Effect of early versus standard central line removal on growth of very low birthweight premature infants: a protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial by Paweł Krajewski, Justyna Romańska, Wojciech Margas, Joanna Seliga-Siwecka

“…Eligible infants will be randomised in equal proportions between two groups. In the intervention group central lines will be removed when infants reach 100 mL/kg/day of enteral intake. …”
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Hydrogen and syngas production from gasification of lignocellulosic biomass in supercritical water media by Farid Safari, Ahmad Tavasoli, Abtin Ataei, Jun-Ki Choi

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the production of hydrogen-rich syngas from wheat straw, walnut shell, and almond shell. Methods Supercritical water gasification is a promising technology to convert biomass into useful fuels. …”
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Challenges to ethical public engagement in research funding: a perspective from practice [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Neelke Doorn, Martijn Wiarda, Kalli Giannelos

“…We discuss challenges related to seven themes: (1) recruiting participants; (2) commitments and expectations; (3) meaningful dialogue and equal engagement; (4) accommodating vulnerability; (5) funding call formulations; (6) lack of expertise in engagement ethics; and (7) uncertainty, resource constraints, and external factors. …”
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Effect of industrial processing of crackers on the recovery and quantitation of allergens with ELISA kits by Cindy Hidalgo-Víquez, Rebeca López-Calvo, Adrián Roda-Brenes, Carolina Cortés-Herrera, Andrea Chacón

“…The post baking decrease of quantitation effect was presented equally regardless of the kit used (P=0.4245) on egg. …”
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Do Boys Empathize Less than Girls? Exploring the Links Among Empathy, Gender and Sexist Attitudes in Adolescents by Magaly Luisina García-Senlle, Manuel Martín-Fernández, Raquel Conchell, Sara Arrojo, Marisol Lila

“…This study focuses on how gender moderates the association of empathy and sexist attitudes among adolescents in Spain; (2) Methods: A two-stage stratified cluster sampling method for collecting data from 516 adolescents (219 boys, 297 girls) aged 12–18 years was used. …”
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Breast silicone explant: a multicenter longitudinal study by Denis Souto Valente, William Massami Itikawa, Fabiana Catherino, Ricardo Votto, Anne Groth

“…Patients who undergo the explant surgery usually regret having implanted silicone; they are very satisfied with the decision to remove them and equally satisfied with the result of the breast explant surgery. …”
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The Axial Length of the Eyeball and Bioelectrical Activity of Masticatory and Neck Muscles: A Preliminary Report by Grzegorz Zieliński, Michał Baszczowski, Maria Rapa, Anna Matysik-Woźniak, Magdalena Zawadka, Jacek Szkutnik, Piotr Gawda, Robert Rejdak, Piotr Majcher, Michał Ginszt

“…Two equally sized groups with myopic (n = 21) and emmetropic healthy subjects (n = 21) were formed. …”
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A Comparison of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection for Primary Chalazion in Children and Adults by Jacky W. Y. Lee, Gordon S. K. Yau, Michelle Y. Y. Wong, Can Y. F. Yuen

“…To investigate outcome differences of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection for primary chalazia in children versus adults. Methods. A retrospective review of consecutive subjects with primary chalazion who received intralesional TA injection was conducted. …”
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Two-Hour Lactate Clearance Predicts Negative Outcome in Patients with Cardiorespiratory Insufficiency by Sean Scott, Vittorio Antonaglia, Giovanna Guiotto, Fiorella Paladino, Fernando Schiraldi

“…Emergency Department (ED) and 16-bed medical High Dependency Unit (HDU). Methods and Main Results. 95 consecutive admissions from the ED for acute cardiorespiratory insufficiency were prospectively enrolled. …”
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Finite‐temperature properties of NbO2 from a deep‐learning interatomic potential by Xinhang Li, Yongqiang Wang, Tianyu Jiao, Zhaoxin Liu, Chuanle Yang, Ri He, Liang Si

“…These findings elucidate the structural and dynamical mechanisms underlying the structural properties of NbO2 and highlight the utility of combining DFT and deep potential MD methods for studying complex phase transitions in transition metal oxides.…”
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A Search-Based Domain Adaptation Network for Fault Diagnosis of Rotating Machinery Under Cross-Operating Conditions by Jiaqi Zhang, Hua Sun, Tong Yuan

