Association between Ophthalmic Timolol and Hospitalisation for Bradycardia by Nicole L. Pratt, Emmae N. Ramsay, Lisa M. Kalisch Ellett, Tuan A. Nguyen, Elizabeth E. Roughead

“…Practitioners should consider patient history before choosing a glaucoma regime and closely monitor patients after treatment initiation with topical nonselective beta-blocker eye drops.…”
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Intellectual Capital and Firm Performance in the Context of Venture-Capital Syndication Background in China by Yuzhong Lu, Zengrui Tian, Guillermo Andres Buitrago, Shuiwen Gao, Yuanjun Zhao, Shuai Zhang

“…These findings propose a new way of combining IC and VC to improve firm performance and are beneficial to theoretical development of IC and VC as well as a perspective for VC firm managers to choose suitable partners prior to join a VCS.…”
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Acalypha wilkesiana by Edward F. Gilman

“…Upright and side branches eventually droop and the plant can spread to about 8 feet wide. …”
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Pomisleki in dileme o normativnem okviru instituta pomilostitve [Scruples and Dilemmas of the Institute of Clemency Regulatory Framework] by Anton Olaj

“…Podrobno branje in interpretacija Zakona o pomilostitvi nakazujeta na nekatere dileme in pomisleke v smeri nedopustnega oženja izključne izvirne ustavne pristojnosti predsednika republike. Da bi se izognili dvomom, bi bila potrebna dopolnitev Ustave v šesti alineji prvega odstavka 107. člena, npr. z oblikovano določbo, da predsednik republike odloča o pomilostitvah »na način, kakor je to določeno z zakonom«. …”
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Impact of cancer types on COVID-19 infection and mortality risk: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis by Ning Cui, Yu Wu, Jianhua Zou, Zhanshuo Xiao, Jingyan Yang, Liusheng Li, Tengteng Hao, Jiao Wu

“…Two independent reviewers will choose the eligible studies and extract the data. …”
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Comparison of different models for analyzing starch dynamic hydrolysis by Yuzhi Han, Cunxu Wei

“…This study could provide useful information for choosing fitting models for analyzing starch hydrolysis profiles.…”
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Astronomaly Protege: Discovery through Human-machine Collaboration by Michelle Lochner, Lawrence Rudnick

“…The resulting sample contains rare or unusual sources that are simultaneously as diverse as the human trainer chooses and of scientific interest to them. We train PROTEGE on images from the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey, leveraging the self-supervised deep learning algorithm Bootstrap Your Own Latent to find a low-dimensional representation of the radio galaxy cutouts. …”
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Feasibility and potential effect of a pilot blended digital behavior change intervention promoting sustainable diets over a year by Ujué Fresán, Miguel López-Moreno, Sergi Fàbregues, Paquito Bernard, Anna Boronat, Vera Araújo-Soares, Laura M. König, Joren Buekers, Guillaume Chevance

“…Participants also reported reducing food waste, choosing minimally packaged and in-season foods, and prioritizing fair-sourced food. …”
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Research progress of scales for assessment of post-stroke depression (脑卒中后抑郁评估量表的研究进展) by CHEN Shanshan (陈闪闪), GUO Hong (郭红), GONG Shaohua (弓少华), HU Nannan (胡楠楠), ZHANG Ao (张傲)

“…The clinical works and researcher should choose the suitable scale in different situations and ensure the accuracy of assessment outcomes. …”
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Relationship Between Sedentary Lifestyle, Physical Activity and Stress in University Students and Their Life Habits: A Scoping Review with PRISMA Checklist (PRISMA-ScR) by Mariasole Antonietta Guerriero, Anna Dipace, Antonietta Monda, Antonella De Maria, Rita Polito, Giovanni Messina, Marcellino Monda, Marilena di Padova, Angelo Basta, Maria Ruberto, Emanuele Capasso, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Pierpaolo Limone

“…Universities should propose physical activity programs in several forms to enable students to choose the most appropriate one and keep them active.…”
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Comparing simple and functional jejunal interposition with preserved duodenal passage after total gastrectomy by Xue-Lu Zhou, Yan-Qing Deng, Pei-Jie Zhang, Hai Huang, Huan-Bin Zhang, Hong-Shuai Li, You-Hua Wang, Jian-Hua Luo

