Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…The overall median survival time was 21 (95% CI: 20, 28) days. Initiation of breast milk (AHR = 0.38 (95% CI: 0.24, 0.61)), respiratory distress syndrome (AHR = 1.9 (95% CI: 1.07,3.63)), perinatal asphyxia (AHR = 2.05 (95% CI: 1.05, 4.00)), receiving kangaroo mother care practice (AHR = 0.5 (95% CI: 0.34, 0.83)), and gestational age (AHR = 1.6 (95% CI 1.07, 2.59) were the predictors of time to death. …”
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Simple Preparation of the CuO•Fe3O4/Silica Composite from Rice Husk for Enhancing Fenton-Like Catalytic Degradation of Tartrazine in a Wide pH Range by Khanh Huyen Pham Ngoc, Anh-Tuan Vu

“…Besides, the effects of reaction conditions such as catalyst dosage, H2O2 concentration, and initial dye concentration on the catalytic performance of the composite were studied. …”
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Quality of life in people living with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder: A scoping review study. by Kate Alford, Stephanie Daley, Sube Banerjee, Jaime H Vera

“…There is a considerable dearth of research examining QoL in PLWH with HAND. The initiatives which advocate for healthy aging and improved QoL in PLWH must be extended to include and understand the experiences those also living with cognitive impairment. …”
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Automatic History Matching for Adjusting Permeability Field of Fractured Basement Reservoir Simulation Model Using Seismic, Well Log, and Production Data by Le Ngoc Son, Nguyen The Duc, Sumihiko Murata, Phan Ngoc Trung

“…After that, a feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) model trained by the back-propagation algorithm of the relationship between initial permeability with seismic attributes and geomechanical properties of their grid cell values is developed. …”
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Factors Affecting The Short Term Outcome Of Pyeloplasty In Congenital Primary Unilateral Pelvi- Ureteric Junction Obstruction In Infants and Toddlers: A Single Center trial by Mostafa Sheba, Walid Ghoneima, Mohamed El Ghoneimy, Amr Mostafa, Ahmed Salem

“…The main symptom was recurrent urinary tract infect in 18 (36%) of cases, followed by loin pain in 12 (24%), hematuria in 4(8%) and 16 (32%). Initial pre-operative ultrasound demonstrated moderate and severe hydronephrosis (HN) in 29 (58%) and 21 (42%) of the cases, mean cortical thickness was 6.78 ± 1.57 cm and mean anteroposterior (AP) diameter was 3.27± 0.58 cm. …”
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Prioritizing attributes of approaches to analyzing patient-centered outcomes that are truncated due to death in critical care clinical trials: a Delphi study by Melanie Bahti, Brennan C. Kahan, Fan Li, Michael O. Harhay, Catherine L. Auriemma

“…The research team generated an initial list of attributes and associated definitions. …”
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Pemanfaatan Biopori sebagai Sumber Resapan untuk Menjaga Ketersediaan Air di Kelurahan Paruga Kota Bima by Mahendra Mahendra

“…With a total volume of 3.09 holes 1, hole 2 volume 3.04, hole 3 volume 3.1, hole 4 volume 3.04. while those in infiltration wells were seen in control wells with initial height data of 0.7 m, second day 0.75 m, third day 0.8 m and final height 0.8 m. …”
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Agricultural GDP exposure to drought and its machine learning-based prediction in the Jialing River Basin, China by Xinzhi Wang, Qingxia Lin, Zhiyong Wu, Yuliang Zhang, Changwen Li, Ji Liu, Shinan Zhang, Songyu Li

“…This study integrates hydrological modeling, machine learning methods, and long-term agricultural economic data from 1991 to 2020 in the Jialing River Basin (JRB) to detect and forecast meteorological and agricultural droughts, as well as their impact on cropland. Initially, a soil moisture dataset with 0.083-degree resolution was generated using the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model. …”
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Organization of creative activities of students: aims, methodology, outcomes by Dmitry A. Trischenko

“…Furthermore, the logic of the practically-oriented approach suggests that the initiative in organization of creative contests should belong not to universities but to non-for-profit professional associations.…”
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Describing viewpoints on human‐nature relationships to unveil socio‐environmental conflicts and support community‐based projects by Beatriz Demasi, Nina Garcia de Almeida Prado, Flávia Pereira Lima, Charbel N. El‐Hani, Renata Pardini

