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An evaluation of the Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) pilot project [PDF]

, 2009
A pilot project, developed by Bradford and Airedale Teaching PCT was designed to identify patients within general practice with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and refer them to public health advisor who could provide support and individually tailored ...
Kime, NH, Lowcock, D, South, J
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Night shift pros and cons in nursing: qualitative study

Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2009
Working at the night shift interferes with the worker personally, socially, and with family matters. The objective of the following qualitative research, conducted in a university hospital in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, was to identify the pros and ...
Rosângela Marion da Silva, Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck, Laura de Azevedo Guido, Liana Lautert, Juliana Petri Tavares, Francine Cassol Prestes, Lucimara Rocha   +6 more
doaj  

Feasibility and acceptability of continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancy for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes: A single-centre prospective mixed methods study.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundUndiagnosed diabetes in pregnancy is associated with stillbirth and perinatal complications, but standard testing for gestational diabetes using the oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) is impractical and exacerbates healthcare inequalities ...
Laura C Kusinski, Joanne Brown, Deborah J Hughes, Claire L Meek   +3 more
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Transducers Across Scales and Frequencies: A System‐Level Framework for Multiphysics Integration and Co‐Design

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Transducers convert physical signals into electrical and optical representations, yet each mechanism is bounded by intrinsic trade‐offs across bandwidth, sensitivity, speed, and energy. This review maps transduction mechanisms across physical scale and frequency, showing how heterogeneous integration and multiphysics co‐design transform isolated ...
Aolei Xu, Mengyao Xiao, Zhouli Sui, Yinpeng Wang, Daoye Zheng, Yuxin Liu, Luwei Wang, Huajun Liu, Chengkuo Lee   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

VR-PMS: a new approach for performance measurement and management of industrial systems [PDF]

, 2013
A new performance measurement and management framework based on value and risk is proposed. The proposed framework is applied to the modelling and evaluation of the a priori performance evaluation of manufacturing processes and to deciding on their ...
ETIENNE, Alain, SHAH, Liaqat, SIADAT, Ali, VERNADAT, François   +3 more
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Periodic self-rostering in shift work: correspondence between objective work hours, work hour preferences (personal fit), and work schedule satisfaction

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2012
OBJECTIVES: The main objective of the present study was to investigate relative personal fit as the association between rated needs and preferences for work hours, on the one hand, and actual work hours, on the other hand, in three groups (hospital, call-
Michael Ingre, Torbjörn Åkerstedt, Mirjam Ekstedt, Göran Kecklund   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Quick returns, sleep, sleepiness and stress – An intra-individual field study on objective sleep and diary data

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
OBJECTIVES: Quick returns (
Kristin Öster, Philip Tucker, Marie Söderström, Anna Dahlgren   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Night Shift Among Women: Is It Associated With Difficulty Conceiving a First Birth?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Asynchrony in circadian processes alters many physiological systems, including female reproduction. Thus, there are possible reproductive consequences of night shift work for women including menstrual irregularity, endometriosis, and ...
Renae C. Fernandez, Renae C. Fernandez, Renae C. Fernandez, Vivienne M. Moore, Vivienne M. Moore, Vivienne M. Moore, Jennifer L. Marino, Jennifer L. Marino, Jennifer L. Marino, Melissa J. Whitrow, Melissa J. Whitrow, Michael J. Davies, Michael J. Davies   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stable Imitation of Multigait and Bipedal Motions for Quadrupedal Robots Over Uneven Terrains

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
How are quadrupedal robots empowered to execute complex navigation tasks, including multigait and bipedal motions? Challenges in stability and real‐world adaptation persist, especially with uneven terrains and disturbances. This article presents an imitation learning framework that enhances adaptability and robustness by incorporating long short‐term ...
Erdong Xiao, Yinzhao Dong, Ji Ma, Peng Lu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source