Heightened Awareness of Oppressive Systems May Impact Black Library Workers’ Perceptions of Inequitable Hiring and Retention Practices in Public and Academic Libraries by Hilary Jasmin

“…The task force used non-probability convenience sampling and distributed the survey to several library listservs across the United States and Canada. Quantitative results underwent descriptive statistics; qualitative results underwent iterative thematic analysis.  …”
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Energy Stealth Evaluation of Radar Systems with a Space–Time Modulated Probing Signal by V. M. Kutuzov, V. P. Ipatov, S. S. Sokolov

“…The analysis of energy stealth is based on the theory of signals concerning the issues of formation and processing of complex modulated phase–code signals with a large base. A quasi-continuous ternary signal based on a pseudo-random sequence of maximum length and a regular pulse sequence providing decoupling of reception and transmission when using a single transceiver phased array was selected as a research object. …”
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Influence of trust on the acceptance of the RTS,S malaria vaccine in the Kassena-Nankana districts of Ghana by Eustace Bugase, Paulina Tindana

“…STATA software Version 16.0 was used to interpret the quantitative data, where bivariate and multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine the influence of trust on vaccine acceptance while QSR NVivo 12 software was used to code the qualitative data to aid the thematic analysis. …”
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Impact of Standardised Order Sets on Functional Outcome of Acute Ischaemic Stroke Patients: A Research Protocol by Sarang Dilip Videkar, Tushar Patil

“…Qualitative data will be coded into quantitative variables as needed, and new variables will be created based on the collected data to facilitate analysis. …”
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Characterizing Asian American medical students’ experiences with microaggression and the impact on their well-being by Lindy Zhang, Crystal An, Joanna Chen, B U.K. Li, Sunny Nakae, Joyce Pang

“…Data were organized and coded, and thematic analysis was used to identify core themes.Results Racial microaggressions were prevalent among Asian American medical students. …”
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Seismic Enhancement Techniques for Reinforced Concrete Frame Buildings: A Contemporary Review by Jiaxin Li, Nikita Igorevich Fomin, Shuoting Xiao, Kaixuan Yang, Shuaiwei Zhao, Hao Yang

“…This study adopts a data-driven approach that combines both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Relevant literature was collected from the Web of Science database using specific search criteria. …”
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Interventions targeting children and young people's physical activity behavior at home: A systematic review. by Amanda L Seims, Jennifer Hall, Daniel D Bingham, Amy Creaser, Anastasia Christoforou, Sally Barber, Andy Daly-Smith

“…The most effective intervention scored strong for design quality, incorporated telehealth coaching, and included the most commonly coded BCTs. Variation among studies and insufficient reporting of data made a meta-analysis unfeasible.…”
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AI4HealthyCities: a protocol for a mixed-method ethnographic study on the social determinants of cardiovascular health in New York City by Anna-Maria Volkmann, Elizabeth Adamson, Yongkang Zhang, Peter Speyer, Emma Boxley, David Napier, Reekarl Pierre, Wenqin Zhang

“…This study builds on prior quantitative research conducted under the AI4HealthyCities initiative, which applied machine learning to identify spatial clusters of cardiovascular vulnerability and social disadvantage. …”
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Oral health challenges in patients with chronic kidney disease: A comprehensive clinical assessment by Daniel Furtado Silva, Inngryd Christine Ramos Oliveira, Sivanilson de Assis Medeiros, Fernando Martins Baeder, Ana Carolina Lyra de Albuquerque, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima

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Psychological and Linguistic Peculiarities of English Mastering by the Children of Young School Age in the Process of Associative Symbols Usage by Людмила Гусак, Ольга Шапран, Юрій Шапран

“…Research methods: theoretical (analysis, systematization, generalization of modern literature); empirical (experimental work using the ASM); statistical (methods of quantitative and qualitative processing of the obtained research results, statistical calculation according to the Pearson homogeneity criterion). …”
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Civil Servants and Political Leaders’ Performance in Service Delivery in Kisoro District Local Government, Uganda. by Zigira Sam, Niyonzima

