Incidence of unintended pregnancies and pregnancy experience among adolescents living with perinatally-acquired HIV in West Africa: a mixed-method study by Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Clément Tisseron, Caroline Yonaba, Joël Djaha, Marie-Sylvie N’Gbeche, Corinne Moh, Kouakou Kouadio, Patricia Nindjin, François Eboua, Belinda Bouah, Karen Malateste, Jean-Claude Azani, Eulalie Kangah, Elisabeth Thio, Philippe Msellati, Julie Jesson, Valériane Leroy, for the IeDEA West-African Collaboration

“…Methods We conducted a mixed-method study nested in the OPTIMISE-AO-ANRS-12390 project, a stepped-wedge interventional trial launched in 2021 to support HIV-disclosure and antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence in assenting ALHIV aged 10–17 years in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire and Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. …”
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Fracture behavior of sandstone with partial filling flaw under mixed-mode loading: Three-point bending tests and discrete element method by Dongdong Ma, Yu Wu, Xiao Ma, Xunjian Hu, Wenbao Dong, Decheng Li, Lingyu Li

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SNAP and/or WIC Participation and Diet Quality in Mother-Child Dyads living in Greater Boston after Pandemic: A Mixed-Method Study by Thanit Vinitchagoon, Fang Fang Zhang, Rebecca C. Fauth, Erin Hennessy, Ana G. Maafs, Emma M. Browning, Christina D. Economos

“…This study aims to explore the association between SNAP and/or WIC participation and diet quality in mother-child dyads in Greater Boston, MA. Methods: A mixed-method approach involving cross-sectional surveys and in-depth interviews were utilized. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective heat transfer augmentation in a rectangular lid-driven enclosure with a circular hollow cylinder utilizing nanofluids by U.K. Suma, M. Masum Billah, Aminur Rahman Khan, K.E. Hoque

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A co-produced mixed methods protocol: Exploring perceptions of oral health care and quality of life in people with mental health conditions by Michelle R. Zechner, Yuane Jia, Naja Hill, Ann Kasper, Jill York, Vaishali Singhal, Pamela Rothpletz-Puglia

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Merging polymers of intrinsic microporosity and porous carbon-based zinc oxide composites in novel mixed matrix membranes for efficient gas separation by Muning Chen, Jiemei Zhou, Jing Ma, Weigang Zheng, Guanying Dong, Xin Li, Zhihong Tian, Yatao Zhang, Jing Wang, Yong Wang

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Evaluation of mixed mode (I/II) notch stress intensity factors of sharp V-notches using point substitution displacement technique by Mirzaul Karim Hussain, K.S.R.K. Murthy

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Power Consumption, Mixing Time, and Oxygen Mass Transfer in a Gas-Liquid Contactor Stirred with a Dual Impeller for Different Spacing by Hayder Mohammed Issa

“…The spacing between impellers is considered as a crucial factor in designing of these types of contactors resulting in variation of oxygen mass transfer, mixing time, or power consumption for such biological system. …”
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Hongtang Bridge Expansion Joints InSAR Deformation Monitoring with Advanced Phase Unwrapping and Mixed Total Least Squares in Fuzhou China by Baohang Wang, Wu Zhu, Chaoying Zhao, Bojie Yan, Xiaojie Liu, Guangrong Li, Wenhong Li, Liye Yang

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Leaf Water Potential in a Mixed Mediterranean Forest from Machine Learning and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-Based Hyperspectral Imaging by Netanel Fishman, Yehuda Yungstein, Assaf Yaakobi, Sophie Obersteiner, Laura Rez, Gabriel Mulero, Yaron Michael, Tamir Klein, David Helman

“…While remote sensing has emerged as a useful tool for estimating vegetation water status, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ψ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>_leaf remains unexplored, particularly in mixed forests. Here, we use spectral indices derived from unmanned aerial vehicle-based hyperspectral imaging and machine learning algorithms to assess <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>ψ</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>_leaf in a mixed, multi-species Mediterranean forest comprised of five key woody species: <i>Pinus halepensis</i>, <i>Quercus calliprinos</i>, <i>Cupressus sempervirens</i>, <i>Ceratonia siliqua</i>, and <i>Pistacia lentiscus</i>. …”
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Optimizing Recycling Processes for Mixed LFP/NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Comparative Study of Acid-Excess and Acid-Deficient Leaching by Pierric Hubert, Angelina Noclain, Safi Jradi, Alexandre Chagnes

