The Effect of High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Keratoplasty on Rabbit Anterior Segment by Menglei Wang, Meixuan Li, Pisong Yan, Qiang Luo, Yu Zhang, Zhiyu Du

“…The right corneas of 36 New Zealand rabbits were treated with HIFU keratoplasty. …”
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Novel Application for Activated Carbon Pharmaceutical Formulation as an Efficient Adsorbent of Iron (III) from Contaminated Canned Food by Zahrah T. Althagafi, Hassan A. Arida, Reham F. Hassan

“…In this study, the active carbon was used to remove iron (III) from real canned food samples contaminated with iron by an adsorption process, in a new approach. Different parameters affecting the adsorption behavior of active carbon towards iron (III) have been optimized. …”
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Extreme‐Event Magnetic Storm Probabilities Derived From Rank Statistics of Historical Dst Intensities for Solar Cycles 14–24 by Jeffrey J. Love

“…Abstract A compilation is made of the largest and second‐largest magnetic‐storm‐maximum intensities, −Dst1 and −Dst2, for solar cycles 14–24 (1902–2016) by sampling Oulu Dcx for cycles 19–24, using published −Dstm values for 4 intense storms in cycles 14, 15, and 18 (1903, 1909, 1921, 1946), and calculating 15 new storm‐maximum −Dstm values (reported here) for cycles 14–18. …”
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The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Disaster Areas: Systematic Review by M. Parente, M. Tofani, R. De Santis, G. Esposito, V. Santilli, G. Galeoto

“…However some evidence suggests that it could be a good means for reducing the number of medical complications and deaths of persons with preexisting disabilities. …”
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Behavior of an Innovative Square Composite Column Made of Four Steel Tubes at the Corners and Corrugated Steel Batten Plates on all Sides by Chengquan Wang, Zou Yun, Jinxin Kang, Yuan Zhou, Ming Chen, Yichao Wu

“…The results of this study can provide reference for the design and development of the new composite column.…”
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Interactive Crossword Puzzles as an Adjunct Tool in Teaching Undergraduate Dental Students by Abubaker Qutieshat, Nutayla Al-Harthy, Gurdeep Singh, Viresh Chopra, Rayhana Aouididi, Rayan Arfaoui, Sapna Dileesh, Ahmed Alsadoon, Omaima Al-Nadhiri, Shima Al-Busaidi, Sumaiya Al-Rashdi, Mohammad S Alrashdan

“…In the restorative dentistry module of the undergraduate dental program, dental students encounter many new terms and concepts in a short period of time. …”
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Data-Driven Methodology for the Prediction of Fluid Flow in Ultrasonic Production Logging Data Processing by Hongwei Song, Ming Li, Chaoquan Wu, Qingchuan Wang, Shunke Wei, Mingxing Wang, Wenhui Ma

“…A new method for the determination of oil and water flow rates in vertical upward oil-water two-phase pipe flows has been proposed. …”
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Radiation-Enhancement Properties of an X-Band Woodpile EBG and Its Application to a Planar Antenna by Fabrizio Frezza, Lara Pajewski, Emanuele Piuzzi, Cristina Ponti, Giuseppe Schettini

“…Several results have been collected for the transmission behaviour of the woodpile and of resonators with woodpile mirrors, in a shielded anechoic chamber, by using a vector network analyzer, in the 8–12 GHz range. These new experimental data highlight interesting properties of 3D EBG resonators and suggest possible innovative applications. …”
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Mesoscopic Numerical Simulation of Fracture Process and Failure Mechanism of Concrete Based on Convex Aggregate Model by Yijiang Peng, Xiyun Chen, Liping Ying, Ying Chen, Lijuan Zhang

“…To investigate the fracture process and failure mechanism of concrete subjected to uniaxial compressive loading, a new finite element method—the base force element method (BFEM)—was adopted in the modeling of numerical simulation. …”
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Recovery of LiFePO4 cathodes: Criticalities and prospect towards a long-term eco-friendly solution by B. Visone, O. Senneca, P.P. Prosini, B. Apicella

“…Lithium iron phosphate batteries are currently getting increasing attention due to their low cost, good cycling stability and high safety characteristics. …”
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Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Screening of β-Amino-, Thiadiazole/Thiadiazine-Phosphonate Based Triazole Motifs as Antimicrobial/Cytotoxic Agents by Abdou Wafaa M., Ganoub Neven A., Sabry Eman

