Studying red cell distribution width in Iraqi persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Najaf City: a case-control study by Maysam Riyadh Mohammed Hussein Alaasam, Karrar Mohammed Abbas Al-buthabhak, Ahmed Mech, Shamim Riadh Mohammed Hussein

“…Purpose: to study red cell distribution width in Iraqi persons with type 2 diabetes and assess its role in providing clinical information about glycemic control. Materials and methods. …”
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Association between renal mean perfusion pressure and prognosis in patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: insights from the MIMIC IV database by Yipeng Fang, Aizhen Dou, Hui Xie, Yunfei Zhang, Weiwei Zhu, Yingjin Zhang, Caifeng Li, Yanchao Su, Ying Gao, Keliang Xie

“…Objective To investigate the association between renal mean perfusion pressure (MPP) and prognosis in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI).Methods Data were extracted from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV) database. …”
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Investigation of the Ternary System, Water/Hydrochloric Acid/Polyamide 66, for the Production of Polymeric Membranes by Phase Inversion by Jocelei Duarte, Camila Suliani Raota, Camila Baldasso, Venina dos Santos, Mara Zeni

“…Pure polymer and the membranes produced by phase inversion were characterized to provide the information required to create the ternary diagrams. …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

“…Most of the patients who participated in the programme resided in major urban districts and had poor health awareness and a low level of education. The information provided by this study is crucial for improving and expanding the management of free cataract surgery programmes.Trial registration number NCT02633865; Post-results.…”
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Intensive home visiting for adolescent mothers in the Family Nurse Partnership in England 2010–2019: a population-based data linkage cohort study using propensity score matching by Ruth Gilbert, Jan van der Meulen, Katie Harron, Eilis Kennedy, Sally Kendall, Francesca Cavallaro

“…Future evaluations should capture more information on maternal risk factors and additional outcomes relating to maternal/child well-being.…”
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Correlation between the white blood cell/platelet ratio and 28-day all-cause mortality in cardiac arrest patients: a retrospective cohort study based on machine learning by Huai Huang, Guangqin Ren, Shanghui Sun, Zhi Li, Yongtian Zheng, Lijuan Dong, Shaoliang Zhu, Xiaosheng Zhu, Wenyu Jiang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the association between the white blood cell-to-platelet ratio (WPR) and 28-day all-cause mortality among patients experiencing cardiac arrest.MethodsUtilizing data from 748 cardiac arrest patients in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) 2.2 database, machine learning algorithms, including the Boruta feature selection method, random forest modeling, and SHAP value analysis, were applied to identify significant prognostic biomarkers. …”
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Clinical Findings in Diabetes Mellitus Patients with COVID-19 by Ting Guo, Qinxue Shen, Xiaoli Ouyang, Wei Guo, Jinhua Li, Wenlong He, Bo Yu, Chenfang Wu, Zhiguo Zhou, Hong Luo, Hong Peng

“…In this retrospective, single-center study, the medical records of patients with COVID-19 in Changsha, Hunan, China, from January 21, 2020, to February 19, 2020, were reviewed. Epidemiological information, clinical features, and outcomes were compared between DM patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or not. …”
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Disease-Related Knowledge, Stress, and Quality of Life of Parental Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate in a Selected Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Phung Le Thi Kim, Leonora Collantes, Phuong Lam Hoai, An Phan Huynh, Nghia Le Trung, Tu Nguyen Thanh, Anh Nguyen Viet, Kieu Nguyen Thi Thanh, Truc Pham Thanh Luu, Phi Duong Nguyen

“…Results: Caregivers had moderately good disease-related knowledge (M=3.66, SD=0.39), with the highest scores in information provision (M=3.90, SD=0.43). Stress levels were moderately low (M=3.46, SD=0.44), with resource deficiencies being the most significant stressor. …”
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Laboratory Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties Based on Agricultural Fertilizer Input Requirement Application: A Case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia by Turyasingura, Benson, Chavula, Petros, Mohammed, Yasin, Eliyas, Abdi Alic, Girmac , Tesfasilassie, Sadeso, Kumale, Shentema, Solomon, Abebed, Aschalew, Katel, Shambhu, Timsina, Sandipa