“…The study thus recommended that civil servants in health and education as well as political leaders should put in place an ethical code of conduct for staff so as to promote the health units as one that is ethical in the delivery of their services to customers. …”
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Racial Differences in Systemic Immune Parameters in Individuals With Lung Cancer by Mitchell S. von Itzstein, MD, Jialiang Liu, PhD, Hong Mu-Mosley, PhD, Farjana Fattah, PhD, Jason Y. Park, MD, PhD, Jeffrey A. SoRelle, MD, J. David Farrar, PhD, Mary E. Gwin, MD, David Hsiehchen, MD, Yvonne Gloria-McCutchen, Edward K. Wakeland, PhD, Suzanne Cole, MD, Sheena Bhalla, MD, Radhika Kainthla, MD, Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, Benjamin Switzer, DO, MHSA, MS, Gregory A. Daniels, MD, PhD, Yousef Zakharia, MD, Montaser Shaheen, MD, Jianjun Zhang, MD, PhD, Yang Xie, PhD, David E. Gerber, MD

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CREATE: cell-type-specific cis-regulatory element identification via discrete embedding by Xuejian Cui, Qijin Yin, Zijing Gao, Zhen Li, Xiaoyang Chen, Hairong Lv, Shengquan Chen, Qiao Liu, Wanwen Zeng, Rui Jiang

“…CREATE excels in identifying cell-type-specific CREs, and provides quantitative and interpretable insights into CRE-specific features, uncovering the underlying regulatory codes. …”
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The Model of Rational Education and Training Based on Islamic Teachings In Line With the Productivity of Human Resources in Prison Using the Meta-Synthetic Method by Mikael Jamalpour, Karim Esgandari, Shadi Orafaye Jamshidi

“…</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>3.Methodology</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">The current research employs a mixed-methods approach, encompassing both qualitative and quantitative stages. In the qualitative stage of the study, using meta-synthetic method, the researcher tries to extract categories (dimensions), concepts (components) and codes (indices) related to rational education and training based on Islamic teachings through a systematic literature review and to propose the research model. …”
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Maintenance bevacizumab following chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in patients with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer in a single-institution retrospective st... by Johanna Kelley, Meng Yao, Danielle Chau, Sabrina Bedell, Melissa Yurch, Peter G. Rose, Michelle Kuznicki

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Use of machine learning in osteoarthritis research: a systematic literature review by Francis Berenbaum, Jérémie Sellam, David Klatzmann, Atul J Butte, Karine Louati, Encarnita Mariotti-Ferrandiz, Marie Binvignat, Valentina Pedoia

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Infection‐Related Hospitalization and Incident Heart Failure in MarketScan: A Case‐Crossover Study by Rebecca L. Molinsky, Pamela L. Lutsey, Rob F. Walker, Wendy Wang, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Katherine Giorgio, David M. Vock, Richard MacLehose, Paolo C. Colombo, Ryan T. Demmer

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Data extraction methods for systematic review (semi)automation: Update of a living systematic review [version 3; peer review: 3 approved] by Rebecca Elmore, Luke A. McGuinness, James Thomas, Julian P. T. Higgins, Ailbhe N. Finnerty Mutlu, Babatunde K. Olorisade, Lena Schmidt

“…Data are available from 53 (45%), and code from 49 (42%) publications. Nine (8%) implemented publicly available tools. …”
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Assessing the health, social, educational and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid review of the literature by Astha Ramaiya, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Rosalijn Both, Ann Gottert, Silvia Guglielmi, Sam Beckwith, Mengmeng Li, Robert W. Blum

“…Both scientific and grey literature between December 2019 and February 2022 were sought from PubMed, Google Scholar and organisations conducting research among adolescents, and coded. A total of 89 articles were included, 73% of which were peer-reviewed; 37% of the articles were from WHO’s Western Pacific region; 62% of the articles were cross-sectional; 75% were quantitative. …”
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Stakeholders’ perspectives on a digital myopia screening program in children: a qualitative analysis by Casper van der Zee, Janneau L. J. Claessens, Petra T. Rausch-Koster, Saskia M. Imhof, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Ruth M. A. van Nispen, Robert P. L. Wisse, Robert P. L. Wisse, Hilde P. A. van der Aa, Hilde P. A. van der Aa

“…Interviews were anonymously recorded, transcribed, and coded using thematic analysis. Quantitative data was acquired from a concomitant clinical validation study.ResultsIn total, 14 interviews were conducted, of which seven were with children and their parents, four with eye care professionals, and three with policymakers. …”
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