Does prioritization of COVID vaccine distribution to communities with the highest COVID burden reduce health inequity? by Hae-Young Kim, Anna Bershteyn, Rienna Russo, Jessica Mcgillen, Julia Sisti, Charles Ko, Jaimie Shaff, Remle Newton-Dame, R. Scott Braithwaite

“…We modeled total deaths and equally-distributed-equivalent (EDE) deaths (i.e., the equally preferred number of deaths, considering equity and efficiency) across a range of inequality aversion (Atkinson’s index, ε=0–20). …”
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Activity of imipenem/relebactam against KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and the possible role of Ompk36 mutation in determining resistance: an Italian retrospective analysis by Emanuele Palomba, Agnese Comelli, Francesca Saluzzo, Federico Di Marco, Elisa Matarazzo, Noemi Lo Re, Alessandra Bielli, Chiara Silvia Vismara, Antonio Muscatello, Marianna Rossi, Daniela Maria Cirillo, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori

“…Our study aimed to analyse the in vitro activity of imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam (IMI/REL) against KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) and investigate the genetic determinants of resistance to this agent. Methods A total of 603 KPC-Kp strains, which were randomly collected during a multicentre study in northern Italy in the period 2016–2018, were analysed retrospectively. …”
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Diarrhea Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors among Under-Five Children in Rural Areas of North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Atalay Getachew, Tadesse Guadu, Alebachew Tadie, Zemichael Gizaw, Mulat Gebrehiwot, Daniel Haile Cherkos, Martha Alemayehu Menberu, Teklay Gebrecherkos

“…Occurrence of diarrhea was statistically associated with child age less than or equal to one year, educational status of mother/guardians, and breast feeding. …”
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ANALYSIS OF SAFETY OF NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER (RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED TRIAL) by V. Yu. Skoropad, S. G. Afanasyev, S. V. Gamayunov, P. V. Sokolov, V. A. Karov, L. N. Titova, N. K. Silanteva, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…The purpose of the study was to immediate results of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer were analyzed in a multicenter randomized trial. Material and Methods. The comparative analysis of neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens, toxicity and postoperative complications was carried out. …”
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Improving outcomes in acute coronary syndrome: A meta-analysis of home-based compared to hospital-based cardiac rehabilitation and usual care by Eva Marti, Anggoro Budi Hartopo, Haryani, Margareta Hesti Rahayu, Riris Diana, Ninik Yunitri

“…Conclusions: HBCR significantly improves QoL and is equally effective as hospital-based CR across all measured outcomes. …”
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Common Tactics of Customer Deception in Chain Stores: A Model of Customer Deception Tree by Ali Akbar Bromideh, Maryam Alefpour Tarakameh, Sima Nazari, Mohammad Aghaei

“…The identified components of customer fraud are visualized in a tree model format. This model outlines the prevalent methods of deceiving customers across five primary stems, which include misleading advertisements, failure to deliver promised services, price manipulation, alterations in product characteristics, and misplaced goods on shelves.   …”
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Safety and effectiveness of brolucizumab in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A phase IV study from India by Asim K Ghosh, Debdulal Chakraborty, Aditya Sudhalkar, Rohan Chawla, Simar R Singh, Atul K Sahu, Ramesh Venkatesh, Vishal Raval, Sonali Shah, Padma Preetha, Maulik Bhavsar, Sandip Patil, Isha Khadke, Anup Thorat

“…Secondary endpoints included changes in effectiveness variables – visual acuity, intraretinal fluid (IRF), subretinal fluid (SRF), and central subfield thickness (CST), at 16 and 56 weeks. …”
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Clinical findings, outcomes following management and complications of acute retinal necrosis: the experience of a tertiary eye centre in Saudi Arabia by Enas Magharbil, Faisal Al-Qahtani, Maram Al-Enazi, Abdulrahman H. Badawi, Nora Alyousif, Moustafa S. Magliyah, Hassan Al-Dhibi

“…Conclusion The visual outcomes of ARN are significantly worse in eyes which develop RRD. …”
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Real-Life Efficacy of Bevacizumab Treatment for Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion according to Pro Re Nata or Treat-and-Extend Regimen in Eyes with or witho... by Moustafa Hamam, Neil Lagali, Elie Abdulnour, Helen Setterud, Björn Johansson, Pierfrancesco Mirabelli

