Unhealthy Ultra-Processed Food, Diet Quality and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Children and Adolescents: The DELICIOUS Project by Francesca Giampieri, Alice Rosi, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Osama Abdelkarim, Mohamed Aly, Achraf Ammar, Raynier Zambrano-Villacres, Juancho Pons, Laura Vázquez-Araújo, Nunzia Decembrino, Alessandro Scuderi, Alice Leonardi, Lorenzo Monasta, Fernando Maniega Legarda, Ana Mata, Adrián Chacón, Pablo Busó, Giuseppe Grosso

“…Methods: A survey was conducted with a sample of 2011 parents of children and adolescents aged 6 to 17 years to evaluate their dietary habits. …”
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Project-based learning with arduino robots: impact on undergraduate students’ achievement and task persistence in robotics programming by Fadip Audu Nannim, Nnenna E. Ibezim, Moeketsi Mosia, Basil C. E. Oguguo

“…This study determined the effects of Project-Based Arduino Robot Application (PARA) on undergraduate students’ achievement and task persistence in robotics programming.MethodsThe quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. …”
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“The patient as teacher” - thematic analysis of undergraduate medical students’ experiences with an experiential learning project in palliative care by Stephanie Stocklassa, Susan Block, Piret Paal, Frank Elsner

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Development and Implementation of an Ultrasound Wireless Technology Educational Program for Nursing Students: A Quality Improvement Project by Elena Morotti, Sergio Rovesti, Chiara Diambri, Davide Boni, Rosaria Di Lorenzo, Dalia Caleffi, Mauro Bellifemine, Paola Ferri

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: This quality improvement project shows that a 3-h USTep improved undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge, self-confidence, and satisfaction.…”
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Quality Improvement Project to Improve Adherence to Best Practices to Decrease Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants by Ahreen Allana, Sidra Bashir, Ivan Hand

“…This quality improvement (QI) project aimed to increase the utilization of accepted evidence-based practices in our neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to ultimately decrease the incidence of NEC in our level III NICU. …”
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Abnormal structural covariance network in major depressive disorder: Evidence from the REST-meta-MDD project by Changmin Chen, Yuhan Liu, Yu Sun, Wenhao Jiang, Yonggui Yuan, Zhao Qing

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Applying the PRiSM™ Methodology to Raise Awareness of the Importance of Using Sustainable Project Management Practices in Organizations by Ana Moutinho, Paulo Sousa, Anabela Tereso

“…The findings, while based on a limited sample, provide valuable initial insights into the potential of PRiSM™ to foster sustainability in project management. …”
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in human health: Experience from the tricycle project, Ghana. by Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Appiah Korang-Labi, Paul Kwao, Beverly Egyir, Benjamin D Nuertey, George Hedidor, Gifty Boateng, Kwaku Asah-Opoku, Thomas Dankwah, Esther Okine, Japheth A Opintan

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Project G-SPACE: protocol for exploring the influence of green space on sleep and mental health among children by Diana S. Grigsby-Toussaint, Jong Cheol Shin, Aliana Rodriguez Acevedo, William Kemball-Cook, Diane Story, Abby Katz, Ugoji Nwanaji-Enwerem, Gabrielle Evans, Azia Johnson, Brooke Ury, Yaideliz M. Romero-Ramos, Jue Yang, David M. Barker, John E. McGeary, Shira I. Dunsiger

“…Additionally, saliva and DNA samples will be collected to examine epigenetic mechanisms linking green space to sleep and mental health. …”
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Properties and sensory acceptability of creatine-fortified foods using ultra-micronized creatine monohydrate – the KREAFOOD Project by Julián Quintero-Quiroz, Sebastian Botero-Ramirez, Simon Jaramillo-Caro, Natalia Zuluaga, Diego A. Bonilla

“…Our pancake premix was preferred by 53.3% (8/15) and demonstrated a more favorable sensory profile in terms of foaminess, odor intensity, and sweet taste, which are attributes generally desirable in solid foods.Conclusion The KreaFood creatine-fortified foods using ultra-micronized creatine monohydrate (Creavitalis®) demonstrated significant advantages by improving cohesiveness and reducing perceived granularity, thereby optimizing the sensory quality of the final product. The KreaFood project continues with validation in larger samples and testing of new applications in cappuccino, kumis, cereal bars, and ice cream.Disclosures DAB serves as the Scientific and Managing Director of KreaFood, an R&D&I project, and is a member of the “Creatine for Health” scientific advisory board for Alzchem Group AG. …”
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Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil: situation assessment Projeto demonstrativo em epilepsia no Brasil: avaliação situacional by Li M. Li, Paula T. Fernandes, Ana L.A. Noronha, Lucia H.N. Marques, Moacir A. Borges, Fernando Cendes, Carlos A.M. Guerreiro, Dirce M.T. Zanetta, Hanneke M. de Boer, Javier Espíndola, Claudio T. Miranda, Leonid Prilipko, Josemir W. Sander

