Historical Topicality in Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblock’s Milestones by Lukas Klik

“…However, although literary criticism has engaged with his novels, his dramatic oeuvre remains a blind spot in scholarship. In this article, I want to lay out the subtleties of his play Milestones (1912), which he wrote in collaboration with Edward Knoblock. …”
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The Preferred User: How Audio Description could Change Understandings of Australian Television Audiences and Media Technology by Ellis Katie, Kent Mike, Locke Kathryn

“…Evoking theories of the preferred user and how this understanding of television audiences addresses disability, we argue that different interpretations of how audio description can be delivered, determined through a process of interpretive flexibility (and continued industry creativity and innovation) may finally shift the stagnating discussions around audio description provision, and thus ultimately change the accessibility of television for the blind and vision impaired.…”
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Economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial comparing mifepristone and misoprostol with misoprostol alone in the treatment of early pregnancy loss. by Charlotte C Hamel, Marcus P L M Snijders, Sjors F P J Coppus, Frank P H A Vandenbussche, Didi D M Braat, Eddy M M Adang

“…This RCT, the Triple M trial, was a multicentre, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial executed at 17 hospitals in the Netherlands. …”
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Randomised controlled trial of topical kanuka honey for the treatment of rosacea by James Fingleton, Mark Weatherall, Richard Beasley, Irene Braithwaite, Janwillem Kocks, Mark Holliday, Andrew Corin, Colin Helm, Davitt Sheahan, Barney Montgomery, Judith Riley, Anna Hunt, Christopher Tofield

“…Objective To investigate the efficacy of topical 90% medical-grade kanuka honey and 10% glycerine (Honevo) as a treatment for rosacea.Design Randomised controlled trial with blinded assessment of primary outcome variable.Setting Outpatient primary healthcare population from 5 New Zealand sites.Participants 138 adults aged ≥16, with a diagnosis of rosacea, and a baseline blinded Investigator Global Assessment of Rosacea Severity Score (IGA-RSS) of ≥2. 69 participants were randomised to each treatment arm. 1 participant was excluded from the Honevo group, and 7 and 15 participants withdrew from the Honevo and control groups, respectively.Interventions Participants were randomly allocated 1:1 to Honevo or control cream (Cetomacrogol), applied twice daily for 8 weeks.Main outcome measures The primary outcome measure was the proportion of participants who had a ≥2 improvement in the 7-point IGA-RSS at week 8 compared to baseline. …”
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Crossover versus Mutation: A Comparative Analysis of the Evolutionary Strategy of Genetic Algorithms Applied to Combinatorial Optimization Problems by E. Osaba, R. Carballedo, F. Diaz, E. Onieva, I. de la Iglesia, A. Perallos

“…Although throughout history there have been many studies analyzing various concepts of GAs, in the literature there are few studies that analyze objectively the influence of using blind crossover operators for combinatorial optimization problems. …”
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Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension Treated with a Targeted CT-Guided Epidural Blood Patch by Inês Correia, Inês Brás Marques, Rogério Ferreira, Miguel Cordeiro, Lívia Sousa

“…An epidural blood patch is thought to be the most effective treatment, but a blind infusion may be ineffective. We describe the case of a young man who developed an acute severe headache, with pain worsening when assuming an upright posture and relief gained with recumbency. …”
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Therapeutic Application of rTMS in Atypical Parkinsonian Disorders by Chrysi Petsani, Athina-Maria Aloizou, Vasileios Siokas, Lambros Messinis, Eleni Peristeri, Christos Bakirtzis, Grigorios Nasios, Efthimios Dardiotis

“…Τhe majority of the studies have shown beneficial effects on motor and nonmotor symptoms, but research is still at a preliminary phase, with large, double-blind studies lacking in the literature.…”
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Tourism and the demonstration effect: Empirical evidence by J. Carlos Monterrubio, M. Marivel Mendoza-Ontiveros

“…Nevertheless, it also shows that local social groups do not copy tourist behaviour blindly; instead, residents are also critical in demonstration effect processes. …”
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Cellular Origin of Spontaneous Ganglion Cell Spike Activity in Animal Models of Retinitis Pigmentosa by David J. Margolis, Peter B. Detwiler

“…Information about persistent spike activity is important since it is expected to add noise to the communication between the eye and the brain and thus impact the design and effective use of retinal prosthetics for restoring visual function in patients blinded by disease. Patch-clamp recordings from identified types of ON and OFF retinal ganglion cells in the adult (36–210 d old) rd1 mouse show that the ongoing oscillatory spike activity in both cell types is driven by strong rhythmic synaptic input from presynaptic neurons that is blocked by CNQX. …”
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Invagination of the Adductor Loop of the Small Intestine into the Lumen of the Gastric Stump after Pancreatoduodenal Resection by G. V. Balitsky, V. M. Legostaev, T. V. Zema

