Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one year real-life results with intravitreal Brolucizumab by Settimio Rossi, Carlo Gesualdo, Ernesto Marano, Raffaele Perrotta, Maria Consiglia Trotta, Antonio Del Giudice, Francesca Simonelli

“…Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents have transformed nAMD treatment, with Brolucizumab emerging as a promising therapy. …”
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Inflammatory burden index as a predictor of mortality in septic patients: a retrospective study using the MIMIC-IV database by Zhitao Zhong, Mingyan Fan, Lukai Lv, Qiong Long, Kefeng Li, Ping Xu

“…Patients were categorized into quartiles based on their log-transformed Inflammatory Burden Index (LnIBI) levels. …”
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Comparison of the effects of hydrogel and normal saline as carriers of MSC on fracture healing in a rat long bone fracture model by Kang-Il Kim, Ki-Hyeok Ku, Hyun-Mi Cho, Hyeon-Gyu Han, Myung-Seo Kim

“…MSCs were administered to the fracture site via direct injection method. The long bone specimens were harvested at 2 and 6 weeks after fracture. …”
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ANTINOMY OF THE MODERN AVERAGE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION by A. A. Listvin

“…Furthermore, it is indicated the need of polyprofessional education wherein the integrated educational structures differing in degree of formation of split-level educational institutions on the basis of network interaction, convergence and integration are required. …”
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Impact of China’s new quality agricultural productive forces on carbon emissions from grain production and its mechanism by FAN Zhennan, QIN Zhaohui, DING Zhiguo, TAN Qijia

“…[Objective] Promoting low-carbon transformation of grain production is a key measure to ensure food security. …”
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Importance of Spectral Information, Seasonality, and Topography on Land Cover Classification of Tropical Land Cover Mapping by Chansopheaktra Sovann, Stefan Olin, Ali Mansourian, Sakada Sakhoeun, Sovann Prey, Sothea Kok, Torbern Tagesson

“…We generated 65 variables of spectral bands, indices, bi-seasonal differences, and topographic data from Sentinel-2 Level-2A and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission datasets. …”
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Greenness and averted mortality in 390 cities in China (2000–2020)Research in context by John S. Ji, Zheng Tao, Hui Miao, Tom Cole-Hunter, Xuecao Li, David Rojas-Rueda, Wenjia Cai

“…Our study aims to track greenness trends in urban areas in China and quantify the health impact of greenness on adult mortality. Methods: In China, we mapped the urban human population distribution aged 20 and above with a 1 km grid (30 arc-second) and used satellite-based remote sensing to measure green space over time to create population-weighted normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). …”
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Proximal row carpectomy versus four-corner arthrodesis: a retrospective comparative study by Richard Chan, Justine Goursat, Mathilde Payen, Matthieu Lalevée, Kamel Guelmi

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Re-Infection Outcomes Following One- And Two-Stage Surgical Revision of Infected Knee Prosthesis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Setor K Kunutsor, Michael R Whitehouse, Erik Lenguerrand, Ashley W Blom, Andrew D Beswick, INFORM Team

“…We therefore sought to ask if there was a difference in re-infection rates and other clinical outcomes when comparing the one-stage to the two-stage revision strategy.…”
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Allergic rhinitis in children with overweight/obesity: features of sensitization by V. V. Bekezin, E. Koroleva, L. V. Sazonenkova, E. V. Volkova, R. Y. Meshkova

“…To study the nature of sensitization to aeroallergens and the debut of allergic rhinitis in children with overweight/obesity.Materials and methods. The study included 45 children with allergic rhinitis (AR) at the age of 4–8 years, who were monitored at the Smolensk Regional Center of Allergology and Immunology; the selection of children was carried out by the method of continuous sampling. …”
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Effects of Yunnan Baiyao retention enema combined with mesalazine enteric-coated tablets and bifidobacterium triple viable capsules for treating ulcerative colitis by Liu Junjie, Gao Jian, Li Shuling

