Penetrating chest trauma from a “less lethal” bean bag in the United States: a case report by Gloria Sanin, Gabriel Cambronero, Megan E. Lundy, William T. Terzian, Martin D. Avery, Samuel P. Carmichael, Maggie Bosley

“…In a primary survey, a penetrating left supraclavicular wound was noted in addition to a taser dart lodged in his flank. No other traumatic findings were noted in a secondary survey. …”
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Understanding variation in management of early-onset neonatal sepsis in India: a vignette-based survey by Christina M Schumacher, Samuel McAleese, Tushar B Parikh, Basma Ouddi, Julia Johnson

“…The use of sepsis screening tests remains common in Indian neonates and requires additional study.…”
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A dynamic co-expression approach reveals Gins2 as a potential upstream modulator of HNSCC metastasis by Nasibeh Khayer, Samira Shabani, Maryam Jalessi, Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Frouzandeh Mahjoubi

“…It suggests that Gins2 could serve as a potential upstream modulator in the PAM signaling pathway, playing a crucial role in the distant metastasis of HNSCC. In addition, survival analysis of significant switch genes indicated that two genes, C19orf33 and Usp13, may be especially important for prognostic purposes in HNSCC.…”
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Effects of 3D Bone Models on Anatomy Education: Student Survey by Betül Sevindik, Nadire Ünver Doğan, Mustafa Koplay, İsmail Kapurtu, Mehmet Cengiz Tatar, Büşra Pirinç, Ekrem Solmaz

“… Background/Aims: Anatomy education is of great importance in evaluating the human body as a whole and understanding the normal functioning of organs and systems. …”
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Predicting species distributions in the open ocean with convolutional neural networks by Morand, Gaétan, Joly, Alexis, Rouyer, Tristan, Lorieul, Titouan, Barde, Julien

“…These findings show the adequacy of deep learning for species distribution modelling in the open ocean. Additionally, this purely correlative model was then analysed with explicability tools to understand which variables had an influence on the model’s predictions. …”
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The stability of anisotropic compact stars influenced by dark matter under teleparallel gravity: an extended gravitational deformation approach by Sneha Pradhan, Piyali Bhar, Sanjay Mandal, P. K. Sahoo, Kazuharu Bamba

“…Furthermore, we compare our results with those obtained for a slow-rotating configuration. In addition to this, we discuss the moment of inertia using the Bejger–Haensel approach in this formulation.…”
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Eating Habits, Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Clinical and Laboratory Comparisons by O. V. Gaus, M. A. Livzan

“…All individuals included in the study were assessed for diet and eating habits using the WHO CINDI program questionnaire, “Information on Nutrition and Eating Behavior”, the severity of anxiety and depression according to the HADS questionnaire, the level of specific anxiety in relation to gastrointestinal symptoms according to the VSI questionnaire, quality of life according to the IBS-QoL questionnaire. In addition, the enzyme immunoassay method was used to assess the levels of cortisol in the morning and evening portions of saliva, serotonin in the blood serum and dopamine in the blood plasma.Results. …”
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COVID-19 prevention strategies and compliance among postnatal adolescent mothers with postnatal depression and generalised anxiety in rural Malawi: a cross-sectional study by Sharyn Burns, Linda Portsmouth, Chimwemwe Pindani Tembo

“…The findings support the need for policies that integrate mental health within the public health response due to the potential direct and indirect effects the pandemic might have on perinatal mothers’ mental health. Additionally, recommended pandemic responses should be appropriate and relevant to the social environment.…”
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Multi-step Prediction of Monthly Sediment Concentration Based on WPT-ARO-DBN/WPT-EPO-DBN Model by GAO Xuemei, CUI Dongwen

