Publications by authors named "N Sales"

Objective: Our primary objective was to determine if there was a difference in success of cardiac visualization by focused transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) location (subxiphoid, parasternal, or apical) during chest compression interruptions among cardiac arrest patients. Secondarily, we sought to determine whether there were differences in chest compression interruption times with the focused TTE locations.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of video-recorded, adult, cardiac arrest resuscitations in a quaternary care Emergency Department from 11/2018 to 11/2023.

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Introduction: Diagnosing and treating lameness in horses is essential to improving their welfare. In equine orthopedic practice, infrared thermography (IRT) can indirectly detect soreness. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can treat painful and inflammatory processes in horses.

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  • The study aimed to identify how common childhood dysphonia (voice disorders) is in 5-year-olds and what factors might contribute to it, analyzing various social, behavioral, and biological indicators.
  • Researchers evaluated 371 preschoolers using interviews with mothers and assessments by speech therapists to determine characteristics of voice quality and potential risk factors.
  • Results showed that 26.4% of children exhibited mild to moderate dysphonia, with certain factors like calm temperament and lower family income being linked to higher chances of experiencing voice disorders.
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Monitoring is essential to ensure that environmental goals are being achieved, including those of sustainable agriculture. Growing interest in environmental monitoring provides an opportunity to improve monitoring practices. Approaches that directly monitor land cover change and biodiversity annually by coupling the wall-to-wall coverage from remote sensing and the site-specific community composition from environmental DNA (eDNA) can provide timely, relevant results for parties interested in the success of sustainable agricultural practices.

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Dengue is an infectious disease of global health concern that continues to require surveillance. Serological testing has been used to investigate dengue-infected patients, but specificity is affected by the co-circulation of ZIKA virus (ZIKV), which shares extensive antigen similarities. The goal of this study was the development of a specific dengue virus (DENV) IgG ELISA based on a multi-epitope NS1-based antigen for antibody detection.

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