Test-Retest of the Spot Vision Screener among Children with Ophthalmological Diseases including Strabismus by Mika Ichimura, Satoshi Ueki, Takeo Fukuchi

“…The spot vision screener (SVS) has been widely used for eye health examinations of infants and young children. …”
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Genetic Predisposition and Salt Sensitivity in a Chinese Han Population: The EpiSS Study by Kuo Liu, Bo Xi, Zheng Liu, Han Qi, Bin Liu, Jie Zhang, Han Cao, Yuxiang Yan, Min Zhao, Yan He, Ling Zhang

“…Objectives. Genome-wide association studies and candidate gene studies have found many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect salt sensitivity (SS). …”
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The validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PainDETECT questionnaire in osteoarthritis-related pain by Xiaofeng Chang, Shuxin Yao, Jie Wei, Lei Shang, Chao Xu, Jianbing Ma

“…The PainDETECT Questionnaire has been widely used to identify neuropathic components in chronic pain and has been validated for its reliability and validity across various cultural contexts. …”
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Les installations portuaires romaines d’Irun/Oiasso (Pays basque, Espagne) : entre équipement fonctionnel et façade urbaine by Mertxe Urteaga

“…It was a process of comprehensive transformation, that created a horizontal terrace 600 m long and 350 m wide: for which, the unequal terrain was levelled, surplus soil from hilly areas being used to raise depressed levels. …”
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IDENTIFIKASI BEST PRACTICE DESIGN BERDASAR HADITS SEBAGAI PANDUAN PERANCANGAN ARSITEKTUR by Muhamad Ratodi, Oktavi Elok Hapsari

“…Kata kunci : Best Practice; Panduan Perancangan; Arsitektur Islam     Abstract_ Various disciplinary studies from the Islamic point of view have been widely practiced, including in the field of architecture. …”
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Reconstruction of drought and long-rain chronologies since the 17th century in central Japan using intra-annual tree-ring oxygen isotope ratios and documentary records by H. Iizuka, K. Sho, Z. Li, M. Sano, Y. Kato, T. Nakatsuka

“…<p>Oxygen isotope ratios (<span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i>¹⁸O</span>) of tree-ring cellulose and historical documentary records are widely used to explore the hydroclimatic conditions of the past. …”
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Improving the publication activity of Ukrainian scientists: problems, solutions, the use of mathematical and statistical methods by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The range of such studies is extremely wide: from analysing problems and violations of the above-mentioned principles of law to modelling innovative grant support systems, including those that model an equal and fair system. …”
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Combined Open-Slot and Monopole 8 × 8 High-Isolation Broadband MIMO Antenna System for Sub-6 GHz Terminals by Jie Guo, Shaoqing Zhang, Chong-Zhi Han, Liang Zhang

“…Due to coupling feed technology, the initial open slot owns a wide bandwidth from 3.62 GHz to 4.82 GHz. For broadening the bandwidth of the initial antenna element, two bent-L-shaped monopoles are added to the open slot to adjust the input impedance. …”
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Energy efficiency potential determination for an oil treatment and stabilization unit at the field by Leonid M. Ulyev, Mikhail N. Chernyshov

“…Reducing specific energy consumption at large oil refineries and petrochemical plants is not new and is quite widely used. Dozens of monographs and thousands of articles are devoted to these areas. …”
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The causes and impacts of flood risks in South Africa by Tlou D. Raphela, Mollin Matsididi

“…The study used an R statistical package to analyze the data and applied descriptive statistics and a series of Generalized linear models to examine the impacts of floods in the community.ResultsThe findings reveal a community-wide concern about flooding impacts. There was a statistically significant difference between whether floods affected your physical structure as an outcome variable and how the flooding affected participants (Wald χ62 = 30.364; p = 0.001). …”
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Current challenges and implications for dengue, chikungunya and Zika seroprevalence studies worldwide: A scoping review. by Camille Fritzell, Dominique Rousset, Antoine Adde, Mirdad Kazanji, Maria D Van Kerkhove, Claude Flamand

“…Most of the studies were exclusively conducted on dengue (66.5%), but 16% were exclusively conducted on chikungunya, and 7 were exclusively conducted on Zika; the remainder were conducted on multiple arboviruses. A wide range of designs were applied, but most studies were conducted in the general population (39%) and in households (41%). …”
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Differential use of multiple food sources at a bathyal benthic ecosystem in the central Sagami Bay revealed by amino acid nitrogen isotopic compositions by Hidetaka Nomaki, Yoshito Chikaraishi, Nanako O. Ogawa, Koh Maki, Motohiro Shimanaga, Hisami Suga, Masashi Tsuchiya, Toshi Nagata, Naohiko Ohkouchi

