Utilisation of outpatient care immediately before emergency admission for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions in Japan: a retrospective observational study by Hirotaka Kato, Rei Goto, Ryotaro Nagashima, Tatsuya Matsuzaki, Takayoshi Nagahama

“…Objective This study assessed whether patients with potentially preventable emergency admissions had limited access to outpatient care immediately before admission and whether they received appropriate outpatient care during their outpatient visits.Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Linked outpatient and inpatient care records obtained from a nationwide claims database in Japan.Participants Patients who experienced emergency admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions between April 2005 and March 2020. …”
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Clinical and Biological Characteristics of Severe Malaria in Children under 5 Years Old in Benin by Xiao Ma, Xin Fan, Kora Chabi Youssaou, Junfei Zhang, Xingyi Wang, Guoqiang Zheng, Shuping Tian, Yujing Gao

“…We analyzed the clinical characteristics and laboratory indicators of children with severe malaria in Benin to provide important information for designing effective prevention and treatment strategies to manage pediatric cases. …”
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Compressive stress-strain relationship of limestone calcined clay cement-based UHPC matrix by Kunjie Fan, Peng Du, Yao Yao

“…Nonetheless, this study can provide a reference for the mix proportion design and mechanical performance analysis of LC3-UHPC.…”
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Optimization of the Offshore Wind Turbines Layout Using Cuckoo Search Algorithm by Ibrahim Abdulwahab, Solomon Andrew Onazi, Gideon Rimamfate, Akande Abdulwasiu, Abubakar Umar, N.A Iliyasu

“…As such, this research article developed an optimal large-scale offshore wind turbine placement based on wind farm layout design. The system developed focuses on wind turbine placement in wind farm layouts that have a negative influence on the capital investment due to the increasing wake effect thereby reducing energy production. …”
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Investigation of the Morphometric Diversity of Ali Kazemi Rice in Iran by Seyedeh Mahsa Safiedin Ardebili, Reza Azizinezhad, Sara Saadatmand, Rahim Ahmadvand, Iraj Mehregan

“…In this study, the experiment was carried out in a completely randomized design to discover the diversity among 300 Ali Kazemi rice populations from three provinces (ten populations) in the north of Iran using SPSS, Past, Graph Pad, and Excel software. …”
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Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A: Its Significance as a Single Biomarker for Adverse Obstetric Outcomes by Madhusudan Dey, Priyanshi Choudhury, Sunil Chawla, Pranjali Dhume, Suyash Goel, Ankur Shah, Mounica Gowda KN

“…This prospective observational study was conducted to find a correlation between low pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A levels in the first trimester of pregnancy with various obstetric outcomes to establish if it can be used as a single biomarker for counseling couples. STUDY DESIGN: The study was conducted at Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt. …”
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Impact of Scleroderma‐Associated Autoantibodies on Clinical Outcome Assessments: Post Hoc Analysis From a Randomised, Double‐blind, Placebo‐controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Tocilizumab... by Basmah Al Dulaijan, Suiyuan Huang, Celia J. F. Lin, Christopher P. Denton, Dinesh Khanna

“…These findings highlight the importance of incorporating SSc‐Abs in trial design, either as a stratification factor or limiting the SSc‐Abs that are included in the trials.…”
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Comparison of biomechanical characteristics of the Schneiderian membrane with different transcrestal sinus floor elevation techniques using three-dimensional finite element analysi... by Xi Lin, Siqi Xu, Lijuan Chen, Guoying Que

“…Three models were simulated via computer-aided design software, with the sinus membrane elevated to 1, 3 and 5 mm, after which the required loading force was recorded. …”
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The efficacy of acupuncture in relieving postoperative pain in patients with low simple anal fistula: Protocol of a prospective, randomised, controlled trial. by Min Yang, De Zheng, Xingtao Jin, Huili Tang, Weiwei Cao, Qianqian Ye, Yin Qu, Zubing Mei

“…The strengths of this trial are rooted in its rigorous randomised controlled trial (RCT) design, comprehensive outcome measures, and focused examination of a clinically significant issue. …”
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Improving health outcomes by strengthening public sector capacity in social and behaviour change programming in Nigeria: a qualitative study by Pooja Sripad, Augustine Ankomah, Amanda Kalamar, Adetayo Adetunji, Bright Addo, Dele Abegunde, Nrupa Jani Tulsiani, Foyeke Oyedokun-Adegbabo

