Antimicrobial resistance characterization of Staphylococcus aureus from different animal food origins in Jimma, South Western Ethiopia by Diriba Taddese, Mukarim Abdurahaman, Motuma Debelo, Eshetu Shumi, Gelana Urgessa, Dase Kefyalew, Moa Melaku, Tadele Kebeta, Gazali Abafaji

“…Among the 96 samples from each source, the highest prevalence was found in beef and milk (12.5% each), followed by eggshells (9.4%), cheese (6.3%), and egg-content samples (2.1%). …”
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Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown on Self-Efficacy in Endodontics among Dental Students by Jelena Vidas Hrstić, Ema Paljević, Ivana Brekalo Pršo, Ivana Vidović Zdrilić, Luka Šimunović, Elvis Božac, Romana Peršić Bukmir

“…Data for this longitudinal study were obtained from two generations of students who have completed the same three self-efficacy questionnaires at the end of each academic year over a three-year period. Results: Repeated measurements of each participant revealed a statistically significant difference in self-efficacy level among the three repeated measures over a three-year period (F(1, 580) = 80.226; p < 0.05). …”
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The COVID-19 pandemic and blood utilisation in South Africa by R Swanevelder, P-L Wessels, V J Louw, A Swarts, M Lennards, K van den Berg

“…The COVID‐19 pandemic accentuated the differences in blood utilisation patterns between the public and private healthcare sectors in SA, and each sector’s resilience in adapting to the challenges of the epidemic. …”
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Willingness-to-pay to access Ingenol Mebutate Gel for Actinic Keratosis Treatment in the U.S. Setting by Michael Willis, Sandra Erntoft, Sofie Persson, Jenny M. Norlin, Ulf Persson

“…Subjects were asked to state their maximum out-of-pocket WTP to receive ingenol mebutate gel instead of each of the three alternatives. **Results:** 103 subjects provided usable answers. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-prescriber partnerships to track antibiotic prescribing in publicly funded primary care in the Cape Town metropole, South Africa: An implementation study by O Van Hecke, Y Adegoke, M Allwood, K von Pressentin, M Namane, C Butler, M Mendelson, R Coetzee

“…We conducted a prospective observational study across five clinics where there was a dispensing pharmacist team. At each clinic, a prescriber-pharmacist team gathered prospective antibiotic prescribing data for ‘acute cough’, linked to clinical indication, and provided individual prescribing feedback through each clinic’s WhatsApp messaging platform about their prescribing quality (antibiotic dose, duration, frequency). …”
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The Characteristics of PM2.5 Pollution Episodes during 2016–2019 in Sichuan Basin, China by Xiaodong Wu, Guangming Shi, Xing Xiang, Fumo Yang

“…Non-monotonical relationships were obtained between the PM2.5 concentrations and pollution durations and there was a duration threshold in each city. For episodes with durations shorter than the threshold, their PM2.5 concentrations increased with duration. …”
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Randomized radial basis function neural network for solving multiscale elliptic equations by Yuhang Wu, Ziyuan Liu, Wenjun Sun, Xu Qian

“…The RRNN method commences by decomposing the computational domain into non-overlapping subdomains. Within each subdomain, the solution to the localized subproblem is approximated by a RRNN with a Gaussian kernel. …”
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Comparative, cross-sectional study of the format, content and timing of medication safety letters issued in Canada, the USA and the UK by Jeremy M Grimshaw, Margaret C Watson, Lise M Bjerre, Matthew Hogel, Cody D Black, Simon Parlow, David de Launay, Donald R Mattison

“…Only 13 (62%) of the 21 letters issued in all three countries were released within 6 months of each other.Conclusions Significant discrepancies in both the subject and timing of medication safety letters issued by health authorities in three countries (Canada, the USA and the UK) where medical practice is otherwise comparable, raising questions about why, how and when medication problems are identified and communicated to healthcare providers by the authorities. …”
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Experience of application of modern laxatives at treatment of functional constipation at adults by Ye. K. Baranskaya

“…Weighted mean time of purging effect onset was 26 h 40 min (total of Δt for each patient by the moment of first defecation, divided by 40). …”
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Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging of orthodontic adhesive resins: An in vitro study. by Sava Bakhtyar, Bayan Abdullah Hassan

