Barriers and facilitators to implementation of non-medical independent prescribing in primary care in the UK: a qualitative systematic review by Nicola Carey, Judith Edwards, Melaine Coward

“…A more coordinated and targeted approach is key to overcoming barriers identified in the four stages of implementation and would help ensure that IP is recognised as an effective approach to help alleviate workforce shortfalls in the UK, and around the world.PROSPERO registration number CRD42019124400.…”
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Impact of Deactivated Mine Waste Substrates on the Growth and Cu, As and Pb Accumulation in Tubers, Roots, Stems and Leaves of Three <i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L. Varieties by Ana R. F. Coelho, Manuela Simões, Fernando H. Reboredo, José Almeida, Joaquim Cawina, Fernando Lidon

“…Potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) is the world’s third most popular vegetable in terms of consumption and the fourth most produced. …”
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A Modular and Scalable Approach to Hybrid Battery and Converter Integration for Full-Electric Waterborne Transport by Ramon Lopez-Erauskin, Argiñe Alacano, Aitor Lizeaga, Giuseppe Guidi, Olve Mo, Amaia Lopez-de-Heredia, Mikel Alzuri

“…This paper presents a flexible and scalable battery system for maritime transportation, integrating modular converters and hybrid battery technologies that are effectively implemented in real-world scenarios. The proposed system is realized with modular DC-DC converters, which do not require complex design and control or a high number of components and combine high-power (HP) and high-energy (HE) battery cells to optimize the energy and power requirements of vessel operations without oversizing the energy storage system. …”
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Modern methods of ablation of malignant tumors of the liver by L. I. Moskvicheva, D. V. Sidorov, M. V. Lozhkin, L. O. Petrov, M. V. Zabelin

“…The purpose of this review is to demonstrate the possibility of performing various methods of thermal and non-thermal ablation in patients with primary and metastatic liver tumors on the basis of data available in the world medical literature.As conservative variants of local action in patients with non-resectable primary and secondary liver tumors and inoperable patients, various ablative techniques have been developed and used to achieve local control over the disease and increase the life expectancy of this group of patients. …”
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Knowledge Distillation-Enhanced Behavior Transformer for Decision-Making of Autonomous Driving by Rui Zhao, Yuze Fan, Yun Li, Dong Zhang, Fei Gao, Zhenhai Gao, Zhengcai Yang

“…In the CARLA NoCrash benchmark tests, KD-BeT outperforms other state-of-the-art methods in terms of traffic efficiency and driving safety, offering a novel solution for addressing real-world autonomous driving tasks.…”
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Disproportionate impacts of building materials production facilities on neighboring communities by Alyson Kim, Gavin Chaboya, Helena Kwon, Sabbie A Miller

“…Recent legislative initiatives like the United States (US) federal Buy Clean Initiative and the World Green Building Council’s decarbonization plan for Europe highlight the urgency to reduce emissions during CBM production stages. …”
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A Comparison of Penguin Swarm Optimization Algorithms for Enhancing Network Throughput by Talha Akhtar, Najmi Ghani Haider, Nadeem Kafi Khan, Rashid Uddin

“…Penguins are alive in extremely frigid climates around the world. A penguin's body heat intensity is the indicator of its fitness and draws other penguins in its vicinity towards it so that they may stay warm collectively. …”
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MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MODERN INFERTILE WOMEN ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRY OF INFERTILITY COUPLES IN THE TRANSBAIKAL REGION by Татьяна Евгеньевна Белокриницкая, Наталия Ивановна Фролова, Дмитрий Владимирович Малько

“…An analysis of the medical and social characteristics of patients with infertility was carried out according to the data of an electronic questionnaire, which has been developed based on materials from the World Health Organization [WHO-RHR-HRP-19.3]. 1st group included 103 women living in city; 2nd group – 85 women living in the village. …”
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Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Pattern of Salmonella, Shigella, and Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factor among Food Handlers in Dilla University Student Cafeteria, D... by Kuma Diriba, Ephrem Awulachew, Zemach Ashuro

“…It is estimated that about one-third of the world population is affected by food-borne diseases annually and become a global public health problem. …”
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One-Year Clinical Outcome in Middle Eastern Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: The Jordan Atrial Fibrillation (JoFib) Study by Ayman Hammoudeh, Yousef Khader, Ramzi Tabbalat, Yahya Badaineh, Nazih Kadri, Haneen Shawer, Eyas Al-Mousa, Rasheed Ibdah, Batool A. Shawer, Imad A. Alhaddad

