Pilot Study Evaluating the Early Clinical Outcomes Obtained with a Novel, Customized, Multifocal Corneo-Scleral Contact Lens for Presbyopia Correction by Laura Barberán-Bernardos, Daniel Soriano Salcedo, Sergio Díaz-Gómez, David P. Piñero

“…Background: The objective was to preliminarily evaluate the short-term clinical outcomes obtained in presbyopic patients with a novel, multifocal, customized corneo-scleral contact lens (CSCL). …”
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Levels of amino acids and homoarginine in the venous basins of the brain and the heart muscle in patients with ischemic heart disease by N. S. Molchan, T. Yu. Reypol'skaya, T. F. Subbotina, A. A. Zhloba, Yu. S. Polushin

“…The study used plasma samples of 58 patients (46 men and 12 women) aged 62 (57 — 66) years with CHD and heart failure of functional class III (NYHA). The level of hArg and the spectrum of 22 other amino acids were determined by the reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of intra-articular hyaluronic acid in patients with knee osteoarthritis by S. G. Anikin, N. G. Kashevarova, T. A. Korotkova, E. P. Sharapova, L. I. Alekseeva

“…Objective: to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and safety of intra-articular hyaluronic acid (hyalurom) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).Patients and methods. …”
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Opportunities for improvement of distal autologous reconstructions in patients with chronic critical limb ischemia by O. I. Gudz

“…The use of a vasodilators solution in the process of GSV preparation for DAR managed to avoid the destructive effect of hydraulic vasodilation on the venous endothelium functional state. A formula was proposed to predict an increase in lumen of vein graft during pharmacological vasodilation performing. …”
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Pseudogene GTF3AP2 is involved in the regulation of erythroid differentiation by XIA Lan, RONG Yu, XIA Hongkai, MA Yanni, YU Jia

“…Objective To investigate the effect of pseudogene GTF3AP2 in erythroid differentiation. …”
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Influence of chitosan/gelatin/zinc oxide nanoparticles on mechanical and biological properties of three-dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering by Parasto Hadaddi, Azadeh Asefnejad

“…Objective(s): Herein, we investigated the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the mechanical and biological properties of a three-dimensional (3D) scaffold. …”
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Ameliorative Effect of Alginate Oligosaccharides on NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester-Induced Hypertension in Mice by CHEN Junbo, LI Yanxiao, YAN Qiaojuan, JIANG Jun, YANG Shaoqing, JIANG Zhengqiang

“…Objective: To study the ameliorative effect and mechanism of alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) on NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME)-induced hypertension in mice. …”
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Quantification of Metamorphopsia Using a Smartphone-Based Hyperacuity Test in Patients With Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes: Prospective Observational Study by Daria Amon, Christoph Leisser, Andreas Schlatter, Manuel Ruiss, Caroline Pilwachs, Natascha Bayer, Josef Huemer, Oliver Findl

“…Current surgical decision-making relies heavily on visual acuity and optical coherence tomography findings, which do not adequately reflect the patient’s functional vision or the severity of metamorphopsia. …”
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In vivo mapping of sodium homeostasis disturbances in individual ALS patients: A brain 23Na MRI study. by Aude-Marie Grapperon, Mohamed Mounir El Mendili, Adil Maarouf, Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Maxime Guye, Annie Verschueren, Shahram Attarian, Wafaa Zaaraoui

“…Clinical data included the revised ALS functional rating scale (ALSFRS-R), ALSFRS-R slope, ALSFRS-R at 6-month and survival time.…”
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CORRELATION BETWEEN CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AND WORK CAPACITY AND PRODUCTIVITY by M. V. Podryadnova, R. M. Balabanova, M. M. Urumova, Sh. F. Erdes

“…Objective: to study how clinical characteristics of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) affect working efficiency.Subjects and methods. …”
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Peculiarities of the morphology of the fish stomach by T. Kot, O. Pysanko

“…Histochemical characteristics of the stomach of fish can serve as a theoretical basis for the development of a normal stomach test system for detecting functional changes under the influence of environmental factors.…”
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Estimating fish stock biomass using a Bayesian state-space model: accounting for catchability change due to technological progress by Makoto Nishimoto, Yoshinori Aoki, Naoto Matsubara, Paul Hamer, Yuichi Tsuda

