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Solid Particle Number (SPN) Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS) for Heavy-Duty Applications

Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
A heavy-duty engine is homologated in a test cell. However, starting with Euro VI regulation, the in-service conformity is controlled with the engine installed in the vehicle using portable emission measurement systems (PEMS).
Stijn Broekaert, Anastasios D Melas, Barouch Giechaskiel   +2 more
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Spanish-Language Patient Education Materials for Obstetric Anesthesia: A Comparison of Readability and Quality of Online Spanish-Language Resources [PDF]

Women's Health Reports
Introduction: Thousands of Hispanic parturients give birth in the United States annually, necessitating accessible health education resources in Spanish.
Mariana Restrepo, Sananda Pai, Talia Scott, Garrett W. Burnett   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Modulates Cortical Beta-Band Activity

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2021
Low-frequency peripheral electrical stimulation using a matrix electrode (PEMS) modulates spinal nociceptive pathways. However, the effects of this intervention on cortical oscillatory activity have not been assessed yet.
Laura J. Arendsen, Robert Guggenberger, Manuela Zimmer, Tobias Weigl, Alireza Gharabaghi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing the Use of Complex Words and Reducing Sentence Length to <15 Words Improves Readability of Patient Education Materials Regarding Sports Medicine Knee Injuries

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, 2023
Purpose: To develop a standardized method to improve readability of orthopaedic patient education materials (PEMs) without diluting their critical content by reducing the use of complex words (≥3 syllables) and shortening sentence length to ≤15 words ...
Stefan J. Hanish, B.S., Nathan Cherian, M.D., John Baumann, B.S., Samuel D. Gieg, M.D., M.P.H., Steven DeFroda, M.D., M.Eng.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the Readability of Online Patient Education Materials in Obstetrics and Gynecology Using Traditional Measures: Comparative Analysis and Limitations

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2023
BackgroundPatient education materials (PEMs) can be vital sources of information for the general population. However, despite American Medical Association (AMA) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommendations to make PEMs ...
Anunita Nattam, Tripura Vithala, Tzu-Chun Wu, Shwetha Bindhu, Gregory Bond, Hexuan Liu, Amy Thompson, Danny T Y Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poster 307: A Standardized Method that Improves Readability of Patient Education Materials in Sports Medicine Knee Injuries

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023
Objectives: Sports-related knee injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscus tears are very common, and there are ample resources for knee injury-related patient education materials (PEMs).
Nathan Cherian, John Baumann BS, Samuel Gieg MPH, Steven DeFroda MD, MEng, Stefan Hanish   +4 more
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Systematic review of effectiveness and quality assessment of patient education materials and decision aids for breathlessness

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Around 10% of adults suffer from clinically significant breathlessness. High quality and actionable patient education materials (PEMs) and patient decision aids (PDAs) have an important role for shared decision making and patient self ...
Anthony Paulo Sunjaya, Lexia Bao, Allison Martin, Gian Luca DiTanna, Christine R. Jenkins   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Polybenzimidazole-Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for High-Temperature Fuel Cells: Current Status and Prospects

Energies, 2020
Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) expect a promising future in addressing the major problems associated with production and consumption of renewable energies and meeting the future societal and environmental needs.
Zhengping Zhou, Oksana Zholobko, Xiang-Fa Wu, Ted Aulich, Jivan Thakare, John Hurley   +5 more
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Detection of Astrovirus, Coronavirus and Haemorrhagic Enteritis Virus in Turkeys with Poult Enteritis Mortality Syndrome in Turkey

The Journal of Poultry Science, 2015
This study was carried out to investigate the presence of turkey astrovirus 2 (TAstV-2), turkey coronavirus (TCoV) and haemorrhagic enteritis virus (HEV) by molecular methods in cloacal swabs collected from both clinically healthy turkey flocks and those
Hasan Ongor, Hakan Bulut, Burhan Cetinkaya, Mehmet Akan, Sukru Tonbak, Sunil K. Mor, Sagar M. Goyal   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Readability in printed education materials for Chinese patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a mixed-method design

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives To assess the readability of printed education materials (PEMs) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to explore the perceptions of patients with SLE with different health literacy regarding the readability of PEMs.Design A ...
Lei Wang, Qiuyi Wang, Lunfang Xie, Xing Li, Liangmei Xu, Peiling Chen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source