ISOT position statement on the feasibility of an organ for transplantation from brain-dead deceased donors: a Delphi consensus by Manish R. Balwani, Vivek B. Kute, Jigar Shrimali, Bharat G. Jagiasi, Pradip Kumar Bhattacharya, Amit Pasari, Manoj Gumber, Sanjeev Gulati, Raj Kanwar Yadav, Shankar Prasad Nagaraju, Gomathy Narasimhan, Natarajan Gopalkrishnan, Divyesh Engineer, Tushar Dighe, Jamal Rizvi, Sanjay P. Kolte, Vishal Vasant Ramteke, Nishant Shantanu Deshpande, Priyanka Tolani, Georgi Abraham, Abhijit Patil, Anurag Gupta, Dhananjai Agarwal, Dinesh Khullar, Narayan Prasad, Pratik Das, Radhika Krishna Patil, Ravi Mohanka, Sandeep Mahajan, Sourabh Sharma, Subho Banerjee, Vinant Bhargava, Jyoti Patodia, Arpita Ray Chaudhury, Aneesh Srivastava

“…It encourages critical care and transplant teams to perform structured assessments of organ viability, apply ethical principles, and pursue informed consent in line with local regulations.…”
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“Watch and wait” approach in the treatment of advanced radioiodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer: a study of barriers and drivers of use by E. V. Borodavina, A. Yu. Shurinov, S. I. Kutukova, E. N. Nedozorova, A. V. Malanchuk, Yu. V. Semenchenko, S. M. Povarkov, K. V. Narovenkova, A. V. Khodkevich, Yu. V. Komoza, K. A. Kofanova, S. P. Dmitriev, E. B. Vasilyeva, S. A. Shikhamirova, M. N. Gorshenina, L. N. Volodina, O. A. Snezhko, O. A. Stativko, D. V. Xenodokhov, Yu. G. Dzhemageldieva, A. I. Khryapa, D. M. Ulimaeva, E. M. Dagba, M. V. Volkonsky, V. M. Filippova, M. O. Skorina, O. V. Romanchuk, I. I. Andrienko, M. V. Shorin, A. A. Ishchenko, R. A. Dumbrava, M. B. Bolieva, F. V. Tsarakhova, Z. A. Gojieva, S. S. Dzhamirzaeva, P. Z. Aidaeva, M. O. Maximov, I. S. Usoltseva, A. O. Milyukova, O. V. Toporkova, V. D. Sychev, S. A. Rudakov, S. T. Sagdieva, M. A. Klochikhin, V. V. Molokova, R. A. Skotnikov, E. N. Yeremina, Yu. A. Panaseikin, Ya. A. Tyugina, Yu. I. Murzina, S. O. Podvyaznikov

“…Materials and methods. We conducted 35 structured interviews with oncologists observing patients after radioiodine therapy in order to evaluate the “watch and wait” approach. unfortunately, data on use and prevalence of this approach in Russia are limited. …”
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Assessing the Holistic Impact of Accreditation Standards on Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Setting in India: A Cross-sectional Study by R Diwakar, Meera Premanand, K Bincy, Kaveri Palanisamy, M Manoharan

“…A total of 321 healthcare professionals were selected using simple random sampling. Data were collected via a semi-structured questionnaire focusing on service quality and adaptability. …”
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Resilience in the shadows of loss: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of neonatal intensive care nurses’ coping after infant loss in Saudi Arabia by Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Alaa Hussain Hafiz, Nouran Essam Katooa, Areej Abunar, Dena Marwan A. Attallah, Mashael Dewan, Majed Mowanes Alruwaili, Abeer Nuwayfi Alruwaili, Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz, Arab Qassim Alkhadam, Marwa Mohamed Ouda

“…Eighteen registered nurses from four NICUs (three public, one private) participated in semi-structured interviews and completed reflective journals. …”
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A qualitative exploration of perioperative subjective experiences of colorectal cancer patients undergoing fast-track surgery by Meng Zou, Jia Xu, Fang Chen, Na Wang, Shutong Long, Haibin Wu, Wei Wang, Xiaoting Zhang, Chunli Zeng, Li Chen, Lan Zhang, Xu Zhang

“…We purposively sampled 12 colorectal cancer patients. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis to uncover the emotional and psychological nuances of the patients’ experiences. …”
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Examining the influence of work environment and compensation on employee job satisfaction: A case study of Al-Hoty Analytical Services in Bahrain by Marwan Milhem, Ali Ateeq, Mohammed Alzoraiki, Masooma Sayed Husain, Ahmed Yahia Mustafa Alastal

