Conocimientos sobre factores de riesgo y prevención de enfermedades oculares en pacientes atendidos en la provincia de Cienfuegos by Armando Rafael Milanés Armengol, Kattia Molina Castellanos, Alina González Díaz, Marla Milanés Molina, Ángel Miguel Ojeda Leal

“…A pesar de la relevancia de la función visual en la sociedad actual, los ojos no son objeto de tantas medidas preventivas.…”
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A study on the impact of sports participation support on the level of sports participation of urban junior high school girls in China by Mingyuan Dong, Mingtian Niu, Zhengxin Jiang, Yongchul Choi, Ning Li

“…However, the relationship between middle school girls’ physical activity levels and the actual social support they receive remains unclear.AimThis study aims to explore the support mechanisms that promote increased physical activity participation among middle school girls.MethodsA survey was conducted with 1,371 middle school girls from 16 regions and cities in China. …”
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cfDNA as a surrogate marker for COVID-19 severity in patients with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice: a study protocol for a prospe... by Dorothea Dehnen, Elmo Neuberger, Jürgen in der Schmitten, Ekaterini Giagkou, Perikles Simon, Suzan Botzenhardt

“…Laboratory values of SARS-CoV-2 patients such as lymphocyte counts or C-reactive protein (CRP) do not allow a prediction of the actual course of the disease. To identify a possible predictive marker for the differentiation and prognosis of illness with influenza-like symptoms with and without SARS-CoV-2 infections in general practice, we will analyse the concentrations of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) levels, laboratory and clinical parameters, temperature, oxygen saturation, breathing rate and concomitant symptoms in patients with flu-like symptoms with and without a SARS-CoV-2 infection.Methods and analysis This is a single-centre, two-arm, parallel longitudinal cohort study with a total of 44 patients. 22 patients with flu-like symptoms without a SARS-CoV-2 infection and 22 patients with flu-like symptoms with a SARS-CoV-2 infection will be recruited. …”
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Virtual choir as a kind of digital musical art by Xinbin Fu

“…It was defined that a virtual choir fundamentally differs from a real one in its structure, which, in addition to performers and a conductor, also includes sound engineers and editors. Even in their actual absence, these functions are extremely important and, in fact, replace the conductor’s activity, because the final result depends much more on the sound engineer and editor than on the conductor’s personality. …”
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Leveraging Deep Learning and Multimodal Large Language Models for Near-Miss Detection Using Crowdsourced Videos by Shadi Jaradat, Mohammed Elhenawy, Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Alexander Paz, Richi Nayak

“…However, these incidents are often underrepresented in traffic safety research, which tends to focus primarily on actual crashes. This study introduces a novel AI-based framework designed to detect and analyze near-miss and crash events in crowdsourced dashcam footage. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…The aim of the study was to identify the actual socio-psychological characteristics of the personality of underage students who are prone to addictive behaviour.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Factores pronósticos de la mortalidad de pacientes con reintervenciones de cirugía abdominal en Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos by Yordany Quintana Dorta, Angel Antonio Urbay Ruiz, Elaine Teresa Gutiérrez Pérez, Mabel Merlán Martínez, Leyla Aurora Rodríguez Pedraza, Isabel Vázquez Curdis

“…Una reintervención oportuna, a pesar de los progresos de la terapéutica actual, corrobora el pensamiento de que "es mejor mirar y ver, que esperar para ver". …”
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Exploring the burden of cholera in the WHO African region: patterns and trends from 2000 to 2023 cholera outbreak data by Joseph Okeibunor, Saliou Diallo, Abdou Salam Gueye, Etien Luc Koua, Jean Paul Kimenyi, Vincent Dossou Sodjinou, Fleury Hybriel Moussana, Freddy Kambale

“…Introduction Cholera outbreaks remain persistent in the WHO African region, with an increased trend in recent years. This study analyses actual drivers of cholera including correlations with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) indicators, and climate change trends.Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive and analytic study. …”
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Effects of a Pain Catastrophizing Induction on Sensory Testing in Women with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study by Chloe J. Taub, John A. Sturgeon, Kevin A. Johnson, Sean C. Mackey, Beth D. Darnall

“…Pain catastrophizing, a pattern of negative cognitive-emotional responses to actual or anticipated pain, maintains chronic pain and undermines response to treatments. …”
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EL ROL DE LOS ACTORES PÚBLICOS EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN ESPACIO TURÍSTICO: EL CASO DE VILLA EL CHOCÓN by Mariana Suárez