“…Accurate multi-step sediment concentration prediction is of significance for regional soil erosion control,flood control and disaster reduction.To improve the multi-step prediction accuracy of sediment concentration and the prediction performance of the deep belief network (DBN),this paper proposes a multi-step prediction model of monthly sediment concentration by combining the artificial rabbit optimization (ARO) algorithm,eagle habitat optimization (EPO) algorithm,and DBN based on wavelet packet transform (WPT).The model is validated using time series data of monthly sediment concentration from Longtan Station in Yunnan Province.Firstly,WPT is employed to decompose the time series data of the monthly sediment concentration of the case in three layers,and eight more regular subsequence components are obtained.Secondly,the principles of ARO and EPO algorithms are introduced,and hyperparameters such as the neuron number in the hidden layer of DBN are optimized by ARO and EPO.Meanwhile,WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN prediction models are built,and WPT-PSO (particle swarm optimization)-DBN and WPT-DBN are constructed for comparative analysis.Finally,four models are adopted to predict each subsequence component,and the predicted values are superimposed to obtain the multi-step prediction results of the final monthly sediment concentration.The results are as follows.① WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models have satisfactory prediction effects on the monthly sediment concentration of the case from one step ahead to four steps ahead.This yields sound prediction results for five steps ahead.The prediction effect for six steps ahead and seven steps ahead is average,and the prediction accuracy for eight steps ahead is poor and cannot meet the prediction accuracy requirements.② The multi-step prediction performance of WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models is superior to WPT-PSO-DBN models and far superior to WPT-DBN models,with higher prediction accuracy,better generalization ability,and larger prediction step size.③ ARO and EPO can effectively optimize DBN hyperparameters,improve DBN prediction performance,and have better optimization effects than PSO.Additionally,WPT-ARO-DBN and WPT-EPO-DBN models can give full play to the advantages of WPT,new swarm intelligence algorithms and the DBN network and improve the multi-step prediction accuracy of monthly sediment concentration,and the prediction accuracy decreases with the increasing prediction steps.…”
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Informing the development of diagnostic criteria for differential diagnosis of alcohol-related cognitive impairment (ARCI) among heavy drinkers: A systematic scoping review. by Lisa Jones, Lynn Owens, Andrew Thompson, Ian Gilmore, Paul Richardson

“…Cognitive screening tools are commonly used in practice to support a diagnosis of ARCI, and as a secondary objective we included an additional 12 studies, which covered a range of settings and patient populations relevant to screening, diagnosis or assessment in acute, secondary or community 'point-of-care' settings. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Particle Gradation on Concrete's Permeability, Absorption, and Ultrasonic Properties by Laid Bedadi, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche, Mehdi Jahangiri, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Julio César Costa Campos, Zakaria Rahal, Ayoub Barkat, Mohamed Naoui

“…Construction sand from the Sidi Slimane area was combined with dune sand from the Taibet region in varying proportions (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%). …”
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Rapid microcystin-LR detection using antibody-based electrochemical biosensors with a simplified calibration curve approach by Samuel Adjei-Nimoh, Lance-Nicolas Rances, Maha A. Tony, Hossam A. Nabwey, Woo Hyoung Lee

“…There is an increasing need for rapid and simple detection of MC-LR in water bodies for early warning of HABs. In this study, we developed an innovative on-site screening electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) biosensor with a simplified calibration curve that can rapidly detect blooms for early action in similar water bodies. …”
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Cultural adaptation, translation and validation of the conflict in adolescence dating relationship inventory (CADRI) in the Greek language. by Esperanza Barroso-Corroto, Juan Manuel Carmona-Torres, José Alberto Laredo-Aguilera, Ángel López-Fernández-Roldan, Carlos Navarrete-Tejero, Evangelia Kartsoni, Antonios Christodoulakis, Athina Patelarou, Michail Zografakis-Sfakianakis

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study provides robust evidence of the validity and reliability of the CADRI for measuring DV in the Greek university population. Additionally, the high prevalence makes it necessary to create DV prevention plans and further research, especially among nursing students.…”
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Catastrophic health expenditure according to employment status in South Korea: a population-based panel study by Jae Woo Choi, Tae Hyun Kim, Sung In Jang, Suk Yong Jang, Woo-Rim Kim, Eun Cheol Park

