Designing a supply chain resilience assessment model with the approach of NDEA(case of study: government hospitals of Yazd province) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Fereshteh Bahrami

“…Achieving an ideal and efficient supply chain can be a fundamental step in improving the satisfaction of patients and health professionals and reducing costs. …”
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Evaluation of Minds in Motion, a fitness program for people living with dementia and their caregivers by Pria Nippak, Jocelyn Badali, Julien Meyer, Housne Begum, Nalini Sen, Mya Rana-Nippak

“…Data were collected through a retrospective mixed-method design. Participants, staff, and volunteers completed data collection. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of a contextualized brief psychological intervention for people with bipolar disorder in rural Ethiopia by Mekdes Demissie, Charlotte Hanlon, Lauren C. Ng, Rosie Mayston, Abebaw Fekadu

“…We conducted a mixed-method evaluation, including in-depth qualitative interviews, fidelity ratings of a random selection of 25% of the audio recorded intervention sessions, and self-reported change in symptom severity. …”
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Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy Using a Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (DIEP) Flap: Clinical and Medico‐Legal Insights From a Four‐Year Study by Demetris Savva, Giulio Nittari, Filippo Gibelli, Giovanna Ricci, Savvas Dalitis, Antonia Fotiou, Phanos Michael

“…Free deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction is a favorable method when traditional implants fail or are not viable, especially after radiotherapy. …”
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AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES by Ayşe Nur Balcı Yapalak, Abdullah Uçar, Servet Yüce, Ömer Ataç

“…Eight hundred twenty-six students from 14 faculties were reached using a non-probability sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was used to determine the effects of 19 factors mentioned in academic literature. …”
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Production line performance analysis within a MTS/MTO manufacturing framework: a queueing theory approach by Iman Ghalehkhondabi, Gursel Suer

“…To calculate system performance indexes, we use the Matrix Geometric Method (MGM) after modeling the systems with queuing theory concepts. …”
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Effects of Exercise on Mental Health of Elderly by Nafiseh Hekmati Pour, Hamid Hojjati

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of exercise on mental health of elderly in Golestan Province. Method: In this Quasi experimental study with Salamon design, 48 elderly referring to daily centers in Golestan province in 2011 were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly divided to control and test groups. …”
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Learner Support Systems in Distance Learning Education Systems (Comparative Analysis of VU and AIOU) by Ahmad Attiq-ul-Rehman, Amina Shahzadi

“…Virtual Learning Management System (LMS), with over 85% of respondents indicating satisfaction with the availability of course materials. …”
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Breastfeeding practices and exclusive breastfeeding among syrian refugee mothers in Jordanian Host Communities by Suhaila Halasa, Reema Safadi, Dua' Al-Maharma, Manar Nabolsi, Jennifer Dohrn, Muayyad Ahmad

“…The logistic regression model showed that prior breastfeeding experience (OR = 5.06, p < 0.001, 95 % CI: 2.17–11.82), maternal satisfaction with feeding method (OR = 3.58, p < 0.001, 95 % CI: 1.89–6.76), medical insurance (OR = 1.74, p = 0.015, 95 % CI: 1.11–2.73), birth method (OR = 1.69, p = 0.034, 95 % CI: 1.04–2.73) and infant gender (OR= 0.64, p = 0.05, 95 % CI: 0.41–0.99) significantly influenced exclusive breastfeeding rates.The findings revealed that breastfeeding practices do not align with WHO recommendations, emphasizing the crucial role of healthcare providers in supporting breastfeeding mothers during crises. …”
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Awareness and Attitudes of Medical Students, Interns, and Residents Toward Telemedicine in Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study From... by Rahmat Allah Sharififar, Mahdi Mazandarani, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Somayeh Ghorbani

“…Participants included residents (R), interns (I), and students (S) from the internal medicine department. A census sampling method was employed, inviting all medical education members who met the entry criteria to participate. …”
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Testing and evaluation of Pakistan’s pioneer disaster risk communication app: a case study of PDMA Madadgar android-based app by Mushtaq Ahmad Jan, Syed Irfan Ullah, Waheed Ullah, Safi Ullah, Amjad Ali, Hisham Tariq, Terrence Fernando, Muhammad Saeed

