Evaluating the Benefit of Home Support Provider Services for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Protocol for an Ambispective International R... by Sarah Alami, Manuella Schaller, Sylvie Blais, Henry Taupin, Marta Hernández González, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Paula Pinto, Irene Cano-Pumarega, Lieven Bedert, Ben Braithwaite, Hervé Servy, Stéphane Ouary, Céline Fabre, Fabienne Bazin, Joëlle Texereau

“…Hierarchical models, adjusted for preidentified confounding factors, will be used to assess the net effect of home support provider services on PAP adherence and persistence while minimizing real-world study biases and considering the influence of country-level contextual factors. …”
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Influence of substrate bias on the properties of CrAlN wear-resistant coating prepared by arc/magnetron composite technology by Xiaoyan NIU, Mingze LIU, Guoqiang DONG, Yujiang WANG, Haoliang TIAN

“…At a bias of −60 V, the coating exhibited minimal surface particles and pores, resulting in the best overall surface quality and excellent adhesion to the substate. …”
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Longitudinal Utilization of Invasive Pain Treatment Procedures Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Following Use of Whole Health Services and Complementary and Integrative Health Ther... by Zeliadt SB, DeFaccio R, Carey EP, Etingen B, Rosser EW, Suri P, Chen JA, Bokhour BG, Coggeshall S

“…CIH-only was associated with 18% (− 29% to − 4%) lower utilization at three months compared with matched patients, but differences were minimal at 18 months: 1% (− 9% to 9%).Discussion: Whole Health care, including CIH therapies, may help patients interrupt patterns of escalating and invasive pain care.Keywords: chronic pain, complementary and integrative health, invasive spine procedures, whole health, veterans…”
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Comparing the Institution-based Supervision and Tele-based Supervision for Task-oriented Exercises on Upper Limb Motor Performance and Functional Ability among Stroke Patients: A R... by Neha, Subhasish Chatterjee

“…Telerehabilitation has emerged as a promising alternative to standard outpatient and home-care rehabilitation, offering advantages such as minimal travel barriers, flexible exercise schedules and the integration of skills into daily activities. …”
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The Contribution of the Hotel Industry on Youth Empowerment in Mbarara City: A Case Study of Hotel Triangle Mbarara City. by Owomuhangi, Emmanuel

“…It was also found that prestige associated with working in renowned hotels contributes minimal reason for the youth to fancy the hotel industry with 74% in agreement to this however more than half of the respondents agreed that having higher levels of education increases the chances of finding employment in the hotel industry indicated by 87% of respondents agreeing. 61% agreed that a basic level of education is sufficient for entry-level positions in the hotel industry and surprisingly 63% agreed to the view that work experience is more important than formal education for succeeding in the hotel industry. …”
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Assessment of Types, Factors Contributing to Violence Against Women and its Effects on the Health Seeking Behaviour of Women in Rubanda Town Council Rubanda District. by Byumvuhore, Stephen

“…VAW was generally high in Rubanda district, mostly reporting physical and emotional VAW with being not being married (single), alcoholism, and expectations not met protective against VAW yet VAW adversely affected ANC without husbands and delay to seek health care due to disagreements from the husband with minimal measures to curb VAW as victims preferred seeking health care outside home area of residence, hard to share VAW experiences and forgot to visit health facility for help. …”
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Traumatic Bladder Ruptures: A Ten-Year Review at a Level 1 Trauma Center by John Barnard, Tyler Overholt, Ali Hajiran, Chad Crigger, Morris Jessop, Jennifer Knight, Chad Morley

“…Further study will seek to allow multidisciplinary trauma teams to standardize management, streamline care, and minimize complications for patients presenting with traumatic bladder injuries.…”
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Impacto de la gamificación en el aprendizaje y satisfacción de estudiantes de odontología de una universidad peruana by Sheila Trigo-Cano, Peggy Griselda Coa-Serrano, Sonia Caroll Macedo-Valdivia, Fernando Amilcar Chávez-Fernandez

“…Similarly, the perception of the gamified experience was positive, with an average of over 4, stating that students had fun while learning during the game, and that frustration or stress were minimally perceived. Conclusions: Gamification, in general, and escape rooms, in particular, have been shown to have a positive impact on the learning and satisfaction of dentistry students, so they should be considered as a complementary tool to traditional teaching methods.…”
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Surgical treatment of small- and medium-sized primary macular holes with preservation of the internal limiting membrane in the papillomacular nerve fiber bundle area by N.M. Shilov, A.V. Tereshchenko, E.V. Erokhina, S.V. Novikov, A.A. Lugovaya, A.G. Kurguzova

