Three-Year Outcomes of Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Aflibercept under the National Health Insurance Program in Taiwan by Kang-Jung Lo, Jin-Yu Chang, Hsin-Yi Chang, Shih-Hwa Chiou, De-Kuang Hwang, Shih-Jen Chen

“…Final CMT was only significantly associated with CMT at year 1. …”
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Cinética de degradación y persistencia de clorpirifós en mandarinas y naranjas del Noreste argentino (NEA) by C. KULCZYCKI, R. NAVARRO, E. TURAGLIO, V. BECERRA, A. SOSA

“…La aparición de residuos en el final del ensayo indica una gran persistencia del clorpirifós.…”
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Growth Performance, Antioxidants, Intestinal Microbial Composition and Histological Effect of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) through diets Enriched to Pomegranate Peel (Punic... by Hassan. A. Fazaa, Fatima A.M. Sultan, Raad M. Sayed-Lafi

“…Graphical Abstract Highlight Research • PPE supported the growth indices like final weight, weight gain, SGR, and FCR. • PPE affected the total aerobic bacteria or total lactic acid bacteria (LAB) count, but the enteric gram-negative bacteria count was significantly reduced in the experimental groups…”
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Differentiated TB care matrix: Validating an assessment tool for healthcare workers providing differentiated TB care using Delphi technique by Riswana S. Ansari, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Avinash K. Shetty, Shazia Anjum

“…For each round, the following metrics were calculated: Lawshe's Content Validity Ratio (CVR), Scale Content Validity Indices (CVI), and Item Impact Score (IIS, Face Validity). The final tool contained only questions with Item Impact Scores of ≥1.5, CVRs of ≥0.99, and CVIs of ≥0.8 (p-value <0.05). …”
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Developing a medication-safety self-assessment tool for rural primary care units - a case from Finnish Lapland by Päivi Sova, Ercan Celikkayalar, Sami Sneck, Anna-Riia Holmström

“…Results In the first Delphi round, a consensus of ≥ 85% on being “sufficiently important and essential” was reached on 39% of the statements (n = 118/304), of which 86% (n = 101/118) were included, and 14% (n = 17/118) were excluded from the final primary care medication- safety self-assessment tool. …”
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Machine learning analysis of cervical balance in early-onset scoliosis post-growing rod surgery: a case-control study by Bo Han, Junrui Jonathan Hai, Aixing Pan, Yingjie Wang, Yong Hai

“…CL, T1 slope, and C2-7 SVA increased significantly in the final follow-up compared with the pre-operative data. …”
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A Collision-Free Path-Planning Method for an Articulated Mobile Robot by P. Quintero-Alvarez, G. Ramirez, S. Zeghloul

“…In order to show the capabilities of our method to lead the articulated robot to the final position in a stable way, a numerical result is presented.…”
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Evaluación económica de un esquema de alimentación complementaria continua en cabras locales en pastoreo by Jorge A Maldonado-Jáquez, José S Mora-Flores, Lorenzo D Granados-Rivera, Omar Hernández-Mendo, Jaime Gallegos-Sánchez, Glafiro Torres-Hernández

“…Se registró producción de leche diaria (PLD), por lactancia (PLTL) y por etapa de lactancia [temprana (PLLT), media (PLLM) y tardía (PLTR)], duración de la lactancia (DPL), peso vivo final (PVF) y condición corporal final (CCF) en las cabras. …”
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Orange sweet potato flour production: Comparative effects on ultrasound, drying, storage, and techno-economic assessment by Analaura Gómez-Cisneros, Alberto Ordaz, Liliana Santos-Zea, Anayansi Escalante-Aburto, Edith Ponce-Alquicira, Mariel Calderón-Oliver

“…Also, dehydration increases the a* and b* levels in the final flours. Finally, the process was proposed to be scaled industrially using SuperPro Designer software. …”
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Acumulación de forraje y dinámica del macollaje de germoplasma de cebadilla criolla (Bromus Catharticus vhal) en mezcla con alfalfa (Medicago Sativa l.) by O. Scheneiter, B. Rosso

