Digital vs. conventional instructor-led midwifery training in Benue State, Nigeria: a randomized non-inferiority trial by Fanan Ujoh, Anja Dzunic-Wachilonga, Rafat Noor, Victoria Gusa, Roseline Ape-aii, Isaac Ohene, Rajan Bola, Jan Christilaw, Stephen Hodgins, Ronald Lett

“…In this study, the Midwifery Active Digitization Empowerment Initiative (MADE-I) program was tested to determine if digital delivery of the Fundamental Interventions, Referral and Safe Transfer (FIRST) course is at least equally effective for training midwifery students compared to conventional small-group delivery.MethodsA non-inferiority randomized controlled trial design was used, enrolling 130 s-year students from 2 midwifery schools in Benue State, Nigeria. …”
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Rapid and sensitive melamine detection via paper-based surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrate: Plasma-assisted in situ growth of closely packed gold nanoparticles on cellulose... by Ba-Thong Trinh, Rashida Akter, Hanjun Cho, Oleksii Omelianovych, Kwanghyeon Jo, Hongki Kim, Taejoon Kang, Huu-Quang Nguyen, Jaebeom Lee, Kwanyong Seo, Ho-Suk Choi, Ilsun Yoon

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A Prospective Randomized Study for Comparison of Modified Proximal Femoral Plate with Dynamic Hip Screw System by Jitendra Wadhwani, Ramchander Siwach, Himanshu Bansal, Roop Singh, Pradeep Kamboj, Hemant More

“…Aim: To conduct a prospective randomized study comparing the functional and radiological outcomes of dynamic hip screw (DHS) and modified proximal femoral locking compression plate (PFLCP) in Asian population with intertrochanteric fractures. Materials and methods: The modified PFLCP design has been created by the authors. …”
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Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils—Promising Resources for Obtaining Effective Corrosion Inhibitors for Oil Refinery Equipment by Serhiy Pyshyev, Oleksandr Romanchuk, Petro Topilnytskyy, Viktoriya Romanchuk, Denis Miroshnichenko, Yurii Rohovyi, Hennadii Omelianchuk, Yurii Parkhomov

“…The use of inhibitors is one of the most common corrosion protection methods. However, increasing requirements of environmental standards give impetus to developing new types of corrosion inhibitors from natural raw materials. …”
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Evaluation of Green Building by Analytic Hierarchy Process and Statistical Inference (Case Study: Sabzevar City) by Masumeh Karami, Ghasem Zolfaghari, Mehri Delsouz

“…In addition, a multi-criteria decision-making model using the Analytic Hierarchy Method (AHP) is used to evaluate and prioritize the criteria of green buildings. …”
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Developing entrustable professional activities for undergraduate operative dentistry clerkship by Ahsan Sethi, Muhammad Ainul Haq, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Qaiser Ali Baig

“…Third, feedback on the drafted EPAs was solicited using the Delphi method, which involved 24 faculty members to refine and validate the EPAs. …”
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Variability Identification and Uncertainty Evolution Characteristic Analysis of Hydrological Variables in Anhui Province, China by Xia Bai, Jinhuang Yu, Yule Li, Juliang Jin, Chengguo Wu, Rongxing Zhou

“…In this study, based on the evolution trend and characteristic analyses of historical precipitation and temperature sequences from monthly, annual, and interannual scales through the Linear Tendency Rate (LTR) index, as well as its variability point identification using the M–K trend test method, we further utilized three cloud characteristic parameters comprising the average <i>Ex</i>, entropy <i>En</i>, and hyper-entropy <i>He</i> of the Cloud Model (CM) method to quantitatively reveal the uncertainty features corresponding to the diverse cloud distribution of precipitation and temperature sample scatters. …”
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Coaching as a tool for unlocking learning potential by Ieva Brazauskaitė-Zubavičienė, Asta Pukienė, Claudia Saccone

“… In contemporary European educational contexts, equal access to education and learning opportunities have become one of the main issues. …”
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Long-time spectra of radio broadcast programme signals by Denes HUSZTY

“…Long-time spectra of signals of different radio broadcast programmes have been measured using the method of sample superposition (superposing signals of statistically independent sections of programme signals, recorded on tape, interpreted by ensembles with instruments of similar character). …”
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« Boucé, mon paysage » by Louise Sagot

“…The French republican system favors equal educational standards throughout the country when teaching geography, under the pretext of equal treatment of all. …”
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Presenting a model for the establishment and maintenance of expert human resources in the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchestan province by Majid Reza Dahmardeh, Vahid pourshahabi, Amin Reza Kamalian, Habibollah Salaerzehi

