Gender Equality and Sustainability in Vietnamese Higher Education: Educators’ Perspectives by Muhammad Qasim Rana, Angela Lee, Tran Van Ty, Dao Phong Lam

“…A quantitative research design was employed, using a structured survey distributed among faculty members across different academic ranks, including lecturers, senior lecturers, associate professors, and professors. …”
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Motives for new psychoactive substances consumption among young adults in Uzbekistan: a qualitative study protocol by Guzalkhon A. Zakhidova, Uladzimir I. Pikirenia, Timur S. Syunyakov, Mariya V. Prilutskaya

“…This is essential for developing effective public health prevention and rehabilitation programs.…”
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Challenges, knowledge, and skills required for family caregivers of older adults with dementia: a qualitative study in Vietnam by Tran To Tran Nguyen, The Ha Ngoc Than, Tuan Chau Nguyen, Lan Tuyet Duong Vu, Khoa Tri Truong, Truc Thanh Thai, Penelope Schofield, Tuan Anh Nguyen

“…Methods In-depth interviews with 20 family caregivers of PwD were conducted face-to-face using a semi-structured questionnaire at the Department of Geriatrics at Nhan dan Gia Dinh Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare-associated infections and multidrug-resistant microorganisms in Italy: A systematic review by Chiara Peconi, Enrica Martini, Donatella Sarti, Emilia Prospero

“…During this period, the focus of sanitary structures was to contain COVID-19 mortality and this may have reduced the application of health associated infection (HAI) and multidrug resistant microorganism (MDRO) prevention programs. …”
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Impact of Educational Interventions on the Awareness Regarding Hospital Infection Control Practices Among the Medical Students by Abhishek MEHTA, Abha GUPTA, Kiran TRIPATHI, Himanshi BANSAL

“…Methods: This interventional study based on self-administered questionnaires (Google forms) involved fifty medical Students who were administered a pre-structured validated questionnaire as pre-test and post-test before and after an induction training program on infection prevention & control measures. …”
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Motivators and barriers for smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative study to inform the design of a tailored intervention by Alex M. Keller, Barbara von Glasenapp, Daniel Kotz, Claudia H. Marck, Christoph Heesen, Karin Riemann-Lorenz

“…Methods As part of a larger program of work, we conducted semi-structured interviews in people with MS (pwMS) to explore their needs, motivators and barriers regarding smoking cessation. …”
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How does learning happen in field epidemiology training programmes? A qualitative study by Matthew Myers Griffith, Emma Field, Angela Song-En Huang, Tomoe Shimada, Munkhzul Battsend, Tambri Housen, Barbara Pamphilon, Martyn David Kirk

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Integration of Digital Twin, IoT and LoRa in SCARA Robots for Decentralized Automation with Wireless Sensor Networks by William Aparecido Celestino Lopes, Adilson Cunha Rusteiko, Cleiton Rodrigues Mendes, Nicolas Vinicius Cruz Honório, Marcelo Tsuguio Okano

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Analysis of Decision Parameters for Route Plans and Their Importance for Sustainability: An Exploratory Study Using the TOPSIS Technique by Alice Vasconcelos Nobre, Caio Cézar Rodrigues Oliveira, Denilson Ricardo de Lucena Nunes, André Cristiano Silva Melo, Gil Eduardo Guimarães, Rosley Anholon, Vitor William Batista Martins

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Redefining outpatient dengue management 18 years on: lessons from a national tertiary centre by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Matthew Chung Yi Koh, Brenda Mae Alferez Salada, Dale Fisher, Sophia Archuleta, Jolene Ee Ling Oon

“…Conclusion: This expanded nurse-led outpatient dengue management model demonstrates safety, feasibility, and resource efficiency. With structured patient selection and monitoring protocols, DOM significantly reduces hospital bed occupancy while offering a scalable solution for dengue-endemic regions.…”
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The relationships between teachers’ professional competence licensure test, teachers’ competence, and students’ academic performance in Ethiopia: mixed research by Abdulmejid Mohammed Ahmed, Berhanu Niggussie Worku, Zenebe Negewo Ayane

