Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…ObjectivePlatelet-to-white blood cell ratio (PWR) as a comprehensive indicator of inflammatory response has been widely used to assess the prognosis of various diseases. …”
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Conflict-associated wounds and burns infected with GLASS pathogens in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A systematic review by Amelia Wild, Clare Shortall, Omar Dewachi, Carine Naim, Alex Green, Sarah Hussain, Aula Abbara

“…Included studies reported resistance of GLASS pathogens. Two reviewers used Covidence to assess papers for inclusion. Data were extracted into a spreadsheet for analysis. …”
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Neoadjuvant atezolizumab plus bevacizumab prior liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma by Parissa Tabrizian, Rebecca Marino, Sherrie Bhoori, Marcus Zeitlhoefler, Neil Mehta, Vanessa Banz, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Massimo Iavarone, Chiara Mazzarelli, Nicolò Simonotti, Francis Yao, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Josep M. Llovet

“…Grade 3-4 treatment-related adverse events accounted for 17.6% of cases and were manageable. During the 25-month median follow-up period, two cases of mild (rejection activity index ≤4), biopsy-proven rejection were reported but no instances of severe allograft rejection or graft loss were reported. …”
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Nursing faculty readiness to teach online: a survey of nursing educators from Saudi Arabia and the UK by Mansour Mansour, Naim Abdulmohdi, Abd Alhadi Hasan, Hana Abu-Snieneh, Rani Shatnawi, Firas Taysir Abu-Sneineh, Sahar Elmetwally A. Badawi

“…Methods A convenient sample of 152 (46%) Nursing Faculty from five universities across Saudi Arabia and the UK completed Part 2 of The Faculty Readiness to Teach Online (FRTO)’ survey between February – June 2021. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance tests were used to examine the differences in the average median scores of the participants’ responses across selected independent variables. …”
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Data-Sharing Statements Requested from Clinical Trials by Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health Journals: Cross-Sectional Study by Yingxin Liu, Jingyi Zhang, Lehana Thabane, Xuerui Bai, Lili Kang, Gregory Y H Lip, Harriette G C Van Spall, Min Xia, Guowei Li

“… BackgroundData sharing plays a crucial role in health informatics, contributing to improving health information systems, enhancing operational efficiency, informing policy and decision-making, and advancing public health surveillance including disease tracking. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…KAP scores were developed using a priori cut-off points and participants were categorised into binary levels of KAPs. …”
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Optimasi Pertanian Padi: Peramalan Curah Hujan Berbasis Arima Untuk Penentuan Waktu Tanam Yang Tepat by Sofi Defiyanti, Betha Nurina Sari, Tesa Nur Padilah

“…Therefore, methods are needed to optimize agricultural production, one of which is determining the best planting time for rice using a planting calendar. Forecasting using the ARIMA method can be used to predict future rainfall, helping to identify the best time to start planting. …”
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Grafiti: exposición de la religiosidad de las pandillas de San Luis Potosí by Jaime Bernal Boyzo

“…Esto para llegar a la conclusión de que dichas pandillas, mediante esta conexión religiosa, intentan depurar sus acciones delictivas para de esta manera encontrar una especie de aceptación divina que contraste con el rechazo que reciben por la sociedad que los rodea. …”
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Erratum to “The usefulness of surgical drains on short term outcomes among patients undergoing craniotomy at the Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza Tanzania” [World Neurosurgery: X(22C) (2024) (100323)] by Dennis Onsombi, Gerald Mayaya, Vladimir Herrera, Anton Manyanga, Washington Leonald, Samuel Byabato, James Lubuulwa

“…Methods: This was a prospective cohort study conducted to determine the occurrence of SFC, rate of SSI and the length of hospital stay among patients who underwent craniotomies at BMC from Feb to June 2022. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether or not have undergone placement of drainage tube following craniotomy and data was collected, entered into Epi-Info version 7.0, extracted as Microsoft-Excel and analyzed using STATA v.13.0 software. …”
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Effects of Different Aging Treatments on Functional Components and Flavor Substances of Chrysanthemum Rice Wine by Wei GAO, Huaining YIN, Aiyuan WANG, Baokun DING, Yunhao ZHANG, Ling XIONG, Xinyue FENG, Maobin CHEN, Yu ZHANG

