New Opportunities in Non-Preservative Glaucoma Therapy by A. A. Antonov, I. V. Kozlova, A. A. Vitkov

“…The degree of conjunctival hyperemia on the MacMonnies photographic scale decreased in both groups.Conclusion. …”
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Quality and Optimal Shelf Life of Late Season Green Cabbage by Maria I. Ivanova, Elena V. Yanchenko, Aleksey V. Yanchenko, Ivan I. Virchenko

“…The yield of commercial products depended on the solid matter content (r = 0.81) and, to a lesser degree, on the average content of ascorbic acid (r = 0.52), monosaccharides (r = 0.55), and nitrates (r = 0.55). …”
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Development and Validation of Azari Version of Speech Recognitifon Threshold Test in Adult Azari Population and Compiling Psychometrically Equivalent Lists by Asma Hammami Dizaj, Nariman Rahbar, Behrooz Mahmoodi-Bakhtiari, Seyyed Jalal Sameni, Nayiere Mansouri

“…The aim of this study is to construct psychometrically equivalent lists containing Azari two-syllable words to evaluate speech reception threshold in Azari-speaking adults. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional comparative study of test construction. …”
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Corneal viscoelastic properties in patients with subclinical keratoconus by I.V. Dutchin, E.L. Sorokin, Yu.V. Kutuzova, Ia.E. Pashentsev

“…To evaluate corneal viscoelastic properties in subclinical keratoconus (SKC), analysis of its association with corneal thickness, and degree of risk of iatrogenic corneal ectasia. Material and methods. …”
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The Effect of Leucocytosis, Gender Difference, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly Population by Arda Demirkan, Ayça Koca Tanrıverdi, Arda Çetinkaya, Onur Polat, Müge Günalp

“…In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical presentation of acute cholecystitis, with special focus on comparision between elderly and young patients. Materials and Methods. This study included 318 patients who were admitted to the emergency department with right upper quadrant pain during a period of determined 8 months. …”
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Мodern opportunities of organizing complex obstetric and gynecological care using hospitalreplacing technologies by N. N. Lebedev, A. N. Shikhmetov, A. M. Zadikyan, A. A. Pazychev, E. A. Panova, E N. Kalmakova, E. N. Kalmakova, M. V. Petrova, L. A. Osin, V. A. Nazarov

“…Effective use of modern clinical, laboratory and instrumental methods of examination allows at the stage of primary treatment in the shortest possible time to establish a clinical diagnosis and determine the plan of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic measures. …”
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Exploring autistic traits in parents of autistic children: a pilot study on the broader autism phenotype by Antonio Narzisi, Elena Maria Busuoli, Maddalena Fabbri-Destro, Martina Pinzino, Sara Calderoni, Sara Calderoni, Raffaella Tancredi, Michael Vincent Lombardo, Gabriele Masi

“…While BAP traits are known to be prevalent among first-degree relatives of autistic individuals, the relationship between parental traits and children’s characteristics remains under-explored.ObjectivesThis pilot study examines the presence and extent of BAP traits in an Italian sample of both biological mothers and fathers of autistic children, exploring also the correlations between parental BAP traits and children's autistic traits.MethodsSeventy-six autistic children (ages 4-11) and their biological parents were recruited for the study. …”
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Post-stroke cognitive impairment (results of a 5-year follow-up) by S. V. Verbitskaya, V. A. Parfenov, V. A. Reshetnikov, V. V. Kozlov, A. R. Kabaeva

“…Prior stroke plays an important role in the development of cognitive impairment (CI), the prevention of which requires detailed study.Patients and methods. A total of 350 patients (mean age, 65±17.7 years; 49% men) who had experienced a stroke with a small degree of neurological deficit were followed up. …”
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Investigating Nurses\' Intention to Stay in Intensive Care Units and Associated Factors at Medical Training Centers of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, in 2023 by Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji, Razieh Moalemian Gorji, Mahbobeh Yaghoubian, Abolfazl Hossein Nataj, Fereshteh Araghian Mojarad

“…Results: A total of 365 nurses with an average age of 34.97± 7.21 years participated in this study. …”
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Description and evaluation of an ultra-processed food consumption score for children by Anna Müller, Caroline dos Santos Costa, Romina Buffarini, Juliana dos Santos Vaz, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Pedro Curi Hallal, Janaina Vieira dos Santos Motta

