Pediatric bacterial meningitis in southern China: analysis of 838 cases by Lianfeng Chen, Wen-Lin Wu, Yuanyuan Gao, Xiaojing Li, Sida Yang, Huici Liang, Kelu Zheng, Yani Zhang, Haixia Zhu, Yang Tian, Bingwei Peng, Haisheng Lin, Xiuying Wang, Shuyao Ning, Yinyan Gan, Chi Hou, Yinting Liao, Huiling Sheng, Wen-Xiong Chen, Wen-Xiong Chen

“…ObjectiveThis work aims to study the clinical features and risk factors of children with bacterial meningitis (BM) in southern China.MethodsClinical data of children with BM between 2012 and 2018 from one national center were analyzed retrospectively.ResultsA total of 838 patients (male/female = 1.8:1) were enrolled, with 90.6% under 1 year old. …”
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Bidirectional Multi-Input and Multi-Output Energy Equalization Circuit for the Li-Ion Battery String Based on the Game Theory by Jiayu Wang, Shuailong Dai, Xi Chen, Xiang Zhang, Zhifei Shan

“…The proposed equalizer has the modularized circuit topology and the mutually independent working principle. …”
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TWO-FREQUENCY CROSS-SLOT ANTENNA WITH RESONANT COLD ELECTRON BOLOMETERS FOR APPLICATION IN CORE SPACE MISSION by L. S. Kuzmin, A. V. Chiginev

“…As a result of the modeling, the radiation diagram of the antenna in two frequency channels as well as its frequency characteristics are obtained.The calculation gives the following characteristics of the receiving system on the basis of cross-slot antenna: width of the main beam of the radiation diagram – 24.3° and 19.5°, the ellipticity of the beam – 4.2 % and 0.3 %, the bandwidth – 14.9 GHz and 19.0 GHz, polarization resolution – 23.4 dB and 29.6 dB, where the former value refers to the 75 GHz channel, and the latter refers to 105 GHz channel.It is proposed to use a cross-slot antenna in dual-frequency mode together with resonant cold-electron bolometers to work in the receiving system of the orbital telescope COrE. …”
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La biblioteca: un escenario diverso para la promoción de la lectura by Lorena Chaves Salgado

“…Ambas bibliotecas constituyen un medio fundamental de formación integral para la vida a través de la lectura como práctica social y cultural; por su naturaleza de instituciones democráticas abiertas a toda la sociedad, han de responder a las necesidades de personas y grupos. …”
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Nonlinear stability of traveling wavefronts in an age-structured reaction-diffusion population model by Guangrui Li, Ming Mei, Yau Shu Wong

“…Numerical simulations are carried out toconfirm the theoretical results, and the traveling wavefronts with a large delayterm in the model are reported.…”
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A Practical Design Method to Determine the Replacement Time of Light Embankment by Fei Zhou, Fan Yu, Tangdai Xia, Bingqi Yu, Yingtao Hu

“…If the settlement of bridgehead transition section of expressway is too large, it often causes frequent vehicle jumping at bridgehead and endangers passenger safety. …”
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Individual Retirement Accounts and Other Retirement Savings Plans by Josephine Turner

“…This publication will focus mainly on individual retirement accounts (IRAs), but other plans such as simplified employee pensions (SEPs), 401-K plans, and Keogh plans will be discussed, too. This document is FCS5258, one of a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, UF/IFAS, Gainesville 32611. …”
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Effects of forearm rotation on wrist flexor and extensor muscle activities by Kazuhiro Ikeda, Koji Kaneoka, Naoto Matsunaga, Akira Ikumi, Masashi Yamazaki, Yuichi Yoshii

“…We then assessed electromyographic activity under constant wrist torque (75% of maximum strength in the neutral position) in pronation, the neutral position, and supination. …”
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The prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in colorectal cancer and colorectal anastomotic leakage patients: a retrospe... by Nuo Xu, Jian-Xin Zhang, Jia-Jie Zhang, Zhuo Huang, Lian-Chun Mao, Zhi-Yong Zhang, Wei-Dong Jin

