Project20: Does continuity of care and community-based antenatal care improve maternal and neonatal birth outcomes for women with social risk factors? A prospective, observational... by Hannah Rayment-Jones, Kathryn Dalrymple, James Harris, Angela Harden, Elidh Parslow, Thomas Georgi, Jane Sandall

“…The findings support the current policy drive to increase continuity of midwife-led care, whilst adding that community-based care may further improve outcomes for women at increased risk of health inequalities. …”
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Possibilities of metabolic surgery for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in patients with grade 1 alimentary obesity by Vladimir V. Salukhov, Nikita S. Ilinskii, Evgenii V. Vasil'ev, Ruslan T. Sardinov, Dmitrii V. Gladyshev

“…Many studies have demonstrated the high effectiveness of bariatric surgery in patients with grade 2–3 obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Currently, surgery is one of the most effective ways to decrease body mass, to maintain long-term weight loss and to manage type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Influence of ambient temperature on electrical properties of varistor-positor structure by Alexander Ivanchenko, Alexander Tonkoshkur

“…The dependence of the power dissipated by the varistor layer on the input voltage is identical to the analogous dependence of the current, and the power dissipation of the posistor layer tends to increase.…”
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Dynamic Response and Reliability Assessment of Power Transmission Towers Under Wind-Blown Sand Loads by Jun Lu, Jin Li, Xiaoqian Ma, Weiguang Tian, Linfeng Zhang, Peng Zhang

“…An increased elastic modulus shifts energy dissipation toward elastic rebound, reducing the penetration depth by 28%. …”
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Effect of Sheet Resistance and Morphology of ITO Thin Films on Polymer Solar Cell Characteristics by Ram Narayan Chauhan, C. Singh, R. S. Anand, Jitendra Kumar

“…The decrease in fill factor, open-circuit voltage is compensated by increased short-circuit current. …”
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Study on Single-event Gate Rupture Mechanism of Asymmetric-trench SiC MOSFET by WANG Lihao1, 2, DONG Tao2, FANG Xingyu2, QI Xiaowei2, WANG Liang2, CHEN Miao2, ZHANG Xing1, ZHAO Yuanfu2

“…FIB-SEM results confirm that the oxide layer at the trench gate corner beneath the channel has been ruptured, causing direct contact between the gate polysilicon and the N− drift region, forming a leakage current path from drain to gate. …”
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Effects of Physiological Loading from Patient-Derived Activities of Daily Living on the Wear of Metal-on-Polymer Total Hip Replacements by Benjamin A. Clegg, Samuel Perry, Enrico De Pieri, Anthony C. Redmond, Stephen J. Ferguson, David E. Lunn, Richard M. Hall, Michael G. Bryant, Nazanin Emami, Andrew R. Beadling

“…To address this gap, this study applied patient-derived ADL profiles—jogging and stair negotiation—using a three-station hip simulator, obtained through 3D motion analysis of total hip arthroplasty patients, processed via a musculoskeletal multibody modelling approach to derive realistic hip contact forces (HCFs). The results indicate that jogging significantly increased wear rates compared to the ISO walking gait waveform, with wear increasing from 15.24 ± 0.55 to 28.68 ± 0.87 mm³/Mc. …”
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SLIPT-Assisted Dual-Hop VLC/RF With Relay Selection: Outage Probability Analysis and Optimization by van Khoe Ta, Ic-Pyo Hong, Giang N. Tran

“…Especially, the devices in optical communication range are randomly located with the uniform distribution, and the light intensity from the light emitting diode (LED) contains alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) elements for the signal detection and energy harvesting. …”
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Requests for physician-assisted suicide in German general practice: frequency, content, and motives– a qualitative analysis of GPs’ experiences by Luise Farr, Juliane Poeck, Claudia Bozzaro, Jutta Bleidorn

