Reducing antibiotic duration for acute otitis media: clinician, administrator, and parental insights to inform implementation of system-level interventions by Deborah J. Rinehart, Aiden Gilbert, Sonja O’Leary, Sophie E. Katz, Holly M. Frost

“…Clinicians endorsed electronic health record modifications and clinician prescribing feedback as methods to improve patient care and reduce the durations of prescribed antibiotics. …”
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Responses of Multipotent Retinal Stem Cells to IL-1β, IL-18, or IL-17 by Shida Chen, Defen Shen, Nicholas A. Popp, Alexander J. Ogilvy, Jingsheng Tuo, Mones Abu-Asab, Ting Xie, Chi-Chao Chan

“…Cell viability was detected by MTT assay; ultrastructure was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy; expression of IL-17rc and proapoptotic proteins was detected by immunocytochemistry and expression of Il-6 and Il-17a was detected by quantitative RT-PCR. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections After a Lower Segment Cesarean Section in Bahrain - A Retrospective Analytical Study by Hasan Almajed, Yusuf Jalili

“…Data including patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and specific risk factors related to SSI were collected from electronic medical records. Descriptive and inferential analyses were done. …”
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Workplace violence and associated factors against nurses working in public hospitals in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke, Jember Ayelgne Beyene, Getanew Kegne Nigate, Worku Chekol Tassew

“…Methods A systematic and methodical literature search was conducted using electronic databases such as Google Scholar, EMBASE I, Scopus, PubMed, HINAR, the Web of Science, and the African Journal Online (AJOL). …”
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Health promotion and tobacco control: a transatlantic perspective between Brazil and Portugal by Francisco Lucas de Lima Fontes, Ermelinda do Carmo Valente Caldeira

“…In Brazil, the National Health Promotion Policy (Política Nacional de Promoção da Saúde, PNPS) translates these principles into concrete actions, whereas in Portugal, the National Program for the Prevention and Control of Smoking reflects a progressive normative approach, especially in relation to tobacco consumption and electronic devices. Brazil and Portugal have different histories and cultural dynamics, but they share similar challenges in tackling smoking. …”
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The double-edged sword of statins in intracerebral hemorrhage patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zheng Li, Wen-qi Xu, Jiao-qi Wang, Jia-hui Yang, Xiao-hua Shi, Cheng-bing Wang, Zhong-xin Xu, Jin-lan Jiang

“…BackgroundThis meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effect of statins on the prognosis of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).MethodsWe conducted a systematic search using the keywords “statin” and “intracerebral hemorrhage” across four electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Embase) from their inception to October 31, 2023, to identify studies comparing the effects of statins on the prognosis of patients with ICH. …”
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The Formation and Features of Massive Vacuole Induced by Nutrient Deficiency in Human Embryonic Kidney Cells by Dakang Sun, Xinye An, Yanli Cheng

“…Results: In this study, we demonstrated that nutrient deficiency can induce the formation of massive vacuoles that appear highly electron-lucent in HEK293T cells. Additionally, these massive vacuoles, resulting from nutrient depletion, can originate from various organelles, including small vacuoles, autophagosomes, lysosomes, and autolysosomes. …”
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Investigation of Structural and Optical Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown on Different Substrates by Mist-CVD Enhanced with Ozone Gas Produced by Corona Discharge Plasma by Ece Kutlu-Narin, Polat Narin, Sefer Bora Lisesivdin, Beyza Sarikavak-Lisesivdin

“…The surface morphologies of the thin films are studied with atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements. Grown ZnO films have a hexagonal and triangular nanostructure with different nanostructure sizes depending on the used substrate types. …”
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Did Hospital Admissions Caused by Respiratory Infections and Asthma Decrease During the COVID-19 Pandemic? by Zeynep Reyhan ONAY, Deniz MAVI, Yetkin AYHAN, Sinem CAN OKSAY, Gulay BILGIN, Saniye GIRIT

“…Methods: We analyzed electronic medical record data of patients who were admitted to the emergency department (ED), outpatient and inpatient clinics, and pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) because of influenza, upper and lower respiratory tract infections (URTI, LRTI), acute bronchiolitis, and asthma during the two-year period (one year pre- COVID period and first year of the pandemic). …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Laser-Ablated Surface Characteristics Between the Si Face and C Face of Silicon Carbide Substrates by Hsin-Yi Tsai, Yu-Hsuan Lin, Kuo-Cheng Huang, J. Andrew Yeh, Yi Yang, Chien-Fang Ding

