The Role of the Operating Room Manager According to Operating Room Directors: a Qualitative Content Analysis Study by Bernardino Tomei, Caterina Cicala, Alessandro Spano, Antonio Petruzzo

“…In healthcare system management, managing operating rooms, which are characterized by a significant production focus and a correspondent high level of complexity, is one of the most current issues, to implement more efficient models, based on a balanced use of resources. …”
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Valorization of bourbon stillage through production of tunable pure mycelium materials by Keya Rani Roy, Zachary Byrd, Michael P. Sama, Tyler J. Barzee

“…The production of PMM is a relatively new area and sufficient quantitative data is lacking on the effective cultivation and processing steps required to optimize the materials for different potential applications. …”
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Rock-Breaking Mechanism and Application of Combined Long and Short Holes in Parallel Holes Cut in Small-Section Tunnels by Hongxian Fu, Yufan Gao

“…In comparison to the utilization of traditional inclined cuts, the implementation of combined long and short holes has been observed to result in a greater extent of blasting footage and relatively lower explosive consumption. These research findings provide a reference point for the rapid and efficient construction of small-section tunnel engineering, as well as the design of straight-hole cut blasting with reduced consumption.…”
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Effect of cooking conditions on iron release from pots and development of kinetic models for iron supplementation in NIPs by Cuizhu Shi, Guangrong Zhe, Xiang Ding, Qian Meng, Jingpeng Li, Li Deng

“…In response to this need, our study systematically investigated the patterns of iron release from various types of cookware under different cooking conditions. Among these, nitrided iron pots (NIPs), the most widely used cookware, were selected for the development of kinetic models to predict iron release efficiently across a range of cooking temperatures and pH levels in food materials. …”
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Novel benzylidene derivatives: Synthesis and their antimicrobial and anticancer studies and in silico investigations by Sarkar M.A. Kawsar, Md. Ahad Hossain, Mohammad I. Hosen, Mehul P. Parmar, Subham G. Patel, Hitendra M. Patel, Imtiaj Hasan, Suvro Biswas, Md. Abu Saleh

“…Molecular docking analysis revealed that compounds 4 and 5 bind efficiently with binding affinities of -7.2 kcal/moL and -5.7 kcal/moL against Bacillus subtilis and A. niger, respectively, compared with the standard drug azithromycin. …”
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Metabolic profiling of two white-rot fungi during 4-hydroxybenzoate conversion reveals biotechnologically relevant biosynthetic pathways by Lummy Maria Oliveira Monteiro, Carlos del Cerro, Teeratas Kijpornyongpan, Allison Yaguchi, Anna Bennett, Bryon S. Donohoe, Kelsey J. Ramirez, Alex F. Benson, Hugh D. Mitchell, Samuel O. Purvine, Lye Meng Markillie, Meagan C. Burnet, Kent J. Bloodsworth, Benjamin P. Bowen, Thomas V. Harwood, Katherine Louie, Trent Northen, Davinia Salvachúa

“…For this purpose, Trametes versicolor and Gelatoporia subvermispora were incubated in varying conditions – in static and agitation modes and different antioxidant levels – during the conversion of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (a lignin-related compound) and cellobiose. …”
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Leveraging inter-organizational networks to scale up a sepsis recovery program: results from an application of the Making Optimal Decisions for Intervention Flexibility during Impl... by Cheyenne R. Wagi, Marc A. Kowalkowski, Stephanie P. Taylor, Aliza Randazzo, Asha Ganesan, Amit Khanal, Sarah A. Birken

“…We identified adaptations using semi-structured interviews with clinicians and leaders with expertise and oversight of resources related to transitions of care after sepsis hospitalization (n = 7) from four hospitals that systematically differed from the hospitals in which we originally found STAR to be effective. …”
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Trichophyton verrucosum infection in livestock in the Chitral district of Pakistan by Khalid Hameed, Farhana Riaz Ch, Muhammad Ali Nawaz, Syed Muhammad Saqlan Naqvi, Yvonne Gräser, Christiane Kupsch, Mario Pasquetti, Luca Rossi, Anna Rita Molinar Min, Paolo Tizzani, Elisa Chiavassa, Andrea Peano

“…Introduction: Trichophyton verrucosum belongs to the dermatophyte fungi, closely related organisms that cause skin infections in animals and humans. …”
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Matching Analysis of Technical Parameters and Safety Standards for Nuclear Replacement of Coal-Fired Units by Dongwang Zhang, Tuo Zhou, Zhihong Liu, Hairui Yang, Rushan Bie, Man Zhang

“…In the context of the growing share of renewable energy and the impending decommission of a large number of coal-fired units, nuclear energy is the only green energy that can replace coal power for a stable, clean, efficient, and large-scale power supply. This article compares the differences between coal power and nuclear power in terms of thermal system, thermal cycle, turbine parameters, and safety. …”
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An updated non-intrusive, multi-scale, and flexible coupling interface in WRF 4.6.0 by S. Masson, S. Jullien, E. Maisonnave, D. Gill, G. Samson, M. Le Corre, L. Renault

