Vasopressin serum levels and disorders of sodium and water balance in patients with severe brain injury Níveis séricos de vasopressina e distúrbios de sódio e água em pacientes com... by Eliane de Araújo Cintra, Sebastião Araújo, Elizabeth M.A.B. Quagliato, Margaret de Castro, Antônio Luiz Eiras Falcão, Desanka Dragosavac, Renato G.G. Terzi

“…METHOD: Thirty-six adult patients with SBI (admission Glasgow Coma Scale score < 8) and an estimated time of injury < 72 hours were prospectively studied. …”
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Study of Influence of Various Methods of Intraoperative Keratoprotection in Phacoemulsification of Senile Cataract on Morphological and Functional State of Ocular Surface Structure... by S. V. Tonkonogiy, О. V. Kolenko, A. V. Vasiliev

“…In addition to the standard ophthalmological examination, Schirmer I test, OCT-scanning were performed, and tear breakup time (TBUT) was determined.Results. The lowest indicator of Schirmer I test was detected in the 1st group a month after the operation. …”
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Identification of High-Photosynthetic-Efficiency Wheat Varieties Based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing from UAVs by Weiyi Feng, Yubin Lan, Hongjian Zhao, Zhicheng Tang, Wenyu Peng, Hailong Che, Junke Zhu

“…Traditional identification methods necessitate laborious on-site observation and measurement, consuming time and effort. Leveraging unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing technology to forecast photosynthetic indices opens up the potential for swiftly discerning high-photosynthetic-efficiency wheat varieties. …”
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Evaluation of the Diagnosis and Antibiotic Therapy of Sepsis in the Emergency Department: A Retrospective Observational Study by Eszter Varga, Sándor Somodi, Máté Molnár, Dóra Ujvárosy, Krisztina Gaál, Attila Vaskó, Zoltán Szabó, Ildikó Bácskay, István Lekli, Adina Fésüs

“…Fisher’s exact test, <i>t</i>-test, and ANOVA were applied to compare categorical and continuous variables between groups. The Kaplan–Meier test was applied for probability of survival. …”
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Comparison of frameworks for defining land occupation considering on-farm and off-farm feed production on Italian dairy farms by Gabriele Rolando, Francesco Ferrero, Stefania Pasinato, Luciano Comino, Daniele Giaccone, Ernesto Tabacco, Giorgio Borreani

“…The LO1 was accurate, even though it was time-consuming, whereas the procedures of LO3A and LO3B showed comparable values with easier required input data. …”
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The Association of Oral Processing and Salivary Flow Rate on Food Intake and Appetite in Older Adults (Aged ≥ 65 Years) by Dimitra Zannidi, Lisa Methven, Gerry McKenna, Jayne Woodside, Ciarán Forde, Martin Schimmel, Miriam E. Clegg

“…Males were observed to be faster eaters, with larger average bite size and higher saliva uptake values. Faster eaters had a larger ad libitum meal intake and consumed their meal with a larger average bite size, fewer chews per gram, and shorter total oral exposure time. …”
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression by Patrick Doherty, David Reeves, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies

“…Single imputation will be used to impute missing baseline variables. Multiple imputation will be used to impute values missing at follow-up. …”
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Development and validation of a model for predicting in-hospital mortality in patients with sepsis-associated kidney injury receiving renal replacement therapy: a retrospective coh... by Caifeng Li, Ke Zhao, Qian Ren, Lin Chen, Ying Zhang, Guolin Wang, Keliang Xie

“…Early identification of high-risk patients enables timely interventions and improvement in clinical outcomes. …”
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Potential Protective Effect of Orlistat: A Formulation of Nanocrystals Targeting Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis in an Experimental Model of Doxorubicin-Induced Cardi... by Maha Alsunbul, Thanaa A. El-Masry, Enas I. El Zahaby, Mohamed M. S. Gaballa, Maysa M. F. El-Nagar

“…Furthermore, Orli has a favorable impact on the decrease in cardiometabolic risk variables. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the novel use of Orlistat Nanocrystals (Orli-Nanocrystals) to mitigate DOX-induced cardiotoxicity and to identify probable pathways behind the cardioprotective effects. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with lower cancer-related fatigue: a cross-sectional analysis from NHANES 2017–2020 by Xueqin Xia, Xuehua Cao, Chen Gong, Yi Liu, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Limei Liao

