Sesame oil improves biomarkers of glycemic control in women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial by Masoumeh Atefi, Hamid Vahedi, Mina Darand, Mohammad Hassan Entezari

“…Trial registration This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (code: IR.MUI.RESEARCH.REC.1399.548), and it is registered at https://www.irct.ir/trial/52288 , IRCT20140208016529N6, Registration Date: 2020-12-12).…”
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Healthcare provider recommendation is key for increasing uptake of cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive women in a South African district by Miss Josephina Senyatsi, Dr Zeenat Ismail, Prof Johanna Meyer, Prof Rosemary Burnett

“…Data were collected using Microsoft Excel®, including free text responses which were coded into categories in Excel. Descriptive data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS V29. …”
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Development of a Qigong Used for Insomnia Therapy (QUIT) Program for Improving Sleep Quality and Blood Pressure in Chinese Women With Menopause: Pre-Post Pilot Test of Feasibility by Sean Huang, Jung Eun Kim, Wen-Wen Li

“…Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis, with interviews transcribed and coded independently by the principal investigator and research assistant. …”
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Big Earth data processing using machine learning for integrated mapping of the dead sea fault, Jordan by Polina Lemenkova

“…The results presented cartographic layouts of qualitative and quantitative maps with statistical summaries (histograms). …”
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Public danger of crime: the concept and criteria of verification by N. A. Lopashenko, A. V. Golikova, E. V. Kobzeva, D. A. Kovlagina, M. M. Lapunin, K. M. Khutov

“…This fact is due to the preventive task (part 1 of article 2 of the Russian Criminal Code). The public danger of crime as a phenomenon of objective reality is meaningless, since the crime is the negative changes and harm that has occurred. …”
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A mixed methods pilot study of an internal coaching program within an academic emergency department by Justin G. Myers, Daniel Markwalter, Julianne M. Cyr, Nikki Binz

“…Qualitative data gathered through surveys were inductively coded, leading to the identification of experiential themes. …”
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Beta-defensin 126 (DEFB126) localization and expression in the sperms and male reproductive tract of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius) during the rutting season by Khalid M. Al Khodair, Abdulkarem Al-Shabebi, Thnaian A. Al-Thnaian, Osamah I. M. Alturki, Marwa-Babiker A.M., Saeed Y Al-Ramadan, Abdelhay M. Ali, Abdelrahman M.A. Elseory

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The families SHARE project: novel insights on recruiting and engaging Black men in a community-based genomic education program by Julia R. Nummelin, Jama J. Brookes, Raegan A. Bishop, Calandra G. Whitted, Chiranjeev Dash, Laura M. Koehly

“…Methods This one-year, mixed methods study combined qualitative community-based education programs (n = 12) and semi-structured interviews (n = 27), with quantitative survey assessing participant characteristics and sex differences (n = 50). …”
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SARS-CoV-2 SPIKE Antibody Levels can Indicate Immuno-Resilience to Re-infection: a Real-World Study by Yue Jin, Fei Yang, Christopher M. Rank, Stanley Letovsky, Peter Ramge, Simon Jochum

“…Titers of ≥ 2500 U/mL indicated a 62–87% reduced infection risk. The quantitative determination of antibody titers allowed scaling of the correlate of risk to new variants.…”
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Practice of balanced scorecard implementation and its contributing factors among public primary hospital professionals in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Seid Yeshaw, Seid Yeshaw, Geta Asrade, Asebe Hagos, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Nigusu Worku

“…Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique for the quantitative part, and 12 study subjects were chosen purposively for the qualitative part. …”
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Big Earth data processing using machine learning for integrated mapping of the dead sea fault, Jordan by Polina Lemenkova

“…The results presented cartographic layouts of qualitative and quantitative maps with statistical summaries (histograms). …”
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Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Primary Schools in Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Owomugisha, Justine

“…Also, interview results were coded on frequency tables and calculated in terms of percentages and presented in this study. …”
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Triple cardiovascular disease detection with an artificial intelligence-enabled stethoscope (TRICORDER): design and rationale for a decentralised, real-world cluster-randomised con... by Azeem Majeed, Rasha Al-Lamee, Ceire Costelloe, Daniel B Kramer, Carla M Plymen, Carys Barton, Emanuela Falaschetti, Nicholas S Peters, Josephine Mansell, Patrik Bachtiger, Mihir A Kelshiker, Camille F Petri, Abdullah Alrumayh, Saloni Nakhare, Melanie T Almonte, Alexei Peters

