Nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, and decision-making related to sepsis assessment and management in Palestinian intensive care units by Hatem Khallaf, Moath Abu Ejheisheh, Malakeh. Z. Malak, Anas Shehadeh, Ahmad Ayed, Ahmad Batran, Mosaab Farajallah

“…A convenience sample of 243 participants was recruited. A structured self-reported questionnaire comprising three sections: socio-demographic characteristics, Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey, and the Nurses’ Decision-Making Instrument (NDMI) was used to collect the data from April to June 2024. …”
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Self-care practice and associated factors among postpartum mothers at Karat town, Konso zone, southern, Ethiopia: 2022 by Gebino Aylate Tengo, Samuel Abdu Aliyu, Enatfenta Sewmehone Endalew, Tilahun Nigusie Adafirie

“…The systematic random sampling was used to select 419 study participants. Data was collected using a pretest structured questionnaire through a face-to-face interview, entered and cleaned using EPI Info version 4.6, and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. …”
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Hand hygiene intervention to optimize helminth infection control: Design and baseline results of Mikono Safi-An ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in NW Tanza... by Kenneth Makata, Safari Kinung'hi, Christian Hansen, Philip Ayieko, Simon Sichalwe, Onike Mcharo, Jeroen Ensink, Robert Dreibelbis, Sarah Rockowitz, Elialilia Okello, Heiner Grosskurth, Saidi Kapiga

“…Assenting students were interviewed using a structured questionnaire and asked to provide a stool specimen.…”
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Optimization Study of Pneumatic–Electric Combined Braking Strategy for 30,000-ton Heavy-Haul Trains by Mingtao Zhang, Congjin Shi, Kun Wang, Pengfei Liu, Guoyun Liu, Zhiwei Wang, Weihua Zhang

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Maintenir une homogénéité culturelle et linguistique : mise en perspective diachronique des stratégies de découpages territoriaux de la périphérie flamande de Bruxelles-Capitale... by Clotilde Bonfiglioli

“…A fieldwork, combined with the analysis of official directives from the Flemish authorities and the processing of sociolinguistic data previously collected, provide information on the new forms of politico-linguistic divisions in the Flemish periphery of Brussels-Capital (a cosmopolitan capital). …”
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among children with Transfusion-dependent β-thalassaemia: a cross-sectional study in Guangxi Province by Jingyi Qiao, Bingxing Luo, Jian Ming, Xinhua Zhang, Junling Weng, Qingwen Deng, Shanyan Zhou, Yingyao Chen

“…Methods In this cross-sectional study, children with TDT were recruited from five treatment centers in Guangxi, a province with a high prevalence of thalassemia in China. Structured questionnaires were employed to gather relevant data on sociodemographic variables, disease characteristics, treatments, and associated costs. …”
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Academic Staff Perspectives on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Pharmaceutical Sciences Research and Writing: A Qualitative Study. by Samer Imad Mohammed, Dheyaa Jabbar Kadhim, Basma Zuheir Al-Metwali, Ehab Mudher Mikhael, Noor Mohammed Hassan

“…The interviews were conducted in a semi-structured manner, using a predetermined interview guide consisting of open-ended questions. …”
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Feasibility of implementation of the zero suicide model in community-based organizations serving Afghan refugees resettled in Michigan by Linda M. Kaljee, Brian Ahmedani, Sreenidhi Srinivasan, Emily Wells, Michal T. Ruprecht, Yaman Ahmed, Surilla Randall, Corey Beckwith, Jennifer Keuten

“…However, it was clear that adaptations were needed to support the introduction of the model and that those adaptations would have to account for diverse refugee communities and varied resources and structures within each CBO.…”
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Awareness of Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Practice of Breast Self-Examination Among Nursing Students by Mona H. Afif

“…The first tool is a structured interview questionnaire designed by the researcher to collect data about the students' characteristics and to assess the student nurses' awareness of breast cancer risk factors. …”
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Sleep quality among clinical postgraduate students: a cross-sectional study in Kerala, India by Gopinathan Bhaskaran Gopika, GK Mini, Ameer Ameera, R. Parvathi, P. K. Malavika, Reshma George, Kamala Swarnam, Marthanda Pillai A

“…Methodology This cross-sectional study assessed sleep patterns, lifestyle behaviors, and stress levels among 150 postgraduate medical students (aged between 25 and 44 years) from four medical institutions (one government and three private) in Kerala, India. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. …”
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Polysomnographic correlates of self-and caregiver-reported sleep problems in post-stroke patients by Kamalesh Tayade, Deepti Vibha, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Awadh Kishor Pandit, Bhargavi Ramanujam, Animesh Das, Arunmozhimaran Elavarasi, Ayush Agarwal, Achal Kumar Srivastava, Manjari Tripathi

