The acceptability of, and informational needs related to, self‐collection cervical screening among women of Indian descent living in Victoria, Australia: A qualitative study by Ana Machado Colling, Nicola S. Creagh, Neha Gogia, Kerryann Wyatt, Claire Zammit, Julia M. L. Brotherton, Claire E. Nightingale

“…We also aimed to articulate the informational needs to promote self‐collection among this population. Methods Five focus group discussions with 39 women living in Victoria were conducted in English (n = 3) and Punjabi (n = 2). …”
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Racial Inequities Influencing Admission, Disposition and Hospital Outcomes for Sickle Cell Anemia Patients: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample Database by Jayalekshmi Jayakumar, Nikhil Vojjala, Manasa Ginjupalli, Fiqe Khan, Meher Ayyazuddin, Davin Turku, Kalaivani Babu, Srinishant Rajarajan, Charmi Bhanushali, Tijin Ann Mathew, Poornima Ramadas, Geeta Krishnamoorty

“…Despite the extensive literature on SCD, studies focusing on in-hospital racial inequities remain limited. <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a retrospective analysis using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) from 2016 to 2020, identifying adult hospitalizations for SCD (HbSS genotype). …”
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Discrete Element Simulations of Damage Evolution of NiAl-Based Material Reconstructed by Micro-CT Imaging by Arnas Kačeniauskas, Ruslan Pacevič, Eugeniuš Stupak, Jerzy Rojek, Marcin Chmielewski, Agnieszka Grabias, Szymon Nosewicz

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Evaluate Group Sequential Design Sample Sizes for Reference-Scaled Average Bioequivalence Based on Monte Carlo Simulations in Highly Variable Drugs by FuDong Wen, Dan Liu, Wei Tian, Ce Ji, Yue Su, Miao He, Nan Yang, YuPeng Wang

“…This study proposed a new method for calculating the sample size for the GSD of the RSABE: using simulation experiments directly. …”
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A Novel Technique for Monitoring Carbonate and Scale Precipitation Using a Batch-Process-Based Hetero-Core Fiber Optic Sensor by Sakurako Satake, Ai Hosoki, Hideki Kuramitz, Akira Ueda

“…In the field of carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS), this evaluation method can be used to quantitatively measure the formation of carbonate minerals, and it can also be used as an indicator for determining the conditions for CO₂ mineral fixation, as well as in experiments using batch-type autoclaves in laboratory testing. …”
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Cross-cultural translation, validation, and responsiveness of the Pittsburgh Fatigability Scale - Italian version (PFS-I) in a mixed-sample of older adults by Stefano Vercelli, Elisabetta Zampogna, Francesco Negrini, Chiara Pietraroia, Giuseppe D’Antona, Sonia Papa, Emiliano Soldini, Marco Barbero, Nancy W. Glynn, Matteo Beretta-Piccoli

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Experiences of Inpatient Healthcare Services Among Children With Medical Complexity and Their Families: A Scoping Review by Tammie Dewan, Lyndsay Mackay, Lauren Asaad, Francine Buchanan, K. Alix Hayden, Lara Montgomery

“…Methods This scoping review was conducted in accordance with JBI methodology and included all studies that reported experiences of acute hospital care for CMC/families. …”
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Customer engagement on Instagram for luxury fashion brands: An empirical comparative analysis by María Bonilla-Quijada, Josep Lluís Del Olmo, David Andreu, Joan Ripoll

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The Influence of Shopping Experience and Perception of Value on Consumer Satisfaction and Its Impact on Consumer Loyalty in Bojonegoro Fruit Store by M. Ugid Subowo Ugid, Sujarwo Sujarwo, Riyanti Isaska

“…This research uses a quantitative descriptive approach with a survey method and data collection technique through questionnaires distributed to customers of the fruit store in Bojonegoro. …”
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Tumble on the Tendency towards the Emerging Spiritualities: the Evolution of the Youth Narrative of the Holy (Case Study of Students Engaging in New Spiritualities in Isfahan City) by Ali ghanbaribarzain, Shapour Salmanvandi, simin barfei

