Assessing nature’s contributions to people in a peri-urban protected area, southeast Brazil: integrating feedback loops and participatory scenario planning by Rafael Lembi, Alice Ramos de Moraes, Cristiana Simão Seixas

“…We conducted a participatory, qualitative assessment of past and future trends of NCP at Campinas EPA, in collaboration with the management council of the protected area. We collected data through direct observation, semi-structured interviews and scenario workshops. …”
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A comparison of clinical communication skills between two groups of final-year medical students with different levels of communication skills training by Marietjie R. de Villiers, Martie van Heusden

“…The 2004 group was statistically significantly better in structuring the consultation by using signposting (p value = 0.02). …”
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Non-targeted metabolomic study in plasma in rats with post-traumatic osteoarthritis model. by Peng-Fei Han, Xi-Yong Li, Chang-Peng Zhang, Chang-Sheng Liao, Wei-Wei Wang, Yuan Li

“…The samples were divided into three groups: the surgically induced mild PTOA group (Group A: 3 weeks postoperative using the modified Hulth model; age 2 months), the surgically induced severe PTOA group (Group B: 5 weeks postoperative using the modified Hulth model; age 2 months), and the normal control group (Group C: healthy rats aged 2 months). Metabolites were structurally identified by comparing the retention times, molecular masses, secondary fragmentation spectra, collision energies, and other metabolite data with a database (provided by Shanghai Applied Protein Technology Co., Ltd.). …”
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Effect of Manipulation Methods and Storage Environments on the Microstructural, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties of Calcium-Enriched Mixture Cement by Leyla Roghanizadeh, Hassan Torabzadeh, Ardavan Parhizkar, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Saeed Asgary

“…D-I and D-W groups presented hexagonal or rectangular cubic and needle-like crystals, while D-P showed a homogeneous globular structure covered with fine crystals. The order of the weight percentage of major elemental constituents of D-P group was oxygen, calcium, phosphorus, zirconium, barium, carbon, silicon, and sulfur. …”
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Pandemic impact, mitigation strategies and peer support: a qualitative analysis of youth, parent, clinician and administrator perspectives by Jennifer Couturier, Maria Nicula, Cheryl Webb, Gina Dimitropoulos, Nicole Obeid, Melissa Kimber, Techiya Loewen, Anne Marie Coolen, Erica Crews, Shaleen Jones, Cendrine Tremblay, Wendy Preskow, Gail McVey, Lori Wozney

“…Those recruited were asked to complete a demographic questionnaire and to partake in an individual, virtual, semi-structured qualitative interview. Guided by a qualitative descriptive approach, interview data was transcribed and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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Team Survivors: Preliminary Analysis of an Innovative Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant by Meghan K. Flannery, Jocelyn Morin, Katrina O’Malley, Debra Schmidt, Jennifer A. Hoag

“…Psychosocially, caregivers and survivors reported greater confidence and motivation for physical activity, improved coping, and increased social engagement and feelings of normalcy. (4) Conclusions: Mixed method results support the feasibility of Team Survivors in positively impacting survivors’ ability to engage in physical activity. The multifaceted structure of the program may more broadly impact psychosocial functioning in addition to physical activity. …”
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Strains and stressors: an analysis of touchscreen learning in genetically diverse mouse strains. by Carolyn Graybeal, Munisa Bachu, Khyobeni Mozhui, Lisa M Saksida, Timothy J Bussey, Erica Sagalyn, Robert W Williams, Andrew Holmes

“…Finally, we examined the behavioral structure of learning via principal component analysis of the current data, plus an archival dataset, totaling 765 mice. …”
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Determinants of knowledge of obstetric danger signs among women attending antenatal care in Eastern province, Zambia: a cross-sectional study by Muyereka Nyirenda, Alice Ngoma Hazemba, Mpundu Makasa

“…Methods This was a health facility-based cross sectional study conducted from 1 May to 31 July 2023. A structured questionnaire was administered using face-to-face interviews to 562 participants recruited using systematic random sampling. …”
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Nosocomial transmission of C. difficile in English hospitals from patients with symptomatic infection. by Esther van Kleef, Antonio Gasparrini, Rebecca Guy, Barry Cookson, Russell Hope, Mark Jit, Julie V Robotham, Sarah R Deeny, W John Edmunds

“…This correlation was modelled through a latent autoregressive structure of order 1 (AR(1)).<h4>Findings</h4>Forty-six hospitals (33 general, seven specialist, and six teaching hospitals) located in all English regions met our criteria. …”
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A systemic evaluation of COVID-19 vaccination drives in LICs, LMICs, UMICs, and HICs: Preparedness for future pandemics by Pratyush Kumar, Manali Sarkar, Vishnu B. Unnithan, Daniel J. G. Martínez, Maximiliano E. Arlettaz, Ramya Gnanaraj, M Miguel F. Júarez, Suhrud Panchawagh, Kumar Abhishek, Poonam Agrawal, G. P. Kaushal, Mathew Mbwogge, Yurkina F Morales, Muhannad Alnaasan, Reem Kozum, Yhojar Pisfil-Farroñay, Asmitha P. Reddy, Rushikesh Shukla

