The crane radar: Development and deployment of an operational eco-digital twin by K. De Koning

“…A real quantitative evaluation of the contribution of the crane radar to operational decision making is, however, still missing.…”
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‘It was a ravage!’: lived experiences of epidemic cholera in rural Haiti by Louise C Ivers, Yodeline Guillaume, Gregory J Jerome, Ralph Ternier, Max Raymond

“…Introduction A cholera epidemic began in Haiti over 8 years ago, prompting numerous, largely quantitative research studies. Assessments of local ‘knowledge, attitudes and practices’ relevant for cholera control have relied primarily on cross-sectional surveys. …”
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Integrating Technology into Teaching to Foster Student Engagement and Interaction by Jarudin Wastira, Edy Tekad Bronto Waluyo

“…Thematic analysis of 1,274 coded reflections revealed that instant feedback, visual progress cues, and low-stakes collaborative tasks were perceived as the chief motivators of participation. …”
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The Development of an Intelligent Leadership Model for State Universities by Aleme Keikha, Reza Hoveida, Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi

“…This paper aims to design and develop an intelligent leadership model for public universities. A qualitative-quantitative research method was used to design a basic model of intelligent leadership. …”
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Palliative care consultation teams in long-term care: a descriptive retrospective cohort study by Helen Tam-Tham, Nadine Persaud, Amit Arya

“…We used a descriptive quantitative approach to examine access to the palliative care consultation team, changes to advance care plans, and hospital transfers. …”
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The PINK1-Parkin mitophagy signalling pathway is not functional in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. by Aaron V Bradshaw, Philip Campbell, Anthony H V Schapira, Huw R Morris, Jan-Willem Taanman

“…Mutations in the PINK1 and PRKN genes are the most common cause of early-onset familial Parkinson disease. These genes code for the PINK1 and Parkin proteins, respectively, which are involved in the degradation of dysfunctional mitochondria through mitophagy. …”
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What do people with aphasia want to be able to say? A content analysis of words identified as personally relevant by people with aphasia. by Rebecca Palmer, Helen Hughes, Tim Chater

“…Two speech and language therapist researchers conducted a quantitative content analysis of the words selected. …”
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Evaluating the competitiveness of leading coffee-producing nations: A comparative advantage analysis across coffee product categories by Ma’ruf Muhammad Imam, Ngo Duong Minh, Bacsi Zsuzsanna, Bozsik Norbert

“…Using trade data from 2001 to 2021 (UN Comtrade, HS codes 090111–090122), we employ three quantitative indices: revealed comparative advantage (RCA), relative import advantage (RMA), and relative trade advantage (RTA). …”
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Influence of Social Capital on Small and Medium Enterprises Performance in Wakiso District, Uganda. by Mbowa, Henry Stanley, Businge, Mbabazi Phelix, Ssemaluulu, Paul, Eton, Marus

“…Data were edited, cleaned, coded, and entered into MS Excel to generate frequencies and graphs. …”
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Internet and telephone intervention to support patients discontinuing long-term antidepressants in primary care: the REDUCE research programme including RCT by Tony Kendrick, Beth Stuart, Hannah Bowers, Mahboobeh Haji Sadeghi, Helen Page, Christopher Dowrick, Michael Moore, Mark Gabbay, Geraldine Leydon, Guiqing Lily Yao, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little, Gareth Griffiths, Glyn Lewis, Carl May, Joanna Moncrieff, Chris F Johnson, Una Macleod, Simon Gilbody, Rachel Dewar-Haggart, Samantha Williams, Wendy O’Brien, Riya Tiwari, Catherine Woods, Tasneem Patel, Naila Khan, Emma Maund, Nadja van Ginneken, Amy Din, Claire Reidy, Rebecca Lucier, Bryan Palmer, Taeko Becque, Yumna Masood, Natalie Thompson, Ellen van Leeuwen, Marta Glowacka, Adam WA Geraghty

“…Limitations In our WS1 qualitative evidence synthesis, coding to generate themes was performed by one researcher and discussed with two others, due to time constraints. …”
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Process evaluation of Tuberculosis infection control and prevention practice at public health facilities in Tegede district, Northwest Ethiopia: Facility-based cross-sectional desi... by Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu, Ashagere Mebratu, Asmamaw Atnafu, Asebe Hagos

