Tear matrix metalloproteinases-9 and ocular surface parameters in diabetics: a cross-sectional study in Shenyang, China by Ling Yang, Wei He, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Emmanuel Eric Pazo, Zhengpeng Qu

“…MMP-9 levels in tears have been listed as one of many tools for confirming dry eye disease (DED).Objective This investigation aimed to compare MMP-9 levels and ocular surface parameters in diabetic patients with and without DED.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting He Eye Specialist Hospital, Shenyang, China.Participants This study recruited 144 right eyes of 144 diabetic patients between November and December of 2023, and 110 patients with similar propensity scores were included in the analyses.Main outcome measures Non-invasive breakup time (NITBUT), tear film lipid layer (TFLL), conjunctival hyperaemia (redness score (RS)), corneoconjunctival staining (CS), corneal sensitivity and Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire were evaluated. …”
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Optimum Design of Corona Ring of Composite Insulators Considering the Effect of Mutual Phases by Monte Carlo and Coordinate Search Intelligente Algorithms by Mostafa Khajavi, Sajad Bagheri, Asaad Shemshadi

“…Today, composite insulators are used in high-voltage power transmission lines, especially in polluted and humid areas. One of the parameters affecting the aging of composite insulators is the control of the Electric Field Intensity (EFI) distribution on the creepage distance of the insulator. …”
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A genome-wide association study of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in a large Korean population highlights its genetic relationship with cholesterol metabolism by Kwangyeon Oh, Minju Yuk, Soyoun Yang, Jiyeong Youn, Qian Dong, Zhaoming Wang, Nan Song

“…This study was performed on data from 71,019 Koreans and is one of the largest East Asian studies. Overall, 69 independent single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified, including 13 novel variants. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence of Pulp Stones in a Sample of Turkish Central Anatolian Population by Hakan Çolak, Ahmet Arif Çelebi, M. Mustafa Hamidi, Yusuf Bayraktar, Tuğba Çolak, Recep Uzgur

“…Of the patients, 462 (56.8%) were female and 352 (43.2%) were male. Sixty (12%) had one or more teeth that contained pulp stones. Pulp stones were identified in 518 (63.6%) of the subjects and in 2391 (27.8%) of the teeth examined. …”
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Phenotype characterization of interspecific hybrid abalone Haliotis asinina and Haliotis squamata seed by Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Aldilla Kusumawardhani, Muhammad Zairin Junior

“…ABSTRACT   Abalone is one of sea-water aquaculture commodity that having relatively low in growth and survival. …”
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高浓度褪黑素对麝鼠香腺中<italic>FGF20</italic>基因表达的影响 by 刘德旺, 白素英

“…麝鼠（<italic>Ondatra zibethicus</italic>）是一种具有较高经济价值的香料动物和毛皮动物。…”
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Infant and young child feeding practices associated with nutritional status among children attending child welfare clinic in Kericho County, Kenya by Cheruiyot DK, Kamau D, Kahanya WK

“…In the study, 95.9% of the children met the recommended minimum meal frequency (MMF), but only 39.2% had the minimum acceptable diet (MAD). …”
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Characterization and Expression of Senescence Marker in Prolonged Passages of Rat Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Noridzzaida Ridzuan, Akram Al Abbar, Wai Kien Yip, Maryam Maqbool, Rajesh Ramasamy

“…However, a decline in cell growth was observed at passage 4 onwards and it was further deciphered through apoptosis, cell cycle, and senescence assays. …”
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Analysis of the status of creative tourism components in the metropolises of Tabriz as the capital of tourism in Islamic countries by Masoud Safair Pour, Yahia Jafari

“…Creating a creative city and creative tourism are considered as one of the most successful urban management practices to attract material and immaterial capital. …”
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On the spectrum of a stationary problem with nonlocal integral type boundary condition by Sigita Pečiulytė, Olga Štikonienė, Artūras Štikonas

“…We find conditions when there is one zero or one negative eigenvalue. We investigate similar discrete problem too. …”
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Pautas para cuidadores by Suzanna Smith, Jennifer E. Gove

“…It provides guidelines for managing stress, maintaining health, and getting the help that is needed to better enjoy all parts of one’s life. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2009. …”
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La polarisation comme stratégie politique : lorsque pragmatisme et idéologie vont de pair by Léa Chevrollier

“…Against the strategy of moderation touted by the centrist wing of the Democratic Party, the left intends to reassert a clear Democratic identity, one that would be firmly rooted in a populist, class-war rhetoric.…”
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AR JACQUES DERRIDA - TRANSCENDENTALINIS FILOSOFAS? TRYS INTERPRETACIJOS by Jūratė Baranova

“…Rorty oposes both interpretations and suggests the new one - to interprete Derrida texts from the perspective of Wittgensteinian nominalism. …”
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Economic Analysis of Water Treatments for Phosphorus Removal in Florida by Daisuke Sano, Alan Hodges, Robert Degner

“…This document is FE576, one of a series of the Food and Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS. …”
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Sprawl Angle in Simplified Models of Vertical Climbing: Implications for Robots and Roaches by Goran A. Lynch, Lawrence Rome, Daniel E. Koditschek

“…They offer a cautionary instance against mere copying of biology by engineers or rote study of physical models by biologists through this reminder of how even simple questions addressed by simple models can yield nuanced answers that only begin to hint at the complexity of biological designs and behaviors.…”
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Differential transport pathways of saturated and unsaturated fatty acid esters in male mouse hepatocytes by Fengwu Chen, Aizhen Yang, Yue Lu, Yuxin Zhang, Jingyu Zhang, Jianan Bu, Runlin Guo, Yue Han, Depei Wu, Yi Wu

“…Among 13 members of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) family, only PDIA1 (PDI) deficiency leads to hepatosteatosis and hypolipidemia. …”
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Interculturalidad e infancia rural: trabajo y cuidado en La Araucanía, Chile by Fernanda Herrera-González, Gloria Mora-Guerrero

“…Los resultados alientan a pensar en la proyección de una ontología de la niñez rural.…”
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Differences in the movement phase condition and sensory inputs on temporal synchronization and continuation during bilateral foot-tapping tasks by Atsuki Numata, Yasuo Terao, Kenichi Sugawara, Yoshikazu Ugawa, Toshiaki Furubayashi

“…In addition, considering the timing of taps on both sides, the CV was significantly lower for antiphase only in the SC-tap task. The findings indicated that the antiphase condition exhibited superior temporal stability in repetitive lower limb movements. …”
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ChatGPT Versus Modest Large Language Models: An Extensive Study on Benefits and Drawbacks for Conversational Search by Guido Rocchietti, Cosimo Rulli, Franco Maria Nardini, Cristina Ioana Muntean, Raffaele Perego, Ophir Frieder

“…As a first contribution, we study various prompting approaches &#x2014; including zero, one, and few-shot methods &#x2014; with ChatGPT (e.g., <monospace>gpt-3.5-turbo</monospace>). …”
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A Trial-and-Error Method with Autonomous Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Traffic Counts for Cordon-Based Congestion Pricing by Zhiyuan Liu, Yong Zhang, Shuaian Wang, Zhibin Li

“…Two practical properties of the cordon-based pricing are further considered in this article: the toll charge on each entry of one pricing cordon is identical; the total inbound flow to one cordon should be restricted in order to maintain the traffic conditions within the cordon area. …”
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