Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Among 32 patients (mean age, 54.9 ± 9.8 [SD]; 16 women), 29 had consistent diagnoses and 3 had inconsistent diagnoses between two scans, but the diagnostic consistency was good (Kappa = 0.818, P < 0.001). In addition, there was no statistical difference between two scans with regard to image quality score (29.28 ± 0.47vs29.31 ± 0.44, P = 0.97), comfort score (10vs10, P > 0.99), tension score (0vs0, P > 0.99) and fear score (0.09vs0, P = 0.32). …”
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Comparison of caproic acid and monolaurin with zinc oxide and benzoic acid; effect on growth performance of weaned pigs by N. Portocarero

“…The FCR of pigs receiving BAlow/MCOA was similar to those receiving BA at the higher inclusion-level. Pigs showed good health throughout the study, as indicated by clinical and faecal scores. …”
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Evaluation of the accuracy of a simplified hybrid method versus the traditional digital method for measuring palatal volume by Shailendra Singh Rana, Sharvari Vichare, Abhishek Gupta, Anjana Rajagopalan, Om Prakash Kharbanda

“…Hence, the sample size was sufficient and had good precision. Considering a 95 % confidence interval, the intra-class correlation coefficient was robust (>0.9) for all measurements calculated by the hybrid method suggesting a high reliability. …”
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Molecular dynamics study of imidazolium ionic liquids and molecular solvents: insights into microstructure and transport phenomena by Dmytro Dudariev, Yaroslav Kolesnik, Abdenacer Idrissi, Oleg Kalugin

“…The diffusion coefficients show good agreement with experimental data.…”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…Strategies addressed three communication goals: facilitating exchange of information (n = 97), creating a good interpersonal relationship (n = 57), and/or enabling the inclusion of women and partners in the decision making (n = 41). …”
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Experimental Evaluation Study on High Temperature Tolerance Foam for Profile Control of Steam Huff-n-Puff by Yang Liu, Xiao Yuan, Yu Bao

“…During the application of the DF-2 high temperature tolerance foaming agent in the steam huff-n-puff process in M-12 Oilfield block, it had a good performance of profile control and foam blocking, solving the problem of steam channeling and improving the steam sweep area to increase the steam-oil ratio in the heavy oil reservoir, and the production performance of steam huff and puff was improved to a great extent.…”
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GS-DTA: integrating graph and sequence models for predicting drug-target binding affinity by Junwei Luo, Ziguang Zhu, Zhenhan Xu, Chuanle Xiao, Jingjing Wei, Jiquan Shen

“…Conclusions The results show that GS-DTA achieves good performance in terms of MSE, CI, and r2 m on the Davis and KIBA datasets, improving the accuracy of DTA prediction.…”
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Application of suture-stretching technique in repairing skin defect of lower limb by Yuan Pan, Yingying Deng, Chaoran Hu, Kunzhi Zhu, Chao Feng

“…Conclusion The application of suture-stretching technique to repair skin defect wounds of lower limb have good clinical efficacy, which can reduce the number of operations, shorten the operation time, and avoid secondary injuries caused by skin graft or skin flaps. …”
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Interprosthetic Joint Motion in Bipolar Partial Hip Arthroplasty After One-Year Follow-up by Noreen Joyce Yeo, Liberato Antonio Leagogo

“…All five local implant systems used showed good motion after one year. …”
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Comparative efficacy of precut over a pancreatic duct stent and transpancreatic precut sphincterotomy for difficult biliary cannulation in ERCP by YAO Wenfei, QI Yang, LI Qianyi, WU Yuquan, XU Ruiyun, YAO Wei, KONG Lei, LI Nengping

“…Conclusions Both PPDS and TPS are good choice for difficult biliary cannulation with high success rate of biliary cannulation. …”
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Investigation the effect of calcination heating rate on the structural, morphological, thermal and color properties of nano Cobalt Aluminate (CoAl2O4) by Md. Farid Ahmed, Monmon Podder, Md. Rassel Moni, Md. Lutfor Rahman, Bristy Biswas, Juliya Khanam, Mahmuda Hakim, Moksodur Rahman, Md. Sahadat Hossain, Nahid Sharmin

