Critical sustainability events and perceived roles of academic leaders at a leading university in sustainability: CIT case study by Anete Veidemane, Daniela Craciun, Barend van der Meulen

“…Employing the critical incident technique (CIT) and semi-structured interviews, university staff were asked to reflect on the meaning of a sustainable university, critical sustainability events, and the roles of academic leaders in these events. …”
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Determinants of birth asphyxia among newborns delivered in public hospitals of West Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia: A case-control study. by Guta Kune, Habtamu Oljira, Negash Wakgari, Ebisa Zerihun, Mecha Aboma

“…All newborns with birth asphyxia during the study period were included in the study while; two comparable controls were selected consecutively after each birth asphyxia case. A pre-tested and structured questionnaire was used to collect maternal socio-demographic and antepartum characteristics. …”
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The effect of a Mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the mental health of a sample of Italian healthcare professionals: A quasi-experimental study design by Martina FINISTRELLA, Elisa LUCHINA

“…Methods: This study involved 43 hospital employees from Milan, who participated in a structured 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. …”
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Factors associated with quality of life of chronic spontaneous urticaria patients in a Vietnamese population. by Nguyen Thi Tra My, Le Huyen My, Vu Nguyet Minh, Nguyen Thi Ha Vinh, Mai Ba Hoang Anh, Doanh Le Huu

“…A total of 358 CSU patients aged 16 years or older were recruited. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire covering demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics. …”
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Knowledge and Utilization of Antenatal and Postnatal Services in an Urban area of South-East Delhi: A Cross-Sectional Study by Sehla Tabassum, Shyambhavee Behera, Kartikey Yadav, Korbilli Gautami

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 150 women who delivered within the last one year residing in an urban area of South-East Delhi. Data collection between May 2024 to July 2024 was done with the help of pre-designed, validated, structured questionnaire using simple random sampling. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Impact of Weight and Weight Stigma on Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment: A Qualitative Study by Jamie L. Sorensen, Michele M. West, Kathleen M. Robinson, Mary E. Charlton, Ingrid M. Lizarraga, Sarah H. Nash

“…Methods We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 15 breast and 15 cervical cancer survivors diagnosed 2017–2019 in Iowa who had a pre‐diagnosis body mass index of 30+ kg/m2 calculated from their driver's license height and weight. …”
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Patient related factors associated with antiretroviral therapy defaulting among the youth accessing HIV care services in Mzimba, Malawi. by Paul Isaac Kasalu, Matthews Lazaro, Idesi Chilinda

“…Random sampling techniques were used to recruit both ART defaulters and non-defaulters. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. …”
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Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Leadership and Team Dynamics in Agile Software Engineering Projects by Firdews A. Alsalman, Shaymaa A. Chyad

“…A quantitative approach was employed, utilizing structured surveys from 51 Agile professionals (Scrum Masters, developers, and product owners) actively engaged in frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming (XP). …”
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An Exploration of EFL Teachers’ Awareness of the Sources of Pedagogical Knowledge in a Teacher Education Program by Macías Diego Fernando

“…This research followed a qualitative design with an interpretive approach to inquiry, and the data used were semi-structured interviews and official documents. …”
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Characterization of Phenotypic Variation in Indigenous Chicken Populations in Lower Northern Thailand to Improve Chicken Breeding by Suphawadee Yaemkong, Siriwadee Phromnoi, Chedsada Mingchai, Touchkanin Jongjitvimol

“…Moreover, a correlation between body size and sex-specific structures across breeds was discovered, with male chickens exhibiting significantly greater body weight, size, wing length, upper and lower shank length, and toe length than females p<0.0001. …”
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Desenvolvimento rural do semiárido brasileiro: transformações recentes, desafios e perspectivas by Antonio Marcio Buainain, Junior Ruiz Garcia

