Identifying specific subgroups of older patients at risk of repeated hospital readmissions and death after discharge in a prospective multicentre cohort in France by Jean-Baptiste Beuscart, Fabien Visade, Genia Babykina, Jesus Carretero-Bravo, Guillaume Deschasse, Vincent Vandewalle

“…In subgroup 2 (n=912, 29.6%), all patients were readmitted to hospital at least twice, and 523 (57.8%) died. …”
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Wildfire danger under changing climates in the southern Great Plains throughout the 21st century by Shanmin Fang, Jia Yang, Chris B. Zou, Erik S. Krueger, Tyson E. Ochsner, Quan Zhang

“…The BI is projected to increase in all months except April, with the highest increases occurring during the summer. …”
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Clinical and biochemical characteristics for patients with polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes syndrome: a pilot observational study by Pei Li, Ye Zhang, Li-Min Luo, Wen-Qing Wang, Jing Li, Yan Cheng, Xiao Dang, Yang Chen, Wei Jiang

“…The diagnosis of POEMS syndrome was re-analyzed and matched the diagnostic criteria updated in 2023. All patients presented the symptoms of polyneuropathy and positive for M-protein. …”
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Combined Methods for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening, Using Retina Photographs and Tear Fluid Proteomics Biomarkers by Zsolt Torok, Tunde Peto, Eva Csosz, Edit Tukacs, Agnes M. Molnar, Andras Berta, Jozsef Tozser, Andras Hajdu, Valeria Nagy, Balint Domokos, Adrienne Csutak

“…Methods. 52 patients with diabetes mellitus were enrolled into the project. Of all patients, 39 had signs of DR. Digital retina images and tear fluid samples were taken from each eye. …”
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Burden of early neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Natnael Moges, Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Denekew Tenaw Anley, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Yenealem Solomon Kebede, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Natnael Amare Tesfa, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Berihun Bantie

“…<h4>Background</h4>Globally, with a neonatal mortality rate of 27/1000 live births, Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate in the world and is responsible for 43% of all infant fatalities. In the first week of life, almost three-fourths of neonatal deaths occur and about one million babies died on their first day of life. …”
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The combination of hot water spray and subzero saline chilling improved chilling efficiency, meat quality, and sensory attributes by K. Kawamura, D. Ma, D.U. Ahn, H.-S. Seo, V. Hogan, L.N. Stephens, J. Moallem, J.W. Jin, I. Kang

“…Based on those results, the combination of SSC-HWS improved meat tenderness and sensory attributes over the control, while the SSC improved chilling efficiency among all treatments.…”
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Ground-Based Polarimetric Remote Sensing of Dust Aerosol Properties in Chinese Deserts near Hexi Corridor by Hua Xu, Zhengqiang Li, Donghui Li, Li Li, Xingfeng Chen, Yisong Xie, Kaitao Li, Cheng Chen, Yuhuan Zhang

“…The effective radii of fine (0.13–0.17 μm) and coarse (2.49–3.49 μm) modes were found stable at all seasons together with the appearance of a third mode of particle radius at 0.4–1.0 μm when AOD was larger than 0.6. …”
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Les siphons en terre cuite du monde romain : l’exemple de l’aqueduc d’Almuñécar (Andalousie, Espagne) by Elena H. Sánchez López

“…In attempting to determine whether the terracotta pipes used in the siphons were given any particular technical qualities to ensure pressure resistance, the paper compares pressure pipes with those used in open-surface systems, all from Roman aqueducts in Turkey. The analysis result shows that there is not a major difference in the dimensions of the pipes used with either function, which seems to indicate that the clay pipes used in the siphons were not made with any special characteristics.The text finally discusses the possible reasons behind the choice of terracotta over other materials in manufacturing siphon pipes.The analysis of Roman siphons, and more generally Roman aqueducts, produces different explanations. …”
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Bilateral Neuropathy of Primary Sensory Neurons by the Chronic Compression of Multiple Unilateral DRGs by Ya-Bin Xie, Huan Zhao, Ying Wang, Kai Song, Ming Zhang, Fan-Cheng Meng, Yu-Jie Yang, Yang-Song He, Fang Kuang, Si-Wei You, Hao-Jun You, Hui Xu

“…The expression of activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) was significantly increased in the ipsilateral and contralateral all-sized DRG neurons after the mCCD. And the expression of CGRP was significantly increased in the ipsilateral and contralateral large- and medium-sized DRG neurons. …”
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Cost drivers associated with autologous stem-cell transplant (ASCT) in patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a Japanese real-world setting: A structura... by Saaya Tsutsué, Shinichi Makita, Hiroya Asou, Shingo Wada, Wen Shi Lee, Dilinuer Ainiwaer, Koki Idehara, Sona-Sanae Aoyagi, Seok-Won Kim, Todd Taylor

“…A total of 108 patients (3.8%) among all DLBCL patients who received SCT met the eligibility criteria and were considered ASCT patients; majority of which were males (n = 63, 58.33%), with a mean [median] (SD) age of 52.04 [55] (9.88) years. …”
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Digital Twins for Clinical and Operational Decision-Making: Scoping Review by Vahid Riahi, Ibrahima Diouf, Sankalp Khanna, Justin Boyle, Hamed Hassanzadeh

