Factors contributing to the quality of nursing care in Gauteng province hospitals by Nomali S. Sabelo, Sibusiso M. Zuma

“…Objectives: The objectives of the study were to identify the factors contributing to the quality of nursing care at the provincial hospitals of Gauteng province and to make recommendations for improving the quality of nursing care in hospitals. Method: The study utilised an exploratory descriptive qualitative design. …”
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Antibiotic Resistance of Vibrio cholera Strains Isolated in Kazakhstan by Z. A. Sagiyev, I. B. Utepova, R. S. Mussagaliyeva, S. D. Alybayev, M. M. Kulbayeva, A. O. Ismailova, A. A. Aldibekova

“…In order to assess the sensitivity to antibacterial drugs we used a disc-diffusion method according to the International Standard of the Institute of Clinical and Laboratory Standards. …”
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Risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adolescentes by Wendy Valdés Gómez, Arianna Almirall Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez Pérez

“…Early detection of DM2 risk factors in adolescents, would allow preventive actions with a risk approach, which would lead to decrease the incidence of this condition, being a fundamental pillar of primary care <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify the presence of DM2 risk factors in adolescents. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in a health area ("Raúl Gómez García" Polyclinic) with a sample of 96 adolescents. …”
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Design, Fabrication and Characterization of a Wideband Metamaterial Absorber for THz Imaging by Zeynab Alipour, Seyed Iman Mirzaei, Mehdi Fardmanesh

“…The cost of the fabrication of the proposed absorber was also low because of the implementation of a single-layer MMA design and the utilization of affordable and more accessible materials and techniques. Our proposed structure had a minimum feature size of 3 μm, making the fabrication process convenient using the standard photolithography method as well. …”
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Research on gradient aging behaviors of asphalt and decay characteristics of its properties under complex UV radiation conditions based on component diffusion and aging kinetics th... by Hengbin Liu, Zhongnan Tian, Ying Fang, Zhengqi Zhang, Yulong Zhao, Peng Hu, Kun Wang

“…Then, the aged asphalt samples were stripped layer by layer through the stratified elution method. …”
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Characteristics of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) Patients at RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Period 2018-2021 by Mentari Adinda Setiawan, Ulya Uti Fasrini, Arni Amir, Masrul Muchtar, Saptino Miro, Endrinaldi Endrinaldi

“…Djamil Central General Hospital. Method: This cross-sectional study used data from patients' medical records that involved 111 GERD patients, excluding chronic disease and pregnancy. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of atezolizumab, nivolumab and pembrolizumab in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer by Amparo Burgos-San José, Claudia Colomer-Aguilar, Daniel Martínez-Caballero, Bartomeu Massutí-Sureda

“…</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> For the patients included in the sample, nivolumab was less effective in those with two or more metastases; the effectiveness of pembrolizumab was lower in ECOG-2 patients. …”
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Autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms as risk factors of school attendance problems in youth with rare genetic disorders by Stian Orm, Ingrid Tien, Jeffrey Wood, Krister Fjermestad

“…Results One-fourth of the sample (27%) displayed school anxiety, and 11% displayed truancy. …”
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Data Mining in Indian Equity Markets: building low Risk, Market beating Portfolios by S. R. Mitragotri, N. Patel

“…From this database, using “association rule mining” method, we are able to mine a strong set of “association rules” that point to a smaller set of “return determinants” that are seen more frequently in investments that beat index returns. …”
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Efficacy of Prophylactic Phenylephrine in Prevention of Hypotension in Parturient Undergoing Spinal Caesarean Section by Muhammad Salman Maqbool

“…Statistical software(version.3.1.9.2) with (prob of 0.80, critical 2 value 15.08), was employed and sample size calculated to be 200 cases i.e. groups-I (injection phenylephrine 100µgm) and group-II (placebo) divided by lottery method into 100 each given at spinal neuraxial block. …”
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Maternal Role in Adolescent Mothers with Infants by Belkis Sánchez Martínez, Daniela Lizeth Luna Rodríguez, Nairovys Gómez Martínez

