Boosting knowledge, attitudes, and practices: An experimental controlled study evaluating the effectiveness of m-health training on antimicrobial resistance for hemodialysis nurses by Hossam Alhawatmeh, Mohammed Aljarrah, Issa M Hweidi, Nezam Al-Nsair, Mohammad S Alyahya, Sawsan Abuhammad

“…The nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antimicrobial resistance were assessed with self-developed instruments at three time points: Baseline (Time 1), immediately after the intervention (Time 2), and 1 month later (Time 3). …”
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USING TINKERCAD TO SUPPORT ONLINE THE LABORATORY WORK ON THE DESIGN OF MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS AT TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY by Leonty P. Golubev, Mikhailo M. Tkach, Dmytro A. Makatora

“…Available capabilities and instruments in the system have been detailed. The process of learning based on the Tinkercad Internet service has been developed. …”
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Comparison of depression, anxiety, perceived stress, and resilience in parents faced with abortion in Iran: a longitudinal study by Zahra yazdanpanahi, Mahboubeh hajifoghaha, Alimohammad keshtvarz hesamabadi, Seyede Zahra Jafari

“…Methods The present longitudinal study was performed on 200 hospitalized women and their spouses in the post-partum department of Shiraz hospitals in 2023. The instruments used in this study included questionnaires of fertility and demographic characteristics, hospital depression and anxiety (HADS), Connor’s resilience, and Cohen’s perceived stress. …”
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JWST Discovery of a Very Fast Biconical Outflow of Warm Molecular Gas in the Nearby Ultraluminous Infrared Galaxy F08572+3915 NW by Kylie Yui Dan, Jerome Seebeck, Sylvain Veilleux, David Rupke, Eduardo Gonzalez-Alfonso, Ismael Garcia-Bernete, Weizhe Liu, Dieter Lutz, Marcio Melendez, Miguel Pereira Santaella, Eckhard Sturm, Francesco Tombesi

“…We present new James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Mid-Infrared Instrument Medium-Resolution Spectrometer observations of the nearby ultraluminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) F08572+3915 NW. …”
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Research on the Ground Vacuum Shortwave Calibration of Moon-Based Earth Radiation Budget Detector by Jieling Yu, Wei Fang, Duo Wu, Silong Wang, Zhitao Luo, Yuwei Wang, Yisu Zhang, Xin Ye

“…The Moon-based Earth Radiation budget Detector (MERD) is an instrument designed to measure the Earth-reflected Solar Radiation (ERSR) and the Earth thermal radiation from the Moon as part of future mission of China's Chang'e project. …”
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Engineering Education Based on Integration with Science and Industry by Yu. M. Kazakov, N. Yu. Bashkirtseva, M. V. Zhuravleva, G. O. Ezhkova, A. S. Sirotkin, A. O. Ebel

“…The basic departments created at enterprises are the main instrument of targeted training. With the development of the system of professional standards, the role of integration of universities with enterprises in organizing and conducting procedures for assessing the qualifications of personnel has increased. …”
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Development and psychometric validation of the frontline health workers’ occupational risk and characteristics in emergencies index (FORCE-index) – The covid Hospital cohort study... by Synne Øien Stensland, Kristina Bondjers, John-Anker Zwart, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Dan Atar, Jan Olav Christensen, Dagfinn Matre, Kristin Alve Glad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Hilde Wøien, Grete Dyb

“…The internal consistency of the instrument's subscales (e.g., factors) was evaluated using omega reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and mean inter-item correlation. …”
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Jordanian parental perception of screen time and its association with psychological distress: A cross-sectional design by Jehad Feras AlSamhori, Ahmad A. Toubasi, Dunia Z. Jaber, Hadeel H. Ghanem, Bayan I. Thainat, Ahmad Feras AlSamhori, Heba Kalbouneh

“…The data collection instrument consisted of a self-administered survey with 43 questions, including sociodemographic characteristics and the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire. …”
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Barriers and Factors Affecting Nursing Communication When Providing Patient Care in Jeddah by Ruba M. Alharazi, Rahaf J. Abdulrahim, Alhanouf H. Mazuzah, Reem M. Almutairi, Hayfa Almutary, Aisha Alhofaian

“…<b>Methods:</b> A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive design is used with an online survey instrument. The study involved registered nurses employed in Jeddah’s hospitals. …”
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Critical appraisal and comparison of recommendations of clinical practice guidelines for treatment of schizophrenia in children and adolescents: a methodological survey protocol by Cristiane de Cássia Bergamaschi, Silvio Barberato-Filho, Izabela Fulone, Maíra Ramos Alves, Flávia Blaseck Sorrilha, Rejane Coan Ferretti Mayer, Daniela Oliveira de Melo, Luciane Lopes

“…CPGs will be considered of high-quality if they scored ≥60% in four or more domains of the AGREE II instrument. Non-parametric tests will be used to test for the change of quality over time. …”
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Removal of ceftriaxone and ciprofloxacin antibiotics from aqueous solutions using graphene oxide derived from corn cob by . Rinawati, A. Rahmawati, D.R. Muthia, M.D. Imelda, F.H. Latief, S. Mohamad, A.A. Kiswandono

