Barriers to Adherence to Standard of Care in Appalachia: A Qualitative Assessment in Gastrointestinal Cancers by Levy BE, Castle JT, Bardhan R, Dignan M, Bhakta A

“…Participants underwent a 15– 20 minute interview to assess factors associated with adherence to adjuvant treatment recommendations. Grounded theory identified themes related to patient behaviors and non-adherence to standard of care recommendations.Results: Data were collected in 45 telephone and in-person patient interviews, 26 from an NCI-designated cancer center and 19 from a rural hospital. …”
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Origin and Attribution of the Items in Eastern European Champlevé Enamels Style (Late 2nd – 4th Centuries) Found South-Eastward of the Main Dnieper Area by Oleg A. Radyush

“…The article discusses issues of ethno-cultural attribution and distribution of the enameled ornaments. Various theories and hypotheses about the origin of enamels associate them with different ethnic groups and regions. …”
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Phenetic analysis of natural apricot populations in the Mountainous Dagestan for endocarp (stone) features by D. M. Anatov

“…Studying the intraspecies diversity of fruit crop wild relatives is one of the leading trends in botanical and genetic resource research associated with identification and utilization of the phenotypic potential of the population and species, the initial stage in plant breeding and introduction processes, and a prerequisite to solving a number of problems posed by the theory of microevolution, biosystematics and population biology. …”
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The Role of Higher Education Through the Eyes of Hungarian Undergraduate Students and Graduates: A Qualitative Exploratory Study by Zsófia Kocsis, Gabriella Pusztai

“…Frequent reference was made to the dominance of theory at the expense of practical orientation. Additionally, participants emphasized that they did not see relevance of the course material and its future applicability to the labour market, and, in some cases, they mentioned problems relating to the attitudes of instructors and the quality of the training provided for the students. …”
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Optimizing the selection of quantitative traits in plant breeding using simulation by Rafael Augusto Vieira, Ana Paula Oliveira Nogueira, Roberto Fritsche-Neto

“…Simulations use mathematical models to replicate biological conditions, bridging theory and practice by validating hypotheses early and optimizing genetic gain and resource use. …”
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Coping, meaning in life, and quality of life during ongoing conflict: insights from Israeli populations by Orly Sarid, Liat Hamama, Yaira Hamama-Raz

“…The theoretical frameworks of Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, Taylor’s “tend and befriend” model, and Frankl’s existential framework provided a basis for explaining these findings.…”
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Blockchain technology adoption strategies for the shipping costs bearer in the fresh product supply chain by Weisi Zhang, Lin Wu, Lulu Ji

“…The shipping costs bearer considers whether to adopt blockchain technology to enhance the transparency of fresh logistics and improve consumers’ perceived value. Using game theory, the paper attempts to explore who should bear the shipping costs (supplier or retailer), clarifying the shipping costs bear’s blockchain adoption strategy. …”
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Process evaluation of the New Interventions for independence in Dementia Study (NIDUS) Family stream randomised controlled trial: protocol by Julie Barber, Laurie Butler, Claudia Cooper, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Danielle Laura Wyman, Peter Bright

“…Findings will inform how the programme is implemented in practice.Methods and analysis The process evaluation will be theory driven and apply a convergent mixed-methods design. …”
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Prediction of Dynamic Characteristics of Thermocouples with Thin-Wire Sensing Elements by I. A. Safina, S. A. Artemyeva

“…That relates the known time constant of a thermocouple to the expected or current time constant of the same thermocouple at other parameters of the measured medium from the point of view of the heat exchange and thermal conduction theory. The proposed relation can be used in automatic control systems of non-stationary temperature of various liquid or gaseous media to provide continuous correction of thermocouples dynamic characteristics. …”
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‘In the shadows of a giant?’ A spatial analytical method for assessing coastal proximity using R: a case-study from the Bronze Age Saronic Gulf (Greece) by Christopher Nuttall

