Nursing Knowledge and Preventive Practices of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia as Perceived by Intensive Care Nurses in Hail City, KSA by Nuran Alhamad, Wessam Elsayed

“…Experience in ICU and educational institutions as source of information and more than one source of information significantly affect the nurses' total preventive practice regarding VAP. …”
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Risk prediction models for pregnancy outcomes in recurrent pregnancy loss: a narrative systematic review by Qiliang Jian, Fangxiang Mu, Kexin Wang, Fang Wang

“…The majority were retrospective cohort studies (13/15), and logistic regression was the predominant modeling method (14/15). Sample sizes ranged from 85 to 789, with the number of predictors per model varying from 2 to 18 (median=5). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Thermocoagulation vs. Cryotherapy for Cervical Precancerous Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Jie Liu, Hengxi Chen, Xueping Peng

“…Conclusions: Thermal coagulation proves to be more effective for patients with cervical precancerous lesions, but the effectiveness of the two regimens is similar if only for VIA-positive patients. …”
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Antiviral Properties of Water Extracts of Mycelium <i>Inonotus rheades</i> (Pers.) P. Karst. (1882) against the Virus of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus <i>in vitro</i> by M. A. Khasnatinov, T. G. Gornostai, I. S. Solovarov, M. S. Polyakova, G. A. Danchinova, G. V. Borovskii

“…Extracts of water-soluble polysaccharides were prepared from both mycelium samples. The concentration of infectious tick-borne encephalitis virus was determined using the method of titration of plaque-forming components (PFU). …”
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Development and Validation of the Children’s Emotions Database (CED): Preschoolers’ Basic and Complex Facial Expressions by Nadia Koltcheva, Ivo D. Popivanov

“…The photo validation was performed with a sample of 104 adult raters (94 females; aged 19–70 years; M = 29.9; SD = 11.40) and a limited sample of 32 children at preschool age (17 girls; aged 4–7 years; M = 6.5; SD = 0.81). …”
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Integrated Immune Landscape Analysis of RNA Splicing Factor-Mutant AML and Higher risk MDS Treated with Azacitidine ± Durvalumab by Jan Philipp Bewersdorf, Vanessa Hasle, Rory M. Shallis, Ethan Thompson, Daniel Lopes de Menezes, Shelonitda Rose, Isaac Boss, Lourdes Mendez, Nikolai Podoltsev, Maximilian Stahl, Tariq Kewan, Stephanie Halene, Torsten Haferlach, Brian A. Fox, Amer M. Zeidan

“…Preclinical data suggest that aberrant RNA splicing can lead to the generation of neoantigens, which renders these tumors more susceptible to immune checkpoint inhibitors. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of peripheral immune cells in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with anti‐CD20 therapy by Mie Waede, Lasse F. Voss, Christina Kingo, Jesper B. Moeller, Maria L. Elkjaer, Zsolt Illes

“…In this study, we investigated MS‐related changes in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) subsets compared to healthy controls and longitudinal changes related to the treatment. Methods Multicolor spectral flow cytometry analysis was performed on 78 samples to characterize disease‐ and treatment‐related PBMC clusters. …”
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Synergistic Antibiofilm Effects of Chestnut and Linden Honey with Lavender Essential Oil Against Multidrug-Resistant Otitis Media Pathogens by Virág D. Ángyán, Viktória L. Balázs, Marianna Kocsis, Béla Kocsis, Györgyi Horváth, Ágnes Farkas, Lilla Nagy-Radványi

“…Results: Lavender essential oil displayed more potent antibacterial activity compared to the honey samples. …”
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Effectiveness of community health management for hypertensive patients under the medical alliance in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yi-Chun Gu, An-Qi Wang, Da He, Chang-Hai Tang

“…It could not be demonstrated that regional distribution, mean age of participants, sample size of the experimental group, sample size of the control group, duration of intervention, and publication year were the sources of heterogeneity. …”
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Comparative Study of Machine Learning Techniques for Predicting UCS Values Using Basic Soil Index Parameters in Pavement Construction by Mudhaffer Alqudah, Haitham Saleh, Hakan Yasarer, Ahmed Al-Ostaz, Yacoub Najjar

“…While traditional pavement subgrade design often relies on parameters like the resilient modulus and California bearing ratio (CBR), researchers are exploring the potential of incorporating more easily obtainable strength indicators, such as UCS. …”
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Association of rivaroxaban plasma trough concentrations with clinical characteristics and outcomes by Huizhen Wu, Qiaoling Yu, Qiaoling Yu, Panpan Jin, Panpan Jin, Lijing Huo, Jing An

