Caregiver experience of specialist hospice palliative care in rural communities: A qualitative study exploring rural culture, hospice nurse characteristics, roles, and carer strate... by Rowan Daniel Beaumont Bell, Caren Amanda Barnett, Matthew Joseph Wilson, Philippa Marie Twigg

“…Objectives: To explore how caregivers perceive a specialist hospice palliative care service, and how it could adapt to rural community needs. Design: Semi-structured interviews over 6 months with bereaved carers of patients under specialist hospice care. …”
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The joint effect of weight-adjusted waist index and physical activity on all-cause mortality in Chinese elderly patients with multimorbidity: A study based on the CLHLS from 2011 t... by Bingbing Fan, Kexin Ren, Lang Li

“…Our findings support integrating structured exercise interventions and routine WWI monitoring into clinical care to improve survival outcomes in this population.…”
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Development of Engineering Models of Nanosatellites for Student Training by V. Е. Evchik, A. A. Spiridonov, D. V. Ushakov, V. S. Baranova, I. A. Shalatonin, V. A. Saechnikov

“…The experience gained in conducting experiments, processing telemetry, and structuring information in the database is used for further development. …”
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Comparative Study of Blockchain Hashing Algorithms with a Proposal for HashLEA by Abdullah Sevin, Abdu Ahmed Osman Mohammed

“…Blockchain has several unique features: data integrity, security, privacy, and immutability. …”
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Dermatological conditions associated with dental professionals in Saudi Arabia by Raghad Mohammed Alzaid, Rafi Ahmad Togoo, Amjad Saad Alshehri, Raneem Mohammed Alribah, Rawan Zaid Asiri, Raneem Mohammed Alhefze

“…Methods: The present observational study was carried out on 100 study subjects, including dental students and staff, using a self-administered and structured questionnaire to assess demographic variables, awareness information, and knowledge about work-related skin lesions. …”
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Delay in diagnosis of cancer in Iraq: Implications for survival and health outcomes at Children’s Welfare Teaching Hospital in Baghdad by Widad Yadalla, Mazin F. Al-Jadiry, Safaa A. Faraj, Hasanein H. Ghali, Aaron Shakow, Muhummed N. Kasmani, Mary C. Smith Fawzi, Salma A. Al-Hadad

“… # Methods A cohort of 346 children presenting for cancer care between January 1-December 31, 2012 was included in the study. Data were obtained through structured interviews with caregivers and from medical charts. …”
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Exploring community participation in environmental conservation: insights from Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa by Zamikhaya Gladwell Gotyi, Nontle Handi

“…Interviews, focus groups and field observations were used to collect data from the participants, which was then thematically analysed.ResultsFindings reveal a tripartite model of community engagement: structured involvement through local NGOs, government-led initiatives such as the Extended Public Works Programme, and isolated voluntary actions driven by cultural values. …”
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Challenges and Strategies for the Retention of Female Construction Professionals: An Empirical Study in Australia by Sepani Senaratne, Shashini Jayakodi, Ryan David Pascoe, Annalise Atkins

“…Identifying this gap, this study led to an empirical research phase to gather the firsthand experiences of 14 senior female professionals in Australia through semi-structured interviews. Subsequently, the gathered data was analysed through content analysis using NVivo software (2020). …”
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Early-life snack and drink consumption patterns among children: findings from a U.S. birth cohort study by Samantha Manning, Ahmed Alkadi, Ying Meng, Hongzhe Xu, Tong Tong Wu, Jin Xiao

“…Participants were Medicaid-eligible, and dietary data were collected through structured questionnaires at 12, 18, and 24 months. …”
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Gestational glucose intolerance (GGI) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among antenatal women attending urban community health centers of Lucknow: A cross-sectional study by Pradeep K. Gautam, Monika Agarwal, Anjoo Agarwal, V. K. Singh, Sugandha Jauhari

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from May 2019 to June 2020 among pregnant women attending the antenatal outpatient department (OPD) at secondary level health facilities in urban Lucknow. A semi-structured interview schedule was administered to the study subjects for collecting the relevant information and 75 g of oral glucose tolerance test was performed irrespective of the meal. …”
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The effect of strength training on IL-6 levels and muscle fitness: an empirical study on sedentary adolescents by Yanuar Alfan Triardhana, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Bayu Agung Pramono, Shery Iris Zalillah, Dewangga Yudhistira