“…Methods: A list of the most populated countries across each income slab was drawn up, and information on their vaccination campaigns was collected from national government portals and official health department websites of these countries in a structured manner. Data collected for the attributes was qualitatively described and converted into binary responses for quantitative analysis. …”
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Prevalence of isotretinoin usage and its association with depression among acne patients in Amman, Jordan: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Al-Shalalfeh, Bader Al Saidi, Mahmoud Alzyod, Abdallah Saad, Hasan Zahran, Hamza Al-Ayasreh, Ahmad Al-Ammouri, Habeeb Alrahman Almasri, Alharith Alfraheed, Noor Almaani

“…Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at Jordan University Hospital’s dermatology clinic, including 386 acne patients without a history of depression. Data were collected through structured questionnaires assessing demographics, acne severity, isotretinoin use, and depressive symptoms using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). …”
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Assessment of Milk Contamination, Associated Risk Factors, and Drug Sensitivity Patterns among Isolated Bacteria from Raw Milk of Borena Zone, Ethiopia by Alqeer Aliyo, Zelalem Teklemariam

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out on conveniently selected 95 milk producers. Data were collected using the structured pretest questionnaire and the observation control list. …”
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Impact of Diagnosis of Urologic Cancer on Male Sexuality and Patients’ Perceptions of Health Professional's Approach by Rodrigo Barros, Angelo Maurílio Fosse Jr, Alex Schul, Gabriel Mangas, Caio Henrique da Silva Teixeira, Tiago Ninis, João Paulo Martins Carvalho, Luciano A. Favorito

“…Exclusions applied to those with prior cancer treatment, inactive sexual lives, or histories of anxiety/depression treatment. Data were retrospectively gathered from medical records and individual interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire on male sexuality, relationship dynamics, and perceptions of physicians’ approach to sexuality. …”
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Optimizing Analgesia in Shoulder Arthroscopy: Comparison of 2 mg Vs 4 mg Perineural Dexamethasone in Interscalene Nerve Block by Shabeel Aboobacker, Brejesh Ravi Varma, Ashitha Koyaparambath, Mohsina Saidalavi

“…They were allotted to either 2 mg or 4 mg dexamethasone groups by lottery method and with the help of Ultrasound guided interscalene block, bupivacaine was injected. A structured proforma was used to collect data (sociodemographic, clinical, duration to achieve and maintenance of sensory/motor blockade and hemodynamics). …”
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Hypoxia induces dilated cardiomyopathy in the chick embryo: mechanism, intervention, and long-term consequences. by Andrei Tintu, Ellen Rouwet, Stefan Verlohren, Joep Brinkmann, Shakil Ahmad, Fatima Crispi, Marc van Bilsen, Peter Carmeliet, Anne Cathrine Staff, Marc Tjwa, Irene Cetin, Eduard Gratacos, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Leo Hofstra, Michael Jacobs, Wouter H Lamers, Ingo Morano, Erdal Safak, Asif Ahmed, Ferdinand le Noble

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Chick embryos were exposed to hypoxia and cardiac structure was examined by histological methods one day prior to hatching (E20) and at adulthood. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in higher education diplomacy of World Class Universities in Indonesia: analysing the network environment of public diplomacy by Ayu Anastasya Rachman, R. Dudy Heryadi, Junita Budi Rachman, Yanyan Mochamad Yani

“…A qualitative methodology was employed, utilizing in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 informants who hold leadership positions at their respective universities. …”
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Experiences of women in prenatal, childbirth, and postpartum care during the COVID-19 pandemic in selected cities in Brazil: The resignification of the experience of pregnancy and... by Zeni Carvalho Lamy, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz, Aluísio Gomes da Silva-Junior, Gisele Caldas Alexandre, Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto E Alves, Ruth Helena de Souza Britto Ferreira de Carvalho, Letícia Oliveira de Menezes, Sandro Schreiber de Oliveira, Maurício Moraes, Yasmim Bezerra Magalhães, Tatiana Raquel Selbmann Coimbra, Lely Stella Guzman-Barrera

“…This was a qualitative, exploratory research, carried out in three Brazilian municipalities with women hospitalized in 2020, during pregnancy, childbirth, or postpartum period, with COVID-19 or not. For data collection, semi-structured individual interviews (in person, by telephone, or by digital platform) were conducted, recorded and transcribed. …”
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Experiences of Health Professional Students Delivering a Community-Outreach TeleheAlth Program for COVID Education and Health Promotion to Older Adults by Michelle C. Yang, Gurkaran Singh, Cam Clayton, Devin Harris, Brodie M. Sakakibara

“…Methods This qualitative description study collected data from student coaches (n = 19) who engaged in a 45-to-60-min semi-structured interview conducted via one-on-one on Zoom video-conferencing calls. …”
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Enhancing Elementary Students' Numeracy Skills Through The Concrete Pictorial Abstract (CPA) Approach by Tri Suryaningsih, Khoerun Nisa, Rohmat Widiyanto, Asep Ediana Latip, Yubaedi Siron

“…Data were obtained by testing, and the Independent Sample T-Test in SPSS Version 29 was used for analysis. …”
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The association of women’s empowerment dimensions and antenatal care utilization in Ethiopia; facility based cross-sectional study by Yonas Abebe, Asresash Demissie, Kebebe Adugna

“…Participants were 305 women who attended childbirth and postpartum services, selected by systematic random sampling. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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