Analysis of mortality factors in ICU patients with sepsis and septic shock: a retrospective study by Mohammed Mostafa, Lamiaa Hamed, Sherif Mokhtar, Moamen Arafa

“…Abstract Background Sepsis and septic shock are critical conditions that pose significant challenges in intensive care units (ICUs), characterized by a dysregulated host response to infection, leading to organ dysfunction and high mortality rates. …”
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Changing role of security alliances in the post-Cold War era by I. A. Istomin, A. V. Levchenko

“…At the same time, the researchers note that the leading powers adhered to different approaches to alliance and coalition building in the post-bipolar period. While the United States strengthened the transatlantic core (NATO) in the U.S.…”
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“It's a good idea, but…”: a qualitative evaluation of the GoldiCare intervention in Norwegian home care services by Heike Fischer, Fredrik Klæboe Lohne, Fredrik Klæboe Lohne, Marius Steiro Fimland, Skender Elez Redzovic

“…The objective of this qualitative process evaluation study was to gain insights into how the implementation outcomes of acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, adoption and fidelity, respectively, impacted the implementation of the GoldiCare intervention.MethodsWe conducted ten individual interviews with operations managers and five focus group interviews with home care workers from the intervention units. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and a three step-content analysis was employed to analyze interview material.ResultsOur analysis identified that although the intervention was considered broadly acceptable, there were several challenges corresponding to the dimensions of appropriateness, feasibility, adoption and fidelity. …”
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Theoretical and practical aspects of professional psychological selection of candidates for training at higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by A. V. Larionova

“…The author has specified and studied three levels of requirements for education in higher educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs: 1) requirements due to educational activities in the higher educational institutions with specific learning conditions; 2) requirements due to the general features of the law enforcement system; 3) requirements due to the specifics of the future professional activity of an individual in the units of the National Police. Three main stages of psychological selection in the higher educational institutions have been considered (the first is carried out by psycho-diagnostic centers and laboratories at the military medical commission and has a pronounced psychiatric orientation, the second is carried out by the employees of the psychological support service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in regions, the third is carried out by psychologists of higher educational institutions) and “weak spots” in each of them have been identified. …”
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City information models for optimal EV charging and energy-resilient renaissance by Zhaohui Dan, Aoye Song, Yuyu Zheng, Xinyue Zhang, Yuekuan Zhou

“…Broader context: Electric vehicles (EVs) are being increasingly adopted, particularly in China, Europe, and the United States, as they offer a cleaner alternative to conventional vehicles. …”
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Associations between brominated flame retardants exposure and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Mediation analysis in the NHANES by Yulan Cheng, Jingyi Su, Xiangdong Wang, Ruiyao Huang, Zixuan Zhao, Kai Tian, Tianxiang Gu, Xiaoke Wang, Lin Chen, Xinyuan Zhao

“…NAFLD was diagnosed by serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), hepatic steatosis index (HSI), and United States fatty liver index (USFLI). The link between a single BFR exposure and NAFLD was estimated using weighted logistic regression and restricted cubic splines (RCS). …”
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Improvement of engineering properties and environmental impact of fired clay bricks utilizing industry sludge waste by Amir Detho, Aeslina Abdul Kadir, Ahmad Shayuti, Bin Abdul Rahim, Nejib Ghazouani, Abdelkader Mabrouk, Ahmed Babeker Elhag, Hesham Hussein Rassem

“…Various leachability assessments, including the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), Synthetic Precipitation Leaching Procedure (SPLP), and Static Leachate Test (SLT), confirm that bricks containing up to 30% BS and PS comply with United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPAV) standards for heavy metals, making them environmentally safe for use. …”
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Impact of human body shape on free convection heat transfer. by Shri H Viswanathan, Ankit Joshi, Lyle Bartels, Kambiz Sadeghi, Jennifer K Vanos, Konrad Rykaczewski

“…Using the validated model, we simulated free convection around a family, or diverse group, of virtual manikins representing the 1st to 99th percentile body mass index (BMI) and height variation in the United States adult population. Our results show that the free convection heat transfer coefficient is independent of human sex and height but decreases slightly with increased BMI. …”
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Leveraging on large language model to classify sentences: a case study applying STAGES scoring methodology for sentence completion test on ego development by Xavier Bronlet

“…The robustness of aggregated data is particularly evident when calculating ego development scores for individuals, groups, corporate units, and entire corporations. This capability underscores the utility of the automated system for high-level evaluations and decision-making leveraging on a solid indicator. …”
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Parental Involvement in the Transition from Paediatric to Adult Care for Youth with Chronic Illness: A Scoping Review of the North American Literature by Bryn Badour, Amanda Bull, Abha A. Gupta, Raza M. Mirza, Christopher A. Klinger

