Does serial procalcitonin monitoring predict clinical outcomes in children with sepsis? A diagnostic stewardship study by Beenish Rubbab, Samuel Davila, Jessica Moreland, Sarah Firmani, Zachary Most

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Advancing soil-structure interaction (SSI): a comprehensive review of current practices, challenges, and future directions by Imtiyaz Akbar Najar, Raudhah Ahmadi, Akeem Gbenga Amuda, Raghad Mourad, Neveen El Bendary, Idawati Ismail, Nabilah Abu Bakar, Shanshan Tang

“…Abstract The safety, stability, and long-term performance of reinforced concrete (RC) structures depend significantly on soil-structure interaction (SSI), a critical phenomenon governing the dynamic relationship between soil and structural behaviour. …”
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Pynblint: A quality assurance tool to improve the quality of Python Jupyter notebooks by Luigi Quaranta, Fabio Calefato, Filippo Lanubile

“…Nonetheless, it faces criticism for its limited support for software engineering best practices and its tendency to encourage bad programming habits, such as non-linear code execution. …”
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Lab Retriever: a software tool for calculating likelihood ratios incorporating a probability of drop-out for forensic DNA profiles by Keith Inman, Norah Rudin, Ken Cheng, Chris Robinson, Adam Kirschner, Luke Inman-Semerau, Kirk E. Lohmueller

“…Lab Retriever adds a graphical user interface, written primarily in JavaScript, on top of a C++ implementation of the previously published R code of Balding. We redesigned parts of the original Balding algorithm to improve computational speed. …”
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Performance-Based Design Assessment of a Chilean Prescriptive R.C. Shear Wall Building Using Nonlinear Static Analysis by Mario Gutiérrez, Juan C. Vielma-Quintero, Jorge Carvallo, Juan C. Vielma

“…Performance-based seismic design (PBD) has emerged as a key approach for rationalizing prescriptive code provisions and improving the explicit assessment of structural performance. …”
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The religious attitude within psychological hardiness attachment styles among students who appeal for divorce by Bahman Akbari

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Securing Blockchain Systems: A Layer-Oriented Survey of Threats, Vulnerability Taxonomy, and Detection Methods by Mohammad Jaminur Islam, Saminur Islam, Mahmud Hossain, Shahid Noor, S. M. Riazul Islam

“…Although these innovations promise significant improvements, security remains a critical challenge. Blockchain offers a secure foundation for integrating diverse technologies; however, vulnerabilities—including adversarial exploits—can undermine performance and compromise application reliability. …”
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Adaptive weight optimization with large pretraining for pest detection by Kejian Yu, Wenwen Xu, Fuqin Geng, Yunzhi Wu

“…Therefore, timely and effective pest control is critical to improving productivity and facilitate environmental protection. …”
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Rarefied Nozzle Flow Computation Using the Viscosity-Based Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Method by Deepa Raj Mopuru, Nishanth Dongari, Srihari Payyavula

“…Accurate prediction of performance parameters, including thrust and specific impulse, is critical, necessitating careful design of these nozzles. …”
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Interventions that use highly visual social media platforms to tackle unhealthy body image in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review protocol by Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, Anthony Copez-Lonzoy, Janina Bazalar Palacios, Evelyn Goicochea-Ríos

“…The two reviewers will complete the risk of bias assessments for each included study, using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal checklists for randomised controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies. …”
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“Statute on Siberian provincial administration” of 1822: the first experience of codification by Michael Speransky by I. A. Konovalov

“…The Statute became the first practical experience in the preparation of a code of laws for M.M. Speransky and his collaborators. …”
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Hardware and Software Methods for Secure Obfuscation and Deobfuscation: An In-Depth Analysis by Khaled Saleh, Dirar Darweesh, Omar Darwish, Eman Hammad, Fathi Amsaad

“…The swift evolution of information technology and growing connectivity in critical applications have elevated cybersecurity, protecting and certifying software and designs against rising cyber threats. …”
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Supporting teacher dispositions towards translanguaging-for-learning in a Grade 9 mathematics classroom by Xolisa Guzula, Soraya Abdulatief

