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Quality improvement can decrease blood delivery turnaround time: Evidence from a single tertiary-care academic medical center
Published 2018“…The transport time significantly decreased from an initial majority of > 15 mins duration, to a majority of < 15 mins transport time after the second audit; there was a 50% improvement in 30 mins response time; and the percentage of requests processed in < 10 mins were significantly higher after the second audit. …”
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Factors associated with meeting current recommendation for physical activity in scottish adults with diabetes
Published 2019“…Furthermore, meeting the recommended physical activity levels decreased with age (OR 0.96; 95% CI 0.95–0.97), having a longstanding illness (OR 0.56; 95% CI 0.34–0.93) and body mass index (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.92–0.97), but increased with higher fruit and vegetable intake (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.07–1.25) and mental wellbeing (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.02–1.06). …”
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Do older adults with multimorbidity meet the recommended levels of physical activity? An analysis of Scottish health survey
Published 2019“…Also, meeting recommended PA decreased with age [OR 0.92 (95% CI 0.90–0.94)] and body mass index [OR 0.93 (95% CI 0.91–0.95]; but increased per additional portion of fruit and vegetables taken [OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.12–1.25)] and with increase in well-being scale score [OR 1.05 (95% CI 1.03 to 1.06)]. …”
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Hyperhydration-induced decrease in urinary luteinizing hormone concentrations of Male athletes in doping control analysis
Published 2019“…Baseline urinary LH concentrations, expressed as the mean � SD for each individual, were within the acceptable physiological range (7.11 � 5.42 IU/L). …”
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The Formation of Sulfide Scales on Carbon Steel in Saturated H2S
Published 2020“…There are three contributing elements of corrosion of Carbon Steel in H2S environment: the effect of H2S on water chemistry; electrochemical reactions of the bare iron surface (both anodic and cathodic processes); and the formation and growth of corrosion product layers. …”
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The Formation of Sulfide Scales on Carbon Steel in Saturated H2S
Published 2020“…"There are three contributing elements of corrosion of Carbon Steel in H?S environment: the effect of H2S on water chemistry; electrochemical reactions of the bare iron surface (both anodic and cathodic processes); and the formation and growth of corrosion product layers. …”
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Electrochemical behavior of mild and corrosion resistant concrete reinforcing steels
Published 2020“…Extensive analysis of the results indicates that the corrosion resistance of the evaluated steels was in the following decreasing order: EC, HC, MS, and HS.…”
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Multifunctional self-healing polymeric nanocomposite coatings for corrosion inhibition of steel
Published 2020“…The electrochemical studies indicate that the corrosion rate of the steel samples coated with the epoxy modified with the healing additives decreases after 5 days of immersion in saline water.…”
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Multifunctional self-healing polymeric nanocomposite coatings for corrosion inhibition of steel
Published 2019“…The electrochemical studies indicate that the corrosion rate of the steel samples coated with the epoxy modified with the healing additives decreases after 5 days of immersion in saline water.…”
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Development And Performance Evaluation Of Smart Polymeric Coatings For Corrosion Protection Of Steel
Published 2020“…Consequently, they are a promising solution for longer durability of coated piping steel and decreased operation expense. If properly designed, smart self-healing coatings also help to reduce the overall thickness of the coating scheme as well as the investment cost. …”
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Understanding the Scales Formation Inhibition Mechanism on C-Steel in a Sour Media
Published 2019“…The outcome has shown that the corrosion rate of C-steel initially decreased and then stabilised with time in the CI solution that might be linked to the inhibition effect of the corrosion product layers on the iron surface. …”
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Decreasing the use of edible oils in China using WeChat and theories of behavior change: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
Published 2018“…Accordingly, this study aims to design a pilot intervention to decrease the use of edible oils in Chinese households. …”
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Viscous Behavior of Dilute CMC Salt Solution Before and After Photodegradation
Published 2006“…Densities and solution viscosities of very dilute CMC salt solution before and after UV-irradiation have been measured. UV-irradiation of CMC decreases the values of density, specific, reduced and intrinsic viscosities, molar mass, hydrodynamic volume, expansion factor, real and ideal chain dimensions of CMC in solution. …”
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Mechanical characteristics of ultra-high performance steel FRC made with recycled concrete aggregates
Published 2023“…However, the flowability was decreased by 12% to 15% with steel fibers. The results also revealed that at a steel fiber volume fraction of 0%, RCA had little influence on the compressive strength, while they noticeably influenced the flexural tensile strength. …”
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Simulation and experimental study of underwater dissimilar friction-stir welding between aluminium and steel
Published 2020“…The average grainsize in the aluminum and steel sides of SZ is refined down to ?4 and 12-m, respectively. …”
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Corrosion behavior of API X100 steel material in a hydrogen sulfide environment
Published 2017“…The results indicate that the corrosion rate of API X100 steel decreases with increasing H2S bubbling time due to the increase in H2S concentration in 3.5% NaCl solutions. …”
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