“…AbstractThe purpose of this research is to identify indicators and effective factors in the maintenance of expert human resources in deprived and less developed areas and their ranking, as well as to draw a model of maintenance with an ecological approach, centered on the government organizations of Sistan and Baluchistan province, which is applicable in terms of purpose; and Regarding the implementation method, it is survey based on structural equation modeling. …”
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Genetic and biochemical characterization of staphylococci occurring in Novosibirsk, Russia by Y. N. Kozlova, N. V. Fomenko, V. V. Morozova, I. V. Saranina, A. Yu. Tikunov, D. A. Ganichev, A. G. Samokhin, V. V. Pavlov, O. M. Rozhnova, I. A. Bondar’, E. V. Zenkova, V. V. Nimaev, V. V.  Klimontov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Identification of coagulase positive strains was performed using a standard biochemical method and by real­time PCR of the coa gene. 100 % coincidence between the presence of the gene and coagulase activity for S. aureus strains was recorded, which suggests that detection of the coa gene can be used as a correct method for S. aure us identification. …”
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Identification and Antibacterial Characterization of Endophytic Fungi from Artemisia sieberi by Ibtisam Mohammed Ababutain, Sahar Khamees Aldosary, Amal Abdulaziz Aljuraifani, Azzah Ibrahim Alghamdi, Amira Hassan Alabdalall, Eida Marshid Al-Khaldi, Sumayh A. Aldakeel, Noor B. Almandil, Sayed AbdulAzeez, J. Francis Borgio

“…Endophytic fungi were identified by morphological characteristics, as well as by molecular identification using 18S rRNA gene sequencing method. All the six isolates were subjected to the preliminary screening for their antibacterial activity against nine important pathogenic bacteria using the disk-diffusion method. …”
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Monostable-Type Travelling Wave Solutions of the Diffusive FitzHugh-Nagumo-Type System in 𝐑𝑁 by Chih-Chiang Huang

“…When the diffusion coefficients in the system are equal, we construct travelling wave solutions for the non-local equation by the method of super- and subsolutions developed by Morita and Ninomiya (2008) Moreover, we propose a condition for 𝛾, which is similar to the condition Reinecke and Sweers (1999) used to transform (FHN) into a quasimonotone system.…”
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Introduction of Question-making Sessions by Undergraduate Medical Students to Reinforce Learning in Pathology: A Cross-sectional Study by Shivani Kalhan, Paridhi, Bhuvan Adhlakha, Shalini Shukla, Shalini Bahadur, Madhuvan Gupta, Bharti Bhandari Rathore, Deeksha Singh

“…Aim: To evaluate whether involving medical students in framing quiz questions enhances learning in Pathology. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pathology at the Government Institute of Medical Sciences, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India from April 2022 to September 2022. …”
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Homogeneous plasmonic structures on porous silicon by Kurbangali B. Tynyshtykbayev, Khabibulla A. Abdullin, Danil W. Boukhvalov, Elena Dmitrieva, Bekzat Zhumabay, Parasat Kusherova, Bagdat A. Rakymetov, Alimjan S. Serikbekov, Nikolay A. Chuchvaga

“…It exceeds the efficiency of known solar thermal vapor generators and is equal to Ea = 7.58 kg·m–2·h–1. The obtained results have important applied values in the technology of micro- and nanoelectronics for the fabrication of radiating devices and appliances using chemical, electrochemical etching methods; highly efficient solar thermal generators.…”
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Telemedicine use in rural areas of the United Kingdom to improve access to healthcare facilities: A review of current evidence by Rama K. Gobburi, David B. Olawade, Gbolahan Deji Olatunji, Emmanuel Kokori, Nicholas Aderinto, Aanuoluwapo Clement David-Olawade

“…This research aims to investigate the use of telemedicine in rural areas of the United Kingdom to improve access to healthcare facilities. Methods: The research process combines a systematic literature review with a thematic analysis using open coding. …”
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Cancelable finger vein authentication using multidimensional scaling based on deep learning by Mohamed Hammad, Mohammed ElAffendi, Ahmed A. Abd El-Latif

“…We evaluated our system on three publicly available datasets for finger veins using various performance metrics, including accuracy, precision, recall, and equal error rate (EER). The results demonstrated the effectiveness of our method, which achieved high accuracy, low error rates, and strong performance in diversity and irreversibility tests. …”
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An integrative review on the risk factors, prevention, and control strategies for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in critically ill patients by Shihan Zhang, Shihan Zhang, Jie Xiao, Jie Xiao, Yanan Li, Yanan Li, Wei Li, Yihui Li, Yihui Li, Mingmin Pang, Mingmin Pang, Meichen Yan, Meichen Yan, Hui Han, Hui Han, Yi Cui, Yi Cui, Xuehai Zhang, Xuehai Zhang, Hao Wang, Hao Wang

“…Recent studies indicate that colonization typically precedes infection, suggesting the effectiveness and necessity of preventing CRAb colonization as a primary method to lower infection risks. As CRAb infections tend to draw more attention due to their severe symptoms and poor outcomes, understanding the link between colonization and infection is equally vital. …”
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Evaluation of the Bactericidal Activity of Gramicidin S Against <i>Streptococcus pneumoniae</i> and <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Clinical Isolates with Single and Multiple Exposure by A. V. GUROV, K. E. BOROVKOVA, K. L. KRYSHEN, L. R. NIKIFOROVA, J. V. SALMOVA

“…At the first stage, the antimicrobial activity of GS was evaluated by the method of microdilutions in plates by estimating the value of the minimum inhibitory and the minimum bactericidal concentrations (MIC and MBC, respectively). …”
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