Optimization of turbidity and iron removal process for mine reuse water based on response surface methodology by LUO Jianying, ZHU Junzhao, YANG Zaijun, YANG Jianchao, WANG Jian, GUO Zhongquan

“…On the basis of single-factor experiments, pH, coagulant dosage and aeration time were selected as influencing factors, turbidity removal efficiency and total iron removal efficiency were taken as the response values, three-factor three-level experimental design was carried out by using Box-Benhnken design(BBD), to study the effects of individual and interactive interactions between the respective variables on the response values. …”
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The Localization Research of Brain Plasticity Changes after Brachial Plexus Pain: Sensory Regions or Cognitive Regions? by Shuai Wang, Zhen-zhen Ma, Ye-chen Lu, Jia-jia Wu, Xu-yun Hua, Mou-xiong Zheng, Jian-guang Xu

“…The results of block-design scan showed significant differences in regions including the limbic/paralimbic system and somatosensory cortex. …”
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Cross-sectional online survey of the impact of new tobacco health warnings in Colombia by Sally Adams, Arturo Clavijo, Ricardo Tamayo, Olivia Maynard

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the impact of a new set of six pictorial warnings introduced in 2018.Design and setting Using a cross-sectional design, we examined awareness of the new warnings among Colombian smokers across two time points of data collection.Participants Adult smokers (≥18 years of age), defined as having smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime and currently smoking at least one cigarette per week participated at time 1, prior to the introduction of the new health warnings in Colombia in 2018 (n=1985, 72% male), and at time 2, 12 months post introduction (n=1572, 69% male).Primary outcomes At each time, we examined smokers’ responses to warnings on packs (negative affect, thinking about warning messages and cognitive elaboration), attitudes toward smoking (perceived likelihood and severity of harm, self-efficacy, response efficacy and quit intentions), knowledge of the health risks of smoking and responses to the new warnings (negative affect, believability, thinking about the harms, reactance and perceived message effectiveness).Results Awareness of the warnings was low, with only 59% of smokers reporting having seen them at time 2. …”
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Do shorter delays to care and mental health system renewal translate into better occupational outcome after mental disorder diagnosis in a cohort of Canadian military personnel who... by David Boulos, Mark A Zamorski

“…This study investigated the roles of mental health services renewal and delay to care in Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) personnel diagnosed with mental disorders.Design Administrative data were used to identify a retrospective cohort of 30 513 CAF personnel who deployed in support of the mission in Afghanistan. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Flame Oscillation Characterization of Oxy-Fuel in Heavy Oil Boiler Using OH Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence by Xin Yu, Zhen Cao, JiangBo Peng, Yang Yu, Guang Chang, Yufei Ma, XiaoHui Li, Chaobo Yang, ZhiQiang Wang

“…Compared with traditional measurement methods, PLIF technology has great advantages in evaluating burner performance and optimizing the design of the combustion chamber.…”
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Shepherding parents to prepare for end-of-life decision-making: a critical phenomenological study of the communication approach of paediatricians caring for children with life-limi... by Katrina Williams, Lynn Gillam, Jenny Hynson, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny O'Neill

“…This study aims to explore how paediatricians prepare parents for end-of-life decision-making for a child with a life-limiting condition using clinical simulation.Design Individual, semistructured, post-simulation qualitative interviews of paediatricians and parent-actors.Setting Acute intensive and long-term outpatient paediatric care in Victoria, Australia.Participants 18 purposively sampled paediatricians who treat children with life-limiting conditions and the two parent-actors involved in all simulations. …”
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Visible Light Broadband Achromatic Metalens Based on Variable Height Nanopillar Structures by Yongyang Li, Haiyang Huang, Cong Zhang, Xiangshuo Shang, Yang Liu, Junyan Hu, Dengyu Shan, Naiyun Tang, Wei Li

“…However, like traditional optical meta-atoms, ordinary metalenses suffer from a significant chromatic aberration problem because it is difficult to design the phase distribution for different wavelengths on a single-layer metalens. …”
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Impact of physician’s sex/gender on processes of care, and clinical outcomes in cardiac operative care: a systematic review by Louise Y Sun, Sylvain Boet, Amy Johnston, Katina Zheng, Mimi Deng, Fadi Mansour, Hussein Said, Cole Etherington

“…Objectives This systematic review aimed to assess the role of physician’s sex and gender in relation to processes of care and/or clinical outcomes within the context of cardiac operative care.Design A systematic review.Data sources Searches were conducted in PsycINFO, Embase and Medline from inception to 6 September 2018. …”
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Association of food security with cardiometabolic health during young adulthood: cross-sectional comparison of American Indian adults with other racial/ethnic groups by Cassandra J Nikolaus, Anna Zamora-Kapoor, Luciana E Hebert, Ka'imi Sinclair

“…Objectives Our aim was to assess the cross-sectional associations between food insecurity and cardiometabolic health indicators in American Indian young adults compared with non-Hispanic white, black, Asian or Pacific Islander and Hispanic young adults.Design Data from the fourth wave of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) were used. …”
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Optimization of anthracene biodegradation by indigenous Trichoderma lixii and Talaromyces pinophilus using response surface methodology by Samson O. Egbewale, Ajit Kumar, Mduduzi P. Mokoena, Ademola O. Olaniran

