Etiological agents causing paediatric sepsis and their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern at a tertiary care hospital by Husain A, Agarwal S, Jafar H, Awasthi S, Prakash V

“…The BACTEC bottles which flagged positive were inoculated on culture media and was further processed according to standard microbiological procedures. …”
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An economic evaluation of a hospital-wide bundle intervention to reduce hospital-acquired infections and bladder distension among hip fracture patients in Sweden by Sneha Abdul Jabbar, Maria Frödin, Ewa Wikström, Brigid M. Gillespie, Hanna Gyllensten, Annette Erichsen

“…ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02983136 and ISRCTN 17,022,695, retrospectively registered after data collection were completed.…”
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The heterogeneity of NOTCH1 to tumor immune infiltration in pan-cancer by XiaoJun Duan, Rihan Wu, Mingyang Zhang, Kexin Li, Lei Yu, Huirong Sun, Xingxia Hao, Changshan Wang

“…Pharmacological regulation of NOTCH1 is promising in tumor immunotherapy, whereas the effective rate of existing therapies remains low. NOTCH1 functions, as a cancer suppressor or a cancer promoter in different cancers, is engaged in the crosstalk between the immune microenvironment and cancer cells, posing a major challenge to immunotherapy. …”
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Epidemiological and genetic factors affecting severe epizootic hemorrhagic disease in Spanish Holstein cattle during the Southern Europe outbreak of 2023 by O. González-Recio, A. Fernández, J.A. Jiménez Montero

“…This study aimed to identify epidemiological and genetic factors influencing the susceptibility and severity of EHD in Holstein dairy cattle during the 2023 outbreak in Spain. Data from 2,852 animals in 7 affected farms from 5 Spanish provinces were used. …”
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Disorders of esophageal clearance in gastroesophageal reflux disease and option of their treatment by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, N. L. Dzhahaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Results. According to the data of EGDS, pH-metry, non-erosive reflux disease (NERD) was found in 21 patients (70%), erosive GERD — in 9 (30%). …”
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Gender and age disparities in cardiac immune-related adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance analysis of the FAERS database by Jiayu Shen, Wenya Shan, Jieqiang Zhu

“…Objectives The cardiotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has garnered significant clinical attention due to its high mortality rate. However, limited clinical research and inconsistent results have hindered a comprehensive understanding of this issue. …”
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Investigating the Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Transtheoretical Model on Smoking Behavior Among Men Attending Comprehensive Health Service Centers in Qom by Taher Oroji, Ehsan Vesali-Monfared, Bahram Mohagheg, Mohammad Ebrahim Ghafari, Mohammad Aligol

“…Considering a 10% dropout rate, a sample size of 55 participants was allocated to each of the intervention and control groups. …”
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Application of robotic technology in surgery (literature review) by D. G. Parfeev, A. M. Morozov, K. I. Khorak, P. G. Kogan, S. V. Zhukov, A. D. Aminova, V. A. Zhezheleva

“…In the course of the present study, we searched and analyzed current literature data from domestic and foreign sources on the application of robotic technologies in surgery. …”
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Estimation of soil thickness in karst landforms using a quantile regression forests approach by Fayong Fang, Ruyi Zi, Zhen Han, Qian Fang, Rui Hou, Longshan Zhao

“…We found that, like other regional scale soil mapping models, climate and topographic data were key factors influencing soil thickness. …”
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Effect and cost-effectiveness of human-centred design-based approaches to increase adolescent uptake of modern contraceptives in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania: Population-based, q... by Catarina Krug, Melissa Neuman, James E Rosen, Michelle Weinberger, Stefanie Wallach, Mary Lagaay, Melanie Punton, Annapoorna Prakash, Mussa Kelvin Nsanya, Philip Ayieko, Saidi Kapiga, Yewande P Ajayi, Emily E Crawford, Eskindir Tenaw, Mohammed Mussa, Som Kumar Shrestha, Christian Bottomley, James R Hargreaves, Aoife Margaret Doyle

“…Interpretation was aided by a process evaluation along with secular mCPR trends and self-reported A360 exposure data. …”
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Microalgae to Biofuel: Cutting‐Edge Harvesting and Extraction Methods for Sustainable Energy Solution by Abu Saleh Ahmed, Alamry Ali, Emre Gorgun, M. Jameel, Tasmina Khandaker, Md. Shaharul Islam, Md. Saiful Islam, Masuk Abdullah

