Candidate Gene Variants Linked to Brown Rot Susceptibility in the European Plum Genome by Raminta Antanynienė, Monika Kurgonaitė, Vidmantas Bendokas, Birutė Frercks

“…Three candidate SNPs were found to be significantly associated with disease response (located on chromosomes G5 and G8) and one linked to susceptibility (on chromosome G5). …”
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Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Macular Oedema Secondary to Vitrectomy for Epiretinal Membrane and Retinal Detachment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Guglielmo Parisi, Matteo Fallico, Teresio Avitabile, Antonio Longo, Elina Ortisi, Andrea Russo, Francesco Petrillo, Andrea Maugeri, Martina Barchitta, Vincenza Bonfiglio, Claudio Furino, Gilda Cennamo, Paolo Caselgrandi, Paola Marolo, Luca Ventre, Michele Reibaldi

“…No difference in CMT improvement was found between the two groups (p=0.94). Conclusion. …”
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Retinotopic biases in contextual feedback signals to V1 for object and scene processing by Matthew A. Bennett, Lucy S. Petro, Clement Abbatecola, Lars F. Muckli

“…Identifying the objects embedded in natural scenes relies on recurrent processing between lower and higher visual areas. How is cortical feedback information related to objects and scenes organised in lower visual areas? …”
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First Report of Microplastics in Wild Long-Tailed Macaque (<i>Macaca fascicularis</i>) Feces at Kosumpee Forest Park, Maha Sarakham, Thailand by Penkhae Thamsenanupap, Natapol Pumipuntu, Tawatchai Tanee, Pensri Kyes, Apichat Karaket, Randall C. Kyes

“…MP presence in the feces was measured using density separation through visual identification under a stereomicroscope. We found a total of 396 MP particles in the feces with an average of 7.9 particles/macaque. …”
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Low-energy lenticular laser surgery for the correction of myopia by E.V. Boiko, D.R. Mirsaitova, A.V. Titov

“…And in subgroups with a high degree of myopia, when using an energy level in the range of 140 nJ, no direct effect of energy on other indicators was found. Conclusion. Accordingto the results of the study, it was found that the correction of myopic refractive error using the SMILE technology with a FSL energy level in the range of 130–140 nJ in its effectiveness on the 1st day after surgery exceeds the previously used energy levels (150 nJ) in terms of the quality of restoration of visual functions and does not have a negative effect on other parameters of the cornea.…”
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Influence of vibratory stimuli on postural muscle tone adjustments and sensation of discomfort in seated posture by Salim ZENASNI, Erick DOUSSET, Mitsuko ARAMAKI, Richard KRONLAND-MARTINET, Sølvi YSTAD, Jocelyn MONNOYER, Tanguy MARQUESTE

“…In addition, we found that vibratory stimulation increased muscle activity, in particular muscles involved in repositioning (p=0.044), without significantly increasing the sensation of perceived discomfort (p=0.094). …”
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The association of serum klotho with pulmonary function among US adults: a cross-sectional study by Zichong Long, Huaqiao Mu

“…Abstract Background Klotho has been found to be an anti-aging gene, of which the protein expression level declines with age. …”
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Monitoring of parasitic diseases in productive animals in the Samara region by Yu. V. Limova, A. A. Glazunova, E. V. Korogodina, K. M. Sadov, P. V. Ilyasov

“…The biggest species diversity of helminths (7 species) were found in Bolsheglushitsky, Kinelsky and Borsky districts of the Samara region. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Small Wind Turbines Under Variable Winds of Cities: Case Study Applied to an Ayanz Wind Turbine with Screw Blades by Gonzalo Abad, Ander Plaza, Gorka Kerejeta

“…Thus, it is found that an adequate design of a simple pseudo-MPPT power conversion system could extract even 5% more energy than more complex MPPT configurations, especially in quickly varying winds of cities.…”
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“Earth, the chatterer father of all speech”: From Shakespeare’s brave new world! to William Carlos Williams’ Nuevo mundo! by Anna Aublet

“…Lawrence wrote about Shakespeare’s Tempest in 1923, “whatever else you are, be masterless” (Lawrence 1923), he somehow found the perfect motto for William Carlos Williams’ own poetic art. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine for neck pain and low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Qi-ling Yuan, Tuan-mao Guo, Liang Liu, Fu Sun, Yin-gang Zhang

“…Almost all of the studies investigated individuals experiencing chronic NP (CNP) or chronic LBP (CLBP). We found moderate evidence that acupuncture was more effective than sham-acupuncture in reducing pain immediately post-treatment for CNP (visual analogue scale (VAS) 10 cm, mean difference (MD) = -0.58 (-0.94, -0.22), 95% confidence interval, p = 0.01), CLBP (standardized mean difference = -0.47 (-0.77, -0.17), p = 0.003), and acute LBP (VAS 10 cm, MD = -0.99 (-1.24, -0.73), p< 0.001). …”
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Age-Related Viability of Patients with Ophthalmopathology Depending on Age Dissociation by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. E. Kopylov, N. M. Agarkov, N. V. Popova, D. R. Shmarova

