The role of health literacy in intervention studies targeting children living with overweight or obesity and their parents—a systematic mixed methods review by Heidi Holmen, Heidi Holmen, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Tone Nygaard Flølo, Christine Tørris, Astrid Torbjørnsen, Kari Almendingen, Kirsti Riiser, Kirsti Riiser

“…Methodological quality varied among the retained reports, with differences observed in study design, risk of bias and data collection methods. The reports highlight the need to adapt weight management treatments to the individual level of health literacy in children and their families to first ensure active participation in their treatment and second ensure long-term compliance with necessary lifestyle-related changes.DiscussionSurprisingly, little attention has been paid to the importance of health literacy in weight management programs targeting children and their families. …”
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Identification of polynomial models of static load characteristics based on passive experiment results by N. L. Batseva, A. K. Zhuykov

“…The most technologically advanced approach to collect data for the static load characteristics identification is a passive experiment, but the statistical processing of data does not allow for the polynomial models identification. …”
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Psychological Challenges Faced by Mothers of Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Mixed-Methods Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Thillainayaki Chandran, Theranirajan Ethiraj, Shankar Shanmugam Rajendran, Kannan Kasinathan, Johnson Chinnadurai, Baby Ilavarasi Chakkaravarthi, Rathiswari Posan

“…Data collection was done through in-depth interviews following a phenomenological design. …”
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Study protocol: Mixed-methods evaluation of a cluster-randomized trial on preventing dysregulated screen use in children under 3. by Juliane Schemmer, Hanno Krafft, Tobias Maurer, Silke Lange, Anke Emgenbroich, Sean Monks, David Martin, Silke Schwarz

“…The process evaluation will examine the implementation process following the RE-AIM scheme (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) as well as the relevant contextual factors influencing the effectiveness of the implementation process following the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Data collection will include quantitative and qualitative methods. …”
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Percentage of Parent Stock Chicken Eggs with Thin Shells in Battery Cage and Postal Cage Maintenance Methods at Farm Cariu Bogor by Anggri Septiana, Miyayu Soneta Sofyan, Anwar Ma'ruf, M. Gandul Atik Yuliani

“…Methods: The method used is primary and secondary data collection, recording eggs for three weeks to determine the number of eggs with thin shells daily in postal and battery cages. …”
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Management Decisions under Uncertainty Using Controlling Tools by N. V. Koshkina, O. V. Koshkina, B. A. Tkhorikov

“…The study was conducted based on primary data that were collected through a questionnaire. …”
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Family planning utilization among postpartum women in the Bule Hora District, southern Ethiopia by Nurye Sirage, Zewuditu Desalegn, Wako Golicha Wako, Ali Yimer, Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Adem Yesuf, Belda Negesa Beyene

“…A multistage sampling technique was employed to recruit a total of 630 women who had given birth. To collect the data, structured, standardized, and pretested questionnaires were used, and the collected data were coded and entered into Epi-data version 4.6. …”
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Language curriculum development to increase students’ interest in communication and literacy in higher education: a qualitative study by Razali Razali, Lina Sundana, Ramli Ramli, Teuku Alamsyah, Wahdaniah Wahdaniah

“…Using a qualitative approach with a case study design in several universities in Aceh, data were collected through in-depth interviews, curriculum analysis, and classroom observations. …”
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Hybrid manufacturing and mechanics of architected interpenetrating phase composites: review and perspectives by Qinze Song, Agyapal Singh, Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos

“…A large body of experimental data is collected and comparatively analysed, summarising primal physical metrics. …”
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Survey of quality and clarity of methods and results reporting in 1 year of intervention studies published in high-impact medical and psychiatric journals by Dost Öngür, Caitlin Ravichandran, Suzann M Babb, Peter Q Harris, Bruce M Cohen

“…Objective We assessed how well articles in major medical and psychiatric journals followed best reporting practices in presenting results of intervention studies.Method Standardised data collection was used to review studies in high-impact and widely read medical (JAMA, Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine) and psychiatric (American Journal of Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Journal of Clinical Psychiatry and Lancet Psychiatry) journals, published between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019. …”
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Optimising medication management for polymedicated home-dwelling older adults with multiple chronic conditions: a mixed-methods study protocol by Armin von Gunten, Filipa Pereira, Pauline Roux, Marie Santiago-Delefosse, Boris Wernli, Maria Manuela Martins, Henk Verloo

