Nurses’ Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers in Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcers in a Ugandan Teaching Hospital by Ivan Mwebaza, Godfrey Katende, Sara Groves, Joyce Nankumbi

“…Fifty-six Ugandan registered practicing nurses were sampled. A composite self-administered questionnaire and an observation checklist were utilized. …”
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Investigating the correlation between sand particle size and ultrasonic properties of mortar: A comprehensive analysis using ultrasonic techniques by Hicham Mesbah, Hicham Lotfi, Mounir Tafkirte, Hicham Banouni, Mohamed Ettahiri, Bouazza Faiz

“…This study contributes actionable insights for optimizing mortar compositions, paving the way for enhanced construction materials.…”
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Effective Denoising of Multi-Source Partial Discharge Signals via an Improved Power Spectrum Segmentation Method Based on Normalized Spectral Kurtosis by Baojia Chen, Kaiwen Li, Yipeng Guo

“…To overcome these limitations and achieve precise characterization of composite PD signatures, this study proposes an improved power spectrum segmentation method (IPSK) based on spectral kurtosis. …”
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Timp2-modified gelatinhydroxyphenylpropionic acid hydrogels reverse enhanced scleral recovery and suppress myopia development in mice by Kaiqi Liu, Ting Li, Lingwen Gu, Zhenyu Jiang, Jing Jiang, Xi Yang, Yang Zhou, Xiao Feng, Qianqian Gong, Lihua Zhao, Yiming Chen, Chao Yang, Tao Jiang

“…The developed SSCTimp2-Gtn-HPA hydrogel composite demonstrated excellent biocompatibility, rapid gelation, and degradation properties. …”
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Electrodepositing Ag on Anodized Stainless Steel for Enhanced Antibacterial Properties and Corrosion Resistance by Yi Shao, Yue Jiang, Yongfeng Wang, Qiangsheng Dong, Cheng Wang, Yan Wang, Feng Xue, Chenglin Chu, Jing Bai

“…The electrochemical tests demonstrated that the composite coating effectively enhanced the corrosion resistance of 304 stainless steel. …”
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Predicting Carbon Residual in Biomass Wastes Using Soft Computing Techniques by Preety Verma, J. Godwin Ponsam, Rajeev Shrivastava, Ajay Kushwaha, Neelabh Sao, AL Chockalingam, Leena Bojaraj, null JaikumarR, S. Chandragandhi, Assefa Alene

“…To resolve this multiobjective formulation, we use a machine learning classifier that maps systematically the CO2 adsorption as a function of compositional and textural properties and adsorption parameters. …”
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Use of Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis for Differentiation of Traditionally-Manufactured Vinegars Based on Phenolic and Volatile Profiles, and Antioxidant Activit... by Ayse Karadag, Fatih Bozkurt, Hatice Bekiroglu, Osman Sagdic

“…Types of raw material significantly affected all of the above parameters (p 0.70) was determined between DPPH• scavenging activity of vinegars and induction period of accelerating oxidation based on the OXITEST of mayonnaises produced with these vinegars. …”
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Multiband Antennas for SDR Applications by E. Surducan, V. Surducan, D. Iancu, J. Glossner

“…We present multiband antennas configurations for SDR applications. Using a composite folded dipole structure as starting point, we derived more complex antenna configurations to support multiple communication protocols for mobile application with linear and circular polarizations. …”
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Water on Mars, With a Grain of Salt: Local Heat Anomalies Are Required for Basal Melting of Ice at the South Pole Today by Michael M. Sori, Ali M. Bramson

“…Here we use thermophysical models to constrain parameters necessary to generate liquid water beneath the SPLD. …”
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Artificial intelligence-enhanced comprehensive assessment of the aortic valve stenosis continuum in echocardiographyResearch in context by Jiesuck Park, Jiyeon Kim, Jaeik Jeon, Yeonyee E. Yoon, Yeonggul Jang, Hyunseok Jeong, Youngtaek Hong, Seung-Ah Lee, Hong-Mi Choi, In-Chang Hwang, Goo-Yeong Cho, Hyuk-Jae Chang

