Ketamine Boluses Are Associated with a Reduction in Intracranial Pressure and an Increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure: A Retrospective Observational Study of Patients with Sever... by Bradley A. Dengler, Oliver Karam, Colleen A. Barthol, Aaron Chance, Laura E. Snider, Clare M. Mundy, Michael T. Bounajem, William C. Johnson, Moustafa M. Maita, Paola M. Mendez-Gomez, Ali Seifi, Shaheryar Hafeez

“…We conducted a retrospective review of all patients admitted to the neurointensive care unit at a single tertiary referral center who had a severe traumatic brain injury with indwelling intracranial pressure monitors. We identified those patients with refractory intracranial pressure who received boluses of ketamine. …”
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Hypoxia lowers cell carbon and nitrogen content and accelerates sinking of a marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana by Bokun Chen, Bokun Chen, Hui Song, Hui Song, Ge Xu, Hongli Ji, Hongli Ji, Xue Yang, Xue Yang, Gang Li

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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Depressive Disorders in Pediatric Patients With Tuberculosis by Mihailov OM, Stavar Matei L, Tocu G, Ciubara A, Mihailov R

“…Early identification and monitoring of these factors in a prospective framework are essential for improving the prognosis of both depression and tuberculosis, ultimately enhancing the overall outcomes for affected children.Keywords: children’s depression inventory, pediatric depression, tuberculosis, risk factor…”
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Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol levels with the prevalence of Carotid Plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Xin Xu, Tianrong Pan, Xing Zhong, Yijun Du, Deyuan Zhang

“…Conclusions In patients with T2DM, both TyG index and RC levels were strongly linked to carotid plaque presence, and could serve as independent risk factors for this presence. Monitoring the TyG index and RC levels can help gain a better understanding and knowledge of carotid plaque presence in patients with T2DM, offering guidance for the clinical prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs) in patients with T2DM.…”
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IoT-based prediction model for aquaponic fish pond water quality using multiscale feature fusion with convolutional autoencoder and GRU networks by Suma Christal Mary Sundararajan, Yamini Bhavani Shankar, Sinthia Panneer Selvam, Nalini Manogaran, Koteeswaran Seerangan, Deepa Natesan, Shitharth Selvarajan

“…The threats associated with aquaponics farming are managed through an IoT-based smart water monitoring framework, which has become increasingly relevant in recent days. …”
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Mechanisms and thresholds of land use affecting surface water quality in Hangzhou City’s residential areas by Qianhu Chen, Jinye Huang

“…Six water quality indicators were collected from monitoring stations during 2023. We employed correlation analysis to examine the inherent connections between land use metrics and surface water quality. …”
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Exploring predictors of the five-time sit-to-stand test based on cross-sectional findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care (SNAC) by Joakim Niklasson, Cecilia Fagerström, Sofia Backåberg, Patrick Bergman, Terese Lindberg

“…Clinicians can use these insights to develop interventions that maintain physical function by regularly assessing and monitoring these factors. Future research should explore the relationship between fall history, faster STS time, and the impact of grip strength and health-related quality of life on sedentary behavior among older adults.…”
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Testing the Rule of the Earliest Due Date (EDD) in Achieving the Priority of Delivery: A Case Study in the Directorate of Printing Press for the Iraqi Media Network by Amer Abdul Latif Kazem, Bilal Ahmed Hasan

“…The main reasons behind the late delivery of orders is the lack of real-time data-driven insights, planning, monitoring and operational efficiency. Therefore, the study aims to apply the Earliest Due Date rule, which is one of the sequencing rules for the purpose of achieving the priority of delivery for requests at the study site, as well as evaluating the performance of delivery of requests on time according to the rule of the closest due date, and comparing it with the performance of the rule used in the study site, as The optimal sequence of a group of works leads to its delivery on time. …”
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Investigating uncertainty and parameter sensitivity in bedform analysis by using a Monte Carlo approach by J. Reich, A. Winterscheid

“…<p>Precise and reliable information about bedforms regarding geometry and dynamics is relevant for many applications – such as ensuring safe conditions for navigation along the waterways, parameterizing the roughness of the riverbed in numerical models, or improving bedload measurement and monitoring techniques. There are many bedform analysis tools to extract this information from bathymetrical data. …”
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Unexpected Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Air Quality in the Metro Atlanta, USA Using Ground-based and Satellite Observations by Guanyu Huang, Reyla Ponder, Amber Bond, Hailey Brim, Akua Temeng, Aaron R. Naeger, Lei Zhu

