Diabetes mellitus and risk of age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xue Chen, Shi Song Rong, Qihua Xu, Fang Yao Tang, Yuan Liu, Hong Gu, Pancy O S Tam, Li Jia Chen, Mårten E Brelén, Chi Pui Pang, Chen Zhao

“…Therefore, we find diabetes a risk factor for AMD, stronger for late AMD than earlier stages. However, most of the included studies only adjusted for age and sex; we thus cannot rule out confounding as a potential explanation for the association. …”
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Semantic Segmentation of Archaeological Features on Public Lands: Case Study of Historical Cotton Terraces within the Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, USA by Claudine Gravel-Miguel, Grant Snitker, Jayde N. Hirniak, Katherine Peck, Alex Fetterhoff

“…Results present effective models that can detect most terraces even when trained on small datasets. …”
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Real-world safety profile of etelcalcetide in dialysis-related secondary hyperparathyroidism: a pharmacovigilance analysis of FAERS data by Cong Zou, Xing Wang, Ruizhen Huang, Honglin Hu

“…Subgroup analysis, time-series analysis, and clinical prioritization assessment were conducted to identify high-risk events.Results Among 2,525 etelcalcetide-related AE reports, the most frequently reported events were hypocalcemia, gastrointestinal discomfort, and cardiovascular (CV) complications. …”
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Maximization by A. Garmroodi Asil, A. Shahsavand, Sh. Mirzaei

“…Three different enrichment schemes are compared together and the most effective and optimal scheme was selected based on their overall sulfur recovery efficiencies. …”
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Efficacy of different modalities of faecal microbiota transplantation in ulcerative colitis: systematic review and network meta-analysis by Julia Chapon, Julien Scanzi, Harry Sokol, Bruno Pereira, Anthony Buisson

“…Background: While several small sample size randomized controlled trials suggested the superiority of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) over placebo in ulcerative colitis (UC), the most effective modality to perform FMT remains unknown. …”
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Genetic diversity of barley accessions from East Asian countries in terms of resistance to powdery mildew by R. A. Abdullaev, K. A. Lukina, B. A. Batasheva, O. N. Kovaleva, E. E. Radchenko

“…At the same time, fungal diseases can have a negative impact on its grain yield and quality. One of the most harmful is the fungus Blumeria graminis (DC.) …”
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Possibility of using the infrapatellar (Hoffa’s) fat pad as a source of autologous stem cells by A. V. Korel, I. I. Kim, E. L. Strokova, N. Yu. Pakhomova, A. F. Gusev, А. M. Zaydman

“…Stem cells are the basis for the creation of tissue-engineered structures in regenerative medicine. The most well-studied sources of stem cells are the embryo and bone marrow. …”
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Dhost theories as disformal gravity: from black holes to radiative spacetimes by Jibril Ben Achour

“…We derive the general conditions for the generation of disformal tensorial gravitational wave and we study in detail a concrete example in DHOST gravity. While most of the material presented here is a re-organized and augmented version of our published works, we have included new results and also new proposals to construct phenomenologically interesting solutions.…”
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Identifying the main sources of silicate in coastal waters of the Southern Gulf of Valencia (Western Mediterranean Sea) by Javier Sospedra, L. Felipe H. Niencheski, Silvia Falco, Carlos F.F. Andrade, Karina K. Attisano, Miguel Rodilla

“…Silicon is a major nutrient for siliceous primary producers, which can become a potential limiting nutrient in oligotrophic areas. Most of the silicon inputs to the marine environment come from continental discharges, from both superficial and ground waters. …”
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Dating and Audience Analysis of Sūrat Al-Kahf Based on Historical Reconstruction Method by Elham Aqadoosti, Amir Ahmadnezhad

“…Furthermore, references to events such as the Companions of the Cave (Arabic: أَصْحَابُ الکَهْف, Romanized: ʾAṣḥāb al-Kahf) and 7Dhu l-Qarnayn (Arabic: ذوالقَرنَین), which bear the influence of Christianity and Judaism, strengthen the hypothesis of the presence of the People of the Book among the audience of the surah (the chapter). This is while most commentators (Arabic: مُفسّر; plural: Arabic: مفسّرون, romanized: mufassirūn) consider sūrat al-Kahf to be Meccan and do not believe in the presence of the People of the Book in Mecca; thus, they attempt to justify these tafsīrs (Arabic: تفسیر, English: explanation), events, and reasons and causes for revelation. …”
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A Cross Sectional Study of Assessment of Hearing in Infants of Gestational Diabetes Mothers by Srikanth Gopinath, Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel, Atul Mukul Bage, Rajan ND, Sasmita Mishra

