Analysis of Fluid Balance as Predictor of Length of Assisted Mechanical Ventilation in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) by Praveen Unki, Sushma Save

“…This study is conducted to determine the association of prolonged AMV with fluid balance and pediatric index of mortality 2 (PIM2) score. Methods. This prospective observational study was carried out in a PICU of a tertiary care centre over a period of 12 months. …”
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Pre-Season Precipitation and Temperature Have a Larger Influence on Vegetation Productivity than That of the Growing Season in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone in Northern China by Yuanyuan Zhang, Qingtao Wang, Xueyuan Zhang, Zecheng Guo, Xiaonan Guo, Changhui Ma, Baocheng Wei, Lei He

“…The results reveal that the sensitivity of vegetation productivity, as indicated by the kernel Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (kNDVI), varies depending on the land cover type to climate change in the APENC. …”
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Comparative Performance Analysis of Gear Oil Enhanced With Biomass-Derived Cellulose Nanocrystals and Al2O3 Nanoparticles by Ahmed Nabhan, Hamouda M. Mousa, Husain Alfadhel, Mohamed R. El-Sharkawy, Hossa F. Al-Shareef, Fatimah A. M. Al-Zahrani, Mohamed Taha

“….% Al2O3 NPs at 40°C and 100°C, corresponding to a 16.7% increase in the viscosity index. Moreover, it can be evident that the coefficients of friction (COFs) and wear scar declined up to 26% and 36%, respectively, due to loading content of 0.75 wt.% CNCs and 1.0 wt.% Al2O3 NPs. …”
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Weekend-Based Parent-Group Intervention to Reduce Stress in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: A Pilot Study by Lucia Ferrito, Barbara Predieri, Dorina Pjetraj, Maria Cristina Alessandrelli, Manuela Pagnini, Antonio Iannilli, Monica Marino, Stefano Tombolini, Basilio Pintaudi, Giuseppe Lucisano, Fabiana Zani, Lorenzo Iughetti, Antonio Nicolucci, Valentino Cherubini

“…At baseline and after intervention, parents filled in a questionnaire including Diabetes-Related Distress (DRD), Parent Health Locus of Control Scale (PHLOC), Parent Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF), Hypoglycemia Fear Survey-Parents (HFS-P) and Hypoglycemia Fear Survey-Parents of Young Children (HFS-P-YC), and Health Survey Short Form-36 (SF-36). …”
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Aortic Stiffness, Left Ventricle Hypertrophy, and Homogeneity of Ventricle Repolarization in Adult Dialyzed Patients by Tomasz Zapolski, Andrzej Jaroszyński, Anna Drelich-Zbroja, Anna Wysocka, Jacek Furmaga, Andrzej Wysokiński, Andrzej Książek, Małgorzata Szczerbo-Trojanowska, Sławomir Rudzki

“…Echocardiography was performed to assess: Aomax, Aomin, ASI (aortic siffness index). Results. ASI in HD as well as in CAPD patients was significantly higher compared to controls [resp., 5,51 (±1,32), 5,83 (±1,41), 3,07 (±1,09)]. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Core Stability Exercises in Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Zachary Smrcina, Sarah Woelfel, Christopher Burcal

“… # Methods The literature was systematically searched in the PubMed, Sports Medicine & Education Index, and CINHAL databases, using the search terms core stabilization, low back pain, and exercise. …”
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Circulating C19MC MicroRNAs in Preeclampsia, Gestational Hypertension, and Fetal Growth Restriction by Ilona Hromadnikova, Katerina Kotlabova, Marketa Ondrackova, Andrea Kestlerova, Veronika Novotna, Lucie Hympanova, Jindrich Doucha, Ladislav Krofta

“…However, the dependence between the levels of plasmatic C19MC microRNAs and the pulsatility index in the middle cerebral artery and the values of cerebroplacental ratio was demonstrated. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Leishmaniasis in the Most Affected Provinces by Leishmania infantum in Morocco by Maryam Hakkour, Asmae Hmamouch, Mohamed Mahmoud El Alem, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, Abdelaali Balahbib, Abdelhak EL Khazraji, Hajiba Fellah, Abderrahim Sadak, Faiza Sebti

“…Regarding the environmental factors, the humidity and the altitude were significant for both CL and VL (P<0.05), while the temperature and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) showed a significance only for VL. Moreover, trends in season of occurrence revealed that wet season (October to April) had a higher incidence of leishmaniasis compared to the dry season (May to September) specifically for CL. …”
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The impact of temporary occupation and hostilities on the water conditions of the North Crimean and Kakhovka Main Canals by K. Borovyk, S. Gapon, I. Pyshnograiev

“…The normalised difference water index was used to detect water surfaces. Manual digitisation of the canals was performed based on time composites of satellite images over the study period. …”
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Mechanism of dexmedetomidine protection against cisplatin induced acute kidney injury in rats by Zeng-lu Zheng, Jun-wei Ma, Yi Luo, Gui-jin Liang, Shi-jie Lei, Ke-jin Yan, Hai-bing Meng, Xiu-juan Liu

