Proximal Fibular Osteotomy for Knee Osteoarthritis: Short-Term Pain Relief or Long-Term Progression Prevention by Brajesh Dadarya, Mayank Pratap Singh, Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Tribhuwan Narayan Singh Gaur, Himanshy Rai, Tarun Singh Thakur

“…Physiotherapy and BMI were found to influence long-term outcomes, with male patients and those with normal BMI showing better results. …”
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Health-related quality of life of patients after ischaemic stroke treated in a provincial hospital in Poland by Szymon Jarosławski, Bożena Jarosławska, Barbara Błaszczyk, Pascal Auqier, Mondher Toumi

“…A significant difference as compared to to urban and mixed populations was observed for a reduced SF-12 mental health component and for the EQ-5D visual analogue scale. We found no effect of gender, age or cognitive disorders on the outcomes of SF-12.…”
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From print to perspective: A mixed-method analysis of the convergence and divergence of COVID-19 topics in newspapers and interviews. by Qingqing Chen, Andrew Crooks, Adam J Sullivan, Jennifer A Surtees, Laurene Tumiel-Berhalter

“…We found seven key topics from the "big" newspaper dataset, providing a macro-level view that covers public health, policies and economics. …”
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Effect of Diode Laser on Postoperative Pain after Endodontic Treatment with Two Different File Systems Involving Different Kinematics: An In Vivo Study by Athira Bijulal Saji, Navneet Kukreja, Swati Chhabra, Kanduri Venkata Naga Vamseekrishna, Anshu Gupta, Ankita Sharma

“…Pain evaluation was conducted using a modified visual analogue scale at 6,12, 24, and 48 hours. Results: The study on 160 teeth with irreversible pulpitis found that laser treatment initially relieved pain at 6 hours (P = 0.034) but did not maintain this effect at later intervals (12, 24, and 48 hours) compared with conventional treatment. …”
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Accentuation Systems in Byzantine Greek Inscriptions and Graffiti in Cappadocia by Аlexandra Evdokimova

“…Stresses on abbreviations are also found in the function of logical stress. The authors of 19 graffiti used accentuation signs, including for shortening words and indicating a line break. …”
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Mapping the Evolution of Evidence-Based Teaching in Science Education: A Bibliometric Approach by İpek Derman, Sevim Bezen

“…The article titled “Establishing the Norms of Scientific Argumentation in Classrooms" was found to have the highest number of common citations. …”
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Transformation of Methods of Art Objects Using in Interior Design by Oksana Pylypchuk, Andrii Polubok

“…The use of art objects in the interior is a complex multifunctional process that reflects a modern approach to the use of art works in the object-spatial environment to achieve a high artistic level in interior design. It has been found that art objects in the interior perform various functions, have certain visual forms of embodiment and create a harmonious aesthetic and meaningful space for living and working. …”
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Paul versus Baerveldt 350 glaucoma drainage implants: One-year comparative analysis by David Oliver-Gutiérrez, Gloria Segura-Duch, Elena Ávila-Marrón, Carlos A. Arciniegas-Perasso, Susana Duch-Tuesta

“…At 1 year, no significant differences were found in mean IOP (BGI: 12.0 mmHg, SD 2.9; PGI: 11.2 mmHg, SD 6.0) or medication usage (P > 0.05). …”
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Learning Styles of Dental Students at Babol University of Medical Sciences Using VARK Questionnaire by Ramin Zeraat pishe, Ali Bijani, Fatima Bijani

“…No significant relationship was found between students' GPA at the end of the semester, academic semester, gender and type of entry(tuition-free/ tuition-paying) with learning style. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis and biological activity investigations of lead oxide nanoparticlesusing Rumex Nervosus Vahl leaf extract by Bidir Kassaw, Tadesse Bizuayehu, Mihret Kendie

“…The qualitative phytochemical analysis of the leaf extract was screened by visual observation. The plant extract content, reaction temperature, reaction time, concentration of Pb(C2H3O2)2, and pH were first optimized for the synthesis of PbO NPs. …”
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Building Stability On Permafrost In Vorkuta, Russia by Pavel I. Kotov, Vanda Z. Khilimonyuk

