Exploring parental knowledge, care-seeking, and support strategies for neonatal illness: an integrative review of the African Great Lakes region by Sarah Farrell, Tracey A. Mills, Dame Tina Lavender

“…Conclusions Parental knowledge of neonatal illness is generally low, and care-seeking is influenced by beliefs, trust in healthcare, and logistical challenges. …”
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Burden of Comorbidities and Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Medicaid-Enrolled Extremely Premature Infants by Meredith E. Mowitz, Wei Gao, Heather Sipsma, Pete Zuckerman, Hallee Wong, Rajeev Ayyagari, Sujata P. Sarda

“…Data from the index date (birth) up to 2 years corrected age or death, stratified by GA (EP, ≤28 wGA; very premature \[VP\], >28 to <32 wGA; and moderate to late premature \[M-LP\], ≥32 to <37 wGA), were compared using unadjusted and adjusted generalized linear models. **Results:** Among 25 573 premature infants (46.1% female; 4462 \[17.4%\] EP; 2904 \[11.4%\] VP; 18&#8239;207 \[71.2%\] M-LP), comorbidity prevalence, HCRU, and all-cause costs increased with decreasing GA and were highest for EP. …”
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Research on IoT security situation awareness method based on evidence theory by Jian LI, Tinglu DONG, Jie LI

“…The security problem of IoT became more and more serious with its rapid development.Considering that the current IoT security situation awareness system lacks generality and excessively relies on expert knowledge, a IoT security situation awareness method based on improved D-S evidence theory was proposed in this paper.Fuzzy Gaussian membership function was used to calculate the vulnerability information membership matrix, which was normalized as evidence distribution matrix.The improved Topsis method was used to measure the evidence credibility.In order to fully restrain the credibility of conflicting evidence and improve the credibility of mutually supporting evidence, local credibility between two evidence was aggregated and the expected positive and negative solution vectors were improved according to the situation assessment scenario.And the weighted average method was used for vulnerability information fusion, to obtain the result of situational assessment.The result of situational awareness was fused with the time discount and high-risk vulnerability information discount evidence theory.At the same time, the IoT vulnerability information at different moments was considered comprehensively, the evidence was adaptively and dynamically weighted with the ratio information of high-risk vulnerability.The experimental results show that in the fusion of different numbers of evidence bodies and four common conflicting evidence, the improved Topsis method has higher fusion probability on credible proposition.In the aspect of situation assessment, the risk degree of current system is accurately assessed.And in the aspect of situational awareness, this discount evidence theory can predict the probability of high risk and critical risk, which is more effective than the traditional D-S evidence theory.According to this theory, a IoT security situational awareness method process was proposed, which would be used to guide engineering practice.In the future, the relationship between vulnerabilities can be considered and richer information between vulnerabilities can be extracted for vulnerability exploiting, so that the result of situation assessment is more accurate and reasonable.On the other hand, for situational awareness, game theory can be adopted in the process of dynamic game between the attacker and defender.…”
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Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Correlates in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Quantitative Insights from Final-Year Nursing and Medical Students in a Mixed-Methods Study by Germanus Natuhwera, Eve Namisango, Peter Ellis

“…Conclusion: Participants generally demonstrated limited knowledge and insufficient self-efficacy in providing palliative and end-of-life care. …”
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Collection, Collation, and Comparison of 3D Coronal CME Reconstructions by C. Kay, E. Palmerio

“…Using the best‐constrained values for each CME, we find that the combined catalog reproduces the generally known solar cycle trends. We determine the typical difference we would expect between two independent reconstructions of the same event and find values of 4.0° in the latitude, 8.0° in the longitude, 24.0° in the tilt, 9.3° in the angular width, 0.1 in the shape parameter κ, 115 km/s in the velocity, and 2.5 × 1015 g in the mass. …”
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The Effects of Coconut Skim Milk and Coco-Dairy Milk Blend on the Nutritional Status of Schoolchildren by Imelda A. Agdeppa, Jezreel Ann T. Zamora

