Cardiovascular Characterization of Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anemia by Nancy González Vales, Ximena Laura Graña, Lucía Díaz Morejón, Tamara Sánchez Estrada, Belkis Rodríguez Jorge, Ifraín Machín Caride

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted in the hematology and cardiology consultations of the Paquito González Cueto de Cienfuegos University Pediatric Hospital from July 1, 2011 to July 31, 2012. The variables analyzed were: age, sex, mean baseline hemoglobin, nutritional status, interrogation and physical examination, bloo<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the predominant age group was 7 to 10 years old, with 52.4 %, with a predominance male sex standing out, baseline hemoglobin between 80 and 90.9g / l represented 57 %. 85.7 % had hepatomegaly and in 71.4 % there was arterial dance, 57.1 % showed systolic murmur and 23.8 % suprasternal beat. 100 % of the cases presented normal electrocardiogram and echocardiogram. …”
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ADDED VALUES OF SOCIAL CRM: THE EXAMINATION OF CUSTOMER PERSPECTIVE by Amila Pilav-Velic, Anes Hrnjić, Ljubica Milanović Glavan, Azra Hanić

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A new method for evaluation and comprehensive drought Monitoring in the Urmia Lake Basin using a Synthesized Drought Index (SDI) by Zahra Ebadi Nehari, Mahdi Erfanian, Sima Kazempour Choursi

“…For this purpose, MOD13A3, MOD11A2 and TRMM 3B43 data series were downloaded y for the period of 2001–2012. After initial processing, drought indicators were calculated using LST NDVI and TRMM data, and monthly drought severity maps were prepared. …”
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Urban morphologies of films on the Spanish Mediterranean coast by Sergio Reyes Corredera, Antonio Martínez Puche, Inés Aquilué Junyent

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SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA by Moses Samuel BASSEY, Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU, Ekaette Eunice ETIM, Ekaette Joy ETOPOBONG

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Incidence of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections: Evaluation of Bundle Prevention in Two Intensive Care Units in Central Brazil by Thais Yoshida, Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva, Luciana Leite Pineli Simões, Rafael Alves Guimarães

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted in two ICUs (adult and pediatric) between 2012 and 2015. Two periods were compared to assess the effect of the intervention in incidence density of CVC-BSIs: before and after intervention, related to the stages before and after the implementation of the bundle, respectively. …”
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Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy System By Using Particle Optimization Technique for the Rural Border Areas in Iraq : Case Study by Husam Salim, Jabbar Rashed

“…Based on the results from the first type of PSO algorithm were found to be the most suitable for implementing this system were as follows, the ideal values for Number of Photovoltaic (NPV) (1235), Number of Wind Turbines (NWT) (58), Number of Diesel Generators (NDG) (12), Number of Batteries (NBT) (3112), Number of Converters (NCon)(46), COE (0.117 US$/KWh), loss power supply probability (LPSP) (0.2065%), REL (79.35%), REP (18%) and TNPC (9.36 MUS$). …”
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Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital by Raees Abbas Lail, Areeba Farooq, Qurrat-ul-Ain Tahir, Sadaf Shafique, Syeda Tooba Fatmi, Abdul Ghaffar

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El mercado de trabajo argentino desde mediados de los años noventa en el contexto de las particularidades de su ciclo económico by Agustín Arakaki, Juan M. Graña, Damián Kennedy

“…Para ello, se analiza la dinámica de diferentes variables laborales relevantes (empleo, salario, evolución del sector informal urbano y calidad del vínculo laboral) en etapas identificadas según la dinámica económica general: 1991-2002, 2003-2011 y 2012-2021. La principal conclusión es que sólo en instancias de un flujo particularmente elevado de renta de la tierra (2008-2011) se logró una mejora genuina en las condiciones de empleo y de vida de la población argentina, la cual no logró revertir su pronunciado deterioro ocurrido desde mediados de la década de los setenta. …”
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Machine learning for predicting Chagas disease infection in rural areas of Brazil. by Fabio De Rose Ghilardi, Gabriel Silva, Thallyta Maria Vieira, Ariela Mota, Ana Luiza Bierrenbach, Renata Fiuza Damasceno, Lea Campos de Oliveira, Alexandre Dias Porto Chiavegatto Filho, Ester Sabino

“…<h4>Results</h4>The Adaboost algorithm yielded an AUC-ROC of 0.772, a precision of 0.199, and a recall of 0.612. We simulated the decision boundary using various thresholds and observed that in this dataset a threshold of 0.45 resulted in a 100% recall. …”
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Dinámicas demográficas de la población rural cubana: desigualdades territoriales en el periodo 2006-2021 by Mercedes de los Ángeles Rodríguez Rodríguez, Manuel Ramón González-Herrera, Cecilia Santana-Rivero

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The use of Spirulina platensis as tilapiaOreochromis niloticusdiet supplementation by Nur Bambang Priyo Utomo, Firsty Rahmatia, Mia Setiawati

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Prevalence of Corneal Astigmatism in Patients before Cataract Surgery in Northern China by Xiaoyong Yuan, Hui Song, Gang Peng, Xia Hua, Xin Tang

“…Results. The study evaluated 12,449 eyes from 6,908 patients with a mean age of 69.80±11.15 (SD) years. …”
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Digital markers of asthma exacerbations: a systematic review by Brenda Cokorudy, Jeff Harrison, Amy Hai Yan Chan

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Phenotypic Plasticity in Gut Length in the Planktivorous Filter-Feeding Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) by Zhixin Ke, Xie Ping, Longgen Guo

“…There was a nearly significant negative correlation between zooplankton proportion in the diet and the relative gut length when silver carp were stocked in a high density (p = 0.112). It appears that silver carp might have evolved plasticity to change their gut length rapidly to facilitate efficient utilization of food resources. …”
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Governança cooperativa e sistemas de controle gerencial: uma abordagem teórica de custos da agência by Sigismundo Bialoskorski Neto, Marcelo Francini Girão Barroso, Amaury José Rezende

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Comparison of Coupled and Uncoupled Modeling of Floating Wind Farms with Shared Anchors by Katherine Coughlan, Ericka Lozon, Matthew Hall, Bruce Martin, Sanjay Arwade

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Retrospective Analysis of the Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Follow-Up Study of Continuous... by Gongli Zhou, Xuefeng Zhang, Ke Xu, Beibei Zhang, Ruiqing Su, Tingting Cai, Wei Zhao, Feng Li

“…The VRR was −745.69 ± 1012.69 (%), −150.35 ± 395.5 (%), 46.47 ± 138.74 (%), 92.95 ± 27.88 (%), 97.78 ± 10.99 (%), and 99.27 ± 3.82 (%), respectively, at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after RFA. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Leukopenia and Neutropenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Valganciclovir in the United States by Qinghua Li, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Pamela Moise, Harry Jin, Kaylen Brzozowski, Irina Kolobova

“…**Methods:** Using TriNetX Dataworks-USA, a federated, de-identified electronic medical record database, we identified adult KTRs who underwent their first kidney transplant from January 2012 to September 2020. All eligible patients were followed for 1 year. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE IT SECTOR: WAS THE ADJUSTMENT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED? THE CASE OF CROATIA by Julia Perić, Ružica Stanić

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