Fostering continuous quality improvement in a European rare disease network by Olivia K. C. Spivack, Willemijn F. E. Irvine, Willemijn F. E. Irvine, Steffen Husby, ERNICA Representatives, Tomas Wester, Tomas Wester, René M. H. Wijnen, Mikko Pakarinen, Annette Lemli, Stefaan Tytgat, Frederic Gottrand, JoAnne Fruithof, Annika Mutanen, Merit Tabbers, Mark Bremholm Ellebæk, Jan Deprest, Laurent Storme, Paolo de Coppi, Beverley Power, Alexandra Benachi, Carmen Mesas Burgos, Polona Studen Pauletić, Erwin Ista, Michaela Dellenmark-Blom, Alessio Pini Prato, Anke Widenmann, Romee van Steekelenburg, Marlinde van der Kamp, Daniel Rossi, Iris den Uijl, Roel Bakx, Francesca Russo

“…In an attempt to mitigate these challenges, and foster a system of continuous quality improvement, we present the “ERNICA quality cycle”.Main bodyThe ERNICA quality cycle is comprised of five steps: (1) Describing the desired quality of care (2) Promoting guideline implementation (3) Measuring quality of care (4) Evaluating clinical practice (5) Conducting research. It offers a structured, continuous and collaborative approach to the improvement of care for patients with rare and complex digestive and gastrointestinal diseases. …”
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Determinants of certified seeds accessibility among farming households in Imo State, Nigeria by Njoku Loveday Chukwudi, Ominikari Godwin O., Umeh Ngozi Ekunyi, Nwabuisi Chibudo Joshua, Ebenehi Ojomugbokenyode, Musab Ibrahim, Ismail Ibrahim Hamma

“…Data were collected on the availability, sources and access to certified rice seeds as well as the challenges of accessing certified rice seeds using a structured questionnaire and analysed with frequency counts, percentages and regression model. …”
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Development of a cell phone application as an auxiliary teaching tool for the subject of complete dentures by Michelle de Sá dos Santos Gomes, Gabriel Barroco Breno, Elisa Camargo Kukulka, Larissa Araújo Lopes Barreto, Tarcisio Jose de Arruda Paes Junior

“…Material and Methods: The tool was structured on the “Application Factory website”, which allows the creation of mobile applications in different formats, with broad and interactive features on IOS and Android platforms. …”
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A pilot short-term study of feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of 3-stage 8-session 4-week group therapy-based narrative intervention in 17 improved hospitalized f... by Qian Zhou, Yuhua Wei, Zaifei Huang, Yue Zhao, Sujiao Qin, Xuewei Wei, Lianou Wei, Da Huang, Mingkang Qin, Lingjun Zeng, Fengqiong Qin, Yuting Huo

“…The study provided a structured intervention program for clinical care to reduce self-stigma and promote positive recovery outcomes for inpatients with schizophrenia.…”
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Perceptions of positive and negative clinician communication in obstetrical visits from the perspectives of pregnant patients who use substances by Abisola Olaniyan, Mary Hawk, Dara D. Mendez, Steven M. Albert, Natalie Stern, Sneha Patnaik, Judy C. Chang

“…Methods: We analyzed qualitative data from 85 semi-structured interviews with pregnant patients who reported or tested positive for substance use, which explored their interaction with obstetric providers during their first prenatal visit. …”
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Separator with high ionic conductivity enables electrochemical capacitors to line-filter at high power by Yajie Hu, Puying Li, Guobin Lai, Bing Lu, Haiyan Wang, Huhu Cheng, Mingmao Wu, Feng Liu, Zhi-Min Dang, Liangti Qu

“…A 3 μm-thick thread-anchor structured separator is developed, featuring both accelerated ionic transport and reliability, leading to a low ionic resistance of 25 mΩ cm2. …”
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Podcasts as a platform for sharing and disseminating experiences and expertise between young adults with cancer and radiotherapy researchers by Lisa Whittaker, Elena Espinosa-Cabrera, Helen Haar, Elly Hall, Sophie Lambert, Jesse Tristram, Michaela Vladykova, Rebecca Drake, Gemma Eminowicz, Patrycja Lewandowska, Catarina Veiga, Amanda Webster, Joanna McNamara, Naman Julka-Anderson, David Owen, Alice Taylor-Gee, Samantha Y. A. Terry, Jamie A. Dean

