A bibliometric analysis of the effects of electronic waste on the environment by M. Maphosa, V. Maphosa

“…The articles retrieved were cited 5290 times and had an h-index of 39. Finally, using network analysis techniques, four key themes are identified. …”
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Growth Traits and Yield Performance of Japonica Hybrid Rice Bred by the New Strategy in the Yangtze River Region of China by Yutiao Chen, Jiayu Song, Xiaofu Hong, Huaijie Zhang, Tiejun Hu, Guanglong Zhu

“…The japonica hybrid cultivars with a high grain yield typically exhibited more spikelets per panicle, more spikelets per m², and a higher harvest index than those with a lower grain yield. Increasing the total growth duration had a limited impact on the grain yield of japonica hybrid rice. …”
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Screening Evaporative Dry Eyes Severity Using an Infrared Image by Qing Zhang, Yi Wu, Yilin Song, Guanghao Qin, Lanting Yang, Sumeet Singh Talwar, Tiezhu Lin, Gagan Deep Singh Talwar, Hongda Zhang, Ling Xu, Jonathan E Moore, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Wei He

“…Evaporative DED was assessed using noninvasive tear breakup time, fluorescein staining, and the Chinese version of the ocular surface disease index (C-OSDI) questionnaire and categorized into their respective dry eye symptomology group (none, mild, moderate, or severe). …”
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The Association of Fasting C-peptide with Corneal Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Anju Zuo, Chuan Wang, Lili Li, Jingru Qu, Juan Cao, Li Chen, Solomon Tesfaye, Wenjuan Li, Xinguo Hou

“…Partial correlation analysis (adjusted for age and gender) was also conducted to analyze the correlation of metabolic indexes with these three corneal nerve parameters. …”
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Curcumin encapsulated in PAMAM dendrimers for the therapeutic treatment of ischemic stroke in rats by Justin Stadler, Justin Stadler, Justin Stadler, Lucas G. Garmo, Lucas G. Garmo, Lucas G. Garmo, David Doyle, David Doyle, David Doyle, Chin-I. Cheng, Garrett Richardson, Garrett Richardson, Zain Waheed, Zain Waheed, Tim Tofan, Bhairavi Srinageshwar, Bhairavi Srinageshwar, Bhairavi Srinageshwar, Ajit Sharma, Robert B. Petersen, Gary L. Dunbar, Gary L. Dunbar, Gary L. Dunbar, Julien Rossignol, Julien Rossignol, Julien Rossignol

“…Additionally, the dendrimer-curcumin treatment group exhibited a significantly improved paw laterality index over the course of the study compared with the other three treatment groups.ConclusionAlthough the post-stroke administration of curcumin encapsulated in PAMAM dendrimers modulates the astrocytic response and promotes functional recovery following ischemic stroke in rats, its therapeutic benefits may be driven by PAMAM dendrimers as the empty dendrimer treatment group also showed significant improvements post-stroke. …”
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Effect of amisulpride on the expression of serotonin receptors, neurotrophic factor BDNF and its receptors in mice with overexpression of the aggregation-prone [R406W] mutant tau p... by E. M. Kondaurova, A. A. Komarova, T. V. Ilchibaeva, A. Ya. Rodnyy, E. A. Zalivina, V. S. Naumenko

“…In a short-term memory test, there was no difference in the discrimination index between mice treated with AAV-Tau[R406W] and mice treated with AAV-EGFP. …”
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Formulation and Development of a Water-in-Oil Emulsion-Based Luliconazole Cream: In Vitro Characterization and Analytical Method Validation by RP-HPLC by Vijay Kumar Panthi, Utsav Nepal

“…The value of particle size, polydispersity index, and zeta potential was 187.90 ± 2.061 nm, 0.124 ± 0.026, and -10.553 ± 1.349 mV, respectively. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected with COVID-19: A Retrospective Observational Study by Manzoor Ahmad Parry, Rayees Yousuf Sheikh, Raja Kaamil Qadri, Muzafar Maqsood Wani, Imtiyaz Wani, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat

“…Risk factors for a composite outcome of death and dialysis included age >50 years (odds ratio [OR]: 3.25, confidence interval [CI]: 1.25–7.7; P = 0.027), nonvaccinated status (OR 2.87, CI: 1.56–4.18; P = 0.008), graft dysfunction (OR: 2.1, CI: 1.2–5.9; P = 0.034), and CT severity index (CTSI) >13 (OR 3.3, CI: 1.5–5.9; P = 0.040). …”
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Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England by Richard G Kyle, Jane Wills, Catherine Mahoney, Louise Hoyle, Muireann Kelly, Iain M Atherton

“…Objective To estimate obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England and compare prevalence with those working outside of the health services.Design Cross-sectional study based on data from 5 years (2008–2012) of the nationally representative Health Survey for England.Setting England.Participants 20 103 adults aged 17–65 years indicating they were economically active at the time of survey classified into four occupational groups: nurses (n=422), other healthcare professionals (n=412), unregistered care workers (n=736) and individuals employed in non-health-related occupations (n=18 533).Outcome measure Prevalence of obesity defined as body mass index ≥30.0 with 95% CIs and weighted to reflect the population.Results Obesity prevalence was high across all occupational groups including: among nurses (25.1%, 95% CI 20.9% to 29.4%); other healthcare professionals (14.4%, 95% CI 11.0% to 17.8%); non-health-related occupations (23.5%, 95% CI 22.9% to 24.1%); and unregistered care workers who had the highest prevalence of obesity (31.9%, 95% CI 28.4% to 35.3%). …”
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Temperature Measuring Method Accuracy Evaluation in the Microarc Heating Process Based on Reproducibility and Uncertainty Indicators by M. S. Stepanov, I. G. Koshlyakova