“…All synthesized phosphonates were evaluated for their in vitro antimicrobial activities while anticancer properties were determined for eight out of twenty new phosphonates. The tested phosphonates, except for compounds that have a nitrile moiety, exhibited moderate to significant antimicrobial activity. …”
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Rheological Properties of Hydrophobically Associative Copolymers Prepared in a Mixed Micellar Method Based on Methacryloxyethyl-dimethyl Cetyl Ammonium Chloride as Surfmer by Rui Liu, WanFen Pu, Hu Jia, XiaoPei Shang, Yue Pan, ZhaoPeng Yan

“…Compared to conventional micellar polymerization, this new method could not only reasonably adjust the length of the hydrophobic microblock, that is, NH, but also sharply reduce the amount of surfactant. …”
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JAPANESE IRIS (IRIS ENSATA THUNB.) IN SOUTHERN WEST SIBERIA by Z. V. Dolganova

“…Pollen quality of the selected I. ensata genotypes was nearly as good as in the Altai species I. ruthenica and I. glaucescens: pollen fertility was 77,6 %, and viability, 53,1 %. …”
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The Microbial Activity in PM2.5 in Indoor Air: As an Index of Air Quality Level by Hanlin Chen, Rui Du, Weishan Ren, Sujian Zhang, Pengrui Du, Yongtao Zhang

“…Furthermore, the highest activity in summer and autumn was observed during conditions of excellent air quality, and in summer, the activity during conditions of good air quality also obviously exceeded that during conditions of slight pollution. …”
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The joint policy of production, maintenance, and product quality in a multi-machine production system by reinforcement learning and agent-based modeling by Mohammad Reza Nazabadi, Seyed Najafi, Ali Mohaghar, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani

“…The production machines have degradation levels from as-good-as-new to the breakdown state. The failures increase the production machine's degradation level, and maintenance activities change the status to the initial state. …”
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Alleviation of DSS-induced colitis by Meconopsis polysaccharides correlated with reduced PI3K/AKT signaling and gut microbiome diversity by Jun Dai, Weidong Wang, Fangfang He, Yujuan Wang, Denglang Zou

“…Subsequently, the colitis-alleviating activity of MP was validated through in vivo experiments.ResultsThe results revealed that MP is primarily composed of ten monosaccharides, exhibits good thermal stability, and has a relatively uniform molecular weight distribution. …”
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UMBILICAL RECONSTRUCTION WITH DOUBLE OPPOSING SEMILUNAR FLAP, AN APPEALING RESULTS: A CASE SERIES by Arif Rahmat Muharram, Agus Santoso Budi, Lobredia Zarasade, Beta Subakti Nata’atmadja

“…Highlights: • A double opposing semilunar flap has good result for umbilicus reconstruction. • A double opposing semilunar ensures a natural appearance and avoids visible scarring while maintaining appropriate depth and size. …”
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Fat Grafting With Lymphedema Fat: From Trash to Treasure? by Pauliina Hartiala, MD, PhD, Aida K. Steiner, MD, PhD, Tarja Niemi, MD

“…The results showed a sustained reduction in the volume of the lymphedema arm, an improved lymphatic transport index, decreased fluid extravasation, and new lymphatics in the upper arm. At 64-month follow-up, the patient had good breast symmetry, had minimal swelling of the lymphedema arm, and rarely used compression garments. …”
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Exploration of the Long Noncoding RNAs Involved in the Crosstalk between M2 Macrophages and Tumor Metabolism in Lung Cancer by Fang Fang, Yuanshan Yao, Zhe Ma

“…Our result can provide new insights into the interaction between M2 macrophages and tumor metabolism, as well as the involved lncRNAs, which can provide the direction for future studies.…”
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Comparison on the Horizontal Behaviors of Lattice-Shaped Diaphragm Wall and Pile Group under Static and Seismic Loads by Jiu-jiang Wu, Qian-gong Cheng, Hua Wen, Yan Li, Jian-lei Zhang, Ling-juan Wang

“…Lattice-shaped diaphragm wall (hereafter referring to LSDW) is a new type of bridge foundation, and the relevant investigation on its horizontal behaviors is scant. …”
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