Barriers and opportunities for improving smoke-free area implementation in Banda Aceh city, Indonesia: a qualitative study by Abdillah Ahsan, Sofyan Sufri, Nurhasanah Nurhasanah, Irwan Saputra, Misbahul Jannah, Cut Meurah Yeni, Ainal Mardhiah, Saiful Bakri, Said Usman

“…All transcripts from the interviews and formal documents were coded using NVivo V.11 software and analysed using an inductive thematic analysis.Setting Banda Aceh, Indonesia.Participants Seventy-three participants were interviewed, stratified by ages (18–59 years): policymakers (n=4), SFA implementers (n=33), SFA’s non-compliance prosecutors (n=2), SFA observers (n=4), communities/respected figures (n=30); and 10 documents were reviewed.Results Barriers to the effective implementation of SFAs were identified: conflict of interests of Banda Aceh authorities in implementing SFA policies; inadequate monitoring, evaluation and implementation of SFAs among involved actors; inadequate public communication of SFAs to communities; and misunderstanding of ‘enclosed areas’ as SFAs. …”
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Artificial Intelligence in the Diagnostic Use of Transcranial Doppler and Sonography: A Scoping Review of Current Applications and Future Directions by Giuseppe Miceli, Maria Grazia Basso, Elena Cocciola, Antonino Tuttolomondo

“…Transcranial Doppler (TCD) and Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler (TCCD) are widely used, non-invasive modalities for evaluating cerebral hemodynamics in acute and chronic conditions. …”
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Enhancing African Catfish (<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>) Aquaculture in Uganda: Insights into Hatchery Propagation, Population Suitability, and Broodstock Management by Gerald Kwikiriza, Sylvie Muwanga Tebitendwa, Philip Rwezawula, Waiswa Wilson Mwanja, Ivan Abaho, Harald Meimberg

“…Results indicate that there are farmers who continue to source their broodstocks from the natural water bodies in addition to acquiring them from fellow farmers. The estimated effective population size (Ne) for the majority of the respondents was 133.33 and 178.22, with an average breeding coefficient of 0.4% and 0.3%, respectively. …”
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An exploration of governance in teaching hospitals in the Netherlands focused on educational objectives by L. M. van der Baaren, R. E. Gifford, N. A. van der Baan, M. N. Sosef, J. H. Blaauw, R. J. Bennink, I. C. Heyligers

“…Discussion Hospitals have set up the assignment of decision-making power in different ways, creating different variants of hospital-wide education committees and potentially causing them to be less effective at quality management. Whether these different roles affect the quality management of medical education in practice requires practice-oriented research. …”
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An Improved YOLOP Lane-Line Detection Utilizing Feature Shift Aggregation for Intelligent Agricultural Machinery by Cundeng Wang, Xiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Jiao, Shuang Song, Zhen Ma

“…Furthermore, we conducted ablation experiments to assess the effectiveness of our improvements in lane-line detection, all of which outperformed the original detection model.…”
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The economic burden of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure infections in Italy by Paolo Sciattella, Annarosa Fornero, Susanna Giordano, Claudio De Angelis, Francesco Cattel

“…Infections were identified using ICD-9-CM codes for Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Clostridium difficile, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp., and Staphylococcus aureus. …”
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Stiffness analysis of partially-filled narrow steel box-UHPC composite beams under negative bending moment by MO Shixu, CHAI Longjie, ZHENG Yan, HUANG Yijun, TAN Xinning

“…In contrast， the effective moment of inertia method， which considers the influence of interface slip in composite beams under negative moments， provides more accurate calculations of the deflection of the test beams.…”
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Error Classification and Static Detection Methods in Tri-Programming Models: MPI, OpenMP, and CUDA by Saeed Musaad Altalhi, Fathy Elbouraey Eassa, Sanaa Abdullah Sharaf, Ahmed Mohammed Alghamdi, Khalid Ali Almarhabi, Rana Ahmad Bilal Khalid

“…However, modern multi-core processors and accelerators necessitate fine-grained control to achieve effective parallelism, complicating the development process. …”
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Healthcare professional perspective on barriers and facilitators of multidisciplinary team working in acute care setting: a systematic review and meta-synthesis by Giovanna Artioli, Gloria Anderson, Lucia Pradelli, Camilla Risoli, Elena Summer, Giulia Bellini, Fabio Mozzarelli, Massimo Guasconi, Antonio Bonacaro, Leopoldo Sarli

“…Objective A multidisciplinary team is essential to providing high-quality, patient-centred care. However, its effectiveness can be either hindered or facilitated by various factors, such as the need for rapid decision-making, which may compromise patient outcomes despite individual efforts. …”
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Tuning vision foundation models for rectal cancer segmentation from CT scans by Hantao Zhang, Weidong Guo, Shouhong Wan, Bingbing Zou, Wanqin Wang, Chenyang Qiu, Kaige Liu, Peiquan Jin, Jiancheng Yang

