Will the increase of medical equipment affect medical expenditure? Empirical evidence from a quasi-experiment in China by Qiwei Deng, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Dan Cao, Dantong Zhao, Yaxin Zhao, Jianmin Gao

“…Our complex difference in differences model illustrates that the increase in the number of large-scale medical equipment by 1 — regardless of the initial configuration—results in an increase in the average diagnostic cost per outpatient visit and the average diagnostic cost per inpatient visit by 27. 3% (p < 0.01) and 25. 5% (p < 0.01), respectively. …”
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On the transitory performance of mixed convective heat and mass transfer around spherical region in the presence of fluctuating streams by Hossam A. Nabwey, Sahar Anwar, Muhammad Ashraf, A.M. Rashad

“…The obtained results for the Prandtl number Pr, Schmidt number Sc, mixed convection parameter λT and modified mixed convection parameter λC are illustrated in graphical format at different locations at X=0.1,1.5 and π radian for both steady and transient flow and tabular form for the steady flow. …”
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Sudeten: Erinnerung reinterpretiert by Jan Pacholski

“…Through them, the processes of appropriating and taming these “post­German” mountains in the period of 1945–1989 were illustrated. The second part of the article points out the manifestations of rediscovery, processing, and assimilation of the German past of these lands that ap­ peared after 1989, and more strongly after the disastrous flood of the millennium in 1997.…”
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Enterprises as Complex Systems: Navigating Challenges and Embracing Resilience by Dimitry Borissov

“…Case studies of organizations such as Toyota, Amazon, and Unilever illustrate how viewing enterprises as interconnected systems allows them to address root causes of challenges, implement resilience strategies, and leverage adaptability as a competitive advantage. …”
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Hip Adduction and Abduction Strength Profiles Among Bantam, High School, Juniors, and Collegiate American Ice Hockey Players by Morgan L. Olson, Gary Schindler

“… # Conclusions Symmetry is illustrated between dominant and non-dominant legs in ice hockey players with and without a history of adductor injury. …”
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Catastrophic and violent tornadoes: a detailed review of physical-mathematical models by Sergey A. Arsen’yev, Lev V. Eppelbaum

“…The magnetic and electric field generation equations in tornadoes are considered in detail. Several examples illustrate the presented theory and rationalize some aspects of the physical tornado observations. …”
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Psychiatric Symptoms in Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Case Report and Course of Treatment Using Placebo by Waldemar Kosiba, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Jakub Siemko, Wojciech Kupczak

“…Conclusion:  Our case illustrates how psychiatric symptoms can complicate the diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria. …”
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Evaluation of anion exchange resin for sorption of selenium (IV) from aqueous solutions by A. El-Tantawy, E. M. Abu Elgoud, S. E. A. Sharaf El-Deen

“…Finally, the desorption study was performed using different concentrations of desorbing agents; HNO3, HCl, and sodium acetate. The results illustrated that the effective desorbing agent was 1.0 mol L-1 HNO3, with desorption efficiency reaching about 96.4%. …”
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DIC-Based Operational Modal Analysis of Bridges by Gongfa Chen, Zhihua Wu, Chunjian Gong, Jiqiao Zhang, Xiaoli Sun

“…The correlation analysis is used to track the displacement of the points of interest, and their displacement time histories are inputted into a modal analysis system; the natural frequencies and mode shapes of the bridge model were obtained by both operational modal analysis (OMA) and traditional experimental modal analysis (EMA) methods. (1) The DIC results are compared with those obtained by a traditional acceleration sensor-based method; the natural frequencies obtained by the two measurement methods are very close. (2) The DIC results are sensitive to the amplitude of the measured displacement and the shooting distance; small displacement amplitudes and long shooting distance may result in the low quality of the measured time-history curves, and low-frequency noise signals might be observed in their power spectral density (PSD) curves, while they can be easily solved by the filtering method in this article. (3) In addition, the first frequencies obtained by EMA and OMA are very close, which validates the applicability of the DIC measurement under ambient excitation. The research has illustrated the feasibility of the DIC method for obtaining the modal parameters of the bridges.…”
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Accidental Explantation of a Cochlear Implant in a Child Who Developed Cholesteatoma as a Late Complication of Cochlear Implantation by Wong Kein Low, Wan Ni Pok, Win Nie Ng, Judy Tan

“…External ear canal overclosure without mastoid cavity obliteration has merit in facilitating CT scan surveillance, but it may increase the risk of the blind-sac breaking down. This case also illustrated how the electrode array could have facilitated propagation of the cholesteatoma from the middle ear to the mastoid. …”
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A Room with Two Views: An Insight into the 1985 and 2007 Film Adaptations of E. M. Forster’s Novel by Elena Raicu

