Prevalence of visual impairment and outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan, South China. by Xiujuan Zhang, Emmy Y Li, Christopher Kai-Shun Leung, David C Musch, Xin Tang, Chongren Zheng, Mingguang He, David F Chang, Dennis Shun-Chiu Lam

“…<h4>Purpose</h4>To estimate the prevalence and causes of blindness and visual impairment (VI), and report the outcomes of cataract surgery in Chaonan Region, Guangdong Province, southern China.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional population-based survey.…”
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CHERI-Crypt: Transparent Memory Encryption on Capability Architectures by Jennifer Jackson, Minmin Jiang, David Oswald

“…One of the benefits of CHERI is that it inherently provides segregation or compartmentalisation of software, making it suitable for supporting other types of applications such as Trusted Execution Environments, where sensitive data and computation is conducted inside a secure enclave, away from the rest of the untrusted operating system and services. To prevent untrusted software from accessing these compartments or secure regions of memory CHERI uses the mechanism of sealed capabilities. …”
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Application of Thermal Tomography in Breast Cancer Screening by Kankan ZHAO, Bo CHEN, Wenliang LU, Yao CHENG, Hongmei ZHENG, Xinhong WU, Shengrong SUN, Ziming HUANG

“…MethodsWe conducted a general population-based BC screening in three regions of Hubei Province (Xiantao, Hongan, and Yangxin Districts). …”
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An investigation into the frequency and risk factors of low back pain following surgical treatment of isolated calcaneal fractures by Dilek Bayraktar, Cengizhan Özgürbüz, Anıl Murat Öztürk, Salih Kemal Aktuğlu, Nadir Özkayın

“…In the rehabilitation program, not only the ankle region but also the hip joint of the affected side should be included, and the kinetic chain that describes the interaction mechanism of the human body should not be forgotten. …”
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Benefits and challenges of collaborative networks addressing food system disruptions during the COVID-19 pandemic by Dikshya Dahal, Tania M. Schusler

“…The pandemic also greatly affected the operations of nonprofit organizations, which play important roles in disaster response. …”
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RISKS OF PAYMENT SYSTEMS IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIA'S MILITARY AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE AND INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA by Mădălina RĂDOI, Mihaela ENE

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Prediction of induction chemotherapy efficacy in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma using habitat subregions derived from multi-modal MRI radiomics by Mulan Pan, Lu Lu, Xingyu Mu, Xingyu Mu, Guanqiao Jin

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IDAC-Dose 2.2, an internal dosimetry software for diagnostic nuclear medicine based on the latest ICRP adult and paediatric reference computational phantoms by Martin Andersson, Keith Eckerman, Sören Mattsson

“…Biokinetic models can be based on up to 83 different source regions irradiating 48 target tissues, defining the effective dose as presented in ICRP Publications 60 and 103. …”
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Combined resection of lung cancer and thoracic aortic wall with simultaneous thoracic aortic endografting: a case report by Hiroaki Komatsu, Nao Furukawa, Hirotaka Kinoshita, Atsutaka Aratame, Toshio Baba, Kazunori Okabe

“…The adventitial defect was covered by the latissimus dorsi muscle flap. The operating time was 474 min, and the blood loss volume was 330 mL. …”
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Data Overlay Mesh in Distributed Clouds Allowing Collaborative Applications by Milos Simic, Jovana Dedeic, Milan Stojkov, Ivan Prokic

“…In modern architecture, multi-tenancy is the design mode of operation used to reduce the resource costs of system implementation. …”
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Harvesting Reactor Pressure Vessel Beltline Material from the Decommissioned Zion Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 by Thomas M. Rosseel, Mikhail A. Sokolov, Xiang (Frank) Chen, Randy K. Nanstad

“…Department of Energy’s Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program, aims to improve the understanding of radiation-induced embrittlement to support extended nuclear plant operations. …”
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The repressor PrtR1 and the global H-NS-like regulators MvaT and MvaV enable the fine-tuning of R-tailocin expression in Pseudomonas protegens by Clara Margot Heiman, Hammam Antar, Florian Fournes, Christoph Keel, Jordan Vacheron

“…Conclusion Our results suggest that at least these three regulators operate in concert to ensure tight control of R-tailocin expression and cell lytic release in environmental Pseudomonas protegens strains.…”
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Using an ensemble approach to predict habitat of Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus ) in Montana, USA by Elizabeth A Leipold, Claire N Gower, Lance McNew

“…The Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions program provided a multi-year dataset of Dusky Grouse observations, which we reduced to detected (n=132) and pseudo-absent (n=5960) locations, using geospatial datasets to obtain topographic and vegetation characteristics for each location. …”
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Comparison of the performances of six empirical mass transfer-based reference evapotranspiration estimation models in semi-arid conditions by Selçuk Usta