“…The using S-type thermocouples possibility has been substantiated, main factors affecting the measurement results have been established, and the the reproducibility index functional dependence on the measured temperature has been determined, as a result of previous studies. …”
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Emerging practices supporting diabetes self-management among food insecure adults and families: A scoping review. by Enza Gucciardi, Adalia Yang, Katharine Cohen-Olivenstein, Brittany Parmentier, Jessica Wegener, Vanita Pais

“…<h4>Sources of evidence</h4>Seven databases: Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Medline, ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science.…”
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Biogenic Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles from Physalis peruviana and Application in Wound Healing by Stephen Adongo Odongo, Fredrick Oluoch Okumu, Solomon Omwoma Lugasi, Martin Opiyo Onani, Stephen Gaya Agong

“…Dynamic light scattering and zeta potential analysis show that the polydispersity index is high and this is attributed to heterogeneity of chemical components of the plants. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in the Canadian Community Health Survey 20022003 by Frank Mo, Lisa M. Pogany, Felix C.K. Li, Howard Morrison

“…It also estimated the strength of association between diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and other factors such as age, gender, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, education status, body mass index (BMI), and other socioeconomic factors. Descriptive statistics were used initially to estimate the prevalence of related comorbidities by age and gender. …”
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Pre-Operative Scapular Rehabilitation for Arthroscopic Repair of Traumatic Rotator Cuff Tear: Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial by Luane Landim de Almeida, Adriano Fernando Mendes Júnior, José da Mota Neto, Leandro Furtado De Simoni, Karine Helena Souza Lopes, Paloma Carvalho Guimarães, Brenda Iasmin de Oliveira Valério, Aaron Sciascia

“…Compared to CG, the EG presented a significantly higher SF-12 physical component after three months (48.47 vs. 40.33, p < 0.05), and a significantly lower Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC) total after one year (85.00 vs. 1130.00, p < 0.05)…”
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Effect Observation of Optimized Individualized Nursing Care Applied to ICU Patients with Severe Pneumonia by Xianpeng Wang, Yimei Qiu, Ting Xu, Yufeng Chen, Chunxiao Ying

“…Methods. 440 patients with SP admitted to the ICU of our hospital from January 2019 to June 2020 were provided with routine nursing care (group A), and 550 patients with SP admitted from July 2020 to December 2021 were provided with optimized individualized nursing care (group B). The blood lactate index and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) scores before and after care were compared between the two groups. …”
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Serum lipid profile in systemic lupus erythematosus by Jingxiu Xuan, Jingxiu Xuan, Jingxiu Xuan, Chaoqiong Deng, Huiqin Lu, Yan He, Yan He, Yan He, Jimin Zhang, Xiaoli Zeng, Xiaoli Zeng, Yuechi Sun, Yuechi Sun, Yuechi Sun, Shiju Chen, Shiju Chen, Shiju Chen, Yuan Liu, Yuan Liu, Yuan Liu

“…Decreased HDL and increased TG were associated with an increase in the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI). Patients with SLE who took glucocorticoids (GCs) may have experienced increases in TC and TG, while those who took hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) may have experienced increases in TC and HDL. …”
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Successful Management of Peri-Implantitis around Short and Ultrashort Single-Crown Implants: A Case Series with a 3-Year Follow-Up by Giorgio Lombardo, Mauro Marincola, Andrea Cicconetti, Miguel Angel Simancas-Pallares, Jacopo Pighi, Jeffrey Lehrberg, Annarita Signoriello, Giovanni Corrocher, Xiomara Serpa-Romero, Luis Armando Vila Sierra, Luisa Arevalo-Tovar, Pier Francesco Nocini

“…At baseline, the mean PD (probing pocket dept) at the deepest site was 8.12 mm, with an average mBI (modified bleeding index) of 2.35 and a mean BD (bone defect depth) of 3.04 mm. …”
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Seven-year longitudinal change in risk factors for non-communicable diseases in rural Kerala, India: The WHO STEPS approach. by Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Srinivasan Kannan, Sankara P Sarma, Oliver Razum, Odile Sauzet, Kavumpurathu Raman Thankappan

“…There were significant increases in weight (mean change +5.0 kg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.2 to 5.8), body mass index (mean change +1.8 kg/m2, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.1), waist circumference (mean change +3.9 cm, 95% CI 3.0 to 4.8), waist-to-height ratio (mean change +0.022, 95% CI 0.016 to 0.027), current smokeless tobacco use (men: odds ratio [OR] 1.6, 95% CI 1.1 to 2.2), alcohol use (men: OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9 to 3.5; women: OR 4.8, 95% CI 1.8 to 12.6), physical inactivity (OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3 to 3.0), obesity (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.7 to 2.8), and central obesity (OR 1.9, 95% CI 1.5 to 2.3). …”
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Dimensionality cutback and deep learning algorithms efficacy as to the breast cancer diagnostic dataset by Gennady Chuiko, Denys Honcharov

“…The two clusters in all datasets are not well separated, but they accurately represent both preassigned classes, with the Fowlkes–Mallow indexes (FMI) ranging from 0.81 to 0.99. Conclusion. …”
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Sex differences in cardiorespiratory control under hypoxia: the roles of oxygen desaturation and hypoxic exposure time by André Luiz Musmanno Branco Oliveira, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Gabriel Dias Rodrigues, Bruno Moreira Silva, Philippe de Azeredo Rohan, Pedro Paulo da Silva Soares

“…Spectral analysis of R-R intervals and systolic BP revealed cardiovascular autonomic modulation in the low- (LF; 0.04–0.15 Hz) and high-frequency (HF; 0.15–0.40 Hz) bands and alpha-index (α–LF) assessed spontaneous baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). …”
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