A comparative performance evaluation of 12 HIV-1 viral load testing asssays: advancing the clinical application of HIV-1 nucleic acid testing in China by Yu Wang, Pinliang Pan, Wenge Xing, Xin Zhang, Boxue Han, Cong Jin

“…These findings provide evidence for optimizing HIV-1 NAT strategies, supporting the adoption of cost-effective domestic kits, and guiding future improvements for low-level viremia monitoring.…”
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Association Between Vertebral Artery Stiffness and Idiopathic Subjective Tinnitus: A Prospective Study by Ismail Aytac, Alper Yazici, Orhan Tunc, Rauf Gul, Yusuf Inanc, Koray Tumuklu

“…We demonstrated the utility of Doppler ultrasonography, a cost-effective and non-invasive imaging modality, for evaluating vascular parameters in tinnitus patients, paving the way for broader clinical applications. …”
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A multi-centred pilot randomised controlled trial of learning through play plus culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy for treating postnatal depression in Nigerian women by Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Tarela Juliet Ike, Maigari Yusuf Taru, Juliet Yop Pwajok, Charles Nnaemeka Nwoga, John Ezekiel Jidong, Christopher Francis, Shadrack Bitrus Mwankon, Karick Haruna, Zubairu Dagona, Nusrat Husain, Nusrat Husain

“…A fully powered RCT is recommended to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of LTP+CaCBT, including the child’s outcomes compared with ETAU.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04644081, identifier NCT04644081.…”
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An Efficient Path Planning Algorithm Based on Delaunay Triangular NavMesh for Off-Road Vehicle Navigation by Ting Tian, Huijing Wu, Haitao Wei, Fang Wu, Jiandong Shang

“…The improved road-off path planning A* algorithm proposed in this paper, based on the Delaunay triangulation navigation mesh, uses the Euclidean distance between the midpoint of the input edge and the midpoint of the output edge as the cost function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>g</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>, and the Euclidean distance between the centroids of the current triangle and the goal as the heuristic function <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>h</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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RNAi in Pest Control: Critical Factors Affecting dsRNA Efficacy by Maribel Mendoza-Alatorre, Brenda Julian-Chávez, Stephanie Solano-Ornelas, Tania Samanta Siqueiros-Cendón, Jorge Ariel Torres-Castillo, Sugey Ramona Sinagawa-García, María Jazmín Abraham-Juárez, Carmen Daniela González-Barriga, Quintín Rascón-Cruz, Luis Ignacio Siañez-Estrada, Edward Alexander Espinoza-Sánchez

“…Additionally, ensuring environmental stability, addressing biosafety concerns, and developing cost-effective production methods are essential for its practical application. …”
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A Generalized Method for Characterizing 21 cm Power Spectrum Signal Loss from Temporal Filtering of Drift-scanning Visibilities by Robert Pascua, Zachary E. Martinot, Adrian Liu, James E. Aguirre, Nicholas S. Kern, Joshua S. Dillon, Michael J. Wilensky, Nicolas Fagnoni, Eloy de Lera Acedo, David R. DeBoer

“…Our formalism primarily relies on analytic calculations, and therefore has a greatly reduced computational cost relative to traditional Monte Carlo signal loss analyses. …”
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Conception de l’artefact, conception du collectif : dynamique d’un processus de conception ouvert et continu dans une communauté de développement de logiciels libres by Flore Barcellini

“…They also support the champion in defending his proposition.These results may found specification of tools enhancing participation to OSS projects, going beyond various barriers (e.g. temporal cost to take part in a project) and supporting construction and preservation of project awareness (design process and social awareness).…”
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Optimising older People’s Transition from acute care Into residential aged care through Multidisciplinary Assessment and Liaison (OPTIMAL): protocol for a stepped wedge cluster ran... by Rangika L. Fernando, Jonathan Karnon, Maria Crotty, Maria C. Inacio, Madeleine Baillie, Ishita Batta, Alice Bourke, John Forward, Chloe Furst, Robert Jorissen, Georgina Neill, Georgina Szabo, Craig Whitehead, Gillian Harvey

