Evaluation of the Features of Geographical and Biogeotourism Heritage of Landscapes in Order to Develop Wetland Ecotourism in the International Wetlands of Hormozgan by Monireah Ashrafi, Abbas Moradi, Mohammad Akbarian, Marziyeh Rezaei

“…It is located between latitudes of 26 degrees 15 minutes to 26 degrees 26 minutes north and lengths of 57 degrees 4 minutes to 57 degrees 7 minutes east. …”
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MRI study of medial meniscus degeneration of osteoarthritic knees with or without posterior root tear by Kosuke Hisashi, Takeshi Muneta, Yuji Kohno, Mana Sasaki, Junya Yamazaki, Haruhisa Hayashi, Hideyuki Koga, Toshiyuki Morito

“…MMPE averaged 4.22 ± 0.87 mm in the PRT group and 2.83 ± 1.12 mm in the non‐PRT group. …”
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Hyperkalaemia among hospital admissions: prevalence, risk factors, treatment and impact on length of stay by Yalin Yu, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Rudolf J. Schnetler, Benjamin J. Crowley, Andrew J. Mallett

“…It also aims to identify associations between hyperkalaemia and hospital length of stay. Methods We undertook a retrospective cohort study on adult patients admitted to Townsville University Hospital between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2022 (n = 99,047). …”
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Automatic segmentation of female urine control anatomical elements and related structures in MRI images based on deep learning by ZHANG Ziqin, WU Yi, ZHANG Xiaoqin

“…Methods‍　‍A dataset comprising 49 female pelvic floor muscle MRI images [30 women with varying degrees of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and 19 healthy individuals], obtained from Faculty of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging in Army Medical University, was used for model training and testing. …”
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Clinical and radiological characteristics of the course of the newly diagnosed tuberculosis spondylitis in adults and the effectiveness of the main course of antimycobacterial ther... by О. М. Raznatovska, V. V. Bezdenezhnyi, V. I. Mozolyuk

“…The average age of patients was 50.3 ± 2.3 years. There were 14 (36.8 %) women and 24 (63.2 %) men. …”
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Impact of Active and Passive Maxillary Plates on Cleft Width Morphology in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate: A Prospective Intervention Study by Sarah Bühling, Helena Mariella Selge, Sara Eslami, Lukas Benedikt Seifert, Babak Sayahpour, Nicolas Plein, Robert Sader, Stefan Kopp

“…Infants treated with active plates had a larger reduction in cleft width than those with passive plates (<i>p</i> = 0.024), averaging 5.846 mm compared to 3.571 mm. Neither the side of the cleft nor the patient’s gender influenced the degree of cleft reduction (<i>p</i> = 0.884 and <i>p</i> = 0.245, respectively). …”
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Frequency-Dependent Scaling Factors to Estimate Multiple Time-Period Global Mass Changes Observed by GRACE/GRACE-FO by Zhenran Peng, Linsong Wang, Qing Liang, Chao Chen

“…In Greenland, the FDSF-scaled results revealed an enhanced amplitude with an averaged relative increase of 38&#x0025; and improved resolution to 0.5 degrees below 1500 m, compared with the GRACE Level-3 mascon solution. …”
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Assessment of grazing livestock balance on the Eastern Mongolian Plateau based on remote sensing monitoring and grassland carrying capacity evaluation by Menghan Li, Juanle Wang, Kai Li, Yaping Liu, Altansukh Ochir, Davaadorj Davaasuren

“…Based on the varying degrees of grassland degradation, different policy recommendations have been proposed. …”
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Dual contrast-enhanced ultrasound for diagnosing pathologic nipple discharge associated with papillary lesions by Yanchun Zhao, Songsong Wu, Zhongtao Bao, Yucheng Lin, Ziwei Xu, Xing Chen, Lingpeng Tang, Guorong Lyu

“…Abstract Background The goal of this research study is to determine the efficacy of dual contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) in evaluating ductal papillary lesions associated with pathological nipple discharge. Methods A prospective multicenter study was conducted between January 2020 and December 2022. …”
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Preservative free travoprost and timolol fixed combination in the initial treatment of primary glaucoma: an assessment of hypotensive efficiency and safety by S. Yu. Petrov, L. V. Yakubova, L. V. Vasilenkova, O. M. Filippova, A. N. Zhuravleva, V. I. Kotelin

