Clinical Comparative Study of Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Aflibercept in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Cystoid Macular Edema by Yanxia Zhu, Jun Li, Songping Yu, Bangxun Mao, Jia Ying

“…Conclusion The curative effect of intravitreal injection of both triamcinolone acetonide and aflibercept is good on DR cystoid macular edema. The curative effect of aflibercept is better, which can improve visual acuity and quality of life, and regulate cytokines in aqueous humor, with high safety. …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest among students under school supervision in Japan: a descriptive epidemiological study (2008–2021) by Kosuke Kiyohara, Mamoru Ayusawa, Masahiko Nitta, Takeichiro Sudo, Taku Iwami, Ken Nakata, Yuri Kitamura, Tetsuhisa Kitamura

“…Conclusions: OHCAs of cardiac origin were more frequently associated with VF and had relatively good prognoses. In contrast, OHCAs of non-cardiac and traumatic origins consistently resulted in poor outcomes, highlighting the critical importance of prevention strategies to reduce the occurrence of these incidents.…”
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Prevention of sufentanil-induced cough during induction of general anesthesia by low-dose esketamine by Xueyue Zhou, Chaoping Guo, Boyu Liu, Yongqing Guan, Shengxiang Wang, Jun Ji

“…Conclusion Low-dose esketamine (0.2 mg/kg) can significantly reduce the incidence of sufentanil-induced cough during the induction of general anaesthesia in patients, with a small impact on haemodynamics, no adverse reactions, and good safety.…”
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A Simple Nomogram for Predicting the Development of ARDS in Postoperative Patients with Gastrointestinal Perforation: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Zhang Z, Zhao H, Zhang Z, Jia L, Long L, Fu Y, Du Q

“…The calibration curve and decision curve analysis (DCA) demonstrate that the nomogram possesses good predictive value and clinical practicability.Conclusion: Our research introduced a nomogram that integrates six independent risk factors, facilitating the precise prediction of ARDS risk in postoperative patients following gastrointestinal perforation.Keywords: gastrointestinal perforation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, prediction model, nomogram…”
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Feasibility of a pragmatic randomized adaptive clinical trial to evaluate a brief negotiational interview for harmful and hazardous alcohol use in Moshi, Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Kaitlyn Friedman, Ashley J Phillips, Mary Catherine Minnig, Francis M Sakita, Kennedy M Ngowi, Brian Suffoletto, Jon Mark Hirshon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Our intervention and trial design are feasible and acceptable, have evidence of good fidelity, and did not show problematic deviations in protocol. …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…Among them, 57.9% of participants had good knowledge of essential newborn care. The type of profession (AOR=5.79, [2.47, 13.58]), educational level (AOR=3.26, [1.42, 7.52]), interest to work in delivery room (AOR=4.85, [1.89, 12.42]), and presence of guidelines (AOR=2.29, [1.18, 4.45]) were the factors significantly associated with having knowledge of essential newborn care. …”
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A BERT-Based Classification Model: The Case of Russian Fairy Tales by Валерий Дмитриевич Соловьев, Марина Ивановна Солнышкина, Andrey Ten, Николай Аркадиевич Прокопьев

“…Our experiments with cointegrated/rubert-tiny, ai forever/ruBert-base, and DeepPavlov/rubert-base-cased-sentence on different classification tasks demonstrate that our models achieve state-of-the-art results with the best accuracy of 95.9% in cointegrated/rubert-tiny thus outperforming the other two models by a good margin. Thus, the achieved by AI classification accuracy is so high that it can compete with that of human expertise.    …”
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Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Layanan Dokumen Alumni Politeknik Statistika STIS by Ni Ketut Ananta Kusuma Dewi, Nori Wilantika

“…All features in this system are valid based on the Black-box Testing results and get a score of 73,25 which means the system are accepted by users and the category is good.   …”
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Source rock characterization of the Dingo Claystone, Barrow Sub-basin, Australia – Influence of contamination on geochemical analyses by Ummi Fayyadhah Binti Haji Talipudin, Mohamed Ragab Shalaby

“…This study reveals that the Dingo Claystone Formation has total organic carbon (TOC) contents ranging from 0.66 % to 8.31 %. A poor to good hydrocarbon generation potential is indicated, with a production yield (PY=S1 + S2) ranging from 1.37 to 10.44 mg HC/g rock. …”
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Study on the Genetic Differences in Reservoir Characteristics Based on the Bidirectional Provenance of the Yanchang Formation in the Jiyuan Area, Ordos Basin, China by Qiang Tong, Zhaohui Xia, Jixin Huang, Junchang Wu, Yusheng Wang, Zheng Meng, Chaoqian Zhang

