Feasibility and Acceptability of Behavioral Weight Loss Programs for Men in Trade and Labor Occupations: A Pilot Study by Melissa M. Crane, Catherine Feit, Chen Yeh, Mariangeline Gonzalez Ortiz, Bradley M. Appelhans

“…ABSTRACT Objective Men who work in trade and labor occupations experience high rates of obesity but are underrepresented in weight control programs. This pilot study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a program tailored to this working group compared with a standard (untailored) weight loss program. …”
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EXPLORING THE NEXUS BETWEEN WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, AND AGE DIFFERENCES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN NIGERIA by NNANA OKOI OFEM, TIKU ORU TAKIM, TANGBAN EGBE EBAGU, RITA NGOZI OKAFOR

“…The study employed a qualitative research design, the study engaged 24 participants, ensuring diversity across age groups, educational backgrounds, and geographical locations. Through semi-structured interviews and two focus group discussions, each comprising six participants, the research collected rich and nuanced narratives. …”
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The Effect of Lifestyle Modification Program on Growth Parameters and Mood Status among Adolescent Girls Having Anemia by Jaklein R. Younis, Hanan N. Zaki

“…Four tools used to collect data of this study, they are socio-demographic Structured Interview questionnaire, growth parameters measurement scales, Hemoglobin level measurement scale, and Kutcher Adolescent Depression Scale (KADS). …”
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Patients’ and nurses’ perceptions and experiences of a digitally enabled cardiac telerehabilitation program—a qualitative study by Justin Braver, Tess Tsindos, Melinda J. Carrington, Catherine Keating, Darshini Ayton

“…Abstract Background Secondary prevention cardiac rehabilitation programs are paramount to prevent cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality. …”
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Exercises Training Program: Its Effect on Muscle Strength and Activity of Daily Living among Elderly People by Amal M. Mohamed, Eman T. Mohamed, Jehan A. R. Mohamed

“…Three tools utilized in collecting the data; Structured Interview Questionnaire; Muscle Strength Scale for upper and lower limbs; Katz and Akpom Scale used to assess activities of daily living. …”
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in a privately funded program in Ghana: A qualitative case study by Emmanuel Marfo, Bukola Salami, Charles Adjei, Shannon MacDonald

“…From 2013 to 2018, HPV vaccination was piloted in Ghana in preparation for a national program. Yet, at the time of this study, there was no publicly funded HPV vaccination program in Ghana. …”
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Nurses Engagement on Continuing Professional Development Programs and its Barriers in Selected Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Meaza Wehabe, Tigistu Gebreyohannis Gebretensaye, Ketema Bizuwork

“…Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire with a content validity index of 0.91 and an interview guide. …”
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To be (virtual) or not to be: six ways to get a grip on choosing a delivery method for your educational program by Iman Lahouaoula, Heather Buckley, Nawaaz Nathoo

“…Now, educators are left with a selection of in-person, virtual, and hybrid approaches to structure medical education programming. We provide six tips to help guide medical educators on deciding between the variety of educational delivery methods. …”
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Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment by Caitlin Bieniek, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Aishatu L. Adamu, Usman J. Wudil, C. William Wester, Zubairu Iliyasu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Elisa J. Gordon, Elizabeth S. Rose

“…Methods To inform the creation of a Master of Science in Health Research Ethics program in northern Nigeria, we conducted a needs assessment comprised of semi-structured interviews with nine Nigerian bioethics experts. …”
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The economic effects of the implementation of integrated development programs of small historical settlements (on the example of Kasimov, Ryazan region) by A. I. Grishin, I. A. Stroganov

“…The economic effect analysis (results of which are shown in this article), was carried out in the context of various income and cost items of the city budget, using the methods of budget planning and financial analysis, and is based on a system of coefficients developed by the expert method.The analysis shows a significant economic effect of the program implementation in a number of areas – in particular, in the elements of the national economy, tax structure, social security system and housing and communal services, as well as in the sphere of employment of the population and subsidized structure. …”
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Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) Program for Persons Who Use Drugs (PWUDS): A Pilot Study by Argel B. Masanda

