Combination therapy versus monotherapy: retrospective analysis of antibiotic treatment of enterococcal endocarditis by Razan Saman, Christopher P. Primus, Robert West, Simon J. Woldman, Jonathan A. T. Sandoe

“…Patient receiving gentamicin were more likely to experience acute kidney injury (64 (50%) versus 11 (28.2%) p = 0.057). Ceftriaxone combination was associated with poor outcomes, but the sample size was small. …”
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Predictive Factors of Concerns about Falling in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study by Magnus Lindh-Rengifo, Stina B. Jonasson, Niklas Mattsson, Susann Ullén, Maria H. Nilsson

“…Fear of falling (FOF) is more common in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) than in healthy controls. It can lead to several negative consequences such as restrictions in everyday life. …”
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Cacao floral traits are shaped by the interaction of flower position with genotype by Seunghyun Lim, Insuck Baek, Seok Min Hong, Yoonjung Lee, Silvas Kirubakaran, Moon S. Kim, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Sunchung Park, Ezekiel Ahn

“…Leveraging machine learning techniques, particularly Support Vector Machine, we successfully predicted genotypes based on flower measurements with high accuracy, achieving an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.87. These findings emphasize the phenotypic diversity of cacao flowers and demonstrate the potential of machine learning in genotype identification, offering valuable insights for breeding and cultivation strategies to enhance cacao productivity.…”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of beef providers and consumers regarding microbial safety measures along the supply chain in Mizan-Aman, southwest Ethiopia by Girma Mamo Zegene, Seblework Mekonen Shegen, Seid Tiku Mereta

“…Furthermore, beef retailers’ owners and managers who completed high school were seven times more likely to have good knowledge [AOR = 7.02, 95 % CI: 1.11–2.47] compared to individuals who did not read and write. …”
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Perovskite Solar Cell: Chemical Composition and Bandgap Energy via Machine Learning by Filipi França dos Santos, Kelly Cristine Da Silveira, Gesiane Mendonça Ferreira, Daniella Herdi Cariello, Mônica Calixto de Andrade

“…From 2009 to 2023, the efficiency of these cells has significantly increased from 3.9% to 25.7%. The adaptive capacity of perovskite structures for solar spectrum absorption and current displacement is strongly influenced by the bandgap energy, ideally situated between 1.3 and 1.7 eV. …”
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Association between Modifiable Risk Factors and Arterial Hypertension in Adolescents from Moa by Alexander Torres Molina

“…Statisticians were used: absolute frequency and percentage and statistical tests; Chi square.<br /><strong>Results: </strong>34.88 % of adolescents with BMI&gt;97 pp were hypertensive and 37.21 % were prehypertensive, X2p=167.1976 &gt; X2c=20.0902, (VC=0.3646). 40.00 % of those with ICA&gt;97pp were diagnosed with HTN and 40.00 % with prehypertension, X2p=239.6183 &gt; X2c=20.0902, Cramer's V (VC= 0.4366). 14.14 % of those who slept 6 hours or less were stratified as hypertensive, X2p=54.1834 &gt; X2c=13.2767 (VC= 0.2076). …”
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Access to Diagnostics and Treatment for People With Metastatic EGFR-Positive NSCLC: Lessons From Project PRIORITY by Jill Feldman, MA, Ivy Elkins, MBA, Zofia Piotrowska, MD, Bellinda L. King-Kallimanis, PhD, Tendai Chihuri, MD, Carly Johnson, BS, Alecia Clary, PhD, Teri Kennedy, MA, Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH

“…Results: Of the 425 participants, most were female (67%), under 60 years old (53%), and resided in the United States (74%). …”
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IMITATION OF STANDARD VOLUMETRIC ACTIVITY METAL SAMPLES by A. I. Zhukouski, A. O. Nichyparchuk, A. A. Khrutchinsky, S. A. Kutsen

“…Response functions or instrumental spectra of such spectrometer to radionuclides like 137Cs, 134Cs, 152Eu, 154Eu, 60Co, 54Mn, 232Th, 226Ra, 65Zn, 125Sb+125mTe, 106Ru+106Rh, 94Nb, 110mAg, 233U, 234U, 235U and 238U are required for calibration in a given measurement geometry. …”
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تأثير تِقانة الرقابة المالية في بيئة الأعمال المصرفية: دراسة ميدانية في عينة من المصارف العراقية by Riam Khalil Khudair, Ibtisam Ali Hussein, Bader S. S. Hamdan