“…Nomogram and calibration curve were established by proportional hazards model (COX) to verify its predictive value. Results A total of 890 patients with colorectal cancer, 102 patients with CAL, and 788 patients with non- anastomotic leakage (AL) colorectal cancer were enrolled for a median follow-up of 96 months (quartile range 33–133). …”
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Assessing technical and scale efficiencies in tilapia production: influential factors and insights by Sumon Shah Mahmud, Hossain Mohammad Sabbir, Uddin Md. Nezum, Badiuzzaman Professor

“…Data from 199 randomly selected tilapia farmers were analyzed using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), followed by a Tobit regression model to determine the key variables affecting efficiency. …”
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Ameliyathane Hemşirelerinde Zihinsel Yorgunluk ile Klinik Karar Verme Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi by Özlem İbrahimoğlu, Betül Güven

“…Zihinsel Yorgunluk Ölçeği ile Hemşirelikte Klinik Karar Verme Ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması arasında negatif yönde ve zayıf şiddette istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlendi (r = -0,165; p lt; 0,05).Sonuç: Ameliyathane hemşirelerinin zihinsel yorgunluğunun klinik karar vermelerini olumsuz yönde etkilediği sonucuna ulaşıldı. …”
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Advanced microgrid optimization using price-elastic demand response and greedy rat swarm optimization for economic and environmental efficiency by Arvind R. Singh, Bishwajit Dey, Mohit Bajaj, Sahil Kadiwala, Rangu Seshu Kumar, Soham Dutta, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…The study evaluates four operational scenarios, focusing on grid participation, DER utilization, and the impact of real-time pricing (RTP), time of use (TOU), and critical peak pricing strategies. Quantitative results demonstrate the significant cost-saving potential of integrating DRPs with microgrid operations. …”
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Urban waterlogging vulnerability assess using SAR imagery and integrated terrain analysis by R. J. Jerin Joe, V. Stephen Pitchaimani, R. Gobinath, G. Shyamala

“…The overlaid image was correlated with topographic maps to identify the high-risk regions. …”
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Melatonin as a powerful antioxidant by Chrustek Agnieszka, Olszewska-Słonina Dorota

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Lessons from the Case History of a Massive Landslide Dam by Fawad S. Niazi, Aranzazu Pinan-Llamas, Kamran Akhtar

“…A noninvasive geophysical method was employed together with new topographic information to develop transient subsurface pictures and to assess the advancement of seepage fronts within the dam body. …”
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Bleeding risk and prediction model to predict bleeding risk of tissue biopsy for definitive diagnosis in patients with suspected amyloidosis by Watsamon Uraiwan, Pirun Saelue

“…After obtaining histopathological reports, we randomly selected patients with and without amyloidosis at a ratio of 4:1.Results A total of 360 patients were enrolled before tissue biopsy. …”
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TNBC response to paclitaxel phenocopies interferon response which reveals cell cycle-associated resistance mechanisms by Nicholas L. Calistri, Tiera A. Liby, Zhi Hu, Hongmei Zhang, Mark A. Dane, Sean M. Gross, Laura M. Heiser

“…Analysis of publicly available breast cancer patient data showed that high ELF3 expression was associated with poor prognosis and enrichment in programs associated with cell cycle progression. Together these analyses disentangle the diverse aspects of paclitaxel response and identify ELF3 upregulation as a putative biomarker of paclitaxel resistance in TNBC.…”
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The effect of l-ergothioneine and fetuin on blastocyst development rates by Sakine Ülküm Çizmeci, Dursun Ali Dinç, Mustafa Numan Bucak, Ömer Faruk Yeşilkaya, Vahit Ağır, Maide Gölbaşı, Ayşe Sarı, Hasan Ali Çay

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Restoring Poissonian Images by a Combined First-Order and Second-Order Variation Approach by Le Jiang, Jin Huang, Xiao-Guang Lv, Jun Liu

“…The restoration of blurred images corrupted by Poisson noise is an important topic in imaging science. The problem has recently received considerable attention in recent years. …”
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Education HUB. Nomadic embassy of Manifesta 12 in Palermo by Viviana Trapani, Michele Cammarata

“…The design for cultural events, with specific skills in temporary set-up and communication devices, is today a field of experimentation of co-design strategies for social innovation in urban contexts. …”
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