson, Kwaku Kyeremeh, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Kingsford Asare, Nathaniel Yeboah

“…With a shorter nucleation time, the intensity of the UV-Vis spectrum was always higher in the case of CL-AgNPs, indicating a larger population of bioactive molecules available for CL-AgNPs synthesis. …”
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Does Probability Guided Hysteroscopy Reduce Costs in Women Investigated for Postmenopausal Bleeding? by M. C. Breijer, N. van Hanegem, N. C. M. Visser, R. H. M. Verheijen, B. W. J. Mol, J. M. A. Pijnenborg, B. C. Opmeer, A. Timmermans

“…The costs for strategy I were always € 460; the costs for strategy II varied between € 457 and € 475. …”
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Anthocyanins as functional food components by R. S. Yudina, E. I. Gordeeva, O. Yu. Shoeva, M. A. Tikhonova, E. K. Khlestkina

“…However, the studies conducted cannot always explain the molecular mechanism of action of anthocyanins in the human body. …”
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Dynamic Mechanical Response, Cracking Behavior, and Stress Intensity Factors of Cement Mortar Specimens with Open and Closed Flaws by Qizhi Wang, Fangshi Shi, Xiao Wang, Qingling Meng, Xing Li, Jinbo Song, Chang-yi Yu

“…Besides, the failure mode of specimens with an open flaw is mainly an X-shaped tensile or tensile-shear mixed form regardless of the flaw inclination, whereas the resin-filled flawed specimens always fail in the form of an atypical X-shaped shear pattern with obvious randomness. …”
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Effects of citizen participation on urban water management based on socioeconomic factors by F. Mardianti, D.E. Purba

“…Finally, educational level and income do not always translate to behavioral changes linked to water pollution management.…”
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New insights into the N-glycomes of Dictyostelium species by Alba Hykollari, Daniel Malzl, Chunsheng Jin, Carina Eschenbach, Kristína Kianičková, Iain B.H. Wilson, Katharina Paschinger

“…All three species have common modifications on their anionic N-glycans: while (methyl)phosphorylated residues are always associated with terminal mannose residues, the sulphation position differs. …”
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A Simplified Technique for All-Inside Tibial Socket Retrograde Drill Guiding Using a 2- to 3.5-mm Concentric Cannula Without the All-Inside Tibial Guide Ring by Yizhong Peng, M.D., Ph.D., Wenbo Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Wei Yu, M.D., Ph.D., Chunqing Meng, M.D., Ph.D., Hong Wang, M.D., Ph.D., Wei Huang, M.D., Ph.D.

“…The establishment of tibial sockets remains a crucial step in ACL reconstruction, which has always been difficult in ACL reconstruction research. …”
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A comparative analysis of methods of preinduction cervical ripening and induction of labor in Poland and in Germany (Part II): maternal and neonatal outcomes by Agnieszka K. Kleszcz, Dorota Ćwiek, Olimpia Sipak-Szmigiel

“…Abstract The benefits and risks of delivery should always be considered before initiating preinduction cervical ripening and labor induction. …”
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Effectiveness of acid-tolerant antagonist-based biofungicide in the control of basal stem rot disease caused by ganoderma in oil palm seedlings on peat soil by Supriyanto, Sulistyowati Henny, Arifin Nur, Ruliyansyah Agus, Haris Ramadahan Tris

“…As the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia has always been associated with global warming because most of its plantation areas are on peatlands and their management is considered not environmentally friendly. …”
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Prediksi Rating Film IMDb Menggunakan Decision Tree by Rifqy Rosdiyah Ilmi, Fachrul Kurniawan, Sri Harini

“…The popularity or success of box office movies has always been a concern around the world. Data on the success or popularity of a movie is currently available online. …”
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A smartphone application to objectively monitor music listening habits in adolescents by Danique E. Paping, Jantien L. Vroegop, Simone P. C. Koenraads, Carlijn M.P. le Clercq, André Goedegebure, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong, Marc P. van der Schroeff

“…Conclusions The results of the current study suggest that self-reported measures of listening habits are not always accurate. We consider a smartphone application to monitor listening habits of added value in future research investigating the possible damaging effects of PLDs on hearing acuity. …”
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Neuropati Auditori by Sukri Rahman, Rossy Rosalinda

“…Patients with auditory neuropathy may have normal hearing or hearing loss ranging from mild to profound hearing loss, but they always have poor speech perception abilities. Auditory neuropathy is characterized by the abnormal result of the auditory brainstem response (BERA), but in the presence of preserved otoacoustic emissions (OAE). …”
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Crime in Kharkiv and Its Counteraction in 1880 by V. A. Hrechenko, O. M. Honcharuk

“…The authors of this topic have considered two aspects of the problem: the history of crime prevention in the late XIX century, whose experience always remains relevant, and the history of Kharkiv of the same period, which is also interesting from a scientific point of view. …”
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