A first report of the detection of Avipoxvirus genomic sequences in louse flies (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) by Denise Wawman, Ben P. Jones, Steven R. Fiddaman, Jane E. Turner, Nicholas Johnson, Adrian L. Smith

“…APV DNA was detected on 13/25 louse flies, Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithomya fringillina, taken from Dunnocks, both with and without lesions consistent with APV, at multiple sites in England. Collectively these data support the premise that louse flies may vector APV. …”
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Enabling justice for nature-based solutions in real estate development by Chayanika Perera, Helen Toxopeus, Sophie Klein, Katrin Merfeld

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“I Learned How to Think, Not What to Think.” Student Perspectives on an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Honours Programme by Jenny Godley, Lori Jane Pasaraba, Megan Wilson, Mabel Teye-Kau, Mark Migotti

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Exploring the Use of Song Media as a Phonetic Learning Innovation for College Students by Moh Arif Nurmuzib, Muhammad Jafar Shodiq, Boby Bagas Purnama, Khoirul Mubin

“…Data were collected through participant observation and focus group discussions (FGDs). …”
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Transition from child to adult health services for young people with cerebral palsy in Ireland; implications from a mixed-methods study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Owen Hensey, Amanda Breen, Aisling Walsh, Mary Owens, Claire Kerr, Sebastian Koppe, Grace Lavelle, Meriel Norris, Michael Walsh, Jennifer M. Ryan, Thilo Kroll, Jennifer Fortune

“…Data were collected from people with cerebral palsy aged 16–22 years, parents, and health professionals using surveys and semi-structured interviews, which were both informed by a framework of nine key transition practices. …”
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Challenges of smoking cessation in users of non-invasive stimulation technologies in Iran: a parallel convergent mixed-methods study by Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Mohammad Hasan Sahebihagh, Hossein Nemati, Mina Hosseinzadeh

“…In the quantitative component, a cross-sectional study involved 400 participants, randomly and proportionally sampled from clinics offering non-invasive stimulation technologies for smoking cessation. Data were collected through questionnaires on sociodemographic characteristics and the Challenges to Stopping Smoking scale, with descriptive statistics used for analysis. …”
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Parental grief following infant death in the NICU: a longitudinal mixed-methods exploration of parental experiences and influencing factors by Emily Kieran, Esther Alonso-Prieto, Rachelle Chung, Kelly Allison, Marie Nightbird, Susan Albersheim

“…Objectives To characterise neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) parents’ grieving process across time and to identify their perspectives on the healthcare providers’ actions that acted as facilitators or barriers to the grieving process in the short (3–9 months) and longer term (18–24 months).Design Longitudinal mixed-methods study combining standardised grief and care satisfaction scales with qualitative data collected through semistructured interviews. …”
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A rapid qualitative methods assessment and reporting tool for epidemic response as the outcome of a rapid review and expert consultation. by Dong Dong, Sharon Abramowitz, Gustavo Corrêa Matta, Arlinda B Moreno, Elysée Nouvet, Jeni Stolow, Caitlin Pilbeam, Shelley Lees, E K Yeoh, Nina Gobat, Tamara Giles-Vernick

“…Vulnerability, ix. Tool selection); II. Data Collection and Analysis (x. concurrent data collection and analysis, xi. …”
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The implementation of safer drug consumption facilities in Scotland: a mixed methods needs assessment and feasibility study for the city of Edinburgh by James Nicholls, Wendy Masterton, Danilo Falzon, Andrew McAuley, Hannah Carver, Kathryn Skivington, Josh Dumbrell, Andy Perkins, Samantha Steele, Kirsten Trayner, Tessa Parkes

“…Data were collected using a convergent parallel design. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Screening for Hypertension and Diabetes Among Community Groups of Older Adults in Vietnam: Mixed Methods Study by Trang Thi Thu Nong, Giang Hoang Nguyen, Alexander Lepe, Thuy Bich Tran, Lan Thi Phuong Nguyen, Jaap A R Koot

