TARGET Protein: the effect of augmented administration of enteral protein to critically ill adults on clinical outcomes—statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomized, cross-se... by Sophie Zaloumis, Matthew J. Summers, Jeffrey J. Presneill, Rinaldo Bellomo, Lee-anne S. Chapple, Marianne J. Chapman, Adam M. Deane, Suzie Ferrie, Craig French, Sally Hurford, Nima Kakho, Matthew J. Maiden, Stephanie N. O’Connor, Sandra L. Peake, Emma J. Ridley, An Tran-Duy, Patricia J. Williams, Paul J. Young, Amalia Karahalios, on behalf of the TARGET Protein Investigators, the Australian, New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

“…The primary outcome is the number of days free of the index hospital and alive at day 90. Secondary outcomes include proportion of patients alive at day 90, survivor-only analysis of days free of the index hospital at day 90, duration of invasive ventilation, ICU and hospital length of stay, incidence of tracheostomy insertion, renal replacement therapy, and discharge destination. …”
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Risk factors and prevention strategy for patient dissatisfaction after transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a single-center retrospective study by Lixin Yang, Zhao Guo, Yuhao Qiao, Jichao Guo, Jiaqi Li, Wei Wang

“…According to patient satisfaction index (PSI), patients were divided into two groups, 529 patients in satisfied group showing 1 or 2 stage in PSI and 96 patients in dissatisfied group showing 3 or 4 stage in PSI. …”
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Innovation as a way of increasing the competitiveness of the economy by Stojković Hadži Strahinja, Kastratović Edita, Stanković Ljiljana

“…The paper presents an analysis and a comparative innovation index of Slovenia, Croatia, and Serbia for 2021 according to the IUS methodology.…”
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The effect of coenzyme Q10 on the state hemostasis in the blood of old animals in high-altitude conditions by Gulbarchyn Alisherovna Asrankulova, Zhyldyz Akmatovna Makhmudova, Mahira Rysbaevna Mirzaeva, Meerim Taalaibekovna Taalaibekova, Zyinat Samidinovna Boronova, Mairambu Bektemirovna Zhorobekova

“…In particular, a decrease in prothrombin time, prothrombin index, thrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time, and a decrease in ADP concentration in old rats were observed. …”
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Unlocking the Potential of Technology: Estimating Nitrogen Requirement in Corn Using Optical Sensors by Lakesh K. Sharma, Diego A. H. de S. Leitão, Hardeep Singh

“…However, it is notable that comprehensive research endeavors addressing the efficacy of employing the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as a predictive tool for corn grain yield in the specific context of Florida remain limited. …”
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Negotiating Identity: A Pilot Study on Cultural Identity, Belonging, and College Student Retention by Terron Phillips

“…This pilot study tested the reliability and validity of the Cultural Responsivity Index (CRI), a quantitative data collection instrument designed to measure the cultural responsivity of students’ experiences and interactions within collegiate environments. …”
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Probing the chirality of a single microsphere trapped by a focused vortex beam through its orbital period by Diniz Kainã, Schoger Tanja, da Fonseca Arthur L., Dutra Rafael S., Ether Jr Diney S., Ingold Gert-Ludwig, Pinheiro Felipe A., Viana Nathan B., Neto Paulo A. Maia

“…By using the Mie–Debye theory for optical tweezers, we demonstrate that the orbital period strongly depends on the particle’s chirality index. Taking advantage of such sensitivity, we put forth a method to experimentally characterize with high precision the chiroptical response of individual optically trapped particles. …”
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Uterine endometrioid adenocarcinoma with pilomatrix-like differentiation: A case report and review of the literature by L. Rusnell, Z. Al-Shamma, S.P. Bisch

“…We provide a thorough review of the 16 other PiMHEC cases reported to date, overview of our index case, and considerations for therapeutic approach with a focus on molecular subtyping. …”
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Simulating the pre‐ and de‐emphasis of drive voltages of silicon‐based micro‐ring ring‐modulators by S. Tenenbaum

“…The carrier concentration fundamentally determines the refraction index of the pn junction of the modulator and to accelerate charge injection/extraction a pre‐ and de‐emphasised driving voltage technique has been widely and successfully applied. …”
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ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI STRUKTUR MODAL PADA PERUSAHAAN INDEKS LQ45 DI BEI PERIODE 2018-2022 by Binar Astika, Diana Dwi Astuti, Haifa Haifa