“…Lastly, the three milk products were rated as generally acceptable. Overall, the findings indicate that coconut milk consumption could be beneficial for improving a child’s WAZ and BAZ, as well as improving the nutritional status of underweight and stunted schoolchildren. …”
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CAN CLEAR ALIGNERS THERAPY ACHIEVE MAXILLARY EXPANSION IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSVERSE MALOCCLUSIONS? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Ibraheem Bamaga

“…The risk of bias was generally minimal according to the ROBINS-I tool in all the studies reviewed. …”
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Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and worse diet quality in colorectal cancer patients after colostomy: A prospective study. by Arenamoline Xavier Duarte, Karine de Almeida Silva, Isabela Borges Ferreira, Cristiana Araújo Gontijo, Geórgia das Graças Pena

“…Macro-micronutrient consumption, the Brazilian Healthy Eating Index-Revised (BHEI-R), and food consumption according to processing level by NOVA classification (raw or minimally processed, processed, and ultra-processed foods) were estimated. Generalized estimating equations were used to compare the food intake variables with time points. …”
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Analysing COVID-19 Verified, Recuperate and Death Cases in Ethiopia Using ARIMA Models by Birhanu Betela Warssamo

“…The results showed that in the coming five months from Jan 3, 2020 to May 3, 2021, the number of COVID-19 confirmed, recovered and deaths cases in Ethiopia may reach up to 320,597; 168,912 and 4438, respectively. Generally, the size of the coronavirus distribution was increased from time to time in the past ten months, until 3rd Jan, 2021, and it is expected to continue quicker than before for the coming 5-months, until the end of May, 2021, in Ethiopia and more rapidly than before while the peak will remain unknown yet. …”
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Evaluation of sleep and treatment discipline in people with epilepsy by D. Streckytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Nonadherence was associated with living in a rural area (p=0.032), frequent seizures (p=0.033), and less frequent medication dosing (p=0.032), especially in generalized epilepsy group (p=0.019). Sleep regimen did not depend on epilepsy type (p>0.05), 35% of respondents slept less than 7 hours per night, and 53% did not follow sleep regimen, which was related to treatment indiscipline (p=0.027). …”
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A genomic analysis of twinning rate and its relationship with other reproductive traits in Holstein-Friesian cattle by Brian W. Kirkpatrick, Donagh P. Berry

“…ABSTRACT: Twin births in dairy cattle is generally unfavorably associated with reproductive performance and calf survival in dairy cows. …”
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Ethiopian Water Hyacinth Leaf Extract as a Potential Tannery Effluent Treatment Material by Fitsum Etefa Ahmed, Awoke Fenta Wodag, Gemeda Gebino Gelebo, Belay Meles Gebre

“…In addition, though it was out of the permissible limit, by using the same amount of the material extracted by distilled water solvent some amounts of BOD and TDS were removed from the wastes compared to that of untreated tannery effluents. Generally, water hyacinth leaf extract is found effective material for the treatment of tannery effluents and can be used in the sector industries. …”
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A Single-Stage Isolated Battery Charger Using Nonbridged Positive Cuk Converter Configuration by Tanmay Shukla, N. P. Patidar, Apsara Adhikari

“…The advantages of the NB-IPCuk converter are the eradication of one inductor and multiple diodes (two back-feeding diodes), which are generally used in NB converter configurations. In place of two separate inductors, the NB-IPCuk converter uses a single secondary side output inductor. …”
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ONTOANTROPOLOGÍA DEL ORDEN JURÍDICO by Grupo de Investigación Ontoantropología del Derecho

“…De aquí deducimos la existencia de un Derecho Uno, o planetario, como lo llama Morin, donde se hallan inscritos los principios generales de toda normatividad positiva histórica. …”
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Application of Artificial Intelligence Models to Predict the Tensile Strength of Glass Fiber-Modified Cemented Backfill Materials during the Mine Backfill Process by Lei Zhu, Wenzhe Gu, Zhicheng Liu, Fengqi Qiu

