Impact of healthcare-associated infections on in-hospital outcomes during the COVID-19 era: a multicenter comparative study of 20,942 isolated microorganisms from ICU patients by Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Aziz Rasouli, Pershang Nazemi, Anoosha Gull

“…The odds of death were increased in the SSI group more than the rest (OR:2.65, CI 95%: 2.13–3.29).ConclusionCOVID-19 changed the pattern of HAIs and also increased their mortality. Overall, the findings of this study emphasize the importance of continuous monitoring and improvement of infection control measures in ICUs to reduce the incidence of HAIs and improve patient outcomes.…”
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The adaptation of rainbow trout to warmer water: Oxidative damage in the germinal line by Vianel Sevastei, Sonia A. Crichigno, M. Victoria Santos, Andrea Trochine, Julio C. Painefilú, Noemí Zaritzky, Víctor E. Cussac

“…Semen fatty acid composition, sperm morphology, sperm motility, and fertilization performance in samples before and after the application of cryopreservation procedures were also evaluated. The observed responses, mainly related to the sperm membrane, reinforces the idea that ROS can affect the germinal line of male rainbow trout juveniles subjected to high water temperature. …”
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FNDC5/irisin mitigates the cardiotoxic impacts of cancer chemotherapeutics by modulating ROS-dependent and -independent mechanisms by Manish Kumar, Abhishek Singh Sengar, Anushree Lye, Pranesh Kumar, Sukhes Mukherjee, Dinesh Kumar, Priyadip Das, Suvro Chatterjee, Adele Stewart, Biswanath Maity

“…Though our data point to the potential clinical utility of FNDC5/irisin-targeted agents in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity, we also found significant down regulation in FNDC5 expression in the hearts of aged mice that attenuated the cardioprotective impacts of FNDC5 overexpression following doxorubicin exposure. …”
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Novel image registration algorithm for scene-matching navigation by Hongrui YANG, Qiju ZHU, Peixian CAO, Hao GU, Dongdong ZHAO

“…Our study not only offers innovative solutions for enhancing the precision and reliability of UAV navigation systems but also carries substantial practical significance. …”
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Total flavonoids isolated from Eucommia ulmoides can alleviate bone loss and regulate intestinal microbiota in ovariectomized rats by Baocang Yin, Baocang Yin, Mingzhen Yang, Mingzhen Yang, Bowen Wang, Bowen Wang, Yun Zhang, Yun Zhang, Ningli Li, Ningli Li, Qin Li, Yingying Li, Cory J. Xian, Tiejun Li, Tiejun Li, Yuankun Zhai, Yuankun Zhai

“…The femoral microstructure parameters of the TFEL-M and TFEL-H groups were significantly improved compared with the OVX group, which were also confirmed by H&E histological staining. …”
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Prognostic value of body adipose tissue parameters in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yan Li, Yean Yu, Kun Lv, Rongjuan Ge, Xie Xie

“…Elevated total adipose tissue (TAT) levels were also linked to longer OS (HR: 0.73, 95% CI: 0.55–0.97, p = 0.028). …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…When zinc is administered with other micronutrients or foods, its effect is also uncertain. We assessed the effects of different amounts and sources of zinc on the frequency of diarrhoea, malaria, fever and RTI in young children.Design, setting and populations This community-based, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cluster-randomised trial of 2435 children 9 months of age was carried out between April 2010 and July 2012 in rural southwestern Burkina Faso.Interventions Participants were randomly assigned at the concession level to receive daily 1 of 4 interventions for 9 months: (1) 20 g small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement (SQ-LNS) without zinc and placebo tablet, (2) 20 g SQ-LNS with 5 mg zinc and placebo tablet, (3) 20 g SQ-LNS with 10 mg zinc and placebo tablet or (4) 20 g SQ-LNS without zinc and 5 mg zinc tablet. …”
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Analisis Kualitas Website HSP Academy (PT. Hanosen Pratama) Menggunakan Metode Webqual 4.0 dan Importance and Performance Analysis (IPA) by Anisah Ikhsawiyanthi, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…HSP Academy utilizes the company's website to support its customer service and information needs. To create services that can provide value for their customers and also as quality assurance management based on ISO 9001:2015, it is necessary to assess the quality of website services using WebQual 4.0 and IPA methods to improve and maintain service quality based on user assumptions. …”
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An analysis of the Policy of Increasing the Salaries of Government Employees Based on the Framework of Kingdon's Multiple Streams (Case Study of Budget Law 1401) by Seyyed Mojtaba Shahraeini, Heidar Najafi, Seyyedamir Abbaszade, Mahdi Khosravi, Iman Akbari

“…Objective Issues related to public sector human resources management, particularly those concerning service compensation and annual salary increases for employees, are among the most critical decision-making areas for government managers and parliamentarians in the drafting and approval of annual budget laws. These concerns are also a continuous focus for government employees. …”
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Designing and Modeling Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Mohammad Saeed Mozafari Mehr, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…At this stage, before the start of the interview, six open questions were considered and during the interview process, new questions were also raised as expected. To get familiar with the depth and scope of the content of the data, repeated and active reading of the data (searching for meanings and patterns) were done. …”
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Antifungal activity and biocompatibility assessment with molecular docking and dynamic simulations of new pyrazole derivatives by Basma T. Abd-Elhalim, Ghada G. El-Bana, Ahmed F. El-Sayed, Ghada E. Abdel-Ghani

