Influences of 27-Gauge Vitrectomy on Corneal Topographic Conditions by Takafumi Hirashima, Takao Utsumi, Miou Hirose, Hideyasu Oh

“…No significant differences in the changes of all parameters from the baseline to 1 and 3 months postoperatively were also observed between MH group and the other two groups. A significant difference in the change of HOA from the baseline to 1 month postoperatively was observed between ERM and PDR group however, the difference disappeared at 3 months. …”
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An interval Type-2 fuzzy Fractional-Order PD-PI controller for frequency stabilization of islanded microgrids optimized with CO algorithm by Siavash Shirali, Saeed Zolfaghari Moghaddam, Mortaza Aliasghary

“…Simulation results demonstrate approximately 58.6% and 54.3% improvement in integral time absolute error (ITAE) compared to other two controllers, respectively, in a combined scenario. …”
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Impact of Emulsifiers Addition on the Retrogradation of Rice Gels during Low-Temperature Storage by Zhe Yang, Xue Han, Huiying Wu, Lijuan Zhang, Lanwei Zhang, M. Javed Iqbal

“…The results demonstrated that the rice gels with 0.2% GMS had the lowest retrogradation index (ΔHr/ΔHg) (11.84%) and hardness (1359 g) at 4°C for a 10 d period, which was significantly lower in comparison to control and the other two emulsifiers (P<0.05). Adhesiveness and water content were increased compared to the other samples. …”
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Field Static Load Tests of Post-Grouted Piles under Various Failure Conditions by Jialin Zhou, Jianwei Zhang, Yuzhuo Wang, Erwin Oh

“…The top part of the first pile was cast with inadequate concrete strength. The other two piles were cast with achieved concrete strength; however, one of these applied with eccentric loading. …”
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Improving the Performance of Whale Optimization Algorithm through OpenCL-Based FPGA Accelerator by Qiangqiang Jiang, Yuanjun Guo, Zhile Yang, Zheng Wang, Dongsheng Yang, Xianyu Zhou

“…Experiments are conducted by performing WOA on CPU and PWOA on OpenCL-based FPGA heterogeneous platform, to solve ten well-known benchmark functions. Meanwhile, other two classic algorithms including particle swarm optimization (PSO) and competitive swarm optimizer (CSO) are adopted for comparison. …”
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Time Effect of Chloride Erosion on Physical and Mechanical Properties of High-Water-Content Materials by Hai-kuan Wu, Chang-wu Liu, Zhao Zhang, Yi-chen Miao

“…In late erosion stages, the HWC materials had better compactness and experienced smaller compressive deformation in water than the other two solutions. In the NaCl solution, the high-water filling material had more pores and a larger deformation than the other solutions.…”
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Referral Activity in Three Store-and-Forward Networks during the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic by Richard Wootton, Hansel Otero, Meghan Moretti

“…One network operated at relatively high efficiency compared to the other two, although it is not known if this is sustainable. …”
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Hemodialysis: Survival Comparison and Mortality-Related Factors by Hwajeong Lee, Seok-Hui Kang

“…<i>Results</i>: The Kaplan–Meier curve showed that the SLE group had better survival than the other two groups. Multivariate analysis showed that the hazard ratios were 0.89 (<i>p</i> = 0.334) in the others group and 1.32 (<i>p</i> = 0.015) in the DM group compared to those in the SLE group. …”
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Identification of Fake Comments in E-Commerce Based on Triplet Convolutional Twin Network and CatBoost Model by Juanjuan Peng

“…At the same time, the accuracy of the four features was 0.8931, 0.9012, 0.8846, and 0.8961, respectively, which verified the excellent predictive recognition performance. Compared with the other two comparison algorithms, the detection time required by the proposed model was the shortest at 115us and consumed the least amount of resources. …”
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A Study on Life Skills among Adolescents Attending Government Schools by Pomi Mahanta, Sonia P. Deuri, Priyadarshee Abhishek, H. Sobhana

“…Results: Students aged 14 years were significantly lower in life skills compared to the other two groups. Parental education also had a significant effect on life skills development. …”
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Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Sambucus nigra on superficial digital flexor tendon repair in rabbit by ultrasonography and histopathology by Niusha Asgari, Elham Moghtadaei‐Khorasgani, Mehrdad Yadegari, Omid Taheri‐Boroujeni

