Ranibizumab for Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema: Real-World Evidence in the Italian Population (PRIDE Study) by Ugo Menchini, Francesco Bandello, Vincenzo De Angelis, Federico Ricci, Luigi Bonavia, Francesco Viola, Elisa Muscianisi, Massimo Nicolò

“…Patients received ranibizumab as per the EU label (2011). Safety was assessed by incidences of ocular/systemic adverse events (AEs) and serious AEs (SAEs) and efficacy in terms of visual acuity (VA) change from baseline (decimal score or Snellen (20/value)). …”
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Association of race and ethnicity with mortality in adults with SLE: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis by Sam Norton, Chris Wincup, Patrick Gordon, Kate Bramham, James Galloway, Zijing Yang, Samir Patel, Maryam Adas, Deepak Nagra, Mark Russell

“…Mortality was higher in Black patients (OR 1.30 (95% CI 1.16 to 1.46)) and Indigenous patients (OR 1.47 (95% CI 1.11 to 1.94)), while Asian and Hispanic patients showed no significant differences compared with White patients with SLE. Seventy per cent of included studies were conducted in the USA and when excluded, the significant difference in mortality between Black and White individuals with SLE was no longer seen (OR 0.84 (95% CI 0.54 to 1.31)).Conclusion Overall, patients with SLE from Black or Indigenous racial and ethnic groups had higher mortality than those of White race and ethnicity. …”
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Associations between lifestyle factors and COVID-19 infection rates: a cross-sectional analysis in the USA by Abdullah Alismail, Razaz Shaheen, W Lawrence Beeson, Michael Paalani, Hildemar Dos Santos, Rhonda K Spencer-Hwang

“…Significant associations were found between inadequate sleep (less than 4 hours per day) and increased risk of COVID-19 in both genders (OR=2.89, 95% CI: 1.13 to 7.35, p=0.02 for men; OR=5.69, 95% CI: 3.14 to 10.29, p<0.00 for women). …”
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Influence of Smartphone Usage on development of Sexuality among Late Adolescent Boys in Health Sciences Colleges of South India [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sara J Ommen, Preeti M Galagali, Sharath M Manya, Prasanna Mithra, Jayashree K

“…Among study participants, 88% were attracted to the opposite sex, 6% were attracted to the same-sex, and 6% were attracted to both sexes. Three per cent of participants liked wearing clothes of the opposite sex, 7.5% wanted to be members of the opposite sex, whereas 10.4% were not comfortable with their genitalia. …”
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IMPLICATIONS OF BUTYLATED HYDROXYTOLUENE AND OPTIMIZED Piper nigrum EXTRACTS APPLICATION ON QUALITY OF STORED PORK by Adeola Adegoke, Kehinde Sanwo, Silas Hunge, Samuel Olakayode, Oluwafunmilayo Oyelude

“…BPAE had the lowest milligram malondialdehyde per gram tissue on d 10 of storage. Extract from BP may potentially contain compounds that could offer enhanced meat preservation and promote consumer health.…”
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Interocular Shift of Visual Attention Enhances Stereopsis and Visual Acuities of Anisometropic Amblyopes beyond the Critical Period of Visual Development: A Novel Approach by Liwen Huang, Xinghuai Sun, Gang Luo, Shuai Liu, Rui Liu, Behzad Mansouri, Vicky wing lai Wong, Wen Wen, Hong Liu, Ai-Hou Wang

“…Ten patients with anisometropic amblyopia older than age 14 (average age: 26.7) were recruited and received ISVA treatment for 6 weeks, with 2 training sessions per day. Results. Both Titmus stereopsis (z=-2.809, P=0.005) and Random-dot stereopsis (z=-2.317, P=0.018) were significantly improved. …”
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Blue applicability grade index assessment and response surface modelling to synchronous determination of metformin hydrochloride, vildagliptin and dapagliflozin propanediol monohyd... by Pintu Prajapati, Krutika Patil, Dhrumi Naik, Veera Shakar Pulusu, Anzarul Haque, Mohd Abul Kalam, Shailesh Shah

“…The chromatographic method was validated as per ICH Q2 (R2) guideline. The developed method was applied for synchronous assay of multiple combinations of metformin, vildagliptin and dapagliflozin using single chromatographic condition to save time, cost and resources for analysis. …”
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Gonad Maturation of Clown Loach (Botia macracanthus) in Pond by Irzal Effendi, T. Prasetya, Agus Oman Sudrajat, N. Suhenda, K. Sumawidjaja

“…Induk diberi pakan berupa pelet (protein, 32,33%) sebanyak 10% dari bobot biomasa per hari, 3 kali sehari, dan diberi LHRH-a dengan dosis 100 ng/kg bobot tubuh secara implantasi pada hari ke 20 pemeliharaan. …”
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The influence of anti-COVID-19 measures on the incidence of hand-foot-mouth disease in Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city in China by Yixing Guo, Yuhan Zhu, Yihan Wang, Hui Yin, Laiye Han, Tian Zhong, Ying Xiao, Lawrence T. Lam, Xi Yu

“…Results: The annual average number of reported cases of hand-foot-mouth disease during the period from 2010 to 2021 was 2,027, and the annual incidence was 321.28 per 100,000 citizens in Zhanggong district of Ganzhou city. …”
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Sarcopenia in IBD patients and the role of nutritional and physical activity interventions in its management – a systematic review by Michalina Jurkiewicz, Karolina Siembab, Julia Białeta, Katarzyna Rowińska, Agnieszka Napieralska, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz

