A baseline assessment of antimicrobial stewardship core element implementation in selected public hospitals in Malawi: findings from the 2023 National Program Audit by Ronald Chitatanga, Ronald Chitatanga, Chikhulupiliro Yiwombe, Chikhulupiliro Yiwombe, Oscar Divala, Mwayi Prudence Msokera, Ellen Banda, Ellen Banda, Hope Chadwala, Manuel Wellington Gilmon, Wezi Kaminyoghe, Innocent Chibwe, Innocent Chibwe, Harry Milala, Harry Milala, Alinafe Kawerama, Alinafe Kawerama, Kenneth Nyoni, Chikumbutso Mpanga, Christina Mwinjiwa, Akuzike Makondesa, Maurice Mwehiwa, Donald Mlombwa, Daniel Namalawe, Silver Benito, Emmie Jingini, Evelyn Wesangula, Martin Matu, Emily Ciccone, Robert Krysiak, Collins Mitambo, Titha Dzowela

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Complete-Coverage Path-Planning Algorithm Based on Transition Probability and Learning Perturbation Operator by Xia Wang, Gongshuo Han, Jianing Tang, Zhongbin Dai

“…Firstly, according to the adjacency information between nodes, the distance matrix and transition probability matrix of the accessible grid are established, and the optimal initialization path is generated by applying greedy strategy on the transition probability matrix. …”
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Principles of Teachers’ Multicultural Competences Development in the Art Cycle Disciplines by Zhiqi Tao, Yulia Burtseva

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Business Process Reengineering based on Information Economics by syifa annastasia, Sinung Suakanto, Muharman Lubis

“…Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is a strategic initiative to achieve fundamental improvements in organizational performance. …”
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Identifying influential factors using machine learning techniques on the intention to receive a COVID-19 booster dose and vaccine fatigue among partially vaccinated individuals by Athina Bikaki, Justin M. Luningham, Erika L. Thompson, Brittany Krenek, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Ioannis A. Kakadiaris

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Two stage malware detection model in internet of vehicles (IoV) using deep learning-based explainable artificial intelligence with optimization algorithms by Manal Abdullah Alohali, Sultan Alahmari, Mohammed Aljebreen, Mashael M. Asiri, Achraf Ben Miled, Sami Saad Albouq, Othman Alrusaini, Ali Alqazzaz

“…Besides, the proposed MDMIoV-DLXAI model utilizes the reptile search algorithm (RSA) model for feature selection. Furthermore, the hybrid of bidirectional long short-term memory with a multi-head self-attention (BiLSTM-MHSA) model is employed for the malware classification process. …”
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Tree Selection of <i>Vernicia montana</i> in a Representative Orchard Cluster Within Southern Hunan Province, China: A Comprehensive Evaluation Approach by Juntao Liu, Zhexiu Yu, Xihui Li, Ling Zhou, Ruihui Wang, Weihua Zhang

“…With the objective of identifying superior <i>Vernicia montana</i> trees grounded in phenotypic and agronomic traits, this study sought to develop and implement a comprehensive evaluation method which would provide a practical foundation for future clonal breeding initiatives. Using the <i>Vernicia montana</i> propagated from seedling forests grown in the Suxian District of Chenzhou City in southern Hunan Province, we conducted pre-selection, primary selection, and re-selection of <i>Vernicia montana</i> forest stands and took the nine trait indices of single-plant fruiting quantity, single-plant fruit yield, disease and pest resistance, fruit ripening consistency, fruit aggregation, fresh fruit single-fruit weight, fresh fruit seed rate, dry seed kernel rate, and seed kernel oil content rate as the optimal evaluation indexes and carried out cluster analysis and a comprehensive evaluation in order to establish a comprehensive evaluation system for superior <i>Vernicia montana</i> trees. …”
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Short-term risk of major adverse cardiovascular events or congestive heart failure in patients with psoriatic arthritis or psoriasis initiating a biological therapy: a meta–analysi... by Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand, Bénédicte Champs, Yannick Degboé, Thomas Barnetche, Alain Cantagrel, Arnaud Constantin

