Barriers to and outcomes of unspecified kidney donation in the UK: BOUnD, a mixed-methods study by Nizam Mamode, Sam Norton, Paul McCrone, Joe Chilcot, Heather Draper, Peter Gogalniceanu, Mira Zuchowski, Lisa Burnapp, Jan Shorrock, Kiran Gupta, Hannah Maple

“…For RQ3, data on utilisation and quality of life were collected pre- and postoperatively using health economic and quality-of-life questionnaires to allow calculation of costs and comparisons between unspecified kidney donors and specified kidney donors. …”
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Predictive Scoring Methods for Postoperative Level of Care Needs in the Geriatric Hip Fracture Patient Population by Sarah Kurkowski MD, Jacob Meyer BS, Quinn Retzloff BS, Jonathan Harley BS, H. Claude Sagi MD, Richard Laughlin MD

“…Collected data included demographics, injury characteristics, postoperative complications, hospital charges, and admission to ICU or SDU. …”
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Clinical care in hepatocellular carcinoma: A mixed methods assessment of experiences and challenges of oncology professionals by Ginny Jacobs, Deborah A. Boyle, Hashem B. El‐Serag, Robert J. Lewandowski, Stacey M. Stein, Patrice Lazure, Pam McFadden

“…The qualitative (semi‐structured interview) and quantitative (survey) data collection approaches were deployed sequentially with findings subsequently triangulated. …”
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Weather Prediction for Strawberry Cultivation Using Double Exponential Smoothing and Golden Section Optimization Methods by Herlinah Herlinah, Billy Eden William Asrul, Hafsah HS, Muhammad Faisal, Swa Lee Lee, Hamdan Gani, Zhipeng Feng

“…This research began with the data collection stage through field observations, interviews, and literature studies. …”
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Piloting the informed health choices resources in Barcelona primary schools: A mixed methods study. by Laura Samsó Jofra, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Esther Cánovas Martínez, Carol de Britos Marsal, Ana Gallego Iborra, Ena Pery Niño de Guzman Quispe, Giordano Pérez-Gaxiola, Carolina Requeijo, Marta Roqué I Figuls, Sarah Rosenbaum, Karla Salas-Gama, Iratxe Urreta-Barallobre, Laura Martínez García

“…The intervention included a workshop with teachers, and nine lessons with students. We collected data using multiple approaches. We performed quantitative and qualitative analyses, and integrated the findings in a joint display. …”
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Responsive Complementary Feeding Practices in Rural Muhanga District of Rwanda: A Mixed Methods Study by Jeanine Ahishakiye, Lenneke Vaandrager, Eric Matsiko, Philemon Kwizera, Maria Koelen

“…Less than half of mothers, at all three time points of data collection (at 6, 9, and 12 months), reported and were observed allowing their children to self‐feed, smiling and talking to them during feeding. …”
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Patient perspective of ward rounds in Swiss internal medicine departments: a mixed-methods study by Flavio Gössi, Armon Arpagaus, Christoph Becker, Sebastian Gross, Stefano Bassetti, Sabina Hunziker

“…A total of 211 hospitalised patients from four different hospitals were assessed between 25 August and 8 September 2023. Quantitative data were collected using a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 0 to 10 with satisfaction scores at or below the median VAS defined as the primary endpoint. …”
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Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Concentrations Measured in Alaskan Arctic Clams Using ELISA and HPLC Methods by Patrick Charapata, Emily K. Bowers, Donnie Ransom Hardison, Steve Kibler, Donald M. Anderson, Evangeline Fachon, Kathi A. Lefebvre

“…Clams are efficient vectors of potent algal neurotoxins, a suite of saxitoxin (STX) congeners collectively called paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs), to higher trophic levels. …”
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Experience of maternal immunization among women living with HIV in Belgium: A mixed-methods study by Yama Touré, Charlotte Martin, Coca Necsoi, Marc Delforge, Déborah Konopnicki, Nicolas Dauby

“…We aimed to assess the experience of WLWH with a history of pregnancy with maternal immunization. Methods: In-person quantitative survey with embedded collection of qualitative data was performed among WLWH with a history of pregnancy. …”
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Research on the Locomotive Data Application System Based on 5G High Speed Network by YAO Quanle, LI Fei, WANG Chao, WANG Chengfu, LIU Qi

“…Based on the 5G communication technology, using the methods such as vehicle-ground integration IoT data collection and transmission, big data intelligent analysis and linkage analysis, this paper proposes a multi-dimensional integrated maintenance data application system which integrates the functions of vehicle-mounted system, ground transmission control system and the application information comprehensive intelligent analysis system. …”
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Association Between Infant Carrying Methods, Duration, and Trunk Position among Nursing Mothers of Lahore by Somia Faisal, Aroosha Nadeem, Shoaib Waqas

