Clinical efficacy of a new medical and prophylactic milk product for osteoporosis prophylaxis by O B Ershova, K Y Belova, N. V. Konoplyanlk

“…To assess efficacy and safety of cheese paste (CP) enriched with calcium and vitamin D3 administered as medical and prophylactic product, an additional substance for prophylaxis and treatment of osteoporosis (OP). Material and methods. Randomized blind placebo-controlled study of CP efficacy was conducted in parallel groups. 100 menopausal women with osteopenia confirmed by bone densitometry were included (50 in the treatment group and 50 in the control group). …”
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Assessment of foundation damage during earthquakes using acoustic emission monitoring: An experimental study on the shaking table test by Min-Jun Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Jong-Won Lee, Tae-Min Oh

“…However, assessing the damage to pile foundations with traditional visual inspections and non-destructive testing methods is challenging. …”
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GIS-based Spatial Analysis of the Evolution of Residential Developments; A Case-study of Sulaimani city, Iraq by Shaimaa Sarwar Mohammed, Hoshyar Qadir Rasul, Hussein Darweesh  Mohammed

“…Essentially, following the collection of data, processing, review of relevant literature and applied methods, this study draws a timeline for the spatial evolution of the city of Sulaimani in addition to constricting a spatial grid for morphological comparison of different growth stages and analysis on multiple aspects. …”
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GRAPHIC NOVEL TRANSLATION: SEMIOTIC AND MULTIMODAL PERSPECTIVE by Anna V. Khodorenko.

“…Applying methods of ADM in the process of analysing graphic novel results from the necessity to respond to the main challenges of ADM theory for the studies in theory and practice of translation, as well as semiotics and general linguistics. …”
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FacaDiffy: Inpainting unseen facade parts using diffusion models by T. Fröch, O. Wysocki, Y. Xia, Y. Xia, J. Xie, B. Schwab, D. Cremers, D. Cremers, T. H. Kolbe

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Sleep, physical activity, sedentary behavior, and risk of cataract: a cross-sectional and prospective study from UK Biobank by Yu Peng, Yuzhou Zhang, Ka Wai Kam, Mary Ho, Sunny Au, Xiujuan Zhang, Mandy PH Ng, Patrick Ip, Alvin Young, Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Li Jia Chen, Jason C. Yam

“…This study aimed to examine the independent and combined effects of sleep, PA, and SB on cataract risk using data from the UK Biobank. Methods The cross-sectional analyses included 440,645 participants from the UK Biobank with complete data on sleep, PA, and SB. …”
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Research on leaf identification of table grape varieties based on deep learning by PAN Bowen, LIN Meiling, JU Yanlun, SU Baofeng, SUN Lei, FAN Xiucai, ZHANG Ying, ZHANG Yonghui, LIU Chonghuai, JIANG Jianfu, FANG Yulin

“…[Methods] In this study, the leaf images were taken in the National Grape Germplasm Nursery (Zhengzhou) of Zhengzhou Fruit Tree Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. …”
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Evaluation of the Features of Geographical and Biogeotourism Heritage of Landscapes in Order to Develop Wetland Ecotourism in the International Wetlands of Hormozgan by Monireah Ashrafi, Abbas Moradi, Mohammad Akbarian, Marziyeh Rezaei

“…The present research examined the compatibility of tourism development with ecotourism through the combined document-field method of Azini international wetland located in Sirik city, Hormozgan Province. …”
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Application of four molecular markers for breeding peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sülzer) resistance by CHEN Xuejia, LIU Mingjie, WU Jinlong, WANG Xinwei, CHEN Changwen, LI Yong, WANG Lirong

“…For each plant in the surveyed population, tender leaves were sampled, and genomic DNA was extracted via the Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) method. Four molecular markers linked to aphid resistance (InDel24, InDel23, P62, and QMR) were selected for PCR amplification using the extracted DNA as a template. …”
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From their eyes: Deaflympic athletes' and coaches' perspectives on mental training by Alon Markov-Glazer, Alon Markov-Glazer, Anne-Marie Elbe, Rainer Schliermann

