Clinical significance of the lactate-to-albumin ratio on prognosis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury by Xiaoyun Shi, Lei Zhong, Jianhong Lu, Beiping Hu, Qikai Shen, Penghui Gao

“…Objective To explore the relationship between lactate-to-albumin ratio (LAR) at ICU admission and prognosis in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted. …”
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Farming and ranching through wildfire: Producers' critical role in fire risk management and emergency response by Natalia Pinzón, Ryan E. Galt, Leslie M. Roche, Tracy Schohr, Brian Shobe, Vikram Koundinya, Katie Brimm, Jacob Powell

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Dynamic critical behavior of the chiral phase transition from the real-time functional renormalization group by Johannes V. Roth, Yunxin Ye, Sören Schlichting, Lorenz von Smekal

“…As a first application we show that our approach is consistent with dynamic scaling relations and reproduces the non-trivial value z = d/2 for the dynamic critical exponent in d spatial dimensions. Moreover, we extract a novel dynamic scaling function that describes the universal momentum and temperature dependence of the diffusion coefficient of iso-(axial-)vector charge densities in the symmetric phase.…”
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Understanding the causes of intravenous medication administration errors in hospitals: a qualitative critical incident study by Darren M Ashcroft, Richard N Keers, Jonathan Cooke, Steven D Williams

“…Objectives To investigate the underlying causes of intravenous medication administration errors (MAEs) in National Health Service (NHS) hospitals.Setting Two NHS teaching hospitals in the North West of England.Participants Twenty nurses working in a range of inpatient clinical environments were identified and recruited using purposive sampling at each study site.Primary outcome measures Semistructured interviews were conducted with nurse participants using the critical incident technique, where they were asked to discuss perceived causes of intravenous MAEs that they had been directly involved with. …”
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Bioinformatics approach reveals the critical role of inflammation-related genes in age-related hearing loss by Xi Gu, Chenyu Chen, Yuqing Chen, Chaojun Zeng, Yanchun Lin, Ruosi Guo, Shujin Xu, Chang Lin

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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Fiber–Reinforced PLA Polymer Composites: A Critical Study by K. Nirmal Kumar, P. Dinesh Babu, Raviteja Surakasi, P. Manoj Kumar, P. Ashokkumar, Rashid Khan, Adel Alfozan, Dawit Tafesse Gebreyohannes

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Critical Speed Analysis of Fibre Reinforced Composite Rotor Embedded with Shape Memory Alloy Wires by K. Gupta

“…It is shown by numerical examples that substantial variation in rotor critical speeds can be achieved by a combination of these factors which can be effectively used to avoid resonance during rotor coast up/down.…”
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The Critical Success Factors for Sustainability Financial Technology in Vietnam: A Partial Least Squares Approach by Van Phuoc Nguyen

“…This paper helps in determining the critical success factors (CSFs) for sustainability financial technology business. …”
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Improving Critical Frequency of the Electrothermal V-Shaped Actuator Using the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm by Phuc Hong Pham, Phuc Truong Duc, Kien Trung Hoang, Ngoc-Tam Bui

“…This paper presents a thermal transfer model and optimization of a V-beam dimension to improve the critical frequency fC (i.e., expanding the effective working frequency range) of an electrothermal V-shaped actuator (EVA). …”
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Media and power: a critical discourse analysis of Habib Rizieq's coverage in Indonesian mainstream media by Ahmad Sahide, Misran Misran

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The USA and the energy transition of the 21st century: Measures to overcome dependence on China in critical minerals by N. А. Biryukova

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Applying the photovoice method with adolescents in mining areas in rural Mozambique: critical reflections and lessons learned by Olga Cambaco, Hermínio Cossa, Andrea Farnham, Eusébio Macete, Mirko S. Winkler, Karin Gross, Khátia Munguambe

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Lactate and Bilirubin Index: A New Indicator to Predict Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients’ Prognosis by Xiao-Fu Chen, Yuan Zhao, Wei-Zhen Chen, Xin-Tian Shao, Zhi-Ming Huang

“…We aimed to perform external validation of the prognostic value of the lactate and bilirubin (LB) index, a new indicator, and compare the ability of the LB index and other scoring systems to predict both short- and long-term mortality in critically ill cirrhotic patients. Materials and Methods. …”
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Calculation of Theoretical and Empirical Nutrient N Critical Loads in the Mixed Conifer Ecosystems of Southern California by Joan Breiner, Benjamin S. Gimeno, Mark Fenn

“…Further development or parameterization of models for the calculation of theoretical critical loads suitable for these ecosystems will also be an important aspect of future critical loads research.…”
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The Distribution of Zeroes and Critical Points of Solutions of a Second Order Half-Linear Differential Equation by Pedro Almenar, Lucas Jódar

“…This paper reuses an idea first devised by Kwong to obtain upper bounds for the distance between a zero and an adjacent critical point of a solution of the second order half-linear differential equation (p(x)Φ(y'))'+q(x)Φ(y)=0, with p(x),q(x)>0, Φ(t)=|t|r-2t, and r real such that r>1. …”
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Reply to: “Systolic dysfunction and mortality in critically ill patients: more data are needed to believe in this association!” by Oscar Cavefors, Jacob Holmqvist, Odd Bech‐Hanssen, Freyr Einarsson, Erik Norberg, Stefan Lundin, Elmir Omerovic, Sven‐Erik Ricksten, Björn Redfors, Jonatan Oras

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Kais Saied's reconfiguration of Tunisia’s political system: Hegemonic ambitions to no avail? – A critical approach by Julius Dihstelhoff, Mounir Mrad

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Information Technology in Critical Care: Review of Monitoring and Data Acquisition Systems for Patient Care and Research by Michael A. De Georgia, Farhad Kaffashi, Frank J. Jacono, Kenneth A. Loparo

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The critical role of TRIM protein family in intervertebral disc degeneration: mechanistic insights and therapeutic perspectives by Shangze Li, Wenli Jiang, Fei Chen, Jiao Qian, Jun Yang

“…The TRIM (Tripartite Motif-containing) protein family, with its diverse regulatory roles, has emerged as a key player in critical cellular processes such as inflammation, cell death, and extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism. …”
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The Planetary Wave Activity in Temperatures of the Stratosphere, Mesosphere and in Critical Frequencies of Ionospheric F2 Layer by N. M. Polekh, G. V. Vergasova, E. S. Kazimirovsky, N. P. Perevalova, V. I. Kurkin, M. A. Chernigovskaya

“…Vertical-incidence ionospheric sounding data and temperature measurements at stratospheric (30 km) and mesospheric (80 km) heights have been used in investigating the interrelation between the occurrence of fluctuations with periods of planetary waves in temperature variations at different heights and in F2 layer critical frequency variations (foF2) under low solar activity conditions for the time interval 2006-2007. …”
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