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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Balint Kadar, Matyas Gede
Summary: This study explores how the Danube region is composed of different clusters of destinations, with national boundaries having a strong shielding effect on interregional tourist movements. By using network analysis and clustering algorithms, 18 regional clusters integrated into 3 strong, but separated destination systems were identified. The central integrating effect of large capital cities and the boundary-shielding effect impeding total integration of this large-scale system were measured.
ANNALS OF TOURISM RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Surgery
A. R. Godden, A. Micha, C. Pitches, P. A. Barry, K. D. C. Krupa, J. E. Rusby
Summary: Participation in research can be beneficial but challenging. A novel online recruitment and data collection platform has been designed to improve accessibility and reduce burden. The pilot study showed the platform to be feasible, acceptable, and accurate, providing a useful template for resource-limited situations.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Tae-Kyoung Kim, Hyun-Gyoon Kim, Jeonggyu Huh
Summary: Online-learning-based approaches provide high accuracy and efficiency in estimating implied volatilities. The iterative method and network structure optimization with TensorRT further enhance the accuracy and reduce the processing time.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Margot A. Hurlbert, Ranjan Datta
Summary: Indigenous communities in Canada are at a high risk of being impacted by pipeline spills, but historically their opposition to pipeline development has not been successful. This research, based on legal analysis and interviews with Indigenous knowledge keepers, explores Indigenous perspectives on pipelines, Indigenous pipeline justice, and the concept of an Indigenous-led pipeline relation. The findings highlight the importance of sovereignty/treaty and relations with Mother Earth and each other in achieving Indigenous pipeline justice.
ENERGY RESEARCH & SOCIAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Maria Alejandra Garcia, Laura Castro-Diaz, Sergio Villamayor-Tomas, Maria Claudia Lopez
Summary: The study explores the reasons for insufficient citizen participation in large-scale hydroelectric dam construction in the Global South, finding that the main pathways leading to deficiency include construction during autocracies and in cases with high economic and political interests at stake. This results in the affected populations being unable to effectively participate in the process affecting their lives.
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Lei Chen, Jiaming Zhang, Hanwen Ning
Summary: This paper proposes a computationally efficient control-based framework for robust large-scale kernel learning problems. By transforming the learning problems into linear feedback control problems with sparse discrete large-scale algebraic Riccati equations (DAREs), and utilizing matrix computation techniques, two promising algorithms are developed to address large-scale binary classification and regression problems. The proposed algorithms achieve faster convergent, more robust and accurate modeling results compared to existing benchmarks.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Anne Koechling, Martin Lohmann
Summary: Destination websites play a crucial role in shaping tourists' pre-travel experiences, but research on pre-travel online destination experiences (ODEs) is still limited. This study proposes a reliable measure to assess pre-travel ODEs on destination websites and finds that websites with high experiential design yield better ODE values.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TOURISM
(2022)
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Education & Educational Research
Markus Wolfgang Hermann Spitzer, Korbinian Moeller
Summary: The study found that mastering basic mathematical skills significantly predicts fraction understanding. Additionally, fraction understanding predicts algebra achievement beyond the influences of more basic mathematical skills.
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING
(2022)
Article
Transportation Science & Technology
Takao Dantsuji, Nam H. Hoang, Nan Zheng, Hai L. Vu
Summary: This paper proposes a novel framework for calibrating the dynamic car origin-destination matrix of large-scale networks, which is computationally efficient. The framework relies on the metamodel optimization technique and is validated using the Stochastic Perturbation Simultaneous Approximation algorithm. The results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
(2022)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Lan Luo, Devan Mehrotra, Judong Shen, Zheng-Zheng Tang
Summary: Identifying genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) is challenging, but large-scale consortium-based studies and the MTAGEI framework can provide powerful and robust analysis for testing GEI on multiple traits. MTAGEI enhances the power of GEI analysis by aggregating signals across multiple traits and variants, and it achieves robustness by combining complementary tests under different genetic architectures.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Van Thu Nguyen, Philippe Ravaud, Viet Thi Tran, Bridget Young, Isabelle Boutron
Summary: The study investigates patients' preferences for the organization of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and finds that most patients prefer a hybrid model involving both on-site and remote visits. Patients are more likely to participate in a trial organized according to their preferences.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Oleksandra Poquet, Quan Nguyen, Vitomir Kovanovic, Christopher Brooks, Shane Dawson, Alexandre Biotteau
Summary: This study analyzes student interactions in online course forums at the university level using data from multiple sites over several years. The results indicate that students with similar grades are more likely to participate together in learning discussions, and this similarity is not solely explained by social selection and peer influence mechanisms, but also influenced by other factors such as course and forum design.
COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Bin Xie, Tao Xiang, Xiaofeng Liao, Jiahui Wu
Summary: This article proposes a cloud-assisted diagnosis scheme to address data privacy leakage in IoMT, achieving secure online diagnosis for users through data encryption and secure protocols.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON DEPENDABLE AND SECURE COMPUTING
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Sarah K. Savage, Jonathan LoTempio, Erica D. Smith, E. Hallie Andrew, Gloria Mas, Amanda H. Kahn-Kirby, Emmanuele Delot, Andrea J. Cohen, Georgia Pitsava, Robert Nussbaum, Vincent A. Fusaro, Seth Berger, Eric Vilain
Summary: We implemented a chatbot consent tool to shift the time burden from study staff in support of a national genomics research study. We compared data from prospective participants who used the tool or had traditional consent conversations with study staff.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Theory & Methods
Zhao Li, Yuying Xing, Jiaming Huang, Haobo Wang, Jianliang Gao, Guoxian Yu
Summary: This paper presents a novel attention-based Heterogeneous Multi-view Graph Neural Network (aHMGNN) to tackle the two challenges faced by traditional GNN frameworks, with efficiency and effectiveness verified through experiments and real-world application in a large e-commerce platform.
FUTURE GENERATION COMPUTER SYSTEMS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ESCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ester A. Rake, Dunja Dreesens, Kristie Venhorst, Marjan J. Meinders, Tessa Geltink, Jenny T. Wolswinkel, Michelle Dannenberg, Jan A. M. Kremer, Glyn Elwyn, Johanna W. M. Aarts
Summary: A study was conducted to examine the impact of using encounter patient decision aids (ePDAs) on the clinical practice of Dutch and American clinicians. The findings showed that ePDAs had several impacts on the patient-clinician dialogue. Based on clinicians' experiences, recommendations were made to improve ePDA use, such as adding pictorial health information and providing flexible and personalized instructions for clinicians.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Rhiannon Phillips, David Gillespie, Britt Hallingberg, Jennifer Evans, Khadijeh Taiyari, Anna Torrens-Burton, Rebecca Cannings-John, Denitza Williams, Elizabeth Sheils, Pauline Ashfield-Watt, Ashley Akbari, Kathryn Hughes, Emma Thomas-Jones, Delyth James, Fiona Wood
Summary: Using the Health Belief Model, this study examined the attitudes towards COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccinations, and vaccine hesitancy in a UK cohort over a 9-month period. The results showed a decrease in fear of COVID-19, perceived susceptibility to the disease, and perceived personal control over reducing infection-transmission. Vaccine hesitancy was associated with low fear of the disease and more negative attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Substance Abuse
Ria Poole, Hannah Carver, Despina Anagnostou, Adrian Edwards, Graham Moore, Pamela Smith, Fiona Wood, Kate Brain
Summary: This meta-ethnography explores how young adults perceive and engage in tobacco use, as well as their motivations for smoking and barriers to quitting. The findings suggest that smoking is often seen as a means of stress relief, identity transformation, and coping with life transitions among young adults. It is also used as a tool for social acceptance and resistance, particularly in marginalized communities. The study highlights the importance of designing health interventions that are tailored to the needs and desires of young adults, addressing both smoking prevention and harm reduction strategies.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Chung Sang Tse, Gil Y. Melmed, Corey A. Siegel, Chien-Hsiang Weng, Samir A. Shah, S. Alandra Weaver, Brant J. Oliver, Glyn Elwyn, Welmoed K. van Deen
Summary: Health confidence has bidirectional temporal correlations with inflammatory bowel disease activity, where low health confidence is associated with higher risks for future disease activity.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Victoria Shepherd, Kerenza Hood, Fiona Wood
Summary: This study explores the barriers and facilitators to conducting trials involving adults lacking capacity to consent. The researchers found several inter-related obstacles and facilitators, and emphasize the urgent need for greater access to expertise and training, as well as the development of supportive interventions and tailored guidance for future trials involving this under-served population.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Catherine H. Saunders, Ailyn Sierpe, Gabrielle Stevens, Glyn Elwyn, Matthew Cantrell, Jaclyn Engel, Melissa Gonzalez, Martha Hayward, Joellen Huebner, Lisa Johnson, Alejandro Jimenez, Nancy Ruth Little, Corinne McKenna, Manu Onteeru, May Oo Khine, Jacqueline Pogue, Jose Luis Salinas Vargas, Peter Schmidt, Rachael Thomeer, Marie -Anne Durand