“…Objective This paper examines the outcomes of the public sector capacity strengthening (PSCS) approach and how they contribute to the promotion of maternal, newborn, and child health, and nutrition (MNCH+N), family planning (FP) and malaria prevention-related outcomes.Design The qualitative study implemented from July to August of 2022 used the outcome harvesting methodology and key informant interviews to elicit information including most significant change (MSC) stories to evaluate project outcomes over 5 years (2017–2022).Setting The study was conducted in Sokoto, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Bauchi and Ebonyi states of Nigeria.Participants The study focused on public sector stakeholders who were exposed to the PSCS intervention and were selected from government agencies. …”
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Evaluation of Predictors of Response to Ovulation Induction Using Letrozole in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Prospective Cohort Study by Shanti Tholiya, Archana Kumari, Reeta Mahey, Mani Kalaivani, Hem Chandra Sati, Mona Sharma, Aarthi K. Jayraj, Neena Malhotra

“…Aim: To assess the role of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinising hormone (LH)/FSH ratio, testosterone and free androgen index (FAI) as predictors of ovarian response to letrozole-based OI therapy during OI cycles in infertile women with PCOS from North India. Settings and Design: A prospective cohort study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in north India. …”
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Nutrition Knowledge and Satisfaction Levels of Postbariatric Surgery Adults in the United Arab Emirates: A Pilot Study by Souheir Alia, Habiba I. Ali, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Mariam Ahmed

“…In this pilot study, we explored postbariatric nutrition knowledge, satisfaction levels with dietitian nutrition counseling, and decision to undergo bariatric surgery of 83 patients who attended a postbariatric outpatient nutrition clinic in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). A cross-sectional design involving gender-stratified random sampling method was used to recruit 83 postbariatric surgery participants. …”
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Effect of Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Yoba Fermentation on Physicochemical Properties, Amino Acids, and Antioxidant Activity of Cowpea-Peanut Milk by Armistice Chawafambira, Talknice Zvamaziva Jombo, Tafadzwa Mkungunugwa

“…This study evaluated the probiotic potential, physicochemical, and sensory properties of novel fermented cowpea-peanut milk with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus Yoba. A 3 × 1 factorial design as ratio of cowpea-peanut milk (1 : 1, 2 : 1, 3 : 1v/v) and the application of 2% w/v L. rhamnosus Yoba obtained from Yoba for Life Foundation, Netherlands, was used. …”
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Thoracic perfusion of antiangiogenic agents combined with chemotherapy for treating malignant pleural effusion in non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis by Yan Xu, Wei Si, Yingying Cui, Liming Jiang, Yinan Yu, Xiaohua Zhu

“…Here, we performed a network meta-analysis to reveal optimal combinations of antiangiogenic agents and chemical agents and assess their effectiveness and safety.Design Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP Database and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure were searched from inception to May 2023. …”
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Influence of tunnel construction on karst groundwater environment in central Huaying Mountain by Sheng CHENG, Mo XU, Qiang XIA

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C-POS: A Context-Aware Adaptive Part-of-Speech Language Learning Framework by Shazia Maqsood, Abdul Shahid, Fakhra Nazar, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Ahmad, Manuel Mazzara

“…Based on these context parameters, a Context-aware Part-Of-Speech (C-POS) learning system is designed, implemented and evaluated. Different experiments are conducted to evaluate the performance of learners’ which is increased by 9%. …”
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Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map by Kerryn Husk, Stephanie Tierney, Lucy Gavens, Emma Hazeldine, Sophie Westwood, Mohammad Hassannezhad

“…This review explored the evidence concerning non-health service delivered social prescribing with a view to developing guidance that would support social prescribing pathways that function outside of the health service framework.Design This paper reports a systematic mapping review of evidence concerning how community-based social prescribing pathways were delivered, exploring what these looked like, what needed to be in place for these to function, what outcomes were measured and how could non-health service pathways be supported to deliver these outcomes. …”
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Trends of adverse pregnancy outcomes and its determinants in Arba Minch Zuria and Gacho Baba Woredas from 2018 to 2022: Analysis of health and demographic surveillance data. by Zeleke Gebru, Fekadeselassie Berhe, Shitaye Shibiru, Bereket Honja, Mesfin Kote, Alazr Baharu, Tadesse Awoke

“…<h4>Methods</h4>An open, dynamic cohort study design was employed among 8885 pregnancies from 2018 to 2022, health and demographic surveillance data were involved. …”
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مشروعات تخرج طالبات قسم علم المعلومات بجامعة أم القرى : دراسة لاتجاهاتها الکمیة والمنهجیة والمشکلات التى تواجهها الطالبات... by د. محمد محمد النجار

“…This was done through designing content analysis cards which was divided into two parts. …”
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Network Meta-Analysis of Once Weekly Selinexor-Bortezomib-Dexamethasone in Previously Treated Multiple Myeloma by Michael Dolph, Gabriel Tremblay, Adrienne M Gilligan, Hoyee Leong

“…**Conclusions:** The addition of XVd, which was designed with once weekly bortezomib dosing, to the treatment landscape for previously treated MM provides a regimen that may potentially be noninferior to the other top 5 regimens in both 2L and 3L+ settings and is associated with less peripheral neuropathy.…”
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