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Impact of twin shield tunnel construction on the deformation of bridge pile groups beneath multiple bridges: a case study by Lan Deng, Jizhixian Liu, Chenze Huang, Shan Yang, Junzhou Huang, Junzhou Huang, Cai Wu

“…The results reveal that: (1) For single-track excavation, the maximum horizontal displacement of the pile group increases to 1.587 mm, while for double-track excavation, it reaches 1.813 mm, with pile settlement increases to a maximum of 5.03 mm; (2) The maximum settlement and horizontal deformation of the bridge piles show a negative correlation with the minimum spacing between piles, with deformation increasing exponentially as the spacing decreases; (3) The excavation process at all stages affects the piers, with initial maximum settlement increasing from 0.787 mm to 3.569 mm, a growth rate of 201.91%, and maximum horizontal displacement reaching 1.576 mm. …”
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Metformin Counteracts HCC Progression and Metastasis Enhancing KLF6/p21 Expression and Downregulating the IGF Axis by Fernanda Vacante, Pamela Senesi, Anna Montesano, Stefano Paini, Livio Luzi, Ileana Terruzzi

“…Conclusion. Our data show that METF could suppress HepG2 proliferation, through induction of cell cycle arrest at the G0/G1 phase. …”
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Designing of industry friendly pastilles of Rosuvastatin and Piperine integrating green chemistry and advanced statistical approach by Hardik Rana, Grishma Patel, Vaishali Thakkar, Chetna Modi

“…Objective The present study aimed to develop immediate-release (IR) pastilles of RSV and Piperine (PIP) using advanced data mining tools and exploring the concept of green chemistry. …”
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How the nursing work environment moderates the relationship between clinical judgment and person-centered care among intensive care unit nurses. by Mi Hwa Seo, Eun A Kim, Hae Ran Kim

“…The collected data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression and PROCESS macro Model 1, with a 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval to verify moderating effects.…”
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Methamphetamine use and suicide risk: a comprehensive case–control study by Ahmed Hamed Aljadani, Mohamed Abouzed, Halima Adam, Benayan Bani Alrasheedy, Muath Alarfaj, Salwa Rashed Alshammari, Mohammed Saad Almuqahwi

“…Urine analyses were performed to verify the participants’ self-reported drug use, and the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, Addiction Severity Index, and Timeline Follow-Back approach were used in the data-gathering process. …”
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Home management by remote self‐monitoring in intermediate‐ and high‐risk pregnancies: A retrospective study of 400 consecutive women by Anne Rahbek Zizzo, Lone Hvidman, Jannie Dalby Salvig, Lone Holst, Morten Kyng, Olav Bjørn Petersen

“…Data were transferred to the hospital using a mobile device platform and evaluated by healthcare professionals. …”
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Forty-two years of responding to Ebola virus outbreaks in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review by Sima Rugarabamu, Leonard Mboera, Mark Rweyemamu, Gaspary Mwanyika, Julius Lutwama, Janusz Paweska, Gerald Misinzo

“…The results of this review indicate that challenges to control EVD outbreaks are related to epidemiological, sociocultural and health system factors.Conclusions Sub-Saharan Africa continues to face considerable challenges in EVD control, whereby there are no significant changes in case fatality rates observed during the past four decades. Socioeconomic and cultural processes need to be critically considered to shape the community behaviours that lead to exposure to EVD outbreaks. …”
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VR sculpting as a therapeutic intervention for alleviating anxiety: a case study from a university art class by Huan Ding, Huan Ding, Bo Lin, Bo Lin, Yuwei Xu, Dunjiang Shang, Yi Han

“…Subsequently, we monitored how VR-based artistic sculpting influenced changes in GAD-7, PANAS, and HRV scores.ResultsComparing the data before and after the art-based intervention revealed a significant decrease in participants’ GAD-7 scores, a substantial rise in PANAS scores indicating enhanced psychological well-being (p < 0.05), and a marked increase in HRV, suggesting VR sculpting can promote physiological relaxation. …”
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Mitochondrial-Localized Protein Transcript Abundance can Predict the Prognosis of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis by Weifei Liang, Hong Lin, Donglin Sun, Minghui Tang

“…Methods: The UCEC RNA sequencing data was accessed at the Cancer Genome Atlas project, containing 539 UCEC samples and 35 tumor-adjacent tissue. …”
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