“…The study aims to collaboratively implement a bundle of evidence-based interventions with clinicians, administrators, and researchers to provide systematic support for first time discharges to RAC, and to determine the clinical effectiveness, cost effectiveness, and feasibility, acceptability, adoption and fidelity of implementation. …”
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The gut-skin axis in psoriasis: Evidence-based insights from a meta-analysis on probiotics-synbiotics-mediated microbiota interventions by Nurlinah Amalia, Danar Wicaksono, Elvan Wiyarta, Derren David Christian Homenta Rampengan, Hari Darmawan, Muhammad Reva Aditya, Ariq Fadhil Athallah, Maulana Bagus Adi Cahyono, Aiman Idrus Alatas, Trina Ekawati Tallei, Raymond Rubianto Tjandrawinata, Arun K. Bhunia, Fahrul Nurkolis

“…These findings could redefine therapeutic paradigms, offering a cost-effective and accessible solution for millions of psoriasis patients worldwide.…”
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A Study on Autonomic Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus with Peripheral Neuropathy by Suby Kuriakose, Anuj Singhal, Naresh Bansal, Rajat Shukla, Shilpa M Paul, Aditya Singhal

“…Recommendation of Study: Mean Valsalva ratio and MNSI testing are recommended to be used as a screening tool to assess cardiac autonomic functions as a low cost tool in patients of T2DM having symptoms suggestive of DSN.…”
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Pattern and determinants of self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care facilities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Ikeola Adejoke Adeoye, Aishat Bukola Usman, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…The proportion of the respondents who used herbal concoction was 30.0% and the reasons given for the herbal use were low cost (47.6%) and perceived efficacy (42.9%). The proportion of pregnant women who gave a history of abnormality in the previously born baby (ies) was 13.0%. …”
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Implementation of hybrid simulation training to promote collective and self-efficacy in medical students: a two-pronged approach by Calvin Yuk Wang Tam, John Ian Wilzon T. Dizon, Simon Wai Ching Sin, Gloria Kai Yan Tang, Victor Yuk Wah Lai, Yvonne Yin Wong, Fraide A. Ganotice, Pauline Yeung Ng

“…Conventional forms of SBT in acute care primarily involve manikins or task trainers, which are either costly or too task-specific. Recent innovations in virtual patient simulation software (VPS) invites the opportunity for conjoined use with basic manikins, creating a hybrid model for acute-care teaching. …”
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A Nanostructured Ru‐Mn‐Nb Alloy with Oxygen‐Enriched Boundaries for Ampere‐Level Hydrogen Evolution by Jie Li, Xue Wang, Jun Yu, Kai Xu, Zhe Jia, Hongkun Li, Lei Ren, Yiyuan Yang, Keke Chang, Yangyang Li, Xiangfa Liu, Jian Lu, Sida Liu

“…Abstract Development of active and cost‐effective electrocatalysts to substitute platinum‐based catalysts in alkaline hydrogen evolution reactions (HERs) remains a challenge. …”
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NIPT of Maternal Plasma-Originated cfDNA: Applications and Guide for the Implementation by Fernández Martínez FJ, Gil Mira MM, González González C, Madrigal Bajo I, Oancea Ionescu R, Orellana Alonso C

“…By establishing a minimum framework based on scientific evidence, this document aims to optimize NIPT implementation in a cost-effective manner, ensuring clinical validity and informed decision-making for both healthcare professionals and pregnant women.Keywords: prenatal diagnosis, non-invasive prenatal test, cell-free DNA, functional guide…”
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Ward AdmiSsion of Haematuria: an Observational mUlticentre sTudy (WASHOUT) – study protocol by Graeme Maclennan, Kevin Gallagher, John McGrath, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, James Catto, Maria Ribal, Aqua Asif, Alexander Ng, Ben Challacombe, Arjun Nathan, Nikki Kerdegari, Nikita Bhatt, Kevin Byrnes, Simona Ippoliti, Raghav Varma, Bing Jie Chow, Quentin Mak, Ben Lamb, Sinan Khadhouri

