Patient perspectives on low back pain treatment in primary care: a qualitative study of hopes, expectations, and experiences by Simon Dyrløv Madsen, Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Lars Morsø, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt

“…Methods We employed a qualitative design consisting of individual semi-structured pre- and post-consultation interviews with patients seeking care for low back pain from general practitioners, physiotherapists, and chiropractors in Denmark. …”
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Cultivation of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879) in Ukraine and worldwide: a review by K. Voznyuk, V. Bekh

“…Technological models suitable for the Ukrainian aquaculture sector have been generalized and structured, and innovative directions for bioresource management have been outlined. …”
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Bactericidal adsorbents obtained by ion exchange modification of natural phillipsite by V. G. Tsitsishvili, N. M. Dolaberidze, M. O. Nijaradze, N. A. Mirdzveli, Z. S. Amiridze

“…Obtained materials keep the crystal structure and general sorption and ion-exchange properties of phillipsite, they contain up to 230 mg/g of silver, 66 mg/g of copper, and 86 mg/g of zinc, which is several times higher than the content of bioactive metals in the cation-exchange forms of clinoptilolite and synthetic zeolites obtained by ion exchange in the liquid phase described in the literature. …”
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Pakistani laparoscopic and general surgeons by Ezaz Arshad, Hadia Anjum, Qurat Ul Ain, Rabbyya Kausar, Kanwal Fatima, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Muhammad Kashif

“…The self-structured questionnaire consisted of four sections, including demographic information, musculoskeletal risk factors, work posture assessment and coping strategies. …”
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Taste perception changes in multiple myeloma and head & neck cancer patients: A qualitative study by Ghias Kulsoom, Maura Dowling, Krawczyk Janusz, Edel Barrett, Gupta Ananya

“…This qualitative study involved semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 24 adults (15 with multiple myeloma and 9 with head & neck cancer). …”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and associated risk factors among residents of Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. by Abdlmenur Alewi Sedo, Ahmed Zeynudin, Tariku Belay, Mekdes Mekonen Belay, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdifatah Abdulahi

“…Study participants were selected through a multistage sampling method, where households were randomly chosen from the kebeles. A semi-structured questionnaire and observational checklist were used to collect some of the data. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured online interviews with 21 Dutch adults aged 28–75 years (13 positive deviants and 8 negative deviants) between January and July 2022. …”
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From strategy to action: a qualitative study on salient factors influencing knowledge transfer in project-based experiential learning in healthcare organisations in Kenya by Tecla Chelagat, Joseph Onyango, Gilbert Kokwaro, Jim Rice

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons for this disparity and then recommend solutions.Design A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. A thematic framework approach was used in data analysis.Setting and participants Thirty-nine projects teams constituting; 33 successful and 6 unsuccessful project teams, were purposively selected based on their project implementation success rates at the end of the leadership training. …”
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Predictors of Major Depressive Disorder following Intensive Care of Chronically Critically Ill Patients by Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Jenny Rosendahl, Kerstin Weidner, Bernhard Strauß, Katja Petrowski

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common condition following treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Long-term data on MDD in chronically critically ill (CCI) patients are scarce. …”
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Stroke in patients with sickle cell disease: clinical and neurological aspects Acidente cerebrovascular em pacientes com anemia falciforme: aspectos clínicos e neurológicos by Carolina Camargo de Oliveira, Sylvia Maria Ciasca, M. Valeriana L. Moura-Ribeiro

“…The aim of this study was to characterize a group of patients (n=8) with sickle cell disease (SCD) and ischemic stroke concerning the clinical, neurological, imaging and progressive aspects. Data were collected from records and completed with an interview of patients and their parents. …”
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Exploring the quality of life and its determinants among caregivers of patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study by Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Rasha Ashmawy, Mahmoud A. Hassan, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

“…From May to September 2023, data were collected through structured, face-to-face interviews using the World Health Organization Quality of Life– BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. …”
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An Automatic and End-to-End System for Rare Disease Knowledge Graph Construction Based on Ontology-Enhanced Large Language Models: Development Study by Lang Cao, Jimeng Sun, Adam Cross

“…AutoRD integrates up-to-date ontologies with other structured knowledge and demonstrates superior performance in rare disease extraction tasks. …”
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An audit on the delivery of diabetes care practices at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka by S. Rupasinghe, I. K. Jayasinghe, W. M. C. R. Wijesingha, D. L. Rathnayaka, D. Pathirana, V. Wijekoon

“…Every third eligible patient was recruited. Data were collected using a validated, interviewer-administered questionnaire and clinic records. …”
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Economic burden of pain in back and extremities in the adult population: a community-based estimate in rural Gadchiroli, India by Anand A. Bang, Shekhar Y. Bhojraj, Mahesh Deshmukh, Sameer Kalkotwar, Vinay R. Joshi, Tushar Yarmal, Abhay T. Bang

“…All adults ≥20 years in these villages were surveyed by trained community health workers in January 2010 by making household visits. The data were collected using a structured, pre-tested questionnaire on the history of PBE and the consequent economic cost of pain during the previous 12 months…”
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Developing tourist attraction strategies in the Museum of Decorative Arts of Iran, Isfahan by Maedeh Barati, Marzieh Hekmat, Neda Torabi Farsani

“…This study employs a qualitative case-study approach, and data were collected through semi-structured interviews and questionnaires involving experts in museum studies. …”
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Synthesis and Adsorption Characteristic Evaluation of Copper Hexacyanoferrate for Nanoplastic Adsorption Removal by Woo Hyun Kim, Sung Min Huh, Jinsung An, Moonil Kim

“…In this study, we investigated the use of copper hexacyanoferrate (CuHCF), a metal–organic framework (MOF) with a high surface area and porous structure, as an effective adsorbent for NP removal. …”
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Achieving food security: Household perception and adoption of home gardening techniques in Ghana by Irene Serwaa Asante, Magdalene Aidoo, Stephen Prah, Margaret Aba Sam Hagan, Charles Kwame Sackey

“…A multistage sampling technique was used to select 348 households and data was collected through a structured questionnaire. …”
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Harnessing machine learning approach for hardness optimization of Al-Si alloy composites reinforced with coconut shell ash by M Poornesh, Shreeranga Bhat, Mithun Kanchan

“…The model was trained and validated using experimental data, and hyperparameter tuning was performed to improve accuracy. …”
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Parental Satisfaction towards Care Given at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Associated Factors in Comprehensive and Referral Hospitals of Southern Ethiopia by Eden Sileshi, Bedria Mohammed, Derese Eshetu, Aster Dure, Agegnehu Bante, Abera Mersha, Teketel Ermias Geltore

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 401 parents who visited neonatal intensive care from March 28 to April 28, 2022. The data were assorted via a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire using ODK collect version and exported to SPSS window version 25 for further cleaning and analysis. …”
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Role of primary care physician in care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by O. V. Fateeva, G. G. Prozorova, S. A. Kozhevnikova, L. V. Tribuntceva

“…To study the COPD morbidity, to assess its structure and preventive measures, as well as COPD mortality among the adult population of Lipetsk.Materials and methods. 9900 patients aged 18 and over were examined, taken under follow-up care in Lipetsk adult polyclinic N 4. …”
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