Intuitive to Strategic Translanguaging: Insights From Vietnamese EFL Classrooms by Ngo Cong-Lem

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and post-observation interviews with three educators at a public university in Vietnam. …”
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Pratiques agricoles et ressources en eau des vallées principales du bassin versant de la Maine : quelles représentations ? by Amandine Gatien, François Laurent, Jeannine Corbonnois

“…In order to study farming practices and their representations in these spaces, an analysis of farming systems was conducted through semi-directive interviews with farmers and agriculture public officials. …”
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Factors affecting the design of the management dashboard framework with an emphasis on the components of human resources productivity by Hassan Barmaki, Farshad Faezy Razi, Ehtesham Rashidi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 15 senior managers of Mapna Company and knowledgeable academic staff members in the field of research; and the interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information. …”
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<p><strong>Analysis of the reproductive viability of <em>Varroa destructor</em> (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) rearing under laboratory conditions</strong></p> by Jesús Humberto Reyna-Fuentes, Cecilia Carmela Zapata Campos, Fabian Eliseo Olazarán Santibanez, José Octavio Merino Charrez, Daniel López Aguirre

“…To study its reproductive behavior, different rearing protocols have been developed over the years under semi-natural or laboratory conditions. …”
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) in crop production, case study: apple and grape by Elham Ebrahimi, Laleh Ebrahimi

“…Based on the accumulation of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrogen oxides, the potential for global warming was not significantly different between the two crops. Its value for apples was 1.3 times that of grapes. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The sampling method in this section was done in a random stratified manner. A semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire taken from the qualitative section were used to collect information. …”
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Monitoring the Landscape Changes Applying Gradient Analysis Case Study (County Behbehan) by Mir Mehrdad Mirsanjari, Fatemeh Mohammadyari

“…In order to evaluate the socioeconomic and ecological functions of a city, it is essential to quantify the pattern of the land. …”
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Designing a Business Model in the Tourism Industry of Iran by Amirhossein Samadian, Saeid Ehdaie, kamyar Raissifar

“…In this research, data was collected through semi-structured interviews. As required by the snowball method, these interviews continue until data saturation is reached. …”
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Soil microbial networks’ complexity as a primary driver of multifunctionality in photovoltaic power plants in the northwest region of China by Liuqing Zhao, Sumeng Xu, Sumeng Xu, Jinmei Zhao, Shujuan Chen, Xiaolong Liu, Xiuyuan Zheng, Xiuhui Wang, Zhao Zhu, Fei Gao, Bingzhe Fu, Shuxia Li

“…Nevertheless, the impact of photovoltaic power plants (PVs) on soil microbial activity and several functions is unclear.MethodsThe present investigation aims to collect soil samples from photovoltaic power plants in arid and semi-arid regions with different years of construction, determine the physicochemical properties of the soil, and employ high-throughput sequencing to obtain 16S rRNA and ITS genes from the PV. …”
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The implementation, use and sustainability of a clinical decision support system for medication optimisation in primary care: A qualitative evaluation. by Mark Jeffries, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Libby Laing, Azwa Shamsuddin, Aziz Sheikh, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Justin Waring, Richard N Keers

“…We conducted face-to-face and telephone-based semi-structured qualitative interviews with staff stakeholders. …”
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An enhanced RPV model to better capture hotspot signatures in vegetation canopy reflectance observed by the geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-8 by Wei Yang, Zhi Qiao, Wei Li, Xuanlong Ma, Kazuhito Ichii

“…The hotspot effect denotes a special case of the Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function (BRDF) when the solar direction coincides with the sensor viewing direction, which is essential for remote estimation of canopy structure information. …”
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Violence against healthcare professionals: perspective of local focal points in the south of Portugal by Maria Otília Zangão, Isaura Serra, Dulce Cruz, Maria da Luz Barros, Anabela Coelho, Maria Antónia Chora, Carolina Santos, Laurência Gemito