“…The primary outcome measures were the incidence of MACEs or CHF.Results Of 753 references screened, 62 articles were selected, and 12 articles were added by manual searches. …”
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Protocol for an evaluation of the initiation of an integrated longitudinal outpatient care model for severe chronic non-communicable diseases (PEN-Plus) at secondary care facilitie... by Archana Shrestha, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Robert Kalyesubula, Isaac Ssinabulya, Zipporah Ali, Alma J Adler, Ana Olga Mocumbi, Neil Gupta, Meghnath Dhimal, Bhagawan Koirala, Gedeon Ngoga, Symaque Dusabeyezu, Gene Kwan, Gene Bukhman, Lilian Mbau, Beatriz Manuel, Giovanni Putoto, Santigie Sesay, Emily B Wroe, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Sergio Chicumbe, Lauren Brown, Abha Shrestha, Lucia González, Matthew M Coates, Jones K Masiye, Mary Theodory Mayige, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ana Mocumbi, Ryan McBain, Apoorva Gomber, Fabio Manenti, Roma Chilengi, Yogesh Jain, Sam Patel, Gladwell Gathecha, Julie Makani, Amy McLaughlin, Celina Trujillo, Laura Drown, Reuben Mutagaywa, Todd Ruderman, Gina Ferrari, Chantelle Boudreaux, Humberto Muquingue, Mary Mayige, Jonathan Chiwanda Banda, Andrea Atzori, Neusa Bay, Wondu Bekele, Victoria M Bhambhani, Remy Bitwayiki Nkwiro, Dawson Calixte, Katia Domingues, Darius Fenelon, Innocent Kamali, Catherine Karekezi, Alexio Mangwiro, Fastone Mathew Goma, Emmanuel Mensah, Nicole Mocumbi Salipa, Alvern Mutengerere, Marta Patiño, Devashri Salvi, Fameti Taero, Emílio Tostão, Sterman Toussaint, Abhijit Gadewar, Sunil Jadhao, Chetanya Malik, Alma Adler, Victoria Bhambhani, Susan Donnellan, Kaita Domingues, Sheila Klassen, Andrew Marx, Maia Olsen, Catherine Player, Ramon Ruiz, Ada Thapa, Leslie Wentworth, Allison Westervelt, Ariana Wolgin, Emily Yale, Michael Abiyu, Lemma Ayele, Zelalem Mengistu, Temesgen Sileshi, Natnael Alemayehu, Natnael A Abebe, Nancy Larco, Gideon Ayodo, Peter Mokaya, Jones Masiye, Evelyn Chibwe, Noel Kasomekera, Nicole M Salipa, Riaze Rafik, Lucy Ramirez, Shiva Adhikary, Krishna Aryal, Phanindra Baral, Biraj Karmachaya, Abhinav Vaidhya, Ann Akiteng, Frank Mugabe, Sarah Asio Eragu, Bernard Bukar, Namasiku Siyumbwa, Wibroad Mutale, Kudakwashe Madzeke, Alaisa Mbiriri, Nyamayaro Wencelas, Porika Nyawai, Abaden Svisva, Laura Ruckstuhl

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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

“…Investigating the factors influencing the initial adoption of HIVST among MSM in this context can help develop tailored HIVST service strategies of and further promote HIVST adoption among MSM communities.MethodsWe selected 230 participants from a prospective cohort on HIV infection among MSM population in Guangzhou, China, who had no prior experience of HIVST. …”
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Study on the Defrosting Control Method Based on the Optimal Average Performance of an Air Source Heat Pump by Xing Zhen, Guo Xianmin, Li Jingshan