“…Conclusions The proposed U-SAM offers an efficient and reliable method for segmenting rectal cancer and normal tissue, significantly reducing time in clinical settings and effectively assisting radiologists. We believe this initial exploration in CT-based rectal cancer segmentation will be instrumental for future diagnosis.…”
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Evaluation of constitutive modeling for dynamic plastic-fracture modeling of dual phase (DP590) steel sheets by F. Najafnia, H. Talebi-Ghadikolaee, A.H. Bamdad, E. Dorchepour, R. Hashemi

“…The notched and uniaxial tension tests emerge as the most effective calibration methods, providing predictions with minimal error. …”
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Enhancing Communication Security in Drones Using QRNG in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum by J. de Curtò, I. de Zarzà, Juan-Carlos Cano, Carlos T. Calafate

“…The implementation includes secure communication protocols, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality through encryption and Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) verification. We demonstrate the system’s effectiveness through comprehensive simulations and statistical analyses, including spectral density, frequency distribution, and autocorrelation studies of the generated frequency sequences. …”
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Gender perspectives on zoonotic disease epidemiology; A strength weakness opportunities threats analysis in Bundibugyo district, Uganda. by Clovice Kankya, James Muleme, Lydia Nabawanuka Namakula, George Seruwagi, Christine Mbabazi Mpyangu, Lesley Rose Ninsiima

“…Despite these challenges, there are opportunities for disease management and prevention such as leveraging experienced health workers for disease identification and education, utilizing local communication channels, engaging opinion leaders for effective risk communication, and providing regular training for health workers could address these issues. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of low-molecular-weight heparin in managing umbilical artery thrombosis during pregnancy: does it offer therapeutic benefits? by Peng Zhao, Yicheng Lu, Sitong Liu, Lidan Zhang, Chong Chen, Xiaofu Yang

“…The multi-factor ANOVA revealed statistically significant effects of anti-coagulation therapy (F = 4.479, p = 0.039) and gestational age at birth (F = 179.110, p = 0.000) on birth weight. …”
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Healthcare workers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators to referral to type 2 diabetes prevention programmes: a systematic review by Patricia M Kearney, Sheena M Mc Hugh, Sarah Cotterill, Fiona Riordan, Jennifer A Pallin, Clair Haseldine, Grainne O’Donoghue

“…Barriers and facilitators were coded to 11 of the 14 TDF domains and to another category ‘Expectation of Patient Barriers’. …”
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Enhancing EEG-Based Emotion Detection with Hybrid Models: Insights from DEAP Dataset Applications by Badr Mouazen, Ayoub Benali, Nouh Taha Chebchoub, El Hassan Abdelwahed, Giovanni De Marco

“…Our findings highlight the effectiveness of hybrid deep learning models in improving accuracy, interpretability, and real-time processing capabilities. …”
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Magnitude of telemedicine utilization and associated factors among health professionals working at selected public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. by Anteneh Fikrie, Dawit Daniel, Samrawit Ermiyas, Hawa Hassen, Wongelawit Seyoum, Seyoum Kebede, Wako Golicha Wako

“…To promote wider adoption and address challenges, governments should: implement comprehensive guidelines, training programs, and platforms for healthcare professionals to effectively utilize telemedicine technologies can accelerate healthcare delivery in the study area.…”
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Neonatal Hypothermia and Associated Factors among Newborns Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Dessie Referral Hospital, Amhara Region, Northeast Ethiopia by Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew, Endashaw Belayhun Aitaye, Helina Wondimu Lechissa, Lubaba Oumer Gebeyehu

“…Furthermore, there should be strict adherence to cost-effective thermal care recommendations like warm resuscitation and skin-to-skin contact.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to exercise in people with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a qualitative study by Natalie Li, Stephanie Frade, Lucinda Roper, Matthew JS Parker, Peter Youssef, Mandana Nikpour

“…Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, de-identified using alphanumeric codes, and analyzed thematically. Results Twenty adults (women = 12, men = 8) with a mean age of 52.6 ± 12.9 years and a mean disease duration of 9.5 ± 8.9 years were included. …”
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Human interactions remain at the heart of rehabilitation with advanced technology: a practice-embedded longitudinal qualitative study with allied health clinicians by Louise Michelle Nettleton Pearce, Leanne Hassett, Catherine Sherrington, Julie Pryor

“…Allied health clinicians in the organisation (n = 119) were invited to participate in interviews, which were audio-recorded, transcribed, coded and analysed using an inductive thematic approach. …”
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