Validation of a paediatric sepsis screening tool to identify children with sepsis in the emergency department: a statewide prospective cohort study in Queensland, Australia by Paula Lister, Kristen Gibbons, Luregn J Schlapbach, Adam Irwin, Michael Rice, Sainath Raman, Amanda Harley, Patricia Gilholm

“…Implementation of sepsis screening tools may improve the timely recognition and treatment of sepsis.…”
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Knowledge of mothers on diaper dermatitis management and associated factors in Ethiopia by Atoma Negera, Midekso Sento, Gemechu Tola

“…The majority (83.6%) of mothers uses disposable diapers only, and 84.8% change 0–2 times per day. The output of logistic regression shows that being a 7–12 month-old child (aOR = 4.03; 95% Cl (1.41–11.50)), being a male child (aOR = 2.16; 95% Cl (1.14–4.06)), and being firstborn (aOR = 5.95; 95% Cl (1.39, 25.53)) variables had a significant association with knowledge of mothers. …”
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Discriminating between “drizzle or rain” and sea salt aerosols in Cloudnet for measurements over the Barbados Cloud Observatory by J. Roschke, J. Witthuhn, J. Witthuhn, M. Klingebiel, M. Haarig, A. Foth, A. Kötsche, H. Kalesse-Los

“…Haze echoes are identified about 4 times more often during the dry season compared to the wet season. …”
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Experimental and Simulation Study on Reducing the Liquid Film and Improving the Performance of a Carbon-Neutral Methanol Engine by Yongzhi Li, Zhi Zhang, Haifeng Liu, Weide Chang, Zanqiao Shu, Hu Wang, Zunqing Zheng, Hua Zhao, Xinyan Wang, Mingfa Yao

“…However, further advancing the EOI results in the BTE remaining basically unchanged. Optimized injection timing can enhance the BTE by 1.4% to 2.4% under various load conditions. …”
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Random forest model that incorporates solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence data can accurately track crop yield variations under drought conditions by Guangpo Geng, Qian Gu, Hongkui Zhou, Bao Zhang, Zuxin He, Ruolin Zheng

“…Timely and reliable crop yield estimation is vital for ensuring both global and regional food security. …”
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A 22 Billion M⊙ Black Hole in Holmberg 15A with Keck KCWI Spectroscopy and Triaxial Orbit Modeling by Emily R. Liepold, Chung-Pei Ma, Jonelle L. Walsh

“…Our best estimate of the SMBH mass, ${M}_{{\rm{BH}}}=(2.1{6}_{-0.18}^{+0.23})\times 1{0}^{10}{M}_{\odot }$ , makes H15A—along with NGC 4889—the galaxy hosting the most massive SMBHs known in the local Universe. …”
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Computing ecosystem risk hotspots: A mediterranean case study by Gianpaolo Coro, Laura Pavirani, Anton Ellenbroek

“…Traditional approaches evaluate single stressors, whereas complex models assess cumulative impacts of frequently interacting stressors and offer better accuracy at the expense of low cross-area re-applicability and long implementation times.We introduce a versatile, re-useable, and semi-automated workflow designed for big data-driven ecosystem risk assessment, utilising spatiotemporal data from open repositories. …”
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Bubble connectivity in experimentally-sheared crystal-bearing silicic melts by Daffos, Camille, Martel, Caroline, Arbaret, Laurent, Champallier, Rémi

“…The samples were deformed in torsion at a temperature of 650 °C (crystal-free) or 750 °C (crystal-bearing), confining pressure of 50 MPa, constant moderate shear rate of $2 \times 10^{-4}~\mathrm{s}^{-1}$, and low strains ($\gamma < 2$). …”
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Traditional medicine use and associated factors in chronic patients in Jamalpur, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mahmuda Akter Poli, Md Jamil Hossain, Ibrahim Kholil, Sumaya Yasmin, Bishwjit Bhowmick, Lakshmi Rani Kundu

