Mentorship in a Caribbean Medical School: A Cross-Sectional Study of Mentors and Mentees by Shastri Motilal, Patrick Harnarayan, Andrea Garbutt, Vrunda Sakharkar, Morton Frankson, Subir Gupta, Maisha Emmanuel

“…These findings highlight the need for structured mentorship programmes in Caribbean medical education. …”
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Impact of an Innovative Classroom-Based Lecture Series on Residents’ Evaluations of an Anesthesiology Rotation by Pedro Tanaka, David Yanez, Hendrikus Lemmens, Adam Djurdjulov, Lena Scotto, Lindsay Borg, Kim Walker, Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell, Alex Macario

“…Rotation evaluation scores for overall teaching quality improved with implementation of a new structured slide daily lectures series.…”
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Exploring the meaning, role and experiences of a patient-led social innovation for people affected by cancer: a new collaborative care model complementing traditional cancer rehabi... by Frida Smith, Lisa Vaughn, Andreas Hellström, Erik Eriksson, Katrín Ásta Gunnarsdóttir, Anna Genell, Carina Mannefred, Thomas Björk-Eriksson

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning, role and experiences of Kraftens Hus stakeholders using a patient and public involved methodology.Methods To understand and map the experiences of visitors to Kraftens Hus, we applied concept mapping (CM), a mixed methods approach where data are collected and analysed in four structured steps designed to capture the diverse perspectives of multiple stakeholders. …”
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Achieving the SDGs through a Resource Nexus Approach: Lessons from the African E-mobility Transition by Luisa Ferolla Spyer Prates, Christian P. Schneider, Christina Dornack, Edeltraud Guenther, Dominik Möst, Daniel Karthe

“…This study analyses how this assumed connection holds through the case study of the dynamically growing African e-mobility sector. Relying on original data gathered from semi-structured interviews with management personnel in fourteen leading e-mobility companies across Sub-Saharan Africa, it is shown that while a Resource Nexus approach helps in understanding the issues facing the sector in a novel way, there exist some issues with the concept that reduce its usefulness in practice. …”
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Assessment of calorie intake and micronutrient consumption in rural North-Central Nigeria by Abubakar Yah-Ya Ibrahim, Kayode Ayantoye, Ambali Olatunji Yusuf, Salau Shehu Abdulganiyu

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The social ecological model of interpersonal health communication among rural older residents: a consensual qualitative study by Weijuan Kong, Cailing Yang, Xinjin Li, Yanhua Ning, Jing Shi, Lingna Liu, Haiyan Liu, Yahong Guo, Meiman Li

“…ObjectivesTo explore the ecology of interpersonal health communication behavior among older residents in rural areas of western China.MethodsAdopted semi-structured interviews with 15 older residents and 15 family doctors in rural areas of five prefecture level cities in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China. …”
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Terminally ill head and neck cancer patients and AI: Opportunities and prospects by Gargi S. Sarode, Sachin C. Sarode

“…These include pain management and symptom control through predictive modeling, psychosocial support via AI-powered chatbots, treatment decision support by synthesizing patient data, automated radiation planning, end-of-life planning with AI-driven decision support systems, facilitating family communication through structured guidance and emotional support, and legacy building using AI-enabled digital platforms for preserving personal narratives. …”
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Understanding the Impact of Assistive Technology on Users’ Lives in England: A Capability Approach by Rebecca Joskow, Dilisha Patel, Anna Landre, Kate Mattick, Catherine Holloway, Jamie Danemayer, Victoria Austin

“…It aims to address limitations in conventional AT impact assessments, which often prioritize clinical outcomes or user satisfaction, by offering a deeper account of how impact is experienced in everyday life. Drawing on data from a nationally representative survey of 7000 disabled adults and children, as well as six focus group discussions and 28 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders across the WHO 5Ps framework (People, Providers, Personnel, Policy, and Products), the study applies Amartya Sen and Martha Nussbaum’s Capability Approach to explore these experiences. …”
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How Can We Engage Oncology Care Providers and Glioblastoma Patients in Conversations About Physical Activity: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framewor... by Jodi E. Langley, Grace Warner, Christine Cassidy, Robin Urquhart, Mary MacNeil, Melanie R. Keats

“…We conducted 19 semi-structured interviews guided by the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation–Behaviour (COM-B) model and further refined them by the theoretical domains framework (TDF). …”
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Comparison of athlete diet index and body composition between professional and non-professional athletes: a comparative cross-sectional study by Elaheh Dehghani, Zahra Gohari Dezfuli, Sakineh Shab Bidar, Fereshteh Torki, Tohid Seif Barghi, Kurosh Djafarian

“…Additionally, professional athletes exhibited higher ADI scores, indicating better adherence to sports nutrition guidelines.Conclusions These findings highlight the benefits of structured training and personalized nutrition in achieving favorable body composition. …”
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Experiences of Iranian Patients with Thalassemia Major Regarding Their Palliative and Supportive Care Needs: A Qualitative Content Analysis by Mehrnaz Ahmadi, Maryam Rassouli, Mahin Gheibizadeh, Abbas Ebadi, Marziyeh Asadizaker

“…The study involvedin-depth semi-structured individual interviews with 20 individuals living with β-TM at a universityhospital in Ahvaz, Iran. …”
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Functional Diagnostic System for Multichannel Mine Lifting Machine Working in Factor Cluster Analysis Mode by Zimovets V. I., Shamatrin S. V., Olada D. E., Kalashnykova N. I.