“…An independent evaluation, based on semi-structured interviews with participants and hosts, highlighted the importance of relational connection, mutual respect, and the value of having a dedicated project coordinator. …”
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Socio-Demographic Correlates of Health and Nutrition Among Rural and Plantation Communities of the western Dooars, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India by Souraditya Chakraborty, Ayush Kumar Sah, Ayushman Pradhan, Keshab Sharma, Lalita Agarwal, Laxmi Pradhan, Mamta Sahu, Mausumi Roy, Monisha Khanam, Nabin Paul

“…Data were collected from 156 adult participants (101 males, 55 females) using a pre-structured questionnaire through a multi-stage random sampling technique. …”
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Linking Education, Culture and Community: A Proposal for an Intercultural Educational Triad by Gerardo Fuentes-Vilugrón, Eduardo Sandoval-Obando, Daniella Landeros-Guzmán, Lorena Elizabeth Pérez-Quinteros, Carlos Arriagada-Hernández, Felipe Caamaño-Navarrete, Paulo Etchegaray-Pezo, Pablo del Val Martín, Lorena Jara-Tomckowiack, Gerardo Muñoz-Troncoso, Flavio Muñoz-Troncoso

“…The study used a semi-structured interview script to collect data, and in the analysis plan the Grounded Theory (GT) was used, to conceptualize the emerging patterns in categorized concepts and theories. …”
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Barriers to suicide research are also barriers to suicide prevention:Insights from conducting a mixed-methods project in oncology by Judith Hirschmiller, Tamara Schwinn, Jörg Wiltink, Manfred E. Beutel, Rüdiger Zwerenz, Elmar Brähler, Mareike Ernst

“…These findings highlight the urgent need for structured education on suicide prevention across medical disciplines, particularly in oncology. …”
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Who Is Against COVID-19 Vaccination and Why? The Perspective of Opponents of the COVID-19Vaccination in An Iranian Context: A qualitative study by Mehrdad Farrokhi, Hamid Reza Khankeh, Mohammad Javad Hosseinabadi-Farahani, Milad Rezaiye, Seyed Tayeb Moradian, Robabeh Khalili, Arya Hamedanchi, Mariye Jenabi Ghods, Mohammad Saatchi, Mohammad Pourebrahimi

“…Design: Qualitative design, using the conventional content analysis approach, has been used to collect and analyze data. 29 in-depth and semi-structured interviews were conducted with those individuals who held a stance against receiving the COVID-19vaccine. …”
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Open Power System Datasets and Open Simulation Engines: A Survey Toward Machine Learning Applications by Ignacio Aravena, Chih-Che Sun, Ranyu Shi, Subir Majumder, Weihang Yan, Jhi-Young Joo, Le Xie, Jiyu Wang

“…We aim to provide a foundation for overcoming data scarcity and advance towards a structured web of datasets and simulators to support the development of ML for power systems.…”
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Visual Impairment Among Undergraduates: A Situational Analysis of Eye Health in Bowen University Iwo, Nigeria by Olumide Thomas Adeleke, Akinsola Aina, Adewumi Oluwafemi Oyabambi, Timothy Samson, Oludamola Victoria Adeleke, Temitayo Aderemi Olabode, Ifeoluwasemilojo Aina, Oluwaseun Awe

“…Data obtained includes sociodemographic characteristics, vital signs, and visual acuity using a structured questionnaire. Visual acuity was classified using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems version 11 (ICD-11) of VI. …”
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Plant iridoids: Chemistry, dietary sources and potential health benefits by Liangchuan Guo, Jinli Qiao, Junwei Huo, H.P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