“…To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Travapress Duo with respect to hypotensive results, changes in functional parameters, and adverse reactions. Material and methods. 30 patients aged 65–75 (averagely 71.3 ± 3.2 years) with a newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) received Travapress Duo in the evening, once a day. …”
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Contamination of Norway Spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) Needles with Heavy Metals under Conditions of Technogenic Emissions by Galina V. Kalko, Alexander E. Andreev

“…The elemental composition of Norway spruce needles in spruce forests with varying degrees of heavy metal contamination in the North-West of Russia has been considered. …”
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Evaluation of Retinal Changes in Women with Different Phenotypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Fatma Sumer, Beril Gurlek, Elif Yildiz, Feyzahan Uzun, Sabri Colak, Ilknur Merve Ayazoglu

“…<b>Background</b>: The aim of our study was to evaluate the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and macular and choroidal thicknesses in women with different phenotypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and compare these measurements with those of healthy women of reproductive age. <b>Materials and Methods</b>: This prospective case–control study included 120 eyes of 120 women with PCOS, with each of the four distinct phenotypes comprising 30 eyes of 30 women. …”
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Groundwater Level Prediction and Earthquake Precursor Anomaly Analysis Based on TCN-LSTM-Attention Network by Xinfang Chen, Lijia Yang, Xin Liao, Hanqing Zhao, Shiwei Wang

“…Before an earthquake, the groundwater level often shows varying degrees of abnormality. These anomalies typically manifest as a sudden rise or fall in groundwater levels and will last for a period of time. …”
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An Informer-based multi-scale model that fuses memory factors and wavelet denoising for tidal prediction by Peng Lu, Yuchen He, Wenhui Li, Yuze Chen, Ru Kong, Teng Wang

“…Under multi-site conditions, the model achieved varying degrees of improvement over the baseline in three key evaluation metrics, with average increases of 35.2%, 35.6%, and 61.2%, respectively. …”
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Characterizing the larval habitats of the main malaria vector, Anopheles stephensi, in southern Iran by Saideh Yousefi, Omid Dehghan, Madineh Abbasi, Ahmad Ali Hanafi-Bojd

“…This research aims to determine the abundance of larvae and the physicochemical parameters of breeding sites associated with Anopheles stephensi in southern. Methods A field study was conducted using standardized sampling techniques. …”
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Enhancing physical activity levels in 9–11-year-old children of varied genders: strategies leveraging parental exercise consciousness by Chao Song, Sha Ge

“…Second, we observed moderate to above-average level of parental exercise consciousness, and a significantly positive correlation between parental exercise consciousness and children’s PA levels (α = 0.601, p &lt; 0.01); meanwhile, all four dimensions of parental exercise consciousness showed varying degrees of positive correlations with children’s PA intensity, duration, and frequency (p &lt; 0.01). …”
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Sarcopenia in patients with liver cirrhosis according to hepatic functional reserve by Nayeli X. Ortiz-Olvera, Josue G. Junco-Enciso, Ricardo Cordova-Ramirez, Vanesa J. Gutierrez-Bailon, Segundo Moran-Villota

“…Introduction and Objectives: Computed tomography (CT) is one of the most used and validated methods for the non-invasive diagnosis of sarcopenia; its measurement is not affected by the presence of obesity or ascites. …”
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Medical school service regions in Canada: exploring graduate retention rates across the medical education training continuum and into professional practice by Cassandra Barber, Cees van der Vleuten, Saad Chahine

“…Quebec (86.5%) and Ontario (80.4%) had above-average retention rates across the medical education continuum. …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors Content validity and reliability of agility test in wheelchair tennis by Abdul Alim, Tomoliyus Sumardi, Cerika Rismayanthi, Wahyu Dwi Yulianto, Mohd Izwan Shahril

“…Participants in this study were documents and seven experts consisting of five national coaches and two experts with Doctoral degrees in tennis science specifications. The fourth step with Cronbach’s Alpha reliability test and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient was tested on 16 experienced wheelchair athletes, male and female, with the age of 18-40 years and an average training level of 11.20±1.7 years.Results. …”
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Characteristics of First Aid Types for Pelvic Trauma in Women Injured During Local Military Conflicts by V. V. Maslyakov, I. A. Salov, S. A. Sidelnikov, Yu. E. Barachevsky, A. V. Parshin, M. A. Polidanov

“…The average age of patients was 34 [28; 40] years. The total number was 86.   …”
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