Bridging the gap: exploring students’ needs, knowledge, and preferences for delivering comprehensive sexuality education in Sierra Leone by Regina Mamidy Yillah, Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Anais Bash-Taqi, Augustus Osborne

“…Using purposive sampling, the study engaged students, educators, school administrators, community leaders, and parents/guardians from 11 diverse schools across four provinces (Northern, Northwestern, Southern, and Western Area) in Sierra Leone. Data were collected through gender-separated focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews, conducted in schools and community settings, with protocols tailored to ensure cultural sensitivity and participant comfort. …”
Get full text

Multiple first-line therapeutic strategies to mitigate artemisinin resistance: cost analysis of a pilot study from a health system perspective in Kaya health district, Burkina Faso by Rosemonde M. Guissou, Jean Moïse T. Kaboré, Issiaka Soulama, Denise Hien, Yacouba Nombré, Alfred B. Tiono, Christian Burri, Sodiomon B. Sirima

“…Quantitative et qualitative data were collected through seven semi-structured and thirty-eight structured interviews. …”
Get full text

Evaluating User Engagement With a Real-Time, Text-Based Digital Mental Health Support App: Cross-Sectional, Retrospective Study by Edward Coffield, Khadeja Kausar

“… BackgroundApproximately 20% of US adults identify as having a mental illness. Structural and other barriers prevent many people from receiving mental health services. …”
Get full text

The role of paraproteins in kidney damage in patients with lymphoproliferative diseases by O. N. Pysarevskaya, A. N. Kotelnikova, S. P. Kazakov, N. P. Potekhin, O. A. Rukavitsyn

“…The highest level of pathological Ig and their structural components was observed in patients with stage III CKD. …”
Get full text

Healthcare workers’ perspectives on integrated oral and antenatal health care at public health facilities in southwestern nigeria: a qualitative study by Love Bukola Ayamolowo, Oluwabunmi Samuel Ibitoye, Ayodeji Omobolanle Esan, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, George Uchenna Eleje, Abideen Olurotimi Salako, Ifeoma Eugenia Idigbe, Joanne Lusher, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan

“…The coding frame was structured according to the research questions, with new codes added iteratively to capture emergent themes. …”
Get full text

In vitro morphological profiling of T cells predicts clinical response to natalizumab therapy in patients with multiple sclerosis by Beatriz Chaves, Juan Carlo Santos e Silva, Helder Nakaya, Nicolas Socquet-Juglard, Florence Bucciarelli, Guilhèn Prunier, Matheus V. Almeida, Claire Lacouture, Saniya Kari, Anne L. Astier, Marco A. Medeiros, João H. M. Silva, Roland Liblau, Vinicius Cotta-de-Almeida, Loïc Dupré

Get full text

Assessing the Cultural Fit of a Digital Sleep Intervention for Refugees in Germany: Qualitative Study by Maja Blomenkamp, Andrea Kiesel, Harald Baumeister, Dirk Lehr, Josef Unterrainer, Lasse B Sander, Kerstin Spanhel

“…A total of 17 semistructured interviews (11 for the adapted, 6 for the nonadapted intervention version) and 9 think-aloud sessions (6 for the adapted, 3 for the nonadapted intervention version) were conducted to assess cultural appropriateness, suggestions for adaptations, and perceived relevance. Data were transcribed, categorized, and analyzed using structured qualitative content analysis. …”
Get full text

Gestión de los Colegios Profesionales de Educación Física y Deporte desde una perspectiva interna (Management of Professional Colleges of Physical Education and Sport from an inte... by Roberto Silva Piñeiro, Jorge Fernando García Unanue

“…The participation of 15 entities was obtained, collecting data that show some similar structural links, shortcomings, positionings and organisational trends. …”
Get full text

Identification of Isoflavonoid Biosynthesis-Related R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors in Callerya speciosa (Champ. ex Benth.) Schot Using Transcriptome-Based Gene Coexpression Analysi... by Linchan Yu, Ding Huang, Jinyuan Gu, Dongjin Pan, Yong Tan, Rongshao Huang, Shaochang Yao

“…The transcriptome data were further validated by reverse transcription real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis, and similar expression profiles between TFs and key structural genes were identified. …”
Get full text

Vitamin D Deficiency and its Propensity for Severe Dengue Fever: A Prospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Care Centre, Odisha, India by Swapna Sarit Sahoo, Bhabesh Chandra Khatua, Thakura Soren, Swapnesh Mishra

“…The diagnosis was confirmed by a Non Structural Protein 1 (NS1) test or a dengue specific IgM or IgG antibodies test using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). …”
Get full text

Barriers and facilitators influencing facility-based childbirth in rural Haiti: a mixed method study with a convergent design by Jean Paul Joseph, Aaron Richterman, Louise C Ivers, Molly F Franke, Hannah Gilbert, Gregory Jerome, Maxi Raymondville, Carly A Rodriguez, Arlene Katz, Gregory Anderson