“…And cemented backfill materials generally have congenital defects such as poor crack resistance, poor durability, and high brittleness, which restrict the promotion and application of cemented backfill coal mining technology. …”
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Application of information technologies for automation management of environmental activity by V. A. Rybak, A. D. Grib, Sh. Ahmad

“…This model is programmatically implemented using the latest information technologies and is presented in the form of a web portal for collecting, storing, processing and displaying relevant subject data.Generally developed approaches and automated tools have been tested and modified for the dairy industry, since this sector of the national economy is one of the most significant for the Republic of Belarus in terms of production. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE FATIGUE LIFE CALCULATION METHOD OF HYDRO-TURBINE HEAD COVER CONNECTING BOLTS BASED ON PD-STFA by LIU Yu, JIN Jian, WANG YongFei, ZHAO JunJie, YU Bo

“…Long-term alternating loads on the connecting bolts of hydro-turbine head cover,which results in fatigue damage causing many serious accidents.Therefore,it is necessary to carry out in-depth study on the calculation method of fatigue life of head cover bolts in order to improve the accuracy of fatigue life calculation.In order to solve the above problems,a method for calculating the fatigue life of Turbine head cover bolts based on combination of power density and short-time Fourier analysis（PD-STFA） is put forward,with emphasis on the influence of coupling action of loading frequency and amplitude load on the fatigue life of head cover bolts.Firstly,the position and stress of dangerous section of connecting bolt are calculated by finite element method;secondly,the average stress of contact surface of bolt head is measured by strain-based hollow pressure sensor,and then the measured average stress of contact surface of bolt head is transformed into the stress of dangerous section according to generalized Hooke’s law;finally,based on linear damage accumulation theory,the fatigue life of the head cover bolts is calculated by PD-STFA method and the traditional rain flow counting method.The calculation results show that the fatigue life of the head cover bolts is 1.966× 10~5 h based on PD-STFA method and 4.113 ×10~5 h based on traditional rain flow counting method.According to the investigation of power plant users,the calculation results based on PD-STFA method are closer to the actual service life of bolts for about 30 years,and can predict the fatigue life of the turbine head cover connecting bolts more accurately,thus providing theoretical guarantee for the safe and stable operation of the hydro-turbine.…”
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Comparison of Streptococcus mutans Adhesion with Different Concentrations in Artificial Saliva to Fixed Orthodontic Materials in Laboratory Conditions by Leila Mohammadpour Belvirdy, Ahmad Sheibaninia, Shadab Safarzadeh Khosroshahi, Seyyed Khalil Shokouhi Mostafavi, Mohammad Javad Kharazi Fard

“…The effects of bracket type, archwire material, composite type, and saliva pH on bacterial adhesion were analyzed using Generalized Estimating Equations with a significance level of 0.05, employing SPSS software (version 26). …”
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Relación entre la autonomía y las experiencias educativas previas de los actores curriculares encontradas en un contexto de educación superior de Bogotá, Colombia by Hélder Barahona Urbano

“…El propósito central que se trazó en esta investigación fue contestar la pregunta: ¿Cuáles son algunas características generales de las experiencias subjetivas de estudiantes, maestros y directivos universitarios sobre la autonomía en los procesos de aprendizaje y enseñanza, en el programa académico de Administración de Empresas, de la jornada diurna? …”
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Hydrogeochemical and GIS Analysis of Groundwater Quality for Drinking and Irrigation Purposes in Kuzhithuraiyar Sub-Basin, Kanniyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India by R. Athsha Great Raxana, Venkateswaran Sellamuthu, Muralitharan Jothimani

“…The pH values ranged from 8.5 to 6.5, suggesting generally acceptable conditions. TDS concentrations range from 24 to 1277 mg/L, whereas EC values range from 37.50 to 1996 μS/cm. …”
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