Summary: By using a user-centric and participatory research approach, an accessible social media application has been developed to increase vaccine confidence among long-term care workers (LTCWs) for COVID-19 vaccines. The application provides curated content specifically targeting LTCWs and includes an online community for discussion and engagement.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Victoria Shepherd, Kerenza Hood, Katie Gillies, Fiona Wood
Summary: A new measure called the CONCORD scale has been developed to evaluate the quality of decisions made by proxy decision-makers on behalf of adults without the capacity to consent in non-emergency settings. Initial evaluation indicates that the scale has content adequacy and feasibility for use.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Katie Gillies, Abby O'Connell, Adam Martin, Kerenza Hood
Summary: This article introduces an intervention aimed at recruiting adults lacking capacity to consent and evaluates its effectiveness using Studies Within Trials (SWATs). The authors discuss the methodological and ethical considerations encountered when designing such SWATs and propose potential solutions.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Victoria Shepherd, Ishrat Islam, Fiona Wood, Paula R. Williamson, Claire Goodman, Philip M. Bath, Carl Thompson, Martin Knapp, Adam L. Gordon, Kerenza Hood
Summary: The study aimed to develop a core outcome set (COS) for trials assessing the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for preventing COVID-19 infection and transmission in care homes.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
David Gillespie, Marijn de Bruin, Dyfrig A. Hughes, Richard Ma, Adam Williams, Fiona Wood, Zoe Couzens, Adam Jones, Kerenza Hood
Summary: This study investigated the factors influencing the use of PrEP and the coverage of condomless anal sex (CAS) by PrEP among men who have sex with men in Wales, UK. The results showed that an STI diagnosis was associated with lower PrEP use and coverage, while older adults had higher PrEP use. Believing that other PrEP users took PrEP as prescribed was associated with lower PrEP coverage. These findings suggest that an STI diagnosis can be an important cue for interventions to improve PrEP coverage, and provide a basis for developing evidence-informed interventions to promote PrEP coverage.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Adam Dale Newman Williams, Fiona Wood, David Gillespie, Zoe Couzens, Kathryn Hughes, Kerenza Hood
Summary: MSM in Wales have positive views and good knowledge of PrEP and bacterial STIs. Despite concerns about reduced condom use, condom use behaviors remain stable in relation to PrEP initiation. PrEP use is primarily driven by HIV concern and shows minimal association with awareness of resistant STIs.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Victoria Shepherd, Fiona Wood, Katie Gillies, Adam Martin, Abby O'Connell, Kerenza Hood
Summary: This study describes a research protocol for evaluating the effectiveness of a decision aid tool in supporting families making decisions for adults lacking capacity to consent in trials. The study uses a randomized controlled design embedded in multiple trials, with an emphasis on assessing intervention effects in a variety of contexts. Process evaluation and economic evaluation will provide insights into factors influencing implementation of the decision aid tool.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Glyn Elwyn, Amy Price, Juan Victor Ariel Franco, Pal Gulbrandsen
BMJ EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Kevin Selby, Glyn Elwyn, Robert J. Volk
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Philippa Morgan-Jones, Annabel Jones, Monica Busse, Laura Mills, Philip Pallmann, Cheney Drew, Astri Arnesen, Fiona Wood
Summary: This study explored the perceptions, motivators, and potential barriers relating to the adoption of wearable activity trackers by people with Huntington disease (HD). The study found that people with HD had a more positive attitude towards wearable activity trackers and important considerations for device use included device compatibility and accuracy, data security, impact on relationships, and the ability to monitor and self-manage lifestyle behaviors.
JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH
(2022)
