Disparities in delivery of ophthalmic care; An exploration of public Medicare data. by Cecilia S Lee, Grace L Su, Douglas M Baughman, Yue Wu, Aaron Y Lee

“…Patients who live in rural areas travel farther on average to see ophthalmologists, resulting in a lower observed than expected rate of cataract surgery. Our results have implications in future allocation of resources and ophthalmologists.…”
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Comparison of the Percentage Stance and Swing Phases and Ground Reaction Force between Young and Older Adults during Walking at different speeds by Neda Brooshak, Mousa Asadi, Seyyed Hossein Hosseini

“…Objective: comparing the effects of gait at different speeds on spatiotemporal and kinetic parameters can result in better perception of gait pattern differences between young and older adults. …”
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Malaria incidence in children in South-West Burkina Faso: comparison of active and passive case detection methods. by Alfred B Tiono, David T Kangoye, Andrea M Rehman, Désiré G Kargougou, Youssouf Kaboré, Amidou Diarra, Esperance Ouedraogo, Issa Nébié, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Brenda Okech, Paul Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima

“…<h4>Results</h4>Incidence of malaria (Fever with parasitaemia ≥5,000/µL) was 1.18 episodes/child/year in the active cohort and 0.89 in the passive cohort (rate ratio 1.32, 95% CI 1.13-1.54). Malaria cases in the passive cohort were more likely to have high grade fever; but parasite densities were similar in the two groups. …”
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Effect of Temperature on the Thermal Conductivity of Rocks and Its Implication for In Situ Correction by Chi Chen, Chuanqing Zhu, Baoshou Zhang, Boning Tang, Kunyu Li, Wenzheng Li, Xiaodong Fu

“…There exists a close relationship between the λ at 25°C and its rate of decrease (α). The absolute value of α increases with the λ at 25°C rising. …”
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Association between skin manifestations and glycemic control in patients with diabetes mellitus type II by Umičević-Šipka Sanja, Balaban Jagoda, Bijelić Radojka

“…Other skin manifestations were found at a lower rate. A significant association was found between unsatisfactory glycemic control and skin infections (p = 0.009). …”
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Investigating different dimensions of sleep quality in medical university students by farahnaz kalantar mehrjardi, zahra sepehrmanesh, seyyed alireza moraveji

“…The rate of sleep disorders is rising among individuals in society, especially among the youth. …”
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Temporal Description of Annual Temperature and Rainfall in the Bawku Area of Ghana by Yaw Asamoah, Kow Ansah-Mensah

“…Generally, it can be stated that both temperature and rainfall vary in the study area with various degrees of disparities, but temperature assumes an upward trend at a faster rate. We therefore recommend that stakeholders resort to the construction of dams and boreholes to ensure regular availability of water for both domestic and agricultural uses.…”
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Impact of daily diet on military training injuries among high-altitude officers and soldiers by DONG Yutong, YANG Maolin, ZHANG Yangkai

“…Conclusion‍　‍The occurrence pattern of military training injuries in high-altitude troops in this survey is basically consistent with that of previous reports， but the incidence rate is slightly decreased. …”
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Climate-driven land cover change and altitudinal shifts in the Aksu region of the Tianshan mountains from 1985 to 2020 by Zhimin Feng, Haiqiang Xin, Yong Wang, Hairong Liu

“…To assess the response of the Tianshan Mountains to climate change, this study analyzes the spatiotemporal dynamics and altitudinal differentiation of land cover using land use transition matrices and annual change rate analysis to assess vegetation shifts under climate variability in the Aksu section of the Tianshan Mountains based on 30-m resolution land cover datasets from 1985, 2005, and 2020 integrated with climate data trends. …”
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An appraisal of blood pressure control and its determinants among patients with primary hypertension seen in a primary care setting in Western Nigeria by Oluwaseun S. Ojo, Sunday O. Malomo, Peter T. Sogunle, Adegbola M. Ige

“…The independent predictors of blood pressure control were female gender (p= 0.001, OR = 2.494, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.477–4.214), regular use of medication (p = 0.001, OR = 2.900, 95% CI = 1.508–5.577), regular clinic attendance (p  0.001, OR = 3.512, 95% CI = 1.772–6.960), and absence of diabetes mellitus (p 0.001, OR = 7.357, 95% CI = 3.190–16.966). Conclusions: The rate of blood pressure control among the hypertensive respondents was low. …”
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Suicide deaths in south and south-east districts of Delhi during pre- and post-COVID-19 period - A comparative analysis by Kumkum Singh, Ravneet Kaur, Chittaranjan Behera, Yatan P. S. Balhara, Ruchika Kaushik

