Shape Restoration by Active Self-Assembly by D. Arbuckle, A. A. G. Requicha

“…This definition attempts to capture abstractly a situation that often arises in the physical world when a solid object loses its desired shape due to wear and tear, corrosion or other phenomena. For example, if the top of the femur becomes distorted, the hip joint no longer functions properly and may have to be replaced surgically. …”
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Treatment of the Induration of the Soft Tissue of the Lower Eyelids After Accidental Oil Injections by Vladimir Safronov, MD, PhD

“…Various substances are injected into the periorbital region for skin quality increase and correction of tear trough deformity, including hyaluronic acid, peptides, collagen, and others. …”
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Performance of BFRP Retrofitted RCC Piles Subjected to Axial Loads by Anandakumar Ramaswamy, Selvamony Chachithanantham, Seeni Arumugam

“…Besides, crack patterns of conventional elements and tearing BFRP wrapped elements were also observed. …”
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Ocular Surface Temperature in Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Andrea Sodi, Sara Matteoli, Giovanni Giacomelli, Lucia Finocchio, Andrea Corvi, Ugo Menchini

“…Exclusion criteria were represented by any other ocular diseases other than AMD, tear film abnormalities, systemic cardiovascular abnormalities, diabetes mellitus, and a body temperature higher than 37.5°C. …”
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Intrascleral Suture Anchoring: A Flapless/Grooveless Four-Point Intraocular Lens Fixation Technique by Xin Hu, Bo Zhao, Haiying Jin

“…No suture erosion, suture loosening, hypotony, scleral atrophy, chronic inflammation, retinal tear, and/or detachment were observed within the follow-up period. …”
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Knee Osteoarthritis: Kinesiophobia and Isometric Strength of Quadriceps in Women by Saulo Machado, null Érika Santana, Victor Brito, Leonardo Maciel, Lucindo J. Quintans Júnior, Walderi da Silva Junior, Jader de Farias Neto, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Bonglee Kim, Valter J. de Santana Filho

“…Osteoarthritis is a disease characterized by progressive wear and tear of the joint, with the knee being the most affected region. …”
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Shadi Park Renovation with Social Development Emphasis: A Case Study Halabja City, Iraq by Mihraban Othman Mustafa, Masoumeh Faraji, Zaniar Jamal Salih, Muhammed Saeed Rasheed

“…Shadi Park in Iraq is one of the regional urban parks; the lack of its design, as well as the wear and tear of some uses, lack of optimal lighting system and various uses by different age groups reduces the number of visits. …”
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Camel Bite Associated with Depressed Skull Fracture with Rapidly Spreading Subgaleal Cellulitis by Shaymaa Al-Umran, Ahmad Abdulfattah, Faisal Alabbas, Hosam Al-Jehani

“…But our novel finding of rapidly spreading cellulitis requires alteration of recommendation towards more aggressive therapeutic attitude including early surgical intervention, especially for those patients suspected of a dural tear with the depressed skull fracture, even if treated with appropriate antibiotics.…”
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Optimization of Fruiting Body Production of Three Kinds Edible Mushrooms Species by Innovate the Incubation Time and Number of Rips on Baglog by Denny Irawati, Naresvara Nircela P, Febe Margareta RM, J.P. Gentur Sutapa

“…At the end of the incubation period, the glucosamine content was analysed and the baglog was teared at 1 or 2 ends to trigger the appearance of the fruiting body. …”
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The Effect of Rebamipide on Ocular Surface Disorders Induced by Latanoprost and Timolol in Glaucoma Patients by Naoto Tokuda, Yasushi Kitaoka, Akiko Matsuzawa, Junsuke Miyamoto, Shinsuke Sakae, Yasunari Munemasa, Hitoshi Takagi

“…Changes in intraocular pressure, tear film break-up time (TBUT), and corneal epithelial barrier function were evaluated at baseline, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks after rebamipide administration. …”
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Prevalence And Patterns Of Ocular Manifestations In Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shivani Sharma, Anil Kumar Sharma, Taiba Trumboo, Satish Gupta

“…It included 50 psoriasis patients who underwent comprehensive ophthalmic evaluations, such as best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), slit-lamp examination, tear film break-up time (TBUT), Schirmer test, and fundus examination. …”
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Evaluation of Dry Eye and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Teenagers with Myopia through Noninvasive Keratograph by Xiu Wang, Xiaoxiao Lu, Jun Yang, Ruihua Wei, Liyuan Yang, Shaozhen Zhao, Xilian Wang

