Correlates of incident hypocalcemia amongst trauma patients in the Western Cape of South Africa: a secondary analysis of the Epidemiology and Outcomes of Prolonged Trauma Care (Epi... by Jessica B. Oudakker, Christiaan A. Rees, George Oosthuizen, Elmin Steyn, Shaheem de Vries, Janette Verster, Craig Wylie, Mohammed Mayet, Lesley Hodsdon, Karlien Doubell, Leigh Wagner, L’Oreal Snyders, Denise Lourens, Julia M. Dixon, Jessica L. Wild, Mengli Xiao, Lani Finck, Steven G. Schauer, Hendrick J. Lategan, Nee-Kofi Mould-Millman

“…Linear and quadratic regression was used to evaluate the relationship between initial ionized calcium and selected laboratory markers such as hemoglobin, lactate, venous pH, and platelets. …”
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Feasibility of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cardiopulmonary resuscitation by low volume centers in Belgium by Paul B. Massion, Sabrina Joachim, Philippe Morimont, Guy‐Loup Dulière, Romain Betz, Arnaud Benoit, Philippe Amabili, Marc Lagny, Justin Lizin, Anthony Massaro, Vincent Tchana‐Sato, Didier Ledoux

“…Conclusion In low volume ECMO centers, the implementation of a specific ECPR protocol for refractory OHCA patients is feasible and provides potential clinical benefit. Highly selective inclusion criteria seem essential to select candidates for ECPR. …”
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Can UVC radiation be useful in prolonging the shelf life of mangoes? by Thi-Thu-Ngoc Le, Chung-Ta Liao, Chi-Shou Wu, Nai-Jen Cheng, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Yeh-Wei Yu, Ching-Cherng Sun

“…Consequently, we recommend selecting mangoes in good initial condition for UVC treatment to achieve the effectiveness in prolong their shelf life. …”
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Association of sarcopenia with all-cause and cause-specific mortality in cancer patients: development and validation of a 3-year and 5-year survival prediction model by Feng Cui, Xiangji Dang, Daiyun Peng, Yuanhua She, Yubin Wang, Ruifeng Yang, Zhiyao Han, Yan Liu, Hanteng Yang

“…Method This study included 1095 cancer patients from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cohorts spanning 1999–2006 and 2011–2014. Initially, we used the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO)-Cox regression models for feature selection. …”
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VIS/NIR Spectroscopy as a Non-Destructive Method for Evaluation of Quality Parameters of Three Bell Pepper Varieties Based on Soft Computing Methods by Meysam Latifi Amoghin, Yousef Abbaspour-Gilandeh, Mohammad Tahmasebi, Mohammad Kaveh, Hany S. El-Mesery, Mariusz Szymanek, Maciej Sprawka

“…Raw spectral data were initially modeled using partial least squares regression (PLSR). …”
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Influence of Absorbing Material Distribution on Double Slope Sound Decay in L-Shaped Room by Mirosław MEISSNER

“…It is characterized by rapid initial and slow late decays, thus the decay curve exhibits so-called a “sagging” appearance. …”
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Finite Element Analysis of Cogging Torque and Torque Ripple of Brushless DC Motor by Estabraq Abd-Al Kareem, Amer M.Ali

“…The detailed obtained results will guide BLDC motor designers to select proper values of magnet thickness, embrace factor, offset, and initial rotor position without needing to test many costly produced prototype motors. …”
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Numerical-Experimental characterization of honeycomb sandwich panel and numerical modal analysis of implemented delamination by Aya Bendada, Djilali Boutchicha, Adel Chouiter, Mokhtaria Miri

“…According to these initial parameters, finite element model of sandwich composite plate is constructed to extract its elasto-dynamic characteristics. …”
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Energy Efficient Link Aware Routing with Power Control in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks by Jeevaa Katiravan, D. Sylvia, D. Srinivasa Rao

“…In this paper, a protocol is proposed which uses multiple metrics such as residual energy and link quality for route selection and also includes a monitoring mechanism which initiates a route discovery for a poor link, thereby reducing the overhead involved and improving the throughput of the network while maintaining network connectivity. …”
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Data‐Driven Innovation in Metal‐Organic Frameworks Photocatalysis: Bridging Gaps for CO2 Capture and Conversion with FAIR Principles by Claudia Bizzarri, Manuel Tsotsalas

