Assessment of utilization of automated systems and laboratory information management systems in clinical microbiology laboratories in Thailand. by Preeyarach Klaytong, Panida Chamawan, Voranadda Srisuphan, Krittiya Tuamsuwan, Phairam Boonyarit, Adisak Sangchankoom, Archawin Rojanawiwat, Aekkawat Unahalekhaka, Kulsumpun Krobanan, Pimrata Leethongdee, Orapan Sripichai, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Paul Turner, Direk Limmathurotsakul

“…Many laboratories manually entered data of incubation (73%, n = 59), bacterial identification (27%, n = 22) and AST results (25%, n = 20) from their automated systems into their commercial microbiology LIMS. The most common barrier to data analysis was 'lack of time', followed by 'lack of staff with statistical skills' and 'difficulty in using analytical software'.…”
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Innovative Approaches to Forest Fire Prevention: Integrating Technology and Ecological Strategies. A Comprehensive Review by Syed Shaheer Hassan, Guang Yang, Sana Tahir, Haseeb Ahmad, Muhammad Sabir, Laila Noor, Khuzin Dinislam

“…Wildfires are one of the most important environmental challenges since they seriously endanger the world's ecosystems. …”
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Efficacy and safety of triple therapy with recombinant interleukin-1β, recombinant interferon-α and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1 infection, the non-re... by Yu. V. Lobzin, K. V. Zhdanov, A. S. Simbirtsev, A. A. Yakovlev, S. N. Kizhlo, V. H. Fazilov, S. N. Zharov, M. F. Lebedev

“…Comparison of SVR according to the version of virologic response in primary treatment showed that the use of the pilot treatment scheme is most effective at relapse (63%) than in the «null-responders» (33%) and partial (23%) responses to the preceding treatment. …”
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Survival Analysis of Surgical Tracheotomy in Pediatric Patients With Chronic Diseases in a Tertiary Health Center by Osman Erdoğan, Hatice Feray Arı, Betül Aktaş Kipoğlu, Sefa İncaz, Ahmet Yükkaldıran

“…According to our study, it can be suggested that infants who cannot be decannulated due to neuromuscular diseases and are discharged with a tracheostomy are the group that should receive most attention regarding mortality among pediatrics with a tracheostomy.…”
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TLR9 gene polymorphism -1237T/C (rs5743836) is associated with low IgG antibody response against PvCSP variants in symptomatic P. vivax infections in Venezuela. by Fhabián S Carrión-Nessi, Eva Salazar-Alcalá, David A Forero-Peña, Kellys A Curiel, Mary Lopez-Perez, Mercedes Fernández-Mestre

“…Among the analyzed SNPs, heterozygous genotypes were the most prevalent. Using an overdominant inheritance model, carrying the heterozygous genotype (T/C) for TLR9 gene SNP rs5743836 was associated with lower IgG antibody response against PvCSP VK247 (aOR = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.09 to 0.73, p = 0.0094) and PvCSP V-like (aOR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.14 to 0.99, p = 0.047). …”
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Prevalence of Substance use in Relation to Criminal Behavior Patterns among Prison Inmates in Karachi: A Cross-Sectional Study by Madiha Jamal, Shabana Waheed, Asma Shakoor

“…During imprisonment, Tobacco was currently the most common substance of use among males (85.2%) and females (27%). …”
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An improvement in ICESat-2 ATL03 snow depth estimation: a case study in the Tuolumne Basin, USA by Tongrui Chen, Lingmei Jiang, Jianwei Yang, Dan Kong, Yong Pang

“…Most of the Earth’s snow mass is stored in the Northern Hemisphere mountains, making accurate quantitative estimates of mountainous snow mass crucial for understanding the global hydrological cycle. …”
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Soil water extraction by roots and Kc for the coffee crop Extração radicular de água e Kc em cultura de café by Adriana L. da Silva, Isabeli P. Bruno, Klaus Reichardt, Osny O. S. Bacchi, Durval Dourado-Neto, José L. Favarin, Flávio M. P. da Costa, Luis C. Timm

“…This study compares soil water extraction by roots of coffee plants of the variety "Catuaí Vermelho" (IAC-44), grown in Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, 3 to 5 years old, with direct measurements of root dry matter, showing a good agreement between both approaches, and confirming that most of the root system is distributed in the top soil layer (0-0.3 m) and that less than 10% of the root system reaches depths greater than 1.0 m. …”
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Insights and therapeutic advances in pancreatic cancer: the role of electron microscopy in decoding the tumor microenvironment by Hong Dai, Xingxuan Chen, Jiawen Yang, Yuying Wang, Rodrigo Azevedo Loiola, Aiping Lu, Kenneth C. P. Cheung

“…Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal cancers, with a 5-year overall survival rate of less than 10%. …”
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Machine learning for handover decision with mobile edge computing in 6G mobile network: a survey by Soule Issa Loutfi, Ibraheem Shayea, Ufuk Tureli, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Waheeb Tashan, Ramazan Caglar

