Experiences and perspectives by family caregivers on a palliative care journey: A case report from India by Soumya Liz Jacob, Malathi G. Nayak, Linu Sara George, Leah Macaden, Prathibha Lydia Braggs

“…The study utilizes a focused ethnographic approach, collecting data from the caregivers of an older gentleman who was diagnosed with terminal alveolar cancer and metastasis along with multimorbidity through three unstructured interviews at different periods of the illness trajectory, coupled with participant observation and field notes. …”
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Analysis of Visitor Perceptions of Malang City Thematic Parks using a Text Mining Approach by Nur Izza Vania, Aisyah Larasati, Yuh-Wen Chen, Nikmatus Sholikha

“…These methods effectively process large volumes of unstructured data to reveal meaningful insights. The analysis focused on three parks with the highest number of reviews: Alun-Alun Kota Malang (945 reviews), Taman Merjosari (552 reviews), and Alun-Alun Tugu (462 reviews). …”
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SURVIVING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN NIGERIA: COPING STRATEGIES OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDP) IN BENUE STATE, NORTHCENTRAL, NIGERIA by ISAAC OLAWALE ALBERT, JOEL ABAH

“…Collected data were qualitatively analysed, using descriptive statistics. …”
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Contextual factors influencing schistosomiasis treatment and identification of delivery platforms for arpraziquantel in hard-to-reach areas and populations in Homa Bay County, Keny... by Phyllis Munyiva Isaiah, Doris Osei Afriyie, Mary Maghanga, Donna Obare Ogeto, Mary Amuyunzu Nyamongo, Peter Steinmann

“…We conducted a generic qualitative study using two case study interviews with parents/caregivers living with disability caring for children ≤5 years,18 focus group discussions (FGDs) with parents/caregivers of children ≤5 years (each with 8-10 participants), 14 key informant interviews (KIIs) with various government agencies, and unstructured observations. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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Research on a Joint Extraction Method of Track Circuit Entities and Relations Integrating Global Pointer and Tensor Learning by Yanrui Chen, Guangwu Chen, Peng Li

“…To address the issue of efficiently reusing the massive amount of unstructured knowledge generated during the handling of track circuit equipment faults and to automate the construction of knowledge graphs in the railway maintenance domain, it is crucial to leverage knowledge extraction techniques to efficiently extract relational triplets from fault maintenance text data. …”
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Improved Multi-Size, Multi-Target and 3D Position Detection Network for Flowering Chinese Cabbage Based on YOLOv8 by Yuanqing Shui, Kai Yuan, Mengcheng Wu, Zuoxi Zhao

“…Accurately detecting the maturity and 3D position of flowering Chinese cabbage (<i>Brassica rapa</i> var. chinensis) in natural environments is vital for autonomous robot harvesting in unstructured farms. The challenge lies in dense planting, small flower buds, similar colors and occlusions. …”
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Driven by feelings or stimulated by context: how childhood nature experience shaped adulthood pro-environmental behavior? by Qi-song Yan, Yu-fang Cai, Wen-qiang Zeng

“…The study emphasizes that both unstructured nature contact and planned, educational outdoor activities during childhood are equally important. …”
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The role of offensive and creative priming videos in enhancing youth football players’ performance during small-sided games by Diogo Coutinho, Diogo Coutinho, Bruno Gonçalves, Bruno Gonçalves, Sara Santos, Sara Santos, Sigrid Olthof, Rafael Ballester Lengua, André Roca, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos, Bruno Travassos

“…Coaches can leverage offensive priming to improve structured passing and positioning, while creative priming may inspire exploratory movements and innovative shooting attempts.…”
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Remote-sensing-based forest canopy height mapping: some models are useful, but might they provide us with even more insights when combined? by N. Besic, N. Picard, C. Vega, J.-D. Bontemps, L. Hertzog, J.-P. Renaud, J.-P. Renaud, F. Fogel, M. Schwartz, A. Pellissier-Tanon, G. Destouet, F. Mortier, F. Mortier, M. Planells-Rodriguez, P. Ciais

“…<p>The development of high-resolution mapping models for forest attributes based on remote sensing data combined with machine or deep learning techniques has become a prominent topic in the field of forest observation and monitoring. …”
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Transition from child to adult health services for young people with cerebral palsy in Ireland; implications from a mixed-methods study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Owen Hensey, Amanda Breen, Aisling Walsh, Mary Owens, Claire Kerr, Sebastian Koppe, Grace Lavelle, Meriel Norris, Michael Walsh, Jennifer M. Ryan, Thilo Kroll, Jennifer Fortune

“…Methods A convergent parallel mixed-methods study was conducted. Data were collected from people with cerebral palsy aged 16–22 years, parents, and health professionals using surveys and semi-structured interviews, which were both informed by a framework of nine key transition practices. …”
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Investigation of an extensive outbreak of HIV infection among children in Sindh, Pakistan: protocol for a matched case–control study by Victoria Simms, Rashida Ferrand, Baseer Achakzai, Iqbal Azam, Amna R Siddiqui, Apsara Ali Nathwani, Syed H Abidi, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Sobiya Sawani, Abdul M Kazi, Aneeta Hotwani, Sikander Ali Memon, Jamila Soomro, Saqib Ali Shaikh, Quaid Saeed, Palwasha Khan, Fatima Mir

“…Following written informed consent from the guardian, a structured questionnaire will be administered to collect data on sociodemographic indices and exposure to risk factors for parenteral, vertical and sexual (only among those aged above 10 years) HIV transmission. …”
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Optimising Paediatric Transition to Intensive Care for Adults (OPTICAL): study protocol for a mixed method study by Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Louise Rose, Julie Taylor, Christina Pagel, Jo Wray, Sarah E Seaton, Kate Oulton, Sonya Crowe, Rum Thomas, Qi Huang, Paul R Mouncey, Katherine Malbon, Anjalika Mallick, Charmaine Kohn, Sue Ben Abraham, Clare Windsor