“…One-year rates of stroke and major bleeding events were comparable to those reported from other regions in the world.…”
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Understanding the limitations of substrate degradation in bioelectrochemical systems by Hannah Bird, Sharon Velasquez-Orta, Elizabeth Heidrich

“…These findings highlight the trade-offs between enhanced substrate availability and oxygen-driven competition in MFCs. For real-world applications, initiating reactors with dynamic stirring to accelerate acclimatization, followed by non-stirred operation, may optimize performance. …”
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Reliability-Based Design of Solid and Nail-jointed I-Section of Nigerian-Grown African Birch (<i>Anogeissus leiocarpus</i>) Timber Column by U.N. Wilson, A.A. Adedeji, F.O.P. Oriola, J.A. Alomaja, J.E. Sani

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The Labial Adhesion in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review by Nastaran Mahmoudnejad, Mohammad Hamidi Madani, Roozbeh Roohinezhad

“…This review aimed to evaluate risk factors for labial fusion and the recurrence rate following surgical intervention in postmenopausal women.Methods: According to PRISMA guidelines, international databases including Embase, World Cat, Web of Science, Scopus, Dimension, Open Grey, Cochrane, Google Scholar, and also PubMed gateway for PMC and MEDLINE were searched. …”
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A Case Study of Using Numerical Analysis to Assess the Slope Stability of National Freeways in Northern Taiwan by Hao-Wei Chiu, Yi-Hao Tsai, Chao-Wei Tang, Chih-Yu Chu, Shong-Loong Chen

“…Its terrain is mostly hilly, and its rainfall ranks among the highest in the world. Each of these elements affects the stability of slopes in various regions of Taiwan. …”
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Data mining and analysis of adverse events of Vedolizumab based on the FAERS database by Qinyun Xu, Jing Zhang, Weihong Tang, Minhong Zhou, Xiaoling Zhang, Pu Yuan

“…Abstract This study aims to mine and analyze adverse events (AEs) of Vedolizumab based on the FAERS database to better understand its safety and potential risks in the real world. Data from the second quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2023 were collected, employing various signal mining methods such as Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN), and Empirical Bayesian Geometric Mean (EBGM). …”
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Possibilities of using immersive learning based on abstract highly formalized mathematical models for training future mathematics teachers by Valentina A. Matveeva, Olga Yu. Zaslavskaya

“…“Observing” an abstract highly formalized mathematical model is a complex dynamic process that is consistent with its behavior in real-world processes, although these processes are not always possible to visualize. …”
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Technical aspects of neuraxial analgesia during labor and maternity care: an updated overview by Antonio Coviello, Carmine Iacovazzo, Maria Grazia Frigo, Marilena Ianniello, Dario Cirillo, Giuseppe Tierno, Andrea Uriel de Siena, Pasquale Buonanno, Giuseppe Servillo

“…Abstract Labor analgesia is increasingly widespread throughout the world with a rate ranging from 10 to 60%. The benefits regarding clinical and non-clinical maternal–fetal outcomes are currently discussed in international scientific literature. …”
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Mettre l’intime en bande dessinée. Un dialogue avec Léna Merhej et Noémie Honein by Michela De Giacometti, Laura Odasso

“…Originally born as a publishing platform to support works from this first group of artists, the magazine soon transformed into a collective and broadened its horizons to include comics made by artists from the Arab world and beyond. To avoid censorship, Samandal published in France, in 2016, the issue entitled Ça restera entre nous (It will remain between us), an unvarnished work about sexuality which includes the illustrated boards of 27 international artists in four different languages (Arabic, French, English and Italian). …”
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A New Reference Plasmid “pGMT27” Provides an Efficient Transgenic Detection Method for Flue-Cured Tobacco by Jing Yu, Xiaolian Zhang, Muhammad Faheem Adil, Bo Lei, Mengao Jia, Huina Zhao, Shizhou Yu, Jiemin Liu, Yushuang Guo, Imran Haider Shamsi

“…Owing to the economic value of its foliage, tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) is cultivated all across the world. For the detection of genetically modified (GM) tobacco, there is a lack of universal standard material which ultimately limits the detection methods because the accuracy and comparability of the results cannot be ensured. …”
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Fecal Immunochemical Tests Compared with Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Tests for Population-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening by Linda Rabeneck, R Bryan Rumble, Frank Thompson, Michael Mills, Curtis Oleschuk, Alexandra Whibley, Hans Messersmith, Nancy Lewis, The FIT Guidelines Expert Panel

“…CRC incidence and mortality rates in Ontario are among the highest in the world. Screening offers the best opportunity to reduce this burden of disease. …”
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