Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Diagnostic Imaging Order and Reader Evaluation over Two Decades in a Tertiary Academic Center by Sara Babapour, Annabel Chen, Grace Li, Luke Phan

“…<b>Background/Objective:</b> Identifying patterns of diagnostic imaging workflow parallel to the influence of certain variables, such as pathology guidelines over time, provides valuable insight for clinical decision making. …”
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Evaluation of Cell Line Identity Using RTCA Profiling for Quality Control of Products Containing Viable Human Cells by M. A. Vodyakova, O. A. Rachinskaya, N. S. Pokrovsky, I. S. Semenova, E. V. Melnikova, V. A. Merkulov

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Fostering international mentorship and collaborations: evaluation of the Global Bridges program for early-career researchers in health care sciences by Hanna Johansson, Sebastian Lindblom, Linda Timm, Paul A. Gardiner, Christina H. Opava, Ing-Mari Dohrn

“…In this study, we used a mixed-method parallel design to evaluate whether the Global Bridges program had reached its intended objectives. …”
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Brazilian scale for evaluation of mental health care needs (CuidaSM): evidence of validity in primary health care. by Joana Moscoso Teixeira de Mendonça, Ana Alice Freire de Sousa, Ilana Eshriqui, Flávio Rebustini, Daiana Bonfim, Daniella Sampaio Zorzi, Camila Nascimento Monteiro, Talita Rewa, Leticia Yamawaka de Almeida

“…Dimensionality was assessed through robust parallel analysis and the model was then cross-validated to create the final CuidaSM version. …”
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The engagement of healthcare providers in implementing the selfBACK randomised controlled trial – A mixed-methods process evaluation by Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Barbara I Nicholl, Karen Wood, Frances S Mair, Paul Jarle Mork, Karen Søgaard, Charlotte DN Rasmussen

“…From 2019 to 2020, we recruited 57 HCPs from Norway and 39 health clinics in Denmark and collected quantitative and qualitative data in parallel. Results were integrated using displays. Results Overall, 825 patients were recruited by the HCPs. …”
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Quality Evaluation Method for Base Baijiu Based on Support Vector Machine Optimized by Genetic and Bootstrap Aggregating Algorithm by PANG Tingting, ZHANG Guiyu, LIU Kecai, LI Xiaoping, TUO Xianguo, PENG Yingjie, ZENG Xianglin

“…This method can be used as an optimization method for the quality evaluation model for base baijiu.…”
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Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oils and Their Combination against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Skin Ulcer by Eshetu Gadisa, Hydar Usman

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined antibacterial activity of essential oils extracted from Rumex abyssinicus, Cucumis pustulatus, and Discopodium penninervium against multidrug-resistant (MDR) isolates of skin ulcers. …”
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Effectiveness evaluation and field application of CO2-viscoelastic fluid synergistic flooding in low-permeability tight reservoirs by TANG Ruijia, CHEN Longlong, XIE Xuqiang, ZHAO Cong, WANG Beilei, JIANG Shaojing

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Evaluation of The Factors Affecting the Benefiting Level from The Young Farmers Project Support in TR 71 Region of Turkey by Hasan Gökhan Doğan, Arzu Kan, Mustafa Kan, Fatma Tosun, İlkay Uçum, Cengiz Solmaz, Duygu Birol

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Evaluating the Implementation and Effectiveness of Competency-Based Education in Sudanese Dental Curricula: A Comparative Analysis of Curriculum Models by Abbas Gareeballa, Yasir Hassan Elhassan, Liena Babiker Mekki, Emad Ali Albadawi, Asim M. Almughamsi, Hadel Mahroos Alghabban, Emad Rajih, Walaa M. Borhan, Abdulfatah M. Alayoubi, Muhammad Abubaker Tobaiqi, Muayad Albadrani

“…<b>Methods:</b> A convergent parallel mixed-method design was employed to collect quantitative data through structured surveys and qualitative data via semi-structured interviews with students, faculty, and dental practitioners. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a mental health literacy module - A randomized controlled trial among school teachers by Vidya Prabhu, Lena Ashok, Veena Ganesh Kamath, Amitha Puranik, Sebastian Padickaparambil, Nikitha Sibil Rebello, Praveen Arhanthabailu, Varalakshmi Chandrasekaran

