Stakeholder involvement in care transition planning for older adults and the factors guiding their decision-making: a scoping review by Whitney Berta, Kerry Kuluski, Kristina Marie Kokorelias, Susan Law, Sarah Carbone

“…Objective To synthesise the existing literature on care transition planning from the perspectives of older adults, caregivers and health professionals and to identify the factors that may influence these stakeholders’ transition decision-making processes.Design A scoping review guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s six-step framework. …”
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Development of a Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE) Cartridge Based on Chitosan-Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (Ch-MO NPs) for Extraction of Pesticides from Water and Determination by HPLC by Mohamed E. I. Badawy, Mahmoud A. M. El-Nouby, Abd El-Salam M. Marei

“…Factorial experimental design was applied to study the effect of pH, concentration of pesticide, agitation time, and temperature on the efficiency of adsorption of pesticides from water samples. …”
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Low Profile Planar Inverted-L Antenna (PILA) for UHF RFID Tag on Signal Absorption and Reflection Surfaces by Minh-Tan Nguyen, Yi-Fang Lin, Chien-Hung Chen, Hoang-Son Luong, Hua-Ming Chen

“…In this study, we propose a novel design incorporating six Planar Inverted-L Antennas (PILAs) to miniaturize Ultra-High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification (UHF-RFID) tags, thereby enhancing tag efficiency when mounted on various conductive surfaces. …”
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Tensile properties of domestic Al2O3f/Al2O3 composite at room temperature and 1000 ℃ by ZHANG Ke, XU Ping, ZHANG Chao, LI Chenchen, YING Wenqing, XING Ning, LI Mei, ZHANG Chengyu

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INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (IFMIS) ON THE PERFORMANCE OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IN NIGERIA by Salaudeen Ibrahim, Abdul-Hakeem Shuaib, Muhammed Basiru Mustapha, Benuh Adama Idris, Tunde Saka Abdulsalam

“…The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of Integrated Financial Management information System (IFMIS) on performance of government entities’ in Nigeria. The research design deployed was descriptive and inferential mixed research design using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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From guideline to practice: three years of ICH S11 insights and recommendations by Diana Tavares, Hsiao-Tzu Chien, Hsiao-Tzu Chien, Maria Elzbieta Sheean, Peter Theunissen, Peter Theunissen, Peter van Meer, Peter van Meer, Peter van Meer, Karen Van Malderen

“…The ICH S11 guideline was developed to guide the need for and design of JAS, and proposes a weight-of-evidence (WoE) approach. …”
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fragSMILES as a chemical string notation for advanced fragment and chirality representation by Fabrizio Mastrolorito, Fulvio Ciriaco, Maria Vittoria Togo, Nicola Gambacorta, Daniela Trisciuzzi, Cosimo Damiano Altomare, Nicola Amoroso, Francesca Grisoni, Orazio Nicolotti

“…Abstract Generative models have revolutionized de novo drug design, allowing to produce molecules on-demand with desired physicochemical and pharmacological properties. …”
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Developing a Health Support System to Promote Care for the Elderly by Marcell Szántó, Lehel Dénes-Fazakas, Erick Noboa, Levente Kovács, Döníz Borsos, György Eigner, Éva-H. Dulf

“…The objective of the present research project is to design an armband with an accurate location tracking system. …”
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Electron‐Lattice Synergistic Coordination for Boosting the Electro‐Optic Response of the Crystal by Jinfeng Han, Yuzhou Wang, Fei Liang, Kui Wu, Dazhi Lu, Deliang Cui, Haohai Yu, Huaijin Zhang

“…These findings not only demonstrate an excellent E‐O crystal for the development of modern devices in classical and quantum fields but also provide a design strategy for boosting the E‐O response.…”
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Energy efficiency potential determination for an oil treatment and stabilization unit at the field by Leonid M. Ulyev, Mikhail N. Chernyshov

“…Determination of target design and energy values for an energy-efficient retrofit project of the heat exchange network for the surveyed oil preparation and stabilization units and of its energy efficiency potential. …”
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The problem of ensuring requirements for microaccelerations on board of small spacecraft by A. V. Sedelnikov, E. V. Eskina, A. S. Taneeva, E. S. Khnyryova, E. S. Matveeva

