Performance evaluation of the Qiagen BK virus ASR on the NeuMoDx system by Amorce Lima, Luciano Soares, Caroline Simmons, Laura Rowe, Dominic Uy, Deanna Becker, Suzane Silbert

“…Compared to the SOC, the Qiagen BKV ASR had a more automated workflow, with less hands-on time, leading to quicker turnaround time. Conclusion: The Qiagen BKV ASR is specific, sensitive, and accurate in quantifying BKV in plasma and urine specimens on the fully automated NeuMoDx™ 96 System.…”
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Barriers to nurse-led delirium management in intensive care units: an integrative systematic review using COM-B model by Mokhtar Abdu Almoliky, Sameer Alkubati, Khalil Saleh, Salman Alsaqri, Saddam A. Al-Ahdal, Galal Albani, Mujeeb A. Sultan

“…Conclusions Nurse’s knowledge deficit, complexity of delirium screening tools, high workload, lack of time, lack of documentation, lack/ shortage of guideline, and impaired communication were barriers of nurse led delirium management. …”
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Experimental and Theoretical Investigations of Hard Rocks at High Temperature: Applications in Civil Engineering by Mambou Ngueyep Luc Leroy, Foguieng Wembe Marius, Ngapgue François

“…Argillite at 200°C and sandstone and granite at 400°C undergo seriously damage. There is 100°C gap between the results obtained in real-time and those obtained after cooling. …”
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Analysis of Key Technologies and Applications of Meteorological Service for Offshore Wind Power by Boni WANG, Feng WANG, Hangcheng GE, Fang HUANG, Xiaozhuo SANG, Min ZHANG

“…The lead time for severe convective warnings has been advanced by 1 hour, and sea fog warnings by half an hour, with a forecast accuracy rate of 92%. …”
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Effects of Teaching Methods on Academic Performance of Pupils in Mathematics In Primary Schools of Bufundi Sub-County Rubanda District. by Byarugaba, Joseph

“…The study adopted a case study research design whereby the researcher used only 4 (four) primary schools to collect data from members of a population to determine the status of that population for one or more variables. A sample size of 100 was used. Questionnaires and interviews were used during data collection. …”
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Long-term Cd remediation mechanisms and potential risks in soil with biochar application under dry-wet cycling at different soil moisture levels by Shuang Huang, Zhuowen Meng, Jingwei Wu, Lei Xin, Qin Zhao

“…At the 20th year of simulated ageing, the Cd adsorption by biochar at 100 % θs was 1.51 times that at 40 % θs; the available Cd in the soil with biochar at 100 % θs was 0.91 times that at 40 % θs. …”
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BIOMECHANICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN TENSION BAND WIRING, DOUBLE ENDO BUTTON AND HOOK PLATE FOR ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY by Erwin Ramawan, Jifaldi Afrian MDS

“…Each fixation evaluated with 10, 20, 50 and 100 times repetitions with 100N traction force. …”
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Modulation of Blood Coagulation and Hematological Parameters by Crassocephalum crepidioides Leaf Methanol Extract and Fractions in STZ-Induced Diabetes in the Rat by Opeyemi O. Ayodele, Funmilayo D. Onajobi, Omolaja R. Osoniyi

“…The methanol extract and fractions of C. crepidioides at concentrations of 50, 100, and 200 mg/kg significantly prolonged the bleeding (58–200%), clotting (65–133%), prothrombin (176–441%), and activated partial thromboplastin (209–518%) times in diabetic rats compared to the control rats (LD50 ≥ 5000 mg/kg). …”
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Fractal Continuum Maxwell Creep Model by Andriy Kryvko, Claudia del C. Gutiérrez-Torres, José Alfredo Jiménez-Bernal, Orlando Susarrey-Huerta, Eduardo Reyes de Luna, Didier Samayoa

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GENERALIZED ASYMMETRIC POWER ARCH MODELING OF NATIONAL STOCK MARKET RETURNS by Mert URAL

“…Bu çalışmada, sekiz ülkenin ulusal borsa endeks getirilerinde (Nasdaq100, DAX, Nikkei225, Strait Times, MerVal, IPC, Shanghai Composite and ISE100) farklı hata dağılımlarına bağlı olarak oynaklık yapılarını belirlemek üzere Ding, Granger and Engle (1993) tarafından ileri sürülen Genelleştirilmiş Asimetrik Üslü ARCH (APGARCH) modelinin uygulanabilirliği araştırılmıştır. …”
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GENERALIZED ASYMMETRIC POWER ARCH MODELING OF NATIONAL STOCK MARKET RETURNS by Mert Ural