“…The data were coded, entered into EpiData version 4.6, and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. …”
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Influence of social determinants on lifestyle modification adherence in people with prediabetes: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study protocol by Ana Carvalho-Azevedo, Ana Carvalho-Azevedo, Ana Carvalho-Azevedo, Manuela Abbate, Manuela Abbate, Manuela Abbate, Sergio Fresneda, Sergio Fresneda, Sergio Fresneda, María Arias-Fernández, María Arias-Fernández, María Arias-Fernández, Marina Torres-Carballo, Marina Torres-Carballo, Aina M. Yañez, Aina M. Yañez, Aina M. Yañez, Aina M. Yañez, Aina M. Yañez, Cristina Moreno-Mulet, Cristina Moreno-Mulet, Cristina Moreno-Mulet, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Miquel Bennasar-Veny, Miquel Bennasar-Veny

“…AimSocial determinants (SD) such as age, gender, ethnicity, postal code, or socioeconomic status, as well as health beliefs strongly impact health outcomes. …”
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Improving the psychomotor performance of student nurses using remote clinical skills practice: a mixed-methods study by Ükke Karabacak, Hilal Yıldız Çelik

“…The qualitative data were categorised into three main themes: emotions, learning and confidence, with a total of 34 codes. Emotions accounted for 50% of the codes, including happiness, stress, comfort and anxiety. …”
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Optimizing Velocity Field Measurement with 3D-Printed Particles and MATLAB: A Cost-Effective System for Flow Visualization by José Juan Aliaga-Maraver, Ángel Antonio Rodríguez-Sevillano, María Jesús Casati-Calzada, Rafael Bardera-Mora, Estela Barroso-Barderas, Juan Carlos García-Matías, Alfonso Láinez-Muñiz, Davide Visentin

“…This article aims to highlight the importance of including quantitative measurements when conducting flow visualization tests, such as those performed in towing tanks, within fluid mechanics analysis. …”
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Freeze drying and Lugol staining of human menisci reveal circumferential fibre volumes to guide meniscus implant design and virtual simulation by Anna-Christina Moser, Jennifer Fritz, Alexander Otahal, Andreas Kesselring, Florian Schüssler, Patrick Eisner, Karl Heinrich Schneider, Andreas Herbert Teuschl, Lukas Felix Reissig, Lydia Zopf, Stefan Nehrer

“…A custom Python script was developed to translate the G-code from this model into a two-volumetric finite element (FE) model -overcoming the limitations of conventional software. …”
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A Patch-Level Region-Aware Module with a Multi-Label Framework for Remote Sensing Image Captioning by Yunpeng Li, Xiangrong Zhang, Tianyang Zhang, Guanchun Wang, Xinlin Wang, Shuo Li

“…The code for our method will be publicly available.…”
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Knowledge and Practices Regarding Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention Among Nurses in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia by Ruba M. Alharazi, Raiannah H. Alqahtani, Rahaf A. Alanazi, Walaa Alharbi, Shmokh M. Alshenen, Aisha Alhofaian, Afnan Tunsi, Loujain Sharif

“…Methods: This study was conducted in Jeddah using a quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional design. A sample of 240 registered nurses were conveniently recruited to complete a self-administered online questionnaire. …”
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TEBS: Temperature–Emissivity–Driven band selection for thermal infrared hyperspectral image classification with structured State-Space model and gated attention by Enyu Zhao, Nianxin Qu, Yulei Wang, Caixia Gao, Jian Zeng

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Using immunization registry data to explore initiation of HPV vaccination at ages 9 and 10 by Grace W. Ryan, Amanda Kahl, Emily Janio, Bethany Kintigh, Don Callaghan, Natoshia M. Askelson

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Recurrent patterns in the application of traffic impact analyses: Safety first or last? by Seth LaJeunesse, Jesse D. Saginor, Tabitha S. Combs, Wesley Kumfer, Eric Dumbaugh

“…The results enhance TIA practice by explicitly incorporating safety, yet the overall approach is limited in its reliance on the qualitative articulations of TIA practitioners and developers about TIA procedures rather than quantitative analysis of TIA outputs and outcomes.…”
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