Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise White, Navin Furtado, Annabel Masson, Karl Baraks, Zeeshan Parvez

“…Purposive criteria included age, sex, ethnicity, symptom duration, work/sick leave, education level and co-existing psychological issues. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using a patient co-constructed topic guide. …”
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Adaptive Gap-Filling of Multispectral Images at Coarse and Fine Spatial Resolution by Seyedkarim Afsharipour, Li Jia, Massimo Menenti, Hamid Reza Ghafarian Malamiri

“…Optical fine and coarse spatial resolution multispectral images are essential for monitoring land surface processes but are often affected by gaps due to cloud contamination and other factors. …”
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Physiological Insights into Pregnancy-Associated Bone Metabolism: A Systematic Review of Vitamin D and Parathyroid Hormone Axis by Aqsa Naeem, Rabia Zuhaib, Abdul Rehman Khalil Shaikh, Pashmina Shaikh, Muhammad Amjad Kalhoro, Shabnam, Pakeeza Shafique Ul Rehman

“…This investigation examined the clinical and pathological nature of the Vitamin D-PTH pathway in pregnancy-related bone metabolic processes from a biological standpoint. Methods: An assessment based on PRISMA 2020 guidelines was performed through a systematic review methodology that relied on PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases from 2010 to 2025. …”
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Anticipatory moral distress in machine learning-based clinical decision support tool development: A qualitative analysis by Clare Whitney, Heidi Preis, Alessa Ramos Vargas

“…Future work should include utilizing participatory experience-based co-design with end users to identify relevant context and institution-specific priorities and concerns from the beginning of CDS tool development and to continue co-design throughout the development process.…”
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HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY DURING GLOBAL CRISIS: ECONOMIC IMPACTS AND STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT by Tetiana Zubekhina, Liudmyla Matviichuk, Viktor Korsak, Borys Smal

“…Particular attention is paid to the challenges faced by Ukraine’s hospitality industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s full-scale invasion. Issues related to infrastructure destruction, logistical constraints, a decline in tourism flow, and workforce shortages are analyzed. …”
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Virtual Learning as an Impetus for Business Education Programme in the Midst of COVID-19 in Nigeria by Ogunleye Joshua Kehinde, Afolabi Chukwudi Segun, Ajayi Samuel Oluwaseun, Omotayo Vincent Adewale

“…The modern virtual learning is the complex process of using electronic technology and resources to have better access to teaching and learning with or without any physical classrooms. …”
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The Impact of Depression and Dietary Practices on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Females of Northern Punjab, Pakistan by Bareera Eman, Allah Rakha, Iahtisham-Ul-Haq, Urwa Tariq, Muqadas Zia, Ayesha Saddiqa

“…Result: The data of total 150 women revealed a high prevalence of weight management issues among participants. Additionally, majority of participants reported engaging in physical activity but up to insufficient levels. …”
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A study on temperature, relative humidity, and energy consumption in long-distance trains air conditioning systems in Indonesia by Fathurrahman Yudhi, Muhammad Idrus Alhamid, Nandy Putra, Arnas Lubis

“…Additionally, the designs would focus on better humidity control through the incorporation of a reheating process in air supply, ensuring consistency of long-distance journey.…”
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Quality assessment and in-vivo glycemic indices of snack bar from blends of plantain flour, soy meal and oat bran by Omolola Hubeidah Gbolagade, Timilehin David Oluwajuyitan, Taiwo Ayodele Aderinola, Idowu Sunday Oyeleye, Ganiyu Oboh, Toyin Joy Arogundade, Tayo Nathaniel Fagbemi

“…Abstract Snack bars were produced in response to the growing demand for creative, processed, healthful, and convenient foods brought on by a lack of time for cooking and a growing awareness of health issues. …”
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Real-Time Estimation Method of P-Wave Slowness Based on Kalman Filtering and STC by SUN Hao, CHEN Wenhui, SUN Xuekai, YU Weidong, LI Siyi, ZHAO Peng

“…This method is prone to extracting incorrect modal waves in heterogeneous formations and complex borehole conditions, suffering from weak anti-interference capability, insufficient stability, and other issues. How to achieve stable interval time extraction while ensuring timeliness is a challenging problem. …”
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Providing an Integrated Model for the Sustainable Development of "Water, Energy and Food" in Iran Using a Grounded Theory Approach by Fatemeh Momeni Mahmouei, Ali Akbar Naji Meidani, Narges Salehnia, GHasem Eslami

