Enablers and barriers in the professional development of nurses employed full-time at university nursing studies in Croatia: a qualitative study by Lara Vinko, Valentina Koscak, Mia Plenkovic, Ivica Matic, Marta Civljak, Marin Cargo, Vesna Mijoc, Ivana Barac, Sanja Zoranic, Mario Marendic, Marijana Neuberg, Dijana Majstorovic, Alen Brecek, Kata Ivanisevic, Andrea Vuksa, Natasa Skitarelic, Zrinka Puharic, Snjezana Cukljek, Livia Puljak

“…Participants were full-time nurse educators holding teaching positions at 12 university-level nursing programs across Croatia. Data were collected using a semi-structured interview guide and analyzed through reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Factors Associated with Antidiabetic Medications and Dietary Recommendation Adherence Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Godwin Gideon Kwaku Dorvlo, Augustine Kumah, Samuel Kwabena Ofosu, Stephen Henry Afakorzi, Yvette Eyram Avorgbedor, Emmanuel Obot, Chinwe Nnenna Nwogu, Malik Abdul Rahman, Henry Okorie Ugorji, Lawrencia Antoinette Aidoo, Anthony Bless Dogbedo, Abdul - Razak Issah, Abigail Abiba Fuseini, Deborah Terkperkie Kanamitie, Gustav Boni

“…Phone calls were used to collect responses from participants using the structured questionnaire, which included the United Kingdom Diabetes Diet Questionnaire and Morisky Adherence Scale. …”
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Practitioner perspectives on informing decisions in One Health sectors with predictive models by Kim M. Pepin, Keith Carlisle, Richard B. Chipman, Dana Cole, Dean P. Anderson, Michael G. Baker, Jackie Benschop, Michael Bunce, Rachelle N. Binny, Nigel French, Suzie Greenhalgh, Dion RJ O’Neale, Scott McDougall, Fraser J. Morgan, Petra Muellner, Emil Murphy, Michael J. Plank, Daniel M. Tompkins, David TS Hayman

“…We used inductive qualitative analysis of the interview data with iterative coding to identify key themes for maximizing the value of model-based evidence in One Health applications. …”
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Predicting long-term tensile degradation of GFRP rebars embedded in concrete with a reconsidered environmental reduction factor CE by Peng Wang, Yajie Zhou, Yao Lu, Linyuwen Ke, Haoliang Wu, Weiwen Li, Christopher K.Y. Leung

“…Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) has been considered as an advanced material to replace conventional steel reinforcements in concrete structures to address the corrosion issue. The degradation of GFRP rebars, which may threaten both the durability and safety of infrastructures, is a major concern. …”
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Learning new surgical techniques in low and middle income countries, approval processes, and the impact of artificial intelligence by Long Cong Duy Tran, Long Cong Duy Tran, Helal Metwalli, Helal Metwalli, Dat Tien Le, Dat Tien Le, Samuel Amo-Afful, Samuel Amo-Afful, Mario Salib Todry Gerges, Mario Salib Todry Gerges, Hajer Hatim Hassan Ahmed, Hajer Hatim Hassan Ahmed, Dinh Thi Kim Quyen, Dinh Thi Kim Quyen, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Phillip Tran, Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Tien Huy

“…Training in surgery and approval of new techniques in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), usually depends on informal apprenticeship systems, that is often lacking standardization, structured mentorship and produce inconsistent patient outcomes. …”
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Learning to See: Applying Inverse Recurrent Inference Machines to See through Refractive Scattering by Arvin Kouroshnia, Kenny Nguyen, Chunchong Ni, Ali SaraerToosi, Avery E. Broderick

“…We find that we can accurately reconstruct resolved structures at the scale of 3 μ as, well below the nominal instrumental resolution of EHT, 24 μ as.…”
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Application and development of the method of geodynamic zoning for forecasting the geodynamical danger at coal mines of China by Tianwei Lan, Hongwei Zhang, Sheng Li, A. S. Batugin, Weiguo Zhao, Qiang Li, Sujan Sun

“…With the help of this method, the models were created linking the block structures of the crustal tectonic plates and coal minefields. …”
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Evaluation Method for Artificial Reefs Based on Multi-Object Tracking by Zuli Wu, Yifan Song, Xuesen Cui, Shengmao Zhang, Weimin Quan, Yongchuang Shi, Xinquan Xiong, Penglong Li

“…Artificial reefs (ARS) are structures placed in the ocean, and their posture and position affect the placement effect of the reef. …”
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Unacceptable Behaviors Towards Health Professional Clinical Students: Protocol For a Mixed‐Methods Study by Ibrahim S. Al‐Busaidi, Geoff Noller, Jim M. Ross, Andrew R. Gray, Aynsley Peterson, Daniela Aldabe, Joy Rudland, Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, Paul Kane, Susan M. Moffat, Sunyoung Ma, Virginia Jones, Lynley Anderson

