Review of ophthalmology undergraduate teaching curriculum by Sivanthi Kanagasundaram

“…There is a lack of standardized ophthalmic curriculum across UK medical schools, with each institution interpreting the General Medical Council (GMC) framework differently. …”
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Effect of the modified snorkel mask as noninvasive ventilatory support in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 by Raul Montalvo, Eyner Castro, Janet Rojas, Carlos Camargo, Carina Ninahuanca

“…In the control group that received standard treatment, 129 patients (55.6%) failed (i.e., deceased or admitted to a mechanical ventilator). …”
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Production of Emulsion Paint Using Locally Available Materials. by Turyarugayo, Emmanuel

“…Some of the physicochemical properties fell within the required Uganda Standard or East African Community Standards for chemical paints. …”
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A study of the calorific power of corncob briquettes, using residual oils as binders by Danielle Jaguaribe, Joelma Ferreira, Erika Santana, Anderson Silva

“…The analysis was carried out according to established standards and guidelines. The results obtained show that this agro-industrial residue can be used to produce energy and that the calorific value of the residues used can be improved. …”
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A blockchain model connecting electricity market and carbon trading market by Yi Wang, Lijuan Feng, Lin Wang, Weiqiu Yu

“…Although carbon trading systems have been established, there are still some ongoing problems such as inconsistent carbon accounting standards, data distortion and inefficient overall process within these systems. …”
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Five-year Variations in Air Pollutant Emissions with Ultra-low Emission Retrofits in a 660 MW Coal-fired Power Unit by Zhiyong Li, Zhuangzhuang Ren, Chengjing Cao, Chen Liu, Zhen Zhai, Jixiang Liu, Ziyi Zhan, Changtao Huang, Lan Chen, Hongdan Yuan

“…The result indicated that a time slag appeared between the ULE execution and meeting discharge standards. Since the ULE implementation in late 2014, the pollutant emissions exhibited a decreasing trend, while it was not until 2016 that the emission amounts reached the ULE standards with the actual emissions of 30.7 ± 4.43, 12.3 ± 3.49, and 1.80 ± 0.425 mg m−3 for NOx, SO2, and dust, respectively. …”
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Equality in the Miyaoka–Yau inequality and uniformization of non-positively curved klt pairs by Claudon, Benoît, Graf, Patrick, Guenancia, Henri

“…Let $(X, \Delta )$ be a compact Kähler klt pair, where $K_X + \Delta $ is ample or numerically trivial, and $\Delta $ has standard coefficients. We show that if equality holds in the orbifold Miyaoka–Yau inequality for $(X, \Delta )$, then its orbifold universal cover is either the unit ball (ample case) or the affine space (numerically trivial case).…”
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Bladder Haematoma: A Rare but Serious Complication of Oocyte Retrieval by Rashmi Vohra, Saumyaroop Dash, Sebanti Dash

“…Owing to its simplicity, transvaginal oocyte retrieval (TVOR) has become the standard procedure for oocyte retrieval. Despite being an easy procedure, TVOR is still associated with rare but serious complications. …”
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Design of Efficient and Effective Wastewater Treatment Plant for Rubanda Town Council. by Twinamasiko, Caleb

“…To obtain results, both scientific principles and engineering standards and ethical codes as well as laboratory tests results were put under consideration.…”
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A SPECIALTY LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS by DRAGOS-ALEXANDRU ANDRIOAIA, VASILE GHEORGHITA GAITAN

“… Within the industrial standard 4.0, predictive maintenance has an essential role in production activities, by increasing equipment uptime and decreasing maintenance costs. …”
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Impact of cardiac magnetic resonance on the diagnosis and management of patients with cardiomyopathies by Popa Oana-Andreea, Onciul Sebastian, Badea Thedor, Marian Denisa, Rac-Albu Bogdan, Amzulescu Mihaela, Bugeac Claudia, Chiriac Oana, Tomescu Luminița, Gheorghita Valeriu, Roșu Andrei

“…Over the past decades, it has become the gold standard for assessing cardiac function, volumes and mass. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of leukemia from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis of the global burden of disease in 2019 based on the APC model by Xiang Qu, Anjie Zheng, Jie Yang, Jinru Zhang, Hongmei Qiao, Fan Jiang, Jie Zhao, Chunping Wang, Peng Ning

“…Methods Based on open data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019), R software was used to calculate estimated annual percentage changes to estimate trends in the age‐standardized incidence (ASIR) and the age‐standardized disability‐adjusted life years (DALY) rate due to leukemia and its major subtypes from 1990 to 2019. …”
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Is surgery superior for distal ulna fractures? a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Zakaria Chabihi, Brahim Demnati, Mohamed Moussadiq, Tariq Aalil, Yassine Fath El Khir, El Mehdi Boumediane, Mohamed Amine Benhima, Imad Abkari

“…The meta-analysis used standardized mean differences for continuous outcomes and log odds ratios for dichotomous outcomes. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…Liver parenchymal inflammation responds well to a standard immunosuppressive therapy with prednisolone and azathioprine. …”
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Assessment of phytochemical screening, antibacterial, analgesic, and antipyretic potentials of Litsea glutinosa (L.) leaves extracts in a mice model. by Zubair Khalid Labu, Samira Karim, Md Tarekur Rahman, Md Imran Hossain, Sarder Arifuzzaman, Md Shakil

“…Analgesic activity at 500 mg/kg, LG extract produced a 70% suppression of writhing in mice, which was statistically significant (p < 0.001) compared to standard morphine's (77.5%) inhibition. In antipyretic activity assay, the crude extract showed notable reduction in body temperature (36.17 ±  0.32 °C) at dose of 300 mg/kg-body weight, when the standard (at dose 100 mg/kg-body weight) exerted (36.32 ±  0.67 °C) after 3 h of administration. …”
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FREQUENCY AND CONSEQUENCES OF FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONSIN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PATIENTS BELOW 50 YEARS OF AGE by Fakhira Arain

“…Result: Participants were 80 (male + female) with an average age of 45.1 years and a standard deviation of 4.2. Regarding pain, the mean score was 6.5 with a standard deviation of 1.2. …”
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Regulatory mechanisms for underground waste disposal in Nigeria: review and implications for environmental management by Irwin Anthony Akpoborie

“…The Federal Ministry of Environment and the Department of Petroleum Resources control underground disposal of wastes in Nigeria with three principal regulations: Guidelines and Standards for Environmental Pollution Control in Nigeria, National Guidelines on Waste Disposal through Underground Injection and the Environmental Guidelines and Standards for the Petroleum Industry of Nigeria. …”
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Characteristics and outcome of patients with anorexia nervosa on medical nutritional therapy: an institutional study with review of literature by Denise Elizabeth Shi Yun Teo, Valerie Wei Ling Teong, Rajeev Ramachandran, Su Lin Lim, Charlotte Xianghui Lin

“…Patients with admissions were further stratified according to their nutritional management based on whether they were on the AN protocol or standard hospital care. Data on their rate of weight gain, length of stay and calorie prescription were collected. …”
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Key Audit Matters and their Impact on the Financial Statements of Listed Entities by Daniel BOTEZ, Oana-Ancuta STANGACIU, Anatol MELEGA, Mihaela ENACHI

“…This research examines how the implementation of International Auditing Standard 701 - Communicating Key Audit Matters in the Independent Auditor’s Report (ISA 701), introduced by the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) in 2015 and mandatory since December 2016, affects the transparency and integrity of financial reports of companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE). …”
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