Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Uygur Population in Southern Xinjiang by Yi Sun, Guangming Jin, Mengting Yang, Jing Fu, Xueyi Chen, Bingsheng Lou

“…A total of 1465 participants (85.4% response rate) were enrolled. The mean age of the subjects was 59.1 ± 9.7 years. …”
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Factors associated with Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure in communities of Lagos Nigeria: A Megacity experience. by Kikelomo Ololade Wright, Adeyinka Adeniran, Adedayo Aderibigbe, Olufunsho Akinyemi, Temiloluwa Fagbemi, Omoyeni Ayodeji, Biola Adepase, Emmanuella Zamba, Hussein Abdurrazzaq, Faith Oniyire, Olusegun Ogboye, Akin Abayomi

“…It is crucial to implement targeted initiatives to raise awareness about the benefits of health insurance and simplify the enrollment process for vulnerable groups, thereby alleviating the financial strain of healthcare expenses.…”
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Concentrated growth factors promote epithelization in the mastoid obliteration after canal wall down mastoidectomy by Mengyi Liu, Lue Zhang, Quanming Zhang, Nan Zeng, Shuo Li, Shuyue Guo, Yaqin Zhao, Mingxing Tang, Qiong Yang

“…Methods: A total of 56 patients undergoing the CWD mastoidectomy were enrolled. One group was treated by HA, while the other group received HA and CGF for mastoid obliteration (CGF/HA). …”
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Development and validation of an integrated model for the diagnosis of liver cirrhosis with portal vein thrombosis combined with endoscopic characters and blood biochemistry data:... by Jie Yang, Xu Zhang, Jia Chen, Xianghong Hou, Minghong Shi, Longlong Yin, Longchun Hua, Cheng Wang, Xiaolong Han, Shuyan Zhao, Guolan Kang, Ping Mai, Rui Jiang, Hongwei Tian

“…Furthermore, external cohort was used for validation, an online nomogram was established.Results A total of 1,058 patients were enrolled, and 470 patients were included after PSM 1: 1. …”
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The Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes, A Case Series by Bilge Cetinkaya Demir, Ozge Albayrak, Kiper Aslan

“…RESULTS: A total of 92 patients were enrolled in the study. The mean age was 30+5 years. …”
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Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy versus peripheral iridectomy plus goniotomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority, ran... by Keith Barton, Tin Aung, Ling Jin, Ping Lu, Xiulan Zhang, Robert N Weinreb, Yi Zhang, Li Tang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Aiguo Lv, Huiping Yuan, Yunhe Song, Fengbin Lin, DENNIS S C LAM, Lin Xie, Kun Hu, Xiaohong Liang, Yingzhe Zhang, Wulian Song, Xiaomin Zhu, Xinbo Gao, Sujie Fan, Yuying Peng, Mengfei Liao, Xin Nie, Ki-Ho Park

“…Enrolled patients will undergo comprehensive ophthalmic examinations before and after surgery. …”
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Características del discurso escrito de los estudiantes en clases de ciencias by Óscar Eugenio Tamayo, Neus Sanmartí

“…Asimismo, son frecuentes las secuencias de oraciones relacionadas mediante conectores causales en las que no es clara la función de cada oración dentro del texto completo. Se encontró baja estructuración global de los textos de los estudiantes y una mezcla de diferentes modelos explicativos de la respiración…”
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Youth experiencing homelessness at risk for suicide: psychosocial risk factors and service use patterns by Laura J. Chavez, Kelly J. Kelleher, Alicia Bunger, Xin Feng, Margaret Fitzpatrick, Jodi L. Ford, Allen B. Mallory, Arielle H. Sheftall, Tansel Yilmazer, Alexis Pizzulo, Jesse L. Hawke, Mattina A. Davenport, Natasha Slesnick

“…Methods A cross-sectional analysis of youth enrolled in a supportive housing randomized clinical trial. …”
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TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-se... by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…All statistical models will account for the cluster-randomized cross-over design to ensure correct estimation of the 95% confidence intervals. Trial enrolment is complete with 3412 patients enrolled. …”
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Real-Life Data on the Efficacy of Canakinumab in Patients with Adult-Onset Still’s Disease by Antonio Vitale, Virginia Berlengiero, Jurgen Sota, Luisa Ciarcia, Nicola Ricco, Sara Barneschi, Mariam Mourabi, Giuseppe Lopalco, Chiara Marzo, Francesca Bellisai, Florenzo Iannone, Bruno Frediani, Luca Cantarini

