Evolución de los pacientes graves con ventilación mecánica invasiva según el catabolismo proteico by Wilfredo Hernández Pedroso, José Luis Pérez Alejo, Armando Amador Armenteros, Raúl Santana Sánchez, Altinay Lemes Rodríguez, Deyvis Ramos Ravelo

“…Introducción: el catabolismo proteico es un indicador de la respuesta metabólica a la agresión.  Objetivo: determinar la evolución de los pacientes con ventilación mecánica invasiva y su posible asociación con el catabolismo proteico, por categorías diagnósticas.  …”
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Analysis on the Difference of Energy Evolution in the Process of Energy Storage Failure of Strong Coal Rush Rock Samples under Different Adaptive Modification Regulation Measures by Fangfang Zhang

“…The results show that different modification regulation measures can effectively change the physical and mechanical parameters of target rock samples and realize “hard rock softening or soft rock hardening.” Samples under different modification measures are classified as initial consolidation stage, elastic stage, stage of plastic deformation, yield failure stage, and late stage, the energy evolution is roughly the same as the sample complete natural condition, but the yield failure stage and the destruction of late stage have an obvious difference, which provides favorable conditions for impact ground pressure to prevent. …”
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Research on Soft Rocks for the Construction of Roadbeds for High-Speed Railroad: Effect of Water Soaking Environment by Xiangdong Zhang, Jie Geng, Yuebo Xu, Zhongchao Zhou, Shuai Pang

“…The curve change from strain-hardening to strain-softening type and the deformation modulus and extent of cohesion realized increased exponentially with an increase in the cement slurry filling rate. …”
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Effect of potassium‐waterglass composition on strength development and leaching behavior of geopolymers in different curing conditions by Umberto C. C. S. Siciliano, Ana C. C. Trindade, Flávio de Andrade Silva

“…Vicat tests confirmed the results obtained by calorimetry and UCA: only the GP4 formulation (H2O/K2O = 8.7 and K2O/Al2O3 = 1.3) hardened in less than 7 days. Additionally, it was found that saturated curing conditions decelerate strength development, with an initial notable decline in compressive strength at 24 h compared with dry curing. …”
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A surge in female condom distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng province, South Africa by Cyril Bernsah Fonka, Nicola Christofides

“…Although the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to undermine routine healthcare services delivery and utilisation, there is limited evidence about the pandemic’s effect on Female Condom uptake in Gauteng, one of the hardest-hit provinces in South Africa. This study aimed to compare female condom distribution in Gauteng Province, South Africa, before and during COVID-19, to inform decision-making for the attainment of universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) by 2023 as per the sustainable development goal 3.7 and also, to empower women over their SRH during future pandemics. …”
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Identifying biomarker-driven subphenotypes of cardiogenic shock: analysis of prospective cohorts and randomized controlled trialsResearch in context by Sabri Soussi, Tuukka Tarvasmäki, Antoine Kimmoun, Mojtaba Ahmadiankalati, Feriel Azibani, Claudia C. dos Santos, Kevin Duarte, Etienne Gayat, Jacob C. Jentzer, Veli-Pekka Harjola, Benjamin Hibbert, Christian Jung, Lassus Johan, Bruno Levy, Zihang Lu, Patrick R. Lawler, John C. Marshall, Janine Pöss, Malha Sadoune, Alexis Nguyen, Alexandre Raynor, Katell Peoc'h, Holger Thiele, Rebecca Mathew, Alexandre Mebazaa

“…Subphenotype membership significantly improved risk stratification when added to traditional risk factors including the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) shock stages (increase in Harrell's C-index by 4% (p = 0.033) and 6% (p = 0.0068) respectively in the CardShock and the FROG-ICU cohorts). …”
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Small- to Large-Scale Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion of Functionally Graded Steels by Carlos Botero, William Sjöström, Emilio Jimenez-Pique, Andrey Koptyug, Lars-Erik Rännar

“…Nanoindentation experiments confirmed that there was a consequent gradient in the hardness, stiffness, and wear ratio from the softer and ductile SS to the harder and stiff TS. Scratch experiments revealed gradual evolution in the sliding wear behavior of the printed materials. …”
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Development of a GIS-based register of biogas plant sites in Lower Saxony, Germany: a foundation for identifying P2G potential by Mareike Plinke, Jonas Berndmeyer, Jochen Hack

“…In particular, Lower Saxony, a German federal state, was hit hardest by the expiry of subsidies, as there is a lack of spatially high-resolution information to identify which biogas plants have P2G potential as an end-of-subsidy strategy. …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…Stepwise regression, Harrell’s c-index, and clinician input were used to derive 2 multivariable Cox PH models from a set of candidate variables. …”
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Chief Isaac Oluwole Delano: The Man, His Time, and His Significance by Toyin Falola

