Utility of Nasal Debridement Following Pediatric Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: A Scoping Review by Jeeho D. Kim, Bastien A. Valencia-Sanchez, Beau Hsia, Saif A. Alshaka, Gabriel Bitar, Vijay A. Patel

“…The most common indication for FESS was chronic rhinosinusitis or recurrent sinus infections while that for SLED under general anesthesia varied from institutional practice patterns to surgeon preference. No meaningful comparison of outcomes was possible as the “success rates” of FESS with or without SLED were largely based on unvalidated questionnaires and equally subjective surgeon assessments. …”
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Dynamic interactions of COVID-19 incidences, mobility, and social distancing policies in seoul: A VAR model approach by Zeyu Hu, Won Chang, Youngook Jang, Youngji Jo, Jaehun Jung

“…Social distancing policies had minimal direct effects on incidence rates but indirectly reduced them by decreasing mobility. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Sediment Transport Pathways: Sand Apron Bars and Islands of Tokelau and Kiribati, Central Pacific by Eugene C. Rankey, Tion Uriam, Mika Perez

“…Although there is general agreement that global change will influence low-lying atoll islands, considerable uncertainty remains concerning the nature, rates, and causes of morphological change (or, conversely, the stability) of islands. …”
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Seasonal and hospital settings variations in antimicrobial resistance among clinical isolates from cardiac patients: insights from a 7-Year study by Muhammad Umer Asghar, Arsalan Haseeb Zaidi, Muhammad Tariq, Noor Ul Ain

“…Age and sex significantly influenced pathogen isolation rates. The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index was highest for S. aureus isolates between 2017 and 2019, which showed complete resistance to vancomycin and oxacillin. …”
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Mapping the Spatiotemporal Evolution of Cropland-Related Soil Erosion in China over the Past Four Decades by Yitian Xie, Tianyuan Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Xudong Wu

“…In addition, grains showed the highest erosion rates, whereas fiber crops were revealed with the lowest erosion rates. …”
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“You feel like you come up short over and over again”: a qualitative study of provider perspectives of barriers to respectful maternity care in Boston by Katherine Fachon, Sahana Narayan, Samantha Truong, Christina Duzyj, Katherine Vergara Kruczynski, Amber Trujillo Lalla, Autumn Cohen, Patricia Barbosa, Amanda Flynn, Annekathryn Goodman

“…Disrespect in childbirth leads to increased rates of postpartum depression and lower healthcare utilization. …”
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Heavy Metal Pollution From Illegal Mining ‘Galamsey’ Activities on the Viability of Clarias gariepinus in the Oda River, Ghana by Seth Adusei, Emmanuel Kwesi Arthur, Emmanuel Gikunoo, William Amponsah, Frank Ofori Agyemang, Godfred Ohemeng‐Boahen

“…The results revealed that Hg exhibited a negative effect on fish survival, whereas Cd showed a positive impact, with varying patterns of growth and mortality rates within the three concentrations. …”
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Characterisation of the wildlife reservoir community for human and animal trypanosomiasis in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. by Neil E Anderson, Joseph Mubanga, Eric M Fevre, Kim Picozzi, Mark C Eisler, Robert Thomas, Susan C Welburn

“…Variation in infection rates was demonstrated at species level rather than at family or sub-family level. …”
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Free and Open: A Descriptive Study of Energy and Sustainability Programming Geared Toward Adult Learners by Corey Young

“…This study investigates participation patterns in publicly accessible educational events organized by a college policy and research center. …”
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Cross-correlation-based signal pruning method (CCSPM) for effective signal distortion reduction in massive MIMO communications by M. Kasiselvanathan, SatheeshKumar Palanisamy, N. Sathishkumar, K. B. Gurumoorthy, Tagrid Abdullah N. Alshalali, S. Lakshmi Narayanan

“…In the signal vector representation, the conventional signal is pruned for its maximum distortion rate post the correlation. The vector representation is recurrent until the least possible distortion rate is observed. …”
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ANCA-related vasculitis incidence and features before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Los Angeles, Biobio Province, Chile: an observational retrospective analysis by Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Daniel Enos, Mariel Hernández, Mariel Hernández, Gonzalo P. Méndez, Lysis Cáceres, Ignacia Bravo, Josefina Jobet, Simón Castro, Lorena Cornejo, Catalina Vega, Andrés Salazar

