MCO Perspectives on Medicaid Policy: Racial Equity in Pregnancy and Child Health by Christine McClure, Cynthia Salter, Dara D. Méndez, Evan S. Cole, Sarah A. Sanders, Sydney Sharp, Marquita Smalls, Linda Adodoadji, Adena Bowden, Marian Jarlenski

“…Introduction: In 2020 and 2021, Pennsylvania implemented the Equity Incentive Program and the Maternity Care Bundled Payment program, two unique pay-for-performance (P4P) programs that provide financial incentives for managed care organizations (MCOs) that make improvements in utilization and quality metrics for Black women and children. …”
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DIGITALIZATION OF DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTION OF DUST-INDUCED LUNG DISEASES IN KEMEROVO COAL MINERS: INTEGRATION OF TELEMEDICINE AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS FOR PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF CO... by Олег Иванович Бондарев, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

“…Additionally, the software enables the creation of a structured database with photo documentation, allows for the preservation and continuous updating of information during follow-up, and generates comparative reports. …”
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The influence of AI competency and design thinking skills on innovative entrepreneurial competency: The role of strategic intelligence amongst new age entrepreneurs in Thailand by Narinthon Imjai, Chawapong Nui-Suk, Berto Usman, Phiphop Somwethee, Somnuk Aujirapongpan

“…This study investigates the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) competency and design thinking skills on the innovative capacities of new-age entrepreneurs in Thailand, based on a sample of 187 students enrolled in business management and entrepreneurship programs. Utilizing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and factor analysis, the study evaluates how these competencies influence entrepreneurial innovation. …”
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Reliability Study of Electric Buses in the Urban Public Transport System by Andrzej Niewczas, Joanna Rymarz, Marcin Ślęzak, Dariusz Kasperek, Piotr Hołyszko

“…The reliability functions of buses and their structural components were determined based on the Weibull distribution. …”
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Characterization of Monosubstituted Benzene Ices by Elettra L. Piacentino, Aurelia Balkanski, Mahesh Rajappan, Karin I. Öberg

“…Aromatic structures are fundamental for key biological molecules such as RNA and metabolites and the abundances of aromatic molecules on young planets are therefore of high interest. …”
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The implementation of health care aimed at the cessation of tobacco use, treatment of tobacco dependence and consequences of tobacco consumption in the Russian Federation by S. A. Boytsov, P. K. Yablonskiy, M. G. Gambaryan, O. A. Sukhovskaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…The summarizing of the experience of medical care at the cessation of tobacco use and the treatment of tobacco addiction and consequences of tobacco consumption in the Russian Federation (RF) as well as suggestions for their improvement are presented.For the effective implementation of health care, aimed at the cessation of tobacco use, treatment of tobacco addiction and consequences of tobacco consumption in the RF it is necessary to solve the following problems:to include doctors of all specialties in the process of medical care and treatment oftobacco addiction and consequences oftobacco consumption in the RF; to ensure effective implementation of the existing legal documents determining the procedure for providing medical aid, aimed at ending the use of tobacco, treatment of tobacco dependence and consequences of tobacco consumption, greater control over their performance and quality of their implementation; to expand of the network of medical offices for cessation of tobacco consumption on the basis of existing structures in primary health care settings (including women's and children’s outpatient clinics), as well as hospitals and health resorts, their provision of personnel and equipment, introduction of group forms of work; to ensure a permanent system of training on assistance at the cessation of tobacco consumption, the treatment of tobacco dependence and consequences of tobacco consumption, including the introduction of medical assistance cycle on cessation of tobacco consumption for student training in medical schools and programs for postgraduate education of health professionals…”
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Political economy of the air quality management of Nairobi city by Washington Kanyangi, Joanes Atela, George Mwaniki, Tom Randa, Humphrey Agevi, Humphrey Agevi, Eurallyah Akinyi

“…This study analyzed Nairobi's sectoral sources of air pollution, governance structures, and strategic entry points for gender-responsive air quality management. …”
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Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan by Khadijeh Kalan-Farmanfarma, Iraj Zareban, Zahra Jalili, Mahnaz ShahrakiPour

“…The data-gathering tool was a multipart questionnaire containing demographic variables, knowledge and health belief model structures. An educational program was performed based on the health belief model in five sessions through lectures, training videos, question and answer session for participants in the intervention group. …”
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Numerical Simulation on the Progressive Failure Processes of Foundation Pit Excavation Based on a New Particle Failure Method by Guojin Zhu, Shuyang Yu, Yu Ning, Xuhua Ren, Peng Wei, Yu Wu

“…The predictions of failure zone during the foundation excavations will provide important guidance for the safety constructions of engineering structures. Based on this background, the smoothing kernel function in the traditional SPH method has been improved. …”
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The impact of “zero-waste city” pilot policy on corporate green transformation: a causal inference based on double machine learning by Yuren Qian, Jianfeng Jiang, Bingnan Guo, Feng Hu

