Key performance indicators in emergency department simulation: a scoping review by Mohammad Hossein Mehrolhassani, Anahita Behzadi, Elaheh Asadipour

“…Thus, identifying reliable KPIs can be critical in appraising ED performance. This study aims to introduce and classify the KPIs related to ED in simulations through the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) framework. …”
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Antiprotozoal Drug Handling and Management Practices in Asella District, Central Oromia, Ethiopia by Ashenafi Ababu, Dereje Endashaw, Haben Fesseha, Mesfin Mathewos

“…Moreover, selling drugs without prescription, ignoring farmers without properly informing the drug withdrawal period, and administration of drugs by nonprofessionals were the other most critical and unethical practices in the area. It is emphasized that this inappropriate handling and management practice, scarcity of antiprotozoal drugs, easy accessibility, and distribution by nonprofessionals could potentially affect the quality, safety, and effectiveness of antiprotozoal drugs which may lead to drug resistance development. …”
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Determining the alignment of assessment items with curriculum goals through document analysis by addressing identified item flaws by Humaira Fayyaz Khan, Shazia Qayyum, Huma Beenish, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Samina Iltaf, Lubna Rani Faysal

“…Document analysis identified misalignments between content objectives, cognitive processes, and assessment strategies, which compromise the quality of evaluations and can hinder the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. To address these issues, we propose integrating identified flaws into institutional guidelines and implementing an updated checklist for pre-hoc evaluation of assessment items, with a focus on curriculum alignment and cognitive levels.…”
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Predictive Values of Preoperative Tests for Difficult Laryngoscopy and Intubation in Adult Patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital by Tadese Tamire, Habtamu Demelash, Wosenyeleh Admasu

“…This is one of the most critical emergencies that may be faced in the practice of anesthesia. …”
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Sustainable Distance E-Learning for Enhanced Students Retention and Support: Faculty of Law National Open University of Nigeria in Focus by Erimma Gloria Orie

“…In a developing country like Nigeria, these challenges can be critical compared to the developed countries where infrastructural development is well in place and taken for granted. …”
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Assessing the Air Quality Impact of Train Operation at Tokyo Metro Shibuya Station from Portable Sensor Data by Deepanshu Agarwal, Xuan Truong Trinh, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to incomplete fuel combustion. …”
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Demographic and Clinical Presentation of Hospitalised Patients with SARS-CoV-2 During the First Omicron Wave by Mehool Patel, Elizabeth Aitken

“…., surgical specialties, paediatrics, and obstetrics. Of 36 requiring critical care, 21 were in Group 1. Of those patients, 20/21 (95%) were unvaccinated and seven of the 21 who died were all unvaccinated (100%). …”
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Design and Experimental Research on Staggered Straw Cleaning Device for No-Till Seeding in Drip Irrigation Area by Panpan Yuan, Xingliang Zhu, Xuejun Zhang, Jia You, Jinshan Yan, Shilong Qiu

“…Different tine disc groups are set in longitudinal, transverse, and radial directions to move and throw the straw on the surface of the seeding strip. The critical parameters of the tine disc were designed and calculated, and the radius was determined to be 160 mm, the number of teeth was 12, and the theoretical working width was obtained. …”
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Mathematics self-belief and mathematical creativity of university students: the role of problem-solving skills by Bright Asare, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Benjamin Adu Obeng

“…Moreover, universities and educators should implement instructional methods that encourage critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving to boost creativity in mathematics. …”
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Health literacy and medication adherence in adults from ethnic minority backgrounds with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic review by Jinal Parmar, Aymen El Masri, Freya MacMillan, Kirsten McCaffery, Amit Arora

“…The methodological quality and bias in designing, conducting, and analysis of each study were evaluated using a standardised JBI critical appraisal tool. Results Of the total 6,318 identified studies, seven studies were included in the review. …”
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WED-YOLO: A Detection Model for Safflower Under Complex Unstructured Environment by Zhenguo Zhang, Yunze Wang, Peng Xu, Ruimeng Shi, Zhenyu Xing, Junye Li

