Corneal Debridement Combined with Intrastromal Voriconazole for Recalcitrant Fungal Keratitis by Yajie Sun, Zhuo Sun, Yukai Chen, Guohua Deng

“…Corneal debridement combined with intrastromal voriconazole is a secure and effective treatment for recalcitrant fungal keratitis.…”
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Semi-in-situ cutting force measurement of a jigsaw by Sándor Apáti, György Hegedűs, Sándor Hajdu

“…A measurement rig was designed to securely mount the saw, the load cell, and the inductive sensors needed for speed measurements, making it possible to measure cutting forces accurately under different working conditions. …”
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Internal Fixation of Type I Capitellum Fracture with Headless Screws: A Case Report by Charlie Sanjaya, I Ketut Gede Arta Bujangga

“…In this case, we performed open reduction, secured two headless screws, which allow rigid fixation at the fracture site, provide fracture site compression through variable thread pitch design, and remained not removed later. …”
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Conflicts between indigenous and scientific concepts of landscape management for wildlife conservation: human-chimpanzee politics of coexistence at Bossou, Guinea by Gen Yamakoshi, Vincent Leblan

“…The stated goals of the swidden preparation campaign was to secure land for subsistence purposes, but it is thought that the main driving factor was maintaining the right to decide matters like the allocation of tourism income, which the government research institute was attempting to usurp. …”
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Minimum Dietary Diversity Score and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women at Alamata General Hospital, Raya Azebo Zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Kemal Jemal, Mukemil Awol

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that being government employees (AOR = 4.87, CI: 1.70–13.95), merchant (AOR = 4.67, CI: 1.81–12.05), secured food (AOR = 3.85, CI: 2.12–6.97), and eating three meals and above (AOR = 2.66, CI: 1.47–4.82) were significantly associated with high MDDS among pregnant women. …”
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Managing agricultural water use in the Western United States: A search for efficient climate adaptation institutions by Frank A. Ward, Nicholas A. Potter, R. Aaron Hrozencik

“…The contribution of this work is to fill a gap in previous research by assessing the economic performance of various water trading arrangements for adapting to water shortages. We secured U.S. Department of Agriculture data on irrigation water use patterns in the central part of the Rio Grande Basin of the American Southwest to support formulation of a mathematical model predicting water use patterns to assess impacts on farm income associated with a range of water shortages and water trading arrangements for adapting to these shortages. …”
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War and Peace of Peter the Great by E. V. Anisimov

“…Petersburg, the transfer of the capital to it, the construction of a defensive system at the mouth of the Neva all this was aimed at securing the mouth of the Neva for Russia. Russia agreed to the conclusion of a peace, according to which it received only Ingria and Karelia – the old Russian provinces.After the victory under Poltava in 1709, a new struggle for peace began. …”
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Paulus Vladimiri and Stanislaus de Scarbimiria – medieval Krakow law school and the Polish contribution to the formation of the rights of nations by Jacek Grzybowski

“…Their works and sermons espouse the craving for international justice, while securing national interests, and for a model of Europe as a “family of independent and sovereign nations” whose coexistence is founded on the Christian anthropology according to which a man as endowed by God with dignity and freedom. …”
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Drafting of the Union treaty in September-December 1991: from the dismantling of statehood to the USSR's collapse by A. V. Lukashin

“…Gorbachev made attempts to legally secure the preservation of the Union in the form of a confederation, the Republican leaders, first of all, the President of Russia B.N. …”
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Contesting a legendary legacy: A century of reflection on Raymond Dart and the Taung skull by Christa Kuljian

“… • While Raymond Dart’s significant contribution describing the Taung skull is secure, his overall legacy should be reassessed. …”
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Comparison of Medical Adhesive Tapes in Patients at Risk of Facial Skin Trauma under Anesthesia by Ling Antonia Zeng, Sui An Lie, Shin Yuet Chong

“…Adhesive tapes are used for taping eyelids closed and securing endotracheal tubes during general anesthesia. …”
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Design of An Automobile Engine Stand. by Turyasingura, Cosmas

