The role of paper plastic in modern design in the development of students' creative thinking by Bogaichuk Lyudmila, Oros Ivan, Kovalchuk Tetiana

“…The article highlights that in the space of modern design and artistic and creative education, in particular decorative and applied arts, the importance of paper is growing as both a creative material for modelling and for creating artistic products, and at the same time, the paper is simultaneously one of the most accessible art materials both from the viewpoint of ease of use and cost, and paper craft is an important basis for students' perception and creation of more complex artistic forms of professional art. …”
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Effect of the Replacement of Crude Protein With Urea in Serum for Supply of Nitrogen to Lambs by Juliana A. Vieira, Darcilene M. de Figueiredo, Gabriel B. Pacheco, Gabriel Machado Dallago, Katharine K. de Azevedo, D´arc Elly P. Oliveira, Ana Laurinda M. Rodrigues

“…Urea is an option as a supplementary source of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) in sheep diets due to its low cost, plentiful availability and ease of use. The blood serum urea nitrogen (SUN) content has been measured to obtain additional information about the protein nutrition of ruminants, through the metabolic response to a given diet. …”
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Preferences, beliefs, and attitudes about oral fluid and blood-based HIV self-testing among truck drivers in Kenya choosing not to test for HIV by Joanne E. Mantell, Aleya Khalifa, Aleya Khalifa, Stephanie N. Christian, Matthew L. Romo, Eva Mwai, Gavin George, Gavin George, Michael Strauss, Kaymarlin Govender, Elizabeth A. Kelvin

“…Six key themes characterized truckers' views about test type: (1) Rapidity of return of test results. (2) Pain and fear associated with finger prick. (3) Ease of use. (4) Trust in test results; (5) fear of infection by contamination; and (6) Concerns about HIVST kit storage and disposal.ConclusionWe found no general pattern in the themes for preference for oral or blood-based HIVST, but if blood-based HIVST had been offered, some participants in the Choice arm might have chosen to self-test. …”
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Determination of Fosfomycin Susceptibility in Escherichia coli Isolates by Various Methods by Duygu ÖCAL, Ayşe Hande TÜRK, Elif Sude LALE, Zişan BAYANSAR, Zeynep MARGÜN, Cansu NAMLI, Zeynep RİFAİOĞLU, Ömer Can YÜCEL, Beyza DOĞANAY ERDOĞAN

“…The aim of this study is to determine the susceptibility of fosfomycin in Escherichia coli isolates obtained from clinical isolates by various methods and to evaluate these methods in terms of ease of use, sensitivity, and specificity. Materials and Methods: A total 175 E. coli isolates obtained from various cultures sent from clinics between November 2020 and April 2021 were included in the study. …”
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SiPM cross-talk in liquid argon detectors by M. G. Boulay, M. G. Boulay, V. Camillo, N. Canci, S. Choudhary, L. Consiglio, A. Flammini, C. Galbiati, C. Galbiati, C. Ghiano, A. Gola, A. Gola, S. Horikawa, P. Kachru, I. Kochanek, K. Kondo, G. Korga, M. Kuźniak, A. Mazzi, A. Mazzi, A. Moharana, G. Nieradka, G. Paternoster, G. Paternoster, A. Razeto, D. Sablone, T. N. Thorpe, T. N. Thorpe, C. Türkoğlu, H. Wang, M. Rescigno, S. Sanfilippo

“…SiPM-based readouts are becoming the standard for light detection in particle detectors given their superior resolution and ease of use with respect to vacuum tube photo-multipliers. …”
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Develop a diagnostic tool for dementia using machine learning and non-imaging features by Huan Wang, Li Sheng, Shanhu Xu, Yu Jin, Xiaoqing Jin, Song Qiao, Qingqing Chen, Wenmin Xing, Zhenlei Zhao, Jing Yan, Genxiang Mao, Xiaogang Xu

