Parental awareness and knowledge of first aid for children in Saudi Arabia: a multiregional cross-sectional study by Ola Alotaibi, Sarah Alrayya, Shahad Alotaibi, Yara Algoraini

“…These gaps need to be addressed through structured educational programs and accessible resources in order to enhance preparedness for pediatric emergencies among parents. …”
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Continuous Rural High School Educational Outreach and Lasting Impact on Health Care Career Attitudes: Qualitative Pilot Study by Rebecca Bolen, Meagan Flesch, Jerrica Dennis, Logan Shouse, Mark Payton, David Ross

“…While short-term educational interventions can positively influence career interest, long-term mentorship and structured support systems are essential for fostering a sustained commitment to rural health care careers. …”
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Pre-Service Teachers’ Beliefs about Language Teaching and Learning: A Longitudinal Study by Cota Grijalva Sofía D., Ruiz-Esparza Barajas Elizabeth

“…The aim was to identify pre-service </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">teachers’ beliefs about English language teaching and learning at different stages of instruction while </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">they were taking the teaching practice courses in the program. The instruments employed were questionnaires </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">and semi-structured interviews. …”
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LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL ADAPTATION OF FOREIGN STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, UCLA by Yaroslav S. Slutskiy

“…It has been reported that programs for improving the level of proficiency in a foreign (English) language for students from other countries should include a certain preparatory complex, the main components of which are reading, writing, listening, speaking, studying grammatical structures and increasing vocabulary, which will allow, firstly, to construct one’s own thoughts in the form of sentences during the interpersonal communication interaction, taking into account the grammatical rules. …”
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Care staff perspectives of clinically meaningful outcomes for dementia residents by Alaine E. Reschke‐Hernández, Martina Vasil, Emma King, Carson Woolums

“…We collected data from eight semi‐structured interviews (two per participant), 24 journal entries, four observations, photographs, and publicly available facility data. …”
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Implementing Cancer Pain Management Training for Pharmacists Using the Kirkpatrick Evaluation Model by Liu Y, Peng Y, Zhu B, Xia Z, Yuan Y, Zhang F

“…Yu Liu,1 Yang Peng,2 Bimin Zhu,2 Zhihua Xia,1 Yonghua Yuan,3 Fujun Zhang4 1Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Dianjiang County People’s Hospital, Chongqing, 408300, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Pharmacy, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Fujun Zhang, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, No. 1 Youyi Road, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China, Email cnzfj@cqmu.edu.cnPurpose: To develop a training program on cancer pain management for pharmacists and to evaluate the effectiveness of the training.Methods: The program developed a well-structured curriculum and subsequent evaluation of training effectiveness, guided by the Kirkpatrick four-tier evaluation model, including reaction, learning, behavior, and results. …”
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Benchmarking Multiple Large Language Models for Automated Clinical Trial Data Extraction in Aging Research by Richard J. Young, Alice M. Matthews, Brach Poston

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Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior among Brazilian schoolchildren: analysis based on types of behavior by Lizziane Andrade Dias, Gilmar Mercês de Jesus, Graciete Oliveira Vieira

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Environmental and psychosocial predictors of breast cancer screening among women in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, North Central, Nigeria by Abah Ukpojo Angela, Adefisoye Adewole, Olugbenga-Bello Adenike Iyanuoluwa1

“…Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted, and 514 women aged ≥25 years were interviewed using a semi-structured interviewer administered questionnaire. Data on socio-demography, knowledge, practice, and environmental/psychosocial barriers to screening was collected. …”
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The polyphasic approach reveals two new species and two new records of Nigrospora (Apiosporaceae, Amphisphaeriales) associated with Aquilaria sinensis from China by Shiyu Zhang, Junfu Li, Hongbo Jiang, Shuang Ye, Ausana Mapook, Jianchu Xu, Kevin D. Hyde, Prapassorn Damrongkool Eungwanichayapant

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How project knowledge management develops volatile organizational memory by Angela França Versiani, Pollyanna de Souza Abade, Rodrigo Baroni de Carvalho, Cristiana Fernandes De Muÿlder

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Enhancing climate resilience through resource conservation practices in watershed of Western India by Gaurav Singh, Dinesh Dhakshanamoorthy, Dinesh Jinger, Dinesh Jinger, Raj Kumar, V. D. Kakade, Saswat Kumar Kar, Nandha Kumar Natrajan, Ashok Kumar Singh, M. J. Kaledhonkar, Vijay Singh Meena, M. Madhu

“…The watershed management programs achieved a rise in the Integrated Climate Resilience Index from 44.76% to 64.39%. …”
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Assessment of knowledge and perceptions of pharmacy students toward pharmacovigilance activities, and their predictors: a cross-sectional study in Palestine by Rami Mosleh, Mustafa Ghanim, Arwa Omar Al Khatib, Yazun Jarrar, Anas Hamdan, Ruba Balasmeh, Sireen Abdul Rahim Shilbayeh

“…However, current curricula often lack structured and comprehensive P.V training, leading to significant gaps in students’ knowledge and preparedness. …”
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The effect of follow-up reexamination on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiography by Chao Wang, Lina Cui, Xianqin Ma, Meng Sun, Yulin Wang, Fuhong Dong, Chen Zhao, Xueqin Tian, Yini Wang, Haihong Zhang, Tianhui Cao, Xinyu Hou, Jian Wu, Sining Hu, Jiannan Dai, Duolao Wang, Haibo Jia, Bo Yu

“…This study proposes a follow-up center-based secondary prevention program to assess whether a structured cardiologist-led follow-up and reexamination protocol influences ACS patient prognosis. …”
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Multi-agent systems powered by large language models: applications in swarm intelligence by Cristian Jimenez-Romero, Alper Yegenoglu, Christian Blum

“…For both example applications mentioned above, we employ both structured, rule-based prompts and autonomous, knowledge-driven prompts. …”
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The impact of information sharing on the quality of decision-making: From the point of view of employees in Jordanian private hospitals by Fahd Alduais, Atef Raoush, Abeer Samara, Khaled Sartawi

“…This paper examines how information sharing impacts the quality of decision-making in Jordanian private hospitals from the point of view of employees. It involved a structured questionnaire, which consisted of demographic data, information sharing, and decision-making. …”
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Teachers' views about barriers in implement oral health education for school children: a qualitative study by Fabíola Mayumi Miyauchi Kubo, Janice Simpson de Paula, Fábio Luiz Mialhe

“…Material and methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was answered by a sample of 89 primary schoolteachers aged 18 to 65 years working in primary public schools in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil. …”
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Chinese students’ selection of cross-border cooperative universities for tertiary education: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations by Huaqing He

“…Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a cross-border cooperative university (CBCU). …”
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Optimal Dispatch of a Virtual Power Plant Considering Distributed Energy Resources Under Uncertainty by Obed N. Onsomu, Erman Terciyanlı, Bülent Yeşilata

“…This study thoroughly explores the dispatch of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and diesel generators (DGs) through a distributionally robust joint chance-constrained optimization (DR-JCCO) framework utilizing the conditional value at risk (CVaR) and heuristic-X (H-X) algorithm, structured as a bilevel optimization problem. Furthermore, Binomial expansion (BE) is employed to linearize the model, enabling the assessment of BESS dispatch through a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPECs). …”
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Governance and public health expenditure in Côte d'Ivoire: examination of the dynamic relationship by Alliou Salihini Diarrassouba, Foungnigué Noé Coulibaly, Anzoumana Comoé

“…Conclusions The authorities should therefore strengthen the institutional framework and the quality of central and internal governance of vertical health structures and programs in order to induce better use of resources likely to improve health outcomes.…”
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