Multiple first-line therapeutic strategies to mitigate artemisinin resistance: cost analysis of a pilot study from a health system perspective in Kaya health district, Burkina Faso by Rosemonde M. Guissou, Jean Moïse T. Kaboré, Issiaka Soulama, Denise Hien, Yacouba Nombré, Alfred B. Tiono, Christian Burri, Sodiomon B. Sirima

“…Quantitative et qualitative data were collected through seven semi-structured and thirty-eight structured interviews. …”
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YOLO-RWY: A Novel Runway Detection Model for Vision-Based Autonomous Landing of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ye Li, Yu Xia, Guangji Zheng, Xiaoyang Guo, Qingfeng Li

“…Second, a large separable kernel attention (LSKA) module is integrated into the backbone structure to provide a lightweight attention mechanism with a broad receptive field, enhancing feature representation. …”
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Fabrication and Performance of Single-crystal Diamond Neutron Detector with 6LiF Thermal Neutron Converter by WANG Libin1, 2, ZHANG Yiyun3, LI Haijun2, MA Zhihai2, XI Shanxue2, LIU Huilan1, SONG Yushou1, , ZHOU Chunzhi2

“…The single-crystal diamond neutron detector structure was designed as a metal-semiconductor-metal structure. …”

Peculiarities of cardiovascular diseases epidemiology in the Kyrgyz Republic by Dastan K. Kushubekov, Meikin B. Usubaliev, Nurzhamal N. Kushubekova, Mirlan I. Asanaliev, Temirlan B. Aaliev, Beksultan B. Suerkulov

“…The prevalence of CVDs has a pronounced upward trend, while morbidity continues to increase at a moderate rate. The basic structure of CVDs is determined by arterial hypertension, CHD and CVD. …”
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FEATURES OF THE SYNTHESIS OF CYTOKINES AND PLACENTAL DYSFUNCTION IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS by N. F. Khvorostukhina, D. A. Novichkov

“…Pancreatitis ranks third in the structure of acute surgical diseases of the abdominal cavity. …”
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Morphofunctional and immunohistochemical characteristics of different clinical-pathogenetic types of leyiomyoma by N. V. Kosey, T. D. Zadorozhnaya, N. F. Zakharenko, N. Yu. Pedachenko, I. Yu. Ganzhiy

“…Now the uterine leiomyoma (LM) remains the most common benign tumor of the female genitalia. Data on the histological composition, structure and properties of expression of hormones receptors of LM tissue are important for understanding the mechanisms of development of various clinical and pathogenetic variants of the tumor. …”
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Harnessing Residents’ Practice-based Inquiries to Enhance Research Literacy: The Thoughtful Reading of Evidence into Clinical Settings (T-RECS) Initiative by Emmagene Worley, Edward H. Suh, Liliya Abrukin, Michael DeFilippo, Jonathan J. Kamler, Mahesh Polavarapu, Peter C. Wyer

“…We developed a semi-structured approach that prioritizes using the reference frame of clinical applicability rather than research methodology. …”
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Integrating photovoice as an adjunct teaching modality in improving critical thinking disposition among Chinese nursing students in community health nursing: a mixed-methods study by Yayun Song, Huan Yang, Mengjiao Zhou, Dongyi Zhang, Jia Qu

“…Critical thinking disposition was assessed using the Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory for Chinese medical college students (CTDI-M) before and after the course. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured group interviews(n = 12) and analyzed using Colaizzi’s phenomenological 7-step method to identify emerging themes and the essential structure of the participants’ experiences. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by Abdul-Malik Bawah, Kasim Abdulai, Priscilla Cecilia Akpene Amenya

“…Methodology: A cohort of 200 NAFLD patients was recruited from Tamale Teaching Hospital, Central Hospital, Tamale West Hospital, and Dagbang Medical Centre and randomly assigned to either an MNT intervention group or a control group receiving standard care, which included general dietary recommendations without structured MNT, routine medical follow-up, and lifestyle advice from healthcare providers. …”
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IARA: An Underwater Acoustic Database by Fabio Oliveira Baptista Da Silva, Julio De Castro Vargas Fernandes, William Soares Filho, Joao Baptista De Oliveira E Souza Filho, Angela Spengler, Natanael Nunes De Moura

“…Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have been driven by the availability of diverse and well-structured public databases; however public databases for passive sonar classification remain scarce. …”
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Assessing the impact of an evidence- and consensus-based guideline for controlling SARS-CoV-2 transmission in German schools on decision-making processes: a multi-component qualita... by Katharina Wabnitz, Mike Rueb, Eva A. Rehfuess, Brigitte Strahwald, Lisa M. Pfadenhauer