“…ResultsOut of 5537 relevant papers, 1.55% (86/5537) met the predefined inclusion criteria, all published after 2017. The majority focused on CDM (75/86, 87%). …”
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Modified iris system: initial experience with a new technology for safety in hiatal surgery in pediatric patients by Joel Cazares, Eduardo De la Rosa-Bustamante, Jorge Colín-Garnica, Arturo Guillen-Cárdenas, Marbella Sepulveda-Valenzuela, Miguel Torres-Salas, Jorge Alberto Cantú-Reyes

“…No complications were reported. All NF procedures, with or without additional interventions like gastrostomy and pyloroplasty, were completed safely. …”
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Interpretable machine learning and radiomics in hip MRI diagnostics: comparing ONFH and OA predictions to experts by Tariq Alkhatatbeh, Ahmad Alkhatatbeh, Qin Guo, Jiechen Chen, Jidong Song, Xingru Qin, Wang Wei

“…On the other hand, the Radiomics model attained an AUC of 0.971 (95% CI 0.9298-1.0000); showing greater efficacy than all other users. It also demonstrated a sensitivity of 0.937 and a specificity of 0.885. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes: A Nationwide Multicenter Study in Brazil by Marilia B. Gomes, Lucianne Righeti Monteiro Tannus, Alessandra Saldanha de Mattos Matheus, Roberta Arnoldi Cobas, Catia C. Sousa Palma, Aline Tiemi Kano Silva, Carlos Antonio Negrato, Sergio Atala Dib, Melanie Rodacki, João Soares Felício, Luis Henrique Canani

“…Hypertensive patients were older, exhibited longer duration of diabetes, and had higher body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL-C values (P<0.001, for all comparisons), but only 370 (53.7%) received treatment. …”
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Antimicrobial and ADME properties of methoxylated, methylated and nitrated 2-hydroxynaphthalene-1 carboxanilides by Lucia Vrablova, Tomas Gonec, Tereza Kauerova, Michal Oravec, Izabela Jendrzejewska, Peter Kollar, Alois Cizek, Josef Jampilek

“…The compounds are substituted with methoxy, methyl, and nitro groups, as well as additionally with chlorine, bromine, and trifluoromethyl at various positions. All the compounds were evaluated for antibacterial activities against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and mycobacteria. …”
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V- Model untuk Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Ruang Rapat by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Aditya Rachmadi, Azri Putri Rahmatika, Dinar Indah Dwi Utami, Safira Widya Hapsari

“…The solution of meeting room booking management problems is to provide all departments in the organization with real-time information about the room that had been booked. …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Loading During the Performance of the Forward and Side Lunge with Step Height Variations by Rafael Escamilla, Naiquan Zheng, Toran D MacLeod, Rodney Imamura, Kevin E. Wilk, Shangcheng Wang, Irv Rubenstein, Kyle Yamashiro, Glenn S. Fleisig

“…The hypotheses were that patellofemoral force and stress would be greater at all knee angles performing the bodyweight side lunge compared to the bodyweight forward lunge, and greater when performing the forward and side lunge at ground level compared to up a 10cm platform…”
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Effect of Extraction and Preservation Methods on the Microbiological and Physicochemical Quality of Pentadesma butyracea Butter Produced in a Traditional Area in Benin by Marius Eric Badoussi, Yann E. Madode, Célestin K. C. Tchekessi, Laurenda Honfozo, Ifagbémi Bienvenue Chabi, Kamirou Chabi Sika, Arlette Adjatin, Joseph D. Hounhouigan, Paulin Azokpota

“…After three months of storage, the yeast and mould load was out of the standard range in all packages, i.e., 2.53 ± 0.4 log°CFU/g, 2.9 ± 0.2 log°CFU/g, 4.67 ± 0.2 log°CFU/g, and 1.4 ± 0.2 log°CFU/g for aluminium bowls, calabashes, baskets, and black polyethylene bags, respectively. …”
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Optimal parameter identification of photovoltaic systems based on enhanced differential evolution optimization technique by Shubhranshu Mohan Parida, Vivekananda Pattanaik, Subhasis Panda, Pravat Kumar Rout, Binod Kumar Sahu, Mohit Bajaj, Vojtech Blazek, Lukas Prokop

“…The parameters identification of ND-R250A5, STM6 40/36 and STP6 120/36 PV modules involve RMSE values of 7.697716e-3, 1.772095e-3, and 1.224258e-2, respectively. All these RMSE values obtained with proposed EDE are the least as compared to other well-accepted algorithms, thereby justifying its higher accuracy.…”
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Natural Concurrent Infections with Black Spot Disease and Multiple Bacteriosis in Farmed Nile Tilapia in Central Kenya by Daniel W. Wanja, Paul G. Mbuthia, Robert M. Waruiru, Lilly C. Bebora, Helena A. Ngowi

“…A total of 25 fish were sampled and inspected, and all of them had raised, macroscopic 1 mm-sized black spot lesions. …”
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