An Actor-Oriented and Architecture-Driven Approach for Spatially Explicit Agent-Based Modeling by Eric Fotsing, Severin Vianey Tuekam Kakeu, Eric Desire Kameni, Marcellin Julius Antonio Nkenlifack

“…Domain experts generally use an ad hoc approach for model development, which relies on a code-and-fix life cycle, going from a prototype model through progressive refinement. …”
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Assessment of Patients’ Future Outlook after Bowel Resection in Crohn’s Disease by Shasha Tang, Xiaolong Ge, Weilin Qi, Wei Liu, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…This study is aimed at assessing CD patient’s outlook after experiencing bowel resection and determining factors associated with patient’s outlook. Methods. We used an ad hoc questionnaire (modified WHOQOL-BREF) to assess patients’ outlook for the future after bowel resection in CD. …”
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Avelumab + axitinib treatment in older patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in Japan: Subgroup analyses of post‐marketing surveillance data by age by Mototsugu Oya, Taito Ito, Masashi Sato, Makiko Morita, Masahiro Kajita, Norio Nonomura

“…Materials and Methods To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of avelumab + axitinib in older patients in general clinical practice in Japan, an ad hoc analysis of data from post‐marketing surveillance (PMS) by age group was conducted. …”
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 protection measures and staff absence on radiotherapy practice: A simulation study. by Elisabeth Jambor, Joe Viana, Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Ralf Müller-Polyzou

“…With the COVID-19 pandemic, ad-hoc changes in the operation of radiotherapy centres became necessary to protect patients and staff. …”
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Blockchain-Enabled VANET for Smart Solid Waste Management by Muhammad Saad, Maaz Bin Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Khalid Khan, Toqeer Mahmood, Muhammad Tariq Mahmood

“…This research work provides a framework based on blockchain-enabled vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) in the realm of IoT. The step-by-step methods are proposed for the decentralized solution for solid waste management using blockchain-enabled VANET. …”
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Specialized pediatric palliative care in Italy: where are we going? The Palliped 2022–2023 study by Franca Benini, Anna Mercante, Sara Di Nunzio, Simonetta Papa, the PalliPed 2022-2023 Working Group

“…Methods Italian specialized PPC centers/facilities were invited to participate and asked to complete a self-reporting, ad-hoc, online survey regarding their clinical activity in 2022–2023, in the revision of the data initially collected in the first PalliPed study of 2021. …”
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Eficacia de un programa grupal, online sincrónico de salud y bienestar para personas que trabajan con jóvenes y adultos con discapacidad intelectual by Flavia Arrigoni, Mara Abraham, Ivana Polo

“…Instrumentos: Cuestionario de Salud General (GHQ 12), Índice de Felicidad de Pemberton, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Inventario de ansiedad de Beck (BAI) y una ficha sociodemográfica ad hoc. El programa de intervención desarrollado, “Bienestar y salud”, constó de 8 sesiones grupales, online, sincrónicas (por Google meet), de frecuencia semanal, con una duración de 120 minutos. …”
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Template REVES by Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araujo, Revista Relações Sociais REVES

“…Vale lembrar que os artigos serão submetidos à avaliação dos membros da Comissão Científica da revista e de pareceristas ad hoc. Se necessário, os artigos serão encaminhados novamente aos autores para revisão. …”
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Accident Management System Based on Vehicular Network for an Intelligent Transportation System in Urban Environments by Yusor Rafid Bahar Al-Mayouf, Omar Adil Mahdi, Namar A. Taha, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, Suleman Khan, Muhammad Alam

“…The aim of this paper is to establish an accident management system that makes use of vehicular ad hoc networks coupled with systems that employ cellular technology in public transport. …”
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Occupational Infections Among Workers in Europe: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Guglielmo Dini, Stefania Curti, Alborz Rahmani, Paolo Durando, Stefano Mattioli

“…The findings will be extracted using an ad hoc data extraction tool, and relevant results will be presented in narrative and tabular form. …”
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Template REVES by Revista Relações Sociais REVES, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araujo, Aldair Oliveira de Andrade

“…Vale lembrar que os artigos serão submetidos à avaliação dos membros da Comissão Científica da revista e de pareceristas ad hoc. Se necessário, os artigos serão encaminhados novamente aos autores para revisão. …”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…The approach proposed in this work applies an ad hoc model chain to describe emission, transport and deposition dynamics. …”
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Usefulness of Magnetoinertial Wearable Devices in Neurorehabilitation of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Marco Iosa, Manuela de Sanctis, Aurora Summa, Elena Bergamini, Daniela Morelli, Giuseppe Vannozzi

