System-Based Multidisciplinary Initiatives for Improvement in Tracheostomy Care and Safety: Experience of an Academic Health Institution Hospital Network by Joshua Atkins, Leah Lambe, Laura Marchiano, Lea Anne Gardner, Doreen Lam, Christopher H. Rassekh

“…We frame our efforts in the context of both the PA-PSRS data and international perspectives from the U.K. and highlight barriers to implementation and learnings from our iterative and interdisciplinary approach to tracheostomy-related challenges.…”
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Prenatal screening educational interventions for U.S. pregnant women: a scoping review by Yasmine Zerrouki, Sara Burgoa, Goodness Okwaraji, Jennifer Mendonca, Vama Jhumkhawala, Sophie Kelly, Esin Bulut, Shaima Arshad, Elisheva Knopf, Tiffany Follin, Panagiota Kitsantas, Maria C. Mejia, Lea Sacca

“…The five steps according to Arksey and O’Malley York and for the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) recommendations for data extraction, analysis, and presentation of results were also used in this review. …”
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Satisfacción con los resultados deportivos de los deportistas de la federación de discapacidad física de Ecuador ( Satisfaction with the sports results of the athletes of the physi... by Milton Fernando Rosero Duque, Leandro Navas Martínez

“…A non-experimental cross-sectional design was used, using the Satisfaction with Sports Results (CSRD) questionnaire as instruments for collecting information. For data analysis, frequency analysis, factor analysis, descriptive analysis and reliability analysis were carried out. …”
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To Map, To Ascertain by Rombert Stapel

“…For modern geohumanities scholars and digital mapmakers working in the field of history, dealing with the dual uncertainties of historical data and historical societies themselves can be a difficult task. …”
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Analyzing the Impact of the Presence of Foreign Tourists in Religious Places on Their Attitude Towards Shiism by Marziyeh Farshiddost, Behrooz Badkoo, Mohamad Ghasemisiani

“…These people have been selected by the purposeful sampling method of 15 people and a semi-structured interview has been conducted using the qualitative method. Data analysis has been done in the form of open, central and selective coding using the grounded theory method. …”
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Perceptions around occupational mental well-being of community health workers and an intervention package for its promotion: A mixed-methods study in rural Chiapas, Mexico by Jack Sullivan, Zeus Aranda, Manvit Adusumilli, Anna Martens, Ariwame Jiménez

“…Methods: In June–August 2023, 52 CHWs from the CES-supported communities participated in the study, responding to a survey and participating in 10 focus group discussions. Quantitative data were analyzed using statistical descriptive analysis and qualitative data using thematic analysis. …”
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Care staff perspectives of clinically meaningful outcomes for dementia residents by Alaine E. Reschke‐Hernández, Martina Vasil, Emma King, Carson Woolums

“…The use of multiple data types helped triangulate findings and enrich the analysis. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Sistem Informasi Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Republik Indonesia Berdasarkan Persepsi Masyarakat Menggunakan Metode Heuristics Evaluation by Alfriyanto Nahas, Hustinawati

“…The results of the analysis are the usability level of the DPR RI website whether it is easy to learn, efficient, when users interact, it is easy to remember procedures/steps without making many mistakes and whether users feel comfortable operating the website. …”
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The Impact of Family Conflicts on Socio-Economic Prosperity: A Case Study of Muko Sub-County Rubanda District. by Akankwasa, Winfred

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on of family conflicts as an independent variable socio socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 80 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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Role of Social Factors in Social Economic Status of Families in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Atukunda, Brian

“…There was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on social factors as an independent variable socio-economic prosperity as the dependent variable and the methods of data collection were put into action. The research used 80 respondents as the sample size, and both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and analysis were employed. …”
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Perspectives and Practices of Healthcare Leaders in Supporting Healthcare Worker Well-Being: A Reality Check by Reijmerink IM, van der Laan MJ, Scheele F, Wietasch JKG

“…The methodology primarily involved a data driven, inductive thematic analysis to discern patterns and themes from the collected data.Results: Fifteen interviews with healthcare leaders revealed a multitude of factors influencing HCW well-being, categorized into three domains: personal, socioeconomic, and work-related factors. …”
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Intratumoral microbiota predicts the response to neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer by Kun Wang, Yuhong Huang, Hao Peng, Lu Yang, Yilin Chen, Teng Zhu, Liulu Zhang, Minyi Cheng, Cangui Wu, Peiyong Li, Minting Liang, Xiaoqi Zhang

“…Moreover, intratumoral microbiota load was positively associated with CD4+CXCL13+ T cell infiltration and negatively associated with CD68+SPP1+ macrophage infiltration. Combined analysis of 16S-seq and scRNA-seq data revealed that intratumoral microbiota were present in both cancer and immune cells. …”
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Personalised selection of medication for newly diagnosed adult epilepsy: study protocol of a first-in-class, double-blind, randomised controlled trial by Mark Howard, Wendyl D’Souza, Emma Foster, Patrick Carney, Zanfina Ademi, Patrick Kwan, David N Vaughan, James Lee, Clare Stapleton, Zongyuan Ge, Zhibin Chen, Natasha A Lannin, Udaya Seneviratne, Robert Sparrow, Piero Perucca, Armin Nikpour, Chong Wong, John-Paul Nicolo, Michelle Kiley, Terence O’Brien, Jacqui-Lyn Saw, Dean Jones, David Reutens, Sandra Reeder, Richard Shek-kwan Chang, Ernest Somerville, Tania Farrar, Daniel Thom, Lata Vadlamudi

