Economic Evaluation of Fidaxomicin for the Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Infection (C. difficile-associated diarrhoea) in Ireland by Anke van Engen, Montserrat Casamayor, Fidelma Loftus, Martin Coen, Andy Garnham, Maureen Watt, Larry Lacey

“…**Results:** In the base case, fidaxomicin was dominant to current standard-of-care therapy, with cost savings of €2,904 and incremental quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gain of 0.031. The main drivers of costeffectiveness were recurrence rates and cost of hospitalization. …”
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Grip Strength Measurement in Baseball Pitchers: A Clinical Examination to Indicate Stride Length Inefficiency by Ryan Crotin, Dan Ramsey

“… # Results Subjects with shorter stride lengths revealed a significant decline in grip strength in the dominant arm from baseline (pre-game; 45.1 kg vs. post-game; 43.2 kg, p=0.017, ES=0.28), however all other tests involving dominant grip strength changes and offset analyses were not statistically different for under-stride and over-stride length conditions…”
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Efficacy of ultrasonography and mammography in detecting features of breast cancer by Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Amal A. Alareqi, Moawia Gameraddin, Awadia Gareeballah, Kamal D. Alsultan, Amel F. Alzain

“…Results: The strong compatibility between the two techniques was 87.1%, 94.29%, 66.92%, 79.85%, 77.56%, 77.18, and 79.84% for irregular shape, uncircumscribed, spiculated margins, tissue distortion, nipple retraction, skin thickening, and the presence of lymphadenopathy, respectively (P < 0.001). …”
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GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE PRACTICES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR OF THE NIGERIAN ECONOMY by Oginni Babalola Oluwayemi, Abel Segun Adesanya, Hammed Omotola Ojodu, Victor Ajibayo Adeyeye

“…It was found that GHRM exerted a greater influence on sustainable development after establishing a linear relationship between GHRM and sustainable development at 0.01 and 0.05 Sig. level. It was concluded that a high premium should be placed on GRS practices, T&D practices, and green compensation practices, and recommended that management should develop GHRM objectives that would be tailored towards sustainable development. …”
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Rehabilitation Following ACL Repair with Internal Brace Ligament Augmentation in Female Gymnast: A Resident’s Case Report by Colten Haack, Giorgio Zeppieri, Micheal W Moser

“… # Case Description The subject was a 16-year-old female who presented with a Sherman Type 1 proximal avulsion of her ACL. …”
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Motion-tolerant 3D volumetric multimodality microscopy imaging of human skin with subcellular resolution and extended field-of-view by Zhenguo Wu, Yunxian Tian, Jianhua Zhao, Yimei Huang, Harvey Lui, Sunil Kalia, Haishan Zeng

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Fatwa-Related Research and Writing: A Bibliometric Analysis of Malaysian Thesis Online Over Four Decades by Abdul Azib Hussain, Hamidi Abdul Ghani, Uwais Aqili Mohd Zain, Mohd Azhar Abdullah

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CONGENITAL PSEUDOARTHROSIS TIBIA IN CHILD WITH NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1 TREATED WITH THE COMBINED VASCULARIZED FIBULAR GRAFT AND ELASTIC STABLE INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL (ESIN) by Sulis Bayusentono, Trixie Brevi Putri

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In-situ electrochemical activation accelerates the magnesium-ion storage by Xuelian Qu, Guodong Li, Fengmei Wang, Ying Zhang, Tianyi Gao, Yutong Luo, Yun Song, Fang Fang, Dalin Sun, Fei Wang, Yang Liu

“…Of significant note is the slight decay in specific capacity from 205 to 141 mAh/g has been observed with an increase in specific current from 20 to 1000 mA/g. …”
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Effects of distant biofield energy healing on adults associated with psychological and mental health-related symptoms: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study by Mahendra Kumar Trivedi, Alice Branton, Dahryn Trivedi, Sambhu Mondal, Snehasis Jana

“…This trial was randomized, placebo-controlled, three parallel-groups, double-blind, and single-center with subjects who have one or more psychological and mental symptoms. …”
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Comparing the clinical effects of balanced electrolyte solutions versus normal saline in managing diabetic ketoacidosis: A systematic review and meta-analyses by Rozinadya Tamzil, Normalinda Yaacob, Norhayati Mohd Noor, Kamarul Aryffin Baharuddin

