Association of vancomycin trough levels, AUC and AUC/MIC ratios with clinical outcomes in patients with enterococcal bacteremia: a prospective cohort study by Eda Kubra Sel, Berfu Tufan, Gundag Kupra Atagun, Vildan Avkan Oguz, Ozgen Alpay Ozbek, Mukaddes Gumustekin, Serife Reyhan Ucku, Ayse Gelal

“…The 30-day all-cause mortality rate was 28.3%. Regarding treatment efficacy, only the AUCss cutoff value was found to be statistically significant; patients with AUCss<616 µg·h/mL had a higher rate of efficacy compared to those with AUCss≥616 µg·h/mL (p = 0.031). …”
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Bifurcation analysis of multistability and hysteresis in a model of HIV infection by I. V. Mironov, M. Yu. Khristichenk, Yu. M. Nechepurenko, D. S. Grebennikov, G. A. Bocharov

“…The macrophage activation rate constant is considered as a bifurcation parameter. …”
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Incidence and disability-adjusted life-years of infective endocarditis in China from 1990 to 2021: comparison with G20 based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yan Gu, Chong Liu, Hong Chenliang, Zhu Weimin, Peng Qianping

“…The age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and age-standardised DALY rate (ASDR) were 14.38 (95% UI: 12.03 to 16.92) and 3.46 (95% UI: 2.65 to 5.01) per 100 000 population, respectively, with both rates being higher in males than in females. …”
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Outcome of Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Long-Term Outcomes of 118 Patients; A Single-center Experience by Mohamed Shaker, Mohammad Sakr, Hany Dabbous, Sara M. Abdelhakam, Ahmed Samir, Hend Ebada, Amir M. Farid, Mohamed El-Gharib, Ahmed Eldorry

“…Long-term outcome (1–5 years) was determined and included stent patency rate, time, and pattern of management of stent occlusion and survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility and resistance mechanisms to antipseudomonal β-lactams in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from blood by Mika Murata, Kosuke Kosai, Fujiko Mitsumoto-Kaseida, Norihito Kaku, Hiroo Hasegawa, Koichi Izumikawa, Hiroshi Mukae, Katsunori Yanagihara

“…None of the isolates showed resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam or cefiderocol, and only one isolate each showed intermediate resistance (susceptibility rate, 99.0% each). The susceptibility rate was lowest for aztreonam (71.1%). …”
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Carbon sequestration potential of tea garden soil in northwest Zhejiang and its accumulation characteristic on different fractions of organic carbon by KONG Zhangliang

“…Loss of organic carbon is generally regarded as undesirable, though some reports pointed out that low soil carbon contents can reduce application rates of pesticides in soil due to lower sorption. …”
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TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AT THE PRESENT STAGE by A. V. Mordyk, E. A. Tsygankova, L. V. Puzyryova, A. A. Turitsa

“…The literature review presents data on peculiarities of tuberculosis epidemiology, incidence rate and clinical pattern in children in the Russian Federation. …”
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Numerical study on ion migration in concrete under the influence of salt solution by Xianyuan Chen, Zhaocai Meng, Xinjiang Zheng, Zirui Gao

“…The findings reveal that the sulfate ion concentration within concrete increases with time but at a decreasing rate, with the compaction process significantly affecting this growth. …”
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Alfvén Wave Propagation in the Io Plasma Torus by P. C. Hinton, F. Bagenal, B. Bonfond

“…The location of the first few bounces of the Alfvén wave pattern match the Io auroral footprints observed by the Hubble Space Telescope.…”
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Transient Analysis of a k-out-of-n:G System with N-Policy, Repairmen’s Multiple Vacations, and Redundant Dependency by Wenqing Wu, Yinghui Tang

“…Under such assumptions, the availability, the rate of occurrence of failures, and the reliability of the system are derived in transient regime by applying the quasi-birth-and-death process. …”
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Development of Mobile Social Network Systems Using Real-Time Facial Authentication and Collaborative Recommendations by Hyeong-Joon Kwon, Dong-Ju Kim, Kwang-Seok Hong

“…We propose a location-based mobile social networking system (SNS) that integrates biometric facial authentication using a modified local directional pattern (MLDP), collaborative content recommendations, and communication among users. …”
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Experimental Test Procedure of the Spatial Distribution of Environmental Parameters and Products of Combustion in a Residential Area and Adjacent Spaces by A. A. Antoshyn, S. A. Volkau

“…The impact of fire stage on the flow rate of optical radiation diffused by smoke is shown.The findings will enable to develop the testing methodology for fire detectors designed to protect living accommodations and people located in them, formulate the functioning effectiveness criteria (operation algorithms) for detectors, used in living accommodations.…”
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Penerapan Face Recognition Pada Sistem Presensi by Andri Nugraha Ramdhon, Fadly Febriya

“…After testing the resilience of the system from the results of the prototyping that was built, the results obtained with a success rate of 86.85%. …”
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Title not available by Paulo Breno Noronha Liberalesso, Eliana Garzon, Elza M.T. Yacubian, Américo C. Sakamoto

“…Conclusions Higher mortality rate was associated with advanced age and periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges. …”
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Otorhinolaryngological Manifestations in Geriatric Age: A Scoping Review by Santosh Kumar Swain

“…The longer life expectancy is relevant to the decreased rate of infectious diseases due to better hygiene, appropriate use of antibiotics, and vaccination. …”
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Helical Slot Antenna for the Microwave Ablation by Moonhee Lee, Taeho Son

“…By adding a helical slot, the specific absorption rate (SAR) pattern is more concentrated near the slot as compared with the conventional slot. …”
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Substance use among Indian Physicians: A narrative review by Yesh Chandra Singh, Roshan Bhad, Arun Kandaswamy

“…Aim: We conducted a narrative review to assess the rate and pattern of substance use among Indian physicians. …”
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HUKUM, EKONOMI DAN KESEJAHTERAAN: Telaah Yuridis atas Dinamika Pengaturan dan Implementasi Pasal 33 UUD 1945 by Udiyo Basuki

“…The emergence of a school economic in the world will always be associated with the school of economic that have developed previously, so is the pattern of the Indonesian economy. Fierce struggle of capitalism and socialism gives a significant influence toward Indonesian economic ideology. …”
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Pentacene-Based Thin Film Transistor with Inkjet-Printed Nanocomposite High-K Dielectrics by Chao-Te Liu, Wen-Hsi Lee, Jui-Feng Su

“…The nanocomposite gate insulating film of a pentacene-based thin film transistor was deposited by inkjet printing. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi Isolates from a General Hospital in Karawaci, Tangerang, Indonesia: A Five-Year Review by Nata Pratama Hardjo Lugito, Cucunawangsih

“…In the 2011–2015 period, resistance rates against most antimicrobials and MDR rate of S. …”
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