Bridging the policy-action gap: a scoping review of climate-resilient malaria control policies in Kenya and Zambia with recommendations for strengthening the WHO framework by Isaac Ntwiga, Samuel Kamau Kang’ethe, Josphat Martin Muchangi, Sheila Lumumba, Jackline Kiarie, Sarah Kogei, Levy Mkandawire

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A community-based approach to address lung cancer screening disparities in the black community using the Witness Project® framework: development and pilot trial by Lisa Carter-Bawa, Jamie S. Ostroff, Deborah O. Erwin, Elan N. Shoulders, Detric Johnson, Mikhalya Brown, Francis Valenzona, Lina Jandorf

“…Methods Utilizing a user-centered design and guided by the original Witness Project® framework – an evidence-based lay health advisor intervention program originally developed to increase knowledge and awareness about breast cancer risk and screening in the Black community and later trans-created to the cervical and colorectal cancer screening contexts - Witness Project® Lung was developed and refined through qualitative input from key stakeholders in the Black faith community. …”
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A hybrid 1DCNN-GRU deep learning framework for classifying caprine granulosa cell fertility potential using single-cell transcriptomics by Thanida Sananmuang, Denis Puthier, Kaj Chokeshaiusaha

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Integrating a Mobile App to Enhance Atrial Fibrillation Care: Key Insights From an Implementation Study Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research by Sumudu Hewage, Sanjeewa Kularatna, William Parsonage, Tomos Walters, Steven McPhail, David Brain, Michelle J Allen

“…The two semistructured interview guides used, one for clinicians and one for patients, were developed based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and nonadoption abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability complexity assessment tool. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives by Sara C. Folta, Jessica Burch, Matthew Alcusky, Arlene S. Ash, Kurt Hager, Jean Terranova, Fang Fang Zhang, Oyedolapo Anyanwu, Zhongyu Li, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…The study team identified and discussed common themes and presented them back to our ACO partners.ResultsStaff described facilitators of and barriers to reach and enrollment related to several domains of the Health Equity Implementation Framework. For program (innovation) factors, facilitators included perceived positive effects on patient health outcomes and a relative advantage over both the status quo and other nutrition assistance programs; outreach by care team members rather than other staff; the eligibility criteria, which were viewed as appropriate and evidence-based; and the simplicity of the program, which aided communication with patients. …”
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The Environmental Legal Framework of Mexican Caribbean Dunes: A Retrospective Case Study of Vegetation and Coastal Dune Loss in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve by Eloy Gayosso-Soto, Sergio Cohuo, Joan Alberto Sánchez-Sánchez, Laura Macario-González, Carmen Amelia Villegas-Sánchez, Alejandro Medina-Quej, Jorge Manuel Tello-Chan, Leopoldo Querubín Cutz-Pool, José Manuel Castro-Pérez

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THE FORMATION OF THE BUDGET OF THE TV COMPANY METHOD OF VALUATION OF COST OF PRODUCTION by M. Nemirovskaya, A. Uvarova

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A Health Service Research Study on a Low-Threshold Hearing Screening Program for Childhood Cancer Survivors in Switzerland: Protocol for the HEAR Study by Philippa Jörger, Carina Nigg, Luzius Mader, Sven Strebel, Martin Kompis, Zuzana Tomášiková, Christina Schindera, Gisela Michel, Nicolas Xavier von der Weid, Marc Ansari, Nicolas Waespe, Claudia Elisabeth Kuehni

“…The RE-AIM framework will guide the program evaluation using the quantitative and qualitative data collected. …”
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Location Allocation Model for Community Centers Using GIS and Multi-Objective Goal Programming in War Weary Area: A Case Study in Syria by Abdulhamit Ertugrul, Suleyman Mete, Eren Ozceylan

“…The findings, validated through sensitivity analyses conducted on the GAMS platform, demonstrate the model’s effectiveness and offer a practical framework for humanitarian interventions in similar crisis-affected regions globally. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of a Corporate Social Responsibility Program on Member Trust and Loyalty in a Tennis Club: A Pre- and Post-Intervention Study by Georgia Lagoudaki, Efi Tsitskari, Nikolaos Vernadakis, Georgia Yfantidou, George Tzetzis

“…This study contributes to the literature on CSR in participatory sports by demonstrating the measurable impact of environmental interventions and providing a framework for future CSR program development and evaluation in similar settings.…”
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Using Serious Games and Digital Games to Improve Students’ Computational Thinking and Programming Skills in K-12 Education: A Systematic Literature Review by Sindre Wennevold Gundersen, Georgios Lampropoulos

“…Following the PRISMA framework, 78 studies deriving from IEEE, Scopus, and Web of Science over the period of 2011–2024 are examined. …”
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced colopathy: An uncommon cause of positive immunochemical faecal occult blood test in the program for colorectal cancer screening by Smolović Brigita, Vučković Ljiljana, Borozan Sanja, Vukčević Batrić