“…The 1985 film adaptation meticulously illustrates the English society of the beginning of the 20th century and does justice to the Italian atmosphere used as a background in the first part of the story. …”
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AFN-Net: Adaptive Fusion Nucleus Segmentation Network Based on Multi-Level U-Net by Ming Zhao, Yimin Yang, Bingxue Zhou, Quan Wang, Fu Li

“…Specifically, our model achieved an IOU score of 0.8660 and a Dice score of 0.9216, with a model parameter size of only 7.81 M. These results illustrate that the method proposed in this paper not only excels in the segmentation of complex shapes and small targets but also significantly enhances overall performance at lower computational costs. …”
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Associating Field Actors in the Observation of Visitor Flows and Recreational Activities in Mountain Regions: Lessons Drawn from two Collaborative Projects in France and Switzerlan... by Christophe Clivaz, Marc Langenbach, Olivier Obin, Alexandre Savioz

“…The results in terms of data collected or issues identified (changes in visitor flows, the role of hut keepers, types of clientele, etc.) are not part of the subject of this contribution, even if they are mentioned from time to time in order to illustrate the topic.Our methodology is based on the final report of the participatory research-action project we conducted (Obin et al., 2020), on a student thesis on the feasibility of the Sentinel Hut program and of the approach to be implemented (Berthet, 2014), as well as on the minutes of various sessions and events related to this program. …”
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Physical, Mechanical, and Thermal Properties and Characterization of Natural Fiber Composites Reinforced Poly(Lactic Acid): Miswak (Salvadora Persica L.) Fibers by A. F. Nur Diyana, A. Khalina, M. S. Sapuan, C. H. Lee, H. A. Aisyah, M. N. Nurazzi, R. S. Ayu

“…As the fiber content increases, the density also increased. SEM micrographic illustrated the presence of voids as the cause for reduction in mechanical properties of composites. …”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic factor in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer treated with docetaxel-based chemotherapy: a meta-analysis by Ying Zhang, Xiao Zhou, Ran Xu, Guangcheng Luo, Xinjun Wang

“…Abstract Background In recent years, many studies have illustrated that the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a prognostic factor of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), but their conclusions are controversial. …”
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Correction factors for prey size estimation from PenguCams by Owen Dabkowski, Ursula Ellenberg, Thomas Mattern, Klemens Pütz, Pablo Garcia Borboroglu

“…We provide examples from PenguCam footage taken of Humboldt (Spheniscus humboldti), Tawaki (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) and King (Aptenodytes patagonicus) penguins to illustrate the use of identified correction factors. …”
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Palliative and end-of-life care for people living with dementia in rural areas: A scoping review. by Valerie Elliot, Debra Morgan, Julie Kosteniuk, Melanie Bayly, Amanda Froehlich Chow, Allison Cammer, Megan E O'Connell

“…<h4>Results</h4>All items were described and illustrated by frequency distribution, findings were grouped thematically, and five key themes emerged, including: 1) Knowledge about dementia, 2) Availability, accessibility, and utilization of palliative and end-of-life care services and supports, 3) Decision-making about care, the value of a person-centered approach and collaborative support, 4) Perspectives on artificial nutrition, hydration, and comfort care, and 5) Quality of life and death. …”
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Investigating the benefits and challenges of including bereaved women in research: a multifaceted perinatal audit in a socially disadvantaged French district by Jennifer Zeitlin, Priscille Sauvegrain

“…Midwife-investigators’ experiences illustrated the benefits of a support group with three main themes identified: improving their interactions with bereaved women as well as medical teams and protecting their psychological well-being.Conclusion These results showed that including interviews with bereaved women in audit designs was feasible and provided valuable information on women’s care and social circumstances that were not available in medical records. …”
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Cebpb Regulates Skeletal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation and Fracture Healing via the WNT/β-Catenin Pathway by Jiansong Wang, Chensong Yang, Fanyu Kong, Zhi Zhang, Shengchao Ji, Guixin Sun

“…Alkaline phosphatase assay and alizarin red S staining were used to illustrate the osteogenic differentiation ability of SSCs in vitro. …”
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Blast Parameter Optimization Study Based on a Blast Crater Experiment by Xi-liang Zhang, Hai-bao Yi, Hong-hao Ma, Zhao-wu Shen

“…The relationship equations among the blasting parameters, the blasting volume, and the bulk yield were obtained by regression analysis. The results illustrated that the rock volume blasted was negatively correlated with the bulk yield. …”
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