Cost-effectiveness of selective digestive decontamination (SDD) versus selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD) in intensive care units with low levels of antimicrobial resist... by Marc J M Bonten, Denise van Hout, Nienke L Plantinga, Patricia C Bruijning-Verhagen, Evelien A N Oostdijk, Anne Marie G A de Smet, G Ardine de Wit, Cornelis H van Werkhoven

“…A willingness-to-pay curve was plotted to reflect the probability of cost-effectiveness of SDD for a range of different values of maximum costs per prevented in-hospital death.Results The ICER resulting from the fixed-effect meta-analysis, adjusted for clustering and differences in baseline characteristics, showed that SDD significantly reduced in-hospital mortality (adjusted absolute risk reduction 0.0195, 95% CI 0.0050 to 0.0338) with no difference in costs (adjusted cost difference €62 in favour of SDD, 95% CI –€1079 to €935). …”
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An Improved PIN Diode Model Design for a Tunable Frequency Selective Absorber by Hanxiang Lin, Xiaoxing Fang

“…An enhanced PIN diode model designed for a tunable frequency absorber is proposed, enabling continuous and adjustable absorption across the X-band frequency range. …”
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Circular Intuitionistic Fuzzy Dombi Aggregation Operators and Their Application to Marine Fuel Selection by Nuraini Rahim, Binyamin Yusoff, Lazim Abdullah, Dian Pratama

“…The model is applied to a real-world problem of marine fuel selection, demonstrating its practicality and robustness. …”
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Renovation of the levelling network of the municipality of Ljubljana by Božo Koler, Aleksander Parkelj, Lidija Krašovec, Simon Gajšek, Nejc Krašovec, Miran Brumec, Simona Savšek

“…Based on the analysis of the stability of the 1st order benchmarks of the leveling network of Slovenia, the predetermined benchmarks for the adjustment of the leveling network were selected. The precision is analyzed based on the deviations of the both sides measured height differences, the deviations when closing the leveling loops and the corrections of the measured height differences after adjustment.…”
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Penyesuaian Diri Santri Ditinjau dari Keterampilan Sosial dan Usia by Fadilla Rifky Hasan, Wisnu Sri Hertinjung

“…The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between social skills and students' self-adjustment, as well as to discover age disparities in students' self-adjustment. …”
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Understanding the Educational and Social Difficulties in Children with Hemifacial Microsomia – A Literature Review by Michał Pniak, Paweł Miklis, Maciej Mawlichanów, Aleksandra Ciesielska, Aleksandra Sieradzka, Krzysztof Szerej, Zofia Czaplińska-Paszek, Alicja Kot, Marta Wojtczak, Natalia Myśliwiec, Adrian Róźycki

“…Materials and methods: Materials for the review were selected based on an analysis of publications published in the last 20 years.   …”
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Urinary iodine levels and thyroid disorder prevalence in the adult population of China: a large-scale population-based cross-sectional study by Xueqing Li, Mingluan Xing, Pengcheng Tu, Lizhi Wu, Huixia Niu, Manjin Xu, Yunfeng Xu, Zhe Mo, Xiaofeng Wang, Zhijian Chen

“…Conversely, insufficient iodine intake (UIC < 100 µg/L) was associated with elevated thyroid nodule incidence (adjusted OR 1.196, 95% CI 1.099–1.301). After creatinine adjustment, the risk of subclinical hypothyroidism was higher in high (quartile 4) UI/Cr level (adjusted OR 1.520, 95% CI 1.334–1.732), and participants with low (quartile 1) UI/Cr level exhibit a lower risk of subclinical hypothyroidism (adjusted OR 0.624, 95% CI 0.523–0.744). …”
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Optimal Time-of-Use Price Strategy With Selecting Customer's Range Based on Cost by Jianping HUANG, Haoyong CHEN, Jiayu ZHONG, Wutao CHEN, Shengzhi DUAN, Xiaodong ZHENG

“…And the modeling of users’ response behavior does not consider the cost for users’ adjustment of electricity consumption, and the range of users cannot be selected theoretically. …”
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Localized Sequential Component Selection and Matching Scheme Based on Control Protection Collaboration by Di Cheng, Qunshan Li, Yang Wang, Yanbo Huang, Zheng Yang, Tao Kang, Fanrong Wei, Xiangning Lin

