Health‐Related Quality of Life One Year After Intensive Care Unit Admission for COVID‐19: A Retrospective, Cross‐Sectional, Longitudinal Observational Study by Carina M. Samuelsson, Netha Hussain, Avril Drummond, Carina U. Persson

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Although sequelae are commonly reported in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors following COVID‐19, country‐specific long‐term health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) studies are scarce. …”
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Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Status and Factors Influencing Negative Mental Health among Health-Care Workers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Fatma AlGhufli, Rayyan AlMulla, Ola Alyedi, Sham Zain AlAbdin, Mohammed Moutaz Nakhal

“…Factors associated with psychological symptoms were identified by univariate (ANOVA and independent t test), and independent factors were detected by multivariate linear regression analysis after controlling other variables. p value of <0.05 was considered with significant results. …”
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Index pregnancy emotional fertility intention and its correlates in Ethiopia: evidence from a national women and newborns baseline survey by Solomon Abrha Damtew, Tariku Dejene Demissie, Assefa Seme, Niguse Tadele Atnafu, Fitsum Tariku Fantaye, Mahari Yihdego Gidey, Kelemua Mengesha Sene, Bezawork Ayele Kassa, Hailay Gebremichael Gebrekidan, Tariku Tesfaye Bekuma, Aynaw Amogne, Solomon Shiferaw

“…Results were presented in the form of percentages and odds ratio with 95% Confidence Intervals. Candidate variables were selected using a p-value of 0.25. Statistical significance was declared at p-value of 0.05. …”
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The proposed model of the body of knowledge of digital transformation for the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran by Samira Tahmasebi Ashtiani, Mohammad Hasanzadeh, Atefeh Sharif, Mostafa Amini

“…Therefore, it is considered an applied research.On the other hand, considering the increase in knowledge resulting from the design of the model and examining the effects of variables affecting it, the research also has a developmental orientation. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the 2020/2021 vaccination campaign for influenza among healthcare workers of an Italian, university hospital by Luca COPPETA, Cristiana FERRARI, Andrea MAZZA, Umberto D’ANCONA, Grazia Genga MINA, Savino BALDI, Ottavia BALBI, Andrea MAGRINI, Antonio PIETROIUSTI

“…P value was set at < 0.05. Results: The total number of vaccinated (HCWs) at the end of the current season (2020-2021) was 762, resulting in a vaccination coverage of approximately 29,2%. …”
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Assessing AgERA5 and MERRA-2 Global Climate Datasets for Small-Scale Agricultural Applications by Konstantinos Soulis, Evangelos Dosiadis, Evangelos Nikitakis, Ioannis Charalambopoulos, Orestis Kairis, Aikaterini Katsogiannou, Stergia Palli Gravani, Dionissios Kalivas

“…The datasets are assessed for key weather variables and for irrigation planning, using detailed local meteorological station data as a reference. …”
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Exploring the interplay of T cell receptor-V gene copy numbers and major histocompatibility complex selection pressure in avian species: Insights into immune system evolution and r... by Lin Sun, Chunhong Liang, Shidi Qin, Ying Zhu, Ke He

“…The association between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genes and certain ecological factors in response to pathogen selection has been extensively studied; however, the role of the co-working molecule T cell receptor (TCR) remains poorly understood. This study aimed to analyze the copy numbers of TCR-V genes, the selection pressure (ω value) on MHC genes using available genomic data, and their potential ecological correlates across 93 species from 13 orders. …”
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Assessment of The Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Gastrointestinal Parasite of Goats in Afgooye District, Lower Shabelle, Somalia by Moktar Omar Sheikh Mohamed, Abdisalam Mohamed Ibrahim, Hawakin Abdirizak Ahmed, Mohamud Abdislam Yusuf Yusuf, Jeilani Busuri Mio, Omar Mohamud Salah, Zainab Mohamed Abdirahman, Yasin Hussein Sh Hassan

“…The corresponding percentage of gastrointestinal parasites in males and females was 70% and 72%, respectively. However, these variables were not significantly associated (p-value = 0.399). …”
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Factors Associated with Psychosomatic Disorders Among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic by Dina Elita, Alvina Widhani, Hamzah Shatri, Ikhwan Rinaldi, Rudy Hidayat, Teguh Harjono Karjadi, Rudi Putranto, Chyntia Olivia Maurine Jasirwan, Siti Setiati

“…Bivariate analysis for categorical data was conducted using the Chi-square test. Variables with a p-value <0.25 were further analyzed with logistic regression, and p-values <0.05 were considered significant. …”
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Incidence of and risk factors for mortality in children with mushroom poisoning by Jie Cheng, Ya Liu, Shaojun Li, Kaibin Pu, Junming Huo, Liping Tan

“…The clinical characteristics of the children in the surviving and non-surviving groups were compared. Variables with a P value < 0.1 in the univariate logistic regression analysis were included in the multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Multiparameter Causal Models for the Estimation and Explainability of Wildfire Burned Area by Amir Mustofa Irawan, Merce Vall-Llossera, Carlos Lopez-Martinez, Adriano Camps, Gerard Portal, Alberto Alonso-Gonzalez, Miriam Pablos

