Automated Skin Cancer Report Generation via a Knowledge-Distilled Vision-Language Model by Lawhori Chakrabarti, Boyu Zhang, Hengyi Tian, Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian

“…This study presents a multimodal vision-language model (VLM) trained using a two-stage knowledge distillation (KD) framework to generate structured medical reports from dermoscopic images, with descriptive features based on the 7-point melanoma checklist. …”
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Farmers’ perception of enablers and barriers to the adoption of renewable energy technologies for farming: a case study of the Lawra Municipality in the Upper West Region of Ghana... by Ransford Teng-viel Karbo, Lynn J. Frewer, Francisco J. Areal, Albert Boaitey, Glyn Jones

“…Purposive and snowballing non-probability sampling techniques were used. A semi-structured interview protocol was developed and used for in-depth interviews involving farmers (n = 36) in Lawra Municipality and stakeholders (n = 7) within the renewable energy ecosystem in Ghana. …”
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Healthcare Associated Infections Management inside Intensive Care Units: “What do nurses think about their head nurses?” A qualitative pilot study by Eva Cappelli, Jacopo Fiorini, Federica Canzan, Lucilla Livigni, Angelica Carnevale, Alessandro Sili

“…Nurses and head nurses from three ICUs were recruited. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed thematically. …”
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Smartphone addiction and depression among health sciences students during COVID-19 pandemic by Merve Kurnaz Ay, Ahmet Topuzoğlu, Zeynep Meva Altaş

“…In the qualitative part of our study, semi-structured online interviews were conducted with 12 students. …”
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Communication with children about parental bipolar disorder: a qualitative interview study by En-Nien Tu, Kate EA Saunders, Layla Rashid, Louise Dalton, Cathy Creswell

“…Recruitment occurred via social media, emails, and community outreach between April 2022 and April 2023. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 parents with BD or non-BD partners and 12 charity workers or mental health professionals. …”
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Leveraging AI tools in finance education: exploring student perceptions, emotional reactions and educator experiences by Pamela Córdova, Alberto Grájeda, Juan Pablo Córdova, Alejandro Vargas-Sánchez, Johnny Burgos, Alberto Sanjinés

“…However, an increase in fear was also observed, which could be considered a negative activating emotion that, ultimately, still fostered learning. Semi-structured interviews with educators revealed both the opportunities and challenges of AI integration. …”
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Influence of Body Weight and Image Perception on the Nutritional Status of 8-19-Year-Olds Attending Schools in Kampala, Uganda by Catherine Tamale Ndagire, Dorothy Nakimbugwe, John Muyonga

“…The cross-sectional survey included 1,043 children and adolescents (aged 8–19 years) attending primary and secondary schools in Kampala. Semi-structured questionnaires were used to collect data on self-reported weight perception and preference. …”
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Making nutrition labels more evaluable: A qualitative research study exploring equivalence framing for energy density to support chronic disease prevention by Lauren Bayliss

“…The information is then used to explore how energy density information could be framed in ways that are equivalent but more evaluable.Methods A qualitative approach was taken to understand how nutrition labels are perceived. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted in the United States with 34 women of different levels of socioeconomic status. …”
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Self-rated health and its association with the individual’s activities of daily living: A cross-sectional study among elderly residing in an urban settlement by Sahoo Priyaranjan, Mohapatra Ipsa, C Acharya Geeta

“…Methods and Material: Systematic random sampling was used to identify households and select 400 consenting individuals aged 60 years and above. A semi-structured questionnaire having sections on socio-demographic factors, self-rated health and validated Activities of daily living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) instruments were used to collect data. …”
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Antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in Vietnam using a multi-method tool: A cross-sectional study by Ly Trieu Vo, Dung Quoc Phan, Bang Van Khanh Quang, Lan Y Vo, Hanh Thi My Nguyen, Araba Gyan, Han Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Giao Huynh