“… The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of asset structure, company size, profitability, business risk, and liquidity on capital structure, using companies listed in the LQ45 index on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) as the research objects. …”
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Observations on features of a research interview by Andrew P. Carlin

“…These routine practices included designing talk for a specific interlocutor, the use of referents or indexical expressions, the deployment of membership categories and the telling of stories. …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…Treatment was defined as receipt of a Paxlovid prescription within 5 days of the patient's COVID-19 index date (positive test or diagnosis). To emulate randomization, we used the clone-censor-weight technique with inverse probability of censoring weights to balance a set of covariates including sex, age, race and ethnicity, comorbidities, community well-being index (CWBI), prior healthcare utilization, month of COVID-19 index, and site of care provision. …”
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Outcomes, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs of Overall, Community-Acquired, and Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients by Jay L. Koyner, Rachel H. Mackey, Ning A. Rosenthal, Leslie A. Carabuena, J. Patrick Kampf, Paul McPherson, Toni Rodriguez, Aarti Sanghani, Julien Textoris

“…Outcomes were assessed during index (initial) hospitalization and 30 days postdischarge. …”
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Levels of IL-6 and IL-1β in Umbilical Cord Blood in Relation to Mode of Birth by Ebru Aslan Patlakoğlu, Sündüz Özlem ALTINKAYA, Mustafa Uğur, Cuma Taşın, Nezaket Kadıoğlu

“…Also maternal age, gestational week, birth weight and body mass index did not correlate with cord blood cytokine levels. …”
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Cefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin With Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Zachary Radford, MD, Lee E. Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Mengnai Li, FAAOS, MD, PhD

“…For both THA and TKA, antibiotic subgroups were clinically similar with regard to age, sex, and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index. On univariable and multivariable analysis, no 90-day outcomes varied significantly. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women in northern Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Hieu Minh Le, Thi Ai Nguyen, Dang Kien Nguyen, Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Jens Søndergaard, Thanh Duc Nguyen, Bay Quang Nguyen, Ngoc-Anh Thi Dang, Xuan Bai Nguyen, Dan W. Meyrowitsch, Christina A. Vinter, Tine M. Gammeltoft, Vibeke Rasch

“…Advanced maternal age, high pregestational body mass index, family history of diabetes, and previous GDM were associated with increased risk of GDM. …”
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Relationships between multivitamins, blood biochemistry markers, and BMC and BMD based on RF: A cross-sectional and population-based study of NHANES, 2017-2018. by Lijuan Xu, Mengqi Wu, Ying Zhang, Hongsheng Kun, Jiangbao Xu

“…Vitamin D and blood calcium serum concentrations were not the important factors associated with BMC and BMD and the three blood biochemical indexes were more important than the vitamin level for BMC and BMD.…”
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Optimizing Operating Room Efficiency for Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Using Performance Benchmarks by Koorosh Kashanian, BMSc, Matey Juric, BSc, Tim Ramsay, PhD, Pascal Fallavollita, PhD, Paul E. Beaulé, MD, FAAOS, FRCSC

“…All surgeries were performed as outpatients and included 160 females and 135 males; 161 TKA and 134 THA; mean age, 66.1; mean body mass index, 28.6 kg/m2; American Society of Anesthesia, 2. …”
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Coupling effect of landscape patterns on the spatial and temporal distribution of ecosystem services: a case study in Harbin City, Northeast China by Yuxin Qi, Peixin Shen, Shu Ren, Tianyi Chen, Yuandong Hu

“…Landscape composition had a greater influence on ecosystem services than did landscape configuration in Harbin City, with the proportion of agricultural land, the proportion of woodland, the largest patch index, and the aggregation index having a greater effect on ecosystem services. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of different methods in assessing cervical stromal invasion in endometrial carcinoma: a retrospective study of 2,020 patients by Ying Yang, Ying Yang, Zhijun Ye, Zhijun Ye, Yifei Zhao, Yifei Zhao, Zhengyu Li, Zhengyu Li

“…The Sens., Spec., Acc., DOR, Youden’s index, and Kappa value of the endometrial biopsy group were 41.74%, 93.25%, 87.08%, 9.97, 0.35, and 0.363 (p < 0.001), respectively. …”
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