Impact and feasibility of a tailor-made patient communication quality improvement programme for hospital-based physiotherapists: a mixed-methods study by Thomas J Hoogeboom, Rudi A Steenbruggen, Marjo Maas, Paul Brand, Philip van der Wees, Linda AG van Heusden-Scholtalbers

“…Background In tailoring a quality improvement programme for hospital-based physiotherapy, the original use of video recordings was replaced by using the tracer methodology.Objective To examine the impact of a tailor-made quality improvement programme addressing patient communication on the professional development of hospital-based physiotherapists, and to evaluate barriers and facilitators as determinants of feasibility of the programme.Methods A mixed-methods study was conducted. Participants were clustered in groups per hospital and linked with an equally sized group in a nearby hospital. …”
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Effects of high-fidelity simulation and e-learning methods on nursing students’ self-efficacy in patient safety: a quasi-experimental study by Kevser Ozata, Leyla Dinc

“…Conclusion Both high-fidelity simulation and e-learning methods focusing on patient safety were equally effective in improving nursing students’ self-efficacy. …”
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Do education and use of family planning methods empower women? Evidence from the Nepal Demographic Health Survey (NDHS) 2016 and 2022 by Yogendra B Gurung, Kamala Lamichhane, Bidhya Shrestha, Tara Lal Shrestha, Rita Karki, Sharadha Hamal

“…Objectives To assess how education and the use of family planning methods intersect to influence women’s empowerment among currently married women of reproductive age in Nepal.Design, setting and participants The study analysed a combined weighted sample of 21 023 currently married women in the age group (15–49 years) using data sets of two cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). …”
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“A good physician works full-time?” – a mixed-methods study on (mis)conceptions about part-time work in hospitals by Barbara Jarmila Germann, Julia Frey, Alain Soltermann, Janna Küllenberg

“…This study aims to examine the attitudes of hospital physicians across various specialties and positions towards part-time employment, and to identify factors that hinder or facilitate the successful implementation of part-time arrangements in hospital settings. METHODS: We conducted an exploratory mixed-method study, combining a qualitative interview study with reflexive thematic analysis of 19 participants, and an online quantitative survey of 553 physicians. …”
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Access, inequalities and annual health checks (AHCs) for adults living with severe mental illness in the UK: a mixed-methods systematic review by Karina Lovell, Chunhu Shi, Rathi Ravindrarajah, Gill Norman, Elinor Hopkin, Janine Owens, Penny E Bee

“…Objectives Individuals living with severe mental illness (SMI) are at a significantly higher risk of mortality. This mixed-methods systematic review identifies and explores factors, including access inequalities to annual health checks (AHCs), for people living with SMI sharing protected characteristics in the UK, as identified in Core20PLUS5.Design Mixed-methods systematic review.Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, ASSIA, Google Scholar and the grey literature were searched from 1 January 2004 to 30 January 2025.Eligibility criteria Inclusion criteria were adults >18 years of age living with SMI. …”
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The Effects of Active Teaching and Learning Methods on The Pupils' Academic Performance in Four Selected Primary Schools in Bugamba Sub-County in Rwampara District. by Ampurire, Motion

“…The study examined effects of active teaching and learning methods on the pupils' academic performance in four selected primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district following the study objective which included to find out factors that influence active teaching and learning methods on the pupils' academic performance in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district, to find out whether teachers apply or use active teaching and learning methods in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district and to establish a relationship between active teaching learning methods and pupils' academic performance in primary schools of Bugamba sub county Rwampara district. …”
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Accuracy Bias and Factors Influencing Polysomnography and Consumer Sleep-Monitoring Device Measuring of Total Sleep Time: A Mixed-Methods Study by Yang J, Xu D, Lu H, Yin X, Song H, Zong W, Xu D, Lu X, Wei L, Zhu H, Zhai S, Gu Z

“…This study aims to compare the accuracy bias of polysomnography (PSG) and consumer sleep-monitoring devices, specifically the HWB 9, in measuring total sleep time (TST) and explore the factors affecting accuracy bias.Methods: This study employed a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design, with quantitative research comprising 108 samples and qualitative research comprising 18 samples. …”
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Engineering Safety-Oriented Blasting-Induced Seismic Wave Signal Processing: An EMD Endpoint Suppression Method Based on Multi-Scale Feature by Miao Sun, Jing Wu, Yani Lu, Fangda Yu, Hang Zhou

“…To verify the algorithm’s effectiveness in suppressing EMD endpoint effects, comparative studies were conducted using simulated signals to compare the proposed method with mirror extension, polynomial fitting, and extreme value extension methods. …”
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METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF THE ECHINACEA PURPUREA AND MONARDA FISTULOSA TINCTURES AS A QUALITY CRITERION OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR CO... by Oksana Yezerska, Nataliia Hudz, Lesya Kobylinska, Anna Filipska, Vira Turkina, Jan Brindza, Piotr Pawel Wieczorek

“…Materials and Methods. The following methods were used: analysis, synthesis, systematization, and comparison for processing of published scientific data on antioxidant activity; method for measuring the particle size of raw herbal materials; maceration and remaceration methods for obtaining the tested tinctures; DPPH test for the valuation of the antioxidant activity of the developed tinctures. …”
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Development and Validation of the HPLC Method for Quantification of the Innovative Drug DD217, Factor Xa Inhibitor, in Rat Plasma for a Pharmacokinetic Study by N. S. Dubovik, D. F. Guranda, G. V. Ramenskaya, D. G. Tovbin, D. N. Tarasov, A. Yu. Savchenko, V. S. Arnautov

