Fluoxetine for reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after total knee replacement: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, parallel... by Yusheng Yao, Hong Ye, Yushan Wu, Daoyi Lin, Lulu Yu, Jiaxin Chen

“…Data on all the results, risk factors and adverse events will also be collected and analysed.Ethics and dissemination The Fujian Provincial Hospital Ethics Board has approved the protocol for this trial (identifier number: K2021-01-009). …”
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Phase I trial on the safety of olprinone for low central venous pressure management aimed at haemorrhage control during open and laparoscopic hepatectomy: a study protocol by Katsuhiko Uesaka, Yuya Miura, Teiichi Sugiura, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Mihoko Yamada, Shimpei Otsuka, Yoshiyasu Kato, Takuya Oyakawa, Eiji Ando, Sunao Tamai

“…This could lead to reduced blood loss, shorter operative time and fewer postoperative complications.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was approved by the Certified Review Board of Shizuoka Cancer Center (approval number CRB4180010).Trial registration number jRCTs041230110 and jRCTs041230111.…”
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Introducing youth to clinical research: Development and pilot implementation of a children’s activity book by Renee Cadzow, Andy Strohmeier, Erin Carnes, Teresa Quattrin

“…In 2019, we developed internal review board-approved pre/post surveys with five statements (written at ≤ 3rd-grade level) reflecting key concepts covered in the book. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on medical practice in endocrine and metabolic diseases in Japan: a nationwide surveillance study conducted by the Japan Endocrine Society by Katsunori Manaka, Sayaka Kato, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hajime Yamakage, Tsugumi Uema, Shiori Kawai, Megumi Shibata, Izumi Hiratsuka, Sawako Nakachi, Takeshi Onoue, Takefumi Tsuchiya, Michiaki Fukui, Koshi Hashimoto, Atsushi Suzuki, Noriko Makita, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroshi Arima, Noriko Satoh-Asahara, Hiroaki Masuzaki

“…We conducted a cross-sectional nationwide questionnaire survey targeting board-certified endocrinologists under the auspices of the Japan Endocrine Society. …”
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Drawings and Scale Models Used in Building the Spanish Royal Sites by Pilar Chías, Tomás Abad

“… In 1545 Emperor Charles V created the Board of Works and Forests to define and control all the building projects promoted by the Crown. …”
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Case report: Near-complete response to neratinib-based treatment in HR-positive HER2-amplified metastatic breast cancer refractory to trastuzumab deruxtecan by Ünal Metin Tokat, Ashkan Adibi, Ashkan Adibi, Esranur Aydın, Şevval Nur Bilgiç, Eylül Özgü, Onur Tutar, Mutlu Demiray

“…Here, we achieved a near-complete response in HR+ HER2-amplified and overexpressing metastatic BC twice through molecular tumor board (MTB) discussions: initially, with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) when HER2 IHC was positive, and, then, with neratinib plus fulvestrant plus paclitaxel when IHC was negative. …”
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Compact phase shifter using arbitrary length of two coupled transmission lines by Tso‐Jung Chang, Krishna Pande, Ting‐Jui Huang, Heng‐Tung Hsu

“…Abstract This article presents a compact structure of two coupled transmission lines with two reactive loads for the tunable phase shifter using a printed‐circuit board. The proposed circuit offers size reduction and wide phase shift range. …”
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A Rapid Prototyping Environment for Cooperative Advanced Driver Assistance Systems by Kay Massow, Ilja Radusch

“…Today’s ADAS adopt an autonomous approach with all instrumentation and intelligence on board of one vehicle. However, to further enhance their benefit, ADAS need to cooperate in the future, using communication technologies. …”
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Changes in Air Quality during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Singapore and Associations with Human Mobility Trends by Jiayu Li, Federico Tartarini

“…We obtained air quality and weather data from April 2016 to May 2020, satellite data for 2019 and 2020 and mobility data for 2020 from Apple, Google, and the Singaporean Housing & Development Board. We determined that outdoor air pollution during the lockdown significantly decreased when compared with the same period in the previous four years even if we included corrections for long time trends in the analysis. …”
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County Differences in Mortality among Foreign-Born Compared to Native Swedes 1970–1999 by Björn Albin, Katarina Hjelm, Jan Ekberg, Sölve Elmståhl

