Association between early ondansetron use and the risk of sepsis in intensive care unit patients: a secondary data of the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database by Xuan Liu, Qiuye Kou, Enhe Liu

“…Objective This study planned to analyse the association between ondansetron use within 24 hours before intensive care unit (ICU) admission to within 48 hours after ICU admission and the risk of sepsis in ICU patients.Design A cohort study.Setting and participants Data of 65 366 participants in Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV from ICU in the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.Primary and secondary outcome measures Sepsis was the primary outcome, which indicated patients with documented or suspected infection and acute change in total Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ≥2 points. …”
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Qualitative study of antibiotic prescription patterns and associated drivers in Sudan, Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo by Mohit Nair, Carolina Jimenez, Tonka Eibs, Alena Koscalova, Paul Grohma, Gisa Kohler, Rawa Gafar Bakhit, Mzia Thurashvili, Estrella Lasry, Sandra Wagner Bauer

“…Objectives The objective of this study was to address the knowledge gap regarding antibiotic use in Medecins Sans Frontiéres (MSF) projects located in Africa by exploring antibiotic prescription and consumption habits and their drivers at different healthcare levels.Design This study used an exploratory study design through thematic analysis of semistructured, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs) and field observations in order to understand the main drivers influencing current antibiotics prescription habits and consumption habits of patients in different geographical settings.Setting The study took place in MSF centres and towns across four countries: Guinea-Bissau, Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Sudan.Participants 384 respondents participated in the study, which includes project staff, prescribers, community members, patients, among other groups.Results Treatment protocols were physically present in all countries except DRC, but compliance to protocols varied across contexts. …”
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Stability Analysis of a Weathered-Basalt Soil Slope Using the Double Strength Reduction Method by Xiaoliang Liu, Xin Chen, Mei Su, Shilin Zhang, Dengfeng Lu

“…Once the critical stress state of the slope was exceeded, the plastic sliding block slipped at high speed over a long distance along the rock-soil layer interface, and along the way, it scraped out and carried away the original loose topsoil and gravel blocks, which finally piled up in the form of a debris flow. …”
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Oferta institucional de recursos didácticos digitales para la inclusión en secundaria: Un análisis comparativo en el estado español by María Isabel Vidal Esteve, Miriam González González, Ana Parada Gañete, Diana Marín-Suelves

“… En la actualidad, tanto en la sociedad como en la escuela, impera el principio de inclusión en base al que todas y todos tenemos derecho a estar, participar y aprender en contextos ordinarios. Uno de los elementos fundamentales en el diseño de los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje son los recursos didácticos que se seleccionan o crean por parte de los docentes para su uso, tanto dentro como fuera de los centros escolares. …”
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Genotype X Environment Interaction and Yield Stability in Early-Maturing Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) Landraces in Ethiopia by Yirga Kindie, Bulti Tesso, Berhanu Amsalu

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Trust model based on individual experience by WANG Shao-jie, ZHENG Xue-feng, WANG Xiong-bin, CHU Li-jun, YU Zhen

“…In order to improve the accuracy of trust evaluation,a new trust model based on individual experience was proposed. …”
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Clinical and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Findings of Patients with Incomplete Visual Recovery after Anatomically Successful Retinal Detachment Surgery by Miltiadis K. Tsilimbaris, Aikaterini Chalkia, Chrysanthi Tsika, Anastasios Anastasakis, Georgios A. Kontadakis

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Coda: The “Queen Under the Hill,” or, Robert Duncan’s Lesson in Essential Autobiography by Rob Halpern

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Spectral Collocation Method for Fractional Differential/Integral Equations with Generalized Fractional Operator by Qinwu Xu, Zhoushun Zheng

“…In this paper, we first derive analytical formulas for α-th  (α>0) order fractional derivative of Jacobi polynomials. …”
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A rapid preparative method for the purification of vitamin E acetate by kinetic reverse phase chromatography by Umesh M Ingle, Arvind M Lali

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Florida 4-H Poultry Record Book by Chris Decubellis, L. W. Kalch

“…Written by Chris Decubellis, dairy/animal sciences, 4-H state specialized agent, Florida 4-H Youth Development Program; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611. The original version of this record book was written by L. …”
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Resolved Convection in Hydrogen-rich Atmospheres by Jacob T. Seeley, Robin D. Wordsworth

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Sod-Based Peanut/Cotton Rotation-Soil Health Part 1: Root Depth, Earthworms and Soil Water Infiltration by Tawainga W. Katsvairo, David L. Wright, James J. Marois, D. Hartzog, P. J. Wiatrak, Jimmy R. Rich

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Derivation and Application of a Scaling between Hinode/SP and SDO/HMI Vector Magnetic Fields to Improve Magnetic Field Extrapolations by C. Beck, A. Prasad, Q. Hu, M. S. Yalim, S. Gosain, D. Prasad Choudhary

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Any better? A follow-up content analysis of adolescent sexual and reproductive health inclusion in Global Financing Facility country planning documents by Ulla Walmisley, Mary V. Kinney, Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Yamba Kafando, Asha S. George

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Digital Film Historiography: Challenges of/and Interdisciplinarity by Malte Hagener, Diana Roig-Sanz

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Normal Families and Growth of Meromorphic Functions with Their Kth Derivatives by Jianming Qi, Fanning Meng, Wenjun Yuan

“…Relying on the normal family theory, we mainly study uniqueness problems of meromorphic functions and their kth derivatives and estimate sharply the growth order of their meromorphic functions. Our theorems improve some previous results.…”
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Peter Watkins et les apories de la lutte médiatique by Jeremy Hamers

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Numerical Simulation of Seepage-Heat-Solid Coupling of Gas Seepage in Prepumped Boreholes under Electrothermal High Temperature Field by Xionggang Xie, Jin Yang, XiangYing Luo, Jianjun Ren

“…In order to verify the law of coal bed gas desorption and permeability under electrothermal high-temperature field, by establishing the mathematical model of gas seepage-heat-solid coupling, and taking gas drainage working face in Guizhou as an engineering example, the characteristics of the high-temperature field of coal under different heating hole temperatures are simulated. …”
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Detección del polimorfismo p.K952L en pacientes cubanos con la enfermedad de Wilson by Yulia Clark Feoktistova, Caridad Ruenes Domech, Elsa García Bacallao, Liudmila Feoktistova Victorova, Hilda Roblejo Balbuena, Estela Morales Peralta

“…<p><strong>Fundamento</strong>: La enfermedad de Wilson es una entidad rara con patrón de herencia autosómico recesivo, a causa de las mutaciones en el gen <em>ATP7B</em>, lo cual provoca la acumulación de cobre en tejidos y órganos. En la literatura se informan más de 800 polimorfismos.…”
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