Morphological and immunohistochemical features of deobliterated femoral arteries and saphenous veins of patients with obliterating atherosclerosis of the lower extremities vessels... by I. S. Shpon’ka, O. L. Tkachuk, O. I. Gudz, O. V. Poslavs’ka

“…In the context of multifocal atherosclerosis with severe fibrosis of vessel walls expression level of MMP-9, aimed at the degradation of type IV collagen, is equally high in all three study groups (p>0.05).…”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Assessment of the Epidemic Process of COVID-19 in Hostels Depending on the Type of their Planning Device by A. V. Zadoroshnyy, N. Yu. Pshenichnaya, S. V. Ugleva, A. A. Erovichenkov, V. G. Akimkin, V. V. Maleev, D. V. Usenko

“…The average growth rate in the dormitories of the reported type was equal to 8.4%, which was 5.3 times higher than the corresponding indicator in the dormitories of the isolated type. …”
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Combination therapy targeting Alzheimer's disease risk factors is associated with a significant delay in Alzheimer's disease–related cognitive decline by Yuan Shang, Georgina Torrandell‐Haro, Francesca Vitali, Roberta Diaz Brinton, The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

“…Combination therapy exhibited additive and synergistic slowing of cognitive decline. QuadRx was equally effective in females and males at 5 and 10 years. …”
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Rapid and sensitive melamine detection via paper-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate: Plasma-assisted in situ growth of closely packed gold nanoparticles on cellulose... by Ba-Thong Trinh, Rashida Akter, Hanjun Cho, Oleksii Omelianovych, Kwanghyeon Jo, Hongki Kim, Taejoon Kang, Huu-Quang Nguyen, Jaebeom Lee, Kwanyong Seo, Ho-Suk Choi, Ilsun Yoon

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Efficacy of Curcumin and Spirulina in the Management of Oral Submucous Fibrosis: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Sanika Vaje, Manjushri Waingade, Raghavendra S Medikeri

“…Conclusion: The results suggest that both drugs are equally effective in reducing burning sensation and improving mouth opening and tongue protrusion. …”
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Association of Apgar score at 5 minutes with academic performance and intelligence in youth: A cohort study by Agnes Kielgast Ladelund, Frederik Jager Bruun, Julie Anna Slavensky, Steen Ladelund, Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel

“…The results suggest that children with scores below 7 may fail to appear at upper secondary education and conscription, but if they do, they perform equally to anyone else.…”
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Serum Soluble Asialoglycoprotein Receptor 1: A Potential Predictor Marker Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Demonstrating Positive Correlation With High Sensitive C-Reactive Prot... by Zhu H, Zhong Z, Zhao G, Cao Y, Liu W, Guo Y, Jin J

“…Therefore, we conducted a study to delve into this association.Methods: From July to October 2024, 220 newly diagnosed T2DM patients and an equal number of matched controls with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) were enrolled. …”
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Microinvasive pars plana vitrectomy versus panretinal photocoagulation in the treatment of severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (the VIP study): study protocol for a rando... by Xiaohu Ding, Tao Li, Lin Lu, Ling Jin, Yuan Ma, Yizhi Liu, Ying Lin, Yuqing Wu, Bingqian Liu, Shida Chen, Wenbin Zheng, Kunbei Lai, Sainan Xiao, Jizhu Li

“…Introduction Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is the main cause of adult visual impairment worldwide. Severe non-proliferative DR (sNPDR) is an important clinical intervention stage. …”
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Intraocular pressure is a promising target for myopia control by Peiyuan Wang, Kangjie Kong, Jiaxuan Jiang, Jingwen Jiang, Zihong Xie, Fengbin Lin, Yunhe Song, Xiuli Fang, Ling Jin, Fei Li, Wei Wang, Shaolin Du, Zhuoxing Shi, Junwen Zeng, Xiulan Zhang, Shida Chen, for the Glaucoma Suspects with High Myopia Study Group

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Association of different kinds of obesity with diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes by Xiaoling Liang, Wei Wang, Ling Jin, Wenyong Huang, Wangting Li, Lanhua Wang, Xia Gong, Jie Meng, Yuting Li, Kun Xiong

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The cerebral blood flow response to neuroactivation is reduced in cognitively normal men with β-amyloid accumulation by Mark Bitsch Vestergaard, Aftab Bakhtiari, Merete Osler, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Ulrich Lindberg, Ian Law, Martin Lauritzen, Krisztina Benedek, Henrik Bo Wiberg Larsson

