Differentiated TB care matrix: Validating an assessment tool for healthcare workers providing differentiated TB care using Delphi technique by Riswana S. Ansari, Ankeeta Menona Jacob, Avinash K. Shetty, Shazia Anjum

“…Methods and materials: A multidimensional model was designed to assess differentiated TB care provision by healthcare providers in Karnataka using inductive and deductive methods. …”
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The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study by Mitra Soltani, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Zainab Shateri, Zahra Maghsoudi, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Moein Askarpour, Amir Hossein Asadi, Mehran Nouri

“…If future studies confirm these results, they could aid in designing interventional and preventive programs aimed at addressing infertility in men of reproductive age in the field of public health.…”
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Protein quality of four indigenous edible insect species in Nigeria by Florence Inje Oibiokpa, Helmina Olufunmilayo Akanya, Ali Audu Jigam, Abubakar Ndaman Abubakar, Evans Chidi Egwim

“…This work was therefore designed to determine the protein quality of moth caterpillar, termite, cricket and grasshopper and the effects of diets supplemented with these insects on some biochemical and haematological indices of rats. …”
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Impact of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocols vs. traditional perioperative care on patient outcomes after colorectal surgery: a systematic review by Vaishnavi Kannan, Najeeb Ullah, Sunitha Geddada, Amir Ibrahiam, Zahraa Munaf Shakir Al-Qassab, Osman Ahmed, Iana Malasevskaia

“…This systematic review was designed to investigate the evidence-based literature pertinent to comparing patient outcomes after ERAS versus conventional perioperative care. …”
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Disease burden of tuberculosis in China from 1990 to 2021 and its prediction to 2036 by Rong Sun, Liang Wang, Hongfang Xia

“…BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest infectious diseases and continues to be a major killer of human beings. This paper was designed to provide insights into the disease burden of TB.MethodsThe data was retrieved and downloaded from the latest GBD database. …”
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Effect of thiamine supplementation on glycaemic outcomes in adults with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ritin Fernandez, Heidi Green, Arti Muley, Prasad Muley

“…Interpretation: Thiamine supplementation does not affect glycaemic outcomes, however reduces triglycerides while increasing HDL. Multicentre well-designed RCT with higher doses of thiamine and a follow-up period of 1–2 years will provide better evidence.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020170520.…”
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Mechanism of Fire Prevention with Liquid Carbon Dioxide and Application of Long-Distance Pressure-Holding Transportation Technology Based on Shallow Buried and Near-Horizontal Goaf... by Naifu Cao, Yuntao Liang

“…After comprehensive analysis of experiments and numerical simulations, appropriate equipment and process flow are selected and designed. Taking the Huojitujing well of Daliuta Coal Mine in Shendong mining area as the industrial test site, an intelligent pressure-holding transportation of liquid CO2 in the 1000 m transportation pipeline was developed. …”
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Construction of novel pJRD215-derived plasmids using chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) gene as a selection marker for Acidithiobacillus caldus. by Rui Wang, Chunmao Lin, Jianqiang Lin, Xin Pang, Xiangmei Liu, Chengjia Zhang, Jianqun Lin, Linxu Chen

“…The P2-cat gene cassette, including a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene (cat) from plasmid pACBSR and a promoter (P2) upstream of the tetracycline resistance gene on pBR322, was designed, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase was expressed in A. caldus, and the enzyme activity was assessed. …”
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Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Two-Stage Peltier Application on the Temperature of a Microprocessor by Fatih Uysal, Sinan Çobaner

“…In this study, a two stage Peltier module cooler was designed using Peltier modules, and its performance in cooling the processor was evaluated. …”
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Unlocking the interactive potential of digital models with game engines and visual programming for inclusive Vr and web-based museums by Fabrizio Banfi, Daniela

“…A case study of the Ospedale Maggiore in Milan—designed by Filarete in the mid-15th century and currently housing the University of Milan—serves as an exemplary model of the potential of these technologies. …”
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SEAHORS: Spatial Exploration of ArcHaeological Objects in R Shiny by Royer, Aurélien, Discamps, Emmanuel, Plutniak, Sébastien, Thomas, Marc

