Understanding emotional issues of clients approaching to nutrition counseling: A qualitative, exploratory study in Italy by Angelo R Pennella, Cristina Rubano

“…Introduction: This study aimed to explore how stressful file events and clients’ emotional feelings may affect their approach towards diet intervention, the client-nutritionist relationship, and dietary outcomes. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were administered to a purposive sample of clients (n = 15; F = 15) and nutritionist/dietitians (n = 14; M = 2, F = 12). …”
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Enhancing radiographic interpretation: effects of gamification on medical students' knowledge, skills, and satisfaction — a quasi-experimental study by Zahra Karimian, Mohammad Momeni, Nahid Zarifsanaiey

“…Three assessment instruments were used: 80 multiple-choice questions (MCQs), 10 scenario-based cases in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), and a 21-item Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire to evaluate student satisfaction. …”
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A qualitative investigation of the factors influencing eating disorder symptomology during the postpartum period by Chantelle Ecob, Debbie M Smith, Zoe Tsivos, Sarah Peters

“…The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the factors operating in the postpartum experience that influence ED symptomology. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 women who had experience of an ED before becoming pregnant. …”
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An overview of immune safety avatar: mimicking the effects of immunomodulatory therapies on the immune system by Vanessa Neuhaus, Laure-Alix Clerbaux, Katherina Sewald

“…To achieve this goal, imSAVAR has relied on the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) framework to gather knowledge in a structured approach and to design, select or develop, when needed, appropriate test systems for prediction of the immune-related adverse outcomes. …”
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Independent and joint associations of physical activity and a body shape index with sleep disorders in older adults with cardiometabolic multimorbidity: a cross-sectional study by Yang Li, Huiqian Zhou, Dandan Xu, Hua Wang, Yutong Zhao, Hua Jiang

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire as well as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-short form (IPAQ-SF). …”
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Cyclic patterns of high-risk behaviours within ballet culture by Meigan Picard, Michael Gaetz

“…Methods A total of 10 female ballet dancers aged 18–25 years of age participated in a structured interview either in-person or online via Zoom. …”
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Personal Responsibility with Health. Differents Social Actors Knowledges and Perceptions by Isabel Pilar Luis Gonzálvez, Yusdany Torres Jiménez, Adolfo Álvarez Pérez

“…The information was obtained through semi-structured interviews and surveys. Discourse content analysis and descriptive data analysis were performed using absolute and relative frequencies. …”
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Perspectives and Realities of Disengagement Among Younger Generation Y and Z Workers in Contemporary Work Dynamics by Margarida Saraiva, Teresa Nogueiro

“…Secondly, job resource factors were also highlighted, including inadequate leadership, ineffective communication, limited professional development opportunities, and poorly structured evaluation and reward systems. These findings align with the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model. …”
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GAN for Semantic Image Synthesis With Laplacian Pyramid and Multi-Scale Channel Attention by Xinhua Dong, Chuang Li, Zhigang Xu, Hongmu Han, Lifeng Jiang

“…LMCGAN introduces a generator network structured around the laplacian pyramid, enabling the simultaneous generation of multi-scale feature maps.This approach allows the model to capture finer details at different resolutions, enhancing the overall realism of the generated images.To further improve the utilization of semantic maps, we integrate a multi-scale channel attention (MSCA) mechanism.This mechanism effectively focuses on channel-specific information in complex scenes, which is crucial for preserving essential details that may otherwise be lost. …”
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Adoption of artificial intelligence applications in clinical practice: Insights from a Survey of Healthcare Organizations in Lombardy, Italy by Vittoria Ardito, Giulia Cappellaro, Amelia Compagni, Francesco Petracca, Luigi M. Preti

“…Most applications focused on analyzing images or structured health data, and supported diagnostic, prognostic, or treatment optimization activities. …”
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Social determinants of the healthcare needs of undocumented migrants living with non-communicable diseases: a scoping review by Claudine Burton-Jeangros, Yves Jackson, Janeth Tenorio-Mucha, Corinne Jeffries-Tolksdorf, Jan-Erik Refle

