Randomized Crossover Study Showing Nurse-Led Same Day Review Replacing Next Day Review in Uneventful Phacoemulsification to Be Safe and Efficacious by Jennifer W. H. Shum, Janice J. J. Cheung, Monica M. N. Lee, Oscar G. W. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li

“…Patient satisfaction is also comparable in the setting of Asian culture and when transportation is not a major concern.…”
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Pregnancy and cardiovascular outcomes among patients post Fontan surgery: a 25-year single-centre retrospective cohort study by Ran Kornowski, Eran Hadar, Daniel Yehuda, Omri Soudry, Eyal Schwartz, Ilan Richter, Alexander Dadashev, Shahar Vig, Shimon Kolker, Ohad Houri, Rafael Hirsch, Nili Schamroth Pravda

“…The maternal complications included pre-eclampsia (one patient), placental detachment (one patient), acute heart failure exacerbation (one patient), arrhythmia (three atrial arrhythmias) and major peripartum haemorrhage (two patients), with no peripartum death.Conclusions Over one-third of women with Fontan physiology in our cohort had a documented pregnancy. …”
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Demography and fitness of Sesamia inferens Walker (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on three important gramineous crops by Chen Li, Zhen Shen, Liang-De Tang, Xi-Ya Wang, Yuan-Qin Huang, Yu-Fei Zhang, Ming-Yue Mu, Guy Smagghe, Lian-Sheng Zang

“…Abstract Background Pink stem borer, Sesamia inferens (Walker), a major rice pest, has rarely been reported to cause serious damage to sorghum in China. …”
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Simultaneous Evolutionary Fits for Jupiter and Saturn Incorporating Fuzzy Cores by Ankan Sur, Roberto Tejada Arevalo, Yubo Su, Adam Burrows

“…With the recent realization that there likely are stably stratified regions in the interiors of both Jupiter and Saturn, we construct new nonadiabatic, inhomogeneous evolutionary models with the same microphysics for each that result at the present time in respectable fits for all major bulk observables for both planets. These include the effective temperature, radius, atmospheric heavy-element and helium abundances (including helium rain), and the lower-order gravity moments J _2 and J _4 . …”
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The interactive use of augmented reality for educating the elderly on common age-related eye disease by Yuet Yi Hung, Wang Yee Chu, Juming Jiang, Wing Yiu Yeung, Wing Huen Yan, Tai On Kwok, Yau Kei Chan

“…Methods An AR-based education workshop was designed for the elderly to understand the major visual symptoms of several eye diseases and experience the challenges faced by visually impaired people. …”
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The financing of sports in some European Union countries by Adrian Miroslav MERKA, Viorel COJOCARU

“…Sport is a fundamental human right, recognized by major international organizations and addressed by European sports policy, which has been gradually implemented over decades. …”
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Parametric Optimization of Abrasive Water Jet Cutting on AA 5083 through Multiobjective Teaching-Learning Method by R. Meenakshi Reddy, K. Logesh, S. V. Alagarsamy, A. Nagaraj, Rishabh Chaturvedi, Mylavarapu Kalyan Ram, A. H. Seikh, M. H. Siddique, Beruk Hailu

“…Water pressure, transverse speed, stand-off distance, and abrasive flow rate are some of the major cutting parameters that may be adjusted such that the output values such as material removal rate and surface roughness are at their optimal levels.…”
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Correlation between Doppler, Manual Morphometry, and Histopathology Based Morphometry of Radial Artery as a Conduit in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Om Prakash Yadava, Vinod Sharma, Arvind Prakash, Vikas Ahlawat, Anirban Kundu, Bikram K. Mohanty, Rekha Mishra, Amit K. Dinda

“…Long-term graft patency is the major factor impacting survival after coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Neuromodulation: clinical advances and future perspectives by ZHANG Jian⁃guo, XIE Hu⁃tao, YANG An⁃chao

“…Neurological diseases, especially brain functional disorders, have become major threats to human health. Neuromodulation technique, as a critical means to address this challenge, has opened new avenues for the treatment of brain functional disorders and has become one of the three innovative technologies in modern neurosurgery. …”
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Decarbonizing gas emissions from petrochemical production using microalgae by F. Shevlyakov, A.B. Laptev, O.R. Latypov, D.R. Latypova

“…In the petrochemical industry, for example, isoprene, is a major contributor to the production of carbon dioxide, generating large amounts of acidic and hydrocarbon gases that are burned and released into the atmosphere. …”
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Research on Key Factors and Their Interaction Effects of Electromagnetic Force of High-Speed Solenoid Valve by Peng Liu, Liyun Fan, Qaisar Hayat, De Xu, Xiuzhen Ma, Enzhe Song

