The Ways of Using Social Media for Health Promotion Among Adolescents: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study by Elizabeth Zimmermann, Samuel Tomczyk

“…Instagram shows promise for adolescent health promotion through interactive, visually engaging, and culturally relevant content. …”
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Short-term results of wearing spectacle lenses with embedded rings of highly aspherical lenslets Stellest™ for myopia control by E. P. Tarutta, O. V. Proskurina, N. A. Tarasova, S. G. Arutyunyan, S. V. Milash, G. A. Markossian

“…In the control group, YPR was found to drop in 65 % of cases and averaged 0.49 ± 0.1 D. …”
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Duration of the hypotensive effect of modified transscleral cyclophotocoagulation in patients with diabetic neovascular glaucoma by O. V. Guzun, O. S. Zadorozhnyy, I. O. Nasinnyk, Wael Chargui, A. R. Korol

“…Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (DR) was found in 31/46 patients (67%) and the fundus could not be visualized in 15/46 patients (33%). …”
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Assessment of Learning Styles of First-year Medical Students’ using VARK 8.02 Model Questionnaire: A Cross-sectional Study by Senthil Ganesh P Kannappan, Ravichandran Doraisamy, Vijayakumar Jagadesan

“…Among the students, 38.4% were found to be unimodal, 46.4% were bimodal, 13.6% were trimodal, and 1.6% were quadrimodal learners. …”
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New opportunities for preclinical diagnostics of antitumor therapy cardiotoxicity: results of an observational study by Yu. A. Vasyuk, D. A. Vyzhigin, E. Y. Shupenina, E. O. Novosel, E. A. Ulyanova

“…During the observation of oncological patients receiving chemo- and targeted therapy, it was found that a specific pattern, previously not described, was revealed in patients with developed systolic dysfunction upon visual assessment of the longitudinal strain of the LV. …”
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Barriers to uptake of cataract surgery among elderly patients in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Yue Wan, Catherine Jan, Nathan Congdon, Ningli Wang, Scott Rozelle, Xiaochen Ma, Kai Cao, Yaojiang Shi, Jie Hao, Yuan Xie, Chengfang Liu, Ailian Hu, Zhe Dong

“…A total of 193 (50.5%) participants were found eligible for surgery, while 189 (49.5%) were not. …”
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Modern diagnostic potentials of studying structural and functional changes of the retina and the optic nerve in multiple sclerosis patients by A. Zh. Fursova, M. Yu. Zubkova, M. A. Vasilyeva, Yu. A. Gamza, N. A. Malkova, A. I. Prokaeva, F. K. Rabota

“…Strong correlations were found in all study groups between (1) ave. GCL + IPL and ave. …”
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AIP1 Regulates Ocular Angiogenesis Via NLRP12‐ASC‐Caspase‐8 Inflammasome‐Mediated Endothelial Pyroptosis by Yonghao Li, Yimeng Sun, Dasen Xie, Hui Chen, Qi Zhang, Shaochong Zhang, Feng Wen, Jing‐Song Ou, Min Zhang, Lishi Su, Xuri Li, Wei‐Ping Wen, Wei Chi

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The Relationship between the Flow Around the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and the Precipitation and Temperature in China in Winter Half-year by Yongli ZHANG, Hongchao ZUO, Xiaoqing GAO, Shihua LÜ, Bolong CHEN, Longxiang DONG, Licheng LI

“…A dynamic southern branch trough （SBT） and a dynamic northern branch ridge （NBR）， two flows around the Tibetan Plateau （FQXP） generated by the mid-latitude westerlies in the winter half-year （October-April）， have an important influence on the weather and climate of their vicinity and downstream.In this paper， differences between the mean vorticity and the multi-year mean vorticity of two key regions-where the SBT and the NBR are located in 600 hPa are used to represent the intensity of the SBT and the NBR separately.Then the difference between the strength of SBT and NBR is defined visually as the intensity index of FQXP.The relationship between the precipitation and temperature in China and the evolution of FQXP's average in winter half-year and that in autumn， winter and spring is discussed， using correlation analysis and composite analysis.The results show that the FQXP is constant in the winter half-year （October-April）， with significant interannual variations， and the strongest in winter.In the context of global warming， variations in the intensity of FQXP at each period is closely related to the precipitation and temperature in Northwest， Southwest and South China， especially in winter.FQXP has a significant relationship with the temperature changes in northwest， southwest and northeast China， and its best precipitation correlations are found in southwest and south China.Analysis of anomalous large-scale atmospheric circulation and physical quantity fields， such as water vapor flux dispersion and vertical velocity， at each layer in each time period leads to the conclusion that the bottom-up positive pressure characteristic is significant in most of Asia， which well explains the relationship between FQXP anomalies and precipitation and temperature in China at each time period.FQXP anomalies may also be one cause for high-impact weather in China during winter half-year.…”
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Accumulation of yam viruses in different parts of white yam and the practice of positive selection technique in seed yam production by Atta Kwesi Aidoo, Richard Tuyee Awuah, Joseph Nee Lamptey, Marian Dorcas Quain, Allen Oppong, Ruth Naa Ashiokai Prempeh, Jakpasu Victor Kofi Afun, Esther Agyemang Marfo, Linda Appianimaa Abrokwah

