Simplified Medication Adherence Questionnaire (SMAQ) for People Living With HIV in a National Hospital in Mexico: Instrument Validation Study by Luis Eduardo Del Moral Trinidad, Luz Alicia González Hernández, Jaime Federico Andrade Villanueva, Pedro Martínez-Ayala, Adriana Valle Rodríguez, Vida Veronica Ruíz Herrera, José Adán Vizcaíno Résendiz, Melva Guadalupe Herrera Godina, Sergio Dominguez-Lara

“…The SMAQ showed sufficient structural validity (comparative fit index=1, root-mean-square error of approximation=0, 90% CI 0-0.085) with satisfactory factor loadings on most questions except item 2 (Do you always take your medication at the prescribed time?). …”
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Response characteristics and particle contributions of epoxy resin composite embedded with Al particles under different loading modes by Zhenhui He, Enling Tang, Wenjin Yao, Ruizhi Wang

“…Under compression conditions, as the force vectors on the Al particles always align with the loading direction, the load at this time exhibits an additive effect of the epoxy resin and Al particles in the loading direction. …”
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ANALISIS STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI CV CIPTA KARYA DALAM MEMBANGUN CITRA PERUSAHAAN BIDANG MUSIK DAN KERAJINAN by Muhammad Zakaria, Wuri Handayani

“…The evaluation is carried out by always following the latest conditions, one of which is by expanding its business to the field of contractors providing other goods and services to strengthen the company. …”
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Outcome of Root Canal Treatment of Necrotic Teeth with Apical Periodontitis Filled with a Bioceramic-Based Sealer by Kawther Bel Haj Salah, Sabra Jaâfoura, Mahdi tlili, Marwa Ben Ameur, Saida Sahtout

“…The treatment of apical periodontitis has always been an important occupation in the modern practice of endodontics, and the failure has been associated with nonhermetic root canal filling. …”
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Global-optimized energy storage performance in multilayer ferroelectric ceramic capacitors by Da Li, Zhaobo Liu, Weichen Zhao, Yan Guo, Zhentao Wang, Diming Xu, Houbing Huang, Li-Xia Pang, Tao Zhou, Wen-Feng Liu, Di Zhou

“…Abstract Multilayer ceramic capacitor as a vital core-component for various applications is always in the spotlight. Next-generation electrical and electronic systems elaborate further requirements of multilayer ceramic capacitors in terms of higher energy storage capabilities, better stabilities, environmental-friendly lead-free, etc., where these major obstacles may restrict each other. …”
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Understanding overfitting in random forest for probability estimation: a visualization and simulation study by Lasai Barreñada, Paula Dhiman, Dirk Timmerman, Anne-Laure Boulesteix, Ben Van Calster

“…Median training calibration slopes were always above 1 and were not correlated with median test slopes across scenarios (Spearman correlation − 0.11). …”
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An Overview of Hybrid DC–DC Converters: From Seeds to Leaves by Yan Lu, Junwei Huang, Zhiguo Tong, Tingxu Hu, Wen-Liang Zeng, Mo Huang, Xiangyu Mao, Guigang Cai

“…” Here, we define six seeds, they are: 1) three-level buck; 2) double-step down buck; 3) inductor-first buck; 4) always-dual-path buck; 5) buck–buck; and 6) multiple-output hybrid buck. …”
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What Should we Reasonably Expect from Artificial Intelligence? by L. Parentoni

“…Consequently, AI systems can still be valuable and welcomed in various contexts, even if they offer accuracy or transparency rates lower or much lower than human standards.Scientific novelty: the scientific novelty of this article lies in challenging the widely held misconception that AI should always operate with superhuman accuracy and transparency in all scenarios. …”
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Optimization of parameters for sugarcane lifter based on simulation of virtual prototype by Hu Jinbing, Wang Jun, Hu Ying

“…Because of the influence caused by the typhoons and monsoons, the sugarcane always render in the state of lodging and bending. …”
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Safety assessment on girth welds of large-diameter X80 pipelines in water network area by Yuqing LIU, Zhenyong ZHANG, Shengsi WU, Beilei JI, Hong ZHANG, Xiaoben LIU

