Evaluating the efficiency of teaching basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation among medical university students in Ukraine by H.Yu. Tsymbaliuk, A.M. Chervatiuk, V.O. Krylyuk

“…A survey of 1239 third-year students from 13 medical universities in Ukraine, subordinated to the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, was conducted to collect data on their satisfaction with the educational process and confidence in preparedness to perform BCPR. Structured testing was also conducted to assess the level of theoretical knowledge of the adult BCPR algorithm. …”
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A Multi-Site Refinement Study of <i>Taking Back Control Together</i>, an Intervention to Support Parents Confronted with Childhood Cancer by Nikita Guarascio, Ariane Levesque, David Ogez, Valérie Marcil, Daniel Curnier, Véronique Bélanger, Émélie Rondeau, Katherine Péloquin, Caroline Laverdière, Raoul Santiago, Josée Brossard, Stéphanie Vairy, Serge Sultan, The TBCT-Québec Team

“…The data were organized into three categories: (1) intervention description, which addresses changes in personnel, modes of delivery, and tailoring to accommodate different family structures; (2) content modifications, which include language simplification and visual enhancements; and (3) factors influencing TBCT’s future uptake, such as accessibility, participant satisfaction, clinician compensation, and flexibility in program delivery. …”
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Genetic basis of phenotypic diversity in C. stenophylla: a stepping stone for climate-adapted coffee cultivar development by Paul M. Lahai, Paul M. Lahai, Peter O. Aikpokpodion, Alieu Mohamed Bah, Mohamed T. Lahai, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Seunghyun Lim, Ezekiel Ahn, Dapeng Zhang, Sunchung Park

“…Using genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we investigated the genetic basis of phenotypic diversity within C. stenophylla accessions from Sierra Leone, focusing on traits related to growth habit, fruit and seed morphology, and plant structural characteristics. Our findings revealed significant SNP-trait associations that underscore the genetic diversity and potential of C. stenophylla for breeding programs. …”
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Psychosocial consequences of xylazine and implications for harm reduction services by Marina Plesons, William H. Eger, Erika L. Crable, Maia H. Hauschild, Corbin C. McElrath, Cyrus Owens, David W. Forrest, Angela R. Bazzi, Naida De Los Santos, Hansel E. Tookes, Tyler S. Bartholomew

“…Methods: We conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews with 17 PWUD and 8 staff at a syringe services program in Miami, FL from June–July 2023. …”
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Barriers of organized cervical cancer screening in Albania and Montenegro by Marcell Csanádi, Kozeta Filipi, Alban Ylli, Bajram Dedja, Anila Bejko, Ivana Nikcevic Kovacevic, Jovana Vukovic-Lekovic, Milica Stanisic, Adrijana Vujovic, George Dennis Obeng, Inge M. C. M. de Kok, Zoltán Vokó, Orsolya Varga

“…Policymakers should prioritize sustainable funding, centralized systems, and innovative approaches to overcome structural challenges.…”
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Aspirations of becoming a mathematics or a science teacher: A CB-SEM analysis of preservice teachers' self-ascribed identities by Christeodoflor Ramos, Mary Grace Villaflor, Masza Lyn Milano, Danica Kaye Hallarte, Gesselle Batucan, Roselyn Gonzales, Gamaliel Gonzales

“…Using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM), the proposed model examines how motivation, social influence, professional identity, and decisional self-efficacy contribute to career decidedness, subsequently informing career aspirations. …”
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Boundary complexity of cortical and subcortical areas predicts deep brain stimulation outcomes in Parkinson’s disease by Devin Schoen, Skyler Deutsch, Juhi Mehta, Sarah Wang, John Kornak, Philip A. Starr, Doris D. Wang, Jill L. Ostrem, Ian O. Bledsoe, Melanie A. Morrison

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MANAGEMENT OF COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES OF PREPARATORY DEPARTMENTS FOREIGN STUDENTS AT HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF UKRAINE WHEN STUDYING GENERAL DISCIPLINES by Olexandr O. Kalenyk, Iryna V. Ovsiienko, Tetiana L. Tsaregradskaya

“…Preparatory departments for foreign students are an important structural component of the educational process at leading universities in Ukraine. …”
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Actors, Access, Markets, and Values Involved in Oil Palm Expansion and Peatland Degradation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia by Ali Yansyah Abdurrahim, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Soeryo Adiwibowo, Herry Yogaswara, Meine van Noordwijk

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Two-Eyed Seeing in action: Project extension for community health outcomes – Indigenous chronic pain & substance use by Andrew Koscielniak, Natalie Zur Nedden, Yaadwinder Shergill, Teresa Trudeau-Magiskan, Marinna Read, Alycia Benson, Lana Ray, Andrew Smith, Virginia McEwen, Paul Francis, Alex Falcigno, Tyler Drawson, Andrea Furlan, Christopher Mushquash, Patricia A. Poulin

