Comparative validity assessment of three android step counter applications; a semi-structured laboratory-based study by Uchechukwu Martha Chukwuemeka, Arinze Damian Nnalue, Sochima Johnmark Obiekwe, Fatai Adesina Maruf, Anthony Chinedu Anakor, Monday Omoniyi Moses, Chinedum Amaechi, Uchenna Prosper Okonkwo, Ifeoma Adaigwe Amaechi

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Divergent confidence intervals among pre-specified analyses in the HiSTORIC stepped wedge trial: An exploratory post-hoc investigation. by Richard A Parker, Catriona Keerie, Christopher J Weir, Atul Anand, Nicholas L Mills

“…<h4>Background</h4>The high-sensitivity cardiac troponin on presentation to rule out myocardial infarction (HiSTORIC) study was a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial with long before-and-after periods, involving seven hospitals across Scotland. …”
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Achieving 19.2% High‐Efficiency Ternary Organic Solar Cells Through Novel Sequential Processing Technique With Hydrocarbon Solvent by Liangxiang Zhu, Chuanlin Gao, Chaoyue Zhao, Guoping Zhang, Kangbo Sun, Shenbo Zhu, Yajie Wang, Lihong Wang, Peng You, Chen Xie, Qing Bai, Huawei Hu, Mingxia Qiu, Bin He, Yufei Wang, Shunpu Li, Guangye Zhang

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Research and Development of an Algorithm for the Response Time Estimation in Multiprocessor Systems Under the Interval Uncertainty of the Tasks Execution Times by Mark G. Gonopolskiy, Alevtina B. Glonina

“…According to the chosen approach, in order to estimate a task’s WCRT, two steps should be performed. The first one is to construct a set of anomalous tasks using the proposed algorithm for the given task. …”
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Lattice Boltzmann Solution of Concave Longitudinal Fins under Step-changing base Boundary Conditions Associated with Accumulated Nonlinearity by Abhishek Sahu, Shubhankar Bhowmick

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The impact of an effective 3-step hand hygiene technique in reducing potentially pathogenic microorganisms found on nursing professionals’ hands by Marília Duarte Valim, Emanuelle Righetto Corrêa, Alexandre Paulo Machado, Liliana Victorino Alves Corrêa, Richarlisson Borges de Morais, Raoni Florentino da Silva Teixeira, Gerard Lacey

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Statistical Analysis of Inverse Weibull based on Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Tests with Unified Hybrid Censoring Data by Amal Soliman Hassan, Abd ELwahab Hagag, Nader Metwally, Omar Hussein Sery

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Analysis of the Critical Safety Thickness for Pretreatment of Mined-Out Areas Underlying the Final Slopes of Open-Pit Mines and the Effects of Treatment by Zhigang Tao, Mengnan Li, Chun Zhu, Manchao He, Xiaohui Zheng, Shibo Yu

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Identification and Correction of Phase Unwrapping Errors in Multitemporal Small Baseline DInSAR Interferograms: A Three-Step Cascade Algorithm by Giovanni Onorato, Claudio De Luca, Francesco Casu, Michele Manunta, Muhammad Yasir, Pasquale Noli, Pasquale Striano, Riccardo Lanari

“…Once identified them, the third step consists in a guided search of the possible PhU corrections, for the examined pixels, by means of a genetic algorithm, which maximizes the LTC time series. …”
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Electrical Resistivity of Conductive Leather and Influence of Air Temperature and Humidity by Ilda Kazani, Majlinda Hylli, Pellumb Berberi

“…The so-called “multiple-step method” was used to test leather’s electrical resistivity for the first time. …”
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Time setting of Konjaku monogatari-shū tales by M. V. Babkova

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NT-proBNP for Heart Failure Screening in Primary Care in an Eastern European Country: What We Know and Proposed Steps by Ioana Camelia Teleanu, Anca Mîrșu-Păun, Cristian Gabriel Bejan, Ana-Maria Alexandra Stănescu

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A Novel Damage Detection Method of Reinforced Concrete Frames Using Signal Processing and Extracted Near-Fault Fling-Step Pulses by Amir Ezzodin, Gholamreza Ghodrati Amiri, Hosein Naderpour, Morteza Raissi Dehkordi

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Reliability of the Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S Butler, Eryn K Milian, Amie DeVerna, Kevin Latz, Henry B Ellis, Alexa R Martinez, Kristin Hayden, Christian Gerstenkorn, Sara C Carpenito, Charles W Wyatt, Dai Sugimoto

“…However, its clinical utility is limited due to cost, operating expertise, and lengthy data processing time. Numerous qualitative scoring systems have been introduced to assess trunk and lower extremity biomechanics during functional tasks. …”
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The IMPART (IMproving PAlliative care in Residential aged care using Telehealth) trial: a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol by Anita M. Y. Goh, Katrin Gerber, Kayla Lock, Ellen Gaffy, Kerry Hwang, Anna Lane, Kirsten J. Moore, Barbara Hayes, Lidia Engel, Mark Tacey, Brian Le, Paul Yates, Melissa J. Bloomer, Len Gray, Dimity Constance Pond, Danny Hills, Frances Batchelor, Ross Bicknell, Debra Nestel, Christina Johnson, Steven Savvas, Karen Bodna, Penny Harvey, Aaron B. Wong, Bonnie Lui, Wen Kwang Lim

“…The IMPART intervention group 1) receives timely end-of-life support from specialist In-Reach teams using telehealth; 2) engages RACF staff and GPs in a Planning Ahead Team to reflect on current practices and co-design an Action Plan to improve EOLC planning and processes; 3) receives an online interactive, needs-based EOLC education program for staff and GPs working in RACFs. …”
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Staircase baker's map generates flaring-type time series by G. Radons, G. C. Hartmann, H. H. Diebner, O. E. Rossler

“…It has a staircase-like shape, with every next step half as high as the preceding one. Each pair of neighboring elements exchanges an equal volume (area) during every iteration step in a scaled manner. …”
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Application of Machine Learning for Real-Time Phishing Attack Detection by Akshay Shankar Agrawal, Sanketi Raut, Andrina Dsouza, Jimit Mehta, Prajwal Naik

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THE INVESTMENT PROCESS AND ITS FINANCING by MUGUREL GABRIEL SORIN POP

“…The investment process involves several steps and phases. During these phases different resources are advanced and spent so that, at the end of the process, one will be able to identify the exact amount of used in-house facilities and the ones attracted by the economic operator.…”
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New Green Biorefinery Strategies to Valorize Bioactive Fractions from <i>Palmaria palmata</i> by Melis Cokdinleyen, Gloria Domínguez-Rodríguez, Huseyin Kara, Elena Ibáñez, Alejandro Cifuentes

“…Particularly, glycerol:glucose (2:1) with 50% water in combination with PLE was the most suitable NaDES to recover the highest phycobiliprotein, protein, and sulfated polysaccharide contents from <i>Palmaria palmata</i> in the first and second steps of the biorefinery process. …”
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A Comparative Analysis among Quenched, Tempered, and Stepped Cooled TIG Welded SS-304 Plates Based on Tensile Strength, Hardness, and Microstructural Appearance by Saurabh Dewangan, Saksham Saksham, Adhir Chandra Paul, Jaka Burja

“…Five SS-304 plates were welded by the TIG method. Out of five, four plates were heat treated and one plate was put in the original condition. …”
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