“…It uses the Ocean–Atmosphere–Sea–Ice–Soil Model Coupling Toolkit (OASIS3-MCT) coupler, which has the advantage of being non-intrusive, efficient, and very flexible to use. OASIS3-MCT has already been implemented in many climate and regional models. …”
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Enhancement of Electro-Optical Characteristics in GaN-Based Ultraviolet Laser Diodes Through Upper Optical Confinement Structure Design by Zhiwei Li, Jing Yang, Lina Yu, Linjun Sun, Min Wu, Weijun Li

“…The optimized thickness of u-AlGaN is related to the waveguide layer structure of LDs. For LDs with a thick waveguide layer, the u-AlGaN cladding layer should be thinner to achieve high hole concentration and high hole injection efficiency. …”
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Research on measurement and management of energy consumption distribution of ship engines by Jipan Qiao, Jipan Qiao, Guanyu Guo, Ji An, Guohao Wu

“…Intelligent ship energy efficiency online monitoring systems should possess the capability to monitor a ship’s primary energy-consuming equipment, navigation conditions, and other relevant parameters. …”
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Nurse interventions in clinical management that promote quality of care: scoping review by Carla Silva, Vera Magalhães, Vanessa Santos, Susana Miguel, Patrícia Pontífice-Sousa, Rita Marques

“… Introduction: Nurse interventions in clinical management can take different forms, and there is a connection between management and care provision. …”
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Optimum Combination of Spectral Variables for Crop Mapping in Heterogeneous Landscapes based on Sentinel-2 Time Series and Machine Learning by J. G. de Oliveira Júnior, J. C. D. M. Esquerdo, J. C. D. M. Esquerdo, R. A. C. Lamparelli, R. A. C. Lamparelli

“…The proposed methodology explores the best possible combination of spectral variables related to vegetation (16 vegetation indices in the RGB, NIR, SWIR, and Red Edge regions) to characterize different spectro-temporal profiles of Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) in spatially heterogeneous landscapes. …”
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Enhanced Gold Ore Classification: A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Techniques with Textural and Chemical Data by Fabrizzio Rodrigues Costa, Cleyton de Carvalho Carneiro, Carina Ulsen

“…Several supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods and applications integrate a wide variety of algorithms that aim at the efficient recognition of patterns and similarities and the ability to make accurate and assertive decisions. …”
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Analysis of Polyphenolic Composition, Antioxidant Power and Stress-Response Effects of Fractionated <i>Perilla</i> Leaf Extract on Cells In Vitro by Frederick Lia, Byron Baron

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: This study has shown that Perilla extract contains a diversity of polyphenolic compounds contributing to its potent antioxidant effects, with methanol and butanol being the most efficient extraction solvents. While rosmarinic acid is expected to be the major contributor towards providing protection against inflammation and redox stress, further work is required on the synergystic effects between different polyphenols.…”
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Prediction model of volume average diameter and analysis of atomization characteristics in electrostatic atomization minimum quantity lubrication by Dongzhou Jia, Changhe Li, Jiahao Liu, Yanbin Zhang, Min Yang, Teng Gao, Zafar Said, Shubham Sharma

“…Abstract Minimum quantity lubrication (MQL) is a relatively efficient and clean alternative to flooding workpiece machining. …”
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Peptide-Mediated Transport Across the Intact Tympanic Membrane Is Intracellular, with the Rate Determined by the Middle Ear Mucosal Epithelium by Arwa Kurabi, Yuge Xu, Eduardo Chavez, Vivian Khieu, Allen F. Ryan

“…This suggests that differences in the transport rate primarily reflect the efficiency of an exocytotic exit from the mucosal epithelium rather than entry into, or passage across, the membrane.…”
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Reflection of Qajar Period Social Discourse in Mastooreh Kurdestani Poems With the Approach of Norman Fairclough by Mahin Panahi, Faezeh waezzadeh

“…Although emotional discourse is wider than the other two discourses in terms of the number of related components, in general, there is a difference between them. …”
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A Downlink and Uplink Alignment Scheme for Power Saving in IEEE 802.16 Protocol by Jenhui Chen, Woei-Hwa Tarn, Jiann-Der Lee

“…To avoid the asynchronism of power saving (PS) between UL and DL connections, we invent a mechanism of DL connections regulating UL connections, called DL and UL Alignment (DUAL) scheme, to improve the energy efficiency for PS. Considering that the buffer size of MS is limited, DUAL uses the mean packet arrival rate of UL λu and a relatively safe threshold of buffer size QT as the parameters to estimate the maximum allowable waiting time to align the UL with the DL connections. …”
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