Clinical characteristics, outcomes, and costs of COVID-19 patients in Thai hospitels: a comparative analysis based on chest X-ray findings by Naruemit Sayabovorn, Pochamana Phisalprapa, Weerachai Srivanichakorn, Thanet Chaisathaphol, Chaiwat Washirasaksiri, Tullaya Sitasuwan, Chonticha Auesomwang, Chayanis Kositamongkol, Pongpol Nimitpunya, Teerapat Attachitwatin, Methee Chayakulkeeree, Pakpoom Phoompoung, Cherdchai Nopmaneejumruslers, Tawatchai Taweemonkongsap, Visit Vamvanij, Rungsima Tinmanee

“…Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of adult COVID-19 patients who were admitted between July and October 2021 to two hospitels in Bangkok that were affiliated with Siriraj Hospital. …”
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Novo Ensino Médio em Santa Catarina: implicações do Componente Curricular Eletivo Educação Empreendedora no processo formativo das juventudes by Aline Daniel dos Santos, Franciele Soares dos Santos

“…Nesse contexto, o empreendedorismo se alastra no âmbito educacional, configurando-se como uma proposta do capital para formação das juventudes da classe trabalhadora, em um discurso que aproxima e legitima a integração do trabalhador com o trabalho precário, induzindo a formação de novas subjetividades, as quais atendam às demandas do capital. …”
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Existe o efeito liquidez no mercado acionário brasileiro? by Márcio André Veras Machado, Otávio Ribeiro de Medeiros

“…Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho podem fomentar o estabelecimento de políticas corporativas que suavizem os custos de liquidez, isto é, que melhorem a liquidez dos títulos negociados, reduzindo, por consequência, o custo de capital. Dessa forma, uma empresa pode aumentar seu valor de mercado, melhorando a liquidez dos seus títulos e ações, uma vez que quanto menor o custo de capital, maior o valor da empresa.…”
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Barreiras para a inovação em produtos nas pequenas e médias empresas de tecnologia no Brasil by Miguel Artur Feldens, Emerson Antonio Maccari, Marcos Paixão Garcez

“…Como principais resultados, encontramos: (i) dificuldades relacionadas a barreiras jurídicas, custos e disponibilidade de capital; (ii) a falta de investidores para as etapas mais avançadas do desenvolvimento e a escassez de modos de saída, aumentando os ciclos de investimento comparados com as médias internacionais; (iii) a participação dos investidores próxima aos empresários na administração de empresas; (iv) a dificuldade de encontrar profissionais técnicos e de gestão qualificados para se envolverem em negócios novos e incertos; (v) aversão cultural ao risco, induzindo tanto os empresários quanto os investidores a serem mais conservadores na tomada de decisões, e (vi) um sentido de boas perspectivas para o futuro, ligado à disponibilidade de capital. …”
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Association of Sociodemographic Factors With Overtriage, Undertriage, and Value of Care After Major Surgery by Tyler J. Loftus, MD, Matthew M. Ruppert, MS, Benjamin Shickel, PhD, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, PhD, Jeremy A. Balch, MD, Kenneth L. Abbott, MD, Die Hu, MS, Adnan Javed, MD, Firas Madbak, MD, Faheem Guirgis, MD, David Skarupa, MD, Philip A. Efron, MD, Patrick J. Tighe, MD, William R. Hogan, MD, Parisa Rashidi, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, MD, Azra Bihorac, MD

“…This multicenter, longitudinal cohort study of hospital admissions immediately after major surgery compared hospital mortality and value of care (risk-adjusted mortality/total costs) across 4 cohorts: overtriage (N = 660), risk-matched overtriage controls admitted to general wards (N = 3077), undertriage (N = 2335), and risk-matched undertriage controls admitted to ICUs (N = 4774). …”
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Building with Jelly, or, Concrete as the Concretion of the Abstract by Alan Díaz Alva

“…Expanding Jappe’s value-critical analysis of reinforced concrete with Moishe Postone’s account of how the peculiar social ‘self-mediating’ character of abstract labour in capitalism explains the transformation of labour into pure means and of its tools and products in mere objects, I intend to complement the question of cosmotechnics with an explanation of the decline of technodiversity grounded on the abstract logic of capital. …”
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Modeling Factors Influencing Project Financing Risk by Gholamreza Sharafi, Kiamars Fathi Hafashjani, Faegh Ahmadi

“…ObjectiveProject financing has emerged as a critical mechanism for funding infrastructure and capital-intensive projects across various sectors, both in the public and private domains. …”
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Shaping the Securities Industry Spatial Pattern by Institutional Arrangements in China: An Analysis Based on Headquarters Location of Securities Companies by Zhang Xuchen, Pan Fenghua

“…As a crucial capital intermediary, the securities industry has gradually become an integral part of financial markets and plays a vital role in shaping financial center cities. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Glukosa Darah Saat Masuk Rumah Sakit Dengan Lama Hari Rawat Pasien Sindrom Koroner Akut (SKA) Di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Rosi Oktarina, Yertizal Karani, Zulkarnain Edward

