Translation, psychometric testing and implementation of the perineal assessment tool for assessing incontinence-associated dermatitis risk in semi-intensive care patients by Supin Simim, Samoraphop Banharak, Ladawan Panpanit, Sutin Chanaboon, Chakkarin Sommana, Chantra Promnoi, Wipa Sae-Sia

“…From May to June 2023, 119 patients from the semi-intensive care unit were included using a consecutive sampling method. The research instruments included the demographic questionnaires, the original English version, and the translated Thai version. …”
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Shattering the glass ceiling: Challenges and strategies for women managers in steel manufacturing by Aaliyah Lala, Lynelle Coxen, Marius W. Stander

“…Research approach/design and method: Twelve women managers were selected through purposive criterion homogenous sampling and participated in semi-structured interviews. …”
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Investigating the Concept of “Flirting” as Reflected in the Russian-Speaking Ukrianians’ Linguistic Consciousness by Ія Гордієнко-Митрофанова, Юлія Кобзєва, Денис Гоголь

“…The purpose of this study is to define and describe the semantic components of the verbalised concept “flirting” as a component of ludic competence in the linguistic consciousness of the Russian-speaking people from Eastern Ukraine. The main method of the research was a psycholinguistic experiment. …”
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Observation of Curative Effect of Lung Recruitment in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome after Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery by Lin Guo, Jinxiu Zeng, Ziyou Liu, Zijie Wei, Caiyun Wen, Yue Zhang, Xu Chen, Heping Xie

“…In this paper, the patients were divided into lung recruitment group and conventional treatment group by the random number permutation table method. When the patient’s percutaneous oxygen saturation is less than or equal to 88%, the partial pressure of oxygen in the arterial blood gas is less than or equal to 55 mmHg, or the ventilator tube is disconnected during sputum suction or other accidents, a CPAP×60−second lung recruitment maneuver is required. …”
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PERBANDINGAN METODE PENYETARAAN SKOR TES MENGGUNAKAN BUTIR BERSAMA DAN TANPA BUTIR BERSAMA by Heri Retnawati

“…The results show that (1) 20 sets of tests in the national exams show equal tendencies; (2) in equating with graphical methods, the means and sigmas produce the most equal scores; (3) Haebara and Stocking Lord methods generate the smallest RMSE scores; and (4) the concordance produces RMSE smaller than equating.   …”
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Numerical and experimental analysis of double-acting plunger pump with constant cross section by ZHU Mei, FAN Zhou, LI Xiaole, LIU Jingzhe, ZHOU Di

“…To address these limitations, we designed and evaluated a high-efficiency fertilization pump for integration into irrigation systems.【Method】The device was designed based on the equal-section double-acting pump. …”
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The Second Protonation in the Bio-Catalytic Cycles of the Enzymes Cytochrome P450 and Superoxide Reductase by Tudor Spataru, Lisa Maria Dascalu, Andreea Moraru, Mariana Moraru

“…The Fe-N, Fe-S, and Fe-O chemical bond lengths are much longer in the case of the second enzyme compared to the chemical bond lengths in the case of the first enzyme, reflecting a spin value equal to 5/2 in the second case and a spin value equal to 1/2 in the first. …”
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‘They were just enjoying love and she was making money’: A qualitative analysis of UN peacekeeper sexual interactions in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Samantha Gray, Sandrine Lusamba, Heather Stuart, Sabine Lee, Susan A. Bartels

“…This study aims to demonstrate that not all sexual interactions between peacekeepers and host community members are equally exploitative or abusive. Methods The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was chosen for this study due to its longstanding history of UN peacekeeping operations, documented cases of peacekeeper-perpetrated SEA, and socio-economic and gendered inequalities that contribute to transactional and coercive sexual interactions. …”
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Assessing sustainable urban development and its factors by using biomass energy by A. Jahanbakhsh mashhadi, S. Issa-Zadeh, M. García González

“…The authors used the Analytic network process method and Super Decisions software to rank these criteria.FINDINGS: Based on the Super Decisions program, social benefits and losses have equal weight and are 1.0, the highest ranking. …”
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Comparison of Subconjunctival Triamcinolone with Topical Prednisolone for Routine Anti-Inflammatory Prophylaxis in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery: A Single-Center, Randomiz... by Papa-Vettorazzi R, Shorstein NH, Peterson B, Yee Melgar M, Silva Linares L, O'Brien KS

“…Subconjunctival injection of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) is an effective method to prevent postoperative inflammation in phacoemulsification eyes. …”
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Low error floor LT coding algorithm for unequal error protection by Xin SONG, Shuyan NI, Zhe ZHANG, Yurong LIAO, Tuofeng LEI

