Qualitative Study on Cognitive Load in Epilepsy Specialist Nurse Training in Northeast China: A Phenomenological Study Among Ten Trained Nurses by Yin L, Liu X, Lin L, Jin Q, Dai S

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Colaizzi’s phenomenological method was used for data analysis.Results: Epilepsy specialist training nurses face challenges related to intrinsic load, including inadequate disease knowledge and the complex nature of neuroanatomy and electrophysiology. …”
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Surveying local CAR T-cell manufacturing processes to facilitate standardization and expand accessibility by Deven Gupta, Beth Shaz

“…The survey, developed from semi-structured interviews with CAR T-cell manufacturing experts, assessed practices in cell modification methods, equipment protocols, and regulatory challenges. …”
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Online extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma (EFAST) course enhanced knowledge and perceived confidence among medical trainees during the COVID-19 pandemic disaste... by Arif Alper Cevik, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

“…Qualitative feedback showed that participants found the course practical, well-structured, and effective. They suggested improving video quality and simplifying content for clarity and engagement. …”
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Local perceptions of the cultural and ecological significance of Southern Mistbelt Forests in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Siboniso Magoso, Mfundo S.T. Maseko, Lindiswa Buthelezi, Colleen T. Downs

“…We investigated people’s perceptions of Southern Mistbelt Forests’ value, cultural and ecological services, and importance with varying degrees of anthropogenic disturbance. Using structured questionnaires, we surveyed selected communities residing near the natural forests in southern KwaZulu-Natal during 2023–2024 to (1) document their perceptions, values, and forest use, (2) understand how forest anthropogenic disturbances affect them, and (3) provide conservation implications. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Mental Health among School-Going Adolescents by Esra Tajik, MohammadReza Mohammadi, Hamid Rahmanian

“… Objective: Despite growing evidence on the influence of lifestyle on adolescent mental health, structured educational interventions addressing multiple health dimensions remain limited. …”
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Design and Evaluation of ADANet: A High-Fidelity Motion Acquisition Framework for Assistive Gesture-Based Interfaces by Md Ettashamul Haque, Atique Tajwar, Akm Azad, Salem A. Alyami, Md Mehedi Hasan

“…The proposed system combines a high-fidelity ADXL335 triaxial accelerometer with an ESP32 microcontroller, forming a lightweight and cost-efficient motion acquisition pipeline. A structured preprocessing architecture is developed, incorporating zero-lag Butterworth filtering, entropy-based temporal smoothing, and computation of 33 handcrafted statistical features, including axis-specific jerk, signal magnitude area (SMA), and range-normalized entropy. …”
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Tobacco and other risk factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Lilongwe Malawi: Results from the Lilongwe esophageal cancer case: Control study. by Bongani Kaimila, Gift Mulima, Chifundo Kajombo, Ande Salima, Peter Nietschke, Natalie Pritchett, Yingxi Chen, Gwen Murphy, Sanford M Dawsey, Satish Gopal, Kamija S Phiri, Christian C Abnet

“…Controls were selected from patients or their guardians in orthopedic, dental and ophthalmology wards and they were frequency matched by sex, age, and region of origin to cases. An electronic structured questionnaire was delivered by a trained interviewer. …”
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Nutritional Recovery and Its Predictors among Adult HIV Patients on Therapeutic Feeding Program at Finote-Selam General Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Gedefaw Diress, Nurilign Abebe Moges

“…Data were collected by reviewing patients’ charts, follow-up cards, and undernutrition treatment registration books using a pretested structured checklist. The main outcome variable was nutritional recovery, defined based on body mass index. …”
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Exploring the barriers and facilities migrants face in accessing COVID-19 vaccines in Malaysia: A qualitative study. by Tharani Loganathan, Amirah Zafirah Zaini, Hazreen Abdul Majid

“…Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured, primarily individual interviews, and analysed using NVivo 12 Pro software following a six-phase thematic analysis: data familiarisation, code generation, theme identification, theme review, theme definition, and reporting.…”
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Alterações nos fatores de competição da indústria calçadista exportadora devido à entrada de competidores asiáticos Changes in competitive factors in footwear export industry due t... by Giancarlo Medeiros Pereira, Miguel Afonso Sellitto, Miriam Borchardt

“…The main research techniques were semi-structured interviews and focus groups. Managers, experts and academics involved in the companies participated. …”
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Integration of the Digital Space of the University Using the Implementation of Personal Accounts of Students, Lecturers and Applicants by Tatiana M. Shamsutdinova