“…The response surface model of the electromagnetic force has been utilized to analyze the interaction effect between major parameters. It has been concluded that six interaction factors including working air gap with armature radius, drive current with armature thickness, coil turns with side pole radius, armature thickness with its radius, armature thickness with side pole radius, and armature radius with side pole radius have significant influence on the electromagnetic force. …”
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Land use and cover change significantly enhanced evapotranspiration in the Yellow River Delta from 2000 to 2023 by Ziqi Mai, Zhongen Niu, Ying Zhao, Pan Li, Yi Wang, Yan Lv, Bin Wang, Mengyu Zhang

“…LUCC, particularly the expansion of water areas, have been a major driver, contributing 42.90 % to the ET increase. …”
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Taxonomic Identification and Nutritional Analysis of <i>Pterocladiella capillacea</i> in Zhanjiang by Zhengwen Lv, Hongyan Cai, Nenghui Li, Hang Li, Jun Zeng, Kefeng Wu, Luming Deng, Huaqiang Tan, Hua Ye

“…The minerals contained four major elements and four trace elements, while heavy metal levels were within safety limits, ensuring their edibility. …”
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Preoperative Portal Vein Embolization in Hepatic Surgery: A Review about the Embolic Materials and Their Effects on Liver Regeneration and Outcome by Jose Hugo M. Luz, Filipe V. Gomes, Elia Coimbra, Nuno V. Costa, Tiago Bilhim

“…Portal vein embolization has evolved and is the standard of care as a liver regenerative strategy in many surgery departments worldwide before major liver resections. Different embolic materials have been used for portal vein embolization including gelfoam, ethanol, polyvinyl-alcohol particles, calibrated microspheres, central vascular plugs, coils, n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue, fibrin glue, polidocanol-foam, alcoholic prolamin solution, and ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, as sole occluders or in varied combinations. …”
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Beyond metabolic messengers: Bile acids and TGR5 as pharmacotherapeutic intervention for psychiatric disorders by Arief Gunawan Darmanto, Ting-Lin Yen, Jing-Shiun Jan, Tran Thanh Duy Linh, Rajeev Taliyan, Chih-Hao Yang, Joen-Rong Sheu

“…We detail the synthesis and systemic functions of bile acids, their transformation by gut microbiota, and their impact across various neuropsychiatric disorders, including major depressive disorder, general anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and bipolar disorder. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Re-Identification Methods of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Models by Bartlomiej Kizielewicz, Jakub Wieckowski, Bogdan Franczyk, Jaroslaw WaTrobski, Wojciech Salabun

“…One of the major hurdles in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is the re-identification of pre-existing decision models. …”
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Genome-wide analysis of DnaJA proteins in Nicotiana tabacum reveals NtDnaJA3 responses to drought stress by Qiao Wang, Lijun Meng, Zechao Qu, Huan Su, Jiemeng Tao, Peng Lu, Chenfeng Hua, Jinbang Wang, Jianfeng Zhang, Peijian Cao, Jingjing Jin

“…For the evolution of the NtDnaJA genes, purification selection was the major factor. In addition, the potential regulatory network unveiled that NtDnaJAs could be regulated by miRNAs and various transcription factors associated with diverse stress responses. …”
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Enhancing Biomedical Research Through Strategic Funding: A Comprehensive Review by Raju Vaishya, Abhishek Vaish, Marius M. Scarlat

“…Results: The findings underscore the essential role of funding in promoting research productivity and innovation. Major challenges identified include a complicated grant application process, insufficient financial support for underrepresented groups, and a lack of transparency in funding mechanisms. …”
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Potential roles for vitamin D in preventing and treating impulse control disorders, behavioral addictions, and substance use disorders: A scoping review by Laya Jalilian-Khave, Razi Kitaneh, Binah Baht Ysrayl, Anna Borelli, Melissa C. Funaro, Marc N. Potenza, Gustavo A. Angarita

“…Vitamin D deficiency is a problem of endemic proportions. Vitamin D is a major regulator of dopaminergic and serotonergic circuits, pathways implicated in addictive disorders. …”
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Using Inverse Distance Weighting to Determine Spatial Distributions of Airborne Chemical Elements. Case Study: Douala, Cameroon by Joseph Magloire Fossokeng Mouafo, Claudiu Tănăselia, André Nana Yakam, Jules Richard Priso, Mohammed Ketata, Alexandru-Ionut Petrisor

“…Air pollution due to heavy metals has become a major problem in urban centers worldwide. Tree barks provide measurements of particulate concentration with an indication of the associated chemical composition. …”
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