Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study by Amit Kumar Satapathy, Arvind Kumar Singh, Priyamadhaba Behera, Debkumar Pal, Abhisek Mishra

“…Level 1 delay was observed for 20 cases (40.8%), with more than 24 hours in decision-making in care-seeking. …”
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Comparison of microbial culture, metagenomic next-generation sequencing and droplet digital polymerase chain reaction methods for pathogen detection in patients with neurosurgical... by Hai Yu, Dong Liang, Xiangqian Ding, Han Gao, Guoyuan Fan, Yan Song, Shoujia Sun, Qibing Huang, Shili Liu, Zeli Zhang

“…It is advisable that, in future clinical practice, mNGS and ddPCR be more extensively employed for the early and precise identification of pathogens in NCNSIs patients.…”
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Integrating work placements into entrepreneurial education: A student perspective by Chanté Botha, Daniella Teles Amaral

“…Data were analysed using SPSS, which included demographic statistics and statistical analyses comprising one-sample t-tests and paired-sample tests. Results: Students showed a preference for innovative teaching methods over traditional approaches. …”
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Strongyloides stercoralis prevalence and diagnostic efficacy of an IgG4 rapid test in an eosinophilic population in Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran by Alireza Ashiri, Abdollah Rafiei, Rahmah Noordin, Nor Suhada Anuar, Ali Teimoori, Bijan Ansari-Moghaddam, Molouk Beiromvand

“…Among copro-positive patients, 30 cases were followed up at least 3 months after treatment using the same methods. Results Of the 373 participants who submitted stool samples, coprological methods identified 95 positive cases, with culture proving to be more sensitive than direct smear (24.9%, 93/373 versus 7.5%, 28/373). …”
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Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic extraction of polysaccharides from corn bran and determination of their antioxidant activity by MA Li-yuan, HUANG Xue-ying, SHANG Er-kun, GUO Li, ZHANG Ya-na

“…The extracted corn bran polysaccharide had a certain total reducing capacity, scavenging DPPH free radical and hydroxyl radical ability, and it increased with the increase of mass concentration, when the mass concentration of corn bran polysaccharide sample was 0.2~1.0 mg/mL. <b>Conclusion:</b> Ultrasound-assisted enzymatic method could extract more polysaccharides than single enzymatic method, and the extract could maintain efficient antioxidant capacity.…”
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Navigating uncertainty: the effects of Brexit on foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom by Mihaela Simionescu, Alexandra Horobet, Maria Alexandra Dalu (Ionescu)

“…Counterfactual analysis based on synthetic control method (SCM) and difference-in-differences (DID) methodology revealed that UK would have attracted more FDI after Brexit if it had remained in the EU, but the difference is not statistically significant. …”
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The effect of PEO/NaCl dual porogens in the fabrication of porous PCL membranes via a solid-state blending approach by Rula M. Allaf

“…Higher salt contents result in more compact lamellae with higher interconnected porosities on the lamellae surfaces. …”
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Usability Evaluation of the Online Skill Assessment Tool by Merve Yıldız, Muhammet Berigel, Furkan Kalyoncu, Özlem Özgenç Keleş

“…These problems have been a guide for updates to render the system more usable before the system is used by end users.…”
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Prevalence and multidrug resistance profiles of several bacterial pathogens isolated from hospital inanimate surfaces in Faisalabad, Pakistan by Hafsa Zaib, Rabia Kanwar, Nishat Zafar, Sultan Ali

“…These pure cultures were then tested for resistance to different antibiotics using the Kirby–Bauer method. The prevalence of Gram positive bacteria (60.83%) was more than that of Gram negative bacteria (24.13%). …”
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Experimental and Numerical Studies of the Temperature Field in a Dielectrophoretic Cell Separation Device Subject to Joule Heating by Yoshinori Seki, Shigeru Tada

“…Next, parametric calculations were performed with changes in the flow rate of the cell sample solution and the solution conductivity, and a temperature increase of more than 40 °C was predicted. …”
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Cognitive-impairment-free life expectancy (CIFLE) among older adults in India: A gender and residence based study by Madhurima Sharma, Abdul Fathah, Indrajit Goswami

“…Mortality data has been derived from the Sample Registration System (SRS), 2016-20. Sullivan’s method is used to estimate the average number of years a person can expect to live with and without cognitive impairment. …”
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Electrical Resistivity of Conductive Leather and Influence of Air Temperature and Humidity by Ilda Kazani, Majlinda Hylli, Pellumb Berberi

“…The method considers a material’s compressional properties and provides an indicator inherent for a material’s electrical properties, regardless of the mass and shape of samples. …”
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Ex Vivo Assessment of Natural Teeth Wear against Zirconia and Novel Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Composite Crowns in Primary Teeth by a Three-Dimensional Assessment Method by Abhinav Talekar, Gayatri Chaudhari, Sreekanth Kumar Mallineni, Sneha Kothare, Amol Patil, Prasad Musale, Yusuf Chunawala, Shikha Choubey

