Exploring policy processes against microbial threats in Iran: a qualitative policy analysis by Amirhossein Takian, Ali Akbari Sari, Masud Yunesian, Azam Raoofi

“…For policy implementation, we extracted governance and coordination, and health system capacity. Effective implementation of policies was hindered by fragmented governance, inadequate communication and accountability and systemic barriers, while health system capacity was limited in terms of infrastructure and human resources. …”
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Glaucoma Detection and Feature Identification via GPT-4V Fundus Image Analysis by Jalil Jalili, PhD, Anuwat Jiravarnsirikul, MD, Christopher Bowd, PhD, Benton Chuter, MD, Akram Belghith, PhD, Michael H. Goldbaum, MD, Sally L. Baxter, MD, Robert N. Weinreb, MD, Linda M. Zangwill, PhD, Mark Christopher, PhD

“…Comparisons between GPT-4V's assessments, expert evaluations, and dataset labels were made to determine accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and Cohen kappa. Main Outcome Measures: The main parameters measured were the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and Cohen kappa of GPT-4V in detecting glaucoma compared with expert evaluations. …”
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Differences in the Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Cardiology Outpatients in Mali: Comparison between Framingham Body Mass Index-Based Tool and Low-Information World Health Organ... by Bâ Hamidou Oumar, Sangaré Ibrahima, Camara Youssouf, Sidibé Noumou, Coulibaly Souleymane, Cissoko Yacouba, Sidibé Samba, Konaté Massama, Maiga Asmaou Kéita, Doumbia Coumba Thiam, Touré Mamadou, Diakité Mamadou, Menta Ichaka, Diall Ilo Bella

“…The percentage of agreement between both tools was 40.4%, and agreement (kappa of 0.1 and weighted kappa of 0.2) was found to be slight. …”
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Gambaran Diagnosis Malaria pada Dua Laboratorium Swasta di Kota Padang Periode Desember 2013 – Februari 2014 by Hans Everald, Nurhayati , Elizabet Bahar

“…Hasil perhitungan nilai Kappa adalah 0,5 dan perbandingan hasil pemeriksaan parasit P. falciparum pada laboratorium swasta adalah 17,8% dan pemeriksaan Cross checker 1,88%. …”
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Méritos e limites da teoria da escolha racional como ferramenta de interpretação do comportamento social e político by Mauro Macedo Campos, Hugo Borsani, Nilo Lima de Azevedo

“…This article presents an approach to rational choice theory, with special emphasis on the capacity of this theory in helping to understand social relations and problems. …”
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Effects of Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Slope Gradient on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties in Ejersa Watershed, Toke Kutaye District, Ethiopia by Negesu Kebede, Alemayehu Negassa

“…Soil cation exchange capacity showed significant difference (p<0.05) between land types as well as among the slope classes. …”
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Strategic Ship Fleet Planning for Crude Palm Oil Marine Transportation: A Case Study in Indonesia by Achmad Riadi, Muhammad Hanif Fajri Ramadhan

“…This study aims to determine the optimal number of chemical tankers required, their capacity (in deadweight tonnage), and the appropriate timing for chartering, buying, or selling vessels within the fleet. …”
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The Horrible Sepulture of Mannes Resoun: Intoxication and Medieval English Felony Law by Elizabeth Papp Kamali

“…Medieval English felony law treated drunkenness similarly to anger, recognizing that both conditions – which could be intertwined – often traced their roots to condemnable character formation and long-cultivated habit, and yet could result in a person’s detachment from their capacity to reason and exercise selfcontrol while under the influence. …”
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Removal of Reactive Orange 16 Dye from Aqueous Solution by Using Modified Kenaf Core Fiber by Maytham Kadhim Obaid, Luqman Chuah Abdullah, Intidhar Jabir Idan

“…Furthermore, the maximum adsorption capacity was 416.86 mg/g. Adsorption through kenaf was found to be very effective for the removal of the RO16 dye.…”
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Non-linear analysis of masonry infilled steel frame under in-plane loading using Multi Pier method by Mohammad Mosa Ahmadvand, Ahmad Maleki, Masoud Pourbaba