“…The success of these initiatives, however, depends on unveiling socio‐environmental conflicts as a first step to dialogue and cooperation. …”
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Clinical management of community-acquired meningitis in adults in the UK and Ireland in 2017: a retrospective cohort study on behalf of the National Infection Trainees Collaborativ... by Amy Robinson, Kamaljit Khalsa, Arjun Chandna, John Bowen, Viva Levee, Jan Coebergh, Tom Solomon, Clive Graham, David Turner, Robert Tilley, Tim Jones, Susan Hopkins, Matthew Stevens, Daniel White, Celestine Eshiwe, Anna Goodman, Ramandeep Singh, Robert S Heyderman, Nicholas Davies, Joseph Thompson, Ed Moran, Martin Williams, Rhea O’Regan, Simon Tiberi, Jonathan Lambourne, Naomi Bulteel, Susan Larkin, Ruth McEwen, Hassan Paraiso, Aarti Shah, Martin Wiselka, Sylviane Defres, Ernest Mutengesa, Maria Krutikov, Ruth Owen, David Griffith, David Harvey, Trupti Patel, Brendan Davies, Emma Mclean, Joanna Allen, Ali Khan, Alastair Miller, Ashutosh Deshpande, Christopher Green, Lewis Jones, Mark Melzer, Fiona McGill, Amanda Fife, Nimal Wickramasinghe, Stephanie Harris, Ewan Hunter, Jayne Ellis, Benedict Rogers, Imogen Fordham, Elen Vink, Victoria Ward, Anna Smith, Andrew Rosser, Alison Muir, Ken Woodhouse, John Shone, Iain Crossingham, Ryan Jayesinghe, Eavan Muldoon, Avneet Shahi, Terry John Evans, Jeremy Wong, Eloisa MacLachlan, Amy Chue, Karishma Gokani, Katherine Ajdukiewicz, Lucinda Barrett, Frances Edwards, Adam Usher, Mairi McLeod, Su su Htwe, Grace Duane, Nicholas Wong, Jennifer Poyner, Jenni Crane, Ollie Lloyd, Emma Chisholm, Ildiko Kustos, Sam Sutton, M. Estee Torok, Isobel Ramsay, Monica Ivan, Joshua York, Jennifer Ansett, Maithili Varadarajan, Priya Sekhon, James Cruise, Shivani Kanabar, Mirella Ling, Charlotte Milne, Jayanta Sarma, Aline Wilson, Lynn Urquhart, Sahar Eldirdiri, Leila White, Jody Aberdein, Phillip Simpson, Hnin Hay Mar, Keying Tan, Eint Shwe Zin thein, Mahmoud Aziz, Anthony Cadwgan, Natasha Weston, Salman Zeb, Angela Houston, Louise Wootton, Iona Willingham, Aimee Johnson, Ashley Horsley, Eamonn Trainor, Olivier Gaillemin, Nicholas J Norton, Katie Cheung, Megan Duxbury, Emilie Bellhouse, Helena Brezovjakova, Kanitkar Tanmay, Alexsander Dawidziuk, Razan Saman, Hugh Adler, Elshadai Ejere, Yiwen Soo, Wendy Beadles, Heather Sturgeon, Brodie Cameron, David Chadwick Ben Tomlinson, Claire McGoldrick, Katie McDowell, Mpho Molosiwa, Katherine FlackAdrian Kennedy, Phoebe Cross, Fay Perry, Vithusha Inpadhas, Sarathy Selvam, Vhairi Bateman, Henry Wu, Monika Pasztor, Ajanthiha Karunakaran, Basma Soliman, Andrew Blanshard, Harish Reddy, Helen Chesterfield, Ben Schroeder, Tee Keat Teoh, Sathyavani Subbarao, Caryn RosmarinLucy Bell, Emma McGuire, Robert Serafino, Ishaan Bhide, Karanjeet Sagoo, Indran Balakrishnan, Kajal Patel, Barzo Faris, Graeme Calver, Ricky Singh, Hazel Sanghvi, Mohamed Eltayeb, Rathur Haris

“…Among those with bacterial meningitis, pneumococcal aetiology, admission to intensive care and initial Glasgow Coma Scale Score less than 14 were associated with in-hospital mortality (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.08, 95% CI 0.96 to 4.48; aOR 4.28, 95% CI 1.81 to 10.1; aOR 2.90, 95% CI 1.26 to 6.71, respectively). …”
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Validity of Wearable Inertial Sensors for Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review by Giuseppe Prisco, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonella Santone, Fabrizio Esposito, Mario Cesarelli, Francesco Amato, Leandro Donisi

