Effects of competition and bundled payment on the performance of hip replacement surgery in Stockholm, Sweden: results from a quasi-experimental study by Fanny Goude, Göran Garellick, Clas Rehnberg, Mikko Peltola, Henrik Malchau, Sverre Kittelsen

“…Our findings contribute to the general knowledge about the effects of financial incentives and market-oriented reforms.…”
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University management: Technology for monitoring the reputation of an educational brand by T. D. Sinyavets, E. A. Luneva, N. V. Katunina

“…The authors used the following research methods: the analysis of the external environment, the cognitive methodology of knowledge networks research (ISM analysis), the structural matrix of the interaction of factors (SSIM), and focus groups with representatives of target groups of the public that determine the reputation of an educational brand.Results. …”
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How do consumers evaluate buffalo meat? by Ricardo Alexandre Silva Pessoa, Marilia Celeste Tavares Fernandes, María Luciana Menezes Wanderley Neves, Thales Freire Arival, Fabiana Carvalho Vasconcelos Pessoa

“…The questionnaire addressed the following aspects: age, sex, family income, the most consumed meat cut, the main aspects observed in fresh and ready-to-eat buffalo meat and the determinants in the choice, degree of satisfaction with the product, prior knowledge of buffalo meat and the degree of satisfaction with the consumption of hamburgers and sausages. …”
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<i>Pneumocystis</i> Pneumonia Severity Is Associated with Taxonomic Shifts in the Respiratory Microbiota by Valentina Del Prete, Antonia Piazzesi, Matteo Scanu, Francesca Toto, Stefania Pane, Federica Berrilli, Giovangiacinto Paterno, Lorenza Putignani, David di Cave

“…Functionally, severe PCP was associated with a decrease in metabolic pathways of molecules with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. To our knowledge, this is the first study showing an association of PCP severity with shifts in the respiratory microbiome and may provide some insight into which patients are more susceptible to the more severe manifestations of the disease.…”
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Why should we strive to let them thrive? Exploring the links between homecare professionals thriving at work, employee ambidexterity, and innovative behavior by Terje Slåtten, Barbara Rebecca Mutonyi, Gudbrand Lien

“…Consequently, there is a lack of research linking TAW to potential outcomes. Based on this knowledge gap, this study aimed to examine links between TAW and two potential outcomes: employees’ individual innovative behavior (IIB) and employee ambidexterity (EA). …”
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خدمات المعلومات المقدمة عبر مکتبى التواصل Library Liaison بجامعة الامام عبد الرحمن بن فیصل :دراسة حالة by د. سفانة عبد القادر زیدان

“…The concept of the" librarian" has evolved to become " Library Liaison ",whose role changed from Library resources developer to supporter the users,becoming a "knowledge go-between" who works with the faculty staff to supportstudents’ learning, an actual and active member of the Learning and ResearchSupport Team in the academic departments. …”
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Behavior changes to promote preconception health: a systematic review by Maiko Suto, Kimiko Inaoka, Daichi Suzuki, Aya Nitamizu, Naoko Arata, Erika Ota

“…All types of interventions, including individual education, group education, online education, and information campaigns, exhibited certain effects of improvement regarding behavioral change, knowledge, health outcomes, and other health-related outcomes in preconception health. …”
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Variative Components of the University Course of Mathematical Analysis: The Experience of Introduction into the Practice of Teaching by S. I. Кalinin, L. V. Pankratova

“…In the field of mathematical knowledge, the problem of strengthening students’ mathematical training is particularly acute in connection with the declared task, in which mathematical analysis is central. …”
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Deciphering TCOF1 mutations in Chinese Treacher Collins syndrome patients: insights into pathogenesis and transcriptional disruption by Zhuoyuan Jiang, Ke Mao, Bingqing Wang, Hao Zhu, Jiqiang Liu, Ruirui Lang, Baichuan Xiao, Hailin Shan, Qi Chen, Ying Li, Shouqin Zhao, Qingguo Zhang, Huisheng Liu, Yong-Biao Zhang

“…Despite its clinical importance, the underlying pathogenic mutations in TCS remain largely uncharacterized, representing a critical knowledge gap for researchers in the field. Results To address this, we performed mutation screening on a familial TCS case (trio) and 11 sporadic cases from a Chinese population. …”
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Enhancing health and well-being: unlocking the speed abilities of 9-year-old primary school children by Margarita Mameshina, Mirosława Cieślicka