“…Key elements of the stand include a handle, upright, baseplate, front leg structure, central beam, rear leg assembly, casters for mobility, a dedicated mounting arm, pins, and various bolts for secure fastening. Stress-strain calculations from the design analysis demonstrate that the engine overhaul stand can safely accommodate the intended medium load during maintenance, ensuring reliable operation. …”
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Determinants of Credit Access to Small Scale Enterprises: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch-Kabale District. by Besigye, Emmanuel

“…The results indicated that several key factors significantly affect SMEs' ability to secure credit. Complex and lengthy lending processes were identified as major obstacles, with many SMEs noting that documentation requirements and processing delays discouraged them from applying for loans. …”
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Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akakwatsa, Racheal

“…The study results on the effects of early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, the highest number of respondents mentioned that young mothers are more likely to experience complications during childbirth, the lowest number of respondents mentioned that with incomplete education, the chances of securing stable, well-paying jobs are reduced, trapping the youth in cycles of poverty and economic dependence. …”
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Analysis of the Profitability of Cabbage Farming in Kabale District Uganda. by Muhumuza, Trust

“…Additionally, establishing stable market linkages and price stabilization mechanisms could help farmers secure better returns on their produce.…”
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Political Accountability and Social Service Delivery in Local Governments: A Case Study of Nyundo Sub-County Kisoro District. by Niwarinda, Wilberforce

“…Proposed strategies for improvement included reducing corruption to ensure objectivity (78%) and securing adequate financial resources (24%). The study concluded that evaluation reports served as a key tool for data collection and training, and politicians were involved in data collection and proposal presentation. …”
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Environmental Disinfection Based on Mobile Intelligent Networking Highly Efficient Ultraviolet Light Machines by Chun-Yen Chung, Wen-Tsai Sung, Lin-Chi Wang, Lailatus Siami, John Paul Santos

“…In this way, the disinfection progress could be updated at anytime, anywhere and the current disinfection status in the classroom could be displayed in real-time, allowing teachers and students on campus to carry out teaching and learning in a safe and secure environment.…”
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Construction Payment Automation Through Scan-to-BIM and Blockchain-Enabled Smart Contract by Hamdy Elsharkawi, Emad Elbeltagi, Mohamed S. Eid, Wael Alattyih, Hossam Wefki

“…A chain-link is then used to securely relay these data to the blockchain system. …”
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Incidence rate and associated patient characteristics of liver disease in Wales 2004–2022: a retrospective population-scale observational study by Ashley Akbari, Andrew Yeoman, Haroon Ahmed, Jingwei Gao, Aled Davies, Thomas Peter Ignatius Pembroke

“…Objective To describe the incidence and key demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics of individuals with liver disease in Wales.Design and setting This study is designed as a retrospective observational study that linked data of anonymised identified individuals from primary, secondary care and mortality data from the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank in Wales.Participants All Welsh residents who registered with a SAIL-contributing general practitioner (GP) and diagnosed with liver disease from 2004 to 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures Our primary outcome is the annual age-standardised incidence rate of liver disease. …”
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Detecting the Black Hole Candidate Population in M51’s Young Massive Star Clusters: Constraints on Accreting Intermediate-mass Black Holes by Kristen C. Dage, Evangelia Tremou, Bolivia Cuevas Otahola, Eric W. Koch, Kwangmin Oh, Richard M. Plotkin, Vivian L. Tang, Muhammad Ridha Aldhalemi, Zainab Bustani, Mariam Ismail Fawaz, Hans J. Harff, Amna Khalyleh, Timothy McBride, Jesse Mason, Anthony Preston, Cortney Rinehart, Ethan Vinson, Gemma Anderson, Edward M. Cackett, Shih Ching Fu, Sebastian Kamann, Teresa Panurach, Renuka Pechetti, Payaswini Saikia, Susmita Sett, Ryan Urquhart, Christopher Usher

“…They have long been linked to dense star cluster environments, thanks to cluster dynamics, but there are a limited number of secure detections. We leverage existing X-ray observations from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical catalogs from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) as well as new radio observations from the Karl G. …”
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