A National Quality Initiative to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes: Identifying Enabling Factors that Drive Quality Improvement by Sabina Clapham, Katherine Clark, Kylie Draper, Fiorina Mastroianni, Jesse Rand, Lisa Redwood, David Currow

“…While PCOC supports services to improve patient care, implementation across diverse clinical settings presents challenges, with variation observed between similarly resourced services. …”
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The cost of implementing and sustaining an evidence-based, behavioral-health electronic screening system in probation departments by Techna Cadet, Katherine S. Elkington, Margaret Ryan, Ali Jalali, Gail A. Wasserman, Faye S. Taxman, Michael L. Dennis, Sean M. Murphy

“…Data were collected for 622 youths ages 10–18 via administrative records, study instruments, and semi-structured interviews. Resources/costs were categorized as “fixed”, “time-dependent”, or “variable”. …”
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Effects of nutritional education intervention on frailty status in lung cancer patients: A randomized controlled trial by Ziyuan Li, Jun Wu, Zhunzhun Liu

“…Intervention: Participants were randomly allocated to either the intervention group (n = 28), receiving personalized weekly nutrition education supported by structured dietary interventions that included dietary manuals and site instruction, or the control group (n = 28), which received standard care without additional dietary components. …”
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Negotiation impact in Supply Chain Management by Elena-Simona Ionel

“…The results and findings confirm the two research hypothesis and highlight the importance of implementing a structured approach in negotiation, focusing significant efforts on preparation, adaptability and mutual value creation. …”
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Subjective social status among young working women in Sweden: how is it established and how does it affect health and well-being? A qualitative interview study by Ylva Lindberg, Åsa Andersén, Anna Nyberg, Ulrika Winblad, Ingrid Demmelmaier

“…Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews and analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Milk Safety Assessment, Isolation, and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Staphylococcus aureus in Selected Dairy Farms of Mukaturi and Sululta Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Sema Regasa, Shimelis Mengistu, Ashebr Abraha

“…The possible risk factors for Staphylococcus aureus contaminations in milk were evaluated through a structured questionnaire. Overall, 16.6% (n= 41) of the samples were positive for S. aureus. …”
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Qualitative study on the perceived enablers and barriers to interprofessional education in primary care in Singapore by Cia Sin Lee, Zhimin Poon, Jeremy Cong En He, Bandy Quiling Goh, Cindy Xin Yi Poh, Muthulakshimi Paulpandi, Ee Guan Tay, Jascha De Nooijer

“…Basic demographics data were collected followed by individual semi-structured interviews using a topic guide. Conceptual framework by D'amour and Oandasan was adopted as the underpinning framework to evaluate factors associated to micro (learners and educators), meso (instituitions) and macro (policy and professional bodies) level. …”
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Association of prior opium addiction with incident non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A case-control study. by Sina Bazmi, Talieh Parvaneh, Zahra Mohammadi, Parisa Pishdad, Mehrnaz Ghaedian, Azizallah Dehghan, Reza Homayounfar, Mojtaba Farjam

“…Opium addiction was defined using DSM-5 criteria via structured interviews, while NAFLD diagnosis and grading were performed using blinded ultrasound assessment. …”
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Effect of climate change in paddy production and adaptation strategies in Tharu communities of Dang district, Nepal by Pradip Raj Poudel, Narayan Raj Joshi, Shanta Pokhrel

“…Primary data were collected using semi-structured and pretested interview schedule, focus group discussion and key informants interview whereas monthly and annual time series data on temperature and precipitation over 21years (1996-2016) were collected from Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Kathmandu as secondary data. …”
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Permissible Extrapolation Justification of the Multiplicative Multifactorial Model and Its Application to the White Soot Production Technology by Lyutsiya Karimova, Guldana Makasheva, Vitaliy Malyshev, Yelena Kharchenko, Yerlan Kairalapov

“…A new interpretation of the subordination of the nonlinear multiple correlation coefficient R and the R2 value was given as relating to the structural and adaptive components of complex self-organizing systems. …”
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Evaluation of an aquatic liverwort and terrestrial moss as biomonitors of heavy metals associated with particulate matter by Clara Gómez-Ensastegui, Pedro Avila-Pérez, José Luis García-Rivas, Carlos Eduardo Barrera-Díaz, Huemantzin Balan Ortiz-Oliveros, Sonia Martínez-Gallegos