“…A significantly higher rate among males, non-residence as the place of suicide, and history of psychiatric illness was found in the post-COVID-19 period.…”
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Research on Unidirectional Traveling Wire Electrochemical Discharge Micromachining of Thick Metal Materials by Rudong Zhang, Xiaocong Tang, Yaowu Zhou, Ying Li, Yongbin Zeng

“…Experiments were conducted to investigate the wire traveling pattern, the recast layer, and the wear of the wire electrode. …”
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Spatial Zoning Based on Spatial and Temporal Soil Heavy Metal Changes in Geological High Background Areas by Zhiheng Qin, Li Li, Xiuqin Wu

“…The mild accumulation rate of arsenic is 5%, concentrated in the central part of the study area. …”
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Methimazole-Induced Pleural Effusion in the Setting of Graves’ Disease by Le Yu Khine, Dong Won Kim, Omolola Olajide, Chelsey White, Yousef Shweihat, Henry Driscoll

“…A 67-year-old female with recently diagnosed Graves’ disease on methimazole 20mg daily was admitted with dyspnea and new onset atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. Chest X-ray revealed a unilateral right pleural effusion, which was consistent with a transudate on thoracocentesis. …”
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Development of a fast-acting nanosuspension nasal drop using a novel co-processed polymer for migraine relief by Nikhil Shrisunder, Prashant Kumar Dhakad, Ritu Gilhotra

“…Results and Discussion: The optimized formulation (Batch F9) exhibited a particle size of 78.8 nm and a high drug release rate (93.87% in 8 hours). Stability studies confirmed no significant changes in drug content, pH, or osmolality over a three-month period. …”
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Synthesis of V2O5-ZnS nanocomposites with enhanced photocatalytic properties for degradation of ciprofloxacin and amoxicillin antibiotics by Saurabh K. Sharma, Manos P.C. Kalita

“…These degradation efficiencies of the nanocomposites were significantly higher than the degradation efficiencies of pure ZnS and pure V2O5 nanocrystals. The apparent rate constants for CIP and AMX degradation by the nanocomposites were 0.021 min−1 and 0.029 min−1, respectively. …”
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Detection of Plants Leaf Diseases using Swarm Optimization Algorithms by Saud Abdul Razzaq, Baydaa Khaleel

“…Where the proposed method obtained in the first and second tests a diagnostic rate of (96.9%) and (98.18%), respectively. &nbsp;…”
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THE ROLE OF UNEVEN BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION AND OTHER PERFUSION PARAMETERS IN DEVELOPMENT OF HEMOLYSIS AFTER ON-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY by SVETLANA P. Chumakova, VLADIMIR M. Shipulin, OLGA I. Urazova, VIATCHESLAV V. Novitskiy, SVETLANA E. Barmina

“…We evaluated duration of cardiopulmonary bypass and cardiac ischemia, intensity of coronary suction, volumetric perfusion rate, partial pressure of oxygen (pO2) and carbon dioxide (pCO2) in blood, hemoglobin oxygen saturation, and hematocrit. …”
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Analysis of precancerous lesion-related microRNAs for early diagnosis of cervical cancer in the Thai population by Rooge Suvanasuthi, Suwanit Therasakvichya, Potjanee Kanchanapiboon, Chamras Promptmas, Sarin Chimnaronk

“…Abstract The incidence rate of cervical cancer (CC) is three times greater in Southeast Asia (SEA), where screening tests are less common than in Northern America, underlining a need for convenient self-diagnostic methods. …”
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Prevention and Control of Hydrogen Sulphide Accidents in Mining Extremely Thick Coal Seam: A Case Study in Wudong Coal Mine by Xuchao Huang, Enmao Wang, Gang Wang, Jiuyuan Fan

“…The results showed that the newly developed KXL-I absorbent has high hydrogen sulphide absorption ability and is suitable for use as an absorbent in Wudong Coal Mine; preinjecting and spraying the absorbent can effectively prevent hydrogen sulphide disasters in the +575 level #45 coal seam in Wudong Coal Mine with the optimal final concentration of 0.9% and the absorption rate of 87% at the shearer of 66.6% at the support. …”
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