The Current Online Face of U.S. Academic Ophthalmology

Abstract Purpose To evaluate the HPA comprehensiveness and navigation ease of online content from Web sites of U.S.academic ophthalmology departments.Design Cross-sectional analysis of 117 U.S.academic ophthalmology department Web sites from October 1 to October 31, 2017.Methods Data were obtained on various categories, including: clinical access a

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Practical concepts for the use of probabilistic methods in the structural analysis and reassessment of existing bridges - presentation of latest research and implementation

In structural engineering and bridge construction, probabilistic calculations are only performed in a few exceptional LED Candle cases.The ability to directly use information from the existing structure is an important advantage of probabilistic methods.Geometric data or the position and quantity of the installed reinforcing steel and tendons can b

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Effects of Lipoic Acid on High-Fat Diet-Induced Alteration of Synaptic Plasticity and Brain Glucose Metabolism: A PET/CT and 13C-NMR Study

Abstract High-fat borsa a spalla diet (HFD)-induced obesity is accompanied by insulin resistance and compromised brain synaptic plasticity through the impairment of insulin-sensitive pathways regulating neuronal survival, learning, and memory.Lipoic acid is known to modulate the redox status of the cell and has insulin mimetic effects.This study wa

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