Nosocomial transmission of C. difficile in English hospitals from patients with symptomatic infection. by Esther van Kleef, Antonio Gasparrini, Rebecca Guy, Barry Cookson, Russell Hope, Mark Jit, Julie V Robotham, Sarah R Deeny, W John Edmunds

“…This correlation was modelled through a latent autoregressive structure of order 1 (AR(1)).<h4>Findings</h4>Forty-six hospitals (33 general, seven specialist, and six teaching hospitals) located in all English regions met our criteria. …”
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Hypoxia induces dilated cardiomyopathy in the chick embryo: mechanism, intervention, and long-term consequences. by Andrei Tintu, Ellen Rouwet, Stefan Verlohren, Joep Brinkmann, Shakil Ahmad, Fatima Crispi, Marc van Bilsen, Peter Carmeliet, Anne Cathrine Staff, Marc Tjwa, Irene Cetin, Eduard Gratacos, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Leo Hofstra, Michael Jacobs, Wouter H Lamers, Ingo Morano, Erdal Safak, Asif Ahmed, Ferdinand le Noble

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Chick embryos were exposed to hypoxia and cardiac structure was examined by histological methods one day prior to hatching (E20) and at adulthood. …”
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Enhancing Elementary Students' Numeracy Skills Through The Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) Approach by Tri Suryaningsih, Khoerun Nisa, Rohmat Widiyanto, Asep Ediana Latip, Yubaedi Siron

“…The study used a posttest-only control group structure and a quasi-experimental methodology. Two randomly chosen classes make up the sample; one is the experimental group, and the other is the control. …”
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PERIODONTAL TISSUES STATUS OF PATIENTS WITH ORTHODONTIC PATHOLOGY by M. Falinskyy, S. Boitsaniuk, P. Ostrovskyi

“…Thus, patient’s motivation regarding oral hygiene is essential element for successful orthodontic treatment. The article presents data on the structure and the prevalence of dentofacial anomalies obtained during an epidemiological examination. …”
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More than a Bundle? Developing Adaptive Guidance for Task Selection in an Online, Semantic-Based Cognitive Stimulation Program by Ana Rita Batista, Vasiliki Folia, Susana Silva

“…However, task order is often overlooked, despite variations in difficulty based on structure or mode of implementation. This study examined users’ performance accuracy across the eight tasks that comprise the BOX semantic-based program, adapted for the Cerup/CQ online platforms. …”
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Attention Swin Transformer UNet for Landslide Segmentation in Remotely Sensed Images by Bingxue Liu, Wei Wang, Yuming Wu, Xing Gao

“…This model is based on structure of SwinUNet, attaching a channel Attention and spatial intersection (CASI) module as a parallel branch of the encoder, and a spatial detail enhancement (SDE) module in the skip connection. …”
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Efficient Small Object Detection You Only Look Once: A Small Object Detection Algorithm for Aerial Images by Jie Luo, Zhicheng Liu, Yibo Wang, Ao Tang, Huahong Zuo, Ping Han

“…Secondly, a cross-level multi-scale feature fusion structure, wave feature pyramid network (WFPN), is designed to enhance the model’s capacity to integrate spatial and semantic information. …”
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SELECTION OF THERAPEUTIC TACTICS FOR EARLY ANEMIA OF PREMATURE INFANTS WITH VERY LOW OR EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT: RETROSPECTIVE STUDY RESULTS by O. A. Senkevich, E. A. Smetanina, A. N. Yilg

“…We determined primary hematological morphological parameters and population structure of umbilical (at birth) and peripheral blood (after 30 days of treatment) leukocytes.Results: 32 premature infants with EAP underwent donor blood component transfusions, 26 — recombinant epoetin beta injections. …”
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Assessment of food addiction and its contribution to eating disorders and body mass index in the general population by Or Avraham, Roni Aviram Fridman, Danit Rivkah Shahar, Sigal Tepper

“…CFA supported a two-factor structure, and standardized factor loadings confirmed the validity of the mYFAS-HEB. …”
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Comparative analysis of genetic landscape of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in India: A computational whole-genome study by Rhythm Sharma, Dinesh Lakhanpal

“…A comprehensive analysis of carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii strains was conducted using publicly available genomic data. Pan-genome fanalysis revealed an open genome structure, indicating the pathogen's potential for ongoing genetic evolution. …”
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Adsorption Properties of Fishbone and Fishbone-Derived Biochar for Cadmium in Aqueous Solution by Nan Pei, Wenwen Luo, Qingqing Huang, Yuebing Sun

“…The results showed that high-temperature pyrolysis could optimize the pore structure and specific surface area of FBM, and Cd²⁺ successfully adsorbed onto FBM and fishbone-derived biochar. …”
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Multi-Degree Reduction of Said–Ball Curves and Engineering Design Using Multi-Strategy Enhanced Coati Optimization Algorithm by Feng Zou, Xia Wang, Weilin Zhang, Qingshui Shi, Huogen Yang

“…Within computer-aided geometric design (CAGD), Said–Ball curves are primarily adopted in domains such as 3D object skeleton modeling, vascular structure repair, and path planning, owing to their flexible geometric properties. …”
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Association between dental fracture and amalgam restoration: a case-control study by Luana dos Santos SOUZA, Victor RUANO, Rafael Santos ROCHA, Eduardo VARANDA, Taciana Marco Ferraz CANEPPELE, Eduardo BRESCIANI

“…For both groups, the type of restorative material, extension of the restorations, remaining tooth structure, and the presence or absence of wear facets were analyzed. …”
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Prediction and design of thermostable proteins with a desired melting temperature by Purva Tijare, Nishant Kumar, Gajendra P. S. Raghava

“…The Tm is the temperature at which 50% of the protein loses its native structure and activity. Existing methods for predicting Tm have two major limitations: first, they are often trained on redundant proteins, and second, they do not allow users to design proteins with the desired Tm. …”
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Assessing Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Tennessean Adults by Yeleeya Y. Li, Ying Liu, Memunat Ogunmefun, Kesheng Wang

“…Factor Analysis (FA) with oblique rotation was conducted to explore the underlying factor structure of the OHIP questionnaire set. A <i>p</i> < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Bayesian approach for localizing cardiac sources in Magnetocardiography using Vectorcardiography based total variational priors by Vikas R. Bhat, Karunakar Kotegar, H. Anitha

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Effects of different mobility concepts in new residential areas by Matthias Heinrichs, Stefanie Schöne, Jakob Geischberger, María López Díaz

“…The age and size structure of these households turn out to be different from the neighboring households. …”
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Prospects for the development of the energy complex of the North-East of Russia by N. S. Volotkovskaya, A. S. Semenov, Y. V. Bebikhov, V. A. Shevchuk, O. V. Fedorov

“…Analysis of the current state and assessment of scenarios for the development of the energy sector of the republic's economy showed an increase in the reliability of power supply systems when organizing a "ring" in the Western Energy District; increase in useful electricity consumption by 2030; increase in electricity production; changes in the structure of electricity production.…”
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Land Use and its Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used, and data was collected using questionnaires and interview guides. …”
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Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study... by Synne Øien Stensland, Kristina Bondjers, John-Anker Zwart, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Dan Atar, Jan Olav Christensen, Dagfinn Matre, Kristin Alve Glad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

“…This structure was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis at the third and fourth waves. …”
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