“…The molecular dynamic simulations of Adenosine 5’-phosphosulfate kinase in P. chrysogenum, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine in A. flavus, and FDC1 in A. niger with 10b also demonstrated the formation of stable complexes with favorable values of Root Mean Square Deviation (RMSD), Root Mean Square Fluctuation (RMSF), Solvent Accessible Surface Area (SASA), and Radius of Gyration (Rg). …”
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T cell immune senescence is associated with frailty and sarcopenia in lung transplant candidates by Joanna M. Schaenman, MD, PhD, Harry Pickering, PhD, Elaine F. Reed, PhD, Maura Rossetti, PhD, Benjamin Seligman, MD, S. Samuel Weigt, MD, Michael Shino, MD, David Sayah, MD, PhD, John Belperio, MD, Ashley Hu, MD, Ashley Prosper, MD, Kathleen Ruchalski, MD, Abbas Ardehali, MD, Reshma Biniwale, MD

“…Senescent CD4 (KLRG1+/CD28−) and CD8 T cells were also associated with readmission (p = 0.014 and p = 0.013, respectively), and senescent CD4 T cells were predictive of total hospital time (p = 0.003). …”
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Serum matrix metalloproteinase‐7, Syndecan‐1, and CA 19‐9 as a biomarker panel for diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Doron Yablecovitch, Moshe Nadler, Shomron Ben‐Horin, Orit Picard, Miri Yavzori, Ella Fudim, Moran Tardio Duchan, Emad Sakhnini, Alon Lang, Maor Lahav, Talia Saker, Sandra Neuman, Limor Selinger, Biana Freitz, Revital Dvir, Maria Raitses‐Gurevich, Talia Golan, Idan Levy, Ido Laish

“…Results MMP‐7 median serum levels were significantly elevated in the PDAC (7.3 ng/mL) and cyst groups (3.7 ng/mL) compared with controls (2.9 ng/mL) (p < 0.001 and 0.02, respectively), and also between the PDAC and cyst groups (p < 0.001), while SDC1 median serum levels were significantly elevated in PDAC (43.3 ng/mL) compared with either cysts (30.1 ng/mL, p < 0.001) or controls (31.2 ng/mL, p < 0.001). …”
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A comprehensive review on the plant sources, pharmacological activities and pharmacokinetic characteristics of Syringaresinol by Lei Zhang, Yuqing Tian, Lingling Zhang, Huanyu Zhang, Jinghua Yang, Yi Wang, Na Lu, Wei Guo, Liang Wang

“…Additionally, we explored the pharmacokinetics, toxicology, and drug development aspects of Syringaresinol to guide future research efforts. The review also discussed the limitations of current research on Syringaresinol and put forward some new perspectives and challenges, which laid a solid foundation for further study on clinical application and new drug development of Syringaresinol in the future.…”
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Spartina alterniflora invasion significantly alters the assembly and structure of soil bacterial communities in the Yellow River Delta by Pengyuan Sun, Yuxin Wu, Pengcheng Zhu, Jingfeng Wang, Jingfeng Wang, Xiaona Yu, Weihua Guo

“…The S. alterniflora-associated bacterial community also showed stronger interactions and more extensive connections among bacterial taxa; a co-occurrence network for this community had the greatest average clustering coefficient, average degree, modularity, and number of links and nodes, but the lowest average path length. …”
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ANALISIS KEMAMPUAN PENGUASAAN KONSEP IPA TERPADU DAN KEPEDULIAN LINGKUNGAN MAHASISWA MELALUI PENGGUNAAN BAHAN AJAR PENGOLAHAN TEBU SEBAGAI ENERGI TERBARUKAN by Lailatul Nuraini, Supeno Supeno, Sudarti Sudarti, Sri Astutik, Shinta Nuriyah Mahbubiyah Royani

“…The result showed that there was an increasing of N-gain around 0,43 and came to medium category. It also showed that there was environment awareness toward local potential of sugar cane manufacturing as a renewable energy in Jember. …”
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Molecular prevalence and associated risk factors of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Dong Zhang, Han-Dan Xiao, Dong-Yang Wang, Nan Su, Xun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Rui Wang, Shi-Chen Xie, Xing-Quan Zhu, Shuo Zhang, Wen-Wei Gao

“…This not only expands the geographical distribution but also broadens the host range of Entamoeba spp., addressing the knowledge gap regarding the prevalence of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys, providing baseline data for carrying out prevention and control of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys in China. …”
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Lokalisasi Mobile Robot berdasarkan Citra Kamera OMNI menggunakan Fitur Surf by Susijanto Tri Rasmana, Harianto Harianto, Pauladie Susanto, Anan Pepe Abseno, Zendi Zakaria Raga Permana

“…Location detection testing was also done based on the SIFT method to be compared with the proposed method. …”
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Easy Data Augmentation untuk Data yang Imbalance pada Konsultasi Kesehatan Daring by Anisa Nur Azizah, Misbachul Falach Asy'ari, Ifnu Wisma Dwi Prastya, Diana Purwitasari

“…The best EDA parameter results were acquired by adding a value of 0.1 in all EDA techniques to get 88.86% and 88.44% for accuracy and F1-score values. We also verified the EDA results by measuring coherences of texts before and after augmentation using a topic modeling of Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) to ensure topic consistency. …”
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Desain Media Pembelajaran dengan Model Problem-based Learning dan Gamitifikasi untuk Materi Bangun Ruang Tingkat SMK Berbasis Virtual Rality by Admi Rut Sinana, Herman Tolle, Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

“…In addition, this study also uses a gamification model which is the use of elements in games or video games with the aim of inspiring and motivating students in the learning process so as to help build engagement with the learning process. …”
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