The interplay of psychological distress, stigma, and social support in determining quality of life among Vietnamese people living with HIV by Vu Hoang Anh Nguyen, Thanh Nguyen Ai Tran, Thanh Tri Vu, Yen Thi Hoai Phan, Thao Thi Ngoc Nguyen, Gia-Phuoc Tran-Thien, Vinh-Long Tran-Chi

“…Structural equation modeling (SEM) was applied to examine interrelationships among these factors. …”
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A multicenter cross-sectional survey of the role of community pharmacists, attitudes, and perceptions in preventing and controlling cardiovascular diseases. by Nthabiseng Florina Motlohi, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Neelaveni Padayachee, Ruwayda Petrus, Saleh F Alqifari, Varsha Bangalee

“…<h4>Methods</h4>The study utilised a quantitative cross-sectional survey. A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed to licensed community pharmacists across four districts between March and July 2023. …”
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Obstacle shape determination by mobile robot sensor system using GP2Y0A (Sharp) type IR distance sensors by V. P. Andreev

“…When using analog sensors, it is necessary to convert an output signal into digital form using analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) in an integrated design, structurally bringing the ADC as close as possible to the signal source.…”
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Assessment of noise pollution in sports halls in Lahijan, Iran by Maryam Hajesmaeiliyan, Ali Fahimi Nezhad, Bagher Morsal

“…In both zones, the gyms were of the shed type, which could not establish a relationship between the structural form and the sound level. All the studied halls had levels higher than the standards for recreation centers and parks, as well as the standards of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). …”
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The Impact of Social Media Disorder, Family Functioning, and Community Social Disorder on Adolescents’ Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Intolerance to Uncertainty by Héctor Morillo-Sarto, Javier Torres-Vallejos, Pablo Usán, Juan Ramón Barrada, Joel Juarros-Basterretxea

“…Participants completed self-administered questionnaires in a school setting. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate total, direct, and indirect effects. …”
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Preconception health knowledge, attitudes and behavioural intentions among adults: a multi-country study by A. Craig, K. Mabetha, J. Stephenson, D. Schoenaker, S. A. Norris

“…A generalised structural equation model (gSEM) was constructed a priori to assess the relationship between socioeconomic position and preconception health knowledge, and whether this relationship was mediated by preconception attitudes and behavioural intent. …”
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Patient perspectives on low back pain treatment in primary care: a qualitative study of hopes, expectations, and experiences by Simon Dyrløv Madsen, Mette Jensen Stochkendahl, Lars Morsø, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt

“…Methods We employed a qualitative design consisting of individual semi-structured pre- and post-consultation interviews with patients seeking care for low back pain from general practitioners, physiotherapists, and chiropractors in Denmark. …”
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Cultivation of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879) in Ukraine and worldwide: a review by K. Voznyuk, V. Bekh

“…Technological models suitable for the Ukrainian aquaculture sector have been generalized and structured, and innovative directions for bioresource management have been outlined. …”
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Perceived Risk & Intention to Invest Through Online Real Estate Sites by Zaheer Kainat, Mumtaz Tahir, Fatima Tayyba, Kamran Muhammad, Alharthi Majed

“…Survey approach was used to gather and compile all the data, and hypotheses were tested through the structural equation modeling technique. …”
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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders among Pakistani laparoscopic and general surgeons by Ezaz Arshad, Hadia Anjum, Qurat Ul Ain, Rabbyya Kausar, Kanwal Fatima, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Muhammad Kashif

“…The self-structured questionnaire consisted of four sections, including demographic information, musculoskeletal risk factors, work posture assessment and coping strategies. …”
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Taste perception changes in multiple myeloma and head &amp; neck cancer patients: A qualitative study by Ghias Kulsoom, Maura Dowling, Krawczyk Janusz, Edel Barrett, Gupta Ananya

“…This qualitative study involved semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 24 adults (15 with multiple myeloma and 9 with head &amp; neck cancer). …”
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Spiritual leadership and teacher well-being in primary and secondary schools: the mediating role of teachers’ trust in leaders and organizational justice by Jing Li, Nana Jiang, Shuang Li, Xiaodong Peng, Man Li, Wei Zhang, Lai-Kuan Kong, Soon-Yew Ju

“…In order to validate the research model, this study used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and analyzed the collected data using SmartPLS 4.0 software. …”
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Prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and associated risk factors among residents of Jigjiga town, Somali region, Eastern Ethiopia. by Abdlmenur Alewi Sedo, Ahmed Zeynudin, Tariku Belay, Mekdes Mekonen Belay, Ahmed Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamed Omar Osman, Ramadan Budul Yusuf, Abdifatah Abdulahi

“…Study participants were selected through a multistage sampling method, where households were randomly chosen from the kebeles. A semi-structured questionnaire and observational checklist were used to collect some of the data. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured online interviews with 21 Dutch adults aged 28–75 years (13 positive deviants and 8 negative deviants) between January and July 2022. …”
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From strategy to action: a qualitative study on salient factors influencing knowledge transfer in project-based experiential learning in healthcare organisations in Kenya by Tecla Chelagat, Joseph Onyango, Gilbert Kokwaro, Jim Rice

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons for this disparity and then recommend solutions.Design A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews. A thematic framework approach was used in data analysis.Setting and participants Thirty-nine projects teams constituting; 33 successful and 6 unsuccessful project teams, were purposively selected based on their project implementation success rates at the end of the leadership training. …”
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Predictors of Major Depressive Disorder following Intensive Care of Chronically Critically Ill Patients by Gloria-Beatrice Wintermann, Jenny Rosendahl, Kerstin Weidner, Bernhard Strauß, Katja Petrowski

“…Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common condition following treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Long-term data on MDD in chronically critically ill (CCI) patients are scarce. …”
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Investigating Flavonoids by HPTLC Analysis Using Aluminium Chloride as Derivatization Reagent by Sharmin Sultana, Md Lokman Hossain, Tom Sostaric, Lee Yong Lim, Kevin J. Foster, Cornelia Locher

“…This is the first study to report on high performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) generated spectrophotometric data to systematically capture flavonoid compounds using optimized derivatization with either AlCl₃ or NaNO₂-AlCl₃-NaOH as visualisation reagents. …”
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User personality and its influence on the performance of pipeline and end-to-end task-oriented dialogue systems by Ao Guo, Atsumoto Ohashi, Ryu Hirai, Yuya Chiba, Yuiko Tsunomori, Ryuichiro Higashinaka

“…On the basis of the results of the correlation analysis, we then used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to analyze the relationships between user personality and dialogue task performance, using user dialogue behavior as an intermediate variable. …”
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Exploring the quality of life and its determinants among caregivers of patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study by Esraa Abdellatif Hammouda, Rasha Ashmawy, Mahmoud A. Hassan, Ramy Mohamed Ghazy

“…From May to September 2023, data were collected through structured, face-to-face interviews using the World Health Organization Quality of Life– BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. …”
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An Automatic and End-to-End System for Rare Disease Knowledge Graph Construction Based on Ontology-Enhanced Large Language Models: Development Study by Lang Cao, Jimeng Sun, Adam Cross

“…AutoRD integrates up-to-date ontologies with other structured knowledge and demonstrates superior performance in rare disease extraction tasks. …”
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