“…<b>Results</b>: From an initial pool of 479 articles, 32 were selected for full-text screening. …”
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A Systems-Based Analysis of the CardioMEMS HF Sensor for Chronic Heart Failure Management by Jeffrey S. Tran, Aaron M. Wolfson, Daniel O’Brien, Omid Yousefian, David M. Shavelle

“…Covariates included patient demographics, medical comorbidities, history of HFHs, and initial pressure response to hemodynamic-guided therapy at 28 days after implant. …”
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Use and Outcomes of Dexamethasone in the Management of Malignant Small Bowel Obstruction by Frank F. Yang, MD, Elina Serrano, MD, Kyle S. Bilodeau, MD, Michael Weykamp, MD, Caitlin J. Silvestri, MD, Ashleigh C. M. Bull, MD, Brenda Lin, MD, Sara L. Schaefer, MD, Colette Galet, PhD, Luis J. Garcia, MD, FACS, Baraka Gitonga, BS, David T. Kolodziej, BS, Samantha Esposito, BS, Molly Parker-Brigham, BS, Rohan Luhar, BS, Avinash Mamgain, MS, Kendrick C. Brown, BS, Summer Dewdney, MD, Thea P. Price, MD, FACS, Nicole Siparsky, MD, FACS, Sarah Knerr, PhD, Pauline K. Park, MD, FACS, Sabrina Sanchez, MD, FACS, Dionne A. Skeete, MD, FACS, Katherine N. Fischkoff, MD, FACS, David R. Flum, MD, FACS

“…Among 571 admissions (68% female, mean age 63 years, 85% history of abdominal surgery) that were eligible and initially nonoperative, 26% [95% confidence interval (CI) = 23%–30%] received dexamethasone treatment (69% female, mean age 62 years, 87% history of abdominal surgery). …”
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LEARNING ABOUT REFUGEE LIFE WITH EDUCATIONAL VIDEO GAMES by Elena Shliakhovchuk

“…Current research aims to understand better the potential of educational video games to address these pressing problems, in this case, the refugee crisis, to evoke empathy and raise awareness by looking at the problem 'behind the scenes' with an audience that initially was not interested in the topic. This qualitative study (N=78) employed the narrative research method to examine experiential participatory learning with participants playing the educational video game Against All Odds developed by UNHCR. …”
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Rapid Detection of Hybrid Maize Parental Lines Using Stacking Ensemble Machine Learning by M. Aqil, M. Azrai, M. J. Mejaya, N. A. Subekti, F. Tabri, N. N. Andayani, Rahma Wati, S. Panikkai, S. Suwardi, Z. Bunyamin, E. Roy, M. Muslimin, M. Yasin, E. Prakasa

“…Female and contaminant/off-type plants’ tassels should be removed immediately following flowering initiation, while male tassels should be retained to allow cross-pollination between male and female plants. …”
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The Long Echo of Conflict: The Memory of 1990s Black Decade in the Modern Political Culture of Algeria by A. I. Vasilenko

“…In the first section the author examines initial steps taken by the Algerian government at the end of 1990s and in the mid-2000s in order to stop violence and re-establish the normal functioning of the authorities. …”
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Leupaxin promotes hepatic gluconeogenesis and glucose metabolism by coactivation with hepatic nuclear factor 4α by Xiaomin Luo, Fang Liu, Lijun Zhu, Caizhi Liu, Ruhui Shen, Xiaoyin Ding, Yufan Wang, Xiaofang Tang, Yongde Peng, Zhijian Zhang

“…Although previous studies have shown that LPXN is highly correlated with cancer types such as B-cell differentiation and hepatocellular carcinoma progression, the role of LPXN in gluconeogenesis remains unknown. Methods: We initially used protein pull-down assays, mass spectrometry and luciferase assays to identify the coactivator that interacts with HNF4α in gluconeogenesis. …”
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University Interaction with Regional Subjects in the Assessments of the Faculty by M. V. Boguslavsky, N. V. Ladyzhets, O. V. Sannikova, E. V. Neborsky

“…Secondly, professors, most likely, expect the initiative of active interaction with the labor market and regional authorities from the leadership of the university. …”
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Are interventional radiology techniques ideal for nonpenetrating splenic injury management: Robust statistical analysis of the Trauma Quality Program database. by Randeep S Jawa, Amit Gupta, James Vosswinkel, Marc Shapiro, Wei Hou

“…In multivariable models, SAE had lower predicted probability of mortality than surgery over most initial ED systolic blood pressures (SBPs). At all spleen AIS, SAE had lower predicted mortality than surgery. …”
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