Intensive and critical care nurses’ compliance, barriers, and challenges with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: a cross-sectional study by Hazel Novela Villagracia, Tahani Nasser Alhejaili, Bushra Alshammari, Salwa Abd El Gawad Sallam, Awatif Mansour Alrasheeday, Lea L. Dando, Odeta A. Nacubuan, Habib Alrashedi, Shaimaa Mohamed Nageeb, Larry Terence O. Cornejo, Rico William A. Villagracia, Soha Kamel Mosbah Mahmoud, Ingrid Jacinto-Caspillo, Rizal Angelo N. Grande, Daniel Joseph E. Berdida, Bahia Galal Abd Elrazik Siam

“…Meanwhile, those with 11 to 15 years of experience were more compliant (p = 0.023) than other groups and demographics. …”
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Variations in the quality of tuberculosis care in urban India: A cross-sectional, standardized patient study in two cities. by Ada Kwan, Benjamin Daniels, Vaibhav Saria, Srinath Satyanarayana, Ramnath Subbaraman, Andrew McDowell, Sofi Bergkvist, Ranendra K Das, Veena Das, Jishnu Das, Madhukar Pai

“…The SP method has limitations: it cannot account for patient mix or care-management practices reflecting more than one patient-provider interaction.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Quality of TB care is suboptimal and variable in urban India's private health sector. …”
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Water and heat resource utilization influence cotton yield through sowing date optimization under varied climate by Hamad Khan, Nangial Khan, Zeeshan Khan, Han Yingchun, Yang Beifang, Lei Yaping, Zhi Xiaoyu, Xiong Shiwu, Shang Shilong, Ma Yunzhen, Jiao Yahui, Lin Tao, Yabing Li

“…Though the overall R2 values were slightly reduced with changed rainfall pattern and cooler peak temperatures, early sowing still had a positive correlation with WUE (R2 = 0.81), WPc (R2 = 0.69), and PEsoil (R2 = 0.78) during 2024, implying stable performance under variable climatic conditions. Similarly, these early sowing treatments also had more stable aboveground biomass, had higher LAI and demonstrated the ability to synchronize phenological state with hydrothermal availability. …”
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Genetic and Antigenic Diversity of <i>Neisseria meningitidis</i> Serogroup B Strains in Vietnam by Trieu Phi Long, Vo Viet Cuong, Bui Thi Lan Anh, Trinh Van Toan, Vu Thi Loan, Pham Viet Hung, Le Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen Ngoc Tan, Luong Thi Mo, Le Van Khanh, Hoang Van Tong

“…The 3-253 and 3-1212 alleles of porB, the F1-7 variant of FetA, the ST-44 and ST-1576 sequence types, and the ST-41/44 complex were observed more frequently in patients compared to asymptomatic carriers, suggesting their association with more virulence. …”
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The geographical variation in grassland forage quality on the eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is driven mainly by climate by Shulan Wu, Xiaotao Lü, Qinghua Liu, Erke Wuda, Liu Li, Chunzhang Zhao, Juanjuan Huang, Shuang Li, Youbang Hu, Wenzhi Du, Hewen Li, Chaoqun Chen, Lin Luo, Ali Raza, Chunying Yin

“…Forage quality was higher in sites with colder, drier and more variable climate. Soil conditions indirectly affected forage quality by mediating the plant community composition. …”
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WRF-ELM v1.0: a regional climate model to study land–atmosphere interactions over heterogeneous land use regions by H. Huang, Y. Qian, G. Bisht, J. Wang, T. Chakraborty, D. Hao, J. Li, T. Thurber, B. Singh, Z. Yang, Y. Liu, P. Xue, P. Xue, W. J. Sacks, E. Coon, R. Hetland

“…Importantly, this LILAC–ESMF framework demonstrates a more modular approach compared to previous coupling efforts between WRF and land surface models. …”
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Advancing digital soil mapping with multi-year crop cover data: Impacts on model accuracy and soil interpretation by Babak Kasraei, Margaret G. Schmidt, Daniel D. Saurette, Chuck E. Bulmer, Jin Zhang, Travis Pennell, Kingsley John, Brandon Heung

