"Meta-atomless" architecture based on an irregular continuous fabric of coupling-tuned identical nanopillars enables highly efficient and achromatic metasurfaces by Yaǧcl, H. Bilge, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…However, to date, a pending and fundamental problem of this approach has been the low device efficiency that such resulting metasurface components suffer, an unwanted side effect of large lattice constants that are used for preventing intercoupling of their meta-atoms. Although the use of near-field coupling for tuning electromagnetic resonances found its use in constructing efficient narrow-band designs, such structures fell short of providing high efficiency over a broad spectrum. …”
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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

“…The control groups included didactic lectures, oral feedback, standard curriculum, role play, and no intervention as well as less interactive forms of digital education. …”
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A systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on choice of central venous access device for delivery of chemotherapy by Yeow, Marcus, Soh, Shauna, Yap, Ryan, Tay, Desiree, Low, Yi Fen, Goh, Serene Si Ning, Yeo, Charleen Shanwen, Lo, Joseph Zhiwen

“…A systematic review and network meta-analysis was conducted to compare the safety, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness of different types of central venous access devices (CVADs) for patients receiving chemotherapy.…”
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Inflammatory and clinical prognostic factors for asthma attacks: a patient-level meta-analysis of control arms of 22 randomised trials by Meulmeester, FL, Mailhot-Larouche, S, Celis-Preciado, C, Lemaire-Paquette, S, Ramakrishnan, S, Wechsler, ME, Brusselle, G, Hardy, J, Diver, SE, Brightling, CE, Castro, M, Hanania, NA, Jackson, DJ, Martin, N, Laugerud, A, Santoro, E, Compton, C, Hardin, ME, Holweg, CTJ, Subhashini, A, Hinks, T, Beasley, RW, Sont, JK, Steyerberg, EW, Pavord, ID, Couillard, S

Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating by O’Connor, H, Meloncelli, N, Wilkinson, SA, Scott, AM, Vincze, L, Rushton, A, Dawson, S, Hollis, J, Whiteoak, B, Gauci, S, de Jersey, S

“…The primary aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to summarise the effectiveness of dietary interventions for pregnant woman, identify which behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and intervention features were most frequently used and determine which were most effective at improving dietary intake. …”

Association of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cowdell, I, Beck, K, Hey, M, Portwood, C, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods of data synthesis:</strong> Random-effects meta-analysis.</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> 22 cohort studies including 124,478 WLHIV met the eligibility criteria. …”

Perinatal outcomes among pregnant women living with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy preconception and antenatally: systematic review and meta-analysis by Boering, P, Murray, C, Portwood, C, Hey, M, Thompson, L, Beck, K, Cowdell, I, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…Data were analysed using random effects meta-analyses. Quality assessments, subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted. …”

Association between self-reported napping and risk of cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Wang, Meng, Xiang, Xin, Zhao, Zhengyan, Liu, Yu, Cao, Yang, Guo, Weiwei, Hou, Linlin, Jiang, Qiuhuan

“…Objectives This meta-analysis aims to assess the association between adult nap duration and risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular diseases (CVD). …”
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Meta-Heuristic Search Based Test Data Generation Method for Dynamic-Functional Testing in Automatic Programming Assessment (S/O 13793) by Romli, Rohaida, Abd Wahab, Alawiyah, Romli, Rusnida, Yusoff, Nooraini

“…Recently in software testing research, the adoption of any Meta-Heuristic Search Techniques (MHSTs) has successfully been proven to improve the efficiency of generating adequate and optimal test data. …”
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The Architectural Layout of Long-Term Care Units: Relationships between Support for Residents’ Well-Being and for Caregivers’ Burnout and Resilience by Rom, Yifat, Morag, Ido, Palgi, Yuval, Isaacson, Michal

“…With a growing need for long-term care facilities in general, and for specialized dementia units in particular, it is important to ensure that the architectural layouts of such facilities support the well-being of both the residents and the unit caregivers. …”
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First things first: a strategic communication campaign promoting the importance of fertility wellness among young Singaporean adults by Jacobus, Ezra Jeremiah, Lee, Laura Mari Jie-En, Ong, Hui Ying, Pei, Yuxin

“…First Things First is a strategic communication campaign that aims to increase awareness on fertility health and wellness amongst young couples and individuals between the ages of 21–35. …”
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Scope, characteristics, behavior change techniques, and quality of conversational agents for mental health and well-being: systematic assessment of apps by Lin, Xiaowen, Martinengo, Laura, Jabir, Ahmad Ishqi, Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Car, Josip, Atun, Rifat, Tudor Car, Lorainne

“…Mobile health interventions are increasingly being used to promote mental health and well-being, as they could improve access to treatment and reduce associated costs. …”
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Solution X-ray scattering studies on the dengue virus non-structural protein 5 and -3 as well as the capsid protein by Saw, Wuan Geok

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Deutsche Welle-AMIC Seminar on Radio Programming in a Multimedia Age : Singapore, 10-15 May, 1999 : [evaluation]

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Report of the Deutsche Welle-AMIC Workshop on Management of Change for Broadcasters : April 27 to May 2, 1998 : [opening address] by Menon, Vijay

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Report of the Deutsche Welle-AMIC Workshop on Management of Change for Broadcasters : April 27 to May 2, 1998 : [list of participants]

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Relationship between personality traits, parental attachment, locus of control and acculturation with psychological well-being of Iranian adolescents in Malaysia by Mobarakeh, Mohammad Reza Vakili

“…Factors influencing adolescent psychological well-being have always been the basic issues in adolescent adjustments. …”
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Optical gain in ultrathin self-assembled bi-layers of colloidal quantum wells enabled by the mode confinement in their high-index dielectric waveguides by Foroutan-Barenji, Sina, Erdem, Onur, Gheshlaghi, Negar, Altintas, Yemliha, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

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Efficacy and safety of rapid-acting insulin analogs in special populations with Type 1 Diabetes or Gestational Diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Nørgaard, Kirsten, Sukumar, Nithya, Rafnsson, Snorri Bjorn, Saravanan, Ponnusamy

“…Methods: PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Reviews were searched electronically, and their bibliographies examined to identify suitable studies for review and inclusion in a meta-analysis. Eligible studies were randomized controlled trials that reported data on relevant clinical outcomes. …”
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The relationship between viral clearance rates and disease progression in early symptomatic COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis by Singh, S, Boyd, S, Schilling, WHK, Watson, JA, Mukaka, M, White, NJ

“…The relationship between the clinical and virological treatment effects was assessed by mixed-effects meta-regression.</p> <p><strong>Results:&nbsp;</strong>From 57 potentially eligible RCTs, VCRRs were derived for 44 (52 384 participants); 32 had &ge;1 clinical endpoint in each arm. …”