Method for detecting rough road index using iot sensor fusion and v2v interaction for efficient road infrastructure management by Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Damodar Reddy Edla

“…By deploying multi sensor module into proposed model, real-time road surface data is collected and processed to classify them into flat clean or bumpy rough categories based on their smoothness index. …”
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Factors that support home deaths for patients receiving at-home palliative and end-of-life care: a sequential mixed-methods explanatory study by Kelley Kilpatrick, Émilie Allard, Mira Jabbour, Eric Tchouaket

“…Administrative data from a not-for-profit at-home palliative care organization in Québec Canada from 2015 to 2024 (n = 5931) and 73 semi-structured interviews with patients receiving PEoLC, caregivers, service providers and decision-makers were collected. …”
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Adaptation of the Stakeholders’ Walkability/Wheelability Audit in Neighborhoods (SWAN) Tool for Individuals With Diverse Disabilities: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Atiya Mahmood, Farinaz Rikhtehgaran, Rojan Nasiri, Niloofar Hedayati, Sepehr Pandsheno, Aislynn Sharrock, Diana Juanita Mora, Sogol Haji Hosseini, François Routhier, W.Ben Mortenson

“…The results are expected to be published in March 2025. To date, data collection is ongoing, and we are currently in the process of data analysis. …”
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A new golden era in island biogeography by Jose Maria Fernandez-Palacios, Christoph Kueffer, Donald Drake

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Comparison of Random Forest and Support Vector Machine Methods in Sentiment Analysis of Student Satisfaction Questionnaire Comments at ITB STIKOM Bali by Purnama Sidik, I Made Gede Sunarya, I Gede Aris Gunadi

“…The research involved several stages, including literature review, data collection, preprocessing, transformation, data mining, evaluation, and visualization. …”
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Pilot Implementation of HIV Self-Testing Delivery in Private Pharmacies Combined With a Respondent-Driven Sampling Method to Improve HIV Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men and T... by Chhavarath Dary, Olivier Ségéral, Joseph Larmarange, Emilie Mosnier, Mohamed Ben Mechlia, Vichea Ouk, Bruno Spire, Vonthanak Saphonn

“…Approval of the study protocol was successfully obtained from the NECHR in Cambodia and the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) in France (Autorisation Tacite) in February 2025. Data collection will be conducted between September 2024 and December 2025. …”
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Predictive modelling methods of hospital readmission risks for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review protocol by Maude Laberge, Paolo Landa, André Côté, Balkissa Tonde, Metogara Mohamed Traore

“…A meta-analysis using a random-effects model will be conducted if at least five external validation studies are available for the same prediction model.Ethics and dissemination This research is based exclusively on published studies and does not involve the collection of primary data collection from patients. …”
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Paediatric liver transplantation—improving health care through needs assessment, screening and interventions: protocol for a mixed-methods study by Elke Lainka, Laura Inhestern, Lene Marie Johannsen, Angela Buchholz, Jana Winzig, Sanna Higgen, Bianca Hegen, Stefanie Kraft, Jun Oh

“…The aims are to collect quantitative data from n=125 cases and to conduct n=10–12 interviews per group. …”
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Why Are Multinational Sales Declining in Pakistan? Evidence from the Tobacco Industry by Aliya Bushra, Nasra Wajiha

“…This study identifies these factors using a mixed-methods approach and qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups. …”
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Direct oral penicillin challenge in secondary care with low-risk patients: the SPACE mixed-methods study with cost-effectiveness analysis by Mamidipudi Thirumala Krishna, Yogini H Jani, Iestyn Williams, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Rebecca Bestwick, Michele Siciliano, Robert Michael West, Rashmeet Bhogal, Bee Yean Ng, Kornelija Kildonaviciute, Rachel Pollard, Nicola Jones, Louise Dunsmure, Mairead McErlean, Neil Powell, Chidanand C Hullur, Ariyur Balaji, Jonathan Sandoe, Amena Warner, Ron Daniels, Caroline Thomas, Siraj A Misbah, Louise Savic

