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Management of acute kidney disease as part of routine clinical care in low-resource settings: The International Society of Nephrology Kidney Care Network Project
Acute Kidney Disease (AKD) commonly affects disadvantaged populations in low-resourced areas with poor access to kidney care. Here, barriers to management include a lack of AKD education alongside an...
Validity and reliability of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) for critically ill pediatric patients
Introduction In some regions, critically ill pediatric and adult patients are cared for in the same intensive care unit, complicating pain assessment due to mixed age groups. To address this, it is es...
Spatial patterns and influencing factors of traditional villages in the Pearl River–Xijiang River Economic Belt (PRXREB)
The spatial patterns and influencing factors of traditional villages are critical for their preservation and heritage. This study employs spatial analysis and geostatistical methods to explore the spa...
The assessment of physiotherapy practice is a robust measure of entry-level physiotherapy standards: Reliability and validity evidence from a large, representative sample
The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) is a 20-item assessment instrument used to assess entry-level physiotherapy practice in Australia, New Zealand and other international locations. Initial...
The dependency structure of the financial multiplex network model: New evidence from the cross-correlation of idiosyncratic returns, volatility, and trading volume
This work describes the design of a novel financial multiplex network composed of three layers obtained by applying the MST-based cross-correlation network, using the data from 465 companies listed on...
Evaluation of rural comprehensive development level and obstacle factors in various countries around the world
At present, major developing countries in the world are entering a stage of rapid urbanization, and rural transformation and development are accelerating. Conducting international comparisons of rural...
Economic suitability of direct seeded rice across different geographies in India
Puddled transplanted rice (PTR) is being replaced by dry direct-seeded rice (dDSR) to address manpower, water, and agricultural costs. The economic suitability of dDSR in different agro-climatic regio...
An innovative randomized response model based on a customizable random tool
This paper suggests an innovative randomized response model utilizing customizable random tool. The suggested model offers a general framework for some previously pioneering randomized response models...
Gama rays mediated improvement of catalytic efficiency and thermostability of glucoamylase by replacing active site leucine to isoleucene from super koji (Aspergillus oryzae)
Glucoamylase is considered as an essential enzyme in food industry. However, lowere catalytic efficiency and weak thermostability confine its application in food industry. Therefore, the current study...
Exposure to air pollutants contributes to increased rate of neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Israel
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multi-factorial degenerative disease of the retina and the leading cause for vision loss in the developed world. Air pollution is considered the greatest en...
Protein hydrolysates from fish wastes: nutritional characteristics and its inclusion in diets for Octopus maya
The utilization of fish waste protein as an alternative to crab and squid protein presents an important alternative for octopus fattening. During this study, nutritional characteristics of fish protei...
Functional perspectives in mental jigsaw puzzles: Insights from eye-tracking, questionnaire, and behavioral data
This study investigated cognitive strategies in mental jigsaw puzzles, integrating mental rotation and translation with a focus on directionality and detour arguments. Unlike object mental rotation ta...
Exploring temperature and humidity environment combined with air quality index, black carbon, the short-term effect of combined exposure on respiratory disease mortality in Southwest China
This study investigates the correlation, impact, and hysteresis effect of joint exposure to the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI), Air Quality Index (AQI), and Black Carbon (BC) on respiratory disease...
Reassigning sources of misophonic trigger sounds to change their unpleasantness: Testing alternative mechanisms with a new set of movies, paintings, and words
We conducted nine experiments to determine why a sound’s pleasantness can be altered by movies, abstract paintings, and words. In Expt. 1, unpleasant sounds, such as the sound of a person sniffing, we...
Burnout syndrome and healthy lifestyle among Egyptian physicians: A cross-sectional study
Introduction The phenomenon of burnout and the lifestyle of physicians significantly influence the delivery of healthcare. Over time, burnout intensifies, negatively impacting professional performance...
The impact of economic growth target management on urban green land utilization efficiency
Improving urban green land utilization efficiency (UGLUE) is the key to promoting green and sustainable development in China. Clarifying the impact of economic growth target management (EGTM) on UGLUE...
A lightweight detection algorithm of PCB surface defects based on YOLO
Aiming at the problems of low accuracy and large computation in the task of PCB defect detection. This paper proposes a lightweight PCB defect detection algorithm based on YOLO. To address the problem...
Evaluation and characterization of framycetin sulphate loaded hydrogel dressing for enhanced wound healing
Background Hydrogels loaded with antibiotics can be an effective drug delivery systemfor treating skin diseases or conditions such asinburns and wound healing. Objectives The current research work w...
The challenges of climate change and human impacts faced by Mexican coasts: A comprehensive evaluation
The extensive shoreline of Mexico is heterogeneous and diverse, but it is increasingly exposed to degradation and loss. This is the first study performed at a national level and with a multidisciplina...
Individual identification of sika deer (Cervus nippon) using short tandem repeat analysis for investigating illegal carcass disposal in Japan
The population of Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon) are controlled by hunting to prevent damage to various crops in many areas in Japan. Hunters are subsidized by submitting the tail to the local gov...
TriLex: A fusion approach for unsupervised sentiment analysis of short texts
In recent years, online customer reviews and social media platforms have significantly impacted individuals’ daily lives. Despite the generally short nature of textual content on these platforms, they...
Behavioral insights during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina: the role of trust, health literacy, risk and fairness perceptions in compliance with public health and social measures
Background and aim Public health and social measures (PHSM) are critical aspects of limiting the spread of infections in pandemics. Compliance with PHSM depends on a wide range of factors, including b...
Association between hyperlipidemia and nephrolithiasis: A comprehensive bioinformatics analysis deciphering the potential common denominator pathogenesis
Objective Evidence suggests that nephrolithiasis and hyperlipidemia are linked. The study is designed to identify diagnostic biomarkers for nephrolithiasis in conjunction with hyperlipidemia using bio...
The red blood cell distribution width is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Background Identifying reliable prognostic indicators is essential for the appropriate management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been establi...
Ultrashort-T2* mapping at 7 tesla using an optimized pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA) sequence at standard and extended echo times
Zero echo time (ZTE) sequences capture signal from tissues with extremely short T 2 * and are useful for qualitative and quantitative imaging of musculoskeletal...