Prognostic value of multi-PLD ASL radiomics in acute ischemic stroke by Zhenyu Wang, Yuan Shen, Xianxian Zhang, Qingqing Li, Congsong Dong, Shu Wang, Haihua Sun, Mingzhu Chen, Xiaolu Xu, Pinglei Pan, Pinglei Pan, Zhenyu Dai, Fei Chen, Fei Chen

“…The aim of this study is to develop a machine learning (ML) model that uses multiple post-labeling delay times (multi-PLD) arterial spin labeling (ASL) radiomics features to achieve early and precise prediction of AIS prognosis.MethodsThis study enrolled 102 AIS patients admitted between December 2020 and September 2024. …”
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Influence of ESBL colonization status on gut microbiota composition during allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Silvia Corcione, Ilario Ferrocino, Tommaso Lupia, Alessandro Busca, Gabriele Bianco, Chiara Dellacasa, Luisa Giaccone, Lucia Brunello, Sara Butera, Cristina Costa, Benedetto Bruno, Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa

“…All patients consecutively admitted to the Haematological Unit of the City of Health and Science, Molinette Hospital in Turin, Italy, and undergoing allo-HSCT between August 2017 to August 2020 were enrolled in the study. …”
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Evaluation of the implementation in primary care of genetic testing for the screening of MODY2 (iMOgene): protocol for an implementation pilot study by Marie-Ève Poitras, Luigi Bouchard, Samuel Legeay, Vanessa Tremblay-Vaillancourt, Amélie Fournier, Josianne Leblanc, Philippe Caron, Catherine Savard, Nathalie Bettez, Karine Tremblay

“…This study will document the implementation process of genetic testing in primary care by identifying facilitating and limiting factors to establish specifications for scaling up.Ethics and dissemination The present protocol has been approved by the research ethic committee of the ‘Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean’ (CIUSSS-SLSJ) on 9 January 2024 and by the ‘Comité central d’éthique de la recherche’ (CCER) of the ‘Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux’ of Quebec (Canada) on 30 January 2024. …”
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Modelo para medir la eficacia de proyectos informáticos en una dependencia académica de la Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México Resultados preliminares bajo la perspecti... by José Jaime Ronzón Contreras, Laura Beatriz Vidal Turrubiates, Freddy Alberto Morcillo Presenda, Héctor Toraya Lazo de la Vega, Ayuzabet De La Rosa Alburquerque

“…La investigación, esta orientada bajo la Teoría de Sistemas, en el entendido que en la elaboración de los proyectos participan cuatro actores: alumno(s), asesor, comité revisor de protocolo de investigación y directivo o gerente de una organización, para la cual se hizo el proyecto. …”
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy for reducing alcohol intake in patients with alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled 12-week clinical trial... by Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Patrick MacDonald Fisher, Gitte Moos Knudsen, Dea Siggaard Stenbæk, Anders Fink-Jensen, Mathias Ebbesen Jensen, Tobias Søgaard Juul

“…Key secondary outcomes are as follows: (1) total alcohol consumption, (2) phosphatidyl-ethanol, an objective biomarker for alcohol, (3) plasma psilocin, the active metabolite, to establish a possible therapeutic range, (4) the acute subjective drug experience as a possible predictor of treatment outcome and (5) neuronal response to alcohol cues and cognitive flexibility within corticostriatal pathways by use of functional MR brain imaging 1-week postdosing.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained from the Committee on Health Research Ethics of the Capital Region of Denmark (H-20043832). All patients will be provided oral and written information about the trial before screening. …”
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Application of ANSYS software package for electromagnetic and thermal analysis of the electric motor of the pilger mill drive seamless pipe manufacturing technology by B. I. Kosimov

“…Currently, the metallurgical production contains a large number of morally and physically outdated electrical equipment that requires modernization. Large capital expenditures are required to replace it. …”
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Innovación y competitividad del sistema lechero en Valles Centrales de Querétaro. Hacia un modelo de gobernanza territorial by Javier Delgadillo Macías, Elizabeth Montaño Becerril

“…La metodología parte del enfoque milieux innovateurs que permite documentar los efectos del proceso de cambio tecnológico del sistema lácteo respecto del sistema lechero y analizar la competitividad territorial mediante la evaluación de los impactos en el nivel de eficiencia con el cual las empresas combinan sus recursos humanos, tecnológicos y de capital en el ámbito regional. El cuestionamiento general que rige la investigación es: ¿Qué concesiones (ventajas, privilegios, beneficios) han construido los actores de este territorio para desplegar procesos de cambio tecnológico efectivos en la competitividad del sistema lácteo regional? …”
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Technical efficiency of public hospitals in east Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anteneh Lamesgen, Bekalu Endalew, Aysheshim Belaineh Haimanot, Tigabu Kidie Tesfie, Elyas Melaku Mazengia, Mulat Belay Simegn, Werkneh Melkie Tilahun, Molla Yigzaw Birhanu, Lakew Asmare, Habtamu Geremew, Muluye Gebrie Mengie

“…Abstract Background Hospitals usually encounter human, capital, and financial resource constraints which alerts the efficient use of allocated resources more than ever. …”
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Corporate Governance's Role in Shaping Tax Avoidance Strategies by Peter Winarta, Yuniarwati

