Effects of anesthetic nasal masks on hypoxemia in overweight/obese patients undergoing gastroscopy: a randomized controlled trial by Huan Liu, Peipei Guo, Lijian Chen, Xuesheng Liu, Huisheng Wu

“…Statisticians responsible for data analysis were blinded to group assignments. …”
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Strong association between hypocalcemia and preeclampsia-eclampsia among pregnant women attending at a tertiary referral hospital in Northwestern Tanzania by Godluck H. Mlay, Prosper A. Shayo, Richard F. Kiritta, Dismas K. Matovelo, Benson R. Kidenya

“…Cubital venous blood was collected for measuring total serum calcium levels among cases and controls. Data were collected using a standardized, pre-tested, and coded questionnaire, then entered into a computer using Microsoft Excel 2013, and analyzed using STATA version 15. …”
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Prevalence of stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Robe Woreda, Arsi zone, Ethiopia by Abayneh Asefa, Dereje Girma, Abdene Weya Kaso, Abebe Ferede, Gebi Agero, Teresa Kisi Beyen

“…A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 901 under five children for the study. Data were collected using a structured pretested questionnaire and anthropometric measurement tools. …”
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The Relationship Between Chest Wall Muscle Thickness, Pulmonary Function, and Prognostic Markers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Pelin Pınar Deniz, Sevgül Köse, İsmail Hanta, Pelin Duru Çetinkaya, Merisa Sinem Arslan, Erolcan Datlı

“…PFT parameters, the Gender-Age-Physiology (GAP) index, number of acute exacerbations, and mortality data were evaluated in relation to muscle thickness. …”
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Minimum clinically important difference in Quantitative Lung Fibrosis score associated with all-cause mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: subanalysis from two phase II tria... by Matthew S Brown, Jonathan Goldin, Grace Hyun Kim, Xueping Zhang, Lona Poole

“…Chest high-resolution CT (HRCT) is instrumental in IPF management, and the Quantitative Lung Fibrosis (QLF) score is a computer-assisted metric for quantifying lung disease using HRCT. …”
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Gender Peculiarities of Postresuscitation in the Expression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) by M. Sh. Avrushchenko, I. V. Ostrova, A. V. Grechko

“…The work was done using the image analysis system (computer Intel, microscope Olympus BX-41, software ImadgeScopeM, ImageJ 1,48v, Excel 2007). …”
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Structural Disorder by Octahedral Tilting in Inorganic Halide Perovskites: New Insight with Bayesian Optimization by Jingrui Li, Fang Pan, Guo‐Xu Zhang, Zenghui Liu, Hua Dong, Dawei Wang, Zhuangde Jiang, Wei Ren, Zuo‐Guang Ye, Milica Todorović, Patrick Rinke

“…The rapid convergence of the PES with about 200 DFT data points in 3D searches demonstrates the power of active learning and strategic sampling with Bayesian optimization. …”
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Diagnostic reference level, achievable dose, and effective dose estimation in adult hybrid SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging in Institut Jantung Negara by Haniff Shazwan Safwan Selvam, Ahmad Khairuddin Mohamed Yusof, Muhammad Azuan Nazri, Norizan Omar, Ali Hazizi Jamal Harizan, Norizam Mois, Muhd Zaidi Ab Rahman

“…Abstract This study aims to establish the diagnostic reference level (DRL), achievable dose (AD), and effective dose (ED) estimation for adult hybrid SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) procedures at Institut Jantung Negara (IJN). 737 subjects referred for MPI studies from January to June 2024 were included in the analysis. These subjects underwent either a one-day or two-day Tc-99 m tetrofosmin protocol using a cardiac-dedicated single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), either GE SPECT Discovery NM530c or GE SPECT Ventri. …”
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Systematic review of case series and case reports on pediatric pulmonary embolism by Mohammed Alsabri, Almoatazbellah Attalla, Salma Tamer Abdelrahman, Ahmed Bostamy Elsnhory, Dina Essam Abo-elnour, Nicholas Aderinto, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Basel F. Alqeeq, Luis L. Gamboa

“…This systematic review aims to consolidate data from case series and case reports to provide a comprehensive overview of pediatric pulmonary embolism, focusing on clinical characteristics, diagnostic approaches, treatment strategies, and outcomes. …”
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STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF DENTAL COMPLICATIONS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER AND LUNG CANCER IN THE ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION by A.M. Filon, O.P. Kolesnik, O.V. Voznyi

“…The research results are processed by modern statistical methods of analysis on a personal computer using the software package Statistica 13. …”
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EXPRESS METHODS FOR ANALYSING THERMO-ELECTRIC MATERIALS AND CONVERTER CHARACTERISTICS by E. S. Avilov, M. A. Korzhuev, M. A. Kretova

