Magnitude and associated factors of preoperative anemia among adult elective surgical patients at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024 by Wondimnew Mersha Biset, Nura Nasser, Lemi Belay Tolu, Nuhamin Tesfa Tsega, Mebratu Abraha

“…Chart review and a structured, pretested, and interviewer-administered questionnaire were employed. …”
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Polygenic indices for cognition in healthy aging; the role of brain measures by A. Tsapanou, N. Mourtzi, Y. Gu, C. Habeck, D. Belsky, Y. Stern

“…Associations were not explained by brain-structural markers of brain aging. Genetics uncovered in GWAS of cognitive performance may contribute to individual differences established relatively early in life and may not reflect genetic mechanisms of cognitive aging.…”
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Exploring family physicians’ experiences with electronic prescribing platforms in primary healthcare centers in Hail, Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study by Bader Alshoumr, Abdullah Alkhalaf, Hend Alkwai, Yazed Alsowaida, Ghaliah Alfehaid, Badr Alnasser

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Protection of housing rights of Ukrainian citizens in conditions of armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine by Samoylenko G., Kosyrev D.

“…The work uses general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge: dialectics, induction and deduction, system-structural analysis, functional, comparative-legal, prognostic. …”
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Strategic vegetable crop distribution in Himachal Pradesh for sustainable economic and environmental outcomes by Nikhil Chandel, S. A. Wani, Mushtaq A. Lone, Ohud A. Alqasem, Aafaq A. Rather, S. A. Mir, Danish Qayoom, M. Nagy, Getachew Tekle Mekiso, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun

“…Primary data were gathered from Solan and Sirmaur districts through structured questionnaires employing a multi-stage sampling design. …”
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Comparative analysis of emergency medical systems in the UK and Japan: recommendations for Japan based on on-site observations in the UK by Kazuhiko Omori, Paul Vulliamy, Chris Aylwin, Hiroki Nagasawa, Shigenori Kan, Jiro Takahashi, Noriaki Yamada, Ross Davenport

“…Data collection included direct clinical observations, structured discussions with UK clinicians and administrators, and a review of institutional guidelines. …”
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THE SEARCH OF OWN IDENTITY AS A POSTMODERN GAME IN THE TEXTS BY SHERMAN ALEXIE by Oksana G. Shostak

“…The research was conducted using historical-cultural, receptive-interpretive and structural methodological approaches. Humour and irony are presented even in the most tragic stories of Sherman Alexie. …”
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Gains and pains: a qualitative study on the implications of value-based health care for professionals by Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Fabio Mieris, Malou Ensink, Anne Stiggelbout, Kees Ahaus, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…In addition, it explores how these outcomes are regulated at both the individual and organizational levels. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 healthcare professionals across six Dutch hospitals. …”
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“I would be very proud to be part of an initiative that didn’t exclude people because it was hard”: mapping and contextualising health equity responsibilities and decision-making t... by Tristan Bouckley, David Peiris, Devaki Nambiar, Samuel Prince, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Gill Schierhout

“…Method We conducted eighteen semi-structured interviews in 2022 and 2023 with a purposive sample of senior policy executives, programme managers and clinicians involved in the design and early implementation of a place-based health system reform initiative in New South Wales, Australia. …”
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The Effects of Employee Relations, Workplace Well-Being, and Compensation on Turnover Intentions: The Mediation Role of Work Stress by Tine Yuliantini, Abdul Rahmat, Eri Marlapa, Fadhila Dhia Malihah, Endri

“…The analysis technique used for hypothesis testing is the Structural Equation Model (SEM)-Partial Least Square (PLS). …”
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Ultrasound-assisted H2O2 degradation enhances the bioactivity of Schizophyllan for wound healing and tissue regeneration by Hui He, Yu Liu, Qingpeng Li, Fenrou Chen, Lin Zhou, Lin Zhou