“…Proactive screening using structured questionnaires and PSG (or alternatives such as actigraphy) is essential in resource-limited settings to detect and treat sleep disorders that may impact recovery.…”
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Ethnobiological survey on medicinal plants used by gaddi and gujjar tribes of riparian region of Beas River of Himachal Pradesh in North Western Himalayas, India by Neha Thakur, Nitesh Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Anju Sharma, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Anurag Malik, Meraj Ahmed

“…The ethnobotanical surveys were conducted from August 2022 to July 2023, and our fieldwork took place in four districts (Kullu (1279 m), Mandi (760 m), Hamirpur (780 m) and Kangra (1200–1300 m) under various villages. The ethnobiological data was gathered through field surveys, open interviews, discussions, and semi-structured questionnaires conducted with 193 tribal participants aged 40 to 80 years. …”
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Feasibility study protocol: implementing consultation-based high-quality palliative care services in intensive care units by Shin Hye Yoo, Ye Sul Jeung, Yejin Kim, Seyeon Kim, Yoon Sun Jung, Tae Jung Kim

“…The demand and acceptability of the intervention will be assessed through semi-structured interviews with family surrogates, followed by qualitative analysis.Ethics and dissemination This study will be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and applicable national laws and regulations. …”
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How do users of a mental health app conceptualise digital therapeutic alliance? A qualitative study using the framework approach by Theresa Taylor, Simon D’Alfonso, Maria João Tralhão Dolan, Jenny Yiend, Pamela Jacobsen

“…Methods We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 13 participants who had recent experiences of using the STOP app which targets paranoia. …”
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Time to death and its predictors among women with uterine rupture admitted to jimma town public hospitals, South West Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study by Lidetu Ababa Kenea, Chaltu Fikru Biyana, Buzuneh Tasfa Marine

“…Method An institution-based retrospective cohort study was conducted on all 405 eligible women with uterine rupture admitted to Jimma Town Public Hospitals. Data were collected by using structured questions developed in the Kobo toolbox and analyzed using Stata version 17. …”
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# Language processing characteristics in normal pressure hydrocephalus: insights from eye-tracking analysis of incorrect responses by Ji-Yeong Kim, Jiho Lee, Nayeon Kim, Ki-Su Park, Janghyeok Yoon, Kyunghun Kang, Ji-Wan Ha

“…This enlargement compresses several brain structures, impairing functions such as visual perception, semantic memory processing, and phonological encoding contributing to language processing difficulties. …”
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Study on the influencing factors of childcare needs and their operation mechanism among parents with children aged 0–3 years in China—an empirical analysis based on a mixed methods... by Huanhuan Li, Bingyu Duan, Yuhuan Zhang, Mingci Chen, Yifang Wang, Huijuan Di

“…Second, three levels of coding of the interview data using Grounded Theory were used to summarize the factors influencing parents’ childcare needs. …”
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235 Root cause analysis of barriers and facilitators to accrual to a pragmatic, EHR-embedded clinical trial by Lindsay Lennox, Bethany M Kwan, Adit A Ginde, Thomas W. Flaig, Sarah V Kautz, Matthew Mimnall, Andrew Nicklwsky, Goldie Komaie, Christine Velez, Aaron Babour, Laurie Blmberg-Romero, Cecilia C. Low Wang

“…We supplemented quantitative findings with a thematic analysis of semi-structured individual interviews with eligible patients (n = 10) and study providers (n = 4) to identify systematic barriers to recruitment and enrollment of eligible patients. …”
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Dietary Practices Among Young Children in Nepal’s Karnali Mountains: A Community-Based Study on Meal Frequency, Diversity, and Fruit or Vegetable Intake by Sona Shrestha, Vishnu Khanal

“…However, there is a lack of data from the highly food-insecure mountains of Nepal. …”
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Multi-relation-pattern knowledge graph embeddings for link prediction in hyperbolic space by Longxin Lin, Huaibin Qin, Quan Qi, Rui Gu, Pengxiang Zuo, Yongqiang Cheng

“…However, in low-dimensional scenarios, these models struggle to accurately capture the hierarchical information of relationships in knowledge graphs (KG), a limitation that can adversely affect the performance of intelligent network systems where structured knowledge is critical for decision making and operational efficiency. …”
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