A Mixed Methods Systematic Review of the Effectiveness, Acceptability, and Feasibility of Advanced Care Plans for Older Adults Without Life-Limiting Conditions by Tafadzwa Patience Kunonga, Katie H. Thomson, Fiona R. Beyer, Shoba Dawson, Katie Brittain, Dawn Craig

“…Findings: From over 12,600 citations, a total of 16 studies, comprising four randomised controlled trials (RCTs), nine qualitative studies, and three mixed methods studies met the inclusion criteria. Limited findings indicate that ACP interventions are generally effective in improving document completion rates and reducing hospital readmissions. …”
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Non-volatile and volatile metabolite analyses and objective quantitative technique reveal the effect of fixation methods on the flavor quality and metabolites of green tea by Xizhe Zhu, Liyue Yang, Zhiwen Ge, Wen Ouyang, Jinjin Wang, Ming Chen, Yaya Yu, Shunyin Wu, Yanhua Qin, Chunyong Huang, Guofu Zhang, Yating Zhang, Haibo Yuan, Yongwen Jiang, Jinjie Hua

“…Fixation methodology serves as the critical determinant in shaping green tea's multi-dimensional quality attributes; however, the impact of different fixation methods and the corresponding combinations on the overall metabolites and quality of in green tea remains unclear. …”
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Effect of pretreatment methods on the sensory and nutritional properties of a yoghurt-like product made from tiger nuts (Cyperus esculentus L.) by Aristide Guillaume Silapeux Kamda, Hans Martial Changam, Isabelle Sandrine Bouelet, Gilbert Manga Mbassi, Abdou Razinkou Yiagnigni, Christine Nyangono, Roger Ponka, Mercy Achu, Elie Fokou

“…Roasting and germination were respectively the most effective pretreatment methods for the reduction of the amount of phytate and saponin. …”
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Effect of Temperature and Duration Time of Maceration on Nitrate Content of Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less.: Circumscribed Central Composite Design and Method Validation by Chaowalit Monton, Chitradee Luprasong

“…The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of maceration temperature and time on the nitrate content of V. cinerea. …”
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Thermal Stability and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Nano and Micron-TiO2 Particles Reinforced Epoxy Composites: Effect of Mixing Method

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Effects of different arm immobilization methods on set-up accuracy in photon and proton radiotherapy techniques for breast cancer: A systematic review by Hadisinia Tahereh, Abbaspour Samira, Abedi-Firouzjah Razzagh

“…This study aimed to review the effects of different arm immobilization methods on set-up accuracy in photon and proton radiotherapy techniques for breast cancer with supraclavicular lymph node (LN) involvement. …”
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Effect of Heat-Assisted and Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Methods on the Phenolic Profile and Biological Activity of <i>Thymus vulgaris</i> L. Extracts by Rafael Mascoloti Spréa, Cristina Caleja, Eliana Pereira, Márcio Carocho, José Pinela, Tiane C. Finimundy, Ricardo C. Calhelha, Marina Kostić, Marina Soković, Miguel A. Prieto, Joana S. Amaral, Lillian Barros

“…The optimal conditions for each method that yielded the highest rosmarinic acid levels were as follows: for HAE, 27% ethanol at 91 °C for 121 min; and for UAE, 60 min at 500 W using 50% ethanol. …”
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Nonlinear mixed‐effects modeling as a method for causal inference to predict exposures under desired within‐subject dose titration schemes by Christian Bartels, Martina Scauda, Neva Coello, Thomas Dumortier, Björn Bornkamp, Giusi Moffa

“…Here, we evaluate nonlinear mixed‐effects modeling and simulation (NLME M&S) in the context of causal inference as a standardization method for longitudinal data in the presence of confounders. …”
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Optimal Homotopy Asymptotic Method for Investigation of Effects of Thermal Radiation, Internal Heat Generation, and Buoyancy on Velocity and Heat Transfer in the Blasius Flow by Dachas Ibrahim, Mitiku Daba, Solomon Bati

“…The governing nonlinear partial differential equations of the problem are transformed into a set of coupled nonlinear third-order ordinary differential equations by the similarity variable method and have been systematically solved using the optimal homotopy asymptotic method. …”
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Physicochemical Properties and Effect of Processing Methods on Mineral Composition and Antinutritional Factors of Improved Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)... by Ebisa Olika, Solomon Abera, Asnake Fikre

