Mind the HAP: an initiative to improve the diagnosis, management and prevention of hospital-acquired pneumonia on the RBH elderly care wards by Charles McLaren, Apurba Chatterjee, Shabnam Iyer, Thanuja Nanayakkara, Patricia Knight, Tanya Demonne, Oscar Amarille, Amanda Adkins, Ruhel Miah

“…Methods: Retrospective audits revealed diagnostic and coding errors, alongside a dearth of structured preventative measures across the five wards. …”
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PROFILE OF TRANSFUSION REACTIONS RELATED TO THE INFUSION OF HEMATOPOIETIC CELL IN A PEDIATRIC CENTER by ECDS Pirolli, RAF Tutumi, FW Garcia, R Nomura, ER Pinto, MJ Piloni, JLM Bach, C Bonfim

“…ABO/Rh incompatibility was found in 56% (n = 60), with 38% (n = 23) having minor incompatibility, 28% (n = 17) major incompatibility, 22% (n = 13) Rh incompatibility, and 12% (n = 7) bidirectional incompatibility. …”
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EDITORIAL by Ivan Čuk

“…No main differences were found which underlines the need to take another look at the Code of Points. …”
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Dosimetric study of TrueBeam single-isocenter vs. Halcyon dual-isocenter VMAT radiotherapy plans for postoperative left-sided breast cancer by Chaojun Chai, Kainan Shao, Guoping Shan, Pu Li, Fenglei Du, Yiwei Yang

“…Conclusions The study found that Halcyon dual-isocenter VMAT plans offered better PTV uniformity and coverage while protecting OARs more effectively. …”
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Performance of the digital trail making test in older adults with white matter lesions by Xinjun Shan, Le Tian, Hongyi Zhao, Hongyi Zhao, Xiuli Zhao, Fangyuan Wei

“…The participants completed the dTMT Part A (dTMTA) and dTMT Part B (dTMTB) to obtain the outcomes, such as dTMT completion time, number of errors, time inside each circle, total pathway deviation of each step, and velocity of drawing of each step. …”
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Retinoic acid-induced 2 deficiency impairs genomic stability in breast cancer by Lena Boettcher, Sarah Greimeier, Kerstin Borgmann, Shabbir S. Mughal, Bernhard Ellinger, Kai Bartkowiak, Bernd Zobiak, Antonio V. Failla, Pascal Steffen, Ellen Claus, Katharina Besler, Christopher Buccitelli, Violetta Schaaf, Ann-Kathrin Ozga, Simona Parretta, Svenja Schneegans, Wael Y. Mansour, Jan O. Korbel, Hartmut Schlueter, Benedikt Brors, Klaus Pantel, Harriet Wikman, Stefan Werner

“…We also found that genotoxic stress induces the RAI2 protein, which has an affinity for and colocalises with poly-(ADP-ribose). …”
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Neurocognitive dysfunctions in childhood-onset schizophrenia: A systematic review by A. Armita, J. Guivarch, E. Dor, G. Laure, R. Zeghari, M. Gindt, S. Thümmler, F. Askenazy, A. Fernandez

“…Attentional deficits are observed with longer reaction time, more errors of omission and commission and slower processing speed than controls. …”
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Errata Publishing in Library and Information Science Journals From 2001 to 2020 and Citation Patterns of Published Errata: Analysis and Insights 2001-2020年圖書資訊學期刊勘誤文章之出版及被引用原因之分析與見... by Yu-Wei Chang, Mei-Chin Meng

“…However, the proportion of notices addressing these errors was higher in the present study than in that of Yang et al. (65.2% vs. 44.7%). …”
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Recommended coupling to global meteorological fields for long-term tracer simulations with WRF-GHG by D. Ho, M. Gałkowski, M. Gałkowski, F. Reum, S. Botía, J. Marshall, K. U. Totsche, C. Gerbig

“…In both of these contexts, transport errors can bias the results and should therefore be minimized.…”
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Benchmarking <i>K</i>_DP in rainfall: a quantitative assessment of estimation algorithms using C-band weather radar observations by M. Aldana, M. Aldana, S. Pulkkinen, A. von Lerber, M. R. Kumjian, D. Moisseev, D. Moisseev

“…We have found significant differences in the performance of the studied methods, where the best-performing methods showed smaller normalized biases in the high reflectivity values (i.e., <span class="inline-formula">≥</span> 40 dBZ) and overall smaller normalized root-mean-square errors across the range of reflectivity values.…”
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Identifying accurate methods of assessing blood pressure and health information by lay volunteers in the Philippines: Adapting a Canadian cardiometabolic health program to LMICs by Ricardo Angeles, Floro Dave Arnuco, Fortunato Cristobal, Lisa Dolovich, Janusz Kaczorowski, Dale Guenter, Kasthuri Selvarajah, Fiona Parascandalo, Jessica Gaber, Gina Agarwal

