Huerto urbano Adelfas (Madrid, 24 de enero de 2021) by Claudia Antón Biezma

“…Gardens change the geography of cities and make good use of empty slots, and they are also small green lungs against pollution. …”
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Clinical Value of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Detection in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Juan Liu, Qiang Fu, Lili Jiang, Youlian Wang

“…Using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, at the cutoff level of 0.810 μmol/L, ADMA showed good diagnostic efficacy as follows: sensitivity was 97.7%, specificity was 75.6%, and the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.947 (P<0.001). …”
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Quantity and quality of napping to mitigate fatigue and sleepiness among nurses working long night shifts: a prospective observational study by Kazuhiro Watanabe, Inaho Shishido, Yoichi M. Ito, Rika Yano

“…Conclusions Nurses working long night shifts should consider both sufficient napping quantity and good napping quality. We suggest aiming for a TIB of at least 120 min and a SE of at least 70% to mitigate fatigue and sleepiness at the end of a night shift. …”
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Assessment of using transfer learning with different classifiers in hypodontia diagnosis by Tansel Uyar, Didem Sakaryalı Uyar

“…Pretrained convolutional neural network models (AlexNet, DarkNet-19, DarkNet-53, DenseNet-201, EfficientNet, GoogLeNet, InceptionV3, IncResV2, MobileNetV2, NasNet-Mobile, Places365, ResNet-18, ResNet-50, ResNet-101, ShuffleNet, SqueezeNet, VGG-16, VGG-19, and Xception) were used for training with the fine-tuning method and different machine learning classifiers (decision trees, discriminant analysis, logistic regression, naive Bayes, support vector machines, nearest neighbor, ensemble method, and artificial neural network). …”
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Performance of some civil engineering structures on Odukpani clay shale, Southeastern Nigeria by Abidemi Olujide Ilori, Anthony Michael George, Ini Christopher Umoh, Ediomo O. Eyakndue, Ubong Udoette Ukpekpe

“…Within this 21.4 km section, the pavement structure has completely failed while the three bridges within this section are still in good structural health as there is no failure of both superstructure and foundation. …”
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Influencing factors of acute kidney injury in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy and establishment of nomogram model by Ganlin Wu, Ganlin Wu, Yanli Ye, Meirong Xu, Yanxia Zhang, Zuopeng Lu, Lv Huang

“…The C-index of the nomogram risk prediction model in predicting acute kidney injury in diabetic nephropathy is 0.768 (95% CI: 0.663-0.806), and the calibration curve tends to the ideal curve; the prediction threshold is &gt;0.18, and the nomogram risk prediction model provides a clinical net benefits, and clinical net benefits were higher than independent predictors.ConclusionThe establishment of a nomogram model for acute kidney injury in elderly patients with diabetic nephropathy based on age, ACR, CysC, LVEF, and eGFR has a good predictive effect, which can help doctors more accurately assess the patient’s condition and provide a basis for formulating personalized treatment plans.…”
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The analysis of project-based learning models implementation on student motivation and learning achievement by Amara Mery Athaya, Mira Kusmiati, M. Azhar Faturachman

“…The results of the study show that this learning model increases student participation in learning so that students are encouraged to have motivation and achieve in getting good project results.   Abstrak Kegiatan pembelajaran kini tidak hanya terpusat kepada guru, namun peserta didik turut serta aktif dalam prosesnya. …”
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Effects of different doses of remimazolam on the quality of sedation and cardiac function in elderly patients: a double-blind randomised controlled study by Liu Minghong, Qizhu Feng, Huichun Chen, Ju Li, Jun Shi

“…The number of vasoactive drugs used in Group H was higher than that in Group L and Group M, with statistically significant differences (P &lt; 0.05).ConclusionsGeneral anesthesia induction with remimazolam besylate at 0.3 mg/kg in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy showed good quality of sedation, could achieve rapid intubation, with minimal effect on cardiac function and generally favorable safety profile.…”
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Factors influencing virtual reality use in paediatric acquired brain injury upper limb rehabilitation: a qualitative study by Rajat Gupta, William Farr, Daniel Ray, Chandrasekar Rathinam

“…Intensive neurorehabilitation promotes a good long-term functional outcome. Virtual reality (VR) and video game technologies are invaluable adjuncts to traditional neurological rehabilitation as they help to motivate, engage and gain children’s compliance in goal-directed therapy. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting cough variant asthma diagnosis by Jiao Min, Xiaomiao Tang, Di Zhang, Jin Yang, Fei Li, Wei Lei

