The Hybrid KICA-GDA-LSSVM Method Research on Rolling Bearing Fault Feature Extraction and Classification by Jiyong Li, Shunming Li, Xiaohong Chen, Lili Wang

“…A new method named sensitive subband feature set design (SSFD) based on wavelet packet is also presented; using proposed variance differential spectrum method, the sensitive subbands are selected. …”
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Determination of the optimal mode of FDM printing with composites to obtain the required design and technological parameters by I. D. Markanov, R. A. Vdovin, E. S. Goncharov, A. O. Firsin

“…As the result, we have determined an optimal 3D printing mode for various structures of composite material parts with the purpose to reach the set design–engineering parameters.…”
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Lumière sur Eugène Martial Simas, décorateur oublié de la Belle Époque by Constance Desanti

“…This article is an introduction to the polymorphous oeuvre of Simas, who trained as a set designer, then turned to the decorative and industrial arts to exercise his fascination for new forms and forms inspired by Japanese art. …”
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Applications on Bipolar Vague Soft Sets by Hanan H. Sakr, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Mohamed S. Mohamed, Saieed F. Ateya

“…Furthermore, a bipolar vague soft set-designed decision-making algorithm is provided generalizing Roy and Maji method. …”
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A Generalized Decision-Making Technique Based on Bipolar-Valued Multivague Soft Sets by Hanan H. Sakr, Abdisalam Hassan Muse, Ramy Aldallal

“…Finally, a bipolar-valued multivague soft set-designed decision-making algorithm, as well as a real-life example, are discussed generalizing the Roy and Maji method.…”
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Levels of Interferon-Gamma Increase after Treatment for Latent Tuberculosis Infection in a High-Transmission Setting by Iukary Takenami, Brook Finkmoore, Almério Machado, Krisztina Emodi, Lee W. Riley, Sérgio Arruda

“…We investigated IFN-γ levels before and after a six month course of isoniazid among individuals with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in a high-transmission setting. Design. A total of 26 household contacts of pulmonary tuberculosis patients who were positive for LTBI by tuberculin skin test completed six months of treatment and submitted a blood sample for a follow-up examination. …”
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Factors Influencing Nursing Interns' Engagement in Fall Prevention Activities in Saudi Arabia by Saeed Asiri, Ali Kerari

“…ABSTRACT Aim To assess the knowledge, attitudes and engagement of nursing interns regarding fall prevention activities during their internship within hospital settings. Design This study used a cross‐sectional design. …”
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Community mental health funding, stakeholder engagement and outcomes: a realist synthesis by Walter P Wodchis, Vicky Stergiopoulos, Katie N Dainty, Maritt Kirst, Andrea Duncan

“…Objectives This study sought to understand how stakeholder engagement impacts outcomes when there is a change in public funding within community mental health settings.Design A realist synthesis approach was used to address the research question to fully understand the role of stakeholder engagement as a mechanism in achieving outcomes (system and service user) in the context of community mental health service reform. …”
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Medication Timing Errors for Parkinson's Disease: Perspectives Held by Caregivers and People with Parkinson's in New Zealand by Stephen Buetow, Jenny Henshaw, Linda Bryant, Deirdre O'Sullivan

“…To explore lay perspectives of factors contributing to medication timing errors for PD in hospital and community settings. Design and Methods. This qualitative research purposively sampled individuals with PD, or a proxy of their choice, throughout New Zealand during 2008-2009. …”
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Multi-scale mechanical properties of Al–Mg–Zr–Sc alloys fabricated by direct metal laser sintering: Towards single-material composites by Dominic Zettel, Piotr Breitkopf, Ludovic Cauvin, Pascal Nicolay, Roland Willmann

“…Eighty-five specimens were produced using seventeen distinct parameter sets, designed through a Design of Experiments approach, and subjected to non-destructive and destructive testing. …”
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Qualitative study on nurse preceptors’ preparedness, roles and familiarity with the basic principles of teaching and learning in a district hospital in Ghana by Dorothy Serwaa Boakye, Vida Maame Kissiwaa Amoah, Edward Appiah Boateng, John Antwi, Joyce Yeboah, Jennifer Owusu

