“There’s always somebody that you can identify with”: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on buprenorphine group medical visits by Mariya Masyukova, Benjamin T. Hayes, Teresa López-Castro, Aaron D. Fox

“…Group medical visits, which combine psychosocial support and chronic condition management, have been described for BUP treatment, but few studies have explored what is gained and/or lost by offering BUP treatment in groups instead of individual visits. Methods Five focus groups with 3–11 participants each were conducted at an urban community health center that housed a mature office-based BUP treatment program. …”
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Advanced beamforming and reflection control in intelligent reflecting surfaces with integrated channel estimation by Sakhshra Monga, Anmol Rattan Singh, Nitin Saluja, Chander Prabha, Shivani Malhotra, Asif Karim, Md. Mehedi Hassan

“…Simulation results show that implicit channel estimation method requires fewer pilots than standard approaches, effectively learns to optimise sum rate or minimum‐rate targets, and generalises well. …”
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Synchronising English second language proficiency and mathematical understanding through plurilingualism in correctional centre classrooms: Empirical perspectives by Siphelele Mbatha, Xolani Khohliso, Sboniso Zondi, Nompumelelo Nzimande

“…The study was underpinned by the Socio-Cultural Learning theoretical stance. Amongst our findings is that L2 proficiency correlates positively with adult offenders’ mathematics understanding. …”
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A study on the non-contact measurement of sunflower disk inclination and its application to accurate phenotypic analysis by Qiang Wang, Kaixuan Li, Zihao Gao, Xinyuan Wei, Yaoyu Li, Yangcheng Lv, Wuping Zhang

“…Addressing the issues of low accuracy, high cost, and the risk of plant damage associated with traditional manual measurement methods, this study proposes a non-contact measurement method combining deep learning and geometric analysis to achieve precise measurement of sunflower flower head tilt angles. …”
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Validation of laparoscopy and flexible ureteroscopy tasks in inanimate simulation training models at a large-scale conference setting by Jirong Lu, Karthik Thandapani, Tricia Kuo, Ho Yee Tiong

“…Objective: Simulation based training with training models is being increasingly used as a tool to help trainees mount the learning curve. …”
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A scoping review of medication self-management intervention tools to support persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. by Lauren Cadel, Stephanie R Cimino, Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Sander L Hitzig, Tanya L Packer, Lisa M McCarthy, Tejal Patel, Aisha K Lofters, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Chester H Ho, Sara J T Guilcher

“…A mobile app and two education-based interventions to address self-management of SCI, medication management, and pain management, respectively, were included. …”
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Unravelling Students’ Attitudes Toward Lifelong Exercise by Efstathia Evangelou, Nikolaos Digelidis, Charalampos Krommidas

“…A central purpose of learning in physical education (PE) is to facilitate students’ physical development and competence that determine lifelong engagement in exercise. …”
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Augmented reality live demonstrations during traditional lectures improve understanding of computed tomography data sets by medical students by Alice M. Jacob, Alexander M. C. Böhner, Lucia D. Beissel, Lukas Oelmeier, Mark Born, Anna-Maria Odenthal, Christoph Endler, Andreas Henkel, Matthäus Reinert, Sebastian Nowak, Narine Mesropyan, Alexander Isaak, Claus C. Pieper, Julian A. Luetkens, Daniel Kuetting

“…IntroductionThe introduction of augmented reality (AR) in medical education has been demonstrated to improve learning of medical students and young clinicians. …”
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Investigating the relationship between academic procrastination, internet addiction, and academic performance among Medical Sciences students, Birjand, Iran by Abbas Javdi, Yahya Mohammadi

“…However, one significant challenge students face today, which negatively impacts their learning and academic success, is academic procrastination and internet addiction. …”
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Predicting adherence to gamified cognitive training using early phase game performance data: Towards a just-in-time adherence promotion strategy. by Yuanying Pang, Ankita Singh, Shayok Chakraborty, Neil Charness, Walter R Boot, Zhe He

