The Influence of Lunar Phases on Complications in Cataract Surgery: An Analysis of 16,965 Patients by Eva-Maria Faschinger, Pia Veronika Vécsei-Marlovits, Dieter Franz Rabensteiner, Birgit Weingessel

“…Our results revealed more complications when the moon was waning, which is in contrast to esoteric belief. Patients may be informed that phases of the moon, signs of the zodiac, or a particular date will have no impact on their surgeries.…”
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Online experience sharing without explicit social interaction does not foster social bonding by Wouter Wolf, Kayley Dotson

“…Equivalence tests showed that self-reported social bonding scores were practically equivalent between conditions. Thus, in contrast to several in-person studies, there was no difference in social bonding between conditions. …”
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Dynamic vs. Static Wholesale Pricing Strategies in a Dual-Channel Green Supply Chain by Yongzhao Wang, Xiaojie Sun

“…By introducing the transfer payment contract, we show that the static wholesale pricing strategy may be the better choice, which leads to a win-win outcome for both members. …”
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تطبیقات الجیل الثانى للویب فى مجال التعلیم الالکترونى بجامعة تبوک : دراسة حالة by د. سامح زینهم عبد الجواد

“…The first generation of the Web (Web1.0), which is often transmittedcontent from the owner of the site to visitors, in contrast, we find that the newgeneration of the Web, which is called (Web2.0) means sites that providedservices, tools and software applications on the network Allow visitors and usersshare in content creation. …”
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Reanalysis of summer pressure systems affecting Iran\'s atmosphere by mahdi khazaei

“…In most cases, the maximum in geopotential heights in above-mentioned anticyclone centers reach to more than 5920 geopotential meters, but often the tongue of these anticyclones control the atmosphere of 500 hPa levels of Iran with the geopotential height of 5880 to 5900 meters. In contrast, at this pressure level, the large-scale monsoon system is very weak and the maximum geopotential height of this system is about 5840 meters. …”
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Numerical Exploration of Kaldorian Interregional Macrodynamics: Enhanced Stability and Predominance of Period Doubling under Flexible Exchange Rates by Toichiro Asada, Christos Douskos, Vassilis Kalantonis, Panagiotis Markellos

“…Cycles are scarce and short-lived in parameter space, occurring at large values of the degree of capital movement β. By contrast to the corresponding fixed exchange rates system, for cycles to occur sufficient amount of trade is required together with high levels of capital movement. …”
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Reverent Induction: Epistemology and the Romantic Education of the Child Reader in Charles Kingsley’s The Water-Babies (1863) by Laura H. Clarke

“…Kingsley’s praise of inductive reason in contrast to deductive reason, and the influence of Romantic philosophical ideas on his work, provides an entirely new interpretive framework for understanding the role of the narrator in The Water-Babies and his conversation with the child reader. …”
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Complex Form Variant of Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor of the Cerebellum by Jesús Vaquero, Cristobal Saldaña, Santiago Coca, Mercedes Zurita

“…It was isodense, showing light enhancement after contrast administration. On MRI (T1-weighted image) the tumor was isointense, showing inhomogeneous hyperintensity after-gadolinium administration. …”
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Effect of Hubbard U-corrections on the electronic and magnetic properties of 2D materials: a high-throughput study by Sahar Pakdel, Thomas Olsen, Kristian S. Thygesen

“…For the magnetic materials we calculate the magnetic moment, magnetic exchange coupling, and magnetic anisotropy parameters. In contrast to the band gaps, the size of the magnetic moments shows only weak dependence on U. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Influence of CSF Content and Anisotropy in Permeability by K. Shahim, J.-M. Drezet, J.-F. Molinari, R. Sinkus, S. Momjian

“…Indeed, permeability is higher along the fibre tracts in the white matter region. In contrast, grey matter is isotropic. Diffusion tensor imaging is used to establish the local CSF content and the fibre tracts direction together with the associated local frame where the permeability coefficients are given by dedicated formulas. …”
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Application of a Noncarboxylated Dye Compound in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Containing a Cyclodextrin Layer by Tatsuya Takeshita, Takao Umeda, Noriaki Oonishi, Michihiro Hara

