High-precision reconstruction of a heat flux boundary via a programmable scanning electron beam controlled by the voltage waveform design method by Minfeng Dou, Xiyao Wang, Hongxin Yao, Linshuang Long, Guozhu Zhao, Hong Ye

“…To shorten the current response time and improve the reconstruction accuracy, a voltage waveform design method (VWDM) is introduced as a replacement for the CCM. The result indicates that the accuracy of the HFB reconstructed by a scanning electron beam controlled by the VWDM can reach 0.91. …”
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Sustainable groundwater control system for environmental and geotechnical problems in Sabkha soils in arid regions: case study from Abu Dhabi Metropolitan area by Ahmed Sefelnasr, Mohsen Sherif, Zainab Alhosani, Hamad Abduallah, Ahmed Baobaid, Abdel Azim Ebraheem

“…Previous solutions, such as soil replacement, soil treatment, and pumping water to transport it to the sea, have proven costly, unsustainable, and technically or economically infeasible in certain regions. …”
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Provision of recent advice to quit smoking by healthcare providers in Canada: Findings from the 2022 Canada International Tobacco Control Smoking and Vaping Survey by Shannon Gravely, Pete Driezen, Janet Chung-Hall, Anne C.K. Quah, Christopher B. Lok, Thomas K. Agar, Geoffrey T. Fong

“…Methods: Data are from the 2022 Canada International Tobacco Control Survey (online; August–December 2022). Eligible respondents included 1163 adults who smoked daily for at least two years or quit smoking in the last two years, but previously smoked daily. …”
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Fluid balance-adjusted creatinine at initiation of continuous venovenous hemofiltration and mortality. A post-hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial. by Susanne Stads, Louise Schilder, S Azam Nurmohamed, Frank H Bosch, Ilse M Purmer, Sylvia S den Boer, Cynthia G Kleppe, Marc G Vervloet, Albertus Beishuizen, Armand R J Girbes, Pieter M Ter Wee, Diederik Gommers, A B Johan Groeneveld, Heleen M Oudemans-van Straaten, CASH study group

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Intra-Articular Injection of Bupivacaine and Adrenaline Reduces Intraoperative and Postoperative Blood Loss in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Ahmad Biadsi, Mor Bracha Akselrad, David Segal, Shanny Gur, Michael Markushevich, Yaron Shraga Brin

“…<b>Results</b>: The study and the control groups were similar in age, sex, demographics, and comorbidities. …”
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Risk Assessment and Recommended Approaches to Optimize Infection Control and Antibiotic Stewardship to Reduce External Ventricular Drain Infection: A Single-Center Study by Jozsef Kelemen, Marton Sztermen, Eva Dakos, Gergely Agocs, Jozsef Budai, Jozsef Katona, Zsuzsanna Szekeressy, Laszlo Sipos, Zoltan Papp, Mate Bata, Janos Karczub, Mate Korompai, Zsuzsanna A. Dunai, Bela Kocsis, Dora Szabo, Lorand Eross

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> Revisiting infection control measures is necessary, with special attention to the replacement of EVDs in single-bed ICU rooms, to introduce antibiotic prophylaxis in the ICU. …”
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Life Cycle Cost Concept in Maintenance of Office Building of Karhutla Workshop Uptd Kphp Berau Barat by Rusmin Rusmin, Wateno Oetomo, Risma Marleno

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A combined treatment regimen for Trichuris rhinopiptheroxella infection in Rhinopithecus roxellana in southern China by Zhengjiu Ren, Jinzhi Lu, Tianyou Zhang, Lihua Xiao, Peng Zhang, Guixin Dong, Yaoyu Feng, Dongjuan Yuan

“…This study provides evidence for the control of Trichuris infection in R. roxellana and offers a guideline for the treatment of trichuriasis in animals.…”
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Development of the information platform of the station ACS through interaction with the rolling stock identification systems, control complexes for sorting automation and satellite... by M. A. Khizhnyak