“…Existing advanced diagnostic tools are mostly based on neuroimaging and suffer from certain problems in cost, reliability, repeatability, accessibility, ease of use, and clinical integration. To address these problems, we developed, evaluated, and implemented an early diagnostic tool using machine learning and non-imaging factors.Methods and resultsA total of 654 participants aged 65 or older from the Nursing Home in Hangzhou, China were identified. …”
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Lessons for Vietnam on the Use of Digital Technologies to Support Patient-Centered Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region: Scoping Review by Leona Kosowicz, Kham Tran, Toan Tran Khanh, Thu Ha Dang, Van An Pham, Hue Ta Thi Kim, Hoang Thi Bach Duong, Tran Dong Nguyen, Anh Tuyet Phuong, Trong Hieu Le, Van Anh Ta, Nilmini Wickramasinghe, Penelope Schofield, John Zelcer, Tuan Pham Le, Tuan Anh Nguyen

“…The most frequently reported enablers for the use of DHTs for patient-centered care included alignment of DHTs with users’ individual needs, ease of use, availability of direct support from health care professionals, provision of technical support as well as user education and training, appropriate governance of privacy and security, and cross-sectorial collaboration. …”
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Effect of the Replacement of Crude Protein With Urea in Serum for Supply of Nitrogen to Lambs by Juliana A. Vieira, Darcilene M. de Figueiredo, Gabriel B. Pacheco, Gabriel Machado Dallago, Katharine K. de Azevedo, D´arc Elly P. Oliveira, Ana Laurinda M. Rodrigues

“…Urea is an option as a supplementary source of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) in sheep diets due to its low cost, plentiful availability and ease of use. The blood serum urea nitrogen (SUN) content has been measured to obtain additional information about the protein nutrition of ruminants, through the metabolic response to a given diet. …”
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Development and preliminary usability testing of an electronic conversation guide incorporating patient values and prognostic information in preparation for older people's decision... by Magnolia Cardona, Ebony T. Lewis, Alex Bannach-Brown, Genevieve Ip, Janice Tan, Eyza Koreshe, Joshua Head, Jin Jie Lee, Shirley Rangel, Lorraine Bublitz, Connor Forbes, Amanda Murray, Isabella Marechal-Ross, Nikita Bathla, Ruth Kusnadi, Peter G. Brown, Hatem Alkhouri, Maree Ticehurst, Nigel H. Lovell

“…Clinicians, patients, and caregivers agreed with its ease of use and were generally accepting of its contents and format. …”
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Hemodiafiltración con reinfusión endógena del ultrafiltrado (HFR): hacia una diálisis convectiva, difusiva y adsortiva by Pablo Molina, Marian Goicoechea, Emma Huarte, Francisco Maduell, Alejandro Valero, Alejandro Martín-Malo

“…In addition to its ease of use, the technique is also highly biocompatible and can be used in patients with a compromised vascular access. …”
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Machine learning‐based risk prediction of malignant arrhythmia in hospitalized patients with heart failure by Qi Wang, Bin Li, Kangyu Chen, Fei Yu, Hao Su, Kai Hu, Zhiquan Liu, Guohong Wu, Ji Yan, Guohai Su

“…The Lasso‐logistic model had better clinical interpretability and ease of use than the other models.…”
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Applied artificial intelligence: Acceptance-intention-purchase and satisfaction on smartwatch usage in a Ghanaian context by Md Uzir Hossain Uzir, Zakari Bukari, Hussam Al Halbusi, Rodney Lim, Siti Norida Wahab, Tareq Rasul, Ramayah Thurasamy, Ishraq Jerin, M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Arun Kumar Tarofder, Azizul Yadi Yaakop, Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid, Ahasanul Haque, Abdur Rauf, Bilal Eneizan

“…AI-enabled smartwatch considering Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Credibility (PC), Perceived Self-Efficacy (PSE), and Perceived Financial Cost (PFC) were significant on intention to adoption and adoption intention on actual purchase. …”
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Augmenting Performance: A Systematic Review of Optical See-Through Head-Mounted Displays in Surgery by Mitchell Doughty, Nilesh R. Ghugre, Graham A. Wright

