The Forgotten Hemodynamic (PCO2 Gap) in Severe Sepsis by Zouheir Ibrahim Bitar, Ossama Sajeh Maadarani, AlAsmar Mohammed El-Shably, Ragab Desouky Elshabasy, Tamer Mohamed Zaalouk

“…We performed a prospective observational study and recruited 28 patients with severe sepsis and septic shock in a mixed ICU. We determined central venous PO2, PCO2, PCO2 gap, lactate, and CI at 0 and 6 hours after critical care unit (CCU) admission. …”
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Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study by Peter M Smith, Hind Sbihi, Wei Zhang, Adeera Levin, Naveed Z Janjua, Hiten Naik, Bingyue Zhu, Lee Er, Karen Tran

“…Participants comprised adults who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by PCR at least 2 years before questionnaire completion and were working age (18–64) at the time of infection. PCC status was determined by self-report. The health-related adverse work outcomes evaluated included change in occupation or employer, reduced workload, increased sick days compared with before COVID-19, early retirement and indefinite sick leave. …”
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Physical activity, fatigue severity, and health-related quality of life of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a cross-sectional study by Marufat Oluyemisi Odetunde, Ayomide Felix Makinde, Olamide Mary Jimoh, Chidozie Emmanuel Mbada, Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu, Francis Fatoye

“…This study was aimed to determine the relationships among PA, FS, and HRQL in community-dwelling SSV and to predict the association with selected socio-demographic and clinical variables. …”
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Repeatability and reproducibility of a new spectral-domain optical coherence tomography biometer and agreement with swept-source optical coherence tomography based biometer by Xin Li, Chak Seng Lei, Rui Ning, Luze Liu, Aodong Chen, Xinning Yang, Giacomo Savini, Domenico Schiano-Lomoriello, Xingtao Zhou, Jinhai Huang

“…The within-subject standard deviation (Sw), test–retest repeatability (TRT), coefficient of variation (CoV), and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) were calculated to determine the repeatability and reproducibility. Paired t-tests and Bland–Altman plots with 95% limits of agreement (LoA) were employed to assess the agreement. …”
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Early Electroacupuncture Extends the rtPA Time Window to 6 h in a Male Rat Model of Embolic Stroke via the ERK1/2-MMP9 Pathway by Xin-chang Zhang, Ya-hui Gu, Wen-tao Xu, Yang-yang Song, Ao Zhang, Zhi-hui Zhang, Si-yuan Jiang, Si-qi Chang, Guang-xia Ni

“…Electroacupuncture (EA) exerts a neuroprotective effect on cerebral ischemia; however, researchers have not clearly determined whether EA increases the safety of thrombolysis and extends the therapeutic time window of rtPA administration following ischemic stroke. …”
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Optimasi Proses Klasterisasi di MySQL DBMS dengan Mengintegrasikan Algoritme MIC-Kmeans Menggunakan Bahasa SQL dalam Stored Procedure by Issa Arwani

“…Median Initial Centroid (MIC)-Kmeans algorithm is a development of the K-means algorithm that can provide the optimal solution in determining the initial centroid which has an impact on the accuracy and duration of iterations. …”
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Reduced Circulating Levels of miR-491-5p and miR-485-3p Are Associated with the Occurrence of Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis by Jixi Xu, Mingbo Li, Wei Pei, Jinyong Ding, Yueran Pan, Huifeng Peng, Shiman Lin, Yanbo Huang

“…The expression levels of miR-491-5p and miR-485-3p were determined by qRT-PCR. Pearson correlation analysis was carried out to assess the relationship between miR-491-5p, miR-485-3p, and bone metabolic markers. …”
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Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“…ObjectiveThis study will (1) investigate the effectiveness of self-management strategies for nursery and landscape workers by comparing within-subject control and intervention periods and (2) determine if adoption and effectiveness differs between participants randomly assigned to review self-management videos only and those who also receive multimodal implementation support. …”
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Prediksi Produksi Biofarmaka Menggunakan Model Fuzzy Time Series dengan Pendekatan Percentage Change dan Frequency Based Partition by Dwi Ekasari Harmadji, Solikhin Solikhin, Uky Yudatama, Agus Purwanto

“…Thus, competent parties can use the outcomes of this experiment to help determine future strategic policies. …”
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Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Tingkat Pengetahuan Wanita Usia Subur Tentang “SADARI” di Nagari Painan by Vitro Darma Yusra, Rizanda Machmud, Yenita Yenita

