A comparative analysis of the 1-year outcomes of modified Athens protocol versus Cretan protocol in the treatment of progressive keratoconus by Jielei Huang, Jiawei Wu, Wang Xiao, Lu Xiong, Bo Zhang, Ivey Thornton, Zheng Wang

“…Intraoperative ablation depth was also recorded. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were applied to adjust for baseline characteristics and to compare the differences in ocular characteristic changes between the two groups after 1 year. …”
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Dietary patterns among Afghan adults and their associations with overweight and obesity: a cross-sectional study in Kandahar, Afghanistan by Mohammad Sediq Sahrai, Laure Dossus, Carine Biessy, Sabina Rinaldi, Pietro Ferrari, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Marc J. Gunter, Inge Huybrechts

“…Weak positive associations were found between the Western dietary pattern and general and central obesity. Associations of fruits and vegetables and traditional dietary patterns with obesity deserve further evaluation in a larger sample and with more detailed dietary intake assessment methods that also consider preparation methods and food processing.…”
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Optimal sites for miniscrew insertion in anterior aesthetic region: a CBCT study for different vertical skeletal patterns by Xiaoyan Feng, Luxi Weng, Xin Li, Yiyang Shen, Jun Lin

“…Within the same axial section, the IRD of the region between the two central incisors was significantly larger than that of the other regions. …”
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Appraisal of Noise Level Dissemination Surrounding Mining and Industrial Areas of Keonjhar, Odisha: a Comprehensive Approach Using Noise Mapping by Satish Krishna LOKHANDE, Satyajeet A. DHAWALE, Samir S. PATHAK, Rakesh GAUTAM, Mohindra C. JAIN, Ghanshyam L. BODHE

“…Recently, as per guidelines of the Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS), India, noise mapping has been made mandatory in the mining expanses. …”
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Trends in the global, regional, and national burden of bladder cancer from 1990 to 2021: an observational study from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Xingyang Su, Yifang Tao, Feng Chen, Xiujuan Han, Li Xue

“…Despite a downward trend in ASRs from 1990 to 2021, the global bladder cancer burden has generally increased with regional and country variations. …”
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Visibility bias for sage‐grouse lek counts by Jeremy A. Baumgardt, Kerry P. Reese, John W. Connelly, Edward O. Garton

“…We conducted simultaneous counts of male sage‐grouse from a truck using standard lek‐counting procedures and ground blinds during 2007–2009 in south‐central Idaho, USA. We built candidate sightability models using logistic regression with proportion counted from the blind that were also counted from the truck as the response variable. …”
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Direct Surface-wave Tomography from Ambient Noise in the Shanxi Rift Zone and Adjacent Areas by Hao ZHANG, Jianshe LEI, Xiaoyan SONG, Yue DENG

“…The results show that the S-wave velocity structure at a depth of 5 km correlates with the distribution of surface fault zones and thickness of the sedimentary layers. Rift zones generally exhibit low-velocity anomalies with high-velocity anomalies on both sides of the uplift areas. …”
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Serum proteomic correlates of mental health symptoms in a representative UK population sample by Anna Dearman, Yanchun Bao, Leonard Schalkwyk, Meena Kumari

“…Associations partially overlap across the two outcomes, and a sensitivity analysis excluding people taking antidepressants or other central nervous system medications suggestively implicates some of the factors in treatment-resistant poor mental health. …”
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Epilepsy, epileptiform discharges and features of brain magnetic resonance imaging in merosin-deficient muscular dystrophy by A. V. Monakhova, E. D. Belousova, Z. K. Gorchkhanova

“…The percentage of pharmacoresistance was comparable to epilepsy in general and amounted to 4 of 12 (33.3%) cases. Twelve of 51 (23.5%) subjects without epileptic seizures had EEG-verified epileptiform activity. …”
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Understanding Patients’ Experiences in Newly Diagnosed Adult B Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Qualitative Interviews to Develop a Patient-Centric Conceptual Model by Michael Chladek, Maria Virginia Meza, Jessie Wang, Maria Sae-Hau, Ana Buenfil, James Turnbull, Faraz Zaman, Nicolas Despiegel

