Research and Evaluation of Methods for Determining Deformation Modulus of A Base Course of Road Pavement by Lina Bertulienė, Alfredas Laurinavičius, Audrius Vaitkus

“…In order to identify and compare the accuracy of test data collected by using static and dynamic methods the comparative measurements were carried out on a base course of experimental road section by four measuring devices, i.e. static beam Strassentest, dynamic devices ‒ ZORN ZSG 02, light weight deflectometer Prima 100 and falling weight deflectometer Dynatest 8000. …”
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Projection-Free Methods for Online Distributed Quantized Optimization With Strongly Pseudoconvex Cost Functions by Xiaoxi Yan, Yu Li, Muyuan Ma

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Analysis and Strategy to Improve Student Satisfaction on Community Based Learning and Local Potential Methods by Ahmad Thoriq, In In Hanidah, Wahyu Gunawan

“…The research design used in this study was a cross sectional study with a total sample of 133 first-degree students selected using the convenience sampling method. Data on satisfaction and expectations were collected through questionnaires and processed using the Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) and Custumer Satisfaction Index (CSI) which were then analyzed descriptively. …”
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Surgical Patients' Knowledge and Practices Regarding Non-Pharmacological Methods Used in Symptom Management by Neslihan Söylemez, Seher Tanrıverdi

“…Data were collected face-to-face between the dates November 2022 and February 2023 with a patient characteristics form and questions about complementary and alternative therapies. …”
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Analysis of reducing unused energy costs by leveraging ABC and TABC methods for sustainable operations by Fayhaa Abdulkhaleq Mahmoud, Mohammed Faraj Hanoon

“…Specifically, its overall purpose is to investigate through which avenues rural, resource-constrained ventures can maximize energy efficiency, enhance operational effectiveness, and become long-term sustainable with activity-based costing (ABC) and time-driven activity-based costing (TABC). A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining quantitative analysis through survey data collected from 400 respondents using partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and qualitative insights from interviews with rural entrepreneurs and operational managers. …”
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Medical students’ perceptions of rural clinical placement: a mixed-methods study by Iwona Kołodziejczyk, Stephanie Maima, Sharon Tobessa, Jerzy Kuzma

“…We included 41 students who undertook the rural clinical placement. For the data collection instruments, we employed the semi-structured questionnaire for the quantitative strand and focus group discussion for the qualitative strand. …”
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Randomization methods and cluster size in cluster randomized trials conducted in elementary and high schools by Pajčin Mirjana, Bukumirić Zoran, Tomašević Jelena, Ilić Aleksandra

“…Methods. A literature search of the Medline bibliographic database showed that the total number of collected articles in the full text was 343, out of which 81 were eligible for inclusion. …”
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Critical dialectical pluralism as a transformative multidimensional metaparadigm and metaphilosophy for mixed methods research by Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sandra Schamroth Abrams

“…After discussing the fundamentals of mixed methods research-based philosophies and addressing their respective assumptions and stances, we address how CDP redefines traditional roles within research by engaging participants as co-researchers and transforming researchers into facilitators, thereby democratizing the research process, enriching the data collection and analysis stages, and ensuring that findings are both methodologically robust and culturally pertinent. …”
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Comparison of methods for the quantification of cell-free DNA isolated from cell culture supernatant by Abel Jacobus Bronkhorst, Vida Ungerer, Stefan Holdenrieder

“…Analysis of the resulting data, along with an interpretation of theoretical values (i.e. the theoretical detection and quantification limits of the respective methods), enables the calculation of optimal conditions for several important preanalytical steps pertaining to each quantification method and different cell types, including the (1) time-point at which culture medium should be collected for cell-free DNA extraction, (2) amount of cell culture supernatant from which to isolate cell-free DNA, (3) volume of elution buffer, and (4) volume of cell-free DNA sample to use for quantification.…”
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Expert System for Detection of Diseases in Layers Using Forward Chaining and Certainty Factor Methods by Kevin Febrianto, Erika Devi Udayanti, Bonifacius Vicky Indriyono, Wildan Mahmud, Iqlima Zahari

