The Role of Higher Education Through the Eyes of Hungarian Undergraduate Students and Graduates: A Qualitative Exploratory Study by Zsófia Kocsis, Gabriella Pusztai

“…Our long-term goal is to support institutional development on the basis of this data.  Methods: To answer these questions, semi-structured inteviews were conducted. …”
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Navigating pressure and connection: goal orientation, coach-athlete relationships, and burnout among Chinese collegiate athletes—a mixed-methods study by Le Wang, Hongye Lian

“…The qualitative phase involved semi-structured interviews with a purposive subsample of 28 diverse athletes, which underwent thematic analysis.ResultsQuantitative findings indicated that task orientation, CAR closeness, and complementarity were significant negative predictors of all burnout dimensions (p < 0.05). …”
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Possibilities for teaching the technical conceptual knowledge of handball in a didactic unit based on Sport Education (Posibilidades para la enseñanza de los conocimientos técnico... by Mateus Henrique Servilha de Lucca, Fernanda Moreto Impolcetto, Guy Ginciene

“…There were 22 classes structured based on the main characteristics of the model, with the participation of 40 students from a high school second year class. …”
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Environmental impact of pesticide runoff in irrigated agriculture: evidence from Gomoa West field, Ghana by Josiah Wilson Tachie-Menson, Catherine Owusu, Frederick Kwame Yeboah, Flavio Odoi-Yorke, Agnes Abeley Abbey, Frank Kwekucher Ackah, Ransford Opoku Darko

“…This study assessed the ecological risks of pesticide runoff in irrigated farming systems in the Gomoa West District of Ghana, with a focus on farmer practices and potential impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Primary data were collected through semi-structured surveys with 150 farmers, supported by key informant interviews with agricultural officers and community leaders. …”
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APPLICATION OF BIM IN MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS: BARRIER FACTORS AND SOLUTION STRATEGIES: A CASE STUDY OF CHENGDU MEDICAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT by Jiahao Chen, Laemthong Laokhongthavorn

“…This paper makes use of semi-structured interviews and literature evaluations to evaluate every influencing aspect earlier than by conducting quantitative research. …”
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Assessment of patients’ perception and satisfaction with extemporaneous compounding service in ALERT hospital, Ethiopia by Beyene Hirpina, Muluken Nigatu Selam, Atalay Mulu Fentie, Minychel Wale, Aychew Mekuriaw Tegegne, Samuel Abera

“…A consecutive sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, entered into the EPI info, exported and analyzed using SPSS. …”
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Advancing implementation of single session interventions in schools: a protocol for a qualitative study by Katherine A. Cohen, Eric Bruns, Aaron Lyon, Tali Raviv, Sara Becker, Jessica L. Schleider

“…Digital, self-administered Single Session Interventions (SSIs) are evidence-based supports that are intentionally structured to deliver a clinically-meaningful dosage of evidence-based content within one session. …”
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Early childhood caries and infant’s oral health; pediatricians’ and family physicians’ practice, knowledge and attitude in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia by Renad Alshunaiber, Haya Alzaid, Shahad Meaigel, Arwa Aldeeri, Abdallah Adlan

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional study based on a structured close-ended questionnaire was conveniently distributed among pediatricians and family physicians in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Digital transformation in start-ups: a bibliometric analysis by Aswathy Sreenivasan, M. Suresh

“…Originality/value – This study’s originality is from presenting a structured and in-depth literature review that describes the current state of the art for digital transformation in start-ups. …”
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Microstructure, Corrosion and Wear Behaviors of Electroless (NiP-TiC-SiC) Nanocomposite Coating on Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Substrate by Rusul Khalid Alhamad, Abbas Khammas Hussein, Laith Kais Abbas

“…Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) data show that the coating’s main constituents are nickel, phosphorus, and nanoparticles. …”
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Measuring network dynamics of opioid overdose deaths in the United States by Kushagra Tiwari, M. Amin Rahimian, Mark S. Roberts, Praveen Kumar, Jeanine M. Buchanich

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Relationship between grammar and schizophrenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dalia Elleuch, Yinhan Chen, Qiang Luo, Lena Palaniyappan

“…Such communication difficulties may arise from deficits in syntax—understanding and generating grammatical structures. Research on syntactic impairments in schizophrenia is underpowered, with inconsistent findings, and it is unclear if deficits are specific to certain patient subgroups, regardless of symptom profiles, age, sex, or illness severity. …”
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POLARIZATION IN MEDIA POLITICAL DISCOURSE ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE: CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS by Larysa V. Pavlichenko

“…The study is aimed at the investigation of the ideological structures and their manifesting linguistic devices in political discourse based on Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of discursive strategies for constructing the images of Ukraine and Russia in the British and American press. …”
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Interactions between natural populations of human and rodent schistosomes in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya: a molecular epidemiological approach. by Michelle L Steinauer, Ibrahim N Mwangi, Geoffrey M Maina, Joseph M Kinuthia, Martin W Mutuku, Eric L Agola, Ben Mungai, Gerald M Mkoji, Eric S Loker

“…Comparison of schistosome communities within snails against a null model indicated that the community was structured and that coinfections were more common than expected by chance. …”
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Cultural significance and conservation challenges of the hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) and other vulture species in northeastern Benin by Fidèle Ezéchiel Koffi Hounnouvi, Jemima Lydie Obandza-Ayessa, Stanislas Mahussi Gandaho, Lindy Jane Thompson

“…Methods We used semi-structured interviews to collect data from 450 respondents in nine localities near three protected areas in northeastern Benin: Sota Forest, Trois Rivières Forest, and Alibori Supérieur Forest. …”
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Genome-wide identification, expression analysis, and stress response analysis of the RdbZIP gene family in Rhododendron delavayi by Mengxian Cai, Chunxing Sun, Junxing Yu, Jing Ou, Bin Zhu

“…Result In this study, a total of 59 RdbZIPs were identified using bioinformatics approaches, and these could be classified into 13 subfamilies based on the genomic data of R. delavayi. Members of the same RdbZIP subfamily exhibited similar gene structures and conserved motifs, and were unevenly distributed across the 13 chromosomes of R. delavayi. …”
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Developmental Exposures to Three Mammalian Teratogens Produce Dysmorphic Phenotypes in Adult <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> by Piper Reid Hunt, Martine Ferguson, Nicholas Olejnik, Jeffrey Yourick, Robert L. Sprando

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Awareness of Dental Students and Faculty Members Regarding Xylitol Products for the Prevention of Dental Caries at a Private Dental College of Karachi by Zarah Subhan, Nazia Jameel, Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi

“…The study sample comprised 196 dental students in clinical years, house officers, and faculty members, among whom a piloted self-structured questionnaire was distributed. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. …”
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ProbC: joint modeling of epigenome and transcriptome effects in 3D genome by Emre Sefer

“…Even though both techniques do not directly depend on the binding of specific antibodies, previous work has revealed enriched interactions and domain structures around multiple chromatin marks; epigenetic modifications and transcription factor binding sites. …”
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Knowledge, Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Health-seeking Behavior in Menopausal Nuns by Jolly Joseph, Leena Sequira, soumya christabel

“…The study tools used were a sociodemographic proforma, a structured knowledge questionnaire on menopause, a modified menopause rating scale, and a modified 5-point scale on the Utian quality of life (UQOL) scale and health-seeking behavior of women at menopausal age. …”
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