Depressive symptoms and its influencing factors of older people with cataracts in China: a national cross-sectional survey by Tengfei Niu, Shiwei Cao, Xiaoyu Wang, Xiaobing Xian, Chunyang Luo, Jingxi Ma

“…Logistic regression analysis suggested that poor economic situation (AOR = 3.162, 95%CI: 1.719–5.817), social participation (AOR = 1.530, 95%CI: 1.053–2.222), having hearing disorder (AOR = 1.445, 95%CI: 1.040–2.008), poor self-reported health status (AOR = 2.646, 95%CI: 1.705–4.106), poor life satisfaction (AOR = 3.586, 95%CI: 1.652–7.784) were risk factors for depressive symptoms in cataract patients and consumption of fresh fruits (AOR = 0.587, 95%CI: 0.369–0.933) was a protective factor for depressive symptoms in cataract patients. …”
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Analysis of long noncoding gene expression and its interactions with protein-coding genes in vascular endothelial cells in keloids by Yunxiang Luo, Zi Ye, Yi Li, Chau Wei Wong, Shuqia Xu, Yu Deng, Zhicheng Su, Xueqing Li, Yingxiong Huang, Bing Han

“…The hub relationship between the upregulated lncRNA‒mRNA interaction was lncRNA LINC01546–RASAL3/COL13A1, while the downregulated hub was lncRNA LOC101929787–PRKAA2/KRT71/SSTR1. qPCR verification result showed no obvious statistical differences. …”
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An Anatomical Study on Dominant Vascular Pedicle of Tibialis Anterior Muscle and Its Implication on Tibialis Anterior Muscle Flap by Venkatesh M.S, Shwetha B.M, Manjunath K.N, Ashwini Shivaprasad, Veena Vidyashankar, Anupama K.

“… Background The tibialis anterior muscle flap (TAMF) is a reliable option to provide coverage for the middle third of the leg. …”
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Methodology for Assessing the Global Aggregate Demand for Digital Resources and Its Growth Rate Based on the Intersectoral Balance Model by I. A. Zubritskaya

“…Based on the intersectoral balance model, a methodology has been developed, indicators and formulas have been proposed for calculating the global aggregate demand for digital resources and its growth rate. …”
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Aumann Fuzzy Improper Integral and Its Application to Solve Fuzzy Integro-Differential Equations by Laplace Transform Method by Elhassan Eljaoui, Said Melliani, L. Saadia Chadli

“…The Laplace convolution formula is proved in this case and used to solve fuzzy integro-differential equations with kernel of convolution type. Then, we report and correct an error in the article by Salahshour et al. dealing with the same topic.…”
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Preparation of Sulfur-Free Exfoliated Graphite by a Two-Step Intercalation Process and Its Application for Adsorption of Oils by Jun He, Laizhou Song, Hongxia Yang, Xiaohui Ren, Lifei Xing

“…The first chemical intercalation process was carried out at a temperature of 30°C for 50 min, with the optimum addition of NFG, potassium permanganate, and perchloric acid in a weight ratio of 1 : 0.4 : 10.56. …”
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Investigation of Range Profiles from a Simplified Ship on Rough Sea Surface and Its Multipath Imaging Mechanisms by Siyuan He, Fan Zhang, Weidong Hu, Lei Zhuang, Xingbin Ye, Guoqiang Zhu

“…The range profiles of a two-dimension (2 D) perfect electric conductor (PEC) ship on a wind-driven rough sea surface are derived by performing an inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) on the wide band backscattered field. …”
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The Expression of miR-192 and Its Significance in Diabetic Nephropathy Patients with Different Urine Albumin Creatinine Ratio by Xiaoyu Ma, Canlu Lu, Chuan Lv, Can Wu, Qiuyue Wang

“…The expression of miR-192 was negatively correlated with TGF-β1, FN, and Ln (UACR) and miR-192, TGF-β1, and FN were independent relevant factors affecting Ln (UACR) in T2DM (P<0.01). …”
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Study on the status of liver function abnormalities and its related factors in patients with severe mental disorders in Shanghai community by ZHANG Yixuan, CHEN Chunmei, ZHU Youwei, ZHU Yi, HE Siyuan, LIU Yanli, WANG Na, CAI Jun, XIE Bin, ZHANG Weibo

Subjects: “…alanine aminotransferase (alt)…”
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Gamma Irradiation of Plukenetia volubilis L. Seeds Promotes Several Changes during Its Germination and Vegetative Growth by Mike Anderson Corazon-Guivin, Sofia Rengifo-Del Aguila, Angel David Hernández-Amasifuen, Víctor Manuel Arévalo-Rojas, Ronny Anthony Acosta-Córdova, Agustín Cerna-Mendoza, Thiago de Araújo Mastrangelo, Jorge Damian Valverde-Iparraguirre, Juan Carlos Guerrero-Abad