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 26. …”
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Acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing for sexually transmitted and genital infections among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea by Lisa M. Vallely, Priscilla Poga, Michaela A. Riddell, Handan Wand, Alice Mengi, Steven G. Badman, John Bolnga, Delly Babona, William S. Pomat, Somu Nosi, Andrew J. Vallely, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…In this paper, we present the acceptability of self-collected vaginal swabs and point-of-care testing and treatment among pregnant women enrolled in a clinical trial (Women and Newborn Trial of Antenatal Intervention and Management – WANTAIM) in Papua New Guinea. Semi-structured interviews were conducted among 54 women enrolled into WANTAIM to identify the acceptability of the test and treat approach. …”
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A Prioritization Framework for Adaptation Responses for Climate Change-Induced Erosion in Island Beaches—Cases from the Aegean Islands, Greece by Isavela N. Monioudi, Dimitris Chatzistratis, Theodoros Chalazas, Antonis E. Chatzipavlis, Adonis F. Velegrakis, Olympos P. Andreadis, Efstratios N. Monioudis, Antigoni Nikolaou, Thomas Hasiotis

“…It combines socio-economic information with beach erosion projections from morphodynamic models to rank beach vulnerability in a structured, ‘holistic’ manner. It involves the collation of various beach geo-spatial environmental and socio-economic data, which are then combined with erosion projections under different climatic scenarios. …”
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Understanding Referral Patterns for Bone Mineral Density Testing among Family Physicians: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Sarah E. P. Munce, Sonya Allin, Leslie Carlin, Joanna Sale, Gillian Hawker, Sandra Kim, Debra A. Butt, Irene Polidoulis, Karen Tu, Susan B. Jaglal

“…Twenty-two FPs took part in a semi-structured interview lasting approximately 30 minutes. …”
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Challenges encountered by teachers and pupils in increasing precision and writing consistency of government primary early graders in Tanzania by Legnath Ambrossy Lukuwi, Abdallah Jacob Seni

“…Classroom observation, unstructured interviews, focus group discussions, document reviews, questionnaires, and checklists were utilised during data collection. …”
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An Analysis of Sentiment: Methods, Applications, and Challenges by Harish Dutt Sharma, Parul Goyal

“…Devices that allow the collection of huge amounts of unstructured, opinionated data are becoming increasingly connected with humans. …”
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Contribution Of Young Entrepreneurs In Building The Creative Economy Of Village Communities by Latif Syaipudin

“…This research method is descriptive qualitative data collection techniques using observation, documentation, and unstructured interviews. …”
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Sustainable Supply Chain Finances implementation model and Artificial Intelligence for innovative omnichannel logistics by Pawlicka Kinga, Bal Monika

“…Three methods were used to gather data: document/reports analysis, direct and participative observation and unstructured interviews. …”
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Annual report tone and divergence of opinion: evidence from textual analysis by Zhihao Qin, Menglin Cui

“…By utilizing web-crawling and text analysis techniques on unstructured big data (text sets), this study examines to what extent investors disagree with the sentiment conveyed in annual reports. …”
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Assessing Healthcare Provider's Skills in the Management of COVID-19 Infection at Busia County Referral Hospital, Kenya by Tito Kwena, Tecla Psusma, Vincent Kiprono, John Arudo

“…Methods: The study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional study design, using a semi-structured questionnaire to collect qualitative and quantitative data from 153 study subjects stratified per cadre. …”
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Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review. by Nathan Post, Danielle Eddy, Catherine Huntley, May C I van Schalkwyk, Madhumita Shrotri, David Leeman, Samuel Rigby, Sarah V Williams, William H Bermingham, Paul Kellam, John Maher, Adrian M Shields, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Sharon J Peacock, Sharif A Ismail

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Systematic review. Keyword-structured searches were carried out in MEDLINE, Embase and COVID-19 Primer. …”
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Assessment of eye care practices and health belief model factors among adult intensive care unit nurses in public hospitals of Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Abebe Dilie Afenigus, Helen Asmamaw Asres

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 213 nurses working in adult ICUs using simple random sampling. Data were collected through a structured, self-administered questionnaire and an observation checklist utilizing Kobo Collect. …”
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Optimisation of COPD exacerbation management and follow-up: a clinical audit by Eloise Rogers, Begum Bingor, Maryama Warfa, Ahmed Hossain, Maria Fotiou, Rawan Elkalaawy, Sinem Sahin, Zahra Jahangir, Amir Jehangir

“…This audit demonstrates targeted interventions, such as staff education and structured checklists, are effective ways to standardise documentation and improve compliance with COPD guidelines. …”
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Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia by Worku Misganaw, Getinet Masresha, Asmamaw Alemu, Ermias Lulekal

“…Methodology Ethnobotanical data were collected between October and December 2024 through semi-structured interviews, guided field observations, focus group discussions, and ranking exercises conducted with 385 informants. …”
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Community-based health insurance dropout rate and its' associated factors among households in Seyo District, Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia: community-based cross-sectional... by Segni Mulugeta Tafasa, Yonas Etana, Firezer Belay Keno, Worku Fikadu, Dejene Seyoum

“…This study employed a multistage sampling technique and took place from 1 August to 30 September 2023. Data were collected using pretested and structured questionnaires. …”
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