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Study and Evaluation of Innovative Fuel Handling Systems for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors: Fuel Handling Route Optimization by Franck Dechelette, Franck Morin, Guy Laffont, Gilles Rodriguez, Emmanuel Sanseigne, Sébastien Christin, Xavier Mognot, Aurélien Morcillo

“…These three concepts are then intercompared and evaluated with the reference FHR according to four criteria: performances, risk assessment, investment cost, and qualification time. …”
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A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis to identify measures of breakthrough pain and evaluate their psychometric properties by Margaret Johnson, Katie Greenfield, Simone Holley, Daniel Eric Schoth, Richard Howard, Julie Bayliss, Satbir Jassal, Ian Wong, Christina Liossi, Anna-Karenia Anderson, Lorna Katharine Fraser, Dilini Rajapakse

“…For search 2, data will be extracted in parallel with the quality assessment process, as recommended by COSMIN. …”
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A feasibility randomised trial evaluating the levitation tri-compartment offloader knee brace for multicompartment knee osteoarthritis by Emily L. Bishop, Justin Bonhomme, Molly Joffe, Chris Cowper-Smith, Janet L. Ronsky, Marcia L. Clark

“…This feasibility study aimed to (i) evaluate the feasibility of conducting a full RCT, (ii) evaluate the distributional properties of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) activity-specific knee pain score to estimate the sample size required for a full randomised controlled trial (RCT), and (iii) refine and optimise the study protocol. …”
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Clinical and hardware evaluation of moisturizing properties and tolerability of a emollient cream with filagrinol (“Admera”) in atopic dermatitis in children by S. S. Masalskiy, Yu. S. Smolkin, O. Yu. Smolkina

“…Objective. Evaluate the possibility of using a cream with 5 % filagrinol ("Admera") in children (0-18 years old) as an emollient in atopic dermatitis (AtD) and receive hardware measurements of skin hydration.Materials and methods. …”
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Preclinical and first-in-human evaluation of AL002, a novel TREM2 agonistic antibody for Alzheimer’s disease by Hua Long, Adam Simmons, Arthur Mayorga, Brady Burgess, Tuan Nguyen, Balasubrahmanyam Budda, Anna Rychkova, Herve Rhinn, Ilaria Tassi, Michael Ward, Felix Yeh, Tina Schwabe, Robert Paul, Sara Kenkare-Mitra, Arnon Rosenthal

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Dual-Modal Fusion PRI-SWT Model for Eddy Current Detection of Cracks, Delamination, and Impact Damage in Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Materials by Rongyan Wen, Chongcong Tao, Hongli Ji, Jinhao Qiu

“…This paper presents a novel dual-modal feature classification approach for the eddy current detection of CFRP defects, utilizing a Parallel Real–Imaginary/Swin Transformer (PRI-SWT) model. …”
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Comparison of different models for analyzing starch dynamic hydrolysis by Yuzhi Han, Cunxu Wei

“…The modified Michaelis-Menten equation (MME), single first-order kinetics equation (SKE), log of slope linear equation (LOSLE), or combination of parallel and sequential first-order kinetics equation (CPSKE) models are usually used to fit the dynamic hydrolysis data. …”
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Using CFD analysis to evaluate the performance of a natural gas compressor under different geometries of internal parts by Rong Liu, AliB.M. Ali, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Mohammed Al-Bahrani, Zubair Ahmad, Omid Ali Akbari, Soheil Salahshour, Ali Mohammadi Hasanabad

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Evaluation of a personalised adherence intervention to improve photoprotection in adults with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP): protocol for the trial of XPAND by John Weinman, Sam Norton, Jessica Walburn, Robert Sarkany, Vera Araujo-Soares, Paul McCrone, Kirby Sainsbury, Martha Canfield, Lesley Foster, Jakob Heydenreich, Adrian Mander, Falko F Sniehotta, Hans Christian Wulf

“…A randomised controlled trial (RCT) is being conducted to test the efficacy of a personalised adherence intervention (XPAND) to reduce the level of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) reaching the face, by improving photoprotection activities in adults with XP.Methods and analysis A two-armed parallel groups RCT, where we randomised 24 patients with suboptimal adherence to either an intervention group who received XPAND in 2018 or a delayed intervention group who will receive XPAND in 2019. …”
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