Healthcare access, quality of care and efficiency as healthcare performance measures: A Canadian health service view by Yamin Tauseef JAHANGIR, Elena NEITERMAN, Craig R. JANES, Samantha B. MEYER

“…We found an immediate need for patient-centred outcome measures in service and clinical quality instead of surrogate outcome measures, need for improved measures on the rate of service utilization such as in terms of service-orientation and pa- tient satisfaction, and a need for more robust approach in measuring allocative efficiency in healthcare to be the key areas of strengthening performance assessments. …”
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Energy Release Analysis of a Severe Rockburst in a Headrace Tunnel Crossing a Tectonic Stress Zone by H. M. Tian, W. Z. Chen, C. S. Ma, D. S. Yang, X. J. Tan

“…As expected, the numerical results show that the storage elastic energy concentration zones is elliptical around the tunnel due to the influence of the tectonic stress field and that the long axis of the ellipse is perpendicular to the orientation of the maximum principal stress of the tectonic stress. …”
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The rural risk of digital exclusion: A case study of municipal digital health and social care services in Denmark by Barbara Fersch, Egon Bjørnshave Noe, Annette Aagaard Thuesen, Beate Langer

“…We demonstrate the analytical potential of digital capital and the capital perspective, as it both can open-up practice-oriented insights as well as clarify how the individual's opportunities for acquiring or compensating missing digital capital are related to societal inequalities.…”
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Sincere behaviour: Moderating leadership, culture and lecture performance in higher education by Fullchis Nurtjahjani, Forbis Ahamed, Ayu F. Puspita, Kadek S. Batubulan, Ane F. Novitasari

“…Orientation: Higher education institutions have the potential to produce quality human resources. …”
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Convergence-Driven Adaptive Many-Objective Particle Swarm Optimization by Yunfei Yi, ZhiYong Wang, Yunying Shi, Zhengzhuo Song, Binbin Zhao

“…Based on this metric, Convergence-Aware Learning Factor Adjustment (CALFA), Convergence-Oriented Dimension Variation Strategy (CODVS), and Convergence-Driven Archive Maintenance (CDAM) operations are proposed. …”
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In Situ Surface Polymerization of PANI/SWCNT Bilayer Film: Effective Composite for Improving Seebeck Coefficient and Power Factor by Dezhuang Ji, Baosong Li, Balamurugan Thirumal Raj, Xuan Li, Dawei Zhang, Moh'd Rezeq, Wesley Cantwell, Lianxi Zheng

“…The enhanced thermoelectric performance is attributed to SWCNT‐assisted growth through π–π interaction promoting the formation of an oriented and compacted PANI layer, and the bilayer structure can also maximally maintain the electrical conductivity of the composite. …”
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SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPE OF CONSCIOUSNESS: MAN BETWEEN REPRESENTATIONALISM, FUNCTIONALISM AND RELATIVISM by P. V. Kretov, O. I. Kretova

“…The authors specifically examined the correlation between the declared symbol interpretation, project of object-oriented ontology and the modern philosophy of science. …”
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Determination of Platycodin D and Platycodin D3 in Rat Plasma Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by Tae-Hyun Kim, Byung Eui Lee, Eun Joo Kim, Yong Seok Choi, Keun-Sung Lee, Hak Rim Kim, Hyung-Gun Kim

“…Platycodon grandiflorum has long been used as a traditional oriental medicine for respiratory disorder. Platycodin D (PD) is known as the main component isolated from the root of PG. …”
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A New Approach for Estimating Rock Discontinuity Trace Intensity Based on Rectangular Sampling Windows by Xiaoxue Huo, Qiong Wu, Huiming Tang, Zhen Meng, Di Wang, Yuxin Liu, Shiyu Li

“…The probability of each trace appearing in the sampling surface is different since discontinuity orientation has a scatter and is probabilistically distributed, so this factor should be taken into account in trace intensity estimation. …”
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Adaptive features of winter triticale accessions from the VIR collection by N. Sh. Garaeva, S. N. Ponomarev, M. L. Ponomareva

“…The study and breeding-oriented assessment of the material were based on conventional breeding techniques and carried out according to the guidelines approved by VIR with minor amendments. …”
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Cordycepin Decreases Compound Action Potential Conduction of Frog Sciatic Nerve In Vitro Involving Ca2+-Dependent Mechanisms by Li-Hua Yao, Hui-Min Yu, Qiu-Ping Xiong, Wei Sun, Yan-Liang Xu, Wei Meng, Yu-Ping Li, Xin-Ping Liu, Chun-Hua Yuan