“…Manual BP measurement showed a very poor correlation (r < 0.60) with the gold standard. Phase 2: BHWs found cell phones and tablets more accurate and easier than paper. …”
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Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease: Results from a Pilot Study in the Portuguese Population by Diogo Rodrigues, Ana Marcão, Lurdes Lopes, Ana Ventura, Teresa Faria, Anabela Ferrão, Carolina Gonçalves, Paula Kjöllerström, Ana Castro, Sofia Fraga, Marta Almeida, Tabita Maia, João Gomes, Ana Lachado, Isabel Guerra, Fátima Ferreira, Fernanda Trigo, Celeste Bento, Laura Vilarinho

“…The Portuguese Newborn Screening Program currently includes 28 pathologies: congenital hypothyroidism, cystic fibrosis, 24 inborn errors of metabolism, sickle cell disease and spinal muscular atrophy. …”
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Evolution paths of urban forms influenced by landforms: Asynchrony but convergence by Chao Yang, Qiyan Huang, Qiong Xian, Meng Yuan, Xiaoming Cong, Lisha Xun, Jianxiong Cheng, Hongyi Pan

“…Over time, nearly 81 % of clustered infill and compact adjoining cities are found in plains and hills, with the most compact forms in plains. …”
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Performance of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission for Monitoring Small Lakes in West Africa by Felix Girard, Laurent Kergoat, Ibrahim Mainassara, Maxime Wubda, Edwige Dayangnewende Nikiema, Amadou Abdourhamane Toure, Julien Renou, Maxime Vayre, Nicolas Taburet, Nicolas Picot, Manuela Grippa

“…SWOT pixel classification errors are found to affect both products, especially for LakeSP. …”
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CREATING THE KULTUK POLYGON FOR EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION: VARIATIONS OF (234U/238U) AND 87SR/86SR IN GROUNDWATER FROM ACTIVE FAULTS AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE BAIKAL by S. V. Rasskazov, E. P. Chebykin, A. M. Ilyasova, E. N. Vodneva, I. S. Chuvashova, S. A. Bornyakov, A. K. Seminsky, S. V. Snopkov, V. V. Chechel'nitsky, N. A. Gileva

“…On sites of the tectonically stable areas, it was found that components of the surface runoff had admixtures of ground water components from the nearsurface water sources. …”
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Analysis of prognostic factors and risk prediction in brain metastases: a SEER population-based study by Qiang Ji, Qiang Ji, Zixuan Yang, Zixuan Yang, Xun Kang, Lili Zhou, Feng Chen, Wenbin Li, Wenbin Li

“…Calibration curves displayed minimal errors, and the area under the curve (AUC) values showed excellent performance at 3 months (training: 0.83, test: 0.83), 6 months (training: 0.80, test: 0.80), and 12 months (training: 0.77, test: 0.76).ConclusionBrain metastases from liver, stomach, and lung cancers are linked to a poor prognosis. …”
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Generative artificial intelligence and machine learning methods to screen social media content by Kellen Sharp, Rachel R. Ouellette, Rujula Singh Rajendra Singh, Elise E. DeVito, Neil Kamdar, Amanda de la Noval, Dhiraj Murthy, Grace Kong

“…ChatGPT’s sensitivity was found to be lower than a human coder in the current case example but has demonstrated power for screening out irrelevant content and can be used as an initial pass at screening content. …”
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Driplines Layout Designs Comparison of Moisture Distribution in Clayey Soils, Using Soil Analysis, Calibrated Time Domain Reflectometry Sensors, and Precision Agriculture Geostatis... by Agathos Filintas

“…A and sensor calibration method 2 for the geospatial 2D imaging of PA GIS maps because these were found to be more accurate, with the lowest statistical and geostatistical errors, and the best validation measures for accurate profile SWC imaging were obtained for clay loam over clay soils. …”
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Examine frameworks policies and strategies for effective information governance in healthcare organizations. by Richard Okyere Boadu, Victor Wireko Adu, Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu, Baishatu Ibrahim, Prince Akey, Amponsah Amishadas Mensah, Godwin Adzakpah, Nathan Kumasenu Mensah

“…Closed-ended questions were analyzed with Stata 15.0 involving frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation, standard errors and confident intervals. A chi-square test of independence was deployed to ascertain relationships between variables. …”
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The FRIENDS preventive programme for reducing anxiety symptoms in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Trine Filges, Geir Smedslund, Tine Eriksen, Kirsten Birkefoss, Malene Wallach Kildemoes

“…Six studies did not report data that enabled calculation of effect sizes and standard errors. Two studies had partial overlap of data to other studies used, and two were written in Persian. …”
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