The Axial Length of the Eyeball and Bioelectrical Activity of Masticatory and Neck Muscles: A Preliminary Report by Grzegorz Zieliński, Michał Baszczowski, Maria Rapa, Anna Matysik-Woźniak, Magdalena Zawadka, Jacek Szkutnik, Piotr Gawda, Robert Rejdak, Piotr Majcher, Michał Ginszt

“…Two equally sized groups with myopic (n = 21) and emmetropic healthy subjects (n = 21) were formed. …”
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A Comparison of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection for Primary Chalazion in Children and Adults by Jacky W. Y. Lee, Gordon S. K. Yau, Michelle Y. Y. Wong, Can Y. F. Yuen

“…To investigate outcome differences of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection for primary chalazia in children versus adults. Methods. A retrospective review of consecutive subjects with primary chalazion who received intralesional TA injection was conducted. …”
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Two-Hour Lactate Clearance Predicts Negative Outcome in Patients with Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency by Sean Scott, Vittorio Antonaglia, Giovanna Guiotto, Fiorella Paladino, Fernando Schiraldi

“…Emergency Department (ED) and 16-bed medical High Dependency Unit (HDU). Methods and Main Results. 95 consecutive admissions from the ED for acute cardiorespiratory insufficiency were prospectively enrolled. …”
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Finite‐temperature properties of NbO2 from a deep‐learning interatomic potential by Xinhang Li, Yongqiang Wang, Tianyu Jiao, Zhaoxin Liu, Chuanle Yang, Ri He, Liang Si

“…These findings elucidate the structural and dynamical mechanisms underlying the structural properties of NbO2 and highlight the utility of combining DFT and deep potential MD methods for studying complex phase transitions in transition metal oxides.…”
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Analysing EU Countries’ Digital Progress Towards Sustainable Development Goals by Alexandra-Nicoleta Ciucu (Durnoi), Cosmin Alexandru Teodorescu, Vanesa Madalina Vargas, Corina Ioanas

“…The next step carried out in the current article was to conduct a three-year forecast of the indicators listed previously. The methods used to make predictions are Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Double Exponential Smoothing. …”
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Impact of Active Case Finding on Treatment Outcomes in Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients by S. А. Sterlikov, V. B. Gаlkin, B. M. Mаliev, А. А. Shirokovа, V. А. Khorotetto, А. S. Mаyzhegishevа

“…The objective: to assess the effect of active finding of tuberculosis cases on the frequency of bacterial excretion, lung tissue destruction, and treatment outcomes.Subjects and Methods. The characteristics of adult patients (newly detected - new cases and those with relapsed pulmonary tuberculosis) were studied in 2 phases: a) 1,404 cases, including 814 actively found, at detection; b) the outcomes of the completed first course of chemotherapy in 946 patients, including 565 actively detected, registered for treatment in 2017 and 2018. …”
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Decision-making process of tomatoes purchase by generation Z: case study in the Slovak Republic by Michaela Šugrova, Marek Plachy, Ľudmila Nagyova, Jozef Šumichrast

“…The accuracy of provided hypotheses was verified using the following mathematical-statistical methods: Chi-Square test of independence, Mann-Whitney U-test, and as Chi test for equality of proportions between two samples. …”
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Combination of Clopidogrel and Nicorandil Improves Post-Procedure Platelet Activation and Cardiac Function Impairment in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing PCI by Zhenhao Cai, Jie Zhao, Xiang Zhang, Changpeng Zuo, Wei Zhang

“…The effects of nicorandil combined with clopidogrel on platelet activation and cardiac function injury in patients with ACS after PCI were examined. Methods 174 patients with ACS receiving PCI were equally divided into control group (taking clopidogrel before PCI) and active group (nicorandil and clopidogrel in combination before PCI). …”
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Among Ectasia Patients with Coexisting Coronary Artery Disease, TIMI Frame Count Correlates with Ectasia Size and Markis Type IV Is the Commonest by Hasahya Tony, Kai Meng, Bangwei Wu, Qiutang Zeng

“…In ectasia patients, there is delayed coronary flow with increased TFC. Methods. We evaluated angiograms of 789 patients for presence of CAE, coronary artery disease (CAD), and Markis type of CAE. …”
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Decision-making process of tomatoes purchase by generation Z: case study in the Slovak Republic by Michaela Šugrova, Marek Plachy, Ľudmila Nagyova, Jozef Šumichrast

