Non-Stoichiometric Ba_xMn_0.7Cu_0.3O₃ Perovskites as Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Optimizing the Ba Content by Álvaro Díaz-Verde, Emerson Luiz dos Santos Veiga, Héctor Beltrán-Mir, María José Illán-Gómez, Eloísa Cordoncillo-Cordoncillo

“…A correlation between the electrical conductivity, obtained by impedance spectroscopy, and the reducibility of the samples, obtained by H₂-TPR, was observed. …”
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A kurtosis-ESPRIT algorithm for RealTime stability assessment in droop controlled microgrids by Adham Osama, Abdallah F. El-Hamalawy, Mohammed E. Ammar, Amr M. AbdelAty, Hatem H. Zeineldin, Tarek H. M. EL-Fouly, Ehab F. El-Saadany

“…Besides, a controller-in-the-loop (CIL) experiment was conducted using OPAL-RT to provide a real-time validation of the results. …”
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A multi-dimensional validation strategy of pharmacological effects of Radix Isatidis Mixtures against the co-infection of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Escherichia coli in poultry by Xiaodi Jin, Jinhai Huo, Yecheng Yao, Rui Li, Mengqing Sun, Jichang Li, Zhiyong Wu

“…Through a multi-omics joint analysis network, we identified key targets and metabolites associated with co-infection and conducted targeted verification experiments with RIM aqueous extracts. …”
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Spatial indicators of inequity in urban health research: a scoping review by Ana L. Favarão Leão, Raúl D. Gierbolini-Rivera, Milena Franco Silva, Courtney Shaw, Áine O’Connor, Deborah Salvo, Rodrigo Siqueira Reis

“…Most studies (n = 32, 73%) were conducted in high-income countries. The primary analytical approaches were descriptive (n = 11, 25%). …”
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Challenges of healthcare financing in the world’s largest refugee camp: a mixed-method study among healthcare stakeholders for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Isabel Smith, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sayeeda Tarannum, M A Rifat, Priyanka Boga, Jubayer Mumin, Pablo André Veronés, Ziba Mahdi, Syeda Saima Alam, Arif Faysal Khan

“…Financial documents (available online) and reports from respective coordinating agencies were also reviewed.Setting Online key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted from Stockholm with participants residing in Bangladesh between June 2022 and September 2022.Participants Eight KIIs were conducted with professional health programme managers, executives and personnel involved in policy coordination and implementation in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh.Results We identified four themes and three subthemes outlining key challenges in healthcare funding, including decreasing funds (supported by a quantitative assessment) due to macroglobal issues, conflicting short-term and long-term priorities between implementing partners, insufficient efficacy due to challenges with collaborative priority-setting and implementing common processes, and a lack of consensus regarding equity between host and refugee communities.Conclusions The study identified unique challenges beyond the commonly discussed health financing issues in a resource-deficient setting: stakeholders’ conflicting priorities regarding funding and undecided equity issues among the host and refugee communities are worth scholarly and policy focus. …”
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Prognostic impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on short-term and long-term outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting by Mohammad Sadeq Najafi, Arash Jalali, Zahra Karimi, Mohadese Dashtkoohi, Kimia Moradi, Mojgan Ghavami, Saeed Davoodi, Seyed Hossein Ahmadi Tafti, Rasoul Aliannejad

“…Sensitivity analysis was conducted using multiple imputations. In the present investigation, 17,315 patients including 629 with COPD (mean age 69 ± 9.74), were followed up for a median duration of 8.25 years. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and aromatic plants used by the population of Settat Province, Morocco by Manal Lahyaoui, Nadia Dakka, Naoual El Menyiy, Mansour Sobeh, Pakhrur Razi, Khang Wen Goh, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Abdelhakim Bouyahya

“…To promote Morocco's medicinal and aromatic plants, an ethnobotanical study was conducted in the Settat Province, part of the Casablanca-Settat region, Morocco. …”
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Footcare knowledge and practice among diabetic patients attending primary health care centers in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia by Gasem Darraj, Mohammed Somaili, Samy Shaban, Mohammed Jahlan, Abdulaziz Darraj, Banan Ahmed, Gasem Mojamamy, Mohammed Darraj, Hesham Dahlan, Ahmad Alqassim

“…Method A cross‐sectional observational study was conducted on adult diabetic patients in the central area of the Jazan Region using patients' responses to a questionnaire. …”
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Digital mental health treatment implementation playbook: successful practices from implementation experiences in American healthcare organizations by David C. Mohr, David C. Mohr, Alexandra L. Silverman, Alexandra L. Silverman, Soo Jeong Youn, Soo Jeong Youn, Soo Jeong Youn, Patricia Areán, Andrew Bertagnolli, Jenna Carl, Tarolyn Carlton, Neha Chaudhary, David Cooper, Shelly DeVito, Stephanie Eaneff, Megan Flom, Valerie L. Forman-Hoffman, Leanna Fortunato, Karen Franchino, Andrea K. Graham, Heidi Greenberger, Jessica Hauflaire, Benjamin Kaveladze, Rachel Kornfield, Kaylee P. Kruzan, Eric Kuhn, Eric Kuhn, Carolyn MacIver, Frederick Muench, Regina Misch, Adrian Ortega, Lisa Palko, Derek Richards, Derek Richards, Louisa Salhi, Jonathan Schremp, Eva Szigethy, Eva Szigethy, Nathan Tatro, Bethany A. Teachman, Bethany A. Teachman, Trina Histon

