Corneal Epithelial Thickness Mapping in Healthy Population Corneas Using MS-39 Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography by AlTurki HS, Alsubhi SS, Alhazmi A, Alhadlag A, Albalawi NS, Alzoman MA, Aljasir M, Alsubaie M, Aljindan M, Alsomali A

“…No significant correlations were observed between the spherical equivalent and epithelial thickness map.Conclusion: The study found sex differences, with females generally having lower ET values than males, and older age having higher values than children.Keywords: corneal epithelial thickness, anterior segment, optical coherence tomography, Saudi Arabia…”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…It is predicted that the group receiving the EE intervention will have a lower relapse rate than the control group. The secondary outcomes are relapse at 1 month and 3 months after treatment, craving and drug-seeking behaviour, mindfulness skills acquisition and the effect of the intervention enhancement on the perceived richness of the daily environment, assessed by questionnaires and neuropsychological tasks.Ethics and dissemination All participants have to give written informed consent to the investigator. …”
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Replacement of Dietary Fishmeal Protein with Degossypolized Cottonseed Protein on Growth Performance, Nonspecific Immune Response, Antioxidant Capacity, and Target of Rapamycin Pat... by Sheng Chen, Yuhang Tang, Zhou Zhang, Jichang Zheng, Yuliang He, Zhen Wang, Kangsen Mai, Qinghui Ai

“…Meanwhile, the content of hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) in the DCP20, DCP40, and DCP80 groups was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). The activity of intestinal trypsin in the DCP20 group was significantly degraded compared with that in the control group (P<0.05). …”
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ANALISIS FORMAL FASAD ARSITEKTUR RUMAH TINGGAL ORANG TORAJA DI KOTA PALOPO by Moh Sutrisno, Ahmad Sarwadi

“…The hierarchy of functions in the division of upper space, the middle room, and lower space is not applied by the Toraja tribe community in Palopo. …”
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Comparative Outcomes of Standard Perioperative Eye Drops, Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide-Moxifloxacin, and Intracameral Dexamethasone-Moxifloxacin-Ketorolac in Cataract Surge... by Robin K. Kuriakose, Soungmin Cho, Saman Nassiri, Frank S. Hwang

“…The postoperative ACI severity was lower in the dexamethasone-moxifloxacin-ketorolac group than in the triamcinolone acetonide-moxifloxacin group by 35% on postoperative day 1 (P=0.01). …”
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Identification of GPD1L as a Potential Prognosis Biomarker and Associated with Immune Infiltrates in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Zhengyang Fan, Song Wu, Hongyang Sang, Qianping Li, Shaofei Cheng, Hongling Zhu

“…In addition, we found that the expression of GPD1L was much lower in LUAD tissues when compared with nontumor specimens. …”
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Compaction of Hyaloclastite from the Active Geothermal System at Krafla Volcano, Iceland by Guðjón H. Eggertsson, Jackie E. Kendrick, Joshua Weaver, Paul A. Wallace, James E. P. Utley, John D. Bedford, Michael J. Allen, Sigurður H. Markússon, Richard H. Worden, Daniel R. Faulkner, Yan Lavallée

“…., 37.5 MPa for 70 m sample, >75 MPa for 556 m, and 68.5 MPa for 732 m) that correspond to their lower porosities and permeabilities. Thus, we conclude that compaction upon burial alone is insufficient to explain the physical and mechanical properties of the subsurface hyaloclastites present in the reservoir at Krafla volcano. …”
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Improving future fish consumption: A case study on developing fish products for preschool children by Hui Jia, Zdeněk Fuka, Jan Hora, Magdalena Marešová, Věra Adámková, Koushik Roy, Jan Mraz

“…Nutritional assessments highlighted balanced protein (14.3–17.2 g/100 g) and varied fat contents (6.6–18.3 g/100 g), with salt levels (1.54–1.7 g/100 g) significantly lower than traditional smoked products, aligning with healthier standards for children. …”
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TcPO2 as a Predictor of Limb Salvage or Amputation in Patients of Critical Limb Ischemia by Rahul Merkhed, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillon, Rohit Mehra, CVNM Dattatreya, Ramandeep Kaur, Gagandeep Singh Vohra, Surjeet Dwivedi

“…Introduction: Critical limb-threatening ischemia presents a significant challenge in clinical management, often necessitating lower limb amputation if not managed promptly and effectively. …”
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An overview of healthcare-associated Candida auris outbreaks in Ministry of Health hospitals-Saudi Arabia 2020-2022; Retrospective multicentric study. by Khalid H Alanazi, Hala M Roushdy, Waad I ALzubaidi, Arwa S Alanazi, Nawal M Alanazi, Ahlam H Alamri, Yahya I Alnshbah, Nawaf M Al Almatrafi, Zainah M Al Shahrani, Adel S Alanazi, Nasser H Alshanbari

“…Approximately 85.9% of cases had Foley catheters, 68.5% were on ventilators, and 53.8% had a tracheostomy. …”
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Valerenic acid ameliorates amphetamine-related neurotoxicity by improving hypothalamus tyrosine hydroxylase and histamine-N-methyl transferase enzymes by Khaled M.M. Koriem, Ammar H.A. Naiem

