ExtraCECI: a community-based person-centred-enhanced care intervention to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana—protocol... by Helen Elsey, Catherine Hewitt, Richard Harding, Ada Keding, Justin Fenty, Mary Abboah-Offei, Andrews Ayim, James Akazili, Stephen Ayisi Addo, Kennedy Bashan Nkhoma, Gladys Dzansi, Samson Abboah-Offei, Antonina Yakimova, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…This protocol describes a cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) and process evaluation to evaluate the effectiveness of the extra community-based enhanced care intervention (ExtraCECI) to improve the quality of life and person-centred outcomes for PLWHA in Ghana.Methods and analysis This cRCT will randomly assign 26 recruited HIV clinics using 1:1 allocation to either ExtraCECI intervention or standard HIV care, with each clinic recruiting an average of 25 participants, that is, 650 in total. …”
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Factors Associated with HIV Status Disclosure and Its Effect on Treatment Adherence and Quality of Life among Children 6–17 Years on Antiretroviral Therapy in Southern Highlands Zo... by Regina Edward Bulali, Stephen Matthew Kibusi, Bonaventura C. T. Mpondo

“…A hospital based unmatched case control study was conducted between April and September 2017. …”
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Spectral Fingerprinting of Tencha Processing: Optimising the Detection of Total Free Amino Acid Content in Processing Lines by Hyperspectral Analysis by Qinghai He, Yihang Guo, Xiaoli Li, Yong He, Zhi Lin, Hui Zeng

“…However, traditional chemical analysis methods are often time-consuming and costly, limiting their application in real-time quality control. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) has shown significant effectiveness as a component detection tool in various agricultural applications. …”
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Effect of compound yeast fermentation on Huangjiu quality by YU Li, GAO Ruijie, WANG Han, PENG Pai, LIANG Xiaotong, LIU Pulin, GUO Xiaolong, MIAO Lihong

“…Using Huangjiu fermented with traditional Xiaoqu as control group, the physicochemical indexes, volatile flavor substances and sensory quality of Huangjiu fermented with compound yeast agents were investigated. …”
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Reduction of Total Phenols in Virgin Olive Oil as a Preservation Medium during Cold Storage of Whey Cheese and Tofu by Valerija Majetić Germek, Ivana Gobin, Doris Franjković, Marija Marković, Olivera Koprivnjak

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement use in primary total hip or knee arthroplasty. by Jiaxing Wang, Chen Zhu, Tao Cheng, Xiaochun Peng, Wen Zhang, Hui Qin, Xianlong Zhang

“…Study quality was evaluated using the Jadad scale (five points).…”
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IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD TRAFFIC QUALITY IN ACCIDENT CLUSTERS by D. V. Kapsky

“…These principles presuppose the following: maximization of danger while selecting investigation object; minimization of total losses while evaluating quality and selecting solutions on improvement in road traffic safety; balanced accountability of accidental and ecological losses while selecting solutions on higher road traffic safety in ambiguous situations; minimization of total cost pertaining to object operation while selecting measures on improvement of road traffic safety; obligatory operative control evaluation of accidence on the basis of method for conflict situations while introducing measures of road traffic safety. …”
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COVID-19 and renal allograft rejection: insight from controlled and non-controlled studies by Ahmed Daoud, Karim Soliman, Maria Aurora Posadas Salas, Genta Uehara, Sakshi Vaishnav, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Michael J. Casey

“…The search strategy incorporated a combination of relevant keywords: ‘COVID’, ‘Renal’, ‘Kidney’, ‘Transplant’, and ‘Rejection’. The results from controlled and uncontrolled studies were separately collated and analyzed.Results A total of 11 studies were identified, encompassing 1,179 patients. …”
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Pain intensity and stress indicators after cemented total knee replacement with epidural application of morphine: prospective randomized study by S. V. Sokolov, V. A. Glushchenko

“…The study included 60 patients who underwent cemented total knee replacement for gonarthrosis under combined spinal-epidural anesthesia. …”
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Sleep Quality and Immune Mediators in Asthmatic Children by Ming-Fuu Wang

