Challenges of healthcare financing in the world’s largest refugee camp: a mixed-method study among healthcare stakeholders for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh by Isabel Smith, Imdadul Haque Talukdar, Sayeeda Tarannum, M A Rifat, Priyanka Boga, Jubayer Mumin, Pablo André Veronés, Ziba Mahdi, Syeda Saima Alam, Arif Faysal Khan

“…Financial documents (available online) and reports from respective coordinating agencies were also reviewed.Setting Online key informant interviews (KIIs) were conducted from Stockholm with participants residing in Bangladesh between June 2022 and September 2022.Participants Eight KIIs were conducted with professional health programme managers, executives and personnel involved in policy coordination and implementation in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh.Results We identified four themes and three subthemes outlining key challenges in healthcare funding, including decreasing funds (supported by a quantitative assessment) due to macroglobal issues, conflicting short-term and long-term priorities between implementing partners, insufficient efficacy due to challenges with collaborative priority-setting and implementing common processes, and a lack of consensus regarding equity between host and refugee communities.Conclusions The study identified unique challenges beyond the commonly discussed health financing issues in a resource-deficient setting: stakeholders’ conflicting priorities regarding funding and undecided equity issues among the host and refugee communities are worth scholarly and policy focus. …”
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Implementation of support meetings for patients undergoing outpatient chemotherapy by a multidisciplinary cancer team by Miho Jinno, Misako Dai, Kaori Ito, Yosuke Ando, Seira Toyosato-Nishibe, Maki Akiyoshi, Sachie Noda, Hidezo Matsuda, Naho Tsujii, Miho Zennami, Masami Yamamura, Yoko Katagata, Akemi Ito, Aki Takai, Shigeki Yamada, Kenji Kawada, Junko Sugama, Keiko Mano

“…Medical professionals designed the programme of support meetings to allow patients to interact with each other and engage in vicarious experiences. …”
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SYMBOLIC ANALYSIS OF CLASSICAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DEEP LEARNING by Vladimir Milićević, Igor Franc, Maja Lutovac Banduka, Nemanja Zdravković, Nikola Dimitrijević

“…This unique original method can help scientists and programmers design complex machine learning algorithms and understand how deep learning algorithms work. …”
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Kitchen Workstation and Stress in Meal Preparation by Women in Households of Ogun State, Nigeria by Gbolahan Ayodapo Otufale, Modinat Iyadunni Lasisi

“…It was concluded that women in the household experienced tiredness and pain due to posture in carrying out kitchen activities, frequency of meal preparation and the type of kitchen workstation used by the women. it was recommended that community outreach programme for improving kitchen ergonomics, and support to women in balancing their responsibilities to reduce the stress with frequent meal preparation, thereby improving the overall well-being.…”
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INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN UNIVERSITY LEARNING, TEACHING AND RESEARCH by Oleksandr V. Spivakovsky, Serhii A. Omelchuk, Vitaliy V. Kobets, Nataliia V. Valko, Daria S. Malchykova

“…There are limited and contradictory recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence in the educational process and in the educational programmes of higher education institutions. To define the scope of AI application, there is a need to develop institutional policies for higher education institutions, which will allow the academic community to determine the appropriate scope of AI application in the educational process and prevent the use of AI in areas where ethical norms are violated. …”
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IEEE 802.15.7-Compliant Full Duplex Visible Light Communication: Interference Analysis and Experimentation by Stefano Caputo, Stefano Ricci, Lorenzo Mucchi

“…The main contributions of this research deal with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation, experimental data acquisition, interference evaluation, and performance assessment. …”
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Design and experimental validation of the action of small molecule-based inhibitors of the FADD protein by N. V. Ivanisenko, L. Hillert, V. A. Ivanisenko, I. N. Lavrik

“…Activation of CD95 leads to the induction of the cell death programme, apoptosis, via formation of the death-inducing signaling complex (DISC). …”
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Circularity in textile waste: Challenges and pathways to sustainability by Saloua Biyada, Jaunius Urbonavičius

“…The outcome of this study reveals that: i) the production of textile waste has increased significantly with the increase in clothing production; ii) the lack of rigorous environmental legislation related to the textiles production can further exacerbate the problem and contribute to increased environmental pollution; iii) the existing textile waste management programmes have proved unsuccessful; iv) clean and sustainable solutions such as biological treatment are required to overcome the harmful effects of textile waste; v) biotechnologies that use these wastes may generate valuable new products, clean energy, etc. …”
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The Hidden Influence and Catalysts of Religious and Moral Education in Ghanaian Basic Schools: Co-Curricular Activities in Perspective by Dennis Tawiah, John Kwaku Opoku, Peter Addai-Mensah