“…We included articles published in English, Spanish, or French between 2000 to 2022.Data extraction and synthesis The data were structured according to the Commission on Social Determinants of Health framework, differentiated along the migration journey (country of origin, transit, departure and integration, and country of destination). …”
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Introducing the composite business success index: Enhancing small and medium enterprise competitiveness in South Africa by Donovan M. Jacobs, Boniface Kabaso

“…Research design, approach and method: A pragmatist research approach integrated quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including financial data from small and medium enterprise statements, semi-structured interviews with small and medium enterprise owners and experts and questionnaires to collect cultural data for insight into the role of culture in small and medium enterprise success. …”
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Overreliance on cultural doulas: the paradox of entrusting the communication and care of high-risk migrant women to cultural doulas by Birgitta Essén, Ayanthi Wickramasinghe, Lise Eriksson

“…Methods A qualitative study was conducted in 2022, involving semi-structured interviews with 18 healthcare providers; obstetricians and midwives from two Swedish counties. …”
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Stigmatization and discrimination of patients with chronic hepatitis C by Kostić Marina, Kocić Biljana, Tiodorović Branislav

“…Patients with CHC and conducted antiviral therapy completed an anonymous structured questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic questions and Hepatitis C stigma scale. …”
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Evaluating factors influencing youth participation in agricultural enterprises: Implications for food security and agribusiness by Ongama Giwu, Lelethu Mdoda, Samuel S. Ntlanga, Olwethu Loki

“…This study was conducted in Umzimvubu Local Municipality, South Africa. Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to 210 youths through stratified random sampling. …”
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Exploring Multi-Channel GPS Receivers for Detecting Spoofing Attacks on UAVs Using Machine Learning by Mustapha Mouzai, Mohamed Amine Riahla, Amor Keziou, Hacène Fouchal

“…As a main contribution, we propose a more interpretable approach to exploit the dataset by extracting individual mission sequences, handling non-stationary features, and converting the GPS raw data into a simplified structured format. Then, we design tree-based machine learning algorithms, namely decision tree (DT), random forest (RF), and extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), for the purpose of classifying signal types and to recognize spoofing attacks. …”
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Correlation of violence with anxiety and sleep disturbance among Talibs (mosque students) in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad Neyazi, Abdul Qadim Mohammadi, Nosaibah Razaqi, Prakasini Satapathy, Qasim Mehmood, Mehrab Neyazi

“…Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, Stress – Youth (DASS-Y) questionnaire was used to assess sleep quality and anxiety among Talibs. …”
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Patients’ and nurses’ perceptions and experiences of a digitally enabled cardiac telerehabilitation program—a qualitative study by Justin Braver, Tess Tsindos, Melinda J. Carrington, Catherine Keating, Darshini Ayton

“…Results 12 out of 52 participants and 2 cardiac nurses, from across Australia, who had completed a DeCR intervention, participated in semi-structured telephone interviews. Key benefits were personalised nurse telehealth consultations, education aimed at maintaining learned healthy behaviours and remote patient monitoring. …”
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The quality of institutions in shaping women’s entrepreneurship: A perspective of European Union member states by Aleksandra Gaweł, Timo Toikko

“…Implications & Recommendations: The mixed effects of the impact of the quality of institutions on women’s entrepreneurship indicate the challenges in combining the goals of reaching well-structured societies and reducing the gender gap in entrepreneurship. …”
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342 Acceptability of a Mobile K-12 School-Based Clinic for pediatric diabetes and obesity care by Melanie Bryan, Bockstruck Pamela Stone, Lynnell Patton, Brandy Markley, Melissa Sicard, Ana Maria Arbelaez

“…Phase 2 piloted the program to refine logistics and workflows. Semi-structured interviews and surveys were conducted with caregivers to assess program acceptability and satisfaction. …”
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