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Influences on interactions between physicians in the public and private sectors and medical representatives in Yemen
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Objective
This study aims to assess the relative importance of attitude and subjective norms as well as physicians' characteristics and practice-setting factors in predicting the outcome of physicians' interactions with ...
Subcutaneous emphysema, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum and pneumoperitoneum after upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
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NLM (Medline)
, 2020 , Article)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopies are performed for several reasons. The overuse of endoscopy has negative effects on the quality of healthcare and pressurises endoscopy services. It also results in the complications. ...
Assessment of Educational Inhaler Technique Interventions Among Community Pharmacists: A Systematic Review.
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Dove Press
, 2020 , Article)
Community pharmacists are the last point of contact before patients are provided with an inhaled asthma device and are expected to adequately educate and train patients on its use. Evidence has shown that pharmacists lack ...
Controversy and Debate: Questionable utility of the relative risk in clinical research: Paper 1: A call for change to practice
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Background and Objectives
In clinical trials, the relative risk or risk ratio (RR) is a mainstay of reporting of the effect magnitude for an intervention. The RR is the ratio of the probability of an outcome in an ...
Mitigation of operational failures via an economic framework of reliability, availability, and maintainability (RAM) during conceptual design
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Abnormal process situation may lead to tremendous negative impact on sustainability, wellbeing of workers and adjacent communities, company's profit, and stability of supply chains. Failure of equipment and process subsystems ...
Flare minimization for an olefin plant shutdown via plant-wide dynamic simulation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
During shutdown operations of chemical plants, significant amounts of raw materials, intermediates, and products may be flared leading to economic losses and emissions such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile ...
Predictive ANN models for varying filler content for cotton fiber/PVC composites based on experimental load displacement curves
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
In this paper, artificial neural network (ANN) models are developed to predict the load-displacement curves for better understanding the behavior of cotton fiber/polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites. Series of experiments ...
Disaster-Resilient Design of Manufacturing Facilities Through Process Integration: Principal Strategies, Perspectives, and Research Challenges
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
Extreme events cause significant damage and disruption to the manufacturing sector, associated supply chains, and adjacent communities. These disastrous shocks may include natural disasters (e.g., hurricanes, floods, ...
Prospects and Challenges of Green Hydrogen Economy via Multi-Sector Global Symbiosis in Qatar
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2020 , Article)
Low carbon hydrogen can be an excellent source of clean energy, which can combat global climate change and poor air quality. Hydrogen based economy can be a great opportunity for a country like Qatar to decarbonize its ...
Surfactant therapy for meconium aspiration syndrome in neonates: A systematic overview of systematic reviews and recent clinical trials
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Becaris Publishing Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Aim: To conduct a systematic overview of systematic reviews (SRs) and randomized clinical trials (RCTs) on surfactant therapy in neonatal meconium aspiration syndrome. Methods: We searched EMBASE, PROQUEST and PubMed to ...