“…A purposive sampling method was used for the selection of respondents, and the total sample size of the study at multiple stages was 49. …”
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Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Brief Psychotherapy versus Usual Treatment for Common Mental Disorders in Adults by Marco A. Luengo-Castro, Javier Fernández-Méndez, José M. García-Montes, Pedro J. Caunedo-Riesco, Juan M. García-Haro, Begoña Braña-Menéndez, Dolores González-Díaz, Andrés Cabero-Álvarez, Marcelino Cuesta-Izquierdo

“…Pre-treatment and up to 3-year assessments were conducted on clinical-administrative, symptomatic, disability, satisfaction, and psychopharmacological consumption. …”
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Analyzing Worn-Out Texture Regeneration from Urban Branding Perspective Using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) (Case Study: Worn-Out Texture of Shahr-e-Kord) by Dvood Mahdavi, Ali Mohammadi Gojani, Waliullah Nazari

“…The data were collected through documentary and field methods. The statistical population included 8292 residents of Shahr-e-Kord worn-out fabric with a sample of 367 participants selected using Cochran's formula. …”
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IMETA-GNN: Meta Learning-Based Cold Start Optimization for Recommendation System by Nida Siddique, Amna Zafar, Beenish Ayesha Akram, Muhammad Waseem, Sajid Iqbal, Ahmad A. Al-Yahya, Muhammad Nabeel Asghar, Abdullah Abdulrrehman Alaulamie

“…Recommendation systems are becoming essential components of contemporary online goods and services, and they significantly affect customer satisfaction. Recommendation systems are designed to empower customers in their decision-making process by providing personalized recommendations. …”
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Multi-Level Dynamic Weight Optimization Scheduling Strategy for Flexible Interconnected Distribution Substations Based on Three-Port SNOPs by Dan Pang, Zhipeng Wang, Xiaomeng Shi, Jinming Ge, Zhenhao Wang, Hongyin Yi, Yan Zhuang, Yu Yin, Wei Wang

“…The results verify the effectiveness of the method proposed in this paper in improving the system’s operational efficiency and node voltage quality.…”
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Treatment of complex wounds with PVC prosthesis and autologous partial skin graft: Accelerated and low-cost third-intention healing protocol by Diego Ariel-de-Lima, Lana Lacerda de-Lima, Renata Clazzer, Kêilerte Renes Gurgel Paiva, Antônio Vicente Dias de-Andrade, Jorge Edson Pinheiro dos-Santos, João Firmino da Silva Neto

“…Patients were evaluated regarding length of stay; costs; local pain; complications; the time until medical discharge; and patient satisfaction. Results: The length of hospital stay, its costs, and the time until medical discharge were shorter in group A (p<0.05). …”
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Computer-Controlled Local Anaesthesia Delivery efficacy − a literature review by Katarzyna Janik, Wojciech Niemczyk, Robert Peterek, Rafał Rój, Agnieszka Balicz, Tadeusz Morawiec

“…The evaluated parameters were: pain, child’s behaviour, heart rate, blood pressure, level of satisfaction, anxiety, further anaesthesia method preference, need for additional anaesthetic, as well as the duration of anaesthesia, measured by different scales, devices and questionnaires. …”
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IOT-BASED SMART FARMING IMPLEMENTATION TO OPTIMIZE WORK EFFICIENCY OF HYDROPONIC FARMERS PAKISAJI MALANG by Risalatul Latifah, Triswantoro Putro, Dewi Anggraeni, Faridha Aprilia, Mayang Bunga Puspita, Lia Baroatul K

“…According to questionnaire responses, 68.4% of farmers expressed satisfaction, and 78.9% of total participants reported that the system was easy to employ. …”
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Caregiver Burden In Caregivers Of Hospitalized Older Adults And Its Associated Factors by Jocabed Rocha-Balcázar, Carmen García-Peña, Lourdes Figueroa-Solano, Nicolas Castellanos-Perilla, Daniel Santiago Cortes-Sarmiento, Mario Pérez-Zepeda

“…Therefore, the objective is to describe the factors associated with caregiver burden at the moment of discharge of a hospitalized older adult, in the Mexican healthcare context. METHOD: This is a secondary analysis of a hospital. …”
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A Comprehensive Framework for Adaptive Electric Vehicle Charging Station Siting and Sizing Based on Transferable Spatio-Temporal Demand Prediction by Yutong Peng, Liqi Ye, Wenrui Ouyang, Qi Xi, Jing Wang, Xiaolin Wang

“…By leveraging partial EV trip data, the method can capture users&#x2019; driving patterns and supplement the citywide complete EV trip data, which is then fed into the established mathematical model to compute spatiotemporal charging demand. …”
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