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A Novel Multidisciplinary Intervention for Long-Term Weight Loss and Glycaemic Control in Obese Patients with Diabetes

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2015
Introduction. Obesity and diabetes are difficult to treat in public clinics. We sought to determine the effectiveness of the Metabolic Rehabilitation Program (MRP) in achieving long-term weight loss and improving glycaemic control versus “best practice ...
Anna Lih, Lorraine Pereira, Ramy H. Bishay, Johnson Zang, Abdullah Omari, Evan Atlantis, Nic Kormas   +6 more
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Inventory drivers in a pharmaceutical supply chain [PDF]

, 2017
In recent years, inventory reduction has been a key objective of pharmaceutical companies, especially within cost optimization initiatives. Pharmaceutical supply chains are characterized by volatile and unpredictable demands –especially in emergent ...
Masvidal Andreu, Clara
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3D Character Reconstruction from Hand‐drawn Model Sheets

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Hand‐drawn model sheets are widely used in character design to define 3D shape and appearance through sparse multi‐view drawings. Reconstructing 3D characters from such sparse inputs has traditionally been challenging due to insufficient visual information.
Hyejeong Yoon, Wonjong Jang, Yoonha Hwang, Seungyong Lee   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Prevalence of Mucous Retention Pseudocyst and its Correlation with the Associated Risk Factors Using Panoramic Radiography and Cone-Beam Computed Tomography

Frontiers in Dentistry, 2018
Objectives: Mucous retention pseudocyst (MRP) of the maxillary sinus is an incidental finding on radiographs. The radiographs taken for dental purposes provide an opportunity for dentists to recognize asymptomatic maxillary sinus anomalies.
Mahdi Niknami, Mahdi Mirmohammadi, Azade Pezeshki   +2 more
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Effect of interdisciplinary obesity care on metabolic markers and body weight in people with type 2 diabetes in a rural setting: A randomised controlled trial

Clinical Obesity, Volume 15, Issue 2, April 2025.
Summary Management of type 2 diabetes includes medications that can unintentionally increase obesity and insulin resistance. This unblinded, single‐centre, randomised controlled trial focused on rural Australian adults with type 2 diabetes (aged 18–75 and body mass index [BMI] >30 kg/m2), measuring the effectiveness of a tailored interdisciplinary ...
Giuliana O. Murfet, Iain K. Robertson, Sharon P. Luccisano, Michelle L. Kilpatrick   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic value of serum Mrp 8/14 in sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]

PeerJ
Background Mrp 8/14 is abundantly secreted by activated neutrophils during infection and inflammation. However, its prognostic value in acute respiratory distress dyndrome (ARDS) induced by sepsis is poorly understood.
Caizhi Sun, Yongpeng Xie, Chenchen Zhu, Lei Guo, Bowen Xu, Haidong Qin, Xiaomin Li   +6 more
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The effect of seawater hardness on cotton fabric dyeing using reactive blue dye

Coloration Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Oceans are an abundant source of water; their economic potential has not yet been fully exploited. In this context, the current study aims to apply seawater in the dyeing of cotton fabrics, evaluating the influence that total hardness has on the process results.
Iêda Letícia de Souza Ferreira, Clovis de Medeiros Bezerra, Raphael Lucas Jacinto Almeida, Ricardo Paulo Fonseca Melo, Nicole Winne Ribeiro Damasceno, Eduardo Lins de Barros Neto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

S1 Guideline on Infected Interdigital Intertrigo (also called Gram‐Negative Toe Web Infection)

JDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, EarlyView.
Summary Infected interdigital intertrigo is an exudative, macerating, mixed infection of the toe webs in which gram‐negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacterales) seem prevalent, but in which gram‐positive pathogens (Staphylococcus [S.] aureus, streptococci, enterococci) and fungi (dermatophytes, yeasts) also occur.
Christoph Zeyen, Dietrich Abeck, Karsten Becker, Joachim Dissemond, Birgit Kahle, Hans Peter Lorenzen, Bettina Löffler, Andreas Maier‐Hasselmann, Till Mittank‐Weidner, Alexander Nast, Cord Sunderkötter   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

TQM in a test environment [PDF]

In response to the changing aerospace economic climate, Martin Marietta Astronautics Group (MMAG) has adopted a Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy to maintain a competitive edge.
Chambers, Gary D., King, Elizabeth A., Oleson, Keith   +2 more
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Inferring Population Preferences via Mixtures of Spatial Voting Models

, 2016
Understanding political phenomena requires measuring the political preferences of society. We introduce a model based on mixtures of spatial voting models that infers the underlying distribution of political preferences of voters with only voting records
A Bonica, A Downs, AI Abramowitz, C Tausanovitch, D Ruths, ER Gerber, JB Lewis, JM Enelow, JM Lee, KT Poole, LM Bartels, MP Fiorina, MP Fiorina, MS Levendusky, MS Levendusky, N McCarty, P Barberá, Y Zhang   +17 more
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