“…Iridoids, a diverse class of plant food monoterpenoids, are characterized by a cyclopentane-fused pyran ring structure and exhibit extensive structural diversity and functional versatility. …”
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Elastic Fiber Programming for Simplified Pneumatic Control in Soft Robots by Xiaoli Yang, Tao Jin, Shiwei Tian, Jieyu Wang, Sicheng Yi, Yue Wang, Long Li, Yangqiao Lin

“…Abstract Conventional pneumatic soft robots require complex control systems with multiple valves and circuits due to coupled structural and pneumatic dynamics. A strategy is presented to program the pneumatic response characteristics of soft actuators by embedding elastic fibers with tailored materials and pre‐stretch ratios, enabling structurally identical modules to exhibit distinct pressure‐driven responses. …”
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Revealing polymerisation defects and formation mechanisms in aldol condensation for conjugated polymers via high-resolution molecular imaging by Xiaocui Wu, Stefania Moro, Adam Marks, Maryam Alsufyani, Zidi Yu, Luís M. A. Perdigão, Xingxing Chen, Alexander M. T. Luci, Callum Crockford, Simon E. F. Spencer, David J. Fox, Jian Pei, Iain McCulloch, Giovanni Costantini

“…Our findings not only uncover the reaction mechanism responsible for these defects but also bring new insights for the design of more effective synthetic pathways to minimise structural defects in conjugated polymers.…”
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Effect of CO2 addition to Ar on gas cluster ion beam sputtering of a Si wafer: An in-situ XPS study by Byeong Jun Cha, Sang Ju Lee, Chang Min Choi, Cheolho Jeon, Young Dok Kim, Myoung Choul Choi

“…Mixing CO2 with Ar significantly reduces these structural changes without specific carbon contamination.…”
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Protocol for a hybrid type I randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of a nurse home visiting program for adolescent pregnancy on maternal and i... by Natália Becker, Natália Becker, Vinícius Nagy Soares, Débora Tseng Chou, Débora Tseng Chou, Emilio Abelama Neto, Emilio Abelama Neto, Letícia Aparecida da Silva, Letícia Aparecida da Silva, Ana Alexandra Caldas Osório, Ana Alexandra Caldas Osório, Ana Alexandra Caldas Osório, Ariana Gomes Nascimento, Ariana Gomes Nascimento, Vinnie Marchisio, Alexandro Marcos Menegócio, Alexandro Marcos Menegócio, Adriana Tebaldi Pereira, Adriana Tebaldi Pereira, Andrea Bernardinetti Muller Haas, Andrea Bernardinetti Muller Haas, Alfredo Almeida Pina-Oliveira, Eurípedes Constantino Miguel, Eurípedes Constantino Miguel, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Paulo Rossi Menezes, Arthur Caye, Arthur Caye, Arthur Caye, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli, Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli

“…The study will enroll 200 pregnant adolescents (aged 14–24), who will be randomized into two groups: an intervention group, receiving up to 38 structured nurse home visits from pregnancy until the child’s 24th month, and a control group, receiving standard care. …”
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Cardiovocal Syndrome (Ortner's Syndrome) Associated with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Giant Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Jaakko Heikkinen, Katrin Milger, Enrique Alejandre-Lafont, Christian Woitzik, Detlef Litzlbauer, Julia-Franziska Vogt, Jens Peter Klußmann, Ardeschir Ghofrani, Gabriele A. Krombach, Henning Tiede

“…Cardiovocal syndrome or Ortner's syndrome is hoarseness due to left recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy caused by mechanical affection of the nerve from enlarged cardiovascular structures. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is extremely rarely found to cause this syndrome. …”
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Experimental Study and Finite Element Analysis on the Seismic Performance of Ancient Architectural Kanchuang Frame with Different Impact Parameters Considered by Junhong Huan, Xiaoyi Zhou, Xiaodong Guo, Wei Wang, Donghui Ma, Yue He

“…To study the seismic performance of ancient timber structures with attached windows and masonry walls,  a low-cycle reciprocating load test was conducted on a 1:2 scaled model of the Kanchuang frame. …”
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