“…This case of invagination of the blind end of the adductor loop into the gastric stump through gastroenteroanastomosis caused an acute adductor loop syndrome in the patient. …”
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Giant Ectopic Ureter Mimicking Pelvic Organ Prolapse: A Case Report by Adnan Simsir, Fuat Kizilay, Bilbasar Yildiz, Oktay Nazli

“…The proximal end of the ureter ended blindly. After exploration, the stone was removed, the ureter was detached from the urethra, and the lumen was tied off and cut 5 cm proximally. …”
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Inter-Laboratory Validation of Method to Determine Residual Enrofloxacin in Chicken Meat by Joo Hee Chung, Kun Cho, Seongnyeon Kim, So Hyeon Jeon, Jeoung Hwa Shin, Jueun Lee, Yun Gyong Ahn

“…The three laboratories received blind a certified reference material to analyze in triplicate and assess using statistical analysis. …”
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Transient Occlusion of Bilateral Internal Iliac Arteries Facilitates Bloodless Operative Field in Subcapsular Prostatectomy by Takumi Takeuchi, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Koji Mikami, Shunsuke Yui, Yuta Takeshima, Naohiko Okamoto, Sadao Imao

“…While enucleation of prostatic adenoma is being performed, unneglectable bleeding can occur and surgeons need to rush to remove adenomas, often using fingers and in a blinded fashion. The blood supply to the prostatic capsule and adenoma can be reduced to a marked extent in subcapsular prostatectomy if the bilateral internal iliac arteries are transiently occluded. …”
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A Rectal Cancer Surgery Dataset: Use of artificial intelligence to aid automation of error identification by Walaa Ghamrawi, Nathan Curtis, Jialang Xu, Matt Boal, Evangelos Mazomenos, Eddie Edwards, Danail Stoyanov, Nader Francis

“…In this study, we analysed 77 rectal cancer operations’ videos from a multicentre RCT that were recorded unedited and underwent blinded manual analysis using a validated, bespoke performance assessment tool (LapTMEpt) and the Objective Clinical Human Reliability Analysis (OCHRA). …”
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Impaired Fas-Fas Ligand Interactions Result in Greater Recurrent Herpetic Stromal Keratitis in Mice by Xiao-Tang Yin, Tammie L. Keadle, Jessicah Hard, John Herndon, Chloe A. Potter, Chelsea R. Del Rosso, Thomas A. Ferguson, Patrick M. Stuart

“…Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) infection of the cornea leads to a potentially blinding condition termed herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK). …”
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Quality of the systematic reviews in cochrane multiple sclerosis related articles by Masoud Zeynalzadeh, Nasim Mahdavi, Morteza Atayi, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Sakineh Hajebrahimi

“…Results: We found that the most encountered risk of bias was the low-risk domain, associated with Selective Reporting (data reporting), and followed by an unclear outcome for Allocation Concealment (selection bias). In contrast, Blinding of Participants and Personnel (performance bias) showed the highest risk of bias. …”
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Application of Saline Infusion Sonocolpography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Perforated Transverse Vaginal Septum by Ayumi Ono, Iori Kisu, Tomoko Iijma, Hiroshi Senba, Kiyoko Matsuda, Motoko Katayama, Ayaka Iura, Yumiko Miura, Nobumaru Hirao

“…Speculum examination revealed a blind vaginal canal with two pinpoint perforating holes. …”
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Perceptual Mapping-Based Image Tamper Detection and Recovery Algorithm by Taha Basheer Taha, Ruzelita Ngadiran, Dujan B. Taha

“…Results show a high ability to blindly recover images after different attacks such as removing and blocking attacks. …”
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Digital ecclesiology and Africa’s digital natives: prospects and challenges by K.M. Ndereba

“…It argues that digital ecclesiology should not be perceived as a hindrance to the church or be blindly accepted. It should rather be critically engaged to delineate its prospects and challenges for the church’s ministry. …”
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Robert’s uterus treated with ultrasound-guided laparoscopy and hysteroscopy: a case report by Jiying Li, Hongping Yue, Hongwen Hu, Yin Li, Huanhuan Sheng, Chengxing Wu

“…However, intraoperative ultrasound-guided laparoscopy and hysteroscopy confirmed the presence of an asymmetric mediastinal uterus with a blind cavity, consistent with Robert’s uterus, along with endometriosis. …”
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