Early Breast-Feeding Initiation Using Point of Care Quality Improvement Model at Tertiary Care Hospital in AJK by Aftab Hussain Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abrar Akbar, Sehrish Mumtaz, Yasira Abbasi, Lubna Meraj

“…Slogans and health education messages for promotion of early initiation of breast feeding were developed and message was spread to pregnant mothers who visited hospital for antenatal care or came for delivery in labor room.  Results: A total of 100 women (50 before intervention and 50 after intervention) who delivered newborn babies of 0-7 day’s age were selected purposively. …”
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Sistem Pengontrol Temperatur dan Kelembaban Otomatis untuk Ruang Penyimpanan Buah by Zulkifli Amin, Muhamad Adha

“…This article illustrates the development of a system which can automatically control the temperature and humidity of the storage room in accordance with fruit preservation temperature and humidity suggested. …”
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Structure, Optical Properties, and Photocatalytic Activity towards H2 Generation and CO2 Reduction of GaN Nanowires via Vapor-Liquid-Solid Process by Hong Pang, Lequan Liu, Shuxin Ouyang, Hua Xu, Yunxiang Li, Defa Wang

“…Morphology, crystal structure, and optical property of the as-synthesized GaN nanowires are characterized by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning/transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis diffuse reflection spectroscopy, and room temperature photoluminescence. The results indicate that the as-prepared GaN nanowires with a large aspect ratio are well crystallized in the hexagonal wurtzite structure, and a slight blue shift appears in both the absorption edge and emission peak probably due to the quantization effect. …”
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Ultra-low reverse leakage NiOx/β-Ga2O3 heterojunction diode achieving breakdown voltage >3 kV with plasma etch field-termination by Yizheng Liu, Saurav Roy, Carl Peterson, Arkka Bhattacharyya, Sriram Krishnamoorthy

“…The temperature-dependent forward current density–voltage (J–V) measurements were performed from room temperature (25 °C) to 200 °C, which showed a temperature coefficient of resistance (α) of 1.56, lower than the value of SiC Schottky barrier diodes.…”
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Temperature-dependent performance and constitutive modeling of additively manufactured Ti600 alloy by Tianhua Wen, Rui Fu, Sihang Xiao, Lei Zhang, Bo Song, Hongshuai Lei

“…This study investigates the thermal and mechanical properties of SLM-fabricated Ti600 alloy across a temperature range from room temperature to 700 °C. The findings indicate that thermal conductivity and thermal expansion both increased with temperature. …”
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The Role of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Predicting the Risk of Severe Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Zhou L, Han C, Zhou Y

“…Severe exacerbation was defined when the patient visits an emergency room or is hospitalized due to COPD exacerbation. …”
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Economic Outcomes and Incidence of Postsurgical Hypotension With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs Epidural Analgesia in Abdominal Surgeries by Margaret Holtz, Nick Liao, Jennifer H. Lin, Carl V. Asche

“…Cost differences were largely driven by room-and-board fees. Epidural analgesia was associated with reduced rates of discharge to home (_P_<.0001) and increased 30-day readmission rates (_P_=.0073) compared with LB. …”
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Screening fungi for use as biocatalysts in self-healing concrete with protocol simulating concrete environment by Ahsanul Kabir Sumon, Krutika Invally, Lu-Kwang Ju

“…Step 3 evaluates the spore germinability in medium with pH gradually decreasing from 12. In Step 4, spores were subjected to both high pH (12, 12.9) and temperature (45, 55 °C) for 2 h before being stored in the high-pH medium at room temperature for up to 21 days. …”
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Deformation behavior of additive manufactured 316 L stainless steel using in situ neutron diffraction by Zhiping Chen, Zhenjun Jiang, Fuzhu Wang, Dandan Zhao, Xiaodong Zhang, Chen Wang, Jianfei Hao, Mengmeng Tong, Bin Chen, Hao Jie Kong, Bingbing Wan, Runxia Li, Gang Liu, Biao Wang

“…The as-printed 316LSS exhibits anisotropy in tensile property due to the formation of different fractions of nano-sized dimples, twin boundaries, diffraction peak and lattice constants during tensile tests at room temperature. Therefore, choosing right printing direction plays a vital role in forming of metal parts using SLM for further application.…”
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Improving patient safety through better teamwork: how effective are different methods of simulation debriefing? Protocol for a pragmatic, prospective and randomised study by Wolf E Hautz, Juliane E Kämmer, Julia Freytag, Fabian Stroben, Dorothea Eisenmann