“…To do this, we will: (1) link and analyse UK national data (years 2017–2024) on paediatric and adult ICU admissions, hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency care visits and survival status, to determine the clinical characteristics and healthcare resource utilisation from teenage years to early adulthood of people admitted to an ICU as a young person (admission aged 14 and 15), and how these relate to ICU admissions after age 16; (2) conduct semistructured interviews, online forums and surveys with TYA patients, carers and health professionals to understand their experience of transition in ICU services; and (3) synthesise these strands of evidence and use a structured process of stakeholder engagement to propose potential targeted improvements as appropriate.Ethics and dissemination This study was approved by the East of England - Cambridge South Research Ethics Committee on 1 August 2024 (research ethics committee number 24/EE/0108), and the Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (CAG) on 7 October 2024 (CAG number 24/CAG/0068). …”
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Long-term retrieval performance is associated with CA1 hippocampal volume in older adults and individuals at risk for dementia by Claudia Bartels, Joy Tzu-Yueh Chen, Michael Belz, Renat Yakupov, Emrah Düzel, Wenzel Glanz, Falk Lüsebrink, Peter Dechent, Luca Kleineidam, Melina Stark, Annika Spottke, Marie Coenjaerts, Klaus Fließbach, Anja Schneider, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Frank Jessen, Björn H. Schott, Jens Wiltfang, Ingo Frommann, Michael Wagner, Roberto Goya-Maldonado

“…LTR performance was compared between groups and its discriminability between SCD and HC was assessed using ROC curve analysis. 32 SCD and HC participants had FreeSurfer-segmented MRI data, and hippocampal subfield volumes were correlated with LTR rates. …”
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Vulvovaginal candidiasis: knowledge, practices and occurrence among pregnant women receiving antenatal care in a teaching hospital, Ghana by Florence Shine Edziah, Florence Shine Edziah, Princess Ruhama Acheampong, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Cedric Dzidzor Amengor, Godsway Edem Kpene, Grace Otobea Amponsah, Priscilla Appiah Baffoe, Georgina Korankye, John Gameli Deku

“…This study assessed the knowledge, practices and occurrence of Vulvovaginal candidiasis among pregnant women accessing antenatal care at a teaching hospital in Ghana.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 336 pregnant women receiving antenatal care at the Ho Teaching Hospital. A structured questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge of the infection and practices on vaginal hygiene. …”
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The experience of immersive virtual reality in patients with heart failure during cardiac rehabilitation: a qualitative study by Valentina Micheluzzi, Valentina Micheluzzi, Gavino Casu, Gavino Casu, Francesco Burrai, Antonella Canu, Antonio Sircana, Pierluigi Merella, Pierluigi Merella, Angelo Laconi, Angelo Laconi, Andrea Chelo, Andrea Chelo, Piero Cozzula, Michela Piredda, Ercole Vellone, Ercole Vellone

“…The intervention group experienced iVR in natural settings, while the control group received standard care. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted in person after the intervention group’s eighth rehabilitation session. …”
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Fasting elicits gut microbiome signature changes that extend to type 1 diabetes patients by Franziska A. Graef, Bettina Berger, Lina S. Bahr, Rainer Stange, Rainer Stange, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Bruce A. Vallance, Kevan Jacobson

“…In this pilot study, we investigate the effects of prolonged fasting on the gut microbiome of T1D patients: Fasting substantially changed the composition and structure of the T1D gut microbiome so that it converged with that of non-diabetic controls immediately post fasting. …”
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Forest cover is more important than its integrity or landscape configuration in determining habitat use by mammals in a human-modified landscape in Colombia by Lain E. Pardo, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Nicolas J. Deere, Yenifer Herrera Varón, Carolina Soto, Elkin A. Noguera-Urbano, Lina M. Sánchez-Clavijo, Luis Romero, Angélica Díaz-Pulido, José Manuel Ochoa-Quintero

“…Human activities shape the structure of landscapes in different ways and hence modify animal communities depending on the type and intensity of these activities. …”
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<i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> Exhibited a Significant Change in Virulence and Race Frequency in Xinjiang, China by Hong Yang, Muhammad Awais, Feifei Deng, Li Li, Jinbiao Ma, Guangkuo Li, Kemei Li, Haifeng Gao

“…To gain a better understanding, we compared the race data from spring and winter wheat crops of 2022 with that of 2021. …”
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Plasmid-driven clonal expansion of multidrug-resistant monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium in a Global Food Trade Hub by Dingjie Huang, Ziqi Wu, Yixiang Jiang, Lulu Hu, Rui Cai, Xi Yang, Chen Du, Shiting Chen, Panpan Yang, Bingchan Guo, Xiaolu Shi, Shuang Wu, Yinghui Li, Zhemin Zhou, Qinghua Hu

“…This study integrates 17 years of genomic, epidemiological, and food safety data. We explored the serovar’s population structure, antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) patterns, and transmission dynamics locally and globally. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of Chinese patients enrolled in a clinical trial assessing tuina and manual therapies for knee osteoarthritis: a nested qualitative study by Luping Liu, Lingyun Zhang, Sina Li, Meiling Cai, Siyu Han, Zhiwen Weng, Qianji Chen, Yixuan Gao, Xiaoming Yang, Yang Zhang, Duoduo Li, Changxin Liu, Ya’nan Sun, Xiyou Wang, Changhe Yu

“…The interviews were conducted by two researchers who have extensive experience interviewing KOA patients, and data were gathered through face-to-face, semi-structured interviews to ensure a high level of information power. …”
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