Exploring grant writing coaching and its role in professional development of health equity investigators: A qualitative study by Yulia A. Levites Strekalova, Selin Kavak, Vanessa Caridad Rodriguez, Sara Midence, Lee S. Caplan, Winston Thompson, Muhammed Y. Idris, Jonathan Stiles, Priscilla Pemu, Alexander Quarshie, Adriana Baez, Maritza Salazar Campo, Elizabeth Ofili

“…Methods: This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with 16 NIH-funded investigators who served as coaches within the NRMN-SETH program. …”
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Application of Jane Jacobs’ Theory in the Analysis of the Borders of Territory Monitoring in Urban Spaces from Citizens’ Points of View in Bandar Abbas by Amirhamzeh Shahbazi, Esmaeil zakerimnabi, Alireza Shahbazi

“…To analyze the research data, non-parametric statistical inference models were utilized. …”
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Hypoglycemic natural products with in vivo activities and their mechanisms: a review by Wenyi Ma, Longgao Xiao, Haiyang Liu, Xiaojiang Hao

“…Natural products (NPs) are a reservoir of diverse structures and bioactivities with low toxicity and less side effects. …”
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A New Robust Algorithm for Fault-Plane Parameters Identification: The 2009 L’Aquila (Central Italy) Seismic Sequence Case by Annarita Mangiacapra, Zaccaria Petrillo, Sergio Scippacercola, Luisa Valoroso, Rosa Nappi, Giuliana Alessio, Simona Tripaldi

“…The study of the hypocenter distribution of seismic events related to fault structures is a crucial topic since it is linked to the geological features and to the dynamics of an investigated area. …”
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Role of multi-phonon and high-spin states on the quasi-elastic barrier distributions of massive systems by P.W. Wen, O. Chuluunbaatar, P. Descouvemont, A.A. Gusev, C.J. Lin, S.I. Vinitsky

“…The shapes and peaks of QE barrier distributions serve as fingerprints of nuclear structures and reaction dynamics. Couplings to collective movements can lead to distinctive peaks in the barrier distributions, but the role of multi-phonon and high-spin states has not been thoroughly investigated. …”
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Waste and well-being: Examining waste management challenges and disease burden among marginalized populations in Ghana by Kwame Anokye, Abigail Okyere Darko, Portia Agyemang, Luther Kwabi Adjei, Mary Wejaamo Ayeriga, Douti Nang Biyogue, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Bosompem Ahunoabobirim Agya, Stephen Sodoke, Awal Ahmed Mohammed

“…Drawing on academic literature, policy documents, and institutional reports, the study critically examines existing governance structures and evaluates the relevance of circular economy (CE) principles to the Ghanaian context. …”
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Application of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in a Group Format for Adults: A Scoping Review Protocol by Machiko Kajiwara, Noriko Kato, Motohiro Nishiuchi, Hiroko Fujisato, Kyousuke Kaneko, Hironori Kuga, Masaya Ito

“…Therefore, we have prepared a scoping review protocol to clarify the fields, participant characteristics, intervention structures, and therapist training methods related to group-format UP, aiming to facilitate its implementation across diverse regions and contexts. …”
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A qualitative exploration of perioperative subjective experiences of colorectal cancer patients undergoing fast-track surgery by Meng Zou, Jia Xu, Fang Chen, Na Wang, Shutong Long, Haibin Wu, Wei Wang, Xiaoting Zhang, Chunli Zeng, Li Chen, Lan Zhang, Xu Zhang

“…We purposively sampled 12 colorectal cancer patients. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis to uncover the emotional and psychological nuances of the patients’ experiences. …”
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Examining the influence of work environment and compensation on employee job satisfaction: A case study of Al-Hoty Analytical Services in Bahrain by Marwan Milhem, Ali Ateeq, Mohammed Alzoraiki, Masooma Sayed Husain, Ahmed Yahia Mustafa Alastal

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26. …”
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Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea by Lisa M. Vallely, Priscilla Poga, Michaela A. Riddell, Handan Wand, Alice Mengi, Steven G. Badman, John Bolnga, Delly Babona, William S. Pomat, Somu Nosi, Andrew J. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…Analysis of qualitative data used deductive and inductive thematic analysis applying Sekhon, Cartwright and Francis’ acceptability theoretical framework. …”
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A Prioritization Framework for Adaptation Responses for Climate Change-Induced Erosion in Island Beaches—Cases from the Aegean Islands, Greece by Isavela N. Monioudi, Dimitris Chatzistratis, Theodoros Chalazas, Antonis E. Chatzipavlis, Adonis F. Velegrakis, Olympos P. Andreadis, Efstratios N. Monioudis, Antigoni Nikolaou, Thomas Hasiotis

