Diagnostic Value of Mean Platelet Volume, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio for Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis by Behzad Barekatain, Elahe Mardani, Alireza Sadeghnia, Zahra Heidari

“…Background: Neonatal sepsis (NS) is the most common cause of neonatal mortality, currently confirmed with blood culture as the diagnostic gold standard. However, being time-consuming, false-negative results, being affected by even a single dose of antibiotics, and expensiveness are negative aspects. …”
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Validation of an Individualized Measure of Quality of Life, Patient Generated Index, for Use with People with Parkinson’s Disease by Ayse Kuspinar, Kedar K. V. Mate, Anne-Louise Lafontaine, Nancy Mayo

“…Within one severity rating, agreement between the PGI and different standard outcome measures ranged from 85 to 100% for walking, 69 to 100% for fatigue, 38 to 75% for depression, and 20 to 80% for memory/concentration. …”
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Determination of Ketotifen Fumarate in Syrup Dosage Form by High Performance Liquid Chromatography by Mohammed Ali Salih, Dlivan Fattah Aziz, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…l in 500 ml of methanol) at a flow rate of 1.5 mL/min (mobile phase A 40 %:mobile phase B 60%) at column temperature using 40 ° C, the retention time for ketotifen fumarate was 6.4±0.5 min. The concentration curves were linear in the range of 10.0 to 35.0 ?…”
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Preparation of Lignite Dust Suppressant by Compound Surfactants and Effect of Inorganic Salt on Dust Suppressant by Jian He, Hao Shu, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yang Jia, Lu Zhao, Xin Wen

“…The results show that (1) the surfactant compounding system can effectively improve the wetting property and the sedimentation time of coal dust. The fast penetration T (0.06%), SDBS (0.15%), and APG (0.20%) are the preferred main ingredients. (2) Adding inorganic salts on the basis of compounding, according to the effect of inorganic salts on the effect of dust suppressant, it is concluded that NaCl (1.00%) is the best synergist. (3) In order to save costs, reduce the amount of surfactant. …”
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The Diagnostic Value of Bedside Echocardiography and Lower Extremity Blood Vessels in Acute Pulmonary Embolism by Xinxin Xu, Jing Yuan, Xiaojie Pan, Guibin Du, Jiahui Zhang

“…TTE examination showed that RVD as a predictor of pulmonary embolism-related death had a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 58%, a positive predictive value of 20%, and a negative predictive value of 100%. …”
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Deployment of Municipal Solid Wastes as a Substitute Growing Medium Component in Marigold and Basil Seedlings Production by Nikos Tzortzakis, Sofia Gouma, Costas Paterakis, Thrassyvoulos Manios

“…Six medium prepared from commercial peat (CP) and MSWC (0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 100% v/v). There was not any plant growth when MSWC used alone (100%). …”
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Screening for Gastric and Small Intestinal Mucosal Injury with Magnetically Controlled Capsule Endoscopy in Asymptomatic Patients Taking Enteric-Coated Aspirin by Xue Chen, Feng Gao, Jie Zhang

“…Twenty-six subjects were recruited to the aspirin group and twenty-six to the control group; the median Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale scores were 3.50 and 3.00 (P=0.200), the median gastric Lanza scores were 2.50 and 1.00 (P<0.001), the small intestinal Lanza scores were 1.00 and 0.00 (P<0.001), the gastric controlled examination times were 50.0 and 51.0 min (P=0.171), the small intestinal transit times were 240.0 and 238.0 min (P=0.654), and the capsule excretion times were 24.0 and 24.0 hours (P=0.956), respectively. …”
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Evaluating a Sustainable Intelligent Logistic System (ILS) Utilizing O-S Data and Holistic Managerial Models by Hong Liu, Kamarajugadda Tulasi Vigneswara Rao, Kottala Sri Yogi, Neelkanth Dhone

“…ILS assures clean, on-time manufacturing. Due to its unique architectures, qualities, and sensory aspects, the robot logistic system (RLS) is sought after as an ILS in Industry 4.0. …”
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A cost‐effective video system for a rapid appraisal of deep‐sea benthic habitats: The Azor drift‐cam by Carlos Dominguez‐Carrió, Jorge Fontes, Telmo Morato

“…Its performance was assessed during the MapGES_2019 cruise, where 135 successful dives between 100 and 800 m depth were carried out in 22 working days, providing over 100 hr of images for almost 80 km of seabed, mostly in areas that had never been explored before. …”
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Two-dimensional flood model for risk exposure analysis of land use/land cover in a watershed by G. Puno, R. Puno, I. Maghuyop

