Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Using Topography-Guided UV-A Energy Emission: Preliminary Clinical and Morphological Outcomes by Cosimo Mazzotta, Antonio Moramarco, Claudio Traversi, Stefano Baiocchi, Alfonso Iovieno, Luigi Fontana

“…Methods. 21 eyes of 20 patients with progressive keratoconus were enrolled. All patients underwent accelerated cross-linking using an ultraviolet-A (UVA) exposure with an energy release varying from 7.2 J/cm2 up to 15 J/cm2, according to the topographic corneal curvature. …”
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Challenges Faced by Migrant Students in Education: A Comprehensive Analysis of Legal, Psychological, and Economic Barriers by Khasanboy Abdusamatov, Dinara Babajanova, Dilshodjon Egamberdiev, Yunus Xodjiyev, Uktamjon Tukhtaev, Nodirbek Yusupov, Sitora Shoislomova

“…Over 60% of students in the study cited issues with residency permits, affecting their eligibility for financial aid, participation in extracurricular activities, and in some cases, their ability to enroll in school at all. Over 70% of the surveyed students reported experiencing social isolation, bullying, or discrimination in school environments. …”
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Avaliação bioclimática urbana – estudo de caso em praças em Santana do Araguaia-PA e Laranjeiras-SE by Carla Fernanda Barbosa Teixeira, Marcela Marçal Maciel Monteiro, Andrea Nazaré Barata de Araujo

“… A avaliação bioclimática do meio urbano baseia-se na investigação da aplicação de elementos arquitetônicos e urbanísticos, fundamentados em tecnologias construtivas para otimizar o conforto ambiental de seus usuários na promoção de projetos: arquitetônico, urbano e paisagístico mais sustentáveis, dentro de um contexto de cultura, entorno, materiais locais e microclima. …”
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The Role of Prenatal Exposure to Lead and Manganese in Child Cognitive Neurodevelopment at 18 Months: The Results of the Italian PHIME Cohort by Valentina Rosolen, Fabiano Barbiero, Marika Mariuz, Maria Parpinel, Luca Ronfani, Liza Vecchi Brumatti, Maura Bin, Luigi Castriotta, Francesca Valent, D’Anna Latesha Little, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Darja Mazej, Ingrid Falnoga, Milena Horvat, Fabio Barbone

“…This study investigated the effects of prenatal exposure to Pb and Mn on neurodevelopment in children at 18 months of age, using data from 607 Italian mother–child pairs enrolled in the Northern Adriatic Cohort II (NAC-II). …”
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Comparison of 3 T and 1.5 T MRI in the evaluation of epilepsy by D. Runkauskaitė, T. Liakina, R. Mameniškienė

“…Materials and methods. 164 patients (99 women and 65 men) were enrolled in the study who underwent 1.5 T MRI and 3 T MRI at Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Centre of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros klinikos. …”
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Lack of reactivation of tuberculosis in patients with psoriasis treated with secukinumab in a real-world setting of latent tuberculosis infection by Matteo Megna, Cataldo Patruno, Maria Rita Bongiorno, Alessio Gambardella, Claudio Guarneri, Caterina Foti, Serena Lembo, Francesco Loconsole, Gabriella Fabbrocini

“…Patients received secukinumab 300 mg at week 0/1/2/3/4, then every 4 weeks.Results Fifty-nine patients were enrolled; 30.5% also had psoriatic arthritis and other comorbidities were common. …”
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PI3Kδ inhibitor linperlisib combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter, single-arm phase Ib/II trial by Peng Sun, Hong Cen, Haiyan Yang, Rui Huang, Zhen Cai, Xuekui Gu, Hanying Bao, Zusheng Xu, Zuhong Xu, Zhi-Ming Li

“…Methods This was a multicenter, phase Ib/II clinical study conducted across six sites in China, enrolling 39 individuals with histologically confirmed R/R DLBCL. …”
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Local Relationship between Global-Flash Multifocal Electroretinogram Optic Nerve Head Components and Visual Field Defects in Patients with Glaucoma by Chan Hee Moon, Jungwoo Han, Young-Hoon Ohn, Tae Kwann Park

“…Thirty-nine patients with glaucoma and 30 normal controls were enrolled. The ONHC amplitude was measured from the baseline to the peak of the second positive deflection of the induced component. …”
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Contextualizing the challenges of education graduate students in the Philippines: translating needs analysis into strategic solutions by Nilo Jayoma Castulo, Arlyne C. Marasigan, Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura, Jayson L. de Vera, Evelyn C. Bagaporo, Mark Ponce C. San Juan, Nathaniel S. Dalida