“…Mortality and renal replacement therapy needs were also compared.ResultsThe annual incidence rate was higher in the pandemic group compared to the pre-pandemic group, with 9.6 cases per year vs. 3.1 cases per year [incidence rate ratio (IRR)=3.11, 95% CI 1.86 to 5.20]. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF BACKPROPAGATION AND HYBRID ARIMA-NN METHODS IN PREDICTING ACCURACY LEVELS OF RAINFALL IN MAKASSAR CITY by Hisyam Ihsan, Irwan Irwan, Andi Illa Erviani Nensi

“…The results showed that the Backpropagation method excelled with an RMSE value of 137.320 or 0.1149, indicating high accuracy in forecasting changes in seasonal trends and patterns. Hybrid ARIMA-NN gives good results with RMSE 145.834, as residues contain better nonlinearity compared to ARIMA models (4,0,1), although it shows a slightly higher error rate compared to Backpropagation.…”
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Adherence to Pharmacological Management Guidelines for Stable Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease by Sang Min Han, Hyo Seon Kim, Seung Yong Park, Heung Bum Lee, Young Bum Park, Chin Kook Rhee, Youlim Kim, Seoung Ju Park

“…When analyzing inhaler prescription patterns according to both subgroups and considering the Korean 2018, GOLD 2019, and GOLD 2023 guidelines concurrently, the adherence rates were as follows: (56.6%, 37.8%, 24.0%) and (57.7%, 14.0%, 38.6%). …”
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Inter-cluster and intra-cluster flow distribution and proppant allocation in deep coalbed methane orientation fracturing by Ruiyue YANG, Yiwen LIU, Yu LI, Mengmeng ZHOU, Yanjin GONG, Zhongwei HUANG

“…The study examines the characteristics of inter-cluster and intra-cluster flow distribution and proppant distribution under different orientation perforating patterns, flow rates, sand ratios, cluster numbers within one stage, and graded proppant injection. …”
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Global burden of gallbladder and biliary diseases (1990–2021) with healthcare workforce analysis and projections to 2035 by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Shangjin Yang, Jingyang Zhang, Yong Dai

“…Results The global age-standardized incidence rate decreased by 12.84% from 1990 to 865.4 per 100,000 population in 2021, while the absolute number of cases increased by 60.11%. …”
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On the acoustic reality of “toneless” morphemes in Thai: Preliminary investigations from sequence-internal final particles by Ratanon Jiamsundutsadee

“…Interestingly, cases such as Tone 2 and L% FPs do not pattern with the general trend in terms of rates of change; regardless, difference in pitch still functions as a cue to their distinction. …”
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Quantifying the cumulative impact of winter habitat loss on a critically endangered migratory parrot by Ross Crates, Robert Heinsohn

“…If observed rates of habitat loss in the HCC continue, halve, or double, the additional impact from that region alone on the swift parrot population could lead to a decline of 32% over 100 years. …”
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Characteristics of pore dynamics in shale reservoirs by CO2 flooding by ZHANG Zhichao,BAI Mingxing,DU Siyu

“…The pore utilization characteristics of CO2 during shale oil displacement are a crucial indicator for evaluating its effectiveness in enhancing shale oil reservoir recovery rates. Therefore, experiments on supercritical CO2 displacing shale cores were conducted in the laboratory, and nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） online core scanning technology was used to study the pore utilization characteristics and patterns of CO2 displacement in shale oil reservoirs. …”
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Soil erosion estimation and risk assessment based on RUSLE in Google Earth Engine (GEE) in Turkiye by Endalamaw Dessie Alebachew, Wudu Abiye, Orhan Dengiz, İnci Demirağ Turan

“…Our analysis provides spatial insights into erosion patterns across the region, revealing that soil loss rates range from 0–5 t/ha/yr in stable areas to over 200 t/ha/yr in severely eroded regions. …”
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Detection of CTX-M-type ESBLs from Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Tertiary Hospital, Malaysia by MKK et al.

“…The CTX-M type ESBL producing E. coli against antibiotics belonging to different families showed the highest resistance rates to Ampicillin (100%), Cefotaxime (97%), Cefuroxime (95%), and Ciprofoxacin (86%). …”
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