“…This model delivers international multicentre studies by empowering trainees to lead all aspects of multi-centre clinical studies, building research skills cost-effectively while shaping the future urological consultant workforce. …”
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Analysis of microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism within transcriptomic database in Cymbidium ensi folium by Li Xiaobai, Xiang Lin, Luo Jie, Qin Dehui, Sun Chongbo

“…With the development of RNA-Seq technology, the transcriptomic data gradually accumulate and become a useful resource to explore marker with low cost and high efficiency.Here, the transcriptome in C. ensifolium was subjected to RNA-seq. …”
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Non-invasive, non-enzymatic, non-serodiagnostic, and home-detecting paper-based “abnormal UA alarm” for early diagnosis of UA associated diseases by Qian Zhang, Hui’e Jiang, Zhijian Li, Lijuan Chen, Fengqian Yang, Jiamin Zhang, Bo Zhang, Xinhua Liu

“…Further, the NIFP-SM-based automatic analysis platform integrated with an intelligent RGB analysis device was manufactured and enabled accurate quantitative, low-cost, non-invasive/-enzymatic/-serodiagnostic, rapid, home-detecting for UA, eliminating the need for costly equipment and specialized personnel and thereby facilitating early-warning detection of abnormal UA-levels associated diseases.…”
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Ammonia emissions from beef cattle feedyards: a review by Myeongseong Lee, Myeongseong Lee, Brent W. Auvermann, Brent W. Auvermann, Luis O. Tedeschi, Jacek A. Koziel, Carolina B. Brandani, Carolina B. Brandani, Vinícius N. Gouvêa, Vinícius N. Gouvêa, Jason K. Smith, Jason K. Smith, Kenneth D. Casey, Kenneth D. Casey

“…Of those, precision diet feeding to meet but not exceed protein requirements appeared to be the most practical way to reduce ammonia emissions over the animals’ feeding period; laboratory studies suggested that shorter-term reductions in emission flux may be possible with the other approaches, but they were far more speculative at this point as to both their efficacy and their cost of implementation.…”
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Does less invasive surfactant administration during high-flow nasal cannula oxygen treatment reduce the need for invasive ventilation in late preterm and early term born infants wi... by Anne Greenough, Theodore Dassios, Eleanor Jeffreys, Chris Harris, Allan Jenkinson, Ravindra Bhat, Ourania Kaltsogianni

“…The secondary outcomes are length of neonatal unit stay; the cost of stay as estimated via standard NHS tariffs; and the lung function parameters including tidal volume, respiratory rate, end tidal CO2 (ET CO2), fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) and ratio of oxygen saturations to fraction of inspired oxygen (SpO2/ FiO2) ratio before and 2 minutes after LISA and the SpO2/FiO2 ratio 2 hours after the administration of LISA.Ethics and dissemination A favourable opinion was sought and obtained from the London – Hampstead Research Ethics Committee and Health Research Authority for the study protocol and other relevant documentation (informed consent forms and patient information leaflets) prior to commencing the study (REC reference: 24/PR/0431). …”
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A randomized controlled trial adding behavioral counseling to supervised physical activity in people living with and beyond cancer (BOOST-UP-): a study protocol for a live remotely... by Linda Trinh, Ryan E. Rhodes, Shabbir M. H. Alibhai, Kristin L. Campbell, David M. Langelier, Eugene Chang, Tracey Colella, Brian Chan, Daniel Santa Mina, Paul Oh, Edward McAuley

“…Discussion This study will create greater understanding on efficacious programming to support PA maintenance that can be used by clinical and community-based organizations as a low-cost, supportive care tool to improve health outcomes for people LWBC. …”
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