Compliance of healthcare workers with the infection prevention and control guidance in tertiary care hospitals: quantitative findings from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study in Bangladesh by Syed Shariful Islam, Syed Moniruzzaman, M Atiqul Haque, Sarmin Sultana, Marium Salwa, Mohammad Tanvir Islam, Md Maruf Haque Khan

“…Objectives To assess healthcare workers’ (HCWs) compliance with the infection prevention and control (IPC) practices and identify the factors influencing this compliance using the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework.Design Quantitative data from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study were employed in this research.Participants and settings From 17 May to 30 August 2020, 604 physicians and nurses working at six randomly selected tertiary care facilities in Dhaka City in Bangladesh took part in this study.Primary and secondary outcome measures Compliance with the WHO’s guidance on IPC measures, as well as the associated factors, was the primary outcome.Results A mean compliance score of 0.49 (±0.25) was observed on a 0–1 scale. …”
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Designing a Forecasting Model and Evaluating the Strategic Cooperation between the Banking System and Fintech Startups using the Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) by Arash Onsori, Abbas Khamseh, Taghi Torabi, Hamid Reza Yazdani

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Efficient Excavation and Support Cooperation Technology for Surrounding Rock of Deep Buried Long-Distance and Large Section Gob-Side Roadway: A Case Study by Houqiang Yang, Changliang Han, Nong Zhang, Xudong Li, Yitao Liu, Wentao Liu, Kai Song, Yuxin Guo, Wei Yao

“…Through comprehensive methods, we studied and put forward the efficient excavation-support cooperation technology for surrounding rock of gob-side roadway. …”
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Professional quality of life and psychopathological symptoms among first-line healthcare workers facing COVID-19 pandemic: an exploratory study in an Italian southern hospital by Simone Varrasi, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Sabrina Castellano, Concetta Pirrone, Pasquale Caponnetto, Costanza Nicolosi, Francesca Insanguine, Emanuela Greco, Mariacatena Perrone, Carmen Pulvirenti, Diletta Randazzo, Gabriele Ferro, Maurizio Consoli, Santo Di Nuovo

“…# Background The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the mental health of healthcare workers, who have taken on the major problems triggered by the emergency. …”
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Do wolframin, P-glycoprotein, and GRP78/BiP cooperate to alter the response of L1210 cells to endoplasmic reticulum stress or drug sensitivity? by Simona Kurekova, Lucia Pavlikova, Mario Seres, Viera Bohacova, Jana Spaldova, Albert Breier, Zdena Sulova

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Association between prognosis and the use of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors and/or angiotensin II receptor blockers in frail patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by Akihiro Sunaga, Shungo Hikoso, Shunsuke Tamaki, Masahiro Seo, Masamichi Yano, Takaharu Hayashi, Akito Nakagawa, Yusuke Nakagawa, Hiroyuki Kurakami, Tomomi Yamada, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Taiki Sato, Bolrathanak Oeun, Hirota Kida, Yohei Sotomi, Tomoharu Dohi, Katsuki Okada, Hiroya Mizuno, Daisaku Nakatani, Takahisa Yamada, Yoshio Yasumura, Yasushi Sakata, OCVC‐Heart Failure Investigators

“…Abstract Aims The effectiveness of angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE‐I) and angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB) has not been demonstrated in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). …”
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The Effect of the Concurrent Use of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors or Receptor Blockers on Toxicity and Outcomes in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wan-Chuen Liao, Hala Shokr, Corinne Faivre-Finn, Clare Dempsey, Kaye Janine Williams, Li-Chia Chen

Subjects: “…angiotensin receptor blockers…”
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A workplace-based HIV self-testing intervention as a determinant for self-testing knowledge, beliefs, and use among unskilled workers in Wakiso Uganda by Gerald Mukisa Nsereko, Khamisi Musanje, Eron Robinah Ayesiga, Loyce Kiiza Kobusingye, Rhoda Namubiru, Moses Sempala, Christine Kiwala, Martin Mabunda Baluku

