Risk factors for death among children aged 5–14 years hospitalised with pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study in Kenya by Grace Irimu, Morris Ogero, George Mbevi, David Gathara, Samuel Akech, Mike English, Liana Macpherson, Ambrose Agweyu, Mercy Chepkirui, Abraham Lagat, Sylvia Omoke, Cynthia Khazenzi, Basil Okola, Shadrack Muema, Paul Mwaniki, Lucas Malla, Emma Namulala, Juma Vitalis, Samuel Ng’arng’ar, Peter Aduro Kidaha, Rachel Inginia, Melab Musabi, Grace Ochieng, Lydia Thuranira, Magdaline Kuria, Samuel Otido, Esther Njiru, Charles Nzioki, Supa Tonje, Caren Emadau, Cecelia Mutiso, Peninah Mwangi, Christine Manyasi, David Kimutai, Celia Muturi, Agnes Mithamo, Anne Kamunya, Alice Kariuki, Grace Wachira

“…Comorbidities HIV and severe acute malnutrition were also associated with death (aOR 2.31, 95% CI 1.39 to 3.84 and aOR 1.89, 95% CI 1.12 to 3.21, respectively). …”
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Research on the evolution and optimization of ecological networks in arid areas based on machine learning and multi-source remote sensing data by Ruyi Pan, Jie Zhang, Wentao Xue, Qianqian Xia, Jiangxiang Liu, Junjie Yan, Hongbo Ling, Xufan Jin

“…The results show: 1) The core ecological source regions (Core) area decreased by 10,300 km2, and the secondary core regions decreased by 23,300 km2. 2) After model optimization, the connectivity of ecological sources significantly improved, with the dynamic patch connectivity and dynamic inter-patch connectivity increasing by 43.84 %–62.86 % and 18.84 %–52.94 %, respectively. 3) The proportion of areas with extraordinarily high and high vegetation cover decreased by 4.7 %, while the area of highly arid regions increased by 2.3 %. 4) Change point analysis revealed that TVDI values in the range of 0.35–0.6 and NDVI values in the range of 0.1–0.35 are critical change intervals, with vegetation showing significant threshold effects under drought stress. 5) The area of high resistance increased by 26,438 km2, the total length of ecological corridors increased by 743 km, and the total area of corridors increased by 14677 km2, with significant growth in biological corridors, facilitating smoother species migration paths. …”
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A new preprocedural predictive risk model for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: The SuPER model by Mitsuru Sugimoto, Tadayuki Takagi, Tomohiro Suzuki, Hiroshi Shimizu, Goro Shibukawa, Yuki Nakajima, Yutaro Takeda, Yuki Noguchi, Reiko Kobayashi, Hidemichi Imamura, Hiroyuki Asama, Naoki Konno, Yuichi Waragai, Hidenobu Akatsuka, Rei Suzuki, Takuto Hikichi, Hiromasa Ohira

“…In the validation cohort, the C statistic of the risk score model was 0.71 (95% CI 0.64–0.78), which was considered acceptable. The PEP risk classification (low, moderate, and high) was a significant predictive factor for PEP that was independent of intraprocedural PEP risk factors (precut sphincterotomy and inadvertent pancreatic duct cannulation) (OR 4.2, 95% CI 2.8–6.3; p<0.01). …”
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Systematic use of protein free energy changes for classifying variants of uncertain significance: the case of IFT140 in Mainzer-Saldino Syndrome by Macarena Gajardo, José Luis Guerrero, Bárbara Poblete, Esperanza Bayyad, Ignacio Castro, Jorge Maturana, Jaime Tobar, Víctor Faúndes, Paola Krall, Paola Krall, Paola Krall

“…The established cut-off of −1.3 kcal/mol showed strong discriminative power, aiding in the reclassification of VUS identified in IFT140. …”
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Identification of maize leaf diseases using red, green, blue-based images with convolutional neural network (CNN) and residual network (ResNet50) models by Basani Lammy Nkuna, Khaled Abutaleb, Johannes George Chirima, Solomon W. Newete, Adriaan Johannes van der Walt, Adolph Nyamugama

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Pediatric computed tomography scan and subsequent risk of malignancy: a nationwide population-based cohort study in Korea using National Cancer Institute dosimetry system for compu... by Sangsoo Han, Jaewan Soh, Sangun Nah, Kyungdo Han, Jin-Hyung Jung, Jiwon Park, YoonJoong Hwang, Choonsik Lee, Jae-Young Hong

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The next generation of dashboards: a spatial online analytical processing (SOLAP) platform for COVID-19 by David Haynes, Mohsen Ahmadkhani, Joe Numainville

“…We present a Spatial Online Analytical Platform that integrates spatial analysis tools that enable users to explore and learn more about spatial patterns of COVID-19. We present three interaction classes to support users needs. …”
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THE EFFICACY OF THERAPEUTIC MEASURES IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS ON THE BACKGROUND OF TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY ON SEPARATE PARAMETERS OF THE ORAL... by T. D. Zabolotnyj, O. I. Kordiyak, R. Y. Shkrebnyuk

