An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

“…The proposed model achieved an accuracy of 97.03% which supersedes all the other state-of-the-art models. To reaffirm the rectification of our model, we experimented with it on another COVID-19 routine blood test dataset. …”
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Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans by W. Buwembo, S. Aery, C. M. Rwenyonyi, G. Swedberg, F. Kironde

“…Indeed, change of any of the three residues (A37V, N172D, and R193Q) in plasmid-encoded folP diminished the bacterial resistance to sulfonamide while removal of all three mutations abolished the resistance. In contrast, plasmids carrying four other mutations (A46V, E80K, Q122H, and S146G) in folP did not similarly confer any sulfonamide resistance to folP-knockout bacteria. …”
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Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…Despite good knowledge about causes of malaria by caregivers (72.6%) and a prompt medical treatment within 24 h of fever onset (84.2%), many of their children were treated with only paracetamol (45%) and, therefore, they presented to the hospital febrile (61.8%), tachycardic (63.7%), and tachypnoic (83.9%). Almost all of the children were diagnosed with malaria (98%) associated with some types of complication such as convulsion (29.6%) and anaemia (52.7%). …”
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Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives in Saudi Arabia by Zaher S, Alhindi R, Alturki L, Alsobhi E, Alahmadi L, Aldhowayan HA

“…We also investigated the factors influenced the HCPs’ perception in reporting these EN complications.Methods: In this cross-sectional pilot study, data was collected through an online survey from 25 December 2022 to the end of February 2023. All dietitians, physicians and nurses working in adult and PICUs in Saudi-Arabia were eligible to participate. …”
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Silicon-mediated modulation of maize growth, metabolic responses, and antioxidant mechanisms under saline conditions by Muhammad Saad Ullah, Athar Mahmood, Hussam F. Najeeb Alawadi, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Mansoor Javaid, Abdul Wahid, Fnu Abdullah, Daniel O. Wasonga

“…Conclusion Silicon application positively impacted nearly all growth and physiological features, indicating it helps mitigate against salinity. …”
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Curvilinear association between Framingham Steatosis Index and chronic kidney disease: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Jun Wang, Yinuo Qu, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…By conducting stratified analyses, the heterogeneity within subpopulations was explored.ResultsIn the fully adjusted Model 3, which accounted for all covariates, the odds ratios (ORs) (95% CI) for the association between FSI and CKD were 1.01 (0.97, 1.06), indicating no significant statistical association. …”
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Vaginal Treatment of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Visceral Loop Prolapse: A New Challenge in Reparative Vaginal Surgery? by Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Edoardo Di Naro, Luca Maria Schonauer, Maria Teresa Loverro, Beatrice Indellicati, Mario Barnaba, Giuseppe Loverro

“…The term vaginal cuff dehiscence is frequently interchanged with the terms of cuff separation or cuff rupture. All denote the separation of a vaginal incision that was previously closed at time of total hysterectomy. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Three ELISAs for Detection of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Human Samples by Cássio Meira, Dahara Silva, Ivanilson Santos, Breno Barreto, Vinícius Rocha, Emanuelle Santos, Bruna dos Reis, Afrânio Evangelista, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Bruna Machado, Guilherme Ribeiro, Roberto Badaró, Milena Soares

“…Overall, the antibody responses were present for all three proteins in subjects with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infections, showing a similar pattern of antibody production for different antigens. …”
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The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio is Associated with the Requirement and the Duration of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Retrosp... by Lijuan Yang, Chang Gao, Ying He, Xiaowan Wang, Ling Yang, Shiqi Guo, Jiahao Chen, Siyu He, Yuanxiao Sun, Ye Gao, Qiang Guo

“…NLR was significantly associated with the requirement of IMV in ARDS patients (OR, 1.042; 95% CI, 1.025–1.060; P<0.001), other independent risk factors included PaO2/FiO2, Hb, lactate, and use of vasoactive drugs (all P<0.05). Moreover, we found that the duration of IMV was longer in patients with high NLR (8[IQR, 3–13], 10[IQR, 6–16], respectively, P=0.025). …”
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Kazakhstan-Siberian spring common wheat identification according to glutenin and gliadin composition by A. I. Abugalieva, A. I. Morgunov, J. R. Pena, N. B. Volkovinskaya, T. V. Savin