“…Highlights: • The study introduces novel methods in spatial analysis to reinterpret long-standing archaeological theories about settlement distribution • Spatial analysis reveals fluctuating proximity of Bronze Age settlements to the coast in the Saronic Gulf, influenced by socio-cultural and climatic changes…”
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Discussion on Redundant Processing Algorithm of Association Rules Based on Hypergraph in Data Mining by Jintan Zhu

“…Based on the existing research, this paper proposes a Markov logic network framework model of association rules to address the above shortcomings. The theory of a hypergraph and system is proposed, and the method of a hypergraph in 3D matrix modeling is studied. …”
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Effect of Carboxymethyl chitosan-sodium alginate hydrogel loaded with Astragalus membranaceus-Panax notoginseng on wound healing in rats by Jing Li, Jing Li, Linai Li, Yue Yu, Ruixin Qin, Chaoyan Yu, Chen Chen, Youming Dong, Yadong Tan, Yunen Liu, Xuanli Liu

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Use of computerised adaptive testing to reduce the number of items in patient-reported hip and knee outcome scores: an analysis of the NHS England National Patient-Reported Outcome... by Jose Maria Valderas, Andrew D Toms, Jonathan Peter Evans, Christopher Gibbons

“…We used a modern computational approach, known as computerised adaptive testing (CAT), to simulate individually tailored OHS and OKS assessment, with the goal of reducing the number of questions a patient must complete without compromising measurement accuracy.Methods We fit the 2018/2019 PROMs data to an item response theory (IRT) model. We assessed IRT model assumptions alongside reliability. …”
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Influence of tunnel construction on karst groundwater environment in central Huaying Mountain by Sheng CHENG, Mo XU, Qiang XIA

“…This study, based on field investigation and extensive data collection of underground engineering water inrush events, utilized groundwater system theory to analyze the groundwater runoff characteristics in the Huayingshan anticline. …”
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Does sociality affect evolutionary speed? by Socias-Martínez, Lluís, Peckre, Louise Rachel

“…Continuing to refine the theory and evidence on social effects on evolutionary speed might come at a benefit not only for the current issue but also for the domains it integrates. …”
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Wear and crack initiation prediction of rail irregularity welding zone by LIN Fengtao, WANG Zixu, TAN Rongkai, ZHANG Zihao, DU Ruiting, SHI Zhiqin

“…Combined with the friction work model and Archard wear theory, the maximum wear cross section of the welded zone was predicted, and the crack initiation life of the welded zone was predicted based on the Jiang-Sehitoglu model. …”
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A novel and efficient digital image steganography technique using least significant bit substitution by Shahid Rahman, Jamal uddin, Hameed Hussain, Sabir Shah, Abdu Salam, Farhan Amin, Isabel de la Torre Díez, Debora Libertad Ramírez Vargas, Julio César Martínez Espinosa

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Influence of Acidic Substances on Compression Deformation Characteristics of Loess by Hao Tang, Chiyang Liu, Nianqin Wang, Huahua Li, Guannan Wu, Jinzhi Luo, Mengli Zeng

“…Current research theories on acid-contaminated soils indicate that acids can alter the physical properties of soils, which in turn can affect their engineering mechanical properties. …”
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Application of Spectral Computed Tomography Single-energy Technique to Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease by Pengfei WU, Chuanbing WANG

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From fragmented to integrated healthcare managing hypertension post-stroke: a qualitative study by Hala F. Azhari, Jonathan Hewitt, Martin O'Neill, Alexander Smith, Terence Quinn, Jesse Dawson

“…This study explores the perspectives of stroke survivors and healthcare professionals on hypertension management and evaluates the acceptability of innovative strategies, including 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).MethodsA qualitative study using grounded theory methodology was conducted through focus group interviews with stroke survivors and healthcare professionals in Wales and Scotland between January 2019 and December 2022. …”
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