“…IBD patients should do 3-5 moderate-intensity trainings per week. Exercise programs should combine aerobic, resistance and flexibility exercises. …”
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Oregano Extract Added into the Diet of Dairy Heifers Changes Feeding Behavior and Concentrate Intake by Giovani Jacob Kolling, Dejani Maíra Panazzolo, Alexandre Mossate Gabbi, Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Marcel Batista dos Passos, Eduardo Augusto da Cruz, Vivian Fischer

“…Thirty-two Holstein heifers were randomly distributed into four treatments: C = control, without addition of OE; OE2.5 = 2.5 g; OE5.0 = 5.0 g and OE7.5 = 7.5 g of Oregano extract per heifer/day. Feeding behavior and concentrate intake were assessed individually every day and total dry matter intake (DMI) was determined on the last week of the trial. …”
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Remote photobiomodulation ameliorates behavioral and neuropathological outcomes in a rat model of repeated closed head injury by Chongyun Wu, Meng Li, Zhe Chen, Shu Feng, Qianting Deng, Rui Duan, Timon Cheng-Yi Liu, Luodan Yang

“…Remote PBM, employing an 808 nm continuous wave laser, was administered daily in 2-min sessions per lung side over 20 days. Behavioral deficits were assessed through three-chamber social interaction, forced swim, grip strength, open field, elevated plus maze, and Barnes maze tests. …”
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Assessing the Efficacy of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics in Controlling Bacterial Contamination in the In Vitro Micropropagation of Ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc) by Selam Tewelde, Subban Patharajan, Zenebe Teka, Desta Berhe Sbhatu

“…Cefotaxime at 50 mg/L and cefotaxime plus streptomycin at 25 mg/L yielded significantly highest mean microshoots per explant (7.10 ± 0.36 and 7.51 ± 0.27, respectively) and mean shoot length (4.2 ± 0.26 and 3.56 ± 0.17 cm, respectively). …”
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Effect of variation in gridded cattle diet composition on estimated enteric methane emissions in data sparse tropical regions by J.Y. Mutua, A.J. Duncan, T.P. Robinson, S. Fraval, A.M.O. Notenbaert, G.R. Watmough

“…Estimated enteric methane emissions from cattle varied between and within livestock production systems (37.1 – 72.8 kg CH4/head per year), with significant differences between mixed rainfed humid and temperate production systems (P < 0.05). …”
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Differences in Physical and Psychological Parameters in Sub-Elite, Male, Youth Soccer Players with Jumper's Knee Following Physical Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls: A Longitud... by Marc Niering, Thomas Muehlbauer

“…Moreover, the JK group showed significantly higher incident rates for non-contact lower limb injuries (*d* = 0.69; *p* = 0.049) per 1,000 hours (i.e., practices/competitions), injury-related rest periods (*d* = 2.06; *p* = 0.043), and pain-related training interruptions (*d* = 1.35; *p* \< 0.001)…”
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Availability of Zinc, Copper, Iron, Manganese, and Selenium in Feed Ingredients and Sources in Pigs by Yohan Choi, Junseon Hong, Jihwan Lee, Minju Kim

“…Pigs were allocated to eight experimental diets in a completely randomized design, with eight replicates per diet group. The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of Zn and Cu was significantly higher in SBM and FM than in the other ingredients (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Accelerating phase field simulations through a hybrid adaptive Fourier neural operator with U-net backbone by Christophe Bonneville, Nathan Bieberdorf, Arun Hegde, Mark Asta, Habib N. Najm, Laurent Capolungo, Cosmin Safta

“…Most notably, our model reproduces the key microstructure statistics and QoIs with a level of accuracy on par with the high-fidelity numerical solver, while achieving a significant 11, 200 × speed-up on a high-resolution grid when comparing the computational expense per time step. Finally, we also investigate the opportunity of using hybrid simulations, in which we alternate forward leaps in time using the U-AFNO with high-fidelity time stepping. …”
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Structural insights on anti-biofilm mechanism of heated slightly acidic electrolyzed water technology against multi-resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilm on food contact surface by Pianpian Yan, Ramachandran Chelliah, Kyoung Hee Jo, Xiuqin Chen, Akanksha Tyagi, Hyeon Yeong Jo, Fazle Elahi, Nam Chan Woo, Min Seung Wook, Deog Hwan Oh

“…Moreover, signaling pathways involved in amino acid metabolism, energy metabolism, nucleotide synthesis, carbohydrate metabolites, and lipid biosynthesis were functionally disrupted by the SAEW at 40 ℃ treatment. As per our knowledge, this is the first research to uncover the potential mechanism of heated SAEW treatment against MRSA biofilm on food contact surface.…”
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Combined Replacement of Fishmeal and Fish Oil by Poultry Byproduct Meal and Mixed Oil: Effects on the Growth Performance, Body Composition, and Muscle Quality of Tiger Puffer by Lili Zhao, Lin Li, Feiran Zhang, Peng Li, Yanlu Li, Jian Liu, Yuliang Wei, Mengqing Liang, Qiang Ma, Houguo Xu

“…Each treatment was performed in triplicate with 30 fish per replicate. The feeding period was 45 days. There was no significant difference in growth performance among the groups. …”
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Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause (STOP-EM): a pilot study protocol for a single centre randomised waitlisted control trial in Canada by Leigh Gabel, Lauren A Burt, Christina J Alexander, Leah Kaluta, Patrick W Whitman, Emma O Billington

“…The study will be considered feasible if&gt;50% of interested and eligible participants are recruited, if there is&gt;60% adherence to the two times per week, 9-month exercise intervention and if at least 65% of the sample complete the final study visit. …”
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