Ticket sales versus catering challenges for entrepreneurial hospitality workers at international events: A case study of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival by Paul Strickland, Vanessa Ratten

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A Shelf-Life Assessment of Sterilized Surgical Instruments Stored Under Controlled Conditions: A Comparative Study of a Single vs. Double Self-Sealing Pouch by Stefano Cavalli, Chiara Caterino, Francesca Paola Nocera, Francesca Pizzano, Rossana Schena, Federica Aragosa, Sinem Arslan, Giovanni Della Valle, Luisa De Martino, Gerardo Fatone

“…(1) Background: postoperative surgical-site infections are a significant complication in small-animal surgical procedures, with detected rates ranging from 0.8% to 18.1%, depending on the type of surgery. The sterilization process of surgical instruments is a crucial factor in infection control, but the shelf life of surgical instruments and the best packaging method are not precisely defined due to the multiple variables that influence them. …”
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Cessation of smoking in people attending UK emergency departments: the COSTED RCT with economic and process evaluation by Ian Pope, Lucy V Clark, Allan Clark, Emma Ward, Pippa Belderson, Susan Stirling, Steve Parrott, Jinshuo Li, Timothy Coats, Linda Bauld, Richard Holland, Sarah Gentry, Sanjay Agrawal, Benjamin M Bloom, Adrian Boyle, Alasdair Gray, M Geraint Morris, Caitlin Notley

“…Design A two-arm pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, individually randomised, controlled superiority trial with an internal pilot, economic evaluation and mixed-methods process evaluation. …”
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Evaluation of mobile health technology combining telemonitoring and teleintervention versus usual care in vulnerable-phase heart failure management (HERMeS): a multicentre, randomi... by Sergi Yun, MD, ProfPhD Josep Comín-Colet, MD, Esther Calero-Molina, RN, Encarnación Hidalgo, RN, Núria José-Bazán, RN, Marta Cobo Marcos, MD, Teresa Soria, RN, Pau Llàcer, PhD, Cristina Fernández, MSc, José Manuel García-Pinilla, PhD, Concepción Cruzado, RN, Álvaro González-Franco, MD, Eva María García-Marina, RN, José Luis Morales-Rull, PhD, Cristina Solé, MD, Elena García-Romero, MD, Julio Núñez, PhD, José Civera, RN, Coral Fernández, RN, Mercedes Faraudo, RN, Pedro Moliner, PhD, Francesc Formiga, PhD, Javier de-Juan Bagudá, MD, Isabel Zegri-Reiriz, PhD, José María Verdú-Rotellar, PhD, Emili Vela, PhD, David Monterde, MSc, Jordi Piera-Jiménez, PhD, Gerard Carot-Sans, PhD, Cristina Enjuanes, PhD, Santiago Jiménez-Marrero, Alberto Garay, Raúl Ramos-Polo, Alexandra Pons-Riverola, Herminio Morillas, Sílvia Jovells-Vaqué, Marta Tajes, Rafael de la Espriella, Elisa Esther Rodríguez, Jessica Paola Rugeles, Maria del Carmen Moreno, Carla Castillo, Ainhoa Robles-Mezcua, Ramon Bascompte, Paola Macarena Beltran Troncoso, Rocío Rodríguez, Román Freixa Pamias, Olga Guri, Cristina Delso Gafarot, Sònia Sarret Vila, Angelique-Casas Thomsen, Jordi Fernández

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Comparative Efficacy of Virtual Reality–Assisted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Yoga-Based Interventions for Reducing Performance Anxiety in Students: Protocol for a Randomize... by Cristina Maria Tofan, Liviu-Adrian Măgurianu, Magdalena Axinte, Alexandra Maria Găină, Marcel Găină

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A Comparative Study of Azure Custom Vision Versus Google Vision API Integrated into AI Custom Models Using Object Classification for Residential Waste by Cosmina-Mihaela Rosca, Adrian Stancu, Marius Radu Tănase

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Impact of chronic intranasal oxytocin administration on face expression processing in autistic children: a randomized controlled trial using fMRI by Matthijs Moerkerke, Nicky Daniels, Stephanie Van der Donck, Tiffany Tang, Jellina Prinsen, Elahe’ Yargholi, Jean Steyaert, Kaat Alaerts, Bart Boets

“…Results No significant diagnostic-group differences were identified between autistic versus non-autistic children with regard to neural face processing. …”
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Anorexia and bulimia – perfect body versus death by Maria Aparecida Conti, Paula Costa Teixeira Costa Teixeira, Marcela S. Kotait, Eduardo Aratangy Aratangy, Fabio Salzano, Ana Carolina Soares Amaral

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Intrapleural fibrinolysis and DNase versus video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of pleural empyema (FIVERVATS): protocol for a randomised, controlled trial – su... by Najib Rahman, Babu Naidu, Eihab O Bedawi, Zaigham Saghir, Uffe Bodtger, Bo Martin Bibby, Christian B Laursen, Thomas Decker Christensen, Morten Bendixen, Søren Helbo Skaarup, Jens-Ulrik Jensen, Rene Horsleben Petersen, Merete Christensen, Peter Licht, Kirsten Neckelmann, Lars B Møller, Morten Hornemann Borg, Sten Langfeldt, Stefan M W Harders

