Improving effectiveness of glaucoma screening during prophylactic medical examinations: current approaches by M.A. Kazanfarova, I.B. Alekseev, A.L. Lindenbraten, S.A. Kochergin

“…., 34% of respondents diagnose glaucoma at early stage, 60% at early-to-moderate stage, and 6% at moderate-to-advanced stage. 71% of respondents diagnose glaucoma in patients who visit an ophthalmologist independently, 29% diagnose glaucoma in the course of prophylactic medical examinations. 46% of respondents report that IOP measurements during prophylactic medical examinations in adults result in more often diagnosis of glaucoma at early stages. 26% diagnose glaucoma more often but at later stages while 28% do  not diagnose glaucoma more often.…”
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Application of indigenous zinc-solubilizing bacteria in biofertilizers to enhance zinc nutrition of rice grains in inceptisols paddy fields by E. Pratiwi, P. Lestari, Y. Nugraha, W. Hartatik, Z. Susanti, I.G.M. Subiksa, A. Kasno, T.A. Adriany, Y.S. Fatma, A.F. Nababan, A.A. Rivaie

“…The concentration of the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid was measured using the Salkowski reagent. The field trial was organized using a split-plot design with three replications. …”
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[Translated article] Thrombotic event prevention in patients undergoing posterior lumbar arthrodesis: Our experience. A retrospective case series study by M. Desviat Ruiz, P. Jordà Gómez, K. Ramón López, J.M. Romero Martínez, J.J. Valls Vilalta, N. Fernández Fernández, Á. Chulvi Gimeno, L. Cuñat Navarro, J. Poyatos Campos

“…Mechanical thromboprophylaxis measures consisting of compression stockings were applied in all of them. …”
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Appropriateness of urine culture requests in primary care in Spain: A cross-sectional descriptive study by Silvia Fernández-García, Ramon Monfà, Cristina Miranda Jiménez, Maria Giner-Soriano, Frederic Gómez, Ana Moragas

“…All requests were made in primary care settings. Main measures: The collected variables included sociodemographic data, urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms at the time of the urine culture request, comorbidities, reason for the request (including diagnosis), type of urine culture, therapeutic approach before and after receiving the result, and the urine culture result. …”
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Suitable Sowing Date Method of Winter Wheat at the County Level Based on ECMWF Long-Term Reanalysis Data by LIU Ruixuan, ZHANG Fangzhao, ZHANG Jibo, LI Zhenhai, YANG Juntao

“…Therefore, it was necessary to take corresponding measures to prevent and reduce disasters in advance to avoid affecting the growth and development of wheat. …”
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Effect of modified Traditional Chinese Medicine external application in the treatment of pruritus in patients with chronic cholestatic liver disease (细化中药涂药技术干预慢性胆汁淤积性肝病患者皮肤瘙痒的护理效果... by LI Xue (李雪), ZHAO Haiqin (赵海芹), BAI Lirong (白丽荣), LIU Xiaojing (刘晓静)

“…The effect of nursing interventions was measured and compared between two groups. Results The rate of cured and remarkably improved outcome in the TCM group was 80. 70%(46/57) and 40%(22/55)in the control group, with a significant difference(P ＜0. 01). …”
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A survey of knowledge about health education and self-management behavior in 118 patients with early diabetic nephropathy (118例早期糖尿病肾病患者健康教育知识水平及自我管理行为现状调查)... by CHEN Furong (陈芙蓉), ZHOU Jianping (周建平), MAO Dandan (毛丹旦), BO Jing (薄静), ZHUANG Ji (庄姬)

“…The general information, patients’ knowledge about health education and their self-management behavior were assessed by self-made Knowledge Assessment Scale and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Measure(SDSCA). Results The average score of lifestyle dimension of Knowledge Assessment Scale was (2. 58±0. 59), and the lowest score was reported in diet sub-dimension(2. 29±0. 56), followed by exercise(2. 59±0. 69), stopping smoking (2. 96±0. 88) , stopping alcohol (3. 17±0. 95)and bodyweight control (3. 33±0. 93). …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…This addition enabled the deep learning model to more accurately measure perceptual differences between the generated images and real images, thereby guiding the network towards producing higher-quality samples. …”
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Effect of Chinese herbal medicine pack hot compress on relieving the pruritus in diabetes patients with deficiency of both Qi and Yin syndrome (药包热敷器治疗气阴两虚型糖尿病皮肤瘙痒效果观察)... by YUAN Zheng (袁铮), LIU Qing (刘青), CHEN Yuanyuan (陈媛媛), LI wei (李伟)

