Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

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Extensive Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity Alterations in Diabetic Retinopathy Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Liu H, Gu ZX, Li XT, Huang X

“…Patients with DR, compared to healthy controls, exhibited reduced functional connectivity within the visual network (VN) and between the dorsal attention network (DAN) and VN, coupled with higher functional connectivity between the default mode network (DMN) and VN, cerebellum network (CN) and VN, and DMN-executive control network (ECN). …”
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Genetic Testing of a High-End ‘Angel Skin’ Precious Coral Necklace Identifies a Species New to the Precious Coral Trade and Potentially New to Science by Bertalan Lendvay, Laurent E. Cartier, Akitsugu Sato, Michael S. Krzemnicki, Masanori Nonaka, Nina Yasuda, Kenji Takata, Takeshi Hayashibara, Nadja V. Morf, Nozomu Iwasaki

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Jasmine Flower Color Degradation User-Coded Computer Vision Image Analysis Tool and Kinetics Modeling by Humeera Tazeen, Astina Joice, Talha Tufaique, C. Igathinathane, Ademola Ajayi-Banji, Zhao Zhang, Craig W. Whippo, Drew A. Scott, John R. Hendrickson, David W. Archer, Lestero O. Pordesimo, Shahab Sokhansanj

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Immediate efficacy of acupuncture combined with active exercise as 10 min rapid therapy for pain and movement disorders in patients suffering from acute stiff neck: protocol for a... by Fan-rong Liang, Ya Huang, Qifu Li, Xin Tang, Taipin Guo, Gaoyangzi Huang, Xianmei Pei, Ziwen Chen, Zili Liu, Jinbo Sun, Jianglong Liao

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Thalamic functional dysconnectivity in patients with left-hemisphere chronic capsular and pontine stroke by Jun Guo, Jun Guo, Hongchuan Zhang, Hongchuan Zhang, Jingchun Liu, Caihong Wang, Chen Cao, Jingliang Cheng, Chunshui Yu, Wen Qin

“…The thalamic subfields functional connectivities were compared between groups using a two-way repeated analysis of variance (ANOVA), corrected for confounders including age, gender, education and scanners. Spearman partial correlation was used to explore the potential association between altered thalamic FC and clinical variables.ResultsThe ipsilesional thalamus of CS patients had abnormally decreased FC with widespread cognitive-related areas while increased FC with visual- and somatic-motor areas. …”
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Telemedicine for under-resourced patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a qualitative study exploring the views and experiences of patients and their healthcare team by Savannah Bowman, Sandeep K. Agarwal, Keshia C. Ferguson, Maryjo J. Maliekel, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Maria I. Danila, Maria I. Danila, Jinoos Yazdany, Sebastian Bruera

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The association between sugar-sweetened beverages and hair loss in young women by Xiaojin Shi, Yucheng Yang, Haibing Yang, Juwei Zhang, Shuran Zhang, Xiaona Na, Dongying Fan, Yulin Zhang, Menglu Xi, Yuefeng Tan, Celi Yang, Junhan Zhang, Hsiaohan Tuan, Ai Zhao

“…Further longitudinal and interventional studies are still needed to confirm the current association and provide evidenced-based health education.…”
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Quality of Life and Well‐Being in Adults With Fontan Physiology: Findings From the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study by Kate H. Marshall, Yves d'Udekem, David S. Winlaw, Diana Zannino, David S. Celermajer, Robert Justo, Ajay Iyengar, Rachael Cordina, Gary F. Sholler, Susan R. Woolfenden, Nadine A. Kasparian

