Obstacles and opportunities for care collaboration through the utilisation of a preventive care process for frail older adults: a study protocol for a mixed methods study design by Åsa Larsson Ranada, Elisabet Rothenberg, Helle Wijk, Martina Karin Boström, Pia Skott, Anette Erichsen

“…This study aims to enhance our understanding of how care collaboration in the preventive care process (PcP) using the Senior alert (SA) register could improve patient safety and equality of care for frail older adults in Sweden.Methods This study, conducted over 4 years, employs an explanatory mixed methods design, divided into three phases. …”
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Influence of milk product type and its initial contamination on the efficiency of different methods for detection of Salmonella Enteritidis, Listeria monocytogenes and Escherichia... by Boris Antunović, Ivančica Kovaček, Kristina Gvozdanović, Manuela Grčević, Vesna Gantner, Vedran Poljak, Mario Ostović, Željko Pavičić, Nihada Ahmetović

“…The obtained results showed that the classical ISO procedure still represents an equally adequate method for the detection of S. Enteritidis and L. monocytogenes in dairy products as well as the IMS method. …”
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Causes and determinants of infant mortality using verbal autopsy and social autopsy methods in a rural population of Odisha: a community-based matched case-control study by Amit Kumar Satapathy, Arvind Kumar Singh, Priyamadhaba Behera, Debkumar Pal, Abhisek Mishra

“…The cause of infant deaths should be assessed in both medical and social contexts.Objectives We aimed to determine the medical causes of infant mortality by verbal autopsy and its determinants in two rural blocks of the Khordha district of Odisha and assess the pathway of care and delay in seeking care for the illness preceding infant death using the three-delay model.Design We conducted this community-based matched case-control study to identify the medical causes of infant mortality using the verbal autopsy method along with the identification of delay and pathway of care related to infant deaths using a social autopsy method.Settings Two rural blocks of Odisha, India.Participants We enumerated 100 infant deaths by active surveillance and data triangulation from Accredited Social Health Activists, Auxiliary Nurse Midwives and block-level health information systems. …”
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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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An Evaluation of Parents’ Foreign Language Teacher Choices in terms of Gender by Pınar Ketancı, Melek Kaymaz Mert

“…Adopting a mixed methods research design, 189 parents (110 mothers, 79 fathers) as selected as sample, participated in the study. …”
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Research on the principles of spectral-spatial analysis and estimation of signal spectrum width by V.G. Tsyporenko, V.V. Tsyporenko, V.V. Chukhov, O.V. Andreiev

“…Outside the emission frequency band, the modules of the spectral components will be added out of phase and their average value as a result will be equal to zero, since the noise bearing is distributed with equal probability from –180º to +180º.…”
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Stress Analysis of the Circular Arc Flexure Hinge by Duan Yanlu, Ou Kailiang, Sun Yinsheng, Tian Ye

“…The stress of a typical hinge is analyzed and the method which the circular arc flexure hinge is equal to straight round flexure hinge is presented. …”
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Flowtigs: Safety in flow decompositions for assembly graphs by Francisco Sena, Eliel Ingervo, Shahbaz Khan, Andrey Prjibelski, Sebastian Schmidt, Alexandru Tomescu

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Estimation of Infiltration Coefficients Based on the Average Infiltration Opportunity Time of the Advance Phase by Amin Seyedzadeh, Amir Panahi, Eisa Maroufpoor

“…Also, in this research (TR), the point where its infiltration opportunity is equal to the average infiltration opportunity time of the advance phase was considered as the midpoint in the two-point method for determining the infiltration coefficients. …”
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Combining and congruence evaluation of phylogenetic signals from different genes based on geometric approach by V. M. Efimov, V. Yu. Kovaleva, Yu. N. Litvinov

“…This confirms the efficiency of our proposed method.…”
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Estimates of quantal synaptic parameters in light of more complex vesicle pool models by Simone Brachtendorf, Grit Bornschein, Hartmut Schmidt

