Barriers and facilitators to implementing person-centred dementia care in long-term care facilities in Western and Asian countries: a scoping review by Xin Guan, A-min Duan, Gong-kai Xin, Gong-kai Xin, Jan Oyebode, Yu Liu

“…BackgroundThere is a gap between the principles of person-centred dementia care and their actual implementation. However, scoping reviews of the barriers and facilitators to implementing person-centred dementia care in long-term care facilities for Western countries and Asian countries are lacking.ObjectiveTo identify and compare the barriers and facilitators to implementing person-centred dementia care in long-term care facilities between Western and Asian countries.MethodsIn line with Arksey and O’Malley’s methodology, a scoping review was conducted and is reported following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. …”
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Implementation of RT-RAA and CRISPR/Cas13a for an NiV Point-of-Care Test: A Promising Tool for Disease Control by Jingqi Yin, Jin Cui, Hui Zheng, Tingting Guo, Rong Wei, Zhou Sha, Shaopeng Gu, Bo Ni

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Implementation of a Priority-based Energy Management Scheme with a common control strategy for PV and battery integrated Shunt Active Filters by Muhammad Rayyan Fazal, Mohamad Alaa Eddin Alali, Tanguy Phulpin, Romain Le Forestier, Christophe Goasguen

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Implementing intelligent nursing interventions to enhance self-efficacy and hospital readiness in parents of preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Hong Zhang, Kang Lin, Shaoyan Zhang, Zhihan Zhang, Wenxia Zheng, Zhenyu Chen, Zibin Lin, Niyang Lin

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Barriers and enablers to implementing on-farm sustainable land management (SLM) practices among smallholder farmers in Mphanama, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Ephias Mugari, Emogine Mamabolo, Norman Mathebula, Tlou E. Mogale, Makgabo Johanna Mashala, Kabisheng Mabitsela, Kwabena K. Ayisi

“…Key findings indicate that farmers with extended residency in the village were more likely to implement conservation measures such as terracing, although financial stability and irrigation usage positively impacted the simultaneous implementation of various SLM practices. …”
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Deaths, infections, and herd immunity in the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative study of the strategies for disease containment implemented in Peru and the United Kingdom by Jeel Moya-Salazar, Betsy Cañari, Nahomi Zuñiga, Alexis Jaime-Quispe, Victor Rojas-Zumaran, Hans Contreras-Pulache

“…Mortality, case fatality, and infection rates documented within the first 55 days after the first COVID-19 case report in the United Kingdom and the start of the WHO-recommended containment and prevention strategy implementation in Peru were evaluated. Additionally, the impact of applying HI, according to WHO guidelines, as the initial strategy in Peru was simulated. …”
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Development and Implementation of a Self-Management Intervention Program for Patients with Esophageal and Gastric Varices Secondary to Liver Cirrhosis Under Collaborative Care by Li M, Xie XE, Qin X, Wu T, Bian ZL

“…Quality of life assessments also revealed superior scores in the intervention group (P < 0.05). Additionally, the intervention group had significantly lower rates of unplanned readmissions (5.00% vs 20.51%, P < 0.05) and rebleeding (10.00% vs 30.77%, P < 0.05) compared to the control group. …”
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Barriers to the implementation of large-scale electronic health record systems in primary healthcare centers: a mixed-methods study in Saudi Arabia by Haitham Alzghaibi, Hayley A. Hutchings

“…Additionally, unclear software selection criteria contributed to integration difficulties. …”
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Development and implementation of a digital clinical decision support system to increase the quality of primary healthcare delivery in a refugee setting in Chad by B. Matthys, N. Monnier, M. Ngaradoumadji, Y. Toubangue, P. Delcroix, M. Pereira, T. Schmitz, J. Armour-Marshall, M. Zahorka, K. Sugimoto, M. Léchenne, D. Revault, K. Wyss, A. Montolnan

“…From January 2019 to June 2023, we developed and implemented a digital, tablet-based CDSS for children aged 2–59 months. …”
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Real-Time Implementation of Hybrid Visible Light/Infrared Communications Supporting Full-Range Dynamic Dimming Control by Shixin Liu, Xiaodi You, Jian Chen, Changyuan Yu, Chaoran Xiong, Mingyi Gao, Gangxiang Shen