“…This correlation remained significant after adjusting for all variables in model 3: β = −0.074, 95% CI: −0.127, −0.021 (p = 0.007). …”
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Feasibility of a tailored, combined intervention with mind-body elements to prevent burnout in healthcare professionals (LAGOM) in a mixed-methods multicenter single-arm trial by Marleen Schröter, Anna K. Koch, Julia Berschick, Julia K. Schiele, Martin Bogdanski, Melanie Steinmetz, Judith Czakert, Wiebke Stritter, Christian S. Kessler, Georg Seifert

“…Semi-structured interviews (n = 4) revealed that participants valued the course content and collegial exchange but suggested allowing more time for discussion and reducing theoretical input. …”
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Development and validation of models for predicting preterm birth and gestational latency following emergency cervical cerclage: A multicenter cohort study by Cheng Chen, Baihui Zhao, Yu Pan, Lujiao Chen, Xiaofu Yang, Min Lv, Liping Qiu, Mengmeng Yang, Xia Ying, Minmin Wang, Huanhuan Wang, Xiuying Chen, Xiaoxing Zhang, Xiaofeng Weng, Qiong Luo

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic and Cox regression analyses were used to identify independent predictive variables and establish the models. Harrell's C‐index, time‐dependent receiver operating characteristic curves and areas under the curves, calibration curve, and decision curve analyses were performed to assess the models. …”
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Seasonal Variations in Chemical Composition and Antibacterial and Antioxidant Activities of <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> L. Essential Oil from Southwestern Romania by Ludovic Everard Bejenaru, Adina-Elena Segneanu, Cornelia Bejenaru, Andrei Biţă, Felicia Tuţulescu, Antonia Radu, Maria Viorica Ciocîlteu, George Dan Mogoşanu

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> minimum were determined using the microdilution method (96-well plates). …”
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Optimización de la distribución de piezas irregulares en chapas // Irregular parts nesting problem optimization. by A. M. Lastres - Aleaga, J. Arbola - Ruiz, A. Cordovés - García

“…In the generation of</p><p>populations of possible solutions, using an algorithm based on the method of integration variables, in</p><p>addition is made comparing the results obtained by the proposed method with other results generated</p><p>by procedures developed by different authors, achieving improved use of material values and</p><p>reducing the generation time for solutions.…”
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Association between salivary /microbiological parameters, oral health and eating habits in young athletes by Domenico Tripodi, Alessia Cosi, Rosita Valloreo, Domenico Fulco, Marco Tieri, Lavinia Alberi Auber, Simonetta D’Ercole

“…Salivary resting pH showed statistically different values in three different observations between the groups. …”
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Performance Assessment of Low- and Medium-Cost PM_2.5 Sensors in Real-World Conditions in Central Europe by Bushra Atfeh, Zoltán Barcza, Veronika Groma, Ágoston Vilmos Tordai, Róbert Mészáros

“…These sensors provide real-time measurements of pollutants and facilitate better spatial and temporal coverage. …”
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Una mirada al origen y las propiedades de los suelos magnésicos en el Valle del Cauca-Colombia by Garcia O. A., Malagón C. D., Madero E

“…All irrigation waters had C.E &lt; 1 dS/m, most of them residual sodium carbonate (RSC), and most of times they foresee high apports of magnesium to soils. …”
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A Comprehensive Framework for Parkinson's Disease Detection Using Spiral Drawings and Advanced Machine Learning Techniques by Mohamed J. Saadh, Waleed K. Abdulsahib, Hardik Doshi, Anupam Yadav, J. Gowrishankar, Mayank Kundlas, Nargiza Mansurova, Kamal Kant Joshi, Fadhil Feez Sead, Bagher Farhood

“…Ensemble methods, like voting classifiers, consistently provided strong AUC‐ROC values but showed variability in accuracy and sensitivity compared to individual classifiers like MLP and SVM. …”
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Environmental gamma dose rate measurements using cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detectors by S. Kreutzer, L. Martin, D. Miallier, N. Mercier

“…We compared these findings with experimentally derived cumulative spectra and dose rate calibration curves constructed from reference sites in France and Germany, which yielded unrealistically low threshold values, likely due to the limited variability of the investigated sites. …”
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Optimizing Initial Vancomycin Dosing in Hospitalized Patients Using Machine Learning Approach for Enhanced Therapeutic Outcomes: Algorithm Development and Validation Study by Heonyi Lee, Yi-Jun Kim, Jin-Hong Kim, Soo-Kyung Kim, Tae-Dong Jeong

“… BackgroundVancomycin is commonly dosed using standard weight–based methods before dose adjustments are made through therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). However, variability in initial dosing can lead to suboptimal therapeutic outcomes. …”
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