“…Automatic measurement of conventional AS parameters demonstrated excellent correlation with manual measurement, resulting in high accuracy for AS staging (98.2% for ITDS, 82.1% for DHDS, and 96.8% for TDDS) and comparable prognostic value to manually-derived parameters. …”
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Diaphragmatic ultrasound-derived MV×DE: a novel predictor of postextubation adverse respiratory events in general anesthesia patients (observational study) by Jing Huang, Yanzi Yi, Xiaotian Zhang, XiaoXiao Li, Zhouquan Wu

“…Concurrent respiratory parameters (tidal volume, respiratory rate, and PEEP) were also recorded. …”
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Simulation Study on the Evolution Behaviour of Endogenous Third Bodies in the Rough Friction Interface During Braking and Their Impact by Lu Jin, Shengfang Zhang, Guotao Ru, Jian Yin, Li Shi, Xin Li, Zhihua Sha, Yu Liu

“…The findings demonstrate how different braking parameters influence the friction system containing the endogenous third body. …”
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Ejection fraction, B-lines, and global longitudinal strain evaluated with rest transthoracic echocardiography to assess prognosis in patients with chronic coronary syndromes by Lauro Cortigiani, Maria Francesca Orsino, Marco Favilli, Francesco Bovenzi

“…Integrated TTE score ranged from 0 (all 3 parameters normal) to 3 (all parameters abnormal). All patients were followed-up and a composite endpoint was considered, including all-cause death, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and myocardial revascularization. …”
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Integration of the All-in-One electrode in an electrochemical flow cell for in situ hydrogen peroxide supply in hydroxylation mediated by immobilized unspecific peroxygenase by Giovanni V. Sayoga, Victoria S. Bueschler, Hubert Beisch, Bodo Fiedler, Daniel Ohde, Andreas Liese

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High‐Throughput Design of Epitaxial Orientation for Functional Thin Films by Liyufen Dai, Mingqiang Cheng, Mingqiang Huang, Xiangli Zhong, Gaokuo Zhong

“…Nevertheless, this method requires precise screening of buffer layer parameters that may influence the orientation of the overlying functional layer, making the process labor‐intensive and time‐consuming. …”
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Enhancing additive manufacturing for multi-layer samples: experimental analysis of aluminum sheet thickness and perforation geometry via fused filament fabrication by Amir H. Roohi, Ali Sadooghi, Amir Nourian, Seyed Jalal Hashemi, Babak Dashti, Kaveh Rahmani

“…The study provides valuable insights for optimizing the design and fabrication of composite materials in additive manufacturing applications. …”
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Study on the Design and Performance of a Seed Discharger for Peanut Plot Breeding Based on the CFD-DEM Method by Degang Ren, Xueliang Chang, Bing Liu, Yangyang Yang, Mengzhu Li, Dongwei Wang, Zenghui Gao

“…This indicates that the design of the initial parameters is reasonable. Finally, the seed discharger was tested in the field. …”
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A new catalytic merit for prediction catalytic potential of 2D materials in LiO2 batteries: Theoretical investigation and experimental identification by Geng Cheng, Wenpei Li, Chengyan Liu, Jie Gao, Jun-Liang Chen, Jianhua Zhou, Xiaoyang Wang, Lei Miao

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Preparation and Antibacterial Activity Analysis of ε-Polylysine-loaded Bacterial Cellulose/Chitosan Microgels by Xiaoqing WANG, Heying DOU, Wenying LIAO, Xiaoli LIU, Anqi FENG, Xin SUN, Tianyu SUN, Wei YANG, Peipei YU

“…In comparison with the physical composite group lacking a crosslinking agent (BC/CSM), the outcomes of SEM and TEM manifested that the PL-BC/CSM group exhibited an outstanding surface morphological structure and thermal stability. …”
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Removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from water and wastewater using acid-activated chicken bone in a batch adsorption process by Ghazala Muteeb, Khalid Ansari, Murat Eyvaz, Mohd Farhan, Mohammad Aatif, Dhiraj Agrawal, Mohamed El Oirdi, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) optimization using a central composite design (CCD) was evaluated showing a promising regression analysis of R2 = 0.9661. …”
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