Ignition and flame propagation behaviors of titanium alloys in oxygen-enriched atmospheres by Congzhen Wang, Jianjun Li, Yajun Li, Guangyu He, Jinfeng Huang, Cheng Zhang

“…However, they are susceptible to ignition and combustion because of their active chemical performance, high combustion heat, and poor heat conductivity. In this study, the ignition and flame propagation behaviors of Ti, TC4 (Ti–6Al–4V), TC11 (Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si), and TC17 (Ti–5Al–2Sn–2Zr–4Mo–4Cr) alloys were systematically investigated and compared using promoted ignition-combustion tests in oxygen-enriched environments. …”
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Influence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus on the Ocular Biometry of Chinese Children by Ying Xiao, Tao Li, Yan Jia, Shanshan Wang, Chenhao Yang, Haidong Zou

“…A case-control study was conducted at Children’s Hospital of Fudan University between T1DM children and healthy children. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Hydraulic Properties of Granular Sandstone and Mudstone Mixtures by Dan Ma, Xin Cai, Zilong Zhou, Xibing Li

“…A self-designed granular rock seepage experimental equipment has been applied to conduct the experiments. The variation of particle size distribution was induced by loading and water seepage during the test, which indicated that the particle crushing and erosion properties of mudstone were higher than those of sandstone. …”
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Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South. by Ran Zhang, Tiffany Byrd, Shan Qiao, Myriam E Torres, Xiaoming Li, Jihong Liu

“…Guided by a socioecological framework, this study aims to investigate the experiences of African American and Hispanic pregnant and postpartum women, as well as MCPs, in accessing and providing maternal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Deep South.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 African American women, 20 Hispanic women, and 9 MCPs between January and August 2022. …”
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Post-traumatic Growth in the Link with Resilience, Self-compassion, and the Personal and Clinical Characteristics in Adolescents with Life-threatening Disease: A Cross-sectional Co... by Zahra Ghasemi, Manijeh Nourian, Azam Shirinabadi Farahani, Amir Heidari, Maliheh Nasiri

“…Data was collected using personal and clinical characteristics form, PTG Inventory, resilience scale, and SC scale. Analysis was conducted using SPSS software version 20, employing descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, ANOVA, t-tests, and multiple linear regression analysis with a P value≤0.05.Results: The study found that the mean total PTG score was 63.35±18.19, the resilience score was 82.39±13.62, and the SC score was 76.36±6.65. …”
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Improving quality of surgical and anaesthesia care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of hospital-based quality improvement interventions by Justine Davies, Nataliya Brima, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Andy JM Leather, Vandy Charles

“…Objectives To systematically review existing literature on hospital-based quality improvement studies in sub-Saharan Africa that aim to improve surgical and anaesthesia care, capturing clinical, process and implementation outcomes in order to evaluate the impact of the intervention and implementation learning.Design We conducted a systematic literature review and narrative synthesis.Setting Literature on hospital-based quality improvement studies in sub-Saharan Africa reviewed until 31 December 2021.Participants MEDLINE, EMBASE, Global Health, CINAHL, Web of Science databases and grey literature were searched.Intervention We extracted data on intervention characteristics and how the intervention was delivered and evaluated.Primary and secondary outcome measures Importantly, we assessed whether clinical, process and implementation outcomes were collected and separately categorised the outcomes under the Institute of Medicine quality domains. …”
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Pengembangan Fitur E-Matur dengan V-Model sebagai Alat Pengaduan Publik untuk Website Badan Kepegawaian Negara by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Aditya Rachmadi, Kartika Utami, Rahmana Ilmi Hakim, Nurur Rohmah

“…System testing performed on the 28 system functions show a valid result. Acceptance testing conducted against stakeholders or users using black box testing indicates that the stakeholders have received the system functions and had been in accordance with the functional requirements that exist in the document elicitation system requirements. …”
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RETRACTED: Individual and Interactive Ecophysiological Effect of Temperature, Watering Regime and Abscisic Acid on the Growth and Development of Tomato Seedlings by Taghleb Al-Deeb, Mohammad Abo Gamar, Sabah Khaleel, Abdul Latief Al-Ghzawi, Wesam Al Khateeb, Mohammad Jawarneh, Mohammad Y. Jahmani, Omar Al-Zoubi, Talaat Habeeb

“…Transpiration, stomatal conductance, and gas exchange parameters were negatively affected by all three factors; additionally, net carbon dioxide assimilation was reduced by water stress and abscisic acid application. …”
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Pregnant women’s retention and associated health facility characteristics in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Indonesia: cross-sectional study by Michelle Kermode, Margaret Kelaher, Christina Lumbantoruan, Endang Budihastuti

“…This national study was conducted to describe PMTCT programme performance and to identify health facility characteristics associated with this performance in order to inform programme planning and policy development.Design A retrospective cross-sectional study in December 2017.Setting All health facilities providing PMTCT programmes in Indonesia.Participants All health facilities registering at least one woman in antenatal care in 2017.Intervention PMTCT data extraction from the national reporting system on HIV/AIDS and government reports.Outcomes Women retention in the PMTCT programme for at least 3 months and associated health facility characteristics.Results A total of 373 health facilities registering 6502 HIV-positive women in antenatal care were included in the analysis. …”
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Comparison of Chest Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Patterns and Severity among COVID-19 Patients during the First and Fourth Waves in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Lensa Million Baharu, Amir Alwan, Seife Teferi Dellie, Tesfaye Kebede Legesse, Kibruyisfaw Weldeab Abore

