Participative research for individualised care in cardiovascular diseases (PRIC-CVD): study protocol for a non-interventional, multicentre mixed-methods study as part of iCARE4CVD by Bianca Steiner, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Loreena Hill, Bettina Zippel-Schultz, Julia Brandts, Matthew Barrett, Thomas Maria Helms, Sabine Friedl, Marlo Verket, Karolien Baldewijns, Marguerite Murphy, Anne McNulty, Markus Schwertfeger, Iñaki Romero

“…However, patient participation is often unsuccessful due to the lack of a representative patient sample who is involved throughout the project’s duration, has knowledge of the project and can contribute their experience.Methods and analysis Participative Research for Individualised Care in Cardiovascular Diseases is a non-interventional, non-randomised, multicentre mixed-methods study. …”
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Impacts of Extraction Methods in the Rapid Determination of Atrazine Residues in Foods using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: Microwave Sol... by Mohamed H. El-Saeid, Ijeoma Kanu, Ebere C. Anyanwu, Mahmoud A. Saleh

“…Supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and microwave solvent extraction (MSE) methods were used to test samples of frozen vegetables, fruit juice, and jam from local food markets in Houston. …”
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A mixed-methods nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene knowledge, attitudes, and practices survey of IDPs, returnees, and host community members in four counties of Jonglei state... by Lynn Lieberman Lawry, Rachel Gabor, Jacques Katele, Lazarus Baak Madut, Katina Sommers, David Manuel, Claire Nadolski, Mounir Lado, Tracey Perez Koehlmoos, William Clemmer

“…Prior data is unlikely to reflect the current health situation of Jonglei state given the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and returnees. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional, randomly sampled, mixed-methods, population-based household study during a 4-week period in June-July 2023 in ten bomas in four counties of Jonglei, South Sudan. …”
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Feasibility study of progressive Latin hypercube sampling and quasi-Monte Carlo simulation for probabilistic risk assessment by Seung-Seop Jin, Gungyu Kim, Shinyoung Kwag, Seunghyun Eem

“…P-LHS exhibited the best convergence and variability among the methods, followed by Quasi-MCS and LHS. Although Quasi-MCS showed more significant variability than LHS as the number of events increased, its error rate remained within 2% with 9,000 samples. …”
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Antimicrobial, Oxidant, Cytotoxic, and Eco-Safety Properties of Sol–Gel-Prepared Silica–Copper Nanocomposite Materials by Lilia Yordanova, Lora Simeonova, Miroslav Metodiev, Albena Bachvarova-Nedelcheva, Yoanna Kostova, Stela Atanasova-Vladimirova, Elena Nenova, Iliana Ivanova, Lyubomira Yocheva, Elitsa Pavlova

“…The yeasts were more sensitive to Si/Cu (gel). The new nanomaterials were tested for oxidant activity at pH 7.4 (physiological) and pH 8.5 (optimal) in three model systems by the chemiluminescent method. …”
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Exploring and determining traditional medicines used for bleeding control and termination of pregnancy among Suri people, South West Ethiopia, 2022: mixed method exploratory sequen... by Alemnew Wale, Aychew Kassie, Nahom Solomon, Desalegn Girma

“…To help people use safe methods and avoid those that have a negative impact on mothers, it is imperative to investigate more about the value of these traditional methods. …”
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Comparison of the Seismic behavior of Eccentrically Braced Frames Consisting of Middle and Side Shear Link Beams by Milad Azin, Arash Azin

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Projection Profiling: A Data Compressing Strategy in Three-Dimensional Liquid Chromatography for Quality Control of Traditional Herbal Medicine by Jing Zhang

“…The influence of different integration methods and wavelengths on analytical method validation and similarity analysis results are discussed in detail to clarify the advantages of the projection profiling. …”
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DIFFERENTIAL APPROACH TO URINARY SYNDROME VERIFICATION IN MEDICOPROPHYLACTIC FACILITIES IN CHILDREN WITH URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS by E.M. Pleshkova, A.A. Yailenko

“…Study objective: to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of deep-stick tests in urinary syndrome verification in pediatric urinary tract infections (UTI). Methods: examination of a urinary sample using standard methods and prompt analysis with urine biochemical composition analyser among 66 children aging from 2 months to 16 years. …”
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Functionally graded materials of SS316L and IN625 manufactured by direct metal deposition by Dev Singh D., Arjula Suresh, Raji Reddy A.

