Patient buy-in to social prescribing through link workers as part of person-centred care: a realist evaluation by Stephanie Tierney, Geoffrey Wong, Debra Westlake, Amadea Turk, Steven Markham, Jordan Gorenberg, Joanne Reeve, Caroline Mitchell, Kerryn Husk, Sabi Redwood, Tony Meacock, Catherine Pope, Beccy Baird, Kamal R Mahtani

“…Data were coded and developed into context–mechanism–outcome configurations, which were used to produce a programme theory. …”
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The potential of carbon emission reduction through the transition to battery electric vehicles by W. Kongwee, W. Achariyaviriya, D. Rinchumphu, P. Suttakul, A. Achariyaviriya, N. Chanpichaigosol, V. Vichiensan, M. Kii, P. Iamtrakul, Y. Hayashi

“…The study objectives were to explore the carbon reduction potential of the transition to electric vehicles and develops methods for estimating carbon emissions using micro-simulations.METHODS: The Multi-Agent Transport Simulation was used for simulation of the traffic in Phuket, Thailand. …”
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Evaluating the strength of industrial wastesbased concrete reinforced with steel fiber using advanced machine learning by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Viroon Kamchoom, Ahmed M. Ebid, Shadi Hanandeh, Susana Monserrat Zurita Polo, Vilma Fernanda Noboa Silva, Rodney Orlando Santillán Murillo, Rolando Fabián Zabala Vizuete, Paul Awoyera, Siva Avudaiappan

“…Also, accuracies of developed models were evaluated by comparing sum of squared error (SSE), mean absolute error (MAE), mean squared error (MSE), root mean squared error (RMSE), Error (%), Accuracy (%) and coefficient of determination (R2), correlation coefficient (R), willmott index (WI), Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE), Kling–Gupta efficiency (KGE) and symmetric mean absolute percentage error (SMAPE) between predicted and calculated values of the output. …”
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Enhancing deep learning methods for brain metastasis detection through cross-technique annotations on SPACE MRI by Tassilo Wald, Benjamin Hamm, Julius C. Holzschuh, Rami El Shafie, Andreas Kudak, Balint Kovacs, Irada Pflüger, Bastian von Nettelbladt, Constantin Ulrich, Michael Anton Baumgartner, Philipp Vollmuth, Jürgen Debus, Klaus H. Maier-Hein, Thomas Welzel

“…Multiple DL methods were developed with NAQ or HAQ using either SPACE or MRPAGE images and evaluated on their detection performance using positive predictive value (PPV), sensitivity, and F1 score and on their delineation performance using volumetric Dice similarity coefficient, PPV, and sensitivity on one internal and four additional test datasets (660 patients). …”
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Usefulness of Interventions Using a Smartphone Cognitive Behavior Therapy Application for Children With Mental Health Disorders: Prospective, Single-Arm, Uncontrolled Clinical Tria... by Shinichiro Nagamitsu, Ayumi Okada, Ryoichi Sakuta, Ryuta Ishii, Kenshi Koyanagi, Chizu Habukawa, Takashi Katayama, Masaya Ito, Ayako Kanie, Ryoko Otani, Takeshi Inoue, Tasuku Kitajima, Naoki Matsubara, Chie Tanaka, Chikako Fujii, Yoshie Shigeyasu, Michiko Matsuoka, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Masaru Horikoshi

“… Abstract BackgroundThe prevalence of mental health disorders among children in Japan has increased rapidly, and these children often show depressive symptoms and reduced quality of life (QOL). We previously developed a smartphone-based self-monitoring app to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), implemented it in healthy children, and reported its effectiveness for health promotion. …”
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Evolution of Innovative Surgical Techniques Using the Example of Selective Splenorenal Anastomosis Surgery by A. Yu. Anisimov, F. B. Mavlonov, D. E. Erkinova, A. I. Andreev, R. A. Ibragimov, E. Yu. Mandryka

“…The suggested intraoperative maneuver of vascular exposure has a minimal risk of developing specific complications associated with the approach to the vessels of the left retroperitoneal space.Seven days after the operation, patients in both groups showed a decrease in the size of the portal and splenic veins and the volume of the spleen. …”
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Internet-Based Dementia Prevention Intervention (DementiaRisk): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial and Knowledge Translation by Anthony J Levinson, Stephanie Ayers, Sandra Clark, Rebekah Woodburn, Maureen Dobbins, Dante Duarte, Roland Grad, Nick Kates, Sharon Marr, Doug Oliver, Alexandra Papaioannou, Karen Saperson, Henry Siu, Gillian Strudwick, Richard Sztramko, Sarah Neil-Sztramko

“… BackgroundResearch has shown that engaging in a range of healthy lifestyles or behavioral factors can help reduce the risk of developing dementia. Improved knowledge of modifiable risk factors for dementia may help engage people to reduce their risk, with beneficial impacts on individual and public health. …”
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Architectural interventions in the Palace of the Admiral of Aragón in Valencia (early 20th century) by Antonio Gómez Gil

