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Background and purpose: A dummy run quality assurance was conducted for a prospective phase II trial of tailored radiotherapy (RT) according to the response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgery in loc...

Global university rankings have increasingly come to function as a proxy for quality, shaping institutional priorities, internal quality assurance (IQA) practices, and scholarly labour in ways that may conflict with loca...

Background and purpose: Deviations in radiotherapy quality can significantly affect clinical trial outcomes, including overall survival. Radiotherapy quality assurance (RTQA) is a systematic process by which a RT plan is...

Materias / palabras clave: proton therapy; pencil beam scanning; patient-specific quality assurance; integrated detector system; 3D dose reconstruction; Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) PSQA

Abstract The widespread adoption of the cloud continuum paradigm poses significant challenges such as the management of heterogeneous infrastructural devices, the strict security and privacy requirements, and the complex...

We explore the quality of sustainability assurance from the perspective of sustainability reporting preparers and assurance providers. The research design and data collection are guided by framing theory, which involves ...

Sustainability is no longer peripheral to hotel operations; it is increasingly bound to service quality, operational credibility and competitive positioning. Yet how sustainability commitments are converted into reliable...

Abstract Background The quality of midwifery education and the quality of care are influenced by the capabilities of those who educate future midwives. In Bangladesh, where midwifery is a new profession, it is crucial th...

This study proposes a multiobjective genetic algorithm-based framework to optimize key determinants of service quality in banking environments, addressing the limitations of conventional SERVQUAL and BSQ model. This stud...

PurposeThis study aims to systematically evaluate the mechanical performance of the novel treatment couch for the uLinac VisionaryTx CT-Linac (United Imaging Healthcare, China).Materials and methodsQuality assurance prot...

Abstract Environmental hazards of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) and associated chemicals have been investigated for more than a decade. However, the field of human MNPs health risk assessment is still confronted by many...

The Moroccan Good Practice Guide for Laboratory Analyses (GBEA) provides the normative framework ensuring good practices and quality assurance within clinical laboratories. While some laboratories rely solely on the GBEA...

Background Assurance of Learning is a process focused on ensuring the quality and effectiveness of education. It involves implementing practices, policies, and procedures intended to ensure the development of skills, com...

Background and purpose: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) delivers high doses with submillimeter precision to small targets, requiring accuracy in both dose calculation and delivery. This study aimed to perform a dosimetri...

This study presents the results of a multicentre external dosimetry audit conducted as part of the PROTECT trial, involving nine European radiotherapy centres delivering proton and photon treatments. A dosimetry equipmen...

Objective:  This study aimed to analyze the quality of inpatient services at Labuang Baji Hospital, Makassar, using the SERVQUAL model to identify the gap between patient expectations and perceptions across five service...

Introduction Contraceptive data are critical for determining the proportion of women of childbearing age who are protected from unintended pregnancies. These data must be of high quality to assess the performance of,...

Maria Hee Jung Park Frausing,1– 3 Morten Schmidt,2,4 Ole Dan Jørgensen,5,6 Frederikke Nørregaard Jakobsen,7 Frederik Mikkelsen,1,2 Jacob Moesgaard Larsen,8 Charlotte Ellen Larroudé,9 Berit Thornvig Philbert,10 Jens ...

The objective of this study is to examine the profitability and resilience of Ukrainian firms that adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in a context of war-induced uncertainty. The present study focus...

Abstract Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. The Biobanking and Biomolecular Resources European Research Infrastructure (BBMRI-ERIC) established a CRC-Cohort with European cover...

Abstract Ghana’s Free Senior High School (FSHS) policy, introduced in 2017, represents one of Africa’s most ambitious efforts to democratize secondary education. By abolishing tuition and related costs for all studen...

Purpose – Fair assessment is a fundamental pillar for ensuring that evaluation results accurately reflect students' abilities without bias. This study aims to identify Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in the Final S...

BackgroundDelivering accurate radiation doses in heterogeneous tissues is critical in radiotherapy, yet conventional algorithms often lose accuracy in complex scenarios. Monte Carlo (MC) simulation offers a high-fidelity...

Abstract We developed and evaluated a deep learning system integrating segmentation and classification for automated detection of Weiss rings on fundus photographs (FPs). A U-Net segmenter and two EfficientNet-B0 classif...