Efficacy of baits and lures for weasel detection by Scott M. Bergeson, Roland Kays, David S. Jachowski, Courtney D. Anderson, Chad R. Williamson, Ashley Burket, Joseph W. Butfiloski, Amanda E. Cheeseman, Stacy R. Cotey, Catherine C. Dennison, John D. Erb, Zach J. Farris, Michael L. Fies, Michael J. Joyce, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Blake Sasse, Lisa M. Smith, Joshua A. Tabora, Marketa Zimova

“…Cameras baited with meat were 3.5 times more likely to detect both short‐ and long‐tailed weasels on average (mean percentage of cameras detecting weasels: 20–30%) than those with scent lures (3–11%). …”
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Genital infections in high-risk human papillomavirus positive Paraguayan women aged 30-64 with and without cervical lesions. by Alanis Arévalos, Adriana Valenzuela, Pamela Mongelós, Hernán Barrios, María Isabel Rodríguez, Romina Báez, Claudia Centurión, Jaime Vester, Ana Soilán, Marina Ortega, Lorena Meza, Malvina Páez, Amalia Castro, Carmen Cristaldo, Ana Soskin, Gerardo Deluca, Armando Baena, Rolando Herrero, Maribel Almonte, Elena Kasamatsu, Laura Mendoza, ESTAMPA Paraguayan Study Group

“…The odds of presenting GIs were 3 times higher in women under 46 years compared to older counterparts (OR: 3.32, 95%CI: 1.74-6.16), and in women with a normal Pap smear with inflammation compared to those without inflammation (OR: 3.31, 95%CI: 1.15-9.77). …”
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Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka by Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi, Sajan Praveena Gunarathna, Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Indika Ruwan Prasanna

“…The absenteeism, presenteeism and gross and net productivity loss per month were 3.6, 4.5, 8.1 and 5.5 days/month, respectively. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Detection of Off-Flavor Compounds in Tench (<i>Tinca tinca</i>) After Depuration in Clean Water by Daniel Martín-Vertedor, Juan Carlos Ramírez-López, Ricardo S. Aleman, Elisabet Martín-Tornero, Ismael Montero-Fernández

“…The main off-flavor VOCs were 3,5,5-trimethyl-1-hexene, dimethyl-8-hydronaphtalen, 1-octen-3-ol, diethyl phthalate, 2-methylisoborneol, and a-isomethylionone. …”
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Optimizing phosphorus released in calcareous soil amended with bone char and bone ash using response surface methodology and desirability function by Yasser A. El-Damarawy, Eman M. Saleh, Omar M. Ibrahim, Ahmed A. El-Refaey, Maher E. Saleh, Eman H. El-Gamal

“…For soluble-P, maximum amounts were 3.1, 2.62, and 0.85 mg/kg with AW application after incubation times of 36.8, 63.4, and 90 days, respectively, which were higher than DW application. …”
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PAN-Immune inflammation value: a new biomarker for diagnosing appendicitis in children?? by Nurcan Çoşkun, Mehmet Metin, Gül Doğan, Hülya İpek, Emre Demir, Çağatay Evrim Afşarlar

“…Results Based on Area Under the Curve (AUC), C-reactive Protein (CRP), lymphocyte, and PLR showed weak predictive value, while White Blood Cell Count (WBC), neutrophil, monocyte, NLR, SII, SIRI, and PIV demonstrated poor predictive value for appendicitis. Optimal cut-offs were 3.40 for NLR, 134.5 for PLR, 1010.3 for SII, 3.47 for SIRI, and 919.3 for PIV, with sensitivity and specificity values of 78.7%, 47.1% for NLR; 64.7%, 47.5% for PLR; 75.6%, 52% for SII; 71.5%, 57.3% for SIRI; and 72.2%, 54.1% for PIV. …”
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Carrying out the methodological approach of the scientific research in the Physical Education and Sport Science field by Vladimir Potop, Constantin Ciorbă, Ion Mihaila, Ilie Mihai, Liviu - Emanuel Mihailescu, Alexandru Acsinte

