The Ripple Effects of Community Science: Experiences of Texas Stream Team Water Quality Monitors by Christina Wright Lopez, Aspen Navarro, Madison Mitchell, Claudia D. Campos, Laura M. Parchman, Jenna J. Walker, Tyler Hartwick, Kaylee Ann Boggan

“…Using a survey instrument and semi-structured interviews, we asked how individuals became involved, their experiences in discovering pollution events and advocating with data, as well as the impact of program participation on their careers and personal lives. …”
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Solid Waste Management awareness and practices in coastal communities by Ricksterlie C Verzosa, Francis Jay M Katipunan, Jose Gabriel B Lumangyao, Emily S Antonio

“…This cross-sectional descriptive study determines SWM awareness and practices among 399 households in selected coastal barangays in the City of Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines. Employing a structured four-point Likert-type survey through KoboCollect applications, this study evaluates SWM awareness and practices while examining the impact of socio-demographic factors on these aspects. …”
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“Those Gray Areas of Healthcare”: Primary Care Perspectives of Obstacles that Influence Decision Making with Families of African American Persons Living with Dementia by Kalisha Bonds Johnson, Gaea Daniel, Molly Campbell, Kaylah Hernandez, Karah Alexander, Kenneth Hepburn, Jordan Wurapa, Karin Small Wurapa, Kimesha Grant, Aisha Ellis, LaShanna Braswell, Theodore M. Johnson

“…Methods: Twenty primary care providers and care team members completed semi-structured interviews to identify barriers associated with their involvement in health care decision making for African American persons living with ADRD. …”
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Improving 3D Reconstruction Through RGB-D Sensor Noise Modeling by Fahira Afzal Maken, Sundaram Muthu, Chuong Nguyen, Changming Sun, Jinguang Tong, Shan Wang, Russell Tsuchida, David Howard, Simon Dunstall, Lars Petersson

“…To this end, we estimate the noise model for a recent high-precision RGB-D structured light sensor called Zivid when mounted on a robot arm. …”
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Image Processing for Laser Impact Detection in Shooting Simulators by José Antonio García Torres, Daniel Guzmán Pérez, Jhon Fredy Rincón Morantes, Daniel Felipe Molina Martínez, Cristian Camilo García Rodríguez, Jhonnatan Eduardo Zamudio Palacios

“…The methodology was structured in four phases: (1) system requirements analysis, (2) hardware and software development, (3) system integration with a real firearm, and (4) functional testing in both controlled and open environments. …”
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Knowledge access and satisfaction of pregnant women on the use of the National Health Insurance Scheme in accessing health care in the Bia East District of Ghana by Livingstone Asem, Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu, Shaibu Seidu, Blessing Yayra Amable, Gifty Emefa Kpordze, Wisdom Kwami Takramah, Emmanuel Amaglo, Senanu Kwesi Dzokoto

“…Materials and methods The study employed a facility-based descriptive cross-sectional study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from a total of 387 pregnant women using a simple random sampling technique. …”
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LISE: A Logic-Based Interactive Similarity Explainer for Clusters of RDF Data by Simona Colucci, Francesco Maria Donini, Verdiana Schena, Floriano Scioscia, Eugenio Di Sciascio

“…LISE combines four core components: (i) a machine learning module leveraging vector embeddings and k-means clustering; (ii) a logic-based reasoning component that computes the common semantic features of clustered items via an optimized Least Common Subsumer (LCS); (iii) a Natural Language Generation (NLG) module that verbalizes these features into structured and human-readable explanations; and (iv) an interactive user feedback loop that captures user perception of explanation relevance to iteratively enhance embedding quality and cluster interpretability. …”
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Awareness and perception of genetically modified maize crops among farmers in Abia State, Nigeria by Obiageri Oparaojiaku Joy, Uzoma Izuogu Chibuzo, Ikpeoha Kakie Njoku Joachim, Martha Ekweanya Ndidiamaka, Amah Okorie David, Ekunyi Umeh Ngozi

“…Data were collected with a structured questionnaire and analysed with percentages, means and regression analysis. …”
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Barriers and facilitators for healthy lifestyle and recommendations for counseling in endometrial cancer follow-up care: a qualitative study by Anne M. de Korte, Belle H. de Rooij, Dorry Boll, Ingrid van Loon, Noor Vincent, Meeke Hoedjes, Chantal R.M. Lammens, Floor Mols, Marije L. van der Lee, M. Caroline Vos, Nicole P. M. Ezendam

“…This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to improve and sustain a healthy lifestyle that can be translated to behavioral methods and strategies for lifestyle counseling.Methods Endometrial cancer patients from three hospitals were recruited to participate in a semi-structured interview. The data were transcribed and coded. …”
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Facilitators and barriers of alcohol goals for Latinx men hospitalized with alcohol use disorder seen by an Addiction Consult Team by Mariam S. Carson, Alein Y. Haro-Ramos, Naomi López-Solano, Carla Fernandez, Marcus Cummins, Alicia Fernandez, Triveni DeFries, Marlene Martin

