Feasibility of an exercise program in endocrine-treated metastatic breast cancer patients with overweight: protocol for the FEMA study by May Wissing, Pernille Skovlund, Susanne Drysdale, Ali Amidi, Robert Zachariae, Tinne Laurberg, Signe Borgquist

“…Methods The FEMA study is a randomized controlled feasibility trial in which 21 endocrine-treated patients with metastatic breast cancer and overweight will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either a 12-week training program with three weekly training sessions (intervention), or usual care (control), which includes standard clinical follow-up and supportive care without structured exercise. …”
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World-systems Foundations of Supradisciplinary Synthesis: Program Outlines for Studying the Dynamics of Societies in the Post-Soviet Space by A. A. Izgarskaya

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Implementation and evaluation of a group peer mentoring and leadership development program for research faculty in academic medicine by Linda H. Pololi, Janet T. Civian, Mark Brimhall-Vargas, Vasilia Vasiliou, Arthur T. Evans, Kacy Ninteau, Lisa A. Cooper, Brian T. Gibbs, Robert T. Brennan

“…The culture change intervention aimed to increase faculty vitality, career advancement, and cross-cultural competence through structured career planning and learning of skills essential for advancement and leadership in academic medicine. …”
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Benefits and challenges of the public food procurement program: Perspectives of technicians and managers of family farmer organizations in Brazil by Panmela Soares, Suellen Secchi Martinelli, Elena Albero Atance, Rafaela Fabri, Vicente Clemente-Gómez, Mari Carmen Davó-Blanes, Suzi Barletto Cavalli

“…The study aimed to analyse the characteristics of family farmer organizations associated with the Brazilian Public Food Procurement (PFP) program and the opinion of technicians and managers of the organizations regarding the benefits and challenges of the program. …”
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The effect of nursing shared governance educational program on nurse managers' knowledge for sustainable nursing excellence and empowerment. by Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Majdi M Alzoubi, Islam Al-Oweidat, Ghada Mohamed Hamouda

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Evaluating a social risk screening and referral program in an urban safety‐net hospital emergency department by Stephanie Loo, Emily Anderson, Jessica G. Lin, Perri Smith, Genevra F. Murray, Haeyeon Hong, Gabrielle A. Jacquet, Rashmi Koul, Sophie Rosenmoss, Thea James, Kalpana Narayan Shankar, Pablo Buitron de laVega

“…We collected screening data from the electronic health record, conducted semi‐structured interviews with THRIVE+ patients and clinical staff, and directly observed discharge interactions. …”
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Pharmacist-driven mobile health clinics: a qualitative analysis of logistics for program development, implementation, and operation by Erin E. Miller, Sarah Schweitzer, Alex W. Middendorf, Deidra Van Gilder, James W. Amell, Patricia Ahmed, Stephanie Hanson

“…Methods This project used semi-structured interviews, guided by a 23-item interview guide, conducted with groups and individuals from pharmacist-driven mobile health programs to identify logistics for the development of a pharmacist-driven MHC model. …”
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A quasiexperimental study of assessing the impact of stress management program on health science students at Kuwait University by Naser M. Alotaibi, Latifah Alenezi, Feddah M. Ahmad, Wadha Almutairi, Dhuha Alshammari, Manal Alenezi, Moudhi Alotaibi

“…The participants received a comprehensive educational seminar relevant to stress management (i.e., a presentation, written hand-outs and a structured home program). The program addressed nine topics pertaining to stress management strategies: breathing and imagery techniques; self-care routines; planning for success; meditation strategies; monitoring mechanisms for coping; seeking help for mental health, exercise and health; cognitive behavioral therapy tips (CBTs); and psychoeducation. …”
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Perspectives of syringe services program operators in Michigan on their relationship with substance use treatment: a qualitative study by Molly C. Reid, Samantha J. Harris, Suzanne M. Grieb, Sabrina Gattine, Zekiye Lukco, Brandon Hool, Mary Aguirre, Fernanda Alonso Aranda, Catherine Tomko, Sara Whaley, Brendan Saloner, Sean T. Allen

“…This research explores how SUT providers responded to expanded harm reduction programming from the perspectives of syringe services program (SSP) operators in Michigan. …”
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Double degree programs and education for sustainable development implementation: Experience of Ukrainian and UK universities cooperation in wartime by Iryna Skliar, Mykola Kostel’, Olena Melnyk, Kseniia Bliumska-Danko

