Analysis of retinal sublayers in patients with systemic COVID-19 illness with varying degrees of severity by Mohammad Reza Talebnejad, Mohammad Reza Badie, Hossein Shahriari, M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh

“…Abstract COVID-19 infection has been linked to ocular involvement, particularly retinal microvascular changes. Additionally, prolonged hypoxemia may affect retinal sublayers located within the retinal watershed zone. …”
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First Use of Superpulsed Fibre Thulium Laser-Based Contact Stone Ablation in Common Bile and Main Pancreatic Ducts by S. A. Budzinskiy, S. G. Shapovalyants, E. D. Fedorov, E. A. Vorobyeva, M. Yu. Svirin, M. G. Malyarov, P. L. Chernyakevich, E. N. Platonova

“…The first endoscopy stage comprised the encrusted pancreatic stent removal, retrograde pancreaticography, pancreatic ductotomy, narrowed terminal Wirsung’s duct bougienage with mechanical dilators and additional balloon-assisted dilation of the excision area and pancreatic stricture. …”
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The complete mitochondrial genomes of five critical phytopathogenic Bipolaris species: features, evolution, and phylogeny by Xinzheng Song, Yuehua Geng, Chao Xu, Jiaxin Li, Yashuang Guo, Yan Shi, Qingzhou Ma, Qiang Li, Meng Zhang

“…Across the 13 core PCGs tested, nad6 had the least genetic distance among the 16 Pleosporales species we investigated, indicating that this gene was highly conserved. In addition, the Ka/Ks values for all 12 core PCGs (excluding rps3) were < 1, suggesting that these genes were subject to purifying selection. …”
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Digital subtraction angiography of intrahepatic portal vein as the key visualization for mesoportal shunting in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, A.H. Rusyn

“…Retrograde portography in children brings additional invasive procedure. Antegrade, direct intraoperative digital subtraction angiography for mesoportal shunt feasibility assessment is poorly presented in literature. …”
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Comparisons between chest trunk mobilization with sustained maximum inspiration and flow incentive spirometry on chest expansion, respiratory muscle strength, and functional exerci... by Khanistha Wattanananont, Sasipa Buranapuntalug, Sira Laohathai

“…Results In both groups, chest expansion at all levels, expiratory muscle strength, and distance of the 6MWT significantly increased ( p < 0.05) post-operatively compared to pre-operative assessments, although there was no significant difference between groups. In addition, inspiratory muscle strength significantly improved from baseline in both groups ( p < 0.05), but the flow IS group showed a greater increase than the chest trunk mobilization with the SMI group (78.17 ± 24.16 and 65.57 ± 20.39 cmH2O, respectively, p < 0.05). …”
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Hemoglobin A1c to Detect Prediabetes or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Rural Population of Wardha District in India by Shilpa Gaidhane, Ranjit Sah, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Nazli Khatib, Shital Telrandhe, Sonali Choudhari, Abhay Gaidhane

“…The new cut point of 6.34% on DCA gives substantial net benefit at a 40% probability risk, identifying 31 additional cases per 100 individuals at risk of T2DM and reducing the false positive by 47%. …”
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Correlates of oral health-related quality of life in a sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Fatemeh Babadi, Atefeh Hasanzadeh, Mehdi Aghajari, Mahmood Karimy, Marzieh Araban

“…Clinicians should develop multi-faceted care including oral health, dental health, general health and quality of life in addition to medical care for RA.…”
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Organization of creative activities of students: aims, methodology, outcomes by Dmitry A. Trischenko

“…The author states the fairness of such evaluation approach. Additionally, the main and the supporting effects of the association’s activities are discovered and the basic methodological approaches to this form of student creativeness promotion are defined. …”
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Experimental Study on MICP Aqueous Solution under the Action of Different Organic Substrates by Huai-miao Zheng, Ling-ling Wu, Kai-wen Tong, Lin Hu, Qing Yu, Gui-cheng He, Zhi-jun Zhang

