Trends for Admission, Mortality and Emergency Surgery in Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Study of Eight Years of Admissions in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Cazacu SM, Parscoveanu M, Rogoveanu I, Goganau A, Vieru A, Moraru E, Cartu D

“…Sergiu Marian Cazacu,1 Mircea Parscoveanu,2,* Ion Rogoveanu,1,* Alexandru Goganau,2 Alexandru Vieru,3 Emil Moraru,2 Dan Cartu2 1Gastroenterology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania; 2Surgery Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania; 3Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Emergency County Hospital Craiova, Craiova, Romania*These authors have a contribution equal to the principal authorCorrespondence: Emil Moraru; Mircea Parscoveanu, Email moraruemil@yahoo.com; emil.moraru@umfcv.ro; mircea_parscoveanu@yahoo.com; mircea.parscoveanu@umfcv.roIntroduction: Most studies have shown a declining incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in recent years. …”
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Characteristics of the blood plasma “lipid peroxidation — antioxidant protection” system depending on nasal mucosa microflora composition in various chronic rhinitis phenotypes... by O. V. Smirnova, N. S. Goncharova

“…The critical level of statistical significance for testing scientific hypotheses was considered equal to p 0.05. The data are presented as a median (Me) and interquartile range (Q25–Q75). …”
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Attenuation of acute postoperative pain and opioid requirement with the use of magnesium sulfate in patients undergoing limb amputations by Rabeea Sajid Qureshi, Tanveer Alam, Ahsun Waqar Khan, Muhammad Bilal Shafiq

“…They were randomised into 2 equal groups. The anaesthesia protocol was uniform for all patients. …”
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Prevalencia de las limitaciones funcionales durante el envejecimiento en la población española y su relación con el índice de masa corporal (Prevalence of functional limitations d... by Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez, Vicente Romo-Pérez, Anxela Soto-Rodríguez, José L García-Soidán

“…Objective: to describe the prevalence of functional limitations and examine its association with BMI, age, and sex. Method: in this cross-sectional study, data from 5,970 people aged 65 and over (age range 65-94 years) was retrieved from the European Health Survey 2014 (EES14) conducted by the National Statistics Institute and the Ministry of Health, Services Social and Equality of the Spanish Government. …”
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Platelet distribution width as a cost-effective marker for sepsis-associated acute kidney injury: A retrospective cross-section study. by Xuelian Yin, Jiebin Li, Enfeng Ren, Yi Zheng, Hong Zhao, Jing Zhang, Qingxia Du

“…The area under curve (AUC) values for predicting S -AKI using PDW, SOFA, LDH, and combined SOFA-PDW metrics were found to be approximately equal to 0.696 (95% CI: 0.621-0.771, P = .000), 0.771 (95% CI: 0.706-0.837, P = .000) and 0.695 (95% CI: 0.611-0.780, P = .000), 0.799 (95% CI: 0.739-0.858) respectively.…”
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The Eagle Eyes: an Intervention Utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies to Enhance the Observation Skills of Medical Students by Najmeh Ghorbani, Maryam Alizadeh, Azadeh Sayarifard, Abdoljavad Khajavi, Philip Yenawine

“…While both interventions were equally effective in the delayed follow-up and real-world settings regarding the total number of observations and words used, the VTS and VTA approach led to a notable increase in the time spent on observation descriptions. …”
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Non-thermal plasma-enhanced reverse water-gas shift reaction over hydroxyapatite-supported Ni catalyst: Effect of severe process conditions by Farbod Farzi, Erwan Baudillon, Romain Kersaudy, Inès Esma Achouri

“…A 10 wt% Ni- ZrO2/HAp catalyst was prepared by the wetness impregnation method, dried at 180 °C for 18 h and calcined at 500°C for 3 h. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of nanocomposites based on polylactide/silver nanoparticles, obtained by thermochemical reduction of Ag+ ions by natural or synthetic polymers by V. L. Demchenko, M. V. Iurzhenko, S. M. Kobylinskyi, L. A. Goncharenko

“…It has been found that the average size of Ag nanoparticles in the polymeric matrix is equal to     ~ 7 and ~ 4 nm for PEI and chitosan, respectively. …”
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Feasibility of Exceeding 20% Efficiency for Kesterite/c-Silicon Tandem Solar Cells Using an Alternative Buffer Layer: Optical and Electrical Analysis by Naoufal Ennouhi, Safae Aazou, Abdeljalile Er-rafyg, Zakaria Laghfour, Zouheir Sekkat

“…The best tandem device with a TiO₂ buffer layer for the top subcell with an optimum bandgap equal to 1.7 eV (CZT0.6Ge0.4S4) and a thickness of 0.8 µm achieved an efficiency of approximately 20%. …”
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Detection and Geolocation of Peat Fires Using Thermal Infrared Cameras on Drones by Temitope Sam-Odusina, Petrisly Perkasa, Carl Chalmers, Paul Fergus, Steven N. Longmore, Serge A. Wich