“…None of the integrated sources of information can fully replace ASUST in its entirety. ASUST facilities combine, analyze and optimize all data flow possible for a given control object, making cross-sections and selections that allow station employees to quickly perform their functional duties. …”
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Modeling, control and stabilization of virtual synchronous generator in future power electronics-dominated power systems: A survey of challenges, advances, and future trends by Chang Li, Yaqian Yang, Xun Mao, Xinhua Xiong, Tomislav Dragicevic

“…Particularly, a comprehensive classification on the topics of modeling approaches, control methods, and stabilization of VSG system are extensively discussed. …”
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Design of Small Permanent-Magnet Linear Motors and Drivers for Automation Applications with S-Curve Motion Trajectory Control and Solutions for End Effects and Cogging Force by Chia-Hsiang Ho, Jonq-Chin Hwang

“…The S-curve motion trajectory control is proposed to replace the traditional trapezoidal acceleration and deceleration, resulting in smoother position control of the linear motor. …”
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Fears and beliefs about running in adults with chronic low back pain: a mixed methods study from the ASTEROID randomised controlled trial by Christopher Neason, Claire L. Samanna, Scott D. Tagliaferri, Daniel L. Belavý, Paul Buntine, Matthew J. Clarkson, Clint T. Miller, Ulrike H. Mitchell, Niamh L. Mundell, David Scott, Patrick J. Owen

“…Specifically, belief in the safety of running on gravel (β [95%CI] 0.52[0.20, 0.84] points, P = 0.001), pavement (β [95%CI] 0.54[0.18, 0.89] points, P = 0.003), treadmill (β [95%CI] 0.49[0.14, 0.84] points, P = 0.006), and sprinting (β [95%CI]: 0.56[0.06, 1.06] points, P = 0.029) improved more than in the control group. Reflexive thematic analysis identified four themes: (a) fear and concerns that running may increase pain or lead to an injury, (b) negative beliefs are influenced by healthcare professionals and past experience, (c) fears can be overcome and be replaced with new beliefs, and (d) positive experience drives change in beliefs. …”
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A multistage double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the safety and efficacy of transdermal vitamin D phosphate supplementation (TransVitD) by Thomas Hibbard, Paolo Andriollo, Chui Hua Lim, Qing Guo, Karl P. Lawrence, Bolaji Coker, Rayka Malek, Abdel Douiri, Mohamed A. Alhnan, Stuart.A. Jones

“…Method This is a two-part study comprising a dose-escalation with the vitamin D phosphate transdermal patch followed by a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiarmed, multistage clinical trial. It is a single-centred, 12-week study that will enrol a maximum of 100 participants. …”
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Multicentre randomised double-blind placebo controlled trial of combination vancomycin and cefazolin surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: the Australian surgical antibiotic prophylaxis... by Allen C Cheng, Catherine McDougall, Allen Cheng, An Tran-Duy, Janine Roney, Kirsty Buising, Peter Choong, Michelle Dowsey, Trisha Peel, Sarah Astbury, David Paterson, Richard S de Steiger, Ross Crawford, Richard de Steiger, Philip Clarke, Peter Rehfisch Ben Howden, Robert Molnar, Sam Adie, Glenn Boyce, Jonathon Mulford, Michael Solomon, Tiffany Harris-Brown, Anton Peleg, Jessica Wisniewski, Stephanie Pereira, Zweena Badoordeen

“…Introduction Resistant Gram-positive organisms, such as methicillin-resistant staphylococci, account for a significant proportion of infections following joint replacement surgery. Current surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines recommend the use of first-generation or second-generation cephalosporin antibiotics, such as cefazolin. …”
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Low-Fat Diet Alleviates Perimenopausal Symptoms by Reducing Methylation Levels of PDE4C and NPAS2 Genes: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiaoling Zhong, Ke Liu, Laigang Zhao, Xue Lei, Mei Xu, Lin Yang

“…Methods: The prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT), approved by the Ethics Committee of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, enrolled 62 perimenopausal women. …”
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Case Report: Endotracheal tube as life-saving tool to control an aortic rupture in intensive care unit [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Salvatore Lentini, Umberto Marzi, Franco Masini, Ciro Campanella, Mohannad Abbass

