Influence of herbicide Granstar Pro 75, w.g., in vitro conditions on the seed growth of Amarantus retroflexus L. by I. Storchous

“…., regarding its effect on the germination of Amaranthus retroflexus L. seeds, to ensure targeted and rational use in wheat crops, with maximum preservation of the crop and minimal environmental impact. Methods. Laboratory, visual, computational and comparative, mathematical and statistical. …”
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Trends and determinants of female genital mutilation prevalence among women of reproductive age in Tanzania and Kenya: a demographic and health survey analysis (2008–2022) by Dotto Daniel Kisendi, D. Lyakurwa, Heavenlight A. Paulo, Elizabeth Malingumu, Virna Vong, E. Matthews, Ebrima Huma, Mgole Eliud Mkama, kang Wu, Yili Zhang, Bei Li

“…Therefore, the study seeks to examine the socio-economic/demographic determinants of FGM in Kenya and Tanzania to inform more targeted interventions. Methods A retrospective analysis of Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from 6,517 women aged 15–49 in Kenya and Tanzania (2008–2022) was conducted. …”
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GAN-enhanced deep learning for improved Alzheimer's disease classification and longitudinal brain change analysis by Purushottam Pandey, Surbhi Bhatia Khan, Surbhi Bhatia Khan, Surbhi Bhatia Khan, Jyoti Pruthi, Eid Albalawi, Ali Algarni, Ahlam Almusharraf

“…These brain simulation models help visualize and predict how AD may evolve in different regions of the brain, enhancing both diagnosis and treatment planning.…”
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EFFICIENCY OF TREATMENT OF HARD TISSUES DEFECTS OF LATERAL TEETH WITH DIRECT AND INDIRECT RESTORATIONS MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS: COMPARATIVE CLINICAL EVALUATION by N.I. Mykyievych

“…The patients were divided into two groups according to the method of treatment. The I (basic) group included 42 patients, who underwent 76 indirect restorations for reconstructing the defects of teeth crowns. …”
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Investigation of the Potential Association Between Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Score and Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional St... by Chrysa Agapitou, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Effie G. Papageorgiou, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Ignatios Ikonomidis, Vaia Lambadiari, Irini Chatziralli

“…<b>Purpose</b>: To examine the association between diabetic retinopathy (DR) and the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk score using the “ASCVD Risk Estimator Plus” tool in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and to assess risk factors potentially associated with DR. <b>Methods</b>: Participants in the study included 181 patients with type 2 DM who underwent a thorough ophthalmic examination, including a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measurement, a dilated fundoscopy, fundus photography, an optical coherence tomography (OCT), and an OCT-angiography (OCT-A). …”
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The Spectrum of Ocular Diseases in the Onchocerciasis-Endemic Focus of Raga in South Sudan by Sube KL, Lako JDW, Tongun JB, Gerber T, Mamur JP, Hamid Moto SJ, Jada SRL, Siewe Fodjo JN, Hopkins AD, Mackenzie CD, Colebunders R

“…The objective of this study was to determine the causes of eye disease and blindness in Raga County as well as to assess the relationship of eye diseases with other prevalent conditions like onchocerciasis and epilepsy.Methods: We reviewed unpublished pre-community directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) data about eye disease and onchocerciasis in Western Bahr El Ghazal including Raga. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Carbamazepine Therapy With and Without Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Therapy in Trigeminal Neuralgia Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial P... by Rutumbara Gajanan Dhone, Vidya Krunshnarao Lohe

“…The outcome of Group 2 will be more efficacious in reduction of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score as compare to Group 1. …”
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Kinematic and kinetic features of an unaffected limb during walking in children with spastic hemiplegia by Ulvi F. Mamedov, Tamara I. Dolganova, Lidiia V. Smolkova, Anatoly O. Trofimov, Orkhan I. Gatamov, Dmitry A. Popkov

“…The video material was analyzed using QTM and Visual3D programs, and statistical data processing was performed using Microsoft EXСEL-2013 and AtteStat 12.0.5. …”

Short-term outcomes of faricimab and aflibercept 8 mg in diabetic macular edema by Carlo Maccauro, Yanny Jimenez Perez, Piergiorgio Neri, Ibraheem El Ghrably, Haytham I Salti, Francesco Pichi

“…Primary outcomes included changes in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) measured in logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR), central retinal thickness (CRT) assessed via optical coherence tomography (OCT), and the number of injections required. …”
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Chronic disease comorbidities among middle-aged and elderly Chinese population with different depression levels: a network analysis on 2018 CHARLS data by Qiaofeng LI, Yilong YAN, Yuehan HE, Yongtai LI, Guowu DING

“…A complex network model was used to analyze the patterns of chronic disease comorbidities in middle-aged and elderly population with different depression levels, and Gephi 0.10.1 software was used to visualize the chronic disease comorbidity network. …”
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Cancer Risk Reduction by Dietary Guideline Adherence: A Prioritization Approach with a Web App by Ruidong Zhang, Pricivel Carrera, Odile Elias, Tobias Norajitra, Angela Goncalves, Klaus Maier-Hein