“…Deaf athletes reported adapting some techniques to match their visual-spatial orientation and both advantages and challenges of visual reliance in sports. …”
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Bilateral Diffuse Uveal Melanocytic Proliferation Presenting as Small Choroidal Melanoma by J. N. Ulrich, S. Garg, G. K. Escaravage, T. M. Meredith

“…To describe a patient with Bilateral Diffuse Uveal Proliferation who presented initially with a clinical picture consistent with choroidal melanoma. Methods. Presentation of a clinical case with fundus photos, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography. …”
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Results of Cataract Extraction in Patients with Corneal Opacity by E. A. Ivachev, E. V. Anisimova, I. P. Denisova

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of cataract extraction in patients with varying degrees of corneal opacity.Patients and methods. We performed cataract extraction with implantation of the intraocular lenses of 14 eyes (9 patients) with varying degree of corneal opacity. …”
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Rationale for Clinical Approaches to the Use of Modern Pharmacological Neuroprotection in Patients after Endovitreal Surgery of Rheumatogenic Retinal Detachment by A. V. Egorov, V. V. Egorov, G. P. Smoliakova

“…Aim: substantiation of rational timing of neuroprotection with cytoflavin depending on the prediction of visual functions after endovitreal surgery of RRD.Materials and methods. …”
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Clinical epidemiology of retinoblastoma at the Philippine General Hospital: 1998-2008 by Sharlene I. Noguera, MD, Gary John V. Mercado, MD, Darby E. Santiago, MD

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Reduced crowding and poor contour detection in schizophrenia are consistent with weak surround inhibition. by Valentina Robol, Marc S Tibber, Elaine J Anderson, Tracy Bobin, Patricia Carlin, Sukhwinder S Shergill, Steven C Dakin

“…Here, we show that this failure actually originates from a combination of poor encoding of local orientation and abnormal processing of visual context.<h4>Methods</h4>We measured the ability of observers with schizophrenia to localise contours embedded in backgrounds of differently oriented elements (either randomly oriented, near-parallel or near-perpendicular to the contour). …”
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Clinical characteristics and intravitreal aflibercept outcomes in patients aged 90 years and older with neovascular age-related macular degeneration by Feyzahan Uzun

“…Abstract Background Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) stands as the primary cause of visual impairment and blindness among the elderly population. …”
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Comparison of Surgical Outcomes of Cataract Extraction by Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification in Phacomorphic Angle Closure by Deepika Singh, Parveen Rewri, Sagarika Aggarwal

“…Purpose: To compare the surgical outcomes of cataract extraction in eyes with phacomorphic angle closure by manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) and phacoemulsification. Methods: A prospective, randomized, comparative study included patients of phacomorphic angle closure (PMAC) between August 2018 to December 2019, at a tertiary care teaching facility in rural western Haryana of Northern India. …”
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Prediction of the Functional Result of Surgery for the Full Thickness of the Macular Hole Based on the Analysis of the Safety of Retinal Tissue by E. M. Popov, D. S. Maltsev, A. N. Kulikov

“…To study the relationship between baseline optical coherence tomography (OCT) characteristics of preservation of the neurosensory retina and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and functional outcome after full thickness macular hole (FTHM) surgery.Materials and methods. Patients with complete postoperative anatomical closure of the FTMH were included in this prospective interventional study. …”
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Linear versus Torsional Phacoemulsification: A Comparative Study by Rohan Mehra, Manisha Gupta, Tarannum Shakeel, Sushobhan Dasgupta

“…Purpose: The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy between Linear and Torsional Phacoemulsification and the impact on the outcome of surgery based on corneal endothelial cell count, central corneal thickness, post operative inflammation and visual acuity. Methods: Patients having senile cataract with grade NS2-NS3 according to Lens Opacities Classification System III were included. …”
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Vision related quality of life in keratoconus patients with intra stromal corneal ring segments implantation by Sahar Mohaghegh, Shahram Bamdad, Haleh Kangari, Mohammad Reza Khalili, Sharafat Javaheri

“…BACKGROUND: To evaluate the vision-related quality of life in keratoconus patients who had undergone intrastromal-corneal-ring-segment (ICRS) implantation using the Persian version of Vision-Function-Questionnaire-25. METHODS: In a cross-sectional study, 20 keratoconus patients, mean age 33.50 ± 5.50 years old, managed with bilateral ICRS implantation were included. …”
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