“…However, there was a significantly lower postresuscitation chloride concentration in the BES (MD 2.96 95% CI − 4.86 to − 1.06; I2 = 59%; P = 0.002). For the secondary outcomes, there was a significant reduction in duration for normalization of bicarbonate in the BES group (MD 3.11 95% CI − 3.98-2.23; I2 = 5%; P = 0.0004). …”
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Impact of high-speed shear homogenization pretreatment on structure, functional characteristics, and interfacial properties: A case of Rice Glutelin by Zhuangpeng Wang, Zhangtao Chen, Lufan Tan, Jin Tu, Yong Sun, Yuanping Ye, Senwang Zhang, Leiyan Wu

“…After HSSH treatment at 12,000 rpm for 2 min, RG exhibited optimal improvements in solubility (5.56 %), WHC (6.00 g/g) and OHC (2.20 g/g), EAI (10.19 m2/g) and ESI (341.98 min), as well as FC (16.20 %) and FS (64.21 %). …”
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Superhydrophobic property of cement mortar with polydimethylsiloxane modifier and a rough surface by Siyu Yu, Li Li, Chao Zhou, Song Lan

“…The surface of UHPC sample, after sprayed by HUHPC powders with 9 % PDMS modifier, is superhydrophobic, exhibiting a contact angle of 151° and a sliding angle of 9°. While the surface of HUHPC sample, covered by the copper mesh, is hydrophobic effect with a maximum value of contact angle at 142°. …”
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Addressing the mental health needs of India’s aging population: Understanding depression prevalence and social risk factors in tertiary care outpatients by Joanne Lydia Rajkumar, Surekha Viggeswarapu, Suja Kurian, Munaf B. Nandyal, Mahasampath Gowri

“…Following a detailed clinical interview, the Clinical Interview Schedule-Revised (CIS-R) was administered and the ICD-10 diagnosis of depression was derived. Results: A total of 171 participants were recruited. The prevalence of depression was found to be 53.2% with PHQ-2 and 35.6% with GDS. …”
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Carotid endarterectomy outcomes according to anesthesia method: General anesthesia or regional anesthesia? by Fehim Can Sevil, Serkan Gume, Mehmet Tort, Necip Becit

“…Although the operation and clamp time were shorter in Group 1, no significant difference was observed (97.93±11.02 min, 101.46±9.49 min p: 0.23; 19.60±5.62 min, 25.62±7.47 min p: 0.24, respectively). …”
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Dynamic Balance is Similar Between Lower Extremities in Elite Fencers by Nader Abdelkader, Stephen H.M. Brown, Tyson A.C. Beach, Samuel J. Howarth

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Characteristics of Water-soluble Inorganic Ions in Aerosol and Precipitation and their Scavenging Ratios in an Urban Environment in Southwest China by Chuanjie Lin, Tingting Huo, Fumo Yang, Bin Wang, Yang Chen, Huanbo Wang

“…Among the total WSIIs in ambient PM2.5, SO42− was the predominant component (49.7%), followed by NH4 + (24.1%) and NO3 − (21.4%). NH4 + and SO4 2− were the two most abundant ions in precipitation, followed by Ca2+ and NO3 −. …”
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Is HbA1c Predictive for Screening and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus? by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Oya Aldemir, Şeyma Asıltürk, Deniz Esinler, Ertuğrul Karahanoğlu, Ömer Kandemir, Serdar Yalvaç

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Modern air defense methods and countermeasures for use in operational-tactical missiles by Mykola Bondarenko, Mykhailo Vorobei

“…Defense strategies span from fighter aircraft interception utilizing long-range missiles like the AIM-54C Phoenix to the deployment of surface-to-air missile systems such as the Tor-M1. In conclusion, this comprehensive review delineates priority directions for the development of countermeasures against missile defense systems. …”
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Hydrodynamics of flow through living shoreline structure by Tanhaseng Kanyarat, Kositgittiwong Duangrudee, Ekkawatpanit Chaiwat, Kompor Wongnarin, Petpongpan Chanchai

“…The analysis reveals that a relative structure height (D/h) exceeding 1.0, coupled with a relative wavelength (L/Be) between 0.5 and 1.0, leads to wave amplitude reductions of over 90%. …”
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