Investigation of Coolant Local Hydrodynamics in the Mixed Core of the VVER Reactor by S. M. Dmitriev, A. V. Gerasimov, A. A. Dobrov, D. V. Doronkov, A. N. Pronin, A. V. Ryazanov, D. N. Solntsev, A. E. Khrobostov

“…The flow pressure field was converted to the direction and value of the coolant velocity vector according to the dependencies obtained during calibration. To obtain a detailed data of the flow, a characteristic cross-section area of the model was selected, including the space cross flow between fuel assemblies and four rows of fuel rods of each of the TVSA fuel assemblies. …”
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Enhancing Communication Security in Drones Using QRNG in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum by J. de Curtò, I. de Zarzà, Juan-Carlos Cano, Carlos T. Calafate

“…The implementation includes secure communication protocols, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality through encryption and Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) verification. …”
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Use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and risk of multiple myeloma in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis by Kate Tokareva, Alexander C. Peterson, Aaron Baraff, Sarah P. Chung, Jennifer Barton, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Nicholas L. Smith, David G. Coffey, Noel S. Weiss, Namrata Singh

“…Methods In this cohort study using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) data, we identified Veterans newly diagnosed with RA from 1/1/2002 to 12/31/2018 using diagnostic codes and medication fills. …”
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Landscape analyses of gaps in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health policies and guidelines to catalyse policy implementation improvement in Uganda by Charles Ibingira, Josaphat Byamugisha, Elizeus Rutebemberwa, Lynn Atuyambe, Richard Mugahi, Emmanuel Odongo

“…The transcripts were analysed by thematic analysis using open code software. Results It was established that the policy and guideline documents addressing most of RMNCAH components existed. …”
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A comparison of educational events for physicians and nurses in Australia sponsored by opioid manufacturers. by Quinn Grundy, Sasha Mazzarello, Sarah Brennenstuhl, Emily A Karanges

“…We compared event characteristics across three attendee groups: (a) physicians only; (b) at least one nurse in attendance; and (c) nurses only. We coded the unstructured data using iteratively generated keywords for variables related to location, format, and content focus.…”
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Adolescents' Sexual Health During the COVID‐19 Outbreak: A Systematic Review by Elahe Ahmadnia, Arezoo Haseli, Atefeh Davoudian, Mina Abbasi

“…Due to the heterogeneity of the data. Results After identifying 781 articles, 10 studies with a total sample size of 636,873 participants were included in the final systematic review. …”
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Maternal outcomes of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia and associated factors among women admitted at referral hospitals of amhara regional state, institutional-based cross-section... by Misganaw Fikrie Melesse, Getie Lake Aynalem, Martha Berta Badi, Bewket Yeserah Aynalem

“…Using the census sampling technique, 456 study participants were included in the study. Data were coded, verified, and imported into Epi-info version 7.2 before being exported and analyzed in SPSS version 26. …”
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Using Cognitive Interviewing to Test Youth Survey and Interview Items in Evaluation: A Case Example by Elisa LaPietra, Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R. Linver

“…An iterative design was used with cognitive interviewing testing rounds, analysis, and revisions. Data Collection and Analysis: The cognitive interview was administered by phone to 10 male youth, five from the 10-13-year-old age range and five from the 15-17-year-old age range. …”
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Examining the impact of rhythmic breathing and progressive muscle relaxation on acute pain following inguinal hernia repair: a parallel randomized clinical trial by Hosein Bagheri, Mobin Mottahedi, Seyedeh Solmaz Talebi, Sara Mehralizade, Hossein Ebrahimi

“…Trial registration Registered in the Iranian registry of clinical trials ( www.irct.ir ) in 31/01/2023 with the following code: IRCT20200206046395N2.…”
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Risk of miscarriage in women with chronic diseases in Norway: A registry linkage study. by Maria C Magnus, Nils-Halvdan Morken, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Allen J Wilcox, Siri E Håberg

“…Registered pregnancies (n = 593,009) in Norway between 2010 and 2016 were identified through 3 national health registries (birth register, general practitioner data, and patient registries). Six broad categories of illness were identified, comprising 25 chronic diseases defined by diagnostic codes used in general practitioner and patient registries. …”
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Trends in female genital mutilation (FGM) among Senegalese women and their daughters : a secondary analysis of Senegal DHS from 2015 to 2023 by Ndeye Mareme Sougou, Mouhamadou Faly Ba, Fatou Bintou Diongue, Amadou Ibra Diallo, Ibrahima Ndiaye, Ibrahima Seck