“…If traditional birth attendants could be involved in care alongside midwives at facilities, women may be more inclined to deliver there. While complex structural barriers remain, the inclusion of matrons at facilities may increase uptake of facility-based childbirths, and ultimately improve maternal and neonatal outcomes.…”
Get full text

Genetic programming-based algorithms application in modeling the compressive strength of steel fiber-reinforced concrete exposed to elevated temperatures by Mohsin Ali, Li Chen, Qadir Bux Alias Imran Latif Qureshi, Deema Mohammed Alsekait, Adil Khan, Kiran Arif, Muhammad Luqman, Diaa Salama Abd Elminaam, Amir Hamza, Majid Khan

“…The proposed models are valid and accurate, providing designers and builders with a practical and adaptable method for estimating strength in SFRC structural applications, particularly under high-temperature conditions.…”
Get full text

Ellipsoid zone reflectivity as a functional imaging biomarker for age-related macular degeneration: a MACUSTAR study report by Yannick N. Liermann, Charlotte Behning, Ben Isselmann, Matthias Schmid, Hannah M. P. Dunbar, Ulrich F. O. Luhmann, Robert P. Finger, Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, Frank G. Holz, Maximilian Pfau, Chi D. Luu, Marlene Saßmannshausen, Sarah Thiele, the MACUSTAR consortium

“…Participants with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and controls from the MACUSTAR study underwent functional testing, including mesopic fundus-controlled perimetry, best-corrected visual acuity, low-luminance visual acuity, low-luminance deficit, Moorfields Acuity Test, and Pelli-Robson contrast sensitivity, along with spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging. Structural and functional data were analyzed globally and spatially aligned for topographic analysis. …”
Get full text

Surface-based morphometry of the cerebral cortex in cognitive impairments of varying severity in patients with age-related cerebral small vessel disease by Elena I. Kremneva, Larisa A. Dobrynina, Kamila V. Shamtieva, Victoria V. Trubitsyna, Zukhra S. Gadzhieva, Angelina G. Makarova, Maria M. Tsypushtanova, Marina V. Krotenkova

“…BACKGROUND: Analysis of structural magnetic resonance images is essential to assessing the main substrate of cognitive impairment in sporadic age-related cerebral small vessel disease, accounting for up to 45% of all dementia cases. …”
Get full text

Initial co-ideation phase of a shared decision-making tool aimed at promoting physical activity in primary care: views expressed by patients, academics, and healthcare professional... by Maria Valle Ramirez-Duran, Lola Prieto-López, Cristina Antón-Rodríguez, Andrés García-Ramos, Diana Monge-Martín, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Juan Gómez-Salgado, Valle Coronado-Vázquez, Valle Coronado-Vázquez

“…Participants were selected through purposive sampling to ensure representation of patients, academics, and healthcare professionals. Data were collected between June and December 2023 using a semi-structured interview guide. …”
Get full text

Harnessing Residents’ Practice-based Inquiries to Enhance Research Literacy: The Thoughtful Reading of Evidence into Clinical Settings (T-RECS) Initiative by Emmagene Worley, Edward H. Suh, Liliya Abrukin, Michael DeFilippo, Jonathan J. Kamler, Mahesh Polavarapu, Peter C. Wyer

“…We developed a semi-structured approach that prioritizes using the reference frame of clinical applicability rather than research methodology. …”
Get full text

Stroke patients’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding home-based exercise and psychological rehabilitation programs by Tianjiao Dai, Tianjiao Dai, Ying Zou, Hongbo Li, Wei Xu, Jing Luo, Lezheng Wang, Qiyue Sun, Lei Shi, Shaoxuan Ma, Ye Liu

“…The survey gathered demographic data and assessed KAP related to stroke rehabilitation through structured questionnaires.ResultsA total of 499 valid questionnaires were included in this study. …”
Get full text

Therapeutic potential of Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by Abdul-Malik Bawah, Kasim Abdulai, Priscilla Cecilia Akpene Amenya

“…Methodology: A cohort of 200 NAFLD patients was recruited from Tamale Teaching Hospital, Central Hospital, Tamale West Hospital, and Dagbang Medical Centre and randomly assigned to either an MNT intervention group or a control group receiving standard care, which included general dietary recommendations without structured MNT, routine medical follow-up, and lifestyle advice from healthcare providers. …”
Get full text

Social determinants of health linked with oral health in a representative sample of U.S. adults by Raghad Obeidat, Lisa J. Heaton, Eric P. Tranby, John O’Malley, Peggy Timothé

“…Successful policy and public health interventions must address not only structural factors but also intermediary SDOH.…”
Get full text

IARA: An Underwater Acoustic Database by Fabio Oliveira Baptista Da Silva, Julio De Castro Vargas Fernandes, William Soares Filho, Joao Baptista De Oliveira E Souza Filho, Angela Spengler, Natanael Nunes De Moura

“…Recent advancements in artificial intelligence have been driven by the availability of diverse and well-structured public databases; however public databases for passive sonar classification remain scarce. …”
Get full text