Perspectives on multisectoral accountability framework to end tuberculosis in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region: a mixed-methods study by Yuliya Chorna, Ievgeniia-Galyna Lukash, Yuliia Kalancha, Lesia Tonkonoh, Marifat Abdullaeva, Malik Adenov, Mariia Chuprynska, Sayohat Hasanova, Oxana Ibragimova, Panagul Jazybekova, Nataliia Kamenska, Olya Klymenko, Iryna Koroieva, Lyubov Kravets, Nataliia Kryshtafovych, Lucia Pirtina, Alena Skrahina, Yana Terleeva, Valentina Vilc, Hanna Zakrevska, Dmitry Zhurkin, James Malar, Amrita Daftary

“…Surveys, interviews, and focus groups were conducted online with TB-engaged community and civil society representatives in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine from January to June 2021. Quantitative data, analyzed using descriptive statistics, were triangulated with thematic qualitative analysis. …”
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Mailed smoking cessation support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who smoke: protocol for a hybrid type 1 effectiveness – implementation trial by Raglan Maddox, Catherine Chamberlain, Billie Bonevski, Amanual Getnet Mersha, Jamie Bryant, Michelle Kennedy, Nathan Taylor, Cathy Segan, Kayden Roberts-Barker, Zabowie Mills, Kade Booth, Joley Foster

“…All participants will: (a) receive a mailed Which Way Quit Pack that includes pamphlets and resources on quitting, information about quit smoking support options (MyQuitBuddy App) and a selection of merchandise; (b) be offered a referral to Aboriginal Quitline; and (c) be offered a free 12-week mail out course of combination NRT. Outcome data will be obtained using quantitative surveys and qualitative Yarning. …”
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THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL VIEW OF FINANCIAL REGULATION OF INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR IN UKRAINE by Vitalii V. Zіanko, Tetiana D. Nechyporenko

“…It also enables the development of effective tools to support innovation. Empirical data indicate that the financial regulation system of the innovation sector, which brings together both state and private institutions, serves as an effective catalyst for the quantitative growth of innovative projects and the enhancement of their quality. …”
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Exploring Pregnancy-Related Information-Sharing Behavior Among First-Time Southeast Asian Fathers: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study by Kidung Ageng, Anushia Inthiran

“…MethodsWe conducted semistructured interviews with first-time Southeast Asian fathers in Indonesia, a sample country in the Southeast Asian region. We analyzed the data using quantitative descriptive analysis and qualitative content theme analysis. …”
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Efecto en la implementación de un ambiente web para la enseñanza de la natación (Effect on the implementation of a web environment for teaching swimming) by Viviana Amparo López-Ulchur, Heriberto Gonzalez Valencia, Diego Fernando Orejuela, Julián Andrés Paz-Rosero

“…The information collected is based on the data that becomes a number to be processed with the PSPP tool. …”
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Pedagogical education as an area to form teacher inclusive dispositions by V. Z. Kantor, Yu. L. Proekt, A. P. Antropov, I. E. Kondrakova

“…On the basis of informed consent, the students filled out online forms (Yandex Form), which included a set of 4 authored and adapted questionnaires and tests.The empirical data obtained were processed by frequency, comparative and multivariate analysis, using the median test, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. …”
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Approach to analysis of inter-regional similarity of investment activity support measures in legislation of regions (on the example of Krasnoyarsk region) by Valentina F. Lapo

“…There is no mention in the literature of the methodical questions of quantitative analysis and inter-regional comparisons. …”
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Identification of ZNF652 as a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Target in Osteoarthritis Using Machine Learning by Chen Y, Liang R, Zheng X, Fang D, Lu WW, Chen Y

“…Zinc Finger Protein 652 (ZNF652) is a transcription factor implicated in various biological processes. Nevertheless, its role in OA has not been elucidated.Methods: The search term “osteoarthritis” was utilized to procure transcriptome data relating to OA patients and healthy people from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. …”
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PROFESSIONAL AND APPLIED PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR STUDENTS OF COMPUTER ENGINEERING SPECIALTY IN THE TEMPORARILY OCCUPIED TERRITORY WITH USING DISTANCE LEARNING by Shuba Liudmyla, Shuba Victor, Shuba Victoria

“…The effectiveness of the developed model was determined on the basis of the obtained digital data, which testifies to the distance learning quality with rationally organized process and the ability to combine specific aspects of each education sector. …”
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Acceptance Model of Integrated Reporting in Iranian Universities by Fatemeh Hamedi, Mahnaz Molanazari, Mehrangiz Shoaa Kazemi, Ali Rahmani

