Experiences of Young and Middle-Aged Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia Who Actively Participate in Rehabilitation Exercises and Their Perceptions of Well-Being: A Descriptive Qualita... by Si Y, Huang X, Zhao S, Ou Z, Pi M, Du J

“…The purpose was to inform the clinical development of individualized rehabilitation programs.Methods: Purposive sampling was employed to conduct semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 16 young and middle-aged stroke hemiplegic patients (18– 59 years old) using a descriptive qualitative research approach. …”
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Unlocking mobile health adoption: A qualitative exploration of user experiences, barriers, and facilitators within integrated youth services in British Columbia, Canada by Xiaoxu Ding, Kirsten Marchand, Liisa Holsti, Julia Schmidt, Natalie Parde, Brodie Sakakibara, Skye Barbic

“…Methods A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was conducted with 23 interest-holders, including youth users, service providers, and nonclinical staff from the Foundry network. …”
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Investigating Facilitators and Barriers in the Tendency of Older Adults to Third-Generation Universities by Sara Maghare Dehkordi, Samaneh Pourhadi, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Shima Sum

“…Methods & Materials This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis with 19 members of the Shahrekord Retirees’ Center, who had retired at least one year ago and were selected using purposive sampling with maximum variation (in terms of demographic characteristics) as well as in-depth, semi-structured interviews. The interviews were transcribed word by word and continued until data saturation was achieved. …”
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Characteristics of Student-Led Clinics in the Allied Health Professions: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Sandra Robertson, Katie Thomson, Katrina Bannigan

“…The scoping review will be reported in conjunction with the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses extension for scoping reviews) and the STORIES (Structured Approach to the Reporting In health care education of Evidence Synthesis) statement for health care education evidence synthesis. …”
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LEGO^®-Based Therapy in School Settings for Social Behavior Stimulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Comparing Peer-Mediated and Expert Intervention by Luciana Oliveira Angelis, Fernanda Tebexreni Orsati, Maria Cristina Triguero Veloz Teixeira

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Impact of Simulation-Based Surgical Training in Laparoscopy on Satisfaction Level and Proficiency in Surgical Skills by Mukhtar F, Shaheen MF, Alhabeeb AY, Zafar M, Alkattan K

“…The positive impact of simulation-based practice and laparoscopic training certification underscores the need for structured training programs. Addressing these gaps, through integrating comprehensive simulation-based programs and promoting laparoscopic skill certification, is crucial for enhancing surgical education and training outcomes.Keywords: surgery, education, fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery, FLS, training, resident…”
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Exploring Motor–Cognitive Interference Effects and the Influence of Self-Reported Physical Activity on Dual-Task Walking in Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Older Adults by Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier, Nadja Schott, Soo-Yong Park, Quincy J. Almeida

“…Future research should examine the role of structured physical activity programs, potentially incorporating DT training, to evaluate their impact on motor–cognitive interference in PD.…”
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Compliance with Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent Girls in Tamale Metropolis of Ghana by S. Dajaan Dubik, Kingsley E. Amegah, Amshawu Alhassan, Louis N. Mornah, Loveland Fiagbe

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among 424 randomly sampled adolescent girls in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana from April to July 2019 using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire. Twenty school health coordinators were purposively selected to answer questions on the challenges they face in implementing the IFAS program at the school level. …”
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Computation in chemical graph rewriting networks by Christoph Flamm, Daniel Merkle, Peter F Stadler

“…In chemical reaction networks, computation may refer to at least two fundamentally different aspects: concentrations of molecules, and molecular structures. The latter can be captured by modeling chemical reactions as a rewriting system acting on structural formulae, i.e. labeled graphs. …”
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Building long-term value: A practical guide to integrating ESG into business strategies by Asep Marfu, Hafid Abbas, Ahman Sya, Agung Purwanto, Nadiroh, Bagus Sumargo, Septantri Shinta Wulandari, Daiman, Christin A. Malaihollo, Syakyakirti, David Tanubrata, Dewi Indah Pratiwi

