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Effectiveness of a CDSS and Internet of Things-based comprehensive hypertension management system in primary health care settings: study protocol for the CATCH Trial

Trials
Background Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the leading causes of death in the Chinese population, and hypertension is one of the key risk factors. However, the blood pressure control rate of hypertensive patients is low at present.
Bingjie Li, Ke Peng, Ke Xu, Xiaoying Liu, Chenxi Lu, Yu Shi, Guiyuan Han, Liang Wang, Xianrui Chen, Zule Ning, Yichong Li   +10 more
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Laser Metal Deposition of Aluminum Alloys 7075 and 5083 with the Addition of Volatile Alloying Elements through Powder Blending

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study investigates laser metal deposition of aluminum alloys EN AW‐7075 and EN AW‐5083, using powder blending to compensate zinc and magnesium evaporation. In situ alloying and ex situ alloying with ZnAl12 and AZ91 preserve near‐standard compositions and improve mechanical properties.
Finn Bendixen, Anastasiya Toenjes, Annika Bohlen, Thomas Seefeld   +3 more
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Manufacturing Continuous Fiber‐Reinforced Printing Filaments: Development of a Post‐Consolidation Unit

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A novel, temperature‐controlled post‐consolidation unit is developed to test its potential to improve the melt impregnation process used to manufacture continuous fiber‐reinforced filaments for additive manufacturing of high‐performance thermoplastics.
Daniel Beermann, Patrick Schiebel, David May   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A multi-dimensional incomplete stepped-wedge trial design to estimate the impact of standards-based audit. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2023
White SA, Mgawadere F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Influence of Sample Preparation and Processing Procedures on the Thermal Diffusivity of MgO‐C Refractories

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The thermal diffusivity of MgO‐C refractories is highly sensitive to sample preparation and processing procedures. In this article, the effects of coking sequence, machining conditions, structural inhomogeneity, and graphite coating application on measurements using laser flash apparatus are systematically investigated.
Luyao Pan, Rhena Wulf, Till M. J. Stadtmüller, Christos G. Aneziris, Tobias M. Fieback   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhanced Gamma Radiation Shielding Using Epoxy Quartz Fabric Composites Reinforced With CoCl2 Microparticles

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The growing demand for lightweight, nontoxic, and multifunctional gamma shielding materials has intensified efforts to find alternatives to conventional lead and aluminum‐based protectants. In this work, we develop epoxy quartz fabric composites reinforced with cobalt chloride (CoCl2) microparticles, fabricated via hand lay‐up with varying filler ...
Summan Urooge, Ahsan Irshad, Umar Jamil, Srosh Fazil, Khuram Liaqat, Kashif Shahzad, Fakhar Alam, Mehboob Alam   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine on improving sleep and mental health in adults: Study protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

F1000Research
Background Depression, anxiety, and insomnia significantly impact global health and impose substantial health burdens worldwide. Conventional treatments including pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy face limitations in efficacy, side effects, and ...
Rachel Ngan Yin Chan, Lixiang Zhai, Qin Liu, Jialing Zhang, Zhaoxiang Bian, Junjun Yang, Danny J. Yu, Albert Yeung, Chun Hoi Cheung, Hoi Ki Wong, Francesco Recchia, Jingyuan Luo, Wing Fai Yeung, Hiu To Tang, Shirley Xin Li, Yun Kwok Wing   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

On Anticipation Effect in Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trials

In stepped wedge cluster randomized trials (SW-CRTs), the intervention is rolled out to clusters over multiple periods. A standard approach for analyzing SW-CRTs utilizes the linear mixed model, where the treatment effect is only present after the treatment adoption, under the assumption of no anticipation. This assumption, however, may not always hold
Wang, Hao, Chen, Xinyuan, Courtright, Katherine R., Halpern, Scott D., Harhay, Michael O., Taljaard, Monica, Li, Fan   +6 more
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A Bayesian adaptive design approach for stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials

Clinical Trials
Background: The Bayesian group sequential design has been applied widely in clinical studies, especially in Phase II and III studies. It allows early termination based on accumulating interim data. However, to date, there lacks development in its application to stepped-wedge cluster randomized trials, which are gaining popularity in pragmatic trials ...
Jijia Wang, Jing Cao, Chul Ahn, Song Zhang   +3 more
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Nanoindentation Criteria for Combinatorial Thin Film Libraries

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Thin‐film material libraries are compositional spreads used for screening composition‐structure‐property relationships. Nanoindentation is often used to characterize mechanical behavior across these systems, however variations in methodology are widespread.
Andre Bohn, Adie Alwen, Andrea M. Hodge
wiley   +1 more source