Associations of diabetes mellitus with primary open angle glaucoma and Alzheimer’s disease: a large cohort study in UK biobank by Yan Shi, Xinyue He, William Liu, Junming Hu, Wei Qiao Qiu, Xiaoling Zhang, Zhigang Fan

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Assessment of Early Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy and CTG Trinucleotide Expansion Positivity Using Scheimpflug Imaging by Stanley S.J. Poh, MBBS, Kai Yuan Tey, MBBS, Gary S.L. Peh, PhD, Dawn J.H. Neo, MSc, Hla Myint Htoon, PhD, Evan K.L. Lee, Yu Qiang Soh, MBBS, V Vinod Mootha, MD, Jodhbir S. Mehta, PhD

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Digital Decision Aids to Support Decision-Making in Palliative and End-of-Life Dementia Care: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jie Zhong, Wei Liang, Tongyao Wang, Pui Hing Chau, Nathan Davies, Junqiang Zhao, Ho Nee Connie Chu, Chia Chin Lin

“…Pilot studies examining feasibility showed that most participants found these decision aids relevant to their needs and easy to use, and were able to complete the intervention sessions. …”
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Wobble Board Instability Enhances Compensatory CoP Responses to CoM Movement Across Timescales by Mahsa Barfi, Theodoros Deligiannis, Brian Schlattmann, Karl M. Newell, Madhur Mangalam

“…We employed a task combination involving a wobble board, introducing mechanical instability mainly along the mediolateral (ML) axis and the Trail Making Task (TMT), which imposes precise visual demands primarily along the anteroposterior (AP) axis. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with lateral epicondylitis: Relationship between pain and severity of imaging features in elbow joints by Yoon Ki Cha, Seon-Jeong Kim, Noh Hyuck Park, Joon Yub Kim, Joo Hak Kim, Ji Yeon Park

“…In addition, using Spearman's rank correlation analysis, CET injuries and associated abnormalities of elbow joints were correlated with clinical symptoms using visual analog scale pain scores. Results: Various degrees of CET injuries were found in total of 51 patients. …”
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Effect of intensive glycemic control on the changes of diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes: a prospective observational cohort study by Xinyan Wu, Yayi Yan, Yuntong Li, Yiran Fan, Lingyi Li, Ching-Kit Tsui, Kaiqun Liu, Xiaoling Liang, Wenyong Huang, Andina Hu, GDES Group

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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

“…Therefore, the significant reduction in the visual appeal, quality, and economic value necessitates the measurement of temporal color degradation to evaluate the shelf life for jasmine flowers. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of lysozyme chloride-based cream on healing of grade-two pressure ulcers: A pilot study by Glogovac-Kosanović Milkica, Bućma Tatjana, Prtina Draško, Gajić Aleksandar, Šukalo Aziz, Mehić Meliha, Tanović-Avdić Amna, Glamočlija Una

“…Conclusion: The lysozyme-based cream was found to be effective and safe in the treatment of grade-two pressure ulcers. …”
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Shared and distinct brain activation patterns of acupoints HT7, ST36, and KI4: a task-based fMRI study by Liyu Hu, Liyu Hu, Jinhuan Zhang, Xiaoxiong Wu, Xingxian Huang, Xinbei Li, Xingchen Liu, Hanqing Lyu, Nan Yang, Jinping Xu, Haibo Yu

“…The activation networks were further decoded for functional characterization and analyzed for network components.ResultsWe found convergence deactivation in the left cerebellar crus II across all three acupoints. …”
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A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Seasonality in African Students Living in the Greater Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area by Alvaro Guzman, Ryszard Zebrak, Kelly J. Rohan, Irshad A. Sumar, Svetlana Savchenko, John W. Stiller, Adela Valadez-Meltzer, Cara Olsen, Manana Lapidus, Joseph J. Soriano, Teodor T. Postolache

“…At each assessment, students completed three 100-mm visual analog scales for mood, energy, and appetite, and were weighed on a digital scale. …”
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Effects of mental fatigue on biomechanical characteristics and risk associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries during landing by Bosong Zheng, Bosong Zheng, Zeyang Zhang, Zeyang Zhang, Zeyi Zhang, Zeyi Zhang, Youping Sun, Youping Sun, Yao Xiao, Mengjie Li, Mengjie Li

“…No significant differences were found in hip flexion angle, knee adduction angle, or SEMG measures of rectus femoris, tibialis anterior, gastrocnemius lateral head, or biceps femoris root mean square.ConclusionMF partly influences NC-ACLI biomechanics and increases risk in both maneuvers—more pronounced in SJ than in SL—potentially due to MF’s impact on central nervous system function, cognition, and attention. …”
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Pivot of the Emerging Bipolar Magnetic Region in the Birth of Sigmoidal Solar Active Regions by Ronald L. Moore, Sanjiv K. Tiwari, V. Aparna, Navdeep K. Panesar, Alphonse C. Sterling, Talwinder Singh

