A week in neuro-ophthalmology: the Singapore scene by Karen B. Reyes, MD, James F. Cullen, FRCS

“…Objective: To report the frequency of neuro-ophthalmologic cases seen over one working week by a senior neuro-ophthalmologist in Singapore and to determine a pattern in the incidence of neuro-ophthalmic diseases. …”
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Narrative Thinking of Healthcare Providers in Medical Cases and Its Implications for Modern Medical Education by Xiaolin YANG, Qing HUANG, Zhiheng GUO

“…Ancient Chinese medical theories advocate forging a narrative bond with patients, urging healthcare practitioners to utilize Dao Shu Jie He (道术结合 integration of Dao and techniques) and Yi Dao Yu Shu (以道驭术 guiding techniques with Dao) during diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. In this context, Dao (道) in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) corresponds to narrative thinking (叙事思维) while Shu (术) aligns with scientific thinking (科学思维) in evidence-based medicine. …”
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How patients take malaria treatment: a systematic review of the literature on adherence to antimalarial drugs. by Katia Bruxvoort, Catherine Goodman, S Patrick Kachur, David Schellenberg

“…Overall, there was no clear pattern in adherence results by approach. However, adherence tended to be higher among studies where informed consent was collected at the time of obtaining the drug, where patient consultations were directly observed by research staff, and where a diagnostic test was obtained.…”
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Study of Dynamic Knee Valgus in Male Soccer Players: A Review Article by Parisa Sedaghati, Shaghayegh Mohammadi, Milad Fadaei Dehcheshmeh

“…Objective Excessive dynamic knee valgus, as a defective movement pattern, predisposes patients to lower limb injuries. …”
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Seasonal variation of different seminal parameters of breeding buffalo bulls by Hasan Riaz

“…Climatic data was also collected from the Regional Meteorological Center, Sahiwal, during the study period. The seminal parameter data of Nili Ravi buffalo bull was analyzed using the analysis of variance in the SPSS 13.0 program. …”
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Clinical assessment of sinonasal papillomas through a correlative Suspicion Index Scale by Aderito De Sousa Fontes, Nelson Urdaneta Lafeé

“…Contoured cerebriform pattern images were identified in 86% of T1-weighted and T2-weighted MRI studies. …”
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MaMsb2, a signaling mucin, is involved in conidiation, stress tolerances, and virulence in the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum by Hongfen Dai, Zhiqiong Wen, Yuxian Xia, Kai Jin

“…To elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which MaMsb2 exerts its influence, we conducted an RNA-seq analysis during appressorium formation. As a result, 880 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) regulated by MaMsb2 were identified. …”
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Effect of bending load on electrical conductivity of carbon/epoxy composites filled with nanoparticles using design of experiment and artificial neural networks by Ali Sadollah, Seyed Morteza Razavi, Abobakr Khalil Al-Shamiri

“…We examine the distribution pattern of nanoparticles in the samples through scanning electron microscope images. …”
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Microbial Quality and Production Methods of Traditional Fermented Cheeses in Lebanon by Mabelle Chedid, Houssam Shaib, Lina Jaber, Youmna El Iskandarani, Shady Kamal Hamadeh

“…Coliforms were found in only 3.8% of the Ambarees samples, made from raw milk, showing that the decreasing pH and water activity throughout the long milk fermentation process contributes to the low prevalence of these microorganisms and that cross-contamination might have occurred during the packaging phase. A regional pattern was observed where microbial counts (total aerobic counts, total coliforms, and S. aureus) were found significantly higher (p<0.05) in milk samples of the West Bekaa, suggesting better hygienic conditions in the Shouf as compared to the West Bekaa. …”
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Methamphetamine self-administration is associated with persistent biochemical alterations in striatal and cortical dopaminergic terminals in the rat. by Irina N Krasnova, Zuzana Justinova, Bruce Ladenheim, Subramaniam Jayanthi, Michael T McCoy, Chanel Barnes, John E Warner, Steven R Goldberg, Jean Lud Cadet

