Implementation and performance barriers in Iran’s breast cancer screening program: a qualitative case study by Arezoo Jabbari, Zhila Najafpour, Sima Ourang, Somayeh Loveimi, Reyhane Bohrani, Mahsa Baymani

“…Overcrowding during peak times, long waiting periods, inaccurate triage, and lack of general practitioners (GPs) at the primary level of public healthcare were the identified barriers in service delivery in cancer screening. …”
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Biotesting of titanium tetrapolyethylene glycolate in 10 molar excess on granulosa cell culture of porcine follicles by A. O. Prituzhalova, T. I. Kuzmina, T. G. Khonina, U. S. Nikulina

“…Granulosa cells aspirated from post mortem ovarian porcine follicles (ø 3-5 mm) obtained at the Tosnensky Meat Processing Plant, were cultured without and in the presence of 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001 % TTPEG*10PEG.  …”
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Barriers and facilitators to addressing sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity among nursing home residents: a qualitative study by Yihan Mo, Helen Chen, Yuxin Zhou, Linghui Chen, Guanxiu Tang, Anna Bone, Matthew Maddocks, Catherine Evans

“…Data were analysed applying codebook thematic analysis, mapped onto the Ecological Social Theory encompassing individual (micro), organisational (meso), family (exo) and societal (macro) contexts. …”
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Inappropriate dosing of direct oral anticoagulants: findings from a clinical vignette study and physician survey by Ahmet Fuat, Emmanuel Ako, David Hargroves, Douglas Holden, Amrit Caleyachetty, Matthew Carter, James Harris, Carol Roberts, Nnanyelu Nzeakor, Burcu Vardar, Helen Williams

“…The analysis is focused on the most frequently selected DOACs, apixaban and rivaroxaban, both of which have different dosing guidelines.Results In all, 336 prescribers (69% male; 233/336) completed the survey, mostly general physicians (GPs) (45%) or cardiology specialists (36%) with a mean of 17.9 years’ experience. …”
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Preoperative patient teaching practices and associated factors among nurses working at hospitals in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study by Lammi Atomsa, Sidise Temesgen, Abebe Dechasa, Mulatu Ayana, Nimona Amena, Dawit Teklehymanot, Firaol Regea

“…IntroductionPreoperative teaching is fundamental nursing activity in which a nurse educates the patient about surgery and what to anticipate following the procedure. It is a process via which nurses give standard preoperative information to patients before surgery, and it enables the patients to understand their diagnosis and treatment, actively participate in their own care, overcome feelings of incapacity in relation to their condition, regain health, and maintain home care. …”
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AΚtransU-Net: Transformer-Equipped U-Net Model for Improved Actinic Keratosis Detection in Clinical Photography by Panagiotis Derekas, Charalampos Theodoridis, Aristidis Likas, Ioannis Bassukas, Georgios Gaitanis, Athanasia Zampeta, Despina Exadaktylou, Panagiota Spyridonos

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Evolution of the concept of corporate social responsibility and ways of its development in modern Russia by A. N. Kurayev, I. G. Morozova, A. A. Grunina, N. M. Suray, M. V. Shatokhin

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Detecting and routing of dust event using remote sensing and numerical modeling in Isfahan Province by Mehdii Jafari, Gholamreza Zehtabian, Hasan Ahmadi, Tayebeh Mesbahzadeh, Ali Akbar Norouzi

“…Material and methods: For data analysis of dust, data from dust collecting data was collected from the selected station in the study area with a suitable statistical period from the meteorological organization on a daily basis for 8 hours, in the form of special codes for the period of 2010 to 2013, which were processed and analyzed using statistical methods. …”
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Potential Use of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits By-Products in Pig Diet: In Vitro Two-Step Evaluation by Dieu donné Kiatti, Francesco Serrapica, Nadia Musco, Rossella Di Palo, Serena Calabrò

“…Following the harvesting and processing of pineapple, cashew and mango fruits, a huge amount of waste is generated, which is generally discarded into the environment, contributing to global pollution and water contamination. …”
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An Actor-Partner Interdependence Mediation Model for Assessing the Association Between Health Literacy and mHealth Use Intention in Dyads of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and... by Xiaorong Jin, Yimei Zhang, Min Zhou, Qian Mei, Yangjuan Bai, Qiulan Hu, Wei Wei, Xiong Zhang, Fang Ma

