Understanding the unique role of community-based para-professionals delivering early childhood development in low-resource contexts: a Delphi study by Emma Claire Pearson, Maxwell Peprah Opoku

“…Method A Delphi study was conducted to reach consensus among 14 global experts around essential training needs of ECD workers delivering nurturing care in low-resource contexts. …”
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Demonstration Exam in Continuing Entrepreneurial Education within the VET and HE Systems by O. A. Romanova, K. V. Anisimova

“…Within its framework, in-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with expert teachers from four educational institutions with the highest results in the DE. …”
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Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review. by Rebecca Lloyd, James Munro, Kerry Evans, Amy Gaskin-Williams, Ada Hui, Mark Pearson, Mike Slade, Yasuhiro Kotera, Giskin Day, Joanne Loughlin-Ridley, Clare Enston, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Empirical studies in English were systematically identified through database searches (ACM Digital Library, AMED, ASSIA, CINAHL, MEDLINE and PsycINFO), forwards and backwards citation, and expert consultation. We summarise the characteristics of included studies and the feedback they consider, present a thematic synthesis of qualitative findings, and provide narrative summaries of quantitative findings.…”
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Functional Disorders of the Biliary Tract and Cholelithiasis: Analysis of a Possible Relationship by Yu. O. Shulpekova, I. R. Popova, V. M. Nechaev

“…Aim: Diagnostic criteria for functional disorders of the biliary tract are presented in the materials of the Rome IV consensus, as well as expert councils of Russian and foreign specialists. …”
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Teledermatology: From Prevention to Diagnosis of Nonmelanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancer by G. Fabbrocini, V. De Vita, F. Pastore, V. D'Arco, C. Mazzella, M. C. Annunziata, S. Cacciapuoti, M. C. Mauriello, A. Monfrecola

“…In particular, teledermatology can aid in the prevention and diagnosis of nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancer; telemedicine and teledermatology offer the opportunity to make available consultations with experts also by long distance. Overall, patients seem to accept teledermatology, considering it as an excellent mean to obtain healthcare, particularly in those areas with no expert dermatologists available. …”
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ارزیابی و پهنه‌بندی خطر سیلاب با استفاده از مدل ترکیبی AHP-FUZZY با تأکید بر امنیت شهری (مطالعه موردی: منطقه یک کلان‌شهر تهران)... by نجفی اسماعیل, مرتضی کریمی کردابادی

“…رویکرد انجام تحقیق توصیفی-تحلیلی، با استفاده از مطالعات کتابخانه‌ای و مشاهدات میدانی و مدل ترکیبی AHP-FUZZY است که با به‌کارگیری نرم‌افزارهای ARC GIS و Expert Choice، نقشه پهنه‌بندی خطر سیل در منطقه یک تهران تهیه ﺷﺪه اﺳﺖ. …”
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Sustainable cultivation of phytopharmaceuticals in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany: a SWOT analysis and future directions by Peter W. Heger, Ilka Meinert, Peter Nick, Peter Riedl, Michael Heinrich, Michael Straub

“…Objectives The aim of this systematic work is a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats (SWOT) analysis to select suitable medicinal plants for cultivation in the region of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.Methods A systematic SWOT analysis, based on expert assesments and literature research, was performed considering factors like market demand, cultivation conditions, and potential economic benefits.Results Medicinal plants have been essential for producing compounds with significant health benefits. …”
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Development of Run-Balance-Swim-Balance (RBS) exercise model in physical education learning to improve physical literacy: a special study on the biak tribe by Ipa Kardi, Daniel Womsiwor, Saharuddin Ita, Alimuddin, Yahya Eko Nopiyanto, Ibrahim, Baharuddin Hasan, Miftah Faris Prima Putra, Ansar CS

“…Data were collected using expert validation instruments (content validation) and physical literacy observation questionnaire and physical literacy knowledge questionnaire (PLKQ) which were filled in by respondents during pretest and posttest. …”
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The first cases of collagenous sprue successfully treated with thioguanine by Chris J J Mulder, Gerd Bouma, Tom van Gils, Tine van de Donk, Foke van Delft, E Andra Neefjes-Borst

“…Evaluation of small bowel biopsies was performed by an expert pathologist.Results None of the patients had ever had coeliac-specific antibodies, and all were negative for HLA-DQ2 and HLA-DQ8 phenotype. …”
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IAR 2.0: An Algorithm for Refining Inconsistent Annotations for Time-Series Data Using Discriminative Classifiers by Einari Vaaras, Manu Airaksinen, Okko Rasanen

“…The performance of discriminative machine-learning classifiers, such as neural networks, is limited by training label inconsistencies. Even expert-based annotations can suffer from label inconsistencies, especially in the case of ambiguous phenomena-to-annotate. …”
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Communication Aspect of National Testing Digitalization: Investigating Key Stakeholders’ Satisfaction by Miloš Jevtić, Slavica Cicvarić Kostić, Milan Okanović