“…Patients classified with AOSD according to Yamaguchi criteria and treated with CAN were consecutively enrolled. Their clinical and therapeutic data were retrospectively collected and statistically analysed to assess the role of CAN as a therapeutic opportunity in AOSD patients in terms of clinical and laboratory disease control along with corticosteroid-sparing effect. …”
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The Effect of Embryo Transfer Process Duration on Implantation Success by Isıl Kasapoglu, Kiper Aslan, Adnan Orhan, Ozge Albayrak, Seyma Haskoylu, Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı, Gürkan Uncu

“…Day 5 fresh embryo transferred patients aged between 18 - 40, BMI <35 kg/m2 without uterine pathology were enrolled in the study. Patients were divided into two groups. …”
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Manual de los Reglamentos del Agua en Florida: Ley del Agua de 2016 by Michael T. Olexa, Tatiana Borisova, Jarrett Davis

“… La Ley del Agua de la Florida de 2016 es una política de agua integral que aborda los problemas críticos de abastecimiento de agua y calidad de la Florida. Entró en vigor el 1 de julio de 2016. La Ley del Agua de la Florida de 2016 creó la Ley de Protección de Acuíferos y Manantiales de Florida, codificó la Iniciativa de la Florida Central y revisó la Ley de los Everglades y Estuarios del Norte. …”
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Development of digital marketing technologies for promoting educational services of Russian universities in the context of global transformations by V. A. Yudina, M. A. Tanina, V. V. Bondarenko

“…The concept of a marketing information campaign to promote educational services in foreign countries is proposed, which provides for the use of channels and means of interaction with target groups to form an attractive image of the higher education system and encourage foreign applicants to enroll in Russian universities. Conclusions are formulated about the inclusion in the list of works on the development of the information component of the brand promotion of Russian universities of measures for search SEO optimization of university sites, more active use of SMM tools, the use of targeted, contextual advertising, positioning and placement of information on foreign Internet portals.…”
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Entre la asimilación y la diferencia: la Asamblea Constituyente y los territorios indígenas by Santiago Kingman

“…Dentro del marco de la Asamblea Constituyente instalada en el Ecuador desde noviembre del 2007, este artículo discute los mecanismos que han asumido los pueblos indígenas de la Sierra y la Amazonía frente al Estado en la búsqueda por concretar sus demandas de inclusión. …”
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La identidad colectiva y el proceso de modernización: entre coerciones universalistas y valores particularistas by H. C. F. Mansilla

“… El trabajo aborda el debate de los derechos humanos y los estatutos morales y legales afines que componen el marco dentro del cual se da una combinación de cooperación y conflicto, basada en el mutuo reconocimiento de las partes contendientes. …”
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El retorno a lo humano en Gravedad, de Alfonso Cuarón by Arturo Morales-Campos

“…Bajo una perspectiva socio-semiótica, el filme Gravedad (2013), de Alfonso Cuarón, presenta, dentro de su estructura significante, signos de diferente código (visual, musical, sonoro, lingüístico, etc.), que se agrupan en núcleos semánticos. …”
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Asegurando la salud y el medio ambiente by Susan Miriam Oblitas Guerrero, Susan del Rosario Santamaría Oblitas, José Gerardo Chancafe Rodríguez

“… Los residuos biomédicos, también conocidos como desechos médicos o desechos sanitarios, son aquellos generados en los centros de atención de salud, como hospitales, clínicas y consultorios, así como también en el hogar. 1 Estos desechos pueden incluir materiales contaminados con agentes infecciosos como sangre, productos químicos peligrosos y medicamentos vencidos. …”
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Revolución y contrarrevolución en economía. De Lord Keynes a Milton Friedman by Harry G. Johnson

“…Se presenta un análisis retrospectivo acerca de los escenarios básicos que dieron pie a la contrarrevolución monetarista, a partir de ciertas debilidades que fueron identificadas dentro de la teoría de la revolución keynesiana. El análisis de este artículo es de interés general y de actualidad ya que de acuerdo con la lógica histórica de la economía este análisis puede fundamentar la secuencia de revoluciones y contrarrevoluciones, que se requerirán en el futuro para desarrollar una post-contrarrevolución.…”
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Opinión pública y formación del departamento del Valle, 1903-1910 by Aura Hurtado

“…Dentro del amplio conjunto de sucesos que rodearon la formación del departamento del Valle como una entidad territorial y política autónoma en abril de 1910, el debate público que sostuvieron los periódicos de las provincias involucradas en torno a la conveniencia de dividir el departamento del Cauca ocupó un lugar central. …”
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ORGANIZATION OF CAREER GUIDANCE AT THE UNIVERSITY by Boris V. Zalivanskiy, Elena V. Samokhvalova

“…Basing on the survey conducted in 2012-2013, the authors reveal the typical shortcomings in arranging career guidance, such as the lack of strategic approach, predominance of enrolment measures over career counseling and career coaching, insufficient support of young people who deal with career-related challenges, inadequate reflexion of university administration. …”
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