Within-hospital Temporal Clustering of Postoperative Complications and Implications for Safety Monitoring and Benchmarking Using ACS-NSQIP Data by Mark E. Cohen, PhD, Yaoming Liu, PhD, Clifford Y. Ko, MD, MS, MSHS, FACS, Bruce L. Hall, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

“…Clusters were identified using scan statistics, and cluster counts were compared, using unpaired and paired t tests, for different levels of adjustment and when randomization of cases across time eliminated all temporal influences. Results:. …”
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Presidential Initiatives as a Tool to Manage U.S. Foreign Assistance Policies in the XXI Century: From George W. Bush Jr. to Joseph R. Biden by V. I. Bartenev

“…However, at least for the time being the Joseph Biden’s initiative stands out in all three main dimensions, which raises doubts about its potential to exert a systemic and long-term influence on the U.S. foreign assistance policies.…”
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Determinants of outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus-decompensated cirrhosis by Yi-Jie Huang, Jun-Sing Wang, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Shou-Wu Lee, Chung-Hsin Chang, Szu-Chia Liao, Yen-Chun Peng, Teng-Yu Lee, Tsai-Chung Li

“…Cox regression models were used to analyze factors associated with all-cause mortality. The median follow-up time was 17 months (IQR2.17–58.94), during which 132 patients (47.4%) either died or underwent liver transplantation. …”
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Research on the treatment efficiency of improved sequential batch integrated wastewater equipment by MA Haibo, MIAO Liyong, XIAO Bo, LIU Zhijie, JIANG Xiaoyu, RONG Yi, REN Wuang

“…When the hydraulic retention time was decreased to 10.4 h, the removal rates of COD, NH4+-N, TP, and TN reached 82.4%, 88.3%, 97.1%, and 68.3%, and the removal rates of COD and NH4+-N subsequently met the standard of class A. …”
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External validation of AI-based scoring systems in the ICU: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Patrick Rockenschaub, Ela Marie Akay, Benjamin Gregory Carlisle, Adam Hilbert, Joshua Wendland, Falk Meyer-Eschenbach, Anatol-Fiete Näher, Dietmar Frey, Vince Istvan Madai

“…We summarised how many studies were externally validated, assessing differences over time, by outcome, and by data source. For validated studies, we evaluated the change in area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC) attributable to external validation using linear mixed-effects models. …”
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Toward mechanistic understanding of wettability alteration in carbonate rocks in the presence of nanoparticles, gelatin biopolymer, and core-shell nanocomposite of Fe3O4@gelatin by Mohammad Ebrahimi, Hossein Ghalenavi, Mahin Schaffie, Mohammad Ranjbar, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…Dolomite and calcite contact angles increased from 56.50° and 50.70° to 107.70° and 104.00°, respectively, due to the presence of heavy and polar elements in the oil. The impact of aging time (7 and 11 days) on rock wettability was studied. …”
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R&D Expenditure and Innovation in the EU and Selected Member States by Radka MacGregor Pelikánová

“…Indices and indicators, such as GERD, EPO statistics and DESI, are comparatively employed while observing their time evolution in the entire EU and selected EU members. …”
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Development of Fulminant Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Patient with DRESS Syndrome by Pedro Perez, Wilson Sze, Daniel Lozeau, Dipa Avichal, Joshua Miller

“…She had numerous complications including significant facial edema, seizures, bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, hypovolemic shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, liver failure, and recurring DRESS rashes despite treatment with high-dose intravenous steroids and immunosuppressants. During this time, the patient developed a rare form of uncontrolled type 1 diabetes mellitus not explained by autoantibody production or continued high-dose steroid use. …”
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A szélsőséges időjárási jelenségek hatásai (Effects of the Extreme Weather Events) by Tamás Molnár, Katalin M. Barna

“…Some of them have impact already relatively short-term (for example affect of health of people) another part of them, however, exerts a negative influence in an indirect way for a long period of time. According to our present knowledge these processes are irreversible. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in South Africa by Evelyn Thsehla, Micheal Kofi Boachie, Susan Goldstein

“…The costs and outcomes were estimated over a 5-year time-horizon. The outcomes were presented as quality-adjusted life years. …”
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Rice stable carbon and nitrogen isotope values as potential indicators of watering and manuring regimes by Rubi Wu, Rubi Wu, Eric J. Belfield, Yu Dong, Shangzong Feng, Xiangdong Fu, Nicholas P. Harberd, Fan Yang, Michael Charles, Amy Bogaard