“…However, since those models are well in accordance with the climatic and environmental traits of the region in which they were developed, their reliability must be examined if they are utilised in distinctive regions. …”
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A Robust Algorithm for Estimating Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Using Sentinel-2: Case Study in Coastal Waters of Teluk Awur, Jepara, Indonesia by Anis Yasmin Sabila, Lilik Maslukah, Anindya Wirasatriya, Elis Indrayanti, Indra Budi Prasetyawan, Sugeng Widada

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Research on Random Discrete Ordinates Method Based on Quasi-Monte Carlo Integration Technique by DAI Tao, XU Longfei, LI Baiwen, SHEN Huayun, HU Yuan, MA Ruiyao

“…These angular discretization artifacts induce non-physical distortions in computed flux distributions, specifically generating artificial flux overestimations along preferential angular directions while suppressing flux magnitudes in geometrically unaligned regions. To address this defect, numerous of ray effect mitigation methods were developed. …”

Relational model of public-private partnership in railway transport by N. F. Sirina, V. P. Pershin

“…Positive dynamics of socially oriented indicators, unaccounted in the agreement of the parties, reflect the presence of benefits from joint activities and positive relational effect, while negative change — about its absence.Based on the studies performed, a mechanism for controlling operating costs based on an integral assessment has been proposed, which makes it possible to analyze the actual direct costs of partners and compare deviations from the established standards. …”
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Non-invasive biopsy diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease via deep learning applied to retinal images: a population-based study by Ziyao Meng, MEng, Zhouyu Guan, MD, Shujie Yu, MBBS, Yilan Wu, BSc, Yaoning Zhao, BSc, Jie Shen, PhD, Cynthia Ciwei Lim, MMed, Tingli Chen, MD, Dawei Yang, PhD, An Ran Ran, PhD, Feng He, MSc, Haslina Hamzah, BSc, Sarkaaj Singh, MSc, Anis Syazwani Abd Raof, MSc, Jian Wen Samuel Lee-Boey, MBBS, ProfMBBS Soo-Kun Lim, MBBS, ProfMD Xufang Sun, MBBS, Shuwang Ge, MD, ProfMD Gang Xu, MD, Prof Hua Su, MD, Yang Cheng, MD, Feng Lu, PhD, ProfPhD Xiaofei Liao, PhD, ProfPhD Hai Jin, PhD, Chenxin Deng, MMed, Lei Ruan, MD, ProfMD Cuntai Zhang, MD, Chan Wu, MD, ProfMD Rongping Dai, MD, Yixiao Jin, MSc, Wenxiao Wang, PhD, Tingyao Li, BSc, Ruhan Liu, PhD, Jiajia Li, PhD, Jia Shu, BEng, Yuwei Lu, MBBS, Xiangning Wang, MD, Qiang Wu, MD, Yiming Qin, BEng, Jin Tang, MD, Xiaohua Sheng, MD, Qiong Jiao, MD, ProfPhD Xiaokang Yang, MD, ProfPhD Minyi Guo, MD, Gareth J McKay, PhD, ProfPhD Ruth E Hogg, PhD, Gerald Liew, MBBS, Evelyn Yi Lyn Chee, PhD, ProfPhD Wynne Hsu, PhD, ProfPhD Mong Li Lee, PhD, Simon Szeto, MBChB, ProfMD Andrea O Y Luk, MBChB, ProfMD Juliana C N Chan, MBChB, Carol Y Cheung, PhD, Gavin Siew Wei Tan, FRCSEd, Yih-Chung Tham, PhD, ProfMD PhD Ching-Yu Cheng, PhD, Charumathi Sabanayagam, MD PhD, ProfPhD Lee-Ling Lim, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Weiping Jia, MD PhD, ProfMD PhD Huating Li, MD PhD, Bin Sheng, Prof, Tien Yin Wong, Prof

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Postresuscitative Changes of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Protein Expression: Association With Neuronal Death by M. Sh. Avrushchenko, I. V. Ostrova

“…Data statistical processing was performed with the aid of Statistica 7.0 program and Kolmogorov-Smirnov λ-test, Mann-Whitney U-test and Student's t-test.Results. …”
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Physicochemical fundamentals of processing solutions of thermoplastic poly(ether urethane)s to obtain fibrous-porous polymer composite materials by G. M. Kovalenko, E. S. Bokova, N. V. Evsyukova

“…The composition of PEUs was studied by attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy using a program for correcting the spectra on an IR Fourier spectrophotometer, as well by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) using a heat flow calorimeter. …”
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