Susceptibility evaluation of valley debris flow based on dual-channel network with fusion attention mechanism by Yumeng LUO, Baoyun WANG, Ruohao YUAN, Xu WANG, Cunxi LIU, Kuayue CHEN

“…The main contributions of this paper are as follows: Firstly, based on historical debris flow records and using Digital Elevation Maps (DEMs) and remote sensing images as data sources, a dual-channel network structure is designed as the basic technical framework. …”
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Patients´ experiences of TENS as a postoperative pain relief method in the post-anesthesia care unit after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a qualitative study by Eva Angelini, Charlotta Josefsson, Cecilia Ögren, Paulin Andréll, Axel Wolf, Mona Ringdal

“…Twenty participants attended telephone semi-structured telephone interviews a median of 12 days after surgery. …”
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Efficient Experimental Design of a Long-Range Gapped Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguide for Plasmonic Modulation Applications by Dong Hun Lee, Myung-Hyun Lee

“…In the 2.5-Gbps optical signal transmission experiment, the proposed G-SPPW exhibited excellent eye opening and transferred the carrier wave as well as the data signal. This device has potential as a new plasmonic modulation element offering control of a guided SPP through interaction with an applied force in the gap.…”
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Urban Spatial Blessing: Effect of Land Use Intensity on Human Development Index by Xiang Luo, Shuchen Niu, Xin Li, Liwei Jing, Jingjing Qin, Yue Tang

“…(iv) In terms of the spatial influencing mechanism, industrial rationalization, industrial advancement, and economic agglomeration in the market dimension, as well as expenditure scaling, expenditure structuring, and public serviceability in the non-market dimension, are essential channels for ULUI to affect the HDI of both local and neighboring cities. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to health and well-being in a forest fringe community in southern India by Bindu Raghavan, Alby Wilson, Shruti Namboodiri, Manigandan Selvaraj, Krithi Karanth

“…Data was also collected on socioeconomic status. …”
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Non-invasive ventilation for preoxygenation during prehospital anaesthesia – a prospective observational study by Harry Ljungqvist, Jouni Nurmi

“…In addition, we conducted a semi-structured survey on experiences of the use of NIV for preoxygenation among the prehospital physicians in the study unit. …”
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Incidence of Calf Morbidity and Its Predictors in North Shewa, Amhara, Ethiopia by Rahma Mohammed, Hailemariam Kefyalew, Dawit Kassaye

“…A total of 135 apparently healthy calves were enrolled from randomly selected fifty-fifty households in three Kebeles of the district, namely, Gash-amba, Siyadeber, and Wale-deneba. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data about the potential risk factors upon the face-to-face interview made with the owners. …”
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Examining Factors Associated with Attrition, Strategies for Retention Among Undergraduate Nursing Students, and Identified Research Gaps: A Scoping Review by Rohangez Lida Sheikoleslami, Daisy Michelle Princeton, Linda Iren Mihaila Hansen, Sezer Kisa, Alka Rani Goyal

“…This review included peer-reviewed, English-language empirical studies (2010–December 2024) on attrition, dropout, or retention among bachelor-level nursing students, excluding non-nursing, non-bachelor programs, and unpublished studies or studies without primary data. A structured content analysis approach was used to synthesize findings from both qualitative and quantitative studies. …”
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Organizational transformation elements for evidence-based practice by hospital nursing staff: a qualitative study using 7-S framework by Keiko Ishii, Yukie Takemura, Aya Kitamura

“…Clarifying organizational transformation elements using the 7-S framework (Styles, Superordinate goals, Skills, Staff, Strategy, Systems, Structure) allows the organizational conditions to be comprehensively assessed, guiding transformation efforts toward sustaining EBPs. …”
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Progress and prospect of blue food research: Analysis based on “Web of Science” literature by ZHANG Yu, LIU Jiaming, ZHU He, ZHANG Jinhe, TIAN Qing, WANG Mengfan