“…In the recent period, the Northeast Region, the Semiarid included, has benefited from a wide range of initiatives of the federal government, which are generating numerous positive effects that have the potential to transform the structures of the Semiarid and insert it into a virtuous cycle accumulation. …”
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“Like a rollercoaster”: carer experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…Methods As part of a clinical evaluation (June 2021 – August 2023), 15 parents participated in a semi-structured interview about their experience of residential treatment. …”
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Seroprevalence of transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors by chemiluminescent assay in a tertiary care centre by Raja Sundaramoorthy, Ramesh Arunagiri, Vithiya Ganesan, Sethuammal Perumal, Rajendran Tiruvanamalai, Jhansi Charles

“…Methodology: Blood donors (voluntary and replacement), fulfilling national and regional blood bank criteria, attended our blood bank, during Jan 2015-Dec 2016 (included). Retrospective data analysis was performed by a structured database. …”
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MRI machine learning model predicts nerve root sedimentation in lumbar stenosis: a prospective study by Qing Wang, Xianping Luo, Deng Li, Yi Zhai, Caiyun Ying

“…The RF model constructed using these features—designated as SedSign8—exhibited superior performance in predicting the risk of SedSign, with robust metrics across all evaluation dimensions: precision of 84.4%, recall of 73.6%, F1 score of 78.6%, accuracy of 83.6%, and an AUC of 0.901.ConclusionOlder patients, along with a greater degree of stenosis and changes in the dural sac and surrounding tissue structures, were identified as the main pathophysiological basis for the occurrence of the SedSign in LSS.…”
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Impact of educational intervention on dental students’ competence in managing injuries caused by sharp objects: a quasi-experimental study by Mahdieh Zarabadipour, Negar Gholizadeh, Monirsadat Mirzadeh, Erfan Khorasani

“…Over 60% of injuries went unreported, primarily due to perceived insignificance (44.1%). Conclusions Structured educational interventions, particularly visual aids, enhance SOI management knowledge. …”
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Long-Term Annual Changes in Agricultural Carbon Footprints and Associated Driving Factors in China from 2000 to 2020 by Xingyuan Xiao, Xuanming Hu, Yaqun Liu, Changhe Lu

“…To this end, we used the life cycle assessment (LCA) method and statistical data to calculate long-term annual agricultural CFs in China. …”
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Mechanistic insights into the effects of Tris-2-butoxyethyl phosphate on multiple cancers using network toxicology and molecular docking by Hongting Lu, Pengyu Huang, Bingqi Huang, Dongming He, Xinhuai Ou, Zhanyu Xu, Shikang Li

“…Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) enrichment analyses were then performed to characterize the biological functions and pathways involved Three-dimensional structures of the core target proteins were retrieved from the Protein Data Bank (PDB), optimized using PyMOL (version 3.0.3), and subjected to molecular docking with AutoDock Vina to assess their binding affinities with TBEP. …”
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Interpersonal and intrapersonal leadership competencies: an interpretative phenomenological analysis on effective leadership strategies by Marion Koreen Andrea Aquino, Alicia Mae Bumacod, Arizzandra Gerriz Calapine, Jan Marie Therese Yaco, Margarett Luz Dimailig, Avon Pearl Amores, Joseph Francisco

“…The small yet varied sample allowed for an in-depth analysis of personal experiences while ensuring that the findings resonate broadly within the Philippine organizational context. Data collection involved in-depth, semi-structured interviews conducted via Microsoft Teams. …”
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Intracurricular Factors Influencing Medical Students&rsquo; Specialty Choice: A Systematic Review by Schoon B, Kötter T

“…The studies were highly heterogeneous regarding research methods and the quality of reporting.Conclusion: Involving students in the planning and structuring of clinical phases, active feedback, voluntary offerings, seminars/simulations, and involvement in the clinical team can increase a specialty preference. …”
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Gestão da segurança e saúde no trabalho em empresas produtoras de baterias automotivas: um estudo para identificar boas práticas Management of occupational health and safety in aut... by Otávio José de Oliveira, Alessandra Bizan de Oliveira, Renan Augusto de Almeida

“…The main objective of this paper is to identify best practices and the main difficulties related to OSH management at automobile battery manufacturers in the midwest of the State of São Paulo, using the double case study method. Data was collected using on-site observation, document analysis and semi-structured interviews with managers and collaborators. …”
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