What Are Reasons for the Large Gender Differences in the Lethality of Suicidal Acts? An Epidemiological Analysis in Four European Countries. by Roland Mergl, Nicole Koburger, Katherina Heinrichs, András Székely, Mónika Ditta Tóth, James Coyne, Sónia Quintão, Ella Arensman, Claire Coffey, Margaret Maxwell, Airi Värnik, Chantal van Audenhove, David McDaid, Marco Sarchiapone, Armin Schmidtke, Axel Genz, Ricardo Gusmão, Ulrich Hegerl

“…We calculated method-specific lethality using the number of completed suicides per method * 100 / (number of completed suicides per method + number of attempted suicides per method). …”
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Assessment of Marginal Fit and Accuracy of Crowns Fabricated Using CADCAM Milling and 3D Printing Technology by M.V. Sunil Kumar, Rajesh Kumar, Ravindher S. Saini, Rajesh Vyas, Saraswathi Bai, Sunil K. Vaddamanu

“…Materials and Methods: Using the silicone replica technique, 44 points on each crown were measured, with seven crowns per method to ensure reliability. Results: Results indicated that 3D printing demonstrated superior precision, with the smallest discrepancies in occlusal, axial, and marginal gaps. …”
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Physiological Measures of Acute and Chronic Pain within Different Subject Groups: A Systematic Review by H. Korving, P. S. Sterkenburg, E. I. Barakova, L. M. G. Feijs

“…This review’s objective is to analyze methods used to physiologically assess pain, to rank them by invasiveness per method and vulnerability per subject group, and to assess their technological maturity. …”
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Smart Energy Strategy for AC Microgrids to Enhance Economic Performance in Grid-Connected and Standalone Operations: A Gray Wolf Optimizer Approach by Sebastian Lobos-Cornejo, Luis Fernando Grisales-Noreña, Fabio Andrade, Oscar Danilo Montoya, Daniel Sanin-Villa

“…To assess performance, 100 independent runs per method were conducted, comparing GWO against particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithms (GAs). …”
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Cost-effectiveness of comparative survey designs for helminth control programs: Post-hoc cost analysis and modelling of the Kenyan national school-based deworming program. by Mark Minnery, Collins Okoyo, Grace Morgan, Andrew Wang, Olatunji Johnson, Claudio Fronterre, Antonio Montresor, Suzy J Campbell, Charles Mwandawiro, Peter Diggle

“…Cost-precision was calculated for a range of survey sizes per method. Four traditional survey design scenarios, based around WHO guidelines, were selected to act as reference cases for calculating incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) for MBG design.…”
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Medicinal Plants used for Cutaneous Wound Healing in Uganda; Ethnomedicinal Reports and Pharmacological Evidences. by Gang, Roggers, Okello, Denis, Kang, Youngmin

“…Pearson correlation coefficient between the number of wound-healing plant families per part used and the percent of each plant part used was 0.97, and between the number of wound-healing plant families per method of preparation and percent of each method of preparation was 0.95, showing in both strong positively marked relationships.…”
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EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTIVE RESPONSE AND NON-SPECIFIC REACTIVITY OF THE HOST IN TUBERCULOSISEXUDATIVE PLEURISY PATIENTS by N. A. Stogova

“…The non-specific reactivity of 237 tuberculosis exudative pleurisy patients and its correlation with clinical and morphological manifestations and treatment efficiency were investigated as per methods developed by L.Kh. Garkavi and modified by N.A. …”
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The Use of Arts‐Based Methods to Enhance Patient Engagement in Health Research by Emily K. Phillips, Anna M. Chudyk, Caroline Monnin, Annette S. H. Schultz, Rakesh C. Arora, Todd A. Duhamel, Sheila O'Keefe‐McCarthy

“…Together, PER and ABM are potentially synergistic, as both are participatory, problem‐focused, dialogic, and collaborative; yet little is known of the utility of ABM for PER. Methods A narrative review was performed to identify, collate, and summarize the ways ABM has been used with PER and share the impacts of ABM on PER. …”
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