“…As the demand of ceramic ink is increasing rapidly for the decoration of good quality ceramic products in inkjet printing so the development of ceramic ink has become an urgent problem for ceramic industries. …”
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Geriatric rehabilitation in the Netherlands and their preparedness for the increase in older adults: a scoping review by Hanne Jacomijntje van de Haar, Maria Nordheim Alme

“…Addressing preparedness and the sustainability of geriatric rehabilitation could provide important insights for ensuring good care for older adults in the Netherlands.…”
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A Comparative Study on: the Aspects of Imagination in the Text and Paintings of Nezami’s Khosrow and Shirin (Based on Gilbert Durand Hypothesis) by Farimah Pourmand, Bita Mesbah

“…Reverie imagination used in the lyrics can be traced in mythological and cultural collective unconscious. The contradiction of good and evil in the romantic story of Khosrow and Shirin, converts the central theme of the story into a heroic one. …”
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Thyroid Storm with Multiorgan Failure Treated with Plasmapheresis by Ann Miller, Kristi D. Silver

“…While current guidelines for plasmapheresis for thyroid storm recommend individualized decision making, no further clarification is provided on who would be a good candidate for the procedure. We present a patient with thyroid storm and multiorgan failure who was treated with plasmapheresis after failing maximal medical therapy. …”
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Unintentional Retinal Displacement in Eyes Treated for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Complicated by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil by Mariaelena Filippelli, Pasquale Napolitano, Ciro Costagliola, Michele Rinaldi, Flavia Chiosi, Roberto dell’Omo

“…PPV and SO tamponade for complicated RRD are associated with good anatomical and functional outcomes and a very low rate of unintentional retinal displacement. …”
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Optimal distribution modeling and multifractal analysis of wind speed in the complex terrain of Sichuan Province, China by Cun Zhan, Renjuan Wei, Lu Zhao, Shijun Chen, Chunying Shen

“…Accordingly, we evaluated maximum likelihood estimation and three goodness-of-fit tests to identify the optimal distribution model of daily wind speed records during 1961–2017 across 156 weather stations in Sichuan Province among six commonly used probability density distributions. …”
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A mm-Wave 5G Double Slot Array Antenna Based on Gap Waveguide Technology and Glide Symmetries by Panagiotis Petroutsos, Stavros Koulouridis

“…The measured normalized radiation patterns show that the level of lateral lobes is below -9 dB and -10 dB at <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\varphi = 0^{\mathrm {o}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\varphi = 90^{\mathrm {o}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> respectively over the operating frequency range, while the measured peak gain ranges from 16.56 dBi to 18.75 dBi, and the aperture efficiency is up to 75%. Measurements are in good agreement with the simulations.…”
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Implementasi Aplikasi Mobile Augmented Reality Untuk Pengenalan Materi Bangun Ruang by I Made Oka Widyantara, Dewa Made Wiharta, Putu Widiadnyana

“…The results of this study are Android-based applications using waterfall models with valid results through black-box tests, questionnaire assessment results for application usage get an average of 82.44% with the category indicator "Good"   …”
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Regulation of Lithuania and Czechoslovakia trade relations: Negotiations and agreements in 1931-1939 by Dalia Bukelevičiūtė

“…In 1931 the highest possible negative trade balance for Lithuania was a result of great economic depression and the difference between import and export of goods, i.e., 19 mln. Lt. In 1932 in Lithuania was discussed the question of balance decreasing and searching for a new market for Lithuanian agriculture products in Czechoslovakia. …”
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Heterologous Expression and Adaptive Evolution of ε-Poly-lysine Synthase Gene in <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> by Long Pan, Yihang Chen, Aimei Liao, Yinchen Hou, Jihong Huang

“…ε-Poly-L-lysine (ε-PL) is a natural preservative that has excellent properties such as high safety, good antibacterial effect, wide antibacterial spectrum, and high temperature resistance compared to other food preservatives. …”
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