Views of traditional healers on collaboration with health professionals when managing epilepsy in rural areas of Limpopo and Mpumalanga Provinces (South Africa) by M. Nemathaga, M. S. Maputle, L. Makhado, N. S. Mashau

“…Findings revealed two themes, namely: a perspective on collaboration in epilepsy treatment and strategies to enhance its implementation. Most traditional healers were unaware of the official collaboration in managing epilepsy. …”
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Acute vascular complications in pediatric patients with supracondylar humeral fractures by Alejandro Alvarez López, Valentina Valdebenito-Aceitón, Sergio Ricardo Soto-Carrasco

“…Its variants are multiple with different interpretation and implementation, most of the complementary exams provide insufficient elements in the initial stages.…”
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MODELING STOCHASTIC ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CBN 2023 REDESIGNED NAIRA NOTES POLICY ON RURAL FARMERS IN NIGERIA by Bright Okore Osu, Chigozie Chibuisi, Edikan Edem Akpanibah

“…Despite all the efforts made by the CBN for citizens to enjoy the benefits of this implementation, most rural farmers were faced with adverse effects of uncertainties in the production and marketing of their agricultural produce due to lack of redesigned new naira notes in circulation. …”
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Urine tenofovir adherence testing: Perspectives of recently diagnosed South African adolescents and young adults with HIV accessing care via mobile HIV clinics. by Michalina A Montaño, Siyaxolisa Sindelo, Amanda Fata, Elzette Rousseau, Linda-Gail Bekker, Ingrid T Katz, Paul K Drain

“…Major themes identified during analysis related to beliefs about POC urine adherence testing and recommendations for future clinical implementation. Most IDI participants indicated they would want to use the tests if clinically available, and both IDI and FGD participants believed the tests would be helpful to clinicians. …”
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Ugandan physician attitudes towards a potential, local trauma fellowship program by Alan Zambeli-Ljepović, Treasure Ibingira, Caroline Stephens, Rachel Koch, Marissa A. Boeck, Doruk Ozgediz, Martha Namugga

“…Severe resource and structural deficiencies (82%) and concern about governmental support for post-training employment and compensation (66%) were leading perceived barriers to TFP implementation. Most faculty felt a TFP would improve patient outcomes (93%), overall trainee education (77%), and clinical efficiency (68%). …”
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ADAPTATION OF INTERPERSONAL COUNSELLING FOR ADOLESCENTS (IPC-A) FOR FINNISH STUDENT WELFARE SERVICES – RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION BY USING AN EXPANDED FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING ADAPTAT... by NOORA SEILO, KRISTIINA MÄMMI, OUTI LINNARANTA

“…More than 30 modifications were made to IPC-A during the pilot and national implementation. Most adaptations occurred in the pilot phase, were proactive and were executed to improve feasibility and outcome. …”
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Beyond BRCA: A scoping review of person-centred care for women diagnosed with a BRCA gene mutation by Jane Murray Cramm, Cornelia van Diepen, Leonie Emilia Witte

“…PCC needs were more prevalent than evidence of their implementation. Most of women’s positive experiences with PCC focused on ‘clear information, communication and support for self-care’, while limited to no evidence existed for other principles. …”
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Policies and programmes to improve preconception nutrition in South Asia by Avishek Hazra, Tashi Choedon, Monica Shrivastav, Raj Kumar Verma, Cheshta Gulati, Dhammica Rowel, Abner Daniel, Preetu Mishra, Naveen Paudyal, Naureen Arshad, Muhammad Salman, Wisal Khan, Khadija Khalif Osman Warfa, Muhammad Amin, Ahmadwali Aminee, Ireen Akhter Chowdhury, Kinley Dorji, Indrani Chakma, Aishath Shahula Ahmed, Hari Prasad Pokhrel, Danielle Schoenaker, Jane Hirst, Ranadip Chowdhury, Naomi M. Saville, Faith Miller, Zivai Murira, Vani Sethi

“…This paper reviews public policies and programmes delivering preconception nutrition interventions in eight South Asian countries, targeting married pre-pregnant women aged 15–49 years and identifies the systems bottlenecks in programme implementation. Most countries, except Sri Lanka, lack universal programmes for health and nutrition screening, provision of essential micronutrients, counselling on healthy eating and treatment for at-risk women. …”
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The impact of a comprehensive strategy on HIV treatment continuum in a highly endemic area of China: an interrupted time series analysis by Ruiying Liang, Fangfang Chen, Houlin Tang, Ju Wang, Decai Zhao, Junjie Wang, Jiejun Yu, Jian Li, Jun Yan, Zhongfu Liu