“…Health‐related QOL was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, and global QOL was assessed using a visual analog scale (0–10). Participants reported lower total health‐related QOL (P<0.001), as well as lower physical (P<0.001) and social (P=0.002) functioning compared with normative data. …”
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Displacement-related stressors in a Sudanese war-affected community; identifying the impact of war exposure and ongoing stressors on trauma symptom severity: a national multi-cente... by Lina Hemmeda, Alaa S. Ahmed, Gasm Alseed Abdelmonim Gasm Alseed Fadlalmoula, Doaa Rabeie Hassan, Mohammed Haydar Awad, Gotof Salim, Abeer Osman Mukhtar Elabid, Alaa Azhary mohammed Ali, Asmaa O. Algasim, Ethar Hamad, Fatima Afif, Fatima Mustafa, Maha Rhamttallah, Mai Fathi Awadalla Alsedig, Miada Ali Mohammed Taha, Muram Ahmed Sayed Khaleel, Nazik Abdalla Nourin, Roaa Salah Eltaheir Mohieldin, Sara Ali, Shimaa Suliman, Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed

“…A structural equation model was generated to visualize the comprehensive relationship between the study variables. …”
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Psychometric properties of the pain anxiety symptom scale among postoperative patients in Amol, Iran by Hamid Sharif-Nia, Hamid Sharif-Nia, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, João Marôco, Esmaeil Hoseinzadeh, Sima Hejazi, Sima Hejazi, Reza Fatehi, Poorya Nowrozi, Bita Mohammadi

“…Most participants (n = 268, 81.2%) had an education level lower than a diploma, and 93 individuals (28.2%) reported a history of surgery. …”
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‘Water is life’: developing community participation for clean water in rural South Africa by Kathleen Kahn, Rhian Twine, Jennifer Hove, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Denny Mabetha, Maria van der Merwe, Peter Byass, Sonto Khosa, Sophie Witter

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Network localization of regional homogeneity alterations in Parkinson’s disease by Yuanying Song, Hucheng Yang, Hucheng Yang, Siyu Gu, Yingling Zhu, ZhenYu Dai, Pinglei Pan, Xianxian Zhang

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The Use of Specialized Neuropsychological Training for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Neglect Syndrome by Maria S. Kovyazina, Nataliya A. Varako, Georgiy K. Stepanov, Daria D. Yurina, Victoria A. Propustina, Svetlana A. Vasilyeva, Vadim D. Daminov, Yury P. Zinchenko

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An Early Detection of Asthma Using BOMLA Detector by Md. Abdul Awal, Md. Shahadat Hossain, Kumar Debjit, Nafiz Ahmed, Rajan Dev Nath, G. M. Monsur Habib, Md. Salauddin Khan, Md. Akhtarul Islam, M. A. Parvez Mahmud

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Assessing thermal and economic performance of solar dryers in sustainable strategies for bottle gourd and tomato preservation by Subbarama Kousik Suraparaju, Elavarasan Elangovan, Guna Muthuvairavan, Mahendran Samykano, P. V. Elumalai, Sendhil Kumar Natarajan, Reji Kumar Rajamony, Dhinesh Balasubramanian, Yasser Fouad, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Zhang Miao, Krishna Moorthy Sivalingam

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Based on Network Pharmacology Tools to Investigate the Molecular Mechanism of Cordyceps sinensis on the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy by Yan Li, Lei Wang, Bojun Xu, Liangbin Zhao, Li Li, Keyang Xu, Anqi Tang, Shasha Zhou, Lu Song, Xiao Zhang, Huakui Zhan

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Oral donor site evaluation in the early and late postoperative periods for augmentation and replacement urethroplasty by M. M. Iritsyan, A. A. Klimenko, A. A. Mantsov, I.-N. K. Suyundikov, A. P. But, R. A. Rakhmatov, M. V. Prismakova, E. M. Alekberov, S. V. Kotov

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Systemizing and Transforming Preterm Oral Feeding Through Innovative Algorithms by Rena Rosenthal, Jean Chow, Erin Sundseth Ross, Rudaina Banihani, Natalie Antonacci, Karli Gavendo, Elizabeth Asztalos

“…To complement and support these algorithms, educational materials and a comprehensive documentation process were also created. …”
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Surgical treatment of bone tumors using segmental bone allografts by O. Ye. Vyrva, Ya. O. Holovina, R. V. Malyk, Z. M. Danishchuk, N. O. Ashukina, P. M. Vorontsov

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