A decade-long overview of adverse events in a tertiary surgical service in South Africa by H Wain, D L Clarke, S Wall

“…Adverse events are common, and impact patients and healthcare systems negatively. Large international systems investigate adverse events at length, but South African data are lacking. …”
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Identification of quality problems staff vocational training by Vera V. Zhivaeva, Vadim A. Nikovaev, Svetlana N. Parfenova, Elena P. Tuponosova

“…In connection with the insufficiency of the existing theoretical ideas about the internal properties of the educational process (OP), the problem of control synthesis can be solved by observing its inputs and outputs. …”
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COVID-19 Fatality: Statistical Evidence to Engender the Need for Focal Shift from Air Pollutants to Multi-dimensional Intervention by Satya S. Patra, Subhasmita Panda, Trupti Das, Boopathy Ramasamy

“…However, most of these studies lacked a comprehensive international outlook. A strong correlation on a regional scale might require further investigations to evaluate the transboundary validity. …”
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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Antispasmodics of various groups, enzyme and antisecretory agents in this relation were prescribed to him without any noteworthy effect for two years prior to admission to Vasilenko Clinic of internal diseases propedeutics, gastroenterology and hepatology. …”
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Ovaries of Lumbricidae earthworms (Annelida, Crassiclitellata), from morphology to ultrastructure by D. Raś, C. Csuzdi, A. Z. Urbisz, Ł. Gajda, K. Małota, P. Świątek

“…Although there are minor differences in ovary morphology between the studied species, no differences were found in their internal organization. Thus, it is postulated that “Dendrobaena” ovaries are characteristic of all lumbricids. …”
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Tear neuropeptides are associated with clinical symptoms and signs of dry eye patients by Yirou Zhang, Hong Zhang, Xingyu Zhu, Han Ye, Kan Yang, Xujiao Zhou, Jiaxu Hong

“…Dry eye disease (DED) diagnosis was based on the 2017 Report of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society International Dry Eye Workshop (TFOS DEWS II). First time of noninvasive breakup time (NIBUT-1st), mean time of noninvasive breakup time (NIBUT-avg), tear meniscus height (TMH), Schirmer test, corneal fluorescein staining (CFS) score and ocular surface disease index (OSDI) were recorded. …”
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Current source density and functional connectivity extracted from resting-state electroencephalography as biomarkers for chronic low back pain by Keita Ueno, Keiko Yamada, Masaya Ueda, Yasuo Naito, Ryouhei Ishii

“…Five-minute resting-state closed-eye EEG was acquired using the international 10-20 system. Current source density across frequency bands was calculated using exact low-resolution electromagnetic tomography. …”
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Fretting behavior of piston ring-cylinder liner components of a diesel engine running on TiO2 nanolubricant by Ali Can Yılmaz

“…The experiments suggest promising results in terms of utilization of low friction, fuel efficient and environmental friendly internal combustion engines fulfilling strict emission regulations.…”
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Spirit și destin sub „teroarea istoriei” by Andrei Milca

“…In the year of his celebration we must approach by Eliade’s creation, without looking back in anger, because, now, he’s worth judged only by his books, not by the youth mistakes, which appear so petty comparative with his international career.…”
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Effect of Prewetting Cenospheres on Hydration Kinetics, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Refractory Castables by Ina Pundienė, Jolanta Pranckevičienė

“…Prewetting CSs provides additional internal water that facilitates cement hydration during drying, promoting the formation of stratlingite (C₂ASH₈), a key hydration product that enhances mechanical properties after firing and promotes the early formation of anorthite. …”
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Modified Mosquito Programs’ Surveillance Needs and An Image-Based Identification Tool to Address Them by Jewell Brey, Bala Murali Manoghar Sai Sudhakar, Kiley Gersch, Tristan Ford, Margaret Glancey, Jennifer West, Sanket Padmanabhan, Angela F. Harris, Autumn Goodwin

“…The identification algorithm, tested internally across 16 species, achieved 98.4 ± 0.6% % macro F1-score on a dataset of known species, unknown species used in training, and species reserved for testing (species, specimens respectively: 12, 1302; 12, 603; 7, 222). …”
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OMPS-LP aerosol extinction coefficients and their applicability in GloSSAC by M. Kovilakam, M. Kovilakam, L. W. Thomason, M. Verkerk, T. Aubry, T. N. Knepp

“…With CALIPSO decommissioned and OSIRIS nearing the end of its operational life, SAGE III/ISS (International Space Station) will soon become the sole data source for GloSSAC, but it will only be available as long as the ISS is operational, until around 2030. …”
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Factors affecting visual outcomes of pituitary macroadenoma following transsphenoidal surgery by Shoeb, Ugan Singh Meena, Suresh Kumawat

“…Additionally, there were no significant differences in complications between groups, with a marginal trend observed in diabetes insipidus (p = .372) Conclusion: The research highlights that the degree of optic nerve compression, particularly measured from the bend of the internal carotid artery, is crucial for predicting vision outcomes. …”
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Pharmacokinetics and Bioavailability Study of Tubeimoside I in ICR Mice by UPLC-MS/MS by Lianguo Chen, Qinghua Weng, Feifei Li, Jinlai Liu, Xueliang Zhang, Yunfang Zhou

“…The TBMS-I and ardisiacrispin A (internal standard (IS)) were quantitatively detected by a tandem mass spectrometry equipped with an electrospray ionization (ESI) in a positive mode by multiple reaction monitoring (MRM). …”
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Ukrainian adaptation of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS) by T. Yablonska, A. Shevchuk

“…The evaluation of the psychometric characteristics of the Ukrainian version of the Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale demonstrated high internal validity and reliability for the adapted tool. …”
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Natremia Significantly Influences the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bharti Sharma, Winston Jiang, Munirah M. Hasan, George Agriantonis, Navin D. Bhatia, Zahra Shafaee, Kate Twelker, Jennifer Whittington

“…Patients were identified using Abbreviated Injury Severity (AIS) scores and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) injury descriptions. …”
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Investigating the research landscape of chlorinated paraffins over the past ten decades by Chinemerem Ruth Ohoro, Chijioke Olisah, Victor Wepener

“…Publications from developing countries were limited, with most contributions from Africa originating from Egypt (n = 7), South Africa (n = 5), and Nigeria (n = 3), primarily through international collaborations. The average annual growth rate of 4.3% suggests a significant future article output. …”
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Professional Development of University Educators in Artificial Intelligence: Current State by R. Z. Elsakova, A. M. Markus’

“…The first part of the article presents the analysis of international and Russian regulatory documents, which showed the significance of the studied issue for the state and society, and also allowed us to find out that the legal framework regulating AI in higher education is currently undergoing the stage of active formation. …”
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Determination of Factors Affecting “Level of Dependency on Social Aid” of Household Living in Rural Area: Iğdır Province Rural Area Example, Türkiye by Osman Doğan Bulut, Cengiz Sayın

“…Fighting against poverty has become an increasing topic both at international and national levels. In this context, social policy programmes and particularly the implementation and delivery of social aid programs are one of key policy tools widely used in many countries to alleviate poverty and reduce hunger. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Higher‐Order Ionospheric Delay on PPP Long‐Term Coordinate Time Series and Residual Modeling Using Horizontal Gradients and RINEX Data by Kaichun Yang, Weiping Jiang, Zhao Li, Xin Ding, Ran Lu

“…Analyzing data from 37 International GNSS Service stations (2009–2020), we found that higher‐order ionospheric effects predominantly impact the North component of mid‐ and low‐latitude stations. …”
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