Factors influencing HPV vaccination willingness among male college students in Jinan according to the health belief model by Yanrui Xu, Weibing Wang, Caiying Cheng, Li Yang, Chen Xing, Xiaonan Yang, Caiyun Chang, Qingbin Lu

“…Using convenience sampling, a cross-sectional survey of 3,410 male students from six Jinan universities was conducted in December 2024. The structured questionnaires collected data on demographics, HPV knowledge, and health beliefs via SPSS 27.0 with univariate and binary logistic regression analyses. …”
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on a digital myopia screening program in children: a qualitative analysis by Casper van der Zee, Janneau L. J. Claessens, Petra T. Rausch-Koster, Saskia M. Imhof, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Robert P. L. Wisse, Robert P. L. Wisse, Hilde P. A. van der Aa, Hilde P. A. van der Aa

“…PurposeThis study was aimed at identifying barriers and opportunities to use a self-administered online refractive eye test by various stakeholders of a pediatric vision screening program.MethodsThis qualitative study performed semi-structured interviews with myopic children and their parents, eye care professionals, and policymakers. …”
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Demoralization syndrome in elderly patients with advanced lung cancer: a multi-center study in North China by Ya Li, Wei Yang, Weiwei Feng, Lingyuan Zhang, Yikun Yao, Kai Yan, Hong Zhang, Xiaochao Wan

“…ObjectiveThis observational study sought to explore the prevalence and determinants of demoralization syndrome (DS) among elderly patients in North China diagnosed with advanced lung cancer (ALC), with the primary goal of mitigating their psychological distress.MethodsA convenience sampling approach was employed to recruit 420 ALC patients aged 60 years or older from four tertiary hospitals in North China. Data collection was carried out using structured questionnaires, which included the Chinese adaptation of the Demoralization Syndrome Scale and Perceptions of Social Support Questionnaire. …”
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Factors associated with a confirmed Lassa fever outbreak in Eguare community of Esan West, Edo State, Nigeria: January-March, 2019 by Henry Uguru Ekechi, Charles Ibeneme, Biodun Ogunniyi, Emmanuel Awosanya, Babatunde Gbadebo, Aishatu Usman, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Celestine Ameh, Lilian Okeke, Chioma Dan-Nwafor, Chikwe Ihekweazu

“…We defined a confirmed case-patient as any person from Eguare community with febrile illness and PCR positive for Lassa fever between January and March, 2019; and control as anyone from Eguare community without febrile illness within the same period. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on exposures from both cases and controls. …”
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Awareness of breast cancer and perceived barriers to breast screening methods: a community based cross-sectional study among women in Yemen by Gamil Othman, Faisal Ali, Maria Mudathir, Heba Almoliky, Maria Al-qahtani, Nora Alezzi, Nosibah Ameen, Doa’a Anwar Ibrahim, Mohammed Mohammed Battah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim

“…However, challenges arise in combating breast cancer in Yemen due to the lack of patient registries, national strategies, and structured cancer treatment plans. Objective This research sought to evaluate the awareness levels of breast cancer and the perceived obstacles to breast cancer screening among adult Yemeni women. …”
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Hemangioma of the umbilical cord: A case report and proposal for standardised reporting criteria by Isabella Charlotte Maréchal-Ross, Sashi Siva, Karen Mizia, Jeremy Nicholas Pulvers, Isabella Turton, Ali Moghimi

“…This case report presents an instance of umbilical cord hemangioma and proposes a structured framework for future documentation.A comprehensive literature review using OVID Medline and Embase identified cases of umbilical cord hemangiomas, their clinical presentations, and maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Lavender Breeding for Winter Hardiness in a Temperate Climate by Viktoriya Kryuchkova, Anastasia Evtyukhova, Sergey Avdeev, Vitaly Donskih, Olga Shelepova, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Yuri Gorbunov

“…The research years were grouped by winter hardiness structured into clusters, which allowed us to identify common features in climatic conditions and to identify critical periods of the winter period leading to a decrease in winter hardiness. …”
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The experiences, perspectives and needs of families raising neurodivergent twins: a multi-informant photo-elicitation exploratory study by Vicky Foley, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Myrofora Kakoulidou, Vassilis Sideropoulos, Camilla Phelps, Georgia Pavlopoulou, Georgia Pavlopoulou

“…Fifteen photo-elicitation semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore both the neurotypical twins’ experiences and perceived needs and the mothers’ perceptions of the neurotypical twins’ experiences and perceived needs. …”
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Preferences for receiving diabetes prevention support and factors influencing healthy eating and physical activity among patients with prediabetes in Chicago, Illinois by Angela Kong, Mary Smart, Yuka Asada, Lourdes Deci Limpoco, Chuxian Tang, Janet Lin, Brian T. Layden