“… Introduction: Hearing loss is one of the most prevalent congenital disorders in infants. Neonatal hearing screening is an important tool for early detection of hearing impairment in newborns. …”
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Molecular Characterizations and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Extended- Spectrum ß-lactamase (ESBL) Producing Proteus spp. Clinical Isolates in Babol, Northern Iran by Atena Malaki1, Elaheh Ferdosi-Shahandashti2, 3*, Amirhosein Maali4, 5, Parisa Sabbagh3, Aynaz Khademian3

“…Conclusion: ESBL-producing Proteus spp. was highly prevalent, and the blaSHV was the most common resistance contributing gene. These findings and relatively high resistance to ampicillin demand more care in prescribing antibiotics. …”

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with 177Lu-DOTATATE for metastatic neuroendocrine tumor occurring in association with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 and cushing's syndro... by Chinna Naik, Sandip Basu

“…In our series, good palliative response to 177Lu-DOTA-octreotate (DOTATATE) PRRT was observed in most NET patients associated with MEN1 syndrome without any major hematological or renal toxicity.…”
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Disruptive behaviors in early childhood: the influence of family practices and functionality in a Turkish sample by Merve Çıkılı Uytun, Esra Yürümez, Gökçe Yağmur Efendi, Hande Konşuk Ünlü, Serpil Aktaş Altunay, Didem Behice Öztop

“…DB symptoms were found to have a negative impact both on the child’s functioning in several areas and on the parent’s life in specific areas. Additionally, most of the CBCL scores were significantly higher in the DB group. …”
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Design of a Broadband Integrated Mode Converter Based on Non-Uniform Binary Long-Period Grating by Direct Multiparameter Optimization by Edyta Sroda, Jacek Olszewski, Waclaw Urbanczyk

“…For both types of converters, a spectral range of 150 nm with crosstalk lower than −20 dB was obtained for the two communication windows using at most nine grating segments, with twice lower excess loss for the grating with a step-like thickness change. …”
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Verification and Usability of Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Tools in the Framework of Health-Related Studies by Alicia Aguado, Sandra Rodríguez-Sufuentes, Francisco Verdugo, Alberto Rodríguez-López, María Figols, Johannes Dalheimer, Alba Gómez-López, Rubèn González-Colom, Artur Badyda, Jose Fermoso

“…Indoor air quality (IAQ) significantly impacts human health, particularly in enclosed spaces where people spend most of their time. This study evaluates the performance of low-cost IAQ sensors, focusing on their ability to measure carbon dioxide (CO₂) and particulate matter (PM) under real-world conditions. …”
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Sexually transmitted infections among patients attending the General Practice Clinic, Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, Nigeria by S.S. Olakolu, E.A. Abioye Kuteyi, O.O. Oyegbade

“…Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are among the most common infectious diseases in the world today. …”
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Reference Equations for the Six-Minute Walk Test in Healthy Adults in Southwestern Colombia: a Cross-Sectional Study by Esther Cecilia Wilches-Luna, Hamilton Elías Rosero-Carvajal, Álvaro Javier Arias Balanta, Diana Marcela Quintero Medina, Mauricio Hernández-Carrillo, Jhonatan Betancourt Peña

“…Height and steps were the most significant predictors of the 6MWT length in the regression equations for females and males, with R2 of 0.54 and 0.42, respectively. …”
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Consideraciones para la aplicación del procesamiento ciclo estacionario avanzado al diagnóstico de cojinetes de rodamientos. // About the advanced cyclo-stationary processing appli... by F. E. Hernández Montero, O. Caveda Medina

“…In this paper, basis of these works are summarized and the most suited<br />techniques are compared. During comparison, vibrations produced by located rolling bearings failures are simulated using a practical<br />and completed model. …”
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Mapping genes controlling percentage and rate of germination in sunflower under salinity stress conditions by F. Morsali Aghajari, R. Darvishzadeh, H. Hatami Maleki

“…Salt stress is one of the most serious limiting factors for crop growth and production. …”
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