Controlling Dielectric and Magnetic Properties of PVdF/Magnetite Nanocomposite Fibre Webs by A. P. Venugopal, O. Cespedes, S. J. Russell

Get full text

Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…Personal or career development is an ongoing process of assessing the educational needs of each individual and planning to meet these needs. This process helps employees to reflect on their knowledge, performance or success; and to plan their personal and educational development.…”
Get full text

Development of the SPREAD framework to support the scaling of de-implementation strategies: a mixed-methods study by Gert P Westert, Rudolf B Kool, Simone A van Dulmen, Patrick P T Jeurissen, Danielle Kroon

“…The results of the focus group meetings were combined with the literature framework, which together formed the supporting the scaling of de-implementation strategies (SPREAD) framework. …”
Get full text

An Informal Approach to Interest-based Negotiations – Paul Anton Esterhazy and the “Cottage Coterie” by Katalin Schrek

“…The meetings of the group were political and social events as well. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of linaclotide in combination with polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy polypectomy: protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Jing Xu, Ping-ping Chen, Dong Chen, Hui-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Feng Cai, Xiao-Bin Wang, Chao-Xu Liu

“…A total of 422 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group (2 L PEG combined with 580 µg linaclotide) or the control group (4 L PEG). …”
Get full text

Case report: Clonal evolution analysis of a rare case of meningioma lung metastases identifies actionable alterations in matched longitudinal tumour samples by Nicola Cosgrove, Orla M. Fitzpatrick, Orla M. Fitzpatrick, Liam Grogan, Liam Grogan, Bryan T. Hennessy, Bryan T. Hennessy, Simon J. Furney, Sinead Toomey

Get full text

Influence of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Taiwan by Yuan-Heng Su, Kuan-Han Wu, Chih-Min Su, Chi-Yung Cheng, Cheng-I Cheng, Chia-Te Kung, Fu-Cheng Chen

“…An adjusted odds ratio of 2.45 (95% confidence interval, 1.1–6.0, p = 0.048) was reported for group 2. A decrease in the percentage of patients meeting the criteria of door-to-balloon time <90 minutes was demonstrated, and differences were revealed in the clinical pictures of patients with STEMI after the pandemic. …”
Get full text

Phenotypic plasticity vs. local genetic adaptation: essential oil diversity of natural immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) G.Don) populations along eastern Adriatic coast by Tonka Ninčević Runjić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Marko Runjić, Martina Grdiša, Martina Grdiša, Zlatko Šatović, Zlatko Šatović

“…The essential oil of Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G.Don, commonly known as immortelle, is produced in Mediterranean countries to meet the increasing demand of the cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. …”
Get full text

Five lessons from a mid-level health manager intervention to increase uptake of tuberculosis prevention therapy in Uganda: ‘it is a completely different thing to implement what you... by Jason Johnson-Peretz, Canice Christian, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Fred Atwine, Elijah Kakande, Moses R. Kamya, Diane V. Havlir, Carol S. Camlin, Gabriel Chamie

“…Objectives The SEARCH-IPT trial led a series of mini-collaborative meetings, which provided business leadership and management training for an intervention group of mid-level healthcare system managers in rural Eastern, East-Central, and Southwestern Uganda to see whether this would increase uptake of isoniazid-prevention therapy (IPT) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) in intervention districts. …”
Get full text

Low Body Mass Index Can Identify Majority of Osteoporotic Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Missed by Current Guidelines by Ashish Atreja, Ashish Aggarwal, Angelo A. Licata, Bret A. Lashner

“…DXA was documented in 263 patients with indication of screening (provider adherence, 26.2%), and of these, 196 patients had DXA completed (“at-risk” group). Ninety-five patients not meeting guidelines-based risk factors also had DXA completed (“not at-risk” group). 139 (70.9%) patients in “at-risk” group had low BMD, while 51 (53.7%) of “not-at-risk” patients had low BMD. …”
Get full text

Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…The patients will be randomly assigned in a 2×2 factorial design to one of the following treatment groups: group 1—ultrathin Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (UT-DSAEK) plus topical ripasudil 0.4%; group 2—UT-DSAEK plus topical placebo; group 3—Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) plus topical ripasudil 0.4% and group 4—DMEK plus topical placebo. …”
Get full text

可穿戴设备在卒中风险预测及卒中后管理中的应用进展 Research Progress on the Application of Wearable Devices in Stroke Risk Prediction and Post-Stroke Management... by 吴雅婷1，魏宸铭1，桑振华1，陈乐1，梁怡凡1，武剑1，2，3 (WU Yating1, WEI Chenming1, SANG Zhenhua1, CHEN Le1, LIANG Yifan1, WU Jian1,2,3)

“…Traditional monitoring and management approaches can no longer meet the growing health management needs of high-risk groups and patients with stroke. …”
Get full text

A techno-economic perspective on efficient hybrid renewable energy solutions in Douala, Cameroon’s grid-connected systems by Reagan Jean Jacques Molu, Serge Raoul Dzonde Naoussi, Mohit Bajaj, Patrice Wira, Wulfran Fendzi Mbasso, Barun K. Das, Milkias Berhanu Tuka, Arvind R. Singh

“…This paper meticulously assesses a novel hybrid energy system specifically engineered to meet the diverse energy needs of Douala, Cameroon. …”
Get full text

The effect of Flipped Digital Classroom and student engagement on English writing skills by Farida Ariani, Martin Kustati, Reflianto Reflianto, Novi Yanti, Joni Indra Wandi

“…Various digital media platforms, such as Google Classroom, Zoom Meetings, and social media, motivate students to actively engage in their studies. …”
Get full text

The potential of the amaranth collection maintained at VIR in the context of global plant breeding and utilization trends by D. V. Sokolova, A. E. Solovieva, A. M. Zaretsky, T. V. Shelenga

“…The gene pool of amaranth preserved at VIR can provide unlimited opportunities for breeding and meet the needs of the country’s population, enriching the human diet with ingredients produced from such a health-friendly and useful crop.…”
Get full text

Study on Strength and Permeability of Silt Soils Improving by Tung Oil and Sticky Rice Juice by Xiao-Wu Tang, Yue Yu, Li-Pei Zhou, Min-Liang Fei, Guo-Ping Sun

“…The results showed that the glutinousness of sticky rice juice could cohere soil particles together, and the tung oil could then form oxidation film wrapping around the particle groups. In order to meet the aesthetic requirements of earthen sites conservation, the surface color contrast tests were used to measure the color change induced by the two additives. …”
Get full text

ImmunoglobuliN in the Treatment of Encephalitis (IgNiTE): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial by R Kneen, M Lim, A Vincent, A J Pollard, W K Chong, L-M Yu, M A Iro, M Sadarangani, M Absoud, C A Clark, A Easton, V Gray, M Pike, T Solomon, L Willis

Get full text

Investigation of Solution Focused-Brief Counseling's effect on reducing the stress levels of college students by Franciskus Rondang Sitindaon, Rahma Widyana

“…The intervention used SFBC, and was conducted in four meetings. In analyzing the data, the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test was used to determine the difference in experimental group values between before and after the intervention. …”
Get full text

Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…The 5-year survival rate was significantly higher in the pre-arthritically aligned group (99.4%) than in the non-pre-arthritically aligned group (92.5%) (p = 0.012). …”
Get full text

Effects of Providing Enrichment to Broilers in an Animal Welfare Environment on Productivity, Litter Moisture, Gas Concentration (CO₂ and NH₃), Animal Welfare... by Chan-Ho Kim, Woo-Do Lee, Ji-Seon Son, Jung-Hwan Jeon, Se-Jin Lim, Su-Mi Kim

“…This study used two facilities that could accommodate 32,000 one-day-old broilers (Arbor acres) per building, and two groups (control and treatment groups) were designed after creating two identical areas within each building (total two treatments, two replicates, 16,000 birds per replicate). …”
Get full text