Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung diseases diagnosis: Comparison between 1.7-mm and 1.9-mm probes by C. Ravaglia, F. Sultani, S. Piciucchi, A. Dubini, A. J. De Grauw, S. Martinello, S. Oldani, S. Maitan, F. Stella, V. Poletti

“…The purpose of this randomized controlled study was to evaluate, for the first time, the quality and safety of biopsy specimens obtained by using the new disposable 1.7-mm cryoprobe compared with the standard re-usable 1.9 mm cryoprobe in the diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases. …”
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Mobile Applications in Breast Cancer Postoperative Care: A Scoping Review by Maryam Alidadi, Reza Rabiei, Atieh Akbari, Hassan Emami, Seyed Mohsen Laal Mousavi

“…In a co‐design approach, understanding patients' required features could help to develop usable applications to improve the postoperative care for breast cancer patients.…”
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A TEI-based Approach to Standardising Spoken Language Transcription by Thomas Schmidt

“…In order to make the standard usable in practice, a conversion tool—TEI Drop—is presented which uses XSL transformations to carry out the conversion between different tool formats (CHAT, ELAN, EXMARaLDA, FOLKER and Transcriber) and the TEI representation of transcription macro structure (and vice versa) and which also provides methods for parsing the micro structure of transcriptions according to two different transcription conventions (HIAT and cGAT). …”
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Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on results in the animal naming test in patients with and without liver cirrhosis. by Eva Maria Schleicher, Julia Tuchscher, Matthias Weber, Peter Robert Galle, Marcus-Alexander Wörns, Simon Johannes Gairing, Christian Labenz

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>S-ANT1 seems to be usable for screening for MHE in patients with cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes mellitus, while one might be more cautious when interpreting results in patients with diabetes-related complications.…”
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A Study of Project Management Practices in the Czech Republic by Majra Hodžić, Helena Hrůzová

“…The questionnaire consisted of twenty questions in total and it had elements of both quantitative and qualitative research. It yielded 118 usable responses. The sample examined was random but expert - it covered organizations operating in the Czech Republic and respondents were asked to identify their professionalism and experience in the area of project management. …”
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Deep learning modeling of manufacturing and build variations on multistage axial compressors aerodynamics by Giuseppe Bruni, Sepehr Maleki, Senthil K. Krishnababu

“…However, due to the highly complex, turbulent, and three-dimensional flows, they have not yet been proven usable for turbomachinery applications. Multistage axial compressors for gas turbine applications represent a remarkably challenging case, due to the high-dimensionality of the regression of the flow field from geometrical and operational variables. …”
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A Review of Reinforcement Learning for Fixed-Wing Aircraft Control Tasks by David J. Richter, Ricardo A. Calix, Kyungbaek Kim

“…It will look into available toolkits usable for research as well as give an overview of different fields and tasks within reinforcement learning for fixed-wing aircraft control tasks. …”
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Numerical Investigation of Pinned Fuse with Simple Replacing in Steel Eccentrically Braced Frames and Design Parameters Determination by Soroush Soltani, Mohammad Javaheri-tafti, Mohamad Vetr

“…On the other hand, since the damage is concentrated on a relatively small element, and the connection of this member to the frame is fully jointed, so after a large earthquake, with a small cost, it is easy to replace the damaged fuse and the building will be usable.…”
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Green Transportation and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Byarugaba Mbiito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiime, Jane

“…Data were obtained from 186 usable questionnaires. The researcher applied Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) to test all four hypotheses. …”
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Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Kyatuheire, Jill, Asiimwe, Jane

“…Data were obtained from 186 usable questionnaires. The researcher applied Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) to test all four hypotheses. …”
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Integrating building code to microbial count studies in urban built spaces with ventilation and human presence: a model by Ma. Beatrice D. Villoria, Vina B. Argayosa, Angelo D. Rosalinas, Daniel Nichol R. Valerio, Christian Lyle La Madrid, Michael Xavier N. Ticzon

“…In this work, a conceptual framework is proposed for translating microbial research into usable design tools in an urban built environment. …”
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Viability of flax particles to develop cellular construction materials: Physico-mechanical characterisation by Mohamed Hamadou-Ali, Amar Benazzouk, Haikel Ben Hamed

