A new strategy for modelling sonochemical reactors: Coupling of the non-linear Louisnard model with mass and heat transport equations with applications to cavitating viscous fluids by Quinten Goris, Ariana Bampouli, Mohammed Noorul Hussain, Olivier Louisnard, Georgios D. Stefanidis, Tom Van Gerven

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Risk of cancer in patients with bile acid diarrhoea: a Danish nationwide matched cohort study by Tine Jess, Nynne Nyboe Andersen, Gry Poulsen, Signe Wildt, Lars Kristian Munck, Aske Thorn Iversen, Christian Borup

“…We aimed to investigate the overall and site-specific cancer risk in bile acid diarrhoea.Design Adult patients with bile acid diarrhoea were identified using nationwide Danish registries from 2003 to 2020 by a diagnostic gold-standard 75-selenium tauroselcholic acid procedure followed within 6 months by sequestrant prescription. …”
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Provide a reliable location-allocation model in the humanitarian supply chain network using combined transport and the application of feasibility-robust planning by Alireza Hamidieh, Maryam Besharat Meymandi

“…Also, a combined approach of fuzzy programming with chance constraints and robust programming has been developed to deal with parametric uncertainty.Methodology: With the thorough assessment of the disaster areas of Iran, a comprehensive model of the relief network was designed including strategic and temporary distribution hubs along with a wide range of factors and effective parameters. …”
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Psychological empowerment after presbyopia correction: A narrative from Zanzibari women and men by Christine Graham, Omar Juma Othman, Adam Ali, Eden Mashayo, Ronnie Graham, Fatma Omar, Ving Fai Chan

“…Purpose: To explore the empowerment experiences of Zanzibari craftswomen (n = 19) who received presbyopia correction, as well as perspectives from their husbands (n = 5) and male community leaders (n = 4). Design: Qualitative phenomenological approach Methods: Nineteen craftswomen who received presbyopia correction, five of their husbands and four community leaders were participated in the interviews. …”
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Homeland security video surveillance system utilising the internet of video things for smart cities by Yasser Ismail, Mohamed Hammad, Mahmoud Darwich, Wael Elmedany

“…The authors introduce a design and hardware implementation of a motion estimation (ME) co‐processor that can be used for video surveillance cameras in homeland security. …”
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Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE): protocol for a double-blinded cross-over trial in chronic knee osteoarthritis pain by Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro Valdes-Hernandez, Zhiguang Huo, Roland Staud, Natalie C. Ebner

“…Methods In this article, we describe the rationale and design of the Understanding Cognition, Oxytocin, and Pain in Elders (UCOPE) study, a double-blinded intervention in which 80 participants over 45 years of age with knee osteoarthritis pain will be recruited to participate in a cross-over trial of 4 weeks of intranasal oxytocin or placebo administration. …”
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Nutrient Management Programs, Nitrogen Fertilizer Practices, and Groundwater Quality in Nebraska’s Central Platte Valley (U.S.), 1989–1998 by Stan Daberkow, Harold Taylor, Noel Gollehon, Milt Moravek

“…However, few of these programs designed to change farmer behavior have been evaluated due to the lack of detailed data over an appropriate time frame. …”
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Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective by Susan Heward-Belle, Sarah Ciftci, Renee Lovell

“…Best practices were identified including affirming, person-centred care, collaboration, trauma-informed care and leveraging informal support networks, which provide hope for improved service provision and design.…”
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Knowledge, attitude, practices, and associated factors toward cervical cancer among female health sciences students of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Sisay Endale, Kalkidan Delelegn, Zenebe Negash

“…Objective: This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of cervical cancer and associated factors among female Health Sciences students of the College of Health Sciences at Addis Ababa University. Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February 2022 to June 2022 among regular undergraduate female Health Sciences students of Addis Ababa University. …”
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Demographic disparities in unimproved drinking water and sanitation in Ghana: a nationally representative cross-sectional study by Felix Boakye Oppong, Divine Darlington Logo, Dennis Boateng, Ephraim Kumi Senkyire