“…Graphene oxide was characterized using Fourier transform infrared, scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive x-ray, and x-ray diffraction instruments. During the synthesis process, antibiotic adsorption tests were extensively conducted by exploring four variables, namely dosage of adsorbent, potential hydrogen, concentration, and contact time.FINDINGS: The result showed that graphene oxide from corn cob effectively removed 47 percent of ceftriaxone and 92.62 percent of ciprofloxacin. …”
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Direct calibration using atmospheric particles and performance evaluation of Particle Size Magnifier (PSM) 2.0 for sub-10&thinsp;nm particle measurements by Y. Liu, Y. Liu, A. Yli-Kujala, F. Schmidt-Ott, S. Holm, L. Ahonen, T. Chan, J. Enroth, J. Vanhanen, R. Cai, T. Petäjä, M. Kulmala, Y. Chen, J. Kangasluoma

“…In summary, PSM 2.0 is a powerful instrument for measuring sub-10 nm particles and can achieve more precise particle size distribution measurements with proper calibration.…”
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Prevalence, consequences, and contributing factors beyond verbal and physical workplace violence against nurses in peripheral hospitals by Mohammad M. Alnaeem, Khaled Hasan Suleiman, Majdi M. Alzoubi, Yasmeen Abu Sumaqa, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem

“…Data were collected using a self-report instrument between December 2022 and June 2023. A modified version of the ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Country Case Study Questionnaire developed and validated in 2003 was used.ResultsThe ages of the participants ranged from 20 to 49 years. …”
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Statistically Coherent Calibration of X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry for Major Elements in Rocks and Minerals by Surendra P. Verma, Sanjeet K. Verma, M. Abdelaly Rivera-Gómez, Darío Torres-Sánchez, Lorena Díaz-González, Alejandra Amezcua-Valdez, Beatriz Adriana Rivera-Escoto, Mauricio Rosales-Rivera, John S. Armstrong-Altrin, Héctor López-Loera, Fernando Velasco-Tapia, Kailasa Pandarinath

“…Another novel aspect is that the total uncertainty can be reported for individual chemical data. If the analytical instruments were routinely calibrated from the UWLR model, this action would make the science of geochemistry more quantitative than at present.…”
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Multi task opinion enhanced hybrid BERT model for mental health analysis by Md. Mithun Hossain, Md. Shakil Hossain, M. F. Mridha, Mejdl Safran, Sultan Alfarhood

“…Abstract Understanding the nuanced emotions and points of view included in user-generated content remains challenging, even though text data analysis for mental health is a crucial instrument for assessing emotional well-being. Most current models neglect the significance of integrating viewpoints in comprehending mental health in favor of single-task learning. …”
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Goniopolarimetric Properties of Typical Satellite Material Surfaces: Intercomparison with Semi-Empirical pBRDF Modeled Results by Min Yang, Hongxia Mao, Jun Wu, Chong Zheng, Li Wang

“…To deepen our understanding of the polarized reflectance property for satellite material surface, we present the experiments of polarimetric laboratory measurements from two typical satellite materials in the wavelength range of 400–1000 nm by using a goniometer instrument. The bidirectional polarized reflectance factor (BPRF) is used to describe the polarization characteristics of our samples. …”
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Development of an Augmented Reality-Based Practicum E-Module Integrated with Local Wisdom of Salak Fruit by Heni Mulyani Pohan, Adi Syaputra, Fatma Suryani Harahap, Dinda Yunita, Rabiyatul Adawiyah Siregar, Anouar Ben Mabrouk

“…Data were collected from three high schools in Padangsidimpuan using simple random sampling. Instruments included validation sheets (for material, media, and language), observation, user response questionnaires, and pretest-posttest tests to assess students' spatial intelligence. …”
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Healthy at home for COPD: an integrated digital monitoring, treatment, and pulmonary rehabilitation intervention by Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas, Steven Wong, David D. McManus, Eric Alper, Peter K. Lindenauer, Eric Dickson, John P. Broach, Vik Kheterpal, Apurv Soni

“…The rate at which participants completed scheduled survey instruments ranged from 78–93%. Nearly all participants (85%) performed COPD ecological momentary assessment at least once with a median of 4.85 recordings during study participation. …”
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Automatic Detection of Interplanetary Coronal Mass Ejections in Solar Wind In Situ Data by H. T. Rüdisser, A. Windisch, U. V. Amerstorfer, C. Möstl, T. Amerstorfer, R. L. Bailey, M. A. Reiss

“…However, accurate and fast detection still remains a challenge when facing the large amount of data from different instruments. For the automatic detection of ICMEs we propose a pipeline using a method that has recently proven successful in medical image segmentation. …”
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Corneal Nerve Parameter Reference Values for Chinese Adults Assessed by Corneal Confocal Microscopy by Juan Cao, Jingru Qu, Bekzod Odilov, Bin Lu, Yuanpin Zhang, Lili Li, Yuan Zhang, Qian Xiong, Yu Hong, Jianqiao Li, Yunfeng Shen, Xinguo Hou

“…Two experts captured and selected images of the central corneal subbasal nerve plexus at each center using the same corneal confocal microscopy instrument according to a commonly adopted protocol. …”
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