“…Abstract Background Physician-assisted suicide (PAS) has been legalised in an increasing number of countries in Western Europe. In Germany, after a landmark decision by the Federal Constitutional Court in 2020, the ban on PAS was removed from the Model Medical Code of Conduct in 2021. …”
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A review of ultrasound monitoring applications in agriculture by Muhammad Awais Sattar, Dina Shona Laila

“…Still, recent advances such as improved signal filtering algorithms, new transducer designs, better field sensitivity, and broader collaboration to standardize ultrasound measurement protocols indicate a growing trend toward increased on-field use of ultrasound. Finally, the review also discusses the current limitations and future research directions of how ultrasound-based monitoring can catalyse a new paradigm of sustainable data-driven agriculture that meets food security needs.…”
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Does the Experience of Being Phubbed by Friends Affect Psychological Well-Being? The Mediating Roles of Loneliness, Relationship Satisfaction, and Self-Esteem by Yeslam Al-Saggaf

“…Past research found that phubbing partners indirectly affected their well-being. The current study was aimed at investigating whether phubbing friends is also indirectly related to their well-being. …”
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Zeigen die schweizerischen Messungen eine Gefährdung der Ozon-Schicht? by Johannes Staehelin, Hans U. Dütsch

“…The Swiss record of ozone balloon measurements reaching the middle stratosphere also includes more than 20 years of observations. – The total ozone measurements of Arosa show a clearly negative trend since about 1970 with a decrease of about 4% during the period from 1969 to 1988. – The current knowledge of the chemistry of the stratosphere is discussed taking into account the mechanisms of chain reactions initiated by anthropogenic pollutants reaching the stratosphere, such as chlorofluoro- and bromofluorocarbon compounds and dinitrogen oxide. …”
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Evolution of the burden of active hepatitis C virus infection in England from September 2015 to September 2016: a repeated cross-sectional analysis by Jason Gordon, Anna Maria Geretti, Lynsey Corless, Laure Lacoin, Michael Hurst, Nathan R Hill, Richard Aspinall, Yuxiang Gao-Du, Liam Mistry, David Mutimer

“…From 2015 to 2016, there was a progressive increase in the proportion of treated patients who were non-cirrhotic, with current IVDU and non-liver transplant recipients.Conclusions The characteristics of patients with HCV remaining in contact with specialised care evolved with a changing landscape of treatment and related health policy. …”
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COVID-19 outbreak prevention by early containment in Shantou, China by Xubin Zhang, Dangui Zhang, Chi Zhang, Lijun Yao, Lu Xu, Gengna Chen, Zhaohui Liao, Xunyi Zhu, Wenda Yang, Weinan Li

“…Multivariate linear regression models showed larger family size and severe cases as the significant predictor for increasing number of close contacts. Conclusions: The current pandemic appears to exist for an uncertain period. …”
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Wettability’s Challenge to High-Voltage Insulators: Polyurethane as Preventive Coating by Touqeer Ahmad Raza, Muhammad Kamran, Syed Ahtisham Mehmood Shah, Muhammad Mehran Bashir

“…Abrupt rises and spikes were observed on the plots for the electric field and current density distribution, indicating distortion; however, the distortion kept on decreasing with the increase in the contact angle. …”
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Epidemiological Informing of the Population in Cities: Models and Their Application by Vasiliy Osipov, Marina Osipova, Sergey Kuleshov, Alexandra Zaytseva, Aleksey Aksenov

“… With an increase of population density and contacts between people, the emergence of new biological viruses, the threat of various epidemics is growing. …”
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Special features for functionalization of carbon nanotubes nanopowders by N. O. Oliinyk, G. D. Ilnytska, G. A. Bazaliy, I. M. Zaitseva, M. A. Marinich, O. M. Sizonenko, A. S. Torpakov

“…In order to create new composite materials that contain CNT powders as a filler, it is necessary to achieve functionalization of powder surface. …”
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Warming Yang,Promoting Blood Circulation and Inducing Diuresis in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy:a meta-analysis by WANG Lan, WANG Xiao-qin