“…Multinomial logistic regression revealed that rural individuals were seven times more likely to use TM compared to urban residents(AOR = 7.545, 95% CI: 2.933, 19.412, p &lt; 0.001).ConclusionThis study revealed that individuals living in rural areas with lower monthly incomes were more likely to use traditional medicine for the treatment of chronic illnesses. …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes analysis of HIV infection by Ashwant Kumar, Yoganathan Chidambaram, Clement J. Dhas, Nekkanti Abilash, Murali Alagesan

“…Complete understanding of HIV paradigm would facilitate timely identification, intervention, and medical modulation to obtain maximum benefits with minimal side effects. …”
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Comparing the cost-benefit of breast cancer screening programs in rural and urban areas across four economic zones in China: a Markov modeling analysis by Dachuang Zhou, Kejia Zhou, Wenjuan Wang, Hanqiao Shao, Hongliu Zhang, Wenxi Tang

“…Results Using a willingness-to-pay threshold of three times the local per capita Gross domestic product (GDP), the recommended strategies varied across regions. …”
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Suicide mortality among individuals in federal prisons compared with the general population: a retrospective cohort study in the USA from 2009 to 2020 by Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Katherine LeMasters, Shabbar Ranapurwala, Mike Dolan Fliss, Michael Forrest Behne, Emilie Duchesneau, Jennifer Lao

“…In 2020, we observed 1.07 (95% CI: 0.74 to 1.57) times the number of suicides than we would expect if the prison population had the same age-stratified risk of suicide as the general population.Conclusions Increasing suicide mortality in prisons is a public health crisis. …”
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Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Seteamlak Adane Masresha

“…Children whose mothers have not attended formal education were 3.042 times (AOR = 3.042 95% CI: (1.312–7.052)) less likely to meet the minimum dietary diversity score than children whose mothers have attended secondary and above. …”
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Bark water affects the isotopic composition of xylem water in tropical rainforest trees by Adriana Vega Grau, John Herbohn, Susanne Schmidt, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell, Jeffrey McDonnell

“…Considering all species together, the average isotopic composition of water in bark and outer xylem was similar at predawn and midday, suggesting water exchange between these tissues was reflected at these times, but differed significantly in the morning during increased transpiration. …”
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Hubungan Pola Makan dengan Kejadian Depresi pada Penderita Dispepsia Fungsional by Yuriko Andre, Rizanda Machmud, Arina Widya Murni

“…The result was the probability odds ratios (OR) with 95% Confidence Interval (CI) in patients with depression were 4,500 times more likely to have irregular diet compared with non-depressed ones and showed a strong degree of correlation with the significance of correlation (p) 0.025 (p &lt;0.05). …”
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An Efficient K-Best MIMO Detector for Large Modulation Constellations by Yu-Xin Liu, Shih-Jie Jihang, Yeong-Luh Ueng

“…Implementation results show that the proposed K-best MIMO detector supports a 6.4Gb/s throughput that has a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.32~\boldsymbol{\mu }\text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> latency in a 90 nm process for a 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) 4<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>4 MIMO system. …”
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Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma by Ziting Peng, Jianhui Dong, Shuyao Tang, Jiaxu Shi, Tongdong Shi

“…All patients returned to normal after symptomatic treatment.ConclusionsIn patients with advanced ICC, the timely initiation of ICIs as adjuvant therapy following first-line antitumor treatment can result in favorable efficacy and a good safety profile.…”
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A Multidisciplinary-Based and Bundle Intervention for Controlling Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms in Neurosurgery by Zhu W, Liang Y, Xu J, Weng C

“…After the implementation of PDCA cycle management, the measures including timely completion of multi-drug resistance prevention and control registration, and issuance of contact precaution orders, were significantly improved (p < 0.05). …”
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Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia by Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Dureti Bayisa Gemechu, Ginenus Fekadu, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa

“…Adults with diabetes historically have two or three times higher rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than adults without diabetes. …”
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The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Female Patients Seeking or Undergoing Fertility Treatment in a Single In Vitro Fertilisation Clinic in Greece: An International,... by Konstantina Pappa, Emmanouil M. Xydias, Apostolos C. Ziogas, Kanelina Bimba, Elias Tsakos, Efstratios Kolibianakis

“…This highlights the need for continuation of ART care, with the appropriate protective measures, during the pandemic, as well as during similar times of crisis in the future.…”
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