“…We also determine whether a relationship exists according to income level.Design A longitudinal study.Setting We used the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KOWEPS) conducted by the Korea Institute.Participants The data came from 5335 households during 2009–2012.Outcome measure CHE, defined as health expenditures that were 40% greater than the ability of the household to pay.Results Households with people who experienced changes in job status from employed to unemployed (OR 2.79, 95% CI 2.06 to 3.78) or were unemployed with no status change (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.28 to 1.92) were more likely to incur CHE than those containing people who were consistently employed. In addition, low-income families with members who had either lost a job (OR 3.52, 95% CI 2.44 to 5.10) or were already unemployed (OR 1.67, 95% CI 1.29 to 2.16) were more likely to incur CHE than those with family members with a consistent job.Conclusions Given the insecure employment status of people with low income, they are more likely to face barriers in obtaining needed health services. …”
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An overview of pink eye infection to evaluate its medications: group decision-making approach with 2-tuple linguistic T-spherical fuzzy WASPAS method by M. Waheed Rasheed, Hind Y. Saleh, Areen A. Salih, Jahangeer Karamat, Muhammad Bilal

“…The constructed multi-attribute group decision-making framework includes the following scenario: (1) In contrast to other types of fuzzy sets, the 2-tuple linguistic T-spherical fuzzy set (2TLT-SFS) looks to be a potent tool for dealing with informational inconsistencies in decision-making scenarios; (2) in order to render the 2TLT-SF accumulation details processing more flexible, the addition, multiplication, scalar multiplication, and exponential laws that are predicated on the Schweizer-Sklar collection of t-conorms and t-norms are described; (3) the Schweizer-Sklar weighted average and Schweizer-Sklar weighted geometric operators are then put forward employing the aforementioned operations to combine the data; (4) subsequently, using newly developed operators (referred to as 2TLT-SF Schweizer-Sklar weighted average and 2TLT-SF Schweizer-Sklar weighted geometric), this work enhances the conventional weighted aggregated sum product assessment (WASPAS) approach. …”
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Self-testing for pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E Kennedy, Manjulaa Narasimhan, Karima Gholbzouri

“…Findings were summarised in GRADE evidence profiles and synthesised qualitatively.Results For effectiveness, four randomised trials following 5493 individuals after medical abortion showed no difference or improvements in loss to follow-up with home pregnancy self-testing compared with return clinic visits. One additional trial of community health workers offering home pregnancy tests showed a significant increase in pregnancy knowledge and antenatal counselling among 506 clients. …”
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Mathematical modeling of quorum sensing dynamics in batch culture of luminescent bacterium <i>Photobacterium phosphoreum</i> 1889 by S. I. Bartsev, A. B. Sarangova

“…The results obtained suggest the presence of some additional control system for the luminescent reaction via the synthesis pathways of FMN · Н2 or aliphatic aldehyde. …”
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review by Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, Yi Xiang Teo, Sharmitha Ravichandran, Amos Lal

“…Given the already elevated mortality rates in cardiac arrest cases, the addition of VAP further diminishes the chances of survival. …”
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Ultrastructure of Mauthner Cells in Fish Adapted to Long-Duration Vestibular Stimulation and the Effect of Ethanol by Nadezhda R. Tiras, Georgy V. Zherdev, Dmitry A. Moshkov

“…As training alone leads to the formation of additional desmosome-like contacts of standard length, it is possible that although a sufficient amount of such structures cannot be formed in the M-cells of ethanol-exposed trained fish, the existing contacts can be elongated. …”
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HEVERL – Viewport Estimation Using Reinforcement Learning for 360-degree Video Streaming by Nguyen Viet Hung, Pham Tien Dat, Nguyen Tan, Nguyen Anh Quan, Le Thi Huyen Trang, Le Mai Nam

“…Specifically, our approach enhances the Precision metric by values ranging from 0.011 to 0.022. Additionally, it reduces the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) by 0.008 to 0.013, the Mean Absolute Error (MAE) by 0.012 to 0.018 and the F1-score by 0.017 to 0.028. …”
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