9‐Year Trend in the Management of Acute Heart Failure in Japan: A Report From the National Consortium of Acute Heart Failure Registries by Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Shun Kohsaka, Naoki Sato, Teruo Takano, Takeshi Kitai, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Yuya Matsue

“…These changes were not associated with in‐hospital mortality (4.7–7.5%) or 30‐day heart failure readmission rate (4.8–5.4%), as well as 1‐year mortality and heart failure readmission rate (20.1–23.3% and 23.6–26.2%, respectively). …”
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Dynamic mechanical behavior of polypropylene fiber-reinforced shotcrete: Experimental analysis, microstructural observation, and numerical simulation by Shengran Zhang, Changxing Zhu, Xinming Chen, Jiaqi Guo, Huazhe Jiao

“…Key findings include: (1) The material exhibits strain-rate dependency: as impact rate increases, mechanical properties, toughness index, ductility index, and energy dissipation improve, but sample integrity declines. (2) At 5.143 m/s loading rate, 0.1 % PPF dosage delivered optimal performance: 33.8 % higher compressive strength, 14.6 % greater elastic modulus, 19.5 % enhanced toughness, 42.6 % increased ductility, and 23 % improved energy dissipation ratio versus PPF-free specimens. (3) Microscopically, PPF inhibits crack propagation by forming stress-dispersing bridges within the cement matrix, improving crack resistance. …”
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Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon spp. in captive tigers in Thailand by C. Mongkolphan, A. Saechin, T. Chamsai, P. Sedwisai, R. Boonyarittichaikij, S. Tangsudjai

“…This study aimed to investigate the infection rate, co-infection patterns, and associated risk factors of tick-borne pathogens (Ehrlichia, Hepatozoon, and Babesia) in captive tigers in Thailand. …”
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Breast cancer mortality in Romania: trends, regional and rural–urban inequalities, and policy implications by John W. Carew, Silviu Calin Radulescu, Li Zhang, Carmen Ungurean, Cristian Calomfirescu, Florentina Furtunescu, Amr S. Soliman

“…Joinpoint Trend Analysis was employed to further analyze patterns in mortality rates. Results Age-standardized national BC mortality rate in Romania decreased from 39.60/100,000 women in 2000 to 38.35/100,000 women in 2020, however rates increased in several regions of the country. …”
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Outpatient antibiotic stewardship during the COVID-19 era: analysis of prescribing trends and guideline compliance by Minji Sohn, Benjamin Pontefract, Kushal Dahal, Michael Klepser

“…Methods: The primary outcomes were the rate of antibiotic prescribing per 1 000 prescription-related outpatient visits and identifying frequently prescribed antibiotics in adults and children. …”
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Endoscopic endonasal approaches for resection of suprasellar pituitary neuroendocrine tumors: a novel classification based on the optic chiasm and operative nuances by Xuechao Wu, Cuiping Sun, Wei Tian, Zhongyuan Bao, Hongwei Gao, Jing Wang, Xiaojie Lu, Qing Wang

“…Conclusion The classification of suprasellar PitNETs into four types based on their relationship with the optic chiasm enhances our understanding of tumor growth patterns and aids in preoperative assessment. Consequently, determining individualized surgical strategies using EEAs for suprasellar PitNETs can lead to higher resection rates and better visual outcomes.…”
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Epidemiological analysis of athlete injuries in Muay Thai in-ring matches by Hasan Hallaçeli, Serkan Davut, Ali Özbek, Erdoğan Aydın

“…Abstract Background Compared to other sports, combat sports are typically thought to be dangerous and more prone to injury. The injury rates sustained by Muay Thai combat athletes during practice, competition, and tournaments are presented as an overall rate in the literature. …”
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Analysis of Metallic-to-Oxide Sputtering Mode Transition During Reactive Magnetron Deposition of Aluminum Oxide Coatings by Andrey V. Kaziev, Alexander V. Tumarkin, Dobrynya V. Kolodko, Maksim M. Kharkov, Raghavendra Konaguru, Dmitry G. Ageychenkov, Nikolay N. Samotaev, Konstantin Yu. Oblov

“…Electrical measurements of the discharge voltage and current along with the deposition rate trends observed with varying the oxygen flow rate indicated the presence of hysteresis, typical to when using a DC power supply. …”
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Adherence to guidelines for antibiotics used in the initial treatment of febrile neutropenia in patients with cancer: a study using health insurance claims database in Japan by Kanako Mizuno, Ryo Inose, Ryota Goto, Yuichi Muraki

“…Conclusion The study revealed an FN guideline adherence rate of 78.8% in Japan, along with changes in antibiotic prescribing patterns, including a trend toward carbapenem-sparing strategies between 2014 and 2022. …”
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Sine Power Unit Inverse Lindley Model: Bayesian Analysis and Practical Application by Amal S. Hassan, Diaa S. Metwally, Mohammed Elgarhy, H. E. Semary, Abdoulie Faal, Rokaya Elmorsy Mohamed

