A VHDL Code for Offset Pulse Position Modulation Working with Reed Solomon System by Using ModelSim by Ahmed H. Albatoosh, Mohamed Ibrahim Shuja'a, Basman M. Al-Nedawe

“…The simulation was carried out in very high-speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL), and a field-programmable gate array was used (FPGA) It made use of a Boolean function to function to program code for an algorithm that is working. …”
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Food insecurity confrontation by pastoralist and agrarian communities in South Omo Zone, Ethiopia: a facility-based qualitative study by Mintesinot Melka Gujo, Lebitsi Maud Modiba

“…Participants were selected using a purposefully targeting health extension workers, health centre directors, woreda programme experts, district health managers, and pregnant women staying in maternity waiting homes. …”
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Heavy metal and metalloid pollution: A systematic review of health implications for pregnant women, children, and geriatrics in the East African region by Godswill J. Udom, Brian Turyahabwe, Ayodeji Aturamu, Omoirri M. Aziakpono, Richard D. Agbana, Omole G. Joseph, Nita-wills G. Udom, Nuru Mugide, Omali P. Odey, Haron Olot, Orish E. Orisakwe

“…The included studies were assessed for quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme checklists and analysed using the narrative synthesis method. …”
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A Study on Veterinary Faculty Students’ Opinions on Ethics Education and Career Choices: A Case of Ondokuz Mayıs University by Sefa Yıldırım, Berfin Melikoğlu Gölcü

“…Data obtained from 87 out of 119 students in the intern programme were evaluated. Responses were analysed by statistical methods. …”
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Developing and testing community-based tuberculosis (TB) screening intervention to increase TB referral, case detection and knowledge among sexual minority people in urban Banglade... by Mahbubur Rahman, Golam Sarwar, Masud Reza, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Gorkey Gourab, A K M Masud Rana, Shaan Muberra Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Shahriar Ahmed, Rupali Sisir Banu, Sayera Banu, Sharful Islam Khan

“…Findings of this experimental research are likely to provide new insights for programme managers and policy planners for adopting a similar approach in order to enhance TB referral, thus ultimately increasing TB case detections and reducing the likelihood of TB-related mortalities and morbidities, irrespective of HIV status.Methods and analysis This operational research will follow a quasi-experimental design, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, in two drop-in centres in three phases. …”
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The synergy amongst factors influencing pre-service science teachers’ perceptions of inclusive education by Eric Appiah-Twumasi, Peter Atakorah Ofori, Benedict Osei-Owusu, Eric Twum Ampofo

“…It was therefore recommended, among other things, that teacher training institutions in Ghana should prioritise experiential learning opportunities, such as intensive inclusive teaching practicums, classroom simulations, and mentorship programmes, which can bridge the gap between theoretical instruction and practical application.…”
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Comparison of the safety and efficacy between minimally invasive cardiac surgery and median sternotomy in a low-risk mixed Asian population in Singapore by Zhi Xian Ong, Duoduo Wu, Haidong Luo, Guohao Chang, Faizus Sazzad, Jai Ajitchandra Sule, Peggy Hu, Theo Kofidis

“…This study aimed to describe the outcomes of minimally invasive cardiac surgery in our institution as the only centre with an established MICS programme in Singapore. Methods: Patients who had undergone cardiac procedures such as heart valve replacement or repair, coronary artery bypass grafting or atrial septal defect repair were included in the study. …”
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Growing old before growing rich: a scoping review on ageing-related policy interventions from the WHO Southeast Asian Region by Nachiket Gudi, Anu Mohan, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, Abhijith A K, Lena Ashok

“…The notable delimitations of the given policy interventions are ambiguity regarding the monitoring of the programmes, lack of benchmark standards for evaluation of progress, inadequate attention to rural poverty and lack of decentralisation.Conclusion WHO SEARO countries can respond better to ageing by reinforcing areas such as caregiver support and allowances, public financing in older care, old age health insurance, public-private partnership in mobile and institutional caring and social security systems including old age and disability pension.…”
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How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation by Sarah Munro, Kate Wahl, Sheila Dunn, Courtney Devane, Linda C. Li, Wendy V. Norman

“…We tested the initial program theories using interviews with researchers and knowledge partners and triangulated with analysis of research programme documents. We configured the evidence in relation to the initial program theories, and refined program theories into causal explanatory configurations. …”
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Use of virtual reality to remotely train healthcare professionals in paediatric emergency tracheostomy skills: protocol for a multi-centre, non-inferiority educational intervention... by Jonathan R. Abbas, Noorulanne Younis, Emily Johnstone, Azita Rajai, Rachel Isba, Antony Payton, Brendan A. McGrath, Neil Tolley, Iain A. Bruce

