Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of ICU head nurses regarding infection control and antimicrobial resistance in Iran: a cross-sectional study by Parisa Karimian, Mojtaba Akbari, Mohammad Shirzadi, Simin Safiri, Maliheh Alnaseri, Narjes Karimi, Mohammad Sadegh Aboutalebi, Majid Dezfouli, Hamid Solgi

“…The mean scores for KAP were 3.84 ± 1.86 (with a range of 0–9), 55.00 ± 12.50, 35.84 ± 4.19 (with a range of 24–48) and 21.27 ± 3.13 (with a range of 17–29), respectively. …”
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MILK CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF MERIZE (Capra abegar sp.) AND MILK CONSTITUENTS DISTRIBUTION THROUGH LACTATING SEASON IN MOSUL AREA AND THE EFFECT OF MOTHER AGE ON IT by Khalid Sharaf, Mowaffak Y. Hamdoon, Adnan I. Abou

“…The general average of merize goat's milk composition were 3.91, 3.39, 4.60 , 85.52, 8.84, and 12.81% for fat, protein, lactose, water, SNF, and TS respectively. …”
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Productivity, feed quality and bioenergetic estimation of cultivation of the sainfoin varieties and promising lines by S. A. Ignatiev, А. А. Regidin, G. V. Metlina, N. S. Kravchenko, K. N. Goryunov

“…The coefficients of energy efficiency of the varieties and promising lines were 3.4–3.6. With seed yields, sainfoin varieties and promising lines accumulated energy on 6.5–31.1 % more than the standard variety. …”
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Capsular Bag Performance of a Novel Hydrophobic Single-Piece Intraocular Lens by Klemens Waser, Klaus Straßmair, Leon Pomberger, Haidar Khalil, Peter Laubichler, Matthias Bolz, Nino Hirnschall

“…Mean preoperative and postoperative ACD were 3.10 and 4.69 mm, respectively. Mean preoperative tilt was 4.77°, increasing to 5.06° postoperatively. …”
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Contemporary Trends and Age‐Specific Sex Differences in Management and Outcome for Patients With ST‐Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Leonardo De Luca, Marco Marini, Lucio Gonzini, Alessandro Boccanelli, Gianni Casella, Francesco Chiarella, Stefano De Servi, Antonio Di Chiara, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Zoran Olivari, Giorgio Caretta, Laura Lenatti, Michele Massimo Gulizia, Stefano Savonitto

“…The crude rates of in‐hospital death were 3.2% in men and 8.4% in women (P<0.0001), with a significant increase over age classes for both sexes and a significant decrease over time for both sexes (all P for trend <0.01). …”
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Behaviors and attitudes towards mobile learning during course work and scientific research among dental, medical and non-medical undergraduates: a cross-sectional study by Zhihang Song, Xinyu Wen, Zhaoping Li, Xiaoyu Han, Lifeiyan Lai, Jun Yang, Fei Yu, Zhihe Zhao, Peilin Li

“…The average behavior scores for using mobile devices in course work and scientific research were 3.02 and 3.09 (out of 5), respectively. Smartphones were the most frequently used devices for course work across all majors, while laptops predominated for scientific research. …”
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The effect of lateral hinge fracture with hinge hole and protective K-wire for medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy by compression testing and finite element analysis by Yi-Sheng Chan, Alvin Chao-Yu Chen, Chun-Chieh Chen, Jeng-Ywan Jeng, Chi-Pin Hsu

“…Compression testing models were 3D-printed for cost efficiency and repeatability. …”
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Successful treatment of bilateral empyema with bilateral fistulae using free intercostal muscle flap by Junko Okamura, Naohiro Kobayashi, Takahiro Yanagihara, Shinji Kikuchi, Yukinobu Goto, Yukio Sato

“…Bilateral empyema with fistulae on both sides due to a ruptured lung abscess was diagnosed. 7 days after his administration, we performed the first surgery. There were 3 fistulae in the right lateral basal segment (S9), right posterior basal segment (S10), and left posterior basal segment (S10). …”
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Effect of homemade peanut oil consumption during pregnancy on low birth weight and preterm birth outcomes: a cohort study in Southwestern China by Yanxu Zhong, Huan Lu, Yuyan Jiang, Minyan Rong, Xiangming Zhang, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

“…Women with a history of PB or LBW were 3–5 times more likely to have higher rates of LBW or PB compared with those without this type of history. …”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of a non-invasive hemoglobin-monitoring device in schoolchildren by Kanzo Okazaki, Kaoru Okazaki, Masayoshi Uesugi, Takahiro Matsusima, Hiroshi Hataya

“…Values of lower and upper limits of agreement were −3.65 and 3.99, respectively. There was no systematic fixed or proportion bias. …”
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Genomic, transcriptomic, and T cell receptor profiling in stratifying response to first-line chemoradiotherapy or radiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Xiaqin Zhang, Jianhong Lian, Fukun Chen, Kai Wang, Haoyuan Xue, Sufang Jia, Weili Wang, Zhongkang Li, Hua Liang, Hongwei Li

