Evaluating Community Violence Intervention Programs: A Scoping Review Synthesizing Methods and Measures by Meron Girma MPH, Julia Schleimer MPH, PhD, Astrid Aveledo MPA, Ayah Mustafa BA, Camerin Rencken MPH, PhD, Carolyn Thurston MA, Deepika Nehra MD, Kris Torset BA, Kristian Jones MA, PhD, Laura Johnson MSW, Lauren Polansky MLS, MPH, Olivia McCollum MPH, Orlando Ames AA, Rachel Ross MPH, Sam Decker MBA, Stephanie Taylor MPA, Tarrell Harrison BAS, Vivian Lyons MPH, PhD, Zaheed Lynch BA, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar MPH, MD, PhD

“…We conducted a scoping review of CVI evaluation measures and methods in the United States, reviewing both peer-reviewed and gray literature from 1996 through 2023. …”
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Methods for the health technology assessment of complex interventions: a protocol for a scoping review by Tracy Merlin, Abdolvahab Baghbanian, Drew Carter, Shuhong Wang

“…Several explanatory-descriptive methods will be used for analysing the extracted data including frequency and trend analyses as well as reflexive thematic coding and analysis.Mapping evidence on the HTA of CIs will allow us to gain a better understanding of both established and emerging practices, including the information types, requirements, values and parameters that are incorporated in the HTA of CIs. …”
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Discussion on Monitoring Methods for the Temperature Difference Between Upper and Lower Layers of Mass Concrete by HUANG Yao-ying, FU Yu-chen, ZHUANG Wei, TU Yue-tong, HU Yu

“…Finally, assuming that the failure probabilities of the maximum tensile stress and temperature difference between upper and lower layers were equal, the allowable temperature differences between the upper and lower layers of concrete corresponding to the four calculation methods were proposed. …”
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MODERN METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH DENTITION DEFECTS COMPLICATED OF DISORDERS OF THE TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT by R. Ozhohan, M. Rozhko, Z. Ozhohan

“… The aim of research is to increase the efficiency of diagnosis in patients with dentition defects, complicated with disorders of the temporomandibular joint. Materials and Methods. 60 patients with dentition defects, teeth deformations and disorders of the temporomandibular joint were examined; condition and location of dentition defects, degree of the teeth mobility, degree of the alveolar bone atrophy, state of hard tissue of teeth were studied. …”
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Dual-channel Potential Energy Recovery and Load Balancing Methods for Large Hydraulic Excavators by Weiping WANG, Shun LU

“…In future research, predictive control or some detection methods can be combined with the proposed method to obtain the magnitude or variation pattern of load force. …”
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Effects of different irrigation methods on the quality, yield, and water use efficiency of Kuerlexiangli pear by LI Xiaolu, LI Qiangfeng, MA Xuexi, GE Yifei, ZHAO Baolong, LIU Yang, ZHANG Yizhi, ZHANG Feng, SUN Junli, MA Fuyu

“…This study investigated its efficacy in enhancing fruit quality, yield, and water use efficiency (WUE) of Pyrus sinkiangensis ‘Kuerlexiangli pear’ under arid conditions. [Methods] A two-factor (irrigation method × rehydration) completely randomized block design was implemented in Korla, Xinjiang (In 2022—2023). …”
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Implementation and Problems of Education Based on Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion at Schools in Indonesia by Evi Muafiah, Susanto Susanto, Idi Warsah, Desi Puspitasari, Ayunda Riska Puspita

“…This study also sought to identify the problems faced by teachers in teaching based on gender equality, disability, and social inclusion. By adopting an explanatory mixed-method design, the first objective was attained by implementing a quantitative survey on 315 teachers of elementary and secondary schools in Indonesia. …”
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Construction of inherent geometric pattern for equal-area hexagonal discrete global grid systems by Fuli Luo, Tengfei Cui, Lei Wang, Zheng Wang, Shupeng Gao, Li Han