“…Discussion: Strength training effectively reduces inflammation and enhances fitness, consistent with prior exercise research. Conclusion: Structured strength training significantly improves IL-6 levels and muscular fitness, supporting its role in addressing adolescent sedentarism. …”
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Retrospective analysis of the impact of dietary counselling and nutritional assessment on patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis by Vandana Verma, Vinant Bhargawa, Vasundhara Bengani, Shweta Sharma, Rabiya Rehan

“…Mean serum albumin increased by +0.19 g/dL (P < 0.05), and cholesterol levels decreased by −6 mg/dL (P < 0.05), highlighting the effectiveness of dietary interventions. Conclusion: Structured dietary counselling significantly enhances the nutritional outcomes of dialysis patients. …”
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Relationship Between Preservation of Built Cultural Heritage and Economic Development in Lisbon and Porto: Cultural Legacy and Urban Revitalization as Serial Mediation Mechanisms by Rosa Rodrigues, João Caldeira Heitor, Helena Pimentel, Tiago Lopes

“…Employing a cross-sectional, quantitative approach grounded in a hypothetico-deductive methodology, data were collected from 633 tourists aged 18 to 73 years (57.2% female) via a structured questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia among Adult Male Camel Milk Consumers and Nonconsumers in Rural Rajasthan: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study by Vaishali Soni, Pritam Halder, Vatsala Soni

“…After obtaining informed consent a semi-structured interview schedule containing sociodemographic, dietary characteristics were introduced to all participants in June 2013. …”
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Skill set or mind set? Associations between health literacy, patient activation and health. by Samuel G Smith, Laura M Curtis, Jane Wardle, Christian von Wagner, Michael S Wolf

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A secondary analysis of baseline cross-sectional data from the LitCog cohort of older adults was used. …”
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Safety huddle in healthcare settings: a concept analysis by Ibrahim Ghoul, Abdullah Abdullah, Fateh Awwad, Latefa Ali Dardas

“…Results Five core attributes emerged: (1) structured communication (e.g., SBAR, checklists), (2) interdisciplinary collaboration, (3) time-bound, goal-oriented design, (4) proactive risk prediction, and (5) contextual adaptability. …”
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Oncofetal HMGA2 attenuates genotoxic damage induced by topoisomerase II target compounds through the regulation of local DNA topology by Syed Moiz Ahmed, Peter Dröge

“…Our recent studies indicated that the oncofetal chromatin structuring high‐mobility group AT‐hook 2 (HMGA2) protein plays an important role as a DNA replication fork chaperone in coping with DNA topological ramifications that occur during replication stress, both genomewide and at fragile sites such as subtelomeres. …”
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The Relation between Pregnant Women's Self-Efficacy and Their Maternal-Fetal Attachment by Hadayat A. Amasha, Shaymaa A. Abdel-Haleem, Abeer M. El Maghawery, Gehan A. Elbahlowan

“…Methods: The study was carried out at the Specialized Maternity Hospital in Port-Said, Egypt, using a cross-sectional analytic study design on a sample of 240 pregnant women attending the setting for follow-up singleton normal pregnancy. The data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire with two standard scales, namely the Maternal Self-Efficacy Scale and Maternal-Fetal Attachment (MFA) Scale. …”
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Medical practitioners’ experiences and considerations when managing sleep medication for adolescents and young adults by Nanna Maria Andersen, Ásthildur Árnadóttir, Tora Grauers Willadsen, Gritt Overbeck

“…The perspectives of medical practitioners on prescribing sleep medications to this age group remain largely unexplored.Aim This study aims to investigate the considerations of general practitioners (GPs) and child and adolescent psychiatrists (psychiatrists) when prescribing and deprescribing sleep medications for 13–24-year-olds.Methods We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with 10 GPs and six psychiatrists. …”
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Exploring Immediate and Sustained Changes in Teaching Practices Following Midterm Student Feedback by Rebecca L. Taylor, Kris Knorr, Michelle Ogrodnik, Peter Sinclair

“…The study involved two phases of data collection: initially, a semi-structured in-person interview or survey completed one to three months following the conclusion of an instructor’s refined course, followed by an additional interview one year after the instructor’s course refinement. …”
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