Management of Acute Bleeding Upper GI Ulcers in the Era of Endoscopic and IV PPI Therapy by Alexandra Ilnyckyj, George Mathew

“…BACKGROUND: Despite advances in therapy, the morbidity and mortality of gastrointestinal bleeding remains high. A review of current practice patterns was undertaken in St Boniface General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba to assess the standard of care provided.…”
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Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Fracture Extension in Conglomerate Fracturing Considering Pore-Fracture Seepage and Study of Influencing Factors by Zehao Xu, Haiyang Zhao, Xiangjun Liu, Lixi Liang, Pandeng Luo

“…High injection displacement promotes branch fracture development and reduces the effect of in situ stress on fracture extension, and too high a displacement leads to inhibition of main fracture development.…”
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Monensin supplementation increases weight gain in stocker steers, but higher doses reduce essential mineral intake by Gabriele Maier, Tanapon Sukkankah, Josh Davy, Larry Forero, Berit Bangoura, Matthew Torcal, Sharif Aly

“…In sum, there is a production gain from providing monensin in a mineral supplement to weaned calves on pasture. However, too high a dose may lead to insufficient trace mineral consumption. …”
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A Review of Research on Potential Solutions for Dendrite Growth in Solid State Cells by Liu Yang

“…One proposed model suggests that when the current density is too high, a depletion layer of lithium ions forms near the anode, promoting dendrite growth. …”
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The indifference towards democracy in Latin America by Alejandro Monsivais-Carrillo

“…The evidence indicates that even though there is a preference for democracy in the region, this preference is not very high. A considerable segment of the population declares being indifferent, rather than choosing the authoritarian option. …”
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Innovative strategies for pollution assessment in Northern Bangladesh: Mapping pollution areas and tracing metal(loid)s sources in various soil types. by Abdullah Al Yeamin, Md Yousuf Mia, Shahidur R Khan, M Safiur Rahman, Venkatramanan Senapathi, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Tasrina Rabia Choudhury

“…Over 70% of the sites were contaminated with Pb and Cr, while co-contamination was particularly high. A one-way ANOVA showed significant correlations between Pb, Cu and Zn levels and human activities. …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies on Wave Breaking Characteristics over a Fringing Reef under Monochromatic Wave Conditions by Jong-In Lee, Sungwon Shin, Young-Taek Kim

“…Both models predicted well (r2>0.8) the cross-shore variation of the wave heights, crests, troughs, and setups when the nonlinearity is not too high (A0/h0<0.07 in this study). However, as the wave nonlinearity and steepness increase, the one-layer model showed problems in prediction and stability due to the error on the vertical profile of fluid velocity. …”
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Evolutionary Cooperation in Networked Public Goods Game with Dependency Groups by Xuzhen Zhu, Xin Su, Jinming Ma, Hui Tian, RunRan Liu

“…However, if the enhancement factor is too high, a high density of interdependency groups can impede the evolutionary cooperation. …”
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Post-Acute Care Interventions in Patients Hospitalized Due to COPD Exacerbation Before and After Implementation of an Integrated Care Program by Hübsch C, Clarenbach CF, Franzen DP, Schmid-Mohler G

“…Christine Hübsch,1,2 Christian F Clarenbach,2,3 Daniel P Franzen,2,3 Gabriela Schmid-Mohler1,2 1Centre of Clinical Nursing Science, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 2Division of Pulmonology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; 3Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, SwitzerlandCorrespondence: Gabriela Schmid-Mohler, Email gabriela.schmid@usz.chPurpose: In Switzerland, while the quality of acute inpatient care for patients with AECOPD is high, a lack of post-acute care interventions has been identified. …”
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Analysis of slope stability to determine the causes of collapse the primary canal in the North-Raman irrigation-area, Central Lampung by Kastamto, Fitri Arniza, Mera Mas, Zain Alfath, Susarman, Dewantoro Fajar

“…The laboratory result reinforces this finding where embankment void-ratio is 1.5 (high). A high void ratio can cause water infiltration into the soil, thereby reducing soil stability and bearing capacity.…”
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Cesarean Delivery: A Survey of Anesthesiologists by Emily S. Reiff, Ashraf S. Habib, Brendan Carvalho, Karthik Raghunathan