“…As a result, the need for a sharp increase in the labour productivity of researchers working in the thermoelectric (TE) industry has emerged, especially when determining the characteristics of thermoelectric materials and thermoelectric converters, as well as when processing an increased volume of literature data.  The aim of the present work is to develop a set of methods for rapid analysis of the characteristics of thermoelectric materials and thermoelectric converters, allowing the labour productivity of researchers working in the TE industry to be increased.Methods. …”
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Neonatal encephalopathic cerebral injury in South India assessed by perinatal magnetic resonance biomarkers and early childhood neurodevelopmental outcome. by Peter J Lally, David L Price, Shreela S Pauliah, Alan Bainbridge, Justin Kurien, Neeraja Sivasamy, Frances M Cowan, Guhan Balraj, Manjula Ayer, Kariyapilly Satheesan, Sreejith Ceebi, Angie Wade, Ravi Swamy, Shaji Padinjattel, Betty Hutchon, Madhava Vijayakumar, Mohandas Nair, Krishnakumar Padinharath, Hui Zhang, Ernest B Cady, Seetha Shankaran, Sudhin Thayyil

“…Of the 48 survivors, 44 had images available for analysis. In these infants, imaging indicated perinatal rather than established antenatal origins to injury. …”
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Time to death and its predictors among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at Boru Meda General Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Adane Baylie Awoke, Feleke Tilahun, Seid Hassen, Fentaw Bialfew, Assressie Molla, Abdulkerim Mengistu Yimam

“…Kaplan-Meier failure function and failure probability table computed. A Cox proportional hazard model fitted to identify predictors of time to neonatal death. …”
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Resident encounters with disruptive workplace behaviours in Japan: findings from a national cross-sectional study by Ashwin Gupta, Yasuharu Tokuda, Takashi Watari, Yuji Nishizaki, Virginia Sheffield, Kaori Taniguchi

“…After multivariate logistic regression analysis, the likelihood of encountering DWBs from nurses increased with hospital size (>700 beds; adjusted OR (aOR) 2.19; 501–700 beds; aOR 1.45 and 301–500 beds; aOR 1.26, all statistically significant). …”
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The Content of Intercellular Adhesion Molecules in Patients With COVID-19-Associated Lung Disease by A. M. Karachenova, E. N. Romanova

“…Differences were found between groups of patients with different levels of lung damage according to CT data, when examining some intercellular adhesion molecules. …”
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Incidência de disfagia orofaríngea após acidente vascular encefálico em hospital público de referência Incidence of oropharyngeal dysphagia associated with stroke in a regional hos... by Arthur Oscar Schelp, Paula Cristina Cola, Ana Rita Gatto, Roberta Gonçalves da Silva, Lídia Raquel de Carvalho

“…The localization of the lesions are determined by computer tomography or magnetic resonance image of the brain. …”
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Genetics Navigator: protocol for a mixed methods randomized controlled trial evaluating a digital platform to deliver genomic services in Canadian pediatric and adult populations by Trevor Jamieson, Kevin Thorpe, Francois Bernier, Melyssa Aronson, Marc Clausen, Rita Kodida, Emma Reble, June C Carroll, Jordan Lerner-Ellis, Yvonne Bombard, Matthew Osmond, Muhammad Mamdani, Ronald Cohn, Emily Seto, Hanna Faghfoury, Josh Silver, Maureen Smith, Lauren Chad, Jan M Friedman, Robin Z Hayeems, Michael Brudno, Gregory Costain, Quynh Pham, Anne-Marie Laberge, Christian Marshall, Cheryl Shuman, Rebekah Jobling, Irfan Dhalla, Serena Shastri-Estrada, Daniel Assamad, Stephanie Luca, Stacy Hewson, Eriskay Liston, Frank Rudzicz, Wendy Ungar, Guylaine D'Amours

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Productivity of vegetation and carbon stock in meadow steppe on fallow areas in the Bashkir Cis‐Urals (Southern Urals region), Russia by E. Z. Baisheva, N. I. Fedorov, S. N. Zhigunova, P. S. Shirokikh, M. A. Komissarov, I. M. Gabbasova, A. A. Muldashev, I. G. Bikbaev, I. R. Tuktamyshev, G. V. Shendel, R. R. Suleymanov, T. T. Garipov

“…Aim. Data collection and analysis of the composition and productivity of vegetation and assessment of carbon sequestration by vegetation and soil in meadow steppe at a fallow site in the Bashkir Cis‐Urals, Russia.   …”
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Pumping up your predictive power for cognitive state detection with the proper GAINS by Victoria Ribeiro Rodrigues, Jeremy R. Prieto, Szilard L. Beres, Chad Stephens, Christopher Myers, Nicholas J. Napoli

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Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Efficient Botnet Attack Detection in IoT Environment by Mudasir Ali, Mobeen Shahroz, Muhammad Faheem Mushtaq, Sultan Alfarhood, Mejdl Safran, Imran Ashraf

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