Theory-informed process evaluation protocol to assess a rapid-access outpatient model of care in South East Queensland, Australia by Hannah E Carter, Steven M McPhail, Shannon Wallis, Kelly McGowan, Sundresan Naicker, Ashleigh Earnshaw

“…Professional stakeholders will be recruited through a direct invitation to participate (using purposeful sampling methods) and will be engaged in interviews at 1–3 data collection time points. Service consumers will be recruited through direct advertisement to participate in interviews. …”
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Psychological health conditions of ART treated infertile couples: a 4-years prospective study by Maria Francesca Cattaneo Della Volta, Federica Vallone, Federica Vallone, Pasquale Dolce, Maria Clelia Zurlo, Maria Clelia Zurlo

“…Psychopathological symptoms, measured by SCL-90-R, were assessed at T1 and T2 and compared by outcome groups and sex. Linear Mixed Effect Models were used. Frequencies/percentages of clinically relevant levels of psychopathological symptoms were also explored.ResultsStatistically significant Group-by-Time interaction effects were found. …”
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Knee joint extension limitation in female patients with knee osteoarthritis affects the infrapatellar fat pad hardness and hemoglobin concentration by isometric quadriceps exercise by Syoya Nakanishi, Masahiro Tsutsumi, Takashi Kitagawa, Toshinori Miyashita, Makoto Wada, Shintarou Kudo

“…IFP hardness and O2Hb, HHb, and cHb concentration were analyzed using a linear mixed model for the groups and measurement points. …”
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STEP.De study—a multicentre cluster-randomised effectiveness trial of exercise therapy for patients with depressive symptoms in healthcare services: study protocol by Andreas Heissel, Anou Pietrek, Melanie Schwefel, Kahar Abula, Gregor Wilbertz, Stephan Heinzel, Michael Rapp

“…For the secondary endpoints, mixed linear and logistic regression models with fixed and random factors will be added. …”
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Конструкция плиты для сборных дорожных покрытий by S. I. Zinevich

“…In order to increase rigidity of the plate (reduction of its settlement during the passage of vehicles) the author has proposed to arrange plates with two longitudinal ribs, and the plates themselves are to be laid on loose soil mixed with cement. The ribs are proposed to be placed on roll bars, i. e. symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of the plate at a distance from each other which is equal to the distance between wheels of the calculated vehicle on one axis. …”
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Validation cohort of a tool to predict proliferative histological class in lupus nephritis based on clinical and laboratory data: LUCAS Study (Lupus Nephritis Class Assessment Syst... by Emilia Inoue Sato, Fabio Jennings, Antonio Silaide Araujo, Alexandre Wagner Silva de Souza, Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn, Ricardo Sesso, Edgard Torres dos Reis-Neto

“…There was no difference when analysing urinary red cell counts >5 x 103/mL, >10 x 103/mL or >20 x 103/mL, as well as when the tool was applied in the first or recurrent LN and in proliferative LN without class V.Conclusions The validation of a tool to predict proliferative histologic class showed good performance, like that found in the development cohort, without difference in accuracy with different cut-off points for urinary red cell count or number of flares of LN. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Chronic Blepharitis Treatment by S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, Sh. Zh. Teshaev, L. M. Petrosyan, Sh. Sh. Ramazonova

“…Methods: 30 posterior or mixed chronic blepharitis (CB), meibomian gland dysfunctions (MGD) and dry eye (DE) patients were examined. …”
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Implementing patient and public involvement (PPI) in eye research: reflections from developing a research study on Geographic Atrophy treatment acceptability by Jamie Enoch, David Matthews, Arevik Ghulakhszian, Mandeep Sekhon, Tamsin Callaghan, David Crabb, Christiana Dinah, Deanna Taylor

“…We discuss some of the challenges that may arise when taking on board divergent points of view, and how to maximise comprehensibility without compromising fidelity to a validated questionnaire. …”
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Remotely sensed spectral indicators of bird taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity across Afrotropical urban and non-urban habitats by Adewale G. Awoyemi, Tunrayo R. Alabi, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo

“…To do so, we sampled birds at 400 points equally distributed across eight Nigerian areas, two vegetation zones (rainforest vs savannah), and two habitats (urban vs non-urban), and extracted 29 indicators (mean and SD) at 50-m radius of each point (exact area of bird censuses). …”
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Biomass accumulation and carbon stocks of soil and tree components of different agroforestry systems in tropical moist regions of Bangladesh by Rojina Akter, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Nasima Akther Roshni, Syed Aflatun Kabir Hemel, Md. Tariqul Islam