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Exploring the Effects of pH on the Morphology and Optical Characteristics of ZnFe2O4 Nanoparticles by Mahdiyeh Taherkhani, Mohammad Ehsani, Reza Zarei moghadam, Abbas Javadian

“…This size reduction corresponds with an increase in dislocation density and strain within the samples, suggesting that higher pH environments lead to more significant structural alterations. …”
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Comparative evaluation of various cytomorphological grading systems in breast carcinoma by P Arul, Suresh Masilamani

“…Despite various cytological grading systems, Robinson's method is simple, more objective, and reproducible, hence being preferable for routine use.…”
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Contextual Sensitivity Analysis for Urban Industrial Heritage Quarter Regeneration: Shanghai as a Pilot Case Study by Simiao Li, Tim Heath

“…With the increasing trend toward incorporating quantitative research in urban studies in recent years, this study aims to develop mixed method research named Contextual Sensitivity Analysis (CSA) to study how the urban context of industrial heritage quarters impacts the variation in heritage values after regeneration. …”
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End-to-End Interrupted Sampling Repeater Jamming Countermeasure Network Under Low Signal-to-Noise Ratio by Gane Dai, Xiaoxuan Yang, Sha Huan, Ziyang Chen, Cong Peng, Yuanqin Xu

“…Interrupted sampling repeater jamming (ISRJ) is characterized by its coherent processing gains and flexible modulation techniques. …”
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Evaluating mechanical and thermodynamic properties of asphalt mixtures containing anti freezing agents against low temperature cracking by Gholam Hossein Hamedi, Mohammad Hosein Dehnad, Amir Hossein Asadi

“…The results of both methods indicated that NaOAc had a more significant impact on reducing the low-temperature resistance of HMAs and bitumen-aggregate adhesion compared to NaCl. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…The sample consisted of 6,300 people.Results. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, the authors described the epidemiological picture of various forms of addictive behaviour of minors, the differences between male and female samples (young men demonstrate a greater desire for leadership, protest reactions, rivalry, and girls are more anxious, frustrated, focused on internal experiences), the interrelationships between the scales of the methodology and the poles of the selected factor structure from the point of view of asociality and prosociality of juvenile behaviour (desire for risk, social maladjustment, avoidance of conflict and others).Scientific novelty. …”
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Optimization of flammability and thermo-physiological comfort properties in fire-fighter's protective clothing using VIKOR technique by Hafsa Jamshaid, Rajesh Kumar Mishra, Miroslav Muller, Naseer Ahmad, Muhammad Ijaz, Muhammad Shoaib, Vijay Chandan, Petr Jirku

“…In this method, the signal to noise (S/N) ratio was computed and then converted into process performance index by applying VIKOR method so the (fabric structure/blend proportion) combination which could be ranked and the best of them was selected. …”
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Structure and Strength Optimization of the Bogdan ERCV27 Electric Garbage Truck Spatial Frame Under Static Loading by Kostyantyn Holenko, Oleksandr Dykha, Eugeniusz Koda, Ivan Kernytskyy, Orest Horbay, Yuriy Royko, Yevhen Fornalchyk, Oksana Berezovetska, Vasyl Rys, Ruslan Humenuyk, Serhii Berezovetskyi, Mariusz Żółtowski, Adam Baryłka, Anna Markiewicz, Tomasz Wierzbicki, Hydayatullah Bayat

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Are codesigned programmes more difficult to implement? A qualitative study of staff perceptions on the implementation of a new youth mental health programme by Michelle Kehoe, Rick Whitehead, Kathleen deBoer, Denny Meyer, Liza Hopkins, Maja Nedeljkovic

“…Abstract Background Codesigned interventions are becoming more common in health services and, in particular, in the design and development of mental health programmes and interventions. …”
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High Mortality and Complications in Patients Admitted With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy With More Than Double Mortality in Men Without Improvement in Outcome Over the Years by Mohammad Reza Movahed, Elimira Javanmardi, Mehrtash Hashemzadeh

“…The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcome data of patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy using a large inpatient database. Methods and Results We used the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database for our study. …”
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