Needs of LMIC-based tobacco control advocates to counter tobacco industry policy interference: insights from semi-structured interviews by Lindsay Robertson, Anna B Gilmore, Britta Katharina Matthes

“…This research also underscores that more structural changes to enhance tobacco control capacity building should be considered.…”
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Endotracheal intubation during cardiac arrest by critical care paramedics: a service evaluation of success rates following structured education by Thomas Appelboam, Simon Laing, Nigel Lang

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Age-structured malaria model with temperature-dependent dynamics and optimal control analysis within a partial differential equation framework. by Lukas Degu Petros, Temesgen Erena Abdisa, Dinka Tilahun Etefa, Dawit Kechine Menbiko, Ademe Kebede Gizaw, Eba Alemayehu Simma, Delenasaw Yewhalaw, Chernet Tuge Deressa

“…This study presents a temperature-dependent, two-class age-structured malaria model using partial differential equations and optimal control strategies to assess their impact on malaria transmission. …”
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Support of Home-Based Structured Walking Training and Prediction of the 6-Minute Walk Test Distance in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease Based on Telehealth Data: Prospective Cohort Study by Fabian Wiesmüller, Andreas Prenner, Andreas Ziegl, Gihan El-Moazen, Robert Modre-Osprian, Martin Baumgartner, Marianne Brodmann, Gerald Seinost, Günther Silbernagel, Günter Schreier, Dieter Hayn

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Low-cost video-based air quality estimation system using structured deep learning with selective state space modeling by Maqsood Ahmed, Xiang Zhang, Yonglin Shen, Tanveer Ahmed, Shahid Ali, Ayaz Ali, Aminjon Gulakhmadov, Won-Ho Nam, Nengcheng Chen

“…This study proposes Air Quality Prediction-Mamba (AQP-Mamba), a video-based deep learning model that integrates a structured Selective State Space Model (SSM) with a selective scan mechanism and a hybrid predictor (HP) to estimate air quality. …”
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The role of meaningful work and workplace attachment styles in predicting entrepreneurial well-being: insights from a structured sales network by Vladimír Koša, Elena Lisá

“…IntroductionThe study explores how meaningful work (MW) and workplace attachment styles, secure (SE), anxious (AX), and avoidant (AV), predict entrepreneurial well-being within a structured sales network of a financial services firm. …”
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Enhancing access to specialist appointments in tertiary healthcare in Shanghai, China: a structured reservation pathway using digital health technologies by Li Li, Tao Zheng, Enhong Dong, Minjie Chen, Xiaojing Zhao, Binyuan Zhang, Xuji Zhao, Weijun Shao, Yiling Fan

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Numerical Study of Air Cushion Effect in Notched Disk Water Entry Process Using Structured Arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian Method by Zhe Zhang, Nana Yang, Jinlong Ju, Xingzhi Bai, Houcun Zhou, Wenhua Wu

“…The reliability and accuracy of the computational method are validated through grid independence verification and comparisons with experimental data and empirical formulas. Systematic analysis of the effects of notch size, water entry velocity, and entry angle on the evolution of the free surface, impact loads, and structural responses uncovers several novel findings. …”
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GPU‐Accelerated Urban Flood Modeling Using a Nonuniform Structured Grid and a Super Grid Scale River Channel by Youtong Rong, Paul Bates, Jeffrey Neal

“…The key contribution is the integration of the novel 1D channel representation with a nonuniform structured 2D floodplain hydrodynamic model and then coding this for application on GPU. …”
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Navigating family dynamics and ethical considerations in genetic diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: insights from in-depth semi-structured interviews by Emilia M. Swietlik, Michaela Fay, Nicholas W. Morrell

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Impact of Implementing Structured Compensatory Methods on Knowledge and Awareness of Cognitive Dysfunction Management Among Neurological Disorder Patients in Vijayapur Hospitals by Nelson Vijaykumar, Aleyamma Varghese

“…It can result from neurotoxicity ischemia or neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimerrsquos and Parkinsonrsquos.Objectives The study aimed to assess knowledge about cognitive impairment evaluate the effectiveness of structured compensatory techniques and analyze the relationship between knowledge scores and sociodemographic variables.Methodology The study assessed the effectiveness of structured compensatory techniques in improving knowledge about cognitive impairment among neurological patients in Vijayapura hospitals. …”
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Sensing Techniques for Structural Health Monitoring: A State-of-the-Art Review on Performance Criteria and New-Generation Technologies by Ali Mardanshahi, Abhilash Sreekumar, Xin Yang, Swarup Kumar Barman, Dimitrios Chronopoulos

