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Estimating the efficacy of isometric handgrip training to lower resting blood pressure in patients with stage 1 hypertension in Eastern Uganda compared to standard of care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
TrialsBackground Hypertension (HTN) is a major non-communicable disease worldwide, including in Uganda. Studies have estimated HTN prevalence in Uganda between 19 and 33% among adults, with only 7–9% controlled within clinical target ranges. Isometric handgrip
Kate Zinszer +10 more
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Nature Communications, 2021 High reliability is a huge challenge for sliding mode triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG). Here the authors develop a floating self-excited sliding TENG achieving both high durability and output for sustainable micro mechanical energy harvesting.
Li Long +9 more
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Carbon Energy, 2023 High‐entropy materials are composed of five or more metal elements with equimolar or near‐equimolar concentrations within one crystal structure, which offer remarkable structural properties for many applications.
Yuntong Sun +12 more
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International Humanitarian Cooperation: Foreign Approaches to Studying and Realisation
Сравнительная политика, 2022 The article is studying foreign approaches to the interpretation and realization of international humanitarian cooperation. Humanitarian cooperation is becoming one of the effective mechanisms of foreign policy infl uence.
K. M. Tabarintseva-Romanova
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Magnetic Array Assisted Triboelectric Nanogenerator Sensor for Real-Time Gesture Interaction
Nano-Micro Letters, 2021 In human-machine interaction, robotic hands are useful in many scenarios. To operate robotic hands via gestures instead of handles will greatly improve the convenience and intuition of human-machine interaction. Here, we present a magnetic array assisted
Ken Qin +9 more
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RUDN Journal of Economics, 2021 The article examines Chinas foreign economic policy in the developing countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose of the study is to determine what financial and nonfinancial instruments the PRC uses to implement its economic interests in the region ...
Danila Yu. Biryukov +1 more
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Learning Optimal Fin-Ray Finger Design for Soft Grasping
Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 The development of soft hands is an important progress to empower robotic grasping with passive compliance while greatly decreasing the complexity of control. Despite the advances during the past decades, it is still not clear how to design optimal hands
Zhifeng Deng, Miao Li, Miao Li
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Free versus purchased mosquito net ownership and use in Budondo sub-county, Uganda
Malaria Journal, 2018 Background While the distribution of mosquito bed nets is a widely adopted approach for malaria prevention, studies exploring how the usage of a net may be influenced by its source and other factors remain sparse. Methods A standardized questionnaire and
Patricia Moscibrodzki +5 more
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“The Soft Power” of European Universities: Gender and Sexuality Policies
Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4. История, регионоведение, международные отношения, 2020 Introduction. The article is devoted to the problematization and conceptualization of influence, as well as the potential for participation of higher education institutions, as educational and scientific centers, in the formation and implementation of ...
Sergey A. Pankratov +2 more
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Exploration, 2021 Applications for metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) demand their assembly into three‐dimensional (3D) macroscopic architectures. The capability of sustaining structural integrity with considerable deformation is important to allow a monolithic material to ...
Yuntong Sun +5 more
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