Early Vascular and Functional Changes after Vitreoretinal Surgery: A Comparison between the Macular Hole and Epiretinal Membrane by Rossella D’Aloisio, Paolo Carpineto, Agbéanda Aharrh-Gnama, Carla Iafigliola, Luca Cerino, Marta Di Nicola, Annamaria Porreca, Lisa Toto, Rodolfo Mastropasqua

“…(1) Background: The aim of this observational comparative study was to investigate early retinal vascular and functional changes in patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) or macular hole (MH) using a widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (WSS-OCTA). (2) Methods: Forty one diseased eyes were enrolled in the study. …”
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Adjuvant therapy of surgical menopause symptoms in rehabilitation of patients with borderline ovarian tumors: a role of “cancer immunotherapy diet” by A. G. Solopova, A. Yu. Vlasina, E. A. Son, A. E. Ivanov, E. A. Ivanova

“…Aim: to examine intensity of surgical menopause symptoms (postovariectomy syndrome, POES) in patients with borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) after radical surgery depending on the postoperative period management; to assess a role for “cancer immunotherapy diet”* as a standalone means in correction of surgical menopause symptoms as well as a part of patient-specific rehabilitation program.Materials and Methods. A prospective comparative study was conducted with 62 BOTs female patients aged 30 to 48 (42.0 ± 4.1) years underwent radical surgical treatment, subdivided into 3 groups: group I – “active” rehabilitation (29 subjects underwent 12 month-comprehensive personalized rehabilitation); group II – “passive” rehabilitation (17 women with standard management of the postoperative period in accordance with clinical recommendations); group III – 16 patients followed the one-year “cancer immunotherapy diet” (after being consulted by medical specialist and formulation of individual diet program). …”
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NADA Ear Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture for Pain- and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Prospective Clinical Trial by Monika Rybicka, Jerzy Gąsowski, Anna Przeklasa-Muszyńska, Jan Dobrogowski, Jagoda Wierzbicka, Ka-Kit Hui, Sara Ptasnik, Magdalena Kocot-Kępska

“…Methods: This was a prospective, clinical, single center, open label, comparative study. A total of 60 older patients with chronic nonspecific LBP were enrolled in the study. …”
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Early diagnosis and prevention of pelvic and urodynamic dysfunctions in women after delivery by Anna A. Mikhelson, Galina B. Malgina, Ksenia D. Lukianova, Mariia V. Lazukina, Evgenia V. Lugovykh, Anatoly N. Varaksin, Maria A. Lukach, Elvira A. Nesterova

“…A prospective cohort comparative study was conducted, which included 55 women of reproductive age after delivery per vias naturales of the fetus in cephalic presentation. …”
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An Introduction to Design and Characterization Features In The Lithographic Manuscript Of Majalis Al-Muttaqin, Illustrated By Abdul Jalil (Anonymous Illustrator) And Its Adaptation... by fatemeh asgari, Mahnaz shayestehfar, Aboutorab Ahmadpanah

“…This research aimed to introduce the illustrated lithographic copies of Majalis al-Muttaqin in the National Library and to make a comparative study of the version designed by Abdul Jalil. …”
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Morbidade da esquistossomose mansoni no Brasil: II - Estudo em quatro áreas de campo nos Estados de Minas Gerais, Sergipe e Paraíba Morbidity of schistosomiasis mansoni in Brazil:... by J. Rodrigues Coura, Maria José Conceição, Antonio Paulo de Menezes, Mozart Lima dos Santos, Maria Zélia Goes de Mendonça

“…<br>The authors have carried out a comparative study on the morbidity of schistosomiasis mansoni in four field areas of Brazil, two in the Southeast Region (Capitão Andrade, Itanhomi Municipality, and Padre Paraíso, both in Minas Gerais State) and two others in the Northeast Region (Riachuelo, Sergipe State and Alhandra, Paraíba State). …”
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Budget impact analysis: principles of good practice. Report of the ISPOR Working Group on Good Practices for Budget Impact Analysis II, 2012 by Sean D. Sullivan, Josephine A. Mauskopf, Federico Augustovski, J. Jaime Caro, Karen M. Lee, Mark Minchin, Ewa Orlewska, Pete Penna, Jose-Manuel Rodriguez Barrios, Wen-Yi Shau, T. L. Galankin, A. A. Mosikyan, A. S. Kolbin

