Identification of Behavioral, Clinical, and Psychological Antecedents of Acute Stimulant Poisoning: Development and Implementation of a Mixed Methods Psychological Autopsy Study by Marley Antolin Muñiz, Vanessa M McMahan, Xochitl Luna Marti, Sarah Brennan, Sophia Tavasieff, Luke N Rodda, James Knoll, Phillip O Coffin

“…MethodsWe ascertained death records from the California Electronic Death Reporting System (CA-EDRS) and the San Francisco Office of the County Medical Examiner (OCME) from June 2022 through December 2023. …”
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Automated Image-Based Wound Area Assessment in Outpatient Clinics Using Computer-Aided Methods: A Development and Validation Study by Kuan-Chen Li, Ying-Han Lee, Yu-Hsien Lin

“…In this study, our goal is to provide an objective method to calculate the wound size and solve variations in photo-taking distance caused by different medical practitioners or at different times, as these can lead to inaccurate wound size assessments. …”
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Tourist Accommodation Choices in Nature-Based Destinations: The Case of Geotourism Destination Kras/Carso by Dejan Paliska, Gorazd Sedmak

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Effect size assessment in quasi-experimental studies by O. V. Krasko

“…Estimation of the effect size on an ordinal scale, estimation of the effect size on a binary in the case of opposite direction effects in groups, in quasi-experimental studies for the analytical method "differences in  differences".Conclusion. …”
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Clinical case of applying a safe loading range to a limb in a patient with a femoral neck fracture by O. N. Yamshchikov, S. A. Emelyanov, S. A. Mordovin, E. A. Kolobova, A. V. Grishin, P. M. Teplyakov

“…The purpose of this publication is to describe a clinical case of the effective application of the method for determining the optimal range of loads on a limb after surgical treatment of femoral neck fractures.Materials and methods: the study used materials from medical records and instrumental studies of the traumatology department of the TOGBUZ "City Clinical Hospital of Kotovsk", the results of dynamic observation for 12 months in a patient with a transcervical fracture of the femoral neck, for which the method we developed for determining the optimal range was applied. load on the limb after surgical treatment of injury.Results: 12 months after the operation, the patient who used the method for determining the safe load range in the recovery period achieved full functional and anatomical recovery of the operated limb. …”
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The extent of Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and Household Coping Strategies: Case of Yam Farmers in Ekiti State, Nigeria by Ayoola Ibukun Ogunyemi, Adewale Isaac Olutumise, Ademola Adegoroye

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Study of Nonlinear Second-Order Differential Inclusion Driven by a Φ−Laplacian Operator Using the Lower and Upper Solutions Method by Droh Arsène Béhi, Assohoun Adjé, Konan Charles Etienne Goli

“…We also show that our method can be applied to the periodic case.…”
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A New Transformation Method of the T₂ Spectrum Based on Ordered Clustering—A Case Study on the Pore-Throat Utilization Rule of Supercritical CO₂ Flooding in Low Permeability Cores by Yanchun Su, Chunhua Zhao, Xianjie Li, Xiujun Wang, Jian Zhang, Bo Huang, Xiaofeng Tian, Mingxi Liu, Kaoping Song

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Lean techniques application towards efficient collaborative robot integration: an experimental study by Anthony Quenehen, Jerome Pocachard, Nathalie Klement, Lionel Roucoules, Olivier Gibaru

“…Originality Usage of an experimental approach, focusing on lean techniques as a differentiating skill to implement efficiently collaborative robots in a production representative environment. Research method Experimental case study, based on the gradual implementation of a collaborative robot within a manual assembly process in order to design a collaborative process. …”
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Eudemonia of People Living with HIV at an Anti-Retroviral Therapy Center, Ron, Gadag District - A Mixed Method Feasibility Study by Stephen John, Dileep S Natekar

“…Times elapsed health problems and challenges evolved constantly. In 1980s the first case of HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus was reported and according to World Health Organization WHO 36.9 million people worldwide are living with HIVAIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.Aim This study aimed to explore the meaning of lived experiences of people living with HIV PLHIV and evaluate the effectiveness of health interventions on the state of health of PLHIV at an Anti-retroviral therapy ART center Ron Gadag District.Methods A sequential exploratory mixed-method study was conducted from August 2022 to September 2022. …”
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Mental health status and associated factors prevailing among the patients having orofacial clefts in Bangladesh: A mixed method study by Tanzila Rafique, Gazi Shamim Hassan, Fariha Haseen