“…We further show that our method can easily be adapted to any dietary guideline. …”
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Dry Eye Epidemiology in Patients before Refractive Operations by S. N. Sakhnov, S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, Y. A. Kalantaevskaya, R. A. Ismaylova, E. M. Ehieva, M. V. Grishenko, I. V. Gorbunova, O. F. Ozhug, O. A. Klokova

“…To evaluate the prevalence, clinical severity, clinical and pathogenetic variants and etiology of dry eye (DE) in patientsbefore refractive surgery. Methods. OSDI testing, lipid interferential test, TBUT, Shirmer-1, -2 tests, compression Norn test in Korbmodification, calculation of xerosis index by Bijsterveld, tear meniscus index evaluation, LIPCOF test, evaluation of epitheliopaty and microerosion by Tseng and lid viper epitheliopaty were performed in 600 myopia (with or without astigmatism) patients (234 men, 366 women; 30.1 ± 6.26 years old) before refractive surgery. …”
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VALIDATION OF A RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE VEINES-QOL/SYM QUESTIONNAIRE IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES AND LOWER EXTREMITY CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASES by M. A. Satybaldyeva, N. V. Seredavkina, S. I. Glukhova, I. N. Gorskikh, T. M. Reshetnyak, E. L. Nasonov

“…The correlation coefficients of VEINES-QOL and VEINES-Sym with general health assessment on the visual analogue scale were -0.41 and -0.36, with a pain intensity of -0.56 and -0.46, respectively (p&lt;0.05). …”
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Comparative study on the quality of life and clinical efficacy of orthokeratology lens, defocus spectacle lens and single vision spectacles in myopic children and adolescents in Ch... by Sile Yu, Wei He, Yang Li, Tingting Zhao, Li Lin, Xiaonan Liu, Jiayan Chen, Guanghao Qin, Xingru He, Ruyi Li, Yibing Zhou

“…The Pediatric Refractive Error Profile questionnaire was used to compare the visual-related quality of life after 1 year of lens wear among the three groups. …”
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Neuroprotection effect of bovine umbilical mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium on the rat model of Alzheimer&apos;s disease mediated by upregulation of BDNF and NGF and downre... by Hevi Wihadmadyatami, Muhammad Ali Zulfikar, Herawati Herawati, Srikanth Karnati, Golda Rani Saragih, Dinda Aliffia, Dyah A.O.A. Pratama, Nurrahmi Handayani, Ulayatul Kustiati, Dewi Ratih Tirtosari, Yudy Tjahjono

“…Interactions between the main substances of BUMSC-CM and beta-amyloid protein were visualized using in silico molecular docking. Results: Our result demonstrated that BUMSC-CM with the dosage of 0,5 ml/kg BW significantly increased BDNF concentration. …”
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Integrating Brain-Computer Interface Systems into Occupational Therapy for Enhanced Independence of Stroke Patients: An Observational Study by Erika Endzelytė, Daiva Petruševičienė, Raimondas Kubilius, Sigitas Mingaila, Jolita Rapolienė, Inesa Rimdeikienė

“…We hypothesized that integrating BCI into occupational therapy would result in measurable improvements in hand strength, dexterity, independence in daily activities, and cognitive function compared to baseline. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: An observational study was conducted on 56 patients with subacute stroke. …”
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Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of the CyberKnife System for Treating Primary Pancreatic Cancer with Metastases to the Gastrointestinal Tract by Zhang Z, Tian B, Xu H, Huang H, Liang X, Bo C, Bian Y, Wei M, Zhao Z

“…The median OS was 8.17 months (range: 1– 25 months). Mean pain scores (Visual Analog Scale) decreased significantly from 5.38± 1.37 at baseline to 2.01± 0.35 post-treatment (p&lt; 0.001). …”
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Global insights into the genome dynamics of Clostridioides difficile associated with antimicrobial resistance, virulence, and genomic adaptations among clonal lineages by Mohammad Sholeh, Mohammad Sholeh, Masoumeh Beig, Masoumeh Beig, Ebrahim Kouhsari, Mahdi Rohani, Mohammad Katouli, Farzad Badmasti

“…Statistical analyses and visualizations were performed in R.ResultsAmong 366 identified STs, ST1 (1,326 isolates), ST2 (1,141), ST11 (893), and ST42 (763) were predominant. …”
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Effects of single subanesthetic dose of oxycodone on pain and Th1/Th2 balance in patients after radical mastectomy by QU Na，ZHAO Xiaohong，NI Qiang

“…Both groups received remifentanil for maintenance during surgery. Postoperative visual analog scale（VAS）scores，Th1 and Th2 levels were recorded at 1，6，12，24，and 48 hours post-surgery. …”
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Effects of PRP injection combined with intersecting femoral head decompression versus combined with multiple core decompression in the treatment of avascular necrosis of femoral he... by Lei Sun, Ziyao Xu, Zhongyuan Zhang, Jinwei Zhao, Mengshuai Sun, Guangling Gao, Fang Gao, Hongjiang Jiang, Changjun Ju

“…Postoperative functional outcomes were assessed using the Harris Hip Score (HHS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), while radiographic progression was evaluated through standardized X-ray and computed tomography (CT) imaging protocols. …”
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