“…Overall, 216 Soil samples from two layers (0–15 cm and 15–30 cm depths) were also collected from randomly selected points to determine soil bulk density and soil organic carbon (SOC). …”
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Evaluation of mechanical properties of three commonly used suture materials for clinical oral applications: An in vitro study by Abullais Shahabe Saquib, Al-Qahtani Nabeeh Abdullah, Naqash Talib Amin, Khan Abdul Ahad, Arora Suraj Prakash, Bhavikatti Shaeesta

“…Artificial saliva was mixed with human serum in 1:1 ratio and maintained at pH of 7.4 to 8.1 to simulate oral environment. …”
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Importance of reference group selection in the evaluation of cancer incidence by Alexandra K. Mueller, Brandon Vaeth, Andrew C. Todd, Christopher R. Dasaro, Jiehui Li, Baozhen Qiao, Paolo Boffetta, David J. Prezant, Charles B. Hall, David G. Goldfarb, Rachel Zeig-Owens

“…A significant change-point was found only for prostate cancer, and only when compared to a US population. …”
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Centering community-based maternal and child nutrition services in Bangladesh’s rural primary healthcare: what has potential to scale by Safina Abdulloeva, Arti Bhanot, Mohd. Aziz Khan, Md. Mofijul Islam Bulbul, Mijanur Rahman, Kaosar Afsana, Thomas Forissier, Deepika Sharma, Abul Bashar Mohammad Khurshid Alam

“…The assessment followed a mixed-method design with household survey of 1,166 pregnant women, mothers of children under-6 months and 6–23 months, and observations of 965 service delivery points along with qualitative study.ResultsA higher proportion of children received growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) services through expanded program on immunization (EPI) sessions, with better compliance to service delivery protocol in intervention areas compared with controls. …”
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Land cover changes in grassland landscapes: combining enhanced Landsat data composition, LandTrendr, and machine learning classification in google earth engine with MLP-ANN scenari... by Cecilia Parracciani, Daniela Gigante, Onisimo Mutanga, Stefania Bonafoni, Marco Vizzari

“…However, the classification of shrublands proved challenging due to their mixed composition and unique spatial patterns, resulting in lower accuracies. …”
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Luteinizing hormone profiles during ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive treatment by Hannah Verschuere, Hannah Verschuere, Annouschka Laenen, Sophie Debrock, Carla Tomassetti, Carla Tomassetti, Sharon Lie Fong, Sharon Lie Fong

“…A continuous profile was set out to evaluate the pooled measurements of the mean LH in time during ovarian stimulation and linear mixed modeling was used to compare the change of LH between 4 time points: the day prior to start of gonadotrophins (T1), stimulation day 5 (T2), stimulation day 6 (T3) and on the day of oocyte maturation trigger (T4). …”
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Do Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics Influence Serum Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in People With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder? by Mirko Manchia, Ulker Isayeva, Roberto Collu, Diego Primavera, Luca Deriu, Edoardo Caboni, Maria Novella Iaselli, Davide Sundas, Massimo Tusconi, Clement C. Zai, Maria Scherma, Alessio Squassina, Donatella Congiu, Pasquale Paribello, Federica Pinna, Claudia Pisanu, Anna Meloni, Walter Fratta, Paola Fadda, Bernardo Carpiniello

“…Consistent evidence has pointed to the role of serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) as a plausible illness biomarker in SCZ spectrum disorders. …”
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The effect of different whitening mouthwashes and simulated tooth brushing on surface roughness and microhardness of nanohybrid resin composite: an in vitro study by Cemile Yılmaz, Latife Altınok Uygun

“…Data were analyzed using three-way mixed ANOVA, one-way ANOVA, repeated measures ANOVA, and Bonferroni correction (α = 0.05). …”
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Vías de polímeros by Ifrah Asif, Eylia Abbas Jafri, Bushra Fatima, Mehak Fatima Aamir

“…The main objective is to analyse and compare the properties of plastic-mixed bitumen roads over non-plastic mixed bitumen roads. …”
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Trauma surgical skill sustainment at the University of Chicago AMEDD Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Site: an observation report by Priya Prakash, Kenneth Wilson, Jennifer Cone, Selwyn O Rogers, Andrew Benjamin, Timothy P Plackett, Nicholas Jaszczak, David A Hampton

“…The operative volume resulted in a KSA score of 22 799 points. The first civilian surgeon’s annual clinical activity included 453 trauma evaluations and 151 operative cases, resulting in a KSA score of 16 738 points. …”
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Simultaneous Regularity Contrast and Luminance Polarity by Frederick A. A. Kingdom, Hua-Chun Sun, Elena Gheorghiu, Martin S. Silva

“…In addition, we tested a “mixed” condition consisting of a random mixture of polarities in both the surround and test. …”
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