Elemental Symbolism and Character Relationships in Elemental Forces of Nature: A Semiotic Approach by Erina Tri Oktaviana, Abdillah Nugroho

“…The data collection process was carried out through participant observation methods, theme notes, and symbolic analysis of visual and narrative elements. …”
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The stakeholders’ role in informal mentoring: a qualitative descriptive study of nurses and midwives working in acute care settings by Tracy Alexis Kakyo, Lily Dongxia Xiao, Diane Chamberlain

“…This manuscript was written in adherence to the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. Methods Semi-structured interviews with a convenience sample of 35 nurses and/or midwives working in three regional hospitals in Uganda were conducted between June and September 2022. …”
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New book science: a look into the future by D. A. Elyashevich, V. A. Mutyev

“…This shapes the need for actualization of research, development of new approaches, clarification of the object and the subject of medialogical disciplines, including book studies.In this study, the main problems of modern Russian bibliology have been identified: limited potential of morally outdated approaches (structural-typological, functional, documentgraphics), a breakaway from the dynamically changing international social and humanitarian agenda and non-participation in international bibliological forums, the functioning of a closed system of scholarly communication. …”
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La fabrique du territoire by Catherine Guy

“…This organisation has strongly contributed to its implementation by both displaying a wide range of innovative methods and means and by designing “action territories” and cooperation with a very flexible geometry.The legitimacy of public action lies in the early spatial planning of the city center (1720). …”
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Connecting the Dots: Haptic Imagery's Sequential Impact via Serial Mediation in Social Commerce Applications by Chong, S., Ng, S., Basha, N.K., & Lim, X.

“…A purposive sampling technique was employed to gather data from 410 users of SCAs in Malaysia via offline and online data collection methods. The collected data underwent analyses using partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). …”
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Navigating identity: the experiences of Chinese women adopted into families by Eve Neider, Xiafei Wang, Ting Guan

“…This study uses the intersectionality theoretical framework to understand the unique experiences of being Asian and adopted.Methods12 participants took part in 60- to 90-min semi-structured interviews conducted in person or via Zoom. 17 questions explored topics such as feelings about adoption, identity, and experiences with racism. …”
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Systemic Gamification Theory (SGT): A Holistic Model for Inclusive Gamified Digital Learning by Franz Coelho, Ana Maria Abreu

“…The theory supports inclusivity by accounting for individual traits, situational dynamics, spatial settings, and cultural diversity. …”
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“The questions made me realize how many times I could have been saved and removed from that situation”: The experiences of patients attended to by paramedics for intimate partner v... by Rory A. Marshall, Nicole Merritt, Tori N. Stranges, Stephen Bartlett, Simon Sawyer, Paul van Donkelaar

“…Objective: To examine how the perspectives and experiences of survivors of IPV who have been attended to by paramedics can inform our understanding of paramedic services. Methods Using an interpretive description qualitative approach in the context of paramedicine, self-identified women (18+ years) who reported a history of IPV and being attended to by paramedics for IPV-caused reasons participated in semi-structured interviews. …”
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Raider of the lost N-glycans – Localizing rare and frequently overlooked IgG N-glycans with sulfation or bisecting LacNAc by Robert Burock, Léa Chuzel, Thilo Kähne, Udo Reichl, Udo Reichl, Erdmann Rapp, Erdmann Rapp, René Hennig

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Impact of coastal currents and eddies on particle dispersion in the Baltic Sea: a Lagrangian approach to marine ecosystems by Saeed Hariri, Germo Väli, H. E. Markus Meier

“…Combining the General Estuarine Transport Model (GETM) and Lagrangian methods, it examines both single and paired particle dynamics, initially deployed in coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, for 2D and 3D simulations. …”
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Triangular plasty of left atrium in a left-sided atriomegaly by V. Zh. Boukarim, A. A. Bolshak, V. V. Popov

“…The data accumulated and estimation of remote results of the procedure permits her to occupy a significant place among other methods of atrioplasty.…”
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Factors influencing obstetricians’ acceptance of termination of pregnancy beyond the first trimester: a qualitative study by Fien De Meyer, Kenneth Chambaere, Sarah Van de Velde, Kristof Van Assche, Kim Beernaert, Sigrid Sterckx