“…The study employed a descriptive quantitative online survey method with 198 education graduate students enrolled in the master's and doctoral degrees at Y University using Tinto's Theory of Student Departure. …”
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Neurodevelopmental outcomes of very low birth weight preterm infants during the COVID-19 pandemic by Yen-Chen Lin, Hung-Yang Chang, Chia-Huei Chen, Jui-Hsing Chang, Wai-Tim Jim, Chyong-Hsin Hsu, Chia-Ying Lin, Yu-Xiang Song, Cheng-Wei Chen, Tzu-Yu Liu, Mary Hsin-Ju Ko

“…Method: This was a retrospective study enrolling very-low-birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants born between January 2018 and December 2021 from two hospitals. …”
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Associations among neuroticism, self-efficacy, resilience and psychological distress in freshman nursing students: a cross-sectional study in China by Xiaoxiao Mei, Huiyuan Wang, Xinqin Wang, Xiaona Wu, Jieyi Wu, Zengjie Ye

“…Objectives The current study examines the mediating roles of resilience and self-efficacy and the moderating role of gender in the association between neuroticism and psychological distress in Chinese freshman nursing students (FNSs).Methods A total of 1220 FNSs were enrolled from the Be Resilient to Nursing Career (ChiCTR2000038693) Programme and the following instruments were administered to them: NEO Five-Factor Inventory, General Self-Efficacy Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. …”
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Associations between depressive and anxiety symptoms and incident kidney failure in patients with diabetic nephropathy by Chunmei Qin, Yucheng Wu, Yutong Zou, Yuancheng Zhao, Deying Kang, Fang Liu

“…Methods This retrospective study enrolled 241 type 2 diabetic patients with biopsy-proven DN. …”
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Unveiling the path to university students' advocacy intention: exploring the intriguing gender moderation by Abdelhamid K. Abdelmaaboud, Ana Isabel Polo Peña, Abeer A. Mahrous

“…Design/methodology/approach – Cross-sectional surveys of 326 undergraduate students enrolled in a Spanish university, and structural equation modeling was used to test and validate the conceptual model. …”
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The Association between Serum Bilirubin Level and Electrochemical Skin Conductance in Chinese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Fei Mao, Xiaoming Zhu, Bin Lu, Yiming Li

“…A total of 265 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were enrolled in the study. Both SUDOSCAN and other traditional diabetic neuropathy examinations including neuropathy symptom score (NSS), the neuropathy disability score (NDS) and Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) scores were performed in all patients with T2DM. …”
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Evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index Score for predicting the outcomes in patients with peritonitis by Raiba Deshmukh, Avishkar K Barase, Rutik P Gandhi, Aniket Chaware, Avinash Dhumal

“…Material and Methods: In this prospective observational study, 58 patients (age group > 12 years) with perforative peritonitis admitted to a tertiary care teaching hospital were enrolled. All necessary treatment protocols were followed and observations were generated as per the parameters of MPI. …”
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A pilot randomized controlled study of integrated kidney palliative care and chronic kidney disease care implemented in a safety-net hospital: Protocol for a pilot study of feasibi... by Jennifer S. Scherer, Wenbo Wu, Chen Lyu, Keith S. Goldfeld, Abraham A. Brody, Joshua Chodosh, David Charytan

“…Methods: This is a single-site pilot RCT designed to enroll 85 participants, with a goal of at least 60 completing the study. …”
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Echogenic Technology Improves Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization via a Transverse Approach by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Nicos Pentilas, Stavros Dimopoulos, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, John Poularas, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…Material and Methods. We prospectively enrolled 80 mechanically ventilated patients who required central venous access in a randomized study that was conducted in two medical-surgical ICUs. …”
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Longitudinal Alterations of Retinal and Choroidal Structure in Patients Recovered from COVID-19 by Mojtaba Abrishami, Kiana Hassanpour, Ghodsieh Zamani, Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, Nasser Shoeibi, Zahra Emamverdian, Amir Zamani, Nasibeh Amini, Majid Abrishami

“…Thirty-four eyes of 17 COVID-19 patients were enrolled. The patients underwent retinal and choroidal imaging upon the recovery (baseline) after 1 and 3 months. …”
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Junior high school's EFL teachers' reading habits and literacy practices by Ni Komang Arie Suwastini, Ni Kadek Citrawati, Ni Wayan Surya Mahayanti, Nice Maylani Asril, I Gusti Agung Sri Rwa Jayantini

“…In this qualitative descriptive study, 75 EFL teachers from different provinces in Indonesia enrolled in the Kelas Kreatif Indonesia English Club and became respondents to the survey. …”
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Correction of Hypothyroidism Seems to Have No Effect on Body Fat by Okan Bakiner, Emre Bozkirli, Emine Duygu Ersozlu Bozkirli, Kursat Ozsahin

“…Also, 40 healthy participants were enrolled as a control group. Weight, body mass index, waist circumference, and subscapulary, suprailiac, femur, biceps, and triceps skin fold thicknesses were measured. …”
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