Readiness for scale up following effectiveness-implementation trial: results of scalability assessment of the Community Partnership Program for diabetes self-management for older a... by Melissa Northwood, Tracey Chambers, Kathryn Fisher, Rebecca Ganann, Maureen Markle-Reid, Marie-Lee Yous, Ron Beleno, Gary Gaudet, Andrea Gruneir, Helen Leung, Craig Lindsay, Kasia Luebke, Gail Macartney, Ethel Macatangay, Janet MacIntyre, Carolyn MacPhail, William Montelpare, Allan Morrison, Lisa Shaffer, Martha St. Pierre, Frank Tang, Catharine Whiteside

“…Results Overall, the CPP received high scalability ratings from participants. A phased, horizontal implementation and scale up process was recommended, facilitating local adaptations, on-going program evaluation, and accumulation of evidence. …”
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Problem-solving training: assessing the feasibility and acceptability of delivering and evaluating a problem-solving training model for front-line prison staff and prisoners who se... by Gerry Richardson, Allan House, Amanda Farrin, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Joanne Greenhalgh, Amanda Perry, Mitchell Glenn Waterman, Ann Kathryn Hopton, Nat Wright

“…The study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a problem-solving training (PST) intervention for prison staff and prisoners who self-harm, to inform the design of a large-scale study.Design and setting A mixed-methods design used routinely collected data, individual outcome measures, an economic protocol and qualitative interviews at four prisons in Yorkshire and Humber, UK.Participants (i) Front-line prison staff, (ii) male and female prisoners with an episode of self-harm in the previous 2 weeks.Intervention The intervention comprised a 1 hour staff training session and a 30 min prisoner session using adapted workbooks and case studies.Outcomes We assessed the study processes—coverage of training; recruitment and retention rates and adequacy of intervention delivery—and available data (completeness of outcome data, integrity of routinely collected data and access to the National Health Service (NHS) resource information). …”
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Evaluation of a Curriculum-Based Nutrition Education Intervention Protocol in Elementary Schools: Nonrandomized Feasibility Study by Jacqueline Marie Brown, Nicholas Rita, Beatriz Franco-Arellano, Ann LeSage, Joanne Arcand

“…Outcomes were assessed in 4 feasibility domains of study processes (eg, recruitment and attrition rates), resources (eg, time taken to deliver the intervention), and management (eg, challenges with intervention delivery), and a preliminary assessment of scientific outcomes pertaining to the acceptability and impacts of the interventions. …”
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An Information-Theoretic Method for Identifying Effective Treatments and Policies at the Beginning of a Pandemic by Amos Golan, Tinatin Mumladze, Jeffery M. Perloff, Danielle Wilson

“…Identifying effective treatments and policies early in a pandemic is challenging because only limited and noisy data are available and biological processes are unknown or uncertain. …”
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Investigating the average kiloelectron-volt emission of partially observed events in nuclear physics through distance weighted mean based censored control chart. by Shumaila Nisar, Syed Muhammad Muslim Raza, Olayan Albalawi, Aiedh Mrisi Alharthi

“…One inefficient approach involves conducting experiments with very low arrival rates to facilitate matching. The kiloelectron-volt E(keV) emission is obtained during this radio active process. …”
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Recognition of Effective Co-Teaching Practices by Interdisciplinary Pre-Service Candidates by Shawnee Wakeman, Holly N. Johnson, Khadija Ouedraogo, Kristin Sinclair

“…Qualitative data derived from video transcripts of the consensus rating sessions illuminated the process each group used and reasons each group provided for consensus ratings. …”
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ENGENDERING TRANSPARENCY IN VALUE DETERMINATION OF WETLANDS IN NIGERIA’S NIGER DELTA: A CASE FOR AN ABDUCTIVE APPROACH by Victor Akujuru, Bankole Awuzie

“…The information sought was premised on the need to understand the approaches used by valuers and to determine if any research approach was applied during the process. The emergent data was using descriptive statistics. …”
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Surge Characteristics of Reservoir Bank Granular Landslide Based on Physical Model Experiments by Shanshan WANG, Jianzhao ZHANG, Dongpo WANG, Dongxu YANG, Weilin YUAN, Chaojun OUYANG

“…Accurately evaluating the process of water surges caused by scattered particle landslides on mountainous reservoir banks and understanding the propagation law of surges in rivers is crucial. …”
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Organising general practice for care homes: a multi-method study by Barbara Hanratty, Rachel Stocker, David Sinclair, Katie Brittain, Karen Spilsbury, Daniel Stow, Louise Robinson, Fiona E Matthews

