Patient Perspectives on Impact of Weight and Weight Stigma on Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study by Jamie L. Sorensen, Michele M. West, Kathleen M. Robinson, Mary E. Charlton, Ingrid M. Lizarraga, Sarah H. Nash

“…Methods We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 15 breast and 15 cervical cancer survivors diagnosed 2017–2019 in Iowa who had a pre‐diagnosis body mass index of 30+ kg/m2 calculated from their driver's license height and weight. …”
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Patient related factors associated with antiretroviral therapy defaulting among the youth accessing HIV care services in Mzimba, Malawi. by Paul Isaac Kasalu, Matthews Lazaro, Idesi Chilinda

“…Random sampling techniques were used to recruit both ART defaulters and non-defaulters. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. …”
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Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership and Team Dynamics in Agile Software Engineering Projects by Firdews A. Alsalman, Shaymaa A. Chyad

“…A quantitative approach was employed, utilizing structured surveys from 51 Agile professionals (Scrum Masters, developers, and product owners) actively engaged in frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). …”
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An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Awareness of the Sources of Pedagogical Knowledge in a Teacher Education Program by Macías Diego Fernando

“…This research followed a qualitative design with an interpretive approach to inquiry, and the data used were semi-structured interviews and official documents. …”
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“Like a rollercoaster”: carer experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…Methods As part of a clinical evaluation (June 2021 – August 2023), 15 parents participated in a semi-structured interview about their experience of residential treatment. …”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors by chemiluminescent assay in a tertiary care centre by Raja Sundaramoorthy, Ramesh Arunagiri, Vithiya Ganesan, Sethuammal Perumal, Rajendran Tiruvanamalai, Jhansi Charles

“…Methodology: Blood donors (voluntary and replacement), fulfilling national and regional blood bank criteria, attended our blood bank, during Jan 2015-Dec 2016 (included). Retrospective data analysis was performed by a structured database. …”
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Impact of educational intervention on dental students’ competence in managing injuries caused by sharp objects: a quasi-experimental study by Mahdieh Zarabadipour, Negar Gholizadeh, Monirsadat Mirzadeh, Erfan Khorasani

“…Over 60% of injuries went unreported, primarily due to perceived insignificance (44.1%). Conclusions Structured educational interventions, particularly visual aids, enhance SOI management knowledge. …”
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Interpersonal and intrapersonal leadership competencies: an interpretative phenomenological analysis on effective leadership strategies by Marion Koreen Andrea Aquino, Alicia Mae Bumacod, Arizzandra Gerriz Calapine, Jan Marie Therese Yaco, Margarett Luz Dimailig, Avon Pearl Amores, Joseph Francisco

“…The small yet varied sample allowed for an in-depth analysis of personal experiences while ensuring that the findings resonate broadly within the Philippine organizational context. Data collection involved in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted via Microsoft Teams. …”
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Intracurricular Factors Influencing Medical Students’ Specialty Choice: A Systematic Review by Schoon B, Kötter T

“…The studies were highly heterogeneous regarding research methods and the quality of reporting.Conclusion: Involving students in the planning and structuring of clinical phases, active feedback, voluntary offerings, seminars/simulations, and involvement in the clinical team can increase a specialty preference. …”
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Gestão da segurança e saúde no trabalho em empresas produtoras de baterias automotivas: um estudo para identificar boas práticas Management of occupational health and safety in aut... by Otávio José de Oliveira, Alessandra Bizan de Oliveira, Renan Augusto de Almeida

“…The main objective of this paper is to identify best practices and the main difficulties related to OSH management at automobile battery manufacturers in the midwest of the State of São Paulo, using the double case study method. Data was collected using on-site observation, document analysis and semi-structured interviews with managers and collaborators. …”
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APPLICATION OF BIM IN MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: BARRIER FACTORS AND SOLUTION STRATEGIES: A CASE STUDY OF CHENGDU MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT by Jiahao Chen, Laemthong Laokhongthavorn