“…Response Surface Methodology (RSM) employing Box-Behnken Design (BBD) and Central Composite Design (CCD) methods optimized crucial physicochemical parameters like pH, temperature, biomass, substrate concentration and media composition. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Nickel–Titanium Instrumentation Systems for Root Canal Anatomy Preservation: An In Vitro Study by Eszter Nagy, Niki Kotaki, Máté Dudás, Dániel Gerhard Gryschka, Gábor Braunitzer, Mark Adam Antal

“…The Reciproc system’s slight advantage aligns with other studies, highlighting its conservative design and minimal dentinal stress; however, its superiority was not statistically validated in this study. …”
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Empowering Social Environment as Scaffolding for Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Teaching Basic Communication by Ni Nyoman Padmadewi, I Made Sukma Adisetiawan Sukadana, I Putu Yoga Purandina, Ida Ayu Fortuna Ningrum, Lesly Narwasti Ndun

“…This research aimed to describe how the social environment is empowered and created to help students with ASD learn to communicate. The study's design was a multi-case study conducted in an inclusive school in North Bali. …”
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Development of scientific-based interactive multimedia with polyhedron material by Rosa Fachma Rani, Muhammad Khoiril Akhyar, Nur Fadilatul Ilmiyah, Hatıra Günerhan

“…Lima langkah Model pengembangan ADDIE— Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation — digunakan sebagai prosedur pengembangan oleh peneliti dimana model tersebut merupakan salah satu Model pada penelitian R&D (Research and Development). …”
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MOBILE APPLICATION ISMIND FOR FORMATIVE STUDENTS’ ASSESSMENT by Aslina Saad, Fatin Naiemah Khairulanuar, Bahbibi Rahmatullah

“…The complexity of the mobile application development process, which includes requirement elicitation, modeling, designing, developing, testing, and evaluating, could be a contributing factor to this issue. …”
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Nano-island-encapsulated cobalt single-atom catalysts for breaking activity-stability trade-off in Fenton-like reactions by Zhi-Quan Zhang, Pi-Jun Duan, Jie-Xuan Zheng, Yun-Qiu Xie, Chang-Wei Bai, Yi-Jiao Sun, Xin-Jia Chen, Fei Chen, Han-Qing Yu

“…However, SACs face a trade-off between activity and stability in peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-based systems. Herein, we design a nano-island encapsulated single cobalt atom (CoSA/Zn.O-ZnO) catalyst to enhance the activity and stability of PMS activation for contaminant degradation via an “island-sea” synergistic effect. …”
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Women’s hospital birth experiences in Harar, eastern Ethiopia: a qualitative study using Roy’s Adaptation Model by Roseanne C Schuster, Nega Assefa, Maleda Tefera, Kedir Teji Roba, Letta Gedefa, Alex Brewis

“…Objective The aim of the study was to explore women's birth in public hospitals in the Harari Region of eastern Ethiopia.Design An exploratory phenomenological qualitative study design was used.Setting Two public hospitals (Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital and Jugal General Hospital).Participants and methods The study enrolled women who gave birth at the selected hospitals through purposive sampling. …”
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Constructing a fall risk prediction model for hospitalized patients using machine learning by Cheng-Wei Kang, Zhao-Kui Yan, Jia-Liang Tian, Xiao-Bing Pu, Li-Xue Wu

“…Abstract Study objectives This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with falls in hospitalized patients, develop a predictive risk model using machine learning algorithms, and evaluate the validity of the model’s predictions. Study design A cross-sectional design was employed using data from the DRYAD public database. …”
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Towards a common definition of hospital-acquired deconditioning in adults: a scoping review by Katie Robinson, Alison Cowley, Meri Westlake, Adam L. Gordon

“…This article focuses on how hospital-acquired deconditioning is understood and operationalised.Design A scoping review using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for evidence synthesis.Eligibility criteria Published in English after 1 January 1990, investigating adults over 18, set in inpatient rehabilitation or acute care settings, and including either a definition or description of hospital-acquired deconditioning or an outline of strategies to assess, prevent or manage hospital-acquired deconditioning.Sources of evidence Published and grey literature, no restriction was placed on study design.Charting methods Relevant data, where available, was extracted from each source using a proprietary data extraction template.Results One hundred and three articles were included from 2403 retrieved results. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular, Biochemical, Chemopreventive, and Therapeutic Aspects by Juan Iovanna, José Luis Neira

“…There is a dire need for the design of new and targeted therapeutic strategies that can overcome the drug resistance and improve the clinical outcome for patients diagnosed with the illness. …”
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Dry-powder inhaler use in primary school-aged children with asthma: a systematic review by Stephanie L. Kuek, Nicole X. Wong, Stuart Dalziel, Lee Hatter, Louise Fleming, Andrew Bush, Richard Beasley, Shivanthan Shanthikumar

“…Results of studies were synthesised by study design and outcome measure. Results 38 studies were identified for analysis. …”
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