“…These data are used to improve the PPI program structures and components. Pertinent conclusions about the gathered data were drawn, and relevant recommendations were also thereby provided.…”
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Challenging paradigms: integrating Critical Feminist Service-Learning into Higher Education Physical Activity and Sport programs by Nuria Cuenca Soto, María Luisa Santos-Pastor, Oscar Chiva-Bartoll, Luis Fernando Martínez-Muñoz

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Realist evaluation of the impact and transferability of a greening of school playgrounds program: The APPIE GREEN study protocol by Louise Wallerich, Charlotte Decroix, Lucile Robert, Linda Cambon

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The compliance of the training program for hospital accreditation surveyors in Iran with the international requirements: a mixed-methods study by Tahmineh Poursaki, Lida Shams, Ali Maher, Farid Gharibi

“…Improvement strategies for the surveyor training process were then obtained through semi-structured interviews with 17 experts in the field of accreditation. …”
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Exploring Ethical Challenges and Labour Practices in the Informal Sector: A Study of Ghana’s Fashion Apprenticeship Programs by Adukwei Sempe Glover, Ninette Afi Appiah, Alhassan Saana Haruna

“…Many master craftsmen are unaware of or do not fully understand the policy requirements, particularly regarding contracts, safety standards, and structured assessments. This undermines the policy’s effectiveness. …”
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A qualitative analysis of formerly incarcerated women’s perspectives on a prison-based perinatal support program by Mollee K. Steely Smith, Julia E. Hooper, Maegan Calvert, Melissa J. Zielinski

“…This study explored formerly incarcerated perinatal individuals’ knowledge about, participation in, and perceptions of currently existing and potential future components of a perinatal support program in a Mid-southern women’s state prison. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with individuals who were incarcerated during pregnancy (N = 15; 100% identified as women; 66.7% white), the majority of whom gave birth while in custody (n = 13; 86.7%). …”
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VET leaders’ collaborative problem-solving skills: insights from a professionals’ master’s degree program by Anna Trikoili, Despoina Georgiou, Daniel Pittich

“…Vocational education and training (VET) structures are ecosystems bound to collaboration. As VET leaders’ roles become increasingly diverse and demanding, challenges must be addressed through collaborative efforts within teams. …”
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MEASURES OF STATE SUPPORT OF REGIONAL PROGRAMS OF DEVELOPMENT OF AGROINDUSTRIAL COMPLEX OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS AND SOUTHERN FEDERAL DISTRICTS by lima Rykova, Roman Gubanov, Irina Maeva

“…We give comments and analytical calculations of budget allocation structure implemented by the programme on agriculture. …”
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SPRD:fast application repackaging detection approach in Android based on application’s UI and program dependency graph by Run WANG, Li’na WANG, Benxiao TANG, Lei ZHAO

“…A two stage detection approach which combine application’s UI and program code based on the observation that repackaging applications merely modify the structure of their user interface was proposed.Firstly,a fast hash similarity detection technique based on an abstracted representation of UI to identify the potential visual-similar repackaging applications was designed.Secondly,program dependency graph is used to represent as the feature of app to achieve fine-grained and precise code clone detection.A prototype system,SPRD,was implemented based on the proposed approach.Experimental results show that the proposed approach achieves a good performance in both scalability and accuracy,and can be effectively applied in millions of applications and billions of code detection.…”
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Sustainability of Hospital Accreditation Programs in Low and Middle-Income Countries: Lessons learned from Sri Lanka by Dilantha Dharmagunawardene, Mark Avery, Paula Bowman, David Greenfield, Reece Hinchcliff

“…Results: Barriers identified were frequent changes in the leadership and strategic plans, lack of awareness and competencies on accreditation among local stakeholders, and non-alignment of accreditation standards with the local health system context hampered by resource and infrastructure constraints. Enablers for program development commonly raised were the commitment of stakeholders, the availability of institutional structures for quality assurance, donor funding from the World Bank, and technical expertise and surveyor training by the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International. …”
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