“…Understanding Latinx individuals’ barriers and facilitators to reach AUD-related goals can help implement culturally and linguistically concordant interventions to improve alcohol-related outcomes.Methods We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with Latinx, Spanish-speaking men with AUD within 20 weeks of hospital discharge who were seen by an addiction consult team during hospitalization in an urban, safety-net hospital in San Francisco. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of inhalation device use among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yadan Tu, Qiuju Yao, Yong Chen, Yi Ren, Bangjiang Fang, Xuanhan Li, Chenghu Wang, Yigang Wang

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted at Chongqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to April 2024 among patients with COPD who had been using inhaled medications for at least one month, using a structured questionnaire. Inhaler adherence was evaluated with the Test of Adherence to Inhalers (TAI). …”
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Supervised exercise after minor stroke: an evaluation from the perspective of patients and healthcare professionals by Rikke Steen Krawcyk, Katrine Vollbrecht Amdi, Christina Kruuse, Thordis Thomsen

“…All informants were invited for semi-structured focus-group interviews, during which they were asked to reflect on their experience attending The Stroke School. …”
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A practical approach to building a calcareous nannofossil knowledge graph by Hongyi Zhao, Bin Hu, Chao Ma, Shijun Jiang, Yi Zhang, Xin Li, Lirong Chen, Can Cai, Longgang Ye, Shengjian Zhou, Chengshan Wang

“…By delving into the structured data associated with calcareous nannofossil biozones (the UC zone, CC zone and NC zone), we propose an ontology to describe the semantic units and logical relationships of paleontological biozones and species and then integrate relevant species records from unstructured research reports to construct a knowledge graph for calcareous nannofossils, that integrates multisource paleobiological data and knowledge reconstruction. …”
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‘‘There's no quick fix!’’ Factors influencing rapid weight loss practices in Irish horseracing and the potential scope for change by D. O'Neill, G. Warrington, L. King, J. Pugh, A. McGoldrick, S. O'Connor, S.J. Cullen

“…The aims of this study were to understand the factors that influence persistent RWL to ultimately develop potential solutions to ameliorate the associated issues. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 33 participants representing relevant sectors of the Irish horseracing industry (jockeys n = 15; trainers/owners/breeders n = 7; health professionals n = 6; racing officials n = 5). …”
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AMR‐Wind: A Performance‐Portable, High‐Fidelity Flow Solver for Wind Farm Simulations by Michael B. Kuhn, Marc T. Henry de Frahan, Prakash Mohan, Georgios Deskos, Matt Churchfield, Lawrence Cheung, Ashesh Sharma, Ann Almgren, Shreyas Ananthan, Michael J. Brazell, Luis A. Martínez‐Tossas, Regis Thedin, Jon Rood, Philip Sakievich, Ganesh Vijayakumar, Weiqun Zhang, Michael Sprague

“…AMR‐Wind is a block‐structured, adaptive‐mesh, incompressible‐flow solver that enables predictive simulations of the atmospheric boundary layer and wind plants. …”
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Nursing Management Strategies for a Patient With an Aeson CARMAT® Total Artificial Heart: a Case Report by Simone Amato, Giulia Fattore, Andrea Battisti, Valentina De Bartolo, Vincenza Giordano, Niccolò Simonelli, Anna Rita Marucci, Francesco Gravante

“…Early identification of complications and structured education contributed to a successful recovery and preparation for transplant listing. …”
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An Ontology Proposal for Implementing Digital Twins in Hospitality: The Case of Front-End Services by Moises Segura-Cedres, Desiree Manzano-Farray, Carmen Lidia Aguiar-Castillo, Rafael Perez-Jimenez, Victor Guerra-Yanez

“…This research provides a structured framework for DT applications in hospitality, validated through scenario-based simulations, showing significant improvements in check-in time and guest satisfaction. …”
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Prediction of Optimum Operating Parameters to Enhance the Performance of PEMFC Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Arunadevi M, Karthikeyan B, Anirudh Shrihari, Saravanan S, Sundararaju K, R Palanisamy, Mohamed Awad, Mohamed Metwally Mahmoud, Daniel Eutyche Mbadjoun Wapet, Abdulrahman Al Ayidh, Hany S. Hussein, Mahmoud M. Hussein, Ahmed I. Omar

“…The main objective of this study is to explain the significance of MLAs in PEMFC research and describe the prediction of operating parameters at which the PEMFC performance is maximized. This paper is structured to study the influence of different process parameters such as system temperature, fuel supply pressure, air supply pressure, fuel flow rate and air flow rate on the output voltage of the FC. …”
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Evolution and transformation of vineyard landscapes and promotion of sustainable viticulture. The case of Boukornine protected area in Tunisia by Abdelkarim Hamrita, Faouzi Haouala, Khouloud Annabi, Rania Kouki, Rania Kouki, Mokhtar Rejili, Bouthaina Al Mohandes Dridi

“…Increasing urbanization, climate variability, and the modernization of farming practices are reshaping these traditional landscapes.MethodsA mixed-methods approach was employed, combining spatial analysis, semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, and participatory governance models. …”
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A Protocol for Patient Education Based on Andragogy: A Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Study by Mohtasham Ghaffari, Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Reza Negarandeh, Negin Niksadat, Ali Ramzankhan, Ali Vasheghani Farahani

“…Data will be gathered through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by directed content analysis. …”
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