“…ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To present a screener for consumption of ultra-processed foods for children in early childhood, evaluating the ability of the score generated by this screener to reflect the participation of ultra-processed foods in children’s diets. METHODS This study was conducted with a convenience subsample of the 2015 Pelotas Birth Cohort (n = 365). …”
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Ensuring Africa’s Food Security by 2050: The Role of Population Growth, Climate-Resilient Strategies, and Putative Pathways to Resilience by Belay Simane, Thandi Kapwata, Natasha Naidoo, Guéladio Cissé, Caradee Y. Wright, Kiros Berhane

“…We call for a transformation in food systems through policy reform, technological and structural changes, solutions to land degradation, and proven methods of increasing crop yields that take the needs of communities into account.…”
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Relationship between outpatient antibiotic use and the prevalence of bacterial infections in Montenegro by Šahman-Zaimović Majda, Vukmirović Saša, Tomić Nataša, Stilinović Nebojša, Horvat Olga, Tomić Ljiljana

“…Methods. Data on the use of antibacterial drugs was obtained from the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices of Montenegro for the year 2012. …”
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Color shade matching by mobile applications in dental practice: An experimental comparative in-vitro double-blind study by Israa Nafea, Ahmed Alharbi, Abrar Abduh, Abdulaziz Alharbi, Rania M. Moussa

“…Recently, mobile Apps that can analyze color of an image are available. Material and methods: This study is an experimental comparative in-vitro double-blind study. …”
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Exploring personal, community, and societal conditions associated with South Korean new graduate nurses’ organizational socialization: a cross-sectional survey study by Jihye Song, Jeongsuk Lee, Youmin Cho, Ahyoung Jeon, Moonhee Gang

“…This study aimed to examine personal, community, and societal conditions on the organizational socialization of new graduate nurses. Methods New graduate nurses with two years or less experience at South Korean national university-affiliated hospitals participated in the survey. …”
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Differential late-stage face processing in autism: a magnetoencephalographic study of fusiform gyrus activation by Darko Sarovic, Justin Schneiderman, Sebastian Lundström, Bushra Riaz, Elena Orekhova, Sheraz Khan, Christopher Gillberg

“…Later activation captures a greater degree of the complexity and social information from actual faces. …”
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Healthcare inequities and healthcare providers: we are part of the problem by Crystal N. Campbell

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Factors Influencing Treatment Preference in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: A Study Using Conjoint Analysis by Takao Hirano, Koji Tanabe, Toshinori Murata

“…Therefore, this study used conjoint analysis to examine the factors that patients with DME prioritize when choosing a course of treatment and investigated differences in quality of life and levels of disease self-management in patients with or without experience of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted through an online survey in Japan between May 31, 2022, and June 30, 2022. …”
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Social Media and Men’s Health: Separating Science from Speculation in Andrology by Michael George, Vaibhav Modgil, Ian Pearce, Theodora Stasinou

“…Amongst these posts, there is a high degree of misinformation. Clinicians should be confident in navigating the possible challenges associated with social media. …”
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Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals by Mohamed Terra, Amro Badr, Mohamed Baklola, Ibrahim Hegazy, Muhammed Elmanzlawey, Islam Elrakhawy, Ahmed Muhammed

“…This study explores the predictors of adherence and their effects on QoL among OAT users in Egypt. Methods This multi-center cross-sectional descriptive study with an analytical component was conducted at Mansoura University Hospital and Ain Shams University Hospital. …”
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Influence of basic complex two-year therapy on indicators of late remodeling of the left ventricle and prophylaxis of the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients after unst... by O. V. Denesiuk, V. I. Denesiuk

“…The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of basic complex biennial treatment on the parameters of late remodeling of the left ventricle (LV) and cardiovascular events in patients after unstable angina (UA) in combination with arterial hypertension (AH). Materials and methods. A total of 144 patients with unstable angina in combination with arterial hypertension, at the age of 41–67 years, who were treated in the infarct department of City Clinical Hospital № 1 in Vinnytsya, who had a history of myocardial infarction in 59.7 % of cases, were examined. …”
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