“…Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate physicochemical properties and effect of processing methods on antinutritional factors and mineral composition of improved chickpea varieties (Natoli of Desi and Arerti of Kabuli) grown in Ethiopia. …”
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Biomechanical effects of six internal fixation methods for distal femoral AO/OTA 33C1 fractures: finite element analysis by Jianxiong Zhang, Jiadi Le, Zhenghao Wu, Long Chen

“…Abstract Purpose Using finite element analysis, to compare the stress and deformation of six different internal fixation methods for distal femoral fractures to obtain the optimal internal fixation method. …”
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Cytotoxic and Bactericidal Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Obtained by Green Synthesis Method Using Annona muricata Aqueous Extract and Functionalized with 5-Fluorouracil by María del Carmen Sánchez-Navarro, Claudio Adrian Ruiz-Torres, Nereyda Niño-Martínez, Roberto Sánchez-Sánchez, Gabriel Alejandro Martínez-Castañón, I. DeAlba-Montero, Facundo Ruiz

“…Nanomaterials obtained by green synthesis technologies have been widely studied in recent years owing to constitute cost-effective and environmental-friendly methods. In addition, there are several works that report the simultaneous performance of the reducer agent as a functionalizing agent, modifying the properties of the nanomaterial. …”
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Egg freshness during storage: the effect of laying hen age and shelf life prediction using a novel hybrid modeling method by Yifeng Lu, Jing Li, Zihao He, Linyun Chen, Huixin Tian, Chen Xu, Xinglian Xu, Minyi Han

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Viewpoint: Quantifying residential self-selection effects: A review of methods and findings from applications of propensity score and sample selection approaches by Patricia L. Mokhtarian, David van Herick

“…Numerous studies have investigated the influence of RSS on the estimated effect of the built environment on travel behavior. …”
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A Novel Approach for Aircraft Engine Modeling Considering the Energy Accumulation Effect Based on a Variable Mass System Thermodynamics Method by Huazhao Dong, Wenlei Lian

“…In this work, a facile, novel engine dynamic simulation method was proposed, combining the effects of mass and energy flow accumulation based on the thermodynamics of the variable mass system. …”
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The Analysis Methods Of 3-Monochloropropane-1,2-Diol and Glycydyl Esters in Foods, Mitigation Studies, and Current Developments About their Effects on Health by Aslı Yıldırım, Aslı Yorulmaz

“…However, there are two basic methods today namely direct and indirect methods. …”
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Application of machine learning methods on investigation the effect of interrupted deflector's height and downstream depth changes on energy dissipation at flip bucket spillways by Arash Adib, Danial Ebrahimzadeh, Mahmood S. Bejestan, Morteza Lotfirad, Masoud Oulapour

“…For calculating energy dissipation and hydraulic jump length parameters, the regression relations were extracted in this research and results of this relations were compared with results of the gene expression programming (GEP), random forest (RF) and multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS) methods. The results showed that the RF method is the most accurate method for calculating energy dissipation and hydraulic jump length parameters.…”
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Prediction of volumetric radiation effect on natural convection with high Rayleigh number using lattice Boltzmann-control volume finite element method by Mohieddine Ben Salah, Ayoub Msaddak, Talal Alqahtani, Salem Algarni, Faouzi Askri, Badr M. Alshammari, Lioua Kolsi

“…For example, for a Rayleigh number equal to 103, the LB–CVFEM is forty-eight times rapid than the LB–FVM method, and for a Rayleigh number set to 106, the proposed numerical approach takes 8 days, whereas the LB-FVM needs 16 days, iii) for 106 Rayleigh number case which investigated by few published works, there is a development of small recirculation zones in the vicinity of the top and bottom left corners of the cavity, and iv) the radiation effect increases with the extinction coefficient; however, it decreases with the increase of scattering albedo.…”
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EFFECT OF HARVESTING AND DESICCATION METHODS ON QUALITY OF OIL FLAX PRODUCTS AND ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE CROP IN CASE OF ITS USE BOTH FOR SEED AND FIBRE by Viktor GARMASHOV, Viktor SHCHERBAKOV, Inna KOGUT, Pavlo LYKHOVYD, Oleksandr RUDIK, Ali KERIMOV

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The Effectiveness of Different Optical Correction Methods in Children and Adolescents with Progressive Myopia Based on a Comparative Evaluation of the Accommodation and Axial Length of Eyes by M. M. Sitka, S. G. Bodrova, N. A. Pozdeyeva

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