“…In addition, the model is robust to false positives, which is indicated by a precision equal to 94.2%. To demonstrate its practical utility, the model was also tested on real peat wildfires, and the results are promising, as indicated by a high IOU score of 90%. …”
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QUADRUPLE HELIX IN POLICY DESIGN: RETHINKING INDUSTRIAL REVITALIZATION IN TRANSITIONAL ECONOMIES by Anton Andriienko

“…The study focuses on integrating academia, industry, government, and civil society as co-equal stakeholders in innovation and economic governance. …”
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Design and Experimental Study of a Dual-Side-Disturbance-Facilitated Air-Suction Precision Seed Metering Device for Corn by Fazhan Yang, Quan Song, Yuhuan Li, Sen Chu, Baogang Li, Shuo Zhao

“…The dual-side-disturbance-promoting method effectively increases the seed agitation, directing the corn seeds toward the suction holes and improving the seed-filling quality. …”
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Nitsa is a new spring common wheat variety of ural breeding by N. N. Zezin, V. A. Vorobiev, A. V. Vorobiev, Z. R. Nikolaeva, L. V. Malenkova

“…It was established that stress resistance of ‘Nitsa’ was equal to ‘Iren’ and ‘Ekaterina’ and surpassed all the studied middle-early and middle-maturing varieties. …”
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The frequency of polidrug use in a driving population in Rome by Giovanni Michele Lagravinese, Alessia Mammone, Carla Rossi, Miriam De Vita, Valeria Marino, Alessandro Feola, Luigi Tonino Marsella

“…This resulted in a polydrug-use score equal to 2.93 (standard deviation 1.7, minimum 1.5, maximum 9.25).…”
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COAST, LOWLAND, AND HIGHLAND: A GEOGRAPHICAL UNITY IN SUPPORTING THE ECONOMY OF CIREBON FROM XIX-XX CENTURY by Eva Nur Arovah, Nina Herlina Lubis, Reiza Dienaputra, Widyo Nugrahanto

“…In 17th century, by the equal disintegration of traditional politics and taking over of the power of Cirebon Palace by VOC and the system and direction of policy which are made by the Dutch government, the sector-based trade in the coastal area of Cirebon becomes increasingly advanced and widespread. …”
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Concurrent Dengue and Malaria infection: A Double Trouble by Syed Bilal Hashmi, Manal Adil, Laraib Malik

“…Also, treating clothes, mosquito nets, and tents with insect repellent such as permethrin is an effective method for prevention.…”
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HIGH LEVEL OF GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS OF BLOOD SERUM AS AN INDEPENDENT PREDICTOR OF THE DEVELOPING PERITONEUM ADHESIVE DISEASE by I. F. Sufiyarov, A. G. Khasanov, M. A. Nurtdinov, A. V. Samorodov, G. R. Jamalova

“…The growth of the overall content of the glycosaminoglycans made 261% (p < 0.0001) compared with the control group. Method of ROC-analysis established that the area under the ROC curve is a common glycosaminoglycans is equal 0.824 ± 0.055, 95% confidence interval-0.906 0.711. …”
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Increased tax rates in the taxation system of the Republic of Lithuania by Bronius Sudavicius, Martynas Endrijaitis

“…The consequences of these economic sanctions are very severe what makes this instrument being equal to legal responsibility. Furthermore, this research examines if the higher tax rate might be applied along with other forms of legal responsibilities, for example, fine under the tax law. …”
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Evaluation of cardiac repolarization inhomogeneity in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus by İlknur Elifoğlu, Rahmi Özdemir, Veysel Nijat Baş, Damla Geçkalan, Emine Değirmen Şişman

“…In this study, cardiac repolarization inhomogeneity in children with Type 1 diabetes mellitus was evaluated electrocardiographically. Method: Between February 2021 and April 2021, 48 patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and an equal number of healthy control groups were included in the study. …”
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Hypertensive crisis: Insights into prevalence and associated factors at a tertiary care facility in Zambia. by Lukundo Siame, Mbulazi B Kabeta, Gift C Chama, Lweendo Muchaili, Ceaser Wankumbu Silumbwe, Benson M Hamooya, Bislom C Mweene, Situmbeko Liweleya, Sydney Mulamfu, Joreen P Povia, Sepiso K Masenga

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with hypertensive crisis among patients presenting at the adult medical emergency department at LUTH.<h4>Method</h4>This was a retrospective cross-sectional study conducted among 977 individuals aged ≥ 18 years who visited the facility between 1st January and 31st December 2021. …”
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