“…These implementations are conducted as business arrangements. Thus, information on successful or unsuccessful implementations is not published or disseminated. …”
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Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Bingjie Xiao, Jinxian Huang, Linyi Chen, Yujie Lin, Jianghong Luo, Huifen Chen, Lizhe Fu, Fang Tang, Wenwei Ouyang, Yifan Wu

“…Two researchers independently conducted the literature screening and data extraction. …”
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Measuring the impact of managing incontinence on people with dementia and informal caregivers: Cognitive debriefing interviews of ‘ICIQ-Cog’ (English translation) by Miriam Avery, Nikki Cotterill, Mandy Fader, Margaret Macaulay, Ruth Kirschner-Hermanns, Cathy Murphy

“…Interviews were conducted across 3 rounds and transcribed then thematically analysed based on the questionnaire framework. …”
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Evaluation of serum amylase and lipase in diagnosed Covid-19 survivors in a North Indian Hospital, Lucknow, India by Nabeela Usmani, Mukhtar Ahmad, Saba Khan, Mohammad Mustufa Khan, Haseeb Ahsan, Sadaf Parveen, Roshan Alam

“…Methods: A case control study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry IIMS&R, Integral University, Lucknow. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: a large case control study in the Moroccan population by Khaoula El Kinany, Zineb Hatime, Achraf El Asri, Abdelilah Benslimane, Meimouna Deoula, Btissame Zarrouq, Pagona Lagiou, Karima El Rhazi

“…Conclusion: Our study, conducted in a southern Mediterranean population, adds to the evidence suggesting a protective effect of MD against CRC risk. …”
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Enhanced energy storage in electric double-layer capacitors using boron-doped graphene and upcycled carbon quantum dots derived from spent coffee grounds as electrode materials by Grishika Arora, Nuur Syahidah Sabran, Bo Zhang, H.K. Jun

“…Boron doping of graphene is effective in imparting p-type characteristics that significantly enhance electrical conductivity and create abundant active sites for ion adsorption. …”
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Reliability of Schirmer and Phenol Red Thread test value on dry eye patients by Urvashni Nirghin, Tharuna Govender, Yeshalya Hirachund, Rorisang Mosololi, Hlengiwe Nxumalo, Sumaya Patel, Philani Zwane, Khathutshelo P. Mashige

“…Contribution: The ST and the PRT provide consistent and reproducible results on dry eye patients when conducted on the same individuals at different time points.…”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care by Elizabeth Broadbent, Craig Sutherland, Ngaire Kerse, Mikaela Law, Ho Seok Ahn, Bruce A MacDonald, Kathy Peri, Deborah L Johanson, Dina-Sara Vajsakovic

“…The aim was to investigate the perceived usefulness of different daily-care activities for the robot, developed from previous research on needs.Design Qualitative descriptive analysis using semistructured interviews. Two studies were conducted. In the first study, participants watched videos of a prototype robot performing daily-care activities; in the second study, participants interacted with the robot itself.Setting Interviews were conducted at a university and a retirement village.Participants In study 1, participants were nine experts in aged care and nine older adults living in an aged care facility. …”
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Oral Health Status and Anxiety Level Amongst the Borderline Security Force Personnel and Their Family Members by Deepali Agarwal, Bharathi Purohit, Upendra Singh Bhadauria, Sneha Malhotra, Manali Deb Barma, Harsh Priya

“…A multi-centric crosssectional study was conducted at three training centres. Permission was obtained from BSF headquarters for the oral health screening program. …”
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Understanding Hip Contact Stress Based on Types of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review by Arief Indra Perdana Prasetya, Muhammad Imam Ammarullah, Tri Indah Winarni, Adriyan Pramono, Jamari Jamari, Tunku Kamarul, Ardiyansyah Syahrom

“…Although several risk factors have been identified for OA, a holistic approach to predicting contributed factors toward increased hip contact stresses have not been explored. This study was conducted to comprehensively understand the effects of physical activity on high hip contact stress as predisposing factors of OA. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology, Drug-Resistant Variants, and Therapeutic Implications of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis D Virus Prevalence in Nigeria: A National Study by Oludare ‘Sunbo Adewuyi, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Hirono Otomaru, Alash’le Abimiku, Anthony Agbakizu Ahumibe, Elsie Ilori, Que Anh Luong, Nwando Mba, James Christopher Avong, John Olaide, Oyeladun Okunromade, Adama Ahmad, Afolabi Akinpelu, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Babatunde Olajumoke, Haruka Abe, Chikwe Ihekweazu, Adetifa Ifedayo, Michiko Toizumi, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Jide Idris, Lay-Myint Yoshida

“…We conducted HDV serology. In total, 19 out of the 36 + 1 states in Nigeria had a high prevalence of HBV (≥8%), with the highest prevalence (10.4%) in the north-central geopolitical zone. …”
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Effects of aquatic exercise compared with land-based exercise on the body composition and function of older adults with sarcopenia: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Na Li, Fang Cheng, Jinfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao, PeiJie Sun, Weicheng Yang, Jinqi Yang, Jianxin Ran

“…Although many types of exercise have been used in the treatment of sarcopenia, few studies have been conducted on different interventional environments for sarcopenia. …”
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