“…The requirements of the activity in seminar were 3 reports, respecting the path of the work assignments. …”
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The relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and indices of fat mass and fat-free mass in adults by Collin J. Popp, Elliot D. Jesch

“…The mean absolute and relative estimated V̇O2max were 3.02 ± 1.0 L·min−1 and 42.1 ± 12.2 ml·kg−1·min−1, respectively. …”
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0.9% Saline versus Ringer’s lactate as initial fluid in children with diabetic ketoacidosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Devi Dayal, Karthi Nallasamy, Muralidharan Jayashree, Ashish Agarwal, Savita Verma Attri

“…The mean difference and HR for time to DKA resolution in the RL group compared with the NS group were 3.85 hours (95% CI 0.3 to 8) and 1.39 hours (95% CI 1.25 to 1.56), respectively. …”
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Deep Learning Image Reconstruction to Improve Computed Tomography Image Quality of the Phantom with Standard Liver Density by Zhijie PAN, Ling LIU, Qingyao LI, Tingting QU, Shuai ZHANG, Xueqian XIE

“…At 4.5 mGy, DLIR SNR, CNR, and d’ were (3.21±0.24), (3.42±0.35), and (8.81±0.63), respectively, which are significantly higher than that of ASIR-V at 15 mGy (2.69±0.14), (2.87±0.11), and (5.61±1.28), respectively. …”
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A comparative analysis of generative artificial intelligence responses from leading chatbots to questions about endometriosisAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Natalie D. Cohen, MD, Milan Ho, BS, Donald McIntire, PhD, Katherine Smith, MD, Kimberly A. Kho, MD

“…Results: Average scores for the 10 answers amongst Bard, Chat GPT, and Claude were 3.69, 4.24, and 3.7, respectively. Two questions showed significant disagreement between the nine reviewers. …”
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Optimization design and experiment of key components of mountain pendulum-lever cam type hole seeders based on DEM-MBD coupling simulation. by Lijun Zhao, Wenke Yin, Bin Yang, Xin Hu, Chuandong Liu, Zihuan Li, Lian Gong, Qiang Li, Bin Li, Shang Li

“…The simulation test results indicate that when the hole seeder shaft speeds were 47.43 r/min and 48.09 r/min, the movable pendulum- lever angles were 100.23° and 101.70°, and the number of rollers in the cam group were 2.81 and 2.95,the qualified rates of corn and soybean seeding were 95.19% and 96.07%. The reseeding rates were 3.58% and 2.35%, while the missed seeding rates were 1.23% and 1.58%. …”
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Desflurane general anesthesia for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson′s disease patients by TONG Yuanyuan, XIONG Wei, LI Xiangjiahui, CHEN Liang, FAN Yifang, HAN Ruquan, XIE Sining

“…Post-operative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores on days 1, 2, and 3 were 3.7±2.2, 2.8±1.6,and 1.8±2.0, respectively. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scores showed no statistical difference during hospitalization as compared to pre-operative values, but significantly decreased at 6-month follow-up (24.3±4.1 vs. 21.5±3.5, P＜0.05). …”
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Exploring the biomechanical mechanisms of cervical rotation manipulation in different lateral bending positions: a finite element analysis by Rui Weng, Dongxin Lin, Han Yang, Siyuan Xie, Cairui Chen, Yaoshuai Yu, Geng Yang, Pusheng Xie, Liang Zhao, Yikai Li, Xuecheng Huang

