Changes in Corneal Parameters after DMEK Surgery: A Swept-Source Imaging Analysis at 12-Month Follow-Up Time by Anna Machalińska, Agnieszka Kuligowska, Karolina Kaleta, Monika Kuśmierz-Wojtasik, Krzysztof Safranow

“…Preoperative values of corneal topographic parameters strongly determine their changes detected after DMEK surgery, which may suggest that early therapeutic intervention results in better visual outcomes.…”
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Mannan-Binding Lectin Suppresses Peptidoglycan-Induced TLR2 Activation and Inflammatory Responses by Fanping Wang, Yanhua Li, Can Yang, Yonghui Mu, Yan Wang, Wei Zhang, Yonghui Yang, Chen Chen, Shijun Song, Zhifa Shen, Wenjun Wang, Junpeng Li, Jingjing Zhai, Kang Guo, Ruili Sun, Lili Yu, Mingyong Wang

“…The expression of TLR2 was strongly induced by PGN stimulation. Furthermore, the administration of TLR2-neutralized antibody effectively suppressed PGN-induced TNF-α and IL-6 expression. …”
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Energy transfer aspects of chemically reactive Casson fluid between a conical gap of cone-disk system with multiple rotations by M. Qamar, M. Khan, A.S. Alqahtani, M.Y. Malik

“…It is noted that the thermal distribution profile is boosted as the thermal conductivity parameter increases resulting in a strong thermal effect within the flow field. Furthermore, the mass profile shows upsurge behavior with an enhancement in activation energy factor. …”
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Assessing the disconnect between student interest and education in artificial intelligence in medicine in Saudi Arabia by Abeer F. Almarzouki, Alwaleed Alem, Faris Shrourou, Suhail Kaki, Mohammed Khushi, Abdulrahman Mutawakkil, Motasem Bamabad, Nawaf Fakharani, Mohammed Alshehri, Mohanad Binibrahim

“…Radiology and pathology were perceived to be the fields most strongly affected by AI. Students reported that their overall choice of specialty was not impacted by AI. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and associated factors among blood donors in Hossana blood bank catchment area, Southern Ethiopia by Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Mhireteab WoldeYohannes Joffe, Eyasu Samuel Zemedkun

“…Though post-donation counseling is important for the control and prevention of hepatitis b virus infection, it has been neglected since the establishment of the blood bank we strongly recommend counseling regular donors. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Correlation Between Systemic Inflammation, Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis and Postoperative Complications After the Modified Whipple Procedure by Gelu Mihai Breaza, Florin Emil Hut, Octavian Cretu, Simona-Alina Abu-Awwad, Ahmed Abu-Awwad, Laurențiu Vasile Sima, Radu Gheorghe Dan, Cristina Ana-Maria Dan, Raluca Maria Closca, Flavia Zara

“…Elevated inflammatory markers (CRP ≥ 40 mg/L, IL-6 ≥ 30 pg/mL, procalcitonin ≥ 0.5 ng/mL) were strongly associated with higher complication rates. …”
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Antioxidative and Photoprotective Activity of <i>Pinus nigra</i>, <i>Pinus strobus</i> and <i>Pinus mugo</i> by Daria Oshetkova, Adam Klimowicz

“…Similarly, the highest SPF values were also found for <i>Pinus mugo</i> extracts. Moreover, a strong correlation was observed between the antioxidant potential and SPF—the highest values were found for the correlation between the SPF and antioxidant activity determined using the ABTS method. …”
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Low dietary diversity and associated factors among adult people with HIV patients attending ART clinics of Ethiopia. Systematic review and meta-analysis by Bitew Tefera Zewudie, Yihenew Sewale

“…Conclusion and recommendation The overall pooled prevalence of low dietary diversity among People with HIV patients attending antiretroviral therapy clinics in Ethiopia was high. We strongly recommend holistic nutritional interventions to address nutritional problems and promote the overall health status of HIV-positive patients in Ethiopia.…”
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Soil total carbon as a key factor affects soil biota attributes in plant mixtures over time: A meta-analysis by Huiling Zhang, Jinshan Cai, Xu Yang, Jing Huang, Xuan Zhou, Dima Chen

“…Taken together, the response of soil total carbon had a strong effect on soil biota attributes. Changes in belowground biomass and total biomass showed negative relationships with specific soil fauna abundance, while soil total carbon, nitrogen, pH, and soil moisture showed positive relationships with specific soil fauna abundance. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Physiotherapists in COVID-19 ICUs: A National Survey by Nikitha Suresh Babu, Vijay Pratap Singh, K. Shyam Krishnan, Dattatray Prabhu

“…Most physiotherapists have a good attitude toward treating COVID-19 patients; 70.63% strongly agree that physiotherapy is vital in these patients despite the risk of self-exposure, and 64.7% agree that physiotherapy should be initiated during all phases of COVID-19. …”
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Correlation of dietary inflammation index with sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease based on the NHANES database by Ma Xiao-yan, Yao Rui, Ni Lin, Dai Jing-jing

