The views and experiences of smokers who quit smoking unassisted. A systematic review of the qualitative evidence. by Andrea L Smith, Stacy M Carter, Sally M Dunlop, Becky Freeman, Simon Chapman

“…Unassisted cessation persists even in nations advanced in tobacco control where cessation assistance such as nicotine replacement therapy, the stop-smoking medications bupropion and varenicline, and behavioural assistance are readily available. …”
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The Relationship between Hand Washing Compliance and the Incident of Peritonitis by Rovi Agustiono, Andi Surya Kurniawan, Kurnia Laksana

“…CAPD is a dialysis method using a peritoneal membrane which is used as kidney replacement therapy. Although it is easy to implement, if it is not done correctly it can cause various complications such as peritonitis. …”
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Treatment of Natural Fiber for Application in Concrete Pavement by Anteneh Geremew, Pieter De Winne, Tamene Adugna Demissie, Hans De Backer

“…Nowadays, investigators concentrate on different techniques to replace human-made fiber with existing natural fibers for fiber-reinforced composite material. …”
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Hydranencephaly in Neonates by Jeng-Dau Tsai, Huang-Tsung Kuo, I-Ching Chou

“…Modern neurological imaging techniques have demonstrated that the affected regions are usually localized within the territories of the middle cerebral arteries. …”
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Use of Nonvascularized Autologous Fibular Strut Graft in the Treatment of Major Bone Defect after Periprosthetic Knee Fracture by Vincenzo Giordano, Bruno Parilha Coutinho, Mateus Kenji Miyahira, Felipe Serrão Mendes de Souza, Ney Pecegueiro do Amaral

“…The patient was submitted to a cruciate-sacrificing total knee replacement 6 years before at the same institution. …”
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Generative and Participatory Parametric Frameworks for Multi-player Design Games by Henriette Bier, Yeekee Ku

“…Generative design processes have been the focus of current architectural research and practice largely due to the phenomenon of emergence explored within self-organisation, generative grammars and evolutionary techniques. These techniques have been informing participatory urban design modalities, which are investigated in this paper by critically reviewing theories, practices, and (software) applications that explore multi-player online urban games, with respect to not only their abilities to facilitate online trans-disciplinary expert collaboration and user participation but also to support implementation of democratic ideals in design practice. …”
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Prospects and Challenges of Green Practices Adoption by Manufacturing Companies in Ogun State, Nigeria by SOLAJA Oludele Mayowa

“…The study adopts a cross-sectional, descriptive survey research design and area-based technique. A multi-subject household survey and multi-stage sampling technique were used to select a total of 321 respondents for the study and data collection. …”
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Time on Therapy of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis with and without Remote Patient Monitoring: A Cohort Study by Mauricio Sanabria, Jasmin Vesga, Bengt Lindholm, Angela Rivera, Peter Rutherford

“…Remote patient monitoring (RPM) of patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis (APD-RPM) may potentially enhance time on therapy due to possible improvements in technique and patient survival. Objective. To evaluate the effect of APD-RPM as compared to APD without RPM on time on therapy. …”
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Three-point flanged optic piercing intrascleral fixation of multifocal intraocular lenses by Youngsub Eom, Hyun Sun Jeon, Seong-Jae Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Jong Suk Song, Dooho Brian Kim

“…Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of a three-point flanged optic piercing intrascleral fixation technique for replacing a dislocated multifocal intraocular lens (IOL). …”
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Edge Computing for Real-Time Climate Data Analysis in Smart Farming by Shnain Ammar Hameed, Abed Z., Annapoorna Errabelli

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Towards Neural Routing with Verified Bounds on Performance by Igor Petrovich Buzhinsky, Anatoly Abramovich Shalyto

“…These techniques, however, usually consider DNNs alone, excluding real-world environments in which they operate, and the applicability of techniques that do account for such environments is often limited. …”
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Noninvasive intracranial pressure monitoring methods: a critical review by Fabiano Moulin de Moraes, Gisele Sampaio Silva

