Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study by Randa I. Farah, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ali R. Younes, Hasan A. Mahmoud, Alhareth M. Al-Jboor, Mohammad M. Karajeh, Mohammad Z. Al-Masadeh, Omar I. Murad, Nathir Obeidat

“…The prevalence of AKI among nonsurgical patients during MICU stay is higher than what has been reported previously in the literature, which highlights the nuanced importance of identifying more factors contributing to AKI in developing countries, and hence providing preventive measures and adhering to global strategies are recommended.…”
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Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Complex Bacteremia in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital: A Decade Review (2013–2022) by Han M, Hua M, Xie H, Li J, Wang Y, Shen H, Cao X

“…Effective control of MDR ECC bacteremia requires comprehensive strategies, including resistance detection, risk factor identification, and infection prevention.Keywords: Enterobacter cloacae complex, bacteremia, multidrug-resistance, clinical characteristics, risk factors…”
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GGLA-NeXtE2NET: A Dual-Branch Ensemble Network With Gated Global-Local Attention for Enhanced Brain Tumor Recognition by Adnan Saeed, Khurram Shehzad, Shahzad Sarwar Bhatti, Saim Ahmed, Ahmad Taher Azar

“…This results in a clear improvement in the identification of tumor boundaries, crucial for accurate surgical planning and treatment strategies. We evaluated GGLA-NeXtE2NET on 3-class and 4-class brain tumor datasets and achieved 99.06%, and 99.62% overall accuracy on both datasets respectively.…”
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Leveraging Social Media Data for Forest Fires Sentiment Classification: A Data-Driven Method by Warih Maharani, Hanita Daud, Noryanti Muhammad, Evizal Abdul Kadir

“…Background: The rise in forest fires over the last two years, which is due to rise in dry weather conditions and human activities, have greatly impacted an area of 1.6 million hectares, leading to significant ecological, economic, and health issues, hence the need to improve disaster response strategies. Previous research determined the lack of coverage regarding public response during forest fires with conventional methods such as satellite images and sensor data. …”
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EgoSep: Egocentric On-Screen Sound Source Separation for Real-Time Edge Computing by Donghyeok Jo, Jun-Hwa Kim, Jihoon Jeon, Chee Sun Won

“…However, OSS in these scenarios remains several technical challenges, such as adapting to rapidly changing perspectives, ensuring real-time performance on resource-constrained edge devices, and developing computationally efficient learning strategies. To address these challenges, we propose EgoSep, a method designed for Egocentric On-screen Sound Source Separation(Ego-OSS). …”
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Nudging in the nursing home: A qualitative interpretive study by Anne Helene Mortensen, Dagfinn Nåden, Dag Karterud, Vibeke Lohne

“…Additionally, studies argue that such strategies are legitimate as they can prevent more intrusive forms of paternalism. …”
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A Massively Parallel SMC Sampler for Decision Trees by Efthyvoulos Drousiotis, Alessandro Varsi, Alexander M. Phillips, Simon Maskell, Paul G. Spirakis

“…On both memory architectures, we show that the proposed parallelization strategies achieve asymptotically optimal <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>O</mi><mo>(</mo><msub><mo form="prefix">log</mo><mn>2</mn></msub><mi>N</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> time complexity. …”
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Frailty in older adults admitted to hospital: outcomes from the Western Sydney Clinical Frailty Registry by Julee McDonagh, Richard I Lindley, Karen Byth, Reejamol John, Caleb Ferguson

“…Our findings suggest that integrating frailty assessment into clinical practice goes beyond simple risk stratification, offering valuable insights for tailored clinical management strategies.…”
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Genetic variability in the cholecystokinin A receptor affects lipid profile and glucose tolerance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome by Eva Drnovsek, Mojca Jensterle, Katja Goričar, Sara Redenšek, Andrej Janež, Irina Milisav, Vita Dolžan

“…Further investigation of the role of genetic variability in CCKAR and CCKBR could contribute to development of individually tailored treatment strategies with CCK receptor agonists.…”
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Exploring the Relationship between Perfectionism and Pain in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xin Xiong, Shi-Yong Zhang, Jing Zhang, Nan Jiang, Li-Ming Zhang, Hao-Lun Yang, Yuan Yue