“…All samples were assessed for surface wear with pre- and post-3-dimensional scanning. …”
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Participative research for individualised care in cardiovascular diseases (PRIC-CVD): study protocol for a non-interventional, multicentre mixed-methods study as part of iCARE4CVD by Bianca Steiner, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Loreena Hill, Bettina Zippel-Schultz, Julia Brandts, Matthew Barrett, Thomas Maria Helms, Sabine Friedl, Marlo Verket, Karolien Baldewijns, Marguerite Murphy, Anne McNulty, Markus Schwertfeger, Iñaki Romero

“…However, patient participation is often unsuccessful due to the lack of a representative patient sample who is involved throughout the project’s duration, has knowledge of the project and can contribute their experience.Methods and analysis Participative Research for Individualised Care in Cardiovascular Diseases is a non-interventional, non-randomised, multicentre mixed-methods study. …”
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Impacts of Extraction Methods in the Rapid Determination of Atrazine Residues in Foods using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: Microwave Sol... by Mohamed H. El-Saeid, Ijeoma Kanu, Ebere C. Anyanwu, Mahmoud A. Saleh

“…Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and microwave solvent extraction (MSE) methods were used to test samples of frozen vegetables, fruit juice, and jam from local food markets in Houston. …”
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A mixed-methods nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of IDPs, returnees, and host community members in four counties of Jonglei state... by Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Rachel Gabor, Jacques Katele, Lazarus Baak Madut, Katina Sommers, David Manuel, Claire Nadolski, Mounir Lado, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, William Clemmer

“…Prior data is unlikely to reflect the current health situation of Jonglei state given the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, randomly sampled, mixed-methods, population-based household study during a 4-week period in June-July 2023 in ten bomas in four counties of Jonglei, South Sudan. …”
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Teenagers’ Sex and Age Specifics of Family Identity by Strokova S.S.

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Bankruptcy Risk Factors of Russian Companies by A. A. Zhukov, E. D. Nikulin, D. A. Shchuchkin

“…For the study, one of the machine learning methods was used – the random forest method. The sample consists of companies from seven industries, including manufacturing, retail, construction, electric power, mining, agricultural production, and water supply, as well as other industries, which include companies in education, healthcare, agriculture, and hospitality. …”
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System Identification of Vehicle&#x2019;s Lateral Dynamics for Open-Source Autonomous Driving Simulators by Yong-Ha Lee, Young-Jin Roh, Dong-Hyuk Park, Jae-Un Lee, Jong-Hoon Won

“…However, when estimating vehicle dynamics in an open-source autonomous driving simulator, it is often difficult to obtain a sufficient sampling time. In such cases, the impact of the numerical integration methods should be considered. …”
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Feasibility assessment on the independent selection of dialysis methods in ESRD patient after 3-month blood purification:A blood purification center observation study in the Xinjia... by ZHUANG Jing, Reziwanguli Abudula, JIANG-Hong

“…Objective To investigate mastering of the patients with SRD(ESRD)with dialysis treatment of over 3 months about knowledge and advantages or shortcomings of the two dialysis therapies in our dialysis center, and evaluate the intention and feasibility of their independent selection of dialysis methods.Methods With convenient sampling,146 patients with ESRD,who started to conduct regular peritoneal dialysis in People’s Hospital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region between January 2016 to December 2017,were selected and divided into the hemodialysis group(HD group,85 patients)and the peritoneal dialysis group(PD group,61 patients)according to their dialysis methods.A retrospect survey questionnaire was made to learn about demographic data,influencing factors of selection of the two dialysis modes and urine decrease during dialysis,and to analyze the intention and feasibility of the patients’ new selection of long-term dialysis.Results The HD patients most selected this dialysis mode(92.94%)mainly according to their physician’s introduction before dialysis,while the PD patients who independently selected PD had a big proportion(55.74%).There was statistically significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05).After three months of dialysis,over 70% of the patients learned about the knowledge and features of the two dialysis modes,but 90.59% patients in the HD group did not yet master the PD knowledge,with statistically significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05).The emergent dialysis records in the HD group were more than those in the PD group(P<0.05).24-hour urine volume before dialysis had no difference between the two groups,after 3 months of treatment the proportion of patients with decrease urine volume in the HD group was higher than that in the PD group(P<0.05).With 3 months of treatment and education,there were 41.18 and 19.67% patients in the HD and PD groups,respectively,who were willing to adjust their dialysis method.Conclusions Lack of sufficient knowledge about dialysis is the main factor affecting ESRD patient`s independent selection of dialysis methods.besides that,more experience of emergent dialysis also plays a vital role in their selection.Both 3-month experience of dialysis and the changes of urine volume in the course of different dialysis therapies contribute to accumulation of the knowledge and the practice of two dialysis methods.This makes it possible for ESRD patients to have the ability to select dialysis mode independently,and make them select suitable dialysis method based on their own specific conditions.…”
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