Non-invasive versus arterial pressure monitoring in the pre-hospital critical care environment: a paired comparison of concurrently recorded measurements by Perera, Y, Poole, K, Raitt, J, Metcalfe, D, Lewinsohn, A

“…<p><strong> Results</strong></p> There were 2,359 paired measurements from 221 individual patients with a median age of 57. The most frequent reason for transport was cardiac arrest (79, 35.7%). …”

Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom by Khalid, S, Alhambra, DP, Hasheminasab, SA, Vinogradova, Y, Qureshi, N, Ratzinger, M, Brunetti, V, Salas, A, Canals, L

“…Results: A total of 237,297 individuals with HL matched to 829,431 without HL, with a median age of 74 and 72 years, respectively. Compared with those without HL, individuals with HL had greater frailty (severe electronic frailty index, 5.9% vs. 2.7%), higher incidence of prior falls (14.1% vs. 10.6%), longer mean follow-up with higher incidence of MOF and hip fractures (5.1 vs. 4.4 years, 20.1 and 5.32 vs. 16.58 and 4.54 per 1000 person-years, respectively) and higher risk of MOF and hip fracture (adjusted HR, 1.10 and 1.08, respectively). …”

AI can outperform humans in predicting correlations between personality items by Schoenegger, P, Greenberg, S, Grishin, A, Lewis, J, Caviola, L

“…Based on medians, PersonalityMap and academic experts surpass both LLMs and laypeople on most measures. …”

Efficacy of riprap design for protection of quay structures against propeller-induced scouring by Tan, Qin Xiang

“…In total, five different median rock sizes and five different wall clearances were tested in this study. …”
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Detection, characterisation and risk factor of Leptospira spp. among dogs and dog handlers by Goh, Soon Heng

“…For adult dogs the median antibody titre was 1:200 (range: 1:50-1:800)] with a median duration of 6 months (range: 6 weeks-1 year). …”
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Perbandingan antara fonologi dan leksikal dialek utara dengan dialek Charok Kudong di Kedah, Malaysia by Zubir, Zuliana

“…Data kajian diperoleh melalui temu bual, borang soal selidik dan data mentah yang dianalisis berdasarkan teori Fonologi Generatif dan teori Medan Makna. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat perbezaan fonem dan rumus dalam kedua-dua dialek yang dikaji. …”
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Multiple introductions of NRCS-A Staphylococcus capitis to the neonatal intensive care unit drive neonatal bloodstream infections: a case-control and environmental genomic survey by Lees, EA, Gentry, J, Webster, H, Sanderson, N, Eyre, D, Wilson, D, Lipworth, S, Crook, D, Wong, THN, Mark, A, Jeffery, K, Paulus, S, Young, BC

“…</strong> S. capitis bacteraemia was associated with increased length of NICU stay at sampling (median day 22 vs day 12 for other CoNS isolated; P=0.05). …”

Empagliflozin lowers serum uric acid in chronic kidney disease: exploratory analyses from the EMPA-KIDNEY trial by Mayne, K, Sardell, R, Staplin, N, Judge, P, Zhu, D, Sammons, E, Emberson, J, Preiss, D, Landray, M, Baigent, C, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, W

“…<p><strong> Results</p></strong> Baseline mean±SD serum uric acid concentration was 431±114 µmol/L. …”

Deployment of vaccine cold chain equipment in resource-limited settings: lessons from the Gavi Cold Chain Optimization Platform in Cameroon by Nkwain, J, Zambou, VM, Nchinjoh, SC, Agbor, VN, Adidja, A, Mbanga, C, Edwidge, NN, Ndoula, ST, Ateke Njoh, A, Diack, D, Di Mattei, P, Wiwa, O, Diaby, O, Saidu, Y

“…Upon arrival at the facilities, it took a median of 53 (range 0–395) d from installation to final commissioning: most of the days (median=210) were spent between installation and final commissioning. …”

Sintesis dan pencirian zarah silika berongga dalam aplikasi biosensor DNA by Eda Yuhana Ariffin, Lee, Yook Heng, Siti Aishah Hasbullah

“…Zarah silika berongga berjaya disintesis dan pencirian dijalankan dengan menggunakan mikroskop elektron pengimbasan pelepasan medan (FESEM), kalorimeter imbasan pembeza (DSC), penganalisis saiz zarah dan pembelauan sinar-X (XRD). …”
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Local scour downstream of a weir by Win, Yone Yone

“…The study extends the scope by examining the scour depth using two median sediment sizes of 0.77mm and 4.75mm. The latter large sediment size has not been tested so far. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of quality improvement intervention to reduce time between CT-detection and ureteroscopic laser fragmentation in acute symptomatic ureteric stones management by Khopekar, F, Nabi, S, Shiva, M, Stewart, M, Rajendran, B, Nabi, G