“…Methods Semi-structured interviews were carried out local focal points in the Alentejo region. …”
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Flavonoids as Promising Akt1 Inhibitors in Cancer Medicine: Insights From Molecular Docking, Dynamics, DFT Calculations, and In Vitro Validation by Shokoofeh Jamshidi, Ali Eghbalian, Setareh Shojaei, Amir Taherkhani, Mehran Feizi‐Dehnayebi

“…ABSTRACT Background The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is commonly deregulated in different types of cancers, contributing to tumor proliferation, persistence, and resistance to treatment. …”
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Feasibility and safety of regadenoson stress perfusion protocol in pediatric transplant patients under general anesthesia by Nikkan Das, Eric L. Vu, Andrada Popescu, Defne Magnetta, Cynthia K. Rigsby, Joshua D. Robinson, Simon Lee, Nazia Husain

“…CMRs were reviewed for perfusion abnormalities and semi-quantitative analysis was performed using myocardial perfusion reserve index (MPRI). …”
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Surfactants Adsorption onto Algerian Rock Reservoir for Enhanced Oil Recovery Applications: Prediction and Optimization Using Design of Experiments, Artificial Neural Networks, and... by Kahina Imene Benramdane, Mohamed El Moundhir Hadji, Mohamed Khodja, Nadjib Drouiche, Bruno Grassl, Seif El Islam Lebouachera

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Implementing psychosocial guidelines into specialized spinal cord injury rehabilitation services to strengthen person-centred health care: protocol for a mixed methods study by Candice McBain, Candice McBain, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Ilaria Pozzato, Ilaria Pozzato, Mohit Arora, Mohit Arora, Daniel Myles, Daniel Myles, John Bourke, John Bourke, Yvonne Tran, Ian D. Cameron, Ian D. Cameron, James W. Middleton, James W. Middleton, James W. Middleton, Ashley Craig, Ashley Craig

“…Following the survey, semi-structured one-to-one interviews and focus groups will be conducted with healthcare professionals representing different health disciplines to understand the context and generate ideas about how best to integrate these guidelines into clinical practice. …”
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Impact of Climate and Soil on Plant Dynamics and Ecosystem Stability in Argan Orchards by Maryem Telmoudi, Chaima Afi, Naima Chabbi, Said Labbassi, Assma Oumasst, Mohamed Ouknin, Rachid Bouharroud, Abdelaziz Mimouni, Mimoun El Kaoua, Driss Hsissou, Abdelghani Tahiri, Naima Ait Aabd

“…Seasonal changes were predominantly influenced by temperature and precipitation, while diverse soil types shaped by relief, climate, and water balance contributed to different ecological functions. The key findings indicated the highest plant diversity in “Tioughza” and the most significant plant density in “Imoulass” and “Ezzaouite”. …”
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Genome-wide identification, characterization, and expression analysis of the MADS-box gene family in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus) under salt stress conditions by Mohamed Abdelsattar, Ahmed E. Nassar, Khaled H. Mousa, Ahmed Hussein, Manal M. S. El-Baghdady, Khaled H. Radwan, Manar S. Ibrahim, Achraf El Allali, Aladdin Hamwieh, Alsamman M. Alsamman, Zakaria Kehel

“…The grass pea (Lathyrus sativus), a crop grown predominantly in arid and semi-arid regions, could benefit greatly from the functions of MADS-box genes, which are not yet well characterized in this promising plant. …”
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Dynamic accessibility of geosites: Evidence from long-term observations in the Belaya River valley (western Greater Caucasus) by Anna V. Mikhailenko, Dmitry A. Ruban

“…The outer accessibility was examined for each entrance to the geosites, and the inner accessibility was examined for each principal functional zone of the geosites. The results revealed differences of the outer accessibility between the entrances of the same geosites and the inner accessibility between the functional zones of the same geosites. …”
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Experiences of Novice Iraqi Nurses in Psychiatric Hospitals: A Qualitative Study by Firas Kanawy Al-Aboudy, Hasan Alwan Baiee

“…Background: The environment in which novice nurses are required to function may be unfamiliar to them or perhaps completely unfamiliar if they as mental patients. …”
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