Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation in Lung Cancer: Physiological Principles and Clinical Utilization in Surgical and Non-surgical Settings by Marco Cascella, Antonio M. Esquinas

“…Although non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery represents an interesting field of application for NIMV strategies, further studies are needed to optimize operative modalities. Lastly, NIMV has a pivotal role in the settings of intensive care and palliative care units, thereby cementing its versatile utility across various medical contexts.…”
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A novel and clean utilization of red mud as an activator couple with fly ash to prepare cementitious paste backfill by Bin Liu, Qinli Zhang, Yan Feng, Daolin Wang, Li Guo, Sai Liu, Qiusong Chen

“…Fly ash (FA) has been proven to be an economic and efficient SCM, however, the high cost of commercial activators needs to be well controlled. In this study, the alkaline solid waste, red mud (RM), was utilized as an activator couple with FA to prepare CPB. …”
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Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary Care Utilization: An Analysis of Primary Care Claims Data in Alberta, Canada by Mina M. Fahim, Richard P. Golonka, Robin L. Walker, Alka B. Patel, Mary V. Modayil, Lisa L. Cook, John Hagens, Rob Skrypnek, Judy Seidel

“…This study examines trends in primary care utilization among Albertans during COVID-19 and the shift toward virtual care. …”
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Examination of the Clinical Utility of Eating Disorder and Disordered Eating Screening Tools in Young Athletes: A Scoping Review by Barbara J. Hoogenboom, Zachary Capulong, Megan Teeter

“…Continued research is needed to assess the clinical utility of screening tools that identify ED/DE risk specifically in athletes. …”
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Feasibility and resource utilization of nurse-administered subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy in antibody deficiency: A cross-sectional study. by Darshee Ghia, Pranavi Thota, Taylor Ritchie, Heli Rana, Ranvir Minhas, Jalal Moolji, Bruce Ritchie, Adil Adatia

“…We determined that the total time, infusion time, and nursing time needed to provide nurse-administered SCIG was comparable to IVIG. …”
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Utilizing coffee bean subgrade quality by designing product development using integrated kansei words and Fuzzy QFD by Irvansyah Tri Ummarta, Imam Santoso, Dodyk Pranowo, Annisa’u Choirun

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Utilization of lipoxins and other specialised pro-resolving mediators in the prevention and treatment of diabetic nephropathy and diabetic cardiovascular disease by Bergo Ivan, Pastorello Ylenia

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Forest (tree) species composition, diversity and utilization pattern of Sheka biosphere reserve: Shato forest, southwest Ethiopia by Workaferahu Ameneshewa, Yechale Kebede, Dikaso Unbushe, Abiyot Legesse

“…This study aimed to assess the plant species composition, diversity, and utilization pattern of Shato forest of the Sheka Biosphere Reserve. …”
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Utilizing Novel Modular Static Synchronous Series Compensators for Increased RES Integration and Cross-Border Power Flows by Konstantinos F. Krommydas, Christos-Spyridon G. Karavas, Konstantinos A. Plakas, Edward Hanlon, Efthimia Chassioti, Ioannis Moraitis

“…It is showcased that the proposed technology can be a suitable economical solution when distributed impedance control is needed, has a smaller footprint per ohm impedance, and depicts various advantages, such as rapid deployability, scalability and redeployability compared to other technologies. …”
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The Impact of Regularization Policies on Health Access: Examining Female Venezuelan Migrants’ Access and Utilization of Healthcare Services in Colombia by Diana M. Bowser, Priya Agarwal-Harding, Brielle Ruscitti, Donald S. Shepard, Arturo Harker Roa

“…These results highlight the success of ETPMV in enhancing access to healthcare for Venezuelan migrants, with insurance enrollment providing a protective effect against declines in healthcare utilization compared to uninsured individuals. These findings underscore the importance of comprehensive regularization policies to address migrant health needs, while emphasizing the importance of continued efforts toward integration.…”
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Utilizing Flaxseed as an Antimicrobial Alternative in Chickens: Integrative Review for <i>Salmonella enterica</i> and <i>Eimeria</i> by William C. Weston, Karen H. Hales, Dale B. Hales

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Diagnostic Utility of Canine C-Reactive Protein, Haptoglobin, and 25-Hydroxyvitamin-D in Dogs with Nasal Cavity Disease by Sarah Rösch, Julia Woitas, Gerhard Ulrich Oechtering

“…Because of the low number of dogs with IR and positive or negative ME, further studies regarding c-CRP are needed in a larger group of IR dogs without concomitant diseases to reliably evaluate its utility in IR dogs with suspected secondary bacterial nasal infection.…”
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Factors Influencing Informal Credit Access and Utilization among Smallholder Farmers: Insights from Mountainous Regions of Pakistan by Ayat Ullah, Vladimir Verner, Mustapha Yakubu Madaki, Faizal Adams, Miroslava Bavorova

“…Access to credit plays an important role in the adoption of modern agricultural practices, such as better seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers, as well as in the sustainable utilization of land by smallholder farmers. This study explores the dynamics of smallholders’ access to and utilization of informal credit to manage local farming systems. …”
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High Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Prior to Transition to Adult Care: A Retrospective Study by Julie Kanter, Menaka Bhor, Xin Li, Frank Li, Jincy Paulose

“…Young adults (18 to 25 years of age) have higher acute care utilization and an increased risk of poor outcomes. …”
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Two-Stage Robust Optimization Model for Flexible Response of Micro-Energy Grid Clusters to Host Utility Grid by Hongkai Zhang, Outing Zhang, Peng Li, Xianyu Yue, Zhongfu Tan

“…Results indicate that the MEG cluster’s flexible response mechanism can utilize individual MEGs’ excess power generation to meet the host utility grid’s dispatching needs, thereby significantly lowering the host utility grid’s dispatching costs.…”
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A PERMA-nent solution to understanding psychological wellbeing? Exploring the utility of the PERMA model in a university workplace by Xiao Hui Ng, Jeanie Chu, Kinjal Doshi, Kinjal Doshi

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Study on integrated development and utilization modes of China's offshore renewable energy from the perspective of new-quality productivity by LIU Shuguang, ZHANG Ping, ZHAO Xinyue

“…As a major nation in offshore renewable energy, China needs to develop solutions for both domestic and global energy challenges. …”
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A novel scoring system for heart failure screening utilizing combined electrocardiogram, phonocardiogram, and radial artery features by Junjie Bian, Kok-Han Chee, Chengyu Liu, Hongwei Sun, Shixi Zhang, Peili Chen, Dorjee Renchen, Hua-Nong Ting

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Cost‐utility analysis of add‐on Qili Qiangxin capsules in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in China by Lu Wang, Yinglin Wang, Quan Zhao

“…Future studies of QLQX capsules based on different economic systems and medical environments were also needed.…”
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Sybil-Resistant Self-Sovereign Identity Utilizing Attested Execution Secure Processors and Zero-Knowledge Membership Proofs by Koichi Moriyama, Akira Otsuka

“…SSI brings various benefits to natural persons, such as owning controls; conversely, digital identity systems in the real world require Sybil-resistance to comply with anti-money laundering (AML) and other needs. CanDID by Maram et al. proposed that decentralized digital identity systems may achieve Sybil-resistance and preserve privacy by utilizing multi-party computation (MPC), assuming a distributed committee of trusted nodes. …”
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