High levels of serum uric acid are associated with microvascular complications in patients with long-term diabetes by Hanying Wang, Liping Gu, Yuhang Ma, Xindan Xing, Yuan Qu, Xin Shi, Xinyi Liu, Hancong Wan, Qian Zhu, Yingchen Shen, Chong Chen, Li Su, Yufan Wang, Kun Liu

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INTEGRATION OF ASSESSMENT SCALES FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHRONIC MIGRAINE AND TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE by Yuliia V. Bukreieva, Olexandr I. Kalbus, Olga V. Somilo, Serhii O. Makarov, Tetiana V. Yudina

“…Questionnaires and scales are relevant additional diagnostic methods in establishing the diagnosis of primary headache.…”
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Comparative outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy with subretinal rt-PA injection in polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy: the role of simultaneous anti-VEGF treatment by Lulu Chen, Lulu Chen, Chuting Wang, Chuting Wang, Wenfei Zhang, Wenfei Zhang, Lihui Meng, Lihui Meng, Lu Sun, Lu Sun, Youxin Chen, Youxin Chen

“…There was no significant difference in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improvement or anti-VEGF usage between the anti-VEGF group and the control group. …”
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Retinal Vascular Fingerprints as Novel Biomarkers for Primary Angle Closure Disease Progression by Jin Wang, MD, Shumei Han, MD, Dapeng Mou, MD, Xin Tang, MD, Danli Shi, PhD, Mingguang He, MD, Chunyan Guo, Ningli Wang, MD, PhD, Ye Zhang, MD

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The Impact of a 10% Tax Rate and Redistribution on Resource Concentration in Networks by Sarah Leutner, Illia Terpylo, Detlef Groth

“…Objectives This study investigates the effects of a 10% tax rate and redistribution on inequality and resource stability within two network models: the ‘Winner-Loser Model’ which intensifies hierarchies through competitive interactions, and the ‘Null Model’, simulating equal opportunity exchanges. Sample and Methods We used Monte Carlo simulations with agents starting at equal resource levels, interacting under the rules of each model. …”
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Efficacy of botulinum toxin and surgery in managing acute acquired comitant esotropia by Xiangxiang Liu, Jiayu Chen, Jie Hao, Zhaojun Meng, Weibin Chen, Huijian Li, Jing Fu

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Towards the Draſt Declaration on the Right of Peoples to Self-Determination and Forms of its Realization by A. K. Kagramanov

“…The methods used in this study are: analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, comparison, classification, systematization, prediction, as well as comparative and formal legal approaches.RESEARCH RESULTS. …”
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The Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty: A Case Study of Nyakagyeme Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Akaruhanga, Jasper

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on gender inequality as an independent variable and education on rural poverty as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 80 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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A Bibliometric Review of Type-3 Fuzzy Logic Applications by Fevrier Valdez, Oscar Castillo, Patricia Melin

“…To achieve this, we use the VosViewer software to construct and visualize bibliometric networks. VosViewer is a free, Java-based tool designed for analyzing and visualizing bibliometric data. …”
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Gender-responsive governance and conflict management practices in selected maritime higher education institutions in the Philippines: basis for the development of the training plan by Niño Elson O. Salabas, Sylvino V. Tupas

“…The data were analysed using statistical methods, including mean, standard deviation, t-test for independent samples, One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r).…”
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Why Teach Alternative Dispute Resolution to Law Students? Part One: Past and Current Practices and Some Unanswered Questions by Judy Gutman, Tom Fisher, Erika Martens

“…The article describes some student-centred activities that are informed by visual pedagogy. Approaching the teaching of criminal law from the visual pedagogy perspective helps students develop media literacy, which enables a level of interactivity and critical thinking not achieved with traditional teaching methods.…”
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Exploring Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Heart Failure with In-Hospital and Emergency Patients by Electronic Medical Records: A Machine Learning Approach by Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM, Chiu KL, Chen YD, Chang TH