“…Intravitreal bevacizumab according to either PRN or TER resolved edema and stabilized vision in the first 12 months, with TER yielding significant visual improvement and avoiding neovascular complications. …”
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Practices and Attitudes of Dental Loupes and Their Relationship to Musculoskeletal Disorders among Dental Practitioners by Khalid Aboalshamat, Ola Daoud, Lina Ayman Mahmoud, Sakina Attal, Rahaf Alshehri, Duaa Bin Othman, Reem Alzahrani

“…Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 400 dental students and dentists in four dental colleges in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Pattern recognition in SARS cases: insights from t-SNE and k-means clustering applied to COVID-19 symptomatology by Julliana Gonçalves Marques, Bruno Motta de Carvalho, Luiz Affonso Guedes, Márjory Da Costa-Abreu

“…This study proposes a dimensionality reduction approach combined with a clustering technique to visually analyse structural similarities among SARS-infected individuals, aiming to determine whether aspects such as case progression and diagnosis impact these patterns.MethodsThis analysis utilised the t-Distributed Stochastic Neighbour Embedding (t-SNE) algorithm for dimensionality reduction, combined with Gower's distance to handle categorical data, and k-means clustering. …”
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Combined Trans-Epithelial PRK and PTK for Treatment of Corneal Opacity Following Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A Case Report by Buonamassa R, Addabbo G, Pignatelli F, Niro A, Passidomo F

“…At the 1-month follow-up, a resolution of the corneal opacities was observed, with a visual improvement to 20/20, which was maintained at the 3-, 6-, and 12-months follow-up. …”
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COVERING THE WAR IN UKRAINE: TRANSLATION, CULTURE AND POLITICS by Людмила Присяжнюк, Людмила Бачуріна

“…The main function of these salient text components is to attract readers' attention making some information eye-catching and memorable. Methods. The research offers a comprehensive approach to translation studies by integrating a translation-oriented comparative stylistic analysis, a multimodal analysis, and the principles of cognitive semantics. …”
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Ocular abnormalities in patients with chronic renal failure on haemodial-ysis: A study from a rural tertiary care teaching institute. by Inchara N, Narayan M, Praveen Kumar B A

“…Settings and Design: This is a cross-sectional hospital-based study conducted in a rural tertiary care institute. Methods and Material: One hundred twenty subjects undergoing dialysis in our institute for a period of 2 years were included in the study by convenient sampling. …”
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Shared neural signatures of photophobia in migraine and post-traumatic headache: a task-based fMRI study by Rune Häckert Christensen, Haidar Muhsen Al-Khazali, Anna Gudrun Melchior, Messoud Ashina, Håkan Ashina

“…All participants underwent visual stimulation using a flickering checkerboard during a 3T fMRI session. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Home Tonometer Usage for Glaucoma by Thaprawat P, Dugan SP, Zhang AD

“…Pariyamon Thaprawat,1 Sarah P Dugan,1,2 Amy D Zhang1 1Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W. K. Kellogg Eye Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USACorrespondence: Amy D Zhang, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, W. …”
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Changes in Retinal Vasculature and Thickness after Small Incision Lenticule Extraction with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Minjie Chen, Jinhui Dai, Lan Gong

“…Intraocular pressure (IOP), uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), and refraction were taken at the same time. …”
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Characteristics of Local Anisotropy Fields of Paper Structure and Deformation Properties by Mariya M. Lysachenkova, Yakov V. Kazakov, Dmitry G. Chukhchin

“…Non-destructive and destructive methods have been used to measure 60 g/m2 paper samples measuring 120×120 mm, divided into squares of 15×15 mm. …”
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Results of Vitreous Floaters Treatment Using a Yag-Laser Device with a Coaxial Light Splitter by B. M. Aznabaev, T. R. Mukhamadeev, A. A. Aleksandrov, T. I. Dibaev, A. S. Vafiev, I. Kh. Shavaliev

“…Purpose: to evaluate the efficiency of vitreous floaters removal using the Nd: YAG-laser DIXION LPULSA SYL-9000 with a coaxial light splitter. Patients and Methods. The study involved 24 patients (24 eyes) with Weiss ring-type floating vitreous opacities. …”
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MyoRing Implantation in Comparison with MyoRing Implantation Combined with Corneal Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus by G. M. Kazakbaeva

“…Purpose: tо estimate the effectiveness of complete corneal ring (MyoRing) implantation compared with MyoRing implantation combined with corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) for keratoconus treatment for 36 months follow-up. Patients and Methods. There were 101 patients (124 eyes) with progressing keratoconus aged 18–59 years in the study. …”
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