“…By consolidating crucial data from scientific literature, such a database promotes efficient decision‐making in material selection for CO2 capture and utilization. Emphasizing the significance of open‐source initiatives and the principles of FAIR data—ensuring data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable—a collaborative approach to data management and sharing is advocated for. …”
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Development of Drying Schedule of Superior and Conventional Teak Wood of Ten Years-old Planted in Blora, Central Java by Tomy Listyanto, Yusuf Setia Darmawan, Rini Pujiarti, Fanny Hidayati, Ganis Lukmandaru, Joko Sulistyo

“…Application of the selected drying schedule was succeed without any significant defects.…”
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About simulation environment for modeling the Internet of Things components and applications using visual flow-based programming tools and cloud services by A. A. Andrushevich, I. S. Vojteshenko, O. Ju. Emelianova

“…Based on the implemented model, an initial series of simulation experiments were also carried out, on the one hand, aimed at checking some characteristics of the functionality of the developed simulation environment and the selected example for simulation of residential premises energy management. …”
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Disease course of Chronic Relapsing Inflammatory Optic Neuropathy (CRION) in a single care center by Luis Enrique MOLINA-CARRIÓN, Josehp LIRA-TECPA, María Pilar JIMÉNEZ-ARELLANO, María Pilar CRUZ-DOMÍNGUEZ, Gabriela MEDINA

“…Methods: From a cohort of 1,735 patients with demyelinating disorders, we selected patients aged over 16 years with CRION according to current criteria. …”
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Diseño por simulación de un sistema híbrido eólico fotovoltaico para una vaquería en Cuba//Design by simulation of a PV Wind hybrid system for an isolated dairy farm in Cuba by Antonio Werner-de Dios-Ortega, Michel Errasti-Cabrera

“…As a result of the simulation HOMER displays a table of results with the combination of all possible variants, sorted using the initial capital (Initial Capital). Combining technical and economic criteria as the cost of energy and the unmet load a variant was selected that best fits to the dairy needs.…”
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Effect of pyrolytic temperature on the adsorption of Pb(II) from synthetic wastewater onto bamboo chopstick biochar: a conventional vs. microwave-assisted pyrolysis approach by Thembeka Mabaso, Shang-Lien Lo, Pei-Te Chiueh

“…The influence of adsorbent dose, initial Pb(II) concentration, and contact time on the removal of Pb(II) from synthetic wastewater was studied. …”
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection and Frequency of Clarithromycin Resistance by qPCR by Samia Perwaiz Khan, Rubina Ghani, Safia Izhar, Ajeet Kumar, Ambreen Irshad, Shaista Emad, Aemen Moeen, Ayesha Abbasi, Maham Sattar, Syed Sohaib Hasan

“…All patients (N=110) were selected from outpatient department (OPD) of the Jinnah Medical College Hospital (JMCH) and Medicare Cardiac and General Hospital. …”
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The Use of Eye-Tracking to Explore the Relationship Between Consumers’ Gaze Behaviour and Their Choice Process by Maria-Jesus Agost, Vicente Bayarri-Porcar

“…Detailed analyses of gaze plots and heat maps derived from eye-tracking records were employed to identify different patterns of gaze behaviour during the selection process. These patterns included alternating attention between a few versions or comparing them against a reference, allowing the identification of stimuli that initially piqued interest but were ultimately not chosen, as well as potential doubts in the decision-making process. …”
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Motivation and Engagement in Extensive Reading: Insights from EFL Learners at a Science University by Akihiro Saito

“…These insights contribute to the optimization of ER initiatives, particularly in science-focused settings. …”
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Role of immune checkpoint inhibitor combinations in resectable and unresectable, embolization-eligible hepatocellular carcinoma by Brandon M. Meyers, Howard J. Lim, Mayur Brahmania, Dave M. Liu, Vincent C. Tam, Deanna McLeod, Ravi Ramjeesingh, Jennifer J. Knox, Arndt Vogel

“…Both EMERALD-1 and LEAP-012 met the primary endpoint of progression-free survival. While IMbrave050 initially met its primary endpoint of recurrence-free survival, the adjuvant atezolizumab–bevacizumab benefit was not maintained in an updated analysis. …”
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Detection of convergent genome-wide signals of adaptation to tropical forests in humans. by Carlos Eduardo G Amorim, Josephine T Daub, Francisco M Salzano, Matthieu Foll, Laurent Excoffier

“…The most significant positive selection signals were found in genes related to lipid metabolism, the immune system, body development, and RNA Polymerase III transcription initiation. …”
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