“…One common framework for teamwork training is crisis resource management, adapted from aviation and usually trained in simulation settings. …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

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Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Obese and Lean Adults Does Not Release Hepcidin In Vivo by Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Keith N. Frayn, Steven R. Smith, Mark Westerman, A. Louise Dennis, Elizabeta Nemeth, Jessica Thomson, Cenk Pusatcioglu

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Physicochemical Characterization, Storage Stability Behavior, and Intestinal Bioaccessibility of Clove Extract Encapsulated Using Varying Combinations of Gum Arabic and Maltodextri... by Farhad Ahmadi, Hafiz A. R. Suleria, Frank R. Dunshea

“…All encapsulation formulations were characterized by a negative zeta potential (from −22.1 to −29.7 mV) and a polydispersity index ranging from 0.47 to 0.68, classifying the formulations as having a mid-range polydisperse particle size distribution. …”
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Small molecules and heat treatments reverse vernalization via epigenetic modification in Arabidopsis by Nana Otsuka, Ryoya Yamaguchi, Hikaru Sawa, Naoya Kadofusa, Nanako Kato, Yasuyuki Nomura, Nobutoshi Yamaguchi, Atsushi J. Nagano, Ayato Sato, Makoto Shirakawa, Toshiro Ito

“…In this study, we screened over 16,000 chemical compounds and identified five small molecules (devernalizers; DVRs) that induce devernalization in Arabidopsis thaliana at room temperature without requiring a high-temperature treatment. …”
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Perspectives of Midwives and Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky on Exercise Counseling During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study by Madhawa Perera, Taniya S. Nagpal, Maire M. Blankenship, Danilo V. Tolusso, Jordyn M. Cox, Dilini Prashadika, Mark Schafer, Rachel A. Tinius

“…Conclusions Many midwives and nurse practitioners in Kentucky provided comprehensive and accurate physical activity guidelines to pregnant women. However, there is room for them to improve: proactive counseling should include discussions on fetal benefits and using the “talk test” for exercise intensity. …”
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Hydrothermal synthesis of pristine nickel diselenide (NiSe2) and Co induced nickel diselenide (NiCoSe2) nanoparticles with enhanced electrochemical behaviour for supercapacitor app... by S. Saranya, S. Suthakaran, S. Dhanapandian, A. Dinesh, Rajendra P. Patil, Manikandan Ayyar, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, S. Santhoshkumar

“…XPS results confirmed the chemical compositions and binding energy of pure and NiCoSe2 NPs. Room temperature hysteresis measurement revealed that the sample is belonging to ferromagnetic nature and the increased saturation magnetization value is due to the synergetic effect of Ni and Co. …”
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Better Functional Outcomes in Plate Fixation of Midshaft Clavicle Fracture in Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital by Mouli Edward, Steesy Benedicta, Teddy Heri Wardhana

“…Methods: A total of 531 cases with a midshaft clavicle fracture presented to the emergency room between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2018 at Dr. …”
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In vitro neuroprotective potentials of aqueous and methanol extracts from Heinsia crinita leaves by Ganiyu Oboh, Esther E. Nwanna, Sunday I. Oyeleye, Tosin A. Olasehinde, Opeyemi B. Ogunsuyi, Aline A. Boligon

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The organizational challenges of municipal call centers as a health service in Norway-a multiple case study by Linda Grøndal-Eeles, Janne Dugstad, Hilde Eide, Etty Nilsen

“…Results Four types of organizational structures of call centers were identified: 1) call center combined with emergency room; 2) call center combined with other technology; 3) call center combined with ambulant team and 4) call center combined with an advisory department. …”
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Elevated Troponin Serum Levels in Adult Onset Still’s Disease by Carlo Umberto Manzini, Lucio Brugioni, Michele Colaci, Maurizio Tognetti, Amelia Spinella, Marco Sebastiani, Dilia Giuggioli, Clodoveo Ferri

“…This latter event is suggested by the clinical history of the four patients described here, incidentally observed at our emergency room. All cases were referred because of acute illness (high fever, malaise, polyarthralgias, skin rash, and sore throat), successively classified as AOSD, and they presented abnormally high levels of serum troponin without overt symptoms of cardiac involvement. …”
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