Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis: Single Reference Center Experience and Review of Current Literature: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Alper Aykanat, Hasan Tolga Celik, Gulsen Hazirolan, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…CONCLUSIONS: The present study underlines high rates of culture-proven neonatal bacterial meningitis among suspected newborns despite improvements in modern health care, which raises attention to careful evaluation of these patients and early administration of properly-selected antibiotics. Our incidence rates are in keeping with studies from the developed world. …”
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The touristification of urban spaces: measurement proposal by Manuel De la Calle Vaquero, Carmen Mínguez García, María García Hernández

“…Se propone una metodología que arranca con la elaboración de dos indicadores que se aplican a escala de manzana en Donostia-San Sebastián: un indicador de intensidad de alojamiento turístico y un indicador de especialización turística de la oferta comercial y hostelera. Seguidamente, se procede al cruce espacial de los valores obtenidos y su contraste con la presencia de visitantes, lo que permite reflejar a escala de manzana la geografía de la turistificación de la ciudad. …”
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H. pylori-Associated Gastritis, Gastritis after H. pylori Eradication and H. pylori-Negative Gastritis: Algorithm of Diagnosis and Treatment (Literature Review and Resolution of... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, T. L. Lapina, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alekseeva, S. A. Alekseenko, D. N. Andreev, I. G. Bakulin, N. V. Bakulina, D. S. Bordin, Z. M. Galeeva, N. N. Dekhnich, N. V. Korochanskaya, R. O. Kuvaev, M. A. Livzan, M. F. Osipenko, S. S. Pirogov, V. I. Simanenkov, O. A. Storonova, A. S. Tertychnyy, A. S. Trukhmanov, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, I. B. Khlynov, V. V. Tsukanov

“…Endoscopic and histologic examinations serve as key diagnostic techniques that provide a means for assessing the ethiology of gastritis, topography and degree of atrophic changes, gastritis staging as per OLGA/OLGIM system that properly correlates with the risk of stomach cancer and determines endoscopic examination strategy. …”
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Patient safety culture: Insights from a cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals by Vijay K. Tadia, Neelam Kotwal, Rahul S. Jalaunia

“…A total of 74% responded that supervisors or clinical leaders support them in pursuit of patient safety, 73% about proper handovers. About 69% mentioned about a culture of organizational learning and continuous improvement, 59% reported any patient safety event, 49% believed in support from Hospital management and 42% believed that if a patient safety error is reported it is responded to positively by the seniors by taking corrective measures. …”
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Face Masks and Prevention of Respiratory Viral Infections: An Overview by Chiu-Sen Wang

“…For an effective protection, a mask should fit the face properly. While face masks have proven adequate in reducing airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infections, continuous improvement is needed to better prepare for future respiratory viral threats.…”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of ICU Medical Staff toward Nutrition Care and its Impact on Patient Recovery in Taiz, Yemen by Haitham T. S. Mohammed, Lamia A. S. Ali, Malak Anwar Saif, Nada Khalid Al-Adeemy, Noha Kamel Al-Nadhary, Raghad Sameer Saif, Shaima Kamel Al-Nadhary, Yomna Mukarram Al-Dobai, Nur Mufida Wulan Sari

“…Background: Proper nutrition is essential for enhancing patient recovery, especially within hospital environments. …”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Hand Held Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Older Males with a History of Smoking by Denver Phiri, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…**Conclusion:** These findings suggest that primary care physicians with proper training should consider PMEs as a cost effective method to opportunistically scan and manage AAA patients among older males who have a history of smoking.…”
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Taxation of exports and imports of services: Automation of accounting and audit of transactions by Іryna Zhurakovska, Roman Sydorenko

“…It is established that due to the complex mechanism of VAT taxation, many of the data required for proper accounting and taxation are not reflected in accounting software at all, which makes accounting for such transactions "manual", and therefore more likely to be subject to errors. …”
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Akinetopsia: a systematic review on visual motion blindness by Johanna L. Browne, Lydia Krabbendam, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom, Jan Dirk Blom

“…Although individual reports confirm that akinetopsia may have detrimental effects on people’s lives, data were insufficient for a proper analysis of such experiential aspects.ConclusionPhenomenologically, pathophysiologically, and etiologically, akinetopsia is more heterogeneous than previously thought. …”
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Airway Management in Pan Facial Fracture: An Outcome Analysis of Elective Tracheostomy and Submental Endotracheal Intubation by Vipin Venugopal Nair, Yuvraj Issar, Harmanjot Singh Dhillon, Gurpinder Singh Ghotra, Pranay Pratap, Ayush Mathur, Kamalpreet Singh

