Perspectives of ICU Physicians on Antibiotic Use in Critically Ill Patients: A Qualitative Study from a Developing Country by Maheen Khoso, Arshad Taqi, Muhammad Aamir Alsabah, Faisal Imran, Naveed Latif

“…Third, factors influencing antibiotic selection included infection site, comorbidities, and family pressure, with variation between open and closed ICU models. …”
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Exploring the potential role of ENPP2 in polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial cancer through bioinformatic analysis by Xumin Zhang, Jianrong Liu, Chunmei Bai, Yang Li, Yanxin Fan

“…Background Growing evidence indicates a significant correlation between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometrial carcinoma (EC); nevertheless, the fundamental molecular mechanisms involved continue to be unclear. Methods Initially, differential analysis, the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression, and support vector machine-recursive feature elimination (SVM-RFE) algorithms were employed to identify candidate genes associated with ferroptosis in PCOS. …”
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Decoding the heat stress resilience in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.): multi-trait analysis for genotypic adaptation by Uday Chand Jha, C. P. Nath, Pronob J. Paul, Harsh Nayyar, Narendra Kumar, G. P. Dixit, Suman Sen, Yogesh Kumar, P. V. Vara Prasad

“…Significant genotypic variation was observed for phenological (days to flowering, pod initiation, maturity) and physiological traits (chlorophyll content, nitrogen balance index, membrane stability) under both environments. …”
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Development and validation of a risk scoring system to identify patients with lupus nephritis in electronic health record data by Christine Anastasiou, Zara Izadi, Jinoos Yazdany, Gabriela Schmajuk, Milena Gianfrancesco

“…Objective Accurate identification of lupus nephritis (LN) cases is essential for patient management, research and public health initiatives. However, LN diagnosis codes in electronic health records (EHRs) are underused, hindering efficient identification. …”
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Transfer learning for securing electric vehicle charging infrastructure from cyber-physical attacks by Ahmad Almadhor, Shtwai Alsubai, Imen Bouazzi, Vincent Karovic, Monika Davidekova, Abdullah Al Hejaili, Gabriel Avelino Sampedro

“…Existing EV charging station security systems are unable to identify many known and undiscovered threats since they primarily rely on feature selection and categorization accuracy. It is common for these systems to be constructed using conventional machine learning algorithms. …”
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Integrating an AI platform into clinical IT: BPMN processes for clinical AI model development by Kfeel Arshad, Saman Ardalan, Björn Schreiweis, Björn Bergh

“…The processes involved are Data Selection, Data Annotation, On-site Training and Testing, and Inference, with distinctions between (Semi-Automated) Batch Inference and Real-Time Inference. …”
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Uncovering the Role of Mindfulness in Increasing Repeat Visit Intention: A Study on Tangkahan Langkat Tourism by Nikous Soter Sihombing, Ruth Meivera Siburian, Elfitra Desy Surya, Jamaluddin Jamaluddin, Nasib Nasib

“…The research sample comprised 300 respondents recruited through purposive selection, specifically targeting travelers with expertise in staying or engaging in tourism activities at the destination. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR EXPERT ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF HEAVY AUTOMOBILE EQUIPMENT IN THE PROCESS OF ITS EXPLOITATION by Volodymyr Rudnytskyi, Amineh Hadi

“…A method for forming a team of experts is proposed, which implements the selection of an expert from several applicants, while taking into account the communication capabilities of individual members of the team of experts. …”
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Conservation Genetics and Breeding using Molecular Genetic Markers in Japanese Quail (Coturnix japonica) by Michael N. Romanov, Questan Ali Ameen, Ahmed Sami Shaker, Rana Mohammed Al-Obaidi, Darren K. Griffin

“…This proposed approach mirrors many contemporary conservation strategies, and information derived directly from this study can potentially be used to improve breeder selection regimes for additional conservation initiatives ex situ.…”
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Analysis of risk factors and prediction model construction of deep vein thrombosis in patients with lumbar degenerative diseases before surgery by Tao Yang, JinZheng Wei, Zhehua Wang, Shudong Li, Tong Zhang, Shu Jia, Chunyang Meng

“…A total of 568 patients with LDD were included, of whom 39 (6.87%) were diagnosed with preoperative DVT. Variables were initially screened using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression, followed by multivariate logistic regression to identify independent predictors. …”
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Behavioural and developmental interventions for autism spectrum disorder: a clinical systematic review. by Maria B Ospina, Maria B Ospina, Jennifer Krebs Seida, Brenda Clark, Mohammad Karkhaneh, Lisa Hartling, Lisa Tjosvold, Ben Vandermeer, Veronica Smith

