Assessing a partnership-based model of surgical education in the Global South: a mixed methods study of the University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda by Naol Belema Gemechu, Gatwiri Murithi, Derbew Fikadu Berhe, Betel Amdeslassie Fenta, Amanuel Adane Bitew, Tairu Fofanah, Barnabas Tobi Alayande, Abebe Bekele, Geoffrey Anderson, Robert Riviello

“…Quantitative data were summarized using descriptive statistics and presented in charts and tables with integration in a joint display. Results Twenty-one interviews were conducted, revealing 4 key themes from the thematic analysis: (1) A needs-based approach is used to determine the suitability of partnerships (2), UGHE and its partners worked towards equitable outcomes (3), Positive outcomes of the partnership model (4) Challenges faced in delivering surgical education using a partnership model and proposed solutions. …”
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Clinical teaching behaviours of preceptors of undergraduate nursing students at a private teaching hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan: a convergent mixed-methods study protocol by Kainat Asmat, Afsar Jan, Shumaila Yasir, Saniya Raheel

“…Integration of findings will be achieved through the Pillar Integration Process, a systematic four-stage method, employing joint-display tables to provide a comprehensive understanding of CTBs.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board and Ethics Committee (IRB&EC# 618-24) of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University, Islamabad, Pakistan. …”
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Point Cloud Fusion of Human Respiratory Motion Under Multi-View Time-of-Flight Camera System: Voxelization Method Using 2D Voxel Block Index by Jiadun Wang, Shengtao Li, Kai Huang

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Resilience Analysis of Airport Systems Based on Improved Bayesian Networks by Jiuxia Guo, Xin Tong, Yungui Yang, Jiang Yuan, Siying Xu

“…Abstract Modern airports, as pivotal nodes in global transportation networks, face increasing resilience challenges from compound threats such as extreme weather events and cyberattacks. …”
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Health education interventions for individuals with visual or hearing impairment: a scoping review by Sohyun Jin, Geumbo Ko, Youngshin Song

“…Similarly, health education interventions for the hearing impaired primarily focused on acquisition and development, mainly through face-to-face interactions. The dropout rate in the interventions ranged from 0% to approximately 50%. …”
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The Algorithm to Automatically Extract Body Sizes and Shapes by Mong Hien Thi Nguyen, Tuong Quan Vo, Mai Huong Bui, Van Anh Pham

“…The automatic algorithm will be very useful for buying clothes face-to-face or online. …”
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Analyze the Status of Public Relations of Sports and Youth Organization of Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province by Tooba Tabibzadeh, Hamid Ghasemi

“…Results: The qualitative data were analyzed by qualitative data encoding method and in quantitative part of descriptive statistics, frequency table was included and in the inferential part Friedman test was used. …”
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EGA: An Efficient GPU Accelerated Groupby Aggregation Algorithm by Zhe Wang, Yao Shen, Zhou Lei

“…With the exponential growth of big data, efficient groupby aggregation (GA) has become critical for real-time analytics across industries. GA is a key method for extracting valuable information. Current CPU-based solutions (such as large-scale parallel processing platforms) face computational throughput limitations. …”
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Strategies to improve recruitment to multicomponent group programs for overweight and obesity: a systematic review by Inanna Reinsperger, Sarah Wolf, Ingrid Zechmeister-Koss

“…However, program providers often face difficulties reaching their target groups. This systematic review aimed at identifying recruitment strategies for multicomponent overweight and obesity programs in group settings and at summarizing barriers and facilitators for participation.MethodsWe searched electronic databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, PsycInfo, Web of Science) and included primary studies reporting on recruitment strategies for multicomponent group programs for children, adolescents, and adults with overweight or obesity. …”
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Prevention of tuberculosis transmission in the household: An investigation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices in West Halmahera Regency, Indonesia by Rosmila Tuharea, Hamidah Rahman, Elok Dian Kusumawati Gather, Dwi Rossa Anggraini Sagala

“…A structured questionnaire was used as an interview guide for face-to-face data collection. The analysis was conducted from January to June 2023, and the data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics with a frequency distribution table and supplemented by narrative. …”
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Dynamic Updating the Three-Way Regions for the Optimal Rules by Xiaohua Wei, Jiangang Ye, Jin Qian, Qiaowen Deng

