Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis: Study from a Tertiary Care Center in Central India by Trishala Chhabra, Naresh Pahwa, Shraddha Goswami, Riyaz Asad, Mohit Mahajan, Sharada Chandrashekhar Aher

“…All CKD patients on maintenance HD at our center were included in the study. A pre-structured proforma was used to record patient data. …”
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Leveraging machine learning in nursing: innovations, challenges, and ethical insights by Sophie So Wan Yip, Sheng Ning, Niki Yan Ki Wong, Jeffrey Chan, Kei Shing Ng, Bernadette Oi Ting Kwok, Robert L. Anders, Simon Ching Lam

“…Articles were categorized into themes, such as patient care, nursing education, operational efficiency, ethical considerations, and future potential, thus facilitating a structured analysis.ResultsFindings demonstrate that ML has significantly enhanced patient monitoring, predictive analytics, and preventive care. …”
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Piloting Virtual Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) on Undergraduate Medical Students: A Multisource Feedback Analysis by Sa B, Sahu PK, Bodkyn C, Youssef F, Bethelmy A, Maharaj R, Majumder MAA

“…We administered the web-based questionnaires to the participants from the 2021 and 2022 mmIs. Data analysis used SPSS version 29, applying descriptive statistics and chi-square tests. …”
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A community pharmacy-based program to enhance adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy among breast cancer survivors (PACHA): protocol for a pilot cluster-randomized controlled tria... by Julie Lapointe, Laurence Guillaumie, Anne Dionne, Lyne Lalonde, Julie Lemieux, Michel Dorval, Hermann Nabi, Martine Lemay, Line Guénette, Jason Robert Guertin, Benoît Mâsse, Sophie Lauzier

“…Acceptability and feasibility indicators, as well as psychosocial factors expected to influence AET adherence and treatment experience, will be collected at baseline, during, and at the end of the 6-month follow-up using online questionnaires, study data logs, and pharmacy claim records. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted to explore participants’ experiences with the program. …”
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High Incidence of Moderately Reduced Renal Function and Lead Bioaccumulation in Agricultural Workers in Assin South District, Ghana: A Community-Based Case-Control Study by Patrick Adu, Eric Kumah Forkuo, Abubakari Issah, Isaac Owusu Asumadu, Emmanuel Cadman-Sackey, Augustina A. A. Quarshie, Sampson Gyabaa, Richard K. D. Ephraim

“…A total of 144 participants were conveniently sampled: 83 agricultural workers (cases) and 61 indigenes with no direct exposure to agrochemicals (controls). Structured questionnaire was used to obtain demographic data as well as agricultural work practices followed by cases. …”
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Prevalence and Correlates of Poor Sleep Quality Among Psychiatry Physicians in Saudi Arabia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Najim Z. Alshahrani, Abdullah M. Alarifi, Wejdan Saqer Alotaibi, Afnan Abdulrahman Alsayed, Khalid Sultan Latif Alwasm, Alaa Abdulkarim Alhunti, Lana Alaa AlDahleh, Meaad Mohammed A Alshahrani, Abdalrhman M. Albeshry, Mohammed A. Aljunaid

“…Methods This cross‐sectional study included 554 psychiatry physicians in Saudi Arabia from March to August 2023. Data were collected via online through a structured questionnaire (Google survey form). …”
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Prevalence and determinants of Musculoskeletal Disorders among quarry workers in The Gambia: a cross-sectional study by Ebrima Touray, Lamin Sambou, Balla Jammeh, Sambou L S Kinteh, Bakary Kinteh, Amadou Barrow

“…Participants were randomly selected and the Standardised Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ) was modified and used with additional structured questionnaires. Data were collected using the Kobo Collect App and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 27.0. …”
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Comorbidity of diarrhea and respiratory infection symptoms, and associated factors among under-five children in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional s... by Lidetu Demoze, Awrajaw Dessie, Jember Azanaw, Gelila Yitageasu, Kidist Asrat, Zemichael Gizaw

“…Multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect a sample of 836. A structured questionnaire was employed through an interview-administered method for data collection at participants’ homes. …”
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Necessidades de educação em saúde experienciadas por cuidadores de indivíduos dependentes de cuidado [Health education needs experienced by caregivers of caredependent individuals]... by Elen Ferraz Teston, Ana Paula de Oliveira, Sonia Silva Marcon