“…Three methods including ultrasound (US), microwave (MW), and a combination of ultrasound and microwave (SW), were used to treat rice wine and chrysanthemum rice wine for 3 and 7 d respectively. …”
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Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and July 2024, using a convenience sample of 255 healthcare professionals from four secondary/tertiary hospitals participated. …”
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Non-Immersive Virtual Reality Exercise Can Increase Exercise in Older Adults Living in the Community and in Long-Term Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sheehy L, Bharadwaj L, Nissen KA, Estey JL

“…We tested a fun and safe way for seniors to do a customized exercise program in their own home, using a non-immersive virtual reality platform called Jintronix, which turns exercise into games!…”
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Analisis Sentimen Kebijakan Penerapan Kurikulum Merdeka Sekolah Dasar dan Sekolah Menengah pada Media Sosial Twitter dengan Menggunakan Metode Word Embedding dan Long Short Term Me... by Alif Rizal Maulana, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo

“…The dataset was collected using text mining techniques using the Python programming language and the Twitter API. …”
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Changes of Narrative: Osvald Sirén’s Photographic Modeling of Modern Research on Chinese Garden by Jiuwen GU, Yuanfeng SHI, Shan JIA

“…This research is based on the intersection between the history of gardens and the history of photography, and provides an in-depth analysis of the interactions between garden space and photographic technique to explore their internal, non-obvious connections.ResultsThe results show that Osvald Sirén used a large-format camera, a medium-focal-length lens, and technical concepts similar to those of the zone system to increase the density of image shadow, deepen the details, and compress space during photographing. …”
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Evaluation of Dynamic Visual Perception of Riverside Interface in Mountainous Cities from the Perspective of Boating by Dan LUO, Ruhong WEI

“…Cruise boat is one of the important ways of viewing in mountainous cities, and the continuous and dynamic visual process during boating can bring unique viewing experience. …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…Kidney function is commonly estimated using inputs of blood proteins alongside demographic inputs of age, sex at birth, and race. …”
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Innovations and Challenges in Intermediate Respiratory Care Units: Toward Effective Integration into the Hospital System by Beatriz Jara Chinarro, Laura Pazos Rodriguez, Miguel Cuchí Alfaro, Ainhoa Izquierdo Pérez, Silvia Aguado Ibañez, María Churruca Arrospide, Marta Soler Vigil, Cristina Moral, Carlos Almonacid

“…It aims to evaluate the distribution of IRCUs in Spain, identify challenges and gaps in the current system and analyze the impact of IRCUs during the COVID-19 pandemic.A review of the evolution and current state of IRCUs was conducted. …”
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Relationship between four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among residents aged 35 – 75 years in Hebei province by Yuhuan LIU, Lijuan TANG, Xiaoying LU, Jingjing ZHAO, Yajing CAO, Xiaoli LIU, Dongsheng JIANG

“…Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to analyze the relationship between the four healthy lifestyle factors and all-cause and CVD mortality. …”
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Pratiques de l’automédication à l’ère de la pandémie COVID-19 dans trois villes de l’Ouest algérien [Practices of self-medication in the COVID-19 pandemic era in three cities of We... by Derouicha Matmou, Asma Memou, Yassine Merad, Ayoub Bouzid, Sohaïb Abd-El-Koudous Bouzid, Aissa Brik, Mounia Sakouhi

“…Conclusion- Abuse and misuse of several drugs have been observed, efforts must be made to reduce the risk of self-medication by actively involving pharmacists in therapeutic patient education. …”
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Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by E. D. Fedorov, V. V. Veselov, S. V. Kashin, E. V. Tikhomirova, A. V. Veselov, D. V. Zavyalov, A. Kornowski, T. E. Gorskaya, M. Volteau, T. Ponchon

“…This study was conducted in three Russian research centres during the March–December, 2015 period. Men and women over the age of 18 scheduled to undergo routine diagnostic colonoscopy were randomly assigned either to the OSS group or to the Macrogol group with a fractional use mode before the colonoscopy. …”
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