“…Bu çalışmada, sekiz ülkenin ulusal borsa endeks getirilerinde (Nasdaq100, DAX, Nikkei225, Strait Times, MerVal, IPC, Shanghai Composite and ISE100) farklı hata dağılımlarına bağlı olarak oynaklık yapılarını belirlemek üzere Ding, Granger and Engle (1993) tarafından ileri sürülen Genelleştirilmiş Asimetrik Üslü ARCH (APGARCH) modelinin uygulanabilirliği araştırılmıştır. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Luca Guido Valla, Michele Rossi, Alessandra Gaia, Antonio Guaita, Elena Rolandi

“…Internet users maintained higher psychological health regardless of time and COVID-19 status. However, COVID-19 was associated with a steeper decline in cognitive functioning among internet nonusers. …”
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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into t... by Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom

“…The overall annual incidence rates of invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, and acute otitis media were 3.31, 64.61, and 59.62 episodes per 100,000 person-years, respectively. Interrupted time series analyses results showed a significantly lower baseline incidence rate (incidence rate ratio [IRR]:0.58, p-value = 0.001) for invasive pneumococcal disease, and significantly higher baseline incidence rate (IRR:1.17, p-value < 0.001) for non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in the post-PCV13 period. …”
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Crystalloid resuscitation is associated with decreased treatment delays and improved systolic blood pressures in a blood-constrained setting by Melissa Carvalho, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Catherine Juillard, S Ariane Christie, Rasheedat Oke, Thompson Kinge, Jean-Gustave Tsiagadigui, Mbiarikai A Mbianyor, Mark T Yost, Matt Driban, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Richard Njock, Daniel Nkusu

“…Patients presenting with hemorrhagic shock (systolic blood pressure (SBP) &lt;100 mm Hg and active bleeding) were categorized as receiving CB, BL, or no resuscitation (NR). …”
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Comparative analysis of techno-economic and techno-environmental approach to optimal sizing and dispatch of hybrid solar–battery systems by Luka Smajila, Silvia Trevisan, Farzin Golzar, Ketan Vaidya, Rafael Guedez

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Thromboelastography to Monitor Clotting/Bleeding Complications in Patients Treated with the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System by Esther B. Bachli, Jörg Bösiger, Markus Béchir, John F. Stover, Reto Stocker, Marco Maggiorini, Eberhard L. Renner, Beat Müllhaupt, Reto A. Schuepbach

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Hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy with 70 Gy in 28 fractions for prostate cancer confined to the pelvis: a single institute experience in Taiwan by Hui-Lei Mu, Mau-Shin Chi, Hui-Ling Ko, Guang-Dar Juang, Thomas I-Sheng Hwang, Kwan-Hwa Chi, Kai-Lin Yang

“…Results We identified 150 consecutive men with prostate cancer: 12.7% were at low risk, 32.7% were at intermediate risk, 44.6% were at high risk, and 10% had N1 disease. The median follow-up time was 68.9 months (range: 2.3–172 months). The 5-year overall survival rate was 91.7% for the entire cohort, with rates of 100%, 94.3%, 93.3% and 71.1% for the low-risk, intermediate-risk, high-risk, and N1-disease groups, respectively (p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluating NfL and NTproBNP as predictive biomarkers of intracranial injuries after mild traumatic brain injury in children presenting to emergency departments by Anne-Cécile Chiollaz, Virginie Pouillard, Michelle Seiler, Céline Habre, Fabrizio Romano, Céline Ritter Schenck, Fabian Spigariol, Christian Korff, Fabienne Maréchal, Verena Wyss, Lyssia Gruaz, Joan Montaner, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Sergio Manzano

“…NfL and NTproBNP were increased in the CT+ group and their performances to safely rule-out patient without ICI reached up to 30% specificity with 100% sensitivity. Equivalent performances were observed whether selecting patients with blood collection within 6 h or 24 h post-trauma.ConclusionNfL and NTproBNP were described for the first time in children suffering mTBI. …”
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Analisa dan Perancangan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Validasi Data Pembangunan Fiber Optik by Akhmad Subhan, Wachyu Hari Haji

“…Order validation is not recorded in detail, starting from the entry order to be validated, order status, labeling, and the time-consuming process of reporting because it is done manually and is not updated directly according to the conditions of the order. …”
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Genetic and biochemical characterization of staphylococci occurring in Novosibirsk, Russia by Y. N. Kozlova, N. V. Fomenko, V. V. Morozova, I. V. Saranina, A. Yu. Tikunov, D. A. Ganichev, A. G. Samokhin, V. V. Pavlov, O. M. Rozhnova, I. A. Bondar’, E. V. Zenkova, V. V. Nimaev, V. V.  Klimontov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Identification of coagulase positive strains was performed using a standard biochemical method and by real­time PCR of the coa gene. 100 % coincidence between the presence of the gene and coagulase activity for S. aureus strains was recorded, which suggests that detection of the coa gene can be used as a correct method for S. aure us identification. …”
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