Surveillance of drug prescribing: why outliers miss their targets – a qualitative study by Julia Gollnick, Nikoletta Zeschick, Franziska Hörbrand, Peter Killian, Maria Sebastiao, Thomas Kühlein, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

“…The objective of this qualitative study was to understand the reasons physicians miss their targets. Methods We identified outliers based on drug prescribing data from the association of statutory health insurance (SHI)-accredited physicians (KV). …”
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Comparison of Expectant and Excisional/Ablative Management of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Grade 2 (CIN2) in the Era of HPV Testing by Kevin Dominique Tjandraprawira, Adeola Olaitan, Aviva Petrie, Nafisa Wilkinson, Adam N. Rosenthal

“…Conservative management is a reasonable and effective management strategy in appropriately selected women with CIN2. …”
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Applicability of the Reinforced Ground Embankments on Sloped Terrain and Their Comparison with Alternative Rockfall Protection System Solutions: Kanlıpelit Case by Muhammet Çelik, Mohammad Manzoor Nasery

“…Steel barriers are disadvantageous compared to the reinforced ground embankments walls in various aspect such as reduction in length during rock collisions, construction cost, maintenance costs, import and adaptation to nature. For the reasons above, we have concluded that construction of reinforced ground embankments wall over a constructed platform is a more efficient improvement solution in terms of both safety and cost. …”
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Is There a Role for Daratumumab Retreatment in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma? by Davor Galusic, Ivan Krecak, Viktor Blaslov, Andela Krstulovic Opara, Toni Valkovic, Sandra Basic Kinda

“…Due to the cost and availability of bispecific T cell redirecting antibodies (BsAbs) and chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) in real-life settings in many countries, retreatment with daratumumab in subsequent lines of therapy might be a reasonable choice. Data regarding efficacy and optimal combinations of daratumumab retreatment are lacking, and here we provide a short literature review of available data. …”
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Subsidence Control Design Method and Application to Backfill-Strip Mining Technology by Xiaojun Zhu, Feng Zha, Guangli Guo, Pengfei Zhang, Hua Cheng, Hui Liu, Xiaoyu Yang

“…Research results show that backfill-strip mining can ensure the safety of surface buildings, increase the resource recovery rate, and reduce coal mining costs through the reasonable design of this method. This study can provide scientific guidance for subsidence disaster control, prevention, and engineering design in backfill-strip mining.…”
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A novel bladder cancer surveillance schedule using bladder Cx for patients on annual surveillance by Arjun Guduguntla, Thomas Whish‐Wilson, Lauren Chandler, Dennis Gyomber

“…Of the remaining 20 negative CxM patients, 11 were found to have a recurrence at subsequent cystoscopy/imaging and 9 did not proceed with further surveillance for various reasons. All of the tumour recurrences diagnosed after a negative CxM were non‐invasive, thus there was no progression to muscle‐invasive disease. …”
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Benchmarking of snow water equivalent (SWE) products based on outcomes of the SnowPEx+ Intercomparison Project by L. Mudryk, C. Mortimer, C. Derksen, A. Elias Chereque, P. Kushner

“…While most products are able to represent SWE reasonably well across Northern Hemisphere (NH) nonmountainous regions, the ability to accurately represent SWE in mountain regions and to accurately represent historical trends is much more variable. …”
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Sorghum yield prediction based on remote sensing and machine learning in conflict affected South Sudan by John Karongo, Joseph Ivivi Mwaniki, John Ndiritu, Victor Mokaya

“…This paper demonstrates that despite ongoing conflict, reasonably good end-of-season sorghum yield prediction with relevant food security planning implications could be done with ML, but challenges remain in generalizing these results due to limited crop data and regional variability in South Sudan.…”
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Methane Extraction and Resource Utilization Based on Multisource Data Fusion by Wensheng Chen, Zhongliang Lu

“…In the CH4—N2 system, the opposite to major of CO2 in the CH4 and CH4—CO2 system is in the centric, and the opposite to major of N2 in the CH4—N2 system is the lowermost. (4) The reasonably enema affliction for N2 to raise CH4 elution is between 2 and 4 MPa, and CO2 is honest to advance CH4 elution. …”
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Assessment and Optimization of Ecological Networks in Trans-Provincial Metropolitan Areas—A Case Study of the Xuzhou Metropolitan Area by Yijia Zhao, Peiyuan Zhang, Hao Xu, Wei Liu