“…Methods: This case-control study was conducted at the Department of Orthodontics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, over a four-year period. …”
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Factors influencing the early initiation of breast feeding in public primary healthcare facilities in Northeast Nigeria: a mixed-method study by Nasir Umar, Olukolade George Shobo, Ahmed Gana, Peter Longtoe, Omokhudu Idogho, Jennifer Anyanti

“…We assess the barriers and facilitators influencing the practice of early breast feeding of newborns in public primary healthcare facilities (PHCs) in Northeast Nigeria, to influence the planning of programmes targeted at improving newborn care in the region.Method We used an explanatory mixed-method approach. …”
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Comparison of cuffless blood pressure measurement using an electrocardiogram monitor with photoplethysmography function with measurement by the Korotkov method: a pilot study by N. A. Gogiberidze, Z. N. Sagirova, N. O. Kuznetsova, D. G. Gognieva, P. Sh. Chomakhidze, H. Saner, P. Yu. Kopylov

“…Blood pressure was measured by the Korotkov method as a standard method, and a CardioQVARK® device, made in the form of a smartphone case, was used as a new method. …”
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The influence of lithotripsy methods on the incidence of auxiliary procedures after ureteric stone desintegration by Radulović Slobodan, Vuksanović Aleksandar, Milenković-Petronić Dragica, Vavić Božo

“…Methods. In a prospective bicentric study 260 patients with ureteric stones were analyzed. …”
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Analysis of Vocabulary Definitions of the Word “Uspech” (“Success”): Problem of Verification of Linguoculturological Constructions by M. A. Eremina

“…A method for solving the actual problem of verification of linguocultural constructions is proposed. …”
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Co-designing and testing the learn together guidance to support patient and family involvement in patient safety investigations: a mixed-methods study by Jane O’Hara, Lauren Ramsey, Siobhan McHugh, Joseph Langley, Justin Waring, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Gemma Louch, Jenni Murray, Carl Macrae, John Baker, Rebecca Lawton, Daisy Halligan, Olivia Rogerson, Penny Phillips, Debra Hazeldine, Sarah Seddon, Joanne Hughes, Rebecca Partridge, Katherine Ludwin, Laura Sheard

“…Methods This stage comprised two studies. First, a scoping review of the qualitative literature explored the experiences of patients and families within incident investigations, and what prompts decisions to litigate. …”
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Effect of Rapid Thermal Annealing on Cuo Nanoparticles by Boumezrag Maria Nor Elyakin, Almi Kenza, Lakel Said, Zaghoum Noor El Imane, Touhami Hanna

“…This work is a comparative study of the effect of two different annealing methods on copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticle properties obtained previously by direct precipitation method. …”
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Method for Analyzing the Importance of Quality and Safety Influencing Factors in Automotive Body Manufacturing Process—A Comprehensive Weight Evaluation Method to Reduce Subjective... by Ying Xiang, Long Guo, Shaoqian Ji, Shengchao Zhu, Zhiming Guo, Hu Qiao

“…Therefore, it is crucial to analyze the primary factors that influence quality and safety during the car body manufacturing process. The study first focuses on four key processes of car body manufacturing—stamping, welding, painting, and assembly—using the man, machine, material, method, environment (4M1E) framework to analyze the factors affecting quality and safety. …”
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Assessment of a decentralization model in improving treatment and care of visceral leishmaniasis in Turkana County, Kenya: A mixed method study. by Jane Mbui, Mariam Macharia, Dawn Maranga, Collins Okoyo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This was a mixed methods cross-sectional survey conducted in four selected health facilities within Turkana County, between November 2023 and February 2024. …”
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Protocol for a mixed-method cohort study investigating the prevalence and impact of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) in chronic pain rehabilitation by Jonathan Williman, Caroline Bell, Chad Sloley, Edward A Shipton

“…By exploring this potential association, better theoretical understanding of and better therapeutic approaches to chronic pain management could be developed. The study’s aim is to explore the prevalence and impact of obsessions–compulsions on the experience and rehabilitation of chronic pain among individuals attending different branches of a New Zealand pain service.Methods and analysis This is a cohort study using well-validated questionnaires and semistructured interviews. …”
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