“…Our findings also suggest that the perceived usefulness of patients with CHF and caregivers affects patients’ mHealth use intention, and therefore patients with CHF and their caregivers should be involved throughout the mHealth development process to improve the usability of mHealth for both patients and caregivers. …”
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Impact of typical environments in China's western mountainous areas on the durability of railway concrete: a review by Jiahe Wang, Yanbin Tan, Huajian Li, Xinhua Zhong, Jiaxuan Wang, Yu Gao

“…The drying effect on the surface of casting concrete will significantly accelerate its cracking process, leading to serious durability problems. The environmental temperature in the western mountainous areas of China is generally low, and there are more freeze-thaw cycles, which will increase the risk of freeze-thaw damage to railway concrete. …”
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Assessment of Raw Cow Milk Quality in Smallholder Dairy Farms in Pemba Island Zanzibar, Tanzania by S. H. Gwandu, H. E. Nonga, R. H. Mdegela, A. S. Katakweba, T. S. Suleiman, R. Ryoba

“…Results on physicochemical characteristics and nutritional analysis show that the raw cow milk in Pemba Island is of inferior quality. …”
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Experiences and perceptions about vaccines and reporting of adverse events following immunisation: a qualitative study among mothers in Northern Ghana by Daniel Weibel, Abraham Oduro, Miriam Sturkenboom, Nana Akosua Ansah, Samuel Tomilola Oladokun, Enyonam Duah, Patrick Ansah, Samuel Tamti Chatio

“…All the interviews were recorded, transcribed and coded into themes using QSR NVivo V.12 software to aid thematic content analysis.Results The results revealed that mothers understood the need for vaccinations, although some were unaware of the diseases that the vaccines protect against. …”
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Promising pea varieties for use in the cereal industry in the south of Western Siberia by I. V. Pakhotina, L. V. Omeliyanyuk, E. Yu. Ignatieva, A. A. Asanov, L. T. Soldatova

“…The purpose of the study was to conduct a comparative analysis of varieties and breeding lines of domestic and foreign breeding and identify those suitable for processing into cereals. …”
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Selective Separation of Scandium in Acidic Water Using Carboxyl Functionalized Covalent Phosphonitrile Polymers by Yu BAI, Ayinuer WUSHUER, Lei OUYANG, Lijin HUANG, Qin SHUAI

“…The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curve of the polymers was collected by the DTA7200 TGA instrument (Hitachi, Japan) under N2 conditions (N2 flow rate: 20mL/min; heating rate: 10K/min). …”
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Advancing the deployment and information management of direct air capture: A solution enabled by integrating consortium blockchain system by Zihan Chen, Yiyu Liu, Eryu Wang, Huajie You, Qi Gao, Fan David Yeung, Jia Li

“…As with elliptic-curve cryptography in general, the bit size of the private key believed to be needed for ECDSA is about twice the size of the security level, in bits. …”
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The Monthly Cycling of Food Insecurity in Latinas at Risk for Diabetes: Methods, Retention, and Sample Characteristics for a Microlongitudinal Design by Angela Bermúdez-Millán, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, Sofia Segura-Pérez, James Grady, Richard S Feinn VI, Hanako Agresta, Dean Kim, Julie Ann Wagner

“…We examined Health Action Process Approach model constructs. To assess the relationship between monthly cycling of FI with diabetes risk markers, we used repeated measures general linear mixed models. …”
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SABO-ELM model for remaining life prediction of lithium-ion batteries under multiple health factors by Jiabo LI, Zhonglin SUN, Di TIAN, Zhixuan WANG

“…This paper introduces a novel approach that combines advanced signal processing, health feature extraction, and machine learning optimization to improve RUL predictive precision for lithium-ion batteries. …”
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Mapping the evidence on the assessment of fitness to work at heights: a scoping review by Lyndsey Swart, Nicolaas Claassen, Tania Buys

“…An iterative review process was followed, with one author extracting and coding data while two authors conducted quality checks. …”
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Access to oral healthcare for children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study in the Aegean region of Türkiye by Sevgi Arabulan, Rüştü Özant Önçağ, Zeliha Aslı Öcek

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