Fluid–structure interaction in a follow-up study of arterio-venous fistula maturation by Daniel Jodko, Tracie Barber

“…Abstract Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the preferred vascular access for hemodialysed patients. …”
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TOPSIS Method Based on the Correlation Coefficient of Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Soft Sets and Aggregation Operators with Their Application in Decision-Making by Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Xiao Long Xin, Muhammad Saqlain, Waseem Asghar Khan

“…A prioritization technique for order preference by similarity to the ideal solution based on interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft sets of correlation coefficients and the weighted correlation coefficient is introduced. …”
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Omadacycline for the Treatment of Severe Legionella Pneumonia Complicated with Multiple Organ Failure: A Case Report by Xu L, Xiong Y, Fang C

“…Limin Xu,1 Ying Xiong,2 Changquan Fang2 1Department of Geriatrics, Huizhou First Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huizhou, Guangdong Province, Peoples’ Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Changquan Fang, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Huizhou Central People’s Hospital, Huicheng District, Huizhou City, Guangdong Province, 516000, Peoples’ Republic of China, Tel +86 137 5155 1071, Email 314499072@qq.comBackground: Fluoroquinolones and macrolides are the preferred antibiotics for treating Legionnaires’ disease. …”
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An Overview of Pavement Degradation Prediction Models by Amir Shtayat, Sara Moridpour, Berthold Best, Shahriar Rumi

“…The findings show that most previous studies preferred machine learning approaches and artificial neural networks forecasting and estimating the road pavement conditions because of their ability to deal with massive data, their higher accuracy, and them being worthwhile in solving time-series problems.…”
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Piracy as counter-hegemony by Tanja Bosch

“…‘Globality’ is experienced through a preference for Hollywood and Bollywood blockbusters; and a media-saturated globalised national context meets the unequal purchasing power and economic constraints of the local context, while resulting in little moral concern over the practice of piracy, which lends a political dimension to everyday practice. …”
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When Your Judgment (Mis)Matches Mine: How One’s Self and Others’ Metacognitive Judgments Impact Our Perception of Others by Yoonhee Jang, Heungchul Lee, Lisa K. Son

“…Results showed that participants judged that they would get along with the other who overestimated their performance, suggesting that individuals exhibit a preference for others who demonstrate overconfidence in their abilities. …”
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Attitude towards the Practice of Female Genital Cutting among School Boys and Girls in Somali and Harari Regions, Eastern Ethiopia by Asresash D. Abathun, Abdi A. Gele, Johanne Sundby

“…Almost 59% of male participants from both study areas preferred to marry uncircumcised girls. Being a female and being a Muslim are significantly associated with the support toward the continuation of the FGC (P<0.05). …”
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Evaluating solar power plant sites using integrated GIS and MCDM methods: a case study in Kermanshah Province by Iman Zandi, Aynaz Lotfata

“…Results demonstrate that the GIS-based DBWM-Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (GIS-based DBWM-TOPSIS) model is the most stable, identifying slope as the primary criterion for SPPSS. …”
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Liberal Preoperative Fasting in Adults Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Scoping Review Protocol by Haoyue Gan, Hangcheng Liu, Huaping Huang, Mei He

“…The methodology will follow the six steps of the Arksey and O’Malley methodological framework and be guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Review. …”
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A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce-A scoping review of the literature. by Sioban Nelson, Basnama Ayaz, Andrea L Baumann, Graham Dozois

“…The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). …”
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Incidence Of Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Goitres. A Systematic Review by Muhammad Tahir Ghani, Hafiz Muhammad Ijaz ul Haq, Ibad Ur Rehman, Huma Azam Malik

“…Methods: A systematic search of PubMed, google scholar, Cochrane, and Pakmedinet under PRISMA (preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and Meta-analyses) guidelines was performed. …”
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International Normalized Ratio (INR) Increases amongst Two Patients Living with HIV on Warfarin after Being Switched from a Nevirapine to a Dolutegravir-Based Antiretroviral Regime... by Natalie Sang, Sonak Pastakia, Samuel Nyanje

“…With the continued promotion of dolutegravir-based HIV regimens as the preferred option for the treatment of HIV in President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supported HIV treatment programs in Africa, clinicians must be aware of the potentially life-threatening consequences of switching antiretroviral regimens. …”
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Acting Styles, Nuances and Linguistic Aesthetics: A Case Study of Ibrahim Chatta in Yoruba Films by Adejoke Adetoun Fadirepo, Adeyemi Oluwadamilare Oresanya

“…This study thereby concludes that directors, producers and casting directors should be more creative by developing a sense of professionalism, making preference for quality over quantity in the Yoruba films. …”
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Lessons to be Learned for Gastroenterology from Recent Issues in Clinical Trial Methodology by C Ohmann, J Albrecht

“…Randomized trials are the preferred tool for patient-oriented research, and their main role is to enable the transfer of results from basic research to routine application. …”
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Alkaline activation of different aluminosilicates as an alternative to Portland cement: alkali activated cements or geopolymers by M. Torres-Carrasco, F. Puertas

“…Alkaline activation constitutes an alternative to Portland cement, preferably amorphous or vitreous aluminosilicates and alkaline activator (such as NaOH, Na2CO3 or sodium silicates hydrates). …”

Family Practitioners and Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Marc Steben

“…Assessment of risks for hepatitis B virus infection should include lifestyle indices such as sexual preference, sexual expression, number of partners and alcohol/drug consumption. …”
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Self-Stabilising Quadrupedal Running by Mechanical Design by Panagiotis Chatzakos, Evangelos Papadopoulos

“…Dynamic stability allows running animals to maintain preferred speed during locomotion over rough terrain. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Atypical Chronic Myeloid Leukemia with a t(2;13)(q33;q12) Translocation by John S. Wang, Omar Elghawy, Brett R. Kurpiel, Michael G. Douvas

“…Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant is likely the preferred treatment, but this can be limited by patient psychosocial support, age, concomitant medical conditions, and availability of an appropriate donor. …”
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Comparison of Three Sample Preparation Procedures for the Quantification of L-Arginine, Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, and Symmetric Dimethylarginine in Human Plasma Using HPLC-FLD by Anne Marie Voigt Schou-Pedersen, Jens Lykkesfeldt

“…Due to the simplicity and speed of procedure (A), this approach may serve as preferred sample preparation of human plasma samples before HPLC-FLD in providing important information regarding elevated ADMA concentrations.…”
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Social prescribing and students: A scoping review protocol. by Caitlin Muhl, Stephanie Wadge, Tarek Hussein

“…This review will be conducted in accordance with the JBI methodology for scoping reviews and will be reported in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). …”
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