“…Recognizing these challenges, we explore next-generation advancements such as self-sensing structures, unmanned aerial vehicle deployment, IoT-enabled data fusion, and enhanced Digital Twin simulations. …”
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Towards implementing new payment models for the reimbursement of high-cost, curative therapies in Europe: insights from semi-structured interviews by Thomas Desmet, Thomas Desmet, Sissel Michelsen, Sissel Michelsen, Elena Van den Brande, Walter Van Dyck, Steven Simoens, Isabelle Huys

“…Statements were allocated into six main topics: payment structure, spread payments, outcome-based agreements, governance, transparency, and regulation.ResultsInterviews revealed the necessary conditions that, fulfilled together, are seen to be sufficient for the successful implementation of OBSP, including consensus on pricing, payment logistics, robust data infrastructure and financing, clear agreement terms (duration, outcome parameters, payment triggers), long-term patient follow-up solutions, an external multi-stakeholder governance body, and transparency regarding agreement types.ConclusionDespite the interest, the effective implementation of OBSP falls behind due to a lack of consensus on how this new reimbursement method can be a sustainable solution. …”
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Effect of a structured Orem’s self-care model nursing intervention on sleep quality and academic self-efficacy in nursing students by Mir Amirhossein Seyednazari, Kourosh Amini, Farhad Ramezani-Badr, Abdolah Khorami Markani

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Structural and Rural Transformations and Poverty Reduction in Developing Asian Economies: An International Comparison Among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam by Qiu Chen, Jikun Huang, Mercedita A. Sombilla, Trang Truong

“…Based on a comparison with the provincial data from those three countries, both the graphic and regression analysis suggest that structural and rural transformations matter in rural poverty reduction in these three countries. …”
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IDEA: Image database for earthquake damage annotationZenodo by Ilaria Senaldi, Chiara Casarotti, Martina Mandirola, Alessio Cantoni

“…The data article presents the “Image Database for Earthquake damage Annotation (IDEA)”, an extended dataset of annotated real structural damage consisting of more than 5400 images, collected during post-event and ordinary field inspections. …”
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Problem Situations in Management by S. G. Zbrishchak

“…Rittel & M.M. Webber, well-structured and ill-structured problems of H. Simon, and other researchers. …”
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The frequency of occurrence of various variants of the structure of root canals and methods of their mechanical treatment in the practice of a dentist-therapist by T. L. Redinova, E. I. Pudova, I. Сh. Sharifullina, A. A. Yesyunina, I. V. Zagrebin

“…Evaluation of the frequency of occurrence of various variants of the structure of root canals and methods for their processing in the practice of a dentist-therapist.Material and methods. 30 doctors who worked in the specialty "therapeutic dentistry" for 2-20 years were interviewed using questionnaires in various dental institutions in Izhevsk and Sarapul in the Udmurt Republic; and also analyzed 81 medical record of patients who underwent primary endodontic treatment for caries complication at LLC Center for Professional Dentistry "APEX" in Izhevsk for 6 months of 2022. …”
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The choice of antimicrobial therapy for infective endocarditis in the conditions of gram-positive microorganism dominance in the etiological structure in the russian federation by A. I. Danilov, R. S. Kozlov, A. V. Evseev, L. L. Lyamets

“…The article presents the results of a multicenter study establishing the features of antimicrobial therapy in patients with infectious endocarditis under the conditions of the dominance of gram-positive microorganisms in the etiological structure in the Russian Federation. 440 cases of definite and probable infectious endocarditis in the period from September 2006 to December 2020 were analyzed.…”
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Exploration of 3D Coal Seam Geological Modeling Visualization and Gas Content Prediction Technology Based on Borehole Data by Xiangfeng Zhao, Tianxuan Hao, Huiyan Feng, Fan Li, Xu Li

“…ABSTRACT The geological structure of coal mines and the precise prediction of coal seam gas content are key factors in creating the transparent working face, and they also represent an important aspect of intelligent coal mining. …”
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