“…The study employed a sequential-explanatory research design, a mixed research approach, and a pragmatic worldview. Semi-structured interviews, standardized scale tests, and document analysis were used to gather data. …”
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Use of psychotropic drugs among Indigenous and Quilombola communities in Brazil by Gabriela da Silva Gonçalves Loures, Telmo Mota Ronzani, Patrícia Aparecida Baumgratz de Paula, Magda Dimenstein, Saulo Luders Fernandes, Jáder Ferreira Leite, João Paulo Sales Macedo, Gabriel Martins Silva

“…Data collection was conducted between March and June 2023 using two structured questionnaires with closed-ended questions applied during home visits. …”
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The extra-islet pancreas supports autoimmunity in human type 1 diabetes by Graham L Barlow, Christian M Schürch, Salil S Bhate, Darci J Phillips, Arabella Young, Shen Dong, Hunter A Martinez, Gernot Kaber, Nadine Nagy, Sasvath Ramachandran, Janet Meng, Eva Korpos, Jeffrey A Bluestone, Garry P Nolan, Paul L Bollyky

“…Finally, we identify lymphoid structures away from islets enriched in CD45RA+ T cells — a population also enriched in one of the inflamed islet sub-states. …”
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Supervision and occupational burnout among Polish speech therapists by Krystian Kajetan Hartmann, Anna Monika Solak, Monika Magdalena Średniawa, Mirosław Michalik

“…The article discusses the implications of these findings for the formalisation and structuring of supervisory practices, aiming to enhance mental health support within the field of speech therapy. …”
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A non-electrical pneumatic hybrid oscillator for high-frequency multimodal robotic locomotion by Genliang Chen, Yongzhou Long, Siyue Yao, Shujie Tang, Junjie Luo, Hao Wang, Zhuang Zhang, Hanqing Jiang

“…However, the current design paradigms for these devices typically feature uniform structures with low rigidity, which restricts their oscillation frequency and limits their functions. …”
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Formation of Ethical Competences for AI Use in English Foreign Language Teachings by Clara Abisheva, Zina Koldasbaeva, Nazym Nossiyeva, Nazilya Irgebaeva, Аinash Aipova, Saule Doldinova, Samat Smoilov, Ryskeldy Aykenova, Lyazzat Umirzakova, Mapruza Idrissova

“…Using a mixed-methods approach, quantitative and qualitative data from survey and semi-structured interviews (further coded, and thematically analyzed) were collected from 60 English language teachers from different universities in Kazakhstan. …”
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Ethical burdens of COVID-19 testing: the case for a research agenda to improve effectiveness and equity in pandemic response by Dana Howard, Dana Howard, Abigail Norris Turner, Julianna Nemeth, Tasleem J. Padamsee

“…These problems also risk undermining trust in public health interventions more broadly and pose challenges to the sustainability of testing programs moving forward. In this perspective essay, we argue that public health research must aim to document and understand the mechanisms through which living in structurally disadvantaged environments exacerbates not only the logistical and material burdens of COVID-19 testing, but also the ethical and social burdens it creates. …”
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Impact of Green Finance on Chinese Urban Land Green Use Efficiency: An Empirical Study Based on a Quasinatural Experiment by Fen Wang, Haikuo Zhang, Jingjie Zhou

“…Therefore, it is essential to expand the GF pilot program in a structured manner and establish a coordinated mechanism to promote LGUE improvement through GF in different regions, thereby enhancing financial service efficiency for the real economy.…”
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Clinical expert statement on osteoarthritis: diagnosis and therapeutic choices by Piotr Leszczyński, Przemysław Lisiński, Brygida Kwiatkowska, Tomasz Blicharski, Jarosław Drobnik, Katarzyna Krystyna Pawlak-Buś

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic, progressive disease that affects bones and joint structures. Osteoarthritis is associated with joint pain, cartilage degradation, synovial inflammation, subchondral bone remodeling and osteophyte formation. …”
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Adapting to vision changes: nighttime driving experiences of older adults by Christopher R.M. Rundus, Dominique Rose, Fangda Zhang, Sean Brown, Jingzhen Yang, Jingzhen Yang

“…IntroductionThis qualitative study explored older adults’ perspectives and experiences of nighttime driving, focusing on age-related vision changes.MethodsWe conducted virtual, semi-structured interviews with active drivers aged 60 or older from central Ohio. …”
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