Applicability of vancomycin, meropenem, and linezolid in capillary microsamples vs. dried blood spots: A pilot study for microsampling in critically ill children by Xu Xiaoyong, Wang Jinglin, Wang Guangfei, Zhang Huimin, Xu Hong, Li Zhiping

“…The EPC calculated from the DBS using individual hematocrit ranges presented comparable absolute values for vancomycin (slope: 1.06) and meropenem (slope: 1.04), with a mean of 98% and 99% of the measured CMS concentrations, respectively.DiscussionThis study provides a microsampling TDM platform validated for clinical use for a rapid quantification of three antibiotics and is suitable for real-time TDM-guided personalization of antimicrobial treatment in critically ill children.…”
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Web-Based Student Residential Searching Integrated with Google Maps and WhatsApp API: A Case Study of UiTM Arau Perlis by Mohd Nizam Osman, Nor Arzami Othman, Khairul Anwar Sedek

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Psychometric assessment of anxiety with the Modified Dental Anxiety scale among central Indian adults seeking oral health care to a dental school by Suryakant C Deogade, Vinay Suresan

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Influence of bias voltage on the optical and structural properties of nc-Si:H films grown by layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition technique by Tong, G.B., Gani, S.M.A., Muhamad, M.R., Rahman, S.A.

“…High applied bias voltage enhances the growth rate of the films but reduces the refractive index and the optical energy gap of the films. Higher crystalline volume fraction of the films prepared at low bias voltages exhibits room temperature PL at around 1.8 eV (700 nm). …”

Microstructure and Pb²⁺ Adsorption Properties of Blast Furnace Slag and Fly Ash based Geopolymers by T. J. Medina, S. P. Arredondo, R. Corral, A. Jacobo, R. A. Zárraga, C. A. Rosas, F. G. Cabrera, J. M. Bernal

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Transformation of international liquefied natural gas markets: New trade routes by I.V. Filimonova, A.V. Komarova, R. Sharma, A.Y. Novikov

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Budget Impact Analysis of Minimally Invasive versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disease: A European Hospital Perspective by Bassani R, Galvain T, Battaglia S, Maheswaran H, Wright G, Kambli A, Piemontese A

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Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic repair of type II, III and IV hiatal hernias: A retrospective study comparing adverse outcomes by Payton Kooiker, Shane Monnett, Stephanie Thompson, Bryan Richmond

“…This study was limited to outcomes in patients with type II, III, and IV HHs, as these hernias are typically more challenging to repair. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed from data obtained from TriNetX, a large deidentified clinical database, over a 10-year period. …”
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-guided right heart catheterization in a conventional CMR environment – predictors of procedure success and duration in pulmonary artery hypertensi... by Daniel S. Knight, Tushar Kotecha, Ana Martinez-Naharro, James T. Brown, Michele Bertelli, Marianna Fontana, Vivek Muthurangu, J. Gerry Coghlan

“…The aims of this study are to: (1) demonstrate the feasibility of CMR-RHC in patients being assessed for PAH in a conventional diagnostic CMR scanner room; (2) determine the predictors of (i) procedure duration, and (ii) procedural failure or technical difficulty as determined by the adjunctive need for a guidewire. …”
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Psychosocial Correlates of Motivation for Abstinence Among People Who Used Drugs After Community Rehabilitation Treatment in China: A Structural Equation Modelling by Ruan S, Wang X, Zhao C, Li Q, Li WM, Zhang G, Pan J, Yang X

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Variation in the Care of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Within and Across Canadian Provinces: A Multi-Province Population-Based Cohort Study by Kuenzig ME, Stukel TA, Carroll MW, Kaplan GG, Otley AR, Singh H, Bitton A, Fung SG, Spruin S, Coward S, Cui Y, Nugent Z, Griffiths AM, Mack DR, Jacobson K, Nguyen GC, Targownik LE, El-Matary W, Bernstein CN, Dummer TJB, Jones JL, Lix LM, Murthy SK, Peña-Sánchez JN, Nasiri S, Benchimol EI

