Under a not so white sky: visual impacts of stratospheric aerosol injection by Ansar Lemon, David W Keith, Steve Albers

“…The three aerosol types cause similar changes, except most notably the diamond aerosol increases brightness of the solar aureole by roughly three to five times less than do H _2 SO _4 or CaCO _3 . During high sun, sky whitening from sulfate SAI at −2 W m ^−2 is undetectable for roughly half of observers chosen randomly from the global population. …”
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Correlation of Serum Albumin Level to Lung Ultrasound Score and Its Role as Predictors of Outcome in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Patients: A Prospective Observational Study by Souvik Chaudhuri, Sagar S. Maddani, Shwethapriya Rao, Sirish Gauni, N. R. Arjun, Pratibha Todur, Nitin Gupta

“…The cut-off value of albumin for predicting a prolonged length of ICU stay (≥10 days) in ARDS patients was <3.25 g/dL with AUC 0.623, p<0.05, sensitivity of 86.67%, specificity of 45.45%, and 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.513–0.732], and on multivariate analysis it increased the odds of prolonged ICU stay by 8.9 times (Hosmer and Lemeshow p value 0.810, 95% CI [2.760–28.72]). …”
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Fire return intervals and recruitment affect population growth rate of canopy trees in tall open forest in humid savanna by Patricia A. Werner, Stephanie J. Peacock

“…Minimum fire return intervals of 2–5 years were generally required for λ ≥1 that would allow populations to persist; these were shorter with stochastic year‐to‐year timing of fires and with higher recruitment rates. …”
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Evaluation of the efficiency of smear layer removal during endodontic treatment using scanning electron microscopy: an in vitro study by Svetlana Razumova, Anzhela Brago, Anzhelika Kryuchkova, Vasiliy Troitskiy, Ruzanna Bragunova, Haydar Barakat

“…When comparing statistical data, protocols using etidronate were 4 times more effective than EDTA. Conclusion The smear layer formed during mechanical treatment of the root canal was better removed during irrigation with etidronate solution.…”
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Perioperative hypothermia prevention: development of simple principles and practice recommendations using a multidisciplinary consensus-based approach by Fiona M Wood, Nicholas Ralph, Jed Duff, Judy Munday, David Sturgess, Mary-Anne Ramis

“…Following refinement, three simple principles for perioperative hypothermia prevention were developed with supporting practice recommendations: (1) actively monitor core temperature for all patients at all times; (2) warm actively to keep body temperature above 36°C and patients comfortable and (3) minimise exposure to cold at all stages of perioperative care.Conclusion This consensus process has generated principles and practice recommendations for hypothermia prevention that are ready for implementation with local adaptation. …”
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A solution at the doorsteps: Improved biofertilizer enhances soil fertility and yield of Chili ( Capsicum an-nuumL.) in Bhutan by Sonam Tashi, Kesang Wangchuk, Erica Udas, Sonam Gaki, Kamal Aryal

“…The experiments were Randomized Complete Block Designs (RCBD) consisting of three treatments (cattle dung/ urine: Jholmal 1, cattle urine: Jholmal 2, and Control), and each treatment was replicated four times. The individual plot size of each treatment was 1 m × 3 m in total the experiment occupied a total area of 36 m2. …”
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Association of Race and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort by Ericha G Franey, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Erin L Richard, John E Alcaraz, Caroline M Nievergelt, Richard A Shaffer, Vibha Bhatnagar

“…Compared with whites, blacks had 1.24 times greater hazard of MACE (OR = 1.24,95%CI = 1.10,1.39) than whites after adjusting for age, gender, BMI, cigarette and alcohol use, educational and marital status, and aspirin use. …”
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The antibiotic procurement saga: a long-neglected stewardship target to combat antimicrobial resistance in Pakistan by Shairyar Afzal, Mishal Bajwa, Nabeel Ahmed, Jawaria Jabeen, Mian Shahzeb Haroon, Rana Muhammad Zahid Mushtaq, Zikria Saleem

“…Abstract Background Consistent and timely access to antibiotics is a hallmark of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) and can be achieved through good procurement practices. …”
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Limited impacts of climatic conditions on commercial oil palm yields in Malaysian plantations by Susannah Fleiss, Colin J. McClean, Henry King, Jane K. Hill

