The increasing electrification of daily life as well as the intermittent characteristic of renewable energy sources require viable solutions for grid-scale energy storage. Critical considerations for grid storage applications are electrode mass loading and electrode thickness as these features govern battery pack energy density, an important factor in determining manufacturing costs. For this reason, there is increased interest in finding new ways of creating electrodes with high mass loading.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper explores the design considerations and hurdles encountered by the CHinA National CancEr Screening (CHANCES) Trial and the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (TMIST), both aimed at advancing cancer screening research. Before population-based cancer screening programs are launched, it is important to have confidence that the potential benefits of the screening process and resulting interventions outweigh harms, an ethical imperative because the people actively invited into the programs are relatively healthy. Large randomized screening trials provide the strongest, direct evidence regarding the balance of benefits and harms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The current study aimed to explore participants' views on the acceptability, impact and mechanisms of change of Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT), a novel wellbeing-focused and recovery-oriented psychological therapy for depression.
Design: A semi-structured qualitative interview design was used, with data analysed using the framework approach.
Participants: 20 participants with anhedonic depression who had received up to 20 sessions of ADepT, sampled from a pilot randomised controlled trial of ADepT versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
Lung cancer is the third most prevalent cancer, following breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. However, it remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. As treatment options have advanced, the significance of accurate diagnosis has increased, enabling targeted and more personalized therapeutic treatments.
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