“…The study included 176 female participants of childbearing age (18-35 years) with a body mass index (18.5-24.9 kg/m²) and infants aged 0-2 years. Data was collected from six immunization centers and four postnatal clinics in Lahore. …”
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The role of guardians in preventing unintentional injuries among rural children: a mixed-methods study by Liheng Huang, Liheng Huang, Dehong Luo, Dehong Luo

“…This study investigates the association between guardian-related factors and unintentional injuries among children in Hunan Province and proposes a three-stage prevention strategy.Materials and methodsA mixed-methods approach was used. Study I adopted a quantitative design, collecting data through electronic questionnaires from 432 guardians of primary school children across five cities in Hunan Province. …”
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Expert and Interdisciplinary Analysis of AI-Driven Chatbots for Mental Health Support: Mixed Methods Study by Kayley Moylan, Kevin Doherty

“…This paper comprises, in turn, an effort to assess the ethical and pragmatic clinical implications of using chatbots that claim to aid mental health. MethodsThis study included 8 interdisciplinary mental health professional participants (from psychology and psychotherapy to social care and crisis volunteer workers) in a mixed methods and hands-on analysis of 2 popular mental health–related chatbots’ data handling, interface design, and responses. …”
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Antenatal care quality and pregnancy outcomes in the northern region of Ghana: a mixed-methods analysis by Emmanuel Akolgo Abanga, Andrew Mpagwuni Ziblim, Michael Boah

“…We investigated the associations between quality ANC, low birth weight (LBW), and preterm delivery (PTD) in the Tamale metropolis and explored perceived barriers to quality ANC service delivery. Methods We conducted a mixed-methods analysis through a facility-based cross-sectional study of 420 postnatal women recruited randomly from five primary health facilities. …”
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Neonatal heart rate variability: a contemporary scoping review of analysis methods and clinical applications by Wissam Shalish, Samantha Latremouille, Justin Lam, Guilherme Sant'Anna

“…However, HRV calculation methods are highly variable making it difficult for comparisons between studies.Objectives To describe the different types of investigations where neonatal HRV was used, study characteristics, and types of analyses performed.Eligibility criteria Human neonates ≤1 month of corrected age.Sources of evidence A protocol and search strategy of the literature was developed in collaboration with the McGill University Health Center’s librarians and articles were obtained from searches in the Biosis, Cochrane, Embase, Medline and Web of Science databases published between 1 January 2000 and 1 July 2020.Charting methods A single reviewer screened for eligibility and data were extracted from the included articles. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring of digoxin in cardiac heart failure outpatients: comparisons of two analytical methods by Isabel Cristina Medeiros Barros, Elis Marra da Madeira Freitas, Salvador Rassi, Wilsione José Carneiro, Caroline Rego Rodrigues, Tereza Cristina de Deus Honório, Leonardo de Souza Teixeira, Vania Rodríguez, Luiz Carlos da Cunha

“…The explanation may be because immunoassay method measures digoxin plus other metabolites and endogenous substances, while the LC-MS/MS method measures only the digoxin molecule. …”
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Studying germplasm collection accessions of naked oats by N. V. Krotova, G. A. Batalova

“…The breeding value of accessions from the VIR collection can be estimated only under specific climate and soil conditions. …”
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Barriers Experienced During Fatherhood and the Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Mixed-Methods Approach by Sravya Gurivireddygari, Samantha Hicks, Elisabeth Hayes, Meera Rao, Sebastian Densley, Sumaita Choudhury, Panagiota Kitsantas, Maria Mejia, Lea Sacca

“…Quantitative data were collected from June 2022–2023 using REDCap survey software. …”
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Visualization analysis of academic software applied to traditional Chinese medicine research based on bibliometrics methods by Hongjin Wu, Shenguang Li, Weiwei Dai, Libo Wang, Jie Zhang, Chenglong Wang

“…However, few studies have quantified the impact of scientific software on TCM research using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. Methods: Articles related to TCM research with software applications from 1991 to 2024 were searched from the core collection database of Web of Science (WOS) and CNKI database. …”
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Development and validation of an instrument to evaluate school-health implementation: a sequential mixed-methods approach by Kate E. Storey, Roman Pabayo, Samuel A.J. Lowe, Erin L. Faught, Kacey C. Neely, Stephen Hunter, Genevieve Montemurro

“…Conclusions This study adds to the existing knowledge base for CSH implementation, through the development of a user-friendly evaluative tool for ongoing data collection related to healthy school community process indicators, with encouraging pilot results. …”
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