Investigating the Mediating Role of Self-Efficacy in the Relationship between Job Demand and Role Ambiguity with Employee Well-Being by Mahnaz Rahimi, Mohammad Hassani, Hasen Ghalavand

“…Hence, this research sought to test a model of causal factors affecting employee well-being with the mediation of self-efficacy among the employees of Razi University of Kermanshah. The method of the present research was practical in terms of its purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. …”
Get full text

Investigating the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes from the Perspective of Adipose Tissue by Kang Z, Jin Z, Wu L, Sun A, Dong L, Li J, Li Q, Tong X

“…Zezheng Kang,1,* Zishan Jin,2,3,* Lei Wu,1 Aru Sun,1 Lishuo Dong,1 Jiarui Li,1 Qingwei Li,2 Xiaolin Tong2 1Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, 130117, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China; 3Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100105, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qingwei Li, Institute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China, Email dsliqingwei@163.com Xiaolin Tong, Institute of Metabolic Diseases, Guang’anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100053, People’s Republic of China, Email tongxiaolin@vip.163.comAbstract: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has a high prevalence worldwide; its cardiac, renal, and visual complications greatly affect patients’ quality of life. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of Asymmetric Myopic Peripheral Defocus Lenses in Spanish Children: 24-Month Randomized Clinical Trial Results by Clara Martinez-Perez, Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena, Jose Miguel Cleva, Cesar Villa-Collar, Marta Álvarez, Eva Chamorro, Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina

“…These results indicate that MPDL lenses are an effective method for slowing myopia progression.…”
Get full text

Comparative Analysis of the Clinical Efficacy of Intrastromal Keratoplasty using a Digital Marking Device in Patients with Keratoconus by A. V. Tereshchenko, I. G. Trifanenkova, E. N. Vishnyakova, S. K. Dem’yanchenko, E. А. Nikolaev

“…These patients were operated with the femtolaser method of ISKP with implantation of corneal segments. …”
Get full text

Comparing Femtosecond Lenticule Extraction (FLEx) and Femtosecond Laser In-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for Myopia and Astigmatism by Tina Marie Saban-Roa, MD, Irwin Cua, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD

“…Conclusion: FLEx was comparable to femtosecond LASIK in terms of visual outcomes in the treatment of moderate myopia and astigmatism. …”
Get full text

Clinical and research implications of the findings of the Tanzania 2022 Population and Housing Census for the development and suitability of neuropsychological tests for older adul... by Damas Andrea Mlaki, Victor Valcour, Andjelika Milicic, Elaine Allen, Stella-Maria Paddick, Aaron Berkowitz, Raina Kiama, Bruce Miller

“…Abstract Background The identification of dementia using valid and reliable neuropsychological tests is crucial for the development of effective preventive interventions, treatments, and care plans. Methods We analysed the 2022 Population and Housing Census data in Tanzania to determine the age-adjusted prevalence of subjective memory, hearing, and visual complaints and explore factors that may influence the development and suitability of neuropsychological assessment batteries among adults aged 60 and older. …”
Get full text

Metabolic biomarkers mediate allergic rhinitis via circulating inflammatory proteins: Evidence from a Mendelian randomization study by Xiang Cao, Boyang Zhang, Wei Wang, Zijiao Xu, Zhixin Jiang

Get full text

Petroleum Jelly Versus Tea Tree Oil and Tea Tree Facial Wash Lid Scrub in Patients with Blepharitis Associated with Above-normal Demodex Count by Karen Angela L. Tiuseco, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Johann Michael Reyes, MD, Eleonor B. Iguban, MD

Get full text

Determinants of blindness from glaucoma among patients receiving treatment: a retrospective cohort study in Enugu, Nigeria by Blessing Hafizetu Nwazulu, Nkiru Nwamaka Kizor-Akaraiwe, Suhanya Okeke, Chukwu Oko, Susan Chioma Udeh, Daniel Chukwuemeka Obi

“…Visual acuity was used to determine whether the eyes met the criteria for blindness. …”
Get full text

Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…This “map” offers a way to improve the visualization and the understanding of how the trajectories of flows of products are reused as well as the motivations, conditions, and limitations behind them. …”
Get full text

GVDF-RRT*: An Improved F-RRT* Path Planning Algorithm Based on Generalized Voronoi Diagram by Yitao Zhong, Xiaojing Zhu, Jianfang Huang, Yaokun Ye, Zhaoming Wang, Yuhuai Wang

“…This further demonstrates that the proposed GVDF-RRT* significantly outperforms the baseline method in terms of initial performance and adaptability to narrow passage environments.…”
Get full text