“…Silicon carbide (SiC) has significant potential as a third-generation semiconductor material due to its exceptional thermal and electronic properties, yet its high hardness and brittleness make processing costly and complex. …”
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Peculiarities of the molecular composition of heterochromatin associated with pronucleoli in mouse embryos by I. O. Bogolyubova, Z. K. Sailau, D. S. Bogolyubov

“…The NPBs are fibrillar electron-dense structures inactive in RNA synthesis. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of a Cerium(IV)-incorporated Manganese Oxide OMS-2. Effect of Cerium(IV) Template on Octahedral Molecular Sieves of Manganese Oxide and Characteriz... by Evroula Hapeshi, Charis R. Theocharis

“…The structures, morphologies, chemical compositions and thermal stabilities of the resulting materials were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), N 2 adsorption/desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and TGA techniques. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy of photodynamic disinfection against enterococcus faecalis and compare it with the effect of different endodontic irrigant activation techniques. by Amanda George Haskiyal, Dara Hamarashid Saeed

“…The efficiency of the disinfection techniques was determined using scanning electron microscopes (SEM). Result: The quantity of bacterial colony counting revealed that the control group had the largest mean of a bacterial colony (135.56±50.58); while the FotoSan group had the lowest colony mean number (23.11±9.82). …”
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Surgical site infections post-ventriculoperitoneal shunting: A matched healthcare cost and length of stay study: Empirical research quantitative by Issa M. Hweidi, Saba W. Al-Ibraheem, Omar H. Jebreel

“…Data sources: Patients’ electronic medical records from January 2016 to August 2021. …”
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Transient dielectric function dynamics driven by coherent phonons in Bismuth crystal by Boschetto Davide, Morineau Denis

“…Instead, we propose that the persistence of the quasi-steady state is because electron-hole recombination has not fully occurred within the measured time range.…”
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Incorporation of AgVO3 into Glass Ionomer Cement: Ionic Release by Mariana Pardi, Kaio Luca Gimenes Ribeiro, Manoela Borges e Souza Marques, Carla Regina Costa, Estephane Botan de Brito Silva, Marco Antônio Schiavon, Andréa Cândido dos Reis, César Penazzo Lepri, Denise Tornavoi de Castro

“…Charge dispersion was assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). …”
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Study of synthesis parameters of MIL-53(Al) using experimental design methodology for CO/CH separation by Armin Taheri, Ensieh Ganji Babakhani, Jafar Towfighi

“…The morphology of the samples was investigated by field emission scanning electron microscopy. The yield of final products was determined based on organic ligands. …”
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Effect of LiO Doping on the Surface and Catalytic Properties of NiO Solid by Hala G. El-Shobaky, Gehan A. Fagal, Amina A. Attia, Neven A. Hassan

“…Although this process increased the number of Ni 3+ ions, it decreased the activity of the treated solids because of the formation of Li + –Ni 3+ ion pairs which could not readily exchange electrons with the reacting substrate (H 2 O 2 ). The formation of such ion pairs may take place at sites associated with the most active Ni 2+ ions. …”
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Organic Carbon and Elemental Carbon in Two Dust Plumes at a Coastal City in North China by Wenhua Wang, Hui Zhou, Ruihe Lyu, Longyi Shao, Wenmiao Li, Jiaoping Xing, Zhe Zhao, Xian Li, Xiuyan Zhou, Daizhou Zhang

“…We investigated organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in PM10 using an OC/EC analyzer and identified the morphology and elemental composition of individual dust particles using a scanning electron microscope coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX). …”
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Energy-efficient Carbon-doped TiO2 for Visible Light Degradation of Methyl Orange: Preparation, Performance, and Mechanism by Xinying Han, Yubei Guo, Chien Yong Goh, Cheng Loong Ngan, Jian Ping Tan, Peng Chee Tan, Sin Yuan Lai

“…After carbon doping, the absorption band extended from the UV to the visible regions, lowering the energy required for electron excitation. The functional groups present on C-doped TiO2 assisted in the adsorption of methyl orange (MO), assisting in photodegradation. …”
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