Cataract surgery in Australia: a review of the regional literature and outcomes from 5018 cases at a tertiary teaching hospital by Chameen Samarawickrama, Muhammad A Khan, Brendon W H Lee, Lauren Sartor

“…Our findings were comparable to regional and international benchmarks despite a high rate of ocular pathology and trainee case load. …”
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Application of checklist-based nursing in management of pediatric intravenous infusion via scalp vein set (清单式护理在小儿头皮静脉输液中的应用效果) by MU Kaining (穆凯宁), LIU Jing (刘静), DONG Xiaofeng (董小锋), ZHANG Fengwen (张凤文), AI jing (艾静), LIU Mina (刘咪娜), ZHAO Yuhuan (赵玉焕)

“…Methods Totally 200 pediatric patients who visited the clinic between March 2022 to June 2022 were selected as the control group, another 200 pediatric patients who visited the clinic between July 2022 to October 2022 were selected as the observation group. …”
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Engaging the private sector as part of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Vietnam: a comparative analysis of uptake, persistence and HIV seroconversion from 2018 to 2... by Bao Ngoc Vu, Kimberly Green, Huong Phan, Long Tran, Phuong Phan, Tham Tran, Linh Doan, Yen Vu, Chau Pham, Dao Nguyen, Anh Doan, Trang Ngo, Phuong Tran, Vuong Nguyen, Bieu Nguyen, Thai Phan, Ha Nguyen

“…Mixed-effects logistic regression analysis results indicated a significant statistical association between PrEP persistence for at least three months and initiating PrEP at a private clinic [adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 4.28; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.96–6.19], opting for TelePrEP (aOR = 3.42; 95% CI: 2.12–5.53), or being 20 years of age or older (aOR = 1.86; 95% CI: 1.62–2.13). …”
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Ultra-Low-Voltage CMOS-Based Current Bleeding Mixer with High LO-RF Isolation by Gim Heng Tan, Roslina Mohd Sidek, Harikrishnan Ramiah, Wei Keat Chong, De Xing Lioe

“…This journal presents an ultra-low-voltage current bleeding mixer with high LO-RF port-to-port isolation, implemented on 0.13 μm standard CMOS technology for ZigBee application. The architecture compliments a modified current bleeding topology, consisting of NMOS-based current bleeding transistor, PMOS-based switching stage, and integrated inductors achieving low-voltage operation and high LO-RF isolation. …”
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The effect of online training based on stroke educational program on patient’s quality of life and caregiver’s care burden: a randomized controlled trial by Amir Mohamad Nazari, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Rouzbeh Kazemi, Vahid Yousofvand, Mitra Zandi

“…The participants in the intervention group received the educational content through the WhatsApp application during a series of fifteen sessions, each lasting between 45 and 60 min. The control group was given standard hospital education. …”
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Experimental Study on the Durability of Fly Ash-Based Filling Paste in Environments with Different Concentrations of Sulfates by Boqiang Cui, Yin Liu, Hao Guo, Zhanxin Liu, Yao Lu

“…With the increase in the concentration of the sodium sulfate solution, the AFt is generated in larger quantities, and gypsum crystals begin to appear, which is not conducive to the filling paste block strength.…”
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Sparse Convolution FPGA Accelerator Based on Multi-Bank Hash Selection by Jia Xu, Han Pu, Dong Wang

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Fast, bioluminescent blinks attract group members of the nocturnal flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856) by Peter Jägers, Stefan Herlitze

“…Our data show that individuals decided within short periods (< 4 s) for faster blink frequencies of artificial light organs and the preference for the higher blink frequencies became more pronounced as the difference between the presented frequencies increased. …”
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A comparative study of the effect of physical-social factors on the quality of life of residents of different types of housing in quarantine conditions (Case study: different type... by jamaleddin honarvar, sara jalalian

“…The level of social, physical and functional indicators in general for residential complexes show a better condition. By summing up these indices and the overall examination of physical-social factors in the quality of life of residents of different types of housing in terms of quarantine conditions; It was found that apartment housing has the lowest satisfaction (3.77) of social physical factors of their quality of life in quarantine conditions. …”
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Comparison Of Glucagon Like Peptide/1 Levels In Diabetic Women With Ovarian Polycystic Syndrome And Healthy Women by Namra Iqtidar, Imran Ali Zaidi, Sobia Niaz, Javaria Latif, Amir Naveed, Ayesha Yousaf

