An integrated land-use/transportation forecasting and planning model: A metropolitan planning support system by Ardeshir Anjomani

“…Although these models have the potential to become primary demographic forecasting and planning vehicles in metropolitan transportation planning for most large US urban regions, some gaps and improvements must be addressed.  …”
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Land formalization and its efficacy: Experience from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by C. Lucian, K.T. Semindu

“…Kapinga Zone emerged as the most conflict-prone area, with a dispute-per-plot ratio of 2.1 per 10 plots, largely driven by boundary encroachments and survey overlaps. …”
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Leading Econometric Diagnostics:in Search of New Paradigm by N. A. Ekimova

“…Technical disadvantages include the use of models quarterly statistics, provoking serious gaps and differences in performance within year, as well as the fact that most existing proactive models use lags of 2-4 months, which allows you to talk about the effect of pre-emption only with a certain degree of conditionality. …”
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Cilia and transcription: a mini review by Jason M. Brown

“…The forkhead and RFX family transcription factors regulating cilia genes in animals were first identified 25 years ago and considerable molecular details of the regulatory processes have been described since then. While many of the most important early studies of cilia gene regulation were done in unicellular organisms, additional molecular players need to be discovered for a more complete understanding in these organisms. …”
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Soil biodiversity and function under global change. by Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, David J Eldridge, Yu-Rong Liu, Zhong-Wen Liu, Claudia Coleine, Pankaj Trivedi

“…Understanding how and when soil biodiversity supports these functions, and how it will adapt to changing environmental conditions, is crucial for conserving soils and maintaining soil processes for future generations. In this Essay, we discuss the fundamental importance of soil biodiversity for supporting multiple ecosystem services and One Health, and further highlight essential knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to conserve soil biodiversity for the next generations.…”
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The Role of the Tourists in the Karst Dissolution of the Secondary Shapes inside Caves (Case Study: Hamedan Alisadr Cave) by Amjad Maleki, Mohammad Hosayn Ghobadi, Payman Karimi Soltani

“…1- Introduction As the most tourist attracting water cave in the country, Ali Sadr cave, located in Hamadan-Kabdtar Ahang, attracts thousands of internal and external tourists each year. …”
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Co-designing interventions with multiple stakeholders to address barriers and promote equitable access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Black women in England by Flavien Coukan, Wezi Thamm, Fola Afolabi, Keitumetse-Kabelo Murray, Adam Pattison Rathbone, John Saunders, Christina Atchison, Helen Ward

“…It underscores the need for community education, healthcare system reforms, and the inclusion of Black women in decision-making processes to reduce PrEP equity gaps. The co-designed interventions provided a tailored, context-specific strategy that could improve PrEP uptake among Black women in England.…”
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Sustainability Awareness in Manufacturing: A Review of IoT Audio Sensor Applications in the Industry 5.0 Era by Stefania Ferrisi

“…By assessing the existing research, this study aims to highlight gaps that necessitate further investigation, guiding future research efforts toward the most critical and promising directions for enhancing predictive maintenance in machining processes. …”
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Research prioritisation in preparedness for and response to outbreaks of high-consequence pathogens: a scoping review by Emilia Antonio, Nicolas Pulik, Susan Khader Ibrahim, Adebisi Adenipekun, Shanthi Levanita, Isabel Foster, Dorothy Chepkirui, Eli Harriss, Louise Sigfrid, Alice Norton

“…It involves the identification of gaps in knowledge crucial to effective preparedness and response to outbreaks. …”
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Developing a post-myocardial infarction medicines optimisation clinic: core competencies for upskilling pharmacists and initial patient feedback by Rani Khatib, Una Laverty, Gina Mcgawley, Alistair Hall, Chris Pepper, Ruth Price, Franki Wilson

“…Following successful implementation of a consultant pharmacist-led post-MI medicines optimisation clinic, the service was expanded by training advanced clinical pharmacists to manage clinics (with appropriate multidisciplinary team support).Methods Key steps in the development process were: definition of a key competency framework based on relevant qualifications and experience, knowledge, skills and clinic management practicalities; creation and enaction of trainee-specific development plans to address gaps (including independent learning, teaching from multidisciplinary colleagues and shadowing in clinics); establishment of relevant protocols and proformas to ensure consistent standards (eg, a patient self-reporting tool for identifying adherence barriers, consultation proforma, directory of clinical parameters and pathway for onward referral when needed); phased clinic roll-out, initially under supervision; and gathering of feedback from patients and colleagues. …”
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Evaluating Communication Practices between Dentists and Dental Technicians by Hammad Hassan, Hassan Tariq, Aneela Qaisar, Muhammad Imran Ameer Malik, Aamir Rafique

