Application possibility of ophthalmic heparin ointment as an artificial tear (preliminary report) by V.D. Yartsev

“…Yartsev<br> Scientific Research Institute of Eye Diseases, Moscow, Russian Federation<br> <br> <b>Abstract</b><br> Currently, there is an increase in the incidence of dry eye syndrome (DES) associated with tear production deficiency and an increase in tear fluid evaporation, and mixed conditions are recorded in 80% of cases. This is the reason why evaluation of clinical effectiveness of the drugs used for the treatment of mixed forms of DES is high priority.…”
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Reduction of depressive symptoms among patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with biological therapy: a quantitative comparative incision study by J. Zinkevičiūtė, S. Ambrasas, A. Kiziela, R. Strumila, S. Brašiškienė, E. Dlugauskas

“…Previous studies suggest that one of the possible reasons of depression is the autoimmune inflammation that causes increased interleukin and cytokines levels and thus affects the mood and well-being. …”
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‘Bulun in Winter Is So Sad’: A. Bogolepov about Everyday Life in Polar Yakutia, 1913–1916 by Lilia I. Vinokurova, Alexander A. Suleymanov, Svyatoslav I. Fedorov

“…Bogolepov’s text is attractive for the breadth of issues covered, its consonance with the social and cultural problems faced by the era and discussed by the advanced public. So, it seems reasonable enough to publish the identified document for further discussion in an interdisciplinary perspective. …”
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Biodiversity reporting: Comparing listed entities in the United Kingdom and South Africa by Dino Da Mata, Timothy Lai, Dusan Ecim, Warren Maroun, Dannielle Cerbone

“…Findings/results: Results indicate that South African organisations demonstrate a higher level of visibility in their biodiversity reporting when compared to their UK counterparts. The primary reason for this is because of a higher biodiversity ranking and hosting more biodiversity hotspots, which impact South African organisations. …”
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Effect of Fiber Angles on Hybrid Double-Tube Concrete Columns under Monotonic Axial Compression by Bing Zhang, Yu-Jun Qi, Tao Huang, Qian-Biao Zhang, Yu Hu, Xia-Min Hu

“…For hybrid DTCCs with a ±45° or ±60° FRP tube, the model yields reasonable accurate predictions for the peak axial load but underestimates the ultimate axial strain consistently.…”
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Breastfeeding empowerment and its relationship with health literacy and spousal support among breastfeeding mothers in Tabriz, Iran: a cross-sectional study by Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Shaqayeq Targhaq, Zahra Mousavi

“…Background Breast milk is crucial for the health and survival of infants, but exclusive breastfeeding often fails due to various reasons such as lack of breastfeeding empowerment.Objectives This study aimed to determine the status of breastfeeding empowerment and its relationship with health literacy and perceived spousal support among breastfeeding mothers while recognising that other related factors also contribute to breastfeeding empowerment.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Primary health centres of Tabriz city, Iran.Participants Included 342 breastfeeding mothers with infants aged 6 months or younger in Tabriz, Iran.Results The mean (SD) scores for breastfeeding empowerment, health literacy and partner support were 141.98 (33.92) out of a possible range of 37 to 185, 126.08 (21.27) out of a possible range of 33 to 165 and 64.95 (12.62) out of a possible range of 20 to 100, respectively. …”
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Association of Calcium and Phosphate Levels with Incident Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Hypoparathyroidism: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Elvira O. Gosmanova, Olulade Ayodele, Kristina Chen, Erin E. Cook, Fan Mu, Joshua A. Young, Lars Rejnmark

“…Objective. Reasons for the increased incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with chronic hypoparathyroidism are poorly understood. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic surgery versus small bone window craniotomy for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: a meta-analysis and trial sequentia... by Chen Guo, Yang Bai, Xiaobin Zhang, Pinjing Zhang, Song Han, Di Fan

“…Therefore, prioritizing ES over SBWC for treating ICH appears to be a reasonable approach.…”
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A novel disc bend test specimen for realistic measuring of tensile strength in pavements under transverse cracking condition by M.R.M. Aliha, Hamid Reza Karimi, S.M.N. Ghoreishi

“…The tensile strength value obtained from the SDB specimen was observed to be significantly greater than the results obtained from the SCB and IDT methods for any given test conditions. The main reason for such discrepancy can be attributed to the compaction direction of the asphalt mixture and the applied loading direction to the samples. …”
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Modelling relative richness of flooding-response groups to predict hydrology-driven change in wetland plant communities by David C. Deane, Michelle T. Casanova, Jason Nicol, Justin D. Brookes