“…The outcomes of those potential risk factors were visualized by different statistical analyses.Results: In total, 3871 hF patients were enrolled. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency and safety of combined therapy with a symptomatic sustained-release drug and hyaluronic acid versus monotherapy with hyaluronic acid in patients with... by K. A. Berdyugin, I. V. Kadyntsev, O. V. Berdyugina, E. A. Taskina, N. G. Kashevarova

“…Searching for new treatment methods and regimens for OA is relevant.Objective: to evaluate the efficiency and safety of therapy with a symptomatic sustained-release drug (Alflutop) in combination with intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injection versus monotherapy with HA in patients with knee OA in routine clinical practice.Patients and methods. …”
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Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Predictors of Nonobese Fatty Liver Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhang X, Wang S, Xu S, Min R, Ling Y, Sun S, Gong R

“…Xiaomei Zhang,1,2,* Shi Wang,3,* Sanping Xu,1 Rui Min,2 Yan Ling,1 Shiran Sun,4,* Rui Gong1,* 1Health Management Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Rui Gong; Shiran Sun, Email gongrui@hust.edu.cn; sunshiranwh@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors and predictors of non-obese fatty liver disease in the Chinese population.Patients and Methods: A total of 6,014 adults who underwent physical examinations at Union Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology from March 2019 to March 2023 were included in this study. …”
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Accuracy of IOL power calculation in pediatric aphakia secondary implantation by Ying-Shi Zou, Jia-Xin Jin, Yun-Qian Li, Ling Jin, Jing-Min Xu, Wei-Ning Zhu, Hui Chen, Qiu-Xia Yin, Yi-Zhi Liu, Zhen-Zhen Liu

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Methotrexate for Sympathetic Ophthalmia A Report of 3 Cases by Corrina P. Azarcon, MD, Franz Marie Cruz, MD, Teresita R. Castillo, MD, Cheryl A. Arcinue, MD

“…Methods: This was a small, descriptive case series. …”
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Corneal Biomechanics as a Causal Factor in Myopia and Astigmatism: Evidence from Mendelian Randomization by Pinghui Wei, PhD, Guoge Han, PhD, Qi Su, MBBS, Lanbo Jia, MBBS, Chao Xue, PhD, Yan Wang, PhD

“…Participants: Corneal biomechanical data were obtained from 97 653 European participants in the UK Biobank, whereas refractive error data were sourced from the UK Biobank and FinnGen consortia. Methods: The exposures in this study were identified as corneal biomechanical parameters, specifically corneal hysteresis (CH) and the corneal resistance factor (CRF). …”
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A CLINICAL AND ECONOMICAL ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS PRODUCED BY THE PROGRAM OF RSV-INFECTION PROPHYLAXIS DURING THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SEASON OF 2012/2013 IN MOSCOW by V. I. Ignat'eva, D. U. Ovsannikov, M. V. Avksentyeva, O. U. Rebrova, K. V. Gerasimova, I. G. Soldatova, G. A. Asmolova, L. L. Pankratyeva, E. A. Degtareva

“…Immune prevention expenses in the group under study equaled to 33,518,514.60 rubles, whereas the estimated expenses in the absence of immune prevention equaled to 1,698,103.90 rubles. …”
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CatSkill: Artificial Intelligence-Based Metrics for the Assessment of Surgical Skill Level from Intraoperative Cataract Surgery Video Recordings by Binh Duong Giap, PhD, Dena Ballouz, MD, Karthik Srinivasan, MD, MS, Jefferson Lustre, BS, Keely Likosky, BS, Ossama Mahmoud, MD, Shahzad I. Mian, MD, Bradford L. Tannen, MD, JD, Nambi Nallasamy, MD

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The Therapeutic Effect of Combination of Orbital Decompression Surgery and Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy on Patients with Bilateral Dysthyroid Optic Neuropathy by Jianan Xu, Huijing Ye, Guo Chen, Jingqiao Chen, Rongxin Chen, Huasheng Yang

“…Visual field and visual evoked potential (VEP) tests were also performed. …”
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