Prediction models used in the progression of chronic kidney disease: A scoping review. by David K E Lim, James H Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Aron Chakera, Sawitchaya Tippaya, Ashley Irish, Justin Manuel, Kim Betts, Suzanne Robinson

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To provide a review of prediction models that have been used to measure clinical or pathological progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).<h4>Design</h4>Scoping review.<h4>Data sources</h4>Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL and Scopus from the year 2011 to 17th February 2022.…”
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Nurses' Experiences With Mentoring Nursing Students in Nursing Homes Where an Active, Collaborative Learning Model Is Introduced. A Qualitative Study by Anne Raustøl, Kirsten Eika Amsrud, Eli‐Anne Skaug, Anne Lyberg, Bodil Tveit

“…In our study, a model where one mentor supports a learning cell of two students, again being supported by a team of two persons in joint positions, was explored. Design The study had a qualitative design, interviewing mentors in focus groups about their experiences with mentoring nursing students in a new, collaborative model. …”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…Objective: To determine the outcome of developmental therapy in children with CP by using PEEP.  Study Design: Experimental research design (within group)  Settings: The children hospital and the institute of child health Multan.  …”
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Perspectives, benefits and challenges of a live OSCE during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional study by Anne Herrmann-Werner, Teresa Loda, Rebecca Sarah Erschens, Stephan Zipfel, Andrew B Nevins

“…This study aims to conduct an in-person OSCE to verify students’ practical skills under necessary infection control practices and the impact of face masks on student–patient interactions.Design Cross-sectional design.Setting The OSCE at Medical School of Tuebingen takes place in October 2020.Participants A total of 149 students (third year of study) completed the survey (RR=80.1%). …”
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The Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain between October 2010 and March 2011: A Cross-Sectional Study from a Workplace Health... by Ameera Ali AL-Nooh, Abdulhussain Abdulabbas Abdulla Alajmi, David Wood

“…This study aims to estimate the CVD risk factors prevalence among government employees in Bahrain. Design. A cross-sectional study design. Setting. Different government workplaces in Bahrain. …”
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Bodyblade™ Training in Athletes with Traumatic Anterior Shoulder Instability by Victor Pulido, Brent Alvar, David Behm

“…A repeated-measures ANOVA design evaluated within and between-group differences…”
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Understanding neurocognitive recovery in older adults after total hip arthroplasty—neurocognitive assessment, blood biomarkers and patient experiences: a mixed-methods study by Ulrica Nilsson, Karin Liander, Lina Bergman, Anahita Amirpour, Jeanette Eckerblad, Gabriela Markovic

“…This study aims to address the knowledge gap in postoperative neurocognitive recovery by exploring the relationship between subjective experiences, performance-based measurements, and blood biomarkers.Design Mixed-methods study with a convergent parallel (QUAL+quan) design.Setting and participants The study reports results from 40 older adult patients (52.5% women; mean age 73, SD 6.7) scheduled for total hip arthroplasty at a hospital in Sweden.Outcome measures Neurocognitive performance was assessed using a standardised test battery, neuroinflammation through blood biomarker analysis and postoperative neurocognitive recovery via semistructured interviews and the Swedish Quality of Recovery questionnaire.Results Five patients were classified as having delayed neurocognitive recovery based on performance tests. …”
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Intraocular Foreign Bodies: Clinical Characteristics and Factors Affecting Visual Outcome by Yanyan Liang, Shuang Liang, Xiaoli Liu, Danyan Liu, Jialiang Duan

“…To investigate the clinical characteristics and factors affecting visual outcome in patients with intraocular foreign bodies (IOFBs) and determine the risk factors for the development of endophthalmitis. Study Design. A retrospective case-series study design was adopted. …”
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Spline approximation of multivalued functions in linear structures routing by D. A. Karpov, V. I. Struchenkov