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Are AudioviSual maTERials disseminated via sOcIal meDia effective to improve evidence-based rehabilitation implementation for physiotherapists (ASTEROID trial)? A feasibility study by Myllena M. G. Fernandes, Anna Carolina O. Machado, Maurício S. Fanfa, Ada C. M. Silveira, Rafaela A. Schreiner, Anna Julia Meireles Dangui, Maitê M. Pellenz, Daniela Rigo, Luiza Marx Matte, Emilly Renk Mello, Ane Priscila Diel, Brenda D. Guterres, Lucas dos Santos Costa, Bruna Wageck, Inaihá Laureano Benincá, Carolina Holz Nonnenmacher, Nadine Carneiro Tura, Laura Bortolozzo Leitão, Alessandro Haupenthal, Guilherme S. Nunes

“…After the intervention, semi-structured interviews were conducted to gather feedback on participant experiences. …”
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Optimization of amorphous silicon solar cells through photonic crystals for enhanced optical properties by Hassan Sayed, Ashour M. Ahmed, Ali Hajjiah, M. A. Abdelkawy, Arafa H. Aly

“…The modeling involves designing and optimizing ternary PC structures, followed by numerical simulations to assess their anti-reflection performance. …”
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Digital branding adoption by specialty eatery start-ups in the post-pandemic environment in India by Aman Sharma, Bhuvanesh Kumar Sharma, Sneha Rajput, Aashish Mehra, Uma Gulati

“…The data was analysed using the AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures) program. The study concludes that digital branding plays a crucial role as an independent branding strategy and enhances the performance of specialty eatery start-ups in the post-pandemic era. …”
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A new swelling - creep model for red-bed mudstone and its application by Hongyi Yan, Feng Yu, Chaobo Zhu, Jianwei Yuan, Qiang Wang, Jiang Wu

“…In the red-bed region, engineering structures often encounter safety risks due to the swelling and creep properties of mudstone. …”
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Workforce development in the trucking industry: A comprehensive analysis of truck driver training entities by Sicheng Wang, Elizabeth A. Mack, Nidhi Kalani, Chu-Hsiang Chang, Shelia R. Cotten

“…The transformation of transportation technologies, economic structures, and social lifestyles is changing the truck-driving workforce. …”
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Radiological and Functional Research Methods in the Diagnosis of Segmental Instability in Cervical Osteochondrosis and of Cervicobrachial Syndrome by Z. V. Koshkareva, V. A. Sorokovikov, A. P. Zhivotenko, O. V. Sklyarenko, B. B. Damdinov, А. N. Kiriyenko

“…All patients were examined according to a single program, which included a specially designed questionnaire containing address data, diagnosis, history of life and illness, patient complaints, with a mandatory examination by a neurologist for the presence of compression of neural structures of the cervical spine with a detailed description of the local status and clinical and neurological syndromes. …”
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Closed-Loop Control of Extrusion-Based Bioprinting Through Real-Time Computer Vision by Javier Arduengo, Nicolas Hascoët, Francisco Chinesta, Jean-Yves Hascoet

“…Bioprinting is the technology that combines the use of living matter and biomaterials to manufacture biological models, tissues, and structures layer by layer for applications in regenerative medicine, drug testing, and tissue engineering. …”
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Russia and Venezuela: New Strategic Partnership in the Field of Response to Biological Threats and Prospects for Cooperation by V. V. Kutyrev, S. A. Shcherbakova, A. V. Ivanova, V. E. Kuklev, Zh. A. Kas’yan, I. G. Karnaukhov

“…It is shown that the programs being implemented are aimed at strengthening the national healthcare structures of partner countries to achieve independence in the implementation of monitoring and anti-epidemic measures and building a single epidemiological space, independent of the influence of global and regional geopolitical fluctuations. …”
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3D printing, debinding and sintering of stainless steel metamaterials via lithography metal manufacturing: processing, microstructure and properties relationships by Ruslan Melentiev, Ahmed Wagih, Gilles Lubineau, Carlos A. Grande

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Evaluating the implementation of a longitudinal cocurricular experiential quality improvement training programme for undergraduate medical students by Alison Freeland, Katherine Bailey, Farah Khan, Nazia Sharfuddin, Ke Xin Lin, Elina Farahani, Sunny Raval, Muhammadhasan Nasser, Jonathan Hersh, Shaan Chugh, Amir Ginzburg

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