Outcomes and predictors of in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to the intensive care or step-down unit after a rapid response team activation: A retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
IntroductionIt has been demonstrated that the implementation of rapid response teams (RRT) may improve clinical outcomes. Nevertheless, predictors of mortality among patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) or to the step-down unit (SDU) after ...
Vinicius Barbosa Galindo +13 more
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Impact of nitrogen fertilizer sustainability on corn crop yield: the role of beneficial microbial inoculation interactions [PDF]
Background Considering the challenges posed by nitrogen (N) pollution and its impact on food security and sustainability, it is crucial to develop management techniques that optimize N fertilization in croplands.
Fernando Shintate Galindo +14 more
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Abstract The focus on irrigation infrastructure development in countries like India, including a significant allocation of the government's budget, highlights the importance of achieving a high benefit–cost ratio for these projects. However, past reviews have revealed instances where irrigation projects yielded low benefits.
Annie Maria Issac +7 more
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Abstract Infection levels with the parasitic nematode Contracaecum osculatum in Eastern Baltic cod have increased in the last decades. Eastern Baltic cod is transport host for this parasite that has a high affinity for the liver of the fish. The liver is a highly vital organ and damage to the liver tissue can result in reduced functionality of the ...
Jane W. Behrens +3 more
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This study aimed to monitor the reproductive phenology of critical native species that are categorized as rare, endemic, and/or threatened in the canga of the Amazon Rainforest, in Pará, Brazil. We verified that reproductive phenophases of the studied species are concentrated within a short period and are synchronized, which may increase the ...
Ana Carolina Galindo da Costa +6 more
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Extremal k-pseudocompact abelian groups [PDF]
For a cardinal k, generalizing a recent result of Comfort and van Mill, we prove that every k-pseudocompact abelian group of weight >k has some proper dense k-pseudocompact subgroup and admits some strictly finer k-pseudocompact group topology.Comment ...
Bruno, Anna Giordano
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Abstract This Scientific Opinion addresses a European Commission's mandate on the welfare of dairy cows as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. It includes three assessments carried out based on literature reviews and complemented by expert opinion. Assessment 1 describes the most prevalent housing systems for dairy cows in Europe: tie‐stalls, cubicle ...
EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Animal Welfare (AHAW) +28 more
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Light Under Arctic Sea Ice in Observations and Earth System Models
Abstract The intensity and spectrum of light under Arctic sea ice, key to the energy budget and primary productivity of the Arctic Ocean, are tedious to observe. Earth System Models (ESMs) are instrumental in understanding the large‐scale properties and impacts of under‐ice light.
Marion Lebrun +8 more
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The effect of smoking on survival and bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface: a 2-year retrospective analysis of 1106 implants placed in daily practice [PDF]
Aim: To compare survival and peri-implant bone loss of implants with a fluoride-modified surface in smokers and nonsmokers. Materials and Methods: Patient files of all patients referred for implant treatment from November 2004 to 2007 were scrutinized.
Collaert, Bruno +5 more
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Genetic diversity of the species Cnesterodon hypselurus (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Cinzas River basin: new record and headwater capture evidences [PDF]
Cnesterodon hypselurus is a small fish that has a restricted distribution in southern Brazil, including headwaters of the Tibagi and Itararé river basins (Upper Paraná River). This study reported C.
Dhiego G. Ferreira +11 more
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