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 patients with prediabetes (hemoglobin A1c: 5.7 to 6.4 %) detected from screening in an urban emergency department in Chicago, Illinois. …”
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Delayed orthodontic care and its association with depression among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Yang Li, Mengshan Yang, Botang Guo, Lusi Yang, Cui Xiaotian, Jiaxing Zhou, Kun Wang, Shouli Wang, Ping Tang, Shitao Dong

“…This study explores the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents receiving orthodontic care and examines the potential link between treatment delays and depressive symptoms.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescent orthodontic patients in Chengde, Hebei Province. Data on demographic factors, treatment delays, and depressive symptoms were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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Evaluating the disclosure of impacts, risks, and opportunities in sustainability reports published by Brazilian companies: a multicriteria decision analysis by Paulo Henrique da Silva, Tiago F. A. C. Sigahi, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Lucas Gabriel Zanon, Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de Moraes, Walter Leal Filho, Rosley Anholon

“…This study evaluates the sustainability reporting practices of Brazilian companies, focusing on the disclosure of impacts, risks, and opportunities in alignment with 12 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) recommendations. Data were collected from 27 experts with extensive academic and professional experience in corporate sustainability and analyzed using the Fuzzy TOPSIS Class method. …”
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Design and Implementation of English Intelligent Communication Platform Based on Similarity Algorithm by Yujie Chai

“…Intelligent communication processing in English aims to obtain effective information from unstructured text data using various text processing techniques. …”
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Development a Fable Book on Conflict Resolution from Bullying to Stimulate the Early Children’s Moral Development by Yanti Puspita, Cucu Atikah, Fadlullah Fadlullah

“…The steps in creating the fable book were: 1) Define: analyzed the needs for the fable book medium; 2) Design: created a storyline (storyboard) and designed the necessary elements; 3) Develop: the process of creating the medium; 4) Disseminate: conducted a small-scale trial with 8 students at TK Khoiru Banisaderi. Data collection in this study used interview, unstructured observation, documentation and expert validation questionnaire. …”
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How Does Internet Information Affect Oil Price Fluctuations? Evidence from the Hot Degree of Market by Lu-Tao Zhao, Shi-Qiu Guo, Jing Miao, Ling-Yun He

“…With the development of big data technology, many unstructured and semistructured factors can be reflected through Internet information. …”
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YOLOv8 with Post-Processing for Small Object Detection Enhancement by Jinkyu Ryu, Dongkurl Kwak, Seungmin Choi

“…Small-object detection in images, a core task in unstructured big-data analysis, remains challenging due to low resolution, background noise, and occlusion. …”
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Factors influencing academic achievement of girls in Zimbabwean rural secondary schools by Dangarembwa George, Pesanayi Gwirayi

“…The sample consisted of twenty-two participants, who included two school heads, four teachers, and sixteen female learners, all of whom were purposively sampled from the selected schools. Data were gathered using unstructured interviews and focus group discussions, and analysed using thematic content analysis technique. …”
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Numerical investigation of added resistance of a container ship in short regular waves using unsteady RANS simulations by Paresh Halder, Shukui Liu

“…Simulation results are compared to available experimental data and results based on empirical methods recommended by authorities. …”
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Analyzing Fairness of Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing Models by Ahmed Rashed, Abdelkrim Kallich, Mohamed Eltayeb

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Do women with a history of breast cancer recommend risk-based breast cancer screening? An in-depth interview study by Zi Lin Lim, Freda Giam, Renee Ying Xuan Wong, Jonathan Jun Kit Liow, Keri McCrickerd, Keri McCrickerd, Jingmei Li, Jingmei Li, Jingmei Li

“…This study explores women’s perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to current screening guidelines and the implementation of risk-based screening (RBS) for breast cancer in Singapore.MethodsIndividual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 women aged 21 and above with a history of breast cancer. …”
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Pitik: A Cebuano-Binisaya Intent-Based Chatbot for Cardiovascular Disease Patient Profiling and Risk Factor Recommendations by Joseph Cedeño, Andrew Manteza, Nicole Nacar, Merhamdin Umbukan, Cherrie Muaña, Ma. Juliet Vasay-Cruz, Ceasar Ian Benablo, Kristine Mae Adlaon

“…Evaluations demonstrated the chatbot's effectiveness in processing user inputs and providing structured cardiovascular risk assessments. These improvements highlight Pitik's growing capability in delivering accessible and reliable health information. …”
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