“…This model allows for the flexible integration of the timing and functional form of the uptake of technological innovations that are assumed to influence catchability. …”
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The Clinical Challenge of Identifying Postural Changes Associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders in a Population of Adolescents: The Evaluation of a Diagnostic Approach by Roberto Centemeri, Michele Augusto Riva, Michael Belingheri, Maria Emilia Paladino, Marco Italo D’Orso, Jari Intra

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Our work highlighted that the three instrumental devices used allowed us to detect somatic and postural functional changes that cause musculoskeletal pathologies in adolescents.…”
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Multimorbidity and associated outcomes among older adult inpatients with neurological disorders by Aroldo BACELLAR, Telma ASSIS, Bruno Bacellar PEDREIRA, Luan CÔRTES, Silas SANTANA, Osvaldo José Moreira do NASCIMENTO

“…ABSTRACT Background: Multimorbidity is common among adults and associated with socioeconomic deprivation, polypharmacy, poor quality of life, functional impairment, and mortality. Objectives: To identify the frequency of multimorbidity among older adults inpatients with neurological disorders (NDs), stratify clusters of chronic comorbidities associated with NDs in degrees, and verify whether multimorbidity was associated with demographic data, readmission, long length of hospital stay (LOS), and hospital mortality in this population. …”
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Screening of leaf rust resistance genes (Lr) in the breeding lines of winter bread wheat by О. S. Zhogaleva, N. N. Vozhzhova, O. V. Shumskaya, A. Yu. Dubina, М. М. Ivanisov

“…There was also found that the Lr17a gene was not detected in the studied lines.…”
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Instrumental diagnosis of coxitis in ankylosing spondylitis in real clinical practice by E. M. Agafonova, T. V. Dubinina, A. B. Demina, A. V. Smirnov, Sh. F. Erdes

“…This communication is devoted to the results initially identified by various imaging techniques for detecting HJ changes.Objective: to study the characteristics of HJ injury in AS, which have been detected by different imaging techniques.Subjects and methods. …”
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Neuropsychological performance in patients with subcortical stroke Perfil neuropsicológico em pacientes com lesões vasculares subcorticais by Silviane Pinheiro Campos de Andrade, Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Orlando Francisco Amodeo Bueno, José Ibiapina Siqueira Neto

“…Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) is characterized by cognitive compromise predominantly of executive dysfunction. OBJECTIVES: To assess cognitive functions in VCI, focusing on executive functions, to observe functional losses in relation to activities of daily living (ADLs) and to detect early symptoms prior to the onset of dementia. …”
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Hypopharyngeal reconstruction using prelaminated autologous bio-engineered pectoralis major flaps by I. V. Rebrikova, E. A. Vorotelyak, O. S. Rogovaya, A. P. Polyakov, A. V. Mordovskiy, M. V. Ratushny, A. D Kaprin, A. V. Vasiliev

“…Reconstruction using prelaminated bioengineered flaps allows recreating the anatomical integrity and function of the hypopharynx.…”
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Mechanism of Electroacupuncture at Baihui and Shenting Alleviating Cerebral Ischemia-reperfusion Injury via Regulating BNIP3L-Mediated Mitophagy by ZHONG Xiaoyong, LI Cheng, WANG Fang, CHEN Bin, LIANG Hui, RUAN Su

“…After grouping, each group was treated with different methods such as electroacupuncture for 7 days, and the Zea Longa method was used to evaluate the neurological function again on the 1, 3, 5, and 7 days. After 7 days of intervention, the left cerebral cortex tissue of each group was obtained, hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was used to observe the pathological changes of the brain tissue, the expression level of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ protein was detected by Western blot, and the tissue immunofluorescence technology was applied to detect the expression and colocalization of mitophagy-related protein BNIP3L and SQSTM1 labeled. …”
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Placement Strategies for Water Quality Sensors Using Complex Network Theory for Continuous and Intermittent Water Distribution Systems by Amrita Namtirtha, K. R. Sheetal Kumar, Sejal Jain, Yogesh Simmhan, M. S. Mohan Kumar

“…The comparison is based on the four objective functions, Z1–Z4, which are commonly used, and also on a weighted cumulative objective function. …”
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