“… يهدف البحث الى تحديد مستوى تطبيق تقنيات الرقابة المالية في القطاع المصرفي العراقي وأهمية تطبيقها لضمان سير      العمليات المصرفية بالشكل الصحيح وتوفير الأمان لحسابات الزبائن وتأثير هذه التقنيات في تطوير البيئة المصرفية، تجسدت مشكلة البحث في حاجة المصارف الى تطوير  تقنيات الرقابة الموجودة فيها الى جانب تطوير استراتيجيات العمل المتبعة وتوجيه المؤسسات المالية العراقية الى هذه التقنيات لتكون داعمة للأساليب الإدارية ومواكبة الاتمتة بغية الاستفادة من خدماتها لتحقيق ميزة تنافسية في عالم سريع التغيير وعلى الاخص داخل بيئة الأعمال المصرفية ولتحقيق اهداف البحث تم اعتماد المنهج الوصفي التحليلي وتم استخدام الاستبانة كأداة لجمع البيانات، إذ تضمنت 42 فقرة، وقد شملت الدراسة 7 مصارف منها مصرفين حكوميين و5 مصارف خاصة وذلك بالاعتماد على عينة من المديرين ورؤساء الاقسام ومسؤولي الشعب والوحدات والموظفين في الاقسام المستهدفة في الدراسة وبلغ عددها 147 من العاملين في تلك المصارف، اذ يقترح البحث تطوير بيئة الأعمال المصرفية عن طريق ادخال تقنيات رقابة مالية تساهم في النهوض بواقع المصارف وتطوير الاداء المالي عن طريق تقليل الجهد والوقت وتوفير الآمان ومن ثم انعكاسها على رضا الزبائن وتحقيق ميزة تنافسية، وتوصلت الدراسة لمجموعة من النتائج باستخدام البرنامج الإحصائي SPSS.v.24 والاساليب الإحصائية (المتوسط الحسابي، الانحراف المعياري، معامل الاختلاف، معامل الارتباط سبيرمان، الانحدار الخطي البسيط ) كان أهمها وجود علاقة ارتباط معنوية بين تِقانة  الرقابة المصرفية وبيئة الأعمال المصرفية، وكذلك وجود علاقة تأثير لتِقانة الرقابة المالية في بيئة الأعمال المصرفية، اما اهم التوصيات فكانت ضرورة توفير انظمة وتقنيات رقابية الكترونية على الانشطة والعمليات المصرفية جميعاً بما يضمن تحقيق الحماية والأمان والسيطرة للعمليات جميعاً وعلى فروع المصارف  كلها. …”
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TÜRKİYE'DE 1980 SONRASI İZLENEN PARA POLİTİKASI by Öğr. Gör. Kamil Cura

“…Ekonomide yeni bir dönem başlamak üzereydi. 1979 ekonomik bunalımı ciddi kararlar, ciddi tedbbirlerle dolu günün doğmasını bekliyordu. 1980 yılı başında % 107'ye ulaşan enflasyon kontrol altına alınmalıydı. 24 Ocak 1980 ekonomik kararlarıyla sıkı para politikası uygulanmış ve enflasyonun hızı kesilmiştir. 1982 yılında % 25'e kadar düşmüştür. …”
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Influence of lateral ambient wind speed on fire smoke behavior in tunnel with unpowered ventilation caps shaft by Weikang Liang, Yuan Wang, Zhonghao Wen, Min Hao, Ru Zhou, Juncheng Jiang

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A Comparative Analysis of Middle-of-Line Contact Architectures for Complementary FETs by Seung Kyu Kim, Johyeon Kim, Gunhee Choi, Kee-Won Kwon, Jongwook Jeon

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Reference Value for the Distance Walked in the Six-Minute Walk Test in Obese Brazilian Men in the Preoperative Period of Bariatric Surgery by Cesar Antonio Luchesa, Thiago Thomaz Mafort, Rafael Rodrigues da Silva, Isabela Cristina Paro, Fernanda Micheli de Souza, Agnaldo José Lopes