“…It provides the surgeon with an excellent operative field for achieving the proper dental occlusion. Both short- and long-term outcomes are better compared to the alternative airway method of elective tracheostomy. …”
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RF communication between dual band implantable and on body antennas for biotelemetry application by Yara A. Kamel, Hesham A. Mohamed, Hala ELsadek, Hadia M. ELhennawy

“…Moreover, for introducing an electrically small antenna footprint with proper performance, the implantable antenna is designed with an entire size of 25.4 (5 $$\times$$ 5 $$\times$$ 1.016) $$\hbox {mm}^3$$ . …”
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Profiling gene alterations in striatonigral neurons associated with incubation of methamphetamine craving by cholera toxin subunit B-based fluorescence-activated cell sorting by Rachel D. Altshuler, Megan A. M. Burke, Kristine T. Garcia, Kenneth Class, Raffaello Cimbro, Xuan Li, Xuan Li

“…Here we combined a newly developed fluorescence-activated sorting (FACS) protocol with fluorescence-conjugated cholera toxin subunit B-647 (CTb-647, a retrograde tracer) to examine gene alterations in the direct-pathway (striatonigral) medium spiny neurons (MSNs) associated with incubation of Meth craving.MethodsWe injected CTb-647 bilaterally into substantia nigra before or after training rats to self-administer Meth or saline (control condition) for 10 days (6 h/d). …”
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Disección de la mano y su relación teórico-práctica en rehabilitación: hallazgo de una variación anatómica by Giovanna Alexandra Ferrin-Becerra, Aida Maria Cordoba-Chasoy, Sonia Osorio-Toro

“…Para su desarrollo se realizaron cuatro fases: inicialmente se llevó a cabo el estudio teórico de la mano; así, se prosiguió con el diseño de un Procedimiento Operativo Estándar (POE) que permitió proceder a la disección de una mano en un cadáver; finalmente, se identificó una variación anatómica en esta. …”
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The Effect of Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) Based on EDUGARLIN Application and Booklet on Postpartum Fitness Quality by Junengsih Junengsih, Rosita Syarifah, Ani Kusumastuti, Herlyssa Herlyssa, Elly Dwi Wahyuni, Yulia Ulfah Fatimah, Lia Nurcahyani, Fahmi Hafid

“…Several studies have shown that the discomfort experienced can lead to pathological development and complications when not treated properly. To prevent complications, information technology from smartphones with Android-based applications can be used to improve the quality of postpartum well-being. …”
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Single-Use Flexible Bronchoscope in Facilitating Endobronchial Valve Treatment in Severe Emphysema by Sakaguchi T, Slebos DJ

“…Tadashi Sakaguchi,1,2 Dirk-Jan Slebos2,3 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Matsusaka Municipal Hospital, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan; 2Department of Pulmonary Diseases, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; 3Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the NetherlandsCorrespondence: Tadashi Sakaguchi, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Matsusaka Municipal Hospital, 1550, Tonomachi, Matsusaka, Mie, 515-0073, Japan, Tel +81 598 23 1515, Email iwbd0524@yahoo.co.jpAbstract: Ensuring proper placement of one-way endobronchial valves is a vital step in achieving successful bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. …”
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CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA by Alade Ayodeji ADEMOKOYA, Mubarak Olajide SALAMI, Halimat Bukola ISAU, Habeeb Abiola IBRAHIM

“…The study therefore, concluded that loan-value ratio, loan-deposit ratio, value of total loans, bank size, and non-performing loans influence banks profitability in Nigeria, and recommended that proper attention be paid to these variables in order to increase the profitability of deposit money banks in Nigeria. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Our results demonstrate the advantages of utilizing the char-EC/soot-EC ratio rather than the OC/EC ratio as a tracer of these two sources in the IGP region.…”
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Ground-level Particulate Sulphate and Gaseous Sulphur Dioxide Downwind of an Aluminium Smelter by Dane Blanchard, Julian Aherne

“…Furthermore, the increasing pSO4 2−/vanadium (V) ratio (used as a tracer of smelter emissions) relative to distance confirmed particulate formation was occurring within the emission plume during the sampling period. …”
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BUDGET USE AND PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA by Mubaraq Sanni, Oladipo Oluwafolakemi Fasesin

“…SMEs ought to maintain proper budget, the lack of which may lead the businesses to remain small, stagnant and even close down in some cases. …”
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Granjas avícolas y autosuficiencia de maíz y soya: caso Tungurahua-Ecuador by Pablo Pomboza-Tamaquiza, Ricardo Guerrero-López, Deysi Guevara-Freire, Verónica Rivera

“…El 100% de maíz y soya utilizado por la avicultura de Tungurahua, procede de otras provincias e importaciones internacionales. …”
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