Improving critical care through telemedicine: a comprehensive analysis of a Tele-ICU project in northern and northeastern regions of Brazil by Shoraya Virginio Carneiro Dal Col, Eduardo Leite Vieira Costa, Diego Britto Ribeiro, Thalyta Flores, Franca Pellison, Larissa Borges Moraes, Ana Luiza Inglesi Arevalo, Anna Carolina Pompermayer Coradelli, Elen Moda de Oliveira Azevedo, Isadora Stefanini Guimarães, Katia Dione da Gama, Rafaella Coutinho Grecco Aguiar, Lilian Mara Perroud Miilher, Marcelo Santos Caires, Pedro Helio Pontes Dantas, Renata Christine Oliveira Pinotti, Beatriz de Faria Leao, Fabiane Raquel Motter, Sabrina Dalbosco Gadenz

“…We herein provide a detailed overview of the implementation of the Tele-ICU project in Brazil’s northern and northeastern regions, describing its multi-modal approach, which combined telemedicine implementation, educational initiatives, simulation-based training, protocol development, and structured data reporting to enhance critical care delivery. …”
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Assessing the Holistic Impact of Accreditation Standards on Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Setting in India: A Cross-sectional Study by R Diwakar, Meera Premanand, K Bincy, Kaveri Palanisamy, M Manoharan

“…A total of 321 healthcare professionals were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire focusing on service quality and adaptability. …”
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Resilience in the shadows of loss: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of neonatal intensive care nurses’ coping after infant loss in Saudi Arabia by Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Alaa Hussain Hafiz, Nouran Essam Katooa, Areej Abunar, Dena Marwan A. Attallah, Mashael Dewan, Majed Mowanes Alruwaili, Abeer Nuwayfi Alruwaili, Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz, Arab Qassim Alkhadam, Marwa Mohamed Ouda

“…Eighteen registered nurses from four NICUs (three public, one private) participated in semi-structured interviews and completed reflective journals. …”
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Using Natural Language Processing to Explore Patient Perspectives on AI Avatars in Support Materials for Patients With Breast Cancer: Survey Study by Eleanor Cheese, Raouef Ahmed Bichoo, Kartikae Grover, Dorin Dumitru, Alexandros Zenonos, Joanne Groark, Douglas Gibson, Rebecca Pope

“…We applied and evaluated different NLP machine learning techniques to draw insights from these unstructured data, namely sentiment analysis, topic modeling, summarization, and term frequency–inverse document frequency word clouds. …”
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Evaluating the World Health Organization’s Hearts Model for Hypertension and Diabetes Management: A Pilot Implementation Study in Guatemala by Irmgardt Alicia Wellmann, Luis Fernando Ayala, Taryn M. Valley, Vilma Irazola, Mark D. Huffman, Michele Heisler, Peter Rohloff, Rocío Donis, Eduardo Palacios, Manuel Ramírez-Zea, David Flood

“…The primary outcomes were feasibility and acceptability, measured through 20 structured interviews with Ministry of Health employees and by examining enrolment and retention data. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of multimorbidity among individuals aged 50 and above in Bangladesh by Faroque Md Mohsin, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Badsha Alam, Sarah Tahera Mahmud, Cotton Chakma, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Md. Atikur Rahman Akanda, Maherun Nesa, Rajib Kumar Malakar, Sokal Roy, Shahriar Hasan, Nitai Roy

“…A multi-stage cluster sampling technique was used. Data were collected through structured interviews covering individual-level, household-level, and community-level factors. …”
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Energy-efficient blockchain-IIoT with mobile edge computing: optimizing resource allocation and multi-hop offloading by Yiyi Zhang, Xueyue Xue, Xianfu Lin, Wenchang Wei, Zhicheng Su

“…Secondly, a blockchain-MEC architecture is structured to incorporate multiple system-level variables, including multi-aggregation MIITDs deployment, offloading strategies, block size, and wireless link weights. …”
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Algorithm for analyzing randomness in point patterns by Tony Sampaio, Jorge Rocha, Cláudia M. Viana, Silvana Camboin, Fábio Marcelo Breunig, Edenilson Nascimento, Elaine de Cacia de Lima Frick

“…. • Automated scripts for structuring data, calculating expected and observed values, and applying the chi-square goodness-of-fit test for statistical analysis. • Advanced spatial analysis using chi-square goodness of fit coupled with and without Bonferroni correction, providing deeper insight into the study of the effect of spatial phenomena on the distribution of point events.…”
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Men’s Experiences of Psychological and Other Forms of Abuse in Intimate Relationships: A Qualitative Study by Gloria Macassa, Frida Stål, Michelle Rydback, Joan Pliakas, Daniel Winsjansen, Anne-sofie Hiswåls, Joaquim Soares

“…This study aimed to investigate the experiences of intimate partner violence, health, and wellbeing among men in east-central Sweden. Data were gathered using eleven in-depth, semi-structured interviews with men who were victims of IPV. …”
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Generative AI as a Cognitive Co-Pilot in English Language Learning in Higher Education by Muhammad Zaim, Safnil Arsyad, Budi Waluyo, Havid Ardi, Muhd. Al Hafizh, Muflihatuz Zakiyah, Widya Syafitri, Ahmad Nusi, Mei Hardiah

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research collected data from 277 students using surveys and structured interviews to gauge both quantitative and qualitative aspects of GenAI tool utilization. …”
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Exploring Scandinavian approaches to defense budget transparency in Ukraine: A theoretical review of opportunities and challenges by Yuliia Petlenko, Ganna Kharlamova, Vincentas Rolandas Giedraitis, Andriy Stavytskyy, Erstida Ulvidienė