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Verification of a method using magnetic bead enrichment and nucleic acid extraction to improve the molecular detection of bacterial contamination in blood components by Byungjoon Na, Jinyeop Lee, Ho Eun Chang, Eunseon Park, Sojin Park, Jiyoung Lee, Sujin Oh, Dong Woo Shin, Yun Ji Hong, Kyoung Un Park

“…ABSTRACTBacterial contamination of blood products poses a significant risk in transfusion medicine. Platelets are particularly vulnerable to bacterial growth because they must be stored at room temperature with constant agitation for >5 days. …”
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A clinico-epidemiological profile, coinfections and outcome of patients with Influenza Like Illnesses (ILI) presenting to the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic by Darpanarayan Hazra, Gina Maryann Chandy, Abirahmi Thanjavurkar, Karthik Gunasekaran, Ankita Chowdary Nekkanti, Rathijit Pal, Mahesh Moorthy, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash

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Scleral Buckling: A Look at the Past, Present and Future in View of Recent Findings on the Importance of Photoreceptor Re-Alignment Following Retinal Re-Attachment by Cruz-Pimentel M, Huang CY, Wu L

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Potential Role and Expression Level of Urinary CXCL8 in Different Stages of Incipient Diabetic Nephropathy with Undiminished Creatinine Clearance: A Pilot Study by He Y, Li H, Wang R, Ma N, Liu L, Shi R, Zhang B, Lin N, Tian Y

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The Impact of Scripted Self-Hypnotic Relaxation on the Periprocedural Experience and Anesthesiologist Sedation Use in the Pediatric Cardiac Catheterization Suite: A Prospective Ran... by Viegas J, Holtby H, Runeckles K, Lang EV

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The characteristics, emergent properties and manner of spread in Ukraine of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus by D. N. Masiuk, V. S. Nedzvetsky, A. I. Sosnitskiy, A. V. Kokarev, S. G. Koliada

“…The piglets were kept in separate specialized containers, with a volume of 1.0 m3, with access only through the opening at the top of the containers. …”
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Improved diagnosis of thyroid cancer aided with deep learning applied to sonographic text reports: a retrospective, multi-cohort, diagnostic study by Qiang Zhang, Sheng Zhang, Jianxin Li, Yi Pan, Jing Zhao, Yixing Feng, Yanhui Zhao, Xiaoqing Wang, Zhiming Zheng, Xiangming Yang, Lixia Liu, Chunxin Qin, Ke Zhao, Xiaonan Liu, Caixia Li, Liuyang Zhang, Chunrui Yang, Na Zhuo, Hong Zhang, Jie Liu, Jinglei Gao, Xiaoling Di, Fanbo Meng, Wei Ji, Meng Yang, Xiaojie Xin, Xi Wei, Rui Jin, Lun Zhang, Xudong Wang, Fengju Song, Xiangqian Zheng, Ming Gao, Kexin Chen, Xiangchun Li

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The Effectiveness of Chitosan Wound Dressing in the Form of a Film Compared to Its Hydrogel on Burn Wound Healing in the Male Wistar Rat Model by Seyed Amin Mousavinezhad, Nasser Harzandi, Azam Marjani, Parvaneh Jafari

“…Then cDNA was made in this way that ten μl of RNA along with two μl of 5X buffer, 1 µl dNTP, 0.5 microliters of RT enzyme (Reverse Transcriptase), one microliter of primer, According to table 1, and 5.5 microliters of water in the final volume of 20 microliters, at a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius for 3 minutes to connect the primer, the temperature was set at 42°C for 1 hour for cDNA synthesis and 70°C for 5 minutes to inactivate the RT enzyme. …”
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Novel and Accessible Physical Recycling for Expanded Polystyrene Waste with the Use of Acetone as a Solvent and Additive Manufacturing (Direct Ink-Write 3D Printing) by Rubén García-Sobrino, Alejandro Cortés, Rocío Calderón-Villajos, Jorge G. Díaz, Marta Muñoz

“…The current high production of plastics has prompted the exploration of alternative pathways to facilitate recycling, aiming for a progressively sustainable society. This paper presents an alternative and affordable technology for treating waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) mixed with acetone in a 100:1 volume ratio to be used as 3D printing ink for Direct Ink Write technology. …”
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