Barriers to dental providers’ use of a clinical decision support tool for pain management following tooth extractions by Shannon Gwin Mitchell, Jan Gryczynski, Donald C. Worley, Stephen E. Asche, Anjali R. Truitt, D. Brad Rindal

“…Participants represented a broad range in terms of years of practice, dental specialization, and CDS use patterns. Interviews were conducted via Zoom, audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using a content analysis approach in ATLAS.ti following participation in the cluster randomized trial. …”
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Biocatalytic conversion of microalgal biomass to biodiesel: optimization of growth conditions and synthesis of CaO bionanocatalyst from Monoraphidium sp. NCIM 5585 by Supriya Pandey, Thivaharan Varadavenkatesan, Raja Selvaraj, Ramesh Vinayagam

“…Independent optimization studies were conducted to investigate critical growth parameters, viz., light intensity, photoperiod, and NaNO3 concentration. …”
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Analysis of risk factors related to perioperative neurocognitive disorders in elderly patients with hip fractures by Jianwei Guo, Yan Cheng, Minmin Yi

“…Collected data on 17 factors and conducted univariate and multivariate regression analysis to analyze the risk factors and contribution value of PND in elderly patients with hip fractures. …”
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Combinatorial Price Offer for a Wind Turbine with Flexible Load Considering the Uncertainty to Increase the Benefit of Wind Turbine by Behnam Sobhani, Sadegh Afzal

“…The price and wind prediction will be conducted using one of the previous methods, and the primary purpose here is to increase the system revenue. …”
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Transcriptome-proteome integration analysis identifies elevated expression of LARP7 promoting the tumorigenesis and development of gastrointestinal stromal tumors by Heng Zheng, Yong Pan

“…CCK8 assays and scratch wound healing assays were conducted in GIST-T1 and GIST-882 cells. Results indicated that LARP7 was up-regulated in GISTs at both mRNA and protein levels. …”
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Assessing the impact of educational methods on influenza vaccine uptake and patient knowledge and attitudes: a randomised controlled trial by Pei Lin Hu, Eileen Yi Ling Koh, Jolene Shi Han Tay, Valerie Xin-Bei Chan, Shermin Shi Min Goh, Sinead Zhen Wang

“…Methods: A randomised controlled study was conducted in two government polyclinics with 160 participants per arm. …”
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Effects of Operation Prediction Sharing for Collaborative Avatar Robot by Hyuga Suzuki, Hikari Yukawa, Kouta Minamizawa, Yoshihiro Tanaka

“…Pick-and-place experiments were conducted, where two operators were assigned roles as leader and follower, with only the leader knowing the correct block to manipulate. …”
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Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children by Sophie A. Kitchen, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Kathleen Pajer, William Gardner, Yona Lunsky, Melanie Penner, David Juurlink, Muhammad Mamdani, Tony Antoniou

“…We examined the association of these policy changes with antipsychotic and antidepressant medication prescribing. Methods We conducted a population-based study of antidepressant and antipsychotic medication dispensing to children ≤ 18 years old between September 1, 2014, and February 29, 2020. …”
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Refined Source Apportionment of Atmospheric PM2.5 in a Typical City in Northwest China by Yiting Wang, Yong Zhang, Xia Li, Junji Cao

“…A refined statistical assessment of sources was conducted using the CAS-HERM receptor model, and it showed that primary sources accounted for ~58.5% of the PM2.5 annual mass, of which dust accounted for 23.3% (road, construction, and soil dust accounted for 11.4%, 8.0% and 3.9%, respectively) while motor vehicles contributed 10.1% (diesels 8.7% and gasoline vehicles 1.4%). …”
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A Prospective Observational Comparative study Between qSOFA and SIRS Scores for Early Prediction of Sepsis Outcome in an Emergency Medicine Department , Kozhencherry, South Centr... by Rahul Rajeev, , J S Krishna Raj, Anu T R, Pratibha Dabas, Roshni, Seeja Sumedhan

“…Methods A prospective observational study was conducted on 63 patients aged 18-80 years presenting with suspected sepsis at Muthoot Health Care, Kozhencherry. …”
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Knowing how, arguing why: nurse anaesthetists’ experiences of nursing when caring for the surgical patient by Aina L. Bjerkeli Lekens, Sigrunn Drageset, Britt Sætre Hansen