“…The results obtained can be used in the design and operation of small spacecraft for technological purposes.…”
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Semi-automated data provenance tracking for transparent data production and linkage to enhance auditing and quality assurance in Trusted Research Environments by Katherine O'Sullivan, Milan Markovic, Jaroslaw Dymiter, Bernhard Scheliga, Chinasa Odo, Katie Wilde

“…Methods Using a participatory design process with Data Analysts, researchers and information governance teams, we undertook a contextual inquiry, user requirements interviews, co-design workshops, low-fidelity prototype evaluations. …”
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Maximal mouth opening in infants and toddlers with spinal muscular atrophy: a prospective controlled study by Jana Zang, Deike Weiss, Charlotte Dumitrascu, Julia Glinzer, Marie Wegner, Anna Strube, Jonas Denecke, Almut Niessen, Christina Pflug

“…MMO was measured using a cardboard scale and a custom-designed instrument. Results A total of 115 children were included (SMA = 24, healthy controls = 91). …”
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Communicating with Deaf Patients in the Clinical Environment through Deaf-Hearing Teams: Lessons Learned from a Virtual Patient Panel [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Natalie P. Snyder, Rosemary Frasso, Benedicta O. Olonilua, Julia Croce

“…Objective In this paper, we describe the design, implementation, and results of a virtual patient panel focused on communicating with Deaf patients in clinical contexts. …”
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Amino Acid Medical Foods Provide a High Dietary Acid Load and Increase Urinary Excretion of Renal Net Acid, Calcium, and Magnesium Compared with Glycomacropeptide Medical Foods in... by Bridget M. Stroup, Emily A. Sawin, Sangita G. Murali, Neil Binkley, Karen E. Hansen, Denise M. Ney

“…We tested the hypothesis that amino acid medical foods (AA-MF) provide a high dietary acid load, subsequently increasing urinary excretion of renal net acid, calcium, and magnesium, compared to glycomacropeptide medical foods (GMP-MF). Design. In a crossover design, 8 participants with PKU (16–35 y) provided food records and 24-hr urine samples after consuming a low-Phe diet in combination with AA-MF and GMP-MF for 1–3 wks. …”
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Multi-functional code for hydrogen isotopes transport analyses: verification & validation against fusion-relevant applications by F. Hattab, V. Narcisi, C. Ciurluini, A. Trotta, A. Santucci, F. Giannetti

“…The management of hydrogen isotopes within a fusion reactor remains a key design issue, with many constraints concerning tritium. …”
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The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and Lower Limb Power Profiles in Elite Rugby Union Players by Stephen Rowell, Nicola Relph

“…A secondary purpose was to report the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the LESS test when used in elite rugby union players. # Study Design Cross-sectional design. # Methods Thirty-six male, elite rugby union players participated. …”
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MESO-CMOS Hybrid Circuits With Time-Multiplexing Technique for Energy and Area-Efficient Computing in Memory by Tzuping Huang, Linran Zhao, Yiming Han, Hai Li, Ian A. Young, Yaoyao Jia

“…This library is critical to realize automated design, as it allows the implementation of all the basic CMOS functions with MESO, thereby enabling MESO-CMOS hybrid design in large-scale complex circuits. …”
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Prospectiva del desarrollo local. Caso: Sistema de Riego El Cenizo, Estado Trujillo, Venezuela by Ligia Nathalie García Lobo

“…The objective was to describe the process (R & D) of new products in small and medium enterprises in Táchira state in Venezuela. The design was framed on an experimental design, through field research. …”
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Impact of hospital readiness on patient safety incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia: health worker perceptions by Inge Dhamanti, Diah Indriani, Muhammad Miftahussurur, Eva Kurniawati, Cyrus Y Engineer

“…Objectives This study examined the impact of hospital readiness on patient safety from the healthcare workers’ perspective.Design The study employed a mixed-methods explanatory sequential design, with the quantitative phase taking precedence. …”
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