“…The findings of this study contribute to the existing body of knowledge on the speed abilities of 9-year-old primary schoolchildren, offering valuable insights for educators, researchers, and policymakers. …”
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A systematic review of the impact of artificial intelligence on educational outcomes in health professions education by Eva Feigerlova, Hind Hani, Ellie Hothersall-Davies

“…All studies corresponded to Kirkpatrick’s second level evaluating technical skills or quantifiable knowledge. No study evaluated more complex tasks, such as the behavior of learners in the workplace. …”
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Hybrid Quality-Based Recommender Systems: A Systematic Literature Review by Bihi Sabiri, Amal Khtira, Bouchra El Asri, Maryem Rhanoui

“…The study covers the state of the art of the relevant research over the last four years regarding four knowledge bases (ACM, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Springer), as well as all Web of Science articles regardless of their date of publication. …”
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Designing a Model of Effective Factors on Creative Cultural Industries in Iran by Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni, Mehrdad Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh, Sadegh Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh, Narjes Mohsenifar

“…Therefore, a model of influential factors in creative cultural industries should be designed to produce new value audiences, properly use knowledge and technology, and act purposefully to create cultural products and services.…”
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Seasonal Variations in Mood and Behavior in Romanian Postgraduate Students by Joseph J. Soriano, Constantin Ciupagea, Kelly J. Rohan, Dorin B. Neculai, Samina M. Yousufi, Alvaro Guzman, Teodor T. Postolache

“…To our knowledge, this paper is the first to estimate seasonality of mood in a predominantly Caucasian sample, living in areas with hot summers and a relative unavailability of air conditioning. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the Assessment of Burden of Chronic Conditions tool in Dutch primary care: a context analysis by Onno C P Van Schayck, Danny Claessens, Esther A Boudewijns, Liset van Dijk, Marcia Vervloet, Lotte C E M Keijsers, Annerika H M Gidding-Slok

“…Barriers were present in complexity, available resources, patient needs and resources, and external policies and incentives while facilitators were present in knowledge and beliefs, implementation climate and culture. …”
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Power and data simultaneous transmission using double-clad fibers towards 6G by Letícia Carneiro de Souza, Felipe Batista Faro Pinto, Tomas Powell Villena Andrade, Arismar Cerqueira Sodré Junior

“…Abstract To the best of our knowledge, this work represents the first report in the literature on the implementation of a radio- and power-over-fiber (RPoF) system utilizing double-clad fiber (DCF) aimed at the sixth generation of mobile communications networks (6G) operating in millimeter-waves (mm-waves). …”
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Challenges Faced by Prehospital Emergency Physicians Providing Emergency Care to Patients with Advanced Incurable Diseases by Anne Kamphausen, Hanna Roese, Karin Oechsle, Malte Issleib, Christian Zöllner, Carsten Bokemeyer, Anneke Ullrich

“…Areas of improvement that were identified were to promote emergency physicians’ knowledge and skills in palliative care, communication, and family caregiver support by education and training. …”
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Nephrotic Syndrome and Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Ramón Peces, Jorge Martínez-Ara, Carlos Peces, Mariluz Picazo, Emilio Cuesta-López, Cristina Vega, Sebastián Azorín, Rafael Selgas

“…This case supports the idea that renal biopsy is needed for ADPKD patients with nephrotic-range proteinuria in order to exclude coexisting glomerular disease and for appropriate treatment/prevention of renal function deterioration. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of nephrotic syndrome due to MN in a patient with ADPKD treated with MFM, with remission of proteinuria and preservation of renal function after more than 10 years. …”
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Physical-aware model accuracy estimation for protein complex using deep learning method by Haodong Wang, Meng Sun, Lei Xie, Dong Liu, Guijun Zhang

“…Then, the relationship between local residues and the overall complex topology as well as the inter-residue evolutionary information are characterized by geometry-based features, protein language model embedding representation, and knowledge-based statistical potential features. Finally, these features are fed into a fused network architecture employing equivalent graph neural network and ResNet network to estimate residue-wise model accuracy. …”
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A hyperspectral and multi-angular synthetic dataset for algorithm development in waters of varying trophic levels and optical complexity by J. Pitarch, V. E. Brando, V. E. Brando

“…Bio-optical modeling benefited from knowledge and data accumulated over the past 3 decades, enabling the imposition of rigorous quality standards and the definition of novel bio-optical relationships that are significant contributions on their own. …”
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