Factors influencing farmers' participation in crop intensification program in Rwanda by Alphonse Nahayo, Morris O. Omondi, Xu-hui ZHANG, Lian-qing LI, Gen-xing PAN, Stephen Joseph

“…The crop intensification program (CIP) was introduced in Rwanda in 2007 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), Rwanda, as a solution to the land fragmentation, low use of agricultural inputs and low access to extension services. …”
Get full text

Cost-effectiveness of dog rabies vaccination programs in East Africa. by Rebekah H Borse, Charisma Y Atkins, Manoj Gambhir, Eduardo A Undurraga, Jesse D Blanton, Emily B Kahn, Jessie L Dyer, Charles E Rupprecht, Martin I Meltzer

“…We assessed 2 transmission scenarios: low (1.2 dogs infected per infectious dog) and high (1.7 dogs infected). …”
Get full text

Energy policy distractions to renewable programs: a comparative assessment by Diane Kraal, Raphael J. Heffron, Mohammad Hazrati, Halima Hussein, Alicia Phillips

“…Abstract This article reviews renewable energy programs and policies as a result of the resurgence in demand for fossil fuels. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Assertiveness Psychoeducation Program on Increasing the Assertiveness of University Students by İzzet Parmaksız

“…This study examined whether or not thepsychoeducation program, which was revised by field experts for universitystudents with low assertiveness level, increased participants’assertiveness. …”
Get full text

The Effect of The Safety Incentives Program on Safety Motivation In Construction Workers by Fitriana Fitriana Ningrum, Haris Setyawan, Farhana Syahrotun Nisa Suratna

“…Result: Prior to the program, workers exhibited low motivation (mean score of 60.31), attributed to the absence of systematic rewards for safety compliance. …”
Get full text

Impact of a Patient Navigation Program on Cancer Treatment in Kenya by Shahid Umar, Andriy Chybisov, Erica Krisel, Hayley Freedman, Catherine Nyongesa, Anastacia Bosire, Sitna Mwanzi, Anurag K. Agrawal, Kristie McComb

“…However, there are few studies assessing effectiveness of PN in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Here, we aim to begin to fill this gap by assessing the effectiveness of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) patient navigation program (PNP) in improving patient-reported outcomes (PROs).MATERIALS AND METHODSWe used repeated cross-sectional survey design by collecting data from randomly selected 1,126 adults with cancer in three surveys conducted in 2018, 2019, and 2022. …”
Get full text

Characterization and Evaluation of Department of Veterans Affairs Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities–Accredited Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programs... by Jolie N Haun, Christopher A Fowler, Dustin D French, Megan C McHugh, Jacquelyn N Heuer, Lisa M Ballistrea, Rachel C Benzinger, S Angel Klanchar, Friedhelm Sandbrink, Jennifer L Murphy

“…Though little is known about the characteristics of VA’s IPRPs (eg, staffing, services, and patients served), implementation, and sustainability of these mandated programs. ObjectiveThe goals of our operational partner-driven evaluation are to (1) characterize IPRPs across multiple program factors, including but not limited to, service delivery methods, team composition, program characteristics, services and modalities offered, and patients served; (2) triangulate data to inform data visualization that characterizes and illustrates the IPRPs individually and collectively as a system of care; and (3) identify patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and metrics to measure program effectiveness and determine overlap across IPRPs. …”
Get full text

Comparative Effectiveness of After-School Programs to Increase Physical Activity by Sabina B. Gesell, Evan C. Sommer, E. Warren Lambert, Ana Regina Vides de Andrade, Lauren Whitaker, Lauren Davis, Bettina M. Beech, Stephanie J. Mitchell, Nkiruka Arinze, Stevon Neloms, Colleen K. Ryan, Shari L. Barkin

“…Cost analysis suggested that children attending traditional school-based ASPs—at an average cost of $17.67 per day—would need an additional daily investment of $1.59 per child for 12 weeks to increase their moderate-vigorous physical activity by a model-implied 14.7 percentage points. Conclusions. A low-cost, alternative after-school program featuring adult-led physical activities in a community recreation center was associated with increased physical activity compared to standard-of-care school-based after-school program.…”
Get full text

Assessment of a youth climate empowerment program: Climate READY by R. L. Wellman, A. Henderson, R. Coleman, C. Hill, B. T. Davey

