Classifying strategies for building community health movements: a guide for implementers by Felicia Jia Hui Chan, Alyssa Yenyi Chan, Wen Xi Zhuang, Priyanka Rajendram, Joseph Jie Hui Quek, Weng Mooi Tan, Yoek Ling Yong, Clarice Liying Song, Zoe Jane-Lara Hildon

“…These were conceptualized by a cross-disciplinary team and iteratively reworked as analysis progressed. Framework analysis was undertaken and structured according to the IRs. 28 studies (9 mixed methods, 9 quantitative, 7 qualitative and 3 case studies) were included and synthesised. …”
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Principles to award learning achievements for lifelong learning in health using micro-credentials: an international Delphi study by Sharon Mitchell, John Hart, Muntaha Gharaibeh, Graham T. McMahon, Anthea Rhoda, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Tana Wuliji, Janusz Janczukowicz

“…Results from the review informed the initial draft of statements that were then refined through three iterative Delphi rounds between May to September 2021. …”
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Realist review protocol for understanding the real-world barriers and enablers to practitioners implementing self-management support to people living with and beyond cancer by Debi Bhattacharya, Eleni Karapanagiotou, Kumud Kantilal, Wendy Hardeman, Hattie Whiteside, Matthew Small

“…Data will be extracted and synthesised iteratively, and causal links between contexts, mechanism and outcomes illuminated in the process. …”
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Three-Dimensional Inversion of Borehole-Surface Resistivity Method Based on the Unstructured Finite Element by Zhi Wang, Sinan Fang

“…The quasi-Newton method with limited memory (L_BFGS) is used to optimize the objective function in the inversion calculation, and a double-loop recursive method is used to solve the normal equation obtained at each iteration in order to avoid computing and storing the sensitivity matrix explicitly and reduce the amount of calculation. …”
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Virtual consultation in kidney care: a mixed-methods study on a model for safe and effective integration into routine clinical care by Aminu K Bello, Stephanie Thompson, Deenaz Zaidi, Scott Klarenbach, Feng Ye, Terry J Smith, Mark Courtney

“…This study evaluated the integration of virtual outpatient consultation safely and effectively into the kidney care programme in Alberta.Study design We leveraged a mixed-methods approach to collate data about clinicians’ experiences and opinions, forming the basis for the qualitative part of the study.Data extraction Data were collected through surveys, interviews and focus groups of nephrologists and home dialysis nurses.Analytical approach Focus group/interview transcripts for nephrologists and nurses were used to generate initial codebooks, which were iteratively refined throughout the analysis. Codes were categorised and analysed thematically, and data collected from nephrologists and nurses were analysed separately.Results The findings demonstrated that clinicians support the use of routine virtual care. …”
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Optimal sizing and performance assessment of stand-alone PV systems using optimum hybrid sizing strategy by Mohamad Abed, Amarendra Reddy B, T.R. Jyothsna, Nabil Mohammed

“…In the Implementation of integrated calculation methods, intuitive and numerical calculation methods are integrated into the methodology, supported by a feedback-closed loop for iterative refinement and comparison. In the performance assessment stage, the designed SAPVS undergoes a rigorous performance evaluation to ensure compliance with technical requirements before the practical implementation on the site. …”
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Understanding recruitment to a perioperative randomised controlled trial: protocol for a mixed-methods substudy nested within a feasibility trial of octreotide infusion during live... by Duncan Wagstaff, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Jez Fabes, Michael Spiro, Edgar Brodkin, Ee-Neng Loh, Vivienne Hannon

“…Findings from both workstreams will be formatively fed back to the trials team to enable iterative improvement to recruitment processes.Ethics and dissemination Approval has been granted by Greater Manchester West Research Ethics Committee (ref 20/NW/0071), the Health Research Authority and the local Research and Development offices. …”
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Comprehensive Fault Location on Transmission Lines Considering Variation in Line Parameters and Saturation in Current Transformers by Duy C. Huynh, Loc D. Ho

“…These are enhanced variants designed to improve exploitation ability, leading to better convergence values and reduced iteration requirements. The proposal is applied for locating three-line (L-L-L), three-line to-ground (L-L-L-G), two-line (L-L), two-line to-ground (L-L-G), and line-to-ground (L-G) faults on the transmission line with various locations. …”
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The resilience of parents and carers who administer medicines to children at home: a qualitative systematic review protocol by Stephen Morris, Simon Pini, Beth Fylan, Franki Wilson, Helen Faulkner, David P. Alldred

“…Methods This systematic review will follow the framework synthesis method. An iterative search strategy, using a scoping search of the major databases (Embase, PyscINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane and PubMed) will be used. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…However, all (N=4) of the Spanish-speaking participants identified challenges related to numeracy (eg, difficulty interpreting the growth chart) and literacy (eg, features not fully available in Spanish), which informed iterative refinements to make the dashboard clearer and more literacy-sensitive. …”
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Modelling of the closed equilibrium system H2O–(CO2)W–CaCO3–NaH2PO4 for wastewater treatment applications by Ivar Zekker, Oleg Artemchuk, Ergo Rikmann, Kalev Uiga, Laura Daija, Faysal-Al Mamun, Andrejs E. Krauklis, Ruta Ozola-Davidane, Taavo Tenno, Toomas Tenno†

