Implementing community drug checking in smaller urban communities: a qualitative study exploring contextual factors to consider by Abby Hutchison, Karen Urbanoski, Dennis Hore, Bruce Wallace

“…In this study, we explored the contextual factors that service users and implementers consider to be important for context specific drug checking services within smaller communities. Methods Data collection involved 39 semi-structured interviews with prospective drug checking service users and service implementers from six harm reduction services in four smaller communities on Vancouver Island, BC. …”
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Exploring the influence of Sternberg's thinking styles on students' mathematical creative problem-solving by Julia Noviani, Nurul Qomariyah Ahmad, Indah Puspita Dewi, Mahfudzah Ulfa

“…These students were analyzed further through their written responses and semi-structured interviews to gain deeper insights into their mathematical creative thinking processes. …”
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Association of stress with nutrition literacy, eating behavior, and physical activity: A cross-sectional study of university students in Bangladesh. by Towhid Hasan, Nibadita Majumder, Marjia Sultana, Md Mahmudul Hasan Shohag, Nishat Subah Tithi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2024 among 450 students of Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire assessing socio-demographic characteristics, perceived stress (perceived stress scale [PSS]), nutrition literacy (nutrition literacy scale [NLS]), healthy eating behavior (healthy eating behavior scale [HEBS]) and physical activity (international physical activity questionnaire - short form [IPAQ-SF]).…”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards diabetes mellitus among Chiro town population, Eastern Ethiopia by Wondimagegn Wolde, Abel Desalegn Demeke, Daniel Atle, Dechasa Girma, Samuel Hailu

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 764 subjects. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect the socio-demographic information of the study participants. …”
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On Job Training and Employee Productivity in Banking Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Kabale Branch. by Nakero, Sarah

“…The research engaged a total of twenty eight (28) respondents. Data collection tools used included structured questionnaire and interview guides. …”
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Factors Associated with Male Partner Support During Pregnancy and Child Birth in Kabale District. by Niwarinda, Denesi

“…Both predictor variables including health facility service factors, social-cultural factors, and demographics as well as support as an outcome were assessed using a semi-structured questionnaire. Quantitative data generated from the field was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presented in frequencies and percentages, and logistics regression was used to trace the associations between study variables and male partner support during pregnancy and childbirth at a 0.05 level of significance. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…About 108 students were randomly selected using the systematic sampling method. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for one month with the help of a trained research assistant. …”
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Designing and Construction of a Traditional Hand Bellow Device. by Olwal, Dunoish

“…These devices typically comprise two main components: a flexible structure that channels air to oxidize fuel and a heat-resistant base that serves as a container for the intense heat required for metal smithing. …”
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Impact of Smallholder Tea Production in Buhunga Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Kyarisiima, Leticia

“…The study employs a mixed-methods research design, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches. A structured questionnaire was administered to 200 smallholder tea farmers selected through stratified random sampling. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anaemia in Pregnancy among Women Receiving Antenatal Care at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital by Ojom, James

“…Demographic, socioeconomic, obstetric and nutritional data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Compensation Packages and Employees’ Job Performance: A Case Study of National Population Council, Uganda by Raymond, Asiimwe

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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…About 108 students were randomly selected using the systematic sampling method. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for a period of one month with the help of a trained research assistant. …”
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A novel phosphocholine‐mimetic inhibits a pro‐inflammatory conformational change in C‐reactive protein by Johannes Zeller, Karen S Cheung Tung Shing, Tracy L Nero, James D McFadyen, Guy Krippner, Balázs Bogner, Sheena Kreuzaler, Jurij Kiefer, Verena K Horner, David Braig, Habiba Danish, Sara Baratchi, Mark Fricke, Xiaowei Wang, Michel G Kather, Bernd Kammerer, Kevin J Woollard, Prerna Sharma, Craig J Morton, Geoffrey Pietersz, Michael W Parker, Karlheinz Peter, Steffen U Eisenhardt

