A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ANALYZING CONCRETE MIXTURE EXPERIMENTS BASED ON OSADEBE’S REGRESSION MODEL by IFEANYI AGWUOCHA, UCHECHUKWU COLLINS ANYA, CHIOMA TEMITOPE GLORIA AWODIJI, LAWRENCE ETTU

“…The highest percentage difference between strength results from MIX-PRE and from these studies was about 3%. The % differences for all other parameters studied were close to zero showing little contrast in the predicting ability of MIX-PRE when compared to the direct use of the Osadebe’s regression model. …”
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Do health professionals know about overdiagnosis in screening, and how are they dealing with it? A mixed-methods systematic scoping review. by Veerle Piessens, Ann Van den Bruel, An Piessens, Ann Van Hecke, John Brandt Brodersen, Emelien Lauwerier, Florian Stul, An De Sutter, Stefan Heytens

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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…There is speculation that PCPs, especially those early in their careers, may now be working less and/or choosing to practice in focused clinical areas rather than comprehensive family medicine, but little evidence to support or refute this. The goal of this study is to inform primary care planning by: (1) identifying values and preferences shaping the practice intentions and choices of family medicine residents and early career PCPs, (2) comparing practice patterns of early-career and established PCPs to determine if changes over time reflect cohort effects (attributes unique to the most recent cohort of PCPs) or period effects (changes over time across all PCPs) and (3) integrating findings to understand the dynamics among practice intentions, practice choices and practice patterns and to identify policy implications.Methods and analysis We plan a mixed-methods study in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. …”
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"I sometimes feel like I can't win!": An exploratory mixed-methods study of women's body image and experiences of exercising in gym settings. by Emma S Cowley, Jekaterina Schneider

“…Despite an increase in gym memberships, women are less active than men and little is known about the barriers women face when navigating gym spaces. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This quantitatively driven, sequential single-arm mixed-methods feasibility study will evaluate the feasibility and impact of a low threshold trauma informed exercise intervention on physical functioning and frailty in women experiencing homelessness and addiction. …”
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Association between Emission Parameters and Material-phase Concentrations of Phthalate Plasticizers and their Alternatives by Chenyang Bi, Clara M. A. Eichler, Chunyi Wang, John C. Little

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Construction process optimisation of graphene-basalt fibre asphalt mixtures by Huzhu Zhang, Wenjia Yang, Huimin Li, Chunyu Zheng, Lijuan Sun

“…The results indicate that optimising the construction temperature control parameters of GBFAM using RSM is feasible. The mixing process has little effect on the road performance indicators and volume parameters of GBFAM. …”
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Evaluating the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soil physical, chemical properties, and toxic metal availability: An emerging concern for sustainable agriculture. by Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Md Simoon Nice, Md Sozibur Rahman, Baytune Nahar Netema, Khandakar Rashedul Islam, Samina Zaman, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md Ripon Hossain, Asadullah Munna, Mst Shamima Akter, Md Abu Rayhan, Sk Mahmudul Hasan Asif, Abu Shamim Khan

“…Based on MP type, the following descending order of MPs PS > Mix (MPs) > PA > PET > PE, respectively act as a soil properties influencer. …”
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Worth the effort? A practical examination of random effects in hidden Markov models for animal telemetry data by Brett T. McClintock

“…However, the performance of mixed HMMs has not yet been sufficiently explored to justify their widespread adoption, and there is currently little guidance for practitioners weighing the costs and benefits of mixed HMMs for a particular research objective. …”
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Changes of well-being over the pandemic: a survey across generational cohorts by Chen Wang, Yizi Nie, Xiaoyu Lan, Qianqian Huang, Qunsen Dai, Chao Zhou

“…., well-being) have been paid little attention. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and generations on well-being by adopting 5 groups (Post-00s, Post-90s, Post-80s, Post-70s, and Post-60s) × 2 time points (before and during the COVID-19 pandemic) mixed factorial design. …”
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Effects of emigration on home range and behavior of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) by Brittini A. Hill, Denise L. Herzing, Jeremy M. Bono

“…LBB immigrants were more often found in mixed groups with GBB residents, with the cost of decreased foraging and increased aggression and the benefit of increased courtship. …”
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Mitigating moral distress by enhancing healthcare workers’ understanding of challenges faced by carers of children with disabilities in low-resource settings in Kenya by Anne Geniets, Jarim Omogi, Laura Hakimi, Alice Lakati, Niall Winters

“…Background Little is known about the psychological wellbeing and the potential moral distress faced by female carers of children with disabilities living in low-resource settings in East Africa. …”
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The Influence of Folktales on the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Secondary Schools in Rukungiri Municipality South- Western Uganda. by Ndyamuhaki, Eulyne

“…Little effort has been taken to scientifically document and find out the influence of folktales on the teaching and learning of the English language. …”
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The effects of kangaroo care on delirium management in neonates under non-invasive mechanical ventilation: A randomized control trial by Kayvan Mirnia, Jason W. Osborne, Hamid Sharif-Nia, David Sánchez-Teruel, Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani, Nasim Mirzaei

“… Background & Aims: Little is known about managing delirium in neonates admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units. …”
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Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute by Sylvia Nabukenya, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Brian Mushabe, Barbara Castelnuovo, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Richard Muhindo, David Kyaddondo, Erisa S. Mwaka

“…Abstract Little is known about how people living with HIV should be engaged in the decision-making process for returning individual pharmacogenomic research results. …”
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Let´s Swing it –The Interaction Between Participation-Related Shoulder Load and Pre-season Trunk Rotation Power on Shoulder Problems in Male Handball Players by Kari Arnason, Atli Agustsson, Hilde Fredriksen, Elis Thor Rafnsson, Kristin Briem

“…# Background Little is known about the influence of kinetic chain strength and power on shoulder problems in handball players or the impact of participation-related shoulder load (PSL) during a season. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF MICROLEARNING TECHNOLOGY FOR ECONOMICS STUDENTS THROUGH ONLINE COURSES by Olena Hlazunova, Ralf Schlauderer, Valentyna Korolchuk, Tetiana Voloshyna, Taisia Sayapina, Inna Kostenko, Roman Zolotukha

“… After the outbreak of the pandemic in 2019 and the outbreak of war in the country in 2022, educational institutions at different levels of Ukraine switched to a mixed format of the educational process and were forced to look for modern approaches and technologies for organizing the education of students. …”
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A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…IntroductionProfessional identity (PI) is crucial for workforce capacity building, as it leads to the adoption of the professional role and commitment. And yet, there is little literature on the PI of health promotion practitioners as part of the public health workforce. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for enhancing preconception health in primary care: qualitative study with women from ethnically diverse communities by Joe Kai, Nadeem Qureshi, Helena Tuomainen, Laura Cross-Bardell, Mandeep Bhoday

“…However, challenges for engaging women in preconception care more routinely were underlined. These included little prevailing culture of preparing for pregnancy and the realities of their pregnancies often being unplanned; and, for those planning pregnancy, sensitivity and maintaining secrecy when trying to conceive. …”
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Spatio-temporal diversity of dietary preferences and stress sensibilities of early and middle Miocene Rhinocerotidae from Eurasia: impact of climate changes by Hullot, Manon, Merceron, Gildas, Antoine, Pierre-Olivier

“…All rhinocerotids studied were interpreted as browsers or mixed-feeders, and none had a grazer nor frugivore diet. …”
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