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Quality improvement initiative using transcutaneous bilirubin nomogram to decrease serum bilirubin sampling in low-risk babies

BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2019
Background Screening for neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in the postnatal ward has traditionally been performed using serum bilirubin sampling, but this has significant drawbacks such as risk of infection and slower reporting time.Objective We aimed to ...
Muhammad Hussain Shah, Shabina Ariff, Syed Rehan Ali, Rayaan Asad Chaudhry, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Fatima Qaiser, Simon Demas, Ali Shabbir Hussain   +7 more
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Implementation of early warning system in the clinical teaching unit to reduce unexpected deaths

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background Early detection of patients with clinical deterioration admitted to the hospital is critical. The early warning system (EWS) is developed to identify early clinical deterioration.
Rabia Shahid, Tara Swami, Ali Shams, Matthew Mittelstadt, Catherine Guenther, Tiffanie Tse, Hifsa Noor   +6 more
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Proof-of-principle experimental demonstration of twin-field type quantum key distribution

, 2019
The twin-field (TF) quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol and its variants are highly attractive because they can beat the well-known rate-loss limit (i.e., the PLOB bound) for QKD protocols without quantum repeaters.
Curty, M., Hu, J., Lo, H. -K., Qian, L., Zhong, X.   +4 more
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Why students need to be prepared to cooperate : a cooperative nudge in statistics learning at university [PDF]

, 2015
Despite the potential benefits of cooperative learning at university, its implementation is challenging. Here, we propose a theory-based 90-min intervention with 185 first-year psychology students in the challenging domain of statistics, consisting of an
Antonietti, J.P., Buchs, C., Butera, F., Gilles, I.   +3 more
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Sustainment, Sustainability, and Spread Study (SSaSSy): protocol for a study of factors that contribute to the sustainment, sustainability, and spread of practice changes introduced through an evidence-based quality-improvement intervention in Canadian nursing homes

Implementation Science, 2019
Background Implementation scientists and practitioners, alike, recognize the importance of sustaining practice change, however post-implementation studies of interventions are rare. This is a protocol for the Sustainment, Sustainability and Spread Study (
Whitney B. Berta, Adrian Wagg, Lisa Cranley, Malcolm B. Doupe, Liane Ginsburg, Matthias Hoben, Lauren MacEachern, Stephanie Chamberlain, Fiona Clement, Adam Easterbrook, Janice M. Keefe, Jennifer Knopp-Sihota, Tim Rappon, Colin Reid, Yuting Song, Carole A. Estabrooks   +15 more
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Introducing a MAP for adherence care in the paediatric cystic fibrosis clinic: a multiple methods implementation study

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background People with cystic fibrosis are required to adhere to a burdensome daily treatment regimen. Comprehensive adherence protocols can support more consistent use of adherence interventions and improve treatment adherence rates. This study aimed to
Bianca Richards, Sonya R. Osborne, Megan Simons   +2 more
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Experimental Demonstration of Quantum Fully Homomorphic Encryption with Application in a Two-Party Secure Protocol [PDF]

, 2018
A fully homomorphic encryption system hides data from unauthorized parties, while still allowing them to perform computations on the encrypted data. Aside from the straightforward benefit of allowing users to delegate computations to a more powerful ...
Bonsma-Fisher, Kent, Brodutch, Aharon, Ferretti, Hugo, Jeffery, Stacey, Sanders, Barry C., Steinberg, Aephraim M., Tham, W. K.   +6 more
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Electronic Construction Collaboration System – Phase III, December 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
This phase of the electronic collaboration project involved two major efforts: 1) implementation of AEC Sync (formerly known as Attolist), a web-based project management system (WPMS), on the Broadway Viaduct Bridge Project and the Iowa Falls Arch Bridge

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Impact of a Pro-Active Infectious Disease Consultation on the Management of a Multidrug-Resistant Organisms Outbreak in a COVID-19 Hospital: A Three-Months Quasi-Experimental Study

Antibiotics, 2023
Background: Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship (AS/DS) principles are crucial for the management of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) infections. We evaluated the impact of a pro-active Infectious Disease (ID) consultation on the mortality risk
Davide Fiore Bavaro, Nicolò De Gennaro, Alessandra Belati, Lucia Diella, Roberta Papagni, Luisa Frallonardo, Michele Camporeale, Giacomo Guido, Carmen Pellegrino, Maricla Marrone, Alessandro Dell’Erba, Loreto Gesualdo, Nicola Brienza, Salvatore Grasso, Giuseppe Columbo, Antonio Moschetta, Giovanna Elisiana Carpagnano, Antonio Daleno, Anna Maria Minicucci, Giovanni Migliore, Annalisa Saracino   +20 more
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Interventions to increase free school meal take-up [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to design and implement interventions to increase free school meal (FSM) uptake in pilot schools. This paper describes the interventions, reports on acceptability (as perceived by school working parties) and explores
Molinari, R, Pike, J, Sahota, P, Woodward, J   +3 more
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