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Application of health action process approach model to promote toothbrushing behavior among Iranian elderly population: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Moghaddam, Katayoun Sargeran, Mahdia Gholami, Jamshid Jamali, Ahmad Reza Shamshiri

“…We aimed to compare the effectiveness of an oral health education program based on the health action process approach (HAPA) model when provided by a dentist versus a health officer among elderly people. …”
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The feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial that compares immediate versus optional delayed surgical repair for treatment of acute Anterior cruciate ligament injury... by Feryal Ghafelzadeh Ahwaz, Annemie Smeets, Stijn Bogaerts, Pieter Berger, Koen Peers

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Carboprost versus Oxytocin as the first-line treatment of primary postpartum haemorrhage (COPE): protocol for a phase IV, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial an... by Kerry Woolfall, Ben Hardwick, Dimitrios Siassakos, Andrew Shennan, Stephen Robson, Dyfrig A Hughes, Carrol Gamble, Elizabeth Deja, Andrew Weeks, Peter Collins, Jim Thornton, Kirtana Vallabhaneni, Tina Lavender, Gillian Gyte, Helen Hickey, Egle Saviciute, Anna Rosala-Hallas, Efstathia Gkioni, Kim Hinshaw, Catrin Plumpton, Shireen Meher, Annette L Briley, Rachel E Collis, Charlotte Van Netten, Dilly Anumba, Sion Kenyon, Elaine Willis

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Efficacy of a Native Microbial Starter in Promoting Table Olive Fermentation: An Industrial-Scale Trial at Controlled and Ambient Temperature by Marco Campus, Francesco Corrias, Alberto Angioni, Nicola Arru, Piergiorgio Sedda, Margherita Addis, Myriam Fiori, Antonio Paba, Luigi Chessa, Roberta Comunian

“…This study evaluated a multi-strain starter culture’s impact on the industrial-scale fermentation of “Tonda di Cagliari” table olives, comparing processes at ambient versus controlled (23–25 °C) temperatures. …”
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Changes in Health Education Literacy After Structured Web-Based Education Versus Self-Directed Online Information Seeking in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery: Nonr... by Mariella Seel, Julian Alexander Mihalic, Stefan Mathias Froschauer, Bernhard Holzner, Jens Meier, Tobias Gotterbarm, Matthias Holzbauer

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Modular-based psychotherapy (MoBa) versus cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with depression, comorbidities and a history of childhood maltreatment: study protocol fo... by Elisabeth Schramm, Martin Hautzinger, Carolin Jenkner, Moritz Elsaesser, Sabine Herpertz, Hannah Piosczyk

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Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren’s contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation by Joseph Dias, Puvan Tharmanathan, Catherine Arundel, Charlie Welch, Qi Wu, Paul Leighton, Maria Armaou, Belen Corbacho, Nick Johnson, Sophie James, John Cooke, Christopher Bainbridge, Michael Craigen, David Warwick, Samantha Brady, Lydia Flett, Judy Jones, Catherine Knowlson, Michelle Watson, Ada Keding, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson

“…Future work Recurrence and re-intervention usually occur after 1 year, and therefore follow-up to 5 years or more could resolve whether the differences observed in the Dupuytren’s interventions surgery versus collagenase trial to 2 years worsen. Study registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN18254597. …”
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Patient Reported Outcome Measures in cancer care: a hybrid effectiveness-Implementation trial to optimise Symptom control and health service Experience (PROMISE)–protocol for a ran... by David Wyld, Afaf Girgis, Elizabeth Miller, Penelope M Webb, Gunter Hartel, Karen Martin, Rahul Ladwa, Melissa Eastgate, Suzanne O’Brien, Sabe Sabesan, Raymond J Chan, Amy Brown, Robert Mason, Mark B Pinkham, Bena Brown, Louisa G Collins, Fiona Crawford Williams, Kerrie Doupain, Vicki Fennelly, Peter McGuire, Rebecca Packer, Jasotha Sanmugarajah, Georgia Slapp, Doreen Tapsall, Jeanie White, Laurelie R Wishart

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Variable Structure Depth Controller for Energy Savings in an Underwater Device: Proof of Stability by João Bravo Pinto, João Falcão Carneiro, Fernando Gomes de Almeida, Nuno A. Cruz

“…Specifically, the stability proof is based on a novel analysis of the system’s trajectory in the net buoyancy force-versus-depth error plane. The findings were applied to a depth-controlled sensor platform previously developed by the authors, using a well-established system model and considering physical constraints. …”
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Chemical Versus Enzymatic Nucleic Acid Modifications and Genomic Stability by Jonathan R. Cortez, Marie E. Migaud

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Coblation Versus Cold Steel Tonsillectomy: Prospective Comparative observational study by Ahmed Alansary, Issam M Alsharaida, Rasha M. Deewan

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