Comparison of Different Intubation Methods in Difficult Airways during Simulated Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation with Continuous Chest Compression: A Randomized Cross-Over Manikin Tr... by Togay Evrin, Jacek Smereka, Damian Gorczyca, Szymon Bialka, Jerzy Robert Ladny, Burak Katipoglu, Lukasz Szarpak

“…Methods. The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, cross-over simulation study. …”
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A Commentary on “Effective Dose of Epidural Hydromorphone for Analgesia Following Caesarean Section in Using Modified Dixon Sequential Method” [Response to Letter] by Liu QQ, Mao M, Lin NH, Xu CY, Li Q, Jiang CS, Feng SW, Yuan HM

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A new method to solve the Reynolds equation including mass-conserving cavitation by physics informed neural networks (PINNs) with both soft and hard constraints by Yinhu Xi, Jinhui Deng, Yiling Li

“…Abstract In this work, a new method to solve the Reynolds equation including mass-conserving cavitation by using the physics informed neural networks (PINNs) is proposed. …”
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Improving Treatment of Noise Specification of Kalman Filtering for State Updating of Hydrological Models: Combining the Strengths of the Interacting Multiple Model Method and Cubat... by Y. Sun, X. Tian, W. Bao, S. Qu, Q. Li, Y. Chen, Z. Zhou, P. Shi

“…Abstract Filtering methods have been widely used to improve the forecast performances of hydrological models. …”
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Intelligent design of high-performance fluids for thermal management: integrating response surface methodology, weighted Tchebycheff method, and strength Pareto evolutionary algori... by Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida, Ali Basem, Neeraj Varshney, Loghman Mostafa

“…The weighted Tchebycheff method (WTM) is employed for decision-making, ensuring a balanced and application-specific selection of nanofluids. …”
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Preferred use of contraceptive methods and reasons for non-use: a cross-sectional survey of a sample of Black, Indigenous, and people of colour in the United States by Alexandra Wollum, Katherine Key, Carmela Zuniga, Charon Asetoyer, Maricela Cervantes, Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Raquel Z. Rivera, Janette Robinson Flint, Sarah E. Baum

“…Among current contraceptive users, long-acting methods were preferred most often, while non-current contraceptive users desired long-acting and short-acting hormonal methods equally. …”
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Examining a Dutch short form of The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding Version 6: comparing polytomous and dichotomous scoring methods in a multidimensional framework by Mirthe G. C. Noteborn, Martin Hildebrand, Martin Hildebrand, Jelle J. Sijtsema, Jelle J. Sijtsema, Jelle J. Sijtsema, Stefan Bogaerts, Stefan Bogaerts, Jaap J. A. Denissen

“…In three studies, we aimed to create and validate a short form of the Dutch language version of the 40-item BIDR.MethodsIn Study 1 (general population sample N = 577), item properties were examined using (Multidimensional) Item Response Theory (IRT) for both dichotomous and polytomous scoring methods to create a short form. …”
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Comparing Different Contrast Injection Methods for Multislice Spiral CT Imaging in Triple-Rule-Out Examinations: A Study on Acute Chest Pain Patients by Meng Y, Li F, Gu Y, Zhou Y, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Miao Z

“…Yue Meng,1,* Fang Li,2,* Yan Gu,1 Ying Zhou,1 Yonggang Zhang,1 Yongbao Liu,1 Zhongchang Miao1 1Department of Imaging, Lianyungang First People’s Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nursing, Lianyungang Second People’s Hospital, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhongchang Miao, Department of Imaging, Lianyungang First People’s Hospital, 1st Floor, Building 2, Gaoxin District, No. 6 East Zhenhua Road, Haizhou District, Lianyungang, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-18961326819, Email lygzhchmiao@163.comIntroduction: The traditional injection method of contrast media (CM) has limitations in terms of volume and imaging quality. …”
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Pulsed Laser Deposition Method Used to Grow SiC Nanostructure on Porous Silicon Substrate: Synthesis and Optical Investigation for UV-Vis Photodetector Fabrication by Reem Alzubaidi, Makram A. Fakhri, László Pohl

“…The photo–electrochemical etching method with an Nd: YAG laser at 1064 nm wavelength and 900 mJ pulse energy and at a vacuum of 10⁻² mbar P-Si was utilized to create a sufficiently high amount of surface area for SiC film deposition to achieve efficient SiC film growth on the P-Si substrate. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and associated factors among parents of children between 6 and 12 years: a multicenter mixed method study in India by Manisha Ghate, Kangjam Rekhadevi, Abhik Sen, Saurabh Sharma, Pallavi Shidhaye, Saritha Nair, Ashish Kumar, Pournami Jayesh, Sandip Patil, Shraddha Gurav, Sumit Aggarwal