“…Both CPI and CPB were tested before and after the relevant neurorehabilitation program. Ad hoc questionnaires were also administered to therapists of the CPI group to assess the degree of usefulness perceived about the information provided by the MIMU-based assessment. …”
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Development of biodegradable magnesium alloy stents with coating by Lorenza Petrini, Wei Wu, Dario Gastaldi, Lina Altomare, Silvia Farè, Francesco Migliavacca, Ali Gökhan Demir, Barbara Previtali, Maurizio Vedani

“…We dealt with the problem exploiting the potentialities of a combined approach of experimental and computational methods (both standard and ad-hoc developed) for designing magnesium alloy, coating and scaffold geometry from different points of views. …”
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Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide monotherapy in a young subject with Prader-Willi syndrome, obesity, and type 2 diabetes: a case report by Elisa Dinoi, Giuseppe Daniele, Giuseppe Daniele, Angela Michelucci, Fulvia Baldinotti, Fabrizio Campi, Piero Marchetti, Stefano Del Prato, Angela Dardano, Angela Dardano

“…Neither hypoglycemia nor gastro-intestinal or psychiatric adverse events were reported.ConclusionThis case supports the potential use of semaglutide for the treatment of subjects with PWS, obesity and T2D. Ad hoc trials are needed to evaluate the long-term efficacy and tolerability in these subjects.…”
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Relationship between motivational climate, anxiety and average mark in pre-service physical education teachers: a cross-sectional study based on structural equation modelling appro... by Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez, Gabriel González-Valero, Georgian Badicu, Fatma Hilal Yagin, José Manuel Alonso-Vargas, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Pilar Puertas-Molero

“…The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Perceived Motivational Climate in Sport-2 and an ad hoc socio-demographic questionnaire were used to collect the data. …”
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Nutritional Profiles and Factors Associated with the Intake of Certain Food Types in Patients Undergoing Maxillofacial Prosthetic Rehabilitation: A Cross-Sectional Study by Nehasha Pradhan, Mai Murase, Masako Akiyama, Hiroko Tani, Yuka I. Sumita, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…Patients’ nutrient intakes were compared to the reference values from the BDHQ ad hoc computer algorithm based on the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan. …”
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De l’observation des écroulements aux solutions opérationnelles : près de deux décennies d’études sur les risques cryo-gravitaires dans le massif du Mont-Blanc by Florence Magnin, Ludovic Ravanel, Matan Ben-Asher, Josué Bock, Maëva Cathala, Pierre-Allain Duvillard, Pierrick Jean, Jean-Yves Josnin, Suvrat Kaushik, André Revil, Philip Deline

“…Pour améliorer cette compréhension, les recherches actuellement menées dans le MMB se concentrent sur les processus d’infiltration et de circulation de l’eau dans les parois à permafrost en combinant des approches de modélisation numérique avancées avec des études de terrain ad hoc. Le couplage de modèles thermiques et hydrogéologiques, et leur combinaison avec des méthodes géoélectriques pourraient permettre d’évaluer la distribution et la quantité d’eau ou de glace interstitielle, une information cruciale pour les applications géotechniques. …”
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A multigene phylogeny toward a new phylogenetic classification of Leotiomycetes by Peter R. Johnston, Luis Quijada, Christopher A. Smith, Hans-Otto Baral, Tsuyoshi Hosoya, Christiane Baschien, Kadri Pärtel, Wen-Ying Zhuang, Danny Haelewaters, Duckchul Park, Steffen Carl, Francesc López-Giráldez, Zheng Wang, Jeffrey P. Townsend

“…The formal taxonomic changes are limited in part because of the ad hoc nature of taxon and specimen selection, based purely on the availability of data. …”
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Identifying the mentorship needs among faculty in a large department of psychiatry- support for the creation of a formal mentorship program by Mary Jane Esplen, Lisa M. Fiksenbaum, Elizabeth Lin, Shaheen A. Darani, John Teshima, Simone N. Vigod, Nicole Kozloff, Peter Szatmari, Krista L. Lanctôt, Certina Ho, Ivan Silver, Sophie Soklaridis, Jiahui Wong

“…Conclusions Challenges and inequities were identified with the department’s current ad hoc approach to mentorship. A limitation of the study was the response rate, while similar to response rates of other physician surveys, raises the potential for response bias. …”
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