Microbiologic characteristics and predictors of mortality in bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients: A 1-year, large, prospective surveillance study in 5 Italian hospitals [PDF]
Bloodstream infections (BSIs) from multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria cause morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients worldwide. This study investigated the incidence of BSIs in 5 adult general ICUs in Rome, Italy, and evaluated the ...
Andreoni, M +21 more
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The earliest evidence for Upper Paleolithic occupation in the Armenian Highlands at Aghitu-3 Cave [PDF]
With its well-preserved archaeological and environmental records, Aghitu-3 Cave permits us to examine the settlement patterns of the Upper Paleolithic (UP) people who inhabited the Armenian Highlands.
Allué, Ethel +14 more
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Warpage characterization of microchannels fabricated by injection molding [PDF]
Cataloged from PDF version of article.Mass-production of microfluidic devices is important for biomedical applications in which disposable devices are widely used.
Cetin, B., Erdal, M., Koska, A. K.
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Vorticity and Kinematic Analysis of the Cordillera Blanca Shear Zone, Peru [PDF]
Quantitative vorticity analyses applied to naturally deformed rocks are essential for studying kinematics in shear zones and can be performed using a range of methods, which have been developed over the last two decades. An understanding of vorticity, or
Flynn, Corey
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Marmara Island earthquakes, of 1265 and 1935; Turkey [PDF]
The long-term seismicity of the Marmara Sea region in northwestern Turkey is relatively well-recorded. Some large and some of the smaller events are clearly associated with fault zones known to be seismically active, which have distinct morphological ...
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Article length bias in journal rankings [PDF]
The quality of publications, approximated by the containing journal's quality indicator, is often the basis for hire and promotion in academic and research positions. Over the years a handful of ranking methods have been proposed.
Alexandru Nichifor +2 more
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Geochemical clistribution of An in granites with locle mineralizations in As, W ancl Au (NW of Salamanca) [PDF]
[Resumen] Ante las pruebas de la existencia de altas incidencias de cáncer de próstata en una zona de la provincia de Salamanca y habiendo descartado los factores etiológicos más comunes como su posible causa (MAYOR ARENAL, 1988), se concluye que el ...
Antona, J. F. +2 more
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Climate, people, fire and vegetation: new insights into vegetation dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean since the 1st century AD [PDF]
Anatolia forms a bridge between Europe, Africa and Asia and is influenced by all three continents in terms of climate, vegetation and human civilisation.
D. Kaniewski +6 more
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Landscape change and archaeological settlements in the lower Danube valley and delta from early Neolithic to Chalcolithic time: A review [PDF]
International audiencePalaeogeographic changes of the North Black Sea area during Early to Middle Holocene (i.e. 12e4 ka BP) is of crucial interest in the understanding of the spread of the Neolithic to central and western Europe.
Carozza, Jean-Michel +3 more
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The determinants of foreign direct investment outflows from the European Union countries. [PDF]
This paper employs a panel econometric model, and takes the horizontal and vertical FDI approach into account in the same empirical specification to scrutinize the determinants of FDI outflows from the selected EU countries at the industry level. We show
Hakan Mıhcı +2 more
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