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The Impact of Technology-Based Teaching Methods on English Speaking Skills in Rural Secondary Schools by Merlin Helentina Napitupulu, Maria Wilhelmina Wisrance, Thresia Trivict Semiun

“…Data were collected using pre-tests and post-tests focused on fluency, pronunciation, vocabulary, and coherence; student questionnaires; and classroom observations. …”
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The relationship between family conflict resolution methods and depressive symptoms in patients with chronic diseases. by Min Jeong Joo, Jisu Ko, Jae Hyeok Lim, Dan Bi Kim, Eun-Cheol Park

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from the Korean Welfare Panel Study, collected from 2012 to 2022, analyzing 10,969 chronically ill cohabiting or married individuals. …”
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Methods of detection of adverse events in critical care: a protocol for a systematic review by Oleksa Rewa, Sandy Widder, Jocelyn Slemko, Janice Y Kung, Jay Gorman

“…The results will provide insight into each method’s capacity to detect adverse events in addition to their associated severity.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was not required as patient data will not be collected. …”
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Is Anybody Listening? Using Participatory Methods to Co-Create an Impact Measure for Nurse education. by Janet M Garner, Susan McClenaghan, Steph Holmes, Angela Melling, Ernie Mallen, Rajendra Tayya

“…This article describes the early stages of this process which included a scoping study and qualitative data collection. It is beyond the scope of this article to include a description of the later development and testing of the impact measure. …”
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Survey of neurocognitive disorder detection methods based on speech, visual, and virtual reality technologies by Tian ZHENG, Xinheng WANG, Xiaolan PENG, Ning SU, Tianyi XU, Xurong XIE, Jin HUANG, Lun XIE, Feng TIAN

“…This paper systematically reviews the specific methods and applications of these technologies in the detection of NCDs using data collection paradigms, feature extraction, and modeling approaches. …”
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The efficiency of methods for catching insects - vectors of vector-borne diseases of animals and their species composition by O. A. Burova, O. I. Zakharova, N. N. Toropova, N. A. Gladkova, A. A. Blokhin

“…The article provides the results of study of the effectiveness of collection methods and the taxonomic identification of insects in the regions of Russia. …”
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Application of two immunocytochemical staining methods in the diagnosis of cerebrospinal fluid metastatic lung adenocarcinoma by WANG Yifan, ZHANG Lanlan, YANG Qiao, FU Xin, ZHANG Yilei, GUO Ying, CHEN Jia

“…Methods From January 2016 to December 2023, 11 patients with a history of lung adenocarcinoma and cerebrospinal fluid metastasis were collected for cerebrospinal fluid cytology. …”
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Scoping review on prevention of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents: methods, effectiveness and future directions by Josée Aoun, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Michel Spodenkiewicz, Catherine Marimoutou

“…In this comprehensive scoping review, our objective was to provide insights into prevention methods for suicidal thoughts and behaviors directed towards adolescents, including their effectiveness, public perception, and potential adaptations.MethodA scoping review was conducted, encompassing 71 articles including systematic review, clinical trials and qualitative studies for a wider understanding. …”
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Hybrid Time Series Methods and Machine Learning for Seismic Analysis and Volcano Eruption Predict by Fridy Mandita, Ahmad Ashari, Moh. Edi Wibowo, Wiwit Suryanto

“…In practice, the dataset was collected from Mount Merapi in Indonesia between 2019 and 2021, consisting of a compilation of seismic data categorized by event type, thus enhancing classification accuracy. …”
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Nurse stress and patient safety in the ICU: physician-led observational mixed-methods study by Manju Mathew, Anjum John, Reshma Vazhakkalayil Ramachandran

“…Reported patient safety incident data were collected.Severity of stress, workload, burnout and work satisfaction were classified into high or low levels based on predefined cut-off scores.Results 86.7% reported moderate to high levels of combined outcomes of workload, stress or burnout, with 46.7% experiencing high levels of stress. …”
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