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Biomonitoring PhIP, a Potential Prostatic Carcinogen, in the Hair of Healthy Men of African and European Ancestry by Robert J. Turesky, Clarence Jones, Jingshu Guo, Kari Cammerrer, Laura A. Maertens, Emmanuel S. Antonarakis, Zhanni Lu, Logan G. Spector

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Mitigation of Harmonics and Unbalanced Voltage Disturbance Compensation by MSVPWM Based- DVR in the Distribution Net by Haider Muhamad Husen

“…Pre-disturbance voltage compensation strategy and phase-locked-loop (PLL) based dq- space vector control are presented to improve a Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR), which restore the magnitude of voltage disturbance and displacement of phase angle to prior of voltage disturbance. 3-phase Multilevel strategy of Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (MSVPWM) based- Multilevel Diode Clamped Converter (MDCC) is proposed as switching pulse signals employed low frequency, which creates high levels of voltage and fewer harmonics in the output waveform in comparison to 2-level SVPWM based- DVR. 3-level SVPWM based- DVR under balanced and imbalanced distortion voltage disturbances included sags and swells injected appreciated quantities of voltage, thereby attained ideal sinusoidal waveform with lower Total Harmonic Distortion THD% compared to 2-level SVPWM based- DVR. …”
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Patterns of beta-blocker use and dose optimization among ambulatory heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) attending public hospitals in Northeast Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Minimize Hassen, Tsehaynesh Kebede Ebsa, Oumer Sada Muhammed, Tewodros Solomon, Mulat Belete Demessie, Teklehaimanot Fentie Wendie, Nuhamin Alemayehu Tesfaye, Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie

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Numerical Analysis of Effective Parameters of Thermoelectric Module by Statistical Method by M. E. Kazemian, M. Khazali

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The Influence of Work-Life Balance on Project Performance of Medical and Paramedical Professionals at RSUD Dr. Gunawan Mangunkusumo with Co-Worker Relationship Quality as a Moderating Role by Nada Ulayya Martaningtyas, M. Farid Wajdi

Subjects: “…Work-Life Balance, Project Performance, Co-worker Relationship Quality, Healthcare Professionals…”
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Ontology-driven use of ChatGPT to build guidelines and select technology parameters for IoT lab development by Adam Doering, Łukasz Kryła, Maciej Kamiński, Łukasz Muszarski, Cezary Orłowski, Marek Ożarowski

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Bridging the gap: aligning physical work capacity testing with actual endurance performance in military settings by Jan Drozd, Jiří Neubauer, Jiří Sekanina, Marek Sedlačík

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Quelle valeur pour le patrimoine paysager ? Du désir de paysage à la volonté de territoire by Catherine Chomarat-Ruiz

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Community health worker and caregiver experiences and perceptions of a multimodal handheld pulse oximeter used in sick child consultations in rural Burundi: A qualitative evaluation. by Sarah Bauler, Leocadie Nivyindika, Titus Kirwa, Vital Habonimana, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Miles A Kirby, Asrat Tolossa

“…Community Health Workers (CHWs) in low- and middle-income countries are essential in providing primary health care to remote communities. …”
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Weisheit der Völker oder Weisheit auf der Gasse? Nationale Stereotype in polnischen und deutschen Sprichwörtern aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert by Małgorzata Guławska-Gawkowska

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Longer disease progression milestone-free time in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treated versus not treated with intravenous edaravone: results from an administrative claims analysis by James D Berry, Melissa Hagan, Jeffrey Zhang, Ying Liu, Malgorzata Ciepielewska

“…Cases had less restricted mean time lost, indicating longer disease progression milestone-free time, for all disease progression milestones. …”

Comparison of self-collected and healthcare worker-collected rectovaginal swabs for group B streptococcus detection in pregnancy using PCR with a commercial collection-enrichment device by Iva Kukovica, Neža Omahen, Nika Klobučar, Martina Bučar, Anita Franko Rutar, Tina Perme, Tina Perme, Miha Lučovnik, Miha Lučovnik, Samo Jeverica, Samo Jeverica

“…The aim of our study was to determine whether self-collection of rectovaginal swabs is a valid alternative to collection by healthcare workers (HCWs).MethodsA prospective, multicenter study was conducted between June and November 2023. …”
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