“…The IPCE was due to the absorption of Ru-dye in ethanol solution. In contrast, the IPCE of the device that was prepared without the CM-β-CD layer measured under 450 nm irradiation was approximately three times smaller. …”
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Analysis of Cone-Beam Artifacts in off-Centered Circular CT for Four Reconstruction Methods by S. Valton, F. Peyrin, D. Sappey-Marinier

“…The results show that the low contrast artifacts can be efficiently corrected by the shift-variant method and the SART method to achieve good quality images at the expense of increased computation time, but the geometrical deformations are still not compensated for by these techniques.…”
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Analysis of LAI in Iran based on MODIS satellite data by Fakhri Sadat fateminia, behrouz sobhani, Seyed Abolfazl Masoodian

“…The maps show that the central, East and South-East are almost empty of leaf area or seen very sparse in some areas. In contrast areas of leaves in the northern and western parts of Iran, are good, which generally includes fields, except forest Arasbaran and Hirkany. …”
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In-the-Field Authentication of Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv: Albariño Using Chlorotype Discrimination and a Single SNP Interrogation by LAMP by Javier Quinteiro, Lara Quinteiro, Angela Díaz-Fernández, Manuel Rey-Méndez, Javier Ibáñez, Emilia Díaz-Losada

“…Varietal identification based on grapevine molecular markers is a standardized methodology that requires a specialised laboratory for its application. In contrast, the use of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) allows DNA markers to be characterized quickly and easily, without the need for skilled personnel, allowing implementation in-situ or in-the-field. …”
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Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Meat Quality of Lamb and Goat Meat by Omer Cetin, Enver Baris Bingol, Hilal Colak, Hamparsun Hampikyan

“…In conclusion, ES had positive effects on meat quality of lamb and goat, in contrast to undesirable consumer preferences.…”
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Optimizing classroom environments for visually impaired school children a scoping review protocol. by Nur Aresya Ahmad Najmee, Zainora Mohammed, Mohd Harimi Abd Rahman, Norliza Mohamad Fadzil, Arimi Fitri Mat Ludin

“…2) What recommendations or specific guidelines exist regarding the physical measurement, layout, lighting, contrast, and appropriate position for visually impaired school children? …”
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A influência de fatores socioculturais nas atitudes face à homossexualidade: Estudo comparativo by M. Gomes, S. Assunção, S. Azevedo, C. M. Teixeira

“…Os resultados evidenciaram valores mais elevadosnas subescalas negativas e mais baixos na subescala positiva relativas à perceção dahomossexualidade concluindo que os homens, os indivíduos que passaram a maior parte dasua vida em meio rural, as pessoas com mais idade, os indivíduos que se consideram religiosos,aqueles que não possuem contacto com LGBT, os que possuem habilitações académicasmais baixas e por fim os indivíduos que trabalham numa área do setor secundário são maishomofóbicos. …”
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A propósito de um irmão alemão: a ficcionalização de um assunto internacional de família by Georg Wink

“…¿Un hermano con quien jamás tuvo contacto alguno y fallecido ya hace 30 años? En principio, ninguna. …”
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Total Ankle Replacement for Treatment of End-Stage Osteoarthritis in Elderly Patients by Beat Hintermann, Markus Knupp, Lukas Zwicky, Alexej Barg

“…Additionally, the long duration of healing and rehabilitation process needed for ankle arthrodesis may be problematic in the elderly. In contrast to ankle arthrodesis, total ankle replacement has significant advantages including a less strenuous postoperative rehabilitation and preservation of ankle motion which supports physiological gait. …”
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Cerebral Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in a Patient with Giant Cell Arteritis and Endovascular Therapy by Ruth Steiger, Lisa-Maria Walchhofer, Andreas Rietzler, Katherina J. Mair, Michael Knoflach, Bernhard Glodny, Elke R. Gizewski, Astrid E. Grams

“…In this case study, we report on a patient with stenosis and wall contrast enhancement in the left internal carotid and the right vertebral artery, due to giant cell arteritis. 31P MRS revealed a decreased inorganic phosphate-to-phosphocreatine ratio (Pi/PCr) in regions with a prolonged mean transit time (MTT). …”
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