“…Objective This qualitative study explored the experiences, preparedness, instructional practices and roles of preceptors supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.Design Exploratory descriptive study employing semi-structured interviews.Setting A district hospital in the Kumasi Metropolis accredited for training nursing students in clinical practice.Participants 12 nurse preceptors, each holding at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.Major findings Findings revealed gaps in the preparation of preceptors and a lack of a clear definition of preceptors’ roles and responsibilities from the outset, contributing to feelings of under-preparedness. …”
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Biophilic Quality Matrix: A tool to evaluate the biophilic quality of a building during early design stage by Niranjika Wijesooriya, Arianna Brambilla, Lina Markauskaite

“…Therefore, all existing tools developed to measure the biophilic quality, focused on completed projects in the industry. In academic settings design outcome is judged during the early design stage. …”
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Getting more by asking for less: Linking species interactions to species co-distributions in metacommunities by Barbier, Matthieu, Bunin, Guy, Leibold, Mathew A.

“…Here we show that the latter issue arises almost inescapably, even in a simple theoretical setting designed to minimize it. Using a model of competitive metacommunity dynamics where direct species interactions are assumed to be context-independent, we show that inferring these interactions accurately from cross-species correlations is a major challenge under all but the most restrictive assumptions. …”
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Nurses' experiences and preferences around shift patterns: A scoping review. by Ourega-Zoé Ejebu, Chiara Dall'Ora, Peter Griffiths

“…Key study features were extracted including setting, design and results. Findings were organised thematically by key features of shift work.…”
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Experience of Kenyan researchers and policy-makers with knowledge translation during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study by Edwine Barasa, Benjamin Tsofa, Mike English, Sassy Molyneux, Dorcas Mwikali Kamuya, Fatuma Hassan Guleid, Alex Njeru, Joy Kiptim, Emelda Okiro, David Kariuki

“…We assessed the usefulness of these activities to identify the facilitators and barriers to KT and suggest actions that facilitate KT in similar settings.Design The study adopted a qualitative interview study design.Setting and participants Researchers at KWTRP in Kenya who were involved in KT activities during the COVID-19 pandemic (n=6) were selected to participate in key informant interviews to describe their experience. …”
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Concordance of Australian state and territory government guidelines for classifying the healthiness of foods in public settings by Bettina Backman, Meg Adam, Jasmine Chan, Josephine Marshall, Emalie Rosewarne, Gary Sacks, Adrian J Cameron, Miranda R Blake

“… Abstract Objective: To investigate the concordance between Australian government guidelines for classifying the healthiness of foods across various public settings. Design: Commonly available products in Australian food service settings across 8 food categories were classified according to each of the 17 Australian state and territory food classification guidelines applying to public schools, workplaces, and healthcare settings. …”
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Investigating processes to support and improve informed financial consent in Australian cancer services: an implementation process mapping study and analysis by Natalie Taylor, Elizabeth Kennedy, Carolyn Mazariego, Raylene Cox, Kate Whittaker, Megan Varlow

“…Objectives Through implementation process mapping and thematic analysis, this study aimed to understand existing pathways of established informed financial consent (IFC) processes to develop general recommendations for implementing IFC in various cancer care settings.Design Implementation science-based process mapping qualitative study. …”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“… Abstract Objective: Evaluate prescribing practices and risk factors for treatment failure in obese patients treated for purulent cellulitis with oral antibiotics in the outpatient setting. Design: Retrospective, multicenter, observational cohort. …”
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DepRescribing inapprOpriate Proton Pump InhibiTors (DROPIT): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Swiss primary care by Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Katharina Tabea Jungo, Sven Streit, Sven Trelle, Nicolas Rodondi, Carole Elodie Aubert, Kristie Rebecca Weir, Enriqueta Vallejo-Yagüe, Samantha Chan, Marie Roumet, Pascal Juillerat, Sofia Carolina Zambrano Ramos, Jennifer Inauen, Angela Edith Schulthess-Lisibach, Renata Vidonscky Lüthold, Clémentine Tombez, Martina Zangger, Flurina Jenal, Yvonne Mattmann, Christof Bieri, Michaela Barbier

“…This protocol describes a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a PPI deprescribing intervention in comparison to usual care in the Swiss primary care setting.Design An open-label, cluster randomised controlled trial.Setting Swiss primary care settings.Participants Included participants will be adults with inappropriate PPI treatment and will be recruited by general practitioners (GPs). …”
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