Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation by Renato Mattli, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber, Anja Maria Raab, Anja Maria Raab, Karin Haas, Karin Haas, Albrecht Vorster, Albrecht Vorster, Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Kai-Uwe Schmitt

“…We delivered online questionnaires before and after the intervention, collected app usage data and conducted semi-structured interviews.ResultsOne hundred eight older adults participated in the study. …”
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Unacceptable Behaviors Towards Health Professional Clinical Students: Protocol For a Mixed‐Methods Study by Ibrahim S. Al‐Busaidi, Geoff Noller, Jim M. Ross, Andrew R. Gray, Aynsley Peterson, Daniela Aldabe, Joy Rudland, Katrina Pōtiki Bryant, Paul Kane, Susan M. Moffat, Sunyoung Ma, Virginia Jones, Lynley Anderson

“…Our study will investigate the extent and sources of unacceptable behaviors, whether students report those events, and possible institutional responses to these behaviors. Methods A student codesign panel was formed alongside the research team to guide study design and data collection. …”
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Impact of different treatment methods and timings on soil microbial communities with transgenic maize straw return by Yanbo Xie, Jun-Yan Xiang, Likun Long, Yue Ma, Zhenjuan Xing, Ling Wang, Chunyu Shao, Na Liu, Feiwu Li

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Understanding implementation determinants of universal school meals through an equity-driven mixed methods approach by Gabriella M. McLoughlin, Molly Kerstetter, Yerusalem Yohannes, Omar Martinez, Resa M. Jones, Ross C. Brownson, Jennifer O. Fisher

“…Data collection was grounded in the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and Health Equity Measurement Framework. …”
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Studying the Methods of Drought Coping by Farmers: (Case Study: Shirvan County of Northern Khorasan Province) by Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani, Khalil Ghorbani, Gohar Khaksar-Moghadam

“…The population of the study consisted of the farmers in Shirvan County in Northern Khorasan province, in which 350 participants were studied using cluster random sampling method. The required information was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire whose content validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability was approved by Kuder-Richardson method as 0.72. …”
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PO09 | Comparison of different aggregometry methods for evaluation of platelet function in patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms

“…Our study aims to compare platelet aggregation using two different techniques available in our laboratory. Methods: We analyzed data from 20 MPN patients (18 ET, 2 PV) diagnosed and followed in our Department (6 M, 14 F, median age at diagnosis 48.7y, median age at sampling 61.5y). …”
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Protocol for the diabetes, distress and disparities (3D) study: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design by Briana Mezuk, Caitlan DeVries, Alejandro Rodríguez-Putnam, Alana Ewen, Bella Flores, Pragya Choudhary, Emma Spring, Alyson Miller, Chuwen Zhong, Kara M Mannor, Rossella Messina

“…In March 2024, we identified a target sample of P1 respondents (n=65) for recruitment into P2. All data collection was completed by September 2024. …”
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Multiperson Target Dynamic Tracking Method for Athlete Training Based on Wireless Body Area Network by Diandian Du

“…First, the microinertial sensor in the wireless body area network is used to collect the multiperson image data of the athlete training, and the sparse representation is performed after processing, which improves the reliability of the data and reduces the tracking error. …”
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A Concurrent, Mixed-Methods Evaluation of the Four Supports Intervention in ICUsTake-Home Points by Taylor E. Lincoln, MD, Rachel A. Butler, MHA, MPH, Anne-Marie Shields, MSN, RN, Kate Petty, MD, Tracy Campbell, MD, Johanna Bellon, PhD, CFA, Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk, MS, RN, Jennifer B. Seaman, PhD, RN, Kimberly J. Rak, PhD, Caroline Pidro, BS, Rachel M. Gustafson, DNP, RN, Kristyn Felman, MPH, CPH, MSW, Wendy Stonehouse, MSN, RN, Mary Beth Happ, PhD, RN, Mi-Kyung Song, PhD, RN, Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, Jennifer Q. Morse, PhD, Seth Landefeld, MD, Derek Angus, MD, MPH, FRCP, Robert M. Arnold, MD, Douglas B. White, MD, MAS

“…The research team and participants were masked to trial results during data collection and analysis. Participants completed a quantitative survey and a semistructured interview focusing on their perceptions of whether the intervention provided emotional support to surrogates, facilitated effective clinician-family communication, and fostered patient-centered decision-making. …”
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Research on visual digital twin offline fault prediction method for distribution automation terminal equipment by WU Longteng, HE Jianjun, GUO Qian

