Properties of one-part geopolymer pedestrian blocks made using 100 % waste materials by Minha Jameel, Thongchai Suteerasak, Poopatai Chumpol, Avirut Puttiwongrak, Worathep Sae-Long, Piti Sukontasukkul

“…However, the production process of OPC significantly contributes to environmental degradation, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable alternatives that can reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint. …”
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Overview of analysis and evaluation models for China's nuclear energy development by Hongzhang Cheng, Xuan Ye, Xiaoguang Liu, Hongyu Zhang, Gangyang Zheng, Bo Yang, Tianpeng Wang, Tao Ma, Qi Shi, Wei Xiong

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Investigating medical students’ perceptions of point-of-care ultrasound integration into preclinical education by Rajkumar Rajendram, Abdullah Olayan Alrasheed, Abdulaziz Ahmed Boqaeid, Faris Khalid Alkharashi, Salman Sufian Qasim, Arif Hussain

“…Given constraints on resources for medical education, a formal needs assessment was conducted to evaluate the potential utility of PoCUS within the basic science curriculum at our institution. …”
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Perceptions of healthcare access among Lithuanians aged 65 and over during the COVID-19 pandemic by Vytenis Kalibatas, Snieguole Kaseliene, Ramune Kalediene, Olga Mesceriakova, Skirmante Sauliune

“…Financial barriers led to unmet healthcare needs: 12.6% of the respondents did not receive needed services, 12.8% did not undergo recommended tests, and 14.2% did not purchase prescribed medications. …”
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Demographic Analysis and Resource Allocation in Humanitarian Aid: A Case Study of Age-Specific Service Provision by Andrea SEBERINI, Martin HRONEC, Miroslava TOKOVSKÁ

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Occupational health and safety regulations in China: development process, enforcement challenges, and solutions by Xinyu Xu, Xinyu Xu, Xinyu Xu, Peihua Ren, Peihua Ren, Wenyan Shi, Wenyan Shi, Feidan Deng, Feidan Deng, Qingfeng Wang, Qingfeng Wang, Shaoteng Shi, Shaoteng Shi, Jingchun Shen, Jingchun Shen, Guoqiang Dong, Jing Han, Jing Han, Jing Han, Jing Han

“…By improving the legislative guarantee, optimizing the implementation mechanism, and deepening the social co-governance, a sustainable occupational health management system adapted to the needs of industrial upgrading will eventually be constructed.…”
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Profiles and predictors of access to human and veterinary healthcare in multispecies households by Jennifer W. Applebaum, Courtney Dunn, Shelby E. McDonald, Kaylinn Escobar, Erin K. King, Rosalie Corona, Megan K. Mueller

“…These findings emphasize the need for policies addressing factors such as economic inequality and discrimination to improve healthcare and veterinary care access and utilization. …”
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Lessons learned on social health integration: evaluating a novel social health integration and social risk-informed care online continuing professional development course for prima... by Elizabeth Bojkov, Dea Papajorgji-Taylor, Andrea R. Paolino, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Katheen A. Barnes, Meagan C. Brown

“…Abstract Background Adjusting clinical care to account for social risks and needs is vital to patient-centered care, but little attention has been paid to implementing it in routine practice. …”
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The use of television by blacks in the PWV area by S. J. Bekker

“… This article focuses on Rayburn and Palmgreen's (1984) expectancy-value model of gratifications to determine the way in which members of a group of blacks utilize television as a mass medium to satisfy certain needs through selective exposure to their favourite programmes. …”
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Intent-driven end-to-end network slicing orchestration and control by Xiaoxue ZHAO, Fuguo XUE, Lulu ZHANG, Ying OUYANG, Chungang YANG