“…El germoplasma con mayor densidad de macollos en febrero presentó una mayor vida media de los macollos aparecidos al final de la primavera anterior y una mayor probabilidad de aparición de macollos en enero. …”
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Effects of Different Carbohydrate Levels in Diets on Growth Performance and Muscle Nutritive Value of Ying Carp and Scattered-Scaled Mirror Carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Pengfei Xiao, Yunya Wu, Hang Sha, Xiangzhong Luo, Guiwei Zou, Hongwei Liang

“…Results showed that the final body weight, feed efficiency, and specific growth rate of both carp varieties were significantly higher at the 30% carbohydrate level compared to 20% and 40%, indicating improved growth performance (p<0.05). …”
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A randomized comparative effectiveness trial to evaluate two programs for promotion of physical activity after spinal cord injury in manual wheelchair users by Jenna M. Martinez, Jenna M. Martinez, Lisa L. Haubert, Valerie J. Eberly, Walter B. Weiss, Jeffery W. Rankin

“…At final evaluation, diastolic blood pressure after a 6-Minute Push Test was significantly lower in the WODAA group, while no differences were found in distance traveled, systolic, or pre-test diastolic blood pressures. …”
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Successful management of recurrent cutaneous granulomas caused by Candida albicans using aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy post-surgery: A case report by Lulu Wang, Yahui Feng, Sisi Wang, Leyao Shi, Yong Ren, Zhiya Yang, Dongmei Shi

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A Digital-based Talent Acquisition Framework for Start-ups: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by Mohammad Hosein Kenarroodi, Hasan Boudlaie

“…Implementing an agile selection system using technology is recommended for talent selection while updating onboarding processes for agility is vital in the onboarding phase. Finally, a conceptual model presenting final strategies and comprehensive themes was developed as a framework for talent acquisition in start-up businesses, emphasizing the importance of having a structured approach to talent management. …”
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Study of absorbable dural sealant to improve complications after craniocerebral surgery and its application strategy and standardized operation procedure by Caizhi Ma, Zhe Han, Shouji Zhang, Jia Li, Huizhong Chi, Qingtong Wang, Hongyu Zhao, Deze Jia, Kailiang Zhang, Zichao Feng, Hongwei Wang, Jie Gong, Shilei Ni, Gang Li, Xueen Li, Hao Xue

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Die betekenis en funksie van die himnes in Openbaring 4-11 by F. P. Viljoen

“…The hymns are reassuring, constantly representing a scenario of final victory, one in which the implied reader plays an active role. …”
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Management Options for Improving Flowering in Citrus Production by Leigh Archer, Miurel Brewer, Bikash Adhikari, Eduardo Esteves, Christopher Vincent, Tripti Vashisth

“… The final fruit yield and, ultimately, returns a grower receives from any given harvest is directly related to the number of viable flowers that are generated and the proportion of those flowers that produce fruit. …”
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System change in practice: A report from the EHC Think Tank workstreams on Access Equity and Future Care Pathways by Gacser Zita, Bourke Steven, Hosszú Dalma, Daniels Susan

“…Operating alongside traditional advocacy initiatives, it comprised a series of thematic workstreams in which multiple stakeholders explored and co-designed potential solutions for specific aspects of the healthcare system. This final report from the workstreams on Access Equity and Future Care Pathways summarises recommendations for system change and the actions needed to achieve critical goals.…”
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Cooperación al desarrollo y demandas étnicas en los Andes ecuatorianos de Víctor Bretón Zolo de Zaldívar by Emilia Ferraro

“… El trabajo de Víctor Bretón es un excelente ejemplo de solidez conceptual, fluidez lingüística y activismo político en las ciencias sociales. El resultado final es un libro de lectura fluida -aunque no siempre fácil-o en el cual no existen arbitrariedades y toda afirmación está bien argumentada. …”
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A Contribuição do Neuromarketing para o Estudo do Comportamento do Consumidor by Claudia Almeida Colaferro, Edson Crescitelli

“…O método de investigação adotado foi uma pesquisa exploratória envolvendo levantamento bibliográfico e investigação de campo com pesquisas em profundidade envolvendo especialistas nacionais e internacionais. Concluise ao final que o neuromarketing - ou a aplicação da neurociência na área de marketing - pode oferecer ganhos no entendimento das reações dos consumidores.…”
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