Tracking Implementation Outcomes of an Intensive Case Management Program for HIV: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Meron Mengistu, Kris Tom, Liben Gebremikael, Notisha Massaquoi, Obidimma Ezezika

“…Sustainability assessment will explore the determinants influencing the longevity and impact of the ICM program. MethodsThe study uses a mixed methods approach, where we will use probing questionnaires, interviews, and focus-group discussions to gather program performance and engagement data, in-depth insights, and perspectives from the implementation team responsible for delivering the ICM intervention. …”
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Effective Dose of Epidural Hydromorphone for Analgesia Following Caesarean Section in Using Modified Dixon Sequential Method by Liu QQ, Mao M, Lin NH, Xu CY, Li Q, Jiang CS, Feng SW, Yuan HM

“…Qiao-Qiao Liu,1,* Mao Mao,1,* Ning-Hua Lin,2,* Chen-Yang Xu,1,* Qian Li,1 Chang-Shuo Jiang,1 Shan-Wu Feng,1 Hong-Mei Yuan1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, Nanjing, 210004, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shan-Wu Feng; Hong-Mei Yuan, Department of Anesthesiology, Women’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Women and Children’s Healthcare Hospital, No. 123, Tianfei Lane, Mochou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China, Email Shanwufeng666@163.com; yuanhm667@126.comBackground: A single dose of epidural hydromorphone has been suggested as an alternative method for providing analgesia after caesarean section (CS). …”
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A simple method for calculating minimum estimates of previous population sizes of wildlife from hunting records. by Naoki Agetsuma

“…Thus, the population estimates from this method were approximately equal to or less than the expected population sizes, and this method can be used to obtain minimum estimates of wildlife populations. …”
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Comparison of intensity normalization methods in prostate, brain, and breast cancer multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging by Savannah R. Duenweg, Samuel A. Bobholz, Allison K. Lowman, Aleksandra Winiarz, Biprojit Nath, Michael J. Barrett, Fitzgerald Kyereme, Stephanie Vincent-Sheldon, Peter LaViolette

“…Previous studies have employed several normalization methods, but there is a lack of consensus on which method results in the most comparable images across vendors and acquisitions. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Multiple Acid-Suppressing Drugs by UPLC-MS/MS Method and Application for Pharmacokinetics Study by Li X, Liu S, Yu M, Xi W, Wu X, Liu D, Liu A, Wang H

“…The flow rate was 0.4 mL/min, the run time was 4.5 minutes, and the injection volume was 20 μL.Results & Conclusions: The method exhibited excellent linearity across the ranges of 0.2– 200 ng/mL for PPIs and 0.5– 500 ng/mL for the P-CAB. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR SUBCLINICAL VESSELS LESION (UNDER THE COHORT OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY ESSE-RF) by A. S. Alieva, М. A. Boyarinova, A. V. Orlov, E. V. Moguchaya, E. P. Kolesova, Е. Yu. Vasilyeva, V. N. Solntsev, О. P. Rotar, А. О. Konradi

“…Values of vascular stiffness, obtained via different methods, correlate weakly with each other, so these methods cannot be treated as equal.…”
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Releasing time to deliver care: a mixed methods evaluation of the implementation of enhanced midwifery continuity of carer by Paul Wilson, Jo Dumville, Luke Aaron Munford, Elaine Harkness, Charlotte Hall, Stephanie Gillibrand, Kate Parkyn, Maartje Kletter

“…We conducted a rapid formative evaluation aiming to explore the implementation of the pilot programme to (1) generate timely insights to inform ongoing service delivery; (2) generate a logical framework of the eMCoC service and; (3) inform the design of a longer-term summative evaluation.Design Rapid evaluation using mixed-methods.Setting We explored implementation of the eMCoC service in 58 funded local midwifery teams across 23 Local Maternity and Neonatal Systems (LMNS). …”
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Evaluation of the NHS England Low-Calorie Diet implementation pilot: a coproduced mixed-method study by Louisa J Ells, Tamara Brown, Jamie Matu, Ken Clare, Simon Rowlands, Maria Maynard, Karina Kinsella, Kevin Drew, Jordan R Marwood, Pooja Dhir, Tamla S Evans, Maria Bryant, Wendy Burton, Duncan Radley, Jim McKenna, Catherine Homer, Adam Martin, Davide Tebaldi, Tayamika Zabula, Stuart W Flint, Chris Keyworth, Mick Marston, Tanefa Apekey, Janet E Cade, Chirag Bakhai