“…Despite its limitations, no noninvasive ICP monitoring (niICP) method fulfilling the technical requirements for replacing invasive techniques has yet been developed, not even in cases requiring only ICP monitoring without cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage. …”
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Myo‐Guide: A Machine Learning‐Based Web Application for Neuromuscular Disease Diagnosis With MRI by Jose Verdu‐Diaz, Carla Bolano‐Díaz, Alejandro Gonzalez‐Chamorro, Sam Fitzsimmons, Jodi Warman‐Chardon, Goknur Selen Kocak, Debora Mucida‐Alvim, Ian C. Smith, John Vissing, Nanna Scharff Poulsen, Sushan Luo, Cristina Domínguez‐González, Laura Bermejo‐Guerrero, David Gomez‐Andres, Javier Sotoca, Anna Pichiecchio, Silvia Nicolosi, Mauro Monforte, Claudia Brogna, Eugenio Mercuri, Jorge Alfredo Bevilacqua, Jorge Díaz‐Jara, Benjamín Pizarro‐Galleguillos, Peter Krkoska, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Montse Olivé, Erik H. Niks, Hermien E. Kan, James Lilleker, Mark Roberts, Bianca Buchignani, Jinhong Shin, Florence Esselin, Emmanuelle Le Bars, Anne Marie Childs, Edoardo Malfatti, Anna Sarkozy, Luke Perry, Sniya Sudhakar, Edmar Zanoteli, Filipe Tupinamba Di Pace, Emma Matthews, Shahram Attarian, David Bendahan, Matteo Garibaldi, Laura Fionda, Alicia Alonso‐Jiménez, Robert Carlier, Ali Asghar Okhovat, Shahriar Nafissi, Atchayaram Nalini, Seena Vengalil, Kieren Hollingsworth, Chiara Marini‐Bettolo, Volker Straub, Giorgio Tasca, Jaume Bacardit, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, the Myo‐Guide Consortium

“…ABSTRACT Background Neuromuscular diseases (NMDs) are rare disorders characterized by progressive muscle fibre loss, leading to replacement by fibrotic and fatty tissue, muscle weakness and disability. …”
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Energetic, economic and environmental (3E) analysis of R290, R454C and R465A for drop-in split type air conditioning running on R22 by Carlos H.M. Braga, Leonardo V.S. Martins, Juan J.G. Pabon, Luiz Machado, Willian M. Duarte

“…When taking into account cost, efficiency, and environmental effect, R290 is the most suitable replacement for R22 drop-in. R465A is the best option to replace the R22 when taking the cooling capacity results into account.…”
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Results of orthodontic procedure in a patient with classic infantile Pompe disease by Carla Maria Grimaldi, Daniela D’Alessandro, Martha Caterina Faraguna, Andrea Boggio, Giulia Caldara, Silvia Barzaghi, Roberta Pretese, Viola Crescitelli, Serena Gasperini

“…Abstract Background Pompe Disease is a rare lysosomal storage disorder. Although enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) has significantly extended the lifespan and improved motor function in these patients, residual orofacial muscle weakness remains as a considerable burden by affecting speech and swallowing. …”
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Copper-Substituted Calcium Orthophosphate (Ca_xCu_1-x)HPO₄.nH₂O for Humidity Detection by Yurii Milovanov, Mehran Dadkhah, Ahmed Sabry Afify, Jean-Marc Tulliani

“…Calcium orthophosphate material (Ca_1-xCu_x)HPO₄.nH₂O (0.4 ≤ x ≤ 1) with the gradual replacement of Ca²⁺ with Cu²⁺ ions were synthesized by a chemical precipitation technique. …”
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Thoraco-epigastric flap for breast reconstruction in cancer by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhayev, E. K. Saribekyan, E. A. Rasskazova

“…The operation involves the replacement of the remote volume (after radical resection of the breast) and the breast skin adjacent tissues adjacent to the inframammary crease from the side of the anterior abdominal wall. …”
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Case Report: Complications of an interscalene block with liposomal local anesthetic resulting in ICU admission for over 25 days—critical sequelae of outpatient surgical procedures... by Matthew C. Byrne, Matthew C. Byrne, Douglas H. Anderson, Ryan M. Meral

“…Interscalene blockade is a widely accepted regional analgesic technique that has been demonstrated to limit postoperative pain and opioid consumption in total shoulder arthroplasty. …”
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Selecting PCR for the Diagnosis of Intestinal Parasitosis: Choice of Targets, Evaluation of In-House Assays, and Comparison with Commercial Kits by G. N. Hartmeyer, S. V. Hoegh, M. N. Skov, R. B. Dessau, M. Kemp

“…Microscopy of stool samples is a labour-intensive and inaccurate technique for detection of intestinal parasites causing diarrhoea and replacement by PCR is attractive. …”
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Parametric Study Of Friction Stir Spot Welding (FSSW) For Polymer Materials Case Of High Density Polyethylene Sheets: Experimental And Numerical Study by Djilali Benyerou, El Bahri Ould Chikh, Habib Khellafi, Hadj Miloud Meddah, Ali Benhamena, Kaddour Hachelaf, Abdellah Lounis

“…This technique provides high quality joints compared to conventional welding processes. …”
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