“…After stratification， DII remained positively associated with the risk of sarcopenia in female CKD patients （P=0.024）.ConclusionDII is strongly associated with the risk of sarcopenia in CKD patients， with higher DII scores associated with a higher risk of developing sarcopenia.…”
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Lifestyle scores and their potential to estimate the risk of multiple non-communicable disease-related endpoints: a systematic review by Jie Ding, Ruojin Fu, Tanwei Yuan, Hermann Brenner, Michael Hoffmeister

“…Results Of 16,138 unique records identified by the search, 56 eligible studies were included in the systematic review, consisting of 48 cohort studies, 5 case-control studies, 2 case-cohort studies, and 1 cross-sectional study from 16 countries. 15 lifestyle scores were identified to estimate the risk of 32 NCDs, with HLIBMI being the most reported score (14/56, 25.0%). Moderate to strong associations were found between the 15 lifestyle scores and the risk of developing and dying from multiple types of cancers, CVDs, and T2D. …”
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A SPectroscopic Survey of Biased Halos in the Reionization Era (ASPIRE): Spectroscopically Complete Census of Obscured Cosmic Star Formation Rate Density at z = 4–6 by Fengwu Sun, Feige Wang, Jinyi Yang, Jaclyn B. Champagne, Roberto Decarli, Xiaohui Fan, Eduardo Bañados, Zheng Cai, Luis Colina, Eiichi Egami, Joseph F. Hennawi, Xiangyu Jin, Hyunsung D. Jun, Yana Khusanova, Mingyu Li, Zihao Li, Xiaojing Lin, Weizhe Liu, Romain A. Meyer, Maria A. Pudoka, George H. Rieke, Yue Shen, Wei Leong Tee, Bram Venemans, Fabian Walter, Yunjing Wu, Huanian Zhang, Siwei Zou

“…This is significantly higher than previous determinations using ALMA data in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which is void of DSFGs at z = 4–6 because of strong cosmic variance (shot noise). We conclude that the majority (66% ± 7%) of cosmic star formation at z  ∼ 5 is still obscured by dust. …”
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Parameter Sensitivity Analysis of the Hydraulic Fracture Growth Geometry in a Deep Shale Oil Formation: An Experimental Study by Shanzhi Shi, Yushi Zou, Lihua Hao, Beibei Chen, Shicheng Zhang, Xinfang Ma, Shipeng Zhang

“…In order to fully understand the law of hydraulic fracture propagation in the formation during fracturing construction, the anisotropy characteristics and basic reservoir physical parameters (mineral composition and rock strength parameters) of rock were obtained through mineral composition test and indoor rock mechanics test (Brazil splitting test), and it was found that the heterogeneity was strong. The true triaxial fracturing simulation experimental system is used to carry out experimental research on full-diameter core rock samples, and the propagation patterns of hydraulic fractures under the influence of different geological factors (in situ stress difference and natural fractures) and engineering factors (pumping rate and fracturing fluid viscosity) are compared and analyzed. …”
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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction With MRI Department Services and Staff in Saudi Hospitals by Alghamdi SA

“…Regarding MRI staff, 95.9% of patients were either satisfied or very satisfied with the privacy and confidentiality maintained during the procedure. A strong positive correlation (r = 0.76, p < 0.001) was observed between satisfaction with staff and overall MRI services.Conclusion: The patients reported high levels of satisfaction with MRI services, particularly with staff professionalism and facility quality. …”
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Soft intersection almost bi-quasi-interior ideals of semigroups by Aslıhan Sezgin, Zeynep BAŞ, Aleyna İlgin

“…With this vital theorem, several interesting relationships between certain types of almost BQI-ideals of semigroups, such as minimal, prime, semiprime, and strongly prime almost BQI-ideals and certain types of soft intersection almost BQI-ideals, are derived.  …”
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Relationship of smokeless tobacco uses in the perspective of oral cancer: A global burden by Ashek Elahi Noor, Boyapati Ramanarayana

“…Despite misconceptions regarding its safety compared to smoked tobacco, ample evidence suggests that SLT use is strongly associated with the development of oral cancer. …”
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A Study to Assess Resilience and Empathy among the BSc Nursing Students by S. Anand, K. R. Anoopa, J. P Haripriya

“…The mean resilience score was 65.5 and the mean empathy score was 50.25. Positive strong correlations were found between the resilience and empathy of nursing college students. …”
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Screening and Functional Pathway Analysis of Pulmonary Genes Associated with Suppression of Allergic Airway Inflammation by Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles by Sung-Dong Kim, Shin Ae Kang, Yong-Wan Kim, Hak Sun Yu, Kyu-Sup Cho, Hwan-Jung Roh

“…GO enrichment and KEGG pathway analysis showed that these genes were strongly associated with immune system processes and their regulation, cellular processes, single-organism processes, and biological regulation. …”
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Defluoridation of Aqueous Solution Using Thermally Activated Biosorbents Prepared from Adansonia digitata Fruit Pericarp by David Mihayo, Maheswara Rao Vegi, Said Ali Hamad Vuai

“…FT-IR spectra indicated the oxidation of alcoholic –OH to carboxylic –OH during the activation process, which is proved by the shifting of the peak at 3500-3000 cm-1 from raw biosorbent to a very broad and strong band at 3500-2000 cm-1 from the activated biosorbent. …”
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