Limit properties of rational Bézier curves with mixed weights(具有混合权函数的有理Bézier曲线的极限性质) by 魏琦文(WEI Qiwen), 刘向云(LIU Xiangyun), 吴金明(WU Jinming), 朱春钢(ZHU Chungang)

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My child’s legacy: a mixed methods study of bereaved parents and providers’ opinions about collaboration with NICU teams in quality improvement initiatives by Annie Janvier, Sonia Dahan, Claude Julie Bourque, Ginette Mantha, Martin Reichherzer

“…The objective of this study is to describe the ongoing involvement and the perspectives of bereaved parents engaged in different types of activities in Neonatal Intensive Care Units and providers who work with them.Design/methods Mixed methods convergent analysis.Setting Canadian paediatric tertiary care university hospital.Participants All bereaved members of the resource parents group (n=8) and most providers who work with them (n=16) answered a satisfaction/needs questionnaires.Results Since 2011, eight bereaved parents were involved in a large number of activities mostly related to palliative care (research, education or clinical care initiatives). …”
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Facility capacity and provider knowledge for cholera surveillance and diarrhoea case management in cholera hotspots in the Democratic Republic of Congo – a mixed-methods study by Mattias Schedwin, Aurélie Bisumba Furaha, Kelly Elimian, Carina King, Espoir Bwenge Malembaka, Marc K Yambayamba, Thorkild Tylleskär, Tobias Alfvén, Simone E Carter, Placide Welo Okitayemba, Mala Ali Mapatano, Helena Hildenwall

“…Methods We conducted a sequential exploratory mixed-method study, using focus group discussions, facility audits, and provider knowledge questionnaires during September and October 2022 in North Kivu and Tanganyika provinces, Eastern DRC. …”
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Preparation, Characterization, and Evaluation of Humidity-Dependent Electrical Properties of Undoped and Niobium Oxide-Doped TiO2 : WO3 Mixed Powders by Pedro M. Faia, Juliano Libardi, Itamar Barbosa, Evando S. Araújo, Helinando P. de Oliveira

“…The study of selective metal oxide-based binary/ternary systems has received increasing interest in recent years due to the possibility of producing efficient new ceramic materials for relative humidity (RH) detection, given the superior properties of the mixed compounds in comparison with pristine ones. …”
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Perception of antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance among faculty and staff in a medical school: insights from a mixed mode survey in Bahrain by Ronni Mol Joji, Archana Prabu Kumar, Amer Almarabheh, Ali Al-Mahmeed, Mohd Shadab, Khalid Bindayna, Mohammad Shahid

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A Mixed-Signal Programmable Time-Division Power-On-Reset and Volume Control Circuit for High-Resolution Hearing-Aid SoC Application by Chengying Chen, Liming Chen, Jun Yang

“…A mixed-signal programmable Time-Division Power-On-Reset (TD-POR) circuit based on 8-bit Successive Approximation Analog-to-Digital Converter (SAR ADC) for accurate control in low-power hearing-aid System on Chip (SoC) is presented in this paper. …”
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Developing and Assessing a Scalable Digital Health Tool for Pretest Genetic Education in Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Mixed Methods Design by Jessica N Rivera Rivera, Moran Snir, Emilie Simmons, Tara Schmidlen, Misha Sholeh, Melinda Leigh Maconi, Carley Geiss, Hayden Fulton, Laura Barton, Brian D Gonzalez, Jennifer Permuth, Susan Vadaparampil

“…Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer and health care providers reviewed Nest-CRC, and their reactions and recommendations were captured using a nested mixed methods approach. MethodsUsing the learner verification approach, we conducted 2 sequential phases of surveys and interviews with English- and Spanish-speaking patients with early-onset colorectal cancer and health care providers. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers on solid medical waste management in two urban hospitals of Bangladesh: a mixed-method study by Md Tauhidul Islam, Md Abdur Rafi, Mohammad Jahid Hasan

“…Methods This cross-sectional, mixed-method study was conducted in two tertiary care hospitals of Dhaka, Bangladesh–icddr, b Dhaka hospital (Private) and Dhaka Shishu hospital (Public) during November, 2011. …”
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HCV Proteins and Immunoglobulin Variable Gene (IgV) Subfamilies in HCV-Induced Type II Mixed Cryoglobulinemia: A Concurrent Pathogenetic Role by Giuseppe Sautto, Nicasio Mancini, Laura Solforosi, Roberta A. Diotti, Massimo Clementi, Roberto Burioni