“…Despite fundamental differences between used splines and those considered in the theory and its applications, results published earlier demonstrate the possibility of using spline approximation when designing routes of linear structures. The main difference here consists in the impossibility of assuming in advance the number of spline elements when designing the routes. …”
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Hybrid-Hierarchical Synchronization for Resilient Large-Scale SDN Architectures by Alessandro Pacini, Davide Scano, Andrea Sgambelluri, Luca Valcarenghi, Alessio Giorgetti

“…This paper presents a hybrid synchronization model combining a hierarchical design with established resilient cluster mechanisms. …”
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The effect of propagation saw test geometries on critical cut length by B. Bergfeld, K. W. Birkeland, V. Adam, V. Adam, P. L. Rosendahl, A. van Herwijnen

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Fault current handling in large-scale MMC-HVDC systems: an improved approach with DC circuit breaker and fault current limiter by Rashid Hussain Chandio, Madad Ali Shah, Abdul Aziz Memon, Khawaja Haider Ali, Jahangeer Badar Soomro, Basem Alamri, Ahmed Althobaiti, Mohammed Alqarni

“…Designing Voltage Source Converter (VSC)-based DC grids presents a significant challenge in providing dependable and cost-effective protection against short-circuit faults. …”
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Psychological experience of inpatients with acute pancreatitis: a qualitative study by Yuanyuan Chen, Guotao Lu, Can Zhang, Yiwen Gao, Jingwen Qin, Weiwei Chen, Yan Ren, Shuli Ma, Weijuan Gong, Xiaoxi Yang, Hongmei He

“…Objective This study aimed to better understand the psychological experiences of inpatients with acute pancreatitis (AP).Design We used a qualitative descriptive study design to capture patients with AP’s thoughts, feelings and behavioural responses.Setting We conducted this study in the gastroenterology departments of two tertiary hospitals in Eastern China.Participants We used a convenience sampling approach to recruit 28 inpatients with AP from 1 August 2020 to 25 December 2020. …”
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Optimize the Synthesis Error in an Eight‐Bar Peaucellier–Lipkin Mechanism Using an Objective Function Maximization Approach and Application to Load Lifting by Abdel Axis Bodie Nguemiengo, Frédéric MBA MBA, Alban Fabrice Lionel Epee, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Charles Hubert Kom

“…The practical implications of achieving an error as low as 9.07E−06 mm are the design of high‐precision industrial machines with reduced vibration, noise, and premature wear of joints. …”
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Optimizing ternary hybrid nanofluids using neural networks, gene expression programming, and multi-objective particle swarm optimization: a computational intelligence strategy by Tao Hai, Ali Basem, As’ad Alizadeh, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Husam Rajab, Chemseddine Maatki, Nidhal Becheikh, Lioua Kolsi, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, H. Maleki

“…The decision-making outcomes indicated that the mixing ratio was consistent across all design scenarios, with the volume fraction serving as the key differentiating factor.…”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

“…The study adopted a cross sectional research design. This design also provided more representatives, reliable and precise measures which generate statistical values that answer the research questions thus providing in-depth understanding of the study. …”
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The Effect of Internal Control System on the Financial Performance of SACCOS in Rukiga District: A Case study of Rukiga SACCO in Rukiga District. by Katwesigye, Joshua

“…A descriptive research design was used in the study. The researcher used both Primary and secondary data. …”
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Adoption of Electronic Records Management System in Managing Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Musiimenta, Lucky

“…The study used a cross-sectional study design where qualitative research design was used. …”
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Impact of Digital Divide on The Growth and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kigezi Private Sector Promotion Centre Limited. by Kembabazi, Evaline

“…A cross-sectional survey design was adopted to take a snapshot of events as they exist there and then. …”
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Public-Private Partnership and Early Childhood Education in Kasese District, Uganda. by Kategaya, Raymond Mwesigye, Adyanga, Akena Francis, Ocan, Johnson

“…The study was conducted through an Ex Post Facto design study design. The target population of the study was stakeholders for early childhood education in Kasese District, Western Uganda. …”
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