“…This study employed semi-structured interviews. Interviewees were selected from the academic staff of five of the six Ukrainian universities involved in DDPs. …”
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A qualitative RE-AIM evaluation of an embedded community paramedicine program in an Ontario Family Health Team by Sarisha Philip, Lauren Konikoff, Samuel Tiukuvaara, Tracey Izzard, Kyle Sitka, Ghislain Bercier, Kimberley Hewton, Barry Bruce, Mark Fraser, Karen Ferguson, Chris LeBouthillier, Courtney Maskerine, Krystal Kehoe MacLeod

“…Methods In this qualitative study, we conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with the community paramedicine team (n=4) and other staff from the FHT (n=8), including physicians, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals (AHPs), and the program director. …”
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Tailor swiftly: lessons learned from a nationwide implementation of an antimicrobial stewardship program for asymptomatic bacteriuria by Trenton M. Haltom, Sophia Braund, Rogelio Hernandez, Larissa Grigoryan, Barbara W. Trautner, Eva Amenta

“…Sites used five tailoring strategies to implement the antimicrobial stewardship program: Organizational and Structural Strategies, Recruitment Strategies, Data- and Information-Based Strategies, Interpersonal Strategies, and Resource Provision. …”
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Nurses' experiences of participating in employee assistance program and factors influencing its effectiveness: a qualitative study by Xuanhao Fan, Xuanhao Fan, Jiehao Zhuang, Jiehao Zhuang, Zhongqing Chen, Ziyi Xiong, Niu Yang, Jiangfeng Pu, Jiangfeng Pu, Peng Xu, Lifang Chen, Huigen Huang, Huigen Huang

“…IntroductionEmployee assistance program (EAP) as an effective modern method for improving the physical and mental health of nurses. …”
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Green and Reliable Freight Routing Problem in the Road-Rail Intermodal Transportation Network with Uncertain Parameters: A Fuzzy Goal Programming Approach by Yan Sun

“…In this study, the author focuses on modeling and optimizing a freight routing problem in a road-rail intermodal transportation network that combines the hub-and-spoke and point-to-point structures. The operations of road transportation are time flexible, while rail transportation has fixed departure times. …”
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Enhancing Extreme Programming (XP) Adoption Through SAMAM: A Scalable Agile Maturity Assessment Model Based on Industry Best Practices by Muhammad Faisal Abrar, Ali Alferaidi, Tariq S. Almurayziq, Muhammad Saqib, Wilayat Khan, Zawar Khan, Mohammad Alsaffar

“…The third phase involved the development of SAMAM, structured into five maturity levels using the identified barriers and practices instead of traditional KPAs. …”
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The “LEADER Approach” - New Development Opportunity for Rural Areas in Slovenia by Tomaž Cunder, B.Sc. Geography, Matej Bedrač, B.Sc. Agriculture

“…The main focus is given to spatial-demographic characteristics, the partnership structure, and the organisation of the decision making body.The paper concludes with an analysis of 33 Local Development Strategies. …”
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The Application Of Collaboration System-Based Learning In Overcoming Syntactic Interference In The Abstracts Of Teacher Professional Program Students by Khairun Niswa

“… This study aims to explore the application of collaborative learning techniques as a strategy to overcome syntactic interference of Indonesian into English in the abstract writing of Teacher Professional Program (PPG) students at FKIP UMSU. The approach used was descriptive qualitative research method, involving collaboration techniques between students in focus discussion groups to improve the syntactic structure of the abstract. …”
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Identifying and Assessing Health and Safety Program Implementation Barriers in the Construction Industry: A Case of Saudi Arabia by Ali Al-Otaibi, Ahmed Farouk Kineber

“…An analysis method known as the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM) was utilized to look into additional barriers. …”
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rDock: a fast, versatile and open source program for docking ligands to proteins and nucleic acids. by Sergio Ruiz-Carmona, Daniel Alvarez-Garcia, Nicolas Foloppe, A Beatriz Garmendia-Doval, Szilveszter Juhos, Peter Schmidtke, Xavier Barril, Roderick E Hubbard, S David Morley

“…This article provides an overview of the program structure and features and compares rDock to two reference programs, AutoDock Vina (open source) and Schrödinger's Glide (commercial). …”
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Phosphatase-independent activity of smooth-muscle calcineurin orchestrates a gene expression program leading to hypertension. by Paula Sofía Yunes-Leites, Yilin Sun, Sara Martínez-Martínez, Álvaro Alfayate, Marta Toral, María José Méndez-Olivares, Ángel Colmenar, Ana Isabel Torralbo, Dolores López-Maderuelo, Sergio Mateos-García, David N Cornfield, Jesús Vázquez, Juan Miguel Redondo, Miguel R Campanero

“…Unexpectedly, SMC Cn also played a structural role in the early onset and maintenance of Ang-II-induced hypertension, independently of its known phosphatase activity. …”
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