Conductive materials stimulated direct interspecies electron transfer and application in anaerobic digestion by Yan, Wangwang

“…The working principles were carefully investigated. The results indicated CM promoted organic degradation via promoting sludge conductivity, acting as electron conduit for interspecies electron transfer, enriching electron shuttles within EPS, and altering microbial community. …”
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Structure and phase engineering of 2D transition metal chalcogenides by Tang, Bijun

“…In the second project, monolayer WTe2xS2(1-x) alloys with tunable chemical compositions and phases are fabricated using a carefully designed one-step CVD method. By controlling the synthesis condition, both semiconducting 1H and metallic 1T´ phase 2D WTe2xS2(1-x) alloys are obtained. …”
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Epidemiology of endometriosis in women of Arab ancestry by Mousa, M

“…Further research must be conducted among Arab women to improve early diagnosis and provide culturally sensitive clinical care.</p>…”

Effect of consumers' awareness about country of origin on purchasing decision in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Taheri, Nasim

“…The accumulated information was examined with care to double check the accuracy using SPSS. The data collected was analysed using descriptive analysis, cross-tabulation analysis, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of health education intervention based on health belief model among elderly women in Urmia, Iran by Iranagh, Jamileh Amirzadeh

“…Then from each respective zone one primary health care centre was selected. The population sampled using a stratified, multistage probability cluster sampling design. …”
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Effectiveness of clinician client-centered counseling on knowledge, attitudes and sexual bahaviors of antiretroviral therapy patients in Yola, Nigeria by Martins, Olutayo Folashade

“…Intervention group two received one counseling session at baseline only and the control group received routine care. An interviewer administered validated and reliable structured questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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Use of smartphones to detect diabetic retinopathy : scoping review and meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy studies by Tan, Choon Han, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Smith, Helen, Tan, Colin Siang Hui, Car, Lorainne Tudor

“…Future studies should standardize reference criteria and classification criteria and evaluate other available forms of smartphone ophthalmoscopy in primary care settings.…”
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Learning to generalize to new tasks/domains with limited data by Peng, Danni

“…To avoid the adverse effects caused by uncontrolled extrapolation, a strategy is carefully designed to generate the sample weights based on gradients and learned towards flatter minima. …”
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System design and development of human-robot interaction control scheme for assistive robotic Arm extender by Yang, Sibo

“…The interactive workspace has been carefully designed to accommodate the range of motion required for Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) tasks by 95\% of the population, thereby ensuring broad usability. …”
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Budget efficient online active learning and its applications by Hao, Shuji

“…And all of the proposed algorithms are carefully evaluated on a large number of large-scale real-world applications and achieved promising results. …”
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Distribution and risk factors of canine heart diseases and survey for owners treatment intention by Noordin, Norhidayah

“…A total of 261 respondents who owned or had experience caring for dogs were recruited to determine their level of awareness and knowledge of canine heart disease. …”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…These VPGs are then demonstrated as active beam steering units and tuneable spectroscopic optical elements. …”
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Predictors and outcomes of healthcare-associated infections caused by carbapenem-nonsusceptible enterobacterales: a parallel matched case-control study by Hoo, Grace S. R., Cai, Yiying, Quek, Yan Ching, Teo, Jocelyn Q., Choudhury, Saugata, Koh, Tse Hsien, Lim, Tze Peng, Marimuthu, Kalisvar, Ng, Oon Tek, Kwa, Andrea L.

“…Methods: We conducted a multi-centre parallel matched case-control study in two 1700-bedded Singapore acute-care hospitals from 2014–2016. Patients with CnSE-HAIs and CSE-HAIs were compared to a common control group without HAIs (1:1:3 ratio), matched by time-at-risk and patient ward. …”
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Effectiveness of digital education on communication skills among medical students : systematic review and meta-analysis by the digital health education collaboration by Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Posadzki, Pawel, Paddock, Sophie, Car, Josip, Campbell, James, Car, Lorainne Tudor

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Dynamics in blue emitting metal halide perovskites for light emitting diodes by Karlsson, Max

“…We first find that compositional heterogeneities, stemming from rapid uncontrolled film growth, both lowers the threshold for further halide segregation as well as serves as centers for non-radiative recombination, resulting in reduced luminescence yield. We show that by carefully moderating the crystallization dynamics it is possible to achieve films with a homogeneous composition, thereby mitigating the negative effects arising from material inhomogeneities. …”
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Efficient techniques for subgraph mining and query processing by Lin, Wenqing

“…We explore the design space of GPU-based subgraph matching algorithms, with careful analysis of several crucial factors that affect the performance of GPU programs. …”
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Synthesis and optical study of lead halide perovskites for opto-electronic applications by Ha, Son Tung

“…In the study of the material optical properties, I have discovered that both 2D and 3D perovskites have super strong phonon-assisted upconversion photoluminescence, a critical condition to achieve laser cooling in semiconductor. By carefully design experiment and sample fabrication, I were able to achieve net laser cooling in the material and substantially extend the toolbox for future application of the field. …”
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Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury by Synnot, Anneliese, Chau, Marisa, Pitt, Veronica, O'Connor, Denise, Gruen, Russell Lindsay, Wasiak, Jason, Clavisi, Ornella, Pattuwage, Loyal, Phillips, Kate

“…Secondary outcome measures were classified according to the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health including body functions (sensory, pain, neuromusculoskeletal and movement‐related functions) and activities and participation (general tasks and demands; mobility; self‐care; domestic life; major life areas; community, social and civic life). …”
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Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990–2013:... by Forouzanfar, M, Alexander, L, Anderson, H, Ali, R, Beardsley, J, Bennett, D, Briggs, A, Chen, Z, Gething, P, Jha, V, Moschandreas, J, Newton, C, Rahimi, K, Scarborough, P

“…Many prevention and primary care policy options are available now to act on key risks. …”

Topochemical manipulation of some complex transition metal oxides by Amano Patiño, ME

“…The observed differing reactivity is inconsistent with the crystal structure and composition of the LaSrNiRuO₆ samples, from which all the materials are identical. Careful investigation of the X-ray diffraction data collected from the LaSrNiRuO6 materials revealed that the reactivity of the samples is a consequence of the microstructure. …”