“…Data from the Statistics Sweden and the National Board of Health and Welfare was used, and the database consisted of 723,948 persons, 361,974 foreign-born living in Sweden in 1970 and aged 16 years and above and 361,974 matched Swedish controls. …”
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The Persistence of Silodosin Monotherapy and the Reasons for Withdrawal from Treatment of Previously Untreated Japanese Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Suggestive of Ben... by Yoshinori Tanaka, Yasushi Tanuma, Naoya Masumori

“…This study was approved by the institutional review board of Hokkaido Prefectural Esashi Hospital (number 2007-2) and was registered in a public trial registry (UMIN000026910).…”
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Intermittent series direct current arc fault detection in direct current more‐electric engine power systems based on wavelet energy spectra and artificial neural network by J. Thomas, R. Telford, P. J. Norman, G. M. Burt

“…Simulation‐based case studies emulating a range of on‐board EPS conditions are presented and show the proposed system has the potential for highly accurate and generalised detection performance with fast detection times.…”
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Inkjet-printed electronics for rapid and low-cost prototyping of digital microfluidic devices using an off-the-shelf printer by Babak Kamali Doust Azad, Amirhossein Roozbahani, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Amirali Valinejad, Alireza Fazelian, Kimia Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Khatami, Seyed Mohammad Kazem Aghamir, Mohammadreza Kolahdouz

“…Inkjet-printing eliminates the need for costly printed circuit board technology or microfabrication facilities, significantly lowering the barriers to entry for researchers in the field of DMF technology. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by A.J. Alieva, Kh.S. Alieva, M.G. Ashrafov, N.Kh. Mustafazade

“…The issues of optimization of albedometric measurements carried out by spectrometric equipment installed on board an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are considered. …”

High‐Load Capable Soft Tactile Sensors: Incorporating Magnetorheological Elastomer for Accurate Contact Detection and Classification of Asymmetric Mechanical Components by Buyong Lim, Jungwon Yoon

“…The structure consists of three distinct layers: a 15 wt% iron magnetorheological elastomer, a flexible printable circuit board layer equipped with three‐dimensional Hall sensors (TLE493D; Infineon), and permanent magnets. …”
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British Jewry and the Attempted Boycott of Nazi Germany, 1933–1939 by Zbyněk Vydra

“…The first part focuses on the initial phase of the boycott (1933–1934) and emphasises the fact that the main organisation representing British Jews, The Board of Deputies of British Jews, refused to make the boycott official. …”
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Hipoteza bezzatrudnieniowego wzrostu gospodarczego w krajach o różnym poziomie rozwoju gospodarczego by Piotr Misztal

“…Dane te pochodziły z bazy statystycznej międzynarodowego stowarzyszenia firm – The Conference Board Total Economy Database. Na podstawie przeprowadzonych badań ujawniono występowanie zjawiska bezzatrudnieniowego wzrostu gospodarczego w Chinach i Indiach. …”
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FINANCIAL INCLUSION AS A PARADOX FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN NIGERIA by Majeed Ajibola IBRAHIM, Olawale DADA, Kayode Abdul-Ganiyu AKANBI, Lateef Kayode JAJI

“…Therefore, it was recommended that financial regulators should request for comprehensive and adequate policy guidance that will encourage financial inter-mediation across board as this will no doubt foster economy growth. …”
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Design and simulation of a 5 KW solar-powered hybrid electric vehicle charging station with a ANN–Kalman filter MPPT and MPC-based inverter control for reduced THD by Youness Hakam, Hajar Ahessab, Ahmed Gaga, Mohamed Tabaa, Benachir El Hadadi

“…This study focuses on the control of an OFF-board electric vehicle (EV) charging station, providing a cost-efficient solution for managing high grid demand periods. …”
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Lutte contre l’inflation : enjeux de la fixation des salaires à Électricité de France by Hélène Bénistand

“…As part of its anti-inflation policy, the state sought to impose wage controls across the board. This involved setting objectives for corporations like EDF that extended beyond their own concerns. …”
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