Changing patterns in cataract surgery indications, outcomes, and costs, 2012–2023: a retrospective study at Aravind Eye Hospitals, IndiaResearch in context by Sachin Gupta, Ravindran D. Ravilla, Haripriya Aravind, Shivkumar Chandrashekharan, Thulasiraj D. Ravilla

“…Findings: In 3.6 M cataract surgeries, the mean preoperative uncorrected visual acuity improved from 1.32 logMAR units (Snellen fraction ≈ 6/120) in 2012 to 1.15 (Snellen fraction ≈ 6/85) in 2023. …”
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Effect Of Non-Oral Stimulation With Field Massage On The Time Of Onset And Achievement Of Independent Oral Feeding And Weight GainIn Premature Infants by Naghmeh Razaghi, najmeh zabihi torbati, hamidreza behnam vashani, mohammad Heidarzadeh

“…Conclusion: Since non-oral stimulation with field massage can be effective in speeding up the time of oral feeding and weight gain of premature infants; it is recommended to be used by nurses in neonatal intensive care units to improve the quality of nursing care.…”
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Techno-economic and sustainable energy solution for small industrial estate of Gujranwala, Pakistan-using hybrid microgrid by Amir Ali Shah, Muhammad Mateen Afzal Awan, Ayaz Ahmed Hoshu, Ghulam Hussain Chandio

“…Small industrial estate is an industrial zone comprising small industrial units (ceramics, cutlery, sports goods, surgical instruments, tough tile, garments, etc.) up to a maximum energy consumption of 500KW each, organized by provincial government of Punjab, Pakistan. …”
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Ovaries of Lumbricidae earthworms (Annelida, Crassiclitellata), from morphology to ultrastructure by D. Raś, C. Csuzdi, A. Z. Urbisz, Ł. Gajda, K. Małota, P. Świątek

“…Ovaries are built from germ cells united into numerous syncytial cysts accompanied by somatic cells. …”
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Doktrína řádného procesu jako prostředek inkorporace Bill of Rights by Jaroslav Ženíšek

“…Substantive due process is one of the phenomenons of American constitutional law that influenced legal evolution in the United States in a fundamental way, mainly during the 20th century when the concept of substantive due process experienced a steep rise that manifested itself not only in the area of protection of rights and freedoms not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, but also those clearly mentioned in the amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. …”
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Association of the abdominal aortic calcification with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: Prospective cohort study. by Chang Sheng, Zhou Cai, Pu Yang

“…This study aims to prospectively investigate the association between AAC and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-specific mortality rates in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).…”
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First-year Class Instills Confidence in Nontechnical Skills for Collegiate Success by Anna Levina, Katy Guthrie, Leah Cook, Marvin Pritts

“…Universities are encouraging academic units to offer introductory courses that include content to help new students adapt and adjust to college life, deal with stress, and plan for future careers. …”
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Cortistatin-14 Exerts Neuroprotective Effect Against Microglial Activation, Blood-brain Barrier Disruption, and Cognitive Impairment in Sepsis-associated Encephalopathy by Qiang Wen, Qian Ding, Jinchao Wang, Yanhua Yin, Shangchen Xu, Yuanrong Ju, Hongsheng Ji, Bin Liu

“…Sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) is a life-threatening deterioration of mental status in relation to long-term and disabling cognitive dysfunction that is common in intensive care units worldwide. Cortistatin-14 is a neuropeptide structurally resembling somastostatin, which has been proven to play a crucial role in sepsis. …”
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Current directions for improving the administrative, legal and organisational principles of the activities of higher education institutions of the MIA of Ukraine which provide poli... by K. L. Buhaichuk, O. A. Morhunov

“…It has been determined that the state of war caused by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine imposes new requirements on the quality of staffing of all security and defence sector entities, in particular, the National Police of Ukraine. Today, police units take part in hostilities, are involved in stabilization and filtration measures, mine countermeasures, evacuation of the civilian population from the combat zone and adjacent territories. …”
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Humanitarian Contexts of Technical Education in Russia by A. L. Andreev

