Successful Treatment of Necrotizing Fasciitis and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome with the Addition of Linezolid by Hana Rac, Karine D. Bojikian, Jose Lucar, Katie E. Barber

“…Surgical debridement plus penicillin and clindamycin are the current standard of care. We report a case of necrotizing fasciitis and streptococcal TSS where linezolid was added after a failure to improve with standard therapy. …”
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Experimental Study on Measurement of Drag Coefficient of Sandy Soil Nonlinear Vadose by Yu-ping Xu, Jing-yuan Liu, Xiu-wei Chai, Sha-sha Shi

“…Through the seepage test of standard sand with single particle sizes and different grades, analyze the seepage laws of standard sand with different particle sizes in the Darcy and non-Darcy seepage. …”
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Putting Pain Assessment into Practice: Why Is It so Painful? by Linda S Franck, Elizabeth Bruce

“…OBJECTIVE: To explore some of the reasons for poor compliance with the use of standardized pain assessment tools in clinical practice, despite numerous guidelines and standards mandating their use.…”
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Trends in incidence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among residents of Xiamen city from 2012 to 2022: analysis of hospital records and death registration dat... by Youlan CHEN, Ahua WU, Moliang CHEN, Yilan LIN, Yanqi LAN, Qun LOU, Zhinan GUO

“…ConclusionAmong the residents of Xiamen city, the COPD incidence rate from 2012 to 2018 and the standardized incidence rate of COPD from 2012 to 2017 showed an increasing trend; the crude and standardized mortality rates of COPD also showed an increasing trend from 2012 to 2022.…”
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International Perspectives on Skid Resistance Requirements for Pavement Markings: A Comprehensive Synthesis and Analysis by Jieyi Bao, Hua Zhao, Yi Jiang, Shuo Li

“…The study also reviews current skid resistance standards and guidelines, from North American state-level standards to European and global specifications. …”
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Endoscopic Management Using Novel Haemostatic Agents for Immediate Bleeding during Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-Pancreatography by Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana, Sharon Sandra, Maria Satya Paramitha, Rino Alvani Gani, Laurentius A. Lesmana

“…Bleeding after endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) remains as a major challenge during ERCP procedure. Standard endoscopic haemostatic procedures have demonstrated good performance for bleeding control. …”
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Evidence-Based Guideline on Critical Patient Transport and Handover to ICU by Tesfaye Belaneh Agizew, Henos Enyew Ashagrie, Habtamu Getinet Kassahun, Mamaru Mollalign Temesgen

“…It needs good communication, planning, and appropriate staffing with standard monitoring. Evidence shows inconsistency and variability on the use of standardized protocols during critical patient transfer and handover to the ICU. …”
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Cellular Reference Materials for DNA Damage Using Electrochemical Oxidation by Donald H. Atha, Omobola Cole, Breece Clancy, Alessandro Tona, Vytas Reipa

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DIGITAL TOOLS FOR MATCHING QUALIFICATIONS TO THE LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK by Volodymyr Kovtunets, Sergiy Londar, Serhii Melnyk, Oles Kovtunets

“…Research results give standard developers software tools based on a strong mathematical background to determine NQF level for developed standards. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic Acid at 18–22 mg/kg/d Showed a Promising Capacity for Treating Refractory Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Xinyu Xiang, Xiaoli Yang, Mengyi Shen, Chen Huang, Yifeng Liu, Xiaoli Fan, Li Yang

“…At 12 months, the high-UDCA-dosage group achieved a response rate of 59.4% compared with 47.2% in the standard dosage group (P=0.295), respectively. Additionally, the risk score predicted by the UK-PBC model was lower in high-dosage UDCA-treated patients than in the standard dosage group (all P<0.05). …”
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Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Laser Epilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Katherine C. Bergus, MD, MPH, Carley Lutz, BS, Jennifer Cooper, PhD, Lindsey Asti, PhD, MPH, Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH, Cory Criss, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc

“…Recurrence among non-Hispanic white patients was 4% (3/75) with laser treatment and 31.6% (31/98) with standard care versus 38.9% (7/18) with laser treatment and 38.2% (13/34) with standard care among all other racial/ethnic groups. …”
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The application of emerging technologies for the quality and safety evaluation of oilseeds and edible oils by Xue Li, Wenwen Liu, Lu Xiao, Jie Zhao, Yan Chen, Liangxiao Zhang, Peiwu Li, Dolores Pérez-Marín, Xu Wang

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Studies of the Adsorption Thermodynamics of Oxamyl on Fly Ash by Dhirendra Singh

“…Thermodynamic parameters such as the thermodynamic equilibrium constant (K 0 ), the standard free energy change (ΔG 0 ), the standard enthalpy change (ΔH 0 ) and the standard entropy change (ΔS 0 ) have been calculated as a means of predicting the nature of the adsorption process.…”
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IFRS vs Bacen Gaap: Accounting Information’s Value Relevance of the Brazilian Financial Institutions by Mariana Titoto Marques, Flávia Zóboli Dalmacio, Amaury José Rezende

“…Two models were estimated, one for each set of standards, and the analysis of relevance was based on the R2 values. …”
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Computing Weighted Analytic Center for Linear Matrix Inequalities Using Infeasible Newton’s Method by Shafiu Jibrin

“…However, we find that Infeasible Newton’s method is more sensitive than Standard Newton’s method to large variation in the weights.…”
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MODERNIZATION OF THE THREE-CYCLE ENGINEERING EDUCATION BASED ON FSES 3++ AND CDIO++ by A. I. Chuchalin

“…The paper proposes an approach to modernization of engineering programs at three cycles of higher education (bachelor, master, doctor) based on the CDIO++ Standards developed in Russia in the conditions of transferring to a new version of the Federal State Educational Standards (FSES 3++). …”
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Collider imprint of vector-like leptons in light of anomalous magnetic moment and neutrino data by Parham Dehghani, Mariana Frank, Benjamin Fuks

“…Abstract We investigate the impact of incorporating vector-like leptons into the Standard Model, aiming to address longstanding puzzles related to the anomalous magnetic moments of the muon and electron while maintaining consistency with neutrino masses and mixings. …”
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Causal linkage between adult height and kidney function: An integrated population-scale observational analysis and Mendelian randomization study. by Sehoon Park, Soojin Lee, Yaerim Kim, Yeonhee Lee, Min Woo Kang, Kwangsoo Kim, Yong Chul Kim, Seung Seok Han, Hajeong Lee, Jung Pyo Lee, Kwon Wook Joo, Chun Soo Lim, Yon Su Kim, Dong Ki Kim

“…In addition, similar results were obtained by two-sample MR of eGFRcystatinC (adjusted beta -1.303, standard error 0.140, P < 0.001) and CKDcystatinC (adjusted beta 0.153, standard error 0.025, P < 0.001) in UK Biobank. …”
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Use of Minimal Residual Disease Status to Reduce Uncertainty in Estimating Long-term Survival Outcomes for Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients by Naomi van Hest, Peter Morten, Keith Stubbs, Nicola Trevor

“…In the standard PSM, LYs were determined by extrapolations from individual patient data from CASSIOPEIA. …”
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Algorithm for estimating Cr coating thickness for accident tolerant fuel cladding using a pancake ECT sensor by Jeong Won Park, Daegyun Ko, Hun Jang, Hoyoung Kim, Jaebeom Lee, Wonjae Choi

“…Nuclear fuel rods of various thicknesses were manufactured, and the thicknesses of the nuclear fuel rods were measured using a destructive method to provide the standard thickness for ECT measurement. Selection of the optimal frequency was driven by analysis of the measurement signals, and a dedicated algorithm for thickness measurement was subsequently formulated based on these findings. …”
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