“…All reported fatigue-related symptoms, and most reported gastrointestinal (n = 18, 90%), central/peripheral nervous system (n = 16, 80%), and pain-, respiratory-, blood-, and mouth-related (all n = 14, 70%) symptoms. …”
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THE 2015 INTER-REGIONAL SEMINARS ON RADIATION HYGIENE FOR LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS’ SPECIALISTS OF THE FEDERAL SERVICE FOR SURVEILLANCE ON CONSUMER RIGHTS PROTECTION AND HU... by A. N. Barkovskiy, M. V. Kaduka

“…Practical matters were discussed in relation to establishment of sanitary-epidemiological supervision over population radiation protection.The article highlights the issues discussed at those seminars, major challenges underscored by the participants as the result of the discussions. It provides the general evaluation and conclusions based on the seminars’ outcomes. …”
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Weaving values, knowledge and context to care for human–nature relationships in protected areas by Miguel A. Cebrián‐Piqueras, Carena J. vanRiper, Riley Andrade, Christopher M. Raymond, Devin J. Goodson, Rose Keller, Tobias Plieninger

“…Our results revealed that these are the kinds of values that, in general, newcomers would be more likely to foster. …”
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Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic comorbidities in colorectal cancer survivors: a nationwide cohort study on the role of metabolic syndrome by Xin Liu, Wenbo Zhao, Chang Zheng

“…Although metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a recognized precursor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the general population, its prognostic relevance in CRC survivors has not been well established.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed 32,740 patients with a history of CRC who underwent health check-ups recorded in a national hospital-based database between 2005 and 2021. …”
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Att lära om naturen från naturen och i naturen by Sara Planting-Bergloo, Emma Rova, Charlotte Lennartsdotter, Per Rohlin, Maria Andrée

“…Fältundersökningar är alltså en central biologisk praktik som eleverna behöver möta för att utveckla förståelse för biologi som vetenskap. …”
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miR-23b is a negative regulator of tumor suppressing PTPRG in colorectal cancer by Hong Duan, Jianhu Jia, Tingting Wang, Ghulam Jilany Khan, Li Wang, Sirong Zhang, Jianhua Yang, Chenghui He, Fei Li, Henggui Hu, Kefeng Zhai

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The benefits of early palliative care on psychological well-being, functional status, and health-related quality of life among cancer patients and their caregivers: a systematic re... by Hartiah Haroen, Sidik Maulana, Hasniatisari Harun, Ristina Mirwanti, Citra Windani Mambang Sari, Hesti Platini, Novita Intan Arovah, Padila Padila, Shakira Amirah, Jerico Franciscus Pardosi

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Multicentre retrospective observational study for development and validation of MAC prognostic score model by Kazuaki Takeda, Takahiro Takazono, Shotaro Ide, Masataka Yoshida, Naoki Iwanaga, Naoki Hosogaya, Yusei Tsukamoto, Satoshi Irifune, Takayuki Suyama, Tomo Mihara, Akira Kondo, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Yuichi Fukuda, Eisuke Sasaki, Toyomitsu Sawai, Yasuhito Higashiyama, Kohji Hashiguchi, Minako Hanaka, Toshihiko Ii, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Kosaku Komiya, Taiga Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Yatera, Koichi Izumikawa, Akitsugu Furumoto, Katsunori Yanagihara, Hiroshi Mukae

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Effect of remimazolam besylate versus midazolam on time to extubation in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients: a randomized controlled trial by Renhuai Liu, Binxiao Su, Guifen Gan, Guangming Wang, Chengli Wang, Ning Xu, Guangcai Feng, Hao Guo, Qingxia Yuan, Aiguang Li, Wenping Zheng, Jiang Li, Yu Chen, Xijing Zhang

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The Monitoring of European Territorial Cooperation Projects in Italy: Critical Aspects and Innovative Solutions by Viviana Russo, Filippo La Vecchia, Agostina Rita Rocca, Simona Trento, Paolo Galletta

“…With reference to the general level of implementation, although considerable differences remain in the performance of the different Programmes, during 2017 it was possible to witness a general significant progress. …”
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Distribution Patterns and Driving Factors of Highly Educated Talent in China from a Heterogeneity Perspective: An Examination Based on Prefectural Administrative Regions by Wu Rongwei, Wang Yuanxin, Zhang Qin, Zhou Liang

“…To the southeast of the line, the spatial structure follows a pattern from the center (provincial capitals) to the periphery (general prefecture-level regions), with graduate-level individuals demonstrating the most characteristic spatial structure. …”
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