Financing healthcare services: a qualitative assessment of private health insurance schemes in Ghana by Angela Asante, Richard A. Bonney, Peter Twum

“…Data was gathered through face-to-face interviews with participants until saturation was achieved. …”
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Peculiarities of procedural decision-making during pre-trial investigation of high-profile offences a sexual nature committed against children by T. H. Fomina, O. V. Pchelina

“…It has been established that, for the most part, preventive measures are chosen taking into account the risks envisaged by Article 177 of the CPC of Ukraine, the severity of the punishment which the suspect faces if found guilty of the criminal offence of which he or she is suspected, the data on the suspect's identity, and the resonance of the criminal offence committed.…”
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An Interpretable Prediction Method for Tobacco Drying Process Based on CGTNN by Wencai Wang, Chen Yang, Wenwei Niu, Sidi Lin, Qiang Gao, Zhe Cao, Jianning Chen, Jianzhong Li, Zhengkui Li

“…However, production often faces large delays in moisture measurement, leading to the difficulty of anomaly detection and moisture control. …”
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A novel wireless sensor network deployment for monitoring and predicting abnormal actions in medical environment and patient health state by R. Manikandan, S. Arunprakash, Rakan A. Alsowail, Tharani Pandiaraj

“…Real-time administration faces obstacles such as managing patients, medical infrastructure, and staff while ensuring timely treatment delivery. …”
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CSR INITIATIVES AND SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE IN NIGERIA'S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: A PLS-SEM APPROACH FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES' PERSPECTIVE by Tajudeen Alaburo Abdulsalam, Rofiat Bolanle Tajudeen, Abdulrahman Abubakar, Akeem Olamilekan Babatunde

“… Despite its potential for economic growth and sustainable development, Nigeria faces social challenges including poverty, environmental degradation, and economic decline. …”
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The BBC, Daily Telegraph and Wikinews timelines of the terrorist attacks of 7th July 2006 in London: a comparison with contemporary discussions by Mike Thelwall

“…It seems that it would be difficult to automatically generate media timelines from contemporary discussions because of frame changes, and because of changes in terminology and the difficulty in separating highly discussed relatively insignificant details from the key facts. Nevertheless, the comparative analysis techniques reported in this paper may provide an interesting new window on contemporary discussions and media representations of major events.…”
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A multi-scale rotated ship targets detection network for remote sensing images in complex scenarios by Siyu Li, Fei Yan, Yunqing Liu, Yuzhuo Shen, Lan Liu, Ke Wang

“…Abstract Detecting ship targets in remote sensing images within complex scenarios faces numerous challenges. The limited feature information of small-scale targets and their random orientation angles often result in missed and false detections. …”
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Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…However, widespread implementation faces several challenges: (1) characterizing dynamic molecular changes across multiple biological scales; (2) developing computational methods to integrate data into DTs; (3) prioritizing disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets; (4) creating interoperable DT systems that can learn from each other; (5) designing user-friendly interfaces for patients and clinicians; (6) scaling DT technology globally for equitable healthcare access; (7) addressing ethical, regulatory, and financial considerations. …”
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Authors of Lithuanian books in the first part of 19th century by Aušra Navickienė

“…The analysis of the biographical facts of the authors shows that in every decade during 1795-1864, about 18 new names commonly appeared. …”
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CLINICAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY OF A DOCTOR by V. M. Zhdan, L.M. Shylkina, O.M. Bieliaieva

“…The doctor’s profession inherently faces an indispensable requirement to possess a high level of communicative competence, because whatever the development of medical science and technology, the real help to patients is provided by a doctor. …”
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Altered shear stress of blood flow causes plasma membrane damage in endothelial cells by Nikita Raj, Chang Pan, Ann Marleen Starke, Anna L. L. Matos, Oliver Soehnlein, Volker Gerke

“…Abstract: The endothelial lining of blood vessels faces many mechanical challenges, including the shear stress (SS) of blood flow, which render it prone to cell membrane ruptures. …”
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Scaling up access to antiretroviral treatment for HIV: lessons from a key populations program in Nigeria by Abdulsamad Salihu, Ibrahim Jahun, David Olusegun Oyedeji, Wole Fajemisin, Omokhudu Idogho, Samira Shehu, Aminu Yakubu, Jennifer Anyanti

“…However, the country still faces challenges such as high HIV transmission among key populations (KP) who account for 11% of new HIV infections. …”
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SDES-YOLO: A high-precision and lightweight model for fall detection in complex environments by Xiangqian Huang, Xiaoming Li, Limengzi Yuan, Zhao Jiang, Hongwei Jin, Wanghao Wu, Ru Cai, Meilian Zheng, Hongpeng Bai

“…In the field of object detection, while YOLOv8 has recently made notable strides in detection accuracy and speed, it still faces challenges in detecting falls due to variations in lighting, occlusions, and complex human postures. …”
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FARMING SYSTEM ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN ALGERIA: CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES by Belguet Assia, Bouchareb Radia, Chafia Benider, Guendouz Ali

“…Africa faces significant challenges due to climate change, with rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall patterns, and increased frequency of extreme weather events. …”
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Heavy metal contamination and eutrophication effects on bacterial communities in the Han River basin by Fei Xiong, Cejia Yao, Dongdong Zhai, Hongyan Liu, Wang Dong, Yuanyuan Chen

“…The Han River, a key water source for China’s South-to-North Water Diversion Project, faces ecological challenges due to urbanization-driven heavy metal pollution and eutrophication. …”
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Knowledge Driven Machine Learning Towards Interpretable Intelligent Prognostics and Health Management: Review and Case Study by Ruqiang Yan, Zheng Zhou, Zuogang Shang, Zhiying Wang, Chenye Hu, Yasong Li, Yuangui Yang, Xuefeng Chen, Robert X. Gao

“…Abstract Despite significant progress in the Prognostics and Health Management (PHM) domain using pattern learning systems from data, machine learning (ML) still faces challenges related to limited generalization and weak interpretability. …”
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Monitoring Implementation Impact of the EU-Indonesia’s VPA on SME Livelihood by Rahmanta Setiahadi, S. R. Kartika Sari, Ahmad Maryudi, Julia Kalmirah, Liliana Baskorowati

“…Methodology survey with focus group discussions, structured interviews, and semistructured interviews to find out the response and opinion of SME’s owner and employee addressed the effect of SVLK in East Java and Central Java, Indonesia. …”
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Integration of data sets for modelling gender violence and perception of insecurityZenodo by Sandra Lucía Hernández Zetina, Ana Belén Anquela Julián, Ángel Esteban Martín Furones, Carlos Martinez Montes, Santos Fernández Noguerol

“…In general, this indicator faces a lack of sufficient data for accurate measurement, which limits the ability to accurately assess and address gender-based violence. …”
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The right to housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living: issues of implementation amidst Ukraine’s housing stock destruction and solutions by V. V. Maltsev

“…It highlights the acute challenges that Ukraine faces in implementing this right, particularly in light of the extensive damage to the country's housing stock due to Russian aggression. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions in China’s national Parks: A 2020 National-Scale analysis and Implications for management by Shenglan Yang, Huan Xu, Zhicong Zhao, Fangyi Wang, Qiaoyun Sun, Jiale Tang, Jia He, Le Zhong

“…National parks serve as crucial carbon reservoirs and sinks, yet their capacity to mitigate carbon emissions faces significant challenges, highlighting the urgent need for robust greenhouse gas (GHG) control and reduction strategies. …”
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