“…Data was collected, reviewed for completeness, and analyzed using SPSS v24. Results: Most dental technicians (n=38, 68%) possess a BSc degree in dental technology with work experience ranging from 1 to 45 years. …”
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Population-level scale-up of cervical cancer prevention services in a low-resource setting: development, implementation, and evaluation of the cervical cancer prevention program in... by Groesbeck P Parham, Mulindi H Mwanahamuntu, Sharon Kapambwe, Richard Muwonge, Allen C Bateman, Meridith Blevins, Carla J Chibwesha, Krista S Pfaendler, Victor Mudenda, Aaron L Shibemba, Samson Chisele, Gracilia Mkumba, Bellington Vwalika, Michael L Hicks, Sten H Vermund, Benjamin H Chi, Jeffrey S A Stringer, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Vikrant V Sahasrabuddhe

“…<h4>Findings</h4>Between 2006-2013, screening services were expanded from 2 to 12 clinics in Lusaka, the most-populous province in Zambia, through which 102,942 women were screened. …”
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Self-management interventions for adult haemodialysis patients: a scoping review of randomized controlled trials by Nina Katharina Friedrich, Nico Schmitt, Helena Hruby, Christiane Kugler

“…The most used instrument was ‘Strategies used by people to promote health’ for measuring self-care self-efficacy. …”
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Saudi healthy plate-2024: framework for developing, modeling, and evaluating Saudi Arabia’s dietary guidelines by Omar A. Alhumaidan, Sarah M. Alkhunein, Shihana A. Alakeel, Ghadir A. Fallata, Madhawi M. Aldhwayan, Asalah Y. Alfaifi, Wala M. Albalwi, Haya AlZeer

“…Conclusions SHP-2024 provides optimized dietary guidance suited to Saudi needs, supporting efforts to reduce NCD burdens. While most nutritional targets were achieved, persistent gaps in vitamin E and choline intake require targeted strategies in future updates to enhance dietary adequacy.…”
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Explanation and design of mentoring in order to promote human resources activities in the National Company of Southern Oil-bearing Regions by Ali Ghasemi Ghasemvand, Vahid Chenari, Mehrdad Hamari, Seyyed Ali Akbar Ahmadi

“…The results in the second step of the research showed that the category of implementation is the most important among the three main categories of implementing the mentoring process in the Hamrah-e Avval Company; and after that, the categories of "planning" and "evaluation and feedback" are in the second and third ranks. …”
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Technology-Enhanced Differentiated Instruction: A Narrative Review by Ata Barzegari, Esmaeil Azimi Yancheshmeh, Javad Hatami

“…Additionally, LA enhances the feedback process by offering continuous, personalized evaluations based on real-time data. …”
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exoALMA. XVII. Characterizing the Gas Dynamics around Dust Asymmetries by Lisa Wölfer, Marcelo Barraza-Alfaro, Richard Teague, Pietro Curone, Myriam Benisty, Misato Fukagawa, Jaehan Bae, Gianni Cataldi, Ian Czekala, Stefano Facchini, Daniele Fasano, Mario Flock, Maria Galloway-Sprietsma, Himanshi Garg, Cassandra Hall, Jane Huang, John D. Ilee, Andrés F. Izquierdo, Kazuhiro Kanagawa, Geoffroy Lesur, Cristiano Longarini, Ryan A. Loomis, Francois Menard, Anika Nath, Ryuta Orihara, Christophe Pinte, Daniel J. Price, Giovanni Rosotti, Jochen Stadler, Gaylor Wafflard-Fernandez, Andrew J. Winter, Hsi-Wei Yen, Tomohiro C. Yoshida, Brianna Zawadzki

“…The key planet-formation processes in protoplanetary disks remain an active matter of research. …”
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Examine frameworks policies and strategies for effective information governance in healthcare organizations. by Richard Okyere Boadu, Victor Wireko Adu, Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu, Baishatu Ibrahim, Prince Akey, Amponsah Amishadas Mensah, Godwin Adzakpah, Nathan Kumasenu Mensah

“…Efforts were also identified in ensuring privacy and confidentiality during the storage, processing and transmission of patient data mostly by deploying methods such as authentication (58.9%), use of secured computers and software (71.2%) and using secure electronic platforms (66.0%) respectively indicating a keen attention for data stewardship and governance. …”
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The State of the Art of eHealth Self-Management Interventions for People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Scoping Review by Eline te Braake, Roswita Vaseur, Christiane Grünloh, Monique Tabak

“…The self-management process of “taking ownership of health needs” (94/101, 93.1%), the behavior change technique of “feedback and monitoring” (88/101, 87%), and the positive health dimension of “bodily functioning” (101/101, 100%) were most often addressed. …”
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Robotic Applications in Skiing: A Systematic Review of Current Research and Challenges by Răzvan Gabriel Boboc

“…A predefined set of keywords guided the search process, leading to an initial collection of 327 papers. …”
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