Slope Aspect Differentiation of Pisha Sandstone Slide Erosion and Its Response to Meteorological Factors by REN Yanan, LI Long, ZHANG Shangxuan, ZHANG Yu, ZHOU Xingchen

“…[Objective] As a typical mode of gravity erosion in the Pisha sandstone area, debris sliding has become a significant source of coarse sand material within gullies, seriously threatening the ecological security of the basin. …”
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SELP+ TEC:CD8+ T cell crosstalk associates with improved radiotherapy efficacy in cervical cancer by Qingyu Huang, Wenhui Yang, Fuhao Wang, Rui Huang, Qian Wang, Xiaohui Li, Tianyu Lei, Shengqin Yue, Wenxue Zou, Qi An, Jinbo Yue, Qinyong Hu, Chao Liu

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The Impact of Simulated Education and Training on Undergraduate Students’ Disaster Evacuation Competencies by Hawsawi S, Al Thobaity A, Saleh MSM

“…The sample consisted of 119 undergraduate nursing students, including 60 male students and 59 female students. The Evacuation Disaster Simulation Questionnaire (EDSQ) was used to assess the knowledge and skills of the nursing students. …”
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First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors by Celeste McFarlane, Paulson Kasereka Isevulambire, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Arnold Murphy Elouma Ndinga, Ranil Dhammapala, Xiaomeng Jin, V. Faye McNeill, Carl Malings, R. Subramanian, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…The raw PurpleAir data from September 2019 through February 2020 strongly correlated with the BAM-1020 measurements (R2 = 0.88) but also exhibited a mean absolute error (MAE) of approximately 14 µg m−3. Employing two calibration models, namely, multiple linear regression and random forests, decreased the MAE to 3.4 µg m−3 and increased R2 to 0.96. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and associated risk factors in healthcare workers: systematic review and meta-analysis by Amit Bansal, Mai-Chi Trieu, Emily M. Eriksson, Fan Zhou, Jodie McVernon, Karl Albert Brokstad, Rebecca Jane Cox

“…Abstract To protect healthcare workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic, rigorous efforts were made to reduce infection rates among healthcare workers (HCWs), especially prior to vaccine availability. …”
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Neurocognitive function and health-related quality of life among glioblastoma patients: A prospective study by Mohamed A Baba, Ahmed Kharbach, Mohamed Lmejjati, Nawal Adali

“…The QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BN20 scales were used to assess QoL, while neurocognitive function was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test. …”
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Risk factors of 180-day rebleeding after management of blunt splenic injury without surgery and embolization: a national database study by Chung-Yen Chen, Hung-Yu Lin, Pie-Wen Hsieh, Yi-Kai Huang, Po-Chin Yu, Jian-Han Chen

“…Materials and methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…Estimation of an optimal corticosteroid (CS, prednisone) dosage for the remission induction in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) based on the construction of a dose-effect relationship during the first and second courses of therapy.Materials and methods. …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis in Children: The Current State of the Problem by G. V. Volynets, A. I. Khavkin, T. A. Skvortsova, V. V. Matkash

“…Disease relapses are observed in about 40% of patients during treatment. It is expedient to treat children at least for 2–3 years before attempting to cancel the treatment, which decision should be considered only when the levels of transaminases have remained normal and IgG has been negative, or autoantibody titers have been low (1:20 using immunofluorescence method) for at least a year. …”
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Klasifikasi Alzheimer Berdasarkan Data Citra MRI Otak Menggunakan Fcm Dan Anfis by Nilna Almumtazah, Muhammad Sahrul Kiromi, Nurissaidah Ulinnuha

“…The GM image will also be used for the GLCM method of feature extraction. The best average sensitivity value was reached during the k-fold 5 trial with the type of membership function trapezoidal, 50 epoch, and 90° angle, with a sensitivity of 90.27%, according to the results of multiple tests that have been run. …”
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Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Results] (1) In both the dry and rainy seasons, soil pH and TOC content were reduced, and TN was increased under each N treatment when compared with CK, and both NH+4-N and NO-3-N were increased at MN and HN compared to CK; (2) Both bacterial and fungal α-diversity were higher in the rainy season than in the dry season; bacterial α-diversity increased at LN under both seasons compared to CK, whereas fungi α-diversity increased at LN in the dry season; (3) In both the dry and rainy seasons, the dominant bacterial phyla were Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria and Actinobacteria, and the dominant fungal phyla were Basidiomycota, Ascomycota and Mortierellomycota; (4) The dominant bacterial and fungal genera were significantly correlated with pH, TOC, TN and NH-3-N during the dry and wet seasons. [Conclusion] Nitrogen deposition can provide soil microorganisms with effective nutrients such as NH+4-N and NH-3-N, but soil acidification due to nitrogen deposition can reduce soil TOC content and affect the structure of soil microbial communities.…”
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End-tidal carbon dioxide-guided extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves neurological prognosis in patients: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Xiaozu Liao, Chen Gu, Zhou Cheng, Kepeng Liu, Qing Yin, Binfei Li