“…This is despite findings on the value of using children’s familiar language resources in MacDonald (1991), code-switching for meaning-making in mathematics and science learning by Setati et al. (2002) and Probyn (2015), and the findings by Mbude (2019) on using isiXhosa for boosting mathematical and science skills. …”
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Call Rewinding: Efficient Backward Edge Protection by Téo Biton, Olivier Gilles, Daniel Gracia Pérez, Nikolai Kosmatov, Sébastien Pillement

“…This endeavor is crucial for safeguarding critical systems against security threats. Specifically, there is a focus to protect against code-reuse attacks through enforcing control-flow integrity (CFI). …”
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Digital transformation of mortality reporting using an ICD-11 integrated death certificate system in Suriname by Jerry Toelsie, Richard Mendes, Ritesh Dhanpat, Radjesh Ori, Rosmond Adams, Coen van Gool, Carine Alsokhn, Katri Kontio, and Yafflo Ouattara

“…The Ministry of Health of Suriname has replaced the outdated 1958 paper-based death certificate with an adapted digital version based on the World Health Organization international form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, integrated with the International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11) coding tool. This digital system, which comprises a mobile application and a web-based platform, enables direct selection of diagnoses using the ICD-11 codes, including post-coordination (code combinations) and the use of extension codes. …”
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Lipoprotein(a) among normotensive patients and risk of incident hypertension by Alexander R. Zheutlin, Joshua A. Jacobs, Brian Stamm, Regina Royan

“…Incident hypertension was defined as a measured BP ≥140/90 mm Hg or a new ICD‐9/10 code. After adjustment, hypertension for patients with baseline lipoprotein(a) 15–<30 mg/dL, 30–50 mg/dL, and >50 mg/dL was 0.91 (0.72–1.16), 1.05 (0.79–1.38), and 1.02 (0.83–1.26; vs. <15 mg/dL). …”
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On some problems of using digital technologies in the process of realizing individual rights and freedoms by A. A. Chomaev

“…Materials and Methods. Based on a critical analysis of the provisions of legislation and various points of view that have developed in the general theory of law and branch sciences, the problems of using digital technologies in the process of realizing individual rights and freedoms have been identified. …”
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An improved chilli pepper flower detection approach based on YOLOv8 by Zhi-Yong Wang, Cui-Ping Zhang

“…usp=drive_link The source code is available in https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ubNnKu7PWYAdUXvbs4Z2OBAVcSAQ3WLd?…”
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Thermonuclear Supernova Explosion Criteria for Direct and Indirect Collisions of CO White Dwarfs: A Study of the Impact-parameter Threshold for Detonation by Hila Glanz, Hagai B. Perets, Ruediger Pakmor

“…Here, we use one of the highest-resolution 3D simulations to date (making use of the AREPO code) in order to explore both direct and indirect collisions and the conditions in which they give rise to a detonation and the production of a luminous SN. …”
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HEATR2 plays a conserved role in assembly of the ciliary motile apparatus. by Christine P Diggle, Daniel J Moore, Girish Mali, Petra zur Lage, Aouatef Ait-Lounis, Miriam Schmidts, Amelia Shoemark, Amaya Garcia Munoz, Mihail R Halachev, Philippe Gautier, Patricia L Yeyati, David T Bonthron, Ian M Carr, Bruce Hayward, Alexander F Markham, Jilly E Hope, Alex von Kriegsheim, Hannah M Mitchison, Ian J Jackson, Bénédicte Durand, Walter Reith, Eamonn Sheridan, Andrew P Jarman, Pleasantine Mill

“…Using the comparatively simple Drosophila system, in which mechanosensory neurons possess modified motile cilia, we employed a recently elucidated cilia transcriptional RFX-FOX code to identify novel PCD candidate genes. Here, we report characterization of CG31320/HEATR2, which plays a conserved critical role in forming the axonemal dynein arms required for ciliary motility in both flies and humans. …”
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