Measurement-based care implementation by K-12 public school clinicians: A mixed-methods proof of concept study by Elizabeth H. Connors, Sophia Selino, Daniel Almirall, Nicolina Fusco, Jacob K. Tebes

“…We explored proof of concept by observing MBC adoption rates achieved by the end of the school year and other related implementation outcome data. Method A mixed-method, single-arm pilot study was conducted during one academic year with 10 school-employed mental health clinicians in two K-12 public school districts in Connecticut. …”
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Putting people at the center: methods for patient journey mapping of viral hepatitis services across two LMICs in the Asia Pacific by Bethany Holt, Jhaki Mendoza, Hoang Nguyen, Duong Doan, Thu Huyen Nguyen, Timothy Bill Mercado, Lam Dam Duy, Martin Fernandez, Manu Gaspar, Geohari Hamoy, Bao Ngoc Le, Boon-Leong Neo, Vy Nguyen, Thuy Pham, Janus Ong, Todd M. Pollack, Jae-Ann Sumalo, Pham Thai, David B. Duong

“…Patient journey mapping (PJM) is one research method that centers the experiences of individuals living with health conditions and follows their pathways through care and recovery. …”
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Understanding the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions in adults with learning disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review by Dikshyanta Rana, Sophie Westrop, Nishant Jaiswal, Evi Germeni, Arlene McGarty, Louisa Ells, Phillippa Lally, Michael McEwan, Craig Melville, Leanne Harris, Olivia Wu

“…We conclude that future research could benefit from codeveloping interventions and population-specific assessment frameworks with people with lived experiences. There is a need for more high-quality research with appropriate outcomes and a focus on qualitative and mixed-methods research to better understand what works for whom and why. …”
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Use of Hg-Electroplated-Pt Ultramicroelectrode for Determining Elemental Sulphur in Naphtha Samples by Carlos Eduardo de Andrade, Flávia C. de Souza, Daniella R. Fernandes, Sérgio A. S. Machado, Eliane D'Elia

“…The method developed here is accurate and reproducible, with a detection limit of 0.010 mg L−1 and a good recovery range for both standard solutions of elemental sulphur (85 to 99%) and real naphtha sample (79%). …”
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Sorption Analysis of 137Cs On Karawang’s Clay Samples by Budi Setiawan, Suci Prihastuti, Setyo S. Moersidik

“…Sorption phenomena was affected by contact time, ionic strength and loaded concentration of CsCl.  Experiments were done in a batch method, with initial concentration was 10-8 M CsCl in the experiments of contact time and ionic strength effects. …”
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Transformation-Based Data Synthesis for Limited Sample Scenario by Chang-Hwa Lee, Sang Wan Lee

“…The training objective can be defined as a simple reconstruction loss, and data can be synthesized by merely manipulating or sampling the learned transformations. However, the limitation of previous transformation methods lies in a strong assumption that all images should be transformable to each other, i.e., all-to-all transformable. …”
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Attributions of cancer 'alarm' symptoms in a community sample. by Katriina L Whitaker, Suzanne E Scott, Kelly Winstanley, Una Macleod, Jane Wardle

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A questionnaire was mailed to 4858 adults (≥50 years old, no cancer diagnosis) through primary care, asking about symptom experiences in the past 3 months. …”
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Generating Synthetic Malware Samples Using Generative AI by Tiffany Bao, Kylie Trousil, Quang Duy Tran, Fabio Di Troia, Younghee Park

“…Recently, malware researchers have increasingly turned to machine learning techniques to combat sophisticated obfuscation methods used in malware. However, collecting a diverse set of malware samples with various obfuscation techniques is challenging and often takes years, especially for newly developed malware. …”
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Evaluation of Antiepileptic Drugs’ Stability in Oral Fluid Samples by João Martinho, Ana Y. Simão, Tiago Rosado, Eugenia Gallardo

“…This study aimed to evaluate the stability of four commonly used AEDs in dried saliva spot (DSS) samples. <b>Methods:</b> Phenobarbital, phenytoin, carbamazepine, and carbamazepine-10,11-epoxide were analysed in oral fluid samples collected via spitting and stored as DSSs. …”
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Kriging Surrogate Model for Resonance Frequency Analysis of Dental Implants by a Latin Hypercube-Based Finite Element Method by Liu Chu, Jiajia Shi, Eduardo Souza de Cursi

