Barriers to Pursuing Emergency Medicine Specialty Among Iranian General Practitioners: A Cross-Sectional Study by farzaneh raaii, Shahrad Tajaddini, Amin Saberinia, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi Zarandi

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Kerman, Iran, in 2023. Data were collected from GPs using a structured questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics and barriers to choosing emergency medicine. …”
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Factors Affecting Anxiety Among Patients with Oro-Digestive Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Sarita Ahwal, Kanika Rai, Ankur Jindal, Puja Sahai

“…Depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21) was used to assess the anxiety and a validated structured questionnaire was used to elicit data related to socio-demographic & clinical profiles. …”
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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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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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Investigating the mediating role of self-efficacy on work stress and job insecurity among Indonesian startup employees by Jefta Harlianto, Rudi, Aga Qurota Ayun Hakim, Steven Lo

“…Specifically, it investigates direct and indirect effects of work stress on job insecurity through self-efficacy. Data were collected from 262 digital startup employees in Jakarta using an online survey at the beginning of 2024 and analyzed using covariance-based structural equation modeling with LISREL software. …”
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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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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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Human Gut Commensal-Derived Exopolysaccharide-Mediated Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production by In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion and Its Enzymatic Inhibitory Mechanism Targeting the... by Deepthi Ramya Ravindran, Murugan Marudhamuthu

“…The central composite design (CCD) increased the yield up to 2.32 ± 0.4 g/L, abd characterization was performed to study the structural and functional moieties of EPS by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) for proton and carbon (¹H and C¹³-NMR). …”
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Flexural Behavior of Pre-Tensioned Precast High-Performance Steel-Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Girder Without Conventional Reinforcement: Full-Scale Test and FE Modeling by Ling Kang, Haiyun Zou, Tingmin Mu, Feifei Pei, Haoyuan Bai

“…This type of girder consists of HPSFRC and prestressed steel strands, balancing structural performance, fabrication convenience, and cost-effectiveness. …”
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Evaluating the construct validity of the health promotion literacy scale: a confirmatory factor analysis in Taiwan’s university social responsibility context by Yu-Ming Wang, Chia-Hui Hung, Yi-Ching Li, Yung-Chuan Ho, Cheng-Yi Huang

“…Results The modified model derived 17 items in 3 factors, with 51.02% of the total variance explained. The structural equation model displayed a good fit, suggesting that personal growth, responsibility for citizenship, and social interaction were latent variables of the Health Promotion Literacy-based Scale on a USR curriculum. …”
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An intensive non-invasive protocol combining non-surgical spinal decompression and supportive physiotherapeutic modalities in the treatment of double-level disc herniation at L4-L5... by Vincenzo Di Modica, Giuseppe J. Sciarrone

“…Magnetic resonance imaging scans taken after the initial onset of symptoms, prior to and two months after initiating the program, and one month following its completion, revealed significant improvements across all monitored parameters, including canal anteroposterior (AP)1 length and area, disc AP length and area, and herniation index. These structural changes indicated an almost complete restoration of the canal surface and substantial reduction of herniation at both affected levels. …”
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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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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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Flexural Behavior of Insulated Concrete Sandwich Panels using FRP-Jacketed Steel-Composite Connectors by Yi Wang, Jun Wang, Donghui Zhao, Gangarao Hota, Ruifeng Liang, David Hui

“…Moreover, analytical solutions for deflection of Sandwich panels under combined axial-flexural load were obtained, in which the effect of slipping between the facade and structural wythes and shear deflection were considered. …”
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