“…Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. This study was conducted and reported in accordance with the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research Checklist. …”
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Perceptions of healthcare workers in high-risk areas of a Singapore hospital during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study by Phui-Sze Angie Au-Yong, Wee-Ming Peh, Frederick Hong-Xiang Koh, Li-Ming Teo, Siok-Peng Ng, Alina Li-Na Tan, Aven Shan-Hua Ng, Min-Hoe Chew

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in April 2020. An anonymous electronic survey was sent via email to operating theatre (OT) and intensive care unit (ICU) staff of Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore. …”
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Impacts of Sea Land Breeze on the Fog and PM2.5 Concentration in Tianjin, China by Lihong Meng, Erhui Yang, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Jianbo Yang, Ping Qu

“…A detailed analysis of SLB circulation was conducted. We focused on the impacts of SLB on the formation of fog and the PM2.5 concentration through vertical observation. …”
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ANALYSIS OF METHODOLOGY AND MODELS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING OF LOCAL DEVELOPMENT IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Amra Abadžić, Bahrija Umihanić, Mirela Ćebić

“…Models of strategic planning represent the need of local community for internationalization and attracting foreign investors, but also the appropriate public sector support offered to the businesses in a particular community in order to conduct their activities in a more efficient way. …”
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Second-generation laryngeal mask airway as an alternative to endotracheal tube in prolonged laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a comparative analysis of intraoperative gas exchanges by Sukhee Park, Ja Eun Lee, Gyu Sung Choi, Jong Man Kim, Justin Sangwook Ko, Duck Hwan Choi, Gaab Soo Kim

“…Introduction: Laryngeal mask airway (LMA), which is used in difficult airway maintenance conditions during emergencies, is rarely used in prolonged surgery despite its advantages over endotracheal tube (ETT). In this study, we conducted a comparative analysis of intraoperative gas exchanges between second-generation LMA and ETT during prolonged laparoscopic abdominal surgery. …”
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Evaluation of an artificial intelligence-based system for real-time high-quality photodocumentation during esophagogastroduodenoscopy by Byeong Yun Ahn, Junwoo Lee, Jeonga Seol, Ji Yoon Kim, Hyunsoo Chung

“…Virtual endoscopy was conducted by seven endoscopists and APT, capturing 11 anatomical landmarks from the videos. …”
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Gendered associations of situational and dispositional factors with exclusion from social relations and loneliness in older age by Georgios Pavlidis, Georgios Pavlidis

“…., personality traits) with ESR states and loneliness in older age.MethodsA cross-sectional and gender-stratified secondary analysis of a sample (N = 36,814) from the Survey on Health, Aging, and Retirement in Europe was conducted using logistic regression models.ResultsThe probability of ESR was higher among older men. …”
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Improving the predictive capability of Framingham Risk Score for the risk of myocardial infarction based on coronary artery calcium score in healthy Singaporeans by Ching Yee Ivory Yeo, John Carson Jr Allen, Weiting Huang, Wei Ying Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung Keong Yeo

“…Logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic and net reclassification index (NRI) analyses were conducted. Results: We demonstrated a significant improvement in the area under curve (AUC) of SG FRS (AUC = 0.641) after recalibration and incorporation of additional variables (fasting blood glucose and wearable-derived activity levels) (AUC = 0.774) (P < 0.001). …”
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A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra by Helen J. Lachmann, Renée J.G. Arnold, Marco Gattorno, Isabelle Koné-Paut, Alberto Ferreira, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner

“…**Methods:** A retrospective medical chart review and concurrent online patient survey was conducted in four European countries. Data 12 months prior to initiation of/during anakinra treatment were entered into web-based case report forms by study groups. …”
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Proposed guidelines to implement flexible-plastic circular economy business models in Colombia by Nicolás Ramiro Orrego-Bustamante, Amalia Alejandra Báez-Niño, Darling Perea-Cabarcas, Henry Adolfo Lambis-Miranda

“…[Methodology]: A global review of 21 circular economy models focused on single-use flexible plastics was conducted, evaluating their feasibility and effectiveness. …”
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