“…The second phase will recruit students to participate in semi‐structured interviews. Descriptive and thematic analysis will be applied. …”
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Spinel oxide enables high-temperature self-lubrication in superalloys by Zhengyu Zhang, Eitan Hershkovitz, Qi An, Liping Liu, Xiaoqing Wang, Zhifei Deng, Garrett Baucom, Wenbo Wang, Jing Zhao, Ziming Xin, Lowell Moore, Yi Yao, Md Rezwan Ul Islam, Xin Chen, Bai Cui, Ling Li, Hongliang Xin, Lin Li, Honggyu Kim, Wenjun Cai

“…Our finding demonstrates that spinel oxide can exhibit low COF values at temperatures much higher than conventional solid lubricants with 2D layered or Magnéli structures, suggesting a promising design strategy for self-lubricating high-temperature alloys.…”
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Cloned airway basal progenitor cells to repair fibrotic lung through re-epithelialization by Yu Zhao, Yueqing Zhou, Weipan Zhang, Mingzhe Liu, Jun Duan, Xiaopeng Zhang, Qiwang Ma, Yujia Wang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhongliang Guo, Ting Zhang, Wei Zuo

“…Transplantation of human progenitor cells into the mouse lung efficiently re-epithelializes the injured alveolar area, forms new respiratory tract and saccule-like structures, which ameliorates fibrotic lesions and improves survival of mice. …”
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Systematic literature review as knowledge base for the research efforts towards the inception of a National Programme for Cardiovas-cular Rehabilitation and of a National Electroni... by Mihaela Mandu, Gelu Onose, Cătălina Andrei, Ioana Andone, Aura Spinu, Cristina Popescu, Andreea Lăcraru, Dragoș-Alin Trache, Constantin Munteanu, Vlad Ciobanu, Liliana Andronache, Ștefan Sebastian Busnatu

“…Aim. We aimed at a structured National protocol for cardiovascular rehabilitation, as for a national electronic register for cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Antibacterial phenolic compounds from the flowering plants of Asia and the Pacific: coming to the light by Mazdida Sulaiman, Layane Ebehairy, Veeranoot Nissapatorn, Mohammed Rahmatullah, Jhonnel Villegas, Helina Jean Dupa, Ricksterlie C. Verzosa, Karma G. Dolma, Muhamad Shabaz, Scholastica Lanting, Nor Azizun Rusdi, Nor Hayati Abdullah, Mohammed Khaled Bin Break, Teng Jin Khoo, Wei Wang, Christophe Wiart

“…Context The emergence of pan-resistant bacteria requires the development of new antibiotics and antibiotic potentiators.Objective This review identifies antibacterial phenolic compounds that have been identified in Asian and Pacific Angiosperms from 1945 to 2023 and analyzes their strengths and spectra of activity, distributions, molecular masses, solubilities, modes of action, structures-activities, as well as their synergistic effects with antibiotics, toxicities, and clinical potential.Methods All data in this review was compiled from Google Scholar, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, and library search; other sources were excluded. …”
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Developing a Cloud and IoT-Integrated Remote Laboratory to Enhance Education 4.0: An Approach for FPGA-Based Motor Control by Héctor A. Guerrero-Osuna, Fabián García-Vázquez, Salvador Ibarra-Delgado, Marcela E. Mata-Romero, Jesús Antonio Nava-Pintor, Gerardo Ornelas-Vargas, Rodrigo Castañeda-Miranda, Víktor I. Rodríguez-Abdalá, Luis Octavio Solís-Sánchez

“…The testing phase involved 50 robotics and mechatronics engineering students who participated in hands-on sessions for one month, followed by a structured survey evaluating their experience, interaction, and the educational relevance of the platform. …”
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A comprehensive review of machine learning for heart disease prediction: challenges, trends, ethical considerations, and future directions by Raman Kumar, Raman Kumar, Sarvesh Garg, Rupinder Kaur, M. G. M. Johar, Sehijpal Singh, Sehijpal Singh, Soumya V. Menon, Pulkit Kumar, Pulkit Kumar, Ali Mohammed Hadi, Shams Abbass Hasson, Jasmina Lozanović

“…This review showcases the progression of ML approaches from traditional classifiers to hybrid DL structures and federated learning (FL) frameworks. It also discusses ethical issues, dataset limitations, and model transparency. …”
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Weighted Echo State Graph Neural Networks Based on Robust and Epitaxial Film Memristors by Zhenqiang Guo, Guojun Duan, Yinxing Zhang, Yong Sun, Weifeng Zhang, Xiaohan Li, Haowan Shi, Pengfei Li, Zhen Zhao, Jikang Xu, Biao Yang, Yousef Faraj, Xiaobing Yan