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Transfer Learning Based on Multi-Branch Architecture Feature Extractor for Airborne LiDAR Point Cloud Semantic Segmentation with Few Samples by Jialin Yuan, Hongchao Ma, Liang Zhang, Jiwei Deng, Wenjun Luo, Ke Liu, Zhan Cai

“…The experimental results show that the proposed method achieved the highest OA of 85.5% and an average F1 score of 74.0% using only 10% training samples, which means the proposed framework can reduce manual annotation by 90% while keeping competitive classification accuracy.…”
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Astonish yourself while worrying about another: Patients\' reactions of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis diagnosis by Malihe Davoudi, Reza Boostani, Zahra Sadat Manzari

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Breaking through the mind-body divide: patient priorities for interoception researchResearch in context by Lydia J. Hickman, Gabriel Mackie, Beth F. Longley, Hannah S. Savage, Emily Bagley, Hugo Fleming, Rachel Knight, Isabel Lau, Annalise Whines, Sarah N. Garfinkel, Camilla L. Nord

“…Methods: This article takes a mixed-methods approach to investigate experiences of bodily signals in individuals with mental health conditions and determine patients' research priorities. …”
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Effects of cultivation systems on the antimicrobial, colour retainment and slice healing properties of consumer ready market samples of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) by Marjolein Doesburg-van Kleffens, Jens-Otto Andersen, Carsten Gründemann, Jürgen Fritz

“…The Org and Conv cucumbers exhibited the best stress storage properties in 25 to 38 % and 4 to 8 % of the experiments, respectively. In summary, the cucumber Stress Storage Test method showed differences between conventional, organic and biodynamic samples in our investigations, regarding the three stress storage parameters CRP, AMP and SHP. …”
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Exploring healthcare providers’ perspectives of childbirth education classes for quality of care and positive childbirth experience: an interpretative phenomenological analysis stu... by Anwar Nader AlKhunaizi, Sami Abdulrahman Alhamidi, Areej Ghalib Al-Otaibi, Amany Anwar AlAbdullah, Kawther Saleh Alosaif, Meral Jehad Al Zayer

“…To discover how healthcare providers view childbirth education classes, we explored their perceptions in relation to the quality of care and positive childbirth experiences. Methods An interpretative phenomenological qualitative approach was conducted in three government hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Knowledge and experiences of needle prick injuries (NPI) among nursing students at a university in Gauteng, South Africa by Lindiwe I. Zungu, Malmsey L.M. Sengane, Keitsepile G. Setswe

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Individual caries increments during adolescence in seven Norwegian cohorts born 1996–2002 by Hedda Høvik, Knut Helge Midtbø Jensen, Torunn Børsting, Randi Krog Eftedal, Göran Dahllöf, Bjørnar Hafell, Tone Natland Fagerhaug, Eva Lassemo, Marikken Høiseth, Abhijit Sen, Marit S. Skeie

“…Methods The sample included seven birth cohorts (1996–2002; n = 23,135) from a general adolescent population in Trøndelag County, Norway. …”
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Experiences of Healthcare Providers in Providing Care for Patients with COVID-19: A Qualitative Study by Mojghan Janighorban, Maryam Allahdadian, Matineh Salmani

“…Purposive sampling method was used to select the participants. …”
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Experiences of men undergoing prostate cancer screening at a hospital in Gauteng, South Africa by Boitumelo M. Komane, Anna Mosalo

“…A convenient sampling method was used and the data were collected through in-depth interviews conducted with 19 participants. …”
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Thermal analysis for obtaining coal ignition characteristics in boilers——Part 2: Intrinsic reaction kinetics by Yang LIU, Zezheng SHI, Zhaoshuai CHEN, Haoyu GOU, Jiye TAO, Shiming XU, Bo YU, Peitao ZHAO, Peifang FU, Huaichun ZHOU

“…Once EX of coal char is predicted based on its chemical structure, its intrinsic reaction rates can be directly predicted using GSAFM. This correlation method provides a new perspective for studying the relationship between coal char structure and reactivity.…”
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