Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

“…Objective To examine the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) and the clinical features of VO focusing on risk factors for death using a Japanese nationwide administrative database.Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Hospitals adopting the Diagnosis Procedure Combination system during 2007–2010.Participants We identified 7118 patients who were diagnosed with VO (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes: A18.0, M46.4, M46.5, M46.8, M46.9, M48.9 and M49.3, checked with the detailed diagnoses in each case and all other codes indicating the presence of a specific infection) and hospitalised between July and December, 2007–2010, using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.Main outcome measures The annual incidence of VO was estimated. …”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…The collected data was cross-checked for errors of omission and completeness, coded and analysed using SPSS computer package. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Coffee Husk Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement in Concrete C30. by Niwainamani, Laban

“…Recommend efficient curing at early ages as the OPC - CHA showed early strength gain and checking the chemical composition, state of CHA using advanced methods such as X-Ray Diffrnction (XRD) Analysis.…”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…The QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BN20 scales were used to assess QoL, while neurocognitive function was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test. Data normality were checked using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and non-parametric methods were used to compare scores. …”
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Clinical decision fatigue: a systematic and scoping review with meta-synthesis by Nicola Grignoli, Serena Petrocchi, Peter Schulz, Luca Gabutti, Greta Manoni, Jvan Gianini

“…The Preferred Reporting Item for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses scoping review checklist has been applied and checked.Information sources Six databases were systematically searched by two independent researchers according to a predefined set of keywords.Results 43 papers were included, of which 25 were empirical. …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…The relationship between pornography and academic engagement was checked using the Pearson (r) correlation co-efficient. …”
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Point-of-care tests in the emergency medical services: a scoping review by T. H. M. Moore, S. Dawson, K. Kirby, R. Body, A. Thompson, Y. O. Adepoju, R. Perry, H. Nicholson, J. Dinnes, K. Mitchell, J. Savović, S. Voss, J. R. Benger

“…One author screened titles and abstracts, full-text papers and extracted data with a second author checking the data. A scoping review framework was used to categorise studies according to demographics, study design, medical conditions, biomarkers and test devices. …”
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ECONOMIC ASPECT OF CRIMINAL LAW COUNTERACTION TO JUSTIFICATION OF ARMED AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE: RISKS FOR THE STATE BUDGET IN THE LIGHT OF THE PRACTICE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF... by Andrii Lapkin, Daryna Yevtieieva, Daria Kukovynets

“…In order to achieve this objective, the compliance of Art. 4362 of the CCU by the provisions of Articles 3, 5, 8 and 10 of the Convention and the practice of the ECHR was checked. Мaterials and methods. The empirical basis of the study was as follows: (1) statistical data on Ukraine's participation as a defendant in the ECHR and the expenses incurred by it for the compensation of damages in 2019-2023; (2) approximately 900 verdicts of Ukrainian courts under Article 4362 of the Criminal Code; (3) the survey results of 4015 law enforcement officers of Ukraine on countering the glorification of the Russian armed aggression in Ukraine; (4) the survey results of 16 Ukrainian judges on countering the glorification of the Russian armed aggression in Ukraine; (5) 46 ECHR judgments. …”
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Peringkasan Artikel Berbahasa Indonesia Menggunakan TextRank dengan Pembobotan BM25 by Yurdha Fadhila Hernawan, Putra Pandu Adikara, Randy Cahya Wihandika

“…In this study, extractive summarization is done by checking each sentence in a document and ranking the important sentences. …”
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Comparing Optimal Portfolio Performance Based on Skew-Normal Distribution and Skew-Laplace-Normal Distribution: A Mean-Absolute Deviation-Entropy Approach by Hila Rezaei, Gholamhossien Golarzi, Omid Karimi

“…The reliability of these estimates was then checked using bootstrap sampling with 1,000 repetitions. …”
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Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan among patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Madiha Butt, Ayesha Niazi, Zahra Rafique, Nadia Shams, Lubna Meraj, Asma Rauf