“…Before treatment, the two groups did not differ significantly in DAI, the endoscopic score, and levels of IL-10, TGF-β, CRP, ESR, IFN-γ, IgG, IgM and IgA (P>0.05). …”
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Ex vivo biotransformation of lady’s mantle extracts via the human gut microbiota: the formation of phenolic metabolites and their impact on human normal and colon cancer cell lines... by Katarzyna Jakimiuk, Aleksandra Kruk, Marta Kinga Lemieszek, Jakub W. Strawa, Sebastian Granica, Adrian Wiater, Michał Tomczyk

“…The non-transformed AV extract affected neither normal nor cancer colon cells, indicating the beneficial effect of the biotransformation procedure on the anticancer properties of the evaluated extracts. …”
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Harnessing unsupervised machine learning with [18F]FDG PET/CT to develop a composite model for predicting overall survival in cervical cancer patients undergoing concurrent chemora... by Jinyu Shi, Lian Wang, Min Zhou, Shushan Ge, Shushan Ge, Bin Zhang, Jiangqin Han, Jihui Li, Shengming Deng, Shengming Deng

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ETAPAS DO ENVELHECIMENTO REPRODUTIVO: EFEITOS NOS NÍVEIS DE ADIPOSIDADE, ATIVIDADE FÍSICA E VISITA À NATUREZA by Helena Moreira, Mário Santos, Graça Pinto, José Martinho, Ronaldo Gabriel, Andreia Teixeira

“…No differences were observed between reproductive stages for steps/day (p >0.05) and nature visits (p =0.17). …”
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High incidence of rare TGFB1 haplotypes in children with biliary atresia by R. M. Kurabekova, O. E. Gichkun, O. M. Tsirulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, E. A. Vakurova, O. P. Shevchenko, S. V. Gautier

“…Objective: to evaluate the occurrence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) – rs1800469, rs1800470, rs1800471 – and their haplotypes in children with biliary atresia (BA).Materials and methods. …”
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Time trends in the clinical management of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2: A Danish register‐based study by Dina Overgaard Eriksen, Tina Hovgaard Randrup, Kathrine Dyhr Lycke, Rikke Kamp Damgaard, Johnny Kahlert, Eva Bjerre Ostenfeld, Pernille Tine Jensen, Nicolas Wentzensen, Megan A. Clarke, Anne Hammer

“…Material and Methods We conducted a Danish nationwide study using data from healthcare registries. …”
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Antifungal effect of Quillaja saponaria plant extract on biofilms of five Candida species of dental interest by Ellen Roberta Lima Bessa, Ana Bessa Muniz, Lucas de Paula Ramos, Luciane Dias de Oliveira

“…To analyze cell viability, the MTT test was used, and the optical densities were transformed into a percentage of metabolic activity. …”
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Alterations of interhemispheric functional connectivity in patients with hypertensive retinopathy using voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity: a resting state fMRI study by Xue-Lin Wang, Yu Chen, Jin-Yu Hu, Hong Wei, Qian Ling, Liang-Qi He, Cheng Chen, Yi-Xin Wang, Yan-Mei Zeng, Xiao-Yu Wang, Qian-Min Ge, Xu Chen, Yi Shao

“…CONCLUSION: VMHC values can predict the development of early HR, prevent the transformation of hypertensive microangiopathy, and provide useful information explaining the changes in neural mechanism associated with HR.…”
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Automatic segmentation and volume measurement of anterior visual pathway in brain 3D-T1WI using deep learning by Yongliang Han, Haixiang Wang, Qi Luo, Jingjie Wang, Chun Zeng, Qiao Zheng, Linquan Dai, Yiqiu Wei, Qiyuan Zhu, Wenlong Lin, Shaoguo Cui, Yongmei Li

“…The 3D UX-Net’s performance was compared against 3D U-Net, Swin UNEt TRansformers (UNETR), UNETR++, and Swin Soft Mixture Transformer (Swin SMT). …”
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Where you live shapes who you are: morphological changes in urban Triatoma infestans by Romina V. Piccinali, Romina V. Piccinali, Julieta Nattero, Julieta Nattero, Florencia Cano, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Paz Sánchez-Casaccia, Ana L. Carbajal-de-la-Fuente, Ana L. Carbajal-de-la-Fuente

“…IntroductionUrbanization has transformed landscapes, driving ecological and morphological changes in insects. …”
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