Optimizing operating room efficiency in robotic‐assisted total knee arthroplasty through manufacturing efficiency principles by Akito Hiraoka, Bart Swinnen, Aline Vandeputte, Willem Franssen, Geert Leirs

“…Normally distributed continuous variables were compared using the independent t test. Equality of variances was assumed using the Levene's test for equality of variances. …”
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Comparison of Efficacy and Ocular Surface Disease Index Score between Bimatoprost, Latanoprost, Travoprost, and Tafluprost in Glaucoma Patients by Wissam Georges El Hajj Moussa, Rebecca Georges Farhat, Joseph Claud Nehme, Marwan Antoun Sahyoun, Alexandre Raymond Schakal, Alexandre Edmond Jalkh, Mariana Pierre Abi Karam, Georges Georges Azar

“…All prostaglandin analogues equally and significantly reduce the IOP in patients with POAG. …”
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Government criminal responsibility for environmental crimes in Iran: necessities and challenges by Amin Hajivand, Alireza Mirkamali, Farshid Safari, Omid Sarvai Sarmidani

“…Therefore, the principle of equal treatment and equality of all before the Constitution requires that the state also has criminal responsibility, of course with appropriate deterrents for the Government that would undermine the sovereignty and impediment of governance.…”
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The role of plasma volume and fluid overload in the tolerance to ultrafiltration and hypotension in hemodialysis patients by Jesús Manolo Ramos-Gordillo, Carlos Pérez-Campuzano, Elizabeth Relles-Andrade, José Carlos Peña-Rodríguez

“…The Hypotensive group with a fall equal or more than 20 mmHg (96/321,30%) and Normotensive group with a drop equal or less than 19 mmHg (225/321,70%). …”
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Secondary structures involving the poly(A) tail and other 3’ sequences are major determinants of mRNA isoform stability in yeast by Zarmik Moqtaderi, Joseph V. Geisberg, Kevin Struh

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Assessment of Awareness and Practice of Patient Rights from Patients’ Perspective in Governmental Hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt by Shymaa M. Elshoura, Noha A. El-Dabbah

“…The study participants were distributed equally between the three hospitals by equal proportions, and they were taken randomly from different departments of the three hospitals. …”

Quality of Life and Level of Physical Activity In Students with and without Symptoms of Functional Dyspepsia and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Surveyed with Questionnaire “7×7” (7 Sympt... by T. V. Zhestkova

“…Symptoms of FD and/or IBS were equally common in men and women. Severity of FD and/or IBS symptoms was rated 4 [[3; 7] in men and 4 [[4; 11] in women (p = 0.25). …”
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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF INFECTIOUS MYOCARDITIS IN MEN AND WOMEN by V. A. Sergeeva, A. S. Shmoylova

“…Cardiac arrhythmias in myocarditis occur with equal frequency in both men and women, the most common extrasystoles recorded in group of women, atrial fibrillation in our study was prevalent in men. …”
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Absence of an Oral Hearing in Administrative Disputes: by Mario Rašić

“…Findings: Administrative courts should prioritise procedural justice and equality of arms, even when there is no clear need for oral hearings, especially if one of the parties requests to appear before the court. …”
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Central Venous Catheter Insertion: A Scoring System for Evaluation of Both the Procedure and the Operator (CVCI Score/Gaber Score) by Sayed Gaber, Ahmed Yehia, Beshoy Nabil, Ahmed Samir

“…We suggest a new scoring system for evaluation of both the technique as well as the operator, and then we applied it for the comparison between the landmark and ultrasound techniques to assess its validity. Methods. Four hundred patients were divided into two equal groups: group (A): internal jugular vein (IJV) and group (B): subclavian vein (SV). …”
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Matching the Traction Qualities of Agricultural Mobile Power Vehicles with the Permissible Maximum Pressure on the Soil by A. V. Lavrov, V. G. Shevtsov, A. V. Rusanov, V. A. Kazakova

