Barriers to the use of direct access according to allied health professionals; an exploration among Dutch physiotherapists, dietitians, and health insurers by Laura J. Damen, Britt Beerman, W. M. Meijer, B. J. Knottnerus, J. D. De Jong, L. H. D. Van Tuyl

“…The interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analysed using the qualitative research principles of thematic analysis. …”
Get full text

Exploring Immediate and Sustained Changes in Teaching Practices Following Midterm Student Feedback by Rebecca L. Taylor, Kris Knorr, Michelle Ogrodnik, Peter Sinclair

“…The latter theme is explored via an ecological systems framework, which revealed much broader implications than we ever imagined. …”
Get full text

Groundwater denitrification using electro-assisted autotrophic processes: exploring bacterial community dynamics in a single-chamber reactor by Javiera Toledo-Alarcón, Eduardo Ortega-Martinez, Javier Pavez-Jara, Oscar Franchi, Ivan Nancucheo, Héctor Zuñiga-Barra, Jose Luis Campos, David Jeison

Get full text

Pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic identification of dengue hotspots and exploration of population and environmental determinants of dengue in Quezon City, Philippines by John Robert Carabeo Medina, Shin’ya Kawamura, Rie Takeuchi, Rolando V. Cruz, Johnedel Mendoza, Paul Michael R. Hernandez, Fernando B. Garcia, Ernesto R. Gregorio, Jun Kobayashi

Get full text

A critical phantom study of the energy window used for 99mTc quantitative explorations with a ring CZT SPECT system by Alain Seret, Claire Bernard

“…Methods Two uniform and two cold and hot rod contrast cylindrical phantoms of various sizes were scanned with the Starguide system to acquire a very high number of counts. …”
Get full text

Exploring client perspectives: a qualitative study on how families experience (blended) forensic outpatient systemic therapy for juvenile antisocial behavior by S. Marjolein van Cappellen, Hanneke E. Creemers, Larissa Hoogsteder, Jessica J. Asscher

Get full text

Community-orientated primary health care: Exploring the interface between community health worker programmes, the health system and communities in South Africa. by Hlologelo Malatji, Frances Griffiths, Jane Goudge

“…Due to insufficient number of health workers and the evidence of the benefits of community health workers (CHWs), CHWs are being deployed to provide health care services to under-served communities. In this article, we explore to what extent the South African CHW programmes introduced between 2009 and 2011 are attuned to community needs, integrated into the healthcare system and community structures, and also implemented in accordance with community-orientated primary health care principles. …”
Get full text

Exploring the Incidence and Risk Factors of Dyslipidemia in Patients with Severe Acne Vulgaris on Systemic Isotretinoin Therapy: Findings from a Prospective Study by Jihan Muhaidat, Leen Alhuneafat, Rand Asfar, Firas Al-Qarqaz, Diala Alshiyab, Laith Alhuneafat

Get full text

Anti-corruption in global health systems: using key informant interviews to explore anti-corruption, accountability and transparency in international health organisations by Jillian Kohler, Ariel Gorodensky, Andrea Bowra, Gul Saeed

“…The objective of this study is thus to explore the strengths and weaknesses of these organisations’ anti-corruption mechanisms and their trajectories since the pandemic began.Design, setting and participants 25 semistructured key informant interviews with a total of 27 participants were conducted via Zoom between April and July 2021 with informants from WHO, World Bank, Global Fund and UNDP, other non-governmental organisations involved in anti-corruption and academic institutions. …”
Get full text

Exploring how multi-year cover crop use alters above and belowground weed communities in limited tillage corn–soybean systems by Elizabeth Oys, Fernanda Souza Krupek, Fernanda Souza Krupek, Christopher Proctor, Christopher Proctor, Katja Koehler-Cole, Andrea Basche

“…This work underscores the value of exploring integrated weed management, as well as monitoring weed populations in the soil seedbank and aboveground emerged species, particularly in cropping systems with reduced soil disturbance. …”
Get full text

Exploring the Role of Vertical and Horizontal Pathways in the Formation of Lettuce Plant Endospheric Bacterial Communities: A Comparative Study of Hydroponic and Soil Systems by Polina Kuryntseva, Nataliya Pronovich, Gulnaz Galieva, Polina Galitskaya, Svetlana Selivanovskaya

Get full text

A child protection issue: Exploring the causes of school-based violence in South Africa from a bio-ecological systems perspective by Sipho Sibanda, Poppy Masinga

“…Objectives: The article explores the causes of school-based violence in South Africa from a bio-ecological systems perspective. …”
Get full text

Exploring the connections between destructive leadership styles, occupational pressures, support systems, and professional burnout in nursing: a cross-sectional survey by Nourah Alsadaan

Get full text

Exploring the combined impact of hepatitis B antibody status and systemic immune-inflammation index on mortality risk: A population-based study. by Di Zeng, Shaofeng Wang, Nansheng Cheng, Bei Li, Xianze Xiong, Jiong Lu

Get full text

Exploring the value Australian community leaders see in a system dynamics model calibrated with local data: social norms and childhood obesity by Karien Stronks, Loes Crielaard, Steven Allender, Mary Nicolaou, Andrew D Brown, Joshua Hayward

“…Quantitative system dynamics models (SDMs) can offer additional insights: SDMs can simulate how system behaviour would change if we were to make an adjustment to the system, in what-if scenarios. …”
Get full text

Exploring the pivotal variables of tongue diagnosis between patients with chronic kidney disease and health participants by Po-Chi Hsu, Po-Chi Hsu, Jia-Ming Chen, Jia-Ming Chen, Chia-Chu Chang, Yu-Jun Chang, Ping-Fang Chiu, John Y. Chiang, John Y. Chiang, Lun-Chien Lo, Lun-Chien Lo

Get full text

Exploring Decentralized Warehouse Management Using Large Language Models: A Proof of Concept by Tomaž Berlec, Marko Corn, Sergej Varljen, Primož Podržaj

Get full text

Barriers and facilitators to accessing stroke care services in Tanzania: an explorative qualitative study among stroke survivors, caregivers and healthcare providers by Nyagwaswa Athanas Michael, Lilian Teddy Mselle, Costansia Anselim Bureta, Dickson Ally Mkoka, Yingjuan Cao

“…In-depth interviews (IDIs) were conducted from June to September, 2024. Inductive thematic analysis was performed using Dedoose software. …”
Get full text

Exploring Indigenous food sovereignty and food environments characteristics through food interventions in Canada: a scoping review by Fabrice Mobetty, Malek Batal, Valérie Levacher, Ines Sebai, Geneviève Mercille

“…Several IFS facilitators and barriers were identified. The IFS movement that emerged from the literature in Canada advocates for a healthy and sustainable food system based on traditional beliefs and controlled by communities to ensure wellbeing and food security. …”
Get full text

Experimental Exploration of Thermal Regulation in Li-ion Batteries Utilizing Liquid-Vapor Phase Transition in Direct Proximity to the Cells, in Combination with other BTMSs by Majid Goodarzi, Mohammad Ameri

Get full text