“…Results A total of 37,888 people living with HIV (PLHIV) were identified during the study period, with an increase in diagnoses following comprehensive strategy implementation. Most cases involved males, aged 15–34 years, residents of key areas, and individuals infected through heterosexual transmission. …”
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Understanding adaptations in a community-vetted COVID-19 testing program by Breanna J. Reyes, Stephenie Tinoco Calvillo, Angel Lomeli, Angel Lomeli, Arleth A. Escoto, Maria Linda Burola, Kelli L. Cain, Linda Salgin, Linda Salgin, Maria Balbuena-Bojorquez, Anne-Marie Engler, Marva Seifert, Louise C. Laurent, Nicole A. Stadnick, Nicole A. Stadnick, Nicole A. Stadnick, Borsika A. Rabin, Borsika A. Rabin

“…Of those that were unplanned, (n = 1, 20.0%) occurred during pre-implementation and (n = 4, 80.0%) occurred during implementation. Most adaptations (n = 45, 45.9%) had a positive impact (i.e., increase) on the efficiency of delivery of services, meaningful engagement of partners, and reach of community members through the program.ConclusionThis work describes our systematic and prospective approach to document and analyze adaptations over a two-year period and assesses the impact of these adaptations. …”
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PACIFIC WALRUS PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT IN A CHANGING CLIMATE by E. Ristroph

“…The United States government can implement most recommendations without making substantive changes to law. …”
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The manipulation of minds: reckoning with the legacy of the American post 9/11 torture program by Maria Hartwig, Mark Fallon

“…We review the government’s own research on the matter, and we discuss the ways in which methods known to be unreliable were implemented, most saliently at the detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. …”
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Regional Economic Integration in the Maghreb: The Present State and Future Prospects by A. Fedorchenko

“…MENA countries have generally failed to seriously implement most PTAs. On the political front, concerns over the distribution of gains from integration across and within countries, issues of national sovereignty, and the cost of adjustment resulting from increased competition, all constrained intra-MENA FTAs. …”
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P. A. Poltoratskiy as Ufa Governor (1883<i>-</i>1889) by R. I. Kantimirova

“…Poltoratskiy and local authorities a complex of measures was implemented, most of which had a positive impact on the socio-economic development of the region. …”
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The Lambert Way to Gaussianize Heavy-Tailed Data with the Inverse of Tukey’s h Transformation as a Special Case by Georg M. Goerg

“…The R package LambertW implements most of the introduced methodology and is publicly available on CRAN.…”
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Tourists' perceptions of beach quality improvement during the off-peak season: a segmentation approach by Goda Lukoseviciute, Luís Nobre Pereira

“…Due to negative tourism impacts and climate change, coastal tourism management tools need to be assessed and implemented. Most beach areas have the dual mandate of conserving natural resources as well as providing opportunities for recreation and tourism. …”
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A Discussion on the Nature of Insurance Premium Incentives Applied in Turkey: Public Expenditure or Premium Expenditure? by Mehmet Bulut

“…Turkey currently has 17 different insurance premium incentives implemented, most of which are public expenditures and they carry challenges, such as lack of inter-institutional coordination, technical and legal challenges, and complexity in practice. …”
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A New Sine-Based Probabilistic Approach: Theory and Monte Carlo Simulation with Reliability Application by Tahereh Heydari, Karim Zare, Soheil Shokri, Zahra Khodadadi, Zahra Almaspoor

“…So far, numerous probability distributions have been developed and implemented. Most of these distributions are developed by introducing from one to eight additional parameters. …”
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The EU Response to the «Refugee Crisis» of 2015 and Prospects for a Common EU Migration Policy by N. Bolshova

“…The nature of the EU response confirms that the «external dimension» of migration policy has been implemented mostly through a restrictive approach, while a preventive approach has been marginalizing.…”
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A roadmap for a Metaverse-based digital governance: A case of the Gambia. by Pa Sulay Jobe, Murat Yilmaz, Hüseyin Emre Ilgın

“…This paper explores the integration of Metaverse technologies into the digital governance framework of The Gambia, in order to identify the sectors where these innovations can be implemented most effectively. Driven by the pursuit of cutting-edge solutions to improve governance, improve public service delivery, and promote citizen engagement, the study uses qualitative analysis methodologies, including interviews with Information Technology (IT) professionals and an examination of government reports. …”
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