“…Life-threatening complications during aftercare are not uncommon and may be influenced by a lack of education of carers or healthcare providers of children and young people living with a tracheostomy. Education programmes designed and supported by the National Tracheostomy Safety Project are effective, but resources are not available to educate the workforce at scale. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Northwest Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Interregional Association for Emergency Surgery, Russian Gastroenterological Association, Un... by Yu. V. Averyanova, E. M. Batyrshin, A. E. Demko, G. E. Ivanova, V. T. Ivashkin, L. N. Kostyuchenko, A. V. Lapitsky, I. N. Leiderman, V. M. Luft, I. V. Maev, I. G. Nikitin, M. S. Novruzbekov, Е. A. Poluektova, A. L. Potapov, A. V. Sytov, A. S. Trukhmanov

“…The SBS-IF patients prescribed with home parenteral nutrition and/or their caregivers should be trained in a special programme that covers the catheter care, preparation of infusion solutions and nutrient mixture container, infusion pump operation as well as the prevention, recognition and management of complications. …”
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Women's economic empowerment in sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from cross-national population data by Eunice Williams, Sabu S. Padmadas, Heini Vaisanen

“…<b>Contribution</b>: Our results provide timely evidence for the increasing push to achieve WEE and highlight potential priority areas for policy and programme interventions.…”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Microbiological Studies of Paediatric Artemether-Lumefantrine Dry Powders and Paracetamol Syrups Obtained from Selected Drug Stores in Accra, Ghana by Solomon Opoku, Isaac Nyanor

“…This study has revealed the existence of substandard paediatric pharmaceutical products in the Ghanaian market, hence the need for regulatory bodies to intensify monitoring and postmarketing surveillance programmes to help get rid of these products from the market.…”
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US state-level containment policies not associated with food insecurity changes during the early COVID-19 pandemic: a multilevel analysis by Samantha M Sundermeir, Erin Tigue, Francesco Acciai, Emma Moynihan, Meredith T Niles, Roni Neff

“…Therefore, impacts may have been successfully mitigated, likely through a suite of policies aimed at maintaining food security, including the declaration of food workers as essential and the expansion of federal nutrition programmes. …”
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Ecological and toxicological condition of militarily degraded chernozems: A case study of the Chkalovsk territorial community by Kateryna Smirnova, Sviatoslav Baliuk, Anatolii Kucher, Ludmila Vorotyntseva, Anna Honcharova

“…The findings can be used when developing a post-war soil restoration programme and the rational use of land in agricultural production…”
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Promoting physical activity in vulnerable adults ‘at risk’ of homelessness: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Sarah E Jackson, Lee Smith, Charlotte Stringer, Mike Loosemore, Eloise Moller, Guillermo Felipe López-Sánchez, Joseph Firth, James Johnstone, Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort

“…Nonetheless, exercise programmes for the homeless could provide a feasible and scalable intervention for providing beneficial effects on physical and mental health in this population. …”
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Pharmaceuticals as emerging pollutants: Implications for water resource management in Malaysia by Asvinidevi Arumugam, Khai Ern Lee, Pei Yuen Ng, Aida Soraya Shamsuddin, Aziemah Zulkifli, Thian Lai Goh

“…This lack of comprehensive data underscores the urgent need for nationwide monitoring programmes and the integration of pharmaceutical pollution within national water quality standards. …”
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Perceived usefulness of trauma audit filters in urban India: a mixed-methods multicentre Delphi study comparing filters from the WHO and low and middle-income countries by Max Petzold, Lovenish Bains, Ulf Ekelund, Kapil Dev Soni, Nobhojit Roy, Martin Gerdin Wärnberg, Swati Gupta, Monty Khajanchi, Anurag Mishra, Jyoti Kamble, Helle Mølsted Alvesson, Johanna Berg, Shamita Chatterjee, Siddarth David, Rajdeep Singh, Prosanta Kumar Bhattacharjee, Pawanindra Lal, Vikas Malhotra, Ravi Meher, Lakshmeswar Nagaraj Mohan, Ritu Saxena, Prabhat Shrivastava, Sumit Sural

“…This may indicate that the transferability of defined trauma audit filters between similar contexts is high and that these can provide a starting point when implemented as part of trauma quality improvement programmes in low-resource settings.…”
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An intelligent incentive-based demand response program for exhaustive environment constrained techno-economic analysis of microgrid system by Bishwajit Dey, Gulshan Sharma, Pitshou N. Bokoro, Soham Dutta

“…These scenarios also include the implementation of demand response programmes. Differential evolution algorithm was used as the optimization tool for the study. …”
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Preoperative dental assessment for the reduction of periprosthetic joint infections in patients undergoing total joint replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zbigniew Putowski, Magdalena Miłobędzka, Michał Kisiołek, Wojciech Szczeklik, Roman Jaeschke, Piotr Puc, Katarzyna Szczeklik

“…The health care systems and individual organisations will likely need to make decisions on continuation of such programmes on the basis of this limited amount of information.…”
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