Prevalence and associations of anisometropia with spherical ametropia, cylindrical power, age, and sex, based on 134,603 refractive surgery candidates. by Mona Deuchert, Andreas Frings, Vasyl Druchkiv, Jakob Schweighofer, Sajjad Muhammad, Stephan Linke, Toam Katz

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Anisometropia was analyzed for subjective refraction. In total, 134,603 refractive surgery candidates were included in the period from 2010 to 2020 at the CARE Vision Refractive Centers in Germany. …”
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Improving the Teaching of Persian Verse Literature for non-Persian Speakers: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Educational Materials by Amirreza Vakilifard, Fatemeh Janatirad, Zoya Rezaei Mahalati

“…Notably, the findings indicate that the section dedicated to specialized literary education assumes the highest rank among the 12 sections subject to evaluation. Furthermore, the domains of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills also secure a prominent position in the hierarchy of desirability. …”
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Learning from experience: does providing end-of-life care support for relatives boost personal end-of-life health literacy? by Clément Meier, Maud Wieczorek, Sarah Vilpert, Carmen Borrat-Besson, Ralf J. Jox, Jürgen Maurer

“…Their ability to understand medical jargon, find information, communicate, and make decisions about end-of-life care options was measured with the validated Subjective End-of-Life Health Literacy Scale. Experiences with end-of-life care support include having made medical decisions as healthcare proxy, accompanied, or cared for relatives at the end of life. …”
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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor decreases the risk of colorectal adenoma in the aged with Type 2 diabetes by Dingchao Xia, Lanling Jin, Binfeng Wang, Yi Jin, Qun Zheng, Jie Xu, Senzhong Chen

“…We used multivariable logistic regression and propensity score matching analysis (PSM) to calculate adjusted ORs for colorectal adenoma, controlling for potential confounders. A total of 311 subjects were enrolled in the study, with a mean age of 67.55 years. 138 (44.4%) were diagnosed with colorectal adenoma. …”
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Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Study for Phoenix dactylifera L. (Ajwa Date) Seeds Extract by Zainab Y.M. Hasan, Ghydaa H. Aljeboury, Wael A. Obaid, Rawaa A. Khalaf

“…The seed powder was subjected to a cold hydro-ethanolic maceration process, and an estimation protocol for qualitative and quantitative analysis with the aid of different chromatography techniques was applied. …”
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Optimization of the Production Parameters of Composites from Sugarcane Bagasse and Iron Salts for Use in Dye Adsorption by Carine Pereira da Silva, Marluce Oliveira da Guarda Souza, Walter Nei Lopes dos Santos, Laiana Oliveira Bastos Silva

“…In this study, mechanical mixtures of sugarcane bagasse and iron salts (nitrate, acetate, or a mixture of both) were subjected to thermal decomposition for producing iron oxide and carbonaceous composite materials, which were evaluated as adsorbents for removing dyes from water using methylene blue (MB) as a model system. …”
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Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic/excessive crying: a prospective, multicentric, randomized controlled trial and nested observational trial by Florian Schwerla, Marlen Zimmer, Janine Göpfert, Petra Laux, Simone Langenmair, Michaela Rütz, Karl-Ludwig Resch

“…Objective To study whether osteopathic treatments of infants with infantile colic / excessive crying (IC/EC) have an impact on the subjectively perceived psychological stress of caregivers compared to usual care. …”
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Тhe features of using PR and advertising in international business by Iryna Derid, Karina Bozhko, Inna Zorianska

“…In international business, the planning of international PR and advertising campaigns is complicated by the presence in different countries of such variables as: the political and economic system of the country, the level of development of the country, the type of media system, unique culture. The subject of research in the article is the necessary adaptations of international public relations and advertising depending on the countries of business implementation. …”
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Saffron's protective role against atherosclerosis-induced cataract progression in New Zealand white rabbits with phytochemical analysis of saffron's extract. by Yasmin Mohd Zainal Abidin Shukri, Iman Nabilah Abd Rahim, Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir, Che Puteh Osman, Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim

“…Thirty-five NZWRs were subjected to four to eight weeks of high-cholesterol diet to induce atherosclerosis, resulting in cataractous lens changes. …”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…Results: Out of 156 participants, 58(37%) were in compliant and 98(63%) non-compliant. Male subjects were prominent 42(72.41%) and 67(68.37%) respectively. …”
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IL-33 signaling is dispensable for the IL-10-induced enhancement of mast cell responses during food allergy by Dylan Krajewski, Saurav Ranjitkar, Nathan Jordan, Sallie S. Schneider, Clinton B. Mathias

“…To further assess the role of IL-10, food allergy was induced in WT and ST2-/- mice subjected to antibody-mediated IL-10 depletion. IL-10-depleted WT mice exhibited a significant attenuation in MC-mediated responses to OVA challenge. …”
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Risk factors of developing non-arteric ischemic optic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Parinee Kemchoknatee, Duanghathai Tangon, Thansit Srisombut

“…A higher proportion of subjects in the NAION group had hypertension, dyslipidemia, high diastolic blood pressure, smokers, and had a small cup-to-disc ratio (CDR). …”
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Comprehensive Metabolomic Profiling in Adults with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia: A Case-Control Study by Luis Carlos López-Romero, José Jesús Broseta, Marta Roca-Marugán, Noemí Máñez Ramírez, Julio Hernández-Jaras

“…Results: A cohort of 20 XLH patients and 19 control subjects were recruited. A total of 104 metabolites were identified. …”
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Changes in Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and Sclerostin following a Loading Dose of Vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) by A. Sankaralingam, R. Roplekar, C. Turner, R. N. Dalton, G. Hampson

“…We hypothesize that supraphysiological concentrations of 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D may inhibit formation by increasing the production of Wnt inhibitors: sclerostin and DKK1. Subjects and Methods. We measured serum sclerostin and DKK1 in 34 patients (21 F, 13 M) aged mean (SD) 61.3 (15.6) years with vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency treated with a loading dose of vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) intramuscularly. …”
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Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Laminates and High-Strength Concrete Integrating Recycled Tire Steel Fib... by Hasan A. Alasmari, Ibrahim A. Sharaky, Ahmed S. Elamary, Ayman El-Zohairy

“…In the first phase, twelve beams were subjected to an overload equal to 80% of their total expected bearing capacity to obtain damaged RC beams, while one beam was loaded to failure (reference beam, RB0). …”
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Nasal Provocation Test with Cat and Dog Extracts: Results according to Molecular Components by Andres Sánchez, Ricardo Cardona, Marlon Munera, Victor Calvo, Manuela Tejada-Giraldo, Jorge Sánchez

“…Dog (34.6% vs. 23.5%) and cat dander (26.7% vs. 8.8%, p=0.05) IgE sensitization was frequent among rhinitis and no-rhinitis subjects, and it was similar to dog (29.7% vs. 20.5%) and cat (18.8% vs. 8.8%) components. …”
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Writers, readers, and erasers of N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) methylomes in oilseed rape: identification, molecular evolution, and expression profiling by Chaofan Shan, Kui Dong, Dongyu Wen, Ziyi Ye, Fei Hu, Meryem Zekraoui, Jun Cao

“…During the course of evolution, whole genome duplication (WGD) and segmental duplication were the primary drivers of the expansion of m6A-related gene families. The genes were subjected to rigorous purification selection. Additionally, several sites under positive selection were identified in the proteins. …”
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The Life Mission Theory III. Theory of Talent by Soren Ventegodt, Niels Jorgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…We manifest our talents in a giving movement from the bottom of our soul trough our biological nature onto the subject and object of the outer world. These three dimensions can be drawn as three axes, one saggital axis called purpose or love or me-you, one vertical axis called power or consciousness (light) or heaven-earth, and one horizontal axis called gender or joy or male-female. …”
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Radioprotective Effects of Vitis vinifera L. Seed against Radiation-Induced Short-Term Memory Loss in Young Adult Wistar Rats by Ayomide Abe, Fatai Balogun, Olugbenga Ayannuga

“…Group A was the control group, while Groups B and C were subjected to 40 Gy of fractionated whole-brain gamma irradiation. …”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to the physician’s subjective assessment the condition was significantly more often assessed as moderate and severe. …”
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