“…We combined prospectively collected individual patient data on the time that clinical and non-clinical staff spent in screening and risk stratification and retrospectively, collected data on staff time inputs into all DPC steps, to value time inputs according to the midpoint of the salary scales for the title and grade of staff and derived the costs of the full DPC pathway. …”
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Decision support systems for waste-to-energy technologies: A systematic literature review of methods and future directions for sustainable implementation in Ghana by Theophilus Frimpong Adu, Lena Dzifa Mensah, Mizpah Ama Dziedzorm Rockson, Francis Kemausuor

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Deep-Learning Methods for Defect Inspection of Plated Through Holes With Clustering-Based Auto-Labeling and GAN-Based Model Training by Chang-Yeh Hsieh, Ling-Shen Tseng, Yi-Han Chen, Chiung-Hui Tsai, Chih-Hung Wu

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Comparison of the two methods of acute burn depth assessment by clinical judgment and laser Doppler imaging in Motahari hospital, Tehran. Iran by Mostafa Dahmardehei, Hamid Mohamadhoseini, Tayyeb Ghadimi, Mahdy Saboury

“…Overall, 120 burn patients were evaluated in this study. The data collection tool was a researcher-made form. …”
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Annual risk of tuberculous infection using different methods in communities with a high prevalence of TB and HIV in Zambia and South Africa. by Kwame Shanaube, Charalambos Sismanidis, Helen Ayles, Nulda Beyers, Ab Schaap, Katherine-Anne Lawrence, Annie Barker, Peter Godfrey-Faussett

“…<h4>Background</h4>The annual risk of tuberculous infection (ARTI) is a key epidemiological indicator of the extent of transmission in a community. Several methods have been suggested to estimate the prevalence of tuberculous infection using tuberculin skin test data. …”
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ERGONOMIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF GADUNG PEELERS USING NORDIC BODY MAP (NBM) AND OVAKO WORK POSTURE ANALYSIS (OWAS) METHODS by Nima Eka Nur Rahmania, Achmat Kuncoro, Riza Irianingtyas, Geovania Nage Nuwa

“…The variables in this study were the severity of muscle complaints and work posture (back, arm, leg, and load movements) as the risk level for MSDs. The type of data collection technique used was a field study by filling out the NBM questionnaire to determine the severity of MSDs. …”
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Metagenomic next-generation sequencing of alveolar lavage fluid improves the detection of pulmonary infection by Meng Ziyu, Li Dong, Yang Wei, Tang Jihong

“…This study evaluated the effectiveness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in detecting pathogens in patients with pulmonary infections, comparing a low-data-volume, human-depleted quantitative (Q) method and a high-data-volume, non-human-depleted pathogen capture engine (PACE) method. …”
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Perceptions, attitudes, and challenges regarding continuing professional development among Ethiopian medical laboratory professionals: a mixed-methods study by Adugna Negussie, Abay Sisay, Agumas Shibabaw, Edosa Kebede, Firehiwot Tesfaye, Gizachew Kedida, Nadew Deneke, Takele Teklu, Waqtola Cheneke

“…Representatives from twenty institutions were approached through in-depth interviews to supplement the quantitative data. SPSS version 28 was used for the data analysis. …”
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Subtle direction or collegial support? by Eeva Haataja, Reito Visajaani Salonen

“…The data was collected with mobile eye tracking in four mathematics lessons with the same mathematics teacher and his seventh-grade students. …”
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Analyse de la variabilité climatique et ses impacts sur les ressources en eau dans le bassin versant de l'oued Khemis, Algérie by Ilyas Boursali, Kamila Baba Hamed, Abderrazak Bouanani

“…This study aims to analyze climatic fluctuations in the Oued Khemis watershed, a sub-basin of the Upper Tafna, by utilizing hydrological and rainfall data collected over a 43-year period (1970–2013). …”
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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

“…Quantitative data using NoMAD were collected in two waves, involving 48 therapists at the 1st wave and 18 at the 2nd wave. …”
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