“…Methods This study comprised three components: (1) we sent inquiries according to the Freedom of Information Acts of each Federal State to ministries of education, family, and health. (2) We conducted semi-structured interviews with individuals involved in decision-making regarding school measures in two Federal States, and (3) we undertook semi-structured interviews with members of the guideline panel. …”
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Decoding population PM2.5 exposure in China: interplay of emissions, meteorology, and inequality (2013–2020) by Sujing Li, Sujing Li, Sujing Li, Sujing Li, Chenxi Wang, Linmeng Ma, Xingxing Wang, Guolei Du, Changhao Wu, Changhao Wu, Changhao Wu, Changhao Wu

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Results of the clinical evaluation of the low-dose protocols of the digital linear tomography of the chest by I. G. Kamyshanskaya, V. M. Cheremisin, A. V. Vodovatov, A. N. Boriskina

“…The second stage of the study was performed as a prospective cohort survey aimed at the evaluation of the structure of X-ray examinations, patient doses and clinical image quality of the digital linear tomograms in antitubercular early treatment center. …”
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Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Digital Health Literacy Instrument for individuals with heart failure by Daniele Cristina Bosco Aprile, Karina Aparecida Lopes da Costa, Renata Eloah de Lucena Ferretti-Rebustini, Vinicius Batista Santos, Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi, Camila Takáo Lopes

“…Design: A psychometric study analyzing internal structure validity and reliability. Settings: The participants were recruited at the cardiomyopathy outpatient clinic of a public hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. …”
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Exploring land use conflicts arising from economic activities and their impacts on local communities in the European Arctic by Ivana Živojinović, Jerbelle Elomina, Helga Pülzl, Karen Calanasan, Isidora Dabić, Rannveig Ólafsdóttir, Sten Siikavuopio, Audun Iversen, Roy Robertsen, Jarle Bjerke, Sigrid Engen, Hans Tommervik, Ragnheidur Bogadóttir, Sara Moioli, Seija Tuulentie, Pasi Rautio, Kristine Lynge-Pedersen, Gun Lidestav, Anna Guðrún Edvardsdòttir, Vigdis Nygaard

“…This study addresses this gap by examining the impacts of economic activities on local communities. Using secondary data and semi-structured interviews from 15 hubs in five European Arctic countries, the study draws on locally relevant insights. …”
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Swedish regional population-based organised prostate cancer testing: why, what and how? by Ola Bratt, Salma Tunå Butt, Charlotte Carlsson, Lisa Jelf-Eneqvist, Olof Gunnarsson, Alma Ihre, Thomas Jiborn, Anna Lantz, Heide Larsson, Helena Strömqvist, Johan Styrke, Nils-Erik Svedberg, Rebecka Arnsrud Godtman

“… Objective: This study aimed to describe the regional, population-based, organised prostate cancer testing (OPT) programmes that are being introduced throughout Sweden: motives, structure, target population, diagnostic algorithm, quality control, outcomes, research, and future perspectives. …”
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Comparative assessment of Barthel index and functional independence measure in providing rehabilitation care for military personnel with combined injuries by Kostyantyn Babov, Alexander Plakida, Iryna Balashova, Iryna Zabolotna, Sergey Gushcha, Dmytro Bobylov

“…In the structure of military traumatism, the number of multiple and combined wounds and injuries has increased significantly due to the expansion in the destructive properties of modern weapons. …”
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In vitro evaluation of antioxidant, probiotic, and antiproliferative activity of Ganoderma lucidum-extracted polysaccharides for the prevention of complication associated with gast... by Mina Zangeneh, Hossein Derakhshankhah, Masoud Modarresi, Babak Haghshenas, Zohre Foroozanfar, Zhila Izadi

“…In this research, we studied the potential of antioxidant, probiotic, and antiproliferative activity of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides (GLPs) as a potential supplementary candidate. The structure of the extracted polysaccharides from Ganoderma lucidum was studied by FT-IR and NMR. …”
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Knowledge and perceptions towards organic farming: a case of pineapple farmers in central Uganda by S. Nalubwama, F. Bagamba, F. Kabi, Z. Nampijja, M. Kiggundu, K. Kamatara, N. Kwikiriza, D. Nampanzira, A. Nalunga, V. Lutwama, J. Nasaka

“…Through multi-stage sampling procedures, purposive and random techniques were applied at different stages to select participants from both Luwero and Kayunga districts in central Uganda. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence of Substance Use and Associated Factors Among Secondary School Students in Marrakech Region, Morocco by Abdelmounaim Baslam, Samia Boussaa, Karima Raoui, Hamid Kabdy, Abdelfatah Aitbaba, Loubna El Yazouli, Rachida Aboufatima, Abderrahman Chait

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted, including 300 participants surveyed using a structured questionnaire. Data were collected using the Mediterranean School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (MedSPAD) to assess substance use, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to diagnose substance use disorders (SUDs), and the Early Trauma Inventory Self-Report Short Form (ETISR-SF) to identify childhood maltreatment, as well as socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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