“…The nomogram demonstrated good discrimination (AUC = 0.829) and calibration, with a sensitivity of 75.3% and specificity of 77.6% at the optimal cutoff. …”
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Generative spatial artificial intelligence for sustainable smart cities: A pioneering large flow model for urban digital twin by Jeffrey Huang, Simon Elias Bibri, Paul Keel

“…To validate its applicability and relevance, the Blue City Project in Lausanne City is examined as a case study, showcasing the ability of the LFM to effectively model and analyze urban flows—namely mobility, goods, energy, waste, materials, and biodiversity—critical to advancing environmental sustainability. …”
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Comparison of Pocket Pulse Oximeter and Standard Pulse Oximeter With ABG Analysis in Critically Ill Patients by Jeswanth Reddy N., Kiran H. S., B. J. Subhash Chandra, Basavana Gowdappa H.

“…We also compared the parameters by Bland Altman Plot and all observations were outside 95% CI (confidence interval), which means that there was a good agreement between O2 saturations by all three methods, that is, ABG, SPO, and PPO; however, ABG O2 saturations were closer to SPO than PPO but this difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Identifying impact factors on the communications and telecommunications sector using ensemble machine learning methods by Badykova Idelia, Biktimirova Kamilla

“…The resulting variable is revenue from communication services, the independent variables are the volume of information transmitted from/to subscribers when accessing the Internet; tariff indices for communication services for legal entities; average number of employees in the telecommunications sector; basic consumer price index for goods and services; average monthly wages of employees in the economy; postal transfers. …”
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Empirical Study of Far-Field Radio Frequency Wireless Power Transfer Testbed for Underground Mines Based on 1.8 GHz by Anabi Hilary Kelechi, Frimpong Samuel

“…Therefore, we recommend them as good candidates for WPT in digital wireless communications. …”
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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

“…Conclusions The findings suggest that ≤ 23 repetitions in the 1MSTS can serve as an indicator of functional impairment, demonstrate a good correlation with 6MWT distance, and effectively predict 18-month mortality in patients with F-ILD. …”
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Influence of Alkali Treatment and Maleated Polypropylene (MAPP) Compatibilizer on the Dry-Sliding Wear and Frictional Behavior of Borassus Fruit Fine Fiber (BFF)/Polypropylene (PP)... by Sumit Nijjar, P. Sudhakara, Shubham Sharma, Sanjeev Saini, Aklilu Teklemariam, V. Mariselvam, Satheesh Kumar Sampath, J. I. Song

“…The frictional coefficient of T + PP + MAPP possesses better interfacial bonding strength upon NaOH treatment, and coupling agent, which results in enhancement of effective contact surface area and good surface friction characteristics, has been observed under different loading conditions. …”
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Usability Testing pada Simulator Media Pembelajaran Lalu Lintas Berbasis Android by I Made Ari Saputra, I Putu Agung Bayupati, Ni Kadek Dwi Rusjayanthi

“…Usability testing on the traffic simulator shows good results. Traffic education simulators can increase user knowledge about traffic signs and road marking. …”
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Access Differentials in Primary Healthcare among Vulnerable Populations in a Health Insurance Setting in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Gertrude Acquah-Hagan, Daniel Boateng, Emmanuel Appiah-Brempong, Peter Twum, Joseph Amankwa Atta, Peter Agyei-Baffour

“…This study was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among multilevel participants of vulnerable groups in Kumasi Metropolis: 710 vulnerable people constituting elderly/aged (n = 359), pregnant women (n = 117), head poters (teenage girls who migrated from the northern Ghana mainly to the capital cities of the Ashanti and Greater Accra region to help in carrying of goods for their livelihood) (n = 86), sex workers (n = 75), and other vulnerable groups (people with disabilities and street participants) (n = 73). …”
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Investigation of Microbial Quality of Milk and Milk Products and Isolations of Some Major Bacteria in the Central and Northwestern Zones of Tigray, Ethiopia by Dawit Gebremichael, Alem Tadesse, Fsahatsion Hailemariam, Birhane Hailay, Hagos Hadgu, Girmay Kalayu

“…Therefore, public education and awareness campaigns on good hygienic practices for dairy farmers and cafeteria owners are essential. …”
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How Organizational Citizenship Behavior Stimulant: Transformational Leadership Identification Model Approaches by Mochamad Soelton, Agus Arijanto, Yanto Ramli, Suprapto, Irmayunita, Subur Karyatun, Anees Janee Ali

“…Conclusion: Leaders who have the ability to lead with a good transformational style will create an atmosphere of OCB among most of their employees, including employee work engagement will increase if the organization has a transformational leadership style. …”
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