Using routine data to examine factors associated with stillbirth in three tertiary maternity facilities in Kabul, Afghanistan by Zainab Ezadi, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Aliki Christou

“…Multivariable logistic regression was used to explore factors associated with stillbirth after performing multiple imputation to impute missing data for independent variables. …”
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A Methodological and Reporting Quality Assessment of Systematic Reviews/Meta-Analyses about Chinese Medical Treatment for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Zipan Lyu, Zhongyu Huang, Fengbin Liu, Zhengkun Hou

“…Overview Quality Assessment Questionnaire (OQAQ), Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews 2 (AMSTAR 2), and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to assess the methodological and reporting quality of the included reports. …”
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Reflections on plague in African history (14th–19th c.) by Gérard Chouin

“…My purpose is to propose multiple, critical, and cumulative—but far from exhaustive—pathways to reading and rereading the traditional and less traditional sources of African history in the light of the possibility of societal crises related to plague. …”
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Association between biomass cooking fuels and prevalence of tuberculosis among households: a cross-sectional study from 2019 - 2021 in India by Baikunth Kumar Yadav, Pranveer Singh, Prakasini Satapathy, Ponnusamy Thillai Arasu

“…Conclusions The study reaffirms the polluted household environment owing to the usage of solid biomass-based cooking fuel in the household, in addition to the other multiple risk factors such as house type, rooms available in the house, use of tobacco, etc., which are strongly associated with TB. …”
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Multimodal MRI analysis of microstructural and functional connectivity brain changes following systematic audio-visual training in a virtual environment by Kholoud Alwashmi, Fiona Rowe, Georg Meyer

“…These cognitive tasks tend to draw on multiple brain regions connected by white matter (WM) tracts. …”
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Comparative Assessment of Haematological Profile, CD4 Cell and Viral Load Counts of HIV-Positive Clients Attending Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Kano State, Nigeria by Rahamat I Ishaq, Aliyu Dutsinma Usman, M Bashir

“…The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey's multiple comparison analysis.  The mean (±SD) age of the study participants was 39.42 ±3.78 years.  …”
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Network Automation pada Beberapa Perangkat Router Menggunakan Pemrograman Python by Setiya Nugroho, Bambang Pujiarto

“…The purpose of this research is to create a web-based dashboard that can control multiple routers through one interface. The method used in this study went through several stages. …”
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UNEXPECTED FINDINGS DURING LAPAROTOMY SURGERY AND URGENT SURGICAL INDICATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE by Guilherme Zupo TEIXEIRA, Magaly Gemio TEIXEIRA, Marina Carla GIMENEZ, Silvia Caroline Neves RIBEIRO, Nathacia Bernardo CHIMELLO, Vania Aparecida LEANDRO-MERHI

“…For statistical analysis, the χ2 (or Fisher’s exact) test, Student’s t-test, Mann-Whitney test, and simple and multiple multilevel logistic regression analyses were used. …”
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A Bore-Integrated Patch Antenna Array for Whole-Body Excitation in Ultra-High-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Svetlana S. Egorova, Nikolai A. Lisachenko, Egor I. Kretov, Yang Gao, Xiaotong Zhang, Stanislav B. Glybovski, Georgiy A. Solomakha

“…Both issues are typically addressed in the research domain using a tight-fit local array of antenna elements attached to the body and driven with customized phases by multiple transmit channels. The same approach faces difficulties in fast and reliable SAR evaluation, precise positioning, and patient comfort in the clinical environment. …”
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Awareness and perception of prevention and management options of sexually transmitted infections among students at secondary school in Rivers State, Nigeria by Florence Mandah, Oluebubechukwu Udi, Pamela Thompsom-Abiye, Basil Ogbu

“…Introduction Investments in programs to increase sexual health awareness among young people is ongoing; however, they continue to be exposed to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and remain vulnerable to risky sexual practices, such as multiple sexual partners and unprotected sexual intercourses, predisposing them to STIs and subsequent treatments from informal and formal health providers. …”
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Methodological performance of selenium determination in ruminal fluid by hydride generation atomic absorption spectroscopy by E.C. BRAMBILLA, S.B. CSEH, E.L. FERNÁNDEZ, S. SAN MARTINO

“…El selenio (Se) es un elemento traza utilizado por múltiples enzimas. En rumiantes, el Se de los alimentos es liberado hacia el licor ruminal y esto permite su absorción en el intestino delgado. …”
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Study on Seismic Dynamic Response of Deep-Buried Tunnel Based on Tectonic Stress by Junjie He, Song Hu, Yonggang Guo