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 polymerase chain reaction test confirmed COVID-19 patients who underwent chest CT scan imaging in two diagnostic centers in Addis Ababa city. …”
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Dietary antioxidant consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes in South Korean adults: a prospective cohort study based on the Health Examinees study by Sangah Shin, Li-Juan Tan, Su Bin Hwang, Shinyoung Jun, Hyojee Joung

“…This study aimed to identify the association between dietary antioxidant consumption and the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) mellitus (defined using the Korean Diabetes Association criteria) in South Korean adults.Design Baseline and follow-up data from the Health Examinees (HEXA) study, a large-scale community-based genomic cohort study conducted in South KoreaSetting A South Korean community.Participants A total of 20 594 participants, aged 40–79 years, who participated in the baseline and follow-up surveys of the HEXA study were included. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…Method: An unmatched case control study was conducted in district hospital in Madurai. The study compared patients with chronic kidney disease aged under 40 (cases) from the Nephrology ward and outpatient with similar-aged controls without CKD from the Medicine ward, using routine eGFR calculations for diagnosis. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease Preventive Attitude, Practice, and Associated Factors among Type 2 DM Patients in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Addisu Dabi Wake MSc, Sena Babsa Dinsa BSc

“…Methods Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital among T2DM patients from December 23, 2021, to January 23, 2022. …”
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A randomised trial comparing preoperative administration of single-dose kefazolin to kefazolin plus metronidazole as prophylactic antibiotics at caesarean section by R Lamfel, L Snyman, L Seopela, G Jahn, P Becker

“…Multiple trials have been conducted in an attempt to optimise administration of prophylactic antibiotics in an effort to reduce postpartum infection and maternal sepsis, and current practice guidelines suggest that there is sufficient evidence that extended-spectrum antibiotics, in combination with kefazolin, result in reduction of postpartum infections. …”
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Self-Compacting Concrete with Artificial Lightweight Aggregates from Sugarcane Ash and Calcined Scheelite Mining Waste by Jemima Tabita F. de Sousa, Marcos Alyssandro S. dos Anjos, José Anselmo da S. Neto, Evilane C. de Farias, Fernando G. Branco, Cinthia Maia Pederneiras

“…In the hardened state, tests were carried out to determine the compressive strength at 7 and 28 days, the dry specific mass, the chloride ion diffusion coefficient, and the thermal conductivity. The new concretes had density values ranging from 1.94 to 2.03 g/cm³ and compressive strength values at 28 days between 26.11 and 36.72 MPa. …”
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Hydroperiod Influences Tadpole Growth and Development in the Endangered Littlejohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Nadine Nolan, Matt Hayward, Alex Callen, Kaya Klop‐Toker

“…To determine whether different treatments affected locomotor performance, jump tests were conducted 3 weeks post‐metamorphosis. Individuals exhibited limited developmental plasticity in response to declining water, with a mean time to metamorphosis of 85.1 days ± 12.1. …”
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Intention to use mobile phone-based TB screening among HIV patients in Debre Tabor Town public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Teshager Workneh Ayalew, Kassahun Dessie Gashu, Adamu Takele Jemere, Nebebe Demis Baykemagn

“…Method A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 HIV patients. Data was collected from May 23 to July 11, 2022, through the use of an interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Development of a diagnostic multivariable prediction model of a positive SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR result in healthcare workers with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection in hospital settings. by Sandra Liliana Valderrama-Beltrán, Juliana Cuervo-Rojas, Martín Rondón, Juan Sebastián Montealegre-Diaz, Juan David Vera, Samuel Martinez-Vernaza, Alejandra Bonilla, Camilo Molineros, Viviana Fierro, Atilio Moreno, Leidy Villalobos, Beatriz Ariza, Carlos Álvarez-Moreno

“…We developed a diagnostic multivariate model to predict positive reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results in HCWs with suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional study on episodes involving suspected SARS-CoV-2 symptoms or close contact among HCWs in Bogotá, Colombia. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Enhancing MPPT performance for partially shaded photovoltaic arrays through backstepping control with Genetic Algorithm-optimized gains by Serge Raoul Dzonde Naoussi, Kenfack Tsobze Saatong, Reagan Jean Jacques Molu, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Mohit Bajaj, Mohamed Louzazni, Milkias Berhanu, Salah Kamel

“…This study introduces a new approach to tracking the Global Maximum Power Point (GMPP) in photovoltaic systems within the context of solar research conducted in Cameroon. The system utilizes Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Backstepping Controller (BSC) methodologies. …”
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Magnitude of telemedicine utilization and associated factors among health professionals working at selected public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. by Anteneh Fikrie, Dawit Daniel, Samrawit Ermiyas, Hawa Hassen, Wongelawit Seyoum, Seyoum Kebede, Wako Golicha Wako

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1-30, 2021 among randomly selected 407 health professionals working at Pilot Hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. …”
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