“…Results:Taking the code length K equal to 6000 as an example to simulate,and the results are as follows.…”
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Balanced Establishment and Unbalanced Development: An Analysis on the West of Zagros Macro - region Urban System with an Emphasis on Instability and Inefficacity of Small Towns by Esmaeel Aliakbari, Mostafa Taleshi, Mohammad Faraji Darabkhani

“…In other words, according to the last census, although the rural-towns and towns make over 90 percent of the cities in the region, they include only 32 percent of the population which equals to the population of prime city of Kermanshah. …”
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Modeling the hillside movement in the area of Sattarkhan dam reservoir using by predictive models Logistic Regression and Neural Network by soghra andaryani, Nasrin Samandar, Ohammadreza Nikjoo

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of risk factors using statistical models of logistic and neural network in the catchment area around the dam of Sattarkhan Ahar in East Azerbaijan. 2- Materials and Methods study area around the Sattar khan dam with an area equal to 48/147 square kilometers, is located 11 km west of Ahar. …”
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Research on Power Transmission Capacity of Transmission Section for Grid-Forming Renewable Energy via AC/DC Parallel Transmission System Considering Synchronization and Frequency S... by Zhengnan Gao, Zengze Tu, Shaoyun Ding, Liqiang Wang, Haiyan Wu, Xiaoxiang Wei, Jiapeng Li, Yujun Li

“…The theoretical framework and methodology enhance system transfer capacity while ensuring AC/DC parallel transmission security, with case studies validating the theory’s correctness and method’s effectiveness.…”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients on Different Treatment Modalities for Primary Glaucoma in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital- A Prospective Observational Study by Hirva Santoki, Nishant B. Prajapati, Reema Raval, Kintu Shah, Hemant Tiwari, Shikha V. Sood

“…Objective: This study evaluates different treatment patterns and their effectiveness in primary glaucoma using the NEI VFQ-25. Method: A 2-month prospective observational study included patients with primary glaucoma, excluding those with secondary glaucoma or other ocular conditions. …”
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Reducing Uncertainties in Carbonate Clumped Isotope Analysis Through Consistent Carbonate‐Based Standardization by Stefano M. Bernasconi, Inigo A. Müller, Kristin D. Bergmann, Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach, Alvaro Fernandez, David A. Hodell, Madalina Jaggi, Anna Nele Meckler, Isabel Millan, Martin Ziegler

“…Major factors limiting the application of this method are the very high analytical precision required for meaningful interpretations, the relatively complex sample preparation procedures, and the mass spectrometric corrections needed. …”
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Energy-Efficient Dual-Iteration Power Allocation for Two-Phase Relay System with Massive Antennas by Long Zhao, Wei Xiang, Jie Mei, Hui Zhao, Hang Long, Lin Li

“…Since the EE optimization problem cannot be solved analytically, we propose a two-phase power allocation method. Given power allocation of one phase, the optimal power allocation is derived for the other phase. …”
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Fuzzy Lyapunov function based stability analysis of hybrid multiple-frequency system with low frequency offshore wind power integration by Ziyue Duan, Yongqing Meng, Tianyi Wang, Boyang Zhao, Xiuli Wang, Xifan Wang

“…Furthermore, the improved fuzzy Lyapunov function method is proposed to calculate the system’s energy function and domain of attraction, reducing the conservativeness of quadratic energy function and eliminating the need for bounded time derivatives of membership function. …”
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Enhancing Production Efficiency Through Digital Twin Simulation Scheduling by Patrik Grznár, Ladislav Papánek, Milan Marčan, Martin Krajčovič, Ivan Antoniuk, Štefan Mozol, Lucia Mozolová

“…Flexible custom manufacturing is becoming increasingly important, and, in the near future, it will serve as a key method to counter growing competition and meet market demands across most industrial sectors. …”
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Prevalence and impact of ECMO cannula colonization: a single center study by Klaus-Georg Kreitmeier, Tobias Wertheimer, Alois Philipp, Maik Foltan, Robert Heyd, Dirk Lunz, Johannes Steinmann, Roland Schneckenpointner, Thomas Müller, Matthias Lubnow

“…Between October 2020 and May 2022, we evaluated 112 ECMO cannulas from 58 patients for microbial colonization using sonication fluid culture & 16S-rRNA-PCR (n = 105), or roll plate method (n = 7). 38 (33.9%) cannulas from 30 (51.7%) patients showed evidence for bacterial colonization with the predominance of coagulase-negative staphylococci (67.4%). …”
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