The Ambulatory and Home Care Record: A Methodological Framework for Economic Analyses in End-of-Life Care by Denise N. Guerriere, Peter C. Coyte

“…This paper addresses the methods used to measure end-of-life care costs. The existing empirical literature will be reviewed in order to assess care costs with areas neglected in this body of literature to be identified. …”
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Improving Financial Sustainability Through Effective Credit Risk Management and Human Talent Development in Microfinance Institutions by Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez, Vicente González-Prida, Diana Pariona-Amaya, Victoriano Eusebio Zacarías-Rodríguez, Víctor Zacarías-Vallejos, Sara Ricardina Zacarías-Vallejos, Luis Alberto Aguilar-Cuevas, Lisette Paola Campos-Carpena

“…Both qualitative and quantitative research methods allow this study to investigate credit risk management strategies while examining policies for inclusivity plus incentive plans along with debt portfolio selection efficiency. …”
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Auriculotherapy for anxiety, quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in pregnant women: a randomized clinical trial by Hérica Pinheiro Corrêa, Kauê Batista Andrade, Tânia Couto Machado Chianca, Antônio Prates Caldeira, Carolina Amaral Oliveira Rodrigues, Maria Fernanda Santos Figueiredo Brito, Caroline de Castro Moura, Diego Dias de Araújo

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: to assess the effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety, quality of life and fear of COVID-19 in pregnant women. Methods: multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical trial. …”
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On the Implementation of a Transverse Wave-Based Routing Technique for a TSP Circular Instance by Lazaros S. Savvidis, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, George N. Mastorakis, Evangelos K. Markakis

“…Experimental results indicate that TWA significantly enhances route optimization, outperforming traditional methods in specific instances. The findings underscore TWA’s potential contributions to the field of logistics and operational research.…”
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Accurately Models the Relationship Between Physical Response and Structure Using Kolmogorov–Arnold Network by Yang Wang, Changliang Zhu, Shuzhe Zhang, Changsheng Xiang, Zhibin Gao, Guimei Zhu, Jun Sun, Xiangdong Ding, Baowen Li, Xiangying Shen

“…However, many current machine learning methods lack interpretability, making it difficult to grasp the physical mechanisms behind various phenomena, which hampers progress in related fields. …”
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Ex vivo-model design and evaluation of the sensitivity of blast cells to chemotherapy as a way to personalize the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia by A. S. Polyakov, Ya. A. Noskov, Yu. V. Nikitin, V. V. Tyrenko, S. N. Kolubaeva, A. N. Bogdanov, V. N. Semelev, O. R. Petrova, S. V. Bondarchuk, D. K. Zhogolev, A. D. Zolotarev, A. V. Kovalev, Yu. E. Puchkova

“…Drugs made with a more complete understanding of the biology of acute myeloid leukemia do not equal the hopes for better prognosis. The best results are achieved only with high-dose chemotherapy, which is only possible for a limited number of patients. …”
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Distributed Time-Varying Optimal Resource Management for Microgrids via Fixed-Time Multiagent Approach by Tingting Zhou, Salah Laghrouche, Youcef Ait-Amirat

“…Unlike the prior methods with centralized coordination, the proposed algorithm is fully distributed, scalable, and privacy-preserving, making it suitable for real-time deployment in dynamic MG environments. …”
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Performance in Multi-Joint Force-Plate Assessments in Male and Female CrossFit^® Athletes by James R. Jowsey, G. Gregory Haff, Paul Comfort, Nicholas Joel Ripley

“…Background: CrossFit^® aims to be equitable between both males and female athletes, supporting equal representation and equal prize money at international events. …”
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A clinico-epidemiological profile, coinfections and outcome of patients with Influenza Like Illnesses (ILI) presenting to the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic by Darpanarayan Hazra, Gina Maryann Chandy, Abirahmi Thanjavurkar, Karthik Gunasekaran, Ankita Chowdary Nekkanti, Rathijit Pal, Mahesh Moorthy, Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash

“…Age more than 60 years, SOFA score more than or equal to four and WHO critical severity score were independent predictors of mortality.…”
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Effectiveness of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation pattern on upper extremity and scapula in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a single-centre assessor-blinded randomised... by Abid Hasan Khan, Md. Saruar Hossain Bhuiyan, Md. Feroz Kabir, Md. Zahid Hossain, Sharmila Jahan, K M Amran Hossain, Ehsanur Rahman

“…Random assigned and concealed allocated patients were recruited equally (n = 40) to each PNF and conventional capsular stretching group. …”
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Inhibitory activity of tea compositions and their constituent ingredients on SARS‐COV‐2 replication in vitro by Е. I. Каzachinskaia, А. А. Chepurnov, Yu. V. Коnonova, А. А. Shelemba, V. V. Romanyuk, M. G. Magomedov, А. М. Shestopalov

