How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership by Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Jesper Ryg, Torben Knudsen, Vibeke Andersen, Torkell Ellingsen, Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Aleksander Krag, Tahir Masud, Oke Gerke, Kim Brixen, Kirsten Kyvik, Kristian Kidholm, Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Jørgen Ejler Pedersen, Henrik J Ditzel, Annette Langhoff, Gert Nielsen

“…Some lessons learnt were that adding Lean tools in research leadership should not just provide increased research productivity, but also improve other important key performance indicators such as quality of research and patient-relevant results. We intend to evaluate the value of the initiative by follow-up research and publish the outcome of key behavioural and key performance indicators.…”
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Investigation of the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy on adjustment and behavioral problems in children with subthreshold autism by İsmail Seçer, Sümeyye Ulaş, Eda Tatlı, Fatmanur Çimen, Burcu Bülbül, Beyzanur Tosunoğlu

“…PCIT offers a unique opportunity for children and their parents exhibiting subthreshold ASD to address such challenges through its practices and techniques.AimThis study aims to assess the initial result effectiveness of standard PCIT on the adaptive skills and school refusal behaviors of children exhibiting subthreshold ASD, as well as on the levels of parental stress and caregiving burden. The study intends to test these effects and report the outcomes.MethodThis study is a case study, and it involves three children with subthreshold ASD symptoms and their parents. …”
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Determination of Dissociation Constants for the Interaction of Myosin-5a with its Cargo Protein Using Microscale Thermophoresis (MST) by Rui Zhou, Jiabin Pan, Xiang-Dong Li

“…., the interaction between the middle tail domain of Myo5a (Myo5a-MTD) and the actin-binding domain of Mlph (Mlph-ABD), by GST pulldown assay. We then intend to obtain the dissociation constant between Myo5a-MTD and Mlph-ABD using isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) or microscale thermophoresis (MST), both of which are two commonly used methods for determining quantitative data on protein interactions. …”
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Construction of optimised theoretical model using ANOVA -Taguchi methodology for transient flow of Carreau nanofluid through microchannel prone to radiation by Pradeep Kumar, Felicita Almeida, Ajaykumar AR, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…The current study intends to predict the optimised condition to attain the objective of acquiring highest heat transfer rate to develop an efficient model. …”
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Chinese version of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire: psychometric properties and clinical applications by Wei Wei, Zhe Zhang, Lin Zhu, Qian Zhang, Xin-Lu Cai, Qingying Ye, Ke Ni, Minmin Yin, David A. Preece, Bao-Ming Li

“…Group comparisons were conducted to assess the clinical relevance of the PAQ.Results In Study 1, the intended five-factor structure of the PAQ was found to fit the data well. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of naturally occurring radionuclides in well water: Isotopic ratios, mitigation, and dose assessment by Francisco Piñero-García, Rimon Thomas, Eva Forssell-Aronsson, Mats Isaksson

“…However, the dose assessment results point out the need to include well water in the framework of the current regulations of requirements for the protection of the health of the public regarding radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption, to guarantee the quality of water from the radiological point of view.…”
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Comparative performance analysis of two novel design MIMO antennas for 5G and Wi-Fi 6 applications by Noora Salim, Mandeep J Singh, Hayder Dibs, Amer T. Abed, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Md. Shabiul Islam

“…The initial design is a Compact CPW 4 × 4 MIMO Antenna intended for Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE802.11.ax) and 5G (nr77/nr78/nr79) Communications. …”
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Species evolution: cryptic species and phenotypic noise with a particular focus on fungal systematics by Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Arun Kumar Dutta, Danushka Sandaruwan Tennakoon, Anuruddha Karunarathna, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Dong-Qin Dai, Steven L. Stephenson, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Chao Liu, Alan J. L. Phillips

“…This review addresses the available literature on this topic, intending to provide a general and overall discussion on both the cryptic species concept and the phenotypic noise concept and their effect on evolution, ecology, biodiversity, and taxonomy with a special focus on fungal systematics. hence, several fungal case studies representing the two concepts are presented, compared, and discussed for a better understanding.…”
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The Impact of Social Work Students’ Experience with Supervision by Karla Pobucká, Věra Malík Holasová, Veronika Mia Racko, Lenka Honsárková

“… The study intends to describe and explore the quality of the implementation of supervision training at the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava. …”
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Impact of Ramadan Intermittent Fasting on Oxidative Stress Measured by Urinary 15-F2t-Isoprostane by Mo'ez Al-Islam Ezzat Faris, Rand Nidal Hussein, Ref'at Ahmad Al-Kurd, Mohammed Ahmed Al-Fararjeh, Yasser Khalil Bustanji, Mohammad Khalil Mohammad

