Impact of regionalisation and case-volume on neonatal and perinatal mortality: an umbrella review by Jochen Schmitt, Stefanie Deckert, Mario Rüdiger, Felix Walther, Denise Bianca Küster, Anja Bieber, Jürgen Malzahn

“…Relevant systematic reviews (SRs) were critically appraised with A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews 2.Results The literature search revealed 508 hits and three SRs were included. …”
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Impact of gate metals/high-K materials and lateral scaling on the performance of AlN/GaN/AlGaN-MOSHEMT on SiC wafer for future microwave power amplifiers in RADAR & communicati... by Gauri Deshpande, J. Ajayan, Sandip Bhattacharya, B. Mounika, Amit Krishna Dwivedi, D. Nirmal

“…The impact of high-K dielectric materials (HfO2: K = 25, ZrO2: K = 30 and TiO2: K = 80), oxide thickness (tox), gate metals (Al: ϕm=4.3 eV, Ti: ϕm=4.33 eV, Mo: ϕm=4.6 eV, Au: ϕm=5.1 eV, Ni: ϕm = 5.15 eV, Ir: ϕm = 5.27 eV & Pt: ϕm = 5.65 eV) and lateral scaling effects (LGS: Source (S) to Gate (G) distance & LGD: Drain (D) to Gate distance) on the DC & RF behaviour of LG = 100 nm (gate length) GaN-channel MOSHEMT featuring R-Gate, AlGaN-back barrier and AlN barrier is investigated at 300 K using TCAD tool. For tox = 3 nm, the MOSHEMT with HfO2, ZrO2 and TiO2 gate oxides offered a peak transconductance (gm,peak) of 449.1 mS/mm, 469.8 mS/mm and 546.6 mS/mm, a peak drain current (IDS,peak) of 2.24 A/mm, 2.16 A/mm and 1.64 A/mm and a fT (cut off frequency) of 208 GHz, 205 GHz and 190 GHz, respectively. …”
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Effects of poultry by-product meal and complete replacement of fish oil with alternative oils on growth performance and gut health of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): a FEEDNET... by Imam Hasan, Simona Rimoldi, Biagina Chiofalo, Marianna Oteri, Micaela Antonini, Rosangela Armone, Violeta Kalemi, Laura Gasco, Genciana Terova

“…This globally used model serves as a tool for data interpretation and decision support in the context of precision fish farming. …”
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Identifying the barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive HIV and PrEP screening for racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender minoritized patients: A scoping review protocol. by Julia Xavier, Maranda C Ward, Patrick G Corr, Nikhil Kalita, Paige McDonald

“…Studies will be uploaded to the data extraction tool Covidence to remove duplicates and perform a title/abstract screening, followed by a full-text screening and data extraction.…”
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Diagnostic value of interleukins 23 and 17 in the assessment of ulcerative colitis severity by M.V. Stoikevych, O.M. Tatarchuk, T.S. Tarasova

“…Thus, quantitative determination of IL-17 and IL-23 levels in the blood serum of patients with UC can be a useful clinical tool for stratification by disease severity and help choose therapy.…”
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Early Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families via Telehealth: Systematic Review by Yoomi Shin, Eun Ju Park, Anna Lee

“…Study quality was assessed using the mixed methods appraisal tool, and a narrative synthesis was used to analyze the data. …”
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Comparison of Pocket Pulse Oximeter and Standard Pulse Oximeter With ABG Analysis in Critically Ill Patients by Jeswanth Reddy N., Kiran H. S., B. J. Subhash Chandra, Basavana Gowdappa H.

“…Hence, we conclude that the PPO is a useful tool for reliable monitoring of O2 saturations.  …”
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Combining systemic inflammation biomarkers with traditional prognostic factors to predict surgical site infections in elderly hip fracture patients: a risk factor analysis and dyna... by Yuhui Guo, Chengsi Li, Haichuan Guo, Peiyuan Wang, Xuebin Zhang

“…Conclusions This study combined systemic inflammatory biomarkers and developed an online dynamic nomogram to predict SSI in elderly hip fracture patients, which could be used to guide early screening of patients with high risk of SSI and provide a reference tool for perioperative management.…”
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Argonaute2 and Argonaute4 Involved in the Pathogenesis of Kawasaki Disease via mRNA Expression Profiles by Zon-Min Lee, Hui-Chuan Chang, Shih-Feng Liu, Ying-Hsien Huang, Ho-Chang Kuo