“…We aimed to evaluate parental acceptance regarding COVID-19 vaccination for children between 6 and 12 years of age in India.MethodsA mixed-method study (March–September 2023) employed a structured questionnaire and in-depth interviews with parents of school-going and non-school-going children across five purposively selected Indian states. …”
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The Effect of Clinical Ambiguity on the Decision-Making Process Among Intensive Care Unit Providers in Northern America Using Clinical Vignettes in Mixed Methods Study by Fleck D, Gad H, Hogan Quigley B, Antar M, Sayed Ahmed A, Mahmoud MA, Laudanski K

“…We hypothesize that providers with a low tolerance for ambiguity and specific risk-taking preferences are likely to rapidly engage in adequate evidence-based strategies when dealing with high-risk illnesses such as sepsis.Patients and Methods: This is a single-center cohort mixed method study of healthcare providers (attendings, fellows, residents, and advanced care providers) (n=138) using clinical vignettes (Vignette#1 representing the case of sepsis, Vignette#2 representing an ambiguous case). …”
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RAMSES-yOMP: Performance Optimizations for the Astrophysical Hydrodynamic Simulation Code RAMSES by San Han, Yohan Dubois, Jaehyun Lee, Juhan Kim, Corentin Cadiou, Sukyoung K. Yi

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Modeling water coagulation processes with K₂FeO₄ using central composite design by Joanna Muszyńska, Jarosław Gawdzik, Rafał Porowski

“…Findings confirm potassium ferrate (VI) as a promising alternative to traditional oxidants, potentially improving water treatment methods.…”
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Illumination in Museums: Four-Primary White LEDs to Optimize the Protective Effect and Color Quality by Rui Dang, Nan Wang, Gang Liu, Ye Yuan, Jie Liu, Huijiao Tan

“…Our results can provide the theory and application basis to manufacture white LEDs that are suitable for illuminating op-TCPs; the method can be further used in preparing white LEDs for other cultural relics.…”
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‘Keeping it real’: A qualitative exploration of preferences of people with lived experience for participation and active involvement in mental health research in Australia by Julia Dray, Victoria J. Palmer, Michelle Banfield

“…Participants discussed the importance and value of research that enables sharing experiences and stories, expressed a need for flexibility in research methods for choice and agency, and support for greater active involvement of people with lived experience across all stages of research. …”
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ROLE OF BUSINESS GAME IN THE FORMATION OF CLINICAL THINKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF FUTURE DENTISTS by I.V. Gorb-Gavrilchenko

“…Special attention of the Department is paid to Teaching Method "The Business Game". Meaning of interactive teaching methods in mastering topics of individual and group assessment of professional activities of the game is shown by the example of role-playing games with the students of the 4th year dental faculty. …”
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Investigation of Equating Error in Tests with Differential Item Functioning by Meltem Yurtçu, Cem Oktay Güzeller

“…<p>In this study purposes to indicate the effect of the number of DIF items and the distribution of DIF items in these forms, which be equalized on equating error. Mean-mean, mean-standard deviation, Haebara and Stocking-Lord Methods used in common item design equal groups as equalization methods. …”
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Simultaneous Vibration and Nonlinearity Compensation for One-Period Triangular FMCW Ladar Signal Based on MSST by Wei Li, Ruihua Shi, Qinghai Dong, Juanying Zhao, Bingnan Wang, Maosheng Xiang

“…To solve these problems, this paper proposes a compensation method combining multiple synchrosqueezing transform (MSST), equal-phase interval resampling, and high-order ambiguity function (HAF). …”
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THE INTENSITY OF SCATTERING OF CHARGE CARRIERS IN GRAPHENE, LOCATED ON A SUBSTRATE OF HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE by V. V. Muraviev, V. N. Mishchenko

“…Simulation of fixed rate dispersion was carried out as for normal temperature equal to 300 K and at elevated – equal to 370, which is connected with the necessity of considering the temperature rise of the graphene layer with increasing electron energy. …”
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DEFINITION OF THE PLACE OF SHORT CIRCUITS ON POWER LINES OF 110 KV AND ABOVE ON INSTANTANEOUS VALUES OF CURRENTS AND VOLTAGES by N. S. Burjanina, K. P. Vasil'eva, J. F. Koroljuk, E. V. Lesnykh, K. V. Suslov

“…It proposed a two-way method of determining the place of the short circuit in the power lines, using the instantaneous values of currents and voltages. …”
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