“…The Latin Hypercube (LH) sampling method as a competent and sophisticated method is applied and combined with the finite element method (FEM). …”
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Research on abnormal power consumption detection method of power big data based on LightGBM model and LSTM model by YANG Zhidong, DING Jianwu, CHEN Guangjiu, KANG Xiaojing, SHENG Meng

“…The advantages of the proposed method are analyzed through experiments. The results show that, compared with traditional detection methods, the proposed method can detect abnormal users quickly and effectively, with a detection accuracy of 98.64%, meanwhile, the abnormal data is effectively classified, and the comprehensive classification accuracy rate is 96.60%, which provides a certain reference for the development of anomaly detection technology.…”
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Digital Twin-Based Online Diagnosis Method for Inter-Turn Short Circuit Fault in Stator Windings of Induction Motors by Yujie Chen, Leiting Zhao, Liran Li, Kan Liu, Cunxin Ye

“…Extensive simulations and experiments demonstrate that the proposed method generates a fault index amplitude approximately 20 times larger than traditional sampling-value-based prediction methods, indicating exceptional sensitivity. …”
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RI-ViT: A Multi-Scale Hybrid Method Based on Vision Transformer for Breast Cancer Detection in Histopathological Images by Ehsan Monjezi, Gholamreza Akbarizadeh, Karim Ansari-Asl

“…However, this method is highly dependent on the knowledge and experience of pathologists and may lead to errors due to the subjective nature of human interpretation and the high volume of cases. …”
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Step-Stress Test Method for Electrical Life Model Based on Cumulative Damage Curve and Its Application in XLPE Cable by Haoran BIAN, Lijun YANG, Zhipeng MA, Zhiwen DING, Zhongxuan LI

“…The equivalence of step-stress test and constant-stress test under different test parameters is analyzed, and the step-stress test parameters and field test scheme suitable for engineering application are proposed. With this method, a step-stress test is designed for two types of model cables with insulation thickness of 2.8 mm and 3.5 mm respectively, and the parameters of IPM electrical life model for the two types of model cables are obtained, which validates the feasibility of the proposed method.…”
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Attitude and Challenges of Indian Medical Undergraduate Students in Learning Ophthalmology at Puducherry, Southern India: A Mixed-method Study by VS Naggalakshmi, Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, K Srikanth, V Jyothi

“…Materials and Methods: The present mixed-method study was conducted among 250 undergraduate medical students at a private medical college in Puducherry, South India, for three months from October to December 2024. …”
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Measured Resection as Gap Balance Method in Mobile‐Bearing Medial Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Qian Liu, Jianhua Ren, Wenhui Zhang, Tangzhao Liang, Zhe Wang, Siwei Xie, Yuhang Li, Jianfeng Hou, Kun Wang, Ronghan He

“…However, this process commonly depends on the surgeon's experience and lacks specific unified standards. This study aimed to propose and evaluate a novel “measured resection” method for gap balance in MB‐UKA. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of first contact physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders in primary care: the FRONTIER, mixed method realist evaluation by Nicola E Walsh, Alice Berry, Serena Halls, Rachel Thomas, Hannah Stott, Cathy Liddiard, Zoe Anchors, Fiona Cramp, Margaret E Cupples, Peter Williams, Heather Gage, Dan Jackson, Paula Kersten, Dave Foster, Justin Jagosh

“…Objectives The primary aim was to determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of first-contact physiotherapists compared with general practitioner-led models of care. Design Mixed-method realist evaluation of effectiveness and costs, comprising three main phases: A United Kingdom-wide survey of first contact physiotherapists. …”
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The Effect of Pertlite Nanoparticles on the Tensile Properties of NR/HDPE Composite and Optimization of its Composition Using Response Surface Method by S.M. Aghanejad, J. Ghanbari

“…Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy was utilized to inspect the microstructure of the nanocomposite samples, and to evaluate the efficacy of the mixing method. …”
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Improved real-time RT-PCR method for high-throughput measurements using second derivative calculation and double correction by Van Luu-The, Nathalie Paquet, Ezequiel Calvo, Jean Cumps

“…Using triplicate experiments, we show that measurement variations using our method are low with a mean of variation coefficients of <1%.…”
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Application of electrical nonlinear load harmonic analysis method integrating intelligent sensor data in intelligent agricultural power management by Jilei Qu, Meiying Niu, Qing Lin, Yanyan Li

“…This method constructs a judgment network by utilizing the load characteristics of each bus connected to the common connection point (PCC) and the characteristics of each type of load when running separately as training samples, and uses this standard to determine the position of the harmonic source, thereby achieving accurate localization of the harmonic source. …”
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