Identification of Spectrally Similar Materials From Multispectral Imagery Based on Condition Number of Matrix by Maozhi Wang, Shu-Hua Chen, Jun Feng, Wenxi Xu, Daming Wang

“…The threshold scheme and supplementary features are two main novelty techniques to ensure the uniqueness and accuracy of the proposed SF-CNM for specified samples. …”
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Integrated Recycling and The Impact of Plastic Waste from Industry and Agriculture on The Environment by Anar Zhumadilova, Saule Zhigitova, Maira Turalina, Kuralay Aitekova

“…The analysis was carried out using a plastic waste management flow model, which calculates environmental indicators for each scenario. The main indicator used in the model was greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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A Scoping Review of Educational and Training Interventions on Parkinson’s Disease for Staff in Care Home Settings by Stacey Finlay, Tara Anderson, Elizabeth Henderson, Christine Brown Wilson, Patrick Stark, Gillian Carter, Matthew Rodger, Mihalis Doumas, Emma O’Shea, Laura Creighton, Stephanie Craig, Sophie Crooks, Arnelle Gillis, Gary Mitchell

“…The thematic analysis revealed four main themes: improvements in PD knowledge and confidence, improvements in care practices and outcomes, the need for increased specialist education, and the incorporation of communication training. …”
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Adsorption and Desorption Characteristics and Purification of Isoflavones from Crude Soybean Extract Using Macroporous Resins by Thi Ngoc Thu Tran, Xuan Vung Bui, Nguyen Thi Truc Loan, Nguyen Huu Thuan Anh, Truong Dang Le, Thi Minh Hanh Truong

“…Compositional analysis showed that daidzin and genistin were the main isoflavones in the crude soybean extract. The adsorption isotherms data of total isoflavones, daidzin, and genistin fitted well with the Langmuir model with R 2 >0.98. …”
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Dynamics of salt intrusion in complex estuarine networks: an idealised model applied to the Rhine–Meuse Delta by B. Biemond, W. M. Kranenburg, W. M. Kranenburg, Y. Huismans, Y. Huismans, H. E. de Swart, H. A. Dijkstra

“…The model is able to capture the characteristics of the tide-dominated water level variations due to the main tidal component and the salinity time series for 1 year of observations. …”
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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycle Outcomes in Women Aged 40 Years and Over by Oya Aldemir, Runa Ozelci, Serdar Dilbaz, Berna Dilbaz, Emre Baser, Yaprak Ustun

“… Objective: The main detrimental factor in female fertility is maternal age. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Four Health Areas of the Country by Addys María Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Fernando Jesús Achiong Estupiñán, Dania Lidia Cardona Garbey, Geominia Maldonado Cantillo, Esteban Augusto Londoño Agudelo, Patrick Van der Stuyft

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the non-availability of medications in the pharmacy, forgetting to take them and at the established times were the main barriers reported by patients, this must be taken into account to have a favorable impact on the control of diabetes mellitus.…”
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Geo-behavioural predictors of diagnosed hypertension in Igbo Ora Area, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olalekan J. Taiwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Ayodeji Adebayo, Oluwafemi A. Popoola, Rufus O. Akinyemi, Onoja M. Akpa, Paul Olowoyo, Akinkunmi P. Okekunle, Ezinne O. Uvere, Omotolani Titilayo Ajala, Chukwuemeka Nwimo, Olayinka J. Adebajo, Adewale E. Ayodele, Ayodeji Salami, Oyedunni S. Arulogun, Olanrewaju Olaniyan, Richard W. Walker, Carolyn Jenkins, Bruce Ovbiagele, Mayowa Owolabi

“…Diagnosed hypertension patients exhibit spatial clustering, and are mainly comprised of elderly individuals, residing closer to roads, at higher elevations, in areas with higher population distribution, and with little or no green vegetation. …”
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Sequencing Analysis of Invasive Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Isolates Secondary to Gastrointestinal Colonization by Gaetano Maugeri, Maddalena Calvo, Dafne Bongiorno, Dalida Bivona, Giuseppe Migliorisi, Grete Francesca Privitera, Guido Scalia, Stefania Stefani

“…This study documents emerging invasive sequence types such as ST101, ST307, and ST395, mainly revealing <i>blaNDM</i> or <i>blaKPC</i> genes, along with siderophores and hyperproduction capsule markers as virulence factors. …”
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Educational program on oral health aimed at families with preschool children residing in the Balboa Neighborhood by Nancy Díaz Canedo, Yanisleydi Morales Cruz, Maricelys de la Caridad Hernández Cabeza, Yety Isabel Rosado Fernández, Gilberto Salas Contreras, Yainí Frenes Pérez

“…The relatives were between 20 and 34 years old. The main risk factors identified were poor oral hygiene, incorrect tooth brushing and cariogenic diet. …”
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From Disruption to Reconstruction: Implementing Peer Support in Homelessness During Times of Crisis for Health and Social Care Services by Mathieu Isabel, Daniel Turgeon, Émilie Lessard, Andreea-Cătălina Panaite, Gwenvaël Ballu, Odile-Anne Desroches, Ghislaine Rouly, Antoine Boivin