“…The aim of this study was to develop and validate a method for DD217 determination in rat plasma by means of high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) to carry out pharmacokinetic studies.Materials and methods. …”
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Do Meta‐Analyses of Total Hip Arthroplasty Produce Reliable Results? A Systematic Review and Meta‐Epidemiological Study of Statistical Methods by Nikolai Ramadanov, Maximilian Voss, Radharani Michelle Diallo, Jonathan Lettner, Hassan Tarek Hakam, Robert Prill, Roland Becker, Robert Hable

“…However, the reliability of their results and conclusions depends heavily on the use of appropriate statistical methods. Therefore, the aim was to test the reliability of statistical methods in meta‐analyses of THA by examining the degree of heterogeneity, the effect of different between‐study variance estimators, and the equality of sample size of pooled primary studies. …”
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Evaluating train interval control performance on single-track lines of the railway network by Sergey A. Bessonenko, Ekaterina V. Klimova, Nikolay I. Osipov

“…The proposed method of selecting the most feasible interval control system on a singletrack line based on the creation of an equal economic solution sphere in combination with the game with Nature could be used to rationalise the allocation of railway transport investment. …”
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Expert System for the Selection of the Rational Method for Collecting and Processing Information During Russian Census Based on Geographical and Socio-Economic Characteristics of R... by O. V. Manzhula

“…However, as the experience of the trial population census – 2018 demonstrated, one method of collecting information about the population cannot be equally efficient in all regions of Russia, due to the different attitude of the population to the methods of collecting information, as well as the conditions for the availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to the population in each region.The experience gained indicates the need for each region to choose the method of collecting and primary processing of statistical information about the population for each region based on a combination of Internet, mobile and traditional technologies that is adaptive to the regional conditions of the population census (remoteness and inaccessibility of some regions, the unreadiness of individual segments of the population to use modern ICTs for collecting information, Internet accessibility in various regions, different attitude of the population to census methods). …”
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The spiritual needs and care of children and young people with life-threatening or life-shortening conditions, and parents (SPARK): a mixed-method investigation by Bryony Beresford, Natalie Richardson, Suzanne Mukherjee, Rebecca Nye, Jan Aldridge, Karl Atkin, Mark Clayton, Faith Gibson, Julia Hackett, Richard Hain, Mohammed Arshad, Paul Nash, Bob Phillips

“…Design and research participants A mixed-method, multicomponent design was used with the quantitative and qualitative data collected. …”
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Current experience and future potential of facilitating access to digital NHS primary care services in England: the Di-Facto mixed-methods study by Gary Abel, Helen Atherton, Jon Sussex, Nurunnahar Akter, Abodunrin Q Aminu, Wiktoria Bak, Carol Bryce, Christopher E Clark, Emma Cockcroft, Hamish Evans, Evangelos Gkousis, Georgia Jenkins, Caroline Jenkinson, Nada Khan, Jeffrey Lambert, Brandi Leach, Christine Marriott, Jennifer Newbould, Sarah Parkinson, Jo Parsons, Emma Pitchforth, Laura Sheard, Stephanie Stockwell, Chloe Thomas, Bethan Treadgold, Rachel Winder, John L Campbell

“…Design Observational mixed-methods study (literature review, surveys, ethnographic observation and interviews); formal synthesis of findings. …”
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Combination Manner of Sampling Method and Model Structure: The Key Factor for Rice Mapping Based on Sentinel-1 Images Using Data-Driven Machine Learning by Pengliang Wei, Jiao Guo, Jiaqian Lian, Chaoyang Wang

“…Consequently, this article took rice as target crop, and systematically performed rice mapping experiments based on Sentinel-1 images to assess mapping accuracies, model learning results, and model uncertainty under different sampling–model structures combinations. The sampling methods included pixel sampling in buffer or nonbuffer mode with equal proportion and equal quantity (pixel sample), as well as panoramic information sampling (image sample). …”
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Neutron skin and halo in medium and heavy nuclei within the extended Thomas - Fermi theory by S. V. Lukyanov, A. I. Sanzhur

“…The contribution of halo and skin terms to Δrnp are found to be approximately equal.…”
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The Establishment of a Discrete Element Model of Wheat Grains with Different Moisture Contents: A Research Study by He Li, Guangmeng Guo, Lu Xun, Junhao Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Gongpei Cui

“…This universal calibration method not only provides convenient and reliable technical support for optimizing the emergency rapid dehumidification process for high-moisture wheat grains but also provides a reference method for the calibration of other grains.…”
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Transfer matrix simulation of hard-core lattice gases on triangular lattice with up to third-neighbour exclusion by A. V. Myshlyavtsev, M. D. Myshlyavtseva

“…The hard-core lattice gas on a triangular lattice with up to thirdneighbour exclusion has been simulated by the transfer matrix method. To calculate the transfer matrix a special algorithm for generating rings is used. …”
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RESEARCH ON THE GROWTH LAW OF EXTREME IRREGULAR CRACK FRONT IN NOTCHED COMPONENTS by LI Chong, GAO Peng, XIE LiYang

“…The prediction of real and extreme irregular crack front growth paths directly determines the accuracy of evaluating residual fatigue life of structures.A method for studying the distribution of stress intensity factor(SIF)along the extremely irregular crack fronts was developed by using a notched member,which was geometrically most similar to an engineering structure,as the cracked body.Firstly,the local curvature changes caused by convex,concave,and small curvature radii along the crack front were characterized by high-resolution spline curves.Then,based on the sub-model method combined with adaptive meshing technique,the growth trajectory of irregular crack front was iteratively simulated to obtain the irregular crack propagation law.Finally,by comparing the predicted crack geometry with the experimentally measured crack location,size,and other information,the reliability of crack propagation driving force simulated by Franc3D was verified through examples.The results show that the predicted crack front trajectory basically coincides with the actual,and the SIF values along any normalized growth path are basically equal.The predicted residual life is very close to the experimental life,with an error of only 2.4%.…”
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