“…Methods 64 subjects participated in the present study. …”
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Analysis of the Critical Discourse of the Mediatization of Religion in Murals from the Constitutional Era by Samaneh Seraj, Khashayar Ghazizadeh

“…A notable development during this era was the transition from oral traditions to visual representation, particularly through murals, which reshaped public perceptions of religious and social values. …”
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‘More than a pill’: a qualitative co-exploration of the things that matter in young women's stories of adherence to antiretroviral treatment in South Africa by Lynn Hendricks, Taryn Young, Robin Julies, Rizqah Dollie, Dollie Reshaan, Karin Hannes

“…This study is one of the first to go beyond barriers and facilitators to adherence for people living with HIV to explore the role of the material environment in depth. Methods We adopted a multisensory arts-based community participatory approach and used visual and digital mediums for data-collection and analytical purposes. …”
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Nano-based drug delivery systems for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis by Xingdi Wu, Mengyuan Hu, Yilu Cai, Fan Jia, Yang Ye, Naiji Yu, Min Chen, Kaijun Wang

“…Background: Uveitis is one of the most prevalent causes of global visual impairment. The current approaches to treating non-infectious uveitis (NIU) involve the utilization of corticosteroids, immunosuppressant and biologics agents. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Behçet’s Syndrome-Related Uveitis: A Monocentric Italian Experience by Jurgen Sota, Luca Cantarini, Antonio Vitale, Arianna Sgheri, Stefano Gentileschi, Valeria Caggiano, Viviana Gelardi, Bruno Frediani, Gian Marco Tosi, Claudia Fabiani

“…To examine demographic and clinical characteristics and long-term visual outcome in a cohort of Italian patients affected by Behçet’s uveitis (BU). …”
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Dall-E in hand surgery: Exploring the utility of ChatGPT image generation by Daniel Soroudi, Daniel S. Rouhani, Alap Patel, Ryan Sadjadi, Reta Behnam-Hanona, Nicholas C. Oleck, Israel Falade, Merisa Piper, Scott L. Hansen

“…GPT 4o, DALL-E 3, and DALL-E 2 illustrated visual representations of selected ChatGPT responses in each category, which were further evaluated. …”
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Bacterial and Viral-Induced Changes in the Reflectance Spectra of <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> Plants by Alyona Grishina, Maxim Lysov, Maria Ageyeva, Victoria Diakova, Oksana Sherstneva, Anna Brilkina, Vladimir Vodeneev

“…An evaluation of the visual symptoms of diseases demonstrated the presence of pronounced symptoms in the case of bacterial infection and an almost complete absence of visual symptoms in the case of viral infection. …”
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Methodology for adapting a co-created early childhood development intervention and implementation strategies for use by frontline workers in India and Guatemala: a systematic appli... by Amruta Bandal, Sara Hernández, Revan Mustafa, Karyn Choy, Namrata Edwards, Magdalena Guarchaj, Marinés Mejía Alvarez, Anushree Sane, Scott Tschida, Chetna Maliye, Ann Miller, Abhishek Raut, Roopa Srinivasan, Morgan Turner, Bradley H. Wagenaar, Ilgi Ertem, Maria del Pilar Grazioso, Subodh S. Gupta, Vibha Krishnamurthy, Peter Rohloff

“…There is little evidence on optimizing the effectiveness and implementation of evidence-based early childhood development (ECD) interventions when task-shifted to frontline workers. In this Methods Forum paper, we describe our adaptation of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development (GMCD) for task-shifting to frontline workers in Guatemala and India. …”
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Selective otolithic dysfunction in patients presenting with acute spontaneous vertigo: consideration based on MRI by Keun-Tae Kim, Sangeun Park, Sun-Uk Lee, Sun-Uk Lee, Euyhyun Park, Euyhyun Park, Byungjun Kim, Ji-Soo Kim, Ji-Soo Kim

“…All patients underwent extensive neurotologic evaluation, including cervical and ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP, respectively), subjective visual vertical, video-oculography, video-HITs, caloric tests, and audiometry. …”
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Postoperative endophthalmitis treatment with antibiotics associated or not with pars plana vitrectomy: a randomized clinical trial by Vinicius Campos Bergamo, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Nilva Simeren Bueno de Moraes, Ivan Maynart Tavares, Mauro Silveira De Queiroz Campos, Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima, Maurício Maia

“…Conclusions Early PPV + IVAIES provides faster visual recovery and reduces retreatment rates compared to IVAI alone. …”
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