“…This study aimed at assessing the soil with detail information about soil properties that are basic for agricultural input requirements such as fertilizer application. …”
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Provision of Managerial Skills by Micro Credit Institutions and Sustainability of MSMEs During COVID-19 Pandemic in Kigezi Region South Western Uganda by Kyabarongo, Benon, Moses, Agaba, Siraje, Kaaya

“…Enterprises' owners and managers were the units of inquiry due to their importance as custodians of information on all the activities taking place in their respective MSMEs. …”
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Free Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Double-Plate Structure System with Elastic Constraints Based on Improved Fourier Series Method by Ying Zhang, Dongyan Shi, Dongze He, Dong Shao

“…The proposed model combines the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and the classical delamination theory, and then the LCDPS’s vibration characteristics are investigated. …”
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Moral Economy by Asonzeh Ukah

“…A flexible and vintage concept such as the moral economy may seem to be an oxymoron when applied to the study of religion and religious reforms. Its utility, however, is demonstrated by a collection of four critical articles in this special issue of this journal to explore wide-ranging empirical materials and contexts. …”
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Influence of Effective Nucleon Mass on Equation of State for Supernova Simulations and Neutron Stars by Shuying Li, Junbo Pang, Hong Shen, Jinniu Hu, Kohsuke Sumiyoshi

“…The properties of cold neutron stars, calculated using the TM1m model, are compatible with the existence of a 2 M _⊙ pulsar and the latest constraints on the tidal deformability and radii of a canonical 1.4 M _⊙ neutron star, derived from astrophysical observations.…”
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Secondary Subacromial Impingement after Valgus Closing-Wedge Osteotomy for Proximal Humerus Varus by Hirotaka Sano, Masayuki Kamimura, Akira Oizumi, Shuji Isefuku

“…A 31-year-old construction worker had been suffering from both the motion pain and the restriction of elevation in his right shoulder due to severe varus deformity of humeral neck, which occurred after proximal humeral fracture. …”
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A Patient Specific Biomechanical Analysis of Custom Root Analogue Implant Designs on Alveolar Bone Stress: A Finite Element Study by David Anssari Moin, Bassam Hassan, Daniel Wismeijer

“…Analysis was performed to evaluate stress distributions and deformed contact separation at the peri-implant region. …”
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Implementation of Portable Ultrasound for Heart Disease Detection Using Cloud Computing-Based Machine Learning by Riyanto Sigit, Rika Rokhana, Setiawardhana, Taufiq Hidayat, Anwar, Jovan Josafat Jaenputra

“…Echocardiographic examinations using ultrasound can measure various heart parameters, such as hemodynamics, heart mass, and myocardial deformation. Portable ultrasound devices have emerged, enabling flexible and effective heart examinations. …”
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Effect of Crusher Arm Position and Surface Friction on the Mechanical Behaviour of a Crusher under Static Conditions by Mustafa Murat Yavuz

“…The shape and length of the crusher arm influence the deformation on the arm and the efficiency of crushing process. …”
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Vibration Characteristic Analysis of a Coupling System for Compound Biaxial and Inter-Shaft Bearings by Kun Li, Hongchang Ding, Guohua Cao, Han Hou

“…In order to analyse the system spatial vibration of compound biaxial and inter-shaft bearings during unbalanced excitation, the theory of rotor dynamics and bearing contact deformation are combined to establish a coupling system model of compound biaxial and inter-shaft bearings. …”
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Investigating behavioral economics in tax evasion decision making phenomenon: a tax crime scenario approach by Najme Esmaeil Darjani, Ahmad Assadzadeh, Mohamad Mehdi Barghi Oskoei

“…To achieve this, the country's tax system must be reformed.…”
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Evaluation of Finger Prints in Relation to Academic Performance of Students in Anatomy at Islam Medical and Dental College, Sialkot by Muhammad Junaid, Riaz Ahmad, Naureen Waseem, Aftab Ahmad, Aaqiba Rasheed, Rana Muhammad Zeeshan, Ayesha Riaz

“…A total of 300 healthy medical (1st and 2nd year MBBS) and dental (1st year BDS) students with no injury and deformity, voluntarily participated in this study. …”
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