“…Methods We conducted an interview study with 23 hospital obstetricians who had prior experience with termination of pregnancy decision-making beyond the first trimester in Flanders, Belgium. …”
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Precarious perinatal care: experiences of incarcerated individuals in Ontario, Canada by Xaand Bancroft, Amy McGee, Audrey Ferron Parayre, Lisa Morgan, Wendy E. Peterson

“…We conducted virtual, semi-structured interviews with individuals who previously experienced incarceration while pregnant. …”
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“Are they going to recollect who they need to contact?”: understanding sexually transmitted infection transmission risks among older Canadians who winter in the United States by Olivia Nieves Echevarria, John Pickering, Valorie A. Crooks, Jeremy Snyder, Trudie Milner

“…This study focuses on Yuma, Arizona, a popular destination for Canadian international retirement migrants who winter in the United States, to examine the sexual health risks associated with their seasonal travel. Methods Utilizing a qualitative case study approach, this research involved semi-structured interviews conducted remotely with key informants in Yuma (n = 10) who held various health care and administrative roles. …”
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Collaborative work processes in establishing a MiniMaria treatment center for youth substance addiction: a qualitative inquiry of county council healthcare and municipal efforts by Maria Lindberg, Jofen Kihlström, Irene Hylander, Martin Salzmann-Erikson

“…Abstract Background This article is part of a larger study exploring the collaborative dynamics between key stakeholders in providing care to youths suffering from alcohol or substance use and their families in formulating policies and operational practices for county and country-wide application in similar settings. …”
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GNNSeq: A Sequence-Based Graph Neural Network for Predicting Protein–Ligand Binding Affinity by Somanath Dandibhotla, Madhav Samudrala, Arjun Kaneriya, Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy

“…The GNNSeq unique kernel-based context switching scheme optimizes model efficiency and runtime, dynamically adjusts feature weighting between sequence and basic structural information, and improves predictive accuracy and model generalization. …”
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MVBNSleepNet: A Multi-View Brain Network-Based Convolutional Neural Network for Neonatal Sleep Staging by Ligang Zhou, Minghui Liu, Xia Hu, Laishuan Wang, Yan Xu, Chen Chen, Wei Chen

“…<italic>Goal:</italic> To develop a high-performance and robust solution for neonatal sleep staging that incorporates spatial topological information and functional connectivity of the brain, which are often overlooked in existing approaches. <italic>Methods:</italic> We propose MVBNSleepNet, a multi-view brain network-based convolutional neural network. …”
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MCTGNet: A Multi-Scale Convolution and Hybrid Attention Network for Robust Motor Imagery EEG Decoding by Huangtao Zhan, Xinhui Li, Xun Song, Zhao Lv, Ping Li

“…Experiments on the BCI Competition IV 2a and 2b datasets demonstrate that MCTGNet achieves average classification accuracies of 88.93% and 91.42%, respectively, outperforming state-of-the-art methods by 3.32% and 1.83%.…”
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Influence of betahistidine dihydrochloride and antihypertensive medications on quality of life in patients with stable arterial hypertension and vertigo by G. F. Andreeva, S. Yu. Martsevich, V. M. Gorbunov, O. A. Melnikov, V. P. Voronina, I. P. Zhigareva

“…To assess the effects of combined lisinopril and betahistidine dihydrochloride therapy on quality of life (QoL) and blood pressure (BP) in patients with stable, mild to moderate arterial hypertension and vertigo. Material and methods. The study included 67 patients with stable, mild to moderate AH and vertigo. …”
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From their eyes: Deaflympic athletes' and coaches' perspectives on mental training by Alon Markov-Glazer, Alon Markov-Glazer, Anne-Marie Elbe, Rainer Schliermann

“…This study therefore explored Deaflympic athletes' and coaches' perspectives on mental training in the elite Deaf sports.MethodsA qualitative approach was used, involving six focus group interviews with 23 athletes (Mage = 33.09; 26.1% female) and four coaches from individual and team Deaf sports. …”
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