“…</p> <p> <b>Conclusion: </b>the proposed surgical technique for MH with preservation of PMB using keyhole surgery provides permanent closure of primary small and medium-sized MH and good functional results with minimal retinal damage during the surgical procedure. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of transpupillary hexagonal pattern laser coagulation of the retina in the treatment of active stages of retinopathy of prematurity by A.V. Tereshchenko, I.G. Trifanenkova, Yu.A. Sidorova, V.V. Firsova

“…</p> <p> <b>Conclusion</b>: the hexagonal pattern LCR is a tissue-saving, dosed and high-precision technique which enables to achieve an adequate clinical effect minimizing the energy load on the retina of a premature baby. …”
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Salvage Magnetic Resonance Imaging–guided Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation for Localized Radiorecurrent Prostate Cancer by Mikael Anttinen, Pietari Mäkelä, Pertti Nurminen, Heikki Pärssinen, Simona Malaspina, Teija Sainio, Mikael Högerman, Pekka Taimen, Roberto Blanco Sequeiros, Peter J. Boström

“…Careful patient selection is crucial to minimize these adverse effects and ensure the best results.…”
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Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ciprofol after continuous infusion in elderly patients by Xiaowen Guo, Yang Qiao, Sijie Yin, Fengqin Luo, Lingmei Yi, Jiajia Chen, Man Lu

“…Conclusion Ciprofol, a novel intravenous anesthetic, can be safely and effectively used in elderly patient continuous infusion with minimal injection pain. Plasma concentrations of ciprofol correlate well with BIS values, helping control sedation depth. …”
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Evaluation of guided reporting: quality and reading time of automatically generated radiology report in breast magnetic resonance imaging using a dedicated software solution by Martin H. Maurer, Daniel Lorenz, Maximilian Clemens Otterbach, Igor Toker, Alexander Huppertz

“…CONCLUSION: GR allows for complete reporting with minimized error rates and reduced combined reading and reporting times. …”
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Significance of Biogenetic Markers in Giant Cell Tumor Differentiation and Prognosis: A Narrative Review by Muhammad Taqi, Haseeb ul Rasool, Mobeen Zaka Haider, Munjed Al Muderis

“…This will help to better understand the clinical outcome of GCTB and minimize the need for interventions. <b>Methods</b>: We conducted a literature search using Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, Wiley Library, Medline, Clinical trials.org, and Web of Science. …”
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Gut microbiota and blood biomarkers in IBD-Related arthritis: insights from mendelian randomization by Wei Yang, Miao Cui, Peng Yang, Chenlin Liu, Xiuzhen Han, Wenyi Yao, Zhenhua Li

“…This method aids in elucidating the potential roles of these biomarkers in the development of arthritis following IBD, while minimizing the confounding factors and reverse causality commonly encountered in observational studies. …”
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Time Interval for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Related Expenditure in Selected Health Centers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Ezra Shimeles, Melaku Tilahun, Tsegaye Hailu, Fikre Enquselassie, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Mekonnen, Getachew Wondimagegn

“…Improved public awareness about TB, minimizing service charges and other related fees, and further improvement in increasing access to services could reduce the length of time and expense for TB patients and their families. …”
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Strategi Penanganan Imbalance Class Pada Model Klasifikasi Penerima Kartu Indonesia Pintar Kuliah Berbasis Neural Network Menggunakan Kombinasi SMOTE dan ENN by Zaqiatud Darojah, Ronny Susetyoko, Nana Ramadijanti

“…The objective of the proposed scheme is to minimize the generation of ‘false samples’ in the minority class and the elimination of informative samples in the majority class. …”
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Cantelli’s Bounds for Generalized Tail Inequalities by Nicola Apollonio

“…These inequalities are obtained by “scalarizing” <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>X</mi><msub><mo>⪰</mo><mi>C</mi></msub><mi>b</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> via cone duality and then by minimizing the classical univariate Cantelli’s bound over the scalarized inequalities. …”
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3D-printed gallium-infused scaffolds for osteolysis intervention and bone regeneration by Hanrui Xi, Xihao Jiang, Shilang Xiong, Yinuo Zhang, Jingyu Zhou, Min Liu, Zhigang Zhou, Chengyu Zhang, Shiwei Liu, Zhisheng Long, Jianguo Zhou, Guowen Qian, Long Xiong

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Mejoramiento de procesos constructivos a partir de un módulo programable para captura de imágenes y simulación digital Improvement of constructive processes based on a programmable... by Adriana Gómez Cabrera, Juan Diego Echeverry Hoyos, María Ximena Giraldo Palma, Camilo Otálora Sanchez, Martha Lucía Cano Morales

“…This system simplifies the decision-making process regarding the construction methods and the resources involved, in order to minimize the costs and to increase the performance. …”
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