“…This paper introduces a geometric pattern quantification method for equal-area hexagonal DGGSs by calculating inter-level attribute similarities to identify a reference level, segmenting the spatial distribution image at this reference level, and fitting the boundaries of these sub-images to create iso-feature lines. …”
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Women elite Italian football players' perceptions on gender equality and dual career opportunities by Flavia Guidotti, Simone Ciaccioni, Simone Ciaccioni, Sabrina Demarie, Piersanto Colombo, Cristina López De Subijana, Elvira Padua, Laura Capranica

“…IntroductionThe aim of the present study was to explore dual career experiences of elite women Italian football players in light of potential gender inequalities that might have affected their sporting and academic career paths.MethodsA 25-items semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 22 elite Italian football players (age: 25.8 ± 4.3 years).ResultsThe mixed-method thematic analysis highlighted participants' difficulties in combining sport and education (e.g., lack of time, lack of dual career opportunities), reporting a higher support received from the sporting context (e.g., training absences and schedule adaptation) rather than from the educational institutions (e.g., lack of flexibility for class absences and for exams/evaluation schedule). …”
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Equalizing the In-Ear Acoustic Response of Piezoelectric MEMS Loudspeakers Through Inverse Transducer Modeling by Oliviero Massi, Riccardo Giampiccolo, Alberto Bernardini

“…The method relies on constructing an inverse circuital model based on the nullor, which is implemented in the discrete-time domain using Wave Digital Filters (WDFs). …”
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Test of the Equality of Several High-Dimensional Covariance Matrices: A Normal-Reference Approach by Jingyi Wang, Tianming Zhu, Jin-Ting Zhang

“…Consequently, these methods often lack robustness when applied to real-world data, as verifying the required assumptions can be arduous. …”
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Exploring New Pathways to Gender Equality in Education: Does Information and Communication Technology Matter? by Ayesha Qaisrani, Ather Maqsood Ahmed

“… Through the use of the System Generalized Method of Moments Technique, this study aims to establish links between Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), gender equality in education and economic growth, for segregated levels of education. …”
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Truncation error bounds for branched continued fraction whose partial denominators are equal to unity by R. I. Dmytryshyn, T. M. Antonova

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A Comparative Study of Syrian Immigrants in Gender Equality Discourse and Integration in the UK and Sweden by Dias Pabyantara Swandita Mahayasa, Salma Kinanti Buldhani

“…This research uses a comparative method to analyze the gender equality discourse and integration experiences of Syrian refugees in the UK and Sweden. …”
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Asymmetric Optical Image Encryption With Silhouette Removal Using Interference and Equal Modulus Decomposition by Guangyu Luan, Aichuan Li, Zhengguang Chen, Caojun Huang

“…Numerical simulations were used to verify the validity and security of our proposed method.…”
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Golok-Golok Menthok: Exploring The Relationship of Religion and Culture in Transmitting Gender Equality Values by Jihan Avie Yusrina, Nujumun Niswah, Rubai Rubai

“…The method used is a descriptive qualitative approach. …”
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A field research on the effect of consumer sensitivity to equality in gender roles on their involvement in advertisements by Melis Gey, Cihan Becan

“…In the research, which employs a mixed-method approach, surveys were conducted online with 300 participants using convenience sampling, and in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 voluntary participants. …”
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Toward Interfaith Equality in Islamic Inheritance Law: Discourse and Renewal of Judicial Practice in Indonesia by Riyanta, Agus Moh. Najib, Ahmad Bahiej, Mohammad Bachrul Falah

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Double-balloon is equal to motorized spiral enteroscopy in a German prospective, randomized trial by Mate Knabe, Myriam Heilani, Jens Wetzka, Lukas Welsch, Georg Dultz, Insa Aschmoneit-Messer, Eva Herrmann, Stefan Zeuzem, Andrea May

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Veiling as free choice or coercion: Banal religion, gender equality, and Swedish identity on Instagram by Lövheim Mia, Jensdotter Linnea

“…Instagram posts responding to the Christian Democrats [Kristdemokraterna] political party's proposal to ban the wearing of veils in Swedish primary schools in 2021 were analysed through methods of co-occurrence analysis and feminist critical discourse analysis. …”
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