“…Using Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome integral scale, Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to measure the degree of pruritus symptoms and sleep quality before enrollment and 14 days after treatment. …”
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Topographie et restitution du chantier de l’aqueduc d’Arles (Bouches-du-Rhône) by Robert Fabre, Philippe Leveau, Vincent Dumas

“…These three sections are of unequal length. The first measures 38 km from the first point where it is identified, the second 5.60 km from the village of Paradou where the channels bringing water from the two springs converged, and the third 12 km from the basin at this convergence point.They are not contemporary. …”
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Effects of Density Stress on Growth and Physiology of Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀×Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂ by Xianhong ZHANG, Wenyang LI, Baoliang LIU, Fan FEI, Xiaoqiang GAO, Ran GUO, Shuquan CAO, Zhiwen ZHU

“…The body weight, body length, and total length of all the fish were measured every 20 days. A total of 18 juvenile pearl gentian groupers were randomly collected from each density group, for a total of 54. …”
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Clinical experience with recombinant prourokinase for complex retinal diseases in type 2 diabetes by L.K. Moshetova, Yu.B. Slonimsky, I.V. Vorobyeva, A. Dgebuadze, O.V. Agafonova, E.P. Delver, A.A. Belogurov

“…Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), retinal light sensitivity (using MAIA microperimetry), vitreous hemorrhage severity (using vitreous hemorrhage density grading scale), intraocular pressure, and tear levels of VEGF-A (by ELISA) were measured.&nbsp;</i> </p> <p> <b>Results: </b><i>after treatment with recombinant prourokinase, VEGF-A level was 1520–1640 pg/mL. …”
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La ferme à enclos quadrangulaire du Bois des Olivettes à Roncourt (Moselle) : une catégorie d’établissement romain largement diffusée dans la vallée mosellane by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Brice Chevaux

“…Their average surface area is no more than a third of a hectare, with a slight predominance of enclosures measuring less than 3,000 m2. A large majority –nearly three-quarters of the sites selected– are comprised of just one building, while bipartite settlements account for less than a quarter of the corpus. …”
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Penerapan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) pada Evaluasi Keberlanjutan Penggunaan e-filing untuk Pelaporan Pajak Perorangan by Imelda Saluza, Dewi Sartika

“…In the expectation that the authorities in this case DGT will be able to recognize issues and implement measures that will enable e-filing to continue to be used for individual tax returns. …”
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Improved cardiac and venous pressures during hospital stay in patients with acute heart failure: an echocardiography and biomarkers study by Eiichi Akiyama, Raphaël Cinotti, Kamilė Čerlinskaitė, Lucas N.L. Van Aelst, Mattia Arrigo, Rui Placido, Tahar Chouihed, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad, Patrick Rossignol, Marc Badoz, Jean‐Marie Launay, Etienne Gayat, Alain Cohen‐Solal, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jeffrey Testani, Wilfried Mullens, Gad Cotter, Marie‐France Seronde, Alexandre Mebazaa

“…Echocardiographic measurements and blood samples were obtained within 4 h of presentation at the emergency department and before hospital discharge. …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…A critical analysis of the Bank of Uganda Annual Supervision Reports (2014-2020) indicate that the asset quality of commercial banks which is measured by Loan Portfolio at Risk (PAT) also referred to as NPL ratio increased from 4.2% in December 2012 to 5.6% in December 2013, reduced marginally to 4.1% in December 2014 and again rose to 5.3% in December 2015. …”
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Influence of Investors' Sentiment on Bitcoin Returns by Mahdieh Rezagholizadeh, Mohammad Abdi Seyyedkolaee, Zahra Mohseni Kolagar

“…Analyzing the relationship between these sentiment measures and Bitcoin returns can provide insights into the various dimensions of investor sentiment in the cryptocurrency market. …”
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A randomized trial of blended first aid education for the public

“…The effectiveness of learning was measured through pre- and post-learning evaluation forms using 0-10 Likert scales and questions on first aid knowledge for both face-to-face and blended groups, and additionally, post-online (blended learners only).Results: We found comparable results between face-to-face and blended learning for improving learner knowledge of first aid. …”
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Jiedu Xiaozheng Decoction Augments 5-fluorouracil Induced Anti-hepatic Carcinoma Effect <italic>in Vitro</italic> and <italic>in Vivo</italic> by Zhiyun CAO, Liangpu ZHENG, Wei LIN, Xuzheng CHEN, Xiaoqin ZHU, Jiumao LIN, Wei LIN, Jian DU

“….), a low dose confirmed by pre-experiment;EE-JXD+5-FU group, administered 15 g/(kg·d)EE-JXD and 10 mg/(kg·d)5-FU;and control group(normal saline).Tumor volume and body weight were measured every three days. Tumor weight was weighed after the tumor was stripped at day 30. …”
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