“…The accuracy of provided hypotheses was verified using the following mathematical-statistical methods: Chi-Square test of independence, Mann-Whitney U-test, and as Chi test for equality of proportions between two samples. …”
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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…Participants were randomised on an equal basis to receive either of the two treatment options via a remote randomisation service. …”
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Demonstrating impact of allied health professional participation in the NIHR Associate Principal Investigator scheme by Florence Cook, Nicky Gilbody, Jenny Hunt, Zoe Knight, Heulwen Sheldrick, Lisa Houghton, Caroline Ewers, Michael Caygill, Holly Speight, Irwin Nazareth, Roganie Govender

“…This study evaluates differing levels of impact associated with completion of the National Institute for Health and Care Research Associate Principal Investigator (PI) scheme on SIP SMART2 (Swallowing Intervention Package - Self Monitoring, Assessment & Rehabilitation Training 2); cluster-randomised multi-centre phase II trial with a focus on Prehabilitation of swallowing in head and neck cancer. Methods Data was acquired using two qualitative methods: Reflective virtual discussion group and documentary evidence based on the individual portfolios/checklists of eight accredited Associate PIs. …”
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Novel and Effective Blood‐Based miRNA Diagnostic Panel for Gastric Cancer: A Pilot Study in a Japanese Population by Tatsuro Murano, Ka Yan Chung, Yew Chung Tang, Yuki Kano, Ken Takeuchi, Naoya Sakamoto, Takeshi Kuwata, Yuan Gao, Jit Kong Cheong, He Cheng, Lihan Zhou, Tomonori Yano

“…Methods We conducted a pilot cohort study, comprising 103 patients with GC and 122 healthy controls. …”
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Use of serum long non-coding RNA expression panel as a marker for diabetic retinopathy by Eric Wang, Shali Chen, Anorin Ali, Biao Feng, Selina Liu, John Gonder, Tom Sheidow, Phil Hooper, Subrata Chakrabarti, Subrata Chakrabarti, Subrata Chakrabarti

“…However, due to a variety of factors, many patients can still fall through the cracks with the current screening methods.MethodsSeveral long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), essential regulators of physiological and pathological processes, were previously identified by us as potential markers for DR phenotypes. …”
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The prevalence of bruxism in children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities; a systematic review and meta-analysis by Robert J. Goddard, Wim P. Krijnen, Vincent Roelfsema, Aly Waninge, Jean M.M. Driessen

“…Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis using a multi-component search strategy. …”
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DaGAM-Trans: Dual graph attention module-based transformer for offline signature forgery detection by Sara Tehsin, Ali Hassan, Farhan Riaz, Inzamam Mashood Nasir

“…Notably, it achieves 100% accuracy on the CEDAR dataset, with a False Acceptance Rate (FAR) as low as 0.001 and an Equal Error Rate (EER) reduced to 9.5%. Comparative experiments confirm that DaGAM-Trans outperforms existing state-of-the-art methods in terms of accuracy, FAR, FRR, and EER. …”
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Assessment of Female Pelvic Floor Muscles: An Integrative Review by Frazão LB, Couto LA, Peres ACAM, Marques AP, Pássaro AC

“…Laís Bertoldo Frazão, Leticia Assis Couto, Ana Carolina Atanes Mendes Peres, Amélia Pasqual Marques,* Anice de Campos Pássaro* Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Anice de Campos Pássaro, Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Rua Cipotânea, 51 – Cidade Universitária, Sao Paulo, 05360-160, Brazil, Email anicepassaro@usp.brIntroduction: Understanding the function of pelvic floor muscles (PFMs) is important to ensure comprehensive healthcare for women with urogenital and anorectal disorders.Objective: To systematically synthesize the measurement variables used in studies that objectively evaluate female PFMs.Methods: An integrative review was conducted on studies published in Portuguese, Spanish, and English between 2000 and 2020. …”
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A protocol for randomized controlled trial on early active flexion versus passive flexion mobilization therapy for Spaghetti wrist injuries by Kishore Vellingiri, Ashwath M. Acharya, Anil K. Bhat

“…However, there is a paucity of reports for this regime in Zone-5 and Spaghetti-wrist injuries. Methods This study proposes a double-blind, single-center, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the functional results of two rehabilitation methods following the repair of Spaghetti-wrist injuries. …”
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Methodological approaches to gene identification of tea raw materials and raw material composition of tea-based soft drinks by R. R. Vafin, I. Yu. Mikhailova, I. I. Ageykina

“…It is predominantly based on DNA technologies for the detection and interpretation of SNP markers (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism), represented by a wide arsenal of both expensive high-tech methods and publicly available laboratory approaches. …”
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Warnings on the inclusion of cluster randomized trials in meta-analysis: results of a simulation study by Joseph Alvin Ramos Santos, Emilia Riggi, Gian Luca Di Tanna

“…Methods RCT and CRT datasets were generated with a continuous treatment effect of zero, two trial arms, and equal number of participants. …”
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