“…Previous research on early rice in the Lower Yangtze River basin (LYRB) suggested shifts back and forth over time between wet and dry field conditions, and some application of animal dung and/or human feces as fertilizer. …”
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Iron and folic acid supplementation compliance during pregnancy and its effect on post-pregnancy anaemia among reproductive-age women in East Africa by Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Patricia Lee, Faruk Ahmed

“…Maternal education, the timing of antenatal care (ANC) visits, wanted index pregnancy (last pregnancy), wealth status, healthcare access, mass media exposure and ANC services from skilled healthcare providers were significantly associated with compliance with IFA supplementation among pregnant women. …”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…To address these two issues, this study innovatively proposes a new multi-criteria decision-making model for selecting urban emergency shelter sites. (1) For the first time, the model systematically classifies the factors affecting the location of emergency shelter sites into four categories: hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and relief capacity, from which 11 decision-making indicators, such as flood risk, precipitation, and slope, are selected; (2) The model integrates multiple algorithms, including analytic hierarchy process, entropy weight method, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and TOPSIS, during the decision-making process, and is capable of comprehensively weighing the expert's subjective preferences, objective indicator levels and the relationship between multiple indicators to achieve a more reasonable ranking. …”
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BINGO! Elevating Medical Physiology Tutorials Through Gamification by Kelsey Temprine Grellinger, Hong Phan, Maria Sheakley, Gerrit J. Bouma, Alexandra Bayer, Biren A. Shah

“…Students reported high engagement (average: 4.4) and perceived effectiveness of time spent (average: 4.1) across BINGO games. The games were rated as effective educational tools (average: 4.2) and valuable for applying physiology knowledge (average: 4.4) on diverse topics (average: 4.4). …”
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THE OCCURRENCE OF CONTRACTURE AND THE SEVERITY OF BURN INJURIES AMONG BURN PATIENTS TREATED AT DR. SOETOMO GENERAL ACADEMIC HOSPITAL, SURABAYA, INDONESIA (2020-2022) by Gifta Marshanda Qanitah Hamiseno, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Diah Mira Indramaya, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Most injuries were on the left arm (67.5%), and many patients stayed in the hospital for a long time (67.5%). Conclusion: All patients developed contractures following burns, irrespective of burn severity. …”
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Molecular Mechanism of Germinated Foxtail Millet Bioactive Peptides in Attenuating Copper-induced Oxidative Damage in Caenorhabditis elegans by Huiqi ZHANG, Xiao CHEN, Xueling JIN, Jingjing LI, Juanli YUAN, Jinyan GAO, Hongbing CHEN, Yong WU

“…Antioxidant-related genes were validated by reverse transcription and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Results: GRBPs obviously improved the survival rate and mobility of C. elegans after copper treatment, and a concentration of 1 mg/mL of GRBPs extremely significantly reduced the levels of MDA (P<0.0001), increased the activities of CAT and SOD, and regulated the expression of specific genes (such as upregulation of ctl-1, ctl-2, and downregulation of sod-1, sod-2). …”
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The expression and clinical significance of serum exosomal-long non-coding RNA DLEU1 in patients with cervical cancer by Yu Chen, Facai Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Weifeng Zhao, Qingxin Xia

“…However, the potential clinical significance of DLEU1 in serum exosomes of patients with CC remains unclear.Methods The expression of serum exosomal DLEU1 was detected by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the clinical diagnostic efficacy of DLEU1. …”
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Preparation and ablation behavior of solid solution ceramic Ta0·2Zr0·8C–SiC matrix-modified C/C composites under high heat flux by Yuanming Zhou, Zhenxiao Tang, Ruizhi Liu, Zhe Zhou, Maozhong Yi, Ke Peng

“…During the ablation test under an oxyacetylene flame with high heat flux, the ablation resistance of C/C–Ta0.2Zr0·8C–SiC improved with prolonged ablation time, reaching mass and linear ablation rates of 0.67 mg/s and 0.18 μm/s after 120 s of ablation. …”
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Enhancing HIV Cognitive Abilities and Self-Management Through Information Technology–Assisted Interventions: Scoping Review by Hao Huang, MeiLian Xie, Zhen Yang, AiPing Wang

“…Relevant literature was searched using electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library. The time frame for inclusion was from 2018 to December 1, 2023. …”
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Insights from Dysregulated mRNA Expression Profile of β-Cells in Response to Proinflammatory Cytokines by Zhen Wang, Kunlin Huang, Jing Xu, Jia Liu, Ying Zheng

“…In addition, we selected 8 dysregulated mRNAs for further validation by quantitative real-time PCR. The RNA sequencing data showed 809 upregulated and 946 downregulated protein-coding mRNAs. …”
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