Adherence to clinical practice guidelines on community acquired pneumonia and its relation to mortality rates. by María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Gustavo Álvarez Amador, Iris González Morales, José Luis Bernal Muñoz, Miguel Mosquera Fernández

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: The results are presented in tables of numbers and percent. Variables independently associated with mortality were: age (over 65 years old people), radiological lesions in more than one lobe or bilateral, atypical pneumonia debut, negative assessments as to the adherence to guidelines and inadequate treatments. …”
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Impact of Extractant Type and pH on Yttrium Recycling from End of Life Fluorescent Lamp by Tulay Koc Delice, Gulsah Turker, Huseyin Eren Obuz, Belma Soydas Sozer

“…Rare-earth elements (REEs), which are indispensable for high technology and renewable energy, are becoming more significant due to their distinct properties (e.g., catalytic, metallurgical, magnetic, etc.) and their diverse applications in a wide range of contemporary technologies, environmental initiatives, and economic domains. …”
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STARMAP: Spaceborne Target Acquisition Radar With Meta-RL Assisted Placement by Alireza Famili, Shihua Sun, Tolga Atalay, Angelos Stavrou

“…Traditional methods fail to detect low-observable (LO) UASs effectively, thus presenting considerable threats in defense and civil sectors. …”
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HIV and inflammatory markers are associated with persistent COVID‐19 symptoms by Patrick Kamanzi, Gina Mulundu, Keagan Mutale, Chibamba Mumba, Owen Ngalamika

“…Abstract Background A proportion of COVID19 survivors may present with long‐COVID, which is persistent symptoms lasting four or more weeks post SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. …”
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Betaine Supplementation Into High-Carbohydrate Diets Improves Feed Efficiency and Liver Health of Megalobrama amblycephala by Increasing Taurine Synthesis by Wenbo Pan, Fan Wang, Jia Xu, Juntao Li, Jian Gao, Yuhua Zhao, Qingchao Wang

“…Meanwhile, the microbial communities in M. amblycephala intestine were more stable and uniform with betaine supplementation. …”
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Nurses' Knowledge toward Measuring Vital Signs for Children in Medical Wards at Ibn Al-Atheer Pediatric Teaching Hospital in Mosul City by Ahmed Kh. Saber, Suad Khudhair

“…According to the gender, more than half of the study sample was female (52.5%), and having a secondary nursing school certificate was (57.5%). …”
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Computer Vision-Based Detection and Classification of Road Obstacles: Systematic Literature Review by Hamza Assemlali, Soukaina Bouhsissin, Nawal Sael

“…These broader approaches, though beyond this review&#x2019;s scope, are critical for developing more comprehensive, real-time, and context-aware road obstacle detection systems.…”
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The Study of Pap Smear Conduction and its Related Factors Based on Health Belief Model in Women Referring to Health Care Centers in Qom During 2014 by Siamak Mohebi*, Gholamreza Sharifirad, Zabihollah Gharlipour, Aziz Kamran

“…Therefore, while perceived vulnerability and perceived severity of the disease risk was low in them, they perceived more barriers and, for this reason, the level of utilization of Pap smear was undesirable.…”
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Multi-perspective analysis of a parabolic trough collector with a gradient porous structure and hybrid nanofluid: Thermal, thermodynamic, and exergoeconomic evaluation by Iman Shahdad, Mahdi Moghimi, Mahdi Navidbakhsh

“…Results indicated that the gradient porous ring increased the Nusselt number by more than threefold and enhanced thermal and exergy efficiencies up to 17.3 % and 18.5 %, respectively. …”
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Ultrasound Biomicroscopy for the Detection and Characterization of Anterior Segment Cysticercosis by Bhatt VD, Bhatt KD, Bhatt DC, Dabir S, Berendschot TTJM, Erckens RJ, Webers CAB

“…Traditional imaging techniques often fail to detect anterior segment cysticercosis accurately, necessitating the exploration of more advanced diagnostic modalities like Ultrasound Biomicroscopy (UBM).Patients and Methods: A retrospective observational analysis was conducted on 18 eyes from 14 patients with cysticercosis involving the anterior segment. …”
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Granular analysis of pathways to care and durations of untreated psychosis: A marginal delay model. by Walter S Mathis, Maria Ferrara, Shadie Burke, Emily Hyun, Fangyong Li, Bin Zhou, John Cahill, Emily R Kline, Matcheri S Keshavan, Vinod H Srihari

