Characterization of Kenyan Honeys Based on Their Physicochemical Properties, Botanical and Geographical Origin by Mary Wanjiru Warui, Lise Hansted, Mary Gikungu, John Mburu, Geoffrey Kironchi, Aske Skovmand Bosselmann

“…Values of these parameters were compared with those of the existing local, regional, and international standards for honey. Melissopalynological analysis (pollen analysis) was also carried out to provide information on botanical origin of the honeys. …”
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Determination of Carbapenemase-Producing OXA- 48 and KPC Genes in Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Infectious Samples of Cardiovascular Patients Hospitalize... by Mina Owrang, Ebrahim Taheri Hossein Abad, Shakiba Shafaie

“…All bacterial isolates were identified using standard biochemical methods. The antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of the isolates was assessed using the disc diffusion test (DDT) in accordance with Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guidelines. …”
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Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Lobectomy for Postsurgical Pain: A Safe and Cost-Effective Intervention by Daniel L. Miller, Jacob Hutchins, Michael A. Ferguson, Yazid Barhoush, Emily Achter, John P. Kuckelman

“…Patients who underwent lobectomy with standard of care treatment for postsurgical pain management and cryoablation were compared to those with standard of care treatment only. …”
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Developing institution-specific admission competency criteria for prospective health sciences students by Eunhee Kang, Ryan Jin Young Kim, Young-Seok Park, Shin-Young Park, Jihyun Lee

“…The distinct competencies identified emphasize the need for educational institutions to consider unique institutional and field-specific requirements and move beyond standardized models to enhance the selection of medical students.…”
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Development and validation of the Japanese version of the Public Attitudes Toward Epilepsy (PATE‐J) Scale by Junichi Hatakeda, Hiroumi Shimazaki, Izumi Kuramochi, Takayuki Iwayama, Sayaka Kobayashi, Hideyuki Matsuki, Haruo Yoshimasu, Kheng Seang Lim

“…The PATE Scale was translated following standard guidelines and validated by conducting confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) on the complete data set to assess the original two‐factor structure of the PATE Scale. …”
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Study of the Phytochemical Composition, the Antioxidant and the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Two Sub-Saharan Plants: Piliostigma reticulatum and Piliostigma thonningii by K. Boualam, B. Ndiaye, H. Harhar, M. Tabyaoui, N. Ayessou, K. Taghzouti

“…The activity of P. reticulatum is indeed comparable to that of the standard with an IC50 value of 121.43 ± 1.55 μg/mL and higher than that of P. thonningii with an IC50 value of 170.15 ± 1.09 μg/mL. …”
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Multi-Fault-Tolerant Operation of Grid-Interfaced Photovoltaic Inverters Using Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient Agent by Shyamal S. Chand, Branislav Hredzak, Maurizio Cirrincione

“…According to various industrial standards on interconnection and interoperability, IBRs should be able to withstand variability in grid conditions. …”
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Protocol of a parallel group Randomized Control Trial (RCT) for Mobile-assisted Medication Adherence Support (Ma-MAS) intervention among Tuberculosis patients. by Zekariyas Sahile, Lua Perimal-Lewis, Paul Arbon, Anthony John Maeder

“…Group one (intervention) participants will receive daily SMS texts and weekly phone calls concerning their daily medication intake and medication refill clinic visit reminder and group two (control) participants will receive the same routine standard treatment care as the intervention group, but no SMS text and phone calls. …”
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Advancing global herbal medicine: Enhancing herb quality through innovative strategies explored in Hong Kong - An international hub by Hiu-Lam Ngai, Pang-Chui Shaw

“…The survey's purpose was to identify risks in market dynamics and policies associated with sub-standard and adulterated medicinal herbs in Hong Kong. …”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

“…However, the lack of a standardized classification system has hindered systematic evaluation and comparison of these models. …”
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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater using water quality index and multivariate statistical analysis in Binji town and environs, Sokoto basin, Northwestern Nigeria by Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullahi, Lawali Abubakar, Garba Saidu, Hassan Yusuf