“…We recently identified a novel mechanism that leads to a conformational change from the native, functionally relatively inert, pentameric CRP (pCRP) structure to a pentameric CRP intermediate (pCRP*) and ultimately to the monomeric CRP (mCRP) form, both exhibiting highly pro‐inflammatory effects. …”
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KARAKTERISRIK KRISTAL DAN OPTIK NANOPARTIKEL ZINC OXIDE: KAJIAN EFEK MOLARITAS DALAM PROSES HIDROTHERMAL by Togar Saragi, Yonatan R Purba, Satria Auffa, Maria Oktaviani, Edward Simanjuntak, Tuti Susilawati, Norman Syakir, Mariah Kartawidjaja, Risdiana Risdiana, Ayi Bahtiar

“…From XRD measurement, it was observed that samples have hexagonal wurtzite structure and all peaks are well fitted with JCPDS:36-1451 data. …”
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Mapping and Analyzing Research on COVID-19 and the Stock Market: A Bibliometric Analysis by Younes Nobakht

“…Regarding the intellectual structure of research in the field of COVID-19 and the stock market in the country, the evaluation of the intellectual structure in bibliometric analysis is usually done by examining the most frequent keywords and their co-occurrence. …”
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Protective mechanism of weathering steel rust layers in atmospheric environments and their stabilization treatment technologies by Junyi GAO, Weichen XU, Binbin ZHANG, Canming LI, Guobao LI, Baorong HOU

“…The initial process of rust formation has been described, beginning with localized sites that gradually coalesce. The dual-layered structure of rust has been introduced, and recent studies have proposed a multi-layered structure, with the specific contribution of each layer clarified. …”
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A Digitally Enhanced Ethnography for Craft Action and Process Understanding by Xenophon Zabulis, Partarakis Nikolaos, Vasiliki Manikaki, Ioanna Demeridou, Arnaud Dubois, Inés Moreno, Valentina Bartalesi, Nicolò Pratelli, Carlo Meghini, Sotiris Manitsaris, Gavriela Senteri

“…By distinguishing between endurant (tools, materials, objects) and perdurant (actions, events, transformations) entities, we propose a structured methodology for analyzing craft gestures, material behaviors, and production workflows. …”
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Nipocalimab, an immunoselective FcRn blocker that lowers IgG and has unique molecular properties by Nilufer P. Seth, Rui Xu, Matthew DuPrie, Amit Choudhury, Samuel Sihapong, Steven Tyler, James Meador, William Avery, Edward Cochran, Thomas Daly, Julia Brown, Laura Rutitzky, Lynn Markowitz, Sujatha Kumar, Traymon Beavers, Sayak Bhattacharya, Hsin Chen, Viraj Parge, Karen Price, Yang Wang, Siddharth Sukumaran, Yvonne Pao, Katie Abouzahr, Fiona Elwood, Jay Duffner, Sucharita Roy, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Jonathan J. Hubbard, Leona E. Ling

“…In vitro experiments and in vivo studies in mice and cynomolgus monkeys generated data that align with observations from clinical studies of nipocalimab in IgG autoantibody- and alloantibody-mediated diseases.…”
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The innovation and local culture in the production of specialty coffee in Short Food Supply Chains and their impacts on environmental sustainability by Amanda dos Santos Negreti Campos, Giuliana Aparecida Santini Pigatto, Renato Dias Baptista, Timóteo Ramos Queiroz

“…This is a qualitative-quantitative research, with multiple case studies. Data was collected through semi-structured interview observation and documents, and analysis was carried out using Fisher's Exact Test. …”
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Cu‐Co Dual Sites Tandem Synergistic Effect Boosting Neutral Low Concentration Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia by Wenhao Yang, Ziwei Chang, Xu Yu, Ping Wu, Ruxiang Shen, Lianzhou Wang, Xiangzhi Cui, Jianlin Shi

“…The designed Cu‐CoP catalyst exhibits an ammonia yield of 7.65 mg h−1 cm−2 and a Faraday efficiency of 85.1% at −1.0 V under neutral low‐concentration nitrate (10 m M), which is the highest ammonia yield in the reported data. In situ characterization and theoretical calculations confirm the tandem synergistic effect, in which the Cu site favors the adsorption and activation of NO3− to form NO2−, and concurrently modulates the electronic structure of the Co site with optimized Hads adsorption resulting in the significantly enhanced NO3−RR at neutral low concentration nitrate.…”
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