Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Indonesia by Rifna Lutfiamida, Rien Widyasari, Kara Citra Kalandra

“…A retrospective cross-sectional analytic review of medical records was conducted for patients with bacterial keratitis who underwent corneal cultures over an 8-year period. …”
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Causal analysis of dietary preferences and the risk of endometriosis using large-scale population data by Xin Cheng, Dan Ma, Xiuhong Wang, Meiling Li, Jinpeng Jiang

“…Additionally, heterogeneity analysis, pleiotropy assessment, leave-one-out analysis, and reverse MR analysis were conducted to further validate and solidify the findings of the study. …”
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Constitutional consolidation of the rule of law as the basis for the development of the Ukrainian state: historical origins and implementation practice by Lutskyi R., Kaleniuk O., Lytsur M.

“…As a result of the research conducted, it was found that this principle, which forms the basis of the constitutional order, is proclaimed and operates in our country. …”
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Prospective evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of FDG-PET/CT for the detection of sternal wound infection post-sternotomy by Angela Cai, Mehrshad Bakhshi, Yoan Lamarche, Francois Harel, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau

“…This study assesses FDG-PET/CT diagnostic role in DSWI detection, the evolution of FDG uptake intensity in patients without DSWI and the potential biomarkers for DSWIs prediction. Methods We conducted a single center prospective study of consecutive patients referred for suspected SWI post-median sternotomy. …”
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Illiberal Peacebuilding dan Ekstraktivisme di Indonesia: Studi Manajemen Konflik Autoritarian terhadap Konflik Sumber Daya Alam tahun 2018-2022 by Jasmine Rafifah Fathia Putri, Adhi Cahya Fahadayna

“…The independent variables in this study include discursive practices, spatial practices, and political-economic practices, while the dependent variable is the resource conflict index. Data analysis was conducted using multiple linear regression techniques with the SPSS software version 26 to ensure data validity and reliability. …”
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A Damage Constitutive Model for the Effects of CO2-Brine-Rock Interactions on the Brittleness of a Low-Clay Shale by Qiao Lyu, Xinping Long, P. G. Ranjith, Jingqiang Tan, Yong Kang, Wenbin Luo

“…Therefore, a series of strength tests were conducted to obtain the stress-strain characteristics of shale soaked in different phases of CO2 including subcritical or supercritical CO2 with formation of water for different time intervals (10 days, 20 days, and 30 days). …”
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Prenatal labor analgesia education program on outcomes for primiparas: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Jiali Wu, Jing Chen, Weiwen Zhang, Jiangtao OuYang, Jia Li, Xujuan Zheng

“…Methods A single-blinded, randomized, controlled, parallel-design trial will be conducted. Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, online and offline prenatal labor epidural analgesia education program has five modules: (a)elementary knowledge, (b)attitude, (c)subjective norm, (d) perceived behavioral control and (e)behavioral intention. …”
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Identification and expression analysis of P-type ATPase IIIA subfamily in Puccinia Striiformis f. sp. tritici by Yingjie Sun, Hong Tao, Hong Han, Yiping Zou, Yingyu Xue, Shiwen Chen, Fei Tao

“…To investigate the potential functions of the PMA gene family in Pst, we conducted a genome-wide bioinformatics analysis and examined the expression profiles of the PMA gene family. …”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors to high-grade vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia: a single-institution study by Min Lu, Xiaoshan Hong, Tingyan Liu, Bi Mai, Guiying Hu, Xiaoli Sun

“…Methods This cross-sectional study included women with histologically confirmed high-grade VaIN and high‐grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), conducted between 2017 and 2021 at a single center. …”
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Evaluation of genetic trend in milk production of buffalo cattle in Colombia by Divier Antonio Agudelo-Gómez, Sebastián Pineda-Sierra, Diana Solano, Andrés Felipe Pérez-Rojo, Edison Julián Ramírez-Toro

“…To achieve favorable genetic progress, it is important to conduct selection processes based on genetic evaluations undertaken in the country, increase selection intensity by the widespread use of sires with positive genetic values, and restrict the use of animals with negative genetic values. …”
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Gaps in Study Design for Immune Parameter Research for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Systematic Review by Mariana Herrera, Cristian Vera, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda

“…To determine the IP associated with LTBI, compared to active TB and individuals not infected by M. tuberculosis published in literature. Methods. We conducted a systematic search using Google Scholar and PubMed databases, combining the MeSH terms latent tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cytokines, and biological markers, with the free terms, biomarkers and cytokines. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

“…A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted on northwest Ethiopia among 201 systematically selected dyspeptic patients. …”
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Implementing the Kids’ Athletics Program in the System of Increasing the Level of Physical Performance of Youth by Ján Jakubík, Jaroslav Broďáni

“…The present study was conducted using a two-group non-concurrent experiment, in which the experimental group (decimal age 8.64 years) consisted of 50 probands and the control group (decimal age 8.55 years) consisted of 60 probands aged 8-9 years. …”
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Functional Analysis of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Based on Exploratory Item Response Theory Modeling by FAN Yabei, CHEN Jinjin, GE Panli, CHENG Xi, ZHANG Yichen, LIN Feng

“…Differential test functioning （DTF） test was conducted for gender and rehabilitation therapy to test the bias. …”
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine among females with polycystic ovary syndrome in Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Oriana Awwad, Mais Saleh, Ali Alsamydai, Fatma U Afifi, Amal Akour, Renad Abu Tarboosh, Manar Hamdan, Asma Sa’d Basha, Sanaa K Bardaweel

“…This study aimed to assess the use of CAM among females with PCOS in Jordan.Design, settings and participants A cross-sectional study was conducted at one of the largest tertiary centres in Jordan. …”
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Quality of life in children with glaucoma: a qualitative interview study in Australia by Emmanuelle Souzeau, Jamie E Craig, Sandra E Staffieri, Lachlan S W Knight, Bronwyn Ridge, Mallika Prem Senthil

“…The prominence of QoL themes was determined by the number of children who raised issues connected to the corresponding theme.Setting Interviews were conducted via telephone or videoconferencing between April 2020 and July 2021.Participants Eighteen children with glaucoma, aged 8–17 years, who resided in Australia, were recruited from the Australian and New Zealand Registry of Advanced Glaucoma.Results Median child age was 12.1 years (IQR: 9.7–14.5 years) and 33% were female. …”
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Prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgical coverage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Angus W Turner, Mark A Chia, Hessom Razavi, Marcel M Nejatian, Saiuj Bhat, Amy Kalantary, Joshua R Taylor

“…No differences in bilateral vision loss, blindness or surgical coverage were found between rural and urban subgroups or between studies conducted before and after the year 2000.Conclusions Cataract causes vision loss in a substantial number of adults living in urban and rural Australia. …”
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Hydrochemical characteristics, water quality and diatom assemblage in Dordi River, Nepal by Punam Phuyal, Shraddha Ranabhat, Sanjal Khatri, Nabin Lamichhane, Ramesh Raj Pant, Lal Bahadur Thapa, Ram Kailash Prasad Yadav

“…The water quality parameters of the river like temperature, pH, electric conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, and total alkalinity (TA) were measured in-situ, whereas concentrations of major ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, NH4+, HCO3–, Cl–, SO42–, NO3–, and PO43–), biological oxygen demand (BOD) and chemical oxygen demand (COD) were analyzed in the laboratory by collecting water samples from different parts of the river. …”
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Contamination and washing of cloth masks and risk of infection among hospital health workers in Vietnam: a post hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Chandini Raina MacIntyre, Bayzidur Rahman, Holly Seale, Tham Chi Dung

“…A substudy of contamination of a sample of 15 cloth and medical masks was also conducted.Outcome measure Infection rate over 4 weeks of follow up and viral contamination of masks tested by multiplex PCR.Results Viral contamination with rhinovirus was identified on both used medical and cloth masks. …”
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Automated Internal Defect Identification and Localization Based on a Near-Field SAR Millimeter-Wave Imaging System by Quoc Cuong Bui, Weizhi Lin, Qiang Huang, Gyung-Su Byun

“…The accuracy of detection is ensured by modeling and separating internal defects from disturbances introduced by the scanning mechanism and noise. Experiments were conducted using 3D-printed blocks with synthetic defects to demonstrate the detection capability of the proposed system. …”
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