Healing from the wild: an ethnozoological exploration of animal-based medicine in Jhargram, West Bengal, India by Rakesh Acharya, Sanjib Kumar Das, Ankur Bhowal, Koushik Sen

“…Method The study was conducted in Jhargram district, West Bengal, India, from March 2023 to January 2024. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to conduct face-to-face interviews with 55 selected individuals (29 males and 26 females) to document the medicinal uses of animals in the traditional healthcare system. …”
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Pattern and determinants of self-medication among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in primary health care facilities in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria by Olaniyan Akintunde Babatunde, Ikeola Adejoke Adeoye, Aishat Bukola Usman, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 347 pregnant women who attended antenatal clinics at 56 primary health care facilities in Ogbomoso. A semi-structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on the practice of self-medication. …”
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Riscos ambientais: percepção dos enfermeiros da estratégia saúde da família em áreas adscritas [Environmental risk: perception of nurses in the family health strategy in areas cove... by Lívia Maria Vidal Romão, Evanira Rodrigues Maia, Grayce Alencar Albuquerque

“…We carried out a descriptive qualitative study with eight nurses. Data were collected through semi-structured interview, addressing the characterization of the target population, perceptions, and environmental health- related actions. …”
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Impactos sociales y personales de las TIC en la banca colombiana: más allá de los temores by Daniel Fernando López Jiménez, c.Ph.D., Joan Frances Fondevila Gascón, Ph.D., Jorge Sainz, Ph.D.

“…For the analysis of the data in the first group, “Employees or workers”, a structured questionnaire was used; and for the second group “Technical Presidents or Vice-Presidents” a very detailed oriented interview. …”
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Spirographic study of functional reserves of masters’ athletes in track-and field by Iryna Ivanyshyn, Ihor Vypasniak, Yurii Ivanyshyn, Roman Boichuk, Oleh Vintoniak, Dmytro Tretiak

“…This study aims to assess the impact of structured physical activity on the respiratory function of sports-active veteran track-and-field athletes aged 50–59 and 60–75 years. …”
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Conhecimento dos agentes comunitários de saúde sobre o exame papanicolaou [Community health workers’ knowledge of the pap test] by Missgleice Antônia Silva, Ana Izabel Oliveira Nicolau, Priscila de Souza Aquino, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro

“…The participants were 98 CHWs with Family Health Strategy teams in Picos, Piauí. Data were collected from March to April 2011 using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Empowering Aging with Dignity: The Need for Geriatric Home-based Primary Care in Pakistan by Rabeeya Saeed

“…However, there is a lack of data from developing countries regarding established home-based care models. …”
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Binding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with liver and serum proteins in rats: implications for physiologically based pharmacokinetic modelling by Xiarui Fan, Xiaomin Li, Tong Li, Bing Shao, Shan Niu, Wenhong Fan, Qi Wang, Lv Zhong, Xiangrui Wang, Ziwei Wang, Fujun Ma, Guomao Zheng, Hui Peng, Lili Chen, Zhaomin Dong

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Safety and efficacy of standard vs. tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in pediatric populations: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Honggang Fang, Zihan Wang, Kuan Wei, Xing Liu, Shengde Wu, Yi Hua, Tao Lin, Dawei He, Guanghui Wei, Deying Zhang

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O acolhimento no centro cirúrgico na perspectiva do usuário e a política nacional de humanização [Hosting at the surgical center from the user’s perspective and the national policy... by Mariana Nepomuceno Giron, Lina Márcia Miguéis Berardinelli, Fátima Helena do Espírito Santo

“…Ethno methodological, exploratory study conducted with 18 users of clinical and surgical wards of a state hospital in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Data were collected in 2013 through semi-structured interviews. …”
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Perspectives of Health Care Professionals on the Use of AI to Support Clinical Decision-Making in the Management of Multiple Long-Term Conditions: Interview Study by Jennifer Cooper, Shamil Haroon, Francesca Crowe, Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar, Thomas Jackson, Leah Fitzsimmons, Eleanor Hathaway, Sarah Flanagan, Tom Marshall, Louise J Jackson, Niluka Gunathilaka, Alexander D'Elia, Simon George Morris, Sheila Greenfield