“…The flood risk exposure analysis revealed that coconut is the most affected, with 31.3% and 37.1% being at risk across the 2-year and 100-year return period scenarios, respectively. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an iiPCR Assay for Salmonella and Shigella Detection on a Field-Deployable PCR System by Tian Du, Ji-hong Lin, Jun-hua Zhao, Hai-bo Wang, Qiu-hua Mo

“…The limit of detection was 103 CFU/mL and 101 CFU/mL for Salmonella and Shigella, respectively, which was comparable to multiplex real-time PCR. Mock on-site clinical evaluation results showed that the analytical sensitivity and specificity of the insulated isothermal PCR assay were 100% and 96.6%, while the positive predictive value and negative predictive value were 94.1% and 100%, respectively. …”
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A Method to Determination of Lead Ions in Aqueous Samples: Ultrasound-Assisted Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Method Based on Solidification of Floating Organic Drop and... by Çiğdem Arpa, Itır Aridaşir

“…Performed experiments showed that optimum pH was 10.0, 1-dodecanol extraction solvent volume was 75 μL, back-extraction solvent was 500 μL, 1.0 mol·L−1 HNO3, extraction time was 4 min, and extraction temperature was 40°C. …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…Boarding was defined as the time between an admission order and the patient leaving the ED. …”
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In-Process Quality Inspection of Rolling Element Bearings Based on the Measurement of Microelastic Deformation of Outer Ring by Kuosheng Jiang, Lianghe Li, Liubang Han, Shuai Gou

“…The proposed method can be used with a rotating speed of 100 rev/min and test load of 100 N, which is remarkably lower than the traditional quality inspection machineries with a rotating speed of around 1000 rev/min and the test load of 400 N. …”
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Comparison of postoperative analgesia by preemptive use of intravenous paracetamol and intravenous ketorolac in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic surgeries by Syed Najeebullah Khadri, R Shankar Anand, K Soundarya Priyadharsini, T. Krishna Prasad

“…The pain score was significantly lower and the time to first rescue was significantly higher among the ketorolac group compared to the paracetamol group. …”
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Modelling infiltration processes in rain gardens: Influence of design parameters on hydrological efficiency by M. Kravchenko, T. Tkachenko, V. Mileikovskyi

“…The WRC of soil materials and the depth of the system layers significantly impact the time required for full saturation and water filling but have minimal effect on the surface HWC. …”
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A Statistical Modeling and Optimization for Cr(VI) Adsorption from Aqueous Media via Teff Straw-Based Activated Carbon: Isotherm, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Studies by Surafel Mustefa Beyan, Sundramurthy Venkatesa Prabhu, Temesgen Abeto Ambio, C. Gomadurai

“…A central composite approach-based RSM analysis was undertaken for statistical modeling and optimization for maximized Cr(VI) removal with respect to four important factors, namely, initial concentration of Cr(VI), the dosage of TSAC, pH, and adsorption time. Optimized values for maximizing adsorption of Cr(VI) (95% of removal) were acquired to be initial Cr(VI) concentration: 87.57 mg/L, TSAC dosage: 2.742 g/100 mL, pH: 2.2, and contact time:109 min. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Nanoemulsifying Preconcentrate of Curcumin for Colon Delivery by Jyoti Wadhwa, Abhay Asthana, Gyati Shilakari, Arun Kumar Chopra, Ranjit Singh

“…Transmission electron micrographs confirmed that there is no coalescence among globules, with size range concordant with the globule size analysis by dynamic light scattering technique (100 nm). 3D plots indicated that concentration of formulation ingredients significantly influences the formulation properties (globule size, emulsification time, and drug release). …”
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Older Age and Abnormal Pulmonary Ventilation Function Do Not Increase the Risk of Pulmonary Hemorrhage Caused by CT-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy by Xuejuan Yu, Chunhai Li, Dexiang Wang, Bo Liu, Haipeng Jia, Wei Zhou

“…Between January 2018 and December 2019, 1,100 consecutive patients underwent CT-guided PCNBs at Qilu Hospital. …”
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Enhancing Attendance Management Through Face Recognition Technology: A Case Study at Rugarama School of Nursing and Midwifery. by Taremwa, Benjamin

“…The system was evaluated on key metrics such as accuracy and time efficiency, achieving an 80% accuracy rate and full agreement on time efficiency (100%). …”
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