“…By providing a structured approach, this study contributes to the broader discourse on public finance transparency, offering practical recommendations tailored to Ukraine’s specific challenges.…”
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Early pulmonary rehabilitation recommended decision-making behavior experience among pediatric intensive care unit medical staff: a qualitative study by WenQian Cai, WenQian Cai, WenQian Cai, Meng Li, ChengCheng Li, Mei Li, XiaoKe Zhao, YaHui Zuo, Lu Zhang, YuYing Yang

“…A descriptive qualitative research method was used, and a purposive sampling method was employed to select medical staff from the intensive care unit of a tertiary children's hospital in Nanjing from September to December 2023 for semi-structured interviews. The interview data were coded using the COM-B and TDF frameworks, and analyzed, summarized, and refined using the Colaizzi 7-step method to extract themes.ResultsFour main themes and 13 sub-themes were extracted, including the need for pulmonary rehabilitation knowledge and skills, the experience of implementing pulmonary rehabilitation in critically ill children, communication and collaboration in the PICU rehabilitation platform, and external support for PICU pulmonary rehabilitation.ConclusionIn the process of recommending early pulmonary rehabilitation for critically ill children, departments should help PICU medical staff change their views on pulmonary rehabilitation and acquire relevant knowledge and skills, strengthen multidisciplinary cooperation, optimize external support, and create a good practice environment for the implementation and promotion of early pulmonary rehabilitation for critically ill children.…”
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TPE-LCE-SHAP: A Hybrid Framework for Assessing Vehicle-Related PM2.5 Concentrations by Hamad Almujibah, Abdulrazak H. Almaliki, Caroline Mongina Matara, Adil Abdallah Mohammed Elhassan, Khalaf Alla Adam Mohamed, Mudthir Bakri, Afaq Khattak

“…The framework integrates the Local Cascade Ensemble (LCE) model, optimized using the Tree-structured Parzen Estimator (TPE) strategy, with SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to enhance interpretability. …”
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Image Processing for Laser Impact Detection in Shooting Simulators by José Antonio García Torres, Daniel Guzmán Pérez, Jhon Fredy Rincón Morantes, Daniel Felipe Molina Martínez, Cristian Camilo García Rodríguez, Jhonnatan Eduardo Zamudio Palacios

“…The methodology was structured in four phases: (1) system requirements analysis, (2) hardware and software development, (3) system integration with a real firearm, and (4) functional testing in both controlled and open environments. …”
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Integrating Ethical, Cultural, and Legal Dimensions into Higher Education: Advancing 21st-Century Competencies in Central Asia by Fazliddin Jalilov, Rokhat Safarova, Akmaljon Akramov, Elbek Musayev, Ulzana Rakhimova, Siyovush Shukrullayev, Xosiyatxon Mirzaxmetova

“…In particular, entrepreneurship and CQ showed the strongest predictive power in relation to 21st-century skills, with beta coefficients of 0.52 and 0.48, respectively. Qualitative data further reveal that students exposed to structured ethics and cultural diversity training exhibit higher engagement and adaptability. …”
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AMR‐Wind: A Performance‐Portable, High‐Fidelity Flow Solver for Wind Farm Simulations by Michael B. Kuhn, Marc T. Henry de Frahan, Prakash Mohan, Georgios Deskos, Matt Churchfield, Lawrence Cheung, Ashesh Sharma, Ann Almgren, Shreyas Ananthan, Michael J. Brazell, Luis A. Martínez‐Tossas, Regis Thedin, Jon Rood, Philip Sakievich, Ganesh Vijayakumar, Weiqun Zhang, Michael Sprague

“…AMR‐Wind is a block‐structured, adaptive‐mesh, incompressible‐flow solver that enables predictive simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer and wind plants. …”
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Ethical issues in communication in a tertiary oncology center: exploratory survey by Elena Ruggiero, Stefania Schiavon, Silvia Stragliotto, Ivan Gallio, Fabio Formaglio, Marina Lorusso, Alessandra Feltrin, Marco Maruzzo, Antonella Brunello

“…Despite challenges, 76.7% felt confident in shared decision-making with patients.ConclusionThe study highlights the need for structured communication training and better resources to address time and emotional barriers, to enhance patient autonomy and to reinforce doctor-patient relationships in end-of-life care.…”
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Sustainable Economic Growth and Land Management: A Case Study on the Role of Tax Legislation in Emerging Markets by Edith Pilar Quispe-Espinoza, Sonia Luz Barzola-Inga, Carlos Antonio Adauto-Justo, Carlos Samuel Borja-Mucha, Fabricio Miguel Moreno-Menéndez, Fredi Paul Gutiérrez-Meza, Jefrin Marlon Silva-Murillo, Vicente González-Prida

“…In this study, the research design was non-experimental, and since the data were descriptive–correlational in nature, a structured questionnaire with a Likert scale was used to gauge participants’ opinions about economic progress and tax benefits. …”
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Prevalence of sleep disturbances and factors associated among school going children in Uganda, a cross-sectional study by Baluku Reagan Innocent, Oriokot Lorraine, Elly Katabira, Martha Sajatovic, Abbo Catherine, Kaddumukasa Mark

“…Random cluster sampling method was used to select participants from the 19 parishes in Kawempe district. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire and Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC). …”
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Oral Health and Dietary Habits Before and After COVID-19 Restrictions in a Portuguese Adult Population: An Observational Study by Eduardo Guerreiro, Ricardo Cachinho, Tiago Dionísio, Manuel Nobre, André Júdice, Cátia Simões, José João Mendes

“…A total of 3380 participants were included and categorized into two cohorts: pre- and post-COVID-19 restrictions. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire assessing oral health behaviors and dietary habits. …”
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