“…The qualitative study will involve: (a) obtaining and understanding the medication management practices and experiences of the identified profiles extracted from the hospital data of OAMCC who will be interviewed at home (N ≈ 30); (b) collecting and analysing the perspectives of the formal and informal caregivers involved in medication management at home in order to cross-reference perspectives about this important dimension of care at home. …”
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Interpolation Approaches to Groundwater Quality Mapping: Trends and Techniques in Erbil City by Frsat Abdullah Ababakr, Shiva Shakeri, Edris Tand, Somayeh Kazemi

“…To do this, the groundwater quality parameters assessed included turbidity (TUR), pH, EC, total dissolved solids (TDS), total alkalinity (TA), total hardness (TH), Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻, and SO₄²⁻. Data was collected from 61 selected wells in Erbil City, Kurdistan, Iraq, during the wet and dry seasons from 2015 to 2018. …”
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The effect of materials and methods of the sella turcica bottom plastic surgery after transsphenoidal pituitary adenoma surgery on the incidence of nasal liquorrhea by V. Yu. Cherebillo, Yu. I. Ryumina, A. V. Dubinina

“…It is necessary to strive reducing the frequency of use in surgical practice of more aggressive methods of closing the defect of the bottom of the sella turcica, including the collection of autologous tissues and cutting out the mucoperiosteal flap, without forced necessity.…”
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Low carbohydrate diets, glycaemic control, enablers, and barriers in the management of type 1 diabetes: a mixed methods systematic review by Janine Paul, Rati Jani, Sarah Thorning, Mila Obucina, Peter Davoren, Catherine Knight-Agarwal

“…Methods Seven databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane CENTRAL, Informit Health Collection, Web of Science, and PsycInfo) were searched from inception to 1 October 2023. …”
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Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study by Paul R Ward, Megan Warin, Sarah MacLean, Belinda Lunnay, Catherine Palmer, Samantha Meyer, Tonda Hughes, Antonia Lyons, Emily Nicholls

“…Stage 1 (0-18 months) will collect qualitative data using social media analysis, netnography, photo elicitation, and ethnography to understand the forces oppressing women and shaping their alcohol consumption. …”
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Participant perspectives about decentralised trial procedures in a remote delivery nutrition intervention trial by Naomi Davies, Rebecca F. Slykerman

“…Understanding participant perceptions and experiences of decentralised methods in nutrition studies is key to improving trial design and conduct. …”
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Development and Application of a Software Tool to Support the Teaching of Formal Languages by A. P. Sergushicheva, E. N. Davydova

“…Theory of formal languages, syntax and semantics of programming languages, lexical analysis, analysis of various sources of information on the subject under study, systematization of the collected data, technologies for designing, implementing and testing software products, experimental research.Results. …”
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“There is no hope; only strong wind”: How climate change impacts adolescent mental health in southern Madagascar by Kristin Hadfield, Matylda Sulowska, Nambinina Rasolomalala, Samuel Solomon, Satry Ramaroson, Isabelle Mareschal

“…We focus on southern Madagascar to elucidate pathways through which climate change impacts mental health. Materials and Methods: In this preliminary study, we collected survey (n = 83; 49 female) and focus group (n = 48; 28 female) data from 10 to 24-year-olds (M = 15.3). …”
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Results of aircraft positioning tests in postprocessing using the GNSS by Henryk JAFERNIK, Andrzej FELLNER, Magdalena MROZIK, Kamil KRASUSKI

“…The raw GPS data were collected by a Topcon Hiper Pro receiver, which was installed in the pilot’s cabin of a Cessna aircraft. …”
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The Effect of Emotion Dysregulation, Affect, Boredom, and Social Context on State Nomophobia among University Students: An Experience Sampling Study (State Nomophobia) by Özge Enez, Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar

“…The experience sampling method was used because it allows simultaneous evaluation of the internal and situational determinants of the research variables as the data are collected within the real-world context. …”
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