“…However, predictions against terrestrial species were reasonable (Cohen’s kappa > 0.58), suggesting the approach can identify hydrological tipping points associated with wetland drying. …”
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Ethics and AI-Plagiarism in an Academic Environment: Students’ Understanding of Compliance with Author’s Ethics and the Problem of Plagiarism in the Process of Interaction with Gen... by P. V. Sysoyev

“…Despite the relatively high awareness of students in the field of AI technologies, the extremely rare use by teachers of specialized subject disciplines of AI tools in the educational process I’d the reason for the current low level of spread of AI plagiarism in the academic environment. …”
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Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: a five-year retrospective review by Lindelwa Mitchele Ngobeni, Lucky Moropeng, Evelyn Thsehla

“…Data for PMBs, complainants, medical scheme types, and reasons for payment denial were extracted. The CMS’ lists of chronic conditions, PMBs, and registered schemes were used to confirm PMBs and to categorise schemes as either restricted (i.e., to only members of specific organisations) or open (i.e., to all South Africans). …”
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Mechanisms of phenolic biosynthesis induced by ultrasound stress in fresh-cut red cabbages based on energy metabolism analysis by Ningning Ouyang, Chen Hong, Lina Guo, Xinyan Zhang, Wenjuan Qu, Haile Ma

“…The energy enhancement induced by ultrasound treatment is a key reason to promote the biosynthesis of non-enzymatic antioxidant–phenolic compounds and enhancing antioxidant enzyme activities. …”
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Experimental Study on Physicomechanical Properties of Deep Sandstone by Coupling of Dry-Wet Cycles and Acidic Environment by Xin Huang, Jianyong Pang, Guangcheng Liu, Yu Chen

“…Microscopic analysis shows that the reasons of this phenomenon were that the specimen was corroded by the sulfuric acid solution, which resulted in the development of pores and cracks and the decline of physical and mechanical properties. …”
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Investigation on the Vibration Effect of Shock Wave in Rock Burst by In Situ Microseismic Monitoring by Mingshi Gao, Hongchao Zhao, Yichao Zhao, Xiaojun Gao, Xiangyu Wang

“…The proposed in situ monitoring method has provided a new way to predict rock burst due to its simple instalment procedure associated with direct and reasonable experimental results.…”
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Do shorter delays to care and mental health system renewal translate into better occupational outcome after mental disorder diagnosis in a cohort of Canadian military personnel who... by David Boulos, Mark A Zamorski

“…Taylor series linearisation methods and sample design weights were applied in generating descriptive and regression analysis statistics.Primary outcome The outcome was release from military service for medical reasons, assessed using administrative data for the 508 individuals with a mental disorder diagnosis.Results 17.5% (95% CI 16.0% to 19.0%) of the cohort had a mental disorder diagnosis after an Afghanistan-related deployment, of which 21.3% (95% CI 17.2% to 25.5%) had a medical release over a median follow-up of 3.5 years. …”
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Perspectives on adapting a mobile application for pain self-management in neurofibromatosis type 1: results of online focus group discussions with individuals living with neurofibr... by Chitra Lalloo, Lauretta E Grau, Kaitlyn Larkin, Jennifer N Stinson, William T Zempsky, Samuel A Ball, Frank D Buono

“…The individual level included lifestyle, reasons for using the mobile app and concerns regarding its use. …”
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…The pooled proportion of self-antibiotic prescription was 43.3% (95% CI: 15.7–70.9). Other reasons for inappropriate antibiotic use included a wrong indication, wrong duration, improper route of administration, use of leftover antibiotics from a family member, and immature discontinuation of antibiotics. …”
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Hemoprotein dalam Tubuh Manusia by Husnil Kadri

“…Not many people knew this difference, so some people thought if consume chlorophyll will increase blood hemoglobin level. Because of that reason, the objective of this article was to determine the difference between human’s hemoprotein and chlorophyll, and the functions of hemoproteins in the human body. …”
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Development of Fermentation-induced Soymilk Gel: Effects of Different Lactic Acid Bacteria on the Physicochemical Characteristics by Fatemeh Rahmani, Ali Moayedi, Marteza Khomeiri, Mahboobeh Kashiri

“…Overall, it can be concluded that L. plantarum MCM4, W. confusa MDM8, and S. thermophilus can be introduced as starter cultures for the production of novel soymilk gels with reasonable properties.…”
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