“…Results In left lateral bending, neutral and right lateral bending positions, the maximum Mises stresses of C5/6 annulus fibrosus were 1.545, 0.951 and 0.917 Mpa, the maximum Mises stresses of nucleus pulposus were 0.168, 0.139 and 0.146 Mpa, and the maximum Mises stresses of facet joints were 3.973, 2.186 and 1.369 Mpa, respectively, and those of the spinal cord and nerve roots were 2.692, 2.547, and 3.150 Mpa respectively. …”
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An influenza outbreak in a South African mine, following the relaxation of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, September – December 2021 by Fiona Els, Mariana Khoza, Inge Kleinhans, Hetani Mdose, Sibongile Walaza, Cheryl Cohen, Anne von Gottberg, Fahima Moosa, Mignon du Plessis, Nicole Wolter, Chijioke Nkemjika Umunnakwe, Zinhle Makatini, Genevie Ntshoe, Andronica Moipone Shonhiwa, Nevashan Govender, Hugo Tempelman, Lourens Duvenhage, Charles Mandivenyi, Marlence Freda Ngobeni, Jackie Kleynhans

“…We calculated the influenza attack rate among 10 030 mine employees and assessed factors associated with influenza infection from 1 September–13 December 2021 using logistic regression. Results: There were 3,534 suspected influenza cases of which 161 tested influenza positive (influenza attack rate 1.6%, 161/10 030). …”
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Effect of different litter materials on some behavioral patterns, growth performance, welfare indices, and carcass traits of Muscovy ducks by Eman Hefnawy, Ahmed Sabek, Eman Elgazzar, Saeed El-Laithy, Souad Ahmed

“…Some behavioral patterns were recorded when the ducks were 3 weeks old using focal observation 3 days a week, twice per day. …”
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Optimal timing for assessing post-intensive care syndrome in clinical research: a scoping review and expert survey by Kohei Tanaka, Nobuto Nakanishi, Keibun Liu, Kyohei Miyamoto, Akira Kawauchi, Masatsugu Okamura, Sho Katayama, Yuki Iida, Yusuke Kawai, Junji Hatakeyama, Toru Hifumi, Takeshi Unoki, Daisuke Kawakami, Fumimasa Amaya, Kengo Obata, Hidenori Sumita, Tomoyuki Morisawa, Norihiko Tsuboi, Ryo Kozu, Shunsuke Takaki, Junpei Haruna, Kohei Ota, Yoshihisa Fujinami, Nobuyuki Nosaka, Kasumi Shirasaki, Shigeaki Inoue, Osamu Nishida, Kensuke Nakamura

“…The most frequently used assessment time points were 3 months (262, 23%), 6 months (212, 19%), and 12 months (206, 18%) post-discharge. …”
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A comparative study of diagnostic performance of COVID-19 Reporting and Data System and computed tomography severity score in clinically suspected COVID-19 patients by Vikram Kyatham, Yarramsetty Pundari Kashudu, T.R. Nagendra, Rama Rao Piprikar, Rhidaynath A Kogekar, Rahul Bhargava

“…The mean CO-RADS and CT-SS scores were 3.7 ± 1.4 (range, 1–5) and 9.1 ± 7.5 (range, 0–28), respectively. …”
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Study on microscopic pore structures and mechanical properties by Shihu ZHAO, Yong LI, Yali LIU, Yanbin WANG, Zengqin LIU, Gang CHEN, Xinjun CHEN

“…The total pore surface area and total pore volume were (3.413-5.638)×10-2 μm2/μm2 and (0.5-3.9)×10-4 μm3/μm2, respectively. …”
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Comparison of continuous subcutaneous hydromorphone hydrochloride and morphine hydrochloride injection on skin disorders incidence: a retrospective study by Rei Tanaka, Takahiro Hashizume, Tadashi Hisanaga, Shinya Masuda, Junya Sato, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Hironori Tanaka, Akiyoshi Saitoh, Tetsumi Sato, Takeshi Kamoshida, Tetsu Sato, Michihiro Shino

“…Results The incidence of skin disorders in the hydromorphone hydrochloride and morphine hydrochloride groups were 3.7% (1/27 patients) and 28.1% (9/32 patients), respectively, showing a significant difference in two statistical analyses between the two groups (Cox proportional hazards model analyses HR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.01–0.70, P = 0.022. …”
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