“…Patients and methods: 100 consecutive patients with an average (median) age 55.6 (57.5) years and average (median) stone size of 8.2 mm (± 7 mm) between October 2018 and December 2021 who underwent emergency ureteroscopy and laser fragmentation formed the study cohort as part of a clinical service quality improvement. …”

Long-term outcomes in thoracic aortic surgery: 11 year single centre experience by Staniforth, E, Ttofi, I, Ttofi, J, Perinparajah, V, Vijjhalwar, R, Uberoi, R, Sideso, E, Dubey, S, Krasopoulos, G

“…The median time to re-operation was 1.8 years. 68% of the reoperations occurred within the first 5 years. …”

Time to HIV viral rebound and frequency of post-treatment control after analytical interruption of antiretroviral therapy: an individual data-based meta-analysis of 24 prospective... by Gunst, JD, Gohil, J, Li, JZ, Bosch, RJ, White, Catherine Seamon, A, Chun, T, Mothe, B, Gittens, K, Praiss, L, De Scheerder, M, Vandekerckhove, L, Escandón, K, Thorkelson, A, Schacker, T, SenGupta, D, Brander, C, Papasavvas, E, Montaner, LJ, Martinez-Picado, J, Calin, R, Castagna, A, Muccini, C, de Jong, W, Leal, L, Tipoe, T, Frater, J

“…Median time to pVL &gt;50, &gt;400, and &gt;10,000 copies/mL was 16 days (interquartile range [IQR]:13–25), 21 (IQR:15–28), and 32 (IQR:20–35), respectively. …”

Comparison of INTERGROWTH- 21st and Fenton growth standards to assess size at birth and at discharge in preterm infants in the United Arab Emirates by Cheikh Ismail, L, Mohamad, MN, Ohuma, EO, ElHalik, MS, Dash, SK, Osaili, TM, Hasan, H, Hashim, M, Saleh, ST, Daour, RA, Parker, SR, Ali, HI, Stojanovska, L, Al Dhaheri, AS

“…Results: A total of 1537 infants with a median birth gestation of 35.3 weeks, and a median birthweight of 2320 g were included. …”

Risk factors for PTSD symptoms following PICU admission for childhood septic shock by Corbet Burcher, GJ, O’Dea, LA, Cooper, MK, Lancaster, R, McCutcheon, RA, Garralda, ME, Nadel, S

“…Data for 65 participants (48% male, median assessment age 8.0 years) was available. Median time since admission was 5.1 years. 30.8% children scored at risk of PTSD at any time since discharge Symptoms were significantly associated with acute CRP rise (p 0.03), other trauma exposures (p = 0.01), and female gender (p =0.04). …”

Ultra-processed food consumption and its relationship with diet quality among Malaysian young adults by Asma’ Ali, Xinyee, Natalie Ding, Noor Salihah Zakaria, Khairil Shazmin Kamarudin, Hamid Jan Jan Mohamed, Ahmad Ali Zainuddin, Hayati Mohd Yusof

“…The median S-MHEI score was 44.65 (IQR=12.77), indicating that 74.6% of participants had poor diet quality. …”
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Variational model with image denoising fitting term for boundary extraction of breast ultrasound images by Badrulhisam, Nurdina, Ismail, Nurhuda, Jumaat, Abdul Kadir, Maasar, Mohd Azdi, Laham, Mohamed Faris

“…Consideration of four distinct image Denoising algorithms—Gaussian filter, Median filter, Wiener filter, and Rudin-OsherFatemi (ROF) algorithm—as the new fitting terms in the CDSS model leads to four variants of modified CDSS models called Modified CDSS based on Gaussian filter (MCDSSG), Modified CDSS based on Median filter (MCDSSM), Modified CDSS based on Wiener filter (MCDSSW) and Modified CDSS based on ROF (MCDSSROF). …”
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Visual Acuity Outcomes and Influencing Factors in a Cohort of UK Real-World Diabetic Macular Oedema Patients During the First Two Years of Anti-VEGF Treatment by Wen, Qing, Karcher, Helene, Wright, David M., Sinha, Samriddhi Buxy, Chakravarthy, Usha, Santos, Catarina, Igwe, Franklin, Salongcay, Recivall, Curran, Katie, Peto, Tunde

“…Results: 728 DMO patients (1035 eyes) treated with anti-VEGFs (ranibizumab, aflibercept, or bevacizumab) at the Northern Ireland Mater Macular Clinic from 2008 to 2021 were evaluated. The mean age was 64.5 (SD 12.8) years, and 59.6% were male. …”
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An assimilation of experience. by Mehraj Nisha.

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