“…Also, the pattern of plant organ development changed as its gamma irradiation was increased. Finally, our analysis found that median lethal dose (LD50) for P. volubilis L. seeds is 618.78 Gy. …”
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Association of Choline Intake with Blood Pressure and Effects of Its Microbiota-Dependent Metabolite Trimethylamine-N-Oxide on Hypertension by Guo-dong He, Xiao-cong Liu, An-shang Lu, Ying-qing Feng

“…For the animal experimental study, spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were assigned to the water group or water containing 333 mg/L or 1 g/L TMAO group. …”
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Vaccination in Nile tilapia broodstock with whole cell vaccine and disease resistance in its fry against Aeromonas hydrophila by Sukenda Sukenda, Odang Carman, Rahman Rahman, Dendi Hidayatullah, Nurfitriani Siti Yumaidawati

“…Ikan nila stain Nirwana yang digunakan dalam penelitian memiliki bobot rata-rata 185±13,23 g dan ikan dipelihara dalam kolam (2,5×2,5×1 m3). vaksinasi dilakukan melalui penyuntikan intraperitoneal dengan dosis 0,1 mL/ikan, sementara itu ikan kontrol disuntik dengan phosphate buffered saline (PBS). …”
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In Vivo Antimalarial Activity of the Leaf Extract of Osyris quadripartita Salzm. ex Decne and Its Major Compound (–) Catechin by Teyiba Kemal, Kebede Feyisa, Daniel Bisrat, Kaleab Asres

“…Results. (–) Catechin was isolated and characterized from the hydroalcoholic extract of O. quadripartita. At a concentration of 400 mg/kg, both the extract and (–) catechin exhibited antimalarial activity with the highest chemosuppression values of 70.61% and 64.26%, respectively. …”
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The influence of the time of single photon transmission of information on the reliability of its reception in a quantum cryptographic communication channel by A. M. Timofeev

“…Системный анализ и прикладная информатика…”
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Continuous professional development in higher education: A systematic review of its conceptualizations, trends and challenges (2011- 2020) by Medhanit Adane Solomon, Amare Asgedom Gebremedhin, Kassahun Weldemariam Tigistu

“…The challenges hindering academics range from individual academics' attitude to their respective institution to the national policies that govern higher education. Finally, we argue that effective CPD in higher education requires a systematic, comprehensive, and well-established policy-led approach to staff development. …”
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Assessment of ecological resilience and its response mechanism to land spatial structure conflicts in China’s Southeast Coastal Areas by Yuemin Fan, Guoen Wei

“…The study finds that the ER of CSCA has exhibited a convergence trend of 11.55% since the 21st century, whereas the “Production-Living- Ecological” space structure conflict achieved an overall increase of 6.34%. …”
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The Role of Rituals and Ceremonies in the Identity Struggle of a Society that Has Lost Its Language: the Example of Lithuanian Tatars by Mehmet Aça

“…In this study, rituals and ceremonies will be discussed and interpreted through various rituals (religious festivals, rites of passage, Sabantuy, etc.) and ceremo­nies that contribute to the efforts of the Lithuanian Tatars to protect their iden­tity and culture. …”
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Application of the Time Step Optimization Method in Seismic Liquefaction Analysis and Its Evaluation Method for Computational Efficiency Improvement by Qi Li, Bin Li, Shaorui Sun, Nan Yang

“…The results show that the time step optimization method can effectively solve the time step setting problem. In addition, in order to evaluate the computational efficiency improvement of the optimized seismic response, a new method was proposed, and an example with analytical solution was selected to verify it. …”
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Family Support and Its Association with Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Adwa M. AlHaidar, Norah A. AlShehri, Munira A. AlHussaini

“…The mean HbA1c level was 9.6±2.12%. Participants perceived all behaviors as supportive with “support in critical situations” being the highest (77.3%) and the only factor significantly related to HbA1c (p=0.017). …”
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Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA by Soledad-Cecilia Pech-Cohuo, Gonzalo Canche-Escamilla, Alex Valadez-González, Victor Vladimir Amilcar Fernández-Escamilla, Jorge Uribe-Calderon

“…The morphology of CNC occurred as rods, spheres, and the so-called porous network observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electron transmission microscopy (TEM), and the crystallinity of the cellulose fibers was ~73% and increased up to ~94% for CNC followed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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