“…Findings: The research has found that high satisfaction among key stakeholders (primary school principals and parents) is achieved through a carefully designed and implemented communication system, which includes an internet portal, written and video instructions, as well as direct support from trained and expert individuals. The communication system element that has the greatest impact on principals' satisfaction is the administrative portal, while for parents, it comprises all instructions prepared for carrying out activities. …”
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Design and Investigation of a Passive-Type Microfluidics Micromixer Integrated with an Archimedes Screw for Enhanced Mixing Performance by Muhammad Waqas, Arvydas Palevicius, Vytautas Jurenas, Kestutis Pilkauskas, Giedrius Janusas

“…First, the geometrical parameters such as screw length (<i>l</i>), screw pitch (<i>p</i>) and gap (<i>s</i>) are optimized using the Design of Expert (DoE) approach and the Central Composite Design (CCD) method. …”
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A comparison of CXR-CAD software to radiologists in identifying COVID-19 in individuals evaluated for Sars CoV-2 infection in Malawi and Zambia. by Sam Linsen, Aurélie Kamoun, Andrews Gunda, Tamara Mwenifumbo, Chancy Chavula, Lindiwe Nchimunya, Yucheng Tsai, Namwaka Mulenga, Godfrey Kadewele, Eunice Nahache Kajombo, Veronica Sunkutu, Jane Shawa, Rigveda Kadam, Matthew Arentz

“…All CXRs were interpreted by an expert radiologist and two commercially available COVID-19 CXR-CAD software. …”
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Cultural &amp; region-specific adaptation of KAP (Knowledge, attitude, and practice) tool to capture healthy lifestyle within primary care settings. by Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Muslim Abbas Syed, Abduljaleel Abdullatif Zainel, Hafiz Ahmed Mohamed, Mohamed Iheb Bougmiza, Mohamed Ahmed Syed

“…Analysis of grading of the 73 questionnaire items (complete questionnaire included as supplementary document) included by the panel of experts (n = 13) demonstrated that more than half of questions (52.1%) have a CVR value of 1. …”
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Orthodontic Rubber Band-Assisted Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: An Efficient Method for Treating Superficial Colorectal Tumors by Linfu Zheng, Wen Wang, Dazhou Li, Junguo Chen, Longping Chen, Rong Wang, Chuanshen Jiang, Guanpo Zhang, Yaping Hou, Jin Zheng, Yang Bai

“…In the ORB subgroup analysis, the trainee and expert ESD operation times were similar (37 (26–53) vs. 33.5 (26–37) minutes, respectively; P=0.274). …”
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Biodiversity futures: digital approaches to knowledge and conservation of biological diversity by H. Freitas, H. Freitas, A. C. Gouveia, A. C. Gouveia

“…This paper, drawn from discussions at the Digital with Purpose Global Summit in 2023 and 2024, held in Portugal, and complemented by expert opinion and literature, reflects on existing biodiversity-related digital technologies, identifies challenges and opportunities, and proposes steps to strengthen the nexus between technology and the biodiversity agenda. …”
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Kinetics and process optimization studies for the effective removal of cresyl fast violet dye using reusable nanosized mullite by Omar A. Fouad, Yara M. Adly, Wafaa M. Hosny, Gehad G. Mohamed, Maysa R. Mostafa

“…Using statistical programs such as ANOVA and Design Expert, the dye removal parameters were modeled and optimized, where the removal percentage was about 99%. …”
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Determining the minimum data elements to develop a child malnutrition registry system by Malihe Sadeghi, Mostafa Langarizadeh, Beheshteh Olang, Mohammadjavad Sayadi, Abbas Sheikhtaheri

“…Methods In this descriptive and cross-sectional study, firstly, data elements were extracted from reviewing scientific papers, reviewing existing systems, and conducting interviews with experts. Then, the extracted data elements were validated using an expert panel and Delphi technique. …”
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Improving the combat capability of small police tactical groups by I. V. Vlasenko, I. P. Lykhyi, Ya. O. Slatin

“…The following methods are used in the article: analysis, analysis of primary sources, comparative analysis, statistical and mathematical analysis, survey, expert survey, optimisation and approximation, graphical method of formations and method of optimisation of the commander’s location in a small tactical group, and method of experimental research. …”
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Development of Entrepreneurial Activity Using the Integration of Human Capital and Green Technologies to Optimize the Sustainable Development of the Territories by Alma Karshalova, Aidos Akpanov, Santay Tleubayeva, Anuar Belgibayev, Askar Makhmudov, Aigul Atchabarova, Margarita Zholayeva

“…The paper examines the basic theoretical concepts of the essence and forms of sustainable tourism and presents the concept of the integration of human capital and green technologies to achieve the principles of sustainable development. Based on an expert survey, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats analysis, and statistical methods, the main ways of promotion and development of sustainable tourism, as well as measures to integrate human capital and green technologies into entrepreneurial activities in the tourism sector in the East Kazakhstan Region, have been identified. …”
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