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Needs, Challenges, and Opportunities for Genetic Counselors in Vietnam: A Qualitative Interview Study With Healthcare Leaders and Genetics Professionals
Item type: Journal Article
Burke, Mai Ly Tran; Abad, Peter James B.; M'Barek, Basma; et al. (2026)
In Vietnam, access to genetic testing has expanded rapidly, but the genetic counseling needed to translate genetic testing results into informed healthcare decisions remains limited. Currently, genetic counseling is provided by physicians or PhD-trained laboratory geneticists in Vietnam; there are no Master's-level trained genetic counselors or genetic counseling training programs. As such, significant gaps exist in the genetic counseling services offered to patients and families in Vietnam. To date, limited research has explored how to implement the profession of genetic counselors in Vietnam. This study, therefore, explores the needs, challenges, and opportunities for integrating the profession of genetic counselors into Vietnam's healthcare system from the perspectives of healthcare professionals, institutional leaders, and genetics specialists. Grounded in a constructivist paradigm and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), we conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals, institutional leaders, and genetics specialists across Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam in 2025. We purposively sampled participants to represent diverse roles, clinical populations, and institutions, including public and private hospitals, testing laboratories, advocacy organizations, and public health agencies. We collected demographic data via a screening survey and conducted virtual interviews in Vietnamese or English. Using inductive, reflexive thematic analysis, we analyzed transcripts and mapped themes to CFIR to support actionability. Participants described three major themes: (1) genetic testing is outpacing genetics specialists; (2) family, spiritual, and hierarchical frameworks shape the patient response to genetic care; and (3) a phased implementation pathway for genetic counselors is needed. Participants converged on a roadmap that includes raising awareness, embedding genetic counselors within existing clinical pathways, developing short- and long-term training strategies, and securing Ministry of Health recognition and guidelines. These findings constitute the first locally grounded implementation roadmap for genetic counselors in Vietnam.
Code for publication Virtual Power Distribution Grid Reinforcement via Online Feedback Optimization
Item type: Software
Bolognani, Saverio; Matt, Jonas Gebhard; Ortmann, Lukas (2024)
Liquefaction-induced response of offshore wind turbine monopiles: from physical tests to numerical modelling
Item type: Conference Paper
Asgarpoor, Masoumeh; Brunschweiler, Eva; Anastasopoulos, Ioannis; et al. (2026)
Geotechnical centrifuges enable reproduction of prototype stress conditions in reduced-scale models by subjecting them to an enhanced gravitational field. In the context of offshore wind research, they are widely used to investigate seismic soil-structure interaction (SSI), often with the superstructure replaced by a simplified scaled model, tuned to match only the first bending mode of the prototype. While straightforward to design and fabricate, such models neglect higher bending modes, which can significantly influence the seismic response of offshore wind turbines (OWTs). This study presents a scaling methodology for fabricating centrifuge-scale OWT models that preserve the key dynamic properties of the prototype. The resulting model more accurately reproduces prototype behaviour than a conventional first-mode–tuned model, as demonstrated by numerical validation with linear seismic analyses. The optimised design was 3D-printed and tested in the ETH Zurich Geotechnical Centrifuge Centre (GCC). Experimental results confirmed close agreement with target modal properties, validating the proposed methodology
Noise bias in weak lensing shape measurements
Item type: Journal Article
Refregier, Alexandre; Refregier, Alexandre; Kacprzak, Tomasz; et al. (2012)
Weak lensing experiments are a powerful probe into cosmology through their measurement of the mass distribution of the universe. A challenge for this technique is to control systematic errors that occur when measuring the shapes of distant galaxies. In this paper, we investigate noise bias, a systematic error that arises from second-order noise terms in the shape measurement process. We first derive analytical expressions for the bias of general maximum-likelihood estimators in the presence of additive noise. We then find analytical expressions for a simplified toy model in which galaxies are modelled and fitted with a Gaussian with its size as a single free parameter. Even for this very simple case we find a significant effect. We also extend our analysis to a more realistic six-parameter elliptical Gaussian model. We find that the noise bias is generically of the order of the inverse-squared signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the galaxies and is thus of the order of a percent for galaxies of SNR 10, i.e. comparable to the weak lensing shear signal. This is nearly two orders of magnitude greater than the systematic requirements for future all-sky weak lensing surveys. We discuss possible ways to circumvent this effect, including a calibration method using simulations discussed in an associated paper. © 2012 The Authors Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society © 2012 RAS.
Sodic carbonatite melts and the origin of calcite versus dolomite carbonatites: REPLY
Item type: Other Journal Item
Marioni, Simone; Schmidt, Max W. (2026)