“…This study proves that the addition of the organic matrix can improve the formation rate and crystal structure of calcium carbonate during MICP, thus providing a new reference for the development of MICP technology.…”
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Fragment optimized chalcone derivatives targeting OmpA protein as a therapeutic approach against multidrug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii by Muhammad Naveed, Amina Abid, Tariq Aziz, Ayesha Saleem, Arooj Arshad, Khushbakht Javed, Hafiz Muzzammel Rehman, Ghulam Nabi, Mitub Al-harbi, Abdullah F. Alasmari

“…Further fragment optimization (FOI) of isobavachalcone improved its binding energy. Additionally, ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity) analysis was conducted to assess the pharmacokinetic properties of the compounds. …”
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Dental profiling in the archaeological sample of the Illyrian population in Southern Dalmatia, Croatia by Marina Marić, Jelena Dumančić, Marin Vodanović, Igor Borzić, Dinko Radić, Davorka Radovčić, Hrvoje Brkić

“…The analysis of the teeth included an examination of their morphological and pathological characteristics as well as metric and non-metric variables. Additionally, the stable isotopes of carbon (14C, 13C), nitrogen (15N), and strontium (86/87Sr) were chemically analyzed. …”
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Experimental study on modal analysis and vibration response of tunnel structures under different damage conditions due to subway train loads by Rui Hou, Tao Li, Zhongyu Zhang, Lingfeng Li, Bo Liu, Dongwei Ren

“…The second modal shape increases by 9.04% and 26.51%, respectively. Additionally, the effectiveness of the polynomial fitting modal identification method (Levy) for tunnel structural damage detection was validated. …”
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Integrated Management of Cardiovascular–Renal–Hepatic–Metabolic Syndrome: Expanding Roles of SGLT2is, GLP-1RAs, and GIP/GLP-1RAs by Nikolaos Theodorakis, Maria Nikolaou

“…., semaglutide, have transformed obesity management by enabling weight reductions exceeding 15% and improving outcomes in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), diabetic CKD, HF, and MASLD. Additionally, tirzepatide, a dual GIP/GLP-1RA, enables unprecedented weight loss (>20%), reduces diabetes risk by over 90%, and improves outcomes in HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), MASLD, and obstructive sleep apnea. …”
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Acceptability of telemedicine for early surgical site infection diagnosis after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study by Laban Bikorimana, Eve Hiyori Estrada, Anne Niyigena, Robert Riviello, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Vincent K. Cubaka

“…As the study timeline coincided with the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic we additionally asked about their perceptions of telemedicine in this context . …”
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Challenges in Exercising the Right to Appeal – The Case of Slovenian Administrative Consultation by Polonca Kovač

“…In addition, the (lack of) options for digitalised proceedings is notable. …”
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Interhemispheric Asymmetries in the Ground Magnetic Response to Interplanetary Shocks: The Role of Shock Impact Angle by Z. Xu, M. D. Hartinger, D. M. Oliveira, S. Coyle, C. R. Clauer, D. Weimer, T. R. Edwards

“…We use data from a chain of Antarctic magnetometers, combined with magnetically conjugate stations on the west coast of Greenland, to test these model predictions (Oliveira & Raeder, 2015, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JA021147; Oliveira, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-016-0472-x). …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…I generally found mixed HMMs did not improve state assignment relative to standard HMMs. …”
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The Adducts Lipid Peroxidation Products with 2′-DeoxyNucleosides: A Theoretical Approach of Ionisation Potential by Boleslaw T. Karwowski

“…The human body contains ~10¹⁴ cells—each of which is separated by a lipid bilayer, along with its organeller. …”
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Centroid-AME: An open-source software for estimating avian migration trajectories using population centroids movement in the annual cycle by Shi Feng, Alice C. Hughes, Qinmin Yang, Leyi Li, Chao Li

“…The growth of citizen science observation databases is creating unique opportunities to estimate avian migration trajectories at the population level, across species and without the need for expensive additional data. Centroid-AME is a Python-based tool designed to estimate avian migration trajectories using the spatiotemporal locations of population centroids. …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…The findings will inform and critically underpin future empirical research which will explore the lived experiences of working age people with adventitious total bilateral blindness. Additionally, evidence from this review will inform the development of interventions in the promotion of mental health as well as assisting rehabilitation specialists and workers, public health practitioners and other relevant stakeholders in addressing the mental health needs of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision.…”
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