“…The molecular weight of polysaccharides significantly impacts their structural properties and biological functions. However, the functional characteristics of low molecular weight polysaccharides derived from Schizophyllum commune remain inadequately explored.MethodsThis study developed an ultrasound-assisted hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) degradation method to produce low-molecular-weight SPG with enhanced bioactivity. …”
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Dietary Risk Factors Associated with Development of Gastric Cancer in Nepal: A Hospital-Based Case-Control Study by Sunil Kumar Shah, Dev Ram Sunuwar, Narendra Kumar Chaudhary, Pushpa Rai, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan, Narayan Subedi, Madhu Dixit Devkota

“…A face-to-face interview was conducted using a semi-structured food frequency questionnaire. Backward stepwise conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the magnitude of the association between the independent variables and gastric cancer. …”
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Co-developing an intervention to facilitate safe and early transition to neonatal home care for very preterm infants: a mixed-method study evaluating the impact of patient and publ... by Sofia Arwehed, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Elin Carlsson Filipowicz, Anna Axelin

“…Patient and public involvement (PPI) was evaluated through anonymised impact log surveys, a process log, standardised meeting minutes, semi-structured interviews with Steering Committee members, and a written survey of public contributors. …”
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Nonadherence to Antiepileptic Medications and Its Determinants among Epileptic Patients at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2019: An Institutional-Base... by Misganaw Tilahun, Netsanet Habte, Kenean Mekonnen, Mengesha Srahbzu, Daniel Ayelegne

“…Data were collected by face to face interviews using a structured pretested questionnaire. Data were entered into EPI Info version 7 and then exported to SPSS version 22 for analysis. …”
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Food insecurity status and determinants among Urban Productive Safety Net Program beneficiary households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Atimen Derso, Hailemichael Bizuneh, Awoke Keleb, Ayechew Ademas, Metadel Adane

“…Data were collected by trained personnel using a pretested, structured questionnaire. The outcome variable was food insecurity as measured by Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), a tool developed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Scale (FANTA) and validated for developing countries, including Ethiopia. …”
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Being the nurse’s eyes and ears: a mixed methods study of assistant nurses’ perceptions of their role regarding drug-related problems in nursing homes by Sarah Thelin, Beata Borgström Bolmsjö, Gabriella Caleres, Astrid Mattsson, Åsa G. Craftman, Patrik Midlöv, Sara Modig

“…Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and groups were compared using t-tests. Thereafter, semi-structured interviews were performed at four NHs and included 20 participants. …”
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Attitude and Challenges of Indian Medical Undergraduate Students in Learning Ophthalmology at Puducherry, Southern India: A Mixed-method Study by VS Naggalakshmi, Lalithambigai Chellamuthu, K Srikanth, V Jyothi

“…Integrating technology-enhanced learning and structured clinical training could improve competency and engagement, ensuring better preparedness for managing ophthalmic conditions in primary care settings.…”
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Parameter Optimization of MALDI-TOF MS Based on Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm by Yu-peng ZHANG, Yu-gong DANG, Hui-yuan YANG, Zhi-gang ZHOU, Gao-hang JIANG

“…A mass spectrometer with higher resolution can provide more accurate measurement results, which is particularly important when analyzing and identifying the components in complex samples and distinguishing similar structural ions. In order to optimize the design of MALDI-TOF MS and improve the resolution of the instrument, the following steps were adopted. …”
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Assessment of quality of life, treatment practices, and associated factors among children of atopic dermatitis patients at all Africa leprosy, TB and rehabilitation training center... by Minychel Wale Aynalem, Alemseged Beyene Berha

“…Method Prospective observational study was employed on 403 patients. Structured questionnaire and Child Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) tool were used to collect the data. …”
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Potential of the mortgage housing lending market by N. I. Parusimova, D. A. Dobrin

“…A comprehensive approach is required to account for numerous factors (macroeconomic conditions, banking strategies, structural features of the housing market, legislative framework, etc.) and to form a holistic understanding of the consequences of state measures aimed at improving housing affordability for specific social groups under inflationary pressure and tight monetary policy. …”
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