Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of urinary tract infection among diabetic patients at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia by Mohamed Esmael Gena, Getachew Bitew, Elias Chane, Negesse Cherie, Dereje Mengesha Berta, Lidetu Demoze, Muluken Walle, Kalicha Boru, Dagnamyelew Tilahun, Bisrat Birke Teketelew, Abiy Ayele Angelo

“…Thus, this study aimed to assess the magnitude, antimicrobial resistance patterns, and risk factors of bacterial UTIs in DM patients at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2023. …”
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Reduced retinal microvascular density in women with coronary microvascular dysfunction: A pilot study by Sakshi Shiromani, Ahmed AlBadri, Aaron Lindeke-Myers, Arielle Schwartz, Nishant Vatsa, Esha Dave, Fauzia Rashid, Nieraj Jain, Puja K. Mehta

“…While retinal microvasculature relates to many cardiovascular risk factors, its link with CMD remains unknown. Participants: Women with INOCA (N = 18) and coronary function testing were enrolled and classified into CMD and non-CMD groups, with CMD defined as coronary flow reserve (CFR) <2.5 in response to adenosine. …”
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Development of a warning model for drug-induced liver injury in the older patients by Qiaozhi Hu, Qiaozhi Hu, Xiaoqi Li, Xiaoqi Li, Dan Zou, Zhiyao He, Zhiyao He, Ting Xu

“…The dataset was randomly partitioned into a training set (80%, n = 2,880) and an independent testing set (20%, n = 720). Model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC).ResultsOut of the 3,600 older patients with abnormal liver function, 654 patients experienced DILI. …”
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Evaluation of Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Respiratory Dysfunction in Children with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1—A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Mihail Basa, Jovan Pesovic, Dusanka Savic-Pavicevic, Stojan Peric, Giovanni Meola, Alessandro Amaddeo, Gordana Kovacevic, Slavica Ostojic, Aleksandar Sovtic

“…This study aimed to explore the outcomes of pulmonary function tests and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) workups in children with DM1 and to identify the factors contributing to SDB. …”
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Influence of diastolic dysfunction on cognitive impairment and prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease by O. O. Nudchenko, L. I. Konoplianyk, N. A. Kozhukharova, M. M. Dolzhenko

“…Statistically significant differences in the survival curves were assessed using the Gehan’s–Wilkokson test (P < 0.05). Results. According to the results of the Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance, the state of diastolic function appeared to have a significant effect on the total score on the MMSE scale (P = 0.0002). …”
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Detection and classification of hypertensive retinopathy based on retinal image analysis using a deep learning approach by Bambang Krismono Triwijoyo, Ahmat Adil, Muhammad Zulfikri

“…Second, the architectural specifications of the CNN model are determined, and the input size, depth, and number of nodes for each layer, as well as the transfer function, learning rate, and number of epochs, are set by adjusting hyperparameters.…”
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The Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of an Arm Care Screening Tool in High School Baseball Coaches by Kyle A. Matsel, Stephanie N. Brown, Matt C. Hoch, Robert J. Butler, Philip M. Westgate, Terry R. Malone, Tim L. Uhl

“…# Background Preseason movement screening can identify modifiable risk factors, deterioration of function, and potential for injury in baseball players. …”
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MORPHOFUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE ENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM IN WORKERS OF THE KUZBASS COAL INDUSTRY by Олег Иванович Бондарев, Сергей Людовикович Кан, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

“…Arteries and veins of small and large circulation, vessels of microcirculatory bed of internal organs were studied. Immunohistochemical testing was performed using monoclonal antibodies (proliferation marker Ki-67; oncogene of proapoptotic activity Bcl-2; endothelial function factors CD-31 and CD-34). …”
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Management Physiotherapy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Case Report by Ayu Tri Kusumaningrum Subiyanto, Umi Budi Rahayu, Katno Asha

“…This study uses a case study. measurement of pain using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), measurement of muscle strength using Manual Muscle Testing (MMT), Goniometer to measure the Range of Joint Motion (ROM), Evaluation of Functional Ability with the Buston Questionaire Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (BQCTS) is a measuring tool to measure functional ability in CTS. …”
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Investigation on the Marine Corrosion Behavior and Mechanism of Fe₃O₄ Film Using ReaxFF-MD by CHEN Xiangrui, CHEN Yang, WANG Bing, GU Bin

