Barriers and sources of information in prostate cancer screening at a South African hospital by Boitumelo M. Komane, Annah Mosalo

“…Methods: A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted with 19 conveniently selected men attending the specific clinic. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Three themes emerged which were (1) barriers to screening, (2) sources of information regarding prostate cancer and (3) symptoms experienced during screening. …”
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Messenger-based assessment of empathic accuracy in couples’ smartphone communication by Philipp Steinebach, Miriam Stein, Knut Schnell

“…Methods Data from N = 102 participants (51 couples) was used to investigate how accurate judgments of partners’ affect map their partners’ actual affect. …”
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Optimising resources allocation in implementing school counselling programme at schools in the Ohangwena region by Anna Niitembu Hako, Olaniyi Bojuwoye

“…In-depth semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions were used to gather data. Thematic results revealed that teacher-counsellors had no counselling rooms to conduct individual counselling, no separate budget for school counselling programme, and that file cabinets and display boards were only available in very few schools and were inadequate school-counsellor in schools. …”
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Asynchronous Quantum-Resistant Blockchain for Secure Intelligence Sharing by Yun-Yi Fan, Chit-Jie Chew, Jung-San Lee

“…Furthermore, the lack of transparency and credibility in intelligence sources has negatively impacted the quality and trustworthiness of shared data. To address these issues, authors aim to leverage blockchain technology, utilizing its decentralized and tamper-proof properties to ensure corporate privacy and the reliability of intelligence sources. …”
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Lightweight Authentication for Devices in Internet of Thing Environment: A Survey by Sameera Abbas Fadhel, Ahmed Sami Nori

“…The extremely large number of associated devices together through different protocols make it vulnerable to be threatened by several types of attacks, such as; Unauthorized Access and Authentication Attacks, Network Attacks, Data Privacy and Integrity Attacks, and Supply Chain Attacks. …”
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Customer’s Satisfaction via Online Shopping Environment: The Case of China by GholamReza Zandi, Rezvan Torabi, Mohammad Amin Mohammad, Xu Yi Dan

“…The philosophy of positivism was used to evaluate the online shopping behaviour in a Chinese context. …”
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Barriers to access to care in the implementation of telemedicine in public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: A phenomenological qualitative study. by Getachew Nigussie Bolado, Bizuayehu Atinafu Ataro, Christian Kebede Gadabo, Tamirat Ersino Kebamo, Worku Mimanu Minuta, Abenezer Duta Wolde

“…The data analysis was conducted using OpenCode 4.02 software, and a content thematic analysis was executed following Colaizzi's 7-step method.…”
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Human centered design of AI-powered Digital Therapeutics for stress prevention: Perspectives from multi-stakeholders' workshops about the SHIVA solution by Marco Bolpagni, Susanna Pardini, Silvia Gabrielli

“…Results: Stakeholders perceived AI-based data processing as beneficial for personalized treatment in a secure, privacy-preserving environment. …”
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Analyzing the trend of government support for cloud computing usage in e-government architecture by Muhammad Younus, Eko Priyo Purnomo, Achmad Nurmandi, Dyah Mutiarin, Halimah Abdul Manaf, Fathiya Mumtaz, Tiara Khairunnisa

“…Overall, challenges persist, spanning from concerns regarding data safekeeping and privacy, but it also signifies a strategic transition towards harnessing digital technologies to provide more agile, citizen-focused public services.…”
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The Experience of Intimacy and Sexuality in Persons with Mental Illness: A Metasynthesis by Reshma Antony, Manjula Munivenkatappa, Geetha Desai

“…ATLAS.ti software was used to code the primary and secondary data to generate 83 descriptive themes and 17 composite themes, which were further synthesised to create seven interpretive themes. …”
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ChatGPT’s Integration in GCC Higher Education: Bibliometric Analysis of Trends by Tosin Ekundayo , Zafarullah Khan , Shahid Ali Chaudhry

“…Key findings include the positive impact of ChatGPT on personalized learning and student engagement, as well as the growing focus on ethical concerns such as data privacy and bias. The study also identified strong interdisciplinary connections, with AI research in education intersecting with fields such as computer science, linguistics, and cognitive science. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey on Blockchain-Based Decentralized Storage Networks by Muhammad Irfan Khalid, Ibtisam Ehsan, Ayman Khallel Al-Ani, Jawaid Iqbal, Saddam Hussain, Syed Sajid Ullah, Nayab

“…A prominent application of this technology is its use in decentralized storage systems. Individuals in decentralized storage networks rent unused hardware storage space to other individuals. …”
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GP remote consultations with marginalised patients and the importance of place during care: a qualitative study of the role of place in GP consultations by Ada Humphrey, Steven Cummins, Carl May, Fiona Stevenson

“…Results: The core themes emerging from the data included challenges securing privacy during remote consultations and the loss of formal healthcare spaces as important places of care. …”
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On-Device System for Device Directed Speech Detection for Improving Human Computer Interaction by Abhishek Singh, Rituraj Kabra, Rahul Kumar, Manjunath Belgod Lokanath, Reetika Gupta, Sumit Kumar Shekhar

“…To solve this, we propose an On-Device solution that listens to the user continuously for <bold>only</bold> predefined period and classifies the utterance into device-directed or non-device-directed using a deep learning-based model. Since our solution is On-Device, the privacy of the user is maintained. …”
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Health system bottlenecks hindering provision of supportive and dignified maternity care in public health facilities. by Waqas Hameed, Bushra Khan, Sameen Siddiqi, Muhammad Asim, Bilal Iqbal Avan

“…A combination of inductive and deductive approach was used for data analyses. Our study identified range of bottlenecks impeding provision of RMC. …”
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Lived experiences of women with spontaneous abortion at a district hospital, South Africa by Marshall Lockett, Robert J. Mash

“…Atlas-ti (version 22) software assisted with data analysis using the framework method. Results: A total of nine participants were interviewed. …”
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Assessment of Patient Satisfaction Attaining Primary Health Care Services at Health Centers in Mogadishu, Somalia by Abdi HA, Warsame MO, Adan MA, Hassan MA

“…Quantitative data was analyzed using appropriate statistical methods, such as descriptive statistics and chi-square tests, to examine the relationships between patient satisfaction and various factors the statistical significance was declared at p-value < 0.05. …”
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The reliability and validity of a non-wearable indoor positioning system to assess mobility in older adults: A cross-sectional study. by Isabel B Rodrigues, Patricia Hewston, Jonathan Adachi, Sayem Borhan, George Ioannidis, Alexa Kouroukis, Carolyn Leckie, Andrea Lee, Alexander Rabinovich, Parthipan Siva, Rachel Swance, Suleman Tariq, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou

“…Currently, there is a lack of consensus on which assessments to use to assess walking speed and how to continuously monitor walking speed outside of the clinic. …”
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The Applications of Large Language Models in Mental Health: Scoping Review by Yu Jin, Jiayi Liu, Pan Li, Baosen Wang, Yangxinyu Yan, Huilin Zhang, Chenhao Ni, Jing Wang, Yi Li, Yajun Bu, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Relevant information on application details and performance metrics was extracted during the data charting of eligible articles. ResultsA total of 95 articles were drawn from 4859 studies using LLMs for mental health tasks. …”
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Nurturing Sustainability in Toddlerhood: Investigating Preschool Teachers’ Views and Daily Practices in a Swedish Preschool by Deniz Kahriman-Pamuk, Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

“…Methods: We employed a case study approach, incorporating observations, interviews, and document analysis for data collection. Qualitative techniques were used for data analysis. …”
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