Influence of Sedation with Dexmedetomidine on Oxidative Distress During Delirium Developed Following Severe Polytrauma by F. F. Bershadsky, O. A. Grebenchikov, A. V. Yershov, V. V. Likhvantsev, M. A. Magomedov

“…Purpose is to evaluate the influence of intravenous sedation with dexmedetomidine and propofol on the intensity of oxidative distress, delirium severity and duration in severe polytrauma patients.Material and methods. 100 victims (18 to 50 years of age, trauma of two regions and more, ISS score at admission equal to 16–50) were included in the study. …”
Get full text

Diagnostic use of abdominal ultrasound in detecting extrapulmonary tuberculosis or lymphoma in an HIV-endemic region by Ellouise C. Adams, Katherine Antel, Jenna L. Bailey, Karryn L. Brown, Dharshnee R. Chetty, David Richardson, Estelle Verburgh

“…Splenic hypoechoic lesions were more common in patients with lymphoma (64%) than in patients with tuberculosis (46%) and malignancy (17%). Ascites was equally distributed between patients with tuberculosis (36%) and lymphoma (36%). …”
Get full text

Modeling of Wave Processes in Hydraulic Drive Systems of Technological Equipment by Ivanchuk Y. V., Belzetskyi R. S., Ozeranskyi V. S., Khomenko V. M., Dobrovolska K. V.

“…With the help of the developed methods, the primary dynamic parameters of the amplitude-frequency characteristics of continuous viscous and weakly compressed liquid in the pipeline of hydraulic systems for different flow ranges. …”
Get full text

Acupuncture ameliorates inflammation by regulating gut microbiota in acute ischemic stroke by Haoyue Yan, Yini Hua, Jinxia Ni, Xiaona Wu, Jingni Xu, Ziniu Zhang, Juwei Dong, Zhihao Xiong, Lei Yang, Hongwei Yuan

“…Therefore, in this study, we wanted to confirm that acupuncture was treating AIS through gut flora and immune response. Methods: We randomly divided 18 rats into equal three groups, including Sham, Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion (MCAO) and Acupuncture.Rats in the Acupuncture group for a continuous period of three days after surgery. …”
Get full text

Decreased peroxidase activity of glycated hemoglobin inversely correlated with levels of glycated hemoglobin in type 2 diabetes patients by Pinaki Saha, Pradipta Ghosh, Santanu Sen, Usashi Biswas Bose, Shreya Mandal, Indira Bhaskar Biswas, Utpal Kumar Biswas

“…Sixty-four patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus and an equal number of healthy controls were recruited for the study. …”
Get full text

Corona triode poling of P(VDF-TrFE) nanofibers: Mechanisms and optimization strategies by Leonardo Gasperini, Giacomo Selleri, Davide Pegoraro, Daniele Mariani, Alberto Rumi, Paolo Seri, Davide Fabiani

“…Such a refined corona poling method leads to a d33 equal to −20.8 pC N−1 for the nanofibers, contemporary allowing for a comprehensive understanding of the physical mechanisms behind the two distinct methods.…”
Get full text

An adaptive approach for generating Voronoi diagrams for residential areas containing adjacent polygons by Jianhua Wu, Peng Dai, Xiang Hu, Yu Zhao, Jiaqi Xiong, Lieyun Hu, Ning Wei, Haowen Tu

“…The results showed that AVARA outperformed the Voronoi diagram algorithms based on intervisible points (VBIVP) and the equal-interval dense point method (VBEDP). AVARA achieved the highest accuracy rate in constructing Voronoi diagrams, with a 50% improvement. …”
Get full text

Study of blood serum morphology and homeostasis of rats against acute hypoxia of different genesis under antihypoxant treatment by E. S. Kanaeva, K. A. Pavlova, O. N. Pavlova, O. N. Gulenko

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the morphology of blood serum and the state of homeostasis of rats against the background of acute hypoxia of different genesis with the use of antihypoxants. Object and methods. The study was performed on 480 white mongrel rats. …”
Get full text

Use of Variable Matrices of Land Cover Changes for the Assessment of Land Dynamics Based on the Indicators of Land Degradation Neutrality by Kust German, Lobkovskiy Vasiliy, Lobkovskaya Ludmila, Podlesnov Vladimir, Movchan Michail, Antipova Anna

“…Despite the decrease in the degradation rate, in the considered territories, degraded and moderately degraded lands in total still significantly prevail over improved ones, which requires active intervention in regulating land use conditions and the use of new methods. At the same time, the situation in the regions is somewhat different: if in the Tula region degraded lands are mainly confined to the forest-steppe subzone, then in the Ryazan region, foci of degraded lands are equally often found in forest areas. …”
Get full text