“…In order to collect data with 37 experts in related fields, semi-structured interviews were conducted until reaching theoretical saturation, After a process of continuous data comparison and open, axial, and selective coding, the concepts were organized in the form of 264 primary codes, 66 secondary codes, and 17 categories. …”
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Treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis by laser therapy: A systematic review of the literature by Pavlić Verica, Vujić-Aleksić Vesna, Aoki Akira, Nežić Lana

“…The issues related to the study designs and different sets of laser irradiation parameters of a limited number of available studies with the same treatment outcomes prevent us from making definite conclusions.…”
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Review of challenges and key enablers in energy systems towards net zero target: Renewables, storage, buildings, & grid technologies by Malcolm Isaac Fernandez, Yun Ii Go, Dennis M.L. Wong, Wolf-Gerrit Früh

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European forests are under increasing pressure from global change-driven invasions and accelerating epidemics by insects and diseases by Henrik Hartmann, Andrea Battisti, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, Marta Bełka, Rainer Hurling, Hervé Jactel, Jonàs Oliva, Jerome Rousselet, Eeva Terhonen, Tiina Ylioja, Markus Melin, Åke Olson, Freja De Prins, Ke Zhang, Matilda Stein Åslund, Kateryna Davydenko, Audrius Menkis, Malin Elfstrand, Milan Zúbrik, Andrej Kunca, Juraj Galko, Márton Paulin, György Csóka, Gernot Hoch, Milan Pernek, Sebastian Preidl, Rico Fischer

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Identifying Tartrate Salt Crystals in Wine Sediment by Nonna V. Gnilomedova, Nadezhda S. Anikina, Antonina V. Vesyutova, Veronika A. Oleinikova, Vladimir M. Gavrish, Tatyana V. Chayka

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O gendramento da infância através dos livros infantis: possíveis consequências em meninos e meninas by Andressa Botton, Marlene Neves Strey

“…We notice that traditional gender stereotypes are still strongly present in these contemporary works, exposing motherhood, marriage and male dependency associated with female figures. In the other hand, issues like free will to express themselves in public sceneries, courage and virility were linked to male figures, succumbing to a traditionally stereotyped end concerning gender issues, and, this way, creating ideas of how to intervene in order to promote gender equity in childhood. …”
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Design of an improved model using federated learning and LSTM autoencoders for secure and transparent blockchain network transactions by R. Vijay Anand, G. Magesh, I. Alagiri, Madala Guru Brahmam, Balamurugan Balusamy, Chithirai Pon Selvan, Haya Mesfer Alshahrani, Masresha Getahun, Ben Othman Soufiene

“…It includes some such issues as follows: data privacy, centralized vulnerability, inefficiency in fraud detection and much more. …”
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Scientific objectives of research on road machines life cycle in modern conditions by S. A. Evtiukov, S. V. Repin, S. M. Grushetskii, G. A. Kаrro

“…In addition, the active implementation of CALS-technologies; modern monitoring systems for road machines; the commitment to automate and robotic work processes; change in the volume and pace of road construction; increasing requirements for the quality of work performed; extension of the warranty period of road service; the existence of mega road organizations; the absence to date of generally accepted criteria for evaluating the effectiveness of one form or another of organizing maintenance and repair work (unscheduled repairs) of road machines; active development of a network of toll roads, etc. they require a radical review and systematization of issues related to the formulation of scientific problems in the study of the life cycle system of road vehicles in modern conditions.Materials and methods. …”
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Current research and future prospects of air pollutant and CO2 emission inventories in the iron and steel industry by Xin XU, Wanyue SHAN, Zheng ZHANG, Qing WANG, Xin BO

“…This study highlights several critical issues in China’s iron and steel industry, including challenges related to the diversity and quality of emission inventory data, the construction of an unorganized emission accounting system, deficiencies in CO2 accounting systems and methodologies, challenges in characterizing component spectra of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and particulate matter profiles for key processes, obstacles in developing detailed time series for steel enterprises using continuous emission monitoring system (CEMS), and concerns in the practical application of emission inventories. …”
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Application of sensitive quality indicators of assembly for medical instruments in quality management of Central Sterile Supply Department (器械装配质量敏感指标在消毒供应中心质量管理中的应用)... by ZHANG Ying (张颖), ZHANG Xiaorong (张晓蓉), CAO Lixia (曹丽霞)

“…Methods The error rate of assembly was set as an sensitive quality indicator, and root-cause analysis was made to find influencing factors in issues of human resource, instruments, process and methods. …”
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