“…<h4>Background and objectives</h4>This study aims to develop a machine learning-based approach to predict adherence to gamified cognitive training using a variety of baseline measures (demographic, attitudinal, and cognitive abilities) as well as game performance data. …”
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Perceptions and attitudes towards AI among trainee and qualified radiologists at selected South African training hospitals by Ayanda I. Nciki, Linda T. Hlabangana

“…Contribution: Participants were positive about AI implementation in practice and in the registrar learning programme.…”
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Adaptation and Validation of the Indonesian Version of the Instrument to Measure Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Clinical Duties by Suis Galischa Wati, Vania Dewintaputri

“…Introduction: Nursing students' attitudes toward clinical rotation education, play an important role in increasing their motivation to achieve goals, alertness, and ability to capture complex information. A positive attitude tends to encourage students to improve the quality and effectiveness of learning. …”
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Developing Academic Writing Skills in EFL University Students Through Haiku Composition by Juan José Santillán-Iñiguez, Fabián Darío Rodas-Pacheco

“…Method. The study was part of a larger research project (originally presented as a Master’s degree dissertation), developed under a mixed-method approach. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL VALUE OF THE COMMUNICATION AS A PROFESSIONAL ETHICAL PHENOMENON IN THE EDUCATION OF DENTISTS STUDENTS by R.M. Khopta

“…Classes in the clinic provide overcoming of the psychological barrier:"student-patient" and "patient-student." Most patients have positive attitude to work with students, however, they should see the appropriate base of knowledge and skills that students have at this stage of learning. …”
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Identification and validation of biomarkers, construction of diagnostic models, and investigation of immunological infiltration characteristics for idiopathic frozen shoulder by Han-tao Jiang, Li-ping Shen, Meng-Qi Pang, Min-jiao Wu, Jiang Li, Wei-jie Gong, Gang Jin, Rang-teng Zhu

“…The nomogram constructed based on them had a good predictive value for the occurrence of FS. …”
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Personality characteristics of students in the regulation of network activity by S. E. Panshina, N. L. Sungurova, N. B. Karabushchenko

“…Methodology and research methods. The current research is based on a subject-personal approach. …”
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Quantitative analysis and clinical determinants of orthodontically induced root resorption using automated tooth segmentation from CBCT imaging by Jiaqi Lin, Qianhan Zheng, Yongjia Wu, Mengqi Zhou, Jiahao Chen, Xiaozhe Wang, Ting Kang, Weifang Zhang, Xuepeng Chen

“…Method This study retrospectively analyzed CBCT scans of 108 orthodontic patients to assess OIRR using deep learning-based tooth segmentation and volumetric analysis. …”
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An artificial intelligence approach to palaeogeographic studies: a case study of the Late Ordovician brachiopods of Laurentia by Akbar Sohrabi

“…Since the neural network has not seen the brachiopod locations in the test samples, it is able to predict the locations of the test samples based on the pattern learned in the training dataset. …”
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“School is Hard Even in Play”: Do Today's 4–7 Year Olds Want to Play School? by Margarita N. Gavrilova, Irina U. Surilova, Vera L. Sukhikh

“…As a result of thematic analysis of children's statements, it was shown that the desire to play school was most often associated with children's interest in learning activities, positive attitude to school and positive characteristics of the toy; the reluctance to play school was associated with the need to make effort in the game, with the fear of their own failure and dissatisfaction with the child's preferences regarding the toy or the type of game it suggested. …”
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Analyzing and explaining the reflective teacher approach and its role in improving curriculum knowledge: Developing an educational discourse at Farhangian University by Reza Masouminejad

“…Introduction Teachers and their skills are considered as the main focus of improving the quality of the education process, and paying attention to their performance provides the conditions for improving and facilitating sustainable school learning. But most of the teachers, when faced with educational issues and events, examine these issues superficially and provide temporary solutions, and insisting on repeatedly using this process and getting used to the existing conditions puts teachers in a position to resist these changes. …”
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