Study protocol for a stepped-wedge implementation study investigating the intersectoral collaboration of implementing the TREAT INTERACT intervention for primary school teachers an... by Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen, Nora Braathu, Harriet Aber, Harald Bækkelund, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Marjorie Mukisa, Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya, Norbert Skokauskas, Vilde Skylstad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, TREAT research consortium, Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye

“…The main study utilize a stepped-wedged trial design with six starting sequences, randomizing three schools to the intervention at each interval, while the remaining act as “controls”. …”
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Teachers in a Public School Engage in a Study Group to Reach General Agreements about a Common Approach to Teaching English Profesores de un colegio público participan en un grupo... by Consuelo Sánchez Prada, Gloria Álvarez Aguirre

“…The first step consisted of establishing teachers’ and students’ perceptions of their needs through surveys and interviews. …”
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Impact of a continuing medical education program on primary care providers - an analysis of a child psychiatry education program in Saskatchewan by Malin Clark, Madhav Sarda, Mariam Alaverdashvili, Thuy Le, Adrian Teare, James Barton, Peter S. Jensen, Anna Felstrom

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Research on Integrated Technology of High Speed Maglev Motoring Control by XU Juan, XIAO Jian, LI Jun, ZHAO Haitao

“…Under the coordination of instructions of the operation control system, integration of logic control, driving control and step change control functions of maglev traction system is realized. …”
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Desplazados medioambientales y Derechos Humanos: una construcción conceptual sine qua non para su protección jurídica internacional | Environmental displaced people and human right... by Daniel Gracia Pérez

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Desplazados medioambientales y Derechos Humanos: una construcción conceptual sine qua non para su protección jurídica internacional | Environmental displaced people and human right... by Daniel Gracia Pérez

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School-based enhanced hearing screening and specialty telehealth follow-up for hearing loss among children in rural Alaska: study protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation... by Samantha Kleindienst Robler, Janet Prvu Bettger, Elizabeth Turner, Alyssa Platt, David Arthur, Philip Hofstetter, Hannah Lane, Tarika Srinivasan, Shayu Deshpande, Matthew Hirschfeld, Susan D. Emmett

“…Methods This will be a hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation stepped wedge, cluster-randomized trial in three representative regions of Alaska. …”
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Early sepsis care with the National Early Warning Score 2-guided Sepsis Hour-1 Bundle in the emergency department: hybrid type 1 effectiveness-implementation pilot stepped wedge ra... by Chi Hung Cheng, Wendy Wing Tak Lam, Rex Pui Kin Lam, Kevin Kei Ching Hung, Chun Tat Lui, Wai Shing Kwok, Eric Ho Yin Lau, Siddharth Sridhar, Peter Yau Tak Ng, Tat Chi Tsang, Matthew Sik Hon Tsui, Colin Alexander Graham, Timothy Hudson Rainer

“…The implementation evaluation will employ mixed methods guided by the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance framework, which includes qualitative and quantitative data from focus group interviews, staff survey and clinical record reviews. …”
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Study design and procedures for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation incomplete stepped-wedge cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a differentiated point-of-care HIV diagnosis and... by Michael E. Herce, Caitlin Cassidy, Alexandra Munson, Jessie K. Edwards, Sarah E. Rutstein, Mitch Matoga, Chimwemwe Kumwenda, Katherine R. Simon, Joep J. van Oosterhout, Carrie M. Cox, Funny Kamanga, Wiza Kumwenda, Sam Phiri, Ethel Rambiki, Agness Thawani, Jacqueline Huwa, Bridget Malewezi, Tisu Mvalo, Agatha Bula, Lameck Chinula, Irving Hoffman, Madeleine A. Squibb, Rose K. Nyirenda, Friday Saidi, Mina C. Hosseinipour, Maganizo B. Chagomerana

“…The primary outcome is reach of infant EID testing by age 6 months in the clinic population. …”
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Demand study of freight transportation via railway of four commodity groups: A case study on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast Route by Maria Estefania Coto-Solano

“…Trends in the expected share were analyzed to identify variables that may improve the attractiveness of the railway service and the participation of clients along the route from the country's main economic activities which includes the following: agriculture & livestock, manufacturing, minerals, and forestry.The four-step transportation model was chosen for its suitability towards this case study; where available data sets were limited, the information was aggregated into yearly values, and the network was defined with few transportation zones. …”
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To fear or not to fear – Human resource development professionals’ positioning towards artificial intelligence with a focus on augmentation by Josef Guggemos

“…In our study, we empirically validate this concept of augmentation strategies and predict the extent to which HRD professionals pursue the five strategies: step in, step up, step forward, step aside, and step narrowly. …”
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Dual Stabilization of the Multidimensional Regression Object at the Given Level by V. S. Mukha, N. F. Kako

“…The control action obtained at the last control step is proposed to be used at the arbitrary control step. …”
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Adaptive Control of Short-Wave Data Transmission System Parameters by V. V. Egorov

“…We consider a problem of adaptive parameter selection of short-wave data transmission systems such as information signal type, noise combating code type and parameters, operating frequency in case of step-by-step control of transmission process in dynamically changing conditions of radio wave propagation and interference environment. …”
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Dual Control of the Extremal Multidimensional Regression Object by V. S. Mukha, N. F. Kako

“…The control action obtained at the last control step is proposed to be used at the arbitrary control step. …”
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Thomas More et l’utilisation du paradoxe comme discours de la méthode by Isabelle Bore

“…Then, we shall focus on Thomas More’s purpose. This second step will emphasize that the juxtaposition of theses and antitheses does not lead to immediate knowledge of the truth but that it reveals the process to be used and the questions to be asked before reaching the truth. …”
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Optimization of the Recycling Process for Aligned Short Carbon Fiber TuFF Composites by Uday Kiran Balaga, Aydin Gunes, Tekin Ozdemir, Chris Blackwell, Mark Davis, Steven Sauerbrunn, Lukas Fuessel, Joseph M. Deitzel, Dirk Heider

“…The optimized thermal cycle for efficient fiber recovery applied a pyrolysis step at 500 °C for 4 h in an inert gas environment and an additional oxidation step at the same temperature for 100 min. …”
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Investigation of Kinetic and Rheological Properties for the Demulsification Process by Ahmed M. Al-Sabagh, Notaila M. Nasser, Tahany M. Abd El-Hamid

“…Hence, five demulsifiers were prepared in two steps. In the first step, the nonyl phenol was polymerized with formaldehyde to obtain five different molecular weights polymers. …”
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Enhanced Retinal Vessel Segmentation Using Dynamic Contrast Stretching and Mathematical Morphology on Fundus Images by El-Mehdi Chakour, Yasmine Mrad, Anass Mansouri, Yaroub Elloumi, Idriss Benatiya Andaloussi, Mohamed Hedi Bedoui, Ali Ahaitouf

“…In this study, we propose an efficient approach combining dynamic contrast stretching (DCS) method, advanced morphological operation–based segmentation, triangle thresholding, and a final postprocessing step. Our preprocessing step enhances the contrast of retinal images acquired under various lighting conditions, enabling reliable and accurate segmentation. …”
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Screw material extrusion of super soft thermoplastic elastomer for additive manufacturing of inflatables by Albert Curmi, Arif Rochman

“…The second step dealt with extruder calibration for 3D printing and then the production of tensile specimens in the XY and Z orientations. …”
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Determining dual-task costs and exploring interindividual responsiveness to an opponent using virtual reality by S. Pastel, A. Schwadtke, A. Krahmer, K. Altrogge, D. Bürger, F. Heilmann, K. Witte

“…Parameters such as step length, gait time, and reaction were measured. …”
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