“…(Research purpose) To coordinate the maximum pressure on the soil with the permissible norms, weight utilization factors and the level of tractors energy saturation.(Materials and methods) The authors used a calculated method for determining the maximum pressure on the soil using a universal tire characteristic.…”
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A comparative study of the physicochemical properties of hesperidin, MTA-Angelus and calcium hydroxide as pulp capping materials by Ebtesam O. Abo El-Mal, Ashraf M. Abu-Seida, Salma H. El Ashry

“…Aim: This study compared the setting time, radiopacity, solubility and pH changes between Hisperidin cement, MTA-Angelus and Calcium hydroxide cements. Methods: The study was conducted on 3 equal groups of samples of the evaluated capping materials including; Hisperidin (group I, N = 24), MTA-Angelus (group II, N = 24) and Dycal (group III, N = 24). …”
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Experimental Study of K-Band Broadband Antenna Array Using Artificial Inhomogeneous Dielectric Structures by Anton M. Aleksandrin, Yury P. Salomatov

“…It was found that the period of the array equals 2.25 wavelengths at the highest operating frequency. …”
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Attitudes and Experiences of Patients Regarding Gender-Specific Aspects of Pain Management by Carolin Alexandra Boldt, Dirk Keiner, Norman Best, Thilo Bertsche

“…(i) Women and men agreed that men and women should be treated equally despite biological differences (median: 5 [women] vs. 5 [men]; <i>p</i> = 0.789). …”
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Analysis Of Fingerprint Patterns And Gender Variations In Patients With Chronic Disease by Abdul Waheed, Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Farah Waseem, Hari Ram, Farzana Azam Khan, Tahira Assad

“… Background: Dermatoglyphics is a recognized method for personal identification and is vital for medico-legal research.  …”
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Validity and reliability of the Persian version of the gender equity scale in nursing education by Hamid Sharif-Nia, João Marôco, Esmail Hoseinzadeh, Mozhgan Moshtagh, Khadijeh Hatamipour

“…Abstract Objective Gender equality in nursing education is a crucial issue that needs attention. …”
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RISKS OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION by M. R. Husnutdinova

“…Inclusion is a new and unfamiliar phenomenon for most of the Russians which is treated as ensuring equal access to education for all students taking into account a variety of their special educational needs and individual capabilities. …”
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Correlation between subfoveal choroidal thickness and optic nerve head changes using optical coherence tomography in cases of primary open-angle glaucoma by Mohamed M.S. Ahmed, Mahmoud A. Kamal, Mahmoud A.E. Hassan, Mahrous H.A.E. Shaheen

“…Results The SFCT was statistically significantly less the POAG patients than in normal eyes (P<0.0001), with a cut-off value of SFCT less than or equal to 316 μm (sensitivity=95% and specificity=83%). …”
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Influence of Altered Knee Angle on Electromyographic Activity of Hamstring Muscles Between Nordic Hamstring Exercise and Nordic Hamstring Exercise with Incline Slope Lower Leg Boar... by Taspol Keerasomboon, Toshiaki Soga, Norikazu Hirose

“… # Purpose This study aimed to investigate the influence of changing muscle length on hamstring electromyographic activity during an isometric NHE, while maintaining an equal moment arm. # Study Design A crossover study design # Methods Sixteen male volunteers performed two types of conventional NHE, one with knees on the floor (NHE) and one with the legs placed upon an incline slope of a lower leg board (NHEB). …”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Platelet-derived Growth Factor in a-PRF and a-PRF plus, with and without Low-level Laser Therapy – An Ex vivo Pilot Study by Varatharajan Kalaivani, Vivek Narayanan, Potluri Leela Ravishankar, Kunga Mohan Ramkumar, Nizar Ahmed, Divya Vinayachandran

“…Following the preparation of A-PRF and A-PRF+, each sample was divided into two equal halves. One half of the A-PRF and A-PRF+ samples was subjected to LLLT, while the other half did not receive any light treatment. …”
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