“…After weighing the kidneys of the rats, the kidney arterial resistive index was calculated, and CP-induced AKI was evaluated. …”
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The Persian Version of the "Participation Measure-3 Domains, 4 Dimensions": Translation, Cultural Adaptation, Face and Content Validity by Diba Sharifi, Laleh Lajevardi, Ghorban Taghizadeh, Akram Azad

“…Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were utilized to assess face validity, while the content validity index (CVI) (to evaluate clarity, relevance, simplicity, and of items) and content validity ratio (CVR) (to establish the necessity of items) were applied to evaluate content validity. …”
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Hierarchical Stratification for Spatial Sampling and Digital Mapping of Soil Attributes by Derlei D. Melo, Isabella A. Cunha, Lucas R. Amaral

“…Apparent soil magnetic susceptibility (MSa) delimited macro-homogeneity zones, while Sentinel-2’s Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) identified micro-homogeneity, guiding sampling to pixels with higher Fuzzy membership. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of Sadr Double - Deck Highways on the context of residential neighborhoods around by ahmad zanganeh, tajedin karami, roghayeh yadolahisaber

“…In order to analyze the data, 8 neighborhood around the Sadr bridge (Tajrish, Gheytariyeh, Chizar, Zargandeh, Sadr, Rostam Abas, Ekhtiyarieh and Pasdaran neighborhoods) were chosen as the analyze unit. Assessment indexes were assed in term of social, skeleton, vision and health-hygiene, economic and ecologic and safety-security domains. statistical Qualitative and quantitative  methods including  one sample T test and Friedman test were used to rate the domains and spatial analysis methods (spatial statistics) were used to show the status of the neighborhood. …”
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Real-time shear wave elastography in measuring normal ileocolon intestinal wall stiffness using colonoscopy as reference: A single-center research by Shuo Wang, Shihui Li, Shuling Chen, Manying Li, Xiaoyan Xie, Mao Ren, Yujun Chen

“…The threshold value of SWE in differentiating normal and abnormal intestine was determined using ROC curve analysis with the largest Youden index, and the diagnostic performance of this threshold was evaluated. …”
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Some sociolinguistic evaluations of performances of the California Vowel Shift: a matched-guise study by Pierre Habasque

“…It is argued that the acoustic properties of some of the vowels of this chain shift may index stigmatizing traits for the participants. Four hypotheses are explored to explain these results: the idea that participants may share a common ideology regarding the CVS because of parodic media representations they may have been in contact with, the principle of sound iconicity, a “linguistic uncanny valley,” or a form of linguistic misogyny.…”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Prediabetes among Children Aged 11-14 Years Old in Vietnam by Duong H. Phan, Vuong V. Do, Long Q. Khuong, Hung T. Nguyen, Hoang V. Minh

“…The prevalence of impaired fasting glucose was 6.1%. Body mass index, place of residence, and age were found to be significantly associated with the impaired fasting glucose condition in participants. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Causes of Visual Impairment in an Elderly Chinese Uygur Population in Southern Xinjiang by Yi Sun, Guangming Jin, Mengting Yang, Jing Fu, Xueyi Chen, Bingsheng Lou

“…The multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age, education level, and body mass index (BMI) were significantly associated with low vision and blindness (P≤0.001,<0.05,0.002, respectively). …”
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-Stent Restenosis in Coronary Heart Disease Patients after Elective Drug-Eluting Stenting by Wenjie Yang, Zhuoshan Huang, Ke Yang, Dinghui Liu, Junpeng Xiao, Zhen Wu, Ling Jiang, Shan Cao, Xujing Xie, Shujie Yu

“…OSA was diagnosed when the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) was ≥5 events/hour. ISR was defined as >50% restenosis of the vessel diameter in which the DES was implanted. …”
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Effect of ethnicity and other sociodemographic factors on attendance at ophthalmology appointments following referral from a Diabetic Eye Screening Programme: a retrospective cohor... by James Banks, Adnan Tufail, Ling Zhi Heng, Josef Huemer, Christopher G Owen, Alicja R Rudnicka, Yasir Khan, Abraham Olvera-Barrios, Michael Seltene, Mumina Khatun, Catherine A Egan, Zoe Ockrim, Matilda Pitt, Daisy Williams, Celestine Rutowska

“…We conducted a multivariable logistic regression with attendance as the primary outcome, controlling for age, sex, ethnicity, Index of Multiple Deprivation, best eye visual acuity and baseline DR grade.Results Of 7793 people referred (mean age 64 years, 62.6% male, 13.9% white, 12.5% black, 25.3% South Asian, 6.5% any other Asian background, 19.3% no recorded ethnicity and 20.9% of ‘Other’ ethnic origin), 69% attended. …”
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A Comparison of the Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccinated and Nonvaccinated Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit in a Low-Middle-Income Country by Waleed Bin Ghaffar, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Moeed Bin Abdul Ghaffar, Muhammad Sohaib, Asma Rayani, Muhammad Mehmood Alam, Syed Talha Sibtain, Zahra Cheema, Asad Latif

“…Vaccinated individuals, characterized by advanced age and higher Charlson Comorbidity Index, exhibited more critical disease (89.1%; p value: 0.06), acute respiratory distress syndrome (96.9%; p value: 0.013) and elevated inflammatory markers. …”
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