“…We derived concepts inductively from the interview transcripts and structured them according to the 5 categories of the model by Buck exploring determinants of attitudes toward AI. …”
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Comparative Cross-Country Analysis of the Development Level of Scientific and Innovative Activity by V. P. Zavarukhin, T. I. Chinaeva, E. Yu. Churilova

“…The following statistical methods were used in the study: non-parametric, correlation-regression, multivariate classifications (cluster analysis), discriminant analysis, descriptive statistics (averages, structural averages, variation indexes, etc.). The work used the statistical data of the World Bank, OECD, Rosstat. …”
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Net ownership, utilization and malaria burden in the context of Piperonyl butoxide-LLINs intervention in western Kenya. by Job Oyweri, Patrick O Onyango, Maxwell G Machani, Josephat Bungei, Sammy Cheruiyot, Yaw A Afrane, Ming-Chieh Lee, Daibin Zhong, Guofa Zhou, John Githure, Harrysone Atieli, Guiyun Yan

“…Group 1, with 181 households, received pyrethroid-LLIN, while Group 2, with 199 households, received PBO-LLINs. Data on net ownership and usage was collected using a standardized semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Perioperative factors influencing post-appendectomy outcomes in adults: a single-center prospective study in the North of Palestine by Alaa Zayed, Khaled Demyati, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat, Alaa Omari, Eliana Masri, Zain Saqfalhait, Yazan.N.A.Abdallah, Obayda Darawsha, Mohammed Hajhamad

“…Patients aged ≥ 18 years diagnosed with acute appendicitis and treated surgically were included. Data were collected using structured forms covering preoperative (sociodemographics, clinical characteristics, imaging, and laboratory findings), intraoperative (timing, technique, and surgical findings), and postoperative (pain using Visual Analogue Scale), complications, and Health-Related Quality of Life using European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-3 Levels variables. …”
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Communication and relationships: how patients perceive informational and interactional organizational justice can improve patient-centered care, a study with samples from Spain and... by Diana Pérez-Arechaederra, Elena Briones, Luis García-Ortiz

“…This study aims to improve the understanding of patients’ experiences with health care organizations to enable health care service management to enhance patient-centered care quality. Given the structural differences in healthcare systems in Spain and the U.S., we examined both contexts to strengthen our analysis of patient perceptions that are critical for improving patient-centered care across different systems. …”
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Species Diversity, Biomass Production and Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Protected Area of Uttarakhand, India by Geetanjali Upadhyay, Lalit M. Tewari, Ashish Tewari, Naveen Chandra Pandey, Sheetal Koranga, Zishan Ahmad Wani, Geeta Tewari, Ravi K. Chaturvedi

“…Using random sampling methods, data were gathered from six distinct forest communities. …”
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Cuidados paliativos à criança com câncer [Palliative care to child with cancer] by Jael Rúbia Figueiredo de Sá França, Solange Fátima Geraldo da Costa, Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega, Maria Emília Limeira Lopes

“…It was conducted with ten nurses working at a pediatric unit of a public hospital in João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, from April to June, 2010. Data were collected by means of semi-structured interview and treated with categorical content analysis. …”
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Identifying Shahid Sattari’s Strategic Leadership Competencies: Teachings for Public Managers by Naser Asgari

“…Results The model of Shahid Sattari’s strategic leadership competencies is structured around eight pervasive themes, each encompassing specific traits and capabilities: Belief Competencies: Demonstrated through strong religious affiliation, spiritualism, and deeply held ethical convictions. …”
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A look beyond the needle: high prevalence of injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs in Zanzibar by Stephen M. Kibusi, Khadija K. Mohamed, Elihuruma E. Stephano, Angelina A. Joho, Azan Nyundo, Bonaventura C.T. Mpondo

“…Participants were selected from known hot spots, methadone clinics, sober houses and health facilities. A standardized structured questionnaire that evaluates high-risk injecting habits was used for data collection. …”
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Prediction and validation of mechanical properties of self-compacting geopolymer concrete using combined machine learning methods a comparative and suitability assessment of the be... by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Ahmed M. Ebid, Paul Awoyera, Viroon Kamchoom, Evelin Rosero, María Albuja, Carlos Mancheno

“…First, there is a great environmental necessity to eliminate these industrial wastes and their usage in a solid waste upcycling system to ensure structural sustainability creates an avenue for this process. …”
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