“…However, dose adjustments for this population remain controversial.MethodsBetween January 2022 and August 2023, we analyzed trough plasma samples from hospitalized patients treated with rivaroxaban for at least three consecutive days. …”
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Intravesical instillation of platelet-rich plasma for treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: A pilot study by Ahmed S. El Hefnawy, Mohamed Attya Ahmed Hasan, Esam El Sawy, Mohamed Abdel-Razik, Nasr El-Tabey

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of intravesical instillation of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) to treat interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). Materials and methods. Twenty PRP samples were tested in vitro for stability after exposure to urine samples with different pH. …”
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Evaluating the impact of machine learning models on adult major depressive disorder using conventional treatment strategies: a systematic review approach by Nishant Yadav, Anamika Gulati, Varun Gulati, Prashant Yadav

“…Predicting treatment outcomes through machine learning (ML) models offers promise, potentially enabling more personalized and effective interventions. However, methodology heterogeneity, varied sample sizes, and lack of external validation of these models limit their clinical use. …”
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Accurate and rapid single nucleotide variation detection in PCSK9 gene using nanopore sequencing by Ilaria Massaiu, Vincenza Valerio, Valentina Rusconi, Valentina Rusconi, Francesca Bertolini, Donato De Giorgi, Veronika A. Myasoedova, Paolo Poggio, Paolo Poggio

“…MinION flow cell reached a perfect F1-score of 100%, while the more cost-effective Flongle flow cell remained a viable alternative (mean F1-score: 98.2% ± 4.2). …”
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Association of the mediterranean diet with mental well-being: a cross-sectional study among adults living in Lebanon by Razan Youssef, Daniel Bou Najm, Malak Al-Bourji, Paula Hage Boutros

“…For future perspectives, a more representative sample is required to ensure the validity of the findings.…”
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The association between a history of anxiety or depression and utilization of diagnostic imaging. by Adam C Powell, James W Long, Garry Carneal, Kathryn J Schormann, David P Friedman

“…Imaging was significantly more likely for patients with a history of anxiety (71.1% vs. 55.7%, P < .001) and depression (73.2% vs. 55.3%, P < .001). …”
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Interpersonal discrimination experiences in outpatient care are associated with non-adherence – results of a population survey in Germany by Jens Klein, Anna Christin Makowski, Demet Dingoyan, Olaf von dem Knesebeck

“…The objective was to examine the association between perceived interpersonal discrimination experiences in outpatient care and different issues of non-adherence in a population sample in Germany. Methods Analyses were based on a cross-sectional online survey conducted in Germany. …”
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A scoping review of community-based summer interventions with a nutrition assistance component aiming to improve children’s weight-related outcomes by Jiwoo Lee, Molly Hansen, Anna Graefe, Rose Bauer, Silver Moua, Bronwyn Boyce-Erickson, Elizabeth V. Weinfurter, Lisa J. Harnack, Jayne A. Fulkerson

“…Conclusions Further studies with more rigorous designs and adequately powered samples are needed to evaluate the effects of multicomponent summer interventions with nutrition assistance to maximize the intervention benefits for children’s weight-related health and equity. …”
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Investigation of an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit during the COVID-19 epidemic by Yi Kong, Ting Liu, Yanru Zhang, Hui Wang, Hongyi Lin

“…Aim This study aims to investigate an outbreak of carbapenem resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection in a general adult ICU of a tertiary hospital in China during the COVID-19 epidemic and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention measures. Methods Demographic and clinical data of 37 patients were collected, and 230 environmental samples were collected. …”
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Psychometric properties of the perceived stress scale (PSS‐10) among pregnant women in China by ZiYang Zhang, Qingzhi Wang, Qingzhi Wang

“…EFA and parallel analysis revealed two salient factors with eigenvalues surpassing 1.0, which accounted for 60.58% and 63.22% of the variance among the second and third trimester samples, respectively. The CFA confirmed the two-factor model’s congruence with the PSS-10’s structure in both sub-samples, with excellent model fit indicated by the fit indices: Standardized Root Mean Residual (SRMR) below 0.08 and both Comparative Fit Index (CFI) and Goodness of Fit Index (GFI) above 0.90. …”
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