“…Using cotemporal full-disk coronal EUV images, magnetograms, and continuum images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), we found and tracked the emergence of 42 emerging single-BMR sigmoidal active regions (ARs) that have sunspots in both polarity domains. …”
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Impact of high-altitude exposure on cerebral lobe functions in climbers: insights from the Nepali Himalayas by Sunil Dhungel, Sunil Dhungel, Shavana R. L. Rana, Arun Kumar Neopane, Barun Mahat, Bipin Kumar Shrestha, Yesha Shree Rajaure, Bikalp Thapa, Naveen Phuyal, Naresh Manandhar, Udaya Shrestha, Suraj Parajuli, Taraman Amatya

“…No significant changes were found in parietal, temporal, or occipital lobe functions. …”
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Intake of eggshell membrane enhances bone mass and suppresses bone marrow adiposity in normal growing rats by Nao Yashima, Kaoru Fujikawa, Wataru Minamizono, Hiroya Matsunaga, Jiazheng Lyu, Hirai Suito, Takumi Okunuki, Shingo Nakai, Masafumi Ohsako

“…Furthermore, Col1a1 expression was significantly higher in the EM group than in the CO group, although no significant differences were found in the number of TRAP-positive osteoclasts or Ctsk expression. …”
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Aberrant brain network connectivity related to cognitive and emotional regulation in women with abdominal obesity by Qifu Li, Gaoyangzi Huang, Siwen Zhao, Shumin Zhang, Ziwen Chen, Xin Tang, Xianmei Pei, Ruqin Yang, Zili Liu, Rui Hu, Diwei Tang, Chonghui Xing, Fanrong Liang, Taipin Guo, Yi Lu

“…FC analysis revealed significant alterations within the default mode network (DMN), ventral attention network (VAN), and visual network (VN) (p < 0.05, FDR corrected). In the DMN, increased FC was observed in the left posterior cingulate gyrus and left angular gyrus, while decreased FC was found in the left precuneus and right posterior cingulate gyrus. …”
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Development of Dihydroquercetin-based Oral tablets and Evalution of the General Toxic Effect by S. A. Abdulrazzak, A. N. Vorobyev, N. I. Sinitsyna, I. V. Sharutin, O. V. Menshova, E. V. Elizarova, Yu. V. Ivanov, A. S. Karamyan, R. A. Abramovich, O. G. Potanina, K. M. Sakanyan

“…The technological characteristics of the substance of dihydroquercetin for the implementation of the technological process of making tablets based on it have been determined. It has been found that the substance dihydroquercetin has very poor flowability. …”
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Corneal Biomechanics as a Causal Factor in Myopia and Astigmatism: Evidence from Mendelian Randomization by Pinghui Wei, PhD, Guoge Han, PhD, Qi Su, MBBS, Lanbo Jia, MBBS, Chao Xue, PhD, Yan Wang, PhD

“…The meta-analysis, which combined data from both sources, supported a causal relationship between CH and CRF and the development of myopia, although no significant causal link was found for hyperopia. Reverse MR analysis demonstrated a causal effect of spherical power on CH (OR = 1.0664, P = 4.32 × 10−5). …”
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Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection from Patient Sera in Cell Culture Using Semi-Automated Image Analysis by Noemi Schäfer, Paul Rothhaar, Christian Heuss, Christoph Neumann-Haefelin, Robert Thimme, Julia Dietz, Christoph Sarrazin, Paul Schnitzler, Uta Merle, Sofía Pérez-del-Pulgar, Vibor Laketa, Volker Lohmann

“…Thereby, infection events were found for 15 of 34 high titer HCV genotype (gt) 1b sera, revealing a significant correlation between serum titer and successful infection. …”
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Analysis of the changes in corneal optical density following small incision lenticule extraction for myopia and related influencing factors by Yifan Du, Yu Di, Shan Yang, Ying Li

“…Representative positive outcomes were chosen to investigate the influence in various ways. Results: This study found significant reductions in most anterior, central, and posterior CODs following SMILE (P<0.05), but the anterior 2–6 mm COD exhibited a significant increase (P<0.001). …”
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Microlensing Events in Five Years of Photometry from the Zwicky Transient Facility by Ruocheng Zhai, Antonio C. Rodriguez, Shude Mao, Casey Y. Lam, Eric C. Bellm, Josiah Purdum, Frank J. Masci, Avery Wold

“…We also calculate optical depths and event rates, although some caution is needed due to the use of visual inspection when creating our final sample. …”
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