“…We used the default value of the commercialized microarray tool Partek to perform an analysis of variance and determine any significant fold changes (KD1, KD3, HC, and FC individually). …”
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Healthcare utilization and related costs among older people seeking primary care due to back pain: findings from the BACE-N cohort study by Danielle van der Windt, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Kjersti Storheim, Margreth Grotle, Zinajda Zolic-Karlsson, Ørjan Nesse Vigdal, Rikke Munk Killingmo, Lise Kretz

“…Objectives To describe healthcare utilization and estimate associated costs during 1 year of follow-up among older people seeking primary care due to a new episode back pain and to describe healthcare utilization across patients with different risk profiles stratified using the StarT Back Screening Tool (SBST).Design Prospective cohort study.Participants and setting A total of 452 people aged ≥55 years seeking Norwegian primary care with a new episode of back pain were included.Outcome measures The primary outcome of this study was total cost of healthcare utilization aggregated for 1 year of follow-up. …”
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Evaluation of the Competitiveness Model in the Steel Industry with a Technology Transfer Approach by Ali Amraei, Safieh Mehrinejad, Amir Bayattork

“…The statistical population of this research includes managers and employees of companies active in the country's steel industry. The data collection tool in this research was a questionnaire distributed randomly among the population. …”
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Preliminary study on the diagnostic value of urine cell glucose metabolism detection for male urothelial carcinoma by Yaoyao Wu, Angchao Ye, Zhenguo Bu, Shaoxing Zhu, He Wang, Yipeng Xu

“…Combined diagnosis enhanced sensitivity and specificity, and glycometabolism detection showed superior sensitivity for low-grade urothelial carcinoma, serving as an efficient non-invasive diagnostic tool.…”
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Analytic and clinical validity of thyroid nodule mutational profiling using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction by Vincent L. Biron, Ashlee Matkin, Morris Kostiuk, Jordana Williams, David W. Cote, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Daniel A. O’Connell

“…This study aimed to assess the analytic and clinical validity of RAS and BRAF ddPCR mutational testing as a diagnostic tool for thyroid fine needle aspirate biopsy (FNAB). …”
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A national study of clinical discussions about cannabis use among Veteran patients prescribed opioids by Tauheed Zaman, Dawn M. Bravata, Amy Byers, Erin Krebs, Samuel Leonard, Charles Austin, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Deborah S. Hasin, Salomeh Keyhani

“…We developed a text-processing tool to extract discussions around cannabis use from their charts. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…It is through classroom exchanges, and the practice of transmission, that what could be rage is transformed into a tool for cohesion and enlightenment, in a context where equal opportunity is impacted by gender roles and where "non-visible" disability is underestimated. …”
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Allocation and control of multi-devices voltage regulation in distribution systems via rough set theory and grasshopper algorithm: A practical study by Abdullah M. Elsayed, Ali M. El-Rifaie, Marwa F. Areed, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Mohamed Osman Atallah

“…The results validate the hybrid SRST-GOA technique as an efficient tool for achieving substantial operational and economic benefits in distribution systems.…”
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Suitability of Measures of Pharmacy-Based Medication Adherence for Routine Clinical Use Among Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review by Jannah W, Khoiry QA, Alfian SD, Abdulah R

“…We investigated evidence quality utilizing the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for non-randomized studies (cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional) and the Risk of Bias Assessment Tool for Non-randomized Studies-2 and JADAD scales for quasi-experiments and randomized control trials, respectively. …”
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Impacts of Dryopteris serrato-dentata (Beddome) Hayata (Dhekishak) and Blumealacera DC. (Shialmutra) on rice and weed as growth inhibitor: an evaluation through the use of manure a... by Md. Tutul Hossen, Md. Liton Mia, Uttam Kumer Sarker, Ahmed Khairul Hasan, Md. Abdus Salam, Md. Shafiqul Islam

“…Therefore, Dryopteris serrato-dentata (Beddome) Hayata and Blumea lacera Dc. residues combined with manures and fertilizers might be an efficient source of eco-friendly weed management and yield enhancement tool for sustainable boro rice production.…”
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A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…The framework’s adaptability makes it a valuable tool for recognizing coins from other regions with similar visual diversity and variability challenges. …”
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Predictive risk factors for adverse events during tooth extraction among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases by Shaojun Ma, Xu Chen, Yurun Zhai, Xinyi Sun, Jing Sheng, Yun Sun, Haiya Wang

“…Background Tooth extraction is a risk factor for cardiovascular events, particularly in elderly patients. However, no clinical tool has been developed to date to predict the risk of adverse events (AEs) during tooth extraction.Materials and Methods We prospectively enrolled 774 elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) who were scheduled to undergo tooth extraction at the dental surgery department of Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital from January 2021 to July 2022. …”
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