“…In vitro analysis of the inhibitory activity of aqueous extracts of ready‐made tea compositions and their constituent ingredients on SARSCOV‐ 2 replication.Material and Methods. The laboratory strain SARS‐CoV‐ 2/human/RUS/Nsk‐FRCFTM‐1/2020 was passivated on Vero cell culture. …”
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Features of formation of Miscanthus giganteus planting material depending on cultivation technology elements by В. А. Доронін, В. В. Дрига, Ю. А. Кравченко, В. В. Доронін

“…To establish biological features of plants growth and development and the formation of Miscanthus giganteus planting material depending on the cultivation technology elements. Methods. Field, laboratory, visual, weight measu­ring, mathematical and statistical ones. …”
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Gender-transformative programming with men and boys to improve sexual and reproductive health and rights: a systematic review of intervention studies by Eimear Ruane-McAteer, Avni Amin, Jennifer Hanratty, Rajat Khosla, Maria Lohan, Kathryn Gillespie, Áine Aventin, Martin Robinson

“…We systematically review evidence for this approach.Methods We previously reported an evidence-and-gap map (http://srhr.org/masculinities/wbincome/) and systematic review of reviews of experimental intervention studies engaging men/boys in SRHR, identified through a Campbell Collaboration published protocol (https://doi.org/10.1002/CL2.203) without language restrictions between January 2007 and July 2018. …”
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Demographic and genetic impacts of powdery mildew in a young oak (Quercus robur L.) cohort by Benoit Barrès, Cyril Dutech, Gilles Saint-Jean, Catherine Bodénès, Christian Burban, Virgil Fiévet, Camille Lepoittevin, Pauline Garnier-Géré, Marie-Laure Desprez-Loustau

“…Takam causing powdery mildew in the early stages of a Quercus robur L. population. Methods An ad hoc field design with two disease exposures, natural and protected, was surveyed over nine years. …”
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Assessment of root resorption on lateral incisors after primary canine extraction treating mesioangular displaced permanent canines: a randomised controlled trial by Narmin Helal, Reem Naaman, Najlaa Alamoudi, Azza El-Housseiny, Fatima Jadu

“…In addition, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between the position of the unerupted canine and the risk of RR in adjacent lateral incisors.DesignRandomised controlled clinical trial.MethodsEighty-five patients 9–12-year-old with MDC were allocated equally to either an extraction group (EG) or a control group (CG). …”
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Determinants of young People’s gender norm attitudes related to rights and equity in Southeast Nigeria by Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Ozioma Nwankpa, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Conclusion Despite widespread support for gender equality for women’s empowerment, young people in the Southeast still favour traditional gender norms, particularly decision-making and educational rights for men. …”
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Microgrid Reliability Incorporating Uncertainty in Weather and Equipment Failure by Sakthivelnathan Nallainathan, Ali Arefi, Christopher Lund, Ali Mehrizi-Sani

“…This study employs two methods to assess and contrast the reliability of a standalone microgrid (SMG) system in order to achieve this goal: (i) random uncertainty within a selected confidence interval and (ii) splitting the cumulative distribution function (CDF) into five regions of equal probability. …”
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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE ESTIMATING RADIO TERMINAL-RETRANSMITTERS CONNECTIVITY OF MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM by Anatolii I. Sbitniev, Dmytro A. Bukhal

“…In these systems radio terminals have equal status and interact with each other directly or via relaying messages thought other ones. …”
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Quality of life after liver transplantation with old donor graft by Maria José Nascimento Flor, José Huygens Parente Garcia, Maria Isis Freire de Aguiar, João Marcos de Meneses e Silva, Paulo César de Almeida, Francisca Diana da Silva Negreiros

“…Objective: to compare the quality of life of liver transplant patients who received liver from donor aged ≤60 or >60 years old. Methods: a prospective study with a sample of 141 recipients from liver donors aged equal to or less than 60 years and recipients of elderly donor liver, in a reference center. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy of clindamycin, linezolid, and calcium hydroxide as root canal medicaments on tubular infection against Enterococcus faecalis biofilm: An in vitro study by Manisha Rani Bharathi, Mahima Tilakchand, Priya Horatti, Rideep Chaliha

“…Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the antimicrobial efficacy of linezolid, clindamycin, and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) as an intracanal medicament on Enterococcus faecalis biofilm. Methods: Fifty-six root blocks obtained from extracted single-rooted human teeth were decoronated, and the apical part of the root was removed to obtain a 6 mm cylinder of radicular dentin. …”
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