“…HCO3 exceeded both standards in 21 samples; Total dissolved solids and electrical conductivity were above the maximum permissible limits in four samples. …”
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Student correlates with interprofessional attitudes within undergraduate medical education by Jaime A. Foushee, Kirstie M. Everhart, Alexis M. Stoner, Lindsay Tjiattas-Saleski, David Redden

“…During phase one, a pre/post survey was disseminated to OMS before and after exposure to a standardized IPE didactic curriculum. The survey collected demographic information, previous interprofessional exposures, and baseline interprofessional attitudes using the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale (IPAS). …”
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Effectiveness of chain of survival for out-of-hospital-cardiac-arrest (OHCA) in resource limited countries: A systematic review by Mirza Noor Ali Baig, Zafar Fatmi, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Uzma Rahim Khan, Ahmed Raheem, Junaid Abdul Razzak

“…Strengthening EMS systems, adopting context-specific strategies, and standardizing reporting are critical to improving outcomes.…”
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Validation of Mortality Data Sources Compared to the National Death Index in the Healthcare Integrated Research Database by Jamal-Allial A, Sponholtz T, Vojjala SK, Paullin M, Papazian A, Eshete B, Mahmoudpour SH, Verpillat P, Beachler DC

“…Aziza Jamal-Allial,1 Todd Sponholtz,1 Shiva K Vojjala,2 Mark Paullin,2 Anahit Papazian,1 Biruk Eshete,2 Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour,3 Patrice Verpillat,3 Daniel C Beachler2 1Safety & Epidemiology, Carelon Research, Newton, MA, USA; 2Safety & Epidemiology, Carelon Research, Wilmington, DE, USA; 3Merck Healthcare KGaA, Darmstadt, GermanyCorrespondence: Daniel C Beachler, Carelon Research, 123 Justison Street, Suite 200, Wilmington, DE, 19801, USA, Email Daniel.beachler@carelon.comBackground: The National Death Index (NDI) is the gold standard for mortality data in the United States (US) but has a time lag and can be operationally intensive. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Inpatients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Admitted with Non-Ulcer Complaints: A Retrospective Study by Li L, Li Y, Qin S, Zeng J, Ma W, Wei D

“…These patients do not receive standardized management for DFU either before or after admission. …”
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Phenotypic identification of Metallo-ß- lactamase resistance Gram negative bacteria from a clinical specimen in Sidama, Ethiopia. by Tsegaye Alemayehu, Wondwesson Abera, Musa Mohammed Ali, Bethelihem Jimma, Henok Ayalew, Limenih Habte, Frezer Teka, Demissie Asegu

“…Clinical specimens are processed based on the standard operating procedure of the Microbiology laboratory and Clinical laboratory standard institute guidelines. …”
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Informatics Consideration on the Hierarchical System of Rare Diseases Clinical Care in China by GONG Mengchun, GUO Yanying, ZHENG Xihong, FAN Junkang, LIU Peng, NIU Ling, YANG Yining, ZOU Xiaoguang

“…The establishment of a hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system is the inevitable approach to enhancing the diagnosis and treatment standards of rare diseases. Currently, the implementation of the domestic hierarchical diagnosis and treatment system for rare diseases still confronts numerous challenges, such as ambiguous referral standards and processes of primary medical institutions, and ineffective information interaction among institutions at all levels. …”
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Functional effects of natural silicate, yeast and saponins based product on the growth and health status of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Romi Novriadi, Djumbuh Rukmono, Benny Shapira, Arik Farzeli

“…After 60 days, shrimp were sampled and standard haemato-immunological parameters were measured. …”
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Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review of Interventions by Anthony Michael Nasser, Bill Vicenzino, Alison Grimaldi, Jay Anderson, Adam Ivan Semciw

“…Reporting quality was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool (Randomized Controlled Trials \[RCT\]) and the Joanna Briggs Institute Checklist (Case Series). Effect sizes (Standard mean difference or Standard paired difference) of 0.2, 0.5 and 0.8 were considered as small, medium and large respectively. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion at a comprehensive stroke center by Olivia Duru, Ryan G. Eaton, Nathan Ritchey, Sharon Heaton, Ciarán J. Powers

“…INTRODUCTION: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the standard of care for acute ischemic stroke for select patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO). …”
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