“…It was developed by the Florida Atlantic University Pine Jog Environmental Education Center (FAU Pine Jog) and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Environmental Literacy Program. The program built climate literacy and community resilience through a three-semester dual-enrollment program (financed by grant no. …”
Get full text

The effects of low frequency sound on the levels of activation by Cezary Kasprzak

“…The paper summarises the research data showing how low frequency sound affects the level of activation in humans. …”
Get full text

Safety Performance Functions for Low-Volume Roads by Gianluca Dell’Acqua, Francesca Russo

“…Since 2003, the Department of Transportation Engineering at the University of Naples has been conducting a large-scale research program based on crash data collected in Southern Italy. …”
Get full text

Prognostic score models for acquired resistance to frontline anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 therapy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer by J.C. Murray, Q. Huang, Y.-C. Chen, C. Hu, R.L. DiSantostefano, C. Wong, L. Glatz, E. Curran, L.C. Villaruz, A.N. Hasan, A.J. Schoenfeld

Get full text

Child immunization data quality in Rwanda: an assessment of routine health information system data by Thaoussi Uwera, J. Frederik Frøen, Eleni Papadopoulou, Enock Rukundo, Hassan Sibomana, Andrew Muhire, David K. Tumusiime, Mahima Venkateswaran

“…Abstract Background Documentation and reporting of routine data by health workers is the backbone of the childhood immunization program. …”
Get full text

Building a Digital Health Research Platform to Enable Recruitment, Enrollment, Data Collection, and Follow-Up for a Highly Diverse Longitudinal US Cohort of 1 Million People in the... by Dave Klein, Aisha Montgomery, Mark Begale, Scott Sutherland, Sherilyn Sawyer, Jacob L McCauley, Letheshia Husbands, Deepti Joshi, Alan Ashbeck, Marcy Palmer, Praduman Jain

“…ObjectiveWe sought to design and build a secure, privacy-preserving, validated, participant-centric digital health research platform (DHRP) to recruit and enroll participants, collect multimodal data, and engage participants from diverse backgrounds in the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) All of Us Research Program (AOU). …”
Get full text

Lateral Deflection of Single Pile due to Lateral Loads in Clay Soils based on The P-Y Curve Method with Finite Difference Solution, ALLPILE Program, and PLAXIS Program by Ahmad Jirjisul Ba'ist, Togani Cahyadi Upomo, Henry Apriyatno, Untoro Nugroho

“…Clay soil data uses soil drilling test data in Wirosari, Grobogan, Central Java. …”
Get full text

Women’s Participation in the Information Systems Career at the National University of Costa Rica and Their Performance in Programming Courses by Sonia Mora-Rivera, Mayela Coto-Chotto, Johnny Villalobos-Murillo

“…It is well documented worldwide the low presence of women in informatics careers, and this phenomenon seems to have grown in recent years. …”
Get full text

ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES IN ROMANIA, EVIDENCE FROM 2014-2020 PROGRAMMING PERIOD by Alexandru OLAR, Ionel-Mugurel JITEA

“…The LEADER Program has become an important part of the EU Rural Development policy since 1990. …”
Get full text

multi-objective mathematical model for optimizing the collection and recycling of urban waste under conditions of uncertainty(The subject of study : Karaj city) by Mohsen Bijanpoor, Reza Ehtesham Rasi, Davood Gharakhany

“…Due to the uncertainty in the parameters of the problem, the two-stage stochastic programming method has been used to model the problem. …”
Get full text

Free and Open: A Descriptive Study of Energy and Sustainability Programming Geared Toward Adult Learners by Corey Young

“…By analyzing registration data from over 1400 participants across multiple events, the study identifies key trends in attendance, including sector affiliation, repeat attendance, and the impact of regional relevance on program popularity. …”
Get full text

ANALYSIS OF ELEVENTH-GRADE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY IN LINEAR PROGRAMMING by Nurfatma Sari, Yenita Roza, Putri Yuanita

“…However, field observations indicate that students’ problem-solving abilities in linear programming material remain relatively low. The aim of this study is to describe students' problem-solving abilities based on Polya's theory, which consists of four stages: understanding the problem, devising a plan, carrying out the plan, and reviewing the solution. …”
Get full text