Comparative efficacy and safety of pulmonary surfactant delivery strategies in neonatal RDS: a network meta-analysis by Shiyue Liu, Yu Wang, Xingwang Zhu, Feifan Chen, Yuan Shi

“…LMA had a higher incidence of BPD compared to LISA (OR: 2.59, 95%CI: 1.21 to 5.54). SN ranked second to LISA in preventing BPD and death, but its efficacy decreased after excluding high-risk studies. …”
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Response of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium (K) and Blended NPS Fertilizer Rates in the Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia by Tigist Tesfaye, Fanuel Laekemariam, Abera Habte

“…Four rates of KCl (0-0-60) (0, 25, 50, and 75 kg·ha−1) and five blended NPS (19N-38P2O5-7S) rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg·ha−1) were investigated using randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement involving three replications. …”
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Proclamation of the All-Russian Empire – the Beginning of the Way to the Great Power Status by V. A. Artamonov

“…The entry of the Russian Empire into the system of international relations as one of the five great powers – France, Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia – occurred during the Seven Years War of 1756-1763. …”
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Computer-aided diagnosis of hepatic cystic echinococcosis based on deep transfer learning features from ultrasound images by Miao Wu, Chuanbo Yan, Gan Sen

“…The experiments followed 10 runs of the five-fold cross-validation process on a total of 1820 ultrasound images and the results were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. …”
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Modeling Survival Time to Death among Stroke Patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Southwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Bikiltu Wakuma Negasa, Teramaj Wongel Wotale, Mesfin Esayas Lelisho, Legesse Kassa Debusho, Kibrealem Sisay, Wubishet Gezimu

“…Every year, about 15 million people worldwide suffer from a stroke, with five million of them suffering from some form of permanent physical disability. …”
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Application of Spectral Computed Tomography Single-energy Technique to Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Pengfei WU, Chuanbing WANG

“…The image quality was evaluated subjectively using the five point method, and the results were analyzed using the rank sum test. …”
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Revisiting ‘revisiting supervised methods for effort‐aware cross‐project defect prediction’ by Fuyang Li, Peixin Yang, Jacky Wai Keung, Wenhua Hu, Haoyu Luo, Xiao Yu

“…Abstract Effort‐aware cross‐project defect prediction (EACPDP), which uses cross‐project software modules to build a model to rank within‐project software modules based on the defect density, has been suggested to allocate limited testing resource efficiently. …”
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Integrating univariate and multivariate stability indices for breeding clime-resilient barley cultivars by Ammar Elakhdar, Ahmed A. El-Naggar, Sally El-Wakeell, Anas H. Ahmed

“…Using the GGE biplot ‘which-won-where’ polygon, we categorized environments into five groups and genotypes into six groups, identifying eight genotypes with mean grain yield (GY) superior to the overall mean (4.43 tons ha− 1). …”
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Improving the Teaching of Persian Verse Literature for non-Persian Speakers: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Educational Materials by Amirreza Vakilifard, Fatemeh Janatirad, Zoya Rezaei Mahalati

“…These educators, aged between 25 and 45, have accumulated approximately five years of teaching experience in their field. …”
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Assessment and Comparison of Various MCDM Approaches in the Selection of Manufacturing Process by Atef M. Ghaleb, Husam Kaid, Ali Alsamhan, Syed Hammad Mian, Lotfi Hidri

“…Manufacturing processes were ranked based on their respective weights for AHP, TOPSIS, and VIKOR, and sand casting is the best. …”
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Prosthetic articulating spacers as a preferred option for two-stage revision arthroplasty in chronic periprosthetic joint infection by Jiamin Lin, Hongyan Li, Yang Chen, Haiqi Ding, Qijin Wang, Jianhua Lv, Wenbo Li, Wenming Zhang, Xinyu Fang

“…Five patients in the PS group (10.42%) and six in the CS group (9.23%) developed recurrent infections, with no significant difference found in infection control rates (P = 0.833). …”
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Changing the trajectories of mental health difficulties in Norfolk and Suffolk: a research-priority-setting project with patients, the public, clinicians, policymakers and other st... by Caitlin Notley, Jayati Das-Munshi, Craig Morgan, Kristy Sanderson, Sherifat Oduola, Zarnie Khadjesari, Helen Parretti, Niall Broomfield, Amy Zile, Sol Morrissey, Joni Holmes

“…This National Institute of Health and Care Research-funded project aims to bring together key stakeholders to conduct extensive scoping work to identify mental health needs and priorities as a basis for conducting larger research to address the identified priorities over the next 5 years.Methods and analysis This 12-month mixed-methods research-priority-setting project consists of five phases. …”
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Analytical and Comparative Analysis of Copper Industry Development Programs in Iran by Adel Rouhi Jouybari, Seyed Mohammad Esmaiel Jalali

“…This issue increases the importance and priority of development programs in the mining and mineral industries sector. Copper, after steel, ranks second among the major metals in terms of value-added production in the world. …”
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Comparison of h-index and other bibliometrics in Google Scholar and Scopus for articles published by translational science trainees by Laura D. Davis, Corbyn M. Gilmore, Adriana Vargus, Henry Ogbeifun, Yong-Hee P. Chun, Christopher R. Frei

“…Investigators used the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test to compare bibliometrics (citations, citations/year, h-index, and m-quotient) from both sources for TS students and trainees. …”
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A hybrid Prairie INFO fission naked algorithm with stagnation mechanism for the parametric estimation of solar photovoltaic systems by Pankaj Sharma, Rohit Salgotra, Saravanakumar Raju, Mohamed Abouhawwash, S. S. Askar

“…Friedman as well as Wilcoxon rank-sum tests are performed to determine the effectiveness of the PIFN algorithm. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…Data were entered into Epi data version 3.02 and exported to SPSS V 25 for analysis. The Kaplan-Meier survival curve together with log-rank test was used to estimate the survival time of the neonates. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of Starch and Noodles Quality of Different Sweet Potato Varieties Based on Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis by Mi LUO, Wang YIN, Renju DENG, Yufang GUAN, Mu PAN, Qiaoyu WU, Mei FU

“…The comprehensive scores of starch quality indexes of 10 sweet potato varieties were ranked as Yushu 198, Shangshu 19, Yushu 50, Yushu 15, Qining 19, Qianshu 11, Xushu 22, Sushu 28, Xushu 37, Eshu 6. …”
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Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study. by Chanda Thakur, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sabina Marasini, Dinesh Timalsena, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Biraj Man Karmacharya

“…<h4>Background</h4>Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare, highly fatal disease with diagnosis in advanced stage and low survival rate. Nepal ranked 4th position with highest rates of GBC for 10 countries in 2020.…”
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Speed-dependent changes in the arm swing during independent walking in individuals after stroke. by Daan De Vlieger, Arne Defour, Lynn Bar-On, Dirk Cambier, Eva Swinnen, Ruth Van der Looven, Anke Van Bladel

“…<h4>Material and methods</h4>Twenty-five persons post-stroke (53±12.1 years; 40.72±43.0 months post-stroke) walked on a treadmill at comfortable (0.83m/s) and fast (1.01m/s) speed. …”
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Associations between subjective and objective measures of stress and load: an insight from 45-week prospective study in 189 elite athletes by Kristina Drole, Mojca Doupona, Kathrin Steffen, Kathrin Steffen, Aleš Jerin, Aleš Jerin, Armin Paravlic, Armin Paravlic

“…Blood samples were collected five times during the 2022/23 season to measure cortisol and the free testosterone to cortisol ratio (FTCR). …”
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