“…Heterogeneity analysis reveals differential policy impacts across ownership structures and industry characteristics, with more pronounced effects observed in non-state-owned enterprises, non-heavily polluting industries, and traditional (non-high-tech) sectors.DiscussionThese nuanced findings provide valuable empirical evidence and policy implications for the strategic expansion of the “Zero-Waste City” initiative during China’s 14th Five-Year Plan period, contributing to the broader literature on environmental policy effectiveness and corporate sustainability transitions.…”
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Understanding Referral Patterns for Bone Mineral Density Testing among Family Physicians: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Sarah E. P. Munce, Sonya Allin, Leslie Carlin, Joanna Sale, Gillian Hawker, Sandra Kim, Debra A. Butt, Irene Polidoulis, Karen Tu, Susan B. Jaglal

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Assessment of Pasteurella multocida A Lipopolysaccharide, as an Adhesin in an In Vitro Model of Rabbit Respiratory Epithelium by Carolina Gallego, Stefany Romero, Paula Esquinas, Pilar Patiño, Nhora Martínez, Carlos Iregui

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“I'm a bathroom expert”: a qualitative study exploring how students with physical disabilities manage toileting during college by Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, Oluwaferanmi O. Okanlami, Jodi M. Kreschmer, Saumya Gupta, Allison Lee, Aruna V. Sarma, Aruna V. Sarma, Courtney S. Streur, Courtney S. Streur

“…However, little is known about the experiences of higher education students in managing their toileting.MethodsWe performed 1:1 semi-structured interviews with 13 current college students with physical disabilities (4 male, 9 female), of whom six were on a formal bladder and/or bowel management program. …”
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Counseling and mental health interventions in sports: A systematic review of current practices and outcomes by Linda Fitria, Ifdil Ifdil, Muhammad Fahli Zatrahadi, Darmawati Darmawati, Istiqomah Istiqomah, Nur Adila Wafiqoh Zulvi, Nilma Zola, Fiky Zarya, Jeki Haryanto, Rima Pratiwi Fadli

“… This study aimed to highlight the importance of structured psychological intervention in supporting athletes' recovery from injury, managing stress, and preventing future injuries. …”
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Design and psychometric properties of a tool to assess Adherence to the Code of Ethics in Midwifery by Zahra Kiani, Masoumeh Simbar, Abbas Ebadi, Soheila Nazarpour

“…Finally, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was implemented by another cross-sectional study on 200 samples using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and calculating the fit indexes of the model. …”
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Level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and myocardium remodeling in patients with acute postinfarction aneurism of left ventricle by V. D. Syvolap, S. M. Kyselov

“…Level of matrix metalloproteinase-9, structural and functional indexes of myocardium remodeling were studied in patients with acute postinfarction aneurism of left ventricle. …”
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PTPRK regulates glycolysis and de novo lipogenesis to promote hepatocyte metabolic reprogramming in obesity by Eduardo H. Gilglioni, Ao Li, Wadsen St-Pierre-Wijckmans, Tzu-Keng Shen, Israel Pérez-Chávez, Garnik Hovhannisyan, Michela Lisjak, Javier Negueruela, Valerie Vandenbempt, Julia Bauzá-Martinez, Jose M. Herranz, Daria Ezeriņa, Stéphane Demine, Zheng Feng, Thibaut Vignane, Lukas Otero Sanchez, Flavia Lambertucci, Alena Prašnická, Jacques Devière, David C. Hay, Jose A. Encinar, Sumeet Pal Singh, Joris Messens, Milos R. Filipovic, Hayley J. Sharpe, Eric Trépo, Wei Wu, Esteban N. Gurzov

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Patient perspectives of jail based MOUD treatment: views of individuals who have returned to the community following incarceration by Claudia Santelices, Warren Ferguson, Rebecca Rottapel, Ekaterina Pivovarova, Elizabeth Evans, Thomas Stopka, Peter Friedmann

“…Methods We conducted qualitative analyses of semi-structured interviews that were conducted in 2022 with 38 adults released to the community who had been treated with MOUD while living in one of eight Massachusetts jails. …”
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Strengthening PrEP services at community-based organizations for Latinx men who have sex with men: an implementation science approach by Kyle J. Self, Ariana Johnson, Lacey Craker, Rebe Silvey, Stephen Fallon, Suzanne Randolph Cunningham, Mariano Kanamori

“…Methods All 30 staff members were invited via e-mail to participate; 11 staff participated in semi-structured interviews were conducted by two authors to assess implementation of the DiversiPrEP program with questions mapped to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). …”
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MOTH: Memory-Efficient On-the-Fly Tiling of Histological Image Annotations Using QuPath by Thomas Kauer, Jannik Sehring, Kai Schmid, Marek Bartkuhn, Benedikt Wiebach, Slaven Crnkovic, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Till Acker, Daniel Amsel

“…With the help of artificial intelligence algorithms, it is now possible to detect certain structures and morphological features on whole slide images automatically. …”
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