“…Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ’Warming Yang,Promoting Blood Circulation and Inducing Diuresis’ in the treatment of diabetic nephropathy(DN).Methods The used electronic databases contained foreign databases such as PubMed,EMBASE,Cochrane Library,and Chinese databases such as CNKI,SinoMed,Wanfang Data,CQVIP.The clinical data of "Warming Yang,Promoting Blood Circulation and Inducing Diuresis" in treatment of DN were collected comprehensively.The literature retrieval ended on April 1,2016,and the meta analysis of appropriate literature was processed by RevMan 5.3 software.Results The cases of randomized controlled trials totaled16 and the cases of DN patients totaled 1 107.The results of Meta analysis showed that compared to western medicine control group,the experimental group of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine,based on "Warming Yang and Benefiting Qi,Promoting Blood Circulation and Inducing Diuresis",perfonned better in the significant efficiency and total efficiency of the treatment of DN(RR=1.97,95%CI 1.50~2.59,Z = 4.86,P<0.01;RR=1.48,95%CI 1.35~1.62,Z=8.58,P<0.01),in the decrease of the serum creatinine(MD=-32.33,95%CI-58.20~-6.47,Z =2.45,P= 0.01),in the increase of high density lipoprotein(MD= 0.16,95%CI 0.09~0.23,Z =4.33,P<0.01),in the decrease of cholesterol,triglyceride,low density lipoprotein(MD=-0.82,95%CI 1.28~-0.36,Z = 3.49,P = 0.0005;MD=-0.40,95%CI-0.53~-0.26,Z=5.95,P<0.01;MD=-0.49,95%CI-0.76~-0.21,Z=3.46,P = 0.000 5),in the decrease of urinary protein(MD=-0.46,95%I-0.61~-0.31,Z=6.01,P<0.01),in the control of fasting blood glucose(MD=-0.34,95%CI-0.57~-0.12,Z = 3.00,P = 0.003),and performed the same in the decrease of the levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha(P= 0.33).Conclusions The current limited evidence suggests that the efficacy and safety of integrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine in the treatment of DN is better than the traditional protocols alone.…”
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An open-label phase I comparator-controlled clinical trial to assess tolerability and pharmacokinetics of IHL-675 A a fixed dose combination of cannabidiol plus hydroxychloroquine... by George Williams Mbogo, Pia Kroner, Rosemarie Walsh, Jonathan Newchurch, Mark Robert Bleackley

“…IHL-675 A is Incannex Healthcare Pty Ltd.’s proprietary product formulated using UniGel™ technology consisting of a solid, film coated HCQ tablet contained within a CBD-oil solution gel cap. Each IHL-675 A gel cap contains 75 mg of CBD and 100 mg HCQ. …”
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National survey evaluating the introduction of new and alternative staffing models in intensive care (SEISMIC-R) in the UK by Peter Griffiths, Natalie Pattison, Susie Pearce, Ruth Endacott, Chiara Dall’Ora, Christina Saville, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Paul R Mouncey, Suzanne Bench, Melanie Handley, Jeremy Dearling, Jenny Gordon, Niamh Bohnacker, Rebecca Hadley, Burcu Dogan, Niamh Wood, Tom Monks, Helena Wythe, Lisa Whiting

“…Objective To report on the findings from a national survey of UK intensive care units (ICUs) exploring nurse staffing models currently in use and changes since COVID-19.Design A survey was designed and distributed using a web-based platform to senior unit leads via Intensive care national audit &amp; research centre contacts.Participants Senior nurses representing the 331 National Health Service adult ICUs across the UK (across 231 hospitals/155 trusts), including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.Outcome measures A 15-item survey.Results A total of 196 survey responses representing 300 units, majority general and single units, resulting in a 90.6% unit-level response rate. …”
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