A Multi-Dimensional Evaluation Model for Epidemic Prevention Policies by Zhoujingming Gao, Zhiyi Tan, Bing-Kun Bao

“…However, the existing approaches are still limited in efficiency due to the following reasons: (1) They are still confined to policies’ containment effect on COVID-19, neglecting the impact of vaccination on policy effect and the impact of policies on economy; (2) While evaluating policy effect in different regions, most existing models lack robustness. …”
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Enhancing Stroke Prediction with Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machine Using Oversampling Techniques by Syamsul Risal, Fajar Apriyadi, A. Sumardin, Andini Dani Achmad, Annisa Nurul Puteri

“…Previous studies on stroke prediction have been limited by inadequate handling of class imbalance, lack of comprehensive feature selection, and parameter optimization, with accuracy rates usually below 80%. …”
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The Analytical System for Determining the Attitude of Students to the University by Violeta Tretynyk, Mariia Pinda

“…The software implementation of the system in the Python programming language has been carried out.…”
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Insufficient knowledge of Human Papillomavirus among reproductive-aged women from Arak, Iran by Parnia-Sadat Fathi, Masoomeh Sofian, Amir Almasi-Hashiani, Mona Sadat Larijani, Fatemeh Ashrafian, Amitis Ramezani

“…The findings highlight the importance of further campaigns to improve the awareness of HPV among Iranian women. Vaccination programs should be seriously considered to prevent HPV infection and its complications like cervical cancer.…”
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Genome-wide association mapping and transcriptional analysis uncover genetic determinants of minor tocopherols in rice seeds by Sara Kazemzadeh, Naser Farrokhi, Asadollah Ahmadikhah, Pär K. Ingvarsson, Kourosh Tabar Heydar

“…Identified candidate genes in this study could be used in breeding programs to develop rice cultivars with high and beneficial levels of seed tocopherol contents.…”
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A qualitative study of the barriers and facilitators for women with a disability seeking sexual and reproductive health services in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Sewnet Tilahun Alemu, Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Haweni Adugna Negeri

“…Results In this study, several barriers were identified as keeping participants from accessing SRH services, such as unfavorable community views, organizational barriers in health facilities [HFs], financial limitations, transportation problems, and a lack of knowledge about the SRH programs that are available. …”
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Practices and attitudes of dentists regarding the use and phase-out of dental amalgam fillings: compliance with EU regulations and the Minamata Convention by Vanja Usenik, Davor Kontić, David Kocman, Milena Horvat

“…Targeted educational programs and financial incentives are crucial for the successful gradual phase-out of dental amalgam. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine demand, hesitancy, and nationalism: a case of protection motivation behavior in Bangladesh by Mostafizur Rahman, Afnan Hossain, Abu Sufian, Nahida Anwar

“… Introduction: Immunization, as a process of fighting against the COVID-19, has gained important research appeal, but very limited endeavor has been paid for vaccine behavioral studies in underdeveloped and developing countries. …”
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Implementation of an antibiotic stewardship clinical decision support tool and its impact on attitudes and behaviors towards antibiotic prescribing in a low-middle-income country by Nosheen Nasir, Beenish Khalid Mehmood, Safia Awan, Saadia Sattar, Salma Tajuddin, Sonia Qureshi

“…Background: Antimicrobial stewardship programs are limited in resources to provide real-time assistance with antibiotic prescribing in healthcare settings in low-middle-income countries. …”
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The policy and practice of establishing healthy eating in preschool children in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina: a qualitative study by S. Stojisavljevic, B. Djikanovic, D. Stojisavljevic, D. Manigoda, J. Niskanovic

“…The participants perceived cookers as resistant and “old-fashioned” in preparing meals, which was found to be a significant challenge that requires education training and ongoing supervision with support. Experiences with limited financial resources and rigid public procurement procedures make it difficult to obtain desired food items. …”
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Critical care nurses’ knowledge and experience of sepsis assessment and management: A cross-sectional correlational study by Omar Abdalhafith, Mohammad Rababa, Audai Hayajneh

“…The findings identified region-specific barriers and the urgent need for tailored training programs in resource-limited critical care settings. …”
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AirStrum: A virtual guitar using real-time hand gesture recognition and strumming technique by Beulah ARUL, Shashank PANDA, Tushar NAIR

“…The efforts in the field of virtualizing the guitar into well-modelled software systems have faced a lot of practical limitations. The existing guitar simulation programs require additional devices such as Electromyography (EMG) controllers, or Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)-based recording devices. …”
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Multiobjective optimisation of passive energy saving strategies in Zhuangke dwellings in Huangyuan county, China by Yunfei Liu, You Chen, Linjie Yang, Danqiu He, Muhamad Azhar Ghazali

“…This study Innovatively develops a multi-objective optimisation framework for passive energy-saving design in rural housing in Huangyuan County, using the Rhino and Grasshopper visual programming platform. The framework aims to resolve this conflict. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Fetal Distress Among Pregnant Women by Xia Liu, Fangyuan Zheng, Wanting Zeng, Yingying Wu

“…This research aims to assess the KAP regarding fetal distress among pregnant women at a tertiary care hospital in China, with the goal of informing future prevention programs and health education strategies. …”
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Investigating the effects of AI-assisted teacher instruction on online IELTS writing by Marjan Asadi, Saman Ebadi, Ahmed Rawdhan Salman, Rana Taheri, Laleh Mohammadi

“…These results further emphasize the potential of AI integration into teacher professional development programs, particularly for online and distance learning modalities.…”
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Public perceptions of HIV/AIDS awareness in the Gulf Council Cooperation countries: a qualitative study by Samah Alageel, Norah M. Alsadhan, Ghadah Alkhaldi, Rawan Alkasabi, Noura Alomair

“…Abstract Background Awareness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is limited in Muslim countries, even among high-risk populations. …”
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Capacity building of community health officers for optimizing the screening and early diagnosis of oral cancer in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India by Janesh Kumar Gautam, Praveen Kumar Anand, Mahendra Chouhan, Bontha V. Babu

“…The results of the study support the potential role of trained CHOs in community-based Oral Cancer screening programs. This can be a sustainable and effective implementation strategy to enhance Oral Cancer screening in resource-limited settings.…”
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A systematic literature review of the global trends of outcome-based education (OBE) in higher education with an SDG perspective related to engineering education by Mehul Mahrishi, Seeram Ramakrishna, Samira Hosseini, Asad Abbas

“…It also highlights that the limited published work on OBE hinders its implementation at all levels of university programs to produce skilled human resources to overcome the upcoming challenges. …”
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Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in rheumatic diseases: Safety issues by B. S. Belov, A. M. Lila, E. L. Nasonov

“…For this reason it is very important to analyze data on the above-mentioned aspects in real time, especially given that patients of the rheumatology circle were excluded from the clinical development programs of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. This review presents the results of last year’s research on the safety of vaccination against COVID-19 in patients with RS. …”
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TOP: A Combined Logical and Physical Obfuscation Method for Securing Networks-on-Chip Against Reverse Engineering Attacks by Mona Hashemi, Siamak Mohammadi, Trevor E. Carlson

“…The scalability, energy efficiency, and minimal latency overhead of TOP, as evidenced by the average power, latency, and PDP overhead results across seven PARSEC programs in five different security levels (1.7-4.3%, 6-14.8%, and 7.8-19.7%, respectively), make it a suitable solution for safety-critical, high-performance, and resource-limited designs.…”
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