“…We quantify relationships between climatic conditions (raw and anomalised monthly temperature and rainfall data) and yield for lag times up to 36 months prior to harvest, corresponding to key stages in oil palm fruit development. …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…The CP diagnosis should be based on revealing of irreversible changes of the pancreas by modern radiological diagnostic methods: pancreatic enlargement 1,5 times and more, dilation, presence of strictures or severe irregularity of main pancreatic duct, calcification or parenchymal atrophy. …”
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Viability of black currant pollen before and after cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen, and its morphological features by O. A. Tikhonova, O. A. Gavrilova, E. A. Radchenko, V. G. Verzhuk, A. V. Pavlov

“…After exposure to liquid nitrogen (–196°C) for 6 months, the number of germinated pollen grains increased 1.1 to 3.2 times in all the studied cultivars, except one (‘Pozdnyaya poslevoennaya’, k-7652). …”
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An Insurance Value Modeling Approach That Captures the Wider Value of a Novel Antimicrobial to Health Systems, Patients, and the Population by Mei S. Chan, Richard Holloway, Robert King, Rosie Polya, Rebecca Sloan, Jack C. Kowalik, Tom Ashfield, Luke S.P. Moore, Thomas Porter, Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard

“…**Discussion:** The overall insurance value if AMR remains at current levels (a conservative projection), is over 5 times greater than insurance value from just the operational healthcare costs perspective, traditionally the sole perspective used in health budgeting. …”
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Design and Test of a Cone Dielectric Elastomer Actuator Driving Hopping Robot by Yunguang Luan, Huaming Wang, Ling Zhou, Haichao Song

“…The DEA can drive the rigid hopping mechanism, and the maximum hopping height of the robot is up to 2.5 times its height. DEA hopping robots have obvious advantages, such as easy control, quietness and safety.…”
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Le port antique de Saintes/Mediolanum (Charente-Maritime) by Jean-Philippe Baigl, Adrien Camus, Olivier Dayrens, Vincent Lebaron, Jonathan Letuppe, Vivien Mathé

“…Boats could sail up the river with the help of the tide to Saintes/Mediolanum, where in Roman times the first bridge from the river mouth was located. …”
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The Effects of 1 mA tACS and tRNS on Children/Adolescents and Adults: Investigating Age and Sensitivity to Sham Stimulation by Maike Splittgerber, Jan Hendrik Suwelack, Navah Ester Kadish, Vera Moliadze

“…Participants were stimulated four times with 20 Hz and 140 Hz tACS, tRNS, and sham stimulation (1 mA) for 10 minutes over the left M1HAND. …”
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A Cross Sectional Study of Assessment of Hearing in Infants of Gestational Diabetes Mothers by Srikanth Gopinath, Arulmozhi Sakthignanavel, Atul Mukul Bage, Rajan ND, Sasmita Mishra

“…Conclusion: Gestational diabetes mellitus increases the risk of hearing impairment in newborns. Timely detection and standardised management should be followed and early intervention procedures should be studied and developed. …”
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Autologous haematopoiesis stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) for treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases in children by Jasmin Beate Kuemmerle-Deschner, Susanne Benseler, Joerg C Henes, Özlem Satirer, Michaela Döring, Till Lesk

“…Treatment toxicity: one cyclophosphamide-associated transient renal failure and pericardial effusion, one patient with amenorrhoea/infertility.Conclusions AHSCT was an effective and safe approach for children and adolescents with treatment-refractory autoimmune diseases. The indication and timing of transplantation requires a careful consideration and a multidisciplinary approach.…”
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Engineering active sites in ternary CeO2-CuO-Mn3O4 heterointerface embedded in reduced graphene oxide for boosting water splitting activity by Sahar Jafari, Zohreh Shaghaghi

“…It is found that CeO2-CuO-Mn3O4@rGO nanocomposites show higher electrocatalytic activity than unsupported samples, and the best activity is observed when the wieght ratio of CeO2-CuO-Mn3O4 is three times that of rGO. The CeO2-CuO-Mn3O4@rGO(3:1) requires low overpotentials of 130 and 270 mV for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER and OER) at a current density of 10 mA cm−2. …”
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Clinical Outcome Discrimination in Pediatric ARDS by Chest Radiograph Severity Scoring by Yu-Chun Yan, Wen-Han Hao, Feng-Sen Bai, Shuang Liu, Dong Qu, Xin-Yu Yuan

“…Quadrant score equals consolidation score times density score. Total score equals to the sum of four quadrants scores. …”
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Abrasion resistant characteristics of UHPC based on high-speed underwater method: Efficiency, process, evaluation, and mechanisms by Xuan Qiu, Jihui Zhao, Zhong Li

“…The results show that the efficiency of the high-speed underwater method is 5.6–14.5 times higher than that of the traditional underwater method, allowing for rapid simulation of the long-term abrasion process and evolution of UHPC. …”
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