Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

“…Objective: This study evaluates the impact of initial ASIA impairment scale (AIS) grades on recovery and outcomes in cervical SCI. …”
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Enhancing Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy through Counselling: Focus on Early Initiation and Exclusive Practices by Putri Mulia Sakti, Hasnawati, Sumiaty

“…Objectives:This study aimed to enhance maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy through counseling interventions to promote early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding practices. …”
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Effects of Strain Rate and Initial Density on the Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour of Dry Calcareous Sand by Zhangyong Zhao, Yanyu Qiu, Mingyang Wang

“…Experimental results show that in the strain rate range of 335 s−1 to 1253 s−1, the dynamic mechanical behaviours of dry calcareous sands exhibited no significant strain rate effect. The Lundborg model and the Murnaghan model could be used to describe the deviatoric and volumetric behaviours of calcareous sand with different initial densities, respectively.…”
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Severe Pulmonary Hypertension as Initial Presentation of SLE: A Case Report and Literature Review by Rabia Kiani, Muhammad Danial Siddiqui, Hamza Tantoush

“…Severe pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) is a rare initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). …”
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An Experimental and Numerical Investigation on the Initiation and Interaction of Double Cracks in Rocks under Hydromechanical Coupling by Jie Mei, Wanzhi Zhang

“…The results indicate that the increase in water pressure leads to the crack initiation being inclined to the original surfaces and the growth length along the crack fronts tending to be uniform; the small tensile stress zones are formed close to the crack tips, and significant compressive stress zones are formed at both sides of the crack surfaces; stress superposition and interaction occur when crack spacing is less than 2.5a; the interactive weakening effect is mainly present in the inner side (rock bridge zone) of cracks, while a certain degree of interactive enhancement effect exhibits in the outer sides; the cracks are much easier to initiate at the outer wing cracks when the spacing is less than the critical length (0.5a); and cracks with a dip angle of 45° are much easier to initiate at the endpoints of long axis. …”
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PCT/ALB Ratio in Initial Three days for the Prediction of Secondary Infection in Septic Patients by Zhang C, Huang G, Li H, Zhang T, Jian M, Huang C, Zhang Y, Wang Z, Hou X, Xia Y, Jiang W

“…Decreasing quartile of ΔPCT/ALB adm-72h was statistically significantly associated with secondary infection, particularly among survivors.Conclusion: The decline in the PCT/ALB ratio over the initial 72 hours of the acute phase of sepsis serves as an association for the onset of secondary infections during a septic patient’s hospitalization.Keywords: sepsis, PCT, secondary infection, biomarker…”
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Behçet’s disease: recurrent ischemic stroke as an initial presentation – a case based review by Anwar Albasri, Wesam Gouda, Faisal Alsaqabi, Mahmoud M. Magdy, Ashraf A. Mostafa, Nehal El Ghobashy

“…Our case report underscores the difficulties of diagnosing BD with ischemic stroke as the initial manifestation and emphasizes the importance of a multidisciplinary approach that involves rheumatologists, neurologists, and radiologists to create an effective treatment plan. …”
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Waves due to initial disturbances at the inertial surface in a stratified fluid of finite depth by Prity Ghosh, Uma Basu, B. N. Mandal

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Critical applied stresses for a crack initiation from a sharp V-notch by L. Náhlík, P. Huta, K. Štegnerová

“…The aim of the paper is to estimate a value of the critical applied stress for a crack initiation from a sharp V-notch tip. The classical approach of the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LELM) was generalized, because the stress singularity exponent differs from 0.5 in the studied case. …”
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Homotopy Perturbation Method for Solving Wave-Like Nonlinear Equations with Initial-Boundary Conditions by Afgan Aslanov

“…The homotopy perturbation method is employed to obtain approximate analytical solutions of the wave-like nonlinear equations with initial-boundary conditions. An efficient way of choosing the auxiliary operator is presented. …”
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Patient Care and Support Measures Overcome Reluctance to Initiate New Regimen Containing Enfuvirtide by Benoit Trottier

“…Patients can be resistant to initiation of enfuvirtide therapy because of concerns about self-injection and related issues. …”
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Early initiation of ceftaroline-based combination therapy for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia by Addison S. Hicks, Mackenzie A. Dolan, Megan D. Shah, Sarah E. Elwood, James A. Platts-Mills, Gregory R. Madden, Zachary S. Elliott, Joshua C. Eby

“…Limited data support potential benefit of combination therapy with ceftaroline as initial therapy. We present an assessment of outcomes of patients initiated on early combination therapy for MRSA-B. …”
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Initial data analysis for longitudinal studies to build a solid foundation for reproducible analysis. by Lara Lusa, Cécile Proust-Lima, Carsten O Schmidt, Katherine J Lee, Saskia le Cessie, Mark Baillie, Frank Lawrence, Marianne Huebner, TG3 of the STRATOS Initiative

“…Initial data analysis (IDA) is the part of the data pipeline that takes place between the end of data retrieval and the beginning of data analysis that addresses the research question. …”
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Safety and efficacy of the initial application of vacuum-induced intrauterine tamponade for the management of postpartum hemorrhage by Ryuichi Shimaoka, Yuichiro Takahashi, Hitomi Ono, Saki Inuzuka, Masako Matsui, Kazuhiko Asai, Shigenori Iwagaki

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EXPLORING STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Katleho Nolwandle MAFONGOSI, Bankole Osita AWUZIE, Alfred Atsango TALUKHABA

Subjects: “…campus, Green Campus Initiative, higher education institutions, sustainable development, thematic analysis…”
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Students' mathematical literacy in number pattern material seen from initial mathematical abilities by Refika Dwi Saputri, Syutaridho Syutaridho, Arvin Efriani

Subjects: “…initial ability…”
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Physical Analysis of the Initial Core and Running-In Phase for Pebble-Bed Reactor HTR-PM by Jingyu Zhang, Fu Li, Yuliang Sun

“…In this paper, some relevant physical considerations of the initial core and running-in phase of HTR-PM are given. …”
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Calculation-experimental method for determining the initial geometric parameters of rubber-cord shell of rotation by V. S. Korneyev, S. A. Korneyev

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An Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program for Veterans with Chronic Pain: Description and Initial Evaluation of Outcomes by Nidhi S. Anamkath, Sarah A. Palyo, Sara C. Jacobs, Alain Lartigue, Kathryn Schopmeyer, Irina A. Strigo

“…Pain disability and psychological variables showed significant changes in their expected directions. Regression analysis indicated that only changes in depressive symptoms significantly predicted changes in pain disability. …”
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Impacts of Chemical Initial Conditions in the WRF-CMAQ Model on the Ozone Forecasts in Eastern China by Tangyan Hou, Shaocai Yu, Yaping Jiang, Xue Chen, Yibo Zhang, Mengying Li, Zhen Li, Zhe Song, Pengfei Li, Jianmin Chen, Xiaoye Zhang

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