“…Thematic content analysis was conducted on 30 articles meeting the following inclusion criteria: (1) published in English between 2010 and 2022, (2) conducted in Canada or the United States, (3) considered adolescents with chronic conditions transitioning to adult care, (4) family being noted in the title or abstract, and (5) patient populations of study not being defined by delays in cognitive development, nor mental illness. …”
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Prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempts and associated risk factors in oral cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ganesh Bushi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Manisa Pattanayak, Teena Vishwakarma, Suhas Ballal, Pooja Bansal, Abhay M Gaidhane, Balvir S. Tomar, Ayash Ashraf, M Ravi Kumar, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Sanjit Sah, Edward Mawejje, Muhammed Shabil

“…Results From 5,145 articles, 13 studies from Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Germany, and the United States, involving 899,765 participants, were included. …”
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Selective correlation of hippocampal volumes with WADA memory scores in mesial temporal sclerosis patients by Lourdes Khalife, Wassim Nasreddine, Fatima Jaafar, Huda Abboodi, Karim Nasreddine, Ahmad Beydoun

“…A harmonized normalized hippocampal volume threshold of ≥ 28.94 units was identified as a predictor of a WADA memory score exceeding 50% following contralateral carotid artery injection, with a sensitivity of 62.1% and a specificity of 100%.SignificanceThis study indicates that hippocampal volumetry could potentially serve as an alternative to the WADA test in patients with MTS. …”
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A survey of educator perspectives toward teaching harm reduction cannabis education. by Molly K Downey, Lisa D Bishop, Jennifer R Donnan, Emily C Rowe, Nick Harris

“…Despite the legalization of cannabis in Canada and much of the United States, there is a lack of harm reduction cannabis education in schools. …”
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Les monolingues parlent aux bilingues : Plurilinguisme et parole politique aux États-Unis et au Canada by Charles Brasart

“…Conversely, if a monolingual speaker tries to adopt a strategy of convergence, that may be perceived as over-accommodation, a rhetorical trick likely to result in a face-threatening act both for bilingual speakers and other monolingual speakers.The present article is a reflection based on three case studies, namely the way or ways in which Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau address (or do not) linguistic minorities. In the United States, where Hispanics form the largest minority, they are both vilified for threatening the unity of a wider community supposed brought together by English, and courted for their votes as the famed electoral “sleeping giant.” …”
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Age-related disparities in national maternal mortality trends: A population-based study. by Ryan S Huang, Andrea R Spence, Haim A Abenhaim

“…<h4>Objective</h4>An upward trend in maternal age has been observed in the United States (US) over the last twenty years. The study objective was to examine the association of maternal age with maternal mortality in the US and examine temporal trends in mortality by maternal age.…”
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Individual profiles of psychological suitability for police service (according to the results of the individual typological questionnaire) by V. I. Barko, V. V. Barko, O. O. Yevdokimova

“…These typical psychological profiles include fifteen variants, the study of which will help the psychologists of the National Police psychological support units to formulate scientifically sound forecasts of the success of the candidates for police officers during the psychological stage of professional selection, as well as to help police officers in conducting competitions for vacant positions, carrying out the certification procedure, etc. …”
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Visceral adipose tissue area and proportion provide distinct reflections of cardiometabolic outcomes in weight loss; pooled analysis of MRI-assessed CENTRAL and DIRECT PLUS dietary... by Hadar Klein, Hila Zelicha, Anat Yaskolka Meir, Ehud Rinott, Gal Tsaban, Alon Kaplan, Yoash Chassidim, Yftach Gepner, Matthias Blüher, Uta Ceglarek, Berend Isermann, Michael Stumvoll, Ilan Shelef, Lu Qi, Jun Li, Frank B. Hu, Meir J. Stampfer, Iris Shai

“…Results At baseline, the mean VATcm2 was 144.8cm2 and VAT% = 28.2%; over 18 months, participants lost 28cm2 VATcm2 (− 22.5%), and 1.3 VAT% units. Baseline VATcm2 and VAT% were similarly associated with metabolic syndrome, hypertension, and diabetes status, while VAT% better classified hypertriglyceridemia. …”
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<i>Phytophthora</i> Species and Their Associations with Chaparral and Oak Woodland Vegetation in Southern California by Sebastian N. Fajardo, Tyler B. Bourret, Susan J. Frankel, David M. Rizzo

“…Although these Mediterranean ecosystems are among the driest and most fire-prone areas in the United States, they harbor a large diversity of <i>Phytophthora</i> species, indicating a potential risk for disease for native Californian vegetation.…”
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Effect of tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon RoxB.) leaf vermicompost on growth and yield of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) by Dilip Kadam, Girish Pathade

“…Solapur city of Maharashtra state has large number of small beedi making units. Large quantity waste from these industries in the form of trimmed leaf residues is available as feed material for preparation of vermicompost. …”
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Liver Microbiome in Healthy Rats: The Hidden Inhabitants of Hepatocytes by Xiao Wei Sun, Hua Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Peng Fei Xin, Xue Gao, Hong Rui Li, Cai Yun Zhou, Wen Min Gao, Xuan Xuan Kou, Jian Gang Zhang

“…In the livers of six rats, we detected 54,867.50±6450.03 effective tags of the 16S rRNA gene and clustered them into 1003 kinds of operational taxonomic units (OTUs; 805.67±70.14, 729–893). Rats showed conservation of bacterial richness, abundance, and evenness. …”
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