“…Isaac Delano believed that the first one was always going to be the hardest. His first published work had landed him on top of the world, and he was determined not to rest on his oars. …”
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Diyanet İşleri Başkanlığı’nın Hikayeler ve Etkinliklerle Değerler Eğitimi Seti I-II’nin Din Eğitimi Açısından İncelenmesi by Rahime Betül Topçu, Semra Çinemre

“…Bu bağlamda, Allah’ın her şeyi belli bir düzen içerisinde ve ayrı güzelliklerde yaratması kâinattan çok sayıda örnek eşliğinde merak, hayret ve hayranlık ifadeleri ile desteklenerek işlenmiştir. …”
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Are facility service delivery models meeting the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents in Sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative evidence synthesis by Yusupha Sanyang, Saikou Sanyang, Alice Norah Ladur, Mamady Cham, Nicola Desmond, Florence Mgawadere

“…A narrative synthesis using Thomas and Harden’s thematic analysis was used to identify themes. …”
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Impact of Novel Guidelines on Multifactorial Control and Its Association with Mortality in Adult Patients with Hypertension and Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: A 4-Year Prospectiv... by Ngoc-Thanh-Van Nguyen, Hoa Ngoc Chau, Nam Hoai Le, Hai Hoang Nguyen, Hoai-An Nguyen

“…Among three risk factors, LDL-c control was the hardest to achieve, increasing from 5.7% to 8.5%. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Construction and validation of a machine learning-based immune-related prognostic model for glioma by Qi Mao, Zhi Qiao, Qiang Wang, Wei Zhao, Haitao Ju

“…Additionally, we incorporated ten machine learning algorithms to assess the model’s performance using evaluation metrics like the Harrell concordance index (C-index). The model genes were further studied using GSCA, TISCH2, and HPA databases to understand their role in glioma pathology at the genomic, molecular, and single-cell levels, and validate the biological function of IKBKE in vitro experiments. …”
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The Effect of the Addition of Chokeberry Fiber on the Quality of Sheep’s Milk Fermented by Lactobacillus rhamnosus and Lactobacillus acidophilus by K. Szajnar, M. Pawlos, A. Znamirowska

“…Milk fermented with L. acidophilus was characterized by a harder gel, compared to their analogues fermented with L. rhamnosus. …”
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The synergistic effect of the triglyceride-glucose index and a body shape index on cardiovascular mortality: the construction of a novel cardiovascular risk marker by Hao-ming He, Ying-ying Xie, Qiang Chen, Yi-ke Li, Xue-xi Li, Sun-jing Fu, Na Li, Yan-ru Han, Yan-xiang Gao, Jin-gang Zheng

“…The predictive value of TyG-ABSI was greater than that of the TyG index, TyG-BMI, TyG-WC, and TyG-WHtR (Harrell’s C-index: 0.710 vs 0.623 vs 0.539 vs 0.612 vs 0.622, all p < 0.001). …”
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Quality of Life with Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Qualitative Interviews and General Public Utility Estimation in the United Kingdom by Lena Hubig, Anna-Katrine Sussex, Alasdair MacCulloch, Derralynn Hughes, Ryan Graham, Liz Morris, Syed Raza, Andrew J. Lloyd, Amanda Sowinski, Katy Gallop

“…There was greater uncertainty around utility estimates for the severe states, suggesting that participants found it harder to rate them. **Conclusion:** This study provides utility estimates for LOPD that can be used in economic modeling of treatments for LOPD. …”
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Potentiodynamic Corrosion Behavior and Microstructural Characteristics of Pulsed CMT-Welded AA2014-T6 Aluminium Alloy Joints: Effect of PWHT by A. Padma Rao, Manzoor Hadi, C. Rajendran, Sonar Tushar, Mikhail Ivanov, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Murali Krishna

“…AA2014-T6 is an Al-Cu-Mg-based precipitation-hardened aluminium alloy widely used in aerospace due to its high strength to weight ratio. …”
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The prognostic value of the 8th American Joint Committee on cancer anatomic and prognostic stage groups for penile cancer: A multicenter collaboration study by Xueying Li, Yepeng Guo, Antonio Augusto Ornellas, Jiun-Hung Geng, Yonghong Li, Wayne Lam, Yabing Cao, Zhuowei Liu, Hui Han, Fangjian Zhou, Zaishang Li

“…The accuracy of the staging systems was investigated using the Harrell's concordance index (C-index). Results: According to the 8th AJCC anatomic and prognostic stage groups, the 5-year DSS rates for patients with stages 0is/a, I, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, and IV disease were 100%, 99%, 86%, 81%, 66%, 34%, and 23%, respectively (p0is/a–I=0.8, pI–IIA<0.001, pIIA–IIB=0.5, pIIB–IIIA<0.001, pIIIA–IIIB<0.001, pIIIB–IV=0.004, and pTotal<0.001). …”
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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation by Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

“…The results imply that the extent of threatening anthropogenic activities in MNFR is high, thus undermining conservation and making it harder to achieve efficiently the management objectives.…”
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