Interventions to improve the outcomes of frail people having surgery: A systematic review. by Daniel I McIsaac, Tim Jen, Nikhile Mookerji, Abhilasha Patel, Manoj M Lalu

“…All phases of study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment were done in duplicate. …”
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Bridging the disconnection between donor support and democratisation in South Africa: The case of the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality by H K Bosompem, F H Nekhwevha

“…The study utilized the qualitative research approach and data was analysed through content analysis. The emerging findings indicate that donor conditionalities promote good governance, transparency and free and fair representation. …”
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THE MECHANISM FOR CREATION OF EVENT-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS BASED ON WOLFRAM MATHEMATICA AND APACHE KAFKA by Denis Zolotariov

“…It is shown that the first option is less reliable and consumes much more computer resources during operation. It has been demonstrated that the Mathematica processor is currently not suitable in its pure form for real-time data analysis. …”
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Análise de desempenho de sistemas de produção modais de pecuária de cria no Brasil Performance evaluation of livestock production systems in Brazil by João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Urbano Gomes Pinto de Abreu, Thiago Bernardino de Carvalho, Sérgio de Zen

“…This phase constitutes the activity that sustains the entire livestock production chain. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) models were used with variable returns to scale. …”
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Prognostic value of composite inflammatory markers in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A retrospective cohort study based on the MIMIC-IV database. by Xingxing Liu, Yikun Guo, Wensheng Qi

“…Multivariate COX regression analysis showed that compound inflammatory markers were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality in COPD patients. …”
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Leveraging machine learning for enhanced and interpretable risk prediction of venous thromboembolism in acute ischemic stroke care. by Youli Jiang, Ao Li, Zhihuan Li, Yanfeng Li, Rong Li, Qingshi Zhao, Guisu Li

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a machine learning model using clinical data from patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) admitted between December 2021 and December 2023. …”
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The Efficacy of Single Dose Local Steroid Injection versus Standard Carpal Tunnel Release in the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Population of D.I. Khan Division, Pakistan by Shahab, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Shafiq

“…Gender is nominal, while other variables were measured on a ratio scale. Data for a sample was described by count & percentage with 95% Confidence interval. …”

DRKG: Faithful and Interpretable Multi-Hop Knowledge Graph Question Answering via LLM-Guided Reasoning Plans by Yan Chen, Shuai Sun, Xiaochun Hu

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Cytoreductive HIPEC-Combined Surgery in Treatment of Advanced Ovarian Cancer by M. V. Zabelin, A. S. Safonov, N. V. Kuznetsov

“…We present a literature review and analysis of combined treatment outcomes in ovarian cancer patients hospitalised at the Kuvatov Republican Clinical Hospital within period 2020—2021.Materials and methods. …”
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Computational approaches of modelling human papillomavirus transmission and prevention strategies: a systematic review by Weiyi Wang, Shailendra Sawleshwarkar, Mahendra Piraveenan

“…We also highlight that in future, the use of computational and operations research tools such as game theory and linear programming, coupled with the large scale use of census and geographic information systems data, will greatly aid in the modelling, analysis and prevention of HPV.…”
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Stavropol Regional Psychiatric Hospital: memory of the past — a ladder to the future by V. B. Yarovitskiy, K. A. Kajdash

“…In honor of the anniversary memorable date, the authors of the article want to tell about the history of the Stavropol Regional Psychiatric Hospital in chronological order from the day of its foundation to the present day.Materials and methods: a systematic analysis of scientific literature, archival data of the hospital was carried out, the A.J. …”
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Cloud Platform Selection Using Extended Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Methods with Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Sets by Ivana Spasenić, Danijela Tadić, Milan Čabarkapa, Dragan Marinković, Nikola Komatina

“…Each platform was evaluated by decision-makers (DMs), who reached a consensus in their assessments, supported by data from company records. A comparative analysis of the results revealed that different methods may produce varying rankings of alternatives, particularly when the alternatives are objectively similar in their characteristics. …”
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Modelling of Remazol Black-B adsorption on chemically modified waste orange peel: pH shifting effect of acidic treatment by Zümriye Aksu, Ceren Karaman

“…The adsorption rate, capacity, and the dye removal efficiency were investigated in terms of initial pH ranged between 2.0 to 10.0 of the dispersion and the operating temperature of 25 °C, 35 °C, 45 °C . The Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models were applied to the experimental data to model the adsorption equilibrium, and evaluated by regression analysis. …”
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Application of an Intestinal Spatula in Optimizing a Sacrospinous Ligament Suspension by Zhu X, Chen Y, Song Y, Liang M, Ran G, Chen C

“…Xiaofan Zhu, Yingfan Chen, Yao Song, Miao Liang, Guangqin Ran, Cheng Chen Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401147, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Cheng Chen, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing University, No. 118, Xingguang Avenue, Liangjiang New Area, Chongqing, 401147, People’s Republic of China, Email chencheng961@126.comObjective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of an intestinal spatula in a sacrospinous ligament suspension, the effects of this surgical method on the surgical field, and surgical effectiveness.Methods: The clinical data of 33 patients who underwent suspension using intestinal spatula and 33 patients who underwent traditional surgery were collected, and the duration of surgery, amount of intraoperative blood loss, degree of postoperative pain, and degree of preoperative and postoperative uterine prolapse between the two groups were compared.Results: Multivariate analysis revealed that the modified technique significantly reduced anal pain incidence (OR=0.17, P=0.015) and improved anatomical C-point recovery (β=− 0.73, P&lt; 0.001), though no significant differences were observed in operative time or blood loss.Conclusion: This study revealed that the application of an intestinal spatula in a sacrospinous ligament suspension can improve the surgical effect and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications, which is of clinical significance.Keywords: intestinal spatula, sacrospinous ligament suspension, surgical field, surgical effectiveness…”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for the early occurrence of acute kidney injury in patients with acute pancreatitis by Simin Wu, Qin Zhou, Yang Cai, Xiangjie Duan

“…The performance of the nomogram was evaluated based on the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curves and decision curve analysis (DCA).Results Seven independent prognostic factors were identified as predictive factors for early onset AKI in AP patients. …”
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Evaluation of dynamic characteristics of a linear time-varying system by Volt Avdieiev

“…It leads to the expansion of the methodological base of analysis and synthesis of linear time-varying systems. …”
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EVALUATING DEGREE OF ACTIVE POWER LOSSES REDUCTION IN THE ELECTRIC POWER LINES WITH REACTIVE POWER COMPENSATION by V. N. Radkevich, M. N. Tarasova

“…The researchers obtain functional relations that allow estimating the degree of power loss reduction in the transmission line factoring in its explicit initial data. They perform mathematical analysis of the obtained functional relations and study the function by means of derivatives. …”
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Target IOP as a measure of glaucoma surgery efficacy by S. Yu. Petrov

“…The required minimum is Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, scatter diagram, and box diagram.…”
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Association between anthropometric indices and chronic kidney disease: Insights from NHANES 2009-2018. by Xinyun Chen, Zheng Wu, Xingyu Hou, Wenhui Yu, Chang Gao, Shenju Gou, Ping Fu

“…Also, subgroup analyses, restricted cubic spline regression (RCS), and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis were conducted for further data analyses.…”
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Predicting the incidence of mild cognitive impairment with a computer-based cognitive assessment tool in community-dwelling older adults: The Otassha study. by Junta Takahashi, Hisashi Kawai, Manami Ejiri, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Hirohiko Hirano, Hiroyuki Sasai, Shuichi Obuchi

“…A two-year longitudinal study was conducted using data from 2016 to 2018 from the Otassha study cohort of community-dwelling older adults. …”
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