“…What are the programme delivery costs, and policy implications for wide-spread adoption? Methods A mixed-methods study underpinned by a realist-informed approach was delivered across five work packages, involving: semistructured interviews with service users (n = 67), National Health Service staff (n = 55), service providers (n = 9); 13 service provider focus groups; and service user surveys (n = 719). …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of detailed anomaly ultrasound screening in the first trimester: a mixed-methods study by Jehan N Karim, Helen Campbell, Pranav Pandya, Edward C F Wilson, Zarko Alfirevic, Trish Chudleigh, Elizabeth Duff, Jane Fisher, Hilary Goodman, Lisa Hinton, Christos Ioannou, Edmund Juszczak, Louise Linsell, Heather L Longworth, Kypros H Nicolaides, Anne Rhodes, Gordon Smith, Basky Thilaganathan, Jim Thornton, Gillian Yaz, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Aris T Papageorghiou

“…Data sources MEDLINE (OvidSP), EMBASE (OvidSP), Science Citation Index and Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (Web of Science Core Collection); National Congenital Anomaly Disease Registry; European Congenital Anomalies Registry; Surveys of National Health Service Trusts; screening sonographers, midwives and doctors; and parents; National Schedule of National Health Service Costs (2019–20). Review methods Systematic review and meta-analysis for diagnostic accuracy. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Forty wards, covering a range of specialties and routinely caring for older people, from 11 NHS Trusts were randomly allocated equally to 1 of 2 arms: intervention or care-as-usual (control). …”
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DETECTION OF FRACTURE A CONTOURS ON the image using expandING MASKS by O. G. Shevchuk, V. Yu. Tsviatkou

“…It is shown that the method is superior to the method of Harris on speed and almost equal in quality of image processing.…”
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Spiritualty of Children in Families and Those in Residential Care by Goran Kardum, Ante Grčič, Marina Marina

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the differences in the spirituality of children in residential care and children in families. Applying the method of pairs, children with behavioural problems who are users of residential care and children from families who are equal in terms of sociodemographic variables were selected for the sample. …”
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Linear programming with inequality constraints via entropic perturbation by H.-S. Jacob Tsao, Shu-Cherng Fang

“…Such specializations, made possible by the simplicity of the constraints, significantly reduce the computational effort usually incurred by these methods. Immediate applications of the theory developed include an entropic path-following approach to solving linear semi-infinite programs with an infinite number of inequality constraints and the widely used entropy optimization models with linear inequality and/or equality constraints.…”
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Dybkov model for the estimation of boron diffusion in the FeB/Fe2B bilayer on AISI 316 steel by Naima Hadjadj, Bendaoud Mebarek, Yassine El Guerri, Mourad Keddam

“…The aim of this work is to apply three models to simulate the boron diffusion in AISI 316 steel, with an approach based on classical mass balance equations, the Dybkov model and the integral method. From the numerical solutions of both models, the predicted values of thickness have been compared to the experimental results. …”
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Output Characteristics of Graphene Field Effect Transistors by V. N. Mishchenka

“…The aim was to simulate the output characteristics of field effect transistors containing graphene using the Monte-Carlo method and the Poisson equation.Two semiconductor structures in which a single layer (or monolayer) of graphene is placed on a substrate formed from 6H-SiC silicon carbide material are considered. …”
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Enhancing Rare Class Performance in HOI Detection with Re-Splitting and a Fair Test Dataset by Gyubin Park, Afaque Manzoor Soomro

“…By doing so, the approach balances the rarities and frequent classes of interaction equally, thereby increasing robustness. A Real-World test dataset has also been introduced. …”
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Design and verification of levitation system for superconducting electrodynamic suspension test line by TAN Fuxing, LI Kai, YU Miao, WANG Aibin, YANG Jing, LI Xiaofen

“…From an engineering perspective, the feasible design method for the electrodynamic suspension system was expounded and analyzed in this study. …”
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THE IMPACTS OF TEACHER SUPPORTIVE MOTIVATIONAL DISCOURSE INTERVENTION ON LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT: MASTERY- VS PERFORMANCE-AVOIDANT EAP LEARNERS by Elham Sadat Mirian, Esmaeel Ali Salimi

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Tool for assessment of attitudes for applying a new approach in the decision-making process for reimbursement list in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sabina Becirovic, Bojana Vukovic, Valentina Marinkovic

“…We attempted to develop a tool for assessment of the stakeholders’ opinion, and with the further research we will propose the model that can bring equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The developed tool will examine the attitudes and opinions for introducing new methods in the decision-making process during the listing of medicines for the reimbursement list in Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…The aim of the study was to develop a method that allows taking into account the contribution of radiation scattered on the filter when determining the half-value layer of the photon field generated by the X-ray unit. …”
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