“…The observed δ15NPhe varied greatly among benthic organisms in the central Sagami Bay (− 8.3‰ to 21.1‰), suggesting a wide variety of food sources exhibiting different δ15NPhe values. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence in routine surveillance patients, healthcare workers and general population in Kita region, Mali: an observational study 2020–2021... by Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Nigel Klein, Samba O Sow, Camilla Ducker, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Dagmar Alber, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Juho Luoma, Laura Adubra, Henry Badji, Fatoumata Diallo, Rikhard Ihamuotila, Owen Martell, Uma U Onwuchekwa, Oumar Samaké, Awa Traore, Kevin Wilson, Yue-Mei Fan

“…The observation is contrary to the widely expressed view, based on limited data, that COVID-19 infection rates were lower in 2020–2021 in West Africa than in other settings.…”
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Leukopenia and thrombocytopenia in dengue patients presenting in the emergency department of a tertiary center in Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Bibechan Thapa, Prakriti Lamichhane, Trishna Shrestha, Saral Lamichhane, Shreyasi Karki, Sneha Pradhananga, Kabita Hada Batajoo, Prajwal Pudasaini

“…Symptomatic dengue has a wide clinical spectrum ranging from self-limiting infection to severe manifestations, mostly characterized by plasma leakage with or without hemorrhage. …”
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Identification and validation of the important role of KIF11 in the development and progression of endometrial cancer by Biying Wang, Lunmin Bao, Xiaoduo Li, Guang Sun, Wu Yang, Nanzi Xie, Ling Lei, Wei Chen, Hailong Zhang, Man Chen, Xing Zhao, Xiufang Wan, Rui Yuan, Hongmei Jiang

“…Results A total of 877 DEGs, which are widely involved in important biological processes such as cell division, tubulin binding, and the cell cycle, were identified. …”
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Evaluating ecosystem multifunctionality in tree-based intercropping: a case study from southern Québec, Canada by David Rivest, Marc-Olivier Martin-Guay, Ève-Marie Hébert, Samuel Dulac, Alain Cogliastro, Audrey Maheu

“…This study investigates the multifunctionality of tree-based intercropping (TBI) systems, which integrate widely spaced rows of trees with agricultural crops and can be adapted to different climates. …”
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Occupational noise-induced hearing loss in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yong Hu, Jiena Zhou, Zhihao Shi, Lifang Zhou, Meibian Zhang

“…Age, noise level and exposure duration were also risk factors for HFNIHL (overall weighted OR=1.35, 5.63 and 1.75, respectively).Conclusions The high prevalence of occupational NIHL in China was related to the wide distribution of noise in different industries as well as high-level and long-term noise exposure. …”
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Self /other recognition and distinction in adolescents with anorexia nervosa: A pilot study using a double mirror paradigm. by Nathalie Lavenne-Collot, Emilie Maubant, Stéphanie Déroulez, Guillaume Bronsard, Moritz Wehrmann, Michel Botbol, Alain Berthoz

“…<h4>Background</h4>Abnormalities in body perception in patients affected by anorexia nervosa have been widely studied, but without explicit reference to their relationship to others and the social processes involved. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives by Sara C. Folta, Jessica Burch, Matthew Alcusky, Arlene S. Ash, Kurt Hager, Jean Terranova, Fang Fang Zhang, Oyedolapo Anyanwu, Zhongyu Li, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…Staff-related barriers included limited time and especially knowledge about the MTM program.DiscussionThis study highlights the perspectives of front-line staff during the implementation of an MTM program in a state-wide 1,115 Demonstration. Staff may require multiple trainings to gain full knowledge about the program and increase self-efficacy in describing it with sensitivity. …”
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Association between bone mineral density and scoliosis: a two-sample mendelian randomization study in european populations by Fangjun Yang, Jiantao Wen

“…Methods Genetic variants (SNPS) strongly associated with BMD (total body BMD (TB-BMD), lumbar spine BMD (LS-BMD), femoral neck BMD (FN-BMD), heel BMD (HE-BMD), and forearm BMD (FA-BMD)) were extracted from GEFOS and genome-wide association analysis (GWAS) databases SNPs) were used as instrumental variables (IVs). …”
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