“…[Methods] Based on the “Web of Science Core Collection (1985-2023)” as the data source, this study analyzed the relevant research results of blue food based on CiteSpace software, and discussed the research framework and future key issues of blue food from the perspective of geography. …”
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Use of medical services and medicines attributable to diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Jonathan Betz Brown, Kaushik Ramaiya, Stéphane Besançon, Paul Rheeder, Clarisse Mapa Tassou, Jean-Claude Mbanya, Katarzyna Kissimova-Skarbek, Eva Wangechi Njenga, Eva Wangui Muchemi, Harrison Kiambuthi Wanjiru, Erin Schneider

“…Although non-communicable diseases like diabetes are commonly thought to be minor problems for health systems and patients in Africa, our data demonstrate the opposite.…”
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Study on the background characteristics of electric fields constrained by cross-sphere observations by MuPing Yang, XueMin Zhang, XuHui Shen, Yu Yuan, Tao Chen, JinLei Li, XinYan Ouyang, TongXia Li

“…The results reveal the following: (1) the diurnal variations of the geoelectric field and atmospheric electric field in the three observation regions demonstrate a “double-peak and single-valley” structure, with the timing of peaks and valleys closely related to sunrise, solar noon, and sunset. …”
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STRESSORS IN NURSING WITH DOUBLE OR MORE WORKING HOURS by Marlinir Bezerra de Lima, Lucilane Maria Sales da Silva, Francisca Cláudia Monteiro Almeida, Raimundo Augusto Martins Torres, Hanna Helen Matos Dourado

“…The sample consisted of 30 professionals, and 46.7% nursing auxiliaries, 33.3% nurses and 20% technical. The data was collected during November-December 2008, through semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Invasive species risk assessment in practice: Insights from a survey of practitioners by Susan Canavan, Kim Canavan, Sabrina Kumschick, Doria R. Gordon, John R. U. Wilson, Deah Lieurance

“…Risk assessment is an important tool in invasive species prevention and management, providing a structured approach to identify and evaluate the risks posed by non-native species. …”
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Defining ecotourism for mainstream application and to support sustainable tourism governance by Andrew Torsney, Patrick O'Driscoll, Yvonne M. Buckley

“…We used thematic analysis of 31 semi‐structured interviews from cohorts of tourism (n = 15) and environmental (n = 16) professionals in Ireland. …”
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Evidence and Explanation for the 2023 Global Warming Anomaly by Roger N. Jones

“…Factors affecting this relationship include ocean structure, initialization times, physical parameters and model skill. …”
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Starch Digestion Characteristics of Different Starch Sources and Their Effects on Goslings’ Apparent Nutrient Utilization by Zhi Yang, Jun Lin, Chen Xu, Xiyuan Xing, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…In conclusion, the particle size and structure of starch from different sources (glutinous rice, indica rice, corn, and high-amylose rice) were different, significantly affecting the starch digestion rate. …”
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Effect of repeated pressing on the fracture resistance of heat-pressed glass ceramic crowns by Mohamed Magdy El Shazli, Amr El-Etreby, Fatma Adel Mohamed

“…When comparing (P) to (R) groups, XRD revealed no variation in the primary crystalline structure. EDAX revealed no difference in chemical makeup between groups. …”
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Flood risk perception among households in flood-prone areas of the Itang watershed, lower Baro Akobo Basin, southwest Ethiopia by Shibiru Chengu, Mohammed Assen, Elias Gebeyehu

“…This study examines flood risk perceptions among vulnerable households in the Itang Watershed, Lower Baro-Akobo Basin, southwestern Ethiopia, and explores the socio-economic factors influencing these perceptions. Data were collected from 373 households across nine kebeles (smallest administrative unit, functioning as a local government structure) using a survey questionnaire, with binary logistic regression analysis. …”
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LoRA fine-tuning of Llama3 large model for intelligent fishery field by Yao Song, Chunli Lv, Kun Zhu, Xiaobin Qiu

“…In terms of challenges, further research is needed on how to optimize the model structure, expand the fishery datasets, improve the model generalization ability, and cope with the complex and changing environment in the fishery field.…”
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