Saffron therapy for the ongoing treatment of age-related macular degeneration by Peter J McCluskey, Thomas Hong, Andrew A Chang, John Grigg, Geoffrey K Broadhead, Timothy E Schlub, Eugenia Chu

“…Objective To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of oral saffron, a natural antioxidant, in treating mild/moderate age-related macular degeneration (AMD).Methods and analysis Open-label, extension trial of 93 adults (>50 years) with mild/moderate AMD and vision >20/70 Snellen equivalent in at least 1 eye. …”
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Odnowa życia zakonnego w świetle Soboru Watykańskiego II i w nauczaniu magisterium Kościoła by Piotr Jamioł

“…These two realities seem to be simple and straightforward, but in fact they required from the religious institutes a great deal of openness and fair cooperation. The post-conciliar vision of theology of religious life is different from the one presented before the Council. …”
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Microstructural modifications in bitumens rejuvenated by oil from pyrolysis of waste tires by Michela Alfe, Valentina Gargiulo, Giovanna Ruoppolo, Francesco Cammarota, Pietro Calandra, Cesare Oliviero Rossi, Valeria Loise, Michele Porto, Roberto Di Capua, Paolino Caputo

“…The blends were also investigated using atomic force microscopy, and the asphaltenic fraction was assessed via optical microscopy.Results and discussionAll the data consistently indicate that oil addition not only reduces the viscosity of bitumen and restores it to values close to the original unaged bitumen but also changes the intermolecular structure to recover the self-assembly pattern typical of the unaged sample. …”
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Factors Related to Visual Outcomes after Lens Surgery in Isolated Microspherophakia by Jialei Zheng, Lina Cheng, Zexu Chen, Tianhui Chen, Yongxiang Jiang

“…Preoperative ACD served as a warning for isolated MSP subjects, especially for the risk of irreversible loss of postoperative vision. This trial is registered with “ChiCTR2000039132.”…”
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Association between edaravone use and activities of daily living in older patients with atherothrombotic stroke: an observational study using Japanese real-world data by Yukari Ogawa, Hiroko Akiyama, Takeshi Horii, Kiyoshi Mihara

“…Methods This retrospective observational research using the Medical Data Vision database in Japan included patients aged 65 years and older who had acute ischemic stroke of the atherothrombotic subtype. …”
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3D Printing of Polymer-Derived Graphene/SiC_p/SiC Composite by Direct Ink Writing by Hongjun Liu, Yajun Li, Run Tang, Yamin Li

“…A polycarbosilane (PCS)-based slurry containing graphene/SiC_p composite powder was developed and 3D-printed into scaffolds with a lattice structure, which were then pyrolyzed at 1500 °C to obtain a graphene/SiC_p/SiC composite. The weight loss, viscosity, and printability of the graphene/SiC_p/PCS slurry were evaluated, and it was determined that the slurry after 4 h of magnetic stirring was suitable for the DIW process. …”
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Visual impairment prevention by early detection of diabetic retinopathy based on stacked auto-encoder by Shagufta Almas, Fazli Wahid, Sikandar Ali, Ahmed Alkhyyat, Kamran Ullah, Jawad Khan, Youngmoon Lee

“…Abstract Diabetic retinopathy (DR) presents a significant concern among diabetic patients, often leading to vision impairment or blindness if left untreated. …”
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Mask-UnMask Regions (MUMR) Framework for Classifying AMD Grades Using Inter-Regional Interaction Analysis by Ibrahim Abdelhalim, Namuunaa Nadmid, Mohamed Elsharkawy, Mohammed Ghazal, Ali H. Mahmoud, Ayman El-Baz

“…Early diagnosis and effective treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision impairment, are critically dependent on accurate grading. …”
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Mycelial Biomass Enzymes of Cordyceps militaris and Lentinula edodes in Baking Technology by Svetlana I. Koneva, Elena Yu. Egorova

“…In addition, they raised the amount of washed gluten with a slight decrease in elasticity, as well as provided an acceptable structure and viscosity of the dough at 1–4% of mycelial biomass powder. …”
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The Oil-Bearing Strata of Permian Deposits of the Ashal’cha Oil Field Depending on the Content, Composition, and Thermal Effects of Organic Matter Oxidation in the Rocks by Galina P. Kayukova, Anastasiya N. Mikhailova, Igor P. Kosachev, Dmitry A. Emelyanov, Mikhail A. Varfolomeev, Boris V. Uspensky, Alexey V. Vakhin