“…The first is its courtyard, which fits into the developed standards in all states of the old Crown of Aragón, talking about either the ones currently in Spain or those existing in France or Italy. …”
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Assessment of the carcinogenic potential of particulate matter generated from 3D printing devices in Balb/c 3T3-1-1 cells by CheolHong Lim, DongSeok Seo

“…Therefore, occupational accidents involving teachers who have developed sarcoma have not been officially recognized. …”
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Evaluating the performance of herd-specific long short-term memory models to identify automated health alerts associated with a ketosis diagnosis in early-lactation cows by N. Taechachokevivat, B. Kou, T. Zhang, M.E. Montes, J.P. Boerman, J.S. Doucette, R.C. Neves

“…Six LSTM models were developed to identify HAK 1, 2, and 3 d before farm diagnosis using historic cow-level data with varying time series lengths. …”
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Kirjeldamisest lavastamiseni. Loovuurimuslik vaade / From Describing to Staging: A Practice-as-Research Look by Karl Saks, Hedi-Liis Toome, Anu Sööt, Ele Viskus

“…The research shows that using ekphrasis and thin and thick description—methods used in other fields—is a fruitful practice and the description based exercises are later useful in their professional career as directors. We argue that we developed a model that is potentially universal, repeatable and useful and the authors recommend using it in teaching some other art studies. …”
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Stem rust in Western Siberia – race composition and effective resistance genes by V. P. Shamanin, I. V. Pototskaya, S. S. Shepelev, V. E. Pozherukova, E. A. Salina, E. S. Skolotneva, D. Hodson, M. Hovmøller, M. Patpour, A. I. Morgounov

“…These sources are recommended for inclusion in the breeding process for developing stem rust resistant varieties in the region.…”
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Sociological Explanation of Factors Affecting the Prevalence of Child Marriage (Case Study: Dishmok City) by Nasrollah Nosratikhah, Seyed Samad Beheshty, Maryam Mokhtari

“…Data were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire administered to a sample of 355 individuals selected through a multi-stage random sampling technique. …”
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A BASE NACIONAL COMUM CURRICULAR E EDUCAÇÃO NO/DO CAMPO: uma relação de (in)consistência by Raimunda Aurea Dias de Sousa, Alberto Filho Coelho Amorim

“…Thus, it aims to understand the (in) consistency relationship between BNCC and education in/of the field in what it refers to reality experienced by peasants as a fundamental condition for their existence. This research was developed with students and teachers of the state school Malaquias Mendes da Silva, located in the District of Rajada - Petrolina - PE, based on the quantitative / qualitative analysis of the data collected. …”
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Predicting the Flexural Modulus of Variable Pitch Angle, Porous Bouligand Structured 3D Printed Polymer by Praveenkumar S. Patil, Edward D. McCarthy, Parvez Alam

“…Our aim was to simply and parametrically develop an analytical model that would capture the influences of both porosity and polymer fibre pitch angle on the flexural modulus of the material. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TECHNOLOGY SUBSTITUTING INPATIENT TREATMENT DURING THE MEDICAL CARE PROVISION TO WOMEN WITH BENIGN GYNECOLOGICAL NEOPLASMS by A. A. Lobganidze, B. L. Tsivyan

“…By Taking into account the obtained results, an organizational experiment on introducing substituting technologies followed by evaluating the effectiveness of their use was developed and implemented on the basis of the medical institutions in one of the districts of St. …”
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Understanding the Phenomenon of Smuggling from the Perspective of Activists Known as “Shoti” by Ali Feizolahi, Zahra Rezaeinasab, Shabnam Yari

“…Background conditions included structuralization of smuggling, which referred to the circumstances that not only pushed individuals into smuggling, but also created opportunities for it. Economic underdevelopment highlighted the economic disparity of the studied region compared to more developed areas of the country. …”
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Kinetics of flocculation of kaolinite by chitosan-based flocculants and the floc structure by Ting XIAO, Wenjie ZOU, Kexin YU, Xuqin DUAN, Zhijun ZHANG, Ruijing XU

“…However, it requires large dosages and contains residual toxic monomers. Developing green, efficient flocculants with multiple active sites is vital for creating an efficient solid–liquid separation process with a low dosage of flocculants, enabling efficient treatment and recycling of mineral processing wastewater. …”
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Investigating waste management strategies in the extended producer responsibility in Iran by Hassan Passandideh Tashakori, Parvin Farshchi, Dariush Karimi, Seyed Masoud Monavari

“…Introduction: In many developed countries, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which is among the successful waste management programs, has been adopted and implemented as a policy approach. …”
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Square a Multi-Digit Number on 8 Processors in a Parallel Computational Model by Andrii Tereshchenko

“…A method for implementing the squaring operation of a 4-digit number in eight one-digit multiplications is developed, which is one multiplication less than in the Karatsuba method, which is performed recursively. …”
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