“…The 1BL.1RS wheat-rye translocation is more frequently identified in accessions by Siberian Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture and Eastern Kazakhstan Research Institute of Agriculture breeding in each KASIB block and also in all the accessions presented by the companies Kurgansemena and Agrosemkonsal and selected by the Fiton company. …”
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Sulfur Resistance of Pt-W Catalysts by Carolina P. Betti, Juan M. Badano, Ivana L. Rivas, Vanina A. Mazzieri, M. Juliana Maccarrone, Fernando Coloma-Pascual, Carlos R. Vera, Mónica E. Quiroga

“…Catalytic tests with sulfur-free and sulfur-doped feeds were performed. All catalysts showed high selectivities (>98%) to ethylbenzene. …”
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Efficacy of preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yalun Guo, Mengdie Pan, Meidi Xiong, Miao Liu, Na Zhu, Haoxu Dong, Chunhua Zhang

“…A random-effects model was used to pool data, and sensitivity and subgroup analyses were performed to explore the stability of outcomes and potential sources of heterogeneity. All analyses were conducted via Review Manager 5.4.1 and STATA 15.0. …”
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Treatment of small scale gold mining wastewater using pilot-scale sedimentation and Cocopeat filter bed system by J. Samaniego, M.A.N. Tanchuling

“…Other effluent parameters with strong correlation with total suspended solids such as turbidity and color, though not regulated, were reduced significantly. All adsorbed heavy metals accumulated in the upper 25 cm of the Cocopeat column in the filter bed. …”
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Automated Web Tool Measurement of Total Hip Arthroplasty Acetabular Component Inclination and Anteversion Angles by Christine Yoon, BS, Anna Eligulashvili, BS, Zeynep Seref-Ferlengez, PhD, Barlas Goker, MD, Eli Kamara, MD, Edward Mardakhaev, MD

“…Bland-Altman analysis for all 3 measurements displayed negligible systemic bias with random scattering. …”
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Stability and changes in meaning in life profiles and their impact on mental health among chinese university students: a latent transition analysis by Sylvia Y. C. L. Kwok, Siqi Fang, Bella Meici Huang, Alebel Addis Tesfaw, Xi Deng

“…Regarding the adaptive outcomes associated with each profile, results showed that students in the meaning-oriented profile group demonstrated the most adaptive outcomes, evidenced by the highest wellbeing scores and the lowest anxiety and depression scores among all the students.ConclusionThese findings provide insights into MIL profiles and how they change among Chinese university students. …”
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Source Characteristics Influence AI-Enabled Orthopaedic Text Simplification by Saman Andalib, BS, Sean S. Solomon, BS, Bryce G. Picton, BS, Aidin C. Spina, BS, John A. Scolaro, MD, Ariana M. Nelson, MD

“…Statistical and machine learning methods evaluated the correlations and predictive capacity of these features for transformation success. Results:. All LLMs improved FKRE and FKGL scores (p < 0.01). …”
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Unmasking Job Satisfaction: Insights from Tribal India’s Nurses amongst the COVID-19 Pandemic by Vikrant Kabirpanthi, Vikas Gupta, Subramani Palaniyandi

“…An association was considered significant if the P < 0.05 for all tests (two-tailed) at a 5% level of significance. …”
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Exploring self-experience practices in dementia care: A scoping review. by Janina Wittmann, Anja Bieber, Joanne Carroll, Kealan Forristal, Louise Hopper, Niels Janssen, Gabriele Meyer, Marianna Riello, Marjolein de Vugt, Dorothee Bauernschmidt

“…Learning outcomes based on Kirkpatrick's model were fairly distributed across all identified modalities. Both consumers and providers emphasised aspects related to the development and implementation of practices, particularly organisational-related considerations such as temporal and spatial planning of trainings.…”
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Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities by Ferry Efendi, Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Grace Solely Houghty, Hisaya Oda, Yuko Tsujita

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted based on their shared experiences. All interview data were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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Does protruding headless cannulated screw reduce fixation stability in tension band wiring technique for patella fractures? a biomechanical study by Mehmet Maden, Omer Berkay Bayraktar, Tayfun Bacaksiz, Ihsan Akan, Bora Uzun, Cemal Kazimoglu

“…Results There were significant differences in the loads achieved at 2 mm displacement levels, and Group 3 demonstrated lower force values compared to other constructs in the static test (P = 0.003). All groups revealed similar displacements at 300 N and failure load values under axial traction. …”
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