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Adaptation and validation of an antibiotic prescribing, peer comparison metric for respiratory tract diagnoses in walk-in clinics: a mixed-methods analysis – ADDENDUM

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Anti-IL-5 treatment, but not neutrophil interference, attenuates inflammation in a mixed granulocytic asthma mouse model, elicited by air pollution by Joyceline De Volder, Annelies Bontinck, Valerie Haelterman, Louis Boon, Guy F. Joos, Guy G. Brusselle, Tania Maes

“…We aimed to evaluate whether treatment with anti-IL-5 can alleviate the asthmatic features in this mixed granulocytic asthma model. Moreover, we aimed to unravel whether neutrophils modulate the DEP-aggravated eosinophilic airway inflammation. …”
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Analysis of the Physical Behavior of the Periodic Mixed-Convection Flow around a Nonconducting Horizontal Circular Cylinder Embedded in a Porous Medium by Muhammad Ashraf, Zia Ullah, Saqib Zia, Sayer O. Alharbi, Dumitru Baleanu, Ilyas Khan

“…An oscillatory mixed-convection fluid flow mechanism across a nonconducting horizontal circular cylinder embedded in a porous medium has been computed. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a triage assessment model for patients with acute non-traumatic chest pain: mixed retrospective and prospective observational study by Xuan Zhou, Gangren Jian, Yuefang He, Yating Huang, Jie Zhang, Shengfang Wang, Yunxian Wang, Ruofei Zheng

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Degradation analysis of dynamic properties for plain concrete structures under mixed-mode fracture conditions via an improved cohesive crack approach by Umberto De Maio, Daniele Gaetano, Fabrizio Greco, Raimondo Luciano, Andrea Pranno

“…The present work investigates the crack-induced degradation of the dynamic characteristics in plain concrete elements subjected to mixed-mode fracture conditions. Specifically, a discrete fracture model, based on an inter-element cohesive approach, has been improved and implemented into a 2D finite element framework to evaluate the progressive variation of the static and dynamic properties as the damage level increases. …”
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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…The proposed study uses an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design consisting of a quantitative survey followed by qualitative interviews. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementation of a home-based cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients with heart failure in the NHS: a mixed-methods study by Rod S Taylor, Paulina Daw, Samantha B van Beurden, Jet J C S Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Alexander Harrison, Sinead T J McDonagh, Patrick J Doherty, Colin J Greaves, Hasnain M Dalal, Grace E R Wood

“…In 2020, 5 online REACH-HF training events were attended by 85 healthcare professionals from 45 National Health Service (NHS) teams across the UK and Ireland.Design Our mixed-methods study used in-depth semi-structured interviews and an online survey. …”
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Optimal Guaranteed Cost Control of a Class of Discrete-Time Nonlinear Systems with Markovian Switching and Mode-Dependent Mixed Time Delays by Yurong Liu, Hamid Reza Karimi, Xiaohui Liu

“…The guaranteed cost control problem is investigated for a class of nonlinear discrete-time systems with Markovian jumping parameters and mixed time delays. The mixed time delays involved consist of both the mode-dependent discrete delay and the distributed delay with mode-dependent lower bound. …”
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Rheological Properties of Hydrophobically Associative Copolymers Prepared in a Mixed Micellar Method Based on Methacryloxyethyl-dimethyl Cetyl Ammonium Chloride as Surfmer by Rui Liu, WanFen Pu, Hu Jia, XiaoPei Shang, Yue Pan, ZhaoPeng Yan

“…The micellar properties, including critical micelle concentration and aggregation number, of DMDCC-SDS mixed micelle system are studied using conductivity measurement and a steady-state fluorescence technique. …”
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