Effectiveness of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease integrated care pathway in a regional health system : a propensity score matched cohort study by Wu, Christine Xia, Hwang, Chi Hong, Tan, Woan Shin, Tai, Kai Pik, Kwek, Lynette Siang Lim, Chee, Thong Gan, Choo, Yee Mun, Phng, Francis Wei Loong, Chua, Gerald Seng Wee

“…Outcome measures: The risk of COPD hospitalisations and COPD hospital bed days savings were compared between the groups using a difference-in-difference strategy and generalised estimating equation approach. Adherence with recommended care elements for the COPD-ICP group was measured quarterly at baseline and during a 2-year follow-up period. …”
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Effect of accelerated weathering on fire performance and general composition of photovoltaic (PV) back sheets by Mohamed Muhsin Mohamed Baseer Ahamed

“…This suggests that accelerated weathering could influence flame propagation of the PV back sheets, although the quality of data can be improved by using sample with a larger dimension to adhere to current test standards.…”
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Effects of physical stimuli applied via substrate/scaffold on in-vitro culture of mesenchymal stem cells and neurons by Xu, Qinwei

“…In the first part, the mechanical properties of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) were found to be influenced by both the mechanical properties of the substrates that they adhered to and the culture time. The results showed that cells well aligned their mechanical properties according to the substrate stiffness and cell moduli as functions of time displayed non-monotonic trend. …”
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Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…Understanding links between social cognitive factors relating to beliefs/skills is important in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, as this can suggest which factors might be targeted via behaviour change interventions to promote adherence to COVID-19 preventative behaviours. In this context, mental imagery exercises—self-directed imagining of an anticipated outcome or processes linked to a defined behaviour/activity—offer a well-evidenced, relatively simple behaviour change intervention. …”
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The biggest challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-related work from home in biomedical fields—world-wide qualitative survey analysis by Bezak, Eva, Carson-Chahhoud, Kristin V., Marcu, Loredana G., Stoeva, Magdalena, Lhotska, Lenka, Barabino, Gilda A., Ibrahim, Fatimah, Kaldoudi, Eleni, Lim, Sierin, Da Silva, Ana Maria Marques, Tan, Peck Ha, Tsapaki, Virginia, Frize, Monique

“…Public policies differed substantially across countries, raising concerns about the adherence to unnecessary restrictions, and similarly, restrictions being not tight enough. …”
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Generation, Detection, and Evaluation of Role-play based Jailbreak attacks in Large Language Models by Johnson, Zachary D.

“…This attack consists of instructing the LLM to take on the role of a fictional character that does not adhere to the model developer’s ethical guidelines and will comply with any request. …”
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Structure-activity relationships of photo-activated soft tissue Adhesive by Wicaksono, Gautama

“…Using tissue adhesives may reduce these, however soft tissue adhesion remains a challenging problem due to the presence of hydration layer on the tissue surface and the limited availability of covalent bonding sites for the adhesive to adhere onto the tissue. The majority of currently existing soft tissue adhesives relies on click chemistry such as thiol-ene and Schiff base crosslinking, and these are limited by sparse tissue surface concentration of thiol and amines respectively. …”
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A bilayer swellable drug-eluting stent for the treatment of fibrosis-induced ureteral stricture recurrence by Lim, Wei Shan

“…Secondly, plasma treatment (100W, 5 min) was found to be effective in improving the interfacial adhesion between the hydrogel and polymer, allowing the hydrogel to adhere on the stent over the 4 weeks. Moreover, drug release studies were conducted in the static conditions over 1 month. …”
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Ultra low-voltage low-power CMOS 4-2 and 5-2 compressors for fast arithmetic circuits by Chang, Chip Hong, Gu, Jiang Min, Zhang, Mingyan

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Prospective associations between an empirically derived dietary pattern and life satisfaction in Malaysian adolescents by Magendiran, Mugambikai, Appannah, Geeta, Emi, Nor Aishah, Chin, Yit Siew, Mohd Shariff, Zalilah, Anuar Zaini, Azriyanti, Shamsuddin, Nurainul Hana, Suppiah, Subapriya, Saini, Suraini Mohamad, Thambiah, Subashini C., Ching, Siew Mooi

“…Prospective relationship between adherence to the identified DPs and overall life satisfaction scores as well as its domains between 2016 and 2019–2020 were evaluated using generalized estimating equation models (GEE). …”
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Interventions for improving patients’ trust in doctors and groups of doctors by Rolfe, Alix, Cash-Gibson, Lucinda, Car, Josip, Sheikh, Aziz, McKinstry, Brian

“…Background: Trust is a fundamental component of the patient-doctor relationship and is associated with increased satisfaction, adherence to treatment, and continuity of care. Our 2006 review found little evidence that interventions improve patients' trust in their doctor; therefore an updated search was required to find out if there is further evidence of the effects of interventions that may improve trust in doctors or groups of doctors. …”
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Bacteria-mediated anti-cancer therapy by Bhave, Madhura Satish

“…Scanning electron microscopy imaging showed that the IB adherent to the surface of cancer cells and restricted-culture studies proved that physical contact between IB and cancer cells was crucial for inhibition. …”
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Deep generative modeling for image synthesis and manipulation by Yu, Yingchen

“…Third, 3D awareness of generated content is limited, which is essential for generating more realistic and contextually accurate content that adheres to the rules of the real world. As a subtask of conditional generation, image inpainting treats corrupted or masked input images as conditions. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…Scanning electron microscopy images show that the cone array still adheres to the substrate after cycling and some cracks have developed along boundaries of the cones to help release internal stress, while the Si cones show no crack or pulverization. …”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…The modified National Institute of Health risk of bias tool was used for assessing study quality. The protocol adhered to PRISMA reporting standards and was prospectively registered on PROSPERO, CRD42022333919.…”

Methods of growth and transfer of carbon nanotubes onto substrates for advanced electrical and electronic applications by Ng, Zhi Kai

“…Subsequently, the CNT cannot be easily removed without mechanical damage or deformation due to their strong adherence to the underlying substrate. From the applications perspective, vertically aligned CNT (VACNT) are required in a free-standing form for the development of high-performance electronics. …”
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