“…During the actual operation of the distribution system, the directly collected samples may not contain all the fault data, and the collected data is not judged on the abnormality, which makes the fault diagnosis accuracy low. …”
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L’image et le son comme moyens pour saisir les dimensions mentales du travail domestique : les activités de coordination et de gestion by Sebastián Pizarro Erazo

“…It is suggested that the use of audiovisual filming, as a complement to other methods of data collection (diaries for activity recording, interview, direct observation), can be a means of enriching analyzes on themes such as domestic work. …”
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Prediction cardiovascular deterioration in a paediatric intensive care unit (PicEWS): a machine learning modelling study of routinely collected health-care dataResearch in context by Dan Fredman Stein, Michael J. Carter, John Booth, Mark J. Peters, Samiran Ray, Neil J. Sebire, Payam Barnaghi, Mario Cortina-Borja

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Cachez ce care que je ne saurais voir. Les ajustements méthodologiques d’une étude féministe du travail du care dans le logement collectif by Benjamin Leclercq, Audrey Courbebaisse, Ansao Totolehibe, Chloé Salembier

“…Showing care implies, on the one hand, shaking up our methods of data collection and visualisation and, on the other hand, spatialising it so that it can be better considered in housing and urban policies.…”
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Privacy under threat – The intersection of IoT and mass surveillance by Siniša Domazet, Darko Marković, Tatjana Skakavac

“…The use of IoT technology, especially given the rapid development of artificial intelligence, will in the future raise numerous dilemmas regarding the entities responsible for collecting personal data, the consents required for data usage and processing, where the collected personal data will be used, and for what purposes. …”
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Time dependent attachment properties of pollen grains in anemophilous plants tested by the mass centrifugation method by Martin Becker, Stanislav Gorb

“…We discuss the species-specific adhesive properties of pollen grains and highlight methodological aspects, to establish centrifugation method as a standard approach, in order to collect a broad set of quantitative data about adhesion properties of pollen grains and to understand their role in the process of pollination.…”
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Multicentre collection of uniform data on patients hospitalised for transient ischaemic attack or stroke in the Philippines: the Philippine Neurological Association One Database-St... by Robert N Gan, Raquel M Alvarez, Maria Teresa Cañete, Christian Oliver Co, Maria Epifania Collantes, Cyrus G Escabillas, John Harold Hiyadan, Dan Neftalie Juangco, Johnny K Lokin, Maria Cristina Macrohon-Valdez, Monique Therese Punsalan, Gemmalynn B Sarapuddin, Rosalina E Picar, Jose Leonard R Pascual V

“…There is scarce information on quality of care and clinical outcome in our stroke patients. We aim to collect uniform data from patients with first or recurrent transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke to determine in-patient caseload, patient profile, types of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, outcomes and overall quality of care among patients hospitalised for acute stroke in the Philippines.Methods and analysis This multicentre observational study and standing database will include patients diagnosed with first or recurrent TIA, ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke or cerebral venous thrombosis, ≥18 years old, and admitted in any of the country’s 11 accredited adult neurology residency training institutions. …”
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Research on Online Non-Contact Test Device and Test Method for Bearing Stiffness of Electric Spindle by Chuanhai Chen, Liang Zhang, Chunlei Hua, Zhifeng Liu, Qingyu Meng, Junze Shi

“…The device includes load excitation and displacement detection components, which can collect the load loading and displacement data of electric spindle bearings under machine state in real time. …”
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New Method of Impact Localization on Plate-like Structures Using Deep Learning and Wavelet Transform by Asaad Migot, Ahmed Saaudi, Victor Giurgiutiu

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Study on the application and evaluation method of Zen aesthetic style in furniture design under the background of sustainability by Tao Wang, Basyarah Hamat, Liming Zhang, Yanxiao Zhao, Leah Ling Li Pang

“…Finally, the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation method was applied for scheme selection and optimization. …”
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Psychometric properties and cross-cultural adaptation of the UCLA loneliness scale, 6-item among older Iranian people by Farzaneh Bahadori, Abdolrahim Asadollahi, Ogholgol Ghajari, Mahsa Yarelahi

“…The participants were selected via stratified random sampling. Data were collected through face‒to-face interviews via the UCLA Loneliness Scale, Loneliness Scale, Oxford Happiness Scale, and demographic questionnaire. …”
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