“…The key condition for restoring the phase-selective capability is to utilize the inverter power supply to adjust the positive and negative-sequence current distribution factors. …”
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Many-to-one comparisons after safety selection in multi-arm clinical trials. by Gerald Hlavin, Lisa V Hampson, Franz Koenig

“…We investigate the impact on power and FWER control of multiplicity adjustments which correct efficacy tests only for the number of safe selected treatments instead of adjusting for all K null hypotheses the trial begins testing. …”
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Structural and Economic Approach to the Selection of Peak Regulating Capacities at Thermal Power Plants by E. V. Bohdan, M. B. Karnitski

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Estimating long COVID-19 prevalence across definitions and forms of sample selection by Pietro Giorgio Lovaglio, Fabio Borgonovo, Alessandro Manzo Margiotta, Mohamed Mowafy, Marta Colaneri, Marta Colaneri, Alessandra Bandera, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori, Andrea Gori, Amedeo Ferdinando Capetti

“…We used a bivariate censored Probit model to account for selection bias and estimate adjusted LC prevalence.ResultsLC prevalence varied across definitions: 67.4% (WHO), 76.3% (NICE), 80.2% (3 months), and 79.6% (6 months). …”
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Selection and Phenotypic Plasticity Shape Plant Performance in a Grassland Biodiversity Experiment by Francesca De Giorgi, Walter Durka, Yuanyuan Huang, Bernhard Schmid, Christiane Roscher

“…However, it is still not well understood if the observed mixed responses are adaptations to the different selection pressures in plant communities of different diversity or plastic adjustments. …”
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Disrespectful care towards mothers giving birth at selected hospital in Kigali/Rwanda by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Aimable Nkurunziza, Olive Tengera, Claudine Muteteli, Vedaste Bagweneza, Pacifique Umubyeyi, Aline Uwase

“…This study aimed to assess disrespect and abuse experienced by women during their recent childbirth at a selected district hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in a selected urban district hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. …”
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Network Selection Algorithm Based on Weighted Bipartite Graph in Heterogeneous Network Environment by Nan Bao, Weiwei Xia, Xu Bao

“…The network selection process was mapping as looking for the optimal weighted bipartite graph. …”
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Screening for strongyloidiasis among selected populations in Taiwan: Prevalence, associated factors, and outcomes by Sung-Hsi Huang, Yen-Lin Chen, Hao-Yu Lin, Aristine Cheng, Lih-Yu Chang, Yi-Chia Huang, Po-Hsien Kuo, Yueh-Feng Wen, Chia-Jung Liu, Chia-Hao Chang, Wei-Shun Yang, Kai-Hsiang Chen, Pin-Ru Chu, Chi-Wei Tseng, Yi-Ching Su, Li-Hsin Su, Li-Ta Keng, Chi-Ying Lin, Un-In Wu, Hsin-Yun Sun, Yu-Tsung Huang, Hong-Ming Hsu, Chien-Ching Hung, Kua-Eyre Su

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Selection of Superior Sugar Beet Genotypes using the Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Traits by Mahdi Hassani, Ali Saremirad, Hamed Mansouri

“…Subsequently, trait values for each hybrid were adjusted based on the augmented design implementation and the variance analysis outcomes for the various studied traits. …”
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Fabrication of Porous and Nanoporous Aluminum via Selective Dissolution of Al-Zn Alloys by Oscar Marcelo Suárez, Elvin G. Estremera, Rafael Soler, Amarilis Declet, Arturo J. Hernández-Maldonado

“…Porous and nanoporous aluminum have been fabricated via selective dissolution. Al-Zn alloys were dealloyed in an aqueous solution of nitric acid to selectively dissolve zinc. …”
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis Using Bagging Decision Trees with Improved Feature Selection by Deepak Dudeja, Ajit Noonia, S. Lavanya, Vandana Sharma, Varun Kumar, Sumaiya Rehan, R. Ramkumar

“…Machine learning is a science of computer algorithms that enable systems to automatically learn actions and adjust them without explicit programming and improve from experience using pattern recognition. …”
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Investigation of the effect of selected edible and medicinal plants on in-vitro blood coagulation profile by hoda fathy, Rahma Mahrous, Rasha Abu EL-Khair, Abdallah Omar, Reham Ibrahim

“…This prompted this study which is conducted on selected Egyptian plants to highlight their effect on blood coagulation profile using Prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) tests. …”
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