Association of Primary Care Continuity With Home Dialysis, Transplantation, and Utilization of Medical Services for Patients Starting Hemodialysis by Cole S. Wyman, Maya Djerboua, Kristin K. Clemens, Ziv Harel, Manish M. Sood, Samuel A. Silver

“…Additional work is needed to clarify how primary care may best benefit this patient population. …”
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Utility of the New York heart association functional classification compared to other measures: A systematic review by Kelly D. Stamp, Marilyn A. Prasun, Thomas P. McCoy, Lisa Rathman

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Improving Recruitment and Retention: A Management Framework to Utilize DMAIC and Kaizen for Student Support in Engineering Education by Kumar Yelamarthi, Elizabeth Powell, Mazen Hussein

“…These management techniques extend to multiple initiatives, including enhancements to high school summer camps, advisor listening sessions, and student surveys designed to meet evolving student needs. Creating specialized areas for academic advisors has also supported their professional growth, contributing to better student outcomes. …”
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UTILIZING QAWĀ’ID FIQHIYYAH IN LEGAL ANALYSIS: A REVIEW OF THEIR EVOLUTION AND APPLICATION IN INDONESIAN ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE by Ismail Jalili, Ilham Syukri

“…This research explores the brief historical evolution and modern utilization of these legal maxims, emphasizing their significance in shaping legal outcomes in Indonesia's dynamic socio-religious landscape. …”
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INVESTIGATING POINTS-OF-GENERATION POWER LOSSES ON THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL GRID FOLLOWING UNBUNDLING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY by AJEWOLE TITUS OLUWASUJI, OLABODE OLAKUNLE ELIJAH, OKAKWU IGNATIUS KEMA, EGBEDINNI OLAKUNLE FEMI

“…Generation loss has rather persisted and keeps taking a heavy toll on the electric utility market of the country. Significant deployment of renewable electricity microgrid is therefore required to provide enduring solution. …”
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Utilizing machine learning to predict hospital admissions for pediatric COVID-19 patients (PrepCOVID-Machine) by Chuin-Hen Liew, Song-Quan Ong, David Chun-Ern Ng

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The Diagnostic Utility and Clinical Impact of After-Hours CT Scans of the Abdomen and Pelvis Investigating Abdominal Pain by Monil Karia, Matthew Seager, Akkib Rafique, Hemant Sheth

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility and impact on clinical management of after-hours CT scans investigating abdominal pain in surgical patients. …”
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A scientometric review on the utilization of copper slag as a substitute constituent of ordinary Portland cement concrete by Arif Raheel, Javed Muhammad Faisal, Asghar Raheel, Iqtidar Ammar, Ahmed Bilal, Alyousef Rayed, Khan Mohsin Ali

“…Despite these promising results, the review acknowledges that the long-term performance of CS concrete remains a critical area that needs further investigation.…”
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Defense Mechanism of PV-Powered Energy Islands Against Cyber-Attacks Utilizing Supervised Machine Learning by Alper Nabi Akpolat, Muhammet Samil Kalay

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Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Leukopenia and Neutropenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Valganciclovir in the United States by Qinghua Li, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Pamela Moise, Harry Jin, Kaylen Brzozowski, Irina Kolobova

“…Despite its clinical significance, the healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) related to PTN/PTL remains poorly characterized…”
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The utility of impact data in flood forecast verification for anticipatory actions: Case studies from Uganda and Kenya by Faith Mitheu, Elena Tarnavsky, Andrea Ficchì, Elisabeth Stephens, Rosalind Cornforth, Celia Petty

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Utilization of and Barriers to HIV and MCH Services among Community ART Group Members and Their Families in Tete, Mozambique by Diederike Geelhoed, Tom Decroo, Sergio Dezembro, Humberto Matias, Faustino Lessitala, Fausto Muzila, Luisa Brumana, Emanuele Capobianco

“…No positive effects from the CAG model were found for MCH service utilization. Barriers for utilization mentioned centred on insufficient knowledge, limited community-health facility collaboration, and structural health system limitations. …”
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Boosting resource use efficiency, soil fertility, food security, ecosystem services, and climate resilience with legume intercropping: a review by K. Akchaya, P. Parasuraman, Kannan Pandian, S. Vijayakumar, K. Thirukumaran, Mohamed Roshan Abu Firnass Mustaffa, Sudhir Kumar Rajpoot, Anil K. Choudhary

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Optimizing appliance scheduling for utility and budget in smart energy systems under inclining block rate tariffs by Ahmed Shaban, Mohamed Salhen, Mohamed A. Shalaby, Tamer F. Abdelmaguid

“…Without PV, the same group meets essential needs under a 15 EGP/day budget with a net expense of 11.55 EGP/day. …”
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Analysis of Cost and Treatment Effects in the Care Given for Graves' Disease: A Swedish Cost–Utility Analysis by Lars Lindholm, Gabriel Sjölin, Annika Jonsson, Mirna Abraham‐Nordling, Göran Wallin, TT‐12 Study Group, Helena Filipsson Nyström

“…ABSTRACT Background Guidelines in healthcare should be evidence‐based, satisfy patient needs and improve patient outcome. Methods We performed a cost–utility analysis in Graves' disease (GD) and estimated incremental costs after the introduction of a national guideline adding the Graves' Recurrent Events After Therapy (GREAT) score with genetic determinants (GREAT+) to predict recurrence, a thyroid nurse, preoperative calcium/vitamin D treatment and thyroid‐stimulating immunoglobulins. …”
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Prognostic utility of the C-reactive protein–albumin–lymphocyte (CALLY) index in metastatic renal cell carcinoma by Güner Akgüner, Mustafa Altınbaş

“…Prospective large-scale studies are needed to confirm its clinical utility.…”
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Evaluating Pharmacotherapy Optimization in Pharmacist-Led Management of Type 2 Diabetes Utilizing Continuous Glucose Monitors by Jasmine King, Chelsea Keedy, Joseph Crosby, Sara Little, Araven Thompson, Dallas Hardin, Kristen Pierce

“…Chi-square tests and t -tests were utilized to analyze primary and secondary outcomes. …”
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Utility of whole exome sequencing in the evaluation of isolated fetal growth restriction in normal chromosomal microarray analysis by Xiaomei Shi, Yanling Huang, Hongke Ding, Lina Zhao, Wei He, Jing Wu

“…WES is recommended for isolated FGR with short long bones, but further studies are needed to assess its utility in cases with nonshort long bones.…”
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Adverse Physical Health Outcomes and Healthcare Service Utilization in Siblings of Children With Cancer: A Systematic Review by Victorine Sirveaux, Lily Puterman‐Salzman, Yue Qian Zhang, Eleni Sotirakos, Philippe Dodin, Guillaume Dumas, Eyal Cohen, Nadia Roumeliotis, Petros Pechlivanoglou, Hallie Coltin

“…Future research with homogenized methodology is needed to better quantify risk, which would inform targeted surveillance guidelines and interventions.…”
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A pilot study of the utility of a hospital-based school program for pediatric patients with cardiac diagnoses by Lia K. Thibodaux, Ashley L. Orr, Debra L. Reisinger, Debra L. Reisinger, Jill Fodstad, Guang Xu, Kristin Wikel, Michelle Curtin, Michelle Curtin

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