“…More recently, evidence was provided that sequential pools with a single RRP and a series-connected finite-size replenishment pool (RP) inserted between the reserve pool (RSP) and RRP equally well or even better account for most aspects of transmission and plasticity. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Penetrating Wound Behavior Under Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy by Kossak T, Galkiewicz J

“…Methods: The experiments were performed on samples made of ballistic gel. …”
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A comprehensive review on medicinal plant extracts as antibacterial agents: Factors, mechanism insights and future prospects by Nouhaila Zouine, Naima El Ghachtouli, Soumya El Abed, Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi

“…This review not only underscores the significant antibacterial potential of plant extracts but also elucidates how phytochemical composition, extraction methods, and antibacterial screening techniques contribute to their efficacy. …”
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Конструкция плиты для сборных дорожных покрытий by S. I. Zinevich

“…The ribs are proposed to be placed on roll bars, i. e. symmetrically with respect to a longitudinal axis of the plate at a distance from each other which is equal to the distance between wheels of the calculated vehicle on one axis. …”
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Introducing Angle B: A Novel Quantitative Approach for Sagittal Alignment Reduction in Atlanto-Axial Dislocation Surgery by Cui S, Wang X, Li K, Feng H, Liu Z, Jian F, Wang K

“…This equation not only helps surgeons achieve more precise and effective surgical reductions but also emphasizes the important role of angle B in surgical planning.Keywords: quantitative method, sagittal alignment reduction, atlanto-axial dislocation surgery…”
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Prosection of the Goat’s Eye as a Teaching-Learning Method for the Undergraduate Medical Students During Clinical Postings in a Medical College in South India: A Study of Reflectio... by Aditi Vidha, Uma Kulkarni

“…Methods: After ethical approval and informed consent, the study was conducted on 71 undergraduate students during their clinical postings in ophthalmology. …”
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Parametric optimization and sensitivity analysis of the integrated Taguchi-CRITIC-EDAS method to enhance the surface quality and tensile test behavior of 3D printed PLA and ABS par... by Mst. Nazma Sultana, Omar Shadat Sarker, Nikhil Ranjan Dhar

“…The weights determined through other techniques, including the equal method, principal component analysis (PCA), and Entropy, were subsequently compared to CRITIC. …”
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Assessment of Community Stakeholders’ and Health Educators and Professionals’ Needs for the Continuous Enhancement of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Mali (Project CLE... by Sabina Abou Malham, Doufain Traoré, Fatoumata Dicko, Gabriel Blouin Genest, Jennyfer Boudreau, Drissa Mansa Sidibé, Souleymane Sidibé, Issa Souleymane Goïta, Aminata Sangaré, Mohamed Togo, Delphine Diarra, Michèle Rietmann, Mahamane Mahamoudou Maïga, Suzie Boulanger, Ann Isabelle Grégoire, David-Martin Milot, Djamal Berbiche, Sarah Stecko

“…MethodsA concurrent mixed methods design was adopted, using 2 methods. …”
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Method and Experimental Research of Transmission Line Tower Grounding Body Condition Assessment Based on Multi-Parameter Time-Domain Pulsed Eddy Current Characteristic Signal Extra... by Yun Zuo, Jie Wang, Xiaoju Huang, Yuan Liu, Zhiwu Zeng, Ruiqing Xu, Yawen Chen, Kui Liu, Hongkang You, Jingang Wang

“…A simulation model was constructed to investigate the effect of multiparameter time on the DTCSV and TTS of the tower grounding body based on the single-variable method, and the multiparameter time-domain characterization method used for corrosion assessment was validated. …”
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Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Development: A Systematic Review of Business Contributions to Address Global Challenges by Md Mehedi Hasan Emon, Tahsina Khan

“…Purpose: The study seeks to identify gaps in the existing literature and propose future research directions. Method: A comprehensive literature search was conducted across multiple bibliometric databases, yielding 2,520 studies. …”
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