“…This study explored the use of unimproved drinking water and unimproved sanitation and assessed their association with demographic factors.Design This was a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. …”
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The Immediate Effects of Expert and Dyad External Focus Feedback on Drop Landing Biomechanics in Female Athletes: An Instrumented Field Study by Kelly A. Leonard, Janet E. Simon, Jae Yom, Dustin R. Grooms

“… # Purpose To determine the immediate effects of dyad versus expert feedback on drop landing kinematics and kinetics in female athletes. # Study Design Cohort study # Setting College gymnasium # Methods Two teams (one female basketball and one female volleyball), from a local college, were team randomized to dyad feedback (volleyball team) or expert feedback (basketball team) (13 expert, 19±0.87years, 1.7±0.09m, 68.04±7.21kg) (10 dyad 19.4±1.07years, 1.73±0.08m, 72.18±11.23kg). …”
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Screening fungi for use as biocatalysts in self-healing concrete with protocol simulating concrete environment by Ahsanul Kabir Sumon, Krutika Invally, Lu-Kwang Ju

“…Results also indicate the importance of incorporating designs to locally lower pH near spores, at least slightly (from 12.9 to 12), and to limit temperature to below 53 °C. …”
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An optimized method for AUV trajectory model in benthonic hydrothermal area based on improved slime mold algorithm by Chunmeng Jiang, Yiming Tang, Jianguo Wang, Wenchao Zhang, Min Zhou, Jiaying Niu, Lei Wan, Guofang Chen, Gongxing Wu, Xide Cheng

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Shoulder Strength and Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test Performance in Division III Collegiate Baseball and Softball Players. by David T. Schilling, Ashraf M. Elazzazi

“… # Purpose The specific aims of this study were to describe baseball (BB) and softball (SB) players isometric strength measures and their performance on the CKCUEST; examine the relationships between strength and the CKCUEST; compare isometric strength measures of the throwing and non-throwing arms; and compare the strength and the CKCUEST measures between BB and SB players. # Study Design Observational cohort study. # Methods Participants included 50 DIII BB and 24 DIII SB players. …”
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ACTION: Augmentation and computation toolbox for brain network analysis with functional MRI by Yuqi Fang, Junhao Zhang, Linmin Wang, Qianqian Wang, Mingxia Liu

“…Furthermore, it enables users to design and test custom algorithms through scripting, greatly improving its utility and extensibility. …”
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The Effect of Continuity of Midwifery Care (CoMC) Based on EDUGARLIN Application and Booklet on Postpartum Fitness Quality by Junengsih Junengsih, Rosita Syarifah, Ani Kusumastuti, Herlyssa Herlyssa, Elly Dwi Wahyuni, Yulia Ulfah Fatimah, Lia Nurcahyani, Fahmi Hafid

“…Methods: The study procedures were carried out using a Quasi-experimental design with a nonequivalent posttest-only control group method. …”
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Response of Runoff and Sediment Yield from Maize Slope Farmland in Karst Areas to Slope Gradient by WU Guangqin, DAI Quanhou, WANG Yong, DING Pengwei, YAO Yiwen

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Does a multimedia education program work as a remedy for stress and burden in family caregivers of elderly heart attack patients? A clinical trial study by Maliheh Abbasi, Nadia Kolbadinezhad, Somayeh Rostami, Mahya Ahmadi

“…In developing communities, caregiving responsibilities frequently fall on family members. Accordingly, we designed a randomized controlled clinical trial to assess the effect of an educational program on perceived stress and care burden among family caregivers of elderly heart attack patients. …”
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What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

“…This study aimed to explore the experiences of patients with PSC regarding their disease and healthcare.Design A series of semi-structured interviews was completed with patients with PSC, including questioning their experiences of living with PSC and its related healthcare.Setting Participants were recruited from communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with advertisement via PSC Support (UK disease-specific charity support group).Participants 18 patients aged between 21 and 72 years were interviewed; 10 were male (56%), and all were of Caucasian ethnicity. …”
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Sustainable thermal buffering of microencapsulated bio-phase change materials through an engineered biochar dopant by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Beom Yeol Yun, Sumin Kim

“…This study suggests a promising strategy for designing high-performance, eco-friendly, and scalable bio-based composite PCMs by overcoming the long-standing bottleneck of microcapsules, which is crucial for advanced thermal management applications such as cooling and green buildings. …”
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