Building Bridges Instead of Putting Up Walls: An Educational Tool to Facilitate Instructors in Adopting Active Learning Methodologies for Teaching Programming by Ivanilse Calderon, Williamson Silva, Eduardo Feitosa

“…Teaching programming is a challenging task, as it requires instructors to guide students in developing complex skills such as real-world abstraction, problem-solving, and logical reasoning. …”
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Development and validation of a multiplex qPCR method for identification of high-risk genotypes of human papillomavirus by Ali Mohammadi, Ehsan Lotfi, Fatemeh Karamali, Fereshteh Golab, Mahmood Barati

“…The multiplex real-time PCR assay is a cost-effective and efficient tool for HPV screening, detecting multiple genotypes simultaneously. …”
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Patient and nodule characteristics associated with adherence to lung cancer screening in a large integrated healthcare system by Shuang Yang, Muxuan Liang, Hiren J. Mehta, Ramzi G. Salloum, Dejana Braithwaite, Yonghui Wu, Jessica Islam, Xuhong Zhang, Ya-Chen Tina Shih, Jinhai Huo, Jiang Bian, Yi Guo

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Enhancing students' argumentation skills through socio-scientific real-world inquiry: A quasi-experimental study in biological education by Anwari Adi Nugroho, Sajidan Sajidan, Suranto Suranto, Mohammad Masykuri

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Early prediction of cardiovascular events following treatments in female breast cancer patients: Application of real-world data and artificial intelligence by Quynh T.N. Nguyen, Shwu-Jiuan Lin, Phung-Anh Nguyen, Phan Thanh Phuc, Min-Huei Hsu, Chun-Yao Huang, Chin-Sheng Hung, Christine Y. Lu, Jason C. Hsu

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Diurnal production of cortisol and prediction of treatment response in rheumatoid arthritis: a 6-month, real-life prospective cohort study by George E Fragoulis, Antonis Fanouriakis, Maria G Tektonidou, Petros P Sfikakis, Gerasimos Evangelatos, Vasiliki-Kalliopi Bournia, Katerina Laskari, Stylianos Panopoulos, GEORGE P CHROUSOS, Maria P Yavropoulou, Maria G Filippa, Nikolaos I Vlachogiannis, Aimilia Mantzou, Aggeliki Papapanagiotou

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Stakeholder-driven multi-stage adaptive real-world theme-oriented (SMART) telehealth evaluation framework: a scoping review by Yunxi Zhang, Yueh-Yun Lin, Lincy S. Lal, Jennifer C. Reneker, Elizabeth G. Hinton, Saurabh Chandra, J. Michael Swint

“…Summary: Telehealth has revolutionized healthcare delivery by integrating cutting-edge technologies, yet evaluations of its services and programs often lack comprehensive frameworks, resulting in unclear standards for quality assurance. …”
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Feasibility of a Digital Coaching Program for Improving Mental Well-Being and Emotional Intelligence: Pragmatic Retrospective Cohort Study by Nicholas Chalmer Peiper, Adam Pettitt, Bela Shah, Oliver Attwood, Ella Sivonen, Jeffrey Pfeffer

“… Abstract BackgroundWithin the past decade, digital coaching programs (DCPs) have emerged as an evidence-based modality to improve mental well-being and emotional intelligence (EI), although there is limited evidence in real-world contexts. …”
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Cycles, Trends, Disruptions: Real Estate Centrality on the Global Financial Crisis, COVID-19 Pandemic, and New Techno-Economic Paradigm by Renan P. Almeida

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Real-time tracking of lung tumors using a 1.5T Elekta Unity MR-Linac: first clinical experiences by Blake Smith, Bryan Allen, Samuel Rusu, Joel St-Aubin, Daniel Hyer

“…Elekta recently released their comprehensive motion management system for the Unity 1.5T MR-Linac, enabling real-time tracking and predictive gating using MR cine imaging during treatment. …”
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Application of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Models for the Sustainable Management of Vine Pruning Residual Biomass: An Integrated Theoretical Approach by Leonel J. R. Nunes

“…The study highlights the scalability and real-world applicability of the proposed models. …”
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Introducing computational thinking to second and third graders. Programming whole paths outperforms step-by-step navigation in maze tasks by Frank Reinhold, Priska Sprenger, Gunnar Staniczek

“…Our study underpins that Scratch-based block programming combined with robot-like real-world devices is a promising way to utilize CT in (early) primary education—and deepens our knowledge about how students engage in relevant learning activities.…”
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Evaluating Student-Built Earthquake Alarm Prototypes: Integrating Engineering Practices Through Real-World Projects in Junior High School by Iin Suminar, M. Reza Dwi Saputra, Nur Habib Muhammad Iqbal

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Intensive smoking cessation intervention in a nature-based setting: a feasibility study of the Danish gold standard program by Mie Sylow Liljendahl, Sanne Staal, Hanne Tønnesen

“…The knowledge of nature-based smoking cessation interventions is sparse but might offer potential benefits for smokers undertaking an intensive smoking cessation program. This study assessed the feasibility in real life of the 6-week Danish Intensive Gold Standard Program (GSP) for smoking cessation in nature compared to the standard setting in primary healthcare. …”
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Empowering rural students through computational thinking and real-world STEM applications: insights from an innovative high school curriculum by Linlin Li, Chun-Wei Huang, Claire Morgan, Kim Luttgen, Eunice Chow, Shuangting Yang

“…Teachers reported that the focus on real-world applications increased student engagement and self-efficacy. …”
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Real-time implementation of nonlinear model predictive control for high angle of attack Maneuvers in fighter aircrafts using deep learning by Muhammad Faheem Manzoor, Joel A. Paulson, Yasir Awais Butt, Fazal-ur Rehman, Aamer Iqbal Bhatti

“…Nonlinear model predictive control (NMPC) provides a nice framework for accounting for multivariable nonlinear dynamics subject to constraints; however, the cost of implementing NMPC is high due to the need to solve a large-scale nonlinear program to optimality in real-time. This research is focussed on the design of real-time solution to NMPC (low computations) for fast dynamic systems. …”
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Barriers, Facilitators, and Requirements for a Telerehabilitation Aftercare Program for Patients After Occupational Injuries: Semistructured Interviews With Key Stakeholders by Lukas Lange-Drenth, Holger Schulz, Isabell Suck, Christiane Bleich

“…Rehabilitation aftercare programs give patients the opportunity to help patients apply the progress they have made during the rehabilitation to their everyday activities. …”
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

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Effect of a Photolyase-Based Medical Device on Actinic Keratosis in Phototypes III–IV Patients: Real-Life Clinical Setting by Fernando Bulla, Susana Mejía, Sebastian Gil-Quiñones, Sara Cataño, Susana Sierra

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A Tree Soft Set Framework for Evaluating Teaching Quality in University Physics Programs: Enhancing Precision and Decision-Making by Hongzhi Zhao, Fengqiang Zhang

“…The article focuses on evaluating physics education is taught and learned through experiments and real-world experiences. We propose a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) approach to deal with various factors in evaluation of teaching quality in physics programs. …”
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