“…Economic development in metropolitan areas inevitably leads to ecological degradation and fragmentation, threatening biodiversity. A reasonable assessment and optimization of the ecological network structure of inter-provincial metropolitan areas can effectively improve the stability of regional ecosystems and contribute to the sustainable development of urban and rural environments. …”
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Laboratory investigation of water extraction effects on saltwater wedge displacement by S. Noorabadi, A.H. Nazemi, A.A. Sadraddini, R. Delirhasannia

“…Freshwater extraction in coastal aquifers is one of the most important reasons for the saltwater intrusion into these aquifers. …”
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The market of full-cycle construction companies: analysis of the current state and key trends by Yu. A. Laamarti, E. G. Dedov, A. A. Nikolaev

“…Opinions of scientists, experts, as well as statistics were analyzed to systematize the reasons and factors, characterizing the current state of this market.Conclusions. …”
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Investigation on Derailment of Empty Wagons of Long Freight Train during Dynamic Braking by Xin Ge, Kaiyun Wang, Lirong Guo, Min Yang, Kaikai Lv, Wanming Zhai

“…Aiming at an actual derailment of empty wagons on straight line during dynamic braking, the field investigation was conducted to find the reasons of the accident. According to the investigation results, the large coupler yaw angle and coupler force, the special connection mode by drawbars, as well as the poor conditions of wheel treads and flanges were supposed to be responsible for the accident. …”
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Promoting the digital transformation of the South African quantity surveying profession through the implementation of change management theories by Karen Le Jeune, Krystle Ontong, Alireza Moghayedi

“…The QSP, as part of the BE, appears to have compelling reasons to adopt 4IR to improve and enhance their service offering to the construction industry value-chain, thereby contributing to the BE’s attainment of the SDGs. …”
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Stability analysis of three-dimensional slope reinforced by natural fiber include wheat straw and bamboo by Jiahua Zhang, Yunjun Wei, Yuanlei Zhu, Daobing Zhang, Biao Zhang

“…Both safety and economy of reinforced slope are considered, the reasonable design slope angle of reinforced slope is 30° to 60°, where β  = 30° is the ideal design slope angle. …”
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The significance of computer technologies in detecting plagiarism in scientific works by O. V. Pikhurets

“…Accordingly, the results of information processing with the help of specialized anti-plagiarism programmes and services cannot independently be circumstances that allow making reasonable conclusions about the presence or absence of plagiarism in a scientific work. …”
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Differentiating False Loss of Resistance from True Loss of Resistance While Performing the Epidural Block with the CompuFlo® Epidural Instrument by Pasquale Vaira, Michela Camorcia, Tiziana Palladino, Matteo Velardo, Giorgio Capogna

“…The occurrence of false losses of resistance may be one of the reasons for inadequate or failed epidural block. A CompuFlo® epidural instrument has been introduced to measure the pressure of human tissues in real time at the orifice of a needle and has been used as a tool to identify the epidural space. …”
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Diagnostic yield of chest and thumb ECG after cryptogenic stroke, Transient ECG Assessment in Stroke Evaluation (TEASE): an observational trial by Peter Magnusson, Adam Lyren, Gustav Mattsson

“…Patients with a recent ischaemic stroke without documented AF (or other reasons for anticoagulation) before or during ECG evaluation in the stroke unit were evaluated using the Coala Heart Monitor connected to a smartphone application for remote monitoring.Results The prespecified number of 100 patients (mean age 67.6±10.8 years; 60% men) was analysed. …”
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Carbon Credits Through Wood Use: Revisiting the Maximum Potential and Sensitivity to Key Assumptions by Jari Niemi, Sampo Soimakallio, Elias Hurmekoski, Tanja Myllyviita, Janni Kunttu, Federico Lingua, Tord Snäll

“…However, they were very likely to be considerably lower than forest carbon debits resulting from harvesting additional wood for substitution under all considered circumstances and under a wide but reasonable range of stochastic parameter values. Thus, the result emphasizes the need to reduce overall consumption of goods to mitigate climate change.…”
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Blockchain-Assisted Generation Rescheduling in Imperfect Market Environments by Salman Tariq, Mohamed Shaaban, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah N. Mansor, Hasmaini Mohamad

“…Nonetheless, due to some geopolitical and economic reasons, many developing countries adopted a modestly liberalized version of the power market (imperfect market). …”
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