“…Tropospheric NO2 columns have reduced 13%–49% over the Atlanta area from space-borne observations of TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI). Ground ozone and PM2.5 have decreased 15.7% and ~5%, respectively. …”
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Systemic immune-inflammation index: Unveiling the diagnostic potential in ulcerative colitis through a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Anas Elgenidy, Omar Alomari, Tasbih Emad, Sara K. Kamal, Islam E. Al Ghanam, Aya Sherif, Mohammed Al-mahdi Al-kurdi, Abdallah A. Helal, Yusof Mohamed Omar, Mohamed Rafiek Ramadan

“…SII was also significantly lower in UC patients in remission compared to those with active disease (mean difference: −521.71, 95 ​% CI -962.92 to −80.50), suggesting its role in monitoring disease activity. The DTA analysis demonstrated a pooled sensitivity of 0.622 and specificity of 0.805 for SII in predicting UC activity, with a diagnostic odds ratio of 6.773. …”
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Nailfold capillary abnormalities as indicators of diabetic nephropathy progression: a cross-sectional study in type 2 diabetes by Po-Chi Hsu, Pei-Yung Liao, Ssu-Wei Huang, Hen-Hong Chang, John Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo

“…The NVC score was higher in the A/C ratio > 300 mg/g groups (p = 0.0028).Conclusion Nailfold capillary abnormalities correlate with DN severity, indicating their potential as a non-invasive biomarker for early DN detection and monitoring in type 2 DM.…”
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Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of E. coli Isolated from Raw Cow Milk and Fresh Fruit Juice in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia by Haftay Abraha Tadesse, Netsenet Berhe Gidey, Kidane Workelule, Hagos Hailu, Seyfe Gidey, Abrha Bsrat, Habtamu Taddele

“…This supports the need for strict monitoring and the implementation of effective hygienic and biosecurity measures in the whole food chain of these products as well as a prudent use of antimicrobials.…”
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Acute Kidney Injury, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia: A Cohort Study of Patients from SPRINT by Kristen L. Nowak, Anna Ostrow, Ester S. Oh, Zhiying You, Michel Chonchol

“…These results suggest that cognitive function should be monitored following AKI in this patient population.…”
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Abnormal Operation Detection of Automated Orchard Irrigation System Actuators by Power Consumption Level by Shahriar Ahmed, Md Nasim Reza, Md Rejaul Karim, Hongbin Jin, Heetae Kim, Sun-Ok Chung

“…The microcontroller managed the pump cycling ‘On’ and ‘Off’ states every 60 s and solenoid valves while storing and transmitting sensor data to a smartphone application for remote monitoring. Commercial current sensors measured actuator power consumption, enabling the identification of normal and abnormal operations by applying threshold values to distinguish activation and deactivation states. …”
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Heavy Metals in Water and Sediments and Their Impact on Water Quality in Andean Micro-watersheds: A Study of the Colorado and Alajua Rivers in the Ambato River Watershed, Tungurahu... by Rodny Peñafiel, Fabián Rodrigo Morales-Fiallos, Bolivar Paredes-Beltran, Dilon Moya, Adriana Jacqueline Frias Carrion and Belén Moreano

“…These results highlight the influence of anthropogenic activities on water quality, emphasizing the necessity of continuous monitoring to assess and control their impact.…”
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The expression and clinical significance of serum exosomal-long non-coding RNA DLEU1 in patients with cervical cancer by Yu Chen, Facai Cui, Xiaoyu Wu, Weifeng Zhao, Qingxin Xia

“…Cox univariate and multivariate regression analyses indicated that DLEU1 was an independent risk factor for postoperative recurrence and metastasis in CC patients.Conclusions Our findings suggest that serum exosome DLEU1 has certain clinical value for diagnosing, monitoring recurrence and metastasis, and evaluating CC prognosis.…”
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Characteristics of virulence of Puccinia triticina populations and the potential of the Lr24, Lr25, LrSp genes for spring common wheat breeding in the Southern Ural by V. A. Tyunin, E. R. Shreyder, E. I. Gultyaeva, E. L. Shaydayuk

“…Monitoring of pathogen populations is important for successful genetic wheat protection against leaf rust and identification of pathotypes with virulence to the resistance genes used. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and aromatic plants used by the population of Settat Province, Morocco by Manal Lahyaoui, Nadia Dakka, Naoual El Menyiy, Mansour Sobeh, Pakhrur Razi, Khang Wen Goh, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

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Characteristics, Incidence, and Management of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Related Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Real-World Practice-A Retrospective Study in Chinese Han Populat... by Wang RH, Chen Y, Lou YL, Lu YL, Xu HM

“…The management and outcomes of CVAEs were monitored over a median follow-up duration of 8 months.Results: Among the included 203 patients, 4.4% (9/203) developed CVAEs, including heart failure (n = 3), arrhythmia (n = 2), myocarditis (n = 2), and pericardial disease (n = 2), with a proportion (6/9) tending to be severe (grade 3 or grade 4). …”
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