“…Under this extreme scenario, the mean burned area reaches &#x223C;4.2 log ha (&#x223C;15 000 ha), while extreme cases exceed 5 log ha (&#x223C;100 000 ha), with a pairwise <italic>p</italic>-value &#x2264; 0.0001. This burned area surpasses that of all other input variables under equivalent worst-case conditions. …”
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Liquid biopsy diagnostics for non-small cell lung cancer via elucidation of tRNA signatures by Zhuokun Feng, Masaki Nasu, Gehan Devendra, Ayman A. Abdul-Ghani, Owen T. M. Chan, Jeffrey A. Borgia, Zitong Gao, Hanqiu Zhang, Yu Chen, Ting Gong, Gang Luo, Hua Yang, Lang Wu, Yuanyuan Fu, Youping Deng

“…The signature effectively distinguishes cancerous from benign samples (AUC = 0.85) and consistently performs across clinical and demographic variables, with AUC values exceeding 0.80, particularly for early-stage lung cancer diagnosis. …”
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Risk of uveitis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus: a cohort study through TriNetX database by Bing-Qi Wu, Hou-Ting Kuo, Alan Y. Hsu, Yi-Ching Shao, Chun-Ting Lai, Hsin Tseng, Chun-Chi Chiang, Chun-Ju Lin, Ning-Yi Hsia, Huan-Sheng Chen, Yu-Hsun Wang, Yi-Yu Tsai, Min-Yen Hsu, James Cheng-Chung Wei

“…Abstract Background This multi-institutional, retrospective cohort study using TriNetX database aims to explore the relationship between HIV infection and uveitis. …”
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Application of indocyanine green–human serum albumin complex in fluorescence image-guided laparoscopic anatomical liver resection: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial... by Qingyun Xie, Fengwei Gao, Xiaoyun Ran, Xin Zhao, Manyu Yang, Kangyi Jiang, Tianyang Mao, Jiayin Yang, Kun Li, Hong Wu

“…This study seeks to validate the clinical value of ICG-HSA in enhancing surgical precision and outcomes, ultimately promoting its broader clinical application. …”
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Evidence for music therapy and music medicine in psychiatry: transdiagnostic meta-review of meta-analyses by Alexander Lassner, Spyridon Siafis, Emanuel Wiese, Stefan Leucht, Susanne Metzner, Elias Wagner, Alkomiet Hasan

“… Background Music therapy is a commonly used intervention added to usual care for psychiatric disorders. Aims We review the evidence for music therapy and assess its efficacy as an adjunct therapy across psychiatric disorders. …”
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Protective role of health insurance coverage in reducing under-five mortality in Ethiopia: Gompertz inverse-Gaussian shared frailty modelling by Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Tsion Mulat Tebeje, Afework Alemu, Bezawit Melak Fente, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Kebede Gemeda Sabo

“…To identify the predictors, the Gompertz inverse-Gaussian shared frailty model was fitted. The theta value, Akaike Information Criteria and Bayesian Information Criteria were applied for model evaluation, and variables with p values less than 0.2 were included in the multivariable analysis. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Imaging of the Lamina Cribrosa: Structural Biomarkers in Nonglaucomatous Diseases by Alice Paulo, Pedro G. Vaz, Danilo Andrade De Jesus, Luisa Sánchez Brea, Jan Van Eijgen, João Cardoso, Theo van Walsum, Stefan Klein, Ingeborg Stalmans, João Barbosa Breda

“…Hence, this literature review aims to summarize the role of the LC in nonophthalmic and ophthalmic diseases other than glaucoma. …”
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Determinants of community-acquired pneumonia among under-five children in Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Nigussie Adam Birhan, Alene Yirsaw Workineh, Zelalem Meraf Wolde, Emebiet Abich, Gedif Mulat Alemayehu, Atalaye Nigussie, Yenew Alemu, Chalachew Alemie Messfin, Denekew Bitew Belay, Denekew Bitew Belay

“…Bivariable and multivariable logistic regressions were used. Variables with a p-value of &lt; 0.05 were considered statistically significant.ResultsThe percentage of community-acquired pneumonia among under-five children was 11.33% (95% CI: 9.75–13.12%). …”
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Model-Based Dose Identification of Dalbavancin for Long-Term Suppressive Outpatient Treatment of Ventricular Assist Device Infections by Ute Chiriac, Uwe Liebchen, Otto Roman Frey, Heike Lanzinger, Sabrina Klein, Torsten Hoppe-Tichy, Matthias Karck, Anna Meyer, Benedict Morath

“…This retrospective study aimed to assess dalbavancin pharmacokinetics in VAD patients and identify optimal, feasible dosing regimens for long-term suppressive outpatient therapy. …”
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Statistical – Synoptic Analysis of the First Effective Precipitation in the Western and Northwestern of Iran by Mostafa Karimi, Ayob Jafari, Amir Bani Amerian, Seyfolah Kaki

“…One of the most important issues related to rainfed wheat cultivation is the date of the First Effective Precipitation (FEP) which can provide soil moisture for cultivation. The current study aims to evaluate the variability and probable trend in the date of the first effective precipitation and the synoptic conditions that lead to its occurrence in northwestern and western Iran. …”
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