“…The median tumor mutational burden (TMB) of the 23 ESCC patients were 3.47 mutations/ Mb (mega-base). The TP53, RTK/RAS, and NOTCH pathways were concurrently prevalent in ESCC. …”
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RESULTS OF ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT USING PERMANENT STRUCTURES SUPPORTED BY DENTAL IMPLANTS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE by D. Korol, K. Toncheva, V. Yarkoviy, D. Kindiy

“…The average number of implants per clinical case was 4 supports, and the average diameter and length of the integrated implants were 3.5 and 11 mm, respectively.…”
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Clinical-year Students’ Competency in Chest X-ray Interpretation: A Theoretical-based Intervention by Tarek Hegazi, Khalid Kurdi, Abdulaziz Alfayez, Ali Alhammad, Abdullah Aldakheel, Rakan Alshahrani, Ghazi Alotaibi, Muhannad AlQahtani, Mu’taman Jarrar, Hussain Abu Al Ola, Abdulmohsen Al Elq

“…Mean self-reported knowledge and confidence scores were 3.08 ± 0.6 and 2.78 ± 0.7, respectively. There was a significant difference in the mean scores for the pre-test without clinical history (6.29 ± 2.38) compared with the pre-test with clinical history scores (8.58 ± 2.65) (P < 0.001). …”
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Risk of metachronous contralateral breast cancer in patients with primary invasive lobular breast cancer: Results from a nationwide cohort by Delal Akdeniz, Iris Kramer, Carolien H. M. vanDeurzen, Bernadette A. M. Heemskerk‐Gerritsen, Michael Schaapveld, Pieter J. Westenend, Adri C. Voogd, Agnes Jager, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Stefan Sleijfer, Marjanka K. Schmidt, Maartje J. Hooning

“…Ten‐year cumulative CBC incidences in patients with lobular, lobular mixed versus ductal PBC were 3.2%, 3.6% versus 2.8% when treated with systemic therapy and 6.6%, 7.7% versus 5.6% in patients without systemic therapy, respectively. …”
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Preparation of W1/O/W2 Emulsion Loaded with Chenpi Extract and Its Properties Evaluation by Tingyu WANG, Fei SHEN, Jiawei ZHAO, Zhenqiang WU

“…When the CSDF/G ratio was 3:1 (w/w), the total concentration of CSDF-G complex was 2% (w/v), and the W1/O and W2 ratios were 3:7 (v/v), the prepared W1/O/W2 double emulsion had a uniform distribution, the smallest particle size, the strongest viscoelasticity, and the encapsulation rates to polyphenol and flavonoid reached 96.82% and 90.08%, respectively. …”
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Discovering a novel glycosyltransferase gene CmUGT1 enhances main metabolites production of Cordyceps militaris by Rong-an He, Chen Huang, Chun-hui Zheng, Jing Wang, Si-Wen Yuan, Bai-Xiong Chen, Kun Feng

“…The results showed that the yields of carotenoids and polysaccharides in the mycelia of the CmUGT1-overexpressing strains were 3.8 and 3.4 times greater than those in the mycelia of the wild type, respectively (p &lt; 0.01). …”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

“…Our primary outcome was 3DUS acquisition times compared to 2DUS and CT. Secondary outcomes were 3DUS image quality, with visual demonstrations of appendicitis findings compared to clinical imaging. …”
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Brain and Brown Adipose Tissue Metabolism in Transgenic Tg2576 Mice Models of Alzheimer Disease Assessed Using F-FDG PET Imaging by Robert A. Coleman PhD, Christopher Liang BS, Rima Patel BS, Sarah Ali BS, Jogeshwar Mukherjee PhD

“…Average reductions in the cerebrum regions were as high as −20%, while changes in cerebellum were −3%. Uptake of 18 F-FDG in IBAT decreased by −60% in Tg2576 mice and was found to be significant. …”
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Assessment of Postoperative Pain among Cesarean Section Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study by Bhupendra Kumar Painkra, Mekala Ranjith Kumar, Stalin Vinayagam

“…Results: The median (interquartile range) pain scores measured at 0 h, 6 h, and 24 h were 3 (2–4), 3 (2–4), and 2 (2–3), respectively. …”
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Heterogeneous hematoma density predicts poor outcome in patients with supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage after craniotomy by Li Luo, Yuanyuan Fu, Likun Wang, Jinhua Yang, Guofeng Wu, Siying Ren, Lian He, Shiqi Lin, Yuanyi Liu

“…Hematoma density was classified as heterogeneous if there were ≥ 3 low-density lesions within the ICH. The primary outcome measure was major disability, defined as a modified Rankin Scale score of 4–6. …”
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