“…Most domain adaptation diagnostic methods focus only on minimizing the distribution discrepancy between domains but fail to learn discriminative features among different classes of data. …”
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Analysing EU Countries’ Digital Progress Towards Sustainable Development Goals by Alexandra-Nicoleta Ciucu (Durnoi), Cosmin Alexandru Teodorescu, Vanesa Madalina Vargas, Corina Ioanas

“…The next step carried out in the current article was to conduct a three-year forecast of the indicators listed previously. The methods used to make predictions are Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) and Double Exponential Smoothing. …”
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An Assessment of the Long‐Term Efficacy of an Undergraduate Curriculum‐Embedded Weight Bias Intervention in Practicing Registered Nurses by Caroline Hallen Moore, Tracy L. Oliver, Elizabeth B. Dowdell, Justus Randolph, Amanda Davis

“…Method Registered nurses (RNs) who completed a weight bias intervention during their nursing education and those who did not were recruited to complete an online survey. …”
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Impact of Active Case Finding on Treatment Outcomes in Adult Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients by S. А. Sterlikov, V. B. Gаlkin, B. M. Mаliev, А. А. Shirokovа, V. А. Khorotetto, А. S. Mаyzhegishevа

“…The objective: to assess the effect of active finding of tuberculosis cases on the frequency of bacterial excretion, lung tissue destruction, and treatment outcomes.Subjects and Methods. The characteristics of adult patients (newly detected - new cases and those with relapsed pulmonary tuberculosis) were studied in 2 phases: a) 1,404 cases, including 814 actively found, at detection; b) the outcomes of the completed first course of chemotherapy in 946 patients, including 565 actively detected, registered for treatment in 2017 and 2018. …”
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Decision-making process of tomatoes purchase by generation Z: case study in the Slovak Republic by Michaela Šugrova, Marek Plachy, Ľudmila Nagyova, Jozef Šumichrast

“…The accuracy of provided hypotheses was verified using the following mathematical-statistical methods: Chi-Square test of independence, Mann-Whitney U-test, and as Chi test for equality of proportions between two samples. …”
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Combination of Clopidogrel and Nicorandil Improves Post-Procedure Platelet Activation and Cardiac Function Impairment in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing PCI by Zhenhao Cai, Jie Zhao, Xiang Zhang, Changpeng Zuo, Wei Zhang

“…The effects of nicorandil combined with clopidogrel on platelet activation and cardiac function injury in patients with ACS after PCI were examined. Methods 174 patients with ACS receiving PCI were equally divided into control group (taking clopidogrel before PCI) and active group (nicorandil and clopidogrel in combination before PCI). …”
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Modelling and Comparison of Plastic Performance in Ten Types of New Steel Braces under Pushover Analysis by Masoud Mahdavi, SeyyedReza Hosseini, Abbas Babaafjaei

“…The data was analyzed and prioritized by hierarchical analysis method in Expert Choice software. The plastic hinge with a statistical weight equal to 0.424 was introduced as the most important plastic criterion. …”
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Among Ectasia Patients with Coexisting Coronary Artery Disease, TIMI Frame Count Correlates with Ectasia Size and Markis Type IV Is the Commonest by Hasahya Tony, Kai Meng, Bangwei Wu, Qiutang Zeng

“…In isolated CAE, the RCA, LAD, and LCx were equally involved (33.3%). Patients with CAE and CAD had significantly higher TFC compared to controls, P=0.035. …”
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Decision-making process of tomatoes purchase by generation Z: case study in the Slovak Republic by Michaela Šugrova, Marek Plachy, Ľudmila Nagyova, Jozef Šumichrast

“…The accuracy of provided hypotheses was verified using the following mathematical-statistical methods: Chi-Square test of independence, Mann-Whitney U-test, and as Chi test for equality of proportions between two samples. …”
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Assessment of Dual Rinse Combined with Sodium Hypochlorite Irrigating Solution on Post-Instrumentation Pain and Bacterial Load Reduction: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Laila Zakaria Ismail Abdel-Hamid, Randa Mohamed El Boghdadi, Shaimaa Ismail Gawdat, Sherifa Tarek Salem, Noha Salah Soliman

“…Both irrigating solutions were almost equally successful in lowering the amount of bacteria in primary infected root canals while maintaining the antibacterial activity of the NaOCl. …”
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