“…Patient and outcome data will be captured from pooled primary and secondary care records, supplemented by qualitative and quantitative clinician surveys. The coprimary endpoints are (i) difference in the coded incidence (detection) of heart failure and (ii) difference in the ratio of coded incidence of heart failure via hospital admission versus community-based diagnostic pathways. …”
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Conceptual framework for data harmonisation in mental health using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: an example with the R2D2-MH consortium by Louise Gallagher, Tony Charman, Dieter Wolke, Jan Buitelaar, Sven Bölte, Emily Jones, Thomas Bourgeron, Marie Schaer, Kristien Hens, Declan Murphy, Melissa H Black, Christine Ecker, Yair Sadaka, Beate St Pourcain, Stef Bonnot-Briey

“…The high level of shared ICF codes provides indications of where items may be readily harmonised to develop datasets that may align more readily with contemporary approaches to understanding health and disability. …”
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‘I am happy because I am pregnant, but becoming a mother is not easy,’ the experience of pregnancy, antenatal depression, and perception of yoga in rural pregnant women in Maharash... by Rahul Shidhaye, Kalyani Shinde, Unnati Thete, Sonali Shelke, Chitra Thanage, Shamal Talole, Swapnali Palande, Suryabhan Gore

“…We used NVivo 9 (QSR) to store and code the data, and a thematic content analysis approach to analyse and synthesize the findings. …”
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End-of-life management protocol offered within emergency room (EMPOWER): study protocol for a multicentre study by Yoko Kin Yoke Wong, Rakhee Yash Pal, Win Sen Kuan, Ling Tiah, Ranjeev Kumar, Luming Shi, Charles Qishi Zheng, Jingping Lin, Sufang Liang, Uma Chandra Segara, Woon Chai Yong, Noreen Guek Cheng Chan, Mui Teng Chua, Irwani Ibrahim

“…We shall also evaluate healthcare resource utilisation and its associated costs.Methods and analysis This study employs a quasiexperimental interrupted time series design using both qualitative and quantitative methods, involving the EDs of three tertiary hospitals in Singapore, over a period of 3 years. …”
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Did they receive it? Direct Benefit Transfer to tuberculosis patients in Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, India - A mixed methods study by Santosh Patoda, Tanu Anand, Sairu Philip, Palanivel Chinnakali, Abinash Mishra, Pruthu Thekkur, Pallavi Indwar, Jaykumari Choudhary, Sofia Noor, Pradip Kumar Jana

“…Methods: It was a mixed-method study, with quantitative component of (Cross-sectional) followed by qualitative component (Descriptive). …”
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Organising general practice for care homes: a multi-method study by Barbara Hanratty, Rachel Stocker, David Sinclair, Katie Brittain, Karen Spilsbury, Daniel Stow, Louise Robinson, Fiona E Matthews

“…The interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed using a thematic approach. Line-by-line coding generated an initial thematic framework that was refined as data collection progressed. …”
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Socioecological factors linked to co-occurring early childhood sleep health disparities and developmental outcomes: protocol for the sleep in preschoolers cross-sectional study by Darko Stefanovski, Ignacio E Tapia, Wanjikũ F M Njoroge, Rebecca Waller, Tiffani J Johnson, Eberechukwu A Uwah, Olivia Cicalese, Brizhay Davis, Megha Neelapu, Gabriel Steinberg, Arun Handa, Jodi A Mindell, Ariel A Williamson

“…Qualitative data will be coded using thematic analysis and a joint display to stratify qualitative themes by child race and sleep deficiencies.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the institutional review board of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Oregon. …”
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Educación Física y ciudadanía: una revisión interpretativa crítica (Physical Education and citizenship: a critical interpretive review) by Mario Fuentes, Carmen Trigueros Cervantes, Alberto Moreno Doña

“…The following inclusion criteria were used: works that relate Physical Education to citizenship in the period 2018-2022, various types of publications, and works that include qualitative, quantitative, or mixed approaches. Through the text search analysis technique, five interpretive codes were established: the conception of Physical Education, Citizenship and Physical Education, teaching practice, citizenship and curriculum, citizenship and teacher training. …”
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