“…The 6 MWD was correlated with age (r = −0.388, p=0.0005), weight (r = −0.365, p=0.0007), height (r = 0.285, p=0.022), body mass index (BMI) (r = −0.543, p<0.0001), forced vital capacity (FVC) (r = 0.472, p<0.0001), peak expiratory flow (r = 0.253, p=0.031), and maximal inspiratory pressure (r = 0.313, p=0.017). In the stepwise forward regression analysis, BMI, FVC, and age were the only variables that independently predicted the 6 MWD and explained 40% of its variability. …”
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Analysis and optimization of LN2 two-phase flow in CRAFT NNBI cryopump by Qianxu Wang, Yuanlai Xie, Huihui Hong, Yang Zhu, Fang Wang, Kun Tian, Bin Li

“…The outlet velocity increases from 2.067 m/s to 4.947 m/s for Structure A, and from 1.096 m/s to 6.614 m/s for Structure B. …”
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Synthesis and optical properties of LaSrGaO4:RE3+ (RE = Sm, Eu, Ho) single crystals via optical float zone method by Hasan Yilmaz, Masahiko Isobe, Oliver Clemens, Markus Suta, Pascal Puphal

“…Together with a high physical density of ∼6.4 g/cm3, these phosphors could be conceptualized as interesting candidates for X-ray imaging phosphors aiming at high light yields.…”
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Проблематика математичного розпізнавання образів у робототехнічних системах by Тетяна Кадильникова, Ілля Савчук, Валерій Некрасов

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Modelo predictivo del fracaso de la terapia eléctrica en la fibrilación auricular paroxística by Yoandro Rosabal Garcia, Eddy Alberto Rosales Guibert, lorchen Torres Quiñones

“…Resultados: Los factores de riesgo predictores fueron: edad ≥ 55 años (p= 0,013; odds ratio(OR)= 3,58; intervalo de confianza -IC- 95 %: 1,33-9,67); la fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo (FEVI) ≤ 40 % se observó en 20 pacientes (22,7 %) (p= 0,004; OR= 4,45; IC95 %: 1,54‑12,8); presión de aurícula izquierda elevada, volumen de aurícula izquierda elevado (p= 0,004; OR= 3,11; IC95 %: 1,24-8,77), según el modelo de regresión logística. …”
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Analysis of risk factors for surgical site infection in spinal surgery patients and study of direct economic losses by Qiuxia Zuo, Kexin Zhao, Baoji Dong, Yuan Zhou, Xiao Wang, Adila Maimaiti, Ping Tian

“…Many separate risk variables for SSI were found by multivariate regression analysis: combined underlying diseases (OR 2.634, 95% CI 1.02–6.78), days with an indwelling urinary catheter (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.01–1.88), and days with an indwelling drain (OR 1.449, 95% CI 1.01–2.07). …”
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Growth profile of Bacteroidetes strains under low molecular weight alginate fractions produced by non-thermal processing techniques by Pedro Rivero-Ramos, Pedro J. Fernandez-Julia, Dolores Rodrigo, María Benlloch-Tinoco, Jose Munoz-Munoz

“…In this study, the growth profile of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron VPI-5482, Bacteroides cellulosilyticus WH2 and Dysgonomonas mossii DSMZ22836 on alginate fractions (Mw = 17–58 kDa) with different mannuronic and guluronic ratios (M/G ratio = 0.27–1.14) depolymerised by high hydrostatic pressures (HHP), pulsed electric fields (PEF) and H2O2-based treatments was screened. …”
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Reducing Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Disparities: Performance and Outcomes of a Screening Colonoscopy Program in South Carolina by Sudha Xirasagar, Yi-Jhen Li, James B. Burch, Virginie G. Daguisé, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hébert

“…The adenoma detection rate was 27.8% (males 34.6% and females 25.1%), advanced neoplasm rate 7.7% (including 3 cancers), cecum intubation rate 98.9%, inadequate bowel preparation rate 7.9%, and adverse event rate 0.9%. …”
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