New Treatments for Bacterial Keratitis by Raymond L. M. Wong, R. A. Gangwani, Lester W. H. Yu, Jimmy S. M. Lai

“…In vitro studies and prospective clinical trials have shown that fourth-generation fluoroquinolones are better than the older generation fluoroquinolones and are as potent as combined fortified antibiotics against common pathogens that cause bacterial keratitis. Collagen cross-linking was shown to improve healing of infectious corneal ulcer in treatment-resistant cases or as an adjunct to antibiotics treatment. …”
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Molecular investigation of how drought stress affects chlorophyll metabolism and photosynthesis in leaves of C3 and C4 plant species: A transcriptome meta-analysis by Shima Karami, Behrouz Shiran, Rudabeh Ravash

“…In this study, we analyzed RNA-seq data from leaves of common wheat (Triticum aestivum) and sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), as representatives of C3 and C4, using a meta-analysis approach to investigate the photosynthesis-related genes involved in the response to drought stress. …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Acute lower respiratory tract infections remain the most common cause of death due to infection worldwide, and Streptococcus pneumoniae is responsible for approximately 30% of all cases of community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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Anti-racist and anti-colonial content within US global health curricula. by Sanemba Aya Fanny, Amy Rule, Heather L Crouse, James C Hudspeth, Bethany Hodge, Marideth Rus, Heather Haq

“…Descriptive statistics were used to describe quantitative data and comments were reviewed for common themes. The survey response rate was 44% (n = 65). …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Cancer: a Study in General Surgery and Gastroenterology Patients by Iván Pimienta Concepción, Icler Naum Sisalema Aguilar, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…Most respondents indicated that there was no history of cancer in their immediate family. The most common symptoms of gastrointestinal cancer mentioned by respondents were weight loss, abdominal pain, and blood in the stool. …”
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Modernization of the Feed Water Regenerative Heating System in the “PT-60” Steam Turbine Unit Cycle by V. V. Yanchuk, V. N. Romaniuk

“…In this paper, using the example of the “PT-60” steam turbogenerator unit, which is the most common type for CHP plants of the Belarusian power system, the indicators of the primary fuel use efficiency growth at the CHP plant for the AHP with a steam drive are determined. …”
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On the Adversarial Robustness of Decision Trees and a Symmetry Defense by Blerta Lindqvist

“…Second, GBDT adversarial robustness as currently defined can decrease by training with additional samples, even training samples, which counters the common wisdom that more training samples should increase robustness. …”
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Propaganda as a system-forming element of education in authoritarian countries: problems of understanding by Микита Шпильовий

“…Why, despite all the principles of common sense, propaganda can work as a tumbler that fundamentally changes not only how a person understands this or that concept, but also distorts the thinking paradigm and fundamentally changes the picture of the world and political orientations. …”
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Fluoxetine for reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after total knee replacement: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, parallel... by Yusheng Yao, Hong Ye, Yushan Wu, Daoyi Lin, Lulu Yu, Jiaxin Chen

“…Introduction Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication following major surgical procedures. …”
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Pediatric Extramedullary Epidural Spinal Teratomas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by David G. Deckey, Andrea Fernandez, Nina J. Lara, Steve Taylor, Jamal McClendon, David M. Bennett

“…Teratomas in the pediatric population are most commonly found in the sacrococcygeal region. Pediatric intraspinal teratomas, however, are an exceedingly rare central nervous system (CNS) neoplasm. …”
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Ten years of collaboration between France and Japan - Studies on reproduction in Japanese macaques by Cécile Garcia, Fred Bercovitch, Takeshi Furuichi, Michael A Huffman, Andrew MacInstosh, Lucie Rigaill, Rafaela S C Takeshita, Keiko Shimizu

“…We also investigated the information that male Japanese macaques received from females that might enable them to discern periods with higher probabilities of conception and we developed a research program on the extent to which Japanese macaques, in common with people, have evolved a system of multimodal sexual signaling. …”
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Association between Maternal Pelvis Height and Intrapartum Foetal Head Moulding in Ugandan Mothers with Spontaneous Vertex Deliveries by Ian G. Munabi, Samuel Abilemech Luboga, Livingstone Luboobi, Florence Mirembe

“…In Sub-Saharan Africa, excessive foetal head moulding is commonly associated with cephalopelvic disproportion and obstructed labour. …”
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Ferroan Dolomitization by Seawater Interaction with Mafic Igneous Dikes and Carbonate Host Rock at the Latemar Platform, Dolomites, Italy: Numerical Modeling of Spatial, Temporal,... by K. Blomme, S. J. Fowler, P. Bachaud, F. H. Nader, A. Michel, R. Swennen

“…Numerous publications address the petrogenesis of the partially dolomitized Latemar carbonate platform, Italy. A common factor is interpretation of geochemical data in terms of heating via regional igneous activity that provided kinetically favorable conditions for replacement dolomitization. …”
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Learning to Listen to Non-spoken Voices. Including Young People With Intellectual Disabilities Who are Non-speaking as Primary Participants in Qualitative Research by Beverley Samways, Pauline Heslop

“…Despite the common expectation that social research should strive to include people with relevant expertise by experience, people with intellectual disabilities who are non-speaking are rarely included as participants. …”
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Effect of Football on Fatigue of Patients with Breast Cancer Treated with Nano-Chemotherapy by Yu Zhang, Haonan Niu, Zhiwei Peng

“…Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common and uncontrollable subjective and persistent fatigue feelings in patients after breast cancer surgery, which seriously affects the rehabilitation effect and quality of life of patients. …”
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Transport Corridors in the Russian Integration Projects, the Case of the Eurasian Economic Union by O. A. Podberezkina

“…Competition for the development of projects of international transport corridors (ITC) between the leading countries in the region will increase, because the ITC entail the formation of a common political space, the reduction of tariff and customs barriers, which provides easy access to the markets of countries linked by ITCs and creates the preconditions for economic integration. …”
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The Effectiveness of Trunk and Balance Warm-up Exercises in Prevention, Severity, and Length of Limitation From Overuse and Acute Lower Limb Injuries in Male Volleyball Players by Yuki Muramoto, Hironobu Kuruma

“…# Background Injuries in volleyball players are most common in the ankles and knees. Many volleyball players suffer from overuse injuries because of the strain placed on the lower extremities from repeated jumping. …”
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Dissemination of the Activities of the Lithuanian Language Society and Other Similar Non-governmental Organizations in the Periodical “Gimtoji Kalba” by Rita Urnėžiūtė

“…During the years of the restored independence, various new organizations emerged whose aims and activities had more or less in common with those of the Lithuanian Language Society and the Union of Teachers of the Lithuanian Language and Literature. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Behzad Barekatain, Elahe Mardani, Alireza Sadeghnia, Zahra Heidari

“…Background: Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. …”
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Current Trends in the Development of Reporting in the Sphere of Investments in Human Capital by Maryna Resler, Jurij Renkas, Ivan Rusyn

“…In addition to investors who seek to understand the nature of the formation of added value, objective information about the contribution to the development of the common cause is also important for the employees themselves. …”
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