“…The success of Positive Selection Technique (PST) depends on the visual selection of virus-free plants, which may not always be possible due to virus accumulation in plant parts apart from the leaves. …”
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Trio-based whole-exome sequencing reveals mutations in early-onset high myopia by Ding Chen, Xiu-Feng Huang, Juan Huang, Yi-Ming Guo, Junhan Wei, Lu Ye, Yi-Xin Cai, Jiejing Bi, Fen-Fen Li

“…Purpose Myopia, especially high myopia (HM), represents a widespread visual impairment with a globally escalating prevalence. …”
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Analysis of Disease-Induced Changes in Human Locomotor Patterns Through the Co-Joint Synergistic Attention Algorithm by Jingyao Chen, Chen Wang, Zeng-Guang Hou, Pingye Deng, Liang Peng, Pu Zhang, Ningcun Xu

“…Results: Through the co-joint synergistic attention algorithm, we found significant differences in joint synergy patterns between post-stroke patients and healthy individuals during upper and lower limb tasks. …”
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Disulfide stoppered polyrotaxanes with enhanced cellular uptake and intracellular cyclodextrin release by Gergely Kali, Alexander H. Mayer, Dennis To, Martyna Truszkowska, Raphael Plangger, Markus Gallei, Andreas Bernkop-Schnürch

“…Results: High threading efficacy, as well as molar mass of 17.9 and 13.1 kDa, was found for the polymeric supramolecules with threaded α-CD and α-CD/HP-α-CD, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of Enriched Milk with Ashwagandha Extract and Tryptophan for Improving Subjective Sleep Quality in Adults with Sleep Problems: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Tr... by Silvia Pérez-Piñero, Juan Carlos Muñoz-Carrillo, Jon Echepare-Taberna, Macarena Muñoz-Cámara, Cristina Herrera-Fernández, Vicente Ávila-Gandía, María Heres Fernández Ladreda, Javier Menéndez Martínez, Francisco Javier López-Román

“…Improvements in the subscales of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were found in all groups, but between-group differences were not significant. …”
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Association of cervical artery stenosis with common cerebral microvascular lesions and coronary artery calcifications by Chiheb Louizi, Eya Khadhraoui, Eya Khadhraoui, Joachim Lotz, Joachim Lotz, Joachim Lotz, Daniel Behme, Daniel Behme, Erelle Fuchs, Johannes T. Kowallick, Johannes T. Kowallick, Sebastian J. Müller, Sebastian J. Müller

“…CT scans were assessed for coronary artery disease using a modified overall visual assessment. Fazekas scores were used to evaluate the MRI for white matter changes. …”
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A guide to sunflowers: floral resource nutrition for bee health and key pollination syndromes by Salena Husband, Salena Husband, Katarina Cankar, Olivier Catrice, Stan Chabert, Silvio Erler, Silvio Erler

“…Furthermore, we present here the general state of knowledge on additional pollinator syndromes that extend beyond floral resources, including those influencing pollinator visual and olfactory attraction. We found that while sunflower pollen’s nutritional quality is questioned due to lower protein and amino acid deficiencies, its nutrient content, like nectar sugars, had large variability. …”
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Sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for the treatment of trigeminal neuropathic pain by Paweł Sokal, Sara Kierońska-Siwak, Marcin Rusinek, Magdalena Jabłońska, Antoni Nehring, Oskar Puk, Damian Palus, Renata Jabłońska

“…Pain relief after the trial stimulation was found to be notable. The treatment procedure was safe, and the stimulation effect was durable. …”
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Icarisid Ⅱ modulates mitochondrial dynamics for anti-HBV activity by Zhengyun Liu, Haiyan Yang, Juan Wen, Dongyan Xiao, Dongyan Xiao, Wan Yu, Guo Luo, Qihai Gong, Huan Wang

“…Mitochondrial morphology and dynamics were visualized using confocal imaging and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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Comparative study of the vascular structures of the retina and choroid in Chinese Han and Uygur populations with proliferative diabetic retinopathy: An OCTA study by Yunxian Gao, Zhumahan Tuokedaerhan, Jie Zhang, Lei Yang, Yani Zhang, Wanying Cheng, Yong Zhao, Jiawei Wang

“…Results: Compared with the respective controls, superficial capillary plexus (SCP)-VFD and deep capillary plexus (DCP)-VFD, the areas of FAZ in SCP and DCP were significantly decreased in both Han and Uygur PDR patients. choroidal parameters analysis found that Uygur controls had substantially higher choroidal thickness (CT) than Han controls (p = 0.020) and PDR eyes showed significantly decreased CT. …”
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Archaeological Ceramic Fabric Attribution Through Material Characterisation—A Case-Study from Vale Pincel I (Sines, Portugal) by Ana S. Saraiva, Mathilda L. Coutinho, Carlos Tavares da Silva, Joaquina Soares, Susana Duarte, João Pedro Veiga

“…The earliest examples of <i>ceramica impressa</i>, described by patterned impressions on the surface (impresso pottery), in Portugal were found here. These artifacts are indicative of the Western Mediterranean Basin cycle pre-Cardial ceramic tradition. …”
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