“…This paper presents a systematic review of the handover decision (HOD) with MEC in 6G networks, providing a deep understanding of the most standing challenges and solutions addressing mobility management issues in 6G mobile networks. …”
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Dose-dependent renoprotective effects of sacubitril/valsartan in heart failure: a retrospective study by Takahiro Kato, Yusuke Nakano, Noriko Yasukawa, Masafumi Oonishi, Yukihiro Hamada

“…Baseline characteristics were similar across groups for eGFR, heart failure stage, diabetes history, myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, proteinuria, and use of most heart failure medications. However, hypertension prevalence and systolic blood pressure differed significantly between groups (p < 0.05). …”
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Analisis Sentimen Pengguna MY JNE Menggunakan Algoritma Naïve Bayes by Egy Aria Putra, Syariful Alam, Imay Kurniawan

“…Ulasan yang digunakan pada penelitian ini berjumlah 996 ulasan pengguna yang most relevan yang diklasifikasikan menjadi kelas sentimen positif dan negatif menggunakan algoritma Naïve Bayes Classifier. …”
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Machine learning analysis of CO2 and methane adsorption in tight reservoir rocks by Mehdi Maleki, Mohammad Rasool Dehghani, Moein Kafi, Ali Akbari, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Ali Ranjbar

“…Sensitivity analysis identified pressure as the most influential factor, followed by TOC and CO2 percentage, while temperature had a restrictive effect on adsorption. …”
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Combination of skin sympathetic nerve activity and urine biomarkers in improving diagnostic accuracy for urge urinary incontinence by Yu-Chen Chen, Hao-Wei Chen, Tzu-Yu Liu, Yung-Shun Juan, Yu-Peng Liu, Shiou-Lan Chen, Chien-Hung Lee, Wei-Chung Tsai, Wen-Jeng Wu

“…Nonzero model weights were extracted to identify most relevant biomarkers. Elevated SKNA and calibrated urine biomarkers were observed in UUI participants. …”
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Barriers to Perinatal Care among Immigrant and Migrant Women in Southeast Minnesota by Jensen Reckhow, Kirsten A. Riggan, Emily Breutzman, Minerva Orellana, Stephanie Low, Yvonne S. Butler Tobah, Enid Y. Rivera-Chiauzzi, Megan A. Allyse, Vanessa E. Torbenson

“…Results: Of the 20 participants, most identified as Hispanic/Latina and were multigravida. …”
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Artificial intelligence in environmental research: bibliometric, text mining and content analysis by Chukwuebuka C. Okafor, Festus A. Otunomo, Valentine E. Nnadi, Chinelo A. Nzekwe, Adaobi V. Nwoye, Charles C. Ajaero

“…Text-mining of the dataset shows that most frequently used ML technique is Artificial Neural network (ANN), followed by Support Vector Machine (SVM). …”
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Сlinical and hemodynamic characteristics and coronary blood flow in patients with chronic coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes by B. U. Mardanov, M. A. Kokozheva, F. B. Shukurov, B. A. Rudenko, M. N. Mamedov

“…In patients with CAD and type 2 diabetes, significant right coronary artery (CA) stenoses were more often recorded (39%), while in patients without diabetes, the anterior descending artery was the most susceptible to atherosclerosis. In group I, stenosis of the distal CA third was detected 1,5 times more often (p&lt;0,001), and their diffuse multivessel lesion prevailed by 28% (73% and 45%, respectively, p&lt;0,005). …”
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Effects of Culture Period and Plant Growth Regulators on In Vitro Biomass Production and Phenolic Compounds in Seven Species of <i>Hypericum</i> by Doina Clapa, Monica Hârţa, Ana Maria Radomir, Adrian George Peticilă, Loredana Leopold, Floricuţa Ranga, Dorin Ioan Sumedrea

“…MS medium supplemented with 0.2 mg/L BA was the most effective condition for promoting biomass across all species, with shoot fresh weight increasing significantly at 60 days, particularly in <i>H. olympicum</i>, <i>H. perforatum</i>, and <i>H. triquetrifolium</i>. …”
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Risk factors and prognosis for coronavirus disease 2019 among 131 hemodialysis patients during the Omicron variant epidemic by Wen Wen, Shiming Cai, Yuehong Li, Xianglan Wu

“…Fever was experienced by 74.2% of patients and respiratory symptoms were the most common (81.4%). Residual symptoms persisted in 20.9% of patients one month after the onset of COVID-19. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from cow raw milk samples from Albania and Serbia by Erinda Lika, Milovan Rosić, Sonila Cocoli, Nikola Puvača, Gorica Vuković, Tana Shtylla Kika, Vojislava Bursić

“…Resistance of isolated S. aureus strains to ampicillin in milk samples from Albania (36.7%) and Serbia (34.1%) was the most common. Some of S. aureus strains from milk samples from Albania were resistant to tetracycline (16.9%), while isolates from milk samples from Serbia were more resistant towards oxacillin (18%). …”
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