“…For the quantitative data analysis, 2 rounds of screening data collected from all 59 ISHCs were analyzed on completeness and quality. …”
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Exploring voice barriers and subsequent practices among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan: a comprehensive mixed-methods analysis by Noreen Kanwal, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Al-baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi, Rao Irfan Ali Haider

“…Data was collected from 15 frontline healthcare workers through semi-structured interviews to achieve study objectives. …”
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Occupational stressors experienced by pediatric residents during COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods sequential explanatory study by Mohsen Moradi, Fatemeh Kalroozi, Ali Manafi Anari, Behzad Haghighi Aski, Nahid Mehrabi

“…The participants were selected through the convenience sampling method. The data collection tool used in the quantitative phase of this study was the Osipow occupational stress inventory. …”
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Human collective emotional excess by novel Gaidai hypersurface risk prognostics methodology by Oleg Gaidai, Shicheng He, Jiayao Sun, Jinlu Sheng

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Personalized Digital Care Pathways Enable Enhanced Patient Management as Perceived by Health Care Professionals: Mixed-Methods Study by David Rodrigues, Clara Jasmins, Ricardo Ladeiras-Lopes, Luis Patrao, Eduardo Freire Rodrigues

“…Data were collected from May 2023 to April 2024. …”
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A mixed methods needs assessment and gap analysis for establishment of a cancer research training program in East Africa by Sarah K Nyagabona, Beatrice P Mushi, Musiba Selekwa, Godfrey S Philipo, Sumaiya Haddadi, Emilie F Kadhim, Lindsay Breithaupt, Sarah Maongezi, Julius Mwaiselage, Emmanuel Balandya, Germana H Leyna, Katherine Van Loon, Elia J Mmbaga

“…Qualitative data were collected using in-depth interviews while quantitative data were collected using self-administered questionnaires and online surveys. …”
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An integrated alarm with clamp system to mitigate vascular access bleeding in hemodialysis: a prospective cohort mixed methods study by Ryan J. Chan, Margaret McGrath-Chong, Christopher T. M. Chan

“…We conducted a mixed methods study with a convergent parallel design, collecting both quantitative and qualitative data through two patient questionnaires whereby patients rated their experience with the Redsense system after their first 1–3 treatments and after their last treatment with the system. …”
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Examining the effect of the integration of multiple MALL applications on EFL students’ academic vocabulary acquisition: a mixed-methods study by Hisham Bakhit Said Ghafram Al Shihri, Omer Hassan Ali Mahfoodh, Alla Baksh Bin Mohd Ayub Khan

“…The intervention period lasted 10 weeks. Data were collected from pre-test and post-test academic vocabulary tests and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Engaging youth to promote their well-being: methods and findings from a knowledge mobilization project in Nova Scotia, Canada by Julia C. Kontak, Caitlyn MacRae, Luther Stronach, Laura Stymiest, Sara F.L. Kirk

“…Data were collected through audio-recordings, note-taking, and pictures of all materials. …”
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Propensity score methods for comparative-effectiveness analysis: A case study of direct oral anticoagulants in the atrial fibrillation population. by Giorgio Ciminata, Claudia Geue, Olivia Wu, Manuela Deidda, Noemi Kreif, Peter Langhorne

“…If assumptions of unobserved confounding hold, multiple approaches should be identified and tested. PS based methods can be implemented using routinely collected linked data, thus supporting Health Technology decision-making.…”
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FARMERS LEVEL EXPOSURE IN ALGYARA DISTRICT/ NENEVAH PROVINCE TO SOME AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION METHODS AND ITS RELATION WITH SOME VARIABLES by Najmelddin A. Saleem

“…The research sample included 86 respondents, the data were collected through a interview, after testing the validity and reliability of the interview, the researchers used Arithmetic mean, Kruskal-Wallis test and t-test to analyze the data. …”
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