“…They have received a very significant support in the United States and Western Europe. In particular, several European conferences on this topic have already been held within the EU (the latest one took place in Bratislava in 2019). …”
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Quality control of instruments for measuring the characteristics of bactericidal UV radiation by O. A. Minaeva, A. V. Ragutkin, S. I. Anevsky, R. V. Minaev, Th. T. Minh, I. A. Romanova

“…These characteristics include: angular and spectral sensitivity; linearity range; and absolute calibration in irradiance units. Deviations of the angular sensitivity of measuring instruments from the ideal cosine characteristic can significantly impact error estimation. …”
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An Update on National Consensus Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C & Literature Review in Epidemiology of Hepatitis C in Pakistan - 2022 by Sibt ul Hasnain Syed, Muhammad Umar, Hamama tul Bushra Khaar, Tayyab Saeed Akhter, Tassawar Hussain, Amjad Salamat, Syed Irfan Ahmad, Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muhammad Khurram, Anwar A. Khan, Fazl-e-Hadi, Aftab Mohsin, Waseem-Ud-Din, Saleem Qureshi, Sohail Iqbal Bhutta, Javeria Zahid Khan, Sadia Ahmad, Aqsa Naseer, Anum Abbas, Misbah Noreen, Faiza Aslam, Zahid Mahmood Minhas, Asif Abbas Naqvi, Atifa Shoaib, Saima Ambreen, Gul Nisar, Mohammad Mujeeb Khan, Talal Khursheed, Mohammad Osama

“… Hepatitis C is a global health problem affecting around 58 million people worldwide and killing almost 0.29 million in on one year [1]. The world has united to fight against this lethal disease in 2016 with a moto to eliminate hepatitis by 2030. …”
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Physicochemical profiles of mixed ruminal microbes in response to surface tension and specific surface area by Yong Liu, Junrui Liao, Shaoxun Tang, Shaoxun Tang, Chuanshe Zhou, Chuanshe Zhou, Zhiliang Tan, Abdelfattah Z. M. Salem

“…A holistic view of the physicochemical profiles of mixed rumen microbiota (MRM) is not well-illustrated.MethodsThe experiment was performed with a 3 × 4 factorial arrangement of the specific surface area (SSA: 3.37, 3.73, and 4.44 m2/g) of NDF extracted from rice straw and the surface tension (ST: 54, 46, 43, and 36 dyn/cm) of a fermented medium in a fermentation time series of 6, 12, 24, 48 h with three experimental units. Here, we used three rumen-fistulated adult Liuyang black goats as the rumen liquid donors for this experiment.ResultsIt was found that increasing SSA decreased the average acetate/propionate ratio (A/P, p < 0.05) and increased the molarity of propionate (p < 0.05). …”
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Obstetric red cell transfusion in a high-volume tertiary hospital: a retrospective cohort study by Eileen Lew, Karuna Mary Lional, Shephali Tagore

“…A total of 1,675 red cell units were utilised in 863 transfusion episodes. …”
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Poststroke Erectile Dysfunction in Cameroon: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Quality of Life by Daniel Gams Massi, Gervais Ngoupayou Mountap, Hervé Edouard Moby, Frantz Guy Epoupa Ngalle, Sidick Mouliom, Jacques Doumbe, Njankouo Yacouba Mapoure

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of seven months from November 2016 to May 2017 on two groups of patients in neurology, cardiology, and endocrinology units of the Douala General Hospital (Cameroon): stroke patients (stroke+) and nonstroke patients (stroke-). …”
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Petrogenesis of Intrusive body in Northeast of Joveinan, North of Isfahan, Urumieh- Dokhtar magmatic zone by Shahzad Sherafat, Majid Zeidi, Mahnaz Khodami

“…The igneous rocks have intruded into the Eocene volcano-sedimentary units. The rocks consist of diorite, quartzdiorite, and monzodiorite. …”
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Hameaux et villages paysans de la période romaine en plaine d’Alsace by Antonin Nüsslein, Pascal Flotté, Mathias Higelin, Muriel Roth-Zehner

“…Research carried out in the plain of Alsace over the past twenty years has led to the discovery of sites that were composed of several agglomerated habitation units that can be described as villages and hamlets. …”
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