The Role of Mean Platelet Volume as a Predictor of Mortality in Critically Ill Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Pattraporn Tajarernmuang, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Atikun Limsukon, Chaicharn Pothirat, Kaweesak Chittawatanarat

“…We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether there is an association between MPV and mortality in critically ill patients. Methods. We did electronic search in Medline, Scopus, and Embase up to November 2015. …”
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Improving the evaluation of non-accidental trauma across multiple specialties at a single institution by Courtney Port, Lani Kroese, William Hauda

“…The aim of this quality improvement project was to increase the percentage of patients for whom there is a concern for NAT who receive a guideline-adherent evaluation from 7.7% to 50% in 6 months’ time.Methods A committee of physician stakeholders developed criteria for a complete NAT evaluation which were integrated into an order panel with built-in clinical guidance for test selection within our electronic medical record. Data on the completeness of NAT evaluation in paediatric patients 0–18 years of age were collected before and after the order panel release and analysed by admitting service, injury category and equity factors.Results This initiative increased the percentage of patients with a guideline-adherent evaluation from a mean of 7.7% to 25% within 6 months’ time. …”
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The efficacy of telemedicine interventions on quality of life and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by YinHu Tan, Xue Liang, Wei Ming, HuiMin Xing, Yan Liang, Yang Wang, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Onodu

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to examine the impact of telemedicine interventions on the quality of life (QoL) and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).MethodsA literature search was conducted in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library) from their inception to February 1, 2024. …”
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Dependence of Geometric and Spectroscopic Properties of Double-walled Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Interwall Distance by Metin Aydin

“…The results of the calculations showed that their structural stability strongly depends on the interwall distance, but not on the number of unit cells, and the (0,m) @(0,m+9/10) and (m,m) @(n,n) with n=m+5/6 are the most energetically stable structures. The predicted electronic structures for DWBNNTs with cell lengths of one unit exhibit a strong red-shift for the ΔR below ~0.4 nm and remain almost constant for the ΔR > 0.45 nm. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental coping and emergency ability of public health emergency in COVID-19 department healthcare workers in ICU nurses of Beijing in China by Tiantian Gai, Yin He, Ying Yin, Yu Cui, Qiuping Li, Yanzhen Hu, Zhenhui Lu

“…Methods Data were collected from 486 subjects through electronic surveys from November 8 to 15, 2022, in seven general public hospitals (all tertiary A hospitals) in Beijing, China. …”
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Clinical Evidence in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea with Oral Appliances: A Systematic Review by Andrea Rossi, Antonino Lo Giudice, Camilla Di Pardo, Alberto Teodoro Valentini, Francesca Marradi, Nicola Vanacore, Cristina Grippaudo

“…All the abstracts which were published before February 18, 2019, have been identified in three electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane). …”
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The Process of Translation and Cross‐Cultural Adaptation of Functional Assessment Tools for Dementia: A Systematized Review by Freddie O'Donald, Clara Calia

“…Methods A systematic search of five electronic databases (CINAHL Plus, EMBASE, PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO) was conducted from inception until September 2023. …”
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Acute pain pathways: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Christine Lee, Joseph S Ross, Molly Moore Jeffery, Nilay D Shah, David B Page, Nancy Chang, Fernanda Bellolio, Sam Torbati, Jessica D Ritchie, Gregg H Gilbert, Lindsay Emanuel, Mitra Ahadpour, Summer Allen, Richardae Araojo, Laura Ciaccio, Jonathan Fillmore, Patricia Koussis, Heather Lipkind, Celeste Mallama, Tamra Meyer, Megan Moncur, Teryl Nuckols, Michael A Pacanowski, Elektra Papadopoulos, Mat Soukup, Christopher O St. Clair, Stephen Tamang, Douglas W Wallace, Yueqin Zhao, Rebekah Heckmann

“…Participants will be followed for 6 months with the aid of a patient-centred health data aggregating platform that consolidates data from study questionnaires, electronic health record data on healthcare services received, prescription fill data from pharmacies, and activity and sleep data from a Fitbit activity tracker. …”
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Controlling the Crystallinity and Morphology of Bismuth Selenide via Electrochemical Exfoliation for Tailored Reverse Saturable Absorption and Optical Limiting by Hao Yan, Bingxue Li, Junjie Pan, Xuan Fang, Yongji Yu, Dengkui Wang, Dan Fang, Yanyan Zhan, Xiaohua Wang, Jinhua Li, Xiaohui Ma, Guangyong Jin

“…This is attributed to the higher degree of oxidation and greater number of localized defect states in the particle structure than in the sheet-like structure. Electrons in these defect states can be excited to higher energy levels, thereby triggering excited-state and two-photon absorption, which strengthen RSA. …”
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Strains of a virtuoso: pacemaker infection and ventricular tachycardia in a violinist by Yuanguo Chen, Haibo Zhang, Qi Qiao, Lian Ma