“…The proposed algorithm allows performing factor cluster analysis in the case of structured feature vectors of several recognition classes. …”
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Human and Multi-Robot Collaboration in Indoor Environments: A Review of Methods and Application Potential for Indoor Construction Sites by Francis Xavier Duorinaah, Mathanraj Rajendran, Tae Wan Kim, Jung In Kim, Seulbi Lee, Seulki Lee, Min-Koo Kim

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Beyond the Stethoscope: Burnout Syndrome Among Interns and Postgraduates in a South Indian Tertiary Care Setting by Vijayakarthikeyan M, Megan Sarah Mathew, Raju Kannan S, Sangeetha S

“…Materials and Methods: It is a facility based analytical cross-sectional study conducted among 300 interns and postgraduates of a tertiary care hospital. Data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Machine learning for improved size estimation of complex marine particles from noisy holographic images by Zonghua Liu, Zonghua Liu, Marika Takeuchi, Yéssica Contreras, Thangavel Thevar, Alex Nimmo-Smith, John Watson, Sarah L. C. Giering

“…Here we develop a machine-learning-based method for determining the size of natural objects recorded in digital holograms. A structured-forests-based edge detector is trained and refined for detecting the particle (soft) edges. …”
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Roles of health promotion researchers in the planning stages of a global urban health promotion initiative: understandings identified from an interview-based case study by Sophie Meyer, Sophie Meyer, Nathalia González-Jaramillo, Annika Frahsa, Annika Frahsa

“…We used a global initiative to promote governance for health and wellbeing in five cities of different low-and middle-income countries as a case study to analyze senior-level researchers’ understanding of their role within the initiative.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative content analysis, supported by computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software, of verbatim interview transcripts from semi-structured qualitative interviews with the full sample of senior-level health promotion researchers (n = 5) who supported implementation of the initiative.ResultsWe identified three diverging types of local researchers’ roles understandings: (1) active deep involvement in collaborative arrangements, (2) balancing between active involvement and passively supporting, and (3) passively supporting the initiative. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for NGO-government collaboration in healthcare systems of developing countries by Ali Vafaee Najar, Esmat Pardasi, Mehrdad Salehi, Bahare Boshrouei Shargh, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…Method: A qualitative study was conducted using 54 semi-structured interviews with managers from the governmental healthcare sector and active NGO leaders at the national level between 2023 and 2024. …”
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The New Sociopolitical and Economic Dynamics of Digitalisation and Automation in Romania’s Automotive Industry by Irina Alina Popescu, Irina Elena Ion, Klára Čermáková, Radu Cristian Mușetescu, Ramona Iulia Dieaconescu, Ana-Maria Marinoiu

“…The research is based on the analysis of secondary sources, as well as the analysis and interpretation of valuable primary data collected through the semi-structured interview method, explored in depth with the help of latent content analysis. …”
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Assessing the socioeconomic and heterogeneous impacts of noise pollution on food markets in Akure metropolis, Nigeria by Adewale Isaac Olutumise, Lawrence Olusola Oparinde, Modupe Mary Oloruntoba, Soliu Abdulqoyum Oluwafemi, Feyisayo Aderogba Oluwasanmi, Abiodun Festus Akinrotimi, Olanrewaju Peter Oladoyin, Igbekele Amos Ajibefun

“…This study addresses this gap by examining the socioeconomic and heterogeneous impacts of noise pollution on food markets in Akure Metropolis, Nigeria. Using primary data collected from 120 food vendors across four major markets, noise levels were measured with a sonometer, while a well-structured questionnaire captured the marketers’ socioeconomic characteristics and perceptions. …”
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Determinants of Youth Participation in Rice Cultivation in South-Eastern Nigeria by Izuogu Chibuzo, Daniel Adu Ankrah, Umeh Ngozi E, Ebenehi Ojomugbokenyode, Musaaab Ibrahim, Iroegbu Susan, Ekweanya Ndidiamaka, Okorie Amah David

“…Multi-stage sampling procedure was used in selecting 312 respondents for the study. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire and analysed using mean scores, percentages, and regression analysis. …”
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