“…Finally, sedimentation is the basis for high-quality reservoir development, and good mineral content composition and favorable diagenetic transformation cause reservoir dissimilarity.…”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

“…In this study, “high welfare conditions” are defined as situations where animals have access to adequate feeding, suitable housing, good health, and opportunities to express natural behaviours. …”
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Assessment of the validity and reliability of the nurses’ professional values scale—revised in Persian version among nursing students by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Ladan Zarshenas, Kobra Parvan, Maryam Shaygan, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Brian Thomson

“…Cronbach’s alpha coefficients ranged from 0.53 to 0.83 for the factors and 0.91 for the entire scale, showing good internal consistency. IRT analysis confirmed that alpha parameters for all items were statistically significant and at an acceptable level. …”
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The USA and the energy transition of the 21st century: Measures to overcome dependence on China in critical minerals by N. А. Biryukova

“…Since the middle of 2010s, international community (developed economies primarily) has been paying increasing attention to the reduction of carbon footprint in the environment by means of large-scale deployment of renewable energy, electrification of transport system and sustainable production of goods. Aspiring to become a global leader of energy transition, the United States of America has already taken a set of measures to stimulate technological growth. …”
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Comparison of the Insertion Conditions and Haemodynamic Changes during I-Gel Insertion using Propofol, Ketamine-Propofol (Ketofol) and Thiopentone Intravenous Induction Agents: An... by Pooja Arpapan Shah, Aashi Nilesh Surti, Anupapama Kumari, Dinesh K Chauhan, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Introduction: The I-gel was designed to mitigate adverse reactions by providing the advantages of a secure airway without the complications associated with visualisation and tracheal intubation, specifically reducing the risk of barotrauma and vocal cord damage. Insertion requires a good induction agent and adequate depth of anaesthesia to achieve proper jaw relaxation and to prevent effects such as coughing, gagging, laryngospasm and any movements. …”
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Circular RNA encoded by PPARG in the peripheral blood and a lipopolysaccharide-induced cardiomyocyte inflammation model is identified as a marker of fulminant myocarditis by Shasha Huang, Shumin He, Fei Xiao, Yang Zhou, Su Lyu

“…ROC curve analysis showed that the level of circ_PPARG in peripheral blood had a good ability to distinguish patients with FM from healthy controls. …”
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after s... by Gozde Ozakinci, Stephan U Dombrowski, Andrew Murphy, Albert Farre, Jenna Breckenridge, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine, Keith Jenkinson

“…All but one participant read and responded to texts, indicating good engagement. Effect sizes (Cohen’s d; per cent change) were demonstrated in step count (0.2; 13%), extended activities of daily living (0.24; 8.3%) and mental well-being (0.35; 7%). …”
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Event Marketing Model in the Industrial Markets by Abolfazl khosravi, Mohammad Hosein Yarahmadzehi, Mohammad Mahdieh Najafabadi, Maysam Shafiee, Zohreh Alizadeh Yazdi

“…Finally, according to the results of the expert evaluation and data analysis, academic and practical suggestions are presented.Introduction This research has provided a good model for event marketing in industrial markets, given the necessity of using the event marketing and previous research. …”
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Efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions on cognitive impairment: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials by Minmin Wu, Wenjing Song, Xue Wang, Lili Teng, Jinting Li, Jiongliang Zhang, Xinyue Li, Donghui Yu, Huanhuan Jia, Binhan Wang, Qiang Tang, Luwen Zhu

“…NIBS interventions showed no significant correlation with neuropsychiatric symptoms but demonstrated good tolerability in terms of safety and acceptability. …”
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CompositIA: an open-source automated quantification tool for body composition scores from thoraco-abdominal CT scans by Raffaella Fiamma Cabini, Andrea Cozzi, Svenja Leu, Benedikt Thelen, Rolf Krause, Filippo Del Grande, Diego Ulisse Pizzagalli, Stefania Maria Rita Rizzo

“…Regression and Bland–Altman analyses demonstrated a strong linear relationship and good agreement between automated and manual scores (p values < 0.001 for all indices), with mean PREs ranging from 5.13% to 15.18%. …”
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Optimizing FACTS Device Placement Using the Fata Morgana Algorithm: A Cost and Power Loss Minimization Approach in Uncertain Load Scenario-Based Systems by Mohammad Aljaidi, Pradeep Jangir, Sunilkumar P. Agrawal, Sundaram B. Pandya, Anil Parmar, Ali Fayez Alkoradees, Arpita, Aseel Smerat

“…FATA theoretically provides a good balance between exploration and exploitation, and produces better global solutions. …”
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