“…This study used the following materials and methods: analysis of bibliographic sources on the problems of digital transformation of the higher education system, as well as methods of collecting, systematizing, structuring and analyzing data about subsystems and services of personal accounts of students, lecturers and applicants of the university.Results. …”
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Mortality in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in a population-based nationwide cohort study of Swedish twins by Jesper Lagergren, Giola Santoni, Eivind Ness-Jensen, Nancy Pedersen, Eivind Gottlieb-Vedi, Anna Lindam

“…This study assessed all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in GORD after controlling for confounding by heredity and other factors.Design Population-based cohort study from 1998 to 2015.Setting Swedish nationwide study.Participants Twins (n=40 961) born in 1958 or earlier in Sweden.Exposure GORD symptoms reported in structured computer-assisted telephone interviews.Outcomes The primary outcome was all-cause mortality and the secondary outcome was cancer-specific mortality among twins with GORD and twins without GORD. …”
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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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23 Generative artificial intelligence for automated unstructured MRI data extraction in prostate cancer care by William Pace, Andrew Liu, Marvin Carlisle, Robert Krumm, Janet Cowan, Peter Carroll, Matthew Cooperberg, Anobel Odisho

“…We developed a detailed prompt instructing the LLM to extract data elements from prostate MRI reports and to output the results in a structured, computer-readable format. A data pipeline was built using the OpenAI Application Programming Interface (API) to automatically extract distinct data elements from the MRI report that are important in prostate cancer care. …”
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Os aspectos ambientais no processo decisório do produtor rural: estudo de caso Núcleo Rural Taquara The environmental aspects in the farmer's decision process: a case study of Rura... by Antonio C. F. Ribeiro, Ricardo S. Brites, Ana M. R. Junqueira

“…<br>The research was accomplished in a sample of 75 farmers with the application of an open structured questionnaire. It was verified that farmers decide, under the actual economic model, make their decisions focused on the economic results, that is to say, the maximization of profit. …”
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Impact of Friendship Bench problem-solving therapy on adherence to ART in young people living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A qualitative study. by Ilhame Ouansafi, Dixon Chibanda, Epiphania Munetsi, Victoria Simms

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Semi-structured interviews were conducted in July 2019 with 10 young people living with HIV aged 18-24 years, who had recently completed FB counselling in Harare. …”
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Improving long-term postoperative pain monitoring and follow-up for women undergoing incontinence mesh surgery: a quality improvement initiative by Sissel Hegdahl Oversand, Tomislav Dimoski, Rune Svenningsen

“…Interventions: (1) Structured 3-year telephone follow-ups with pain registration for SUI mesh surgeries between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020. (2) Mandatory clinical examinations for patients reporting persistent pain. (3) Improved NFIR pain monitoring to track onset and persistence. (4) Standardised patient information on postoperative pain.The NFIR pain variable was refined, with main data analyses at baseline, mid-project and finalisation.Results Follow-up rates exceeded 80%, with pain data documented for all. …”
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Interactions between natural populations of human and rodent schistosomes in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya: a molecular epidemiological approach. by Michelle L Steinauer, Ibrahim N Mwangi, Geoffrey M Maina, Joseph M Kinuthia, Martin W Mutuku, Eric L Agola, Ben Mungai, Gerald M Mkoji, Eric S Loker

“…Comparison of schistosome communities within snails against a null model indicated that the community was structured and that coinfections were more common than expected by chance. …”
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Dataset on Programming Competencies Development Using Scratch and a Recommender System in a Non-WEIRD Primary School Context by Jesennia Cárdenas-Cobo, Cristian Vidal-Silva, Nicolás Máquez

“…The intervention integrated Scratch, a block-based programming environment that simplifies coding by eliminating syntactic barriers, and the CARAMBA recommendation system, which provided personalized learning paths based on students’ progression and preferences. A structured educational process was implemented, including an initial diagnostic test to assess logical reasoning, guided activities in Scratch to build foundational skills, a phase of personalized practice with CARAMBA, and a final computational thinking evaluation using a validated assessment instrument. …”
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Trends of adverse pregnancy outcomes and its determinants in Arba Minch Zuria and Gacho Baba Woredas from 2018 to 2022: Analysis of health and demographic surveillance data. by Zeleke Gebru, Fekadeselassie Berhe, Shitaye Shibiru, Bereket Honja, Mesfin Kote, Alazr Baharu, Tadesse Awoke

“…Data to be collected at Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS) using a structured questionnaire. A log-binomial regression model was used to identify determinates. …”
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