“…Implementing dimming control in visible light communication (VLC) systems often involves a trade-off that reduces data rates. …”
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Characterizing changes to harm reduction site operations in British Columbia following the implementation of the decriminalization of drugs: Findings from a provincial survey by Farihah Ali, Cayley Russell, Justine Law, Sameer Imtiaz, Juls Budau, Rita Shahin, Laura MacKinnon, Dylan Griffith, Sean Patenaude, Jessica Xavier, Jürgen Rehm

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Therapist experiences with implementation of blended (iCBT and face-to-face) treatment of alcohol use disorder (Blend-A): mixed methods study by Kristine Tarp, Kristine Tarp, Kristine Tarp, Regina Christiansen, Regina Christiansen, Randi Bilberg, Caroline Dalsgaard, Caroline Dalsgaard, Simone Borkner, Simone Borkner, Marie Folker, Anette S. Nielsen, Anette S. Nielsen, Anette S. Nielsen

“…Eleven therapists participated in focus group interviews for qualitative data collection, and an additional three semi-structured interviews were recorded, transcribed, and subsequently analyzed using the Normalization Process Theory.ResultsWe found that the therapists generally had a positive experience with implementing blended face-to-face and internet-based treatment for alcohol use disorder and that their motivation to implement increased. …”
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Assessing tafenoquine implementation in Brazil: a qualitative evaluation of perceptions of healthcare providers and Plasmodium vivax patients (QualiTRuST Study) by Alicia P. C. Santos, Marcelo A. M. Brito, Ana P. S. Oliveira, Rafaela N. Dávila, Hiran S. S. Gama, Evellyn A. R. T. Silva, Hélio A. Amazonas Jr., Patrícia C. S. Balieiro, Rosilene Rufatto, Penny Grewal Daumerie, Cássio R. L. Peterka, Dhélio Batista Pereira, Marcus V. G. Lacerda, Felipe L. G. Murta

“…The findings underscore the importance of adaptive training to optimize P. vivax radical cure implementation.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 testing strategies for a safe (post-)pandemic implementation of school music trips and their impact on participants’ health by Linus Fritz Felix Möckel, Samipa Pudasaini, Kira Louisa Boldt, Fabian Holert, Anna Slagman, Stefanie Theuring, Frank Mockenhaupt, Martin Möckel

“…Following this, the perceived risk of infection significantly increased in the students’ group (p = 0.019). Additionally, anxiety symptoms [as measured using generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)-7 score] and the fear of getting infected marginally increased in students. …”
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A Framework for Distributed Orchestration of Cyber-Physical Systems: An Energy Trading Case Study by Kostas Siozios

“…Experimental results validate the efficiency of proposed solution, since it achieves average energy cost reduction of 2×, as compared to the associated cost from the main grid. Additionally, the hardware implementation of the introduced framework onto a low-cost embedded device achieves near real-time operation with comparable performance to state-of-the-art computational intensive solvers.…”
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Navigating Uncertainty in Sustainability Assurance: Challenges of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive in Romania and Austria by Julia Baldauf, Cristina Circa, Alin-Constantin Dumitrescu, Sabine Graschitz

“…The implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires assurance on sustainability reports for numerous companies, has reached different implementation stages throughout the EU. …”
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Problem-Based Learning by Nosihle Veronica Sithole, Matsolo Claurina Mokhampanyane

“…The study's findings revealed that a lack of innovative skills and knowledge to construct problem cases, Inadequate time to prepare problems for PBL, and the Inability of systems to find accounting-related cases are major challenges for the implementation of PBL. Additionally, Problem-Based Learning can be effectively implemented by availing systems to search for accounting information, providing clear guidance, and peer evaluation and review of the Problem-Based Learning process. …”
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UAV-Mounted Tank for Processing Agricultural Land with Liquid Agrochemicals by A. G. Magdin, A. D. Pripadchev, A. A. Gorbunov, D. V. Domovetskikh

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Bridging policy and practice in climate change education: evidence from Northeast Thailand by Nattapon Meekaew, Denpong Saenkum

“…While research has examined CCE implementation in developed countries, little is known about effective delivery in climate-vulnerable regions. …”
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Municipal democracy: development trends in the materials of law enforcement practice by Ekaterina S. Shugrina

“…The involvement of the population is increasingly declared as an additional investment tool. The analysis of law enforcement practice shows the emergence of new forms of participation of citizens in the implementation of local self-government, which either do not have proper legal regulation, or it is fragmentary, carried out mainly by bylaws. …”
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