Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting perioperative transfusion in children undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB by Wenting Wang, He Wang, Jia Liu, Yu Jin, Bingyang Ji, Jinping Liu

“…Conclusions Our predictive model exhibits good performance in assessing PRT risk in pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB, providing clinicians a practical tool to optimize individualized perioperative blood management strategies for this vulnerable population.…”
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Operation Standard for Sling Exercise with Tuina Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Techniques by LI Li, CHANG Guangzhe, SUN Guodong, SUN Jinglong, FENG Ziyun, MA Zhaoshui, CHENG Yiran

“…This technical specification can provide operational guidance for traditional Chinese medicine doctors, rehabilitation therapists and other professional and technical personnel to perform "technique of sling exercise with Tuina therapy" rehabilitation treatment, with good clinical applicability, safety and effectiveness.…”
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The experience of Italian student athletes enrolled in a dual career university program: the challenges of employability by Mattia Belluzzi, Alessia Ferraboli, Caterina Gozzoli, Chiara D’Angelo

“…The results can serve as a first step in developing good practices for supporting and guiding student-athletes enrolled in Dual Career programs, by addressing aspects recognized in the scientific literature as practical implications for supporting employability development.…”
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Influence of sediment additions on the mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced concrete in aggressive environments by Louafi Goudih, Hamid Sellaf, Benamar Balegh, Ali Meksi, Adda Hadj Mostefa, Mohamed Elamine Dahamni

“…Additionally, all concrete samples exhibited good resistance to sulfuric acid due to the formation of expansive ettringite which protected the concrete from further degradation. …”
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Spatially Varying Relation between Built Environment and Station-Level Subway Passenger-Distance by Hongtai Yang, Zhihao Zhao, Chaozhe Jiang, Yi Wen, Malik Muneeb Abid

“…The comparison shows that the MGWR model that considers both global and local variables has the best goodness of fit. Results also show that 11 of the 25 potential variables are significantly related to SLPD. …”
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Characterising the scale-up and performance of antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational study using growth curves by Benjamin Bigelow, Stéphane Verguet

“…We fitted non-linear regressions for the two models, assessed goodness of fit using the Bayesian information criterion (BIC), and ranked countries based on their estimated performance drawn from the fitted model parameters.Results We extracted country performance in rates of scale-up of ART coverage, which ranged from ≤2.5 percentage points per year (South Sudan, Sudan, and Madagascar) to ≥8.0 percentage points per year (Benin, Zimbabwe and Namibia), using the Gompertz model. …”
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EFFECT OF THE SCREENS RADIANT REFLECTANCE ON THERMAL TRANSPORT PROCESS IN THE CLADDING STRUCTURES by V. D. Sizov, L. V. Nesterov, V. M. Kopko

“…The humidity regime calculations establish good acceptability of the enclosure service conditions in winter. …”
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CO2 Adsorption from Biogas Using Amine-Functionalized MgO by Preecha Kasikamphaiboon, Uraiwan Khunjan

“…The results demonstrate that MgO-TEPA-40 possesses good stability and regenerability which are important for the potential application of this amine-based adsorbent.…”
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Synthesis, In Silico, and Biological Applications of Novel Heteroleptic Copper (II) Complex of Natural Product-Based Semicarbazone Ligands by Fekadu Muleta, Tegene Desalegn

“…The obtained data indicates the ligand (L1) has good mean inhibition zones on Staphylococcus aureus (12.42 ± 0.00 mm) and S. pyogenes (11.64 ± 0.12 mm) bacteria. …”
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Measurement of Several Hematological and Serological Parameters in Patients with Scabies by Mariam Y. Al-Fadhly, Wasan A. Al-Marsomy, Hiba H. Maqdasi .

“…The current study involved the collection of blood samples from a patient group infected with scabies disease, comprising sixty individuals, and a control group of sixty individuals who were in good health. The tests showed that there were no statistically significant differences between the scabies patients and the control group for Hb (12.86± 0.31, 12.88± 0.20), PCV (34.40±0.94, 40.35±0.59), and platelets (244.80±9.58, 237.23±8.97), Respectively. …”
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Improving sensitivity in the deep regions of a volume conductor using electrical focused impedance methods by Mobarak Mahjabin, Rabbani K Siddique-e

“…The new configuration of 4-electrode FIM gave good depth sensitivity supporting the effectiveness of the new placement of electrodes.…”
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Effects of scrap rubber waste on the mechanical performance of mortar made of crushed sand and sediment by Adda Hadj Mostefa, Benamar Balegh, Hamid Sellaf, Mohamed Elamine Dahamni

“…Conclusion: Crushed sand and sediment particles are effective fillers for mortar, ensuring good performance and improved strength. The efficiency of these materials depends on their morphology and genesis. …”
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Potentiometric Determination of Ketotifen Fumarate in Pharmaceutical Preparations and Urine Using Carbon Paste and PVC Membrane Selective Electrodes by Eman Y. Z. Frag, Gehad G. Mohamed, Mohamed M. Khalil, Mohammad M. A. Hwehy

“…The obtained results were in a good agreement with those obtained using the reported spectrophotometric method.…”
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Compliance with research participant protection guidelines by Nigerian medical journals by Adaora A. Onyiaorah, Euzebus C. Ezugwu

“…Conclusion Although there is fairly good compliance of Nigerian medical journals with research participant protection recommendations, there are still gaps, which highlight the need for remedial measures.…”
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Comparison of Instrumental Variable Methods With Continuous Exposure and Binary Outcome: A Simulation Study by Shunichiro Orihara, Atsushi Goto

“…The second pair showed a relatively good performance when strong IVs are available; however, the estimates suffered from a significant bias when only weak IVs are used. …”
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Cost-Benefit analysis for energy efficiency of existing hotel building by Satriopratomo Dhimas F., Padma Devia Yatnanta, Susanti Lilya

“…The purpose of establishing a hotel building itself is expected to get good financial benefits as much as possible. In order to increase the cost-benefit for the building, increasing the energy efficiency is a major way to save energy and thus reduce energy expenses from the existing building. …”
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Assessment of adaptability and fruit quality in new apple cultivars for intensive orchards by N. G. Krasova, Z. E. Ozherelieva, A. M. Galasheva, M. A. Makarkina, M. V. Lupin

“…Simulating damaging factors helped to identify good resistance of tissues and buds of domestically bred apple cultivars to early winter frosts. …”
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High-resolution Observations of an X-1.0 White-light Flare with Moving Flare Ribbons by Xu Yang, Meiqi Wang, Andrew Cao, Kaifan Ji, Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Jiong Qiu, Sijie Yu, Jinhua Shen, Wenda Cao

“…The full process of filament formation and subsequent eruption was captured in the H α passband by the Visible Imaging Spectrograph (VIS) on board the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) within its center field of view. …”
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A nomogram for predicting neonatal acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with neonatal pneumonia after 34 weeks of gestation by Aosong Yu, Huanhuan Hou, Huanhuan Hou, Lingyi Ran, Xiaojia Sun, Wanchun Xin, Tong Feng

“…The Hosmer–Lemeshow test was used to assess the goodness of fit of the model.FindingsNARDS group consisted of 104, non-NARDS group consisted of 238 newborns in our study. …”
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The effect of weather conditions on the seasonal rhythm of plant development of Amur cork tree (<i>Phellodendron amurense</i> Rupr.) in the forest-steppe of the Ob region by N. N. Likhenko, T. N. Kapko, A. P. Epanchintseva, I. E. Likhenko

“…This tree is very ornamental and serves as is a good honey plant. It can be a potential source of industrial cork. …”
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