Measurement of Photoreceptor Layer in Glaucoma: A Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Ning Fan, Nina Huang, Dennis Shun Chiu Lam, Christopher Kai-shun Leung

“…The measurements were repeated 3 times in a random sample of 30 normal eyes to determine the repeatability coefficient and intraclass correlation coefficient. …”
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An Exploratory Study of Washout Rate Analysis for Thallium-201 Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Using Cadmium Zinc Telluride Detectors by Masaru Ishihara MS, Masahisa Onoguchi PhD, Takayuki Shibutani PhD

“…Thallium-201-chloride WOR values obtained with high-efficiency CZT SPECT, which enabled significantly reduced imaging times and use of a low-dose protocol, were similar to those obtained with conventional SPECT.…”
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Dynamic evaluation of vertebral alveolar echinococcosis using MR T2 mapping by Jinhuan Han, Yushan Chang, Hui Guo

“…The model rabbits were dynamically evaluated by routine MRI and MR T2 mapping once a month after surgery, 6 times. Two rabbits with positive imaging results were randomly selected every 2 months for histopathological examination to evaluate the severity and pathological features of the rabbit model with Echinococcus multilocular infection. …”
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Modifying Factors and Level of Knowledge About Pregnancy Danger Signs That Influence Antenatal Care Utilization Compliance by Widia Shofa Ilmiah, Sulistiyah

“…Notably, ANC adherence was seven times more impacted by knowledge level. Six ANC visits must be completed to identify and avoid issues early on, which emphasizes the need to raise pregnant women's knowledge in order to increase compliance. …”
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Comparative Analysis of RESTful, GraphQL, and gRPC APIs: Perfomance Insight from Load and Stress Testing by Steven Chandra, Ahmad Farisi

“…The experiment utilizes a dedicated server and client hardware to simulate real-world conditions, with parameters such as CPU usage, memory usage, response time, load time, latency, success rate, and failure rate evaluated using a dataset comprising 1,000 rows of student-related records. …”
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Smart In-Cabin Air Monitoring System using IoT Technologies by Falah Y H Ahmed, Jabar H. Yousif, Marwan Alshar’e, Maram El Sheikh, Ehsan Al-Ajmi, Mahmood Al-Bahri

“…Using oxygen, carbon dioxide, and temperature sensors to monitor those variables at all times, combining them with an Arduino to process those variables. …”
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Efficacy of High-Voltage Pulsed Radiofrequency in Zoster-Associated Pain: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Yinghao Song, Ziheng Yu, Jingjing Guan, Haisheng Wu, Jinglang Zhang, Liu Qiaoling, Min Yuan, Xinzhi Cheng, Bingyu Ling

“…The primary outcome was pain scores at different treatment times. The secondary outcomes included SF-36 scores, rescue analgesic dose, and side effects. …”
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Tree height, canopy cover, and leaf litter production of Rhizophora apiculata in Baganga, Davao Oriental, Philippines by Lizel L. Sabino, Edison D. Macusi

“…Data was collected six times in the established sampling sites for three months using quadrats. …”
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Uncovering the Hydrocracking Efficiency of Iron-Based Catalysts: A Novel Approach to Asphaltene Transformation in Iranian Heavy Oil by Muzaffer Yaşar, Savaş Gürdal, Kadir Yılmaz

“…The hydrocracking experiments were conducted within a 10 ml bomb-type reactor equipped with a reciprocating stirrer operating at a reciprocation rate of 200 times per minute. The experiments were performed at a temperature of 425°C for a duration of 90 minutes, with an initial hydrogen pressure of 100 bar. …”
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Wages withheld, deferred or deflected: The case of child domestic workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Annabel Erulkar, Lemi Negeri, Eyasu Hailu Mekonnen, Elizabeth Anderson, Yuki Lo

“…Those who were placed in work by family members were over five times more likely (AOR 5.1, p < 0.001) to have payment sent to families. …”
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Innovative Approach to the Optimal Distribution of Citizens’ Pension Savings to Non-State Pension Funds by Evgeniy Kostyrin, Stepan Drynkin

