Oneil McCarty

Purpose To investigate the effect of refractive error on the physiologic thinning rate of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in healthy eyes. Materials and Methods. This study analyzed 223 eyes of 141 healthy subjects followed for more than 5 years and underwent at least five serial spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT)…[Read more]

There was a negative association between FMD or circulating EPCs and Syntax score. A similar association was observed between the levels of NO in plasma or secreted by EPCs and Syntax score. Patients with CAD who had a higher Syntax score exhibited lower EPC numbers or activity and weaker endothelial function, which may be associated with…[Read more]

The elastic anisotropy and heterogeneity effects of coarse-grained austenite on ultrasonic propagation significantly undermine the effectiveness of ultrasonic property-based fatigue damage evaluation. A discrete method based on electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) was proposed to decouple the effects between coarse-grained structure and fatigue…[Read more]

9, p < 0.01). Applying the model on the second lowest-cost region to the rest of the regions resulted in a total savings of $71,768,361(95%CI $65,527,634-$81,129,451) over the 5-year period ($14,353,672 annually), or over 11% savings for the total program cost of $643,837,303 over the study period.

Costs of neonatal intensive care are hig…[Read more]