“…Diagnosis of periodontal diseases was established according to the classification of M. F. Danilevsky (1994) with additions of I. …”
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Relationship between Blood Pressure, Pulse Rate, Body Weight and Some Human Blood Groups among Stroke Subjects of Ogoni Ethnic Group by Evelyn Mgbeoma Eze , Serekara Gideon Christian * and Ibiere Allwell Pepple

“…Determination of Lewis-a blood group was carried out using Anti-Le a monoclonal, prepared by Lorne Laboratories Ltd, UK (Lot No: 63207-A3). Furthermore, determination of Lewis-b blood group was carried out using Anti-Le b monoclonal, prepared by Lorne Laboratories Ltd, UK (Lot No: 63190-A3). …”
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The correlation of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with proportional crescent purpura nephritis by YU Ya, YANG Ding-ping, Yang Hong-xia, LI Xiao-li

“…There were statistically significant differences in hs-CRP, IgA, C1 q, C3, BUN and Alb among different proportions of crescent in HSPN(P<0.05). …”
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Integrating certifications into the cybersecurity college curriculum: The efficacy of education with certifications to increase the cybersecurity workforce by Binh Tran, Karen C. Benson, Lorraine Jonassen

“…Necessary in the cybersecurity education is a 3-tiered approach to quickly escalate the student into a workplace-ready graduate. …”
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Obstructed labor as an underlying cause of maternal mortality in Kalukembe, Angola, 2017 by Priscila R Cummings, Daniel B Cummings, Kathryn H Jacobsen

“…Obstructed labor was a major contributor to seven of the 18 fatalities, including three anemia cases, one sepsis case, and one eclampsia case. …”
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“Castles in Connecticut.” Isaac Mitchell and Alonzo and Melissa (1804): Trans-Hemispheric Gothic in Early America by José Manuel Correoso Rodenas

“…Beyond this, between 1802 and 1802, Mitchell published three novels that fall under very diverse classifications. …”
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Effect of different methods upon data homogenization of glomerular RNA sequencing by Guo Man-di, Lyu Yang, Wang Xu, Hong Quan, Wu Di

“…Housekeeping genes showed no significant differences among three classifications of kmeans. Thus it proved the reliability of the data homogenization results.Conclusion The median/ratio method of Deseq2 software may be employed for processing the data of glomerular RNA sequencing. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Among People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy in Mexico by Tatiana Ordóñez-Rodríguez, Luis Antonio Leyva-Alejandro, José Manuel Reyes-Ruiz, Gustavo Martínez-Mier, Roberto Carlos Cortes-Balán, Oscar Faibre-Álvarez, Judith Quistián-Galván, Wendy Marilú Ramos-Hernández, Víctor Bernal-Dolores

“…<b>Results</b>: According to the ATP-III and ALAD criteria, 26.5% and 36.3% of people living with HIV receiving ART were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome, respectively. …”
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Long COVID in people with mental health disorders: a scoping review by Catharina Münte, Manuela Glattacker, Saskia Müller, Andrea E. Zülke, Martin Heinze, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Dawid Pieper, Christian Jacke, Stefanie Deckert, Anne Neumann

“…This scoping review aims to provide an overview of these individuals, focusing on: 1) the course of mental disorders, 2) care needs, 3) utilization of healthcare services, and 4) psychosocial aspects, as outlined by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF). …”
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Late follow‐up of genital and ophthalmologic chronic graft‐vs‐host disease in females after allogeneic stem cell transplantation by Eva Smith Knutsson, Malin Nicklasson, Yvonne Björk, Kristina Stenberg, Karin Sundfeldt, Mats Brune

“…Genital cGvHD had disappeared in three women and developed in two women 5–12 and 9–17 years, respectively, after transplantation. …”
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The β-triketone, nitisinone, kills insecticide-resistant mosquitoes through cuticular uptake by Zachary Thomas Stavrou-Dowd, George Parsons, Clair Rose, Faye Brown, Rosemary Susan Lees, Álvaro Acosta-Serrano, Lee Rafuse Haines

“…Female mosquitoes aged 3–5 days were bloodfed within 1 h before exposure. …”
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Using preprocessed datasets to construct and interpret multiclass identification models by Cong Wang, Yufeng Fu, Ran Wan, Le Zhao, Hongbo Wang, Junwei Guo, Qiang Liu, Shan Li, Shengtao Ma, Zhicai Wang, Wei Huang, Huimin Liu, Song Yang, Cong Nie

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Predicting regional tau accumulation with machine learning‐based tau‐PET and advanced radiomics by Saima Rathore, Ixavier A. Higgins, Jian Wang, Ian A. Kennedy, Leonardo Iaccarino, Samantha C. Burnham, Michael J. Pontecorvo, Sergey Shcherbinin

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