Comparing Fluconazole and Nystatin as Antifungal Prophylactics in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Leila Asgarzadeh, Majid Mahallei, Manizheh Mostafa Gharehbaghi

“…Objectives: Systemic fungal infections (SFIs) account for 12% of all late-onset sepsis among very low birth weight (VLBW) infants and result in adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes among survivors. …”
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Exploring integrated approaches for optimal well placement: a compelling case study of the Sarvak carbonate reservoir within an Iranian oilfield by Vali Mehdipour, Ahmad Reza Rabbani, Ali Kadkhodaie, David A. Wood

“…Coefficient of variation (as a heterogeneity criteria) was also taken into account for well-placement decision-making. The results indicate that applying the developed integrated approaches reduces well-placement uncertainty and delineates high-quality reservoir zones (or sweet spots) with more confidence.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of Ruxolitinib vs Best Available Therapy in the Treatment of Myelofibrosis in Spain by María Teresa Gómez-Casares, Juan Carlos Hernández-Boluda, Antonio Jiménez-Velasco, Joaquin Martínez-López, María Giovanna Ferrario, Irmina Gozalbo, Joana Gostkorzewicz, Rudi Subirá

“…Additionally, costs associated to productivity loss were taken into account. Resource use was validated with experts and costs were extracted from Spanish sources. …”
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Development of agency skills and creative thinking among students of a technical university: practical cases by Oksana F. Abramova

“…The purpose of the study is to develop methods to improve the effectiveness of training a technical specialist, taking into account the challenges of the modern labor market. …”
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Are horned cows in loose housing more stressed than hornless cows? a cross-sectional study in organic dairy farms by A. Ebinghaus, G. Thiessen, S. Ivemeyer, U. Knierim

“…This cross-sectional study with 12 horned and 13 hornless organic dairy herds in loose housing aimed to explore the effect of horn status on faecal cortisol metabolites (FCMs) as an indicator for the cows’ stress level while taking into account possible differences in the farms’ compliance with management and housing recommendations for reducing social conflicts. …”
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Attitude, Practice and Preparedness of Dental Practitioners for Providing Oral Care to Patients with Speech and Hearing Impairment by Khansa Rafi, Syed Masood-ul- Hasan, Saba Tabassum

“…Results: The findings suggest that a significant proportion of participants, specifically 88.22%, were unfamiliar with sign language and relied on the assistance of an attendant (54.82%) for communication purposes. According to their accounts, surgical extraction (54.4%) was perceived as the most challenging treatment to execute, whereas scaling and polishing (73.9%) was considered the easiest treatment  to administer in this particular population. …”
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Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine by Abhijeet V. Jadhav, Nilesh Gawde, Ramesh Veerappan, Yeyong Choi, Arthur L. Frank

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Incidence and prognosis associated with troponin elevation after cardiac surgery: a prospective cohort study by Arthur Clement, Lee S Nguyen, Anousone Daulasim, Magali Souibri

“…Repetitive measurements were accounted for.Results We included 3857 patients. In-hospital mortality was 2.8%. …”
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Astrology as Sacred Ecological Knowledge in the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition by Yulia Yu. Erendzhenova

“…The three Lamrim-derived motives — to improve this lifetime, gain liberation from samsaric suffering, achieve enlightenment for the sake of universal well-being — may accordingly direct the intentions of Buddhists toward the use of sacred astrological knowledge to solve problematic situations, identify oneself, understand others, restore the balance of external and internal cycles. With due account of that followers of Tibetan Buddhism are basically oriented to altruism and rationalism, the paper presumes astrology can be considered a form of sacred knowledge instrumental in understanding (and implementing) principles of ecology. …”
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Prospective Study of Surgical Management of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures by Pawan Kumar, Mritunjay Kumar

“…Introduction: Fractures of the clavicle constitute 2.6% of all fractures, account for 44% of the injuries around the shoulder girdle, approximately 70%–80% of which occur in the middle third. …”
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Application of ursodeoxycholic acid at non-alcoholic and alcohol-induced steatohepatitis by Ye. A. Fedos’ina, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…At assessment of management approach of steatohepatitis patients main etiological factors and background diseases are taken into account. In the case of NASH itself, developed on a background of obesity, diabetes mellitus, keeping a diet in a combination with the adequate physical activity is effective, that results in gradual normalization of body weight. …”
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Utilizing the subtractive proteomics approach to design ensemble vaccine against Candida lusitaniae for immune response stimulation; a bioinformatics study. by Habiba Naz, Rimsha Timotheous, Muhammad Farhan Sarwar, Tariq Nadeem, Mudassar Fareed Awan, Sajed Ali, Sophia Awais, Irfan Ahmed

“…Several significant factors were taken into account in this context, such as stability index, IFN status, allergenicity, and antigenicity. …”
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Patient autonomy and metabolic bariatric surgery: an empirical perspective by Shelly Kamin-Friedman, Nili Karako-Eyal, Galya Hildesheimer

“…Applying theoretical accounts of autonomy to these influences suggests that they did not compromise the interviewees’ autonomy. …”
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Improving the Quality of History Teaching in Non-Historical Specialties and Training Programmes through Systematic Implementation of the Historicism Principle by Elena N. Dyatlova

“…The results obtained made it possible to establish the didactic potential of maps for constructing the content of historical material developed taking into account the leading imperatives of historicism. The use of the developed maps had a positive effect on the results of students' mastering of the historical material, and showed a dynamic increase in the levels of knowledge quality in respondents by 4.7%. …”
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Building Responsive Intersectoral Initiatives for Newcomers in Toronto: Learning from Service Providers’ Experiences in the Context of COVID-19 by Carly Jackson, Shinjini Mondal, Erica Di Ruggiero, Lara Gautier

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UAV launch methods by Oleksandr Dobrodomov, Vladyslav Proroka, Oleksii Kulyk

“…Among the considered types of UAV-launch device systems, the following main cases were accounted for: Some UAVs can operate without dedicated launch devices. …”
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Empirical prediction intervals applied to short term mortality forecasts and excess deaths by Ricarda Duerst, Jonas Schöley

“…Conclusion Our results highlight the importance of well-calibrated prediction intervals that account for the naturally occurring seasonal uncertainty in mortality forecasting. …”
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Lipotoxicity and metabolic disorders at obesity by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…Within the same concept the role of differences in sets of nuclear receptors expressed in the liver of healthy persons and patients with NAFLD is taken into account. It is possible to explain lipotoxicity phenomenon as follows: in conditions of insulin resistance glucose stops to be an energy source and is substituted by lipolysis, therefore a plenty of free fatty acids is formed, having potential of toxicity and realizing metabolic disorders in target organs: the liver, the pancreas, muscles. …”
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Diurnal Variation of Chemical Characteristics and Source Identification of Fine Particles in the Kaohsiung Harbor by Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Chung-Shin Yuan, Chitsan Lin

“…Primary PM2.5 emitted from ship traffics accounted for 20.8% of PM2.5.…”
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Economic Evaluations of Health Service Interventions Targeting Patients with Multimorbidities: A Scoping Literature Review by Lucia Ferrara, Vittoria Ardito, Valeria D. Tozzi, Rosanna Tarricone

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