“…The 6G system will realize diversified and customized on-demand network services for thousands of industries.End-to-end network slicing can provide users with on-demand and flexible service guarantees.However, the existing network service orchestration and control based on network slicing has problems such as high manual participation, high configuration complexity, and high operation and maintenance cost.Therefore, a solution is urgently needed to meet these challenges.Intent-driven network has the characteristics of flexible reconfiguration and adaptive policy optimization, which can improve the user’s end-to-end service experience.An intent-driven end-to-end network slicing orchestration and control system architecture was proposed, which consisted of business application layer, intent-enabled layer and infrastructure layer.On this basis, the intent parsing module, orchestration and control module were designed.Furthermore, a utility evaluation model was constructed from the perspectives of user satisfaction and system intelligence, and system utility was evaluated through simulation.…”
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Empowering informal caregivers and nurses to take a person-centred view: adaptation and clinical utility of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale (IPOS-Dem) for use in acute and... by Susanne de Wolf-Linder, Iris Kramer, Margarete Reisinger, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Maria Schubert, Christina Ramsenthaler

“…In acute and community care services, no holistic, person-centred outcome tools are available for nurses and informal caregivers to measure symptoms and needs from the person`s with dementia point of view. …”
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A Case for Specific Education of Advanced Practice Providers in Allergy & Immunology: Results of a Gap Analysis and Targeted Needs Assessment [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2... by Chad Stickrath, Maureen Bauer, Dan Atkins

“…Introduction Advanced practice providers (APPs) are increasingly utilized throughout the health care system including in subspeciality practices. …”
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Characteristics of doctor-shoppers: a systematic literature review by Małgorzata Biernikiewicz, Vanessa Taieb, Mondher Toumi

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Intra-day dispatch method via deep reinforcement learning based on pre-training and expert knowledge by Yanbo Chen, Qintao Du, Huayu Dong, Tao Huang, Jiahao Ma, Zitao Xu, Zhihao Wang

“…Its computing efficiency also needs to be improved with the increased operational complexities. …”
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Dry reforming of ethane over titania-based catalysts for higher selectivity and conversion to syngas by Emad Al-Shafei, Mohammed Albahar, Reem Albashrayi, Mohammad F. Aljishi, Wala Algozeeb, Ahmed Alasseel, Gazali Tanimu, Abdullah Aitani

“…Selective catalysts are needed to direct this reaction pathway against the competing CH bond cleavage for ethylene formation. …”
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A mixed-methods study on health learning materials utilization for COVID-19 risk communication and community engagement among health workers in Arsi Zone, Ethiopia: Implication for... by Taye Debele, Firanbon Teshome, Demuma Amdisa, Girma Bacha, Zewdie Birhanu, Yohannes Kebede

“…Ordinal logistic regression analyses were done to identify the predictors of COVID-19 HLMs utilization. Phase two is a qualitative study to explore enablers and barriers to COVID-19 HLMs utilization. …”
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Community-Based Health Information Systems in Africa: A Scoping Review of Data Generation, Utilization, and Community Empowerment [version 3; peer review: 3 approved, 1 approved wi... by Michael Ogutu, Jacinta Nzinga, Benjamin Tsofa, Beatrice Kuvuna, Fatuma Guleid, Moriasi Nyanchoka

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Mortality trends related to cardiogenic shock in heart failure patients aged 25 and older across the United States: A study utilizing the CDC WONDER database from 1999 to 2023 by Abdullah Naveed Muhammad, Sivaram Neppala, Himaja Dutt Chigurupati, Muhammad Omer Rehan, Hamza Naveed, Rabia Iqbal, Bazil Azeem, Ahila Ali, Mushood Ahmed, Prakash Upreti, Mobeen Zaka Haider, Yasar Sattar, Jamal S. Rana, Gregg C. Fonarow

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Exploratory multi-cohort, multi-reader study on the clinical utility of a deep learning model for transforming cryosectioned to formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) images in b... by Xue Chao, Yu Wu, Xi Cai, Jiehua He, Chengyou Zheng, Mei Li, Rongzhen Luo, Lijuan Song, Xiaoqin Li, Wentai Feng, Shuoyu Xu, Peng Sun

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Utility of measurement of left ventricular global longitudinal strain by two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography to predict cardiovascular events in patients with left ve... by Susheel Kumar Malani, Digvijay Nalawade, Sridevi Chigulapalli, Shubhangi Kanitkar, Ajitkumar Jadhav, Madhura Gandhi

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