Value of robotic surgery simulation for training surgical residents and attendings: a systematic review protocol by Ngan Nguyen, Kathryn K Howard, Hussein Makki, Nathan M Novotny, Misa Mi

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PROFILES AND PREFERENCES OF ON-LINE MILLENIAL SHOPPERS IN BULGARIA by Patricia R. Loubeau, Robert Jantzen, Elitsa Alexander

“…Like other regions of the world, concern about financial transactions security is a major barrier limiting the willingness to shop on-line in Bulgaria. Unlike other markets where online music purchases are growing, high levels of digital piracy in Bulgaria strongly discourage Bulgarian students from purchasing music online. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of participants and non-participants of physical activity at the workplace by Antonio José Grande, Valter Silva

“…The main facilitators were related to the possibility of improving health (76.16% of employees) and increasing the willingness to work (55.63% of the employees). The main barriers occur because workers do not like the intervention (19.67% of the employees) or have a lack of time (18.78% of the workforce). …”
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Improving community-based first response to out of hospital cardiac arrest (FirstCPR): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sandra Ware, Blake Angell, Julie Redfern, Clara Chow, Cate Ferry, Lee Taylor, Christopher Semsarian, Adrian Bauman, Janet E Bray, Simone Marschner, Michael Nelson, Saurabh Kumar, Matthew Vukasovic, Kevin Lai, Paul M Middleton, Pramesh Kovoor, Garry Jennings, Sonali Munot, Andrew Coggins, Alan Robert Denniss, Sarah Khanlari, Ian Opperman

“…Being trained, confident and willing-to-perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are known predictors of bystander action. …”
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Real-world outcomes of prophylactic cranial irradiation utilization and efficacy for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer treated with consolidative thoracic radiot... by Abdul H. Lone, Rohan Salunkhe, Vijithan Sugumar, Luna J. Zhan, Xiang Y. Ye, Andrea Bezjak, John Cho, Meredith E. Giuliani, Andrew J. Hope, Alexander Sun, Srinivas Raman, Penelope A. Bradbury, Lawson Eng, Natasha B. Leighl, Frances A. Shepherd, Adrian Sacher, Geoffrey Liu, Benjamin H. Lok

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The Effect of Agglomeration Strategy on Rural Resilience from the Perspective of Homestay Tourism Operators by Ye Chongliang, Miao Xumei, Granovskaya Olga, Sun Feihan

“…Similarly, operators’ willingness to reach a consensus regarding strategic decisions improved rural resilience. …”
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Two-Stage Arthrodesis after an Infected Total Knee Replacement Using a Coupled Nail and Dual-Plate Construct: A Third-World Solution and Review of Options by Marlon M. Mencia, Raakesh Goalan, Atiba Akii Bua

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Influence of We Media Information Dissemination on Public Emotional Cognition and Behavior under Government Responsibility Constraint by Rongjian Xie, Dongju Liu, Yucai Jia, Peiyun Zhang

“…When the government's willingness to regulate increases, We Media will be punished more if it violates rules. …”
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Assessment of Bleeding Risks and Patient Knowledge Levels About Bleeding Disorders in Patients Referred to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic by Öykü Öztürk Gündoğdu, Dilek Aynur Çankal, Zühre Kaya, Abdullah Çege, Nur Mollaoğlu

“…Nearly twothirds of the 194 patients with low educational levels received information about bleeding diseases, such as hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease, from their doctors and teachers in schools rather than from television or social media. …”
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Efektivitas E-booklet Tentang ASI Eksklusif dalam Peningkatan Pengetahuan dan Sikap Ibu Hamil Trimester III by Edy Marjuang Purba, Yatty Destani Sandy, Kanaya Yori Damanik, Saut Purba, Anna Waris Nainggolan

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Exact Free Vibration Analysis for Plate Built-Up Structures under Comprehensive Combinations of Boundary Conditions by Xiang Liu, Chen Xie, Han-cheng Dan

“…Dynamic stiffness formulations for plate elements with 16 different types of supported opposite edges and arbitrarily supported boundary conditions along other edges are developed, which makes the dynamic stiffness method (DSM) more applicable to engineering problems compared to existing works. The Wittrick–Williams algorithm of the DSM is applied with the explicit expressions of the J0 count for plate elements under all above support conditions. …”
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Distinguishing physical vs. chemical templating mechanisms for inducing graphitization in novolac matrix by Sandra N Ike, Randy Vander Wal

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Treatment of a Textile Effluent by Electrochemical Oxidation and Coupled System Electooxidation–Salix babylonica by Alejandra Sánchez-Sánchez, Moisés Tejocote-Pérez, Rosa María Fuentes-Rivas, Ivonne Linares-Hernández, Verónica Martínez-Miranda, Reyna María Guadalupe Fonseca-Montes de Oca

“…The wastewater was oxidized at 15-minute intervals for one hour and was placed in contact with willow plants for 15 days. The coupled system yielded a reduction of the chemical oxygen demand by 14%, color by 85%, and turbidity by 93%. …”
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What are the barriers and facilitators to self-management of chronic conditions reported by women? A systematic review by Dawn Dowding, Rohna Kearney, Lucy Dwyer

“…At present, there is a lack of understanding about what affects willingness to self-manage a pessary. However, there may be relevant, transferable findings from other literature about barriers to the self-management of other chronic conditions. …”
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Analysis of the Lebanese Society’s Behavior Regarding Electronic Waste Management by M. Trad and A. Harb

“…The second question asks about Lebanese attitudes toward e-waste and whether they are willing to fight against it. Interviews provided the first question’s responses. …”
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The origins of “neurology” and “neurologist”  by Andrew J Larner

“…Whilst most neurologists will know that “neurology” originated with Thomas Willis in the 17th century, fewer will be familiar with the beginnings of “neurologist”. …”
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Beneficial effects of public sector performance measurement by Neda Vitezić

“…The benefits of performance measurement become evident also in the practice of emerging countries, and they are related to behaviour changing, transparency, accountability, organisation and leadership improvements, and willingness to learn and to innovate processes.…”
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Impact of Yoga Practice on Lipid Profile and Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Individuals – A Pilot Study by Abhijeet Shelke, Ramesh Kawade, Subhradeep Bhattacharya, Vishal Sarkar, Neevhashiny Selvaraj

“…Participants between 25 and 60 years of age, overweight and obese individuals with body mass index ≥25 kg/m2, and those willing to adhere with all the instructions including avoidance of caffeine throughout the study period were included in the study. …”
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MIGRATION CRISIS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR TURKEY by N. M. Mikheeva

“…We are seeing a situation in which EU political circles are willing to exert pressure on the Cyprus conflict and to push for the signing of a formal treaty on the settlement of problem. …”
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How to enhance company engagement in public-private emergency collaborations in the supply of essential goods by Markus Lüttenberg, Alexander Zienau, Marcus Wiens, Ole Hansen, Florian Diehlmann, Frank Schultmann

“…However, conditions under which companies are willing and able to support public crisis management need to be better understood. …”
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