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The Cost-Effectiveness of Using PARO, a Therapeutic Robotic Seal, to Reduce Agitation and Medication Use in Dementia: Findings from a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
To examine the within-trial costs and cost-effectiveness of using PARO, compared with a plush toy and usual care, for reducing agitation and medication use in people with dementia in long-term care. An economic evaluation, ...
Positive influence of expanded graphite on the physical behavior of phase change materials based on linear low-density polyethylene and paraffin wax
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2015 , Article)
The preparation of Phase Change Materials (PCM) with improved thermal conductivity, based on linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), paraffin wax with a melting point of approximately 42 °C and expanded graphite as well ...
Methodological quality assessment should move beyond design specificity.
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Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
, 2023 , Article)
This study aimed to assess the utility of a unified tool (MASTER) for bias assessment against design-specific tools in terms of content and coverage. Each of the safeguards in the design-specific tools was compared and ...
Efficient Parallel Skyline Query Processing for High-Dimensional Data
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2018 , Article)
Given a set of multidimensional data points, skyline queries retrieve those points that are not dominated by any other points in the set. Due to the ubiquitous se of skyline queries, such as in preference-based query ...
A failure assessment method of island distribution lines based on model-data hybrid drive
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2022 , Article)
Open circuit faults of island distribution lines account for more than 70% of the total number of faults in the distribution network. Failure assessment of lines plays a crucial role in the operational safety of the island ...
Non-linear simulation of controller for longitudinal control augmentation system of F-16 using numerical approach
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Elsevier Inc
, 2003 , Article)
The non-linear simulation of controller for automatic flight control system is an essential part of the complete control design process. After using the linear approach in the design and simulation of the controller (control ...
Selective gas sensors using graphene and CuO nanorods
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
This work reports on the fabrication of sensitive and selective gas sensors fabricated using graphene and/or copper oxide (CuO) nanorods. Herein, three batches of sensors were produced based on graphene/SiO2/Si, CuO nanorods, ...
Quality improvement can decrease blood delivery turnaround time: Evidence from a single tertiary-care academic medical center
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American University of Beirut
, 2018 , Article)
Context: Blood transfusion services are critical to any hospitals? functioning, and timely blood/ component therapy resuscitation is lifesaving. Yet, few blood delivery turnaround time (TAT) studies have been undertaken. ...
Employee welfare and stock price crash risk
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2018 , Article)
We examine whether employee welfare practices are associated with future stock price crash risk. Two competing hypotheses were tested: the stakeholder theory hypothesis & the agency theory hypothesis. According to the ...
Risk spillovers and hedging effectiveness between major commodities, and Islamic and conventional GCC banks
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
This paper examines the dynamic risk spillovers and hedging effectiveness between two important commodity markets (oil and gold) and both the Islamic and conventional bank stock indices for five GCC countries (Bahrain, ...