“…The SPUIL distribution demonstrates greater flexibility in modeling various hazard rate behaviors, including increasing, decreasing, N‐shaped, U‐shaped, and J‐shaped patterns. …”
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Area-wide augmentation of Anagyrus vladimiri and Cryptolaemus montrouzieri enhances biological control of mealybugs in Lambrusco vineyards in Northern Italy by Giovanni Burgio, Serena Magagnoli, Roberto Mondini, Emilio Guerrieri, Luca Casoli, Marco Profeta, Sabina Capponcelli, Alessandro Castiglioni, Stefano Meglioraldi, Matteo Mora, Stefania Valeriani, Martina Parrilli

“…A significant increase in parasitism rate and predator density was recorded in release farms compared to the control ones, with the parasitism rate reaching a median value of about 80 %. …”
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Comparative analysis of different stroke subtype burden and future trends over 15 years in China and globally from 1990 to 2021 by Zeyan Zhang, Zeyan Zhang, Sijia Wu, Tianyu Jin, Zhixuan Duan, Zhixuan Duan, Xiaoxia Du, Xiaoxia Du

“…Joinpoint regression and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) models were applied to analyze historical patterns and forecast future trajectories.ResultsThe age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) and the age-standardized prevalence rate (ASPR) exhibited similar trends, with ischemic stroke (IS) showing an increase, while intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) displayed a decline. …”
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Epidemiological trends and age-period-cohort effects on periodontal diseases incidence across the BRICS from 1992 to 2021 by Xiaochan Wang, Yuting Xu, Xiangming Ma, Ruixing Nan, Yuhang Wu, Peiyu Cheng

“…Data on the total population and periodontal diseases cases, all-age incidence rate, age-standardized incidence rate, and relative change in periodontal diseases incidence from 1992 to 2021 within BRICS were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease study (GBD) 2021. …”
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Reproductive Transitions and Sperm Utilisation in a Facultatively Parthenogenetic Stick Insect by Jigmidmaa Boldbaatar, Pietro Pollo, Daniela Wilner, Nathan W. Burke, Russell Bonduriansky

“…We also observed similar reproductive performance between switch and non‐switch treatment groups, but females' population of origin influenced fertilisation rate and offspring sex ratio. In the non‐switch group, we found near‐equal fertilisation rates by the first and second male. …”
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Temporal changes in grain yield and quality of rice varieties released in Guangdong Province, China (1990–2020) by Huifang Yang, Longmei Wu, Bin Zhang, Taotao Yang, Jixiang Zou

“…Furthermore, the development of new varieties should prioritize higher head rice rate, particularly for early rice. These findings provide crucial insights into the evolving patterns of grain yield and quality in Guangdong Province, offering valuable guidance for future breeding strategies and cultivation practices.…”
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Postoperative pneumonia in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting: A comprehensive study of epidemiology, etiology, and disease burden from China (2020-2023). by Yuxiao Zhan, Jian Zhang, Yang Yang, Rui Yang, Guojun Zhang

“…<h4>Results</h4>Postoperative pneumonia occurred at a rate of 11.34% among the cohort (518/4569),which fluctuated by year (P < 0.001). …”
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Dynamic allocation of regional shared parking spaces based on assignment problem model by Shuo Zheng, Ruijun Guo

“…The results demonstrate that the model not only ensures a higher utilization rate of parking spaces but also effectively reduces overall parking costs and the idle rate of parking time compared to the current parking methods. …”
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Study on Hydraulic Fracture Propagation of Strong Heterogeneous Shale Based on Stress‐Seepage Damage Coupling Model by Wei Liu, Lei Xiao, Yunbin Ke, Yang Zhi, Kangxing Dong

“…To clarify the reasons for the limited height propagation of hydraulic fractures in strongly heterogeneous shale reservoirs, numerical simulation methods were used to study the propagation patterns of hydraulic fractures in shale reservoirs under different levels of anisotropy, flow rate, viscosity, and stress differences. …”
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Multiple Mobile Target Detection and Tracking in Small Active Sonar Array by Avi Abu, Nikola Mišković, Neven Cukrov, Roee Diamant

“…The result is filtered by a 2D constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detector to identify reflection patterns that correspond to potential targets. …”
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Applying Combined One-Time Passwords to Prevent Phishing Attacks in Electronic Banking by Yufeng Qian

“…The efficiency of the proposed method has been calculated analytically by using scenario definition, modeling, and simulation and based on the measure of the prevention rate as well as the complexity factor of the proposed method, which shows the probability of not being guessed by the attackers. …”
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