“…We have developed a machine learning (ML) model using retrospective data collected from five international cohorts that predicts response to different ASMs as the initial treatment for individual adults with new-onset epilepsy. …”
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Radiomic Model Associated with Tumor Microenvironment Predicts Immunotherapy Response and Prognosis in Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Jie Sun, Xuewei Wu, Xiao Zhang, Weiyuan Huang, Xi Zhong, Xueyan Li, Kaiming Xue, Shuyi Liu, Xianjie Chen, Wenzhu Li, Xin Liu, Hui Shen, Jingjing You, Wenle He, Zhe Jin, Lijuan Yu, Yuange Li, Shuixing Zhang, Bin Zhang

“…The best-performing machine learning classifier was employed to create the radiomic models. …”
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Detection Method of Apple Alternaria Leaf Spot Based on Deep-Semi-NMF by FU Zhuojun, HU Zheng, DENG Yangjun, LONG Chenfeng, ZHU Xinghui

“…[Results and Discussions]DSNMFMAD demonstrated outstanding performance under both laboratory and natural conditions. A comparative analysis was conducted with several other detection methods, including GRX (Reed-Xiaoli detector), LRX (Local Reed-Xiaoli detector), CRD (Collaborative-Representation-Based Detector), LSMAD (LRaSMD-Based Mahalanobis Distance Detector), and the deep learning model Unet. …”
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Optimizing treatment for depression in primary care using psychotherapy versus antidepressant medication in a low-resource setting: protocol for the OptimizeD randomized controlled... by Julia R. Pozuelo, Anuja Lahiri, Rahul S. P. Singh, Arvind Kushwah, Mimansa Khanduri, Akanksha Shukla, Azaz Khan, Sruthi G., Varun Shende, Yashika Parashar, Yashwant K. Mehra, Anant Bhan, Ronald C. Kessler, Daisy R. Singla, John A. Naslund, Karmel W. Choi, Pim Cuijpers, Robert DeRubeis, Mohammad M. Herzallah, Chunling Lu, Jordan W. Smoller, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Abhijit R. Rozatkar, Tamonud Modak, Michelle Melwyn Joel, Debasis Biswas, Shubham Atal, Umay Kulsum, Steven D. Hollon, Vikram Patel

“…Treatment will last 3 months, with remission (defined as PHQ-9 score < 5) at 3 months as the primary endpoint. Using machine learning, we will attempt to develop a precision treatment rule that leverages baseline clinical, psychological, cognitive, socioeconomic, and biological data to predict which treatment is most likely to achieve remission for each patient. …”
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Mortality Projections, Regional Disparities in the Burden of Neonatal Disorders, and the Status of Achieving SDG Targets by 2030 in South Asia: Insights from the Global Burden of D... by Manya Soni, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Ashok Kumar Balaraman, Rangaswamy Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Manish Srivastava, Amit Barwal, G. V. Siva Prasad, Pranchal Rajput, Rukshar Syed, Gajendra Sharma, Sunil Kumar, Ganesh Bushi, Nagavalli Chilakam, Sakshi Pandey, Manvinder Brar, Rachana Mehta, Sanjit Sah, Muhammed Shabil, Abhay M. Gaidhane, Mahendra Singh

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Chronic pain in the Chilean population: risk factors prevalence and cognitive associations by Hernán Hernández, Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, Agustín Ibáñez, Agustín Ibáñez, Agustín Ibáñez, Agustín Ibáñez, Lorena Oyanadel, Loreto Olavarria, Loreto Olavarria, Nickole Marín-Díaz, Ariel Caviedes, Jessica L. Hazelton, Jessica L. Hazelton, Teresita Ramos, Teresita Ramos, Hernando Santamaria-García, Hernando Santamaria-García, Hernando Santamaria-García, Nilton Custodio, Rosa Montesinos, Martin A. Bruno, Martin A. Bruno, Jose A. Avila-Funes, Jose A. Avila-Funes, Diana Matallana, Diana Matallana, Diana Matallana, Diana Matallana, Rolando de la Cruz, Rolando de la Cruz, Rolando de la Cruz, Fanny Petermann-Rocha, Andrea Slachevsky, Claudia Duran-Aniotz, Carolina Gonzalez-Silva

“…This study presents a comprehensive analysis of CP prevalence, related sociodemographic and health variables, and its link to cognitive impairment, using representative data of the Chilean population 15 years and older from the 2009–2010 and 2016–2017 Chilean National Health Surveys (CNHS). …”
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Construction of a sugar and acid content estimation model for Miliang-1 kiwifruit during storage by LIU Li, YANG Tianyi, DONG Congying, SHI Caiyun, SI Peng, WEI Zhifeng, GAO Dengtao

“…These models are particularly suitable for handling the complexity and non-linearity of hyperspectral data, as they can effectively learn from the intricate relationships within the data. …”
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Experiments and Modelling Techniques for Heat and Mass Transfer in Light Water Reactors by W. Ambrosini, M. Bucci, N. Forgione, A. Manfredini, F. Oriolo

“…The paper summarizes the lesson learned from theoretical and experimental activities performed at the University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, in past decades in order to develop a general methodology of analysis of heat and mass transfer phenomena of interest for nuclear reactor applications. …”
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