Ecuación de volumen total para Populus deltoides de plantaciones del Bajo Delta del Paraná by E. FERNÁNDEZ TSCHIEDER, H. E FASSOLA, M. GARCÍA CORTÉS

“…El rango de aplicación de los modelos va desde 11,1 cm hasta 55,1 cm de diámetro a 1,3 m de altura y desde 11,9 m hasta 37,5 m de altura total. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic surgery versus small bone window craniotomy for spontaneous supratentorial intracerebral hemorrhage: a meta-analysis and trial sequentia... by Chen Guo, Yang Bai, Xiaobin Zhang, Pinjing Zhang, Song Han, Di Fan

“…Additionally, ES was associated with shorter operation times, less blood loss during surgery, and a lower pneumonia rate compared to SBWC (MD -112.35, 95% CI -165.27 to -59.43; MD -151.22, 95% CI -279.60 to -22.84; RR 0.68, 95% CI 0.51–0.91). …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…The most common barriers to skin cancer screening were lack of knowledge about skin cancer (74.1%), lack of awareness of the need for skin cancer screening (72.2%), and absence of symptoms (54.1%). …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of beef providers and consumers regarding microbial safety measures along the supply chain in Mizan-Aman, southwest Ethiopia by Girma Mamo Zegene, Seblework Mekonen Shegen, Seid Tiku Mereta

“…Furthermore, beef retailers’ owners and managers who completed high school were seven times more likely to have good knowledge [AOR = 7.02, 95 % CI: 1.11–2.47] compared to individuals who did not read and write. …”
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Economic Burden of HIV in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States by Cindy Y. Chen, Prina Donga, Alicia K. Campbell, Babafemi Taiwo

“…Baseline depression/anxiety was present in 16.1% and 24.6% of adults and 14.5% and 45.1% of adolescents in the HIV and PrEP cohorts, respectively. …”
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Application of and research on 5G mobile nursing stations in clinical settings by Chunrong Li, Lichan Li, Jiexia Li, Rui Huang, Jianying Qin, Lirong Chen, Fujia Qin

“…Results In the observation group, the average time for verifying IV infusions against medical orders was 52.34 ± 2.61 s, that for verifying oral medicine dispensing against medical orders was 29.32 ± 1.71 s, that for inputting vital signs was 46.82 ± 3.64 s, and that for completing nursing documentation was 86.81 ± 5.62 s. …”
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Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…Significantly higher (p<0.001) perinatal complications were seen in the category 1 CS cohort—Apgar scores <7 at 1 min (20.4%, 241/1179 vs 10.7%, 377/3527) and 5 min (5.8%, 68/1179 vs 1.9%, 67/3527), umbilical arterial pH<7.2 (23.7%, 279/1179 vs 9.1%, 321/3527), neonatal resuscitation (59.9%, 706/1179 vs 51.8%, 1828/3527), neonatal intensive care unit admission (9.8%, 116/1179 vs 2.5%, 87/3527) and seizures (0.8%, 10/1179 vs 0.3%, 9/3527), respectively.Conclusions These results demonstrate significantly poorer outcomes associated with term category 1 CS compared with non-category 1 emergency CS.…”
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Tenencia de cerdos y letrinas como factores de riesgo de parasitosis intestinales en dos comunidades de Guerrero, México by Nelly Villalobos, Leticia León Luna, Lorena Elizabeth Chávez-Guitrón, Guadalupe Núñez Martínez, José Juan Martínez Maya

“…Resultados: Se evaluaron 305 personas. De ellas, 181 (59.3%) fueron positivas mediante Faust. El parásito más frecuente fue Ascaris sp., con 118 positivos (38.7%); se observaron variaciones significativas entre ambas comunidades, porque en Yoloxóchitl, se identificaron 101/184 (54.9%), mientras que en Zentixtlahuaca solo se encontraron 17/121 (14.05%). …”
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Continuity and volume of bone cement and anti osteoporosis treatment were guarantee of good clinical outcomes for percutaneous vertebroplasty: a multicenter study by Zhen Cheng, Guangzong Ren, Ziyi Li, Xianda Gao, Di Zhang, Guiyue Chen

“…The associated factors with good clinical outcomes after PVP were continuous bone cement (OR = 2.237, 95% CI = 1.191–4.201, p = 0.012), standardized treatment for osteoporosis (OR = 2.105, 95% CI = 1.089–4.068, p = 0.027) and volume of bone cement > 5.5 ml (OR = 1.271, 95% CI = 1.023–1.579, p = 0.030). …”
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Changes in Running Kinematics and Kinetics Following a 10 km Run by Mark Reinking, Emily Hill, Kathryn Marr, Kasey Melness, Dominique Ortiz, Elsa Racasan, Nicholas Wedl, Joshua White, Brian Baum