“…PURPOSE: To provide a situation assessment of services for people with epilepsy in the context of primary health care, as part of the Demonstration Project on Epilepsy in Brazil, part of the WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign 'Epilepsy out of the shadows'. …”
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Smart contract in construction procurement: insights and recommendations from South Africa by Love David, Marumo Kgomo, Clinton Aigbavboa

“…IntroductionThe traditional procurement system in the construction industry has been plagued by inefficiencies, often serving as a significant obstacle to project delivery. Thus, this study examines the dynamics of adopting smart contracts for project procurement for optimal project success and delivery, with insights and recommendations from the South African Construction Industry.MethodThe study employed a quantitative research approach utilizing descriptive and inferential statistics of Mean Item Score (MIS) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) for data analysis, based on a purposive sampling technique.ResultsThe MIS results for the benefit, legal &amp; regulatory constraints, and best practices of smart contracts range between 3.73 - 4.41 values, while the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) values were higher than the recommended 0.6 value for the EFA and Cronbach's Alpha value of 0.969 across the indicators.DiscussionThe study's findings revealed two categorized benefits of adopting smart contracts: administrative and operational efficiency of project procurement and procurement optimization; two components of legal and regulatory constraints: Transactional and legal encumbrance to smart contract implementation and legal gaps and ambiguity and two best practices: smart contract reliability practices for project procurement and consistent stakeholders’ engagement for smart contract protocol standardization. …”
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Prospects for the Creation of Domestic Sampling Systems for Monitoring Air Pollution, Operating on the Basis of the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Method by V. A. Inozemcev, I. N. Efimov, A. A. Pozvonkov, S. S. Kolbinev

“…The substantiation of the technical design of promising sampling technical means for the express monitoring of air contamination made it possible to propose a basic optical scheme of the base unit of the proposed technical means, in which radiation from an infrared emitter, equipped with projection optics, enters a multi-pass gas cuvette. …”
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Home sampling for sexually transmitted infections and HIV in men who have sex with men: a prospective observational study. by Martin Fisher, Sonali Wayal, Helen Smith, Carrie Llewellyn, Sarah Alexander, Catherine Ison, John V Parry, Garth Singleton, Nicky Perry, Daniel Richardson, Brighton Home Sampling Kit Project Steering Group

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Comparing sampling methods to monitor population abundance while accounting for imperfect detection: An application of N-mixture models on Orthoptera by Alberto Mattia Nodari, Marco Bonifacino, Elena Eustacchio, Marco Bonelli, Mattia Falaschi

“…Among the various considerations involved in establishing a monitoring program, the choice of sampling methods can significantly influence the project's outcomes. …”
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Planos de amostragem no desenvolvimento inicial do cafeeiro sob irrigação Sampling plans in the initial development of the irrigated coffee by Augusto R. de Morais, Myriane S. Scalco, Alberto Colombo, Manoel A. de Faria, Carlos H. M. de Carvalho, Leandro C. Paiva

“…<br>The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of Rubi MG1192 coffee plant and depending on variability of characteristics establish sampling plans for guidence of projects. The treatments consisted of five densities 2,500 (4.0x1.0 m), 3,000 (3.0x1.0 m), 5,000 (2.0x1.0 m), 10,000 (2.0x0.5 m) and 20,000 plants ha-1 (1.0x0.5 m) and five irrigation scheduling criteria (-20, -80, -140 and -200 kPa and SISDA3.5ò irrigation scheduler and no irrigation). …”
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CAUSES OF COLLUSION AMONG PEOPLE IN CONSTRUCTION by Ayodeji OKE, Clinton AIGVABOA, Zacharia Mangena, Wellington THWALA

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The individual and contextual determinants of the use of telemedicine: A descriptive study of the perceptions of Senegal's physicians and telemedicine projects managers. by Birama Apho Ly, Ronald Labonté, Ivy Lynn Bourgeault, Mbayang Ndiaye Niang

“…Physicians were selected using purposeful random sampling; managers through snowball sampling. Quantitative data were analyzed descriptively using SPSS 23 and qualitative data thematically using NVivo 10. …”
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Integration of project based learning models with interactive multimedia: Innovative efforts to improve student breaststroke swimming skills by Mashud, Syamsul Arifin, Advendi Kristiyandaru, Y Touvan Juni Samodra, I Gusti Putu Ngurah Adi Santika, Didi Suryadi

“…This research is a quasi-experimental type with a pretest posttest non-equivalent control group design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling so that as many as 90 sports education students were sampled, namely 45 experimental groups and 45 control groups. …”
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PEMAHAMAN KONSEP MATEMATIKA MELALUI MODEL PEMBELAJARAN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS BERBASIS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING by Luh Riska Mahayani, Sariyasa Sariyasa, I Nyoman Sukajaya

“…The research population consists of all 11th-grade students at a public senior high school in Singaraja, with two classes selected as samples through cluster random sampling. Data were collected using essay tests to measure students' conceptual understanding of mathematics and analyzed using a one-tailed t-test at a 5% significance level. …”
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