Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) based on preoperative factors available at admission and to compare it against two existing cardiac stratification systems.Design Observational retrospective study.Settings A tertiary hospital in Oman.Participants All adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a major referral hospital in Oman between 2009 and 2013.Results 30.5% of the patients had prolonged LOS (≥11 days) after surgery, while 17% experienced prolonged ICU LOS (≥5 days). …”
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Characteristics and outcomes of women using emergency medical services for third-trimester pregnancy-related problems in India: a prospective observational study by Jennifer A Newberry, Corey B Bills, Elizabeth A Pirrotta, Matthew C Strehlow, G V Ramana Rao, Hyeyoun (Elise) Min, Ann E Evensen, Lawrence Leeman, S V Mahadevan

“…Objectives Characterise the demographics, management and outcomes of obstetric patients transported by emergency medical services (EMS).Design Prospective observational study.Setting Five Indian states using a centralised EMS agency that transported 3.1 million pregnant women in 2014.Participants This study enrolled a convenience sample of 1684 women in third trimester of pregnancy calling with a ‘pregnancy-related’ problem for free-of-charge ambulance transport. …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

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Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: the course and treatment methods in Russian Federation (Results of multicenter population-based one-stage observational study) by L. . Khalif, M. V. Shapina, A. O. Golovenko, Ye. A. Belousova, Ye. Yu. Chashkova, A. V. Lakhin, O. V. Knyazev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, N. N. Nikolayeva, A. V. Tkachev

“…The present investigation was designed as population-based one-stage observational study. The clinical data, treatment methods, laboratory tests results and the rate of adverse effects for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) from 8 gastroenterological centers were obtained. …”
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Improving neonatal outcome by studying the incidence of maternal group B streptococcus colonization among pregnant women: A prospective observational study by Priyank Rajan, Mukesh Sanklecha, Saloni Gandhi, Kaushal Soni, Mayur Wanjari, Gaurav Mittal

“…Material and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted among 50 obstetric patients at 35–37 weeks of gestation attending the outpatient and inpatient departments of a tertiary care hospital. …”
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Implementation of a nurse-driven protocol for indwelling urinary catheter removal and novel utilization dashboard: a pre/postintervention observational study by Michelle Kamel, Nichole Harris, Andrew Berry, Theodore Warsavage, Mary T. Bessesen, Shelley E. Kon

“…Design: Pre/postintervention, observational study at a 160-bed, level 1a academically affiliated Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. …”
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Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models: A multicountry prospective observational study. by Guiyou Yang, Tünde Montgomery-Csobán, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J Gordijn, Kimberley Kavanagh, Paul Murray, Laura A Magee, Henk Groen, Peter von Dadelszen

“…For both PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models, we observed consistently higher mean risk in the adverse outcome (versus uncomplicated course) group. …”
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Output current observation and control of grid-connected modular multilevel converter using a simplified super twisting algorithm sliding mode by Imane Alia, Imad Merzouk, Mehamed Mounir Rezaoui, Hegazy Rezk, Abderezak Lashab

Subjects: “…Simplified super twisting algorithm-sliding mode Luenberger observer…”
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Hunting for gravity waves in non-orographic winter storms using 3+ years of regional surface air pressure network and radar observations by L. R. Allen, L. R. Allen, S. E. Yuter, S. E. Yuter, M. A. Miller, L. M. Tomkins, L. M. Tomkins

“…Reanalysis model output and operational weather observations provided environmental context for each gravity wave event. …”
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Accounting for observation biases associated with counts of young when estimating fecundity: case study on the arboreal-nesting red kite (Milvus milvus) by Sollmann, Rahel, Adenot, Nathalie, Spakovszky, Peter, Windt, Jendrik, Mattsson, Brady J.

“…Further, we projected populations 50 years into the future using fecundity estimates corrected for observation biases from the multinomial model, and based on “raw” uncertain observations. …”
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Confocal Microscopy for Detection of Intracellular Bacteria in Urine Samples of patients Suspected with Urinary Tract Infection: A Cross-sectional Observational Study by Bhagyashri Patil-Takbhate, Nilam Memane, Srikanth Tripathy, Nageswari Gandham, Shahzad Mirza

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, Maharashtra, India for detection of Isolated Intracellular Bacteria (IIB) and IBC. …”
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Complete or incomplete revascularization in patients with left main culprit lesion acute myocardial infarction with multivessel disease: a retrospective observational study by Sun Oh Kim, Hong-Ju Kim, Jong-Il Park, Kang-Un Choi, Jong-Ho Nam, Chan-Hee Lee, Jang-Won Son, Jong-Seon Park, Sung-Ho Her, Ki-Yuk Chang, Tae-Hoon Ahn, Myung-Ho Jeong, Seung-Woon Rha, Hyo-Soo Kim, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, In-Whan Seong, Kyung-Kuk Hwang, Seung-Ho Hur, Kwang-Soo Cha, Seok-Kyu Oh, Jei-Keon Chae, Ung Kim

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Efficacy of drugs most commonly prescribed at functional gastrointestinal diseases (functional dyspepsia syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome) observational study results by V. T. Ivashkin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Belostotsky

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Polarization of thermal dilepton radiation by Florian Seck, Bengt Friman, Tetyana Galatyuk, Hendrik van Hees, Ralf Rapp, Enrico Speranza, Jochen Wambach

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Ground-based Characterization of (98943) Torifune 2001 CC21, the Target of the Hayabusa2# Space Mission by Marcel M. Popescu, Eri Tatsumi, Javier Licandro, Miguel R. Alarcon, Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez, Miquel Serra-Ricart, Julia de León, Joaquín Fernandez Martin, David Morate, Gabriel N. Simion, Bogdan Alexandru Dumitru, Daniel Nicolae Berteşteanu, George Pantelimon Prodan, Masatoshi Hirabayashi

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Over-Dimension and Over-Load (ODOL) truck in highways: Prevalence and modeling intention to operate ODOL truck, lesson learned from Indonesia by Ari Widyanti, Justin Mulya Gananda, Titah Yudhistira, Widyarini Weningtyas, Ludfi Pratiwi Bowo, Sinung Nugoroho

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A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care dataResearch in context by Olivia Murrin, Ninon Mounier, Bethany Voller, Linus Tata, Carlos Gallego-Moll, Albert Roso-Llorach, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Chris Fox, Louise M. Allan, Ruby M. Woodward, Xiaoran Liang, Jose M. Valderas, Sara M. Khalid, Frank Dudbridge, Sally E. Lamb, Mary Mancini, Leon Farmer, Kate Boddy, Jack Bowden, David Melzer, Timothy M. Frayling, Jane A.H. Masoli, Luke C. Pilling, Concepción Violán, João Delgado

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Climate change–Drylands–Food Security Nexus in Africa: From the Perspective of Technical Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities. by Hirwa, Hubert, Fadong, Li, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Tian, Chao, Leng, Peifang

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Water Accounting and Productivity Analysis to Improve Water Savings of Nile River Basin, East Africa: From Accountability to Sustainability. by Hirwa, Hubert, Zhang, Qiuying, Li, Fadong, Qiao, Yunfeng, Measho, Simon, Muhirwa, Fabien, Xu, Ning, Tian, Chao, Cheng, Hefa, Chen, Gang, Ngwijabagabo, Hyacinthe

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Characteristics and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound Metals in a Central City of Northern China: A One-year Observation Study by Jinhe Wang, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoguo Qiu, Kai Li, Jiarong Li, Yangang Ren, Chao Zhu, Xi Zhang

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