“…Buildings constructed according to Principle I (The Passive Method) were found to be more vulnerable due to a decrease in permafrost bearing capacity. …”
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The results of diagnostic and treatment of patients with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration at a diabetes type 2. by I. V. Vorobyova, L. G. Mikhaleva, A. S. Kochergin

“…The correlations were found between visual acuity and retinal thickness, as well as between visual acuity and retinal sensitivity of the macula, before treatment r = –0,26, p <0.01 and r = 0,7 p <0.01, respectively, after treatment with r = –0,14, p <0.01 and r = 0,64, p <0.01, respectively. …”
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Ultrasonographic Assessment of Intrinsic Vascularity in Choroidal Nevus, Suspicious Choroidal Nevus, and Choroidal Melanoma by Buse Guneri Beser, MD, Tanya McClendon, CDOS, Bernadete Ayres, MD, Hakan Demirci, MD

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Evaluation of Headache-Related Quality of Life and Dry Eyes Following Dermatochalasis Surgery: A Prospective Clinical Study by Ahmadikhatir S, Finskas O, Svedberg K

“…Pre- and postoperative examinations also included visual acuity, visual field, Schirmer’s test, Break-Up Time (BUT), fluorescein staining, and margin reflex distance (MRD) measurements.Results: Twenty-eight patients (56 eyes) completed the study protocol. …”
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Frequency of retinal changes in patients with COVID-19: an observational study by A. R. Illarionova, O. M. Potapova, O. A. Kosareva, Yu. R. Kuznetsova

“…No association was found between the severity of CT lung changes and retinal changes. …”
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Regulation of RPE65 expression in human retinal pigment epithelium cells by Olga A. Postnikova, Samuel William, Sheetal Uppal, Steven L. Bernstein, Eugenia Poliakov, Igor B. Rogozin, T. Michael Redmond

“…Transfection of cells with a variety of different vectors containing RPE65 ORFs with different promoters, codon optimization, IRES, 3’ UTRs, suggest that translational effects are less important than transcriptional status. Importantly, we found that feeding with rod outer segments (ROS) decreases RPE65 expression in NAM grown cells, suggesting that certain primary functions of the RPE (here, visual cycle and phagocytosis) are not positively linked. …”
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Peripheral refraction and aberrations in myopic eyes after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery by Lin Zhang, Yan Wang, Xinheng Zhao, Tong Cui

“…Notably, the relationship between nighttime visual symptoms and large-field aberrations was not found to be significant.…”
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Structural damage-driven brain compensation among near-centenarians and centenarians without dementia by Hui Tang, Haichao Zhao, Hao Liu, Jiyang Jiang, Nicole Kochan, Jing Jing, Henry Brodaty, Wei Wen, Perminder S. Sachdev, Tao Liu

“…The strongest effects were found between attention and somatomotor network (SMN) (r=0.397, p<0.001), memory and SMN (r=0.333 p<0.001), fluency and visual network (VIS) - control network (CN) (r=0.406, p<0.001), language and VIS (r=0.309, p<0.001), visuospatial ability and VIS-default mode network (DMN) (r=0.464, p<0.001), as well as global cognition and VIS-DMN (r=0.335, p<0.001). …”
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Myasthenia Gravis and Stroke in the Setting of Giant Cell Arteritis by Elli-Sophia Tripodaki, Sotirios Kakavas, Ioanna Skrapari, Dimitrios Michas, Giorgios Katsikas, Charikleia Kouvidou, Theodoros Gounaris, Euaggelia Sioula

“…This case report concerns the diagnosis of two independent chronic diseases in a patient hospitalized for stroke, myasthenia gravis (MG) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). MG has been found to be associated with several diseases, but there are very few cases documenting its coexistence with GCA. …”
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Postnatal hyperosmolality alters development of hypothalamic feeding circuits with context-specific changes in ingestive behavior by Serena R. Sweet, Jessica E. Biddinger, Jessie B. Zimmermann, Gina L. Yu, Richard B. Simerly

“…We used TRAP2;Ai14 mice and Fos labeling to visualize neurons in the PVH and median preoptic nucleus (MEPO) responding to both water deprivation and feeding signals. …”
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