“…Accurate safflower recognition is a critical research challenge in the field of automated safflower harvesting. …”
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The Impact and Mechanism of New-Type Urbanization on High-Quality Forestry Development: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin in China by Longbo Ma, Qian Wang, Yiqi Zhu, Zujun Liu

“…The Paris Agreement emphasizes the critical role of forests in addressing climate change and ecological protection. …”
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Organ Donation Conversations on X and Development of the OrgReach Social Media Marketing Strategy: Social Network Analysis by Wasim Ahmed, Mariann Hardey, Josep Vidal-Alaball

“…With a global rise in organ transplant needs, fostering public understanding and positive attitudes toward organ donation is critical. Social media platforms, such as X, contain conversations from the public, and key stakeholders maintain an active presence on the platform. …”
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Are free school meals failing families? Exploring the relationship between child food insecurity, child mental health and free school meal status during COVID-19: national cross-se... by Maria Bryant, Tiffany C Yang, Madeleine Power, Bridget Lockyer, Rachael H Moss, Wendy Burton, Bob Doherty

“…Free school meals (FSM) are considered a critical tool for reducing the adverse effects of poverty but apply a highly restrictive eligibility criteria. …”
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Risks to human and animal health from the presence of bromide in food and feed by EFSA Scientific Committee, Susanne Hougaard Bennekou, Ana Allende, Angela Bearth, Josep Casacuberta, Laurence Castle, Tamara Coja, Amélie Crépet, Thorhallur Halldorsson, Laurentius (Ron) Hoogenboom, Helle Knutsen, Konstantinos Koutsoumanis, Claude Lambré, Søren Nielsen, Dominique Turck, Antonio Vicent Civera, Roberto Villa, Holger Zorn, Vasileios Bampidis, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Marie‐Christine Chagnon, Bruce Cottrill, Keyvin Darney, Jürgen Gropp, Secundino Lopez Puente, Martin Rose, Marco Vinceti, Maria Bastaki, Petra Gergelová, Luna Greco, Matteo Lorenzo Innocenti, Judit Janossy, Anna Lanzoni, Andrea Terron, Diane Benford

“…Abstract The European Commission mandated EFSA to assess the toxicity of bromide, the existing maximum residue levels (MRLs), and possible transfer from feed into food of animal origin. The critical effects of bromide in experimental animals are on the thyroid and central nervous system. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of postpartum PTSD following emergency cesarean sections: implications for perinatal mental health care: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Eirini Orovou, Evangelia Antoniou, Ioannis Zervas, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…To evaluate the quality of these studies, we employed the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) and the CEBM Critical Appraisal Tools. Findings We included a total of 10 studies with 4,995 participants. …”
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Association between weekend catch-up sleep and hypertension of the United States population from 2017 to 2020: a cross-sectional study by Yan Luo, Qingyuan Li, Qingyuan Li, Tong Feng, Shasha Meng, Shasha Meng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

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Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles prime alveolar macrophages for autophagy and ferroptosis in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by Rongzong Ye, Yating Wei, Jingwen Li, Yu Zhong, Xiukai Chen, Chaoqian Li

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The Performance of Beethoven’s “Diabelli Variations”. Continuity, Discontinuity, Cyclic Integration, Irony by William Kinderman

“…Beethoven’s transformations of Anton Diabelli’s waltz — which the composer described in a letter as a “SchusterFleck” (“cobbler’s patch”) — indulge in persiflage, irony, and parody, qualities that invite critical scrutiny. Beethoven was sometimes compared during his lifetime to Jean Paul, whose concept of humor as “the inverted sublime” and notion of a tensional duality of the Great and the Small applies well to Beethoven’s most paradoxical composition. …”
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Mitigating drought stress in fenugreek through synergistic effects of alanine and potassium-enriched biochar by Wanzheng Ma, Xinyu Fang, Mengru Qiu, Misbah Hareem, Zeki Erden, Çağdaş Can Toprak, Abdullah A. Alarfaj

“…It can decrease seed germination, biomass accumulation, root proliferation, chlorophyll contents, and stomatal conductance. To overcome this critical issue, researchers suggest employing environmentally friendly approaches. …”
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