“…It combines socio-economic information with beach erosion projections from morphodynamic models to rank beach vulnerability in a structured, ‘holistic’ manner. It involves the collation of various beach geo-spatial environmental and socio-economic data, which are then combined with erosion projections under different climatic scenarios. …”
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Understanding Referral Patterns for Bone Mineral Density Testing among Family Physicians: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Sarah E. P. Munce, Sonya Allin, Leslie Carlin, Joanna Sale, Gillian Hawker, Sandra Kim, Debra A. Butt, Irene Polidoulis, Karen Tu, Susan B. Jaglal

“…Twenty-two FPs took part in a semi-structured interview lasting approximately 30 minutes. …”
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Re-use of Building Products in the Netherlands by Loriane Icibaci

“…The proposed conceptual model evolved from a composition of concepts adapted from the Industrial Ecology theoretical background to represent the system of the typical commercial practice of reuse of building products in the Netherlands, supplied by-products derived from the housing stock, and are centralized on the role of the practitioner. Accordingly, the data collection and most findings from the qualitative analysis departed from clustering information structured by the preconceived theoretical framework. …”
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Identifiying and Prioritizing the Iran’s Handicrafts Export Challenges (the Case of Marquetry) by Reza Karimi Mehrani, Hamid Reza Irani, Mostafa Esmaeili Mahyari

“…Methodology This study adopts a descriptive and analytical approach, employing both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Initially, data on the challenges facing Iran's handicraft exports were gathered through a combination of library research, fieldwork, and semi-structured interviews with experts. …”
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A scoping review of nausea, vomiting and retching measurement methods in children with cancer by Celeste LY. Ewig, Wai Yin Yung, Hobart Ho Man Ng, Cho Lee Wong, Alex Wing Kwan Leung, Chi-kong Li, Yin Ting Cheung

“…In the assessment of NVR, structured surveys were the most commonly used instrument for NVR assessment (75%) and the use of patient diaries (50%). …”
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Micronutrients are drivers of abundance, richness, and composition of soil insect communities in tropical rainforests by Miquel Ferrín, Dolores Asensio, Albert Gargallo‐Garriga, Oriol Grau, Joan Llusià, Laura Màrquez, Jérôme Murienne, Romà Ogaya, Jérôme Orivel, Jordi Sardans, Ivan A. Janssens, Josep Peñuelas, Guille Peguero

“…Abstract Communities of soil insects in tropical rainforests are among the richest and most complex, but the mechanisms structuring them remain mostly unknown. Identifying whether nutrient availability plays a relevant role in the assembly of these communities poses several challenges due to the diverse nutritional requirements of insects. …”
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Results of the first Russian survey of retinologists “SETCHAtochkaRU” by E. V. Bobykin, R. R. Fayzrakhmanov, S. Yu. Golubev, T. I. Dibaev, O. V. Zaytseva, V. N. Kazaikin, E. A. Larina, D. S. Maltsev, N. V. Neroeva, P. A. Nechiporenko, I. E. Panova, A. A. Plyukhova, S. N. Tultseva, A. Zh. Fursova, F. E. Shadrichev, M. M. Shishkin

“…Modern retinology includes various areas of diagnostics (including visualization of eye structures, electrophysiological and genetic methods), as well as drug, laser and microsurgical treatment and rehabilitation of the patients. …”
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The perspective and experiences of significant others on electroconvulsive therapy by Pieter-Jan Geerts, Pieter-Jan Geerts, Souad Abihi, Nele Van De Velde, Chris Baeken, Chris Baeken, Chris Baeken, Chris Baeken, Chris Baeken, Gilbert Lemmens, Gilbert Lemmens, Sofie Verhaeghe, Sofie Verhaeghe, Sofie Verhaeghe

“…SOs value transparent communication from psychiatrists and seek structured support systems to navigate practical and emotional challenges. …”
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Feasibility, Accuracy, and Reproducibility of Aortic Valve Sizing for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Using Virtual Reality by Dominika Kanschik, Jafer Haschemi, Houtan Heidari, Kathrin Klein, Shazia Afzal, Oliver Maier, Kerstin Piayda, Stephan Binneboesssel, Goeksen Oezaslan, Raphael R. Bruno, Gerald Antoch, Artur Lichtenberg, Felix Fleissner, Maximillian Scherner, Malte Kelm, Tobias Zeus, Christian Jung

“…Furthermore, excellent or good intra‐ and interobserver reliability could be demonstrated for all values. In a structured questionnaire, users reported that VR simplified anatomical understanding, improved 3D comprehension of adjacent structures, and was associated with very good self‐perceived depth perception. …”
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Feature extraction and classification of digital rock images via pre-trained convolutional neural network and unsupervised machine learning by Masashige Shiga, Masao Sorai, Tetsuya Morishita, Masaatsu Aichi, Naoki Nishiyama, Takashi Fujii

“…The application of USML methods enables us to reduce dimensionality and uncover latent structures in the data without supervision. We tested the effectiveness of our method through three distinct case studies that include a wide variety of porous structures and found high classification accuracy using DenseNet and t-SNE or UMAP. …”
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