“…Because meth self-administration may better mimic some aspects of human drug-taking behaviors, we examined to what extent this pattern of drug treatment might also result in damage to monoaminergic systems in the brain. …”
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Culture of primary ciliary dyskinesia epithelial cells at air-liquid interface can alter ciliary phenotype but remains a robust and informative diagnostic aid. by Robert A Hirst, Claire L Jackson, Janice L Coles, Gwyneth Williams, Andrew Rutman, Patricia M Goggin, Elizabeth C Adam, Anthony Page, Hazel J Evans, Peter M Lackie, Christopher O'Callaghan, Jane S Lucas

“…Diagnosis can be complicated by secondary effects on cilia such as damage during sampling, local inflammation or recent infection. …”
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Permanent and seasonally specific surface heat island structure in urban and non-urban areas in mid-latitude polycentric agglomeration based on Landsat images by Aleksandra Renc, Ewa Łupikasza

“…Permanent non-urban SHI was scattered throughout the GZM without any clear pattern and covered only 0.4% of the entire GZM, and 75% of its area was covered by non-irrigated arable land and pastures. …”
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Tensor decomposition based-joint active device detection and channel estimation under frequency offset by QU Ruiyun, LIU Zujun, HUANG Beilei

“…To reduce collisions and signaling overhead generated by devices during access, grant-free random access (GF-RA) method has been proposed. …”
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MODELING DHF IN CENTRAL JAVA USING HYBRID NONPARAMETRIC SPLINE TRUNCATED-FOURIER SERIES APPROACH by Tiani Wahyu Utami, Endang Tri Wahyuni Maharani, Alwan Fadlurohman

“…DHF is endemic and occurs throughout the year, especially during the rainy season because mosquitoes reproduce optimally. …”
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Ontogeny of Toll-like receptor mediated cytokine responses of human blood mononuclear cells. by Nathan P Corbett, Darren Blimkie, Kevin C Ho, Bing Cai, Darren P Sutherland, Arlene Kallos, Juliet Crabtree, Annie Rein-Weston, Pascal M Lavoie, Stuart E Turvey, Natalie R Hawkins, Steven G Self, Christopher B Wilson, Adeline M Hajjar, Edgardo S Fortuno, Tobias R Kollmann

“…Morbidity and mortality due to infection are highest during the first weeks of life, decreasing over several years. …”
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Assessing the impact of artifact correction and artifact rejection on the performance of SVM- and LDA-based decoding of EEG signals by Guanghui Zhang, Steven J. Luck

“…However, it is not clear whether eliminating these artifacts during preprocessing enhances the performance of multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA; decoding), especially given that artifact rejection reduces the number of trials available for training the decoder. …”
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The pathogenetic mechanisms of acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease (a literature review) by T. M. Boychuk, A. I. Gozhenko, N. D. Filipets, V. M. Khodorovskyy

“…We have analyzed available scientific literature for the past 5 years that allows formulating the modern concept of the general pattern and the key links in the mechanisms of kidney dysfunction and loss of nephrons homeostatic functions. …”
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Random forest models highlight early Homo sapiens habitats and their relationship to lithic assemblage composition by Lucy Timbrell, James Blinkhorn, Matt Grove

“…Numerous studies have implicated ecological and geographic factors in determining the spatiotemporal patterning of technological and cultural behaviour seen in the region during the Middle Stone Age (MSA), the technological phase associated with the emergence of Homo sapiens in Africa. …”
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Three-Dimensional Plant Model Development Through Image Recognition by Yuya Hosoda, Ganzurkh Bilguun, Jin Oboshi, Hitoshi Goto

“…However, collecting precise 3D models is a cost-intensive task. Based on the growth pattern that basil plants exhibit alternating leaves during growth, the proposed method automatically mass-produces realistic 3D plant models by assembling 3D leaf and stem models of actual plants. …”
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Hormonal and Storage Metabolic Regulation of Germination in <i>Toona sinensis</i> by Linyue Liu, Zhiyuan Wang, Yu Wu, Yongbao Shen

“…This hydration surge triggers storage reserve mobilization, with soluble sugars, proteins, and lipids undergoing rapid degradation during imbibition, while starch catabolism proceeds gradually—a pattern mirrored by progressive increases in enzymatic activities (amylase, protease, and acid phosphodiesterase (ACP)) that correlate with reserve reallocation. …”
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