“…Materials and methods: 12 specimens for fluoride releasing and recharging were used for each tested materials, materials tested for fluoride releasing were Transbond plus color change and Resilience (fluoridated ortho-adhesive resin). …”
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Development of machine learning models for predicting non-remission in early RA highlights the robust predictive importance of the RAID score-evidence from the ARCTIC study by Gaoyang Li, Shrikant S. Kolan, Franco Grimolizzi, Joseph Sexton, Giulia Malachin, Guro Goll, Tore K. Kvien, Tore K. Kvien, Nina Paulshus Sundlisæter, Manuela Zucknick, Siri Lillegraven, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Bjørn Steen Skålhegg

“…Predictive power analysis of each feature identified the baseline Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease (RAID) score as the strongest predictor of non-remission. …”
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Evaluating empirical and machine learning approaches for reference evapotranspiration estimation using limited climatic variables in Nepal by Erica Shrestha, Suyog Poudyal, Anup Ghimire, Shrena Maharjan, Manoj Lamichhane, Sushant Mehan

“…Two strategies were applied: (1) the proposed ML models were tested at each weather station using leave-one-out cross-validation (LOOCV), (2) meteorological stations were grouped into three clusters using the K-means clustering and model performance were evaluated on each cluster. …”
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Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis by Matthew A. Pappas, Shoshana J. Herzig, Andrew D. Auerbach, Abhishek Deshpande, Eunice Blanchard, Michael B. Rothberg

“…Methods: Using a multicenter retrospective cohort of adults admitted between March 2, 2020 and February 11, 2021 for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, we used a series of three-level logistic regression models to estimate the probability of receiving each of several antibiotics of interest. For each antibiotic, we then limited our data set to patient-days at intermediate probability of receipt and used augmented inverse-probability weighted models to estimate the average treatment effect of one daily dose-equivalent, compared to management without that daily dose-equivalent, on the probability of hospital-onset CDI. …”
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BIOMECHANICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN TENSION BAND WIRING, DOUBLE ENDO BUTTON AND HOOK PLATE FOR ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT INJURY by Erwin Ramawan, Jifaldi Afrian MDS

“…Using 27 acromioclavicular joints cadaver divided into three groups that performed tension band wiring fixation, double endo button and hook plate. Each fixation evaluated with 10, 20, 50 and 100 times repetitions with 100N traction force. …”
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Time Management According to the Perspective of the Late Tuan Guru Haji Nik Abdul Aziz: A Study of the Interpretation of Surah al-'Asr by Abdul Azib Hussain, Khairulnazrin Nasir, Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Hamidi Abdul Ghani

“…The results of the study found that time management, according to the deceased's perspective, is based on the four criteria mentioned in Surah al-'Asr, namely: [a] The believer; [b] Do good deeds; [c] Message each other with truth, and; [d] Message each other with patience. …”
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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“…Each response was graded by three experienced family medicine clinicians, and the overall score was reported for its utility and appropriateness. …”
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Fine-tuning GBS data with comparison of reference and mock genome approaches for advancing genomic selection in less studied farmed species by Daniel Fischer, Miika Tapio, Oliver Bitz, Terhi Iso-Touru, Antti Kause, Ilma Tapio

“…The GBS sequencing yielded approximately one million reads for each of the around 100 assessed samples. Optimizing various strategies to create a de-novo reference genome for variant calling (mock reference) showed that using three samples outperformed other building strategies with single or very large number of samples. …”
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Efficacy of phototherapy to treat facial ageing when using a red versus an amber LED: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lidiane Rocha Mota, Christiane Pavani, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Ivone da Silva Duarte, Daniela de Fátima Teixeira da Silva

“…They will be using red and amber LEDs, with one colour being used on each hemiface. The facial side to be treated with each colour will be randomised. …”
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The list of the reviewers of the Military Technical Courier in 2024 by Nebojša N. Gaćeša

“…Authors and reviewers are anonymous to each other in the process of review. Reviews after the article has been published are allowed and encouraged for subsequent evaluation of papers and authors. …”
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Proper Use of Organic Fertilizer Materials for Vegetable Crops Grown in Florida in the BMP Era by Eric Simonne, George Hochmuth

“…However, for presentation purposes, each aspect of vegetable production is described in a separate publication. …”
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