“…Companies are increasingly resorting to tax avoidance, a strategy aimed at reducing the tax burden within the law, to accumulate more capital. Understanding the drivers of tax avoidance is crucial for both regulatory bodies and businesses, particularly in a climate of heightened scrutiny of corporate behaviour. …”
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Un índice de no consumo de alimentos en la niñez para Colombia by Luis Fernando Aguado Quintero

“…Es decir, a nivel territorial se presentan inequidades en el acceso a un bien clave para potenciar los efectos positivos de la acumulación de capital humano y la generación de oportunidades en la niñez.…”
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Islamic finance of the Gulf monarchies by A.O. Filonik, V.A. Isaev

“…The study proceeds from that the Gulf states have their special model of banking activity spread far beyond their limits reaching across Muslim-populated areas and penetrating into some niches of the economically advanced world. …”
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O crescimento da classe média interiorana do brasil e seus impactos sobre o turismo interno by Anderson Pereira Portuguez, Vanda Aparecida da Silva Alves

“…Concluiu-se que de fato há um processo em curso de crescimento do percentual de classe média em regiões não litorâneas do país. Como resultado, o capital e o poder público redirecionam suas ações, passando a atuar de forma mais marcante nas cidades mais populosas do interior (em geral as com mais de 100 mil habitantes), gerando novas formas de produção do espaço e novas formas de presença do Estado. …”
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Risk Factors of Bacteremia following Multiple Traumas by Hak-Jae Lee, Eol Choi, Nak-Joon Choi, Hyun-Woo Sun, Jae-Suk Lee, Jeong-Woo Lee, Tae-Yoon Kim, Yoon-Joong Jung, Suk-Kyung Hong

“…We retrospectively reviewed medical records of all trauma patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit and general ward between January 2011 and December 2015. …”
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¿Qué es lo primero: el crecimiento del PIB o la inversión? El caso de una economía pequeña y abierta by Gabriela Mordecki, Lucía Ramírez

“…Antecedentes: La inversión es clave para analizar el crecimiento de una economía, porque aumenta su capacidad productiva, por ampliación del capital o incorporación de nueva tecnología que hace más eficiente el proceso productivo. …”
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La extensión al este de la industria azucarera cubana y el control de su mercado. José Miguel Tarafa y el proyecto de gestión corporativa de centrales y ferrocarriles, 1907-1914 by Antonio Santamaría

“…El proceso coincidió con las condiciones de alta demanda y cotización y bajos aranceles de la primera guerra mundial, por lo que se aceleró y precisó mucho capital, aportado por grupos financieros estadunidenses, que acabaron predominando en la propiedad de los centrales. …”
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Du mythe de l’efficience des marchés au krach by David Bourghelle, Pauline Hyme

“…First, assets negotiability would reduce the return required by investors and so the cost of capital, second, it would facilitate informational efficiency. …”
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Applications of Ultrasonic Brain Imaging and Transcranial Ultrasound Therapy in Brain Injury Rehabilitation by WU Yi

“…Ultrasonic brain imaging techniques such as transcranial doppler (TCD), functional ultrasound imaging (fUS) and ultrasound localization microscopy (ULM) improve the signal to noise ratio by signal superposition or the cavitation effect of microbubbles, and achieve a higher resolution than CT and MRI in cerebral angiography. …”
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Unveiling the effects of post-monsoon agricultural biomass burning on aerosols, clouds, and radiation in Northwest India by Pradeep Khatri, Tadahiro Hayasaka, Prabir K. Patra, Husi Letu, Hiren Jethva, Sachiko Hayashida

“…Abstract The post-monsoon agricultural biomass burning activities in Northwest India have been recognized as a significant socio-environmental problem in recent years, primarily due to their severe impacts on air quality degradation across a wide area, including the capital New Delhi. Although these biomass burning activities have been extensively studied from an air quality perspective, their potential impacts on the climate system, particularly through their influences on cloud and radiation fields, have been largely overlooked. …”
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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (Sivelestat) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yuting Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jiahui Wei, Yanhong Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ying Li, Ting Liao, Yang Hu, Bo Yuan, Xinmei Zhang, Wanyan Liu, Changgang Liu, Qingsong Cui, Shunzi Wu, Hongmei Jiang, Wenge Liu, Weiheng Liu, Hongguang Xu, Gang Li, Yuyan Cai, Liting Chen, Bingwei Chen, Dong Zhang

“…Methods A large multicentre cohort study of patients with ARDS induced by COVID-19 who had been admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). We used propensity score matching to compare the outcomes of patients treated with sivelestat to those who were not. …”
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Acceptance and safety of the RSV-preventive treatment of newborns with nirsevimab in the maternity department: a prospective longitudinal cohort study in FranceResearch in context by Charlotte Ocana de Sentuary, Clara Testard, Marion Lagrée, Maxime Leroy, Lisa Gasnier, Alicia Enes-Dias, Constance Leruste, Diariatou Diallo, Michael Génin, Thameur Rakza, François Dubos

“…Methods: A longitudinal, prospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted from September 18th, 2023, to January 23rd, 2024 at Lille University Hospital (Lille, France). All newborns admitted to the hospital's maternity department during the study period and whose parents agreed to participate in the study were included. …”
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