Picture fuzzy sets (PFSs) are comparatively a new extension of fuzzy sets which describe the human opinions that has more answers like acceptance, rejection, neutral and desist, which cannot be correctly presented in fuzzy sets (FSs) and intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs). The PFSs are categorized by three objects, the degree of belonging, the degree of neutral belonging and the degree of non- belonging such that the total of these three degrees must not be more than one. Читать дальше...

Development and evaluation of novel bio-safe filter paper-based kits for sputum microscopy and transport to directly detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis and associated drug resistance

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by Divya Anthwal, Surabhi Lavania, Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Ajoy Verma, Vithal Prasad Myneedu, Prem Prakash Sharma, Hitesh Verma, Viveksheel Malhotra, Ashawant Gupta, Nalini Kant Gupta, Rohit Sarin, Sagarika Haldar, Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi

Hsp70 and DNAJA2 limit CFTR levels through degradation

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by Patrick Kim Chiaw, Christine Hantouche, Michael J. H. Wong, Elizabeth Matthes, Renaud Robert, John W. Hanrahan, Alvin Shrier, Jason C. Young

Transcriptomic analysis of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei, Boone 1931) in response to acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease caused by Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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by Adrián E. Velázquez-Lizárraga, José Luis Juárez-Morales, Ilie S. Racotta, Humberto Villarreal-Colmenares, Oswaldo Valdes-Lopez, Antonio Luna-González, Carmen Rodríguez-Jaramillo, Norma Estrada, Felipe Ascencio

Trajectories of functional impairment in homeless older adults: Results from the HOPE HOME study

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by Rebecca T. Brown, David Guzman, Lauren M. Kaplan, Claudia Ponath, Christopher T. Lee, Margot B. Kushel

Brain-related proteins as serum biomarkers of acute, subconcussive blast overpressure exposure: A cohort study of military personnel

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by Angela M. Boutté, Bharani Thangavelu, Christina R. LaValle, Jeffrey Nemes, Janice Gilsdorf, Deborah A. Shear, Gary H. Kamimori

Relations of advanced glycation endproducts and dicarbonyls with endothelial dysfunction and low-grade inflammation in individuals with end-stage renal disease in the transition to renal replacement therapy: A cross-sectional observational study

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by Remy J. H. Martens, Natascha J. H. Broers, Bernard Canaud, Maarten H. L. Christiaans, Tom Cornelis, Adelheid Gauly, Marc M. H. Hermans, Constantijn J. A. M. Konings, Frank M. van der Sande, Jean L. J. M. Scheijen, Frank Stifft, Joris J. J. M. Wirtz, Jeroen P. Kooman, Casper G. Schalkwijk

Immunity to varicella zoster virus among pregnant women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

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by Grazina Mirinaviciute, Regine Barlinn, Susanne Gjeruldsen Dudman, Elmira Flem

Pre-treatment 2D and 3D dosimetric verification of volumetric arc therapy. A correlation study between gamma index passing rate and clinical dose volume histogram

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by Lukasz Szczurek, Robert Juszkat, Jolanta Szczurek, Ilona Turek, Piotr Sosnowski

Comparing patients and families perceptions of satisfaction and predictors of overall satisfaction in the emergency department

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by Prathiba Natesan, Dima Hadid, Yara Abou Harb, Eveline Hitti

Study objective

The aim of the study was to investigate factors that best predict patient’s satisfaction with their ED visit, as well as examine whether patients and their families perceived the factors related to satisfaction similarly.

Methods

This is a retrospective study where secondary data analysis was done on patient satisfaction data collected over three quarters for quality improvement purposes. Exploratory factor... Читать дальше...

Air pollution, respiratory illness and behavioral adaptation: Evidence from South Korea

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by Tackseung Jun, In-sik Min

Air pollution is closely associated with the development of respiratory illness. Behavioral adaptations of people to air pollution may influence its impact, yet this has not been investigated in the literature. Our hypothesis is that people experience and learn the underlying air quality to decide their adaptation, and they have a stronger incentive to behaviorally adapt to the air quality as it deteriorates. We tested our hypothesis on a sample of approximately... Читать дальше...

Dietary pattern and its association with iodine deficiency among school children in southwest Ethiopia; A cross-sectional study

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by Hamid Yimam Hassen, Melkamu Beyene, Jemal Haider Ali

Background

Despite the universal iodization of salt in Ethiopia, iodine deficiency disorder remains a major public health problem and continued to affect a large segment of the population. It is thus essential to assess factors contributing to the unacceptably high endemic goiter rate in the country and avail evidence for further additional interventions. In line with this, we examined the association of dietary pattern and iodine deficiency among school-age children in Ethiopia.

Effect of meloxicam treatment on movement asymmetry in riding horses in training

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by Emma Persson-Sjodin, Elin Hernlund, Thilo Pfau, Pia Haubro Andersen, Karin Holm Forsström, Marie Rhodin

Detection of Murine Astrovirus and Myocoptes musculinus in individually ventilated caging systems: Investigations to expose suitable detection methods for routine hygienic monitoring

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by Carolin Körner, Manuel Miller, Markus Brielmeier

Murine Astrovirus is one of the most prevalent viral agents in laboratory rodent facilities worldwide, but its influence on biomedical research results is poorly examined. Due to possible influence on research results and high seroprevalence rates in mice, it appears useful to include this virus into routine health monitoring programs. In order to establish exhaust air particle PCR as a reliable detection method for Murine Astrovirus infections... Читать дальше...

Testing the visual field of children and adults with Rarebit: The role of task repetition on sensitivity

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by Iryna Tachyla, Luca Battaglini, Michele Barollo, Simone Cosentino, Giulio Contemori, Luisa Pinello, Ambra Ciavarelli, Clara Casco

Crash severity analysis of nighttime and daytime highway work zone crashes

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by Kairan Zhang, Mohamed Hassan

Introduction

Egypt’s National Road Project is a large infrastructure project which presently aims to upgrade 2500 kilometers of road networks as well as construct 4000 kilometers of new roads to meet today’s need. This leads to an increase in the number of work zones on highways and therefore a rise in hazardous traffic conditions. This is why highways agencies are shifting towards night construction in order to reduce the adverse traffic impacts on the public. Читать дальше...

Development of an electronic medical record-based algorithm to identify patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in Japan

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by Toshiki Fukasawa, Hayato Takahashi, Norin Kameyama, Risa Fukuda, Shihori Furuhata, Nanae Tanemura, Masayuki Amagai, Hisashi Urushihara

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The appropriateness of low-acuity cases referred for emergency ambulance dispatch following ambulance service secondary telephone triage: A retrospective cohort study

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by Kathryn Eastwood, Amee Morgans, Johannes Stoelwinder, Karen Smith

Objective

Ambulance-based secondary telephone triage systems have been established in ambulance services to divert low-acuity cases away from emergency ambulance dispatch. However, some low-acuity cases still receive an emergency ambulance dispatch following secondary triage. To date, no evidence exists identifying whether these cases required an emergency ambulance. The aim of this study was to investigate whether cases... Читать дальше...