“…Abstract Purpose Pacemaker-related infections are serious complications of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). This case report aims to describe the occurrence of pacemaker pocket infection and recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a Chinese amateur violinist with sick sinus syndrome (SSS), and to explore the possible connection between occupational habits and the infection, as well as VT. …”
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Rheumatology training in India compared to the United Kingdom by Parthajit Das, Arumugan Moorthy, Balebail Dharmanand

“…An online questionnaire was circulated electronically to rheumatology trainees across the UK and India. …”
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Mapping evidence on factors contributing to maternal and child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Ugochinyere I Nwagbara, Emmanuella C Osuala, Rumbidzai Chireshe, Gbotemi B Babatunde, Ngozichika O Okeke, Nnennaya Opara, Khumbulani W Hlongwana

“…Keyword search from electronic databases such as PubMed/MEDLINE, Google Scholar, Science Direct and World Health Organization library, will be conducted. …”
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Association between nutritional status, daily nutrition delivery and clinical outcomes of critically ill adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a protocol for Isfahan... by Awat Feizi, Sabrina Schlesinger, Nafiseh Shokri-Mashhadi, Somayeh Rajaii, Milad Nasiri Jounaghani

“…Patient data recorded in the electronic survey will be documented pseudonymously using de-identified patient ID codes, and authorised staff at each participating site will have access to only their identifiable data. …”
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Review on Deep Learning and Neural Network Implementation for Emotions Recognition by Renas Rajab Asaad

“…      Recently, we humans integrate into the world of our smart phones and our portable electronic devices to the point that that world can numb us in one way or another and separate us from the real world, so that we and the generations that come after us are fully adapted to dealing with huge amounts of digital information, so they are ready to be absorbed faster And ready to deal with it more efficiently than previous generations, but during this process of rapid adaptation and adapting to the digital age gradually begins to lose one thing, this thing is what the machine has not given it yet and it is human emotions. …”
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Li-doped C20 nanocage and its derivatives for gas sensing application: A density functional theory study by Poonam Parkar, Mohsen Doust Mohammadi, Ajay Chaudhari

“…Substantial changes in the electronic structure of the nanocages upon interaction with H2S and NH3 molecules are observed, both of which were found to adsorb favourably over a broad temperature and pressure range. …”
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Density functional theory study of Chlorine, Fluorine, Nitrogen, and Sulfur doped rutile TiO2 for photocatalytic application by Fikadu Takele Geldasa, Francis Birhanu Dejene, Mesfin Abayneh Kebede, Fekadu Gashaw Hone, Edosa Tasisa Jira

“…Abstract This study uses the Quantum ESPRESSO code to introduce Hubbard correction (U) to the density functional theory (DFT) in order to examine the effects of non-metals (C, F, N, and S) doping on the structural, electronic, and optical characteristics of rutile TiO2. …”
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Enhanced thermal dissipation for BCB-bonded 3D integrated membrane photonic circuits by Salim Abdi, Kevin Williams, Yuqing Jiao

“…This thermal resistance is maintained across various BCB thicknesses up to 30 µ m, ensuring the possibility of using such devices for scalable 3D integration on other platforms or with electronics. Moreover, we showed that the thermal resistance value is around 110–120 K W ^−1 for 0.75 mm-long shunted DFBs having array density values in the range of 40–200 µ m, and that the temperature rise at the end of the DFB contact is as low as 1.3 °C at 8 kA cm ^−2 driving current. …”
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Subtractive and Additive Technologies in Fixed Dental Restoration: A Systematic Review by Rafal Kareem Rasheed, Nidhal Sahib Mansoor, Nihad Hasan Mohammed, Syed Saad B Qasim

“…The goal of the current study is to evaluate the current state of knowledge on dental alloy manufacturing using subtractive and additive techniques for metal ceramic restoration. On this topic, an electronic systematic review was conducted in various databases (Science Direct, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar searches), as well as a hand search of the scientific literature. …”
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Organizational Culture and Innovation: A Conceptual Framework by Mohd Yunus Majid, Kamal Rizwan Mahadzir, Faridah Maarof

“…This causal study employs quantitative methodology which gathers primary data collected from more questionnaire surveys conducted among executives using mail and electronic survey system. A number of statistical tests were conducted which are socio-demographic analysis, descriptive analysis, correlation test, and multiple regression analysis to analyze and describe the findings and to examine the research questions and hypothesis. …”
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Prevalence and Presentation of Paediatric Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria by Abideen Salako, Oluwatosin Odubela, Tomilola Musari-Martins, Priscilla Ezemelue, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, Babasola Opaneye, Ayorinde James, Osaga Oforomeh, Kazeem Osuolale, Adesola Musa, Emelda Chukwu, Nurudeen Rahman, Agatha David, Rosemary Audu, Oliver Ezechi, Babatunde Salako

“…Data on the sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and SARS-CoV-2 results of participants at a modified drive-through centre for COVID-19 test sample collection over four months were retrieved from the electronic medical records (EMR). Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS version 22.0. …”
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