Feline Farmhands: The Value of Working Cats to Australian Dairy Farmers—A Case for Tax Deductibility by Caitlin Crawford, Jacquie Rand, Olivia Forge, Vanessa Rohlf, Pauleen Bennett, Rebekah Scotney

“…The data gathered during interviews indicated that uncontrolled rodent populations have a detrimental impact on dairy farms and showed that farmers valued having cats due to their efficiency in pest control, monetary savings and companionship. …”
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Reduced Field-of-View Diffusion-Weighted Imaging of the Lumbosacral Enlargement: A Pilot In Vivo Study of the Healthy Spinal Cord at 3T. by Marios C Yiannakas, Francesco Grussu, Polymnia Louka, Ferran Prados, Rebecca S Samson, Marco Battiston, Daniel R Altmann, Sebastien Ourselin, David H Miller, Claudia A M Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott

“…However, DTI applications to the lower SC are limited due to a number of technical challenges, related mainly to the even smaller size of the SC structure at this level, its position relative to the receiver coil elements and the effects of motion during data acquisition. …”
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Mobilisation in the EveNing to TreAt deLirium (MENTAL): protocol for a mixed-methods feasibility randomised controlled trial by Owen Gustafson, Elizabeth King, Julie Lorraine Darbyshire, David Mcwilliams, C Bassford, Peter Nydahl, L Gallie, Dalia Barghouthy

“…Acceptability of the intervention will be evaluated through semi-structured interviews of participants and staff. Secondary outcome measures include collecting baseline, clinical and outcome data to inform the power calculations of a future definitive trial.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval has been obtained through the Wales Research and Ethics Committee 6 (22/WA/0106). …”
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Unraveling the frequency of intestinal constipation in woman with urinary incontinence: a descriptive observational study by Bruna Isadora Thomé, Karoleen Oswald Scharan, Gisela Maria Assis, Auristela Duarte de Lima Moser

“…Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive, and exploratory study was conducted from September 2019 to January 2020 with 227 women (over 18 years old) at the Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná. A structured form collected sociodemographic and general health data, while bowel habits were assessed using the Rome IV criteria, the Bristol Stool Scale, and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Short Form (ICIQ-SF). …”
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“You can’t incarcerate yourself out of the drug problem in America:” A qualitative examination of Colorado’s 2022 Fentanyl​ criminalization law by Katherine LeMasters, Samantha Nall, Cole Jurecka, Betsy Craft, Paul Christine, Ingrid Binswanger, Joshua Barocas

“…We conducted 31 semi-structured interviews in 2023 with community leaders directly working with people who use drugs, individuals with lived experience with drug use and the criminal legal system, and law enforcement throughout Colorado. …”
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Children with medical complexity care journey during COVID-19 from providers perspective: a qualitative study by Onur Asan, Farah Elkourdi, Ilse Super, Olya Rezaeian, Stephen Percy, Katharine Clouser

“…Methods In this qualitative study, we captured views from various providers who cared for CMC during the pandemic. We conducted semi-structured interviews between May 2023 and December 2023. …”
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Sick Building Syndrome: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Medical Staff in Chinese Hospitals by Jiantao Weng, Fuyuan Huang, Jingkai Lin, Qianling Wang, Xiaoyu Ying, Yukai Sun, Yang Tan

“…A survey questionnaire was administered to 615 medical staff members across seven private hospitals located in the eastern coastal region of China. Data were collected using structured questionnaires. …”
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Composition, seasonal and interannual dynamics of zooplankton in Peter the Great Bay (Japan Sea) by Natalia T. Dolganova, Victoria V. Nadtochy

“…Species structure, abundance and biomass of zooplankton, its seasonal and interannual dynamics are considered on the data of plankton surveys conducted in Peter the Great Bay in 2002-2013. …”
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Czech Students’ Perceptions of Ethical Behavior in Business and Entrepreneurship by Dennis Barber III, John H. Batchelor, Timothy Hatten, Shanan G. Gibson, Ladislav Rolínek

“…The object of the study contains representatives of small and medium-sized businesses in the Czech Republic, as a country that offers an appealing microcosm for research thanks to the recent transition to a market economy with rapid changes in policy and market activity perceptions. 73% of respondents previously worked in a small business, almost 44% had family members who owned or have a small business and 9.5% owned the business. The sample age structure consisted of 53% of women and 47% of men, on average, under 22 years old, 8% of whom were married. …”
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The Role of Higher Education Through the Eyes of Hungarian Undergraduate Students and Graduates: A Qualitative Exploratory Study by Zsófia Kocsis, Gabriella Pusztai