“…En el actual contexto de redefinición del rol de los actores públicos, se puede identificar un cambio en la concepción del mismo respecto a la ordenación territorial, el aprovechamiento de recursos y la proyección del desarrollo. …”
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Weight-Based Standardized Sugammadex Dosing in Pediatrics: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Compliance with Dosing Guidelines and Reduce Waste and Cost by Sydney E. S. Brown, Michael Meyer, Andrea Meyer, Ruth Cassidy, Xinyi Zhao, Deborah Wagner, Laura Wetzel, Douglas A. Colquhoun

“…Sugammadex vials were fractionated into 25, 50, or 100 mg aliquots, which would be distributed to anesthesia staff by pharmacy staff in approximate 2 mg/kg of actual body weight doses (±10%). We analyzed changes in sugammadex waste and dosing practices 1/1/2019 to 3/15/2023 pre/postintervention (4/1/2021). …”
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A Comparison of Dental Students’ Self-Assessment and Instructors’ Assessment in Competency Examinations in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry Course by Alghilan MA, Munaga S, Aldakhil A

“…Students who underestimate their performance in self-assessment tend not to show improvement in their actual performance.Keywords: assessment, dental education, dental student, operative dentistry, rubric, self-assessment…”
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Topological graphs: a review of some of our achievements and perspectives in physical chemistry and homogeneous catalysis by Bougueroua, Sana, Aboulfath, Ylène, Cimas, Alvaro, Hashemi, Ali,  Pidko, Evgeny A., Barth, Dominique, Gaigeot, Marie-Pierre

“…We show hereby that the use of algorithmic graph theory provides a direct and fast approach to identify the actual conformations sampled over time in a trajectory. …”
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Rapid fabrication and dissolution of pressed 58Ni/Mg matrix targets for 55Co production by Jonathan Siikanen, Stefan Milton, Klas Bratteby, Wilson Lin, Jonathan W. Engle, Emma Jussing, Thuy A. Tran

“…The method presented here using Mg as a support metal for fixation of the actual target material into target coins is applicable for other target combinations as well. …”
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Heightened demand for mental health information resources during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Germany: A retrospective longitudinal analysis of helpline calls by Jil Zippelius, Simon Schreynemackers, Ulrich Hegerl, Hanna Reich

“…These predictive models were validated by comparing the anticipated caller volumes with actual observations. Unique weekly seasonality parameters were assigned to the lockdown phases to capture anticipated variations in calling patterns. …”
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Prediction of fish (Coilia nasus) catch using spatiotemporal environmental variables and random forest model in a highly turbid macrotidal estuary by Vishal Singh Rawat, Gubash Azhikodan, Katsuhide Yokoyama

“…The results revealed that model M19, which incorporated salinity, SSC, and discharge, achieved the highest predictive accuracy (R2 = 0.89) and closely matched actual field conditions. Further, the results agree with previous research, as spatial distribution plots showed a preference for mature C. nasus habitats 15–16 km upstream from the river mouth. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for all-cause mortality in maintenance dialysis patients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jingcan Wu, Xuehong Li, Hong Zhang, Lin Lin, Man Li, Gangyi Chen, Cheng Wang

“…According to the calibration curve, the nomogram predicted survival accurately matched the actual survival rate. The DCA showed the nomogram got more clinical net benefit in both the training and validation sets.Conclusions The effective and convenient nomogram may help clinicians quantify the risk of mortality in maintenance dialysis patients.…”
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A stomatal optimization model integrating leaf stomata-photosynthetic capacity regulation in response to soil water stress by Yong Liu, Tiesong Hu, Rui Zhu, Qiuwen Chen, Xiang Zeng, Peiran Jing, Yifan Huang

“…Additionally, the SRSC model reasonably predicted a coordinated decline in gs and Vcmax25 and concurrently mitigated the classical models that simulate gs and leaf water potential responses deviating from the actual values under drought conditions. More importantly, the SRSC model revealed that experiencing drought and flooding stresses in rice improved intrinsic water use efficiency by increasing photosynthetic capacity. …”
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Ensamble de una estación meteorológica con sensores para monitorear parámetros ambientales by Jorge Enrique Díaz-Pinzón, Jorge Rodríguez-González

“…Todos los sistemas y estrategias de monitoreo de sensores tienen un fundamento y una justificación en el centro de datos que ayudan a determinar el estado actual del medio ambiente o identificar tendencias en los parámetros ambientales. …”
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A Laboratory Approach Considering Salinity to Investigate Archie’s Parameters in Deep Shale: A Case Study in Longmaxi Formation, Southern Sichuan by Yanran Li, Xiangui Liu, Changhong Cai, Zhiming Hu, Bo Wu, Ying Mu, Xianggang Duan, Qingxiu Zhang, Shuti Zeng, Jingshu Guo, Zhijin Pu

“…The results indicate that Archie’s parameters of “a,” “b,” “m,” and “n” under actual brine salinity are assigned to 1.47, 1, 1.26, and 1.6, respectively. …”
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