“…Abstract Hardware system customized toward the demands of graph neural network learning would promote efficiency and strong temporal processing for graph‐structured data. However, most amorphous/polycrystalline oxides‐based memristors commonly have unstable conductance regulation due to random growth of conductive filaments. …”
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Factors influencing reducing sedentary time in home office employees by Alan Coffey, Iris Parés-Salomón, Judit Bort-Roig, Karin I. Proper, Deirdre Walsh, Päivi Reckman, Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas, Anna M. Señé-Mir, Anna M. Puig-Ribera, Kieran P. Dowd

“…This qualitative study employed semi-structured focus groups and interviews with desk-based employees to investigate perspectives on the factors influencing their ability to reduce their sedentary behaviours in a home-office context. …”
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Communication Medium Used by Clients and Health Professionals in Accessing and Providing Healthcare in Low Resource Setting: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Mathias Dongyele, Daniel Ansong, Francis Adjei Osei, Evans Xorse Amuzu, Nicholas Karikari Mensah, Alfred Kwame Owusu, Bright Atta Dankwa, Samuel Frimpong Odoom, Joseph Bonney, Duncan Adjei, Anne Amusu, Emmanuel Kofi Akowuah, Kelvin Lartey, Seth Christopher Yaw Appiah, Sam Newton

“…Cross-sectional design was employed with a multilevel sampling method to select a total of 650 participants consisting of 303 clients, 303 health workers, and 44 hospital directorate managers for the study. A structured survey questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. …”
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Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT ‘EM) Survey. VI. Confirmation of a Long-period Giant Planet Discovered with a Single TESS Transit by Zahra Essack, Diana Dragomir, Paul A. Dalba, Matthew P. Battley, David R. Ciardi, Karen A. Collins, Steve B. Howell, Matias I. Jones, Stephen R. Kane, Eric E. Mamajek, Christopher R. Mann, Ismael Mireles, Dominic Oddo, Lauren A. Sgro, Keivan G. Stassun, Solene Ulmer-Moll, Cristilyn N. Watkins, Samuel W. Yee, Carl Ziegler, Allyson Bieryla, Ioannis Apergis, Khalid Barkaoui, Rafael Brahm, Edward M. Bryant, Thomas M. Esposito, Pedro Figueira, Benjamin J. Fulton, Samuel Gill, Andrew W. Howard, Howard Isaacson, Alicia Kendall, Nicholas Law, Michael B. Lund, Andrew W. Mann, Rachel A. Matson, Felipe Murgas, Enric Palle, Samuel N. Quinn, Alexandre Revol, Suman Saha, Richard P. Schwarz, Ramotholo Sefako, Avi Shporer, Ivan A. Strakhov, Steven Villanueva Jr., George R. Ricker, Roland Vanderspek, David W. Latham, Sara Seager, Joshua N. Winn, Pau Bosch-Cabot, Kevin I. Collins, Raquel Forés-Toribio, Fabian Rodriguez Frustagia, Eric Girardin, Ian J. Helm, Pablo Lewin, Jose A. Muñoz, Patrick Newman, Peter Plavchan, Gregor Srdoc, Chris Stockdale, Anaël Wünsche, Mario Billiani, Martin Davy, Alex Douvas, Keiichi Fukui, Bruno Guillet, Cory Ostrem, Michael Rushton, Angsar Schmidt, Andrea Finardi, Patrice Girard, Tateki Goto, Julien S. de Lambilly, Liouba Leroux, Fabrice Mortecrette, John W. Pickering, Michael Primm, Marc Ribot, Ethan Teng, Aad Verveen, Stefan Will, Mark Ziegler

“…The planet was detected as a single-transit event in data from Sector 40 of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission. …”
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Using a “Kickoff” to build implementation partner teams and action plans for active implementation of a quality improvement project by Sean A. Baird, Sean A. Baird, Teresa M. Damush, Teresa M. Damush, Teresa M. Damush, Teresa M. Damush, Nicholas A. Rattray, Nicholas A. Rattray, Nicholas A. Rattray, Nicholas A. Rattray, Lauren S. Penney, Lauren S. Penney, Lauren S. Penney, Edward J. Miech, Edward J. Miech, Edward J. Miech, Edward J. Miech, Barbara J. Homoya, Jared Ferguson, Laura J. Myers, Laura J. Myers, Laura J. Myers, Laura J. Myers, Dawn M. Bravata, Dawn M. Bravata, Dawn M. Bravata, Dawn M. Bravata, Dawn M. Bravata

“…The PREVENT kickoff was designed from multiple frameworks: theory of change principles for process improvement; Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR); social learning models; and systems redesign. Data collected included pre-kickoff planning documents and post-kickoff debriefs from the PREVENT national team, Audience Response System (ARS) data, post-kickoff site participant evaluations and semi-structured interviews.ResultsSite team participants reflected positively on the framework driven, interactive and interpersonal design elements, team building, and action plan exercises, and found them useful for a successful project launch. …”
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