“…The total return on pension savings for the entire investment period (40 years) amounts to 5202%, or more than 52 times the initial investment.   Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2025-09-01-028 Full Text: PDF…”
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Labor productivity within the framework of the Labor Productivity and Employment Support national project by N. Z. Zotikov

“…According to macroeconomic estimates, the Russian economy is characterized by a relatively low level of labor productivity, two to three times inferior to the economies of a number of industrialized countries. …”
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Causes and Risk Factors of Repeated Hospitalization among Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy by Yu Xiao, Yingying Liang, Zhanjie Lin, Huiqian Kong, Zijing Du, Yunyan Hu, Shuyi Ouyang

“…We first analyzed the main causes of repeated admissions and then divided the patients into three groups according to the times of readmissions. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to determine the impact of patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics. …”
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Effects of Controlling the AZO Thin Film's Optical Band Gap on AZO/MEH-PPV Devices with Buffer Layer by Jaehyoung Park, Ki-Chang Jung, Ari Lee, Hyojung Bae, Daehwa Mun, Jun-Seok Ha, Young-Bu Mun, E. M. Han, Hang-Ju Ko

“…Efficiency was improved about 30 times by decreasing the AZO optical band gap, except in devices deposited without oxygen. …”
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Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality by Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppa Maresca, Desiree Latella, Antonino Cannavò, Francesca Sciarrone, Emanuele Lo Voi, Maria Accorinti, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Each treatment session lasted 60 minutes and was repeated three times a week for 8 weeks. All of the patients were evaluated by a specific psychometric battery before (T0) and immediately (T1) after the end of the training. …”
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IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis Involving the Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Diagnosed with Liver Biopsy by Malene Theilmann Thinesen, Ove B. Schaffalitzky de Muckadell, Sönke Detlefsen

“…The serum IgG4 of the patient was elevated nearly 10 times upper limit of normal. The diagnosis of IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis associated with IgG4-related lymphadenopathy was made. …”
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Load-Bearing Characteristics of Large-Diameter Rock-Socketed Piles Based on Ultimate Load Tests by Xueying Liu, Xiaoyu Bai, Mingyi Zhang, Yonghong Wang, Songkui Sang, Nan Yan

“…The test results showed that the three test piles were damaged under maximum loading, the Q-s curve exhibited a steep drop, the pile compression was around 1.2 times the pile diameter, and the bearing capacity of a single pile did not meet the design requirements. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of acute epidural hematoma by embolization of middle meningeal artery through radial artery access combined with minimally invasive burr hole draina... by Cui Zhang, Qingbo Wang, Chenglong Li, Zixuan Jing, Xinyu Zhao, Yang Chen, Zefu Li

“…General patient characteristics, operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative complications, and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores upon admission and discharge were recorded and compared between the two groups.ResultsIn comparison to the control group, the experimental group exhibited higher rates of postoperative hematoma residuals and longer average postoperative drainage times. Nevertheless, the experimental group demonstrated several advantages including shorter operation durations, reduced intraoperative bleeding, lower rates of postoperative rebleeding and complications, as well as decreased requirements for postoperative blood transfusions and transfusion volumes.ConclusionThe surgical approach involving coil embolization via radial artery access combined with minimally invasive burr hole drainage yields favorable clinical outcomes. …”
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Wake-up call for recovery: a paradigm shift to address the deep crisis in Israel’s public mental health services in the shadow of October 7, 2023 by Amir Krivoy, Gadi Rosenthal

“…The community mental health services reform in 2015 lack effective oversight and incentives, leading to long wait times and inadequate care. Additionally, the fragmentation among funding entities—HMOs, Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Welfare—hampers coordinated care and comprehensive service delivery. …”
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Dark matter annihilation via Breit-Wigner enhancement with heavier mediator by Yu Cheng, Shao-Feng Ge, Jie Sheng, Tsutomu T. Yanagida

“…With the mediator mass larger than the total initial dark matter mass, this annihilation is almost forbidden at late times. Thus, the stringent cosmic microwave background and indirect detection constraints do not apply. …”
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