“…Ditemukan sebagian besar pasien SKA masuk rumah sakit dengan kadar Glukosa Darah Sewaktu (GDS) sebesar ≥ 200 mg/dl (40%) dan lama hari rawat sebesar ≥ 7 hari (52%). …”
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Missões diplomáticas portuguesas em Viena de Áustria nos fins do século XVII by Luís Ferrand de Almeida

“…Très probablement, la question de la succession espagnole poussa Léopold Ier, un des principaux prétendants, à cultiver l'amitié portugaise, compte tenu de la position géographique et, par conséquent, de l'importance stratégique du pays. …”
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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Cristina Reverzani, Daniel Zaake, Faridah Nansubuga, Herman Ssempewo, Leonard Manirakiza, Anthony Kayiira, Gilbert Tumwine

“…Objective There is a dearth of published data on the vitamin D status of the Ugandan population; the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in Uganda and its associations with maternal characteristics and adverse foetal-maternal outcomes.Study design and setting We conducted a cross-sectional study on pregnant women admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda for delivery during the study period from July to December 2023.Participants The study was conducted on 351 pregnant women aged ≥18 years who consented to participate in the study, who had a single intrauterine pregnancy and a gestational age greater than 26 weeks, and who delivered at St. …”
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Application of Six Sigma methodology in the homogeneous nursing management for patients with acute pancreatitis (六西格玛管理法在急性胰腺炎患者同质化护理管理中的应用)... by LYU Jian (吕健), ZHOU Qun (周群), WEI Yanli (魏艳丽), XIE Lan (谢岚)

“…Methods Totally 21 AP patients who admitted to emergency room of the hospital between June 2018 and June 2020 were included as the control group. …”
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Clinical risk score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study by Adriano Peris, Andrea Ungar, Niccolò Marchionni, Federico Lavorini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Stefano Fumagalli, Rossella Marcucci, Giulia Cesaroni, Riccardo Pini, Carlo Nozzoli, Carlo Fumagalli, Renzo Rozzini, Matteo Vannini, Flaminia Coccia, Francesca Mazzeo, Maria Cola, Paolo Fontanari, Alessandro Morettini, Filippo Pieralli, Loredana Poggesi

“…In the present study, we aimed to develop a clinical risk score to predict the in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients, based on a set of variables available soon after the hospitalisation triage.Setting Retrospective cohort study of 516 patients consecutively admitted for COVID-19 to two Italian tertiary hospitals located in Northern and Central Italy were collected from 22 February 2020 (date of first admission) to 10 April 2020.Participants Consecutive patients≥18 years admitted for COVID-19.Main outcome measures Simple clinical and laboratory findings readily available after triage were compared by patients’ survival status (‘dead’ vs ‘alive’), with the objective of identifying baseline variables associated with mortality. …”
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Economia criativa e resistência: o artesanato indígena no Estado do Rio de Janeiro by Diego Santos Vieira de Jesus

“…The purpose of this article is to examine the socioeconomic, cultural and political roles of craft to the indigenous population living on authorized indigenous land in Rio de Janeiro and its capital. The central argument suggests that craft has not only the role of income and employment generation in the context of the development of creative economy in the state, but also the resistance to marginalization of indigenous people in public policies and state and federal laws, as well as their invisibility in craftsmen’s social organizations. …”
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Associativismo civil e movimentos sociais populares em São Paulo by Maria da Glória Gohn

“…The article analyzes social movements in São Paulo, especially those produced amid popular layers. In its latter part, focuses pro-dwelling movements since the 2000s. …”
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Colorectal Cancer in Patient with Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms by Z. A. Mamieva, E. A. Poluektova, A. L. Kovaleva, O. S. Shifrin, V. P. Sobolev, V. M. Svistushkin, A. I. Ulyanin, A. S. Tertychnyy, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A 28-yo female patient was admitted with complains of left ileal pain, abdominal distention and up to 4-day stool delay. …”
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San Telmo, backpackers y otras globalizaciones by Fernando Firmo

“…Su objetivo es viajar al mismo tiempo que sacan provecho de esto para conseguir el capital necesario que les permita continuar en movimiento alrededor del globo. …”
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Nonresponse Error in Mail Surveys: Top Ten Problems by Jeanette M. Daly, Julie K. Jones, Patricia L. Gereau, Barcey T. Levy

“…Ten nonresponse error problems were identified, such as inserter machine gets sequence out of order, capitalization in databases, and mailing discarded by postal service. …”
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Face aux pollutions : hiérarchies et solidarités entre fumeuses de poissons à Abidjan by Marie Belland, Alain Bonnassieux

“…This article proposes to consider together environmental degradations, occupational health risks, economic opportunities for working-class women, and reciprocal social obligations among female smokers in the Ivorian capital.…”
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La Fabrique scolaire bruxelloise, urbanisme de proximité pour les quartiers populaires by Geoffrey Grulois, Benoit Moritz, Louise Carlier, Géry Leloutre

“…With the regionalization of 1989, the Brussels-Capital Region, made up of 19 municipalities, has gained political autonomy in terms of urban planning and development. …”
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