Antimicrobial resistance and beta-lactamase gene distribution among clinical isolates: a two-year cohort study by Yasser Alraey, Mohammed Mushabub Assiry, Irfan Ahmad, Abdulaziz Alqahtani, Nada Basheer, Mohammed A. M. AlAsiri, Saleh A. M. Alshehri, Saeed M. S. Alhamhhum, Sultan Mohammed Alhefdi, Mohd Shahid Khan, Mohd Saleem, Abdulah A. S. Bawazeer

“…The tests on antimicrobial resistance demonstrated that Imipenem (95%), along with Tigecycline (97%), were effective, but Norfloxacin (97.1%) and Cotrimoxazole (46%) had notable resistance patterns. The results showed an ESBL detection rate of 312 among Escherichia coli isolates, but MBL counts reached 83, and AmpC beta-lactamase production amounted to 142. blaCTX-M emerged as the leading ESBL gene type (38.1%) among a total of 142 collected E. coli strains, which also demonstrated blaOXA-48 (25.3%) and blaNDM (22.7%) as their prevalent MBL genes. …”
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Dynamics of Irregular Freshwater Lenses Evolution in Thin Aquifers of Reclaimed Circular Islands by Chenchen Gao, Tianyuan Zheng, Qinpeng Chang, Xilai Zheng, Xiaoran Song, Jian Luo

“…Furthermore, increased recharge rates notably accelerate freshwater formation and increase the proportion of freshwater volume. …”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Patients Diagnosed with Cerebrovascular Disease at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos by Roberto Castellanos Hernández, Amanda Avello Rodríguez, Tomás Castillo Juiz

“…The most frequent type of stroke was atherothrombotic (292, 37.8 %). A case fatality rate of 19.7 % was reported. A significant association was found between hemorrhagic stroke and higher case fatality. …”
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Analysis of the intellectual structure of knowledge regarding drought vulnerability assessment by Zeinab Asadpourian, Yaser Mohammadi

“…Findings: Results indicated that the growth rate of publications in DVA is approximately 16.5%, with notable increases in both the quality and citation rates of articles over the years. …”
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Decision tree for severity assessment of neurodegenerative diseases using possibility approach and gait dynamics by Preeti Khera, Ashok Kumar, Rajat Kapila

“…Experimental results were established using 11,084 gait pattern recordings from NDD patients and HC. The proposed framework achieved a high coefficient of determination (R2 ≈ 0.90) and low error rates with stratified 10-fold cross-validation. …”
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Towards a theory of urban fragmentation: A cross-cultural analysis of fear, privatization, and the state by Setha Low

“…This paper employs a cross-cultural analysis to explore regional and national variations in residential gating and enclosure as a first step in developing an integrated theory of urban fragmentation. …”
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Analysis of Economic Vitality and Development Equilibrium of China’s Three Major Urban Agglomerations Based on Nighttime Light Data by Saimiao Liu, Wenliang Liu, Yi Zhou, Shixin Wang, Zhenqing Wang, Zhuochen Wang, Yanchao Wang, Xinran Wang, Luoyao Hao, Futao Wang

“…The results show the following: (1) From 2000 to 2020, the average growth rate of EDI in China’s three major urban agglomerations reached 36.32%, while the average decrease rate of NLDI reached 38.75%; both economic vitality and the development equilibrium have been continuously enhanced. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnosis and Antibiotic Therapy of Sepsis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study by Eszter Varga, Sándor Somodi, Máté Molnár, Dóra Ujvárosy, Krisztina Gaál, Attila Vaskó, Zoltán Szabó, Ildikó Bácskay, István Lekli, Adina Fésüs

“…Guideline-adherent antibiotics may lead to significantly higher survival rate in sepsis.…”
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Regularities of crustal faulting and tectonophysical indicators of fault metastability by Yu. L. Rebetsky

“…The differences in the types of shearing in the sources of weak and strong earthquakes are related to the relationships between three dynamic parameters of the medium: velocity of seismic wave propagation, rate of rupture propagation, and displacement rate of the sides of the fracture. …”
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Development of wireless electronic nose and using of remote monitoring by HU Ying, WANG Jun

“…With sensors and synchronous transport signal increasing, we should pay attention to data accuracy and packet loss rate. This system used the CC2530 chip for 8-way wireless data transmission. …”
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Smartwatch-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment for High-Temporal-Density, Longitudinal Measurement of Alcohol Use (AlcoWatch): Feasibility Evaluation by Chris Stone, Sally Adams, Robyn E Wootton, Andy Skinner