“…Many different GIS software already exist for this, but they mostly require specific skills and training to be used and are rarely designed for the particular needs of archaeological applications. …”
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Complete mitochondrial genome sequence analysis revealed double matrilineal components in Indian Ghoongroo pigs by Pranab Jyoti Das, Satish Kumar, Manasee Choudhury, Seema Rani Pegu, K. Meera, Rajib Deb, Sunil Kumar, Santanu Banik, Vivek Kumar Gupta

“…The molecular insights gained into the genetic makeup of GH pigs could aid in designing effective breeding programs for conservation efforts and highlight its significance in understanding the broader context of pig domestication in India.…”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Reported Cases by Dimitra Stathi, Florence Ning Lee, Mili Dhar, Stergios Bobotis, Elisavet Arsenaki, Taruna Agrawal, Konstantinos Katsikas Triantafyllidis, Konstantinos S Kechagias

“…Included studies provided data on classic or euglycemic DKA during pregnancy. All study designs were considered eligible for inclusion. Results: We identified 66 eligible articles, which included 57 case reports and case series with individual patient data, and 9 studies without individual patient data. …”
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The association of dietary approaches to stop hypertension measured by the food frequency questionnaire with metabolic syndrome and some inflammatory biomarkers in adolescents with... by Maryam Behrooz, Alireza Ostadrahimi, Samaneh Hajjarzadeh, Mirhadi Mousavi, Afshin Ghalegolab Behbahani, Siamak Shiva

“…The current study was designed to explore the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) in adolescents and its relationship with obesity, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome (MetS), and some inflammatory biomarkers. …”
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Understanding the experience of the mothers’ ability to take care of their preterm infants related to in-hospital and post-discharge: a qualitative content analysis by Saleheh Tajalli, Soroor Parvizy, Abbas Ebadi, Fateme Zamaniashtiani, Carole Kenner

“…They should be considered in designing empowerment and engagement programs for the improvement of the care ability of the mothers of preterm infants. …”
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Cell-Based Therapies for the Treatment of Shoulder and Elbow Tendinopathies: A Scoping Review by Berardo Di Matteo, Riccardo Ranieri, Angelo Manca, Simone Cappato, Maurilio Marcacci, Elizaveta Kon, Alessandro Castagna

“…However, the lack of high-level evidence and the presence of controversial issues, such as interproduct variability, harvest source, and application strategies, do not allow standardization of these novel biologic approaches, whose efficacy needs to be confirmed with properly designed randomized trials.…”
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DEVICE FOR CALIBRATION OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR OF GRANULAR BULK MATERIALS by A. Zhdanov, V. Petrov, Y. Misko

“…The device for calibrating the pressure sensor is designed to obtain the calibration dependence of the output signal (the air pressure in the measurement chamber with pneumatic sieves) from the input signal (the value of the uniformly distributed pressure on the sensor). …”
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The Application of an Intelligent <i>Agaricus bisporus</i>-Harvesting Device Based on FES-YOLOv5s by Hao Ma, Yulong Ding, Hongwei Cui, Jiangtao Ji, Xin Jin, Tianhang Ding, Jiaoling Wang

“…To address several challenges, including low efficiency, significant damage, and high costs, associated with the manual harvesting of <i>Agaricus bisporus</i>, in this study, a machine vision-based intelligent harvesting device was designed according to its agronomic characteristics and morphological features. …”
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A Seventeen Multilevel High-Power Application Inverter with Low Total Harmonic Distortion by Ajmal Farooq, Shanshan Tu, Fiaz Ahmad, Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Obaid U. Rehman, Ghulam Hafeez, Sadaqat ur Rehman

“…In this paper, a new topology of multilevel inverter (MLI) is designed with a fewer number of components and low total harmonic distortion (THD) for high-power photovoltaic (PV) systems. …”
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Anti-Inflammatory Potentials of β-Ketoester Derivatives of N-Ary Succinimides: In Vitro, In Vivo, and Molecular Docking Studies by Yahya S. Alqahtani, Muhammad Saeed Jan, Mater H. Mahnashi, Bandar A. Alyami, Ali O. Alqarni, Umer Rashid, Fawad Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq, Abdul Sadiq

“…This research work was designed for a rationale-based anti-inflammatory study on β-ketoester derivatives of N-ary succinimides. …”
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