“…Performed within the framework of the National Program for Screening of Colorectal Cancer, the immunochemical faecal occult blood test was positive in a 56-year-old female patient. …”
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A Bi-Objective Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for a Sustainable Agro-Food Supply Chain with Product Perishability and Environmental Considerations by Rana Azab, Rana S. Mahmoud, Rahma Elbehery, Mohamed Gheith

“…<i>Conclusions:</i> The proposed multi-objective model offers a valuable framework for designing economically and environmentally sustainable agro-food supply chains. …”
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Neglecting non-photosynthetic vegetation leads to serious underestimation of the wind erosion prevention service provided by the Grain for Green Program in Inner Mongolia, China by Licheng Zhao, Cuicui Ji, Gentana Ge, Tong Shen, Hengcong Yang, Tianlan Xiao, Tiancan Wang, Gaoke Yueliang, Xiaosong Li

“…China’s Grain for Green Program (GGP) aims to mitigate this by converting cropland to forest and grassland. …”
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Assessment of education program based on the salutogenic theory on fear of childbirth and choice of birth method among nulliparous women: A randomized controlled trial by Safieh Kananikandeh, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shayesteh Jahanfar

“…Drawing on evidence, the salutogenic theory has been proposed as a framework to address and manage this fear. Aim: Thia study aimed to assess the efficacy of an educational program grounded in the salutogenic theory in mitigating fear of childbirth and influencing the choice of birth method among nulliparous women. …”
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Family Caregivers of Individuals With Neuromuscular Disease Participating in a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Digital Peer Support Program: Nested Qualitative Study by Samantha Mekhuri, Craig Dale, Francine Buchanan, Nouma Hammash, Munazzah Ambreen, Sian Saha, Louise Rose, Reshma Amin

“…ResultsWe interviewed 21 participants and 10 mentors, identifying four themes: (1) program participation motivators, (2) program expectations and appreciation, (3) program appropriateness, and (4) the peer mentor-mentee dyad. …”
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What work is required to implement and sustain the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP)? A qualitative study of NSQIP implementation in Alberta, Canada by Denise Campbell-Scherer, Mary Brindle, Thea Luig, Jill Robert, Dawn Schroeder, Sanjay Beesoon

“…Objectives Hospitals introducing the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) face implementation challenges. To understand the work of embedding NSQIP into routine practice, we explored interactions between contextual factors and the work among implementation teams at the individual, team and organisational level to illuminate how to support and sustain NSQIP implementation.Design Qualitative interpretative study using thematic analysis.Setting Five contextually diverse hospital sites in Alberta, Canada, for in-depth interviewing and four additional hospitals for observation of NSQIP meetings.Participants 9 Surgeon and Anaesthesiologist Champions; 6 Surgical Clinical Reviewers; 4 Directors and 1 Surgical Site Manager; 3 Operating Room Managers; 3 Quality Improvement Consultants; 1 Surgeon and 1 Provincial NSQIP Lead.Methods To capture context, process and the dynamic interplay between the two, we integrated the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) to guide data collection and analysis. 28 individual semi-structured interviews with key informants and observations with field notes of 10 NSQIP meetings were conducted. …”
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Evaluating Optimal Deep Learning Models for Freshness Assessment of Silver Barb Through Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution with Linear Programming by Atchara Choompol, Sarayut Gonwirat, Narong Wichapa, Anucha Sriburum, Sarayut Thitapars, Thanakorn Yarnguy, Noppakun Thongmual, Waraporn Warorot, Kiatipong Charoenjit, Ronnachai Sangmuenmao

“…This study establishes a structured framework for integrating AI-driven fish quality assessment into fishery-based community enterprises, improving productivity and reducing reliance on manual sorting processes.…”
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Using a co-design approach to develop a Preventative Online Mental Health Program for Youth (POMHPY): a quality improvement project by Elnaz Moghimi, Kimberly Belfry, Sarah Farr, Shavon Stafford, Arina Bogdan, Megan Brush, Christopher Canning, Soyeon Kim

“…Methods The Participatory Action Research (PAR) framework guided the development of the initiative. …”
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Lessons from the National institutes of health innovation corps program: defining barriers to developing and commercializing novel solutions for persons with opioid use disorder by Matthew P. Heshmatipour, Tyler M. Duvernay, Desislava Z. Hite, Eboo Versi, Michael P. Hite, David F. Reeser, Victor Prikhodko, Ariana M. Nelson, Bina Julian, Milton L. Greenberg

“…Conclusion It is critical for innovators to have early interactions with the full range of OUD stakeholders to identify and quantify true unmet needs and to properly position development programs for commercial success. The NIH I-Corps program provides a framework to educate researchers to support their product design and development plans to increase the probability of a commercially successful outcome to address the ongoing opioid epidemic.…”
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