“…The study reported in this paper was undertaken to investigate the physico-mechanical properties of cellular materials based on flax particles, in order to produce usable materials in cellular concrete applications. …”
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Cohort profile: the Halland osteoarthritis (HALLOA) cohort–from knee pain to osteoarthritis: a longitudinal observational study in Sweden by Ann Bremander, Maria L E Andersson, S Bergman, Katarina Aili, Emma Haglund

“…We also found that modifiable factors as increased visceral fat and total body fat were associated with increased pain sensitivity among individuals with knee pain.Future plans By studying possible pathophysiological mechanisms of OA over time, we aim to provide new insights on OA progression, identify usable preventive measures helping the clinicians in the management of the disease and improve health for the patients. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Maternal Smoking on Quality of Life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959–61 by SØren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…The latest follow-up study from the cohort was performed in 1993 and 7,222 of the surviving children were identified (now aged between 31 and 33 years) and contacted with a nonanonymous questionnaire on several aspects of quality of life issues.There were 4,626 usable responses (f = 2,489, m = 2,131) corresponding to a response rate of 64.1%. …”
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Teachers’ academic motivation and student procrastination behaviour: mediating effects of emotion regulation and study habits by Sidra Sarwar, Anam Nazneen Tara, Muhammad Naseem Abid, Suad Dukhaykh

“…Research design/method By employing a quantitative, cross-sectional research design, data were collected from a sample of 210 teachers working in universities located in Multan-Pakistan via convenient sampling, yielding a usable response rate of 70.28%. Data analysis & study results The gathered data was analyzed using Smart PLS 4 software. …”
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Successful task shifting: a mixed-methods cross-sectional evaluation of an emergency obstetric care program to increase access to cesarean sections in rural Nepal by Rita Thapa Budhathoki, Abigail G. Knoble, Suresh Tamang, Bal Sundar Chansi Shrestha, Arpana BC Kalaunee, Indra Rai, Bikash Shrestha, Pravin Paudel, Ruma Rajbhandari, Archana Amatya

“…Methods A survey targeting all 234 ASBA graduates resulted in 93 usable surveys for multivariate regression. Additionally, seven rural government hospitals with ASBA graduates were selected for 13 in-depth interviews and 6 focus group discussions. …”
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Cell-free fat extract improves embryo development and clinical outcomes in older women with previous in-vitro fertilization failure by Xiaowei Zhou, Hanfei Zhu, Jingru Duan, Lan Xia, Shen Zhao, Huihui Xu, Xian Wu, Xiaoling Wang, Bufang Xu, Yi Cao, Aijun Zhang

“…Clinical results showed that the cell-free fat extract group had significantly higher rates of the day 3 available and high-quality embryos than the control group, and the rate of usable embryos tended to be higher in the cell-free fat extract group. …”
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Instance maps as an organising concept for complex experimental workflows as demonstrated for (nano)material safety research by Benjamin Punz, Maja Brajnik, Joh Dokler, Jaleesia D. Amos, Litty Johnson, Katie Reilly, Anastasios G. Papadiamantis, Amaia Green Etxabe, Lee Walker, Diego S. T. Martinez, Steffi Friedrichs, Klaus M. Weltring, Nazende Günday-Türeli, Claus Svendsen, Christine Ogilvie Hendren, Mark R. Wiesner, Martin Himly, Iseult Lynch, Thomas E. Exner

“…Instance maps have been developed and evolved to visualise experimental nanosafety workflows and to bridge the gap between the theoretical principles of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable) data and the everyday practice of experimental researchers. …”
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Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa by Thomas E. O’Shea, Lena C. Grobusch, Mary Zhang, Jeff Neal, Joseph Daron, Richard G. Jones, Christopher Jack, Alice McClure, Gilbert Siame, Dorothy Ndhlovu, Sukaina Bharwani

“…In many African countries, the response to climate change is obstructed by a lack of accessible and usable information, such as localised flood maps. …”
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Agricultural waste management generated by agro-based industries using biotechnology tools by D. Sivakumar, P. Srikanth, P. Ramteke, J. Nouri

“…The management of agro-waste and the conversion of agro-waste into a usable product through the application of biotechnological technologies in agriculture are receiving a lot of attention in today''s world. …”
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