Moral and ethical aspect of distance education by Nuriet Karpushevna Gubzhokova

“…Distance learning has been one of the integral trends in the development of the modern educational system, representing a set of new ways of transferring information, innovative methods of interaction between teachers and students. …”
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COMPARATIVE RESEARCH OF EMPATHY AMONG RUSSIAN AND CHINESE STUDENTS by J. V. Lebedeva

“…The aim of this work is the study of the universal and specific characteristics of empathy of students from Russia and China.Methods. The methods involve the analysis and generalization of literature on the concept and structure of empathy, the influence of cultural factors on this phenomenon. …”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…In this sense, the methods for carrying out agrarian reforms in an independent and democraticUkraine do not differ much from the methods of the Bolshevik leadership. …”
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UKRAINIAN PEASANTRY AS AN OBJECT OF AGRARIAN REFORMS by G. G. Krivchik

“…In this sense, the methods for carrying out agrarian reforms in an independent and democraticUkraine do not differ much from the methods of the Bolshevik leadership. …”
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Pixel-Based Image Processing for CIE Standard Sky Classification through ANN by D. Granados-López, A. García-Rodríguez, S. García-Rodríguez, A. Suárez-García, M. Díez-Mediavilla, C. Alonso-Tristán

“…Color spaces, spectral features, and texture filters image-processing methods are applied. While the use of the traditional RGB color space for image-processing yielded good results (ANN accuracy equal to 86.6%), other color spaces, such as Hue Saturation Value (HSV), which may be more appropriate, increased the accuracy of their global classifications. …”
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An Efficient Transmission Power Design for SWIPT Multi-antenna Network Integrated by an Intelligent Reflecting Surface by Pham Viet Tuan, Dinh Long Hoang, Tu Ha Nguyen, Trong Duc Hoang

“…The sum transmission power minimization problem is formulated under the quality-of-service constraints of data rate and energy harvesting amount at the TS users and the equal time-switching periods. The successive convex approximation and alternating optimization methods are exploited to construct efficient algorithms for finding the suboptimal precoding beamforming vectors at the BS and the phase shifts at the IRS elements. …”
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ANTIPLATELET ACTIVITY OF ORIGINAL CLOPIDOGREL AND ITS GENERIC: RESULTS OF RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE CROSS-OVER STUDY by V. V. Yakusevich, A. S. Petrochenko, V. S. Simonov, N. Yu. Levshin, A. D. Deev

“…Objective — to study therapeutic equivalence (efficacy, safety and tolerability) and hemorheological activity of original clopidogrel and itsgeneric in patients of high cardiovascular risk.Materials and methods. 50 patients with stable angina pectoris were randomized into 2 groups of consecutive 2-week treatment by original(plavix) and generic (plagril) clopidogrel and vice versa. …”
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GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS AND DRUG RESISTANCE OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS AND HIV INFECTION IN THE IRKUTSK REGION by E. Yu. Zorkaltseva, O. B. Ogarkov, S. N. Zhdanova, S. I. Alekseeva

“…The paper gives the results of examination in 322 patients excreting bacteria (148 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV infection and 174 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis) by culture methods and the 12 locus MIRU-VNTR genotyping (WHO, 2009), by using the open database MIRU-VNTRplus (Weniger T. et al., 2010). …”
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Occlusal splints-types and effectiveness in temporomandibular disorder management by Hamad Albagieh, Ibrahim Alomran, Abdulrahman Binakresh, Nawaf Alhatarisha, Meteb Almeteb, Yousef Khalaf, Abdulrahman Alqublan, Mohammad Alqahatany

“…In the long-term follow-up, they were equally effective as other therapies.…”
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Clinical and biochemical markers of joint damage in patients with diabetes mellitus by V. L. Orlenko, M. D. Tronko

“…Patients were examined using a visual analogue scale, Lequesne’s index and WOMAC scale. …”
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Photoreceptor thickness in UK Biobank participants with and without diabetes mellitus by Roomasa Channa, Mozhdeh Bahrainian, Kristen Staggers, Kevin J Schneider

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Intravitreal Bevacizumab as Adjunctive Therapy for Bleb Survival in Trabeculectomy in Rabbit Eyes by Margarita Echavez, MD, Manuel Agulto, MD, Ma. Imelda Veloso, MD

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The Effects of Slow-Release Dexamethasone in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema by Enzo Maria Vingolo, Simona Mascolo, Lorenzo Casillo, Mattia Calabro

“…<b>Methods:</b> patients (n = 50) with DME, best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 0.1 logMAR, and central retinal thickness (CRT) of ≥300 μm determined by optical coherence tomography were treated with 0.7 mg slow-release dexamethasone, and endpoints were evaluated one and three months after the injection. …”
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OCT Patterns of Macular Edema in Intermediate Uveitis by I. E. Panova, V. G. Gvazava

“…To evaluate characteristic OCT morphological characteristic of initial presentation and chronic recurrent macular edema (ME) in patients with intermediate uveitis.Materials and methods. The study included 35 patients (46 eyes) with uveitic macular edema in intermediate uveitis. …”
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Cataract Surgery in One-Eyed Patients: A Cohort Study of 100 Patients by Alexis Charles, Pascal Staccini, Arnaud Martel, Stéphanie Baillif

“…To determine the course and outcomes of cataract surgery in one-eyed patients. Methods. This retrospective cohort study was conducted at the University Hospital of Nice, France. …”
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The Significance of a Cerebrovascular Accident Outcome Prediction Model for Patients, Family Members, and Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Evaluation Study by Corinne G Allaart, Sanne van Houwelingen, Pieter HE Hilkens, Aart van Halteren, Douwe H Biesma, Lea Dijksman, Paul B van der Nat

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the added value of a prediction model for long-term outcomes of rehabilitation after CVA and evaluate how it can best be displayed, implemented, and integrated into the care process. MethodsWe designed a mock-up version, including visualizations, based on our recently developed prediction model. …”
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Monovision soft contact lenses versus reading glasses among early emmetropic presbyopes by Gabriel Bunagan, MD, Ruben Lim Bon Siong, MD, Leda Tolentino, MSc, Irwin Cua, MD

“…Objectives: This study determined the effectiveness and acceptance of monovision contact lenses compared with reading glasses for early emmetropic presbyopes. Methods: Fifty participants, 36 to 45 years old, with early emmetropic prebyopia were enrolled and randomized to two groups. …”
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Effectiveness of CO-OP group intervention for children with developmental coordination disorder: single-case experimental design study protocol by Amaria Baghdadli, Emmanuel Madieu, Pierre-Yves Therriault, Noémi Cantin

“…Graphed data will be analysed visually at the individual level with the Visual Aid Implying an Objective Rule (VAIOR) protocol which provides a colour code based on the level and trend of two consecutive phases, facilitating an objective visual analysis. …”
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Peripheral retinal changes and ocular parameters in myopic patients: A Retrospective analysis pre- and post- refractive surgery by Linlin Xu, Wenqi Song, Huijuan Xu, Youyang Yue, Yunfei Han

“…Results: Significant differences in preoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity, axial length (AL), and spherical equivalent (SE) were found among the groups, with higher myopia associated with worse uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA) and longer AL. …”
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ICL Postimplantation Decentration and Tilt in Myopic Patients with Primary Iridociliary Cysts by Ying Wang, Ruibo Yang, Yue Huang, Chen Zhang, Hui Liu, Zhe Jia, Shaozhen Zhao

“…Methods. The present investigation was a retrospective cohort study. …”
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