“…Lessons learned included an overt recognition of the influence of different structures and institutions on programs and for a culturally safer development and evaluation frameworks for future Project ECHOs to improve care with and for Indigenous Peoples.Conclusions Project ECHO can be a vehicle to enact Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action through weaving relationships and knowledges to create culturally safer institutions and practices to improve chronic pain, substance use health, and wellness, with and for Indigenous Peoples.…”
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Aging assessment of silicone rubber materials under corona discharge accompanied by humidity and UV radiation by Mahmood Atif, Muneeb Ahmed, Saeed Usman, Alam Shahid, Al-Ammar Essam A., Kang Jee-Hyun, Zoubi Wail Al, Choi Dongwhi

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Complementary medicine among individuals experiencing homelessness in Switzerland: a quantitative and qualitative descriptive study by Véronique S. Grazioli, Evelyne Hangartner, Patrick Bodenmann, Luana Schaad, Léa Grosjean, Justin Nikles, David J. T. Campbell, Laurent Hyvert, Tshahé Anongba Varela, Susan E. Collins, Caroline Leblanc, Christine Loignon, Chantal Berna

“…A subsample of the survey participants (n = 18) and 14 professionals working in the homeless-serving sector participated in semi-structured interviews exploring perceived utility of CM for PEH. …”
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Estimation of the initial material of spring barley in the Rostov region by E. G. Filippov, А. А. Dontsova, D. P. Dontsov, Е. S. Doroshenko, I. M. Zasypkina, R. N. Bragin

“…There were made phenological observations, estimated varieties’ resistance to lodging and diseases, assessed productivity and conducted structural analysis of plants in points according to the estimation system of the main economically valuable traits given in the Methodological recommendations for studying the world barley and oats collection (2012). …”
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Methodology for Assessing the Transport Accessibility of Capital Objects in a Megacity Based on Geoinformation Data by S. V. Mkhitaryan, Zh. B. Musatova, T. V. Murtuzalieva, G. S. Timokhina, I. P. Shirochenskaya

“…Purpose: to present the author's methodology and the test results for calculating integral indicators of transport accessibility on the basis of weighted normalized private indicators for three housing estates in Moscow.Methods: the study is based on the application of methods for collecting factual material, its processing, systematic, comparative historical and structural-functional analysis, which were supplemented by multivariate analysis of secondary information using content analysis of existing methods for calculating indicators of transport accessibility of capital objects. …”
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Hindfoot Valgus and First Ray Insufficiency: Is There Correlation? by Gabriele Colò, Federico Fusini, Daniele Marcolli, Massimiliano Leigheb, Michele Francesco Surace

“…The rearfoot and the first ray (FR) are two distinct structures, but they are strongly related to the latest studies in the literature; however, their mutual involvement in the foot biomechanics appears not to be fully explored. …”
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Abstinence from cocaine self-administration promotes microglial pruning of astrocytes, which drives cocaine-seeking behavior by Anze Testen, Jonathan W. VanRyzin, Tania J. Bellinger, Ronald Kim, Han Wang, Matthew J. Gastinger, Emily A. Witt, Janay P. Franklin, Haley A. Vecchiarelli, Katherine Picard, Michael D. Scofield, Marie-Ève Tremblay, Kathryn J. Reissner

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Identifying common disease trajectories of Alzheimer’s disease with electronic health recordsResearch in context by Mingzhou Fu, Sriram Sankararaman, Bogdan Pasaniuc, Keith Vossel, Timothy S. Chang

“…We employed dynamic time warping and k-means clustering to group similar trajectories, and network analyses to characterize their common structures. Causal inferences were explored using the Greedy Equivalence Search algorithm. …”
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Comparing variable neighbourhood search algorithms for the direct aperture optimisation in radiotherapy by Mauricio Moyano, Keiny Meza-Vasquez, Gonzalo Tello-Valenzuela, Nicolle Ojeda-Ortega, Carolina Lagos, Guillermo Cabrera-Guerrero

“…The VND algorithm is a deterministic variant of VNS that systematically explores different neighbourhood structures. This approach allows for a more thorough solution for space exploration while maintaining computational efficiency. …”
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Lassa fever prevention in Nigeria: A study of a multi-disciplinary mix of healthcare workers in a referral treatment centre in Nigeria by Osarhiemen Iyare, Sadiku Saidu, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Sandra Chizoba Mba, Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba

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On the issue of choosing vertical and horizontal connections in a bogie for freight cars of high-speed trains by G. I. Gadzhimetov, G. I. Petrov, Yu. A. Panin, I. E. Il’in

“…At JSC “VNIIZHT” and JSC “VNIKTI”, work is being carried out on the selection of structures, the development of safety requirements, theoretical and experimental studies of freight traffic at increased speeds. …”
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