“…EF, NT Pro-BNP levels re-checked at 6th month. The primary endpoint was EF improvement at 6 months. …”
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Viral load suppression rate of third-line antiretroviral therapy and its association with gender among HIV patients after second-line treatment failure in Africa: a systematic revi... by Tilahun Degu Tsega, Sintayehu Simie Tsega, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Getaneh Atikilt Yemata, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Almaw Genet Yeshiwas, Getasew Yirdaw, Chalachew Yenew, Anley Shiferaw Enawgaw, Amare Genetu Ejigu, Ahmed Fentaw Ahmed, Zeamanuel Anteneh Yigzaw, Berhanu Abebaw Mekonnen, Meron Asmamaw Alemayehu, Abathun Temesgen, Abebaw Molla, Habitamu Mekonen, Assefa Andargie Kassa, Gashaw Melkie Bayeh

“…Publication bias was checked using a funnel plot, Begg’s and Egger’s test, followed by the DerSimonian and Laird random effects model. …”
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Causal role of plasma liposome in diabetic retinopathy: mendelian randomization (MR) study by Kai Yin, Lu Ding, Xueyan Li, Yuqi Zhang, Siyu Song, Liyuan Cao, Ruixue Deng, Min Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang

“…We conducted a two-sample MR analysis, and statistical analysis were performed using the inverse variance weighted (IVW) with the addition of the MR-Egger, weighted median (WM), constrained maximum likelihood and model averaging (cML-MA) to test for causal associations between lipid levels and DR. Heterogeneity was checked using Cochran’s Q statistic. The MR Pleiotropy Residual Sum and Outlier (MR-PRESSO) global test and the MR-Egger regression were used to detect horizontal pleiotropy. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…The multicollenearity between independent variables and model fitness were checked by using the variable inflation factor (VIF) and Hosmer Lemeshow model fitness test, respectively. …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…The analysis team proposed themes based on review of coded data, which were validated through member checking with a community advisory board serving Latino individuals in the region and finalized through discussion with the entire research team. …”
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Analisis Kesiapan Penerapan Process Mining pada Sistem Manajemen Pembelajaran Universitas Telkom by Angelina Prima Kurniati, Gede Agung Ary Wisudiawan

“…Process mining aims to discover process models as recorded in the LMS, conformance checking of process execution to the defined procedure, and suggest improvements. …”
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Analisis Asosiasi Untuk Menemukan Pola Pada Terapi Obat Pasien Dengan Menggunakan Metode Apriori by Evi Dewi Sri Mulyani, Teuku Mufizar, Sarmidi Sarmidi, Cepi Rahmat Hidayat, Dede Syahrul Anwar, Rofi Chaeruddin

“…The dataset was obtained from the Nabila Clinic which contains health services such as checking the patient's condition, giving actions, and administering drugs according to doctor's prescriptions. …”
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Transcriptomic profiles of monocyte-derived macrophages exposed to SARS-CoV-2 VOCs reveal immune-evasion escape driven by delta by Alessia Gallo, Josè Camilla Sammartino, Roberta Vazzana, Roberto Giambruno, Claudia Carcione, Nicola Cuscino, Salvatore Castelbuono, Vitale Miceli, Matteo Bulati, Daniele Lilleri, Irene Cassaniti, Pier Giulio Conaldi, Fausto Baldanti

“…Surprisingly, our data showed that macrophages exposed to the Delta variant exhibited a transcriptional profile more similar to the naïve control group, while macrophages exposed to the Omicron variant showed intermediate differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between the two groups. By checking the canonical markers for M1/M2 differentiation states, we did not observe any expression in macrophages exposed to the Delta variant, suggesting an M0 status, comparable to the naïve control group. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“…he didn’t really care; he had won. The crowd cheered for him as he waived proudly and then stooped forward to reach for the helmet; he wanted to see his face! …”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“… A survey was conducted using the National Open University database to ascertain the number of women from the northwestern states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara studying in the University based on the admission records from 2018 to 2022. The study also checked the faculties where those women registered during the last 4 years to determine the role of Open and Distance Learning in giving women access to higher education. …”
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