“…However, knowledge from these studies is difficult to translate to new settings. We present a novel approach to characterize and analyze PTC and demonstrate its value for the design and implementation of early detection efforts.…”
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Lightweight SCD-YOLOv5s: The Detection of Small Defects on Passion Fruit with Improved YOLOv5s by Yu Zhou, Zhenye Li, Sheng Xue, Min Wu, Tingting Zhu, Chao Ni

“…Numerous small defects present significant challenges for manual inspection. …”
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Regulatory effect of inflammatory mediators in spinal cord injury by Wen-cong Zeng, Wen-cong Zeng, Fang-jun Zeng, Fang-jun Zeng

“…This article mainly relies on preclinical research evidence to deeply analyze the core position of inflammatory mediators, providing a theoretical basis and direction guidance for the development of more effective SCI anti-inflammatory treatments.…”
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Conscious sedation in pediatric dental procedures: Experience from Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria by Mujtaba Bala, Ramat Oyebunmi Braimah, Rufai Jaafaru, Akinwaleola Adeyinka Akinlade, Galadima Ibrahim Bello, Muhammad Abdullahi

“…The age categories were analyzed against the gender which revealed more female children between 6 and 10 years with no statistically significant difference (χ2 = 4.566; df = 2; P = 0.102). …”
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Leveraging technology to probe mechanisms of psychopathology: A proof of concept study of inhibitory control. by Elise M Cardinale, Jennifer M Meigs, Simone P Haller, Kenny Fling, Urmi Pandya, Olivia Siegal, Anjali Poe, Shannon Shaughnessy, Christian Zapp, Jessica L Bezek, Kyunghun Lee, Parmis Khosravi, Ramaris German, David C Jangraw, Lauren M Henry, Meghan E Byrne, Katharina Kircanski, Ellen Leibenluft, Reut Naim, Daniel S Pine, Melissa A Brotman

“…Advances in technology provide an opportunity to develop more accessible platforms. Here, we developed CALM-IT, a novel mobile-application to experimentally assess inhibitory control in vivo.…”
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Need for Redo Surgery of Maxillofacial Fractures by Hanna Thorén, Sami Suojanen, Anna Liisa Suominen, Tero Puolakkainen, Miika Toivari, Johanna Snäll

“…The purpose of the present study was to describe the demographic and clinical features of patients having undergone redo surgery for mandibular and/or midfacial fractures and to identify factors that increase the odds of redo surgery. …”
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Enhanced CO2 Capture Performance Using Methyl Diethanolamine-functionalized Silica Gels: Assessing CO2 Capture Capacity by Petpitcha Boonmatoon, Pacharapol Nokpho, Pornpote Piumsomboon, Benjapon Chalermsinsuwan

“…Adsorption technology is more affordable and requires less energy for regeneration. …”
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Multiphase CFD modeling of alumina nanoparticle drug delivery in bifurcated coronary arteries with stenosis, aneurysm, and bypass conditions by S. Subah, M. M. Billah, M. N. Uddin, K. E. Hoque

“…This study presents a novel computational framework for enhancing nanoparticle-assisted drug delivery in coronary artery disease (CAD), focusing on the complex hemodynamics in bifurcated arteries with stenosis, aneurysms and bypass grafting. …”
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Continuous intrathecal baclofen delivery in severely disabling spasticity by Simsek Hakan, Zorlu Emre, Bakal Omer, Akarsu Selim, Güney Senol Mehmet

“…The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of intrathecal baclofen (ITB) treatment in medically intractable severely disabling spasticity and present the challenges encountered during pump implantation surgery on these patients. …”
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Integrated Machine Learning Framework Combining Electrical Cycling and Material Features for Supercapacitor Health Forecasting by Mojtaba Khakpour Komarsofla, Kavian Khosravinia, Amirkianoosh Kiani

“…This study demonstrates that combining electrical and material data offers a more holistic and physically informed approach to supercapacitor health prediction. …”
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