Comparative efficacy of half-dose and one-third-dose photodynamic therapy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: a retrospective study by Mohsen Farvardin, Dorna Eghtedari, Maryam Shahmohammadi, Mohammadkarim Johari

“…The recurrence rate of SRF was significantly higher in the one-third-dose group (20%) compared to the half-dose group (7.5%) (P =.015). …”
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Dynamic changes of phytic acid and other related chemicals in barley grains by MAO Ying, QIU Bo-yin, CHEN Xin, WU Fei-bo, ZHANG Guo-ping

“…The rate of PA accumulation was fitted to a “single-peak curve”, with the maximum value occurring at around 13-14 d after anthesis. …”
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STRATEGI BRANDING DAN KONSEP PUBLIKASI BERBASIS LOCAL TOURISM DI ERA 4.0 (Studi kasus media sosial dan peran Desain Komunikasi visual) by Eko Darmawanto, Kukuh Dwi Wijanarko

“…Local tourism branding and publication strategies are influenced by engagement from the psychological model of one touch flayer of social media users related to the happynest side factor that affects the pattern of attractive content with a high response rate and saddnes side factor which is empathetic with a low response rate.…”
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Joint Ordering and Pricing Decisions for New Repeat-Purchase Products by Xiang Wu, Jinlong Zhang

“…We incorporate the repeat-purchase rate and price effects into the Bass model to characterize the demand pattern. …”
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Diagnosis Method of Blade Stall Based on Data Distribution for Wind Turbine by YIN Yefeng, ZHANG Jiayou, LOU Bin, CHEN Yanan

“…This method has been applied for diagnosis at several wind farms, and the results demonstrated its efficacy in identifying stalled blades in wind turbines, with an average true positive rate of 94.5% and an omission rate of 1.6%. The proposed method offers a novel approach of collaborative response with the main control system for diagnosing stalled blades in wind turbines. …”
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Resin‐coated urea effectively simulates the chronic dynamics of natural nitrogen deposition by Yi Zhao, Yuguang Ke, Honghui Wu, Chong Xu, Xiwen Li, Yann Hautier, Elizabeth T. Borer, Qiang Yu

“…We then compared the N release rate of the coated fertilizer to rate of natural N deposition to assess its effectiveness in replicating the temporal pattern of N deposition. …”
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Two-step skeletization of binary images based on the Zhang-Suen model and the producing mask by J., Ma, V. Yu. Tsviatkou, V. K. Kanapelka

“…The aim of the work is to limit excessive thinning and increase the resistance to contour noise of skeletons resulted from arbitrary binary image shape while maintaining a high skeletonization rate. The skeleton is a set of thin lines, the relative position, the size and shape, which conveys information of size, shape and orientation in space of the corresponding homogeneous region of the image. …”
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The prophylaxis and treatmen to finfectious complications caused by nosoco-mialflora after kidney transplantation from living related donor by E. P. Volynchik, L. V. Bolshakov, E. M. Balakirev, N. S. Bogomolova

“…This resulted in reduced rate of infectious complications.…”
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Salter-Harris Type III and Type IV Combined Fracture of the Distal Femoral Epiphysis: A Case Report by Ali Aydin, Murat Topal, Kutsi Tuncer, Eyüp Şenocak

“…Distal femoral physeal fractures are not common but have a high rate of complications. They generally follow one of the patterns described in the Salter-Harris classification. …”
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The Clinical Course and Correction of Metabolic Disturbances in Patients with Severe Methadone Poisoning by B. V. Batotsyrenov, G. A. Livanov, A. Yu. Andrianov, S. A. Vasilyev, O. A Kuznetsov

“…Objective: to study the clinical patterns due to course of severe methadone poisoning and to assess the results of reamberine use in the complex of intensive therapy for this condition. …”
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Revisiting biomarker discovery by plasma proteomics by Philipp E Geyer, Lesca M Holdt, Daniel Teupser, Matthias Mann

“…We propose a “rectangular” plasma proteome profiling strategy, in which the proteome patterns of large cohorts are correlated with their phenotypes in health and disease. …”
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Estimating the Impact of Technical Barriers to Trade in WTO Regime: The Case of Pakistan by Amir Mustafa, Ihtsham Ul Haq Padda, Sadia Safdar

“… Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) forwarded by World Trade Organisation (WTO) has obstructed world trade patterns; generally, it is conceptualized as non-tariff barrier which impedes trade. …”
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Unstructured satellite survey detects up to 20% of archaeological sites in coastal valleys of southern Peru. by Thomas J Snyder, Randall Haas

“…These detection rates can be used to derive reliable site frequency estimates on the Andean coast, which can be used in planning and budgeting for field efforts and estimating demographic patterns at large spatial scales that are difficult to achieve through pedestrian survey. …”
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NEW POSSIBILITIES OF RADIOLOGIC DIAGNOSTICS OF BREAST CANCER by A. B. Abduraimov, S. K. Ternovoy

“…Early breast cancer diagnosis is contemporary and actual problem due to the increase of breast cancer incidence and low detection rate of the disease.Multispiral computed tomography of mammary gland with intravenous contrast agent injection allows resolving diagnostic tasks aris- ing in patients with high density mammary gland tissue, considerable edema, fibrosis, postoperative conditions. …”
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LEFT VENTRICULAR WALL THICKNESS AND AUTONOMIC REGULATION IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY by O. Allaberganov, T. A. Abdullaev, G. A. Nagaeva

“…In addition, Group II patients demonstrated autonomic disbalance, sympathetic hyperactivity, and disturbed circadian patterns of heart rate.…”
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The Convallis rule for unsupervised learning in cortical networks. by Pierre Yger, Kenneth D Harris

“…Applied to spike patterns used in in vitro plasticity experiments, the rule reproduced multiple results including and beyond STDP. …”
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Viral Pathogenic Spectrum and Epidemiological Characteristics of Febrile Rash Illness in China From 2009 to 2021 by Zhen Zhu, Naiying Mao, Xujing Chi, Pengbo Yu, Fangcai Li, Jianxing Wang, Binzhi Ren, Yingying Liu, Min Mu, Runan Zhu, Bing Zhao, Zhenguo Gao, Kongxin Hu, Aili Cui, Yan Zhang

“…Of 14,168 patients with FRI, 9,443 tested positive for a virus, thus yielding a viral positivity rate of 66.65%. Among the seven viruses detected, EV (61.04%), MV (23.32%), RuV (7.74%), and VZV (5.26%) had high detection rates and exhibited different age-specific positivity rates and seasonal prevalence patterns. …”
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Investigation of Dual-Vortical-Flow Hybrid Rocket Engine without Flame Holding Mechanism by A. Lai, T.-H. Chou, S.-S. Wei, J.-W. Lin, J.-S. Wu, Y.-S. Chen

“…Due to the injection and flow pattern of this engine, this engine was named dual-vortical-flow engine. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis in the Russian Federation in 2022 and Forecast of its Development for 2023 by E. I. Andaev, A. Ya. Nikitin, M. I. Tolmacheva, I. D. Zarva, E. V. Yatsmenko, V. A. Matveeva, E. A. Sidorova, V. Yu. Kolesnikova, S. V. Balakhonov

“…PCR and ELISA were applied for tests. Infection rate of ticks from environmental objects when studied by PCR was higher than the multi-year average values, and lower when studied by ELISA. …”
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An Analysis of RF On-Chip Antennas in Si-Based Integrated Microwave Photonics by Ajaypal Singh Dhillon, Bahaa Radi, Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

“…The unification of antenna with photonic integrated circuits (PICs) reduces system loss for high data rate communication by eliminating parasitic interconnects. …”
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