Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial by Victor Hu, David Macleod, Helen Anne Weiss, Matthew J Burton, Simon Arunga, Astrid Leck, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jeremy John Hoffman, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Pankaj Chaudhary, Abhishek Roshan, Einoti Matayan

“…Previous pilot studies suggest that topical chlorhexidine 0.2% compares favourably with topical natamycin. …”
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Morphometric parameters of black currant berries and racemes under the conditions of Northwest Russia by O. A. Tikhonova

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On the Simplex-based methods for Neutrosophic linear programming problems by Sulima Ahmed Mohammed Zubair, Najla ELzein AbuKaswi Osman, Wiem Abedelmonem Salah Ben Khalifa, Amal Hassan Mohammed Yassin

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On the K-th extension of the Sieve of eratosthenes by Antonio R. Quesada

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Effect of Aspect Ratio, Channel Orientation, Rib Pitch-to-Height Ratio, and Number of Ribbed Walls on Pressure Drop Characteristics in a Rotating Channel with Detached Ribs by K. Arun, S. V. Prabhu

“…Experiments have been conducted at Reynolds number ranging from 10000–17000 with rotation numbers varying from 0–0.38. …”
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SARS-Cov-2 Incidence Monitoring and Statistical Estimation of the Basic and Time-Varying Reproduction Number at the Early Onset of the Pandemic in 45 Sub-Saharan African Countries. by Oduro, Michael Safo, Arhin‐Donkor, Seth, Asiedu, Louis, Kadengye, Damazo T., Iddi, Samuel

“…The region’s basic reproduction number (R0) was 1.89 (95% CI: 1.767 to 2.026) using the growth model and 1.513 (95% CI: 1.491 to 1.535) with the maximum likelihood method, indicating that, on average, infected individuals transmitted the virus to less than two secondary persons. …”
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A high number of tumor deposits (≥ 4) is an isolated predictor of local recurrence and distant metastasis in non-metastatic colorectal cancer: a single center study by Ahmed Bendari, Ebubekir Ucar, Alaa Bendari, Hamed Hammoud, FNU Kiran, Reham Al-Refai, Sunder Sham, Sanjay Kirshan Kumar, Ryan Des Jean, Manju Harshan

“…Conversely, positive lymph node status did not show statistical significance (p = 0.3). Further analysis revealed that patients who had tumor deposit number ≥ 4 tend to experience local recurrence/distant metastasis more than patients with tumor deposit number < 4. …”
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The long-term outcome of children with VP shunt and hydrocephalus: motor developmental outcome and QOL of patients with hydrocephalus is associated with the number of revisional pr... by Danielle S. Wendling-Keim, Hannah Luz, Elena Kren, Oliver Muensterer, Markus Lehner

“…The etiology of the hydrocephalus as a non-controllable parameter did not affect the cognitive and motor development as well as the occurrence of epilepsy, cephalalgia and the quality of life. However, the number of revisions had a significant (p = 0.041) impact on the motor development of the child. …”
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METHODOLOGY FOR DATA COLLECTION IN SIMULATED IRRADIATIONS USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES ON DICOM IMAGES FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE EMISSIONS LOCALIZATION IN HIGH ATOMIC NUMBER MATERIALS by Nicolás E. Martín, F. Malano, Miguel Sofo Haro, M. Valente

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A Priori Assessment of Algebraic Flame Surface Density Models in the Context of Large Eddy Simulation for Nonunity Lewis Number Flames in the Thin Reaction Zones Regime by Mohit Katragadda, Nilanjan Chakraborty, R. S. Cant

“…The performance of algebraic flame surface density (FSD) models has been assessed for flames with nonunity Lewis number (Le) in the thin reaction zones regime, using a direct numerical simulation (DNS) database of freely propagating turbulent premixed flames with Le ranging from 0.34 to 1.2. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Shale Ceramsite Concrete: Experimental Study on the Influence Law due to Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material Content and Phase-Change Cycle... by Weihua Ding, Lin Zhu, Hu Li, Bin Hou, Fan Yang