“…Histopathological examination revealed fewer inflammatory cells and increased collagen fibre formation in the treatment groups compared to the other two groups. No significant difference in angiogenesis was observed among the groups on days 7 and 28 (p value <0.05). …”
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Endoscopic Endonasal Dacryocystorhinostomy Combined with Canaliculus Repair for the Management of Dacryocystitis with Canalicular Obstruction by Yunhai Tu, Zhenbin Qian, Jiao Zhang, Wencan Wu, Tianlin Xiao

“…One patient had a partial and the other two had a complete reobstruction by lacrimal irrigation to their repaired lower canaliculus; however, all of them had a patent lacrimal irrigation to upper canaliculus. …”
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Sleep Deprivation Influences Circadian Gene Expression in the Lateral Habenula by Beilin Zhang, Yanxia Gao, Yang Li, Jing Yang, Hua Zhao

“…LHb-lesioning decreased the amplitude of reduced wake time and increased NREMS following sleep deprivation in rats. qPCR results demonstrated that Per2 expression was elevated after sleep deprivation, while the other two genes were unaffected. Following sleep recovery, Per2 expression was comparable to the control group. …”
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A Longitudinal Comparison of the Recovery Patterns of Optic Neuritis with MOG Antibody-Seropositive and AQP4 Antibody-Seropositive or -Seronegative for Both Antibodies by Lin Zhou, Xiao Tan, Ling Wang, Xiujuan Zhao, Wei Qiu, Hui Yang

“…One month to six months after onset, the MOG-Ab + ON group showed significantly better visual function (P<0.05) than the other two groups, while the RNFLt showed no significant difference among the three groups (P>0.05). …”
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Investigation on the Effects of Prefabricated Crack and Strain Rate on Uniaxial Compressive Properties of Frozen Silty Soil by Dongdong Ma, Ezra Esanju Kaunda, Kun Huang

“…Results indicated that the frozen silty soil specimens with no binder showed higher static strength compared with other two binder materials (plaster and Vaseline). …”
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Comparing different timings of tourniquet application in total knee arthroplasty: effects on postoperative pain and bone cement interface by Wenbin Wu, Le Cao, Kai Sun, Hongyi Wang

“…While the differences in knee circumference were not significant, Group 1 had a significantly larger thigh circumference difference than the other two groups at 24 h. The incidence of skin complications and DVT in Group 1 was significantly higher than that in Group 3. …”
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Distribution of Phenolic Acids and Antioxidant Activities of Different Bran Fractions from Three Pigmented Wheat Varieties by Jinli Zhang, Yan Ding, Haizhou Dong, Hanxue Hou, Xiansheng Zhang

“…Among the three pigmented wheat varieties, the bran fractions from blue wheat contained higher bound phenolic acids than the other two pigmented wheat bran fractions, except for purple coarse bran. …”
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The Effect of Endometrial Compaction During the Luteal Phase on Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination by Fulya Cagli, Mehmet Dolanbay, Varol Gulseren, Serhan Kutuk, Savas Karakus, Kemal Erdem Basaran, Ercan Aygen

“…The groups with endometrial thickness decreasing more than 5% (n=9) and increasing (n=31) formed the other two groups. In addition, the effect of luteal phase support on endometrial compaction was investigated. …”
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Renovation Measures for Reduction of Primary Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions of Hospital Building by Džana Kadrić, Rejhana Blažević, Hadis Bajrić, Adna Peco, Edin Kadrić

“…Installation of insulation on the roof did not significantly affect these performances compared to the other two measures. Developed models are suitable for evaluation of potential for energy and CO2 savings through the implementation of energy efficiency measures. …”
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Physical drivers of bio-optical properties in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area during the winter dry season by Wenlong Xu, Shuibo Hu, Alex Hayward, Zuomin Wang, Shuaiwei Liu

“…Our findings show that EDW exhibited beam attenuation and optical backscatter coefficients an order of magnitude greater compared to the other two regions, which was attributed to factors such as higher concentrations of suspended particulate matter and organic material from estuarine sources. …”
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