“…Design Survey of general practices (2018), qualitative study (2019), analysis of primary care data (2019–21). Policy context National Health Service England Vanguard funded innovation in services for care homes in five areas (2015–8); Enhanced Health in Care Homes introduces standardised care home healthcare processes in England (2020–4). …”
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Bitcoin Price Regime Shifts: A Bayesian MCMC and Hidden Markov Model Analysis of Macroeconomic Influence by Vaiva Pakštaitė, Ernestas Filatovas, Mindaugas Juodis, Remigijus Paulavičius

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Exploring the Challenges Faced by Small Insurance Brokers in Achieving Sustainable Growth: A Case Study in Botswana's Insurance Industry by Maalila Malambo

“…Research limitations/implications: The study's limitations include a focus on a specific geographic region and the reliance on self-reported data, which may introduce biases.  Practical implications: The study underscores the need for streamlined regulatory processes, innovative financial solutions, digital transformation, customer-centric strategies, and strategic partnerships. …”
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Regulatory role of lnc-MAP3K13-3:1 on miR-6894-3p and SHROOM2 in modulating cellular dynamics in hepatocellular carcinoma by Kuai Chen, Manqin Zhu, Qinghua Hu, Hui Huang, Ka Chen, Xia Shuai, Jinshi Huang, Qiang Tao, Zhibin Guo

“…Despite advancements in therapeutic strategies, the 5-year survival rate for individuals undergoing curative resection remains between 10% and 15%. …”
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Width evolution of channel belts as a random walk by J. M. Turowski, J. M. Turowski, F. McNab, A. Bufe, A. Bufe, S. Tofelde

“…The model builds on the assumption that the switching of direction of a laterally migrating channel can be described by a Poisson process, with a constant rate parameter related to channel hydraulics. …”
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Letter from the editor by Carlos A. Vargas Jiménez

“…For a fair editorial process, we are part of the open access and its policies of pair blind-review. …”
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Hospital discharge planning in cardiac care: study protocol for a mixed-methods study on the implementation, influencing factors and quality of care in Germany by Udo Schneider, Gabriele Meyer, Dirk Horenkamp-Sonntag, Vera Winter, Kai Svane Blume, Steffen Fleischer, Raphaele Bartels, Lena Imhof, Karl Blum, Susan Gottschalk, Robin Heber, Bjoern Andrew Remppis, Jonas Schreyoegg

“…By integrating quantitative and qualitative data, we aim to identify best practices and provide actionable recommendations for improving DP processes.Methods and analysis A mixed-methods study design will be used. …”
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Methodological Tutorial Series for Epidemiological Studies: When and How to Split the Follow-up Time in the Analysis of Epidemiological or Clinical Studies With Follow-ups by Masao Iwagami, Miho Ishimaru, Yoshinori Takeuchi, Tomohiro Shinozaki

“…In epidemiological or clinical studies with follow-ups, data tables generated and processed for statistical analysis are often of the “wide-format” type, consisting of one row per individual. …”
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Effect of BTHWA Biostimulation on Lettuce Using Chlorophyll Fluorescence, Gas Exchange, and Thermography by Nisar Ahmad, Włodzimierz Krzesinski, Maciej Spychalski, Rafal Kukawka, Marcin Smiglak

“…Chlorophyll fluorescence, gas exchange, thermal images, and plant parameter data were used to study physiological process and the growth of lettuce. …”
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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEBANON DEVELOPMENT. PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION WITH THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by M.A.E. El Moussawi, Zh. V. Mironenkova, S. Z. Umarov, O. I. Knysh, O. D. Nemyatykh

“…However, there has been a slowdown in the decline in infant mortality in the dynamics of growth rates, which is a signal of the emergence of negative processes in the social sphere of the country.Conclusion. …”
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GIS Copilot: towards an autonomous GIS agent for spatial analysis by Temitope Akinboyewa, Zhenlong Li, Huan Ning, M. Naser Lessani

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Sensitivity of modelled mass balance and runoff to representations of debris and accumulation on the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Yukon, Canada by Katherine M. Robinson, Gwenn E. Flowers, David R. Rounce

“…We assess model sensitivity to the representation of supraglacial debris and accumulation, including treatments of these processes that can be applied in the absence of in situ data. …”
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