“…Case: We report the case of a 13-year-old girl who suffered a sudden dehiscence of the aortic suture line in the context of deep sternal wound infection, while in the surgical intensive care unit after a double valve replacement. Control of bleeding was obtained by the insertion of an endotracheal tube into the ascending aorta and inflation of the tube cuff to plug the aortic bleeding point. …”
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Bio-efficacy of Different Traps and Baits Under Field Condition to Control Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thnub.) Matsum & Nakai) by Nawaraj Pandey, Priya Karna, Nabin Bhusal

“…Data collection and treatment replacement were done simultaneously in every 6-day interval. …”
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Mean arterial pressure after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (METAPHORE): study protocol for a multicentre controlled trial with blinded primary outcome assessor by Cédric Bruel, Christophe Guitton, Jean-Pierre Frat, Jeremy Bourenne, Guylaine Labro, Jean-Pierre Quenot, Gwenhaël Colin, Arnaud W Thille, Christophe Guervilly, Kada Klouche, Laurence Dangers, Jean Reignier, Agathe Delbove, Nicholas Sedillot, Jean-Paul Mira, Laurent Argaud, Martin Dres, Jérôme Roustan, Elsa Parot-Schinkel, Pierre Bailly, Pierre Asfar, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Jean-Claude Lacherade, Grégoire Muller, Guillaume Geri, Jean-Baptiste Lascarrou, Julio Badie, Julien Maizel, Frédéric Martino, Gaetan Plantefeve, Francis Schneider, Alain Cariou, Xavier Wittebole, Denis Doyen, Bruno Francois, Pierre-Francois Dequin, Francois Barbier, Ferhat Meziani, David Schnell, Hamid Merdji, Jonathan Chelly, Olivier Lesieur, Caroline Sejourne, Wulfran Bougouin, Nicolas Pichon, Mehran Monchi, Charlotte Salmon Gandonniere, Saber Davide Barbar, Juliette Audibert, Sophie Jacquier, Julien Lorber, Marine Goudelin, Nicolas Chudeau, Nicolas Brechot, Thomas Klein, Eglantine Rouanet, Patrick Saulnier, Olivier Nigeon, Nicolas De Schryver, Fabien Jarousseau, Marine Paul, Benoît Painvin, Damien Du Cheyron, Antoine Marchalot, Tristan Morichau-Beauchant, Patrick Girardie, W Bougouin, Mathieu Jozwiak, Frédéric Foret, Djillali Annane F-CRIN, Asaël Berger PierreBulpa, Nicolas Barbarot, Nicolas Mongardon CédricDaubin, Asael Berge, Simon Bourcier, Guillaume Geri Jean-BaptisteLascarrou, Jean-Herle Raphalen, Florence Blossier, Fanny Bounes, William Buffières

“…Secondary outcomes are the proportion of patients alive at ICU and hospital discharge, at day 28 and day 180; proportion of patients alive at ICU discharge with a mRS of 0 to 3; the EuroQOL-5D-5L at day 180; the Clinical Frailty Scale at day 180; the number of ICU-free days, ventilator-free days, catecholamine-free days and renal replacement therapy-free days at day 28; the proportion of patients with acute kidney injury stage 3 and need for renal replacement therapy within ICU stay and proportion of patients with persistent need for renal replacement therapy at ICU discharge; and safety outcomes (cardiovascular, neurological, cutaneous, digestive and haemorrhagic complications within 7 days after inclusion). …”
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Protection against Incidences of Serious Cardiovascular Events Study with daily fish oil supplementation in dialysis patients (PISCES): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kevan Polkinghorne, Brenda R Hemmelgarn, Marcello Tonelli, George Tomlinson, Charmaine E Lok, Louise M Moist

“…Introduction Patients with kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT) suffer premature cardiovascular (CV) mortality and events with few proven pharmacological interventions. …”
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Effect of glycemic control and type of diabetes treatment on TB treatment outcomes among people with TB-diabetes: A systematic review (updated August 2024). by Hemant Deepak Shewade, Prabhadevi Ravichandran, S Satish, S Kiran Pradeep, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Preetam Mahajan, Amar N Shah, Richard Kirubakaran, Ajay M V Kumar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stringent glycemic control and/or using insulin either as a replacement for or in addition to oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) has been recommended for people with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM). …”
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