“…Our long-term goal is to support institutional development on the basis of this data.  Methods: To answer these questions, semi-structured inteviews were conducted. …”
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Safety evaluation of pea fibre concentrate (FIPEA) as food additive by EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings (FAF), Laurence Castle, Monica Andreassen, Gabriele Aquilina, Maria Lourdes Bastos, Polly Boon, Biagio Fallico, Reginald FitzGerald, Maria Jose Frutos Fernandez, Bettina Grasl‐Kraupp, Ursula Gundert‐Remy, Rainer Gürtler, Eric Houdeau, Marcin Kurek, Henriqueta Louro, Patricia Morales, Sabina Passamonti, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Gisela Degen, David Gott, Jean‐Charles Leblanc, Peter Moldeus, Ine Waalkens‐Berendsen, Detlef Wölfle, Gabriele Gagliardi, Agnieszka Mech, Camilla Smeraldi, Alexandra Tard, Panagiota Zakidou, Laura Ruggeri

“…FIPEA is extracted with hot water from the insoluble fibrous material of dehulled yellow peas, therefore the structure of the fibres is not chemically modified, and no new by‐products or components of toxicological concern are expected from the manufacturing process. …”
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Peculiarities of Glis glis (Gliridae, Rodentia) monitoring in nest boxes on the eastern periphery of the range by Victoria A. Vekhnik, Vladimir P. Vekhnik

“…Nest boxes were checked twice a month in 2016–2021 and once a month in 2022–2023. The data on 452 adult individuals and 73 litters were obtained. …”
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Mutation on JmjC domain of UTX impaired its antitumor effects in pancreatic cancer via inhibiting G0S2 expression and activating the Toll-like signaling pathway by Xiao-hua Shen, Shu-ping Xiong, Sheng-peng Wang, Shan Lu, Yi-ye Wan, Hui-qing Zhang

“…Results We compared exome sequencing data from 12 PC samples and found a UTX missense mutation on the JmjC structure. …”
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Navigating pressure and connection: goal orientation, coach-athlete relationships, and burnout among Chinese collegiate athletes—a mixed-methods study by Le Wang, Hongye Lian

“…The qualitative phase involved semi-structured interviews with a purposive subsample of 28 diverse athletes, which underwent thematic analysis.ResultsQuantitative findings indicated that task orientation, CAR closeness, and complementarity were significant negative predictors of all burnout dimensions (p < 0.05). …”
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Possibilities for teaching the technical conceptual knowledge of handball in a didactic unit based on Sport Education (Posibilidades para la enseñanza de los conocimientos técnico... by Mateus Henrique Servilha de Lucca, Fernanda Moreto Impolcetto, Guy Ginciene

“…There were 22 classes structured based on the main characteristics of the model, with the participation of 40 students from a high school second year class. …”
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Is the social withdrawal subscale a valid instrument to assess social withdrawal among colorectal cancer survivors with permanent stomas? A validation study by Guopeng Li, Xudong He, Qi Yao, Xiaoling Dong

“…However, there was no available data on its validity for this purpose. This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of the SWS as a screening tool for identifying survivors at risk of social withdrawal. …”
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Environmental impact of pesticide runoff in irrigated agriculture: evidence from Gomoa West field, Ghana by Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson, Catherine Owusu, Frederick Kwame Yeboah, Flavio Odoi-Yorke, Agnes Abeley Abbey, Frank Kwekucher Ackah, Ransford Opoku Darko

“…This study assessed the ecological risks of pesticide runoff in irrigated farming systems in the Gomoa West District of Ghana, with a focus on farmer practices and potential impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Primary data were collected through semi-structured surveys with 150 farmers, supported by key informant interviews with agricultural officers and community leaders. …”
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APPLICATION OF BIM IN MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: BARRIER FACTORS AND SOLUTION STRATEGIES: A CASE STUDY OF CHENGDU MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT by Jiahao Chen, Laemthong Laokhongthavorn

“…This paper makes use of semi-structured interviews and literature evaluations to evaluate every influencing aspect earlier than by conducting quantitative research. …”
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Assessment of patients’ perception and satisfaction with extemporaneous compounding service in ALERT hospital, Ethiopia by Beyene Hirpina, Muluken Nigatu Selam, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Minychel Wale, Aychew Mekuriaw Tegegne, Samuel Abera

“…A consecutive sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, entered into the EPI info, exported and analyzed using SPSS. …”
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Measurement-based care implementation by K-12 public school clinicians: A mixed-methods proof of concept study by Elizabeth H. Connors, Sophia Selino, Daniel Almirall, Nicolina Fusco, Jacob K. Tebes

“…Qualitative feedback indicated that MBC is clinically valuable in schools by providing consistency and structure to sessions, is compatible with school mental health, and well regarded by students and parents. …”
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