“…In the event of an earthquake, the in-plane stiffness, strength, and energy absorption capacity of the lateral load-bearing system could be affected by the presence of masonry infill walls. …”
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Different Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Myogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Doaa Aboalola, Victor K. M. Han

“…We also showed that PMSCs acquired increasing capacity to synthesize IGF-2 during muscle differentiation, and the capacity increased as the differentiation progressed suggesting an autocrine and/or paracrine effect. …”
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Analysis of reticulated dome with universal connector by Oleksandr Gilodo, Andrii Arsirii, Yuliia Somina

“…The general conclusion of the study is the high load bearing capacity of the tested samples. The destruction of the samples occurred in the bearing zone due to wood crushing. …”
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Revisiting 'Respiratory Function in Emphysema in Relation to Prognosis' by David V Bates

“…Patients' symptoms were assessed by a standardized questionnaire, and measurements were taken of lung volumes, maximal ventilatory volume, carbon monoxide diffusing capacity at rest, exercise and oxygen saturation by oximetry.  …”
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Innovative Bike-Sharing in China: Solving Faulty Bike-Sharing Recycling Problem by Shan Chang, Rui Song, Shiwei He, Guo Qiu

“…The results show that the value of loading capacity ratio and the number of clustering points greatly affect the results of FBSR problem. …”
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Research of Warm Acupuncture at Shu and Mu Acupoints Combined with Bladder Functional Training in the Treatment of Spasm Type of Neurogenic Bladder after Spinal Cord Injury by Shijie HAO, Hongyan BI, Zhenmei GAO

“…After three courses of treatment, the changes of bladder capacity, residual urine volume, bladder pressure and life quality scores of three groups were observed.Results:Three months after treatment, the bladder capacity of three groups were increased, and the treatment group is more obvious than the other two groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), the residual urine volume and bladder pressure of three groups decreased significantly, and the quality of life scores improved significantly, the treatment group changed more obviously than the other two groups (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Warm acupuncture at Shu and Mu acupoints combined with bladder functional training could improve the bladder function in patients with neurogenic bladder after SCI, and the combination of curative efficacy is more significant.…”
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An Investigation of Fractal Characteristics of Marine Shales in the Southern China from Nitrogen Adsorption Data by Jian Xiong, Xiangjun Liu, Lixi Liang

“…The larger the value of the fractal dimension D1 is, the rougher the pore surface is, which could provide more adsorption sites, leading to higher adsorption capacity for gas. The larger the value of the fractal dimension D2 is, the more complicated the pore structure is, resulting in the lower flow capacity for gas.…”
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Understanding displacement of onboard contingents in Navy amphibious ships. by Heitor Martinez-Grueira, Rafael Asorey-Cacheda, Antonio-Javier Garcia-Sanchez, Joan Garcia-Haro

“…In this article we find that while members of the landing force (LF) show greater displacement capacity through a longitudinal corridor (around 10%), their ability to overcome other passage elements present on the study vessel is reduced (around 30%) compared to members of the vessel's own crew.…”
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Vanadium Oxide Based Electrochromic Energy Storage Devices via Facile Thin Film Preparation by Asuman Tuna, Sermet Koyuncu

“…Durability and load capacity analyses of the prepared electrochromic devices were carried out.…”
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Implications of Large-Scale PV Integration on Grid Operation, Costs, and Emissions: Challenges and Proposed Solutions by Ghassan Zubi, Yael Parag, Shlomo Wald

“…Key findings include an 8% drop in the capacity factor of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) plants, leading to increased starts, stops, and higher fuel consumption. …”
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Coordinated Beamforming with Altruistic Precoding and User Selection for MU-MIMO System by Gaofeng Cui, Yanjie Dong, Weidong Wang, Yinghai Zhang

“…Other cell interference (OCI) degrades the achievable capacity of downlink multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) systems seriously. …”
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