“…This paper makes use of semi-structured interviews and literature evaluations to evaluate every influencing aspect earlier than by conducting quantitative research. …”
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Predictors of malnutrition among adolescents in Egypt: a nationwide cross-sectional study by Nehal M. El-Koofy, Marwa Sabry Rizk, Marwa M. Zein, Eman Mohamed Ibraheim Moawad, Sara Tarek

“…Methodology A cross-sectional study in which a structured interview questionnaire was administered to 4064 young adolescents aged 10–14 recruited from 11 Egyptian governorates. …”
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Intervention model in reducing the unmet need for contraception: a systematic literature review on technology-based, community, and health worker interventions by Lia Nurdini, Legina Anggraeni, Loveria Sekarrini, Petriana Ekklesia Mahmud, Sabarinah Prasetyo

“…Health worker-led interventions involved community health volunteers in Nepal, postpartum contraceptive counseling, contraceptive counseling for all ages, structured counseling for childbearing couples in Indonesia, and the "Consult and Choose" client-centered family service in Jordan. …”
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Acceptability and feasibility of shared medical appointments to support self-management of anxiety and depression in primary care in England: a qualitative study of service user/pa... by Fiona Graham, Mei Yee Tang, Megan Hanrahan

“…Therefore, this study set out to better understand the views that adults with anxiety and depression have towards SMAs as a way of receiving care to support self-management in primary care.Design and methods A qualitative study using 1:1 semi-structured interviews which were analysed thematically following Braun and Clarke’s six-phase reiterative process. …”
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Improve the quality of end-of-life in cancer patients using social representations of nutrition by Lucia Inmaculada Llinares-Insa, Encarna Chisbert-Alapont, María Amparo Benedito-Monleón, Pilar González-Navarro

“…The existence of statistical differences between groups (patients and caregivers) was tested by Chi-Square statistics.ResultsResults showed that the perception of nutrition was structured in five categories: health/survival/life (e.g. …”
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Enhancing leaf disease classification using GAT-GCN hybrid model by Shyam Sundhar, Riya Sharma, Priyansh Maheshwari, Suvidha Rupesh Kumar, T. Sunil Kumar

“…GCN has been widely used for learning from graph-structured data, and GAT enhances this by incorporating attention mechanisms to focus on the most important neighbors. …”
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Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescription Among Children Under 5 Years: A Cross‐Sectional Study in a Ghanaian Regional Hospital by Beatrice Obour, Glover Asiedu Appiah, Emmanuel Ayitey Tagoe, Harriet Affran Bonful

“…Patients' sociodemographic characteristics, prescribed antibiotics, principal diagnosis, dose, and duration were extracted using a semi‐structured form. Prescriptions with clinical indication, dose, and duration which did not meet the requirements of the STG were coded as inappropriate. …”
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Analysis of the determinants for using health research evidence in health planning in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. by Pius Kagoma, Richard Mongi, Albino Kalolo

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This quantitative study employed a cross-sectional design. Data on health research evidence and the factors influencing its use were collected using a structured questionnaire from 422 healthcare workers involved in planning within 9 regions of Tanzania from October to December 2023. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity among reproductive-aged women (15-49 years) in Ratnanagar Municipality, Chitwan district, Nepal. by Bedana Sapkota, Aashish Rana, Manish Rajbanshi, Richa Aryal, Susmita Thapa, Lokendra Oli, Jiwan Kumar Poudyal

“…Face-to-face interview was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 (IBM). …”
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Rethinking global health through a better understanding of power, privilege, and influence – the narrative and voices of those who operate in the infectious diseases global health... by Prof Sipho Dlamini, Ms Muneera Rasheed, Dr Frank Kronenberg, Professor Esmita Charani

“…Using a piloted semi-structured interview guide we explored the impact of operating in the Infectious Diseases global health environment on their lives, careers, and populations they serve. …”
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