The association of body roundness index and body mass index with frailty and all-cause mortality: a study from the population aged 40 and above in the United States by Jianqiang Zhang, Huifeng Zhang

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Increasing the economic efficiency of the work of Gazprom Transgaz Kazan LLC when operating gas heaters at gas distribution stations using a power supply unit by M. O. Shalnev, Ya. V. Denisova, A. F. Battalov

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Association between weight-adjusted waist index and obstructive sleep apnea among adults in the United States: data from NHANES (2005–2008 and 2015–2018) by Qi Zhang, Yong Zhai, Jing Wang, Xu Han, Wurong Si, Yizhong Zhou

“…Results After adjusting for all covariates, each unit increase in WWI was associated with a 30% increase in OSA prevalence (odds ratio = 1.30, 95% confidence interval: 1.20–1.40). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Simple Insulin Infusion Devices Compared to Multiple Daily Injections in Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetics in the United States Based on a Simulation Model by Peter Wahlqvist, Jay Warner, Robert Morlock

“…**Conclusions:** For people with T2D not in glycemic control on MDI, simple insulin infusion devices such as PAQ have the potential to be highly cost-effective in the United States.…”
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Patients Hospitalized in General Wards via the Emergency Department: Early Identification of Predisposing Factors for Death or Unexpected Intensive Care Unit Admission—A Historical Prospective by Thierry Boulain, Isabelle Runge, Nathalie Delorme, Angèle Bouju, Antoine Valéry

“…To identify, upon emergency department (ED) admission, predictors of unexpected death or unplanned intensive care/high dependency units (ICU/HDU) admission during the first 15 days of hospitalization on regular wards. …”
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Dynamical Downscaling of Climate Change Impacts on Wind Energy Resources in the Contiguous United States by Using a Limited-Area Model with Scale-Selective Data Assimilation by Bin Liu, Katelyn B. Costa, Lian Xie, Fredrick H. M. Semazzi

“…By using a limited-area model (LAM) in combination with the scale-selective data assimilation (SSDA) approach, wind energy resources in the contiguous United States (CONUS) were downscaled from IPCC CCSM3 global model projections for both current and future climate conditions. …”
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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Molly Bannatyne, Judith Smith, Malavika Panda, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Tejasvi Chaudhari

“…In this report, rates of CLABSI and central line utilisation were examined following the introduction of a central line bundle in our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Canberra Hospital. Methods. The research undertaken was a retrospective cohort study in which newborn infants admitted to the Canberra Hospital NICU between January 2011 and December 2016 and had a central line inserted were included in the study. …”
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Delayed union of a pediatric lunate fracture in the United Kingdom: a case report and a review of current concepts of non-scaphoid pediatric carpal fractures by Timothy P. Davis, Elizabeth Headon, Rebecca Morgan, Ashley I. Simpson

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Risk factors for difficult peripheral venous cannulation in hospitalised patients. Protocol for a multicentre case–control study in 48 units of eight public hospitals in Spain by Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio, Ian Blanco-Mavillard, Miguel Angel Rodríguez-Calero, Ismael Fernandez-Fernandez, Luis Javier Molero-Ballester, Catalina Matamalas-Massanet, Luis Moreno-Mejias, Joan Ernest de Pedro-Gomez

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Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit and its Association with Sequential Organ Failure Assessment Score – A Cross-sectional Observational Study by Medha Gayatri Tiruvuri, K. Varsha Reddy, Merugu Satya Pratik, Krishna Chaitanya Alam

“…Background: Magnesium deficiency has been reported in 20%–65% of patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting. They have mortality rates 2–3 times higher and prolonged hospitalization compared with those who have normal serum Mg levels. …”
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Combination of APACHE Scoring Systems with Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness for the Prediction of Mortality in Patients Who Spend More Than One Day in the Intensive Care Unit by Elahe Nematifard, Seyed Hossein Ardehali, Shaahin Shahbazi, Hassan Eini-Zinab, Zahra Vahdat Shariatpanahi

“…The objective of the present study was to compare the ability of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) scoring systems with the combination of an anthropometric variable score “adductor pollicis muscle (APM) thickness” to the APACHE systems in predicting mortality in the intensive care unit. Methods. A prospective observational study was conducted with the APM thickness in the dominant hand, and APACHE II and III scores were measured for each patient upon admission. …”
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Using Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Sealant versus Fibrin Glue as a Dural Sealant for Posterior Fossa Surgery in the United States by Marissa J. Carter

“…Undiscounted Medicare payments were used to calculate unit costs from a payer’s perspective based on hospital stay, cost of sealant application, and cost of complications. …”
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Wear Behavior Analysis and Gated Recurrent Unit Neural Network Prediction of Coefficient of Friction in Al10Cu-B₄C Composites by Mihail Kolev, Ludmil Drenchev, Veselin Petkov, Rositza Dimitrova, Krasimir Kolev, Boris Yanachkov

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Examining patient distress and unmet need for support across UK renal units with varying models of psychosocial care delivery: a cross-sectional survey study by Daiga Kamerāde, Maaike Seekles, Paula Ormandy

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to examine patient distress, as captured by the Distress Thermometer, and need for support, across different renal units.Setting Seven renal units across England, Wales and Scotland. …”
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Upholding United Nations Global Legitimacy in Human Rights Protection and Humanitarian Assistance within the European Union: A Legal Overview of the EU-UN Natural Partnership by Nives Mazur Kumrić

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PENGARUH PELAKSANAAN PRINSIP-PRINSIP GOOD GOVERNANCE TERHADAP EFEKTIVITAS KERJA PEGAWAI KANTOR UNIT PELAYANAN TERPADU VI DINAS PENDAPATAN DAERAH KOTA MEDAN by Ovi Aldino Akbar Nasution

“…This research was conducted at the office of the Integrated Service Unit VI Regional Revenue Office staff Medan.Populasi study were all employees of the Office of Integrated Services Unit VI Regional Revenue Office Medan. …”
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Detection of pharyngeal perforation during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing in a person with cervical spinal cord injury in the intensive care unit: a case report by Min Soo Choi, Sang Hun Han, Yong Beom Shin, Myung Hun Jang

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Energy matrices and life cycle conversion analysis of N-identical hybrid double slope solar distiller unit using Al2O3 nanoparticle by Dharamveer Singh, Ashok Yadav, Anil Kumar, Samsher .

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Impact of the Invasive Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in Mid-Atlantic Tree Fruit Orchards in the United States: Case Studies of Commercial Management by Tracy C. Leskey, Brent D. Short, Bryan R. Butler, Starker E. Wright

“…Four commercial orchards in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States were surveyed weekly in 2010 and 2011 for the presence of brown marmorated stink bug and the injury caused to both apple and peaches. …”
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Dietetic service provision and nutritional interventions provided to patients with head and neck sarcoma: Findings from a national United Kingdom centre five-year audit by Florence Cook, Dimitris Tatsis, Malla Salli, Deepti Sinha, Nicholas Kalavrezos

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