Improving access to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD treated for substance misuse in the London Borough of Islington by Duncan Stewart, Jane Simpson, Divya Narasimhan

“…There are also clear pointers as to how this approach can be sustained and developed further to maximise the benefits for this cohort of patients.…”
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A Regression Model to Enhance the Profitability of Local Construction Contractors in Uganda by Buhamizo, Isaac, Muhwezi, Lawrence, Sengonzi, Ruth

“…Doubtlessly, the primary goal of every construction company is to maximise profitability. Without this, construction companies cannot survive. …”
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Usawiri wa Ubabedume Katika Fasihi Simulizi: Uchunguzi wa Methali za Kinyankore. by Ainembabazi, Abia

“…Matokeo ya lengo la pili yanaonyesha kwamba kuna methali nyingi za Kinyankole ambazo kwazo ubabedume unasawiriwa na methali hizo ni kama vile; Utafiti huu umekuwa na malengo mawili yanni lengo la kwanza ambalo limekuwa linahusu kukusanya methali za Kinyankole ambazo zinasawiri ubabedume. …”
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Athari Ya Maumbo Ya Lugha Ya Kiswahili Katika Msamia Ti Wa Lugha Ya Lufumbira. by Sunday, Emmanuel

“…Uliendeana na maakisio ya malengo mawili muhimu yaliyoungoza tangu mwanzo hadi mwisho. …”
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BEP/SEP and Outage Performance Analysis of 𝐿-Branch Maximal-Ratio Combiner for 𝜅-𝜇 Fading by Mirza Milišić, Mirza Hamza, Mesud Hadžialić

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Social Grants Impact on Household Livelihoods: Empirical Evidence from International Migrants in Cape Town, South Africa by Jonas Nzabamwita, Emmanuel Ndhlovu

“…The results showed that besides the traditional short-term protective role of consumptive expenditure, social grants play a long-term promotive role in facilitating access to education and health and improving access to accommodation, water, and energy for migrants. To maximise social grants’ protective and promotive roles in migrant communities, this article recommends deploying proactive steps, including raising the value of grants, providing financial literacy training, and combining social grants with other programmes. …”
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Understanding how older people with mild frailty engage with behaviour change to support their independence: a qualitative study by Benjamin Gardner, Louise Marston, Kate R Walters, Vari M Drennan, Rachael Frost, Paul Chadwick, Rebecca L Gould, Yolanda Barrado-Martin, Sarah Gibson, Rekha Elaswarapu, Rashmi Kumar, Kalpa Kharicha, Tasmin Alanna Rookes, Christina Avgerinou, Jane Hopkins, Jessica Catchpole, Claire Jowett

“…Identifying those willing and able to identify their need for change may be key to maximise service use impact.Trial registration number ISRCTN54268283.…”
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Acute Effects of Different Warm-Up Protocols on Junior Golfers’ Drive Performance by Chris Goswami, Alan Shepherd, Ben Langdown, Jamie Knight, Andrew Maguire

“…In a randomised, repeated, counter-balanced design, fifteen junior golfers (age=14.77 years ± 2.08; hcp=7.57±6.53) undertook control, dynamic and RAMP (i.e. raise, activate, mobilise, potentiate) warm-up conditions, before club and ball metrics were recorded using a Trackman 4 launch monitor. …”
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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

“…Managing the data flows, with a focus on provenance (who generated the data and for what purpose) and quality (how was the data generated, using which protocol with which controls), as part of good research output management, is necessary to maximise the reuse potential and value of the data. …”
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‘There’s a Little Bit of Tension There’: perspectives of mothers and early childhood educators on breast-feeding in child care centers by Jill R Demirci, Rachel Dieterich, Melissa Glasser, Caroline Harpel, Timothy Shope

“…Improving breast-feeding outcomes for this population requires structural/policy changes that: (1) maximise opportunities for continued, direct breast-feeding and maternal/infant proximity and (2) enforce evidence-based CCC feeding protocols and standards and EC educator lactation training. …”
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Exploring the potential impact of the proposed UK TV and online food advertising regulations: a concept mapping study by Jean Adams, Martin White, Peter Scarborough, Richard Smith, Emma J Boyland, Hannah Forde