“…Methods This study is a secondary analysis of data extracted from the Senegalese Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from 2015 to 2023. …”
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Modelagem hidrológica em microbacia hidrográfica parte I: aprimoramento do modelo HidroBacia Hydrologic modeling in a small watershed part I: improvement of the HidroBacia model by Sidney S. Zanetti, José M. A. da Silva, Elias F. Sousa, Vicente de P. S. de Oliveira, Frederico T. de Almeida

“…This work consisted of improvement of the HidroBacia model by means of identification and correction of mistakes in its software source code. The mistakes were identified through adjustment during runoff hydrograph simulations using an experimental watershed data bank. …”
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Effectiveness and sustainability of peer support interventions for patients with obesity: a realist synthesis protocol by Jing Hu, Haoyang Li, Donghong Wang, Lizhe Huang, Xuejuan Li, Youmei Su, Rixiao Liang

“…Qualitative research methods, facilitated by NVivo software, will be used to code and organise the data into themes related to the research context, mechanisms and outcomes, thereby refining the theoretical framework.Ethics and dissemination This research proposal and its corresponding realist synthesis do not require ethical approval. …”
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Focus group-supported development and psychometric exploration of an instrument to assess perceived physical exertion in nursing students by Eva Lorenz, Eva Grüne, Johanna Popp, Klaus Pfeifer, Johannes Carl

“…To check the psychometric quality and factor structure of the questionnaire, we used data of 237 nursing students from 16 different nursing schools. …”
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Needle stick injuries among emergency medical services personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Sahebi, Somayeh Tahernejad, Ehsan Rezaei, Fatemeh Shahmahmoudi, Sogand Pirhadi, Azadeh Tahernejad

“…A random-effects model was used for the meta-analysis, and the I² index was employed to assess heterogeneity among studies. Data were analyzed using STATA software (version 15). …”
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Drug overdose deaths among women 1999–2021 in the United States: Differences by race, ethnicity, and age by Abenaa A Jones, Joel E Segel, Emma M Skogseth, Hannah B Apsley, Alexis R Santos-Lozada

“…Methods: We use CDC WONDER Multiple Causes of Death files data using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes X40–X44, X60–X64, X85, and Y10–Y14 to identify overall drug overdose deaths, T40.5 for cocaine-related deaths, T40.0–T40.4, T40.6 for opioid-related deaths, T42.4 for benzodiazepines, and T43.6 to identify psychostimulants. …”
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Digital Intervention in Children With Developmental Language Disorder: Systematic Review by Zhaowen Zhou, Cheng Deng, Dongling Yin, Qiaoxue Yang, Zhuoming Chen

“…The titles and abstracts of the identified records were initially screened and selected by 2 independent and blinded reviewers. Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by 3 independent reviewers. …”
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Strong association between hypocalcemia and preeclampsia-eclampsia among pregnant women attending at a tertiary referral hospital in Northwestern Tanzania by Godluck H. Mlay, Prosper A. Shayo, Richard F. Kiritta, Dismas K. Matovelo, Benson R. Kidenya

“…Cubital venous blood was collected for measuring total serum calcium levels among cases and controls. Data were collected using a standardized, pre-tested, and coded questionnaire, then entered into a computer using Microsoft Excel 2013, and analyzed using STATA version 15. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasite Infections and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia by Yibeltal Aschale, Awoke Minwuyelet, Tadesse Yirga Akalu, Asmare Talie

“…Immediately after collection, macroscopic (gross) and microscopic (saline wet mount) examination of stool sample was performed to detect and identify intestinal parasites. The generated data were checked for completeness, coded, entered, and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, 2011) software. …”
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Does learning more about others impact liking them? Replication and extension Registered Report of Norton et al.’s (2007) lure of ambiguity by Zöe Horsham, Ashleigh Nicola Haydock-Symonds, Hirotaka Imada, Hiu Ching Tai, Wing Lam Lau, Tsz Lui Shum, Yuqing Zeng, Hiu Tung Kristy Chow, Gilad Feldman

“…Overall, our findings suggest that learning more about others may not influence perceptions of liking, similarity or curiosity towards them. Materials, data and code are available on https://osf.io/j6tqr/. …”
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