“…It is suggested that pain-related TMD patients could be screened for perfectionism and perfectionism could be considered when proposing psychological treatment strategies to PT patients.…”
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Plant genetic resources in India: management and utilization by K. Singh, K. Gupta, V. Tyagi, S. Rajkumar

“…India being one of the gene-rich countries faces a unique challenge of protecting its natural heritage while evolving mutually beneficial strategies for germplasm exchange with other countries. …”
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Modelling climate change and aridity for climate impact studies in semi-arid regions: The case of Giba basin, northern Ethiopia by Atsbha Brhane Gebru, Tesfamichael Gebreyohannes, Gebrerufael Hailu Kahsay

“…Hence, the implementation of locally-suited climate change resilient strategies is crucial to enhance the sustainability of the ecosystem and ensure food security in the basin.…”
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Progression in the Gastric Precancerous Process in a Population from a Developing Country Who Underwent a Gastroscopy for Dyspeptic Symptoms by Susan Thapa, Lori A. Fischbach, Robert Delongchamp, Mohammed F. Faramawi, Mohammed S. Orloff

“…Morbidity and mortality from gastric cancer may be decreased by identification of those that are at high risk for progression in the gastric precancerous process so that they can be monitored over time for early detection and implementation of preventive strategies. Method. Using machine learning, we developed prediction models for gastric precancerous progression in a population from a developing country with a high rate of gastric cancer who underwent gastroscopies for dyspeptic symptoms. …”
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Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…This study aimed to identify characteristics associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU) and develop strategies for better patient management.<h4>Methods</h4>Data were analyzed from the Urate Lowering TheRApy in gout (ULTRA) registry, a prospective cohort of Korean gout patients recruited since September 2021. …”
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A Quality Improvement Project Aimed at Reducing Patient Falls in Ambulatory Clinics by Patricia Macolino, Katie Fox, Rebecca Fitzpatrick, Vivek N. Ahya, Ilona Lorincz, Barbara Prior

“… # Methods This was a quality improvement project that used traditional improvement methodology to perform root cause analysis and process mapping, and to test and implement change strategies. # Results The falls rate for ambulatory patients fell from 0.050 in fiscal year (FY) 2022 to 0.039 in FY23, a 22% reduction. …”
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Analyzing arguments on tobacco tax increases. Focus on French parliamentary questions and responses, 2000–2020 by François Topart, Emmanuelle Béguinot, Karine Gallopel-Morvan

“…The tobacco industry (TI) employs lobbying strategies to oppose the implementation of tax policies on its products. …”
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Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child T... by Anteneh Amsalu, Getachew Ferede, Setegn Eshetie, Agete Tadewos, Demissie Assegu

“…However, routine antenatal screening and intervention strategies are not yet practiced in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence, infectivity, and associated risk factors of HBV among pregnant women. …”
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Analysis of the Multilevel Impact of Social Network Quality on Personality Dimensions in Purchasing by Maryam Akhavan Kharazian, Sona Shafieirad

“…Increased online shopping due to various marketing strategies has led to impulsive and addictive unplanned purchases. …”
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Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals by Mohamed Terra, Amro Badr, Mohamed Baklola, Ibrahim Hegazy, Muhammed Elmanzlawey, Islam Elrakhawy, Ahmed Muhammed

“…Educational level, initially significant, did not persist as a predictor in multivariate analysis. Targeted strategies are needed to improve adherence and patient outcomes.…”
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CXCL12 impact on glioblastoma cells behaviors under dynamic culture conditions: Insights for developing new therapeutic approaches. by Wiam El Kheir, Sahar Naasri, Bernard Marcos, Nick Virgilio, Benoit Paquette, Nathalie Faucheux, Marc-Antoine Lauzon

“…Recent studies have explored new therapeutic strategies using a chemoattracting gradient to attract GBM cells into a soft hydrogel trap where they can be exposed to higher doses of radiation or chemotherapy. …”
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