“…In order to explore more deeply and comprehensively the intrinsic mechanisms of corrosion behavior of steel in the marine environment，the ReaxFF molecular dynamics (ReaxFF-MD) method was employed to study the marine corrosion behavior of Fe3O4&#x00A0;in steel passivation film under different NaCl contents，temperatures and strain conditions.By characterizing the surface corrosion morphology，testing the quality loss curve，number density curve，radial distribution function (RDF) curve and simulating the atomic structure evolution at the reaction interface，the process and differences of Fe3&#x00A0;O4&#x00A0;marine corrosion behavior under different conditions were analyzed，and the mechanisms of Fe3O4&#x00A0;marine corrosion and the influence of different factors were revealed at the atomic scale.Results showed that the marine corrosion of Fe3O4&#x00A0;went through three stages: the adsorption stage of water molecules on the surface of Fe3O4&#x00A0;substrate in marine environment，the rapid corrosion stage of substrate and the corrosion saturation stage.During the corrosion process，the increase in NaCl content in the marine environment promoted the adsorption of water molecules on the substrate surface，enhancing the interaction between substrate atoms and water molecules.Moreover，the increase in temperature would cause expansion deformation and enhance molecular motion，reducing the difficulty of bond breaking behavior of matrix atoms.External strain led to an increase in atomic bond lengths and a decrease in atomic coordination numbers within the Fe3O4&#x00A0;matrix，thereby exacerbating the corrosion process.Besides，when the external load was applied，the strain in the substrate increased with the progression of corrosion，and the defect concentration area was generated under high strain loading.…”
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HARDENING CONCRETE IN STRUCTURES: CHOICE OF THE CONSTRUCTION METHOD BASED ON RESULTS OF THE TEMPERATURE REGIME MODELING IN SPECIAL CONDITIONS by I. S. Pulyaev, S. M. Pulyaev

“…The authors carried out the research with the use of modern settlementmeasuring and analytical systems taking into account the change in the thermal stress state of hardening concrete as a function of the temperature change of the concrete mix over time. …”
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Influence of suturing material on wound healing: Experimental study in dogs by Gazivoda Dragan, Pelemiš Dejan, Vujašković Goran, Đurđević Slaviša

“…There is no ideal suture material because various patient factors also influence the wound healing process.…”
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Are Your kidneys ok? Detect early to protect kidney health by Joseph A. Vassalotti, Anna Francis, Augusto Cesar Soares Dos Santos Jr, Ricardo Correa-Rotter, Dina Abdellatif, Li-Li Hsiao, Stefanos Roumeliotis, Agnes Haris, Latha A. Kumaraswami, Siu-Fai Lui, Alessandro Balducci, Vassilios Liakopoulos

“…Evaluation for causes and risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) includes testing for diabetes and measurement of blood pressure and body mass index. …”
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Severe thyroiditis induced by sintilimab monotherapy in a patient with non-small cell lung cancer: a case report and literature review by Xiaolin Zhao, Xiaoyu Wang, Surui Liu, Pian Cheng, Jinjuan Chen, Jie Liu

“…Additionally, regular thyroid function testing is recommended for high-risk patients, and we advocate for the assessment of baseline levels of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) and thyroglobulin antibodies (TGAb) prior to initiating ICI treatment.…”
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Complex Urban Systems: Challenges and Integrated Solutions for the Sustainability and Resilience of Cities by Riccardo Gallotti, Pierluigi Sacco, Manlio De Domenico

“…The digital era, with its unprecedented data availability, is allowing for testing old theories and developing new ones, ultimately challenging relatively partial models. …”
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One-dimensional compression behavior of calcareous sand cemented with EICP and coir fiber by Xueliang Jiang, Haodong Wang, Hui Yang, Jun Yin, Bo Shen

“…The experimental data under various conditions were successfully fitted using the Harris function, elucidating the relationships between the model parameters b and c and the factors of calcium carbonate content, coir fiber content, and initial void ratio. …”
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Optimized Energy Consumption of Electric Vehicles with Driving Pattern Recognition for Real Driving Scenarios by Bedatri Moulik, Sanmukh Kaur, Muhammad Ijaz

“…Apart from the route and time of data collection, accuracy is also a function of sampling time horizon and the threshold values chosen for the features. …”
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Diagnostic value of serum anti-Müllerian hormone in girls with juvenile idiopathic arthritis during puberty by Anna V. Kolsanova, Galina V. Santalova, Polina V. Kartashova, Irina E. Dufinets, Victoria I. Chekmareva

“…There is little data on "normal OR" and the factors that affect it. Aim. To study the markers of the OR status in adolescent girls with juvenile arthritis and to establish their prognostic significance for the reproductive function. …”
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Predictors of Cognitive Decline in the Early Stages of Parkinson's Disease: A Brief Cognitive Assessment Longitudinal Study by Paulo Bugalho, Miguel Viana-Baptista

“…Sixty-one, early stage, and nondemented patients were assessed twice, over a 2-year interval, with a global cognitive test (mini-mental state examination (MMSE)) and a frontal function test (frontal assessment battery (FAB)) and motor function scales. …”
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Simplifying Data Processing in AFM Nanoindentation Experiments on Thin Samples by Stylianos Vasileios Kontomaris, Anna Malamou, Andreas Stylianou

“…In this paper, the determination of Young’s modulus is significantly simplified when testing soft, thin samples on rigid substrates. Using the weighted mean value theorem for integrals, an ‘average value’ of the correction function (symbolized as g(c)) due to the substrate effect for a specific indentation depth is derived. …”
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