“…The association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and type II mixed cryoglobulinemia (MCII) is well established, but the role played by distinct HCV proteins and by specific components of the anti-HCV humoral immune response remains to be clearly defined. …”
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A pilot randomized controlled trial of the iPeer2Peer program in adolescents with sickle cell disease: A mixed method study by Lauren Kelenc, Brittany Wiles, Fareha Nishat, Chitra Lalloo, Anya Nair, Craig Eling, Melanie Kirby-Allen, Ewurabena Simpson, Roona Sinha, Richard Ward, William T. Zempsky, Sara Ahola Kohut, Jennifer N. Stinson

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Exploring LGBTQ+ youth well-being: Utilizing a mixed-method approach to uncover insights, needs, and strategies of LGBTQ+ youth in Northwest Arkansas. by Cristobal Calvillo, Camille Richoux, S Alexandra Marshall

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This exploratory, descriptive evaluation used a sequential explanatory mixed methods design to explore LGBTQ+ youth well-being and needs in Northwest Arkansas. 218 online survey respondents and six interviewees under 21 who self-identified as LGBTQ+ participated. …”
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Generalized Mixed Equilibrium Problems and Fixed Point Problem for a Countable Family of Total Quasi-ϕ-Asymptotically Nonexpansive Mappings in Banach Spaces by Jinhua Zhu, Shih-Sen Chang, Min Liu

“…The purpose of this paper is first to introduce the concept of total quasi-ϕ-asymptotically nonexpansive mapping which contains many kinds of mappings as its special cases and then to use a hybrid algorithm to introduce a new iterative scheme for finding a common element of the set of solutions for a system of generalized mixed equilibrium problems and the set of common fixed points for a countable family of total quasi-ϕ-asymptotically nonexpansive mappings. …”
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Mental health and aging in New Zealand: mixed-methods analysis of experiences of healthcare from a survey of older adults with mental health conditions by Debbie Peterson, Fiona Imlach, Ruth Cunningham

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Auxiliary Piers on Long-Span Specially Shaped Mixed Steel Structure Main Tower Cable-Stayed Bridge: Research on the Impact on the Dynamic Performance by Shanshan Guo, Deyong Cui, Shaokun Ma

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Factors associated with occupational injuries among bricklayers and carpenters in Building Construction: insights from a mixed methods study in Osun State, Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade, Nisha Naicker

“…Therefore, this study assessed the factors influencing OIs among carpenters and bricklayers, who are informal artisans in Nigeria. Methods This mixed-methods survey was conducted in Osun state, Nigeria. …”
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Maintaining operability at a high personal cost – a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic by Magnus Akerstrom, Anna Wessberg, Emina Hadžibajramović, Sofie Graner, Ylva Carlsson, Ola Andersson, Maria Jonsson, Elin Naurin, Malin Veje, Verena Sengpiel, Karolina Linden

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Assessing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on uptake and experiences of gestational diabetes mellitus screening in Ontario: A parallel convergent mixed-methods study. by Dima Hadid, Rebecca H Correia, Sarah D McDonald, Elizabeth K Darling, David Kirkwood, Aaron Jones, Andrea Carruthers, Cassandra Kuyvenhoven, Michelle Howard, Devon Greyson, Sujane Kandasamy, Meredith Vanstone

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This convergent mixed-method study involved a population-based retrospective cohort analysis of Ontario-based health administrative data to describe and compare gestational diabetes screening rates among 85,228 individuals with live, in-hospital births between January 1-March 31 before (2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021 and 2022). …”
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Prospective Multicenter Open-Label One-Arm Trial Investigating a Pumpkin Seed, Isoflavonoids, and Cranberry Mix in Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms/Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Pilot Study by Elie Nemr, Elie El Helou, Georges Mjaess, Albert Semaan, Josselin Abi Chebel

“…Exclusion criteria were an IPSS >19 and an age >80 years. The mixed compound was administered orally, daily, for 3 months. …”
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