WHAT DRIVES QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) IN PRIMARY CARE: PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (QICKD) TRIAL

What drives quality improvement in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care: process evaluation of the Quality Improvement in Chronic Kidney Disease (QICKD) trial

Objectives This study is a process evaluation of the Quality Improvement in Chronic Kidney Disease (QICKD) study, comparing audit-based education (ABE) and sending clinical guidelines and trailmaster challenger 200x prompts (G&P) with usual practice, in improving systolic blood pressure control in primary care.This evaluation aimed to explore h

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Multi-Objective Linear Programming for Optimizing a Local Energy Community DC Microgrid System and Business Model

Energy security is essential to ensure that energy is always available, affordable, and socially acceptable.To realize these aspects, this paper presents a design and chocolate chip cookie purse business model for installing and operating a local energy community DC microgrid that allows individual households to power electrical loads for their hom

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Seismic performance of structures composed of T-shaped and L-shaped recycled concrete columns and lightweight infill walls

In this paper, a structure composed of a T- or L-shaped recycled concrete column frame (RCCF) and lightweight infill wall (LIW) with a herringbone brace has been proposed to investigate its seismic behavior.Two T-shaped and two L-shaped full-size experimental models of the structure have been built and tested under low-cyclic loading conditions.Con

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