“…Most of the research methods mainly mine all decision rules from the static data. …”
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Adherence to a dietary approach to stop hypertension (DASH) and associated factors among hypertensive patients on follow-up at public hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia: a non-pharmac... by Abdi Geda Gedefa, Ebbisa Negera Gemechu, Yared Nigusu, Teshome Bekana, Fikru Mosisa, Mahider Ayalew, Geremew Tolesa

“…A systematic random sampling technique was used to select participants.Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Reframe-IT+, an indicated preventive school-based intervention, reduces suicidal ideation among adolescents in vulnerable contexts in Chile by Daniel Nuñez, Daniela Meza, Javiera Andaur, Jo Robinson, Jorge Gaete

“…It includes 13 sessions, combining eight internet-based sessions and five face-to-face sessions. Methods We conducted a cluster RCT and delivered the Reframe-IT + among secondary students attending Years 9–11. …”
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THE CORRELATION OF ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL STABILITY TO ACADEMIC STRESS AT SMAN 3 TANGERANG REGENCY by Ika Apriliana Nur Hidayati, Abdul Santoso

“…Introduction: Stress is a disorder of the nervous system that can cause a fast heartbeat, sweaty body, flushed face and so on. Emotional stability is a person's ability to adapt to the surrounding environment. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Challenges and Strategies of Academic Resilience based on the Integration of Thematic analysis and the House of quality by Dariush Mohamadi Zanjirani, Shahla Shahpari

“…The relative importance (weight) of the challenges were assessed using the best-worst method, as illustrated in Table 1.     Table 1. Degree of importance (weight) of academic resilience challenges degree of importance Challenges of academic resilience 0.067 Lack of self-confidence 0.078 Memory and learning problems 0.096 Individual needs and special learning interests 0.059 Fear and embarrassment 0.047 concentration and attention reduction 0.092 Financial problems and job concerns 0.056 Apathy and lack of motivation 0.073 Unsupportive family culture 0.11 Family problems 0.064 Problems of absorption system 0.057 Weakness of the communication infrastructure  0.054 Formality and supervision 0.034 Weak technical infrastructure 0.036 Lack of quality and richness of educational resources 0.078 Lack of attractive and useful content       To evaluate both the significance and the impact of academic resilience packages on addressing these challenges, a quality house matrix was utilized. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Floods on Quality of Life and Life Expectancy (Case Study of Flood Victims in Khuzestan Province in 2019) by azam Abdullahi Borujeni, asghar mohammadi, mehrdad navabakhsh

“…To analyze the data using two methods of descriptive and inferential statistics and using SPSS software, after preparing the matrix table, the information was organized in the form of one-dimensional and two-dimensional tables. …”
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Investigating the Factors Influencing the Behavior of Wheat Growers in Kermanshah County toward Adaptation to Climate Change by Yousof Azadi, Masoud Yazdanpanah

“…A statistical sample is 380 Wheat growers' that are determined by Krejcie and Morgan table. A Multi-Stage Random Sampling is used to select the samples. …”
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Perception of illusory vowels by Persian speakers in several consonant clusters of French loanwords by Saghar Javidpour, Aliyeh Kord Zafaranlu kambuziya, Mandana Nourbakhsh

“…Introduction Previous research has highlighted the challenge listeners face in distinguishing between legitimate and non-native consonant sequences, presenting potential perceptual illusions (Berent, et al., 2007; Dupoux, et al., 1999). …”
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Review and Comparison of Challenges, Conflicts, and Innovation on the Start-up Qualification of Independent Business(Case study on physical education students of Islamic Azad Unive... by Hamed Golmohammadi-Zangabad, Jafar Barghi Moghaddam

“…Entrepreneurs are the cornerstone of the economic system in the country.Methods: This applied research employed a causal-comparative research method. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Structure in a Spanish Grape Germplasm Collection Assessed by SSR Markers by Hiba Ghrissi, María Teresa De Andrés, Luis Javier Andreu, Yolanda Gogorcena

“…These genotypes could be ancient cultivars adapted to local climatic and environmental conditions and probably resilient to face the new conditions derived from climate change.…”
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