“…The patients were divided into 2 groups based on OSDI dry eye standard, and their ocular surfaces and meibomian gland conditions were evaluated. Results. The tear meniscus heights of the dry eye and normal groups were in normal range. …”
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Diagnosis of Vitreoretinal Aspergillosis with Transvitreal Retinochoroidal Biopsy by Krishi Peddada, Nida M. Khan, Jascha Rubin, Haykanush Zakaryan, Yaobin Liu, Nikolay Popnikolov, Roshun Sangani, Weiye Li

“…Our case is a 48-year-old male with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that presented with counting fingers vision, redness, and tearing of the left eye. Exam showed cell and flare with hypopyon as well as dense vitritis. …”
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Evaluation of Monocular Treatment for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction with an Automated Thermodynamic System in Elderly Chinese Patients: A Contralateral Eye Study by Yinying Zhao, Jialu Xie, Junhua Li, Yana Fu, Xiaolei Lin, Shangrong Wang, Jiling Ma, Yune Zhao

“…Clinical parameters included dry eye symptoms, lipid layer thickness (LLT), partial blink (PB) ratio, invasive tear breakup time (ITBUT) and cornea staining, Schirmer I test, meibomian glands yielding liquid secretion (MGYLS), and meibomian gland dropout. …”
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Radioactive Iodine Administration Is Associated with Persistent Related Symptoms in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Pablo Florenzano, Francisco J. Guarda, Rodrigo Jaimovich, Nicolás Droppelmann, Hernán González, José M. Domínguez

“…Among early symptoms, periorbital edema, excessive tearing, salivary gland disturbances, dry mouth, taste disorders, and nausea were more frequent and intense among RAI patients. …”
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Risk Factors and Symptoms of Meibomian Gland Loss in a Healthy Population by Anna Machalińska, Aleksandra Zakrzewska, Krzysztof Safranow, Barbara Wiszniewska, Bogusław Machaliński

“…We correlated our findings with self-reported ocular symptoms, systemic medical history, lifestyle factors, and tear film abnormalities. Results. We observed that a high ocular surface disease index, a history of either chalazion or hordeolum, experience of puffy eyelids upon waking, and foreign body sensation all appeared to be predictors of an abnormal meiboscore after adjusting for age and sex (p=0.0007; p=0.001; p=0.02; p=0.001, resp.). …”
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Didelphys Uterus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Shadi Rezai, Pameela Bisram, Isamarie Lora Alcantara, Ruchi Upadhyay, Carla Lara, Malvina Elmadjian

“…Patient had a vaginal delivery with left mediolateral episiotomy and complete tear of vaginal septum. Third stage of labor was complicated with retained placenta, which was removed manually in the operating room with total EBL of 600 cc.…”
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Hypermobile Anterior Horn of the Lateral Meniscus: A Case Report and Literature Review by Hirotaka Nakashima, Yasuhiro Takahara, Yoichiro Uchida, Hisayoshi Kato, Satoru Itani, Yoshitaka Tsujimura, Makoto Nakamura, Yuichi Iwasaki

“…Hypermobile meniscus is known as one of the causes of knee pain and locking or limitation of the range of motion during knee flexion, even when there is no evidence of meniscus tear on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Most such cases show excessive hypermobility of the posterior part of the lateral meniscus. …”
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Mechanical behavior of synthetic fiber ropes for mooring floating offshore wind turbines. by Ji Zeng, He Zhang, Bowen Jin, Hailei Dong, Chiate Chou, Hangyu Li

“…In conducting yarn-on-yarn abrasion tests, materials, twist, marine lubricants, and dry and wet environments were chosen as research variables to analyse and compare the wear and tear frequency of sample ropes. The study found that the degree of wear on ropes composed of different materials is affected differently by twist and dry and wet environments, and the application of marine lubricants can significantly extend the friction fracture cycle of yarns. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between intraocular pressure and ultrasonographic examination of anterior and posterior segment of the eye in dogs by Özgür Erkan, Kurtuluş Parlak, Mustafa Arıcan

“…Schirmer test kit was used to measure the quantitative amount of tear secretion. Tonovet was used for intraocular pressure measurement, direct ophthalmoscopic examination and ultrasonographic examinations were also performed.…”
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