“…This paper focuses on studying the closed equilibrium system H2Oâ(CO2)WâCaCO3âNaH2PO4, elucidating the structural distribution of ions and mol ecules within this system. Utilizing the iteration method, we calculate pH, concentrations of formed ions and molecules, and proton transfer parameters based on a developed proton transfer model. …”
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State Estimation in Power Systems Under Random Data Attack Using Correlation Matching, Semidefinite Relaxation, and Truncated Eigenvalue Decomposition by Bamrung Tausiesakul, Krissada Asavaskulkiet, Chuttchaval Jeraputra, Ittiphong Leevongwat, Thamvarit Singhavilai, Supun Tiptipakorn

“…Regarding the complexity, our proposed techniques consume more computational time than two former works due to iterative computation style, yet lower than a previous sophisticated work.…”
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An MPPT method using phasor particle swarm optimization for PV‐based generation system under varying irradiance conditions by Injila Sajid, Adil Sarwar, Mohd Tariq, Shafiq Ahmad, Farhad Ilahi Bakhsh, Adamali Shah Noor Mohamed, Md. Rasidul Islam

“…However, particle swarm optimization (PSO) suffers from delayed convergence, more iterations to reach the optimal point, and random parameter selection. …”
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Using partially shared radiomics features to simultaneously identify isocitrate dehydrogenase mutation status and epilepsy in glioma patients from MRI images by Yida Wang, Ankang Gao, Hongxi Yang, Jie Bai, Guohua Zhao, Huiting Zhang, Yang Song, Chenglong Wang, Yong Zhang, Jingliang Cheng, Guang Yang

“…Radiomic features were extracted from T1-weighted, T2-weighted, post-Gadolinium T1 weighted, and T2 fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images. We proposed an iterative approach derived from LASSO to select features shared by two tasks and features specific to each task, before using them to construct the final models. …”
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An interactive course program on nutrition for medical students: interdisciplinary development and mixed-methods evaluation by Gonza B. Ngoumou, Daniela A. Koppold, Laetitia Wenzel, Anne Schirmaier, Carolin Breinlinger, Lisa M. Pörtner, Stefan Jordan, Julia K. Schiele, Etienne Hanslian, Annika Koppold, Beate Stock-Schröer, Dimitra M. Varvarezou, Michael Jeitler, Miriam Ortiz, Andreas Michalsen, Wiebke Stritter, Georg Seifert, Christian S. Kessler

“…The course was developed iteratively along the Kern cycle for medical curricula and underwent evaluation through a mixed-methods design spanning across two consecutive semesters. …”
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Measuring implicit associations with behaviours to improve resident mood: development of implicit association tasks for nursing home care providers by Inge Knippenberg, Ruslan Leontjevas, Ine Declercq, Jacques van Lankveld, Debby Gerritsen

“…Method: Study 1 (N = 41) followed an iterative approach to develop two implicit association tasks measuring implicit attitude (positive versus negative valence) and motivation (wanting versus not wanting) regarding mood-improving behaviours, followed by an evaluation of the content validity for target stimuli representing these behaviours. …”
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A blockchain-based secure path planning in UAVs communication network by Shubhani Aggarwal, Ishan Budhiraja, Sahil Garg, Georges Kaddoum, Bong Jun Choi, M. Shamim Hossain

“…In a genetic algorithm, each iteration is designed to surpass the previous one in terms of improvement. …”
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Unbiased identification of cell identity in dense mixed neural cultures by Sarah De Beuckeleer, Tim Van De Looverbosch, Johanna Van Den Daele, Peter Ponsaerts, Winnok H De Vos

“…We have benchmarked our approach using pure and mixed cultures of neuroblastoma and astrocytoma cell lines and attained a classification accuracy above 96%. Through iterative data erosion, we found that inputs containing the nuclear region of interest and its close environment, allow achieving equally high classification accuracy as inputs containing the whole cell for semi-confluent cultures and preserved prediction accuracy even in very dense cultures. …”
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Safe-and-sustainable-by-design redox active molecules for energy storage applications by Clemens Wolf, Janine Maier, Julia Wenger, Georg Rudelstorfer, Christian Leypold, Julia Voglhuber-Höller, Matiss Reinfelds, Andrea Weiner, Arantza Muriana, Susanne Lux, Claudia Mair-Bauernfeind, Andreas Falk, Stefan Spirk

“…This concept served as the basis for selecting and evaluating criteria and performance parameters aimed at enhancing the safety and sustainability aspects of redox active molecules in an organic redox flow battery. Following an iterative approach, the collected data provided valuable insights enabling us to fine-tune and enhance the materials and processes in alignment with the identified parameters. …”
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A novel agricultural drought index based on multi-source remote sensing data and interpretable machine learning by Hao Chen, Ni Yang, Xuanhua Song, Chunhua Lu, Menglan Lu, Tan Chen, Shulin Deng

“…The different land cover types were further considered, and the categories of drought severity were objectively determined by the iterative optimized method. The drought monitoring performance of IMLDI was validated in the eastern parts of China, and three integrated drought indies composited by PCA, multiple linear regression, and gradient boosting method were also included for comparison. …”
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