“…In order to investigate the effect of MPCM content and phase-change cycle numbers on the mechanical and thermal properties of MPCM-LWAC, two groups of MPCM-LWAC specimens were prepared. …”
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Association between extramarital sexual activity, number of sexual partners, and HIV incidence among productive-age adults at H. Adam Malik general hospital, Medan by Bella Putri Erwina, Zata Ismah

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The variation in the number of roots and canals morphology of permanent mandibular first molar teeth by using cone beam computed tomography imaging in a sample of Erbil city by Hassan Ali Mahmoyd Albarzanji, Alaa Muhamed Sadiq Muhamed Jamil

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Histological Inflammation in Human Ureter either Healthy or Fitted with Double-Pigtail Stent or a Thin 0.3 F Suture Thread: A Preliminary Study by Benoît Vogt, Ilham Chokri

“…Although the study was limited by the small number of patients, it confirmed that the double-pigtail stent induced ureteral inflammation in all cases and the thin 0.3 F suture thread caused less ureteral inflammation than the double-pigtail stent. …”
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Nebulised 3% hypertonic saline versus 0.9% saline for treating patients hospitalised with acute bronchiolitis: protocol for a randomised, double-blind, multicentre trial by Sara Szupieńko, Aleksandra Buczek, Henryk Szymański

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Solution for Processing Pelvic Bone Metastases with Halcyon TM 2.0 on Lateral and Longitudinal Isocenters Treatment Plans Using the VMAT Technique: A Comparative Study by Morad Erraoudi, Kaoutar El Bouchiti, Yassine Herrassi, mohamed El ghalmi, Yassir Raoui, Youssef Bouzekraoui, FARIDA BENTAYEB, Lalla Btissam Drissi

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2D SnSe2 micro-flower decorated with 0D In2O3 nanoparticles for low-temperature low-concentration TEA detection by Li Wang, Jianpeng Li, Cheng Xu, Ziqin Yang, Xiangyun Tan, Zhihu Dong, Li Xu, Dongwei Zhang, Chunqing He

“…In this study, we report the facile hydrothermal and ultrasonic treatment synthesis of 2D SnSe2 micro-flower modified with 0D In2O3 nanoparticles to form SnSe2/In2O3 heterojunctions for the first time. …”
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Insular infraorbital neurovascular pedicle labial salivary gland transplantation for the treatment of severe dry eye disease: an IDEAL stage 0, 1 and 2a study by Jing Zhou, Xiaohong Chen, Mei Li, Ke Yang, Ying Jie, Yinghui Wang, Yingshi Piao, Yun Cheng

“…OSDI score decreased from 59.33±14.37 to 26.27±10.14 (p&lt;0.001). SIT improved from 0.00±0.00 mm to 5.44±2.01 mm (p&lt;0.0001). …”
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Hubungan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif dengan Angka Kejadian Diare Akut pada Bayi Usia 0-1 Tahun di Puskesmas Kuranji Kota Padang by Eka Putri Rahmadhani, Gustina Lubis, Edison Edison

“…Chi square analysis got p = 0.001 and the results are significant (p &lt;0.5). …”
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DIFFERENCES IN OSTEOBLAST COUNT AND ITS EFFECT ON ORTHODONTIC MOVEMENT OF DIABETIC MODELS’ TEETH AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF OLIVE OIL by Salwa Az-Zahra, Ryana Budi Purnama, Fani Tuti Handayani, Setiadi W. Logamarta

“…Result: In the diabetic model group treated with olive oil doses of 0.7; 1.05; 1.4 ml/day, distilled water, and healthy guinea pigs given aquades were 2.900 ± 0.678; 4.320 ± 0.497; 5.920 ± 0. 460; 0.200 ± 0.200; 1.320 ± 0.415. …”
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