Corporate Real Estate alignment by Monique Arkesteijn

“…Most models pay little to no attention to  1 The design of new CRE portfolios; 2 The selection of a new CRE portfolio that adds most value to the organization. …”
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Breast Feeding Practice: Positioning and Attachment during Breast Feeding among Lactating Mothers Visiting Health Facility in Areka Town, Southern Ethiopia by Nega Degefa, Befikadu Tariku, Takalign Bancha, Gizachew Amana, Abdo Hajo, Yisehak Kusse, Eshetu Zerihun, Zeleke Aschalew

“…Most difficulties of breastfeeding can be avoided altogether if good attachment and positioning can be achieved at the first and early feeds. …”
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The ABC Bicuspid Sizing Protocol for SAPIEN 3 Balloon-Expandable Valves by Tej Sheth, MD, Umar Ismail, MD, Jorge Chavarria, MD, Warkaa Al Shamkani, MD, Ahmed Makhdoum, MD, MSc, Kandace Forsyth, MSc, Iqbal Jaffer, MD, PhD, James Velianou, MD, Madhu Natarajan, MD, MSc

“…TAVR patients were treated according to the ABC bicuspid sizing algorithm with criteria for annular area (<10% oversizing or <5% with calcification), below annular (left ventricular outflow tract [LVOT]) area (<10% oversizing or <5% with calcification), intercommissural distance (>planned valve diameter - 1 mm), maximum sinus diameter (>planned valve diameter + 6 mm), and avoidance of high-risk leaflet calcification. …”
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In vitro shear and compression protocols to evaluate the effects of oral processing on purées intended for dysphagia patients by Kovan Ismael-Mohammed, Laura Laguna, Mireia Bolivar-Prados, Pere Clavé, Amparo Tarrega

“…However, this may be a risk for dysphagia patients, and it could be avoided by using an in vitro method to mimic oral changes. …”
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Citrate regional anticoagulation of 500 ml/min of extracorporeal blood flow: an experimental study by Sebastiano Maria Colombo, Luigi Vivona, Michele Battistin, Vittorio Scaravilli, Alessandro Galli, Chiara Anzanello, Elisa Cipriani, Francesca Gori, Serena Todaro, Carlo Valsecchi, Daniele Dondossola, Anna Paola Marcello, Andrea Carlin, Antonio Pesenti, Giacomo Grasselli, Alberto Zanella

“…Abstract Background Regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) is the most widespread technique which allows to perform extracorporeal treatments, avoiding the complications of systemic anticoagulation. …”
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Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: a framework for producers and users of evidence by Peter Craig, Mhairi Campbell, Manuela Deidda, Ruth Dundas, Judith Green, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Jim Lewsey, David Ogilvie, Frank de Vocht, Martin White

“…Qualitative methods Qualitative methods make an essential contribution to most natural experimental evaluations, with evaluations benefitting from a mixed-method design incorporating qualitative methods throughout. …”
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Identifying Psychological and Sociological Factors Affecting Job Aspirations in Lower Secondary Students by Farid Ahmadi, Soheila Ahmadi

“…To ensure maximum representation, 1,200 students were randomly selected from various schools throughout the city, with the distribution by sex and school type mirroring the proportions of the target population. …”
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Lessons learned from the co-development of operational climate forecast services for vineyards management by N. Pérez-Zanón, V. Agudetse, E. Baulenas, P.A. Bretonnière, C. Delgado-Torres, N. González-Reviriego, A. Manrique-Suñén, A. Nicodemou, M. Olid, Ll. Palma, M. Terrado, B. Basile, F. Carteni, A. Dente, C. Ezquerra, F. Oldani, M. Otero, F. Santos-Alves, M. Torres, J. Valente, A. Soret

“…In the co-design phase, more intense engagement methods were implemented to communicate the capabilities of climate forecasts and design the product’s visualisation. …”
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Kinematic changes in dairy cows with induced, unilateral forelimb lameness during straight line walk by A. Leclercq, K. Ask, Y. Mellbin, A. Byström, M. Söderlind, E. Telezhenko, C. Bergsten, P. Haubro Andersen, M. Rhodin, E. Hernlund

“…Early detection of lameness in dairy herds is essential to enable timely treatment of affected animals, thereby avoiding unnecessary costs and animal suffering. Since claw diseases most commonly affect the hind claws, specific kinematic changes in cows with forelimb lameness have not been investigated. …”
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Application of multi-objective neural network algorithm in industrial polymerization reactors for reducing energy cost and maximising productivity by Fakhrony Sholahudin Rohman, Sharifah Rafidah Wan Alwi, Dinie Muhammad, Ashraf Azmi, Zainuddin Abd Manan, Jeng Shiun Lim, Hong An Er, Siti Nor Azreen Ahmad Termizi

“…Due to the significant power required for compression and the high costs of reactant materials, optimizing low-density polyethylene (LDPE) production to provide maximum productivity with a reduction of energy cost is required. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…Health Episode Statistics data identified 454 procedures for the surgery rates (key secondary outcome). The most common code was M653 ‘Endoscopic resection of prostate NEC’ with 185 procedures. …”
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Urodynamics tests for the diagnosis and management of male bladder outlet obstruction: long-term follow-up of the UPSTREAM non-inferiority RCT by Madeleine Clout, Amanda L Lewis, Madeleine Cochrane, Grace J Young, Paul Abrams, Peter S Blair, Christopher Chapple, Gordon T Taylor, Sian Noble, Tom Steuart-Feilding, Jodi Taylor, J Athene Lane, Marcus J Drake

“…Health Episode Statistics data identified 454 procedures for the surgery rates (key secondary outcome). The most common code was M653 ‘Endoscopic resection of prostate NEC’ with 185 procedures. …”
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