“…This study highlights the potential of DSM in assessing the impact of crop type on soils and suggesting what crops may be more beneficial for soil.…”
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Early findings from the integration of hypertension care into differentiated service delivery models for HIV in Uganda: a mixed‐method study by John Baptist Kiggundu, Fred C. Semitala, Chelsea Faith Lipoto, Lilian Giibwa, Robert Twine, Savio Mwaka, Florence Ayebare, Christine Kiwala, Evelyn N. Magambo, Gerald Mutungi, Isaac Ssinabulya, Donna Spiegelman, James Kayima, Martin Muddu, Jeremy I. Schwartz, Anne R. Katahoire, Chris T. Longenecker

“…Median age was 46 years (IQR 38–56); more than two‐thirds were female. There was considerable heterogeneity across clinics in the use of DSD models during the study period. …”
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Scapular dyskinesis-based exercise therapy versus multimodal physical therapy for subacromial impingement syndrome in young overhead athletes with scapular dyskinesis: a randomized... by Meilin Wen, Xuanming Hu, Guiying Bao

“…Significant Time × Group interactions were also observed for all variables (p < 0.05, η² = 0.15–0.76), prompting further simple effects analysis. …”
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EMOTIONAL STATUS AND FOOD PREFERENCE STYLE: THE RESULTS OF THE EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESSE-RF IN SAINT-PETERSBURG, SAMARA AND ORENBURG by O. P. Rotar, Е. А. Dubinina, A. V. Orlov, R. A. Libis, E. N. Isaeva, I. R. Basyrova, D. V. Duplyakov, S. A. Gudkova, V. N. Solntsev, A. N. Alyokhin, E. I. Baranova, A. O. Konradi, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Inhabitants of Orenburg and Samara had much more probably prefer sausages and animal fats comparing to Saint-Petersburg citizens, and the risk of depression was significantly variable in regions: being maximum in Orenburg — 43,9% vs 20,6% in Saint-Petersburg and 26,3% in Samara (p&lt;0,001) without significant differences by anxiety levels. …”
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Mechanism of Irrigation Before Low-Temperature Exposure on Mitigating the Reduction in Yield Loss and Spikelet Abortion at the Jointing Stage of Wheat by Yangyang Wang, Mao Wang, Peipei Tian, Dechao Ren, Haiyan Zhang, Geng Ma, Jianzhao Duan, Chenyang Wang, Wei Feng

“…This suggests that the compensatory regenerative yield is more significant in semi-spring varieties and under NI conditions. …”
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Enhancing IoT Security in Vehicles: A Comprehensive Review of AI-Driven Solutions for Cyber-Threat Detection by Rafael Abreu, Emanuel Simão, Carlos Serôdio, Frederico Branco, António Valente

“…AI-driven technologies offer promising solutions for attack detection and predictive analysis, reducing the need for human intervention more significantly. This review acknowledges limitations such as the rapidly evolving nature of IoT technologies, the early-stage development or proprietary nature of many AI techniques, the variable performance of AI models in real-world applications, and potential biases in the search and selection of articles. …”
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Measuring Faculty Excellence: Introducing a Model by Anoush Dehnadi Moghadam

“…There are various criteria for this evaluation, which generally focus more on research performance, while the main objective of hiring faculty members has been the development of education. …”
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Effectiveness of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture: results from the Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation phase III (FEMuR III)... by Ben Hardwick, Phillipa Logan, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Susanna Dodd, Catherine Sackley, Andrew Lemmey, Nefyn Williams, Llinos Haf Spencer, Monica Busse, Penelope Ralph, Shanaz Dorkenoo, Toby Smith, Jessica Green, Valerie Morrison, Benjamin Edward Smith, Kodchawan Doungsong, Rachael Cooper