“…ABSTRACT This is a qualitative descriptive study which identifies health education needs experienced by family caregivers of bedridden individuals. Data were collected in June, 2011, out of semi structured interviews with 18 (eighteen) informants residing in Itaúna, PR, Brazil. …”
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La visión del profesorado de Educación Física sobre la presencia del alumnado de origen extranjero en la escuela: ¿oportunidad o problema? (The Physical Education teachers' perspec... by Gonzalo Flores Aguilar, Maria Prat Grau, Susanna Soler Prat

“…A multiple case study was conducted with twelve physical education teachers who had more than five years of experience in multicultural public schools (more than 50% of foreign students). Semi-structured interviews and non-participant observations were used to obtain data, and content analysis was employed to interpret it. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of a communication coaching program: a CFIR-Informed qualitative analysis mapped onto a logic model by Rachel M. Jensen, Marzena Sasnal, Uyen T. Mai, James R. Korndorffer, Rebecca K. Miller-Kuhlmann, Arden M. Morris, Aussama K. Nassar, Carl A. Gold

“…Methods Study participants were selected from four key stakeholder groups: resident coachees, faculty coaches, medical education leaders, and programmatic sponsors. 30–45 min semi-structured interviews were conducted via Zoom, transcribed, and de-identified for the analysis. …”
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Major depression among pregnant women attending a tertiary teaching hospital in Northern Uganda assessed using DSM-V criteria by Jerom Okot, Henry Ochola, Nozuko P. Blasich, Michael Job Aeku, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Felix Bongomin, Simple Ouma

“…Methods Between June and August 2023, we enrolled pregnant women aged 18 years or older attending ANC clinic at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital in Northern Uganda. Data were collected using a validated semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Intentions for post-abortion contraceptive use among women who received abortion services in health facilities of Harar city and Dire Dawa city by Meron Degefa, Nega Assefa, Merga Deresa, Dawit Abebe, Sinetibeb Mesfin

“…All women who sought abortion services at these health facilities during the study period were included in the research. Data were collected using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Influence of pyridyl nitrogen’s position and hydrogen bonding interactions on antibacterial activities investigated by in vitro and in silico by Suma Ramachandra Gopady, Thripthi Nagesh Shenoy, Abdul Ajees Abdul Salam, Srikrishna Herga Damodar Kedlaya, Shashanka Puranika Kota, Anusha Prabhu, Yegneswaran Prakash Peralam, Srinivasulu Maddasani

“…A Schiff base with a pyridine moiety in its molecular structure is anticipated with potential biological activity. …”
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Analytic Model for U-Nb Liquidus and U-6Nb Melting Curve by Leonid Burakovsky, Dean L. Preston, Andrew A. Green

“…The key factor determining the performance and safety of a metallic fuel such as U-Nb is its operational limits in the application environment, which are closely related to material’s structure and thermodynamic stability. They are in turn closely related to the ambient (zero-pressure) melting point <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>(</mo><msub><mi>T</mi><mi>m</mi></msub><mo>)</mo><mo>;</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> thus, <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><msub><mi>T</mi><mi>m</mi></msub></semantics></math></inline-formula> is an important engineering parameter. …”
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KNOW FOR CARE: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY TREATED AT AREHABILITATION CENTER by Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Ana Maria Fernandes Borges, Paula Brigno, Adriana Eich Kuhnen

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results:. …”
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Identification of Factors Affecting Project Financing Risk by Gholamreza Sharafi, Kiamars Fathi Hafashjani, Faegh Ahmadi

“…In addition, it should be noted that the structure used to finance the project in one country may not be effective due to the differences in its laws and conditions, while it is used effectively in another country. according to the conditions of each project and the host country of the project.   …”
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Effect of a web-based intervention on the mental health of informal caregivers of the elderly: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Rahimi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Mahnaz Ashoorkhani, Hamed Hosseini, Mahshid Foroughan, Zahra Aghayani, Hadiseh Farhandi

“…The intervention group accessed the website, which provided structured educational content and chatrooms(psychologist-led for three months, then peer-led). …”
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Emotional Eating, Impulsivity, and Affective Temperaments in a Sample of Obese Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: Which Linkage? by Davide Gravina, Miriam Violi, Andrea Bordacchini, Elisa Diadema, Sara Fantasia, Marly Simoncini, Claudia Carmassi

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected by psychiatrists during a single consultation. …”
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Demand analysis of perioperative nursing service needs for patients with cervical spondylosis based on the Kano model: a cross-sectional study by LinLing Hu, Lei Wang, Yan Wang, Jing Huang, Ping Dong, Chunmei Luo

“…Methods Using the Kano model as the theoretical framework, a questionnaire on the perioperative nursing service needs of patients with cervical spondylosis was developed through a literature review, semi structured interviews, and expert consultation methods. …”
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