“…A similar effect was found for the somatic component of age-related viability, which in patients with diabetic retinopathy and cataract with an excess of the biological age of the chronological value was 4,2 ± 0,5 points relative to 2,2 ± 0,4 points (p &lt; 0,01) in patients with diabetic retinopathy and cataract, who had a coincidence of biological and calendar age. …”
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Abstract 118: Ophtalmic‐ethmoidal dural arteriovenous fistula by Isaac E. Tello, Hector A. Montenegro

“…Angiography was performed, and it was found right fronto‐basal arteriovenous fistula Borden III, Cognard IV. …”
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Effect of a Plant-Based Nootropic Supplement on Perceptual Decision-Making and Brain Network Interdependencies: A Randomised, Double-Blinded, and Placebo-Controlled Study by David O’Reilly, Joshua Bolam, Ioannis Delis, Andrea Utley

“…This study aimed to provide neurocomputational insight into the discrepancies between the remarkable self-reports and growing interest in nootropics among healthy adults and the inconclusive performance-enhancing effects found in the literature. Methods: Towards this end, we devised a randomised, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled study where participants performed a visual categorisation task prior to and following 60 days of supplementation with a plant-based nootropic, while electroencephalographic (EEG) signals were concurrently captured. …”
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Light discomfort thresholds under different lighting conditions in healthy subjects and dry eye patients by Filippo Lixi, Giulia Coco, Claudia Corda, Edoardo Villani, Alessandra Curci, Carina Slidsborg, Giuseppe Giannaccare

“…Abstract Light-related visual disturbances are common symptoms among patients with dry eye disease (DED) but difficult to be evaluated in the clinical practice. …”
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Bertolotti's syndrome in low-backache population: Classification and imaging findings by Reddy Ravikanth, Pooja Majumdar

“…Higher incidences of Type IB and Type IIB were found in men, but those results were not statistically significant (P = 0.133 and P = 0.581, respectively) when compared with the female group. …”
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Comparison of OnBaseU Tests with Biomechanical Motion Analysis in Youth Baseball Pitchers by Tessa Hulburt, Taylor Catalano, Kristen F. Nicholson

“…Further, OnBaseU and motion capture seated trunk rotation tests were not correlated (r = 0.003) and not found to be statistically associated (p = 0.83). # Conclusion Results from this study indicate that the OnBaseU clinical assessment screen may not have use in assessing pitching mechanics and that visual grading criteria used in the OnBaseU seated trunk rotation test may not be accurate…”
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External Validation and Comparison of Current Scoring Systems in Encrusted Ureteral Stent Management: a Multicenter Study by Mert Hamza Özbilen, Mehmet Çağlar Çakıcı, Erdem Kısa, Taylan Tığlı, Berk Yasin Ekenci, Burak Tüfekçi, Hilmi Sarı, İbrahim Güven Kartal, Ahmet Nihat Karakoyunlu, Gökhan Koç, Asıf Yıldırım, Hakan Erçil

“…In multivariate logistic regression analysis, V-GUES score (p=0.025) and stent indwelling time (p=0.014) in stone-free rate, FECal grade (p<0.001) in multimodal procedure requirement, FECal (p=0.002) and V-GUES (p=0.032) scores in multiple surgery sessions, and stent indwelling time (p=0.019) and KUB score (p<0.001) in prolonged operation time were found to be predictors. When the area under receiver operating characterictic (ROC) curves (AUC) of the nomograms were examined, V-GUES score (AUC=0.685) in stone-free rate, FECal grade (AUC=0.780) in multimodal procedure requirement, FECal grade (AUC=0.845) in multiple surgery sessions, and KUB score (AUC=0.860) in prolonged operation time were found to be superior. …”
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Effects of green exercise and walking in natural environments on physiological and cognitive health by Akan Bayrakdar, Elif Güneş

“…Although reaction time increased by 5.15% in the experimental group, no significant difference was found. Accuracy rate (8.42%), memory capacity (7.52%), cognitive performance (9.60%), oxygen saturation (1.03%), and RHR (4.26%) improved significantly. …”
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Characterization of Primary Cilia Formation in Human ESC-Derived Retinal Organoids by Ke Ning, Ziming Luo, Tia J. Kowal, Matthew Tran, Rishab Majumder, Trent M. Jarin, Albert Y. Wu, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, Yang Sun

“…Primary cilia are conserved organelles found in polarized mammalian cells that regulate neuronal growth, migration, and differentiation. …”
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