“…These processes lead to a decrease in the amount of OM in the rocks and an increase in the content of resins and asphaltenes in the oil extracted from them, as well as an increase in the viscosity of the oil. Using the method of differential scanning calorimetry of high pressure, it was found that the studied rock samples differ from each other in quantitative characteristics of exothermic effects in both low-temperature (LTO) 200-350°С and high-temperature (HTO) 350-600°С zones of OM oxidation. …”
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Impact of whey bioactive hydrolysates on the quality of fat fillings for confectionery products by Stožinić Milica V., Zarić Danica B., Rakin Marica B., Lončarević Ivana S., Pajin Biljana S., Bulatović Maja Lj

“…They are more heat stable, with improved foaming and emulsifying properties due to the presence of bioactive peptides of lower viscosity. Whey hydrolysates have improved absorption, digestibility, excellent nutritional and functional properties, and the ability to extend the shelf life of food products. …”
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EU SCIENCE DIPLOMACY AND FRAMEWORK PROGRAMS AS INSTRUMENTS OF STI COOPERATION by К. А. Ibragimova

“…At the same time, the EU shares its vision of problems, values and priorities with partners and uses the tools of "soft power" (including its smart and normative force) and scientific diplomacy in the field of STI.The soft power of the EU in the field of STI lies in the attractiveness of the EU as a research area in which it is possible to conduct modern high-quality international research with the involvement of scientific teams from different countries in both physical and virtual spaces. …”
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Bounded multivariate contaminated normal mixture model with applications to skin cancer detection by Abbas Mahdavi

“…The model is well-suited for computer vision and pattern recognition problems due to its heavily-tailed and bounded nature, providing flexibility in modeling data in the presence of outliers. …”
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Visual outcomes with implantable Collamer lens versus small incision lenticule extraction in moderate-high myopia: A pilot study by Rajesh Sinha, Juhi Daga, Pranita Sahay, Vinay Gupta, Tushar Agarwal, Namrata Sharma, Prafulla K Maharana, Sudarshan K Khokhar, Jeewan S Titiyal

“…The contrast sensitivity at final follow-up was higher in ICL cases when compared to SMILE. The quality of vision (QoV) score suggested a better QoV with ICL; however, the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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The Association Between Occupational Smoke Exposures and the Prevalence of Eye and Respiratory Health Conditions Among Commercial Fish Smokers in Abuesi, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional S... by Charity Owusu, Albert Ofori, Frank Adusei-Mensah, Carl Halladay Abraham, Samuel Kyei, Reginald Quansah, David Kofi Essumang

“…Eye health findings were equally concerning, with distant vision impairment affecting 26.37%, eye discomfort reported at 53.02%, and notable rates of cataracts (28.6%) and refractive errors (17.9%). …”
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The importance of fungi and of mycology for a global development of the bioeconomy by L. Lange, L. Bech, P.K. Busk, M.N. Grell, Y. Huang, M. Lange, T. Linde, B. Pilgaard, D. Roth, X. Tong

“…The vision of the European common research programme for 2014–2020, called Horizon 2020, is to create a smarter, more sustainable and more inclusive society. …”
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An Atypical Presentation of Childhood Paraganglioma with Seizures: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Uzoamaka Felicia Nwigbo, Oluwadamilola Moromoke Oladipo, Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue, Kasarachi Pauline Akowundu, Khadijah Omobusola Oleolo-Ayodeji, Oluwaseun Adunni Afoke, Funmilayo Oluwatoyin Babatunde, Felix Makinde Alakaloko, Gabriel Kolawole Asiyanbi, Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi

“…There was an associated history of impaired vision, palpitations, diaphoresis, and easy fatigability. …”
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Real-Time Plant Health Detection Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks by Mahnoor Khalid, Muhammad Shahzad Sarfraz, Uzair Iqbal, Muhammad Umar Aftab, Gniewko Niedbała, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf

“…It is now feasible to diagnose diseases using mobile devices as a result of the increase in mobile phone usage globally and recent advancements in computer vision due to deep learning. To conduct this research, firstly, a dataset was created that contained images of money plant leaves that had been split into two primary categories, specifically (i) healthy and (ii) unhealthy. …”
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Studies on Modeling and Physicochemical Properties of Oil Extracted from Moringa stenopetala Seed by Lema Deme Shumi, Ebise Getacho Bacha

“…The oil from Moringa stenopetala seed exhibits physiochemical characteristics of refractive index (40°C), 1.4625; viscosity 49.4 Cp; density at 25 °C, 0.9317 g/cm−3; saponification value, 191.4; peroxide value, 11.52 millieq O2/kg; iodine value of 89.21; and Acid Value (AV) 2.21 mg KOH/g. …”
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Technology transfer, intellectual property, and the fight for the soul of WHO. by Melissa Barber

“…In the context of ongoing pandemic governance negotiations and the nascent mRNA hub program, remembering the lost vision of global solidarity embodied in WHO's midcentury technology transfer program offers a glimpse into an alternate path we might still chart, one where access to medicines is not bound by the logic of enforcing scarcity to maximize profit, and the right to health is a global responsibility.…”
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