Opportunities for guiding development: insights from first-year life science majors’ use of metacognition by Julie Dangremond Stanton, Stephanie M. Halmo, Rayna J. Carter, Kira A. Yamini, Deborah Ososanya

“…Guided by the metacognition framework, we collected data from 52 undergraduates at three institutions using semi-structured interviews. …”
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Gay and Bisexual Men's Perceptions of the Donation and Use of Human Biological Samples for Research: A Qualitative Study. by Chris Patterson, Lisa M McDaid, Shona Hilton

“…In this study we examine gay and bisexual men's attitudes towards donating biosamples for HIV research. Semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with 46 gay and bisexual men aged between 18 and 63 recruited in commercial gay scene venues in two Scottish cities. …”
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Perspectives of family medicine residents on artificial intelligence for survival estimation in patients with serious illness. by Gemma Postill, Anglin Dent, Jill Dombroski, Amol A Verma, Jeff Myers, Tavis Apramian

“…Our qualitative study draws on semi-structured interview data from 18 family medicine residents in Canada. …”
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South African midwife specialists practice: Medico-legal experts’ experiences by Kagiso P. Tukisi, Zelda Janse van Rensburg, Wanda Jacobs

“…Six medico-legal experts identified through a snowball sampling technique participated in virtual, semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed using Collaizi’s descriptive method. …”
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EMPLOYEE OUTPUT OF SELECTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA: THE ROLE OF WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY by Edafe Bawa DOGO, Mercy Ijeuru FRANCIS-ODII, Oluwajuwon Gabriel ARIYO, Mercy Olohigbe FELIX-NWAKALAMBA

“…A total of 403 employees were sampled from three selected deposit money banks in Ogun State, Nigeria. Primary data were collected using a structured and validated questionnaire and analyzed using inferential statistics (regression analysis) at a 5% significance level. …”
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Cardiorespiratory Complications in Neonates Born to Diabetic Mothers by Naila Kanwal, Samiya, Rafia Gul, Zahid, Muhammad Shahzad, Anum Zia

“…Relevant maternal, perinatal, and neonatal data were recorded using a structured proforma. …”
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Designerly and entrepreneurial thinking in architectural practice: A case study of Al Stratford by Christo Vosloo

“…This research adopts a qualitative approach, combining a comprehensive literature review with primary data collection through a semi-structured interview. …”
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Caregiver burden and quality of life among family caregivers of hemodialysis patients from South India by Afina Azeez, Srikant Ambatipudi

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among conveniently sampled, consenting family caregivers (N = 200) of HD patients in tertiary care dialysis centers in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, from March 2022 to May 2022. A structured interview schedule was used to collect sociodemographic data from participants. …”
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Determine the Factors Affecting the Quality of Internal Shariah Audits: A Review Paper on Islamic Banking in Libya by Adel K. Alghamati, S. M. Ferdous Azam, Ali Khatibi

“…Design/Methodology/ This study will employ qualitative research methods, gathering data through interviews with employees of Libyan Islamic banks using semi-structured questions, grounded theory, and thematic analysis. …”
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Midwives’ competence in interpretation of the intrapartum cardiotocograph at public hospitals in Gauteng: An explanatory sequential mixed-methods study by Sanele Lukhele, Fhumulani Mavis Mulaudzi, Rodwell Gundo

“…During phase one, 122 midwives in Johannesburg and Tshwane District filled in self-administered questionnaires, and during phase two, 30 midwives took part in semi-structured qualitative interviews. The data from both phases was analyzed separately and then integrated using the Pillar Integration Process. …”
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Group Qigong for Adolescent Inpatients with Anorexia Nervosa: Incentives and Barriers. by Juliette Gueguen, Marie-Aude Piot, Massimiliano Orri, Andrea Gutierre, Jocelyne Le Moan, Sylvie Berthoz, Bruno Falissard, Nathalie Godart

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A qualitative study therefore sought to obtain a deeper understanding of how young patients with severe AN experience qigong and to determine the incentives and barriers to adherence to qigong, to understanding its meaning, and to applying it in other contexts. Data were collected through 16 individual semi-structured face-to-face interviews and analyzed with the interpretative phenomenological analysis method. …”
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Parallel VMamba and Attention-Based Pneumonia Severity Prediction from CXRs: A Robust Model with Segmented Lung Replacement Augmentation by Bouthaina Slika, Fadi Dornaika, Karim Hammoudi

“…Integrated in a parallel multi-image regions approach, VMamba effectively captures global and local contextual features through structured state-space modeling, improving feature representation and robustness in medical image analysis. …”
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Managing labour relations in the correctional services: HR practitioner perspectives by Lene I. Graupner, Lesley I. Makau

“…A sample size of 21 participants was selected through purposive sampling. The data were gathered using semi-structured interviews; the recorded responses were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Investigation of the Challenges of Public Education Centre Instructors by Esen Altunay, Evrim Erol

“…For this purpose, to obtain in-depth information about the challenges of adult instructors in Adult Education Centres, the phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was preferred in the study, and the study group was formed from thirty-six participants determined by maximum diversity sampling, one of the purpose sampling techniques. The research data were collected with a semi-structured interview form. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in a Rural area of Goa: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study by Ronald Robin, Vanita G Pinto Da Silva

“…Methods: A Community based cross sectional study was conducted amongst individuals ≥18 years residing in field practice area of Rural health & training centre, Mandur, Goa. A semi structured questionnaire with Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to collect data. …”
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The missing link? Pharmacists’ perspectives on discontinuation of long-term antidepressants: a qualitative study by Ellen Van Leeuwen, Els Mehuys, Chris F. Johnson, An-Sofie De Keyzer, Koen Boussery, Thierry Christiaens

“…Design: Qualitative study. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 Belgian community pharmacists until data saturation. …”
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Exploring the unmet needs of family caregivers of cancer patients in Southwest Nigeria by P.O. Amoo, N. Busisiwe

“…Methods: An ethnographic approach was employed, involving semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and ethnographic observations. …”
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Chronic kidney disease prevalence and associated risk factors in hypertensive adults at Burao general hospital, Burao City, Somaliland: a cross-sectional study by Dek Kahin Yosef, Yusuf Ahmed Ali

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of CKD and its associated risk factors among hypertensive adults at the Burao General Hospital in Somaliland, Somalia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from January to July 2024, enrolling 262 hypertensive adults using consecutive sampling. Data were collected using structured questionnaires addressing sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, and lifestyle choices. …”
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The Consuming soy flour after weight training: An alternative to increase leg muscle strength by Wilda Welis, Rully Effendi, Deby Tri Mario, Ilham Ilham, Nurul Ihsan

“…In conclusion, adding protein supplementation to support weight training can increase muscle strength. Planned, structured and consistent exercise is necessary for any protein supplement to work. …”
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Integration of artificial intelligence in reverse logistics process: enhancing decision-making across planning, execution, and control stages by Pascual Cortes Pellicer, Faustino Alarcon, David Pérez-Perales

“…This review fills a significant gap in the literature by offering a structured analytical framework that categorises AI applications based on decision types and RLP stages, providing an integrated perspective not previously addressed in the field.…”
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