Breastfeeding Practices among Urban Mothers of Central Kerala, India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fathimathusalma Othayoth, Prabhakumari Chellamma, Sajna Mathumkunnath Vijayan, Jackson Kulampallil Sebastian, Rini Raveendran

“…Details regarding sociodemographic factors, obstetric history, child-related data and breastfeeding practices were collected from mothers using a pretested and semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Fishing to farming livelihood diversification: Perceptions from commercial fishers and shellfish farmers in the United States by Hayley R. Lemoine, Adriane K. Michaelis, Sarah E. Lester

“…We used reflexive thematic analysis to analyse the data we collected from 66 semi‐structured interviews with commercial fishers, shellfish farmers and fisher‐farmers. …”
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How Clinician-Scientists Access and Mobilise Social Capital and Thus Contribute to the Professional Development of Their Colleagues in Their Networks by Esther de Groot, Jasperina Brouwer, Yvette Baggen, Nienke Moolenaar, Manon Kluijtmans, Roger Damoiseaux

“…Ego-level social network data were collected via semi-structured interviews on professional interactions about evidence-based practice with 15 clinician-scientists in the area of general practice and elderly care. …”
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Microgrid Multivariate Load Forecasting Based on Weighted Visibility Graph: A Regional Airport Case Study by Georgios Vontzos, Vasileios Laitsos, Dimitrios Bargiotas, Athanasios Fevgas, Aspassia Daskalopulu, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas

“…The proposed method affords notable benefits to the forecasting of energy demand, offering a versatile tool for various kinds of structures and types of energy production in a microgrid. …”
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Taking action, return-to-work strategies used by Iranian cancer survivors: a qualitative study by Vahid Zamanzadeh, Leila Valizadeh, Ali Sadeghian, Azad Rahmani, Robab Abbasdost, Mohammad Zirak

“…These participants had completed primary cancer treatment and had rich and diverse RTW-related experiences. Data were collected through semi-structured, face-to-face interviews and then analysed using the inductive content analysis approach described by Graneheim and Lundman (2004).Results ‘Active Strategies for Returning to Work’ constituted the main theme and consisted of three categories, including assessing the situation, self-accommodation and impressing the workplace.Conclusions Cancer survivors actively engaged in RTW. …”
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The impact of large-class flipped classrooms incorporating design thinking on self-awareness, team collaboration, learning efficiency, and comprehensive literacy of clinical medici... by Hui Zhang, Xiaomei Wang, Xiaojin Li, Jinghua Zhai, Xiuguo Li, Yan Guo

“…Significant gender differences emerged in resource preferences (males favored interactive resources while females preferred structured materials) and perceived learning burden (p < 0.05). …”
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Indicators of patients with major depressive disorder in need of highly specialized care: A systematic review. by Frédérique C W van Krugten, Meriam Kaddouri, Maartje Goorden, Anton J L M van Balkom, Claudi L H Bockting, Frenk P M L Peeters, Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen, Decision Tool Unipolar Depression (DTUD) Consortium

“…Three reviewers independently executed data extraction by using a pre-piloted, standardized extraction form. …”
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Patient participant, healthcare professional, and stakeholder perspectives on the Pharmacy Homeless Outreach Engagement Non-medical Independent prescribing Rx (PHOENIx) community p... by Hannah Scobie, Shona MacKinnon, Karen Wood, Alessio Albanese, Yvonne Cunningham, Andrea Williamson, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Cian Lombard, Steven Ross, Adnan Araf, Helena Heath, Richard Lowrie, Vibhu Paudyal, Frances Mair

“…Data was analysed thematically using Normalisation Process Theory (NPT) as a conceptual framework.…”
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Environmental Awareness Through Project-Based Learning in Primary Social Science Classrooms in Dhaka: A Qualitative Analysis by Khondokar Sabera Hamid

“…The study promotes structured professional development focused on project-based learning, emphasizing its significance in improving environmental education and fostering a culture of lifelong learning among teachers. …”
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Caregivers’ views on childcare staff’s role in promoting children’s oral health by Dalil Alshammari, Nia Coupe, Sarah Peters, Joanna Goldthorpe

