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Contraceptive Access at Federally Qualified Health Centers During the South Carolina Choose Well Initiative: A Qualitative Analysis of Staff Perceptions and Experiences

Introduction: Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) provide essential contraceptive services to low-income individuals; yet, access to all method options, notably intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants, may be limited at non-Title X FQHCs. The South Carolina (SC) Choose Well initiative is a statewide contraceptive access initiative that was launched in 2017 and extends into 2022. Choose Well established a collaborative network between training and clinical partners and is aimed at facilitating implementation of contraceptive care best practices through capacity-building and training of clinical and administrative staff in partner organizations. The initiative provided funding for workforce expansion and contraceptive methods. We examined perceptions of staff from Choose Well-participating FQHCs regarding contraceptive access during the first 2 years of the initiative, including factors that facilitated or posed access challenges as well as sustaining factors. This study informs the process evaluation of Choose Well while providing data critical for uncovering and scaling up contraceptive access initiatives. Materials and Methods: Interviews were conducted with FQHC staff (n = 34) in 2018 and 2019 to assess Choose Well implementation and were recorded, transcribed, and double-coded via at least 80% interrater reliability or consensus coding. Data were analyzed according to clinical and administrative factors influencing contraceptive access. Results: Increased capacity for contraceptive counseling and provision through training and external funding for IUDs and implants were the most noted clinical factors facilitating access. Streamlining workflow processes was also a facilitator. Buy-in and engagement among staff and leadership emerged as a facilitator at some clinics and as a barrier at others. Policy/structural factors related to costs of devices and insurance coverage were identified as threats to sustainability. Conclusions: The Choose Well initiative contributed to the perception of an increase in contraceptive access at participating FQHCs in SC. Statewide contraceptive access initiatives have the potential to support FQHCs in meeting their clients' contraceptive needs. Organizational buy-in, sustainability of funding, and training are key to realizing the full potential of these initiatives.
A Hydraulic Circuit for Single Rod Cylinders

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Ultrasound Imaging of Head/Neck Muscles and Their Fasciae: An Observational Study

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Piezoelectromechanical structures: new trends towards the multimodal passive vibrations control

An intelligent control system has the ability to learn about its environment, process the information to reduce uncertainty, plan, generate and execute actions to either control or reduce to a minimum the undesired motion of all or some of its parts. It generally incorporates sensors, actuators, a controller and a power supply unit. Most of the previous work has focused on active control in which electric power is supplied to the actuators that exert actions on the host structure to suppress its vibrations. Alternatively, undesired mechanical energy of a host structure could be converted into electrical energy that can be dissipated through a set of resistor. This does not require an external power unit and is a more economical means of controlling vibrations of a structure, but an effective transduction of mechanical energy into electric energy has to be guaranteed. Such an effective transduction can be achieved imposing to the electric controller to be resonant at all the mechanical resonance frequencies, and to mimic all the mechanical modal shapes, i.e. to be the analog of the host structure. In this paper we synthesize a completely passive electric circuit analog to an Euler beam, aimed for distributed vibration control.
Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Glycemic Control in Prediabetes: A Meta-Analysis

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Impact of national culture on knowledge sharing in international construction projects

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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF WASTEWATER STABILIZATION PONDS USING RESPIROMETRY IN MALAYSIA

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Open reduction and internal fixation of displaced head-split type humeral fractures and role of the rotator-interval approach

Background Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of humeral head split fractures is challenging because of high instability and limited visibility. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the extend of the approach through the rotator interval (RI) on the reduction quality and functional outcome. Methods 37 patients (mean age: 59 ± 16 years,16 female) treated by ORIF through a standard deltopectoral (DP) approach were evaluated. The follow-up period was at least two years. In 17 cases, the approach was extended through the RI. Evaluation was based on radiographs, Constant scores (CS) and DASH scores. Results In group DP, “anatomic” reduction was achieved in 9 cases (45%), “acceptable” in 5 cases (25%), and “malreduced” in 6 cases (30%). In group RI, “anatomic” reduction was seen in 12 cases (71%), “acceptable” in 5 cases (29%), and “malreduced” in none (p = 0.04). In the DP group, the CS was 60.2 ± 16.2 and the %CS was 63.9 ± 22.3, while in the RI group, the CS was 74.5 ± 17.4 and the %CS was 79.1 ± 24.1 (p = 0.07, p = 0.08). DASH score was 22.8 ± 19.5 in DP compared to RI: 25.2 ± 20.6 (p = 0.53). Conclusions The RI approach improves visualization as it enhances quality of fracture reduction, however functional outcomes may not differ significantly. Type of study and level of proof Retrospective, level III
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Does Green Proactiveness Orientation Improve the Performance of Agricultural New Ventures in China? The Mediating Effect of Sustainable Opportunity Recognition

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Thermal Conductivity of Polybutadiene Rubber from Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Measurements by the Heat Flow Meter Method

Thermal conductivities of polybutadiene rubbers crosslinked by 2.4 and 2.8 phr of sulfur have been found to be functions of temperature via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using the Green–Kubo method. From an analysis of the heat flux autocorrelation functions, it has been revealed that the dominant means of heat transport in rubbers is governed by deformations of polymeric chains. Thermal conductivities of rubber samples vulcanized by 2.4 and 2.8 phr of sulfur have been measured by the heat flow meter method between 0 ∘C and 60 ∘C at atmospheric pressure. The temperature dependencies of the thermal conductivities of rubbers and their glass transition temperatures derived from MD simulations are in good agreement with the literature and experimental data. Details are discussed in the paper.
Analysis of a source-coupled CMOS multivibrator

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Determination of resonance frequency of hexagonal and half hexagonal microstrip antennas

Formulations to determine the resonance frequencies of hexagonal and half hexagonal microstrip antennas have been proposed based on their equivalence with circular and semicircular microstrip antennas, respectively. The new configuration of half hexagonal patch formed by bisecting the full hexagon along its resonant length, has the same resonance frequency as that of the full hexagonal patch, with half the size. Simulations and experiments have been performed to validate the proposed method. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 49: 2876–2879, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.22843
Differences of electroencephalography wave with eyes-closed between older women with dementia and without dementia

Electroencephalograph (EEG) is an alternative tool to detect brain abnormalities, but research on dementia patients is still limited. This study aimed to determine the differences in EEG waves with closed eyes between older women with dementia and non-dementia. This research uses a cross-sectional method. Examination of dementia using MMSE (Mini-Mental State Examination) with a cut-off value of 23 and examination of brain waves using InteraXon Muse Headband EEG (InteraXon, Canada) for 10 minutes at rest with eyes closed. The study sample consisted of 27 women with dementia and 27 non-dementia women with a mean age of 74.65 years from nursing homes and public health centers in Bandung, Indonesia. Data analysis used independent sample t-test and Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that there were significant differences in Delta AF7 (p = 0.007), Delta TP9 (p = 0.039), Delta TP10 (p = 0.024), and Theta AF7 (p = 0.017). Older women with dementia have lower slow waves (delta and theta waves) than older women without dementia. In conclusion, older women with dementia had decreased EEG waves, including those in Delta AF7, Delta TP9, Delta TP10, and Theta AF7, compared with older women without dementia. Further research can be done with a larger number of respondents and provide stimulation during the EEG examination.