“…The tectonic stress, identified through multiple linear regression inversions, was used as the initial condition for dynamic calculation. …”
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Age-dependent differences in the association between blood interleukin-6 levels and mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective observational study by Takashi Shimazui, Takehiko Oami, Tadanaga Shimada, Keisuke Tomita, Taka-aki Nakada

“…Associations between log-transformed blood IL-6 levels and 28-day in-hospital mortality (primary outcome) and multiple organ dysfunction (MOD) on days 3 and 7 (secondary outcomes) were examined. …”
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Multimodality imaging features of systemic amyloidosis: a case report by Yi Yu, Zhi-Chao Li, Guang-Yin Li, Ting Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Multimodality imaging play an important role in diagnosing the amyloidosis effect on multiple organs. Chemoradiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. …”
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Spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of the synergistic effects of pollution control and carbon reduction in China by Qinggang Meng, Xiaolan Chen, Hui Wang, Wanfang Shen, Peixin Duan, Xinyue Liu

“…Establishing a new environmental governance model driven by the dual wheels of pollution control (PC) system and carbon reduction (CR) system is an efficient approach for addressing multiple ecological challenges. However, given the broad connotations of pollution control and carbon reduction (PCCR), studies that comprehensively quantify their synergistic effects are scarce. …”
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Enseñanza de razonamiento clínico mediante scripts en un entorno virtual de enseñanza y aprendizaje by Silvia Adriana Maffia, María Alejandra Zangara, Eduardo Dreizzen

“…Los alumnos fueron evaluados mediante un Test de Opciones Múltiples (TOM) y un Script Concordance Test (SCT). …”
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Impact of psychotropic pro re nata prescription-monitoring programme on prescriptions for inpatients with psychiatric disorders: a retrospective observational study by Yoshitaka Saito, Kyohei Sumida, Hiroyuki Muraoka, Satoru Oishi, Ryutaro Suzuki, Taiyo Nishikawa, Shin Miyake, Yukihiro Tanno, Yuki Tobita, Katsuya Otori, Ken Inada

“…The significance level of 5% was set at 1.67 × 10−3 using the Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. Results The psychotropic PRN prescription ratio at discharge in the monitoring group was 9.3%, which was significantly lower than the 28.1% in the non-monitoring group. …”
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Intermittent Use of Flash Glucose Monitoring Improves Glycemic Control in Chinese Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Hu Y, Yan R, Shen Y, Li H, Ma J, Su X

“…And there was a significant reduction in TBR in the subgroup with HbA1c < 7% (p = 0.028). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the baseline HbA1c (β = − 0.529, P< 0.001), duration of T2DM (β = 0.341, P = 0.001), and the frequency of sensor use (β = − 0.269, P = 0.043) were associated with the reduction in HbA1c level.Conclusion: Intermittent use of FGM is associated with an improvement in glycemic outcomes and reduces the risk of hypoglycemia in Chinese elderly patients with T2DM.Keywords: flash glucose monitoring, type 2 diabetes mellitus, HbA1c, time in range…”
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DETERMINING THE LOCATION AND OPTIMAL NUMBER OF BUILDING LIFTS IN HIGH-RISE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS USING A LINEAR INTEGER MATHEMATICAL MODEL by M. Jawaheri, M. Ahmadnia, M. Maghrebi, R. Ghanbari

“…The use of lifts in construction projects incurs multiple costs, including rental or purchase costs, energy consumption during vertical transportation of materials, and operator salaries. …”
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Creating pragmatic, rapid‐cycle, evidence‐based innovation: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Delivery Science and Applied Research (DARE) program by Douglas A. Corley, Julie A. Schmittdiel, Smita Rouillard, Yi‐Fen Chen, Tracy A. Lieu

“…Abstract Introduction Ongoing crises in the quality, affordability, sustainability, value, and equity of U.S. healthcare call for rapid, massive‐scale innovations across multiple specialties. Physician groups and healthcare organizations commit significant monetary and personnel investments for innovation and improvement efforts, but most lack over‐arching systems theory‐supported conceptual frameworks for efficiently coordinating the timely, large‐volume idea generation, refinement, prioritization, evidence development, implementation, and re‐evaluation strategies needed for rapid‐cycle improvements in health care delivery, outcomes, and value. …”
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