Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

“…A higher rate of in-hospital mortality was significantly associated with haemodialysis use (ORs, 10.56 (95% CI 8.12 to 13.74)), diabetes (2.37 (1.89 to 2.98)), liver cirrhosis (2.63 (1.49 to 4.63)), malignancy (2.68, (2.10 to 3.42)) and infective endocarditis (3.19 (1.80 to 5.65)).Conclusions Our study demonstrates an increasing incidence of VO, and defines risk factors for death with a nationwide database. …”
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Survey and Identification of Fusarium Head Blight Pathogens of Wheat in the Western Cape Region of South Africa by Ali Al-Hashimi, Augustine Innalegwu Daniel, Omolola Aina, Morné Du Plessis, Marshall Keyster, Ashwil Klein

“…Disease severity was highest in the South coast regions of Swellendam (42.73%) and Caledon (38.00%), with the dough stage of wheat development showing the highest disease rate (0.3 in Swellendam and Caledon). …”
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Diversity and Plant Growth-Promoting Properties of <i>Rhodiola rosea</i> Root Endophytic Bacteria by Inga Tamošiūnė, Muhammad Fahad Hakim, Odeta Buzaitė, Vidmantas Stanys, Jurgita Vinskienė, Elena Andriūnaitė, Danas Baniulis

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Assessing the Use of Crushed Rock Aggregate and Carbon Black for Laterite Soil Stabilization in Road Construction. by Turyamureeba, Emmanuel

“…Carbon black was sourced from GM Tire Recycling Plant, Njeru Eastern Uganda (00 22’42.9” N 330 08’10.4” E). Preliminary tests on the lateritic soil were carried out to determine if the soil required stabilization. …”
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Estimación de Erosión Hidrica de Suelos para plan de Manejo del Campo Forestal Aguas Frías, Patagonia Argentina by Ana Cecilia Dufilho, María Cristina Frugoni, Pablo Macchi, Alan Thot

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Research on Characteristics and Influencing Factors of High Temperature Disaster Risk in Wuhan Based on Local Climate Zone by Shujing GUO, Li ZHANG

“…With 70% random samples used for drawing and 30% random samples used for checking, LCZ maps that meet the requirements of classification accuracy are obtained and analyzed for site identification at the local scale. …”
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The promising role of nanopore sequencing in cancer diagnostics and treatment by Xinming Su, Qingyuan Lin, Bin Liu, Chuntao Zhou, Liuyi Lu, Zihao Lin, Jiahua Si, Yuemin Ding, Shiwei Duan

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Comparative Analysis of <i>In Vivo</i> and <i>In Vitro</i> Virulence Among Foodborne and Clinical <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Strains by Hui Yan, Biyao Xu, Binru Gao, Yunyan Xu, Xuejuan Xia, Yue Ma, Xiaojie Qin, Qingli Dong, Takashi Hirata, Zhuosi Li

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Development and internal validation of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System-2 Risk screening Tool (EOSS-2 Risk Tool) for weight-related health complications: a case-control study in... by Evan Atlantis, P Fahey, Kathryn Williams, Paul Dugdale, James Rufus John, SL Hocking, Kath Peters

“…The EOSS-2 Risk Tool (index test) classified 89% of those at ‘extremely high risk’ (≥25 points), 67% of those at ‘very high risk’ (7–24 points) and 42% of those at ‘high risk’ (&lt;7 points) of meeting diagnostic criteria for EOSS≥2 (reference).Conclusion The EOSS-2 Risk Tool is a simple, safe and accurate screening tool for diagnostic criteria for clinically significant weight-related complications for potential application in general practice. …”
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Contemporary Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese Patients by T. Owais, M. El Garhy, P. Lauten, M. Haensig, H. Lapp, P. C. Schulze, T. Kuntze

“…According to the WHO classification, 33% patients had normal weight, 42% were defined as overweight, and 22% were obese. …”
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The characteristics of dermatology inpatients seen at the quaternary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa, over a 5-year period – 2015 - 2020 by L Mthembu, J T Masuka, K Duze, A Mosam

“…Demographic and clinical data on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 10 dermatology diagnosis and admitting specialty were collected and analysed. …”
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Pengaruh Word Affect Intensities Terhadap Deteksi Ulasan Palsu by Raga Saputra Heri Istanto, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar, Achmad Ridok

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Exploring the process—structure–property relationship of nylon aramid 3D printed composites and parameter optimization using supervised machine learning techniques by Mohammed Raffic Noor Mohamed, Ganesh Babu Karuppiah, Dharani Kumar Selvan, Rajasekaran Saminathan, Shubham Sharma, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Sandeep Kumar, Mohamed Abbas, Dražan Kozak, Jasmina Lozanovic

“…With a 50.09% contribution to face hardness and a 30.11% contribution to hardness at the thickness area, raster angle is found to be significant over hardness.Layer thickness is an important element that contributes 81.95% to printing time and 42.09% to part weight, respectively. In an 80:20 train-test split, the decision tree approach outperformed the k -nearest neighbor algorithm for all four output responses, with classification accuracy ranging from 83.33% to 100%. …”
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Knowledge Management System Berbasis Web tentang Budidaya Hidroponik untuk Mendukung Smart Society by Ariq Cahya Wardhana, Yani Nurhadryani, Sri Wahjuni

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Design and Development of a Web‐Based Registry for Outpatient Rehabilitation: A Delphi Multi‐Disciplinary, Expert Consensus Study by Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi Baigi, Masoumeh Sarbaz, Davood Sobhani‐Rad, Salman Nazary‐Moghadam, Javad Heravian Shandiz, Kosar Ghaddaripouri, Reyhane Norouzi Aval, Khalil Kimiafar

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Pembentukan Daftar Stopword Goffman Transition Point dengan Pembobotan Emoji pada Analisis Sentimen di Twitter by Rizky Maulana Iqbal, Yuita Arum Sari, Edy Santoso

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Pengaruh Prediksi Missing Value pada Klasifikasi Decision Tree C4.5 by Aji Seto Arifianto, Kursita Dewi Safitri, Khafidurrohman Agustianto, I Gede Wiryawan

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Urolithiasis complicated by chronic obstructive pyelonephritis in patients with concomitant diseases of the cardiovascular system by R. V. Royuk, S. K. Yarovoy, R. A. Khomov

“…The stages of CHF were determined in accordance with the Strazhesco-Vasilenko classification [N. D. Strazhesco, V. H. Vasilenko, 1935]. …”
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Seleksi Fitur dengan Particle Swarm Optimization pada Klasifikasi Penyakit Parkinson Menggunakan XGBoost by Deni Kurnia, Muhammad Itqan Mazdadi, Dwi Kartini, Radityo Adi Nugroho, Friska Abadi

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Dataset of aerial photographs acquired with UAV using a multispectral (green, red and near-infrared) camera for cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme) monitoringDrya... by Osiris Chávez-Martínez, Sergio Alberto Monjardin-Armenta, Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza, Zuriel Dathan Mora-Felix, Antonio Jesus Sanhouse-García

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