“…These insights aim to guide policymakers and educators in improving RME programmes in Ghanaian basic schools, holistic growth of students. …”
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Prioritizing implementation solutions for the urban family physician policy in Iran: a multi-criteria decision-making study by Lida Shams, Mohammadreza Mobinizadeh, Taha Nasiri, Fatemeh Mohammadi

“…Conclusion The findings of the study provide remedies for the problems of the Iranian Urban Family Physician Programme at the executive level and in priority order, from the standpoint of the insurance organisations. …”
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Implications of conflict on vaccination in the Sahel region by Seye Abimbola, Julie Leask, Harriet Dwyer, Majdi M Sabahelzain

“…Lessons can be learnt from past diplomatic and programmatic successes, while investments in innovative and flexible approaches may help increase the reach of vaccination programmes in inaccessible areas.…”
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A Convenient and Sensitive LC-MS/MS Method for Simultaneous Determination of Carbadox- and Olaquindox-Related Residues in Swine Muscle and Liver Tissues by Heying Zhang, Wei Qu, Yanfei Tao, Dongmei Chen, Shuyu Xie, Lingli Huang, Zhenli Liu, Yuanhu Pan, Zonghui Yuan

“…Therefore, this method was suitable for routine analysis of residue control programmes and the residue depletion study of CBX and OLQ on swine.…”
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Reducing postoperative blood product usage and costs in cardiothoracic surgery: the implementation of a multispecialty perioperative care model incorporating a haemostasis checklis... by Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Peter Hibbert, Christopher Daniel Smith, Adrian De Luca

“…The initiative incorporated a bundle of preoperative identification of high-risk patients, an intraoperative haemostasis checklist, a programme of unit education focussing on bleeding postbypass and use of thromboelastography and introduction of postoperative protocols for identification and escalation of bleeding. …”
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Savings from the introduction of BPaL and BPaLM regimens at the country level by C. Auer, A. Gupta, C. Malbacius, A. Ghafoor, Y. Kock, O. Medvedieva, P. Hanlon, P. Steinmann, S. Juneja

“…METHODOLOGY: Country data from national TB programmes (NTP) are used to calculate the costs for all regimens and treatment outcomes. …”
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Insights into prostate cancer awareness and perceptions among men in Tshwane by L Nzombe, J Shirinde, S Patrick

“…Educational campaigns targeting diverse age and education groups are recommended, along with smoking cessation programmes, improved PCa screening access, tailored messaging, healthcare collaborations, and cultural sensitivity to enhance awareness and early detection. …”
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The pioneers of Vietnam’s epidemiological transition: an ethnographic study of pregnant women’s experiences of gestational diabetes by Tine M. Gammeltoft, Thi Ai Nguyen, Thi Kim Dung Vu, Ngoc-Anh Thi Dang, Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen, Van Tien Nguyen, Ib C. Bygbjerg

“…This article calls for appreciation of pregnant women’s pioneering roles and for health systems action to involve women and families in the development of GDM policies and programmes at a time of sweeping global health changes.…”
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Current Perspectives on Treatment of Gram-Positive Infections in India: What Is the Way Forward? by Atul P. Kulkarni, Vasant C. Nagvekar, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Anup R. Warrier, Deepak TS, Jaishid Ahdal, Rishi Jain

“…Judicious prescription of antimicrobial agents, implementation of antibiotic stewardship programmes, and antibiotic policies in hospitals are essential to reduce the problem of drug-resistant infections in India. …”
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Anticipating climate change-related mobility in Karachi and Ho Chi Minh City: lessons from a hybrid foresight approach by Aaron Martin, Boukje Kistemaker, Beth Allen, Bryan Jones

“…In response to these gaps, the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Predictive Analytics, Human Mobility, and Urbanization Project employed a hybrid approach that combined predictive analytics with participatory foresight to explore climate change-related mobility in Pakistan and Viet Nam from 2020 to 2050. …”
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Minority Narratives: The Voices of Women Architects from the School of Madrid in Early Democratic Spain (1975-1982) by Josenia Hervás y Heras, Eva Hurtado Torán

“…Since the mid-19th century and until the 1964 study programme, students at the Madrid School of Architecture had to undergo various entrance exams for university. …”
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A Pipelined Hardware Design of FNTT and INTT of CRYSTALS-Kyber PQC Algorithm by Muhammad Rashid, Omar S. Sonbul, Sajjad Shaukat Jamal, Amar Y. Jaffar, Azamat Kakhorov

“…The simulation results after the post-place and -route step are provided on Xilinx Virtex-6 and Virtex-7 field-programmable gate array devices. Also, the proposed design is physically implemented for validation on Virtex-7 FPGA. …”
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