“…Therefore, monitoring ETCO2 levels should be considered a crucial component of evaluating resuscitation efficacy during CPR.…”
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Prevalence and correlates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress among women of reproductive age with delayed conception in urban and peri-urban low to mid-... by Barsha Gadapani Pathak, Gitau Mburu, Ndema Habib, Rita Kabra, Aiysha Malik, James Kiarie, Ranadip Chowdhury, Neeta Dhabhai, Sarmila Mazumder

“…Logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for psychological distress.…”
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Gap analysis of maternity service quality and associated factors at a maternity hospital in northwest Iran: a cross-sectional survey using SERVQUAL and HEALTHQUAL questionnaires by Parnian Rahimi, Farzaneh Miri, Alireza Hajizadeh, Azadeh Anbari, Jafar Sadegh Tabrizi, Edris Kakemam

“…Abstract Background Concerning maternity service, the mother’s quality assessment is central because emotional, cultural, and respectful support is vital during labour and the delivery process. Studies concerning the perceived quality of maternity services from the perspective of mothers have rarely been carried out in Iranian hospital settings. …”
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Characteristics and Source-specific Health Risks of Ambient PM2.5-bound PAHs in an Urban City of Northern Taiwan by Yu-Chieh Ting, Chun-Hung Ku, Yu-Xuan Zou, Kai-Hsien Chi, Jhy-Charm Soo, Chin-Yu Hsu, Yu-Cheng Chen

“…The contributions of high-molecular-weight PAHs (HMW PAHs) to TPAH were notably higher than those of low-molecular-weight PAHs (LMW PAHs) during the sampling period. Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) accounted for the highest percentage (23.9%) of TPAH among selected congeners. …”
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Temporospatial Variation, Chemical Composition, and Source Resolution of PM2.5 in the Southeastern Taiwan Island by Chung-Shin Yuan, Jun-Hao Ceng, Po-Hsuan Yen, Kuan-Chen Chiang, Yu-Lun Tseng, Kwok-Wai Wong, Ming-Shiou Jeng

“…It showed that PM2.5 concentrations in winter (10.8 µg m−3) and spring (12.0 µg m−3) (i.e., during the period of Asian Northeastern Monsoons; ANMs) were higher than those in summer (4.0 µg m−3) and fall (6.6 µg m−3). …”
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Proinflammatory Tear Cytokines in Human Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis and Clinical Eye Severity by Santacruz Valdés C, Ponce-Rosas ER, Jimenez-Martinez MC

“…Ocular characteristics were documented, and each patient’s eye was classified as having more or less severe disease. After tear sampling, levels of cytokines IL-8, IL-6, IL-1b, IL-10, IL-12, and TNF-a were measured using a cytometric bead array.Results: Our results showed the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in EKC-affected eyes. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Particulate Matter and their Association with Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology in Malaysia by Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Talib Latif, Doreena Dominick, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Azliyana Azhari, Nor Hafizah Baharudin, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Jing Xiang Chung, Liew Juneng

“…The highest mean PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations were recorded during the southwest monsoon season, notably in the central region. …”
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Effect of cover crops on phosphorus and trace metal leaching in agricultural soils by Vishawjot Sandhu, Jasmeet Lamba, Preetika Kaur, Kritika Malhotra, Thomas R. Way, Kipling S. Balkcom, Rishi Prasad

“…The leachates collected during the rainfall simulations were analyzed for TP, CP, DRP, DP, total metals, dissolved metals, and colloidal metals. …”
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Use of standardized nasal and skin decolonization to reduce rates of bacteremia in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Madyson Taylor, Russell L Griffin, Jeremey Walker, Catina James, Angela Akinsanya, Mary Duncan, Rachael A Lee

“…Results: A total of 776 patients met inclusion criteria during the study period, 425 (55%) preimplementation and 351 (45%) post-implementation. …”
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