“…There were 53 unrelated serious adverse events (SAEs) including 11 deaths in the control group: 41 SAEs including nine deaths in the FEMuR intervention group.Conclusions The FEMuR intervention was not more effective than usual rehabilitation care. The trial was severely impacted by COVID-19. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of CADe-assisted reading versus clinician reading for polyp detection in colon capsule endoscopy: a multicentre prospective study by Ian Io Lei, Nicolas Parsons, Cristiana Huhulea, Hagen Wenzek, Elizabeth White, Pablo Laiz, Charlie Noble, Alexander Robertson, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Ramesh Arasaradnam

“…AI-assisted readings were notably more accurate for left-sided polyps compared with right-sided ones (OR 2.36 vs 1.66, p<0.0001). …”
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Ketogenic diet therapy for epilepsy during pregnancy and lactation: An international survey exploring clinician perspectives by Kelly Faltersack, Tanya J. W. McDonald, Valentina De Giorgis, Bobbie Barron, Mackenzie C. Cervenka, Anita Devlin, Laura A. Healy, Magnhild Kverneland, Elles van derLouw, Mengyang Lu, Martina P. Zanaboni, Marisa Armeno, Elizabeth A. Felton

“…Experts advised using more flexible versions of KDT during lactation. More research is needed.…”
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COVID-19 disease characteristics in different pediatric age groups by Eda Kepenekli, Nurhayat Yakut, Zeynep Ergenc, Ömer Aydıner, Rabia Can Sarınoğlu, Ayşegül Karahasan, Elif Karakoc-Aydıner, Aslı Memişoğlu, Yasemin Gökdemir, Ela Erdem Eralp, Pınar Ergenekon, Bülent Karadağ, Kübra Gökçe Tezel, Murat Aydın, Betül Şenyürek, Perran Boran

“…Fever was significantly more frequent in Group 1, and chest pain was more frequent in Group 3. …”
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Heterogeneity of metastatic gastric cancer: solitary non-regional lymph node metastasis and solitary lung metastasis showed better survival outcomes than other metastatic patterns by Xiaoyi Luan, Xue Han, Zerong Wang, Lulu Zhao, Xiaojie Zhang, Wanqing Wang, Penghui Niu, Danjun Wang, Dongbing Zhao, Mingwei Zhu, Yingtai Chen

“…However, patients with multi-organ metastases faced the poorest prognosis among those with metastatic gastric cancer, with 26.98% of them surviving more than 2 years, and only 8.35% surviving more than 5 years. …”
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Comparing Rotational Stability Over Time Between Four Monofocal Toric Intraocular Lenses by Hoffmann P, Potvin R, Anello RD, Hengerer F, Auffarth G, Guldenfels Y, Bertelmann E, Ruiz Mesa R, Fischinger I, Krawczyk S, Seitz B, Antolin-Garcia D, Schmickler S, Hoffart L, Kohnen T, Relucio AS

“…Only 6 lenses (4 Tecnis: 8.3%, 2 AT Torbi: 4.3%) had a rotation &gt; 10 degrees at any time point.Conclusion: Rotational stability appeared excellent for the Vivinex and AcrySof toric IOLs, with slightly more variable performance evident with the AT Torbi and Tecnis IOLs.Keywords: toric, Vivinex&trade;, XY1A, XY1-SP, AcrySof&trade; SN6ATx, Tecnis&trade; Toric ZCT, AT Torbi&trade;, rotation, Astigmatism…”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Profile of Traditionally Produced <i>Chouriça de Carne</i> Dry-Fermented Sausages: Towards Benchmarking of Products Against Established Quality... by Ana Sofia Faria, Olga María Bonilla-Luque, Laís Carvalho, Nathália Fernandes, Miguel Angel Prieto, Vasco Cadavez, Ursula Gonzales-Barron

“…Overall, the results evidenced the great variability in the quality attributes of Portuguese chorizo sausages, very likely to arise from multiple recipes, ingredients, and manufacturing practices. …”
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