Artificial Visual System for Stereo-Orientation Recognition Based on Hubel-Wiesel Model by Bin Li, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang

“…However, due to the recognition process of high-dimensional spatial information commonly occurring in high-order cortex, we still know little about the mechanisms underlying stereo-orientation selectivity and lack a modeling strategy. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…Conclusion: The study confirms that SRCs are the most common renal cyst type and are more frequently observed in the elderly population. …”
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Modern classification and molecular-genetic aspects of osteogenesis imperfecta by A. R. Zaripova, R. I. Khusainova

“…Osteogenesis imperfecta (imperfect osteogenesis in the Russian literature) is the most common hereditary form of bone fragility, it is a genetically and clinically heterogeneous disease with a wide range of clinical severity, often leading to disability from early childhood. …”
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An open-label study to determine the maximum tolerated dose of oral ESK-440 administered as a single agent in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors by Russell J. Schilder, Drew Rasco, Manish R. Sharma

“…Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeting ALK have improved disease outcomes, but resistance mechanisms are common. This first-in-human trial evaluates ESK-440, a dual inhibitor of ALK and focal adhesion kinase, as a novel strategy for cancers with resistance to ALK-targeting TKIs. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine: A Pilot Studyof Patients with Chronic Illness and Pain by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, JØrgen Anderson

“…As far as diagnoses were concerned, the group was inhomogeneous. Common for the group was a low QoL, poor quality of working life QWL, and numerous health problems. …”
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From Blocking Shots to Blocking GI Transit, This Professional Basketball Player Does It All: A Case Report on Small Bowel Obstruction by Emily L. DeMaio, Richard C. Jarvis, Jessica A. Cohen, Courtney N. Gleason

“…Small bowel obstructions (SBO) are a commonly encountered diagnosis within emergency departments. …”
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Prostate cancer screening knowledge and attitude among men over 50 at a referral Hospital in Oshana region, Namibia by Lonia Kashihakumwa, Daniel O. Ashipala, Yahaya Jafaru

“…Background: Prostate cancer is the third most common cancer in men and fourth in causing cancer-related deaths in both men and women in Africa. …”
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Identification of key genes associated with oxidative stress in ischemic stroke via bioinformatics integrated analysis by Gaiyan Li, Yu Cheng, Shanshan Ding, Qianyun Zheng, Lanqiong Kuang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhou

“…Abstract Background Ischemic stroke (IS) is a common cerebrovascular disease. Although the formation of atherosclerosis, which is closely related to oxidative stress (OS), is associated with stroke-related deaths. …”
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Dyslipidaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease – a neglected cardiovascular risk factor by M R Essop, F Seedat, F J Raal

“…Of those on LLT, all were on statin therapy, of which simvastatin at a mean dose of 20 mg daily was the most commonly prescribed LLT. Conclusion. This cohort comprised a large proportion of patients classified as high or very high risk for ASCVD. …”
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Bacterial Contaminants and Antibiogram of Ghana Paper Currency Notes in Circulation and Their Associated Health Risks in Asante-Mampong, Ghana by Denis Dekugmen Yar

“…The GH¢ notes were heavily colonized with potential pathogens, which are resistant to most commonly used antibiotics and could pose a health threat to users during commercial transactions.…”
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Technology Readiness Level of biodiversity monitoring with molecular methods – where are we on the road to routine implementation? by Tiina Laamanen, Veera Norros, Petteri Vihervaara, Jacqueline Jerney, Pirkko Kortelainen, Katharina Kujala, Stefan Lambert, Janne Mäyrä, Lilja Nikula, Ida Palmroos, Mikko Tolkkinen, Kristiina Vuorio, Kristian Meissner

“…National and international cooperation is crucial for establishing common standards, ensuring reliable and comparable results and expediting the routine use of molecular methods in biodiversity monitoring. …”
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Empowerment key factors in shaping women's awareness of household waste management by D. Asteria, J. Haryanto

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Changes in Women with Different Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Fatma Sumer, Beril Gurlek, Elif Yildiz, Feyzahan Uzun, Sabri Colak, Ilknur Merve Ayazoglu

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Our findings indicate that the retinal layers and choroid are affected by all phenotypes of PCOS, one of the most common reproductive abnormalities, albeit to varying degrees. …”
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The prevalence of episiotomy and associated factors at Shahrara Teaching Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan by Parvin Golzareh, Sadaf Sultani, Erin M. Mann, Khair Mohammad Mohammadi

“…Abstract Background Episiotomy is done to expand the birth canal but can cause serious complications. It is still commonly performed in many parts of the world representing a quality-of-care and quality-of-life challenge. …”
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Impact of Hyperoxia and Hypocapnia on Neurological Outcomes in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Study by Kin Chio Li, Catherine Wing Yan Tam, Hoi-Ping Shum, Wing Wa Yan

“…Early hyperoxia (PO2 > 200 mmHg) and hypercapnia (PCO2 > 45 mmHg) were more common among patients with poor neurological outcomes. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Roadway Reinforcement Effects Based on Fluid-Solid Coupling in the Fractured Zone of Water-Rich Fault by Jihua Zhang, Yun Dong, Yadong Chen, Yang Jiang, Huasheng Sun, Yuqing Fan, Chun Wang

“…Water inrush is a common geological disaster during the roadway excavation process in the broken zone of water-rich faults. …”
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Outcomes of Six-Dose High-Dose Cytarabine as a Salvage Regimen for Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Brandi Anders, Lauren Veltri, Abraham S. Kanate, Alexandra Shillingburg, Nilay Shah, Michael Craig, Aaron Cumpston

“…Six-dose high-dose cytarabine (HiDAC-6), commonly used as a consolidation regimen, has never been evaluated as induction therapy. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Cichorium intybus L. on the Liver Enzymes in Burn Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Abdolkhalegh Keshavarzi, Rahimeh Akrami, Mohammad M. Zarshenas, Saeid Zareie, Tayyeb Ghadimi, Ali Najafi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Azizallah Dehghan, Elham Zarenezhad

“…Burns are considered the fourth most common kind of trauma in the world, after traffic accidents, falls, and interpersonal violence. …”
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Toward an Efficient Differentiation of Two <i>Diaporthe</i> Strains Through Mass Spectrometry for Fungal Biotyping by Kathleen Hernández-Torres, Daniel Torres-Mendoza, Gesabel Navarro-Velasco, Luis Cubilla-Rios

“…Studies conducted using this technique allowed us to propose the structure of distinctive molecules that are unique to each strain and share compounds common to this genus (13 compounds in total). In addition, this is the first report of secondary metabolites in <i>D. melongenae</i>. …”
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Previous Crop and Cultivar Effects on Methane Emissions from Drill-Seeded, Delayed-Flood Rice Grown on a Clay Soil by Alden D. Smartt, Kristofor R. Brye, Christopher W. Rogers, Richard J. Norman, Edward E. Gbur, Jarrod T. Hardke, Trenton L. Roberts

“…Results of this study indicate that common Arkansas practices, such as growing rice in rotation with soybean and planting hybrid cultivars, may result in reduced CH4 emissions relative to continuous rice rotations and pure-line cultivars, respectively.…”
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