“…The two species were exposed by the moss bag technique to the pollution of the Toluca Valley Metropolitan Area (TVMA) for two periods of 6 months, using the sites of the Automatic Atmospheric Monitoring Network of the Government of the State of Mexico, and were subsequently analyzed using elemental and structural characterization techniques. The results show that mainly the functional groups -OH and -NH, N-H and C-O on the surface of the liverwort and moss participate in the adsorption of heavy elements. …”
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Hepatitis C virus infection epidemiology among people who inject drugs in Europe: a systematic review of data for scaling up treatment and prevention. by Lucas Wiessing, Marica Ferri, Bart Grady, Maria Kantzanou, Ida Sperle, Katelyn J Cullen, EMCDDA DRID group, Angelos Hatzakis, Maria Prins, Peter Vickerman, Jeffrey V Lazarus, Vivian D Hope, Catharina Matheï

“…Additional articles were found through structured email consultations with a large European expert network. …”
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Feeling valued at work: a qualitative exploration of allied health profession support workers by Abigail J. Hall, Victoria A. Goodwin, Lorraine Allchurch, Luke Capon, Vicky Farrell, Oludare Olufunmilayo, Richard Griffin

“…Design This was a qualitative study with semi-structured interviews undertaken virtually. The data were analysed using a process of thematic analysis in order to gain an in depth understanding of the factors that affect support workers feeling “valued”. …”
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Decoding e-health literacy among Palestinian adolescents: a qualitative study in the West bank by Sabreen Abeed Allah, Sahar Hassan, Majd Ajaleen, Malak Jamhour, Ranin Al-sharif

“…Method A qualitative study was conducted through seven semi-structured, face-to-face focus group discussions with 52 adolescents aged 15–19 from five districts in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). …”
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Numerical Modeling of the Fundamental Characteristics of ZBLAN Photonic Crystal Fiber for Communication in 2&#x2013;3 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu\text{m}$</tex-... by D. C. Tee, N. Tamchek, C. H. Raymond Ooi

“…Furthermore, the sensitivity of the dispersion properties to a &#x00B1;2&#x0025; variation in the optimum parameters is studied for fabrication tolerance.…”
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Method for Analyzing the Importance of Quality and Safety Influencing Factors in Automotive Body Manufacturing Process—A Comprehensive Weight Evaluation Method to Reduce Subjective... by Ying Xiang, Long Guo, Shaoqian Ji, Shengchao Zhu, Zhiming Guo, Hu Qiao

“…In the automotive body manufacturing process, quality control and safety assurance are of paramount importance, directly influencing the overall safety performance, structural reliability, and comfort of vehicles. Therefore, it is crucial to analyze the primary factors that influence quality and safety during the car body manufacturing process. …”
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Deep Learning in Defect Detection of Wind Turbine Blades: A Review by Katleho Masita, Ali N. Hasan, Thokozani Shongwe, Hasan Abu Hilal

“…Defects such as cracks, delamination, erosion, and icing not only compromise the structural integrity of blades but also significantly reduce their aerodynamic efficiency and energy production capabilities. …”
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Plant long noncoding RNAs: why do we not know more? by Paulina Kościelniak, Łukasz Walas, Agata Konecka, Włodzimierz Buraczyk, Ewelina A. Klupczyńska

“…Key resources include GenBank, Ensembl, the 1000 Genomes Project, and GTEx, which provide detailed information on genome sequences, genetic variation, and gene expression in different tissues. …”
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Navigating treatment options: a qualitative study exploring Australian women’s decision-making experiences and satisfaction with treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding by Jennifer Ramsay, Matilda Riek, Bec Jenkinson, Tessa Copp, Joan Carlini, Jenny Doust

“…Methods A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with Australian women who sought treatment for HMB within the past two years. …”
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Impact of e-banking service quality on e-loyalty in pandemic times through interplay of e-satisfaction by Inzamam Ul Haq, Tahir Mumtaz Awan

“…The database of a local marketing company in Pakistan was used, and 976 responses were included in the analysis. The structured equation modeling was used to test the propositions of study. …”
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