“…The objective of this study was to determine the factors that associated to  the level of knowledge to infertile women about BSE in Nagari Painan village on 2014 .The method of this study was analytical research using  cross -sectional study design. …”
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The appearance of scalp high‐frequency oscillations is associated with poor seizure control in pediatric epilepsy patients by Keisuke Maeda, Nami Hosoda, Himari Tsuboi, Honoka Naito, Chiaki Kudo, Junichi Fukumoto, Shiho Fujita, Naohiro Ichino, Keisuke Osakabe, Keiko Sugimoto, Shunta Yamaguchi, Naoko Ishihara

“…We applied a validated automated detector to determine HFO and spike. We calculated the odds ratios (ORs) for scalp HFO and spike appearance according to seizure control status by multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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PU.1 alleviates the inhibitory effects of cigarette smoke on endothelial progenitor cell function and lung-homing through Wnt/β-catenin and CXCL12/CXCR4 pathways by Xue He⁺, Yanan Cui⁺, Tiao Li, Lijuan Luo, Zihang Zeng, Yiming Ma, Yan Chen

“…The angiogenic ability of BM-derived EPCs cultured in vitro was examined by tube formation assay. We determined the expression levels of PU.1, β-catenin, C-X-C motif ligand 12 (CXCL12), C-X-C motif receptor 4 (CXCR4), stem cell antigen-1 (Sca-1), and stemness genes. …”
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DNA Copy Number Changes at 8q11–24 in Metastasized Colorectal Cancer by T. E. Buffart, J. Coffa, M. A. J. A. Hermsen, B. Carvalho, J. R. M. van der Sijp, B. Ylstra, G. Pals, J. P. Schouten, G. A. Meijer

“…This observation is consistent with the concept that clinical behaviour, like risk of liver metastasis, is determined by the genomic profile that is already present in the primary tumor.…”
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Identifying disulfidptosis-related biomarkers in epilepsy based on integrated bioinformatics and experimental analyses by Sijun Li, Lanfeng Sun, Hongmi Huang, Xing Wei, Yuling Lu, Kai Qian, Yuan Wu

“…The correlation between predictive molecules and clinical traits was determined. Based on the in vitro and in vivo seizures models, experimental analyses were applied to verify the DE-DRMs expressions and the correlation between them. …”
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Penentuan Guru Berprestasi Menggunakan Metode Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) dan VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) by Kharis Hudaiby Hanif, Anton Yudhana, Abdul Fadlil

“…The stages of the research are data collection, determining the criteria weights, the AHP method, the VIKOR method, manual and system calculations. …”
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Anemia and Contributing Factors in Severely Malnourished Infants and Children Aged between 0 and 59 Months Admitted to the Treatment Centers of the Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Multi... by Wubet Worku Takele, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Hanna Demelash Desyibelew, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abel Fekadu Dadi, Eskedar Getie Mekonnen, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu

“…Therefore, the study was aimed at determining the prevalence of anemia and identifying contributing factors in severely malnourished children aged between 0 and 59 months admitted to the treatment centers of the Amhara region referral hospitals. …”
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Analisis Penerimaan Sistem Informasi Manajemen BPJS Kesehatan Layanan Primary Care di UPTD Puskesmas Kabupaten Banyumas by Yusmedi Nurfaizal, Rizki Wahyudi

“…Second, perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use can determine the level of attitude of use with a constant value of 3.970. …”
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Comparison of self-collected and healthcare worker-collected rectovaginal swabs for group B streptococcus detection in pregnancy using PCR with a commercial collection-enrichment d... by Iva Kukovica, Neža Omahen, Nika Klobučar, Martina Bučar, Anita Franko Rutar, Tina Perme, Tina Perme, Miha Lučovnik, Miha Lučovnik, Samo Jeverica, Samo Jeverica

“…The aim of our study was to determine whether self-collection of rectovaginal swabs is a valid alternative to collection by healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsA prospective, multicenter study was conducted between June and November 2023. …”
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Hematology of common carp following DNA vaccination and koi herpesvirus challenge test by Sri Nuryati, N.A. Maswan, . Alimuddin, . Sukenda, K. Sumantadinata, F.H. Pasaribu, R.D. Soejoedono, A. Santika

“… The study was aimed to determine the effectiveness of DNA vaccine doses on hematological aspect which represent immune response and its influence on common carp survival rate. …”
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Rescue of common and rare exon 2 skipping variants of the GAA gene using modified U1 snRNA by Paolo Peruzzo, Natascha Bergamin, Martina Bon, Sara Cappelli, Alessandra Longo, Elisa Goina, Cristiana Stuani, Emanuele Buratti, Andrea Dardis

“…In this study, we used modified, GAA-tailored U1 snRNAs to correct the aberrant splicing determined by the c.-32-13T>G and other GAA exon 2-skipping mutations. …”
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