“…It also illustrates potential weaknesses in the design and implementation of the regulations that could result in little substantial difference to public health.Conclusions Prior to the regulations’ initial implementation or subsequent iterations, they could be altered to maximise the potential for reinforcing adaptations, minimise the potential for undermining adaptations and ensure they cover a wide range of advertising opportunities and foods. …”
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Short-Term Influence of Caffeine and Medium-Chain Triglycerides on Ketogenesis: A Controlled Double-Blind Intervention Study by Anna Baumeister, Joachim Gardemann, Manfred Fobker, Verena Spiegler, Tobias Fischer

“…Furthermore, the increased mobilisation of free fatty acids and release of catabolic hormones by caffeine suggest an influence of caffeine on ketogenesis. …”
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Utility of adding oesophageal to endobronchial endosonography when staging lung cancer: a randomised trial by Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka, Yukio Seki, Yoshihito Kogure, Hideyuki Niwa, Arisa Yamada, Atsushi Torii, Chiyoe Kitagawa, Masahiko Ando

“…Although the increase in sensitivity with the addition of EUS-B is modest, it is maximised when EUS-B is used to sample lymph nodes not accessible by EBUS alone.…”
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Artificial neural network model using Levenberg Marquardt algorithm to analyse transient flow and thermal characteristics of micropolar nanofluid in a microchannel by Pradeep Kumar, Felicita Almeida, Ajaykumar AR, Qasem Al-Mdallal

“…For higher magnetic effects, the micro-rotation profile maximises at left half and minimises at right half of microchannel. …”
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Protective Efficacy of Decreasing Antigen Doses of a <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> Subcellular Vaccine Against Ovine Enzootic Abortion in a Pregnant Sheep Challenge Model by Morag Livingstone, Kevin Aitchison, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Francesco Ciampi, Clare Underwood, Antonia Paladino, Francesca Chianini, Gary Entrican, Sean Ranjan Wattegedera, David Longbottom

“…Conclusions: The results show that a dose of 10 µg antigen in the vaccine will be optimal in terms of maximising efficacy, reducing shedding at parturition, and ensuring it is cost-effective to produce for commercial manufacture.…”
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‘It takes a village’: patient lived experiences of residential treatment for an eating disorder by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…As such, adopting person-centred and recovery-oriented treatment approaches within residential treatment settings may maximise individual autonomy and promote holistic recovery pathways. …”
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Development and design validation of a novel network meta-analysis presentation tool for multiple outcomes: a qualitative descriptive study by Lehana Thabane, Jason W Busse, Behnam Sadeghirad, Gordon H Guyatt, Mohit Bhandari, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Fernando Kenji Nampo, Carlos A Cuello-Garcia, Raveendhara R Bannuru, Mark R Phillips, Yu Jia Guo, Sofia Bzovsky

“…Through an iterative process, we assessed the validity of both formats to maximise their clarity and ease of interpretation.Participants 26 participants including 20 clinicians who routinely provide patient care, 3 research staff/research methodologists and 3 residents.Main outcome measures Two team members used qualitative content analysis to independently analyse transcripts of all interviews. …”
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Diverse pathways to decarbonization: cluster-specific impacts of energy sources on CO2 emissions in the European Union by Jana Chovancová, Igor Petruška, Ugur Korkut Pata, Peter Adamišin

“…These findings underscore the need for tailored energy policies that consider the specific conditions of each country cluster in order to achieve an effective transition away from fossil fuels and maximise the benefits of renewable energy sources. …”
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AKRASIJA IR SUBJEKTAS EGONOMIKOJE by Zenonas Norkus

“…This law implies that "normal case" is hyperbolic discounting and "meliorating" or "locally maximising" behaviour. Such behaviour is background to consider the intertemporally consistent, globally maximising behaviour as "anomaly" or explanatory problem. …”
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AKRASIJA IR SUBJEKTAS EGONOMIKOJE by Zenonas Norkus

“…This law implies that "normal case" is hyperbolic discounting and "meliorating" or "locally maximising" behaviour. Such behaviour is background to consider the intertemporally consistent, globally maximising behaviour as "anomaly" or explanatory problem. …”
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