“…Though promising system accuracy in the order of 2–5 mm has been demonstrated in phantom models, several human factors and technical challenges—perception, ease of use, context, interaction, and occlusion—remain to be addressed prior to widespread adoption of OST-HMD led surgical navigation.…”
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A Simple CO₂ Generating System Incorporated with CDC Light Trap for Sampling Mosquito Vectors by Sutasinee Madang, Jassada Saingamsook, Atiporn Saeung, Pradya Somboon

“…Dry ice is popularly used as a CO₂ source due to its high efficiency and ease of use. However, dry ice can be difficult to obtain in many rural and remote areas. …”
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Nutritional screening in hospitalized pediatric patients: a systematic review by Adriana Fonseca Teixeira, Kátia Danielle Araújo Lourenço Viana

“…Among these, the Screening Tool for the Assessment of Malnutrition in Pediatrics (STAMP) showed high sensitivity, almost perfect inter-rater agreement and between the screening and the reference standard; the Screening Tool Risk on Nutritional Status and Growth (STRONGkids) showed high sensitivity, lower percentage of specificity, substantial intra-rater agreement, and ease of use in clinical practice. Conclusions: The studies included in this systematic review showed good performance of the nutritional screening tools in pediatrics, especially STRONGkids and STAMP. …”
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Perception of Undergraduates on the Utilization of Quizalize App for Formative Assessment in Online Educational Programme in the University of Ilorin by Temitayo O. Onasanya, Bridget I. Otemuyiwa, Samuel A. Onasanya

“…The study adopted a descriptive survey research design to evaluate the ease of use, efficiency, efficacy and challenges of using quizalize application for formative assessment in an online education. …”
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Effect of the Replacement of Crude Protein With Urea in Serum for Supply of Nitrogen to Lambs by Juliana A. Vieira, Darcilene M. de Figueiredo, Gabriel B. Pacheco, Gabriel Machado Dallago, Katharine K. de Azevedo, D´arc Elly P. Oliveira

“…Urea is an option as a supplementary source of non-protein nitrogen (NPN) in sheep diets due to its low cost, plentiful availability and ease of use. The blood serum urea nitrogen (SUN) content has been measured to obtain additional information about the protein nutrition of ruminants, through the metabolic response to a given diet. …”
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A Non-Hazardous Deparaffinization Protocol Enables Quantitative Proteomics of Core Needle Biopsy-Sized Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded (FFPE) Tissue Specimens by Georgia Mitsa, Qianyu Guo, Christophe Goncalves, Samuel E. J. Preston, Vincent Lacasse, Adriana Aguilar-Mahecha, Naciba Benlimame, Mark Basik, Alan Spatz, Gerald Batist, Wilson H. Miller, Sonia V. del Rincon, René P. Zahedi, Christoph H. Borchers

“…Importantly, this small volume is already compatible with tissue micro array (TMA) cores and core needle biopsies, while our results and its ease-of-use indicate that further downsizing is feasible. …”
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Precision needle-punch tumor enrichment from paraffin blocks improves the detection of clinically actionable genomic alterations and biomarkers by Douglas I. Lin, Richard S. P. Huang, Ioannis Ladas, Rachel B. Keller, Nimesh R. Patel, Sotirios Lakis, Brennan Decker, Tyler Janovitz, Douglas A. Mata, Jeffrey S. Ross, Jo-Anne Vergilio, Julia A. Elvin, Roy S. Herbst, Philip C. Mack, Jonathan K. Killian

“…Following NPE implementation for real-world clinical samples, assay performance and biomarker (MSI, TMB, gLOH) detection were analyzed.ResultsIn real-world clinical samples, enrichment rate via NPE was increased to ~50% over a 2.5-year period, exceeding the prior use of razor blade macro-enrichment (<30% of cases) prior to NPE implementation due to proven efficacy in generating high quality molecular results from marginal samples and the ease of use for both pathologist and histotechnologists. …”
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How Can We Best Measure Frailty in Cardiosurgical Patients? by Magdalena L. Laux, Christian Braun, Filip Schröter, Daniela Weber, Aiman Moldasheva, Tilman Grune, Roya Ostovar, Martin Hartrumpf, Johannes Maximilian Albes

“…Conclusions: frailty parameters with the highest predictive value as well as ease of use could be added to the EuroSCORE.…”
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