“…The experimental results indicated that when the deterioration point of the ASHP unit is selected as the defrosting initiation criterion, the average COP in the whole frosting/defrosting cycles is the maximum, which confirmed that this defrosting initiation criterion is feasible and can be used for the optimal defrosting control of an ASHP unit.…”
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Influence of Clusters on the Intensity of Innovation Outputs by Miroslav Žižka, Petra Rydvalová

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Chest x-ray features and their associated factors among rifampicin/multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment initiating centers in Addis A... by Mulat Addis Beshaw, Ekram Mohammed Siraj, Tilahun Bizuayehu Demass, Ayenew Molla Lakew

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Dynamic order selection analysis in adaptive polynomial Kalman filtering: implementation and integration of sensor data and hybrid image processing for bio-inspired needle systems by Dileep Sivaraman, Branesh M. Pillai, Cholatip Wiratkapun, Jackrit Suthakorn, Songpol Ongwattanakul

“…This study investigates dynamic-order selection in Adaptive Polynomial Kalman Filtering (APKF) for tracking the bioinspired dual-sheath needle systems used in biopsy procedures. …”
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Effect of the Addition of Cu and Al on the Microstructure, Phase Composition and Properties of a Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Obtained by Selective Laser Melting by Galina M. Zeer, Yuri I. Gordeev, Elena G. Zelenkova, Artur K. Abkaryan, Evgeny V. Gerasimov, Mikhail Yu. Kuchinskii, Sergey M. Zharkov

“…The present study considers the samples of an Ti-6Al-4V alloy obtained by selective laser melting with the addition of a 10% Cu-Al powder mixture. …”
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Diclofenac sodium vs. dexketoprofen trometamol: selecting NSAIDs for managing postoperative inflammatory complications after third molar surgery—a randomized clinical trial by Mahmut Erkal, Cennet Neslihan Eroglu

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A novel conditional active biologic anti-EpCAM x anti-CD3 bispecific antibody with synergistic tumor selectivity for cancer immunotherapy by Gerhard Frey, Ana Paula G. Cugnetti, Haizhen Liu, Charles Xing, Christina Wheeler, Hwai Wen Chang, William J. Boyle, Jay M. Short

“…In healthy tissues, binding to EpCAM and CD3 is greatly reduced by a novel, dual CAB selection, where each binding domain is independently blocked by the presence of physiological chemicals known as Protein-associated Chemical Switches (PaCS). …”
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Optimizing Urban Air Mobility: A Ground-Connected Approach to Select Optimal eVTOL Takeoff and Landing Sites for Short-Distance Intercity Travel by Yantao Wang, Jiashuai Li, Yujie Yuan, Chun Sing Lai

“…This study delineates a framework for the delineation of intra-city and short-distance inter-city eVTOL site selection predicated on comprehensive analysis of ground transportation system interconnections. …”
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Preliminary Evaluation of the Synergistic Antibacterial Effects of Selected Commercial Essential Oil Compounds Against Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> ATCC 43300 by Kacper Hartman, Maja Świerczyńska, Amelia Wieczorek, Piotr Baszuk, Iwona Wojciechowska-Koszko, Katarzyna Garbacz, Monika Sienkiewicz, Paweł Kwiatkowski

“…<b>Results</b>: After the initial screening, geraniol, farnesol, linalyl acetate, carvacrol, (−)-α-pinene, α-terpineol, 1,8-cineole, and eugenol exhibited antibacterial activity against the tested strain and were, therefore, selected for further evaluation in the checkerboard assay. …”
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First-in-human clinical outcomes with NG-350A, an anti-CD40 expressing tumor-selective vector designed to remodel immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments by Aung Naing, Danny Khalil, Matthew Thomas, Tom Lillie, Oliver Rosen, Lee Rosen, D Ross Camidge, Rui-Ru Ji, Andrea Stacey

“…Background Tumor-selective oncolytic viral vectors are promising anticancer therapeutics; however, challenges with dosing and potency in advanced/metastatic cancers have limited efficacy and usage. …”
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