Quality improvement can decrease blood delivery turnaround time: Evidence from a single tertiary-care academic medical center by Hammad Y.A.

“…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 by Salman A.

“…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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Biomolecular alterations in acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) imaging spectroscopy by Rakib, Fazle

“…Acute injury is one of the substantial stage post-traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurring at the moment of impact. Decreased metabolism, unregulated cerebral blood flow and direct tissue damage are triggered by acute injury. …”
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Sulfobetaines Meet Carboxybetaines: Modulation of Thermo- and Ion-Responsivity, Water Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Cell Adhesion by Danko M.

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Do older adults with multimorbidity meet the recommended levels of physical activity? An analysis of Scottish health survey by Salman A.

“…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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Molecular and Structural Changes in Induced-Brain Stroke Tissue Using FTIR Imaging Spectroscopy, Scanning Electron and Atomic Force Microscopy by Ali, Mohamed H

“…Instrumentation: 2.2.1. FTIR Imaging Measurements: The FTIR images were obtained using FTIR spectrometer (Agilent Technology) at a reflection mode within the range of 4000-700 cm-1. …”
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Hyperhydration-induced decrease in urinary luteinizing hormone concentrations of Male athletes in doping control analysis by Athanasiadou, Ioanna

“…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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Divergent changes of the elevational synchronicity in vegetation spring phenology in North China from 2001 to 2017 in connection with variations in chilling by Dai, Junhu

“…Vegetation phenology of mountain ecosystems is usually characterized with an elevational pattern, with the growing season starts earlier and ends later in lower versus higher elevations. …”
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Towards the higher solubility and thermal stability of poly(aniline-co-m-bromoaniline) by WawareU.S.

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Adaptive thermal comfort in the different buildings of Darjeeling Hills in eastern India – Effect of difference in elevation by Thapa, Samar

“…Whereas, the mean comfort temperature decreased with the elevation of the location and this difference was also statistically significant, t = −92.34 (df = 2607, p < 0.001). …”
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Fourier-transform infrared imaging spectroscopy and laser ablation -ICPMS new vistas for biochemical analyses of ischemic stroke in rat brain by Ali M.H.M.

“…Materials and Methods: FT-IR imaging spectroscopy and LA-ICPMS techniques examined stroke brain samples, which were compared with standard immunohistochemistry studies. Results: The FTIR results revealed that in the lesioned gray matter the relative distribution of lipid, lipid acyl and protein contents decreased significantly. …”
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan, Sirin

“…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …”
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Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case by Okan, Sirin

“…There is an apparent trend of decreasing temperature coefficient with increasing mean texture depth of dense graded asphalt pavements. …”
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Maximum Likelihood Estimation in the Inverse Weibull Distribution with Type II Censored Data by Alshaikh, Fatima A.

“…We found that the parameter estimators are almost unbiased, while the MRL and TVaR estimators are asymptotically unbiased. Moreover, the mean squared error of all estimators decreased for larger sample sizes and it increased when the censoring proportion is increased for a fixed sample size. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of electrically conducting copolymers of poly(aniline-co-o-iodoaniline) by Waware, Umesh S.

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A study on stability of active layer of polymer solar cells: effect of UV–visible light with different conditions by Mehmood U.

“…The sample shows around 25% loss in absorption (main peak) after 72 h of irradiation. The FTIR results illustrate a progressive decrease in intensities of all typical absorption peaks owing to P3HT ring scission, side chain oxidation as well as degradation of the side groups of PCBM.…”
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Development of novel blend poly (Ethylene Glycol) / Poly(Ethersulfone) polymeric membrane using N-Methyl-2-Pyrollidone and dimethylformamide solvents for facilitating CO2/N2gas sep... by Juber, Fadel Abdul Hadi

“…Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have been the main cause for anthropogenic climate change. To meet the growing demand for CO2 removal, membrane separation technology using blend membranes is a promising and attractive alternative. …”
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Fourier transform infrared imaging-A novel approach to monitor bio molecular changes in subacute mild traumatic brain injury by Rakib, Fazle

“…Moreover, staining of myelin basic protein presented the shearing of axons in CC region in the same group of animals. According to FTIR imaging results, total protein and lipid content significantly decreased in both Co and CC regions in mTBI group compared to the control. …”
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Vegetation Changes in the Long Abandoned Farms in Qatar by Ahmed, Abdulla Ahmed

“…It was found out that following total farm abandonment, the vegetation communities start to recover in a rather slow process. This recovery process is caused and at the same time paralleled by a steady decrease in soil salinity, as salts are washed away by rain water. …”
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Preemptive Dose Adjustment Effect on the Quality of Anticoagulation Management in Warfarin Patients With Drug Interactions: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fahmi, Amr Mohamed

“…One strategy to manage patients on warfarin starting an interacting drug is to increase the frequency of monitoring. …”
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