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to identify the information that adolescent mothers of infants have about breastfeeding. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. …”
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Leveraging generative adversarial networks for data augmentation to improve fault detection in wind turbines with imbalanced data by Subhajit Chatterjee, Yung-Cheol Byun

“…Nevertheless, a formidable challenge arises from the need for more fault information gleaned from small fault data samples, resulting in data insufficiency and imbalance issues. …”
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Image Analysis Determination of the Influence of Surface Structure of Silicone Rubbers on Biofouling by Sevil Atarijabarzadeh, Fritjof Nilsson, Henrik Hillborg, Sigbritt Karlsson, Emma Strömberg

“…More intensive microbial growth was determined on the textured samples representing sheds. …”
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Exposure and response prevention versus risperidone for the treatment of tic disorders: a randomized controlled trial by Jolande M. T. M. van de Griendt, Jolande M. T. M. van de Griendt, Danielle C. Cath, Danielle C. Cath, Agnes A. A. C. M. Wertenbroek, Cara W. J. Verdellen, Judith J. G. Rath, Irene G. Klugkist, Sebastiaan F. T. M. de Bruijn, Marc J. P. M. Verbraak, Marc J. P. M. Verbraak

“…Predefined informative hypotheses were evaluated using Bayes factors (BF), a Bayesian alternative for null hypothesis testing with p-values, that provides a more reliable and powerful method in the case of small samples. …”
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Understanding the risk of diabetic retinopathy from glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: a Mendelian randomization study and systematic review of European populations by Baixuan Shen, Wanying Wang, Yuanhui Guo, Zilong Chen, Chuanxin Liu, Jiarui Huang, Ying Li

“…Results A total of 9 SNPs highly correlated with the exposure were screened as tool variables to proxy for GLP-1RA. The MR method showed a significant association between GLP-1RA and reduced risk of DR (OR = 0.59, 95%CI: 0.39–0.89, P = 0.0109), in addition, similar results were also found with the SMR method (OR = 0.48, 95%CI: 0.27–0.86, P = 0.0129). …”
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Molecular Characterization and Plant Growth Promoting Efficacy of Rhizobium sp. from Sesbania Root Nodule Adopted from Madurai Region, Tamil Nadu, India by N. Sumathy, Rajesh Kannan Velu

“…The active strains were phylogenetically studied, followed by seed germination and growth promotion characters by the grow bag method. Totally 80% of the samples (n = 8) are nodulated and 8 Rhizobium sp. are isolated. …”
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Application of Molecular DNA Markers (STRs) in Molecular Diagnosis of Down Syndrome in Iran

“…Down syndrome is one of the most common causes of mental retardation observed in approximately 1/700 live birth. The use of two or more STR markers related to chromosome 21 facilitates the diagnosis of Down syndrome within about six hours from the collection of the samples. …”
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Decrease in pneumococcal co-colonization following vaccination with the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. by Carina Valente, Jason Hinds, Francisco Pinto, Silvio D Brugger, Katherine Gould, Kathrin Mühlemann, Hermínia de Lencastre, Raquel Sá-Leão

“…In conclusion, vaccination with PCV7 resulted in a lower co-colonization rate due to an asymmetric distribution between NVTs found in single and co-colonized samples. We propose that some NVTs prevalent in the PCV7 era are more competitive than others, hampering their co-existence in the same niche. …”
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Modelling the Effects of Intelligentization on the Economic Resilience of Rural Households in the Face of Climate Change (Case study: Ferdows, Boshrouyeh & Sarayan Counties) by Aliakbar Anabestani, Nabiollah Taheri, Pegah Moridsadat

“…To calculate the sample size among households, 301 samples were selected using Cochran's formula. …”
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Levels of thorium, uranium and potassium in Brazilian geological sediment determined by gamma-ray spec-troscopy and instrumental neutron activation analysis by Rogerio Baria, S Watanabe, C S Munita, P C S Silva, Sonia Tatumi

“…These studies include marine sediment geochronology based on dosimetry dating methods, in particular thermoluminescence. To determine the age of the terrace using luminescence dosimetry methods, it is necessary to decide on the exact mass fractions of 238U, 232Th, and 40K. …”
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