“…This article presents a narrative case study analysis of the specific data on implementation derived from this project. Results: Three main learning points are of interest regarding implementation: 1) crises can precipitate challenges but also particular opportunities for the implementation of peer support initiatives in homelessness; 2) even during a crisis, certain key steps cannot be skipped when the goal is a successful implementation; and 3) research can be an external asset for clinical teams as they struggle to deliver care during periods of crisis. …”
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Electrochemical Skin Conductance as a Marker of Painful Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by Jean-Baptiste Delmotte, Abdulkarim Tutakhail, Kahina Abdallah, Pauline Reach, Marguerite D’Ussel, Gael Deplanque, Hélène Beaussier, François Coudoré

“…During one year, 36 patients were included. The main result was the correlation between ESC and Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory score for hands (rho value = -0.69, p < 0.0001) and feet (rho value = -0.79, p < 0.0001). …”
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Goat Genomic Resources: The Search for Genes Associated with Its Economic Traits by A. M. A. M. Zonaed Siddiki, Gous Miah, Md. Sirazul Islam, Mahadia Kumkum, Meheadi Hasan Rumi, Abdul Baten, Mohammad Alamgir Hossain

“…As a result, different whole-genome sequences along with annotated gene sequences, gene function, and other genomic information of different goats are available in different databases. The main objective of this review is to search the genes associated with economic traits in goats. …”
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Association between guidelines and medical practitioners’ perception of best management for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sore throat: a cross-sectional... by Alastair D Hay, Mark H Ebell, Ronny Gunnarsson, Pär-Daniel Sundvall, Katarina Hedin, Hannelore Wächtler, Naveen Manchal, Lynne Reid, Stefan Malmberg, Sean Hawkey

“…Objective To investigate the relationship between guidelines and the medical practitioners’ perception of optimal care for patients attending with an apparently uncomplicated acute sore throat in five countries (Australia, Germany, Sweden, UK and USA).Design International cross-sectional survey.Setting Primary healthcare (PHC).Participants Medical practitioners working in PHC.Main outcome measures ORs for: (A) perception of throat swabs as important, (B) perception of blood tests (C reactive protein, B-ESR and B-leucocytes) as important and (C) antibiotic prescriptions if no pathogenic bacteria isolated on throat swab.Results Guidelines differed significantly; those recommending throat swabs (Sweden and USA) were associated with practitioners perceiving them as important. …”
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Clonality and the Phenotype–Genotype Correlation of Antimicrobial Resistance in <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Isolates: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Isolates from Romania by Adrian-Gabriel Pană, Pavel Șchiopu, Dan Alexandru Țoc, Vlad Sever Neculicioiu, Anca Butiuc-Keul, Anca Farkas, Matei-Ștefan Dobrescu, Mirela Flonta, Carmen Costache, Izabella Éva Szász, Lia-Monica Junie

“…Antibiotic resistance is on the WHO’s top 10 list of global public health threats due to its rapid emergence and spread but also because of the high morbidity and mortality associated with it. Amongst the main species driving this phenomenon is <i>A. baumannii</i>, a member of the ESKAPE group of medical assistance-associated infections causing species famous for its extensively drug-resistant phenotypes. …”
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The Effects of Destemming/Crushing and Pressing Conditions in Rosé Wine Production by Lorenzo Guerrini, Ferdinando Corti, Giulia Angeloni, Piernicola Masella, Agnese Spadi, Luca Calamai, Alessandro Parenti

“…Processing choices affect all of the main qualitative features of rosé wine; they could be successfully used to decide the wine’s style and minimize the use of additives and adjuvants. …”
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Study on the prevention system of rockburst for the entire life cycle of underground coal mines by OUYANG Zhenhua, XU Qianhai, ZHANG Ningbo, ZHANG Tianzi, YI Haiyang, SHI Qingwen, LI Wenshuai, WANG Jiajia

“…The existing prevention and control of rockbursts in mining mainly focus on the production phase, making it challenging to fundamentally curb rockburst disasters. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Decontamination Factor Dependence on Aerosol Concentration in Pool Scrubbing by Haomin Sun, Yasuteru Sibamoto, Yuria Okagaki, Taisuke Yonomoto

“…It is recommended to perform further analysis for the DF dependence mainly in such condition since it could make a difference to both experiment and model of the pool scrubbing.…”
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Performance of twisted tape absorber-based photovoltaic thermal systems in clockwise and counterclockwise configurations by Abdalrahman M.O. Al-Karboly, Adnan Ibrahim, Anas Al-Tarabsheh, Anwer B. Al-Aasam, Ali H.A. Al-Waeli, Ahmad Fazlizan, Kamaruzzaman Sopian

“…The main limitation of conventional photovoltaic thermal (PVT) collectors is the method of establishing heat transfer to extract trapped heat in the photovoltaic (PV) module. …”
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Costs analysis of integrating group interpersonal therapy into HIV care services in Senegal by Yao Abounan, Jérôme Wittwer, Judicaël Malick Tine, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Salaheddine Ziadeh, Sophie Desmonde, Hélène Font, Helen Verdeli, Ndeye Fatou Ngom, Nathalie de Rekeneire, Antoine Jaquet, Moussa Seydi, Charlotte Bernard, the IeDEA West Africa Cohort Collaboration

“…Results The total annual costs were estimated at $4064 for the initial phase and $8161 for the implementation at capacity. The training was the main cost driver representing approximately 60% of the total annual costs. …”
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