“…This study aimed to assess the relationship between serum cytokine levels and sleep quality in asthmatic children. Methods: After an initial screening phase at allergy clinic visits, 90 asthmatic children aged 6-12 years were enrolled to complete the Chinese version of the (Childhood) Asthma Control Test (ACT). …”
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Production and Quality Evaluation of Cupcakes Enriched with Prebiotics by Hanan, A. Hussien, Hayat, M. N. Afify, Zeinab, A. Shabib

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Physicochemical Analysis of Water Quality of Brook Kuruçay by Ekrem Mutlu, Arzu Aydın Uncumusaoğlu

“…In this study, through the analyses of water samples taken from 9 stations on the brook between July 2012 and June 2013, we aimed to determine the monthly and seasonal changes in water quality parameters of Brook Kuruçay, to determine the water quality properties, to reveal the pollution problems, to determine the suitability level in terms of aquatic life and to classify the quality of water in accordance with Surface Water Quality Management Regulation’s Inland Surface Water Classes criteria. …”
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Effects of Antifreeze Proteins on the Quality of Frozen Pork by LIAO Hongmei, WANG Shanglong, ZHANG Baoxue, DING Yinyin, LIU Mingguang, XIONG Guoyuan

“…Samples with no added AFP were used as a control. The effects of adding different amounts of AFP (0.05, 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/mL) on the quality, physicochemical properties of myofibrillar proteins, microstructure, and water distribution of frozen pork were investigated. …”
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Quality of Life as Medicine. II. A Pilot Study of a Five-Day �Quality of Life and Health� Cure for Patients with Alcoholism by Soren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick, Niels Jorgen Andersen

“…This was a pilot study based on a pre-experimental design, without a control group and without clinical control. Common for the group were a low QOL, numerous health problems, and alcohol dependency in spite of treatment with Antabus� (disulfiram). …”
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Determining the Performance Quality of Combine Harvesters Operating by M. E. Chaplygin, E. V. Zhalnin

“…Modern methods of monitoring the performance quality of combine harvesters during their testing are applied in a «swath laying» mode. …”
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Effect of Nano-Selenium on meat quality of pigs by XIA Mei-sheng, ZHANG Hong-mei, HU Cai-hong

“…A total of 234 finishing pigs (Duroc × Landrance × Yorkshire) were used to investigate the effects of nano elemental selenium (Nano-Se) or sodium selenite (Na₂SeO₃) on meat quality. …”
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Intelligence Based Controlling Models for Effective Power Tracking and Voltage Enhancement in Grid-PV Systems by I. E. S. Naidu, T. Padmavathi, S. Venkata Padmavathi, Budidi U. Kumar

“…The underlying research work is focused on enhancement in the efficiency and voltage gain for solar PV systems with the help of designing a novel regulating framework that includes advanced converter topologies integrated with intelligent control techniques. Optimization in extracting energy from the solar panel at different climatic conditions, voltage gain with minimum losses, and enhancing overall system efficiency and power quality are major tasks to be undertaken. …”
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Effects of Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation on growth performance, carcass quality, muscle fiber characteristics, meat quality, and development of finishing pigs by Wenfeng Ma, Zhuo Ma, Xiaoli Zhang, Pei Mao, Mengmeng Gao, Lingping Zhao, Qiujue Wu

“…This study systematically evaluated the effects of Astragalus polysaccharides (AP) on growth performance, carcass quality, muscle fiber characteristics, and meat quality in finishing pigs. …”
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Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review by April-Rose Matt, Joanne L. Kemp, Andrea B. Mosler, Lucy Salmon, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hateley, Adam L. Semciw

“…Background: Preoperative interventions are routinely implemented for patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA), but little is known about how they affect patient satisfaction. …”
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Effect of different light qualities on photosynthetic characteristics and fruit quality of Shine Muscat grapevines grown under rain-sheltered cultivation by GONG Xiaomin, YU Guanghui, LI Xiujie, WANG Rong, CHEN Guangxia, WU Yusen, WU Xinying, ZHANG Zhichang, LI Bo, MA Yujiao

“…For phenological assessment, the flowering rate was quantified as the ratio of inflorescence-bearing buds to total observed buds during the subsequent spring phenological phase. …”
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