“…After four weeks of oral administration of VA to METH-treated rats, all of these parameters returned to levels that were nearly control, indicating that a higher dose was more effective than a lower one. Conclusion: VA ameliorated METH-related neurotoxicity by improving hypothamalus expressions of the enzymes tyrosine hydroxylase and histamine-N-methyl transferase.…”
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Contractile Protein Expression and Phosphorylation and Contractility of Gastric Smooth Muscles from Obese Patients and Patients with Obesity and Diabetes by Wen Li, Kent C. Sasse, Yulia Bayguinov, Sean M. Ward, Brian A. Perrino

“…The fold increases in the contractions of diabetic fundus and antrum muscles in response to increased frequencies of electrical field stimulation were significantly lower compared to nondiabetic fundus and antrum muscles. …”
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Analysis and Design of Dual Mode Power Split Continuously Variable Transmission by Zhen Wang, Yahui Cui, Baohui Xu, Xiaofeng Xue

“…By setting the mode shift conditions， the input split and the compound split are synchronously switched at mechanical point of the lower speed ratio and 3 structural diagrams are obtained. …”
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Thyroid function abnormalities in individuals with sickle cell disease: a meta-analysis by Sagad O. O. Mohamed, Hussein Ahmed, Mohammed A. H. Mohammednoor, Khalefa B. K. Alzubeir, Safaa Fadlelmoula, Osman O. A. Abdallah, Izzut Awad Ahmed

“…While non-significant, there was a trend towards lower levels of triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxin (T4), free T3, and free T4 in the SCD group (T3: SMD = -1.746; 95% CI, -3.561–0.070; p = 0.059; T4: SMD = -1.365; 95% CI, -3.030–0.300; p = 0.108; free T3: SMD = -0.384; 95% CI, -1.128–0.356; p = 0.311; free T4: SMD = -1.205; 95% CI, -2.522–0.111; p = 0.073). …”
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Association between cancer stigma and cervical cancer screening uptake among women of Dhulikhel and Banepa, Nepal. by Bandana Paneru, Aerona Karmacharya, Alina Bharati, Soniya Makaju, Bikram Adhikari, Dikshya Kafle, Sunila Shakya, Donna Spiegelman, Sangini Seth, Anne Stangl, Aamod Dhoj Shrestha, Archana Shrestha

“…The odds of being screened was 0.23 times lower among women who had stigma compared to those who had no stigma (95% CI: 0.11-0.49) after adjusting for confounders: age, ethnicity, occupation, religion, education, parity, contraceptive use, age of menarche and age at first sexual intercourse.…”
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Benefit from regular versus leakage-related exchange of voice prostheses in patients post-laryngectomy considering complication rates and patient satisfaction feedback—a randomized... by Michał Żurek, Małgorzata Czesak, Daniel Majszyk, Anna Rzepakowska

“…Comparative analysis of REA and LEA revealed a significantly longer time between replacements in the LEA group (p = 0.023) and a significantly lower rate of complications in the REA group (p = 0.029). …”
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Effects of Prone Positioning for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Pulmonary Contusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xiaoyi Liu, Hui Liu, Shilian Liu, Wenlai Zhou, Qing Lan, Jun Duan, Xue Li, Xiangde Zheng

“…Furthermore, the PP group also had shorter total mechanical ventilation time (5.1 ± 1.4 vs. 9.3 ± 3.1 days, P<0.05) and invasive ventilation time (4.9 ± 1.2 vs. 8.7 ± 2.7 days, P<0.05), shorter ICU stay (7.4 ± 1.8 vs. 11.5 ± 3.6days, P<0.05), higher extubation rate (95.6% vs. 84.4%, P<0.05), less atelectasis (15 vs. 74, P<0.05) and pneumothorax (17 vs. 24, P>0.05), more 28-day ventilator-free days (21.6 ± 5.2 vs. 16.2 ± 7.2 days, P<0.05), and lower mortality (4.4% vs. 13.3%, P<0.05). Conclusions. …”
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Association of AGTR1 A1166C and CYP2C9∗3 Gene Polymorphisms with the Antihypertensive Effect of Valsartan by Yi Liu, Xiaomu Kong, Yongwei Jiang, Meimei Zhao, Peng Gao, Xiao Cong, Yongtong Cao, Liang Ma

“…Older age, decreased history of drinking, a higher proportion of mild-to-moderate hypertension, lower alanine aminotransferase levels, and higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels were observed in the well-controlled group than the poorly controlled group. …”
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Evaluating maternal drug use disparities, risk factors and outcomes in Northeast Arkansas: a pre, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic analysis by Enrique Gomez Pomar, Johnna Berryhill, Sudeepa Bhattacharyya

“…Infants with a positive MDS (MDS+) had significantly lower weight, height and head circumference with higher preterm rates and longer hospital stays. …”
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Ursolic acid attenuates obesity-related metabolic dysfunction via modulation of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-gamma in male Wistar rats fed with high-carbohydrate high... by Oluwatosin O. Omodara, Mohammed U. Kawu, Ibrahim G. Bako, Daniel H. Mhya, Theophilus T. Dawus

“…Results BMI and FBG were significantly lowered in the HCHFD + UA-fed animals compared to the HCHFD + DW-fed animals. …”
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