“…Adherence to preincision antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean delivery is very high, a significant improvement within 5 years. A minority of anesthesiologists utilize azithromycin for intrapartum cesarean deliveries. …”
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Genetic diversity of the Aporrectodea caliginosa complex in Russia by S. V. Shekhovtsov, E. V. Golovanova, N. E. Bazarova, Yu. N. Belova, D. I. Berman, E. A. Derzhinsky, M. P. Shashkov, S. E. Peltek

“…The genetic diversity of lineage 2 significantly exceeded that of lineage 3, and its estimated divergence time was almost three times as high. A subset of individuals with pigmentation characteristic of A. c. caliginosa contained cox1 haplotypes of A. c. trapezoides; analysis of nuclear gene sequences confirmed this diagnosis. …”
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Phenomenon and Critical Conditions of Chamber Soil Sliming during EPB Shield Tunneling in Water-Rich Weathered Diorite: Case Study of Jinan Metro, China by Lu Wang, Wei Zhu, Yongjin Qian, Chao Xu, Jiannan Hu, Huitang Xing

“…The chamber pressure is relatively low, which is different from the phenomenon of spewing when the chamber pressure is relatively high. A large amount of water seepage from the stratum around the tunnel excavation surface and shield to the chamber is a significant factor leading to chamber soil sliming during the construction process. …”
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Systematic Review of Multidisciplinary Chronic Pain Treatment Facilities by Samantha R. Fashler, Lynn K. Cooper, Eric D. Oosenbrug, Lindsay C. Burns, Shima Razavi, Lauren Goldberg, Joel Katz

“…Availability of pain treatment facilities was scarce and the reported caseloads and wait times were generally high. A wide range of medical, physical, and psychological pain treatments were available. …”
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Estimation of population structure in emmer wheat germplasm conserved in the National Genebank of India by Jatin Tanwar, Sandhya Tyagi, Shivani Sharma, Preeti Jakhar, Gaurav Kumar, Sherry R. Jacob, Amit Kumar Singh, Shailendra K. Jha, Jyoti Kumari

“…The analysis of molecular variance revealed that genetic differentiation among subpopulations was low and within subpopulations was high. A cluster analysis based on Jaccard’s dissimilarity index identified two clusters which were in congruence with the population structure. …”
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Circulating (CD3−CD19+CD20−IgD−CD27highCD38high) Plasmablasts: A Promising Cellular Biomarker for Immune Activity for Anti-PLA2R1 Related Membranous Nephropathy? by Agnieszka Pozdzik, Ingrid Beukinga, Chunyan Gu-Trantien, Karen Willard-Gallo, Joëlle Nortier, Olivier Pradier

“…We evaluated the modification of plasmablasts (CD3−CD19+CD20−IgD−CD27highCD38high), a useful biomarker of RTX response in other autoimmune diseases, and memory (CD3−CD19+CD20+IgD−CD27+CD38−) and naive (CD3−CD19+CD20+IgD+CD27−CD38low) B cells by fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis in PLA2R1 related MN in one patient during the 4 years of follow-up after RTX. …”
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Preoperative Risk Factors for Short-Term Postoperative Mortality of Acute Mesenteric Ischemia after Laparotomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wenhan Wu, Jianbo Liu, Zongguang Zhou

“…The short-term postoperative mortality of acute mesenteric ischemia who underwent laparotomy is still high. A better understanding of these risk factors may help in the early identification of high-risk patients, optimization of surgical procedure, and improvement of perioperative management.…”
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Study on influencing factors of age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index in patients with Alzheimer's disease based on machine learning model by Jian Ding, Jian Ding, Zheng Long, Yiming Liu, Min Wang

“…The column chart constructed based on these feature factors enables intuitive prediction of patients with high aCCI probability, providing a convenient clinical tool.ConclusionThe results of this study indicate that the features screened by LASSO regression have the best predictive performance and can significantly improve the predictive ability of aCCI related comorbidities in AD patients. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study by Abraham Norman Nortey, Hubert Amu, Ebenezer Senu, Alfred Effah

“…The predictors of low knowledge level were senior high (aOR=0.37, 95% CI (0.19-0.70), p=0.002) and junior high education (aOR=0.52, 95% CI (0.27-0.99), p=0.047). …”
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Association between healthy lifestyle choices and mental health among students: a cross sectional study by Yan Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Lihua Huang, Xiaonan Li, Yanyan Zhong

“…Conclusion The prevalence of poor mental health among college students was high. A few types of healthy lifestyles, such as a lack of health knowledge and physical exercise, seldom eating breakfast, not getting enough sleep, an irregular schedule, and chronic smoking were closely related to abnormal psychological health symptoms. …”
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