“…Mostly it is found in islet pancreatic beta-cells, in the brain, in the cardiovascular system, and the lungs. …”
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Growth and proximate composition of Amaranthus cruentus L. on poor soil amended with compost and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi by Oyeyemi A. Dada, Francis Imade, E. M. Anifowose

“…The treatments were applied a week before sowing to allow for proper mineralization. …”
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Risk factors for lymphatic leakage following radical cystectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer by Zixuan Xue, Ye Yan, Huiying Chen, Hai Mao, Tianwu Ma, Guoliang Wang, Hongxian Zhang, Lulin Ma, Jianfei Ye, Kai Hong, Fan Zhang, Shudong Zhang

“…Additionally, a positive correlation was observed between the numbers of dissected lymph nodes and lymphatic leakage rate (R = 0.456, p = 0.013). …”
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Le texte victorien à l’âge postmoderne : jouvence ou sénescence ? Fingersmith de Sarah Waters et le mélodrame victorien by Georges Letissier

“…An impressive number of novels, recreating the Victorian era, have been published over the past three decades. And the trend shows no signs of becoming extinct ! …”
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Computational identification of anti-cancer compounds targeting the RNA-binding domain of human FOX-1 protein (RBFOX1) by Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Pablo Sanz-Jimenez, Shaima Rabeea Banoon, Xi-Tong Zhu, Fahad M. Aldakheel, Nahlah Makki Almansour, Leen A. Aldaiji, Wafa Abdullah I. Al-Megrin, Faisal Ahmad

“…Results shows that control (3S,5aS,6R,8aS,9R,10S,12R,12aS)-3,6,9-trimethyldecahydro-3H-3,12-epoxy[1,2]dioxepino[4,3-i]isochromen-10-ol (artenimol) reflecting the binding affinities of −7.9 kcal/mol, Top1 (4-[[2-butyl-5-[(E)-2-carboxy-3-thiophen-2-ylprop-1-enyl]imidazol-1-yl]methyl]benzoic acid) shows −8.7 kcal/mol and Top2 (R)-1-carboxy-5-((S)-2-((2R,4S)-4-carboxy-5,5-dimethylthiazolidin-2-yl)-2-(2-phenylacetamido)acetamido)pentan-1-aminium indicating −8.2 k cal/mol. …”
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The Study of Methods for Penetration Testing in Training of Information Security Specialists by A. M. Kadan, A. K. Doronin

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Distribution of Seafarers’ Earnings Versus Salary Distribution in Poland – Statistical Analysis by Anna Turczak

“…To achieve this goal, a statistical analysis of earnings distribution in the seafarers’ cohort and the distribution of all earnings in Poland was conducted, followed by relevant comparisons. The article begins with an introduction presenting the research problem and concludes with key findings. …”
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Component Composition of Aerosols and their Dynamics in the Atmosphere of the Baikal South-Eastern Coast by Galina S. Zhamsueva, Alexander S. Zayakhanov, Alexey V. Starikov, Ayuna L. Dementeva, Tamara V. Khodzher, Lyudmila P. Golobokova

“…The found high correlation between potassium ions and chloride ions (r = 0.8–0.9) indicates the predominant proportion of potassium chloride in the composition of atmospheric aerosols at Baikal. …”
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Elevation of Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity Induced by Amplified Insulin Response in Low Glutathione Levels in Rat Liver by Misako Taniguchi, Nobuko Mori, Chizuru Iramina, Akira Yasutake

“…Weanling male Wistar rats were fed on a 10% soybean protein isolate (SPI) diet for 3 weeks with or without supplementing 0.3% sulfur-containing amino acids (SAA; methionine or cystine) to examine relationship between glutathione (GSH) levels and activities of NADPH-producing enzymes, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) and malic enzyme (ME), in the liver. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of the Usability of E-Commerce Platforms through Evaluation Heuristics by Alejandra Yicel Vargas Muñoz, Antoni Granollers i Saltiveri, Cesar Alberto Collazos Ordoñez

“…This process not only identified deficiencies but also allowed for the adjustment and optimization of the heuristic questions to better reflect user needs and expectations. The validated heuristics, which include 15 guidelines and 60 questions, provide a comprehensive evaluation framework, quantifying usability through a percentage score. …”
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Source-independent quantum random number generators with integrated silicon photonics by Yongqiang Du, Xin Hua, Zhengeng Zhao, Xiaoran Sun, Zhenrong Zhang, Xi Xiao, Kejin Wei

“…Silicon photonics demonstrates significant promise for QRNG due to its benefits in miniaturization, cost-effective device manufacturing, and compatibility with CMOS microelectronics. …”
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