Long-Term Follow-Up of Intrastromal Corneal Ring Segments in Paracentral Keratoconus with Coincident Corneal Keratometric, Comatic, and Refractive Axes: Stability of the Procedure by Luis Fernández-Vega Cueto, Carlos Lisa, David Madrid-Costa, Jesús Merayo-Lloves, José F. Alfonso

“…Ferrara-type ICRS implantation in keratoconus that meets the characteristics of the sample under study reduces the refractive error at the same time as it improves postoperative UDVA and CDVA six months after surgery and that these results remain stable over five years of follow-up.…”
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Clients’ experiences in their first entry to the operating room: a descriptive phenomenological study by Nasim Alipour, Amir Jalali, Rostam Jalali, Alireza Khatony

“…In this study, 17 patients who had the experience of entering the operating room for the first time as an elective surgery under general anesthesia over the last 6 months were purposefully selected as participants. …”
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Spatiotemporal simulation of sustainable development based on ecosystem services under climate change. by Bao Zhou, Guoping Chen, Junsan Zhao, Ying Yin

“…This study systematically explores for the first time the spatiotemporal dynamics of ESs in the karst region of southeastern Yunnan under different climate scenarios. …”
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Accelerating antimicrobial peptide design: Leveraging deep learning for rapid discovery. by Ahmad M Al-Omari, Yazan H Akkam, Ala'a Zyout, Shayma'a Younis, Shefa M Tawalbeh, Khaled Al-Sawalmeh, Amjed Al Fahoum, Jonathan Arnold

“…Furthermore, they have the potential to result in significant time and cost reductions, as well as the development of innovative AMP-based treatments. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Inhouse Biomass Fuel Smoke Exposure on Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon in Women Living in the Eastern Region of Turkey by Tayyar AKBULUT, Faysal SAYLIK

“…The optimal cutoff point of biomass exposure time in years to detect the presence of SCF was 30 years (Area under the curve: 0.71, sensitivity: 0.65, specifity: 0.71). …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“…The study revealed that gender discrimination affects both male and female students, leading to lower self-esteem, uneven performance across disciplines, and influencing study time and career choices. Teaching content and curriculum designed also contribute positively to gender equality in both private and public universities. …”
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Healthcare access, attitudes and behaviours among Navajo adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Robin B Harris, Carmenlita Chief, Heidi E Brown, Rachelle L Begay, Priscilla R Sanderson, Breanna Lameman

“…Positive tests were not associated with household size or multigenerational homes, though time to grocery store was (p=0.04). There were no significant differences in allopathic or traditional medical care experiences from before and during the pandemic. …”
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An Adaptive Activity Cycling Technique for Energy Management in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) by Hayder Khudhair

“…Furthermore, the technology was able to maintain the quality of service in terms of response time reduction and increase packet delivery ratio. …”
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Any Sugar with That? Assessment of Dissolved Sucrose as Supplementary Feed in Nursery Rearing of Juvenile Bivalves by Andy Jordan, Bradley Skelton, Maria Mugica, Andrew Jeffs

“…However, the best-performing spat were provided with a concentration of 1 mg mL⁻¹ of dissolved sucrose for an exposure time of 4 h, which induced 57% greater spat growth daily compared with the control diet. …”
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Speculum Observation and Trajectory Measurement in Gas Extraction Drilling: A Case Study of Changling Coal Mine by Enbiao Zhao, Kangnan Li, Xin Yang, Nan Deng

“…Coal will still be China’s basic energy for quite a long time. With the increase of mining depth, gas content and pressure also increase. …”
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Karakteristik fisiko kimia dan sensoris patty burger ikan patin dengan bahan pengisi pati jagung by Emma Riftyan, Suci Rahmayani, Dewi Fortuna Ayu

“…Consuming burgers for a long time can cause obesity, so other protein alternatives are sought, namely catfish as a substitute for beef. …”
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Clinical, Radiological and Pathological evaluation of breast lumps: a crosssectional study from a tertiary care hospital of north-east India by Kaushik Datta, Kaushik Datta, Susmita Dutta

“…Differentiating these lesions accurately is critical for timely diagnosis and treatment, especially in resource-limited settings. …”
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The effect of auditory rhythm on the temporal allocation of visual attention in aging by Zhihan Xu, Juan Huang, Yuxuan Shen, Yanna Ren, Yulin Gao, Ting Guo

“…IntroductionIsochronous rhythm has been shown to induce temporal expectation, allocated attention to specific points in time to optimize behavioral performance, both within a single modality and across different modalities, in younger adults. …”
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Changes in the Profile of Antibiotic Prescriptions by Dentists in Brazil during the Pandemic by Fernando de Sá Del Fiol, Isaltino Pereira de Andrade-Jr, Marcus Tolentino da Silva, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Cristiane de Cassia Bergamaschi

“…This is an interrupted time series that analyzed antimicrobial prescriptions data between January 2014 and July 2021. …”
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Overtourism: The Impact of Tourism on Madeira’s Social and Economic Environment by Piotr Majdak, Jakub Mosz, António Manuel Martins de Almeida

“…The obtained results indicate, among others, that for each increase in the number of overnight stays by 1%, the production of electricity increases by 0.597%; and for every 1% increase in the number of inhabitants, there is a 5.617% increase in electricity production. At the same time, the data on the number of inhabitants indicates a population growth rate close to zero, and thus a higher level of consumption will come from the tourist sector. …”
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Essence and Specific Features of State Regulation in the Field of Air Transport by О. V. Brusakova

“…It has been noted that the state regulation in the field of air transport is a system category, which consists of interdependent components, the combination of which allows to achieve the goals in a timely manner using the appropriate set of resources. …”
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Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations between Body Mass Index and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adolescents in a Country of the African Region by Tanica Lyngdoh, Bharathi Viswanathan, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Gary J. Myers, Pascal Bovet

“…We assessed the association between several cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs) (blood pressure, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, and glucose) in 390 young adults aged 19-20 years in Seychelles (Indian Ocean, Africa) and body mass index (BMI) measured either at the same time (cross-sectional analysis) or at the age of 12–15 years (longitudinal analysis). …”
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To be agents or not to be agents, that is the question: the impact of the online platforms revolution on the notion of agency under EU competition law by Luca Villani

“…The existing rules were conceived at a time when value was created and transferred following the traditional value chain (or pipeline) model. …”
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Optimizing a modified cetyltrimethylammonium bromide protocol for fungal DNA extraction: Insights from multilocus gene amplification by Dar Gulam Jeelani, Nazir Ruqeya, Wani Shakil A., Farooq Saleem, Aziz Tariq, Albekairi Thamer H.

“…Based on anticipated gDNA yield and quality, extraction time, cost effectiveness, successful amplification, and waste management, our findings serve as a guide for selecting techniques of gDNA extraction from fungal species. …”
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Corynebacteria from the respiratory microbiota modulate inflammatory responses and associate with a reduced pneumococcal burden in the lungs by Caroline Bergenfelz, Phuong Do, Liv Larsson, Hanna Ivarsson, Kasper Malmborn, Anders P. Håkansson

“…The inflammatory response and the bacterial burden of both species over time were determined by Western blot, luciferase assay, cytokine bead array, flow cytometry and viable plate counts on blood agar plates.ResultsClinical isolates of Corynebacteria were well tolerated by human cells and mice. …”
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