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City from June to August 2022. Data were collected from 347 people living with HIV using structured questionnaires assessing sociodemographics, substance use, drug side effects, treatment beliefs, treatment satisfaction, and depression. …”
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International guidelines for self-report and proxy completion of paediatric health-related quality of life measures: a protocol for a systematic review by Julie Ratcliffe, Gang Chen, Kim Dalziel, Christine Mpundu-Kaambwa, Nancy Devlin

“…However, there is a lack of a structured summary of guidelines and recommendations for applying these measures in practice. …”
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Delayed care-seeking and its underlying factors among patients with tuberculosis in Yangon, Myanmar by May Chan Oo, Kyaw Zarni Tun, Kyaw Ko Ko, Pyae Linn Aung

“…A total of 346 patients were chosen as eligible respondents. The data were collected using structured questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. …”
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Nurse managers’ experiences of work well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic by Annika Ahlqvist, Katja Pursio, Anu Nurmeksela, Tarja Kvist

“…Methods A qualitative interview study design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in the fall 2021 between the third and fourth pandemic waves at a Finnish university hospital. …”
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Healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions from using targeted sequencing to diagnose and manage drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Eswatini. by Maia Madison, Debrah Vambe, Sein Sein Thi, Mangaliso Ziyane, Nosisa Shiba, Babongile Blisset Nkala, Tara Ness, Agostinho Viana Lima, Sindisiwe Dlamini, Siphiwe Ngwenya, Anna Mandalakas, Alexander Kay

“…To evaluate the impact of the current program and optimize future implementation, we evaluated healthcare provider knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) of TS and its implementation. We conducted semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers. Interviews were continued until data saturation was reached and analyzed by directed thematic analysis. …”
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Evaluation of the Serious Game ABCCI: Usability and Gamification in Teacher Training for Science Education and Environmental Sustainability by Diego Antonio Urdanivia Alarcon, Fabiola Talavera-Mendoza, Fabian Hugo Rucano Paucar

“…A qualitative approach with an instrumental case study design was employed, involving 38 students from two public universities in Peru (Arequipa and Apurímac). Data collection included the System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire and semi-structured interviews, analyzed through content analysis. …”
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Student and Lecturer Perceptions of the Use of an AI to Improve Communication Skills in Healthcare: An Interview Study by Hanna Brodowski, Anna Dammermann, Muriel Marieke Kinyara, Martina Andrea Obst, Fabian Samek, Corinna Peifer, Katharina Roese

“…Methods An interview study with health profession students and lecturers was conducted using a qualitative descriptive design. Recorded audio data was transcribed and evaluated by structuring qualitative content analysis. …”
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A qualitative study on the dietary management experience of patients after bariatric surgery based on the COM-B model by HUA Mingbo, YUAN Haijuan, ZHAO Shuai, WANG Tianxiu, XU Yeming, ZHAO Yuqiu, WEI Xiao, WANG Daorong

“…Methods Based on the capability， opportunity， motivation-behavior （COM-B） model， 15 patients who had undergone bariatric and metabolic surgery and returned for follow-up at the Gastrointestinal Surgery Outpatient Clinic of Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital from January to May 2024 were selected for semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using directed content analysis. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the global container shipping industry by Naira Shokair, Islam Abdelbary, Ishaka Shitu

“…</span></h1><p><strong>Design/methodology/approach </strong>–  the paper conducted by using both secondary and primary sources of data and semi-structured interviews to (1) identify the impacts of COVID-19 on the shipping lines, freight forwarding companies and ports (2) Investigate container transport problems during pandemic and (3) Evaluate container shortage consequences.…”
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Optimizing Patient Engagement with Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Across the Cancer Continuum: A Qualitative Study by Eve Seraphina Qing Yi Low, See Mieng Tan, Grace Meijuan Yang, Yu Ke

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Profile and Current Status of the Treatment Nonadherent Persons with Mental Illness: A Study from a Rural Community Mental Health Center in India by Sudhir Babu Sriramalu, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Mohan K. Isaac, Janaki Raman Kalyanasundaram

“…A survey method of sampling was adopted. A semi-structured interview schedule, clinical global impression (CGI), and errors in drug adherence schedule were used as measures in the study. …”
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