“…Data sources for the BIA should include published clinical trial estimates and comparator studies for the efficacy and safety of the current and new interventions as well as the decision maker’s own population for the other parameter estimates, where possible. …”
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Optimizing Artificial Neural Networks for the Accurate Prediction of Global Solar Radiation: A Performance Comparison with Conventional Methods by Mohamed A. Ali, Ashraf Elsayed, Islam Elkabani, Mohammad Akrami, M. Elsayed Youssef, Gasser E. Hassan

“…Thus, this study aimed to: first, optimize the design of one of the faster and most used machine-learning (ML) algorithms, the ANN, to forecast GSR more accurately while saving computation power; second, optimize the number of neurons in the hidden layer to obtain the most significant ANN model for accurate GSR estimation, since it is still lacking; in addition to investigating the impact of varying the number of neurons in the hidden layer on the proficiency of the ANN-based model to predict GSR with high accuracy; and, finally, conduct a comparative study between the ANN and empirical techniques for estimating GSR. …”
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Typology, Classification and Analysis of Headstones of Irans’ North West in Islamic Era (Case Study: from the Ilkhanid to the End of the Safavid Era) by Saeid Sattarnezhad, Mosayeb Narimani, Shima Azizi

“…In next phase, these data were classified and analyzed with qualitative methods and comparative study methods. Moreover, in this research, some pictures of graveyards in Sosava, Bijagh, Gal, Varzaghan, Sefidabad, Some’eh del and Salmas villages were selected and subsequently, schemes and figurations were designed and classified based on analyses from Corel and AutoCad software’s. …”
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Comparação de indicadores de desempenho de produtores de leite localizados dentro e fora de assentamentos de reforma agrária no Triângulo Mineiro by Diana Hunt, Shigeo Shiki, Rosana Ribeiro, Danilo Biasi, Amarildo P. Faria

“…<br>In the discussion of agrarian reform in Brazil, a central concern is the competitiveness of farms on land settlements. This comparative study between milk producers on land settlement schemes and outside aims to enhance understanding of the settlers' technical and economical potential. …”
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Autotransfusão de coleta pré-operatória em cirurgia cardíaca Pré-operative blood sampling for autotransfusion during cardiac surgery by Fábio B Jatene, Pablo M. A Pomerantzeff, Ana Cristina Monteiro, Rafael Estebes, Maria Cristina Silva, Milton Bechara, Yoshitaka Okumura, Geraldo Verginelli, Adib D Jatene

“…The utilization of autogenous blood is feasible in elective surgical procedures (Pre-AT). A prospective comparative study was carried out in order to establish the ideal parameters for pre-AT, concerning volume, time interval prior to surgery and benefits to the patient, among others. …”
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Testing the Applicability of ¹¹⁹Sn Mössbauer Spectroscopy for the Internal Stress Study in Ternary and Co-Doped Ni-Mn-Sn Metamagnetic Alloys by I. Unzueta, J. López-García, V. Sánchez-Alarcos, V. Recarte, J. I. Pérez-Landazábal, J. A. Rodríguez-Velamazán, J. S. Garitaonandia, J. A. García, F. Plazaola

“…The influence of both the Co addition and the internal stress on the atomic level magnetism is comparatively studied in Ni<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>50</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Mn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>37</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>13</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> and Ni<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>45</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Mn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>38</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>13</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula>Co<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mrow></mrow><mn>4</mn></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> alloys by magnetic measurements and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msup><mrow></mrow><mn>119</mn></msup></semantics></math></inline-formula>Sn Mössbauer spectroscopy. …”
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Long-term outcomes of a novel method of femoropopliteal bypass by A. B. Zakeryaev, R. А. Vinogradov, P. V. Sukhoruchkin, S. R. Butaev, T. E. Bakhishev, A. I. Derbilov, E. R. Urakov, A. G. Baryshev, V. A. Porkhanov