“…If the critical Crack Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) is taken to be 0.25 mm in the current standard, and the level-1 assessment curve is adopted, the welds of X80 pipeline in the water network area are always in a safe state. If the level-2 assessment curve is used, the X80 pipeline weld is in a critical safe state when the critical CTOD is reduced to 0.08 mm and the settlement displacement takes the maximum value of 1 m.…”
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Polypharmacy and associated factors among patients with type two diabetes mellitus with comorbidity: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasil Bayafers Tamene, Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke, Akalu Fetene Desalew, Getachew Yitayew Tarekegn, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Selamawit Mengstu Tafere, Mekdes Kiflu, Tilaye Arega Moges, Fisseha Nigussie Dagnew, Samuel Agegnew Wondm

“…Polypharmacy can raise the risk of adverse drug events, drug interactions, and medication non-adherence, even though using numerous medications is not always inappropriate. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of polypharmacy and associated factors among patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) with comorbidity in Northwest Ethiopia. …”
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The iGains4Gains model guides irrigation water conservation and allocation to enhance nexus gains across water, food, carbon emissions, and nature by Bruce Lankford, Nafn Amdar, Matthew McCartney, Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi

“…Recognising nexus gains are not always linear, positive and predictable, the model reveals that achieving all four gains simultaneously is difficult, likely leading to trade-offs such as water consumption rebounds or increased carbon emissions. …”
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User-Centred Design and Multi-Actor Approach in Agricultural Innovations – Case: Combi Drill Design by Hannu Haapala

“…Abstract.The author has shown that modern technologies do not always meet the expectations of farmers, and this may adversely affect the pace of innovation. …”
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Accuracy of Diabetic Retinopathy Staging with a Deep Convolutional Neural Network Using Ultra-Wide-Field Fundus Ophthalmoscopy and Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Toshihiko Nagasawa, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Hiroki Masumoto, Shoji Morita, Masanori Niki, Zaigen Ohara, Yuki Yoshizumi, Yoshinori Mitamura

“…Although the combination of multiple imaging techniques might overcome their individual weaknesses and provide comprehensive imaging, artificial intelligence in classifying multimodal images has not always produced accurate results.…”
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Dimensional accuracy and resolution assessment of the formlabs form 3B 3D printer for medical applications by Vera Lagerburg, Anne Vrancken, Sietske Bergsma, Janita Dekker, Wouter Diemer, Judith Waldner-Troost, Maaike Koenrades

“…The smallest slit that was always open when printing in the x-direction was 0.3 mm and in the y-direction 0.4 mm. …”
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Aplicação de hipoclorito de sódio para recuperação de gotejadores entupidos em irrigação com água ferruginosa Application of sodium hypoclorite for recovery of clogged emitters wor... by José A. A. de Souza, Élio de A. Cordeiro, Édio L. da Costa

“…Usually, this obstruction may cause decrease as well as increase of its discharge, but the water distribution uniformity of system always decreases due to clogging problems. These problems can be reduced by application of chlorine and acids. …”
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The role of diagnostic wrist arthroscopy in suspected scapholunate ligament injury: a cohort study of 324 patients by Lyse van Wijk, Brigitte van der Heijden, J. S. Souer, Steven E. R. Hovius, Joost W. Colaris, on behalf of the Hand Wrist Study Group*

“…Determining the appropriate treatment for these additional findings is not always straightforward and needs further investigation. …”
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Operation of spinal sensorimotor circuits controlling phase durations during tied-belt and split-belt locomotion after a lateral thoracic hemisection by Ilya A Rybak, Natalia A Shevtsova, Johannie Audet, Sirine Yassine, Sergey N Markin, Boris I Prilutsky, Alain Frigon

“…In our simulations, the ‘hemisection’ was always applied to the right side. Based on our model, we hypothesized that following hemisection the contralesional (‘intact’, left) side of the spinal network is mostly controlled by supraspinal drives, whereas the ipsilesional (‘hemisected’, right) side is mostly controlled by somatosensory feedback. …”
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The issue of motivation for foreign languages learning in international research works: Scoping review by I. K. Tsalikova, S. V. Pakhotina

“…Despite this, quite a lot of young people do not always have the desire to learn foreign languages. …”
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HIV-associated B-cell lymphoma of a patient with multiresistant tuberculosis (clinical case) by O. M. Raznatovska, A. V. Fedorets, M. S. Potapenko, I. V. Pashchenko, I. M. Voitiuk, S. I. Zakharchuk

“…Therefore, practitioners should always be aware of oncology, and be more vigilant with HIV-infected patients whose CD4 count of less than 100 cells/µl.…”
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