“…Participants were recruited through EYS settings and using online social media. Data were analysed using an inductive and latent reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Where are the Mothers Going to Deliver? A Study of Birthplace Preference in a Rural Community in South-South Nigeria by Glory Ovunda Worgu, Prince Nukoamene Abueh, Siene Oluwatosin Orogun, Lisa Aleruchi Orianwo, Ekene Ajah

“…Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 606 women of childbearing age in a rural Rivers State community. Data were collected through a semi-structured e-questionnaire and analysed using SPSS version 25, employing descriptive and analytical statistics with a significance set at P ≤ 0.05. …”
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Development of a complex multidisciplinary medication review and deprescribing intervention in primary care for older people living with frailty and polypharmacy. by Eloise Radcliffe, Alejandra Recio Saucedo, Clare Howard, Claire Sheikh, Katherine Bradbury, Paul Rutter, Sue Latter, Mark Lown, Lawrence Brad, Simon D S Fraser, Kinda Ibrahim

“…Evidence suggests that this could be facilitated by structured medication review (SMR) and deprescribing processes involving the multidisciplinary team (MDT). …”
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Seeing it from both sides: do approaches to involving patients in improving their safety risk damaging the trust between patients and healthcare professionals? An interview study. by Susan Hrisos, Richard Thomson

“…<h4>Design</h4>Qualitative study, using purposive sampling and semi-structured interviews with patients, their relatives and healthcare professionals. …”
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A qualitative study on the beliefs and perceptions of inaugural PharmD program graduates by Samer Imad Mohammed, Mohammad Yawuz Jamal, Sara Asaad Kadhim, Nisreen Jumaah Jebur, Dania Abdalameer Jaffar

“…The interviews were conducted in a semi-structured format, utilizing a predetermined interview guide that included open-ended questions. …”
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Greed, grievance, and the displacement of identity: Courses of community conflict in the Mahaweli resettlement scheme in Sri Lanka by Pulsie Epa

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study draws on archival research, semi-structured interviews with 35 community members and local officials, and non-participant observation in Hennanigala, Mahaweli C zones. …”
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Time-Dependent Impact of Irreversible Electroporation on Pancreas, Liver, Blood Vessels and Nerves: A Systematic Review of Experimental Studies. by J A Vogel, E van Veldhuisen, P Agnass, J Crezee, F Dijk, J Verheij, T M van Gulik, M R Meijerink, L G Vroomen, K P van Lienden, M G Besselink

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search was performed in Pubmed, Embase and the Cochrane Library for original articles using IRE on pancreas, liver or surrounding structures in animal or human studies. Data on pathology and time between IRE and evaluation were extracted.…”
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Former access to medicine higher education diploma students’ experiences of their diploma course and subsequent professional degree: a qualitative study by Samuel Moffatt, Ibrahim Inzarul Haq, Andrea Laczik

“…Method Fifteen participants who had graduated from medicine or pharmacy after using an ATMC as their entry qualification were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and the data analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Bayesian network analysis of individual-level factors associated with bullying among high school students by Yanmei Feng, Xinyu Luo, Xinrui Li, Yilin Liu, Yong Zeng

“…The data were analyzed using chi-square tests, multifactor logistic regression, and Bayesian network models. …”
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Osteopontin and systemic lupus erythematosus association: a probable gene-gender interaction. by Shizhong Han, Joel M Guthridge, Isaac T W Harley, Andrea L Sestak, Xana Kim-Howard, Kenneth M Kaufman, Bahram Namjou, Harshal Deshmukh, Gail Bruner, Luis R Espinoza, Gary S Gilkeson, John B Harley, Judith A James, Swapan K Nath

“…To control for potential population stratification, admixture adjusted logistic regression, genomic control (GC), structured association (STRAT), and principal components analysis (PCA) were applied. …”
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Reliability and Quality of Complex Systems by D.N. Novomeisky, M.N. Piganov, E.T. Eskibaev

“…These results can be used when selecting the measuring part of the flare discharge processing control device, in the process of optimizing measurement procedures, as well as as input data for the development of an AIS for technological support of the processing of film structures.…”