“…This retrospective, open-label, comparative study for the period from October 1, 2016 to December 25, 2019 at the Research Institute of the S. …”
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تصنيف المدن المائية وتحديد السمات الرئيسية لأنواعها THE CLASSIFICATION OF WATER CITIES AND THE MAIN FEATURES’ IDENTIFICATION OF THEIR TYPES... by Ahmed A. Sokar, Ahmed M. Yousry, Seham A. Haroun, Abbas M. Elzafarany

“…The main characteristics of each type are deduced through the comparative study of the main types of water cities and the overall structure of the classification.…”
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Endoscopic and open decompression of median nerve in carpal tunnel = Эндоскопическая и открытая декомпрессия срединного нерва в области карпального канала... by I. L. Chyrka, V. I. Tsymbaliuk

“…Abstract The authors of the study introduced into clinical practice endoscopic decompression of median nerve in carpal tunnel. A comparative study of the effectiveness endoscopic and direct decompression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel syndrome was done. …”
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METODOLOGI PENILAIAN KUALITAS HUNIAN PASKA BENCANA SEBAGAI EVALUASI STRATEGI REKONSTRUKSI: ANALISIS FAKTUAL DAN PERSEPTUAL by Maria Ariadne Dewi Wulansari, Dimas Wihardyanto

“…Jurnal IPTEK Vol 16 No.1 Mei 2012 Ratnayake R.M.G.D., Rameezdeen, Raufdeen. (2008).Post Disaster Housing Reconstruction: Comparative Study Of Donor Driven Vs. Owner Driven Approach. …”
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Estudio comparativo entre dos fuentes alimentarias aportadoras de ácidos grasos poliinsaturados n-3 y su efecto sobre el timo y el perfil lipídico de ratas by Inés Fernandez, Anabel N Pallaro, Nora H Slobodianik

“…A igual aporte de AGPI n-3, ambas dietas lograron revertir la atrofia tímica presentando un efecto hipolipemiante diferente condicionado a las fuentes de AGPI n-3 utilizadas<br>Comparative study between two different sources of n-3 poliunsaturated fatty acids and it effect on thymus and lipid profile in rats. …”
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Diagnóstico para el diseño de un dispositivo electrónico facilitador de los procesos de lecto-escritura braille para niños y niñas ciegos.// The diagnosis for the design of an elec... by Clemencia del Consuelo Zapata Lesmes, Jesica Paola Correa Caballero, Elías David González Castellar, Ruben Dario Mercado Gaviria, Dina Esther Luna Navarro

“…The research addresses the type of comparative study of analytical character. The population was 25 blind children and 14 teachers scheduled, remaining divided between 4 blind students and 4 teachers regularly. …”
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Screening of Key Indices and the Gene Transcriptional Regulation Analysis Related to Salt Tolerance in <i>Salix matsudana</i> Seedlings by Yuanxiang Pang, Longmei Guo, Tiantian Wang, Wei Liu, Peili Mao, Xiaonan Cao, Ying Geng, Banghua Cao

“…Pot experiments were performed to comparatively study the differences in 16 salt tolerance indices between the seedlings of six <i>Salix matsudana</i> clones under the stress of various concentrations of NaCl (0, 0.1%, 0.3%, 0.5%, and 0.7%), including the salt injury index, shoot fresh weight, root fresh weight, leaf water content, relative conductivity, malondialdehyde content, and antioxidant enzyme activity. …”
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Frecuencia de parasitosis en niños con diarrea by Ríos-Calles G, Rossell-Pineda MR, Cluet de Rodríguez I, Álvarez de Acosta T

“…Abstract: This is a transverse, descriptive and comparative study, carried out between February and April 2002, to determine the frequency of parasites in children under five years old with diarrhea. …”
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