“…ResultsThe compliance rate for all participants who started the study for the smartwatch μEMA method decreased from around 70% in week 1 to 45% in week 12, compared with the online TLFB method which was flatter at around 50% over the 12 weeks. …”
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Analytical research of the relation between hydraulic mechanism of the axial pressure of the drilling rig and technological parameters of the drilling regimes of the geological exp... by V. V. Kulikov, S. . Zavacky

“…Because of this, we can not exactly evaluate variations of the axial load on the cutting tools when changing hydraulic parameters of the thrust mechanism. The flow pattern of the hydraulic fluid through the throttling valve and through the pressure shift is defined by the mechanical speed rate of the bore drilling. …”
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Geographic distribution and trends of small-area burn claims in Japan: An analysis using NDB open data from 2014 to 2021 by Takeshi Utsunomiya, Takahiro Ueda

“…Introduction Burns are a major global health issue, causing approximately 180,000 deaths annually and leading to high morbidity rates. The Japan Trauma Data Bank Report 2022 recorded 1749 burn cases, with a mortality rate of 17.6%. …”
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Impact of Sex and Age on Trends of Mortality From Infective Endocarditis in High-Income Countries by Makoto Hibino, MD, MPH, PhD, Hiroki A. Ueyama, MD, Raj Verma, Hwee Teoh, PhD, Bobby Yanagawa, MD, PhD, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, MBA, Subodh Verma, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Mortality rate from infective endocarditis is increasing in most countries, with varying patterns and degrees of changes observed in relation to sex and age. …”
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Mitigation of Optical Interference Noise by Optical Carrier Cancelation in Self-Coherent Reflective PON Uplink Transmission by Soo-Min Kang, Kyoung-Hak Mun, Sang-Min Jung, Sang-Kook Han

“…Under the conditions of higher fiber input power and longer transmission distance, a remarkable improvement in transmission performance in terms of the eye-pattern and bit-error-rate was achieved.…”
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Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Indicate Mammalian Abundance Across Broad Spatial Scales by Paul K. Kazaba, Lars Kulik, Ghislain B. Beukou Choumbou, Christelle B. Douhin Tiémoko, Funmilayo L. Oni, Serge A. Kamgang, Stefanie Heinicke, Inza Koné, Samedi Jean Pierre Mucyo, Tenekwetche Sop, Christophe Boesch, Colleen Stephens, Anthony Agbor, Samuel Angedakin, Emma Bailey, Mattia Bessone, Charlotte Coupland, Tobias Deschner, Paula Dieguez, Anne‐Céline Granjon, Briana Harder, Josephine Head, Thurston Cleveland Hicks, Sorrel Jones, Parag Kadam, Ammie K. Kalan, Kevin E. Langergraber, Juan Lapuente, Kevin C. Lee, Laura K. Lynn, Nuria Maldonado, Maureen S. McCarthy, Amelia C. Meier, Lucy Jayne Ormsby, Alex Piel, Martha M. Robbins, Lilah Sciaky, Volker Sommer, Fiona A. Stewart, Jane Widness, Roman M. Wittig, Erin G. Wessling, Mimi Arandjelovic, Hjalmar Kühl, Yntze van derHoek

“…We then fitted Bayesian Regression Models to assess potential relationships between ape detection rates (as proxy for ape abundance) and these metrics. …”
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Substrate Temperature Effect on Structural Properties Of Bi2Te3 Thin Films by B.S. Jariwala, D.V. Shah, Vipul Kheraj

“…All deposition conditions like thickness, deposition rate and pressure were maintained throughout the experiment. …”
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Lattice Boltzmann simulation for phase separation with chemical reaction controlled by ultrasound field. by Heping Wang, Ying Lu

“…In this work, the phase separation behavior and pattern formation in binary fluids with chemical reactions controlled by ultrasonic radiation were systematically investigated. …”
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The Effect of Using Simulation Activities on Developing Algerian EFL Students’ Speaking and Listening Proficiency by Karima CHERGUI

“…Crystallising Comprehension, retaining long-term outcomes, and raising the rate of interest have put extra up-to-date demands on EFL teachers. …”
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Intersection passing strategies for human-driven and autonomous vehicles in mixed traffic using DEA. by Jiajun Shen, Zhipeng Zhou, Guanyu Fu, Yu Wang

“…Considering average speed, number of cars, penetration of automated vehicles, queuing pattern, left-turn rate, and number of buses as factors influencing intersection rights-of-way. …”
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