“…Simultaneously, ground reaction forces (GRFs) were recorded at 1200 Hz through the treadmill's embedded force plates. …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…The funding source was significantly associated with OS independent of age, educational level, and receipt of any treatment in the intermediate-risk (hazard ratio [HR], 2.28 [95% CI, 1.58 to 3.30]; P < .001) and high-risk (HR, 1.36 [95% CI, 1.02 to 1.80]; P = .04) groups, but not in the low-risk (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.60 to 1.21]; P = .38) or metastatic groups (HR, 0.84 [95% CI, 0.64 to 1.11]; P = .23).CONCLUSIONThe worse OS observed for patients with prostate cancer with a public source of funding underscores the need for actions directed to improve the standards of public health care in Brazil.…”
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African animal trypanocide resistance: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Keneth, Iceland Kasozi, Ewan, Thomas MacLeod, Susan, Christina Welburn

“…Clinical studies also showed evidence of multi-drug resistance on DA and ISM (RR = 1.01, 95% CI: 0.71–1.43; I2 = 46%, P = 0.16). To address resistance, most preclinical studies increased the dosage and the treatment time, and this failed to improve the patient’s prognosis. …”
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Motivation and Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

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Motivation And Employees’ Performance in Local Governments: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council, Kabale District by Robert, Ampeire

“…Findings from the first study objective about the contributions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on employee performance at KMC found out that the majority of the responses were on agree side with the average man of M=3.64 and SD=1.041. The second study objective about the other factors other than motivation affecting employee performance at KMC indicated an average mean of M=3.81 and SD= 1.110, implying that there were other factors other than motivation. …”
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The relationship between tumour necrosis, systemic inflammation, body composition and survival in patients with colon cancer by Ross D. Dolan, Kathryn Pennel, Joshua Thompson, Molly McKenzie, Peter Alexander, Colin Richards, Douglas Black, Tanvir Abbass, Noori Maka, Josh McGovern, Antonia Roseweir, Stephen T. McSorley, Paul G. Horgan, Campbell Roxburgh, Donald C. McMillan, Joanne Edwards

“…On multivariate survival analysis in patients with T3 cancers age (HR: 1.45 95% CI 1.13–1.86 p < 0.01), ASA grade (HR: 1.50 95% CI 1.15–1.95 p < 0.01) and SIG (HR: 1.28 95% CI 1.11–1.48 p < 0.001) remained independently associated with survival. …”
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Normative Parameters of Gastrocnemius Muscle Stiffness and Associations with Patient Characteristics and Function by Larisa R Hoffman, Shane L Koppenhaver, Cameron W MacDonald, Johnny M Herrera, Joshua Streuli, Zachary L Visco, Nicole Wildermuth, Stephanie R Albin

“…Greater muscle stiffness in a relaxed and contracted state was associated with larger plantarflexion force production (*r* = .26, p < 0.01 and *r* = .23, p < 0.01 respectively). # Conclusion Identifying normative parameters and variance estimates of muscle stiffness in asymptomatic individuals may help guide diagnosing and managing individuals with aberrant muscle function…”
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Trends and socioeconomic inequalities of recommended antenatal care services utilization in Ethiopia: A decomposition analysis using Ethiopian nationwide Demographic Health Surveys... by Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Gebeyehu Tsega, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Yeshimebet Ali Dawed, Chad Stecher

“…The relative estimated CIX for wealth index, mothers education, Ethiopian administrative regions, and residence were 0.15 (P < 0.001), 0.14 (P < 0.001), 0.07(P < 0.001), and -0.11(P < 0.001), respectively. …”
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The impact of aneurysm volume on midterm Post-EVAR outcomes by Mehmet Ali Turkcu, Osman Eren Karpuzoglu, Bahadir Aytekin, Ferit Cetinkaya, Mustafa Dagli, Hakki Zafer Iscan

“…Since there is no definite cut-off value for aneurysm volume and EVAR results in the literature, we compared patients with aneurysm volumes above and below 231.7 cm³ obtained by roc analysis. Results: During the follow-up period, the rate of secondary intervention was higher if the preoperative aneurysm volume was greater than 231.7 cm³ (p=0.001) or if the preoperative thrombus volume was greater than 206.1 cm³ (p=0.002). …”
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Relationship between weather parameters and risk of exertional heat injuries during military training by Beng Hoong Poon, Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Kaiyuan Zheng, Wee Kiong Cheong

“…Conclusion: Integrating the data from the SAF and MSS demonstrated that a dew-point temperature ≥25.1°C on D correlates statistically with the risk of EHI on D + 1 and could be used to supplement the risk mitigation system.…”
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Design, Construction and Testing of a Dry Sand Sieving Machine by Oladeji Akanni Ogunwole

“…The coefficient of uniformity is 1.11, thus the machine design does not sieve larger particles such as gravel. …”
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