“…Two independent reviewers made the final study selection, extracted data, and reached consensus on study quality. …”
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Destress Blasting of Rock Mass: Multiscale Modelling and Simulation by Paweł Baranowski, Krzysztof Damaziak, Łukasz Mazurkiewicz, Piotr Mertuszka, Witold Pytel, Jerzy Małachowski, Bogumiła Pałac-Walko, Tristan Jones

“…For this purpose, a selected volume of a rock mass comprising a blasted mining face was modelled in detail. …”
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Searching for Radio Late-type Dwarf Stars in the GLEAM-X DR1 Catalog by Qichen Huang, Biwei Jiang, Zehao Zhang, Albert Zijlstra

“…We have developed a new method of multiwavelength data combination for the search of late-type radio dwarfs, and have put it into practice using GLEAM-X DR1 data. The initial sample is selected by cross-matching the Gaia/DR3 objects with the probability of being a star no less than 99%, and removing the extragalactic objects assigned by the SIMBAD database. …”
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Effectiveness of Sorbents in the Equipment of Firefighting Units in Practice by Miroslav Betuš, Martin Konček, Marian Šofranko, Andrea Rosová, Marek Szücs, Martin Cvoliga

“…Part of the publication is on the specification of sorbents, and as part of the research there is an evaluation of their composition and a description, and according to the method and the successive laboratory tests, the operating fluid that is applied to the selected sorbents. After the test and the resulting values, the initial and absorbed weight of the sorbents were determined. …”
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Identification of deep intronic variants in junctional epidermolysis bullosa using genome sequencing and splicing assays by Fuying Chen, Ruoqu Wei, Yumeng Wang, Qiaoyu Cao, Jianbo Wang, Chenfei Wang, Dingjin Yao, Zhirong Yao, Cheng Ni, Ming Li

“…Our results emphasize the importance of selecting the right cell line for mRNA analysis.…”
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Case Report of Concomitant Diagnosis of Locally Advanced Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma and Solitary Plasmacytoma of T11 Vertebra: Impact on Diagnostic and Clinical Management by Yann Touchefeu, Matthieu Barbaud, Laura Prin-Felix, Edouard Samarut, Bastien Jamet, Luc Ollivier, Damien Bouda

“…One year after initial management, imaging revealed a partial metabolic response of the intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and a complete metabolic response of the plasmacytoma. …”
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Comparison of MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry identification accuracy of <i>Mycobacterium abscessus</i> complex strains, isolated on various nutrient media by D. V. Alekseev, E. A. Kargina, Daniil A. Kokorev, A. M. Kovalyov, E. A. Borodulina, A. V. Lyamin, D. D. Ismatullin

“…Total number of 64 strains were selected for the study cultured in parallel on universal chromogenic medium and selective medium for BCC isolation. …”
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Experimental Research on the Dynamic Response of Floating Structures with Coatings Subjected to Underwater Explosion by Feng Xiao, Yong Chen, Yu Wang, Hongxing Hua, Dawei Zhu

“…The acceleration on the stiffener and strain peak on the bottom hull were selected as the major comparative criterions. Test results show that the impulse transmitted to the structure at the initial stage can be reduced, owing to the coating flexibility and fluid-structure interaction mechanism. …”
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Case report: Microsurgical resection of a giant triple dumbbell shaped jugular foramen Schwannoma via retrosigmoid and transcervical approach by Haiying Sun, Yujuan Hu, Yun Zhu, Juanjuan Hu, Jie Yuan, Zuhong He, Huamao Cheng

“…A 45-year-old male with a one-year history of a left neck mass underwent surgery. Initial misdiagnosis of submandibular gland inflammation led to persistent symptoms despite anti-inflammatory treatment. …”
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Construction of Analogy Indicator System and Machine-Learning-Based Optimization of Analogy Methods for Oilfield Development Projects by Muzhen Zhang, Zhanxiang Lei, Chengyun Yan, Baoquan Zeng, Fei Huang, Tailai Qu, Bin Wang, Li Fu

“…To meet the need for quick evaluation of overseas oilfield projects with limited data and experience, this study develops an analogy indicator system and tests multiple machine-learning algorithms on two analogy tasks to identify the optimal method. Using an initial set of basic indicators and a database of 1436 oilfield samples, a combined subjective–objective weighting strategy that integrates statistical methods with expert judgment is used to select, classify, and assign weights to the indicators. …”
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