“…Fifty healthy subjects (23 men and 27 women) who intended to fast Ramadan were recruited. Urine and serum sampling and anthropometric and dietary assessments were conducted one week before Ramadan (T0), at the end of the third week of Ramadan (T1), and one month after Ramadan (T2). …”
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Safety of oil from Schizochytrium limacinum (strain ATCC‐20889) for use in infant and follow‐on formula as a novel food pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 by EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA), Dominique Turck, Torsten Bohn, Montaña Cámara, Jacqueline Castenmiller, Stefaan De Henauw, Karen Ildico Hirsch‐Ernst, Ángeles Jos, Alexandre Maciuk, Inge Mangelsdorf, Breige McNulty, Androniki Naska, Kristina Pentieva, Alfonso Siani, Frank Thies, Margarita Aguilera‐Gómez, Francesco Cubadda, Thomas Frenzel, Marina Heinonen, Helle Katrine Knutsen, Monika Neuhäuser‐Berthold, Morten Poulsen, Miguel Prieto Maradona, Josef Rudolf Schlatter, Alexandros Siskos, Henk vanLoveren, Irene Nuin Garciarena, Emanuela Turla, Harry J. McArdle

“…The available evidence indicates that the source organism (strain ATCC‐20889) belongs to the species Schizochytrium limacinum. The applicant intends to market the NF as an ingredient in infant formulae (IF) and follow‐on formulae (FOF). …”
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Differences in Determining Ramadan and Shawwal: A Discourse Analysis of the Book Nusus al-Akhyar fi al-Shaum Wa al-Ifthar by Ika Wahyu Ningsih, Fitri Febriyanti, Iqbal Ainur Rizki

“…Responding to the emergence of differences in the determination of 1418 H, KH Maimoen Zubair through his work Nusuus al-Akhyar fi Al-Shum wa Al-Iftihar intends to provide solutions to Muslims in Indonesia in facing the differences surrounding the determination of Eid al-Fitr. …”
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Accelerated bioconversion of cow dung into concentrated organic fertilizer using microbial composition by Gulnaz F Rafikova, Tatyana Yu Korshunova, Elena V. Kuzina, Oleg N. Loginov

“…Purpose The purpose of this research was to evaluate the effectiveness of compositions based on the strains of microorganisms and intended for cow dung processing. Method Cow dung in an amount of 6 kg was placed into fermentation containers. …”
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The Impact of Social Work Students’ Experience with Supervision by Karla Pobucká, Věra Malík Holasová, Veronika Mia Racko, Lenka Honsárková

“… The study intends to describe and explore the quality of the implementation of supervision training at the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ostrava. …”
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Unintended Sunburn: A Potential Target for Sun Protection Messages by Geraldine F. H. McLeod, Anthony I. Reeder, Andrew R. Gray, Rob McGee

“…This study aims to use data from the NZ Triennial Sun Protection Survey to describe respondents who were not intending to tan but were sunburnt after outdoor UVR exposure. …”
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Thermal-Aware Multiconstrained Intrabody QoS Routing for Wireless Body Area Networks by Muhammad Mostafa Monowar, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan, Fuad Bajaber, Md. Abdul Hamid, Atif Alamri

“…The route selection algorithm of TMQoS selects forwarder(s) based on the intended QoS demands of diverse traffic classes. The performance of TMQoS has been evaluated through simulation which demonstrates that the protocol achieves desired QoS demands while maintaining low temperature in the network compared to the state-of-the-art thermal-aware approaches.…”
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Cobalt‐Based Materials in Supercapacitors and Batteries: A Review by Jyothi A. Goudar, Thrinethra S. N., Sharanappa Chapi, Murugendrappa M. V., Mohammad Reza Saeb, Mehdi Salami‐Kalajahi

“…This review deals with energy storage applications of Co‐based materials, categorizing ferrites, their electrochemical characterization, performance, also design and manufacturing intended to supercapacitors and batteries applications. …”
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Synthesis, Mechanical, and Tribological Performance Analysis of Stir-Casted AA7079: ZrO2 + Si3N4 Hybrid Composites by Taguchi Route by G. Jegan, P. Kavipriya, T. Sathish, S. Dinesh Kumar, T. Samraj Lawrence, T. Vino

“…In this experimental work, we intended to prepare the hybrid metal matrix composites such as aluminum alloy 7079 with reinforcement of ZrO2 + Si3N4 through stir-casting process. …”
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Coffee and its Biologically Active Components: Is There a Connection to Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancer? - a Review by Anna Maria Witkowska, Iwona Mirończuk-Chodakowska, Katarzyna Maria Terlikowska, Kamila Kulesza, Małgorzata Elżbieta Zujko

“…This literature review was intended to present current knowledge related to coffee and its components and hormone-dependent female cancers, such as breast, endometrial and ovarian cancer, and to identify gaps in research that may be exploited in the future. …”
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Multitask Learning for Estimation of Magnetic Parameters Using Pattern Recognition by Anubha Sehgal, Shipra Saini, Hemkant Nehete, Kunal Kranti Das, Sourajeet Roy, Brajesh Kumar Kaushik

“…Using these techniques, we introduce a multi-task convolutional neural network (CNN) model and support vector regression (SVR) model that is intended to precisely estimate two important parameters of magnetic systems such as the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) constant and the exchange constant (A_ex). …”
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