“…Although FJI is more complex, SJI is preferred due to its shorter duration. Surgeons should choose the most appropriate method based on the patient's characteristics and their own skills.…”
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Telecommand Rejection Probability in CCSDS-Compliant LDPC-Coded Space Transmissions With Tail Sequence by Rebecca Giuliani, Massimo Battaglioni, Marco Baldi, Franco Chiaraluce, Nicola Maturo

“…A low-complexity approach classically used to detect CLTU termination is to choose a non-correctable string as the tail sequence, and then exploit the decoder failure on that sequence as termination detection. …”
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Computed tomography reconstruction and morphometric analysis of the humerus and femur in new zealand rabbits by Muhammet Lutfi Selcuk

“…First, 0.5 mm thick images of the animals were taken by computed tomography (CT) and saved in DICOM format. Then, 3D models of the humerus and femur were obtained by reconstructing the images with the MIMICS 20.1 program. …”
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Multiobjective Optimization-Based Hyperspectral Unsupervised Band Selection for Anomaly Detection by Shihui Liu, Bing Xue, Meiping Song, Haimo Bao, Mengjie Zhang

“…For the second problem, an MO band similarity sorting strategy for anomaly detection tasks is designed for nondominated sorting, and for decision makers to choose the most appropriate solution from the tradeoff solutions. …”
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Review on Synthesis Method, Classification and AdsorptionSeparation and Sensing Application of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Based Composites by Aklilu Melese, Kenaegzer Mulate, Abdu Hussen, Afework Hailekiros, Walelign Wubet

“…Crystals with extremely high porosity and good thermal and chemical stability can be produced by carefully choosing the MOF ingredients. Because of these properties, MOFs composites can be used for a wide range of applications, including, sensing toxic chemicals, drugs, gases, and trace metals, components of foods and many more and also for detection of different materials. …”
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Quality of computed tomography image versus dose in hybrid studies: preliminary results in phantom by Adlin López Díaz, Armando del Pozo Almaguer, Adalberto Machado Tejeda, Karla Batista Ramó, Carlos F Calderón Marín, Leonel Torres Aroche

“…The data for the dose descriptors for each study were obtained from the DICOM head. The classic image quality parameters such as noise and the MTF 50% for the Catphan phantom, and others such as the contrast-noise ratio, the average of Hounsfield numbers and their standard deviation in the regions of interest of the corresponding organs were compared, in Livermore's phantom. …”
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Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Iron Therapy for Patients Presenting with Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Survey of Canadian Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists by Kyle J. Fortinsky, Myriam Martel, Roshan Razik, Gillian Spiegle, Zane R. Gallinger, Samir C. Grover, Katerina Pavenski, Adam V. Weizman, Lukasz Kwapisz, Sangeeta Mehta, Sarah Gray, Alan N. Barkun

“…The survey included clinical vignettes where physicians were asked to choose transfusion thresholds. Results. The response rate was 41% (N=203). …”
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Comparison of 3 Grading Systems (House-Brackmann, Sunnybrook, Sydney) for the Assessment of Facial Nerve Paralysis and Prediction of Neural Recovery by Norhafiza MAT LAZIM, Hamizah ISMAIL, Sanihah ABDUL HALIM, Nik Adillah NIK OTHMAN, Ali HARON

“…This study was designed to choose the most practical system for use in a clinical setting depending on the clinician need. …”
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Carbon injection potential of the mesopelagic-migrant pump in the Southern Ocean during summer by Katherine Baker, Katherine Baker, Svenja Halfter, Svenja Halfter, Ben Scoulding, Kerrie M. Swadling, Kerrie M. Swadling, Shane A. Richards, Matthieu Bressac, Matthieu Bressac, Caroline A. Sutton, Philip W. Boyd, Philip W. Boyd

“…., excretion, respiration, fecal pellets, and carcass production. Blooms of two migratory tunicate species, the pyrosome Pyrosoma atlanticum (subantarctic) and the salp Salpa thompsoni (polar) dominated the micronekton biomass and MMP export ranged from 5.0 to 9.4 mg C m-2 d-1 across the three Southern Ocean sites. …”
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The stock status of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel, Scomberomorus commerson (Lacépède, 1800) in the southern Arabian Gulf: a case study using multiple length-based assessment appro... by Mohamed AlMusallami, Mark Dimech, Franklin Francis, Waleed Hamza, Aaron C. Henderson, Sabir Bin Muzaffar, Giuseppe Scarcella, Nazli Demirel, Dario Pinello

“…Overall, this study highlights the importance of using multiple models and choosing appropriate priors to improve the quality of stock assessments in data-limited fisheries.…”
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