“…Cordycepin has been widely used in oriental countries to maintain health and improve physical performance. …”
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Primary and middle school students' views on inclusive physical education: Perceptions, practices, and future directions by Gabriele Russo, Alice Masini, Laura Dallolio, Andrea Ceciliani

“…Results: Exploratory Factor Analysis identified seven factors including: well-being, activities for all students, teacher-oriented behavior, collaboration, and attention to students with disabilities. …”
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Stable Field Emissions from Zirconium Carbide Nanoneedle Electron Source by Yimeng Wu, Jie Tang, Shuai Tang, You-Hu Chen, Ta-Wei Chiu, Masaki Takeguchi, Ayako Hashimoto, Lu-Chang Qin

“…In this study, a single zirconium carbide (ZrC) nanoneedle structure oriented in the <100> direction was fabricated by a dual-beam focused ion beam (FIB-SEM) system, and its field emission characteristics and emission current stability were evaluated. …”
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Enhancement of antibacterial activity through phyto‐fabrication of silver nanoparticles with Ficus thonningii aqueous extracts by Dickens A. Ondigo, Were L. L. Munyendo, Dickson Andala, Apollo O. Maima, Josephat M. Mosweta, Kevin W. Odhiambo

“…The surface, shape and topographical features were shown by Scanning Electron Microscopy as spherical orientations. An enhanced antimicrobial efficacy was displayed by the nanoparticles (inhibition zones of 26.1, 24.1 and 15.2 mm from 11.5, 10.6 and 6.5 mm) for Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyrogenes and Escherichia coli, respectively, compared to Flucloxacillin standard that was in the ranges of 21.5, 23.5 and 25.7 mm. …”
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Morphometric Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Ventricular Cardiomyocytes: Determining the Maturation State of a Population by Quantifying Parameters in Individual Cell... by Harvey Y. S. Chan, Wendy Keung, Ronald A. Li, Andrew L. Miller, Sarah E. Webb

“…In addition, cells treated with isoproterenol alone exhibited a similar level of myofibrillar organization as the controls, but those treated with oleic acid with/without isoproterenol exhibited a more organized (parallel) orientation of myofibrils. The combined isoproterenol/oleic acid treatment also resulted in enhanced intercalation of mitochondria between the myofibrils. …”
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Cultivating mathematical mindset via online video interventions: a mixed-methods investigation in Chinese higher education by Xiaoyu Xu, Jaclyn Broadbent, Jaclyn Broadbent, Qiaoping Zhang

“…Building on mindset theory, this study explores how mathematical mindset-oriented interventions can support freshmen’s mathematics learning during their transition to higher education mathematics, particularly in an online setting. …”
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Peculiarities of Nostalgic Experiences of Women in a Pre-Trial Detention Center by G.A. Vartanyan, E.L. Soldatova, M.V. Likhanov, K.V. Bartseva, E.Yu. Tsvetkova

“… <p style="text-align: justify;">The purpose of the study is to study the peculiarities of women&rsquo;s nostalgic experiences in a situation of isolation. 78 women in a pre-trial detention center were studied using the following methods: WHO nostalgia questionnaire, author&rsquo;s nostalgia content questionnaire, Big Five BFI-2-S, dark triad, WHO5 well-being questionnaire, method for diagnosing subjective well-being of a person, test of life-meaning orientations, an anxiety questionnaire and a method for diagnosing crisis symptoms. …”
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Enhancing visible luminescence in sprayed-ZnO nanostructure through Cu doping by Fatima Zohra Bedia, Asma Bedia, Sidi Mohammed Bedia, Nabila Maloufi, Michel Aillerie, Khadidja Rahmoun

“…XRD and Raman measurements confirmed that the CZO thin films exhibit a polycrystalline wurtzite structure with a preferential 101̄1 orientation. The role of defects influencing the luminescence behavior of CZO films in the visible spectrum was investigated. …”
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Investigation on high-temperature creep behavior at 300 °C in laser-welded joints of a novel heat-resistant Al alloy of Al–12Ce-0.4Sc by Jie Ning, Chao Feng, Linjie Zhang

“…The proportion of soft orientation in the Schmid factor for the base material was greater than that for the weld in its as-welded state. …”
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Scale-free topology optimization for software-defined wireless sensor networks: A cyber-physical system by Ru Huang, Xiaoli Chu, Jie Zhang, Yu Hen Hu

“…The multiple-factor-driven virtual force field and network division–oriented particle swarm algorithm are introduced into the deployment strategy of super-node for the implementation in wireless sensor networks topology initialization, which help to rationally allocate heterogeneous network resources and balance the energy consumption in wireless sensor networks. …”
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