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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Cross-Platform Availability of Smartphone Sensors for Depression Indication Systems: Mixed-Methods Umbrella Review by Johannes Leimhofer, Milica Petrovic, Andreas Dominik, Dominik Heider, Ulrich Hegerl

“…Three electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of Science Core Collection, and Scopus, were searched using smartphone, sensor data, and depression keyword combination to retrieve relevant literature reviews published within the last 5 years (2019-2024). …”
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Methods for Improving Point Cloud Authenticity in LiDAR Simulation for Autonomous Driving: A Review by Yanzhao Yang, Jian Wang, Xinyu Guo, Xinyu Yang, Wei Qin

“…Collecting LiDAR data for autonomous driving using real vehicles is costly, scenario-limited, and challenging to annotate. …”
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Collection Evaluation and Analysis of Use: A Research by Dilek Köprülü

“…Various quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods ıvhich are developed by western countries may provide opportunities to evaluate library collections in Turkey.Therefore, one ofthe methods ıvhich is “analysis ofuse” (Qualitative evaluation) is used in this particular study. …”
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A comparison of line‐transect distance sampling methods for estimating gopher tortoise population densities by Traci D. Castellón, Betsie B. Rothermel, Saif Z. Nomani

“…The LTDS method produced reliable burrow density estimates, and tortoise densities were estimated most precisely and with least effort using data from occupied burrows only. …”
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Assessing the quality of gynaecological care in China: protocol for a nationwide survey using mixed-methods by Jing Ma, Yuanli Liu, Hua Yang, Guangyu Hu, Lan Zhu, Fengxia Xue, Pengming Sun, Chenyang Pei, Xiangyu Gu, Zixuan Fan

“…This study aims to develop a framework for evaluating gynaecological care quality in China, analysing disparities and proposing improvement strategies.Methods and analysis This nationwide study employs a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design across three phases: (1) questionnaire development through a literature review, indepth interviews, expert consultation and pilot testing; (2) collection of cross-sectional survey data from gynaecology departments, healthcare providers and patients in public healthcare facilities across 31 provinces in mainland China; and (3) integration and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative results. …”
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Classification of Review Text using Hybrid Convolutional Neural Network and Gated Recurrent Unit Methods by Fiqih Fathor Rachim, Auli Damayanti, Edi Winarko

“…This study aims to classify review texts using the Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) methods. The research stages in this study include collecting data on Tokopedia review texts, extracting hidden information from review texts using CNN, conducting learning on review texts using GRU. …”
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Readiness of health posts for primary health care integration in Indonesia: a mixed-methods study by Ririn Setiaasih, Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya, Yulia Sofiatin, Irvan Afriandi, Lukman Hilfi, Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati

“…The second stage conducted a survey. Qualitative data collection through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions involving 42 informants: health cadres, health care workers, and City Health Office representatives. …”
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Completeness of reporting of simulation studies on responder analysis methods and simulation performance: a methodological survey by Gordon H Guyatt, Kehu Yang, Derek K Chu, Romina Brignardello-Petersen, Xiajing Chu, Junjie Ren, Thabane Lehana

“…Objectives To evaluate the completeness of reporting of simulation studies on responder analysis methods and simulation performance.Design Systematic methodological survey.Data sources We searched Embase, MEDLINE (via Ovid), PubMed and Web of Science Core Collection from inception to 9 October 2023.Eligibility criteria We included simulation studies comparing responder analysis methods and assessing simulation performance (bias, accuracy, precision or variance, power, type I and II errors and coverage).Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers extracted data and assessed simulation performance. …”
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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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Carbon Emission Accounting Methods for Key Electric Equipment and Materials in Power Transmission and Transformation Projects by Keyun LI, Ning ZHANG, Le ZHAO, Cheng ZHAO, Jiayu LI, Cheng TANG

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An Occupational Health Program for Waste Collection Workers by Howida E. Awad, Nadia H. Farahat, Hala M. Mohamed

“…An interview questionnaire was used to collect data regarding the waste collection workers’ demographic data, work characteristics, medical history, and habits. …”
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The effects of tax administration on revenue collection in Uganda: by Turyaheebwa, Paul, Kaaya, Siraje, Turyahebwa, Abanis, Sunday, Arthur

“…This research examines the impact of tax administration, with a focus on the self assessment system (SAS), on revenue collection in Uganda. Utilizing data collected from 350 commercial enterprises through questionnaires, the study employs AMOS PLS-SEM for data analysis. …”
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Landslide and Collapse Susceptibility Analysis in Wenchuan Earthquake-damaged Area Based on Ensemble Learning Methods by DING Jiawei, WANG Xiekang

“…Future research can involve more comprehensive data collection methods and investigate broader applications of ensemble learning models, improving the reliability and practical implementation of predictions in disaster management.…”
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The Effect of Gender and Teaching Methods on Academic Success in Virtual Reality to Reduce Gender Disparity in Technology by Dr. Nicholas Onele, Therisa Chinyere Ogbuanya

“…A researcher-made achievement test, comprising multiple-choice, essay and practical questions was used for assessment and data collection. Two weeks before the treatment, students in both groups were given a pre-test in electronics circuit construction and assembly. …”
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Job Satisfaction and Optimal Experience in a Swedish Governmental Administration—A Mixed Methods Study by Fredrik Molin

“…This study sought to fill a critical gap in understanding job satisfaction within a governmental setting. Method: A mixed methods approach was utilized to collect both quantitative and qualitative data, combining survey data (<i>n</i> = 117) and workshop interviews (<i>n</i> = 14). …”
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A Model for Determining the Strategies and Methods of Developing Iran's Transit and Customs Cooperation with Other Countries by Behzad Jafari, Fereydoun Omidi, Ghasem Rekabdar

“…The statistical population and its data collection method in qualitative and quantitative sections include semi-structured interviews for 12 experts and closed questionnaires for 127 experts and customs managers respectively. …”
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Аnalysis of the causes and methods used to mitigate scale deposits at the production wells in Western Siberia by D. A. Ivanov, R. F. Valiev, D. S. Nadeen, R. N. Shagislamov, R. G. Kozhevnikov

“…Based on the results of data collection and systematization, the main objects with the highest number of failures and complications were identified. …”
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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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Crafting a Successful Seller-Customer Relationship for Sports Product: AHP Fuzzy Approach by Saeed Sadeghi Boroujerdi, Maizaitulaidawati Md Husin, Hossein Mansouri, Ali Alavi

“…Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the criteria of successful salespersons, which is important to enhance in store customer experience. Method: Employed two phase sequential exploratory design, qualitative and quantitative data were collected using purposive sampling technique. …”
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