“…The goal is to find how attitudes and behavioral intentions of university managers could be positively influenced and how the adoption of integrated reporting can be made easier.MethodsTo achieve the research goal, a quantitative research design was used. Questionnaires were used to gather the required data. …”
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Building on the Translational Science Benefits Model to include team science: a practical and theory-based approach to continuous quality improvement and impact evaluation for Clin... by Kim C. Brimhall, Kim C. Brimhall, Kayla Kuhfeldt, Darrell N. Kotton, Darrell N. Kotton, Darrell N. Kotton, Matthew R. Jones, Matthew R. Jones, Matthew R. Jones

“…CTSA evaluation teams implement structured, evidence-based continuous quality improvement (CQI) processes to enhance activities and outcomes, ultimately benefiting public health. …”
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Assessing the Impact on Electronic Health Record Burden After Five Years of Physician Engagement in a Canadian Mental Health Organization: Mixed-Methods Study by Tania Tajirian, Brian Lo, Gillian Strudwick, Adam Tasca, Emily Kendell, Brittany Poynter, Sanjeev Kumar, Po-Yen (Brian) Chang, Candice Kung, Debbie Schachter, Gwyneth Zai, Michael Kiang, Tamara Hoppe, Sara Ling, Uzma Haider, Kavini Rabel, Noelle Coombe, Damian Jankowicz, Sanjeev Sockalingam

“…Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze the quantitative data, while thematic analysis was used for the qualitative data. …”
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Study protocol for assessing the effectiveness, implementation fidelity and uptake of attachment & child health (ATTACH™) Online: helping children vulnerable to early adversity by Nicole Letourneau, Lubna Anis, Cui Cui, Ian D. Graham, Kharah Ross, Kendra Nixon, Jan Reimer, Miranda Pilipchuk, Emily Wang, Simone Lalonde, Suzanna Varro, Maria Jose Santana, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Angela Soulsby, Barbara Tiedemann, Leslie Hill, Tiffany Beks, Martha Hart

“…Effectiveness will be examined with a quasi-experimental design while implementation will be examined via descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods informed by Normalization Process Theory (NPT). …”
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Characterizing Duodenal Immune Microenvironment in Functional Dyspepsia: An AutoML-Driven Diagnostic Framework by Zhang X, Fan X, Hu X, Qian Z, Li J, Wu W, Chen L, Wu S, Ma L, Yang C, Zhang T, Su X, Wei W

“…Recent studies suggest that duodenal immune activation plays a pivotal role in its development.Methods: Mendelian randomization analysis using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) data identified genes associated with FD. …”
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Anthropology and demography by Bošković Aleksandar

“…In order to achieve this, most of the scholars whose works are discussed in this paper emphasize "the need for a holistic approach to data collection and the added value of triangulating quantitative and qualitative analyses" (Bernardi, Hutter, 2007: 541). …”
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Implementation evaluation of a school- and primary care-based multicomponent intervention to improve HPV vaccine coverage: Results from the PrevHPV randomized controlled trial by Aurélie Bocquier, Maïa Simon, Morgane Michel, Stéphanie Bonnay, Isabelle Adam, Serge Gilberg, Sébastien Bruel, Aurélie Gauchet, Anne-Sophie LeDuc-Banaszuk, Amandine Gagneux-Brunon, Judith E. Mueller, Bruno Giraudeau, Nathalie Thilly

“…Methods: A mixed-method study embedded in a cluster randomized controlled trial in 91 French municipalities (July 2021-June 2022). Quantitative data were collected through activity reports and questionnaires, and qualitative data through focus groups with school staff. …”
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Applying the blended KTA-Sprint framework to a usability assessment of a digital health module for informal caregivers co-managing heart failure by Ting Xiong, Camila Benmessaoud, Kaylen J. Pfisterer, Noor El-Dassouki, Raima Lohani, Karen Young, Quynh Pham

“…Results and discussion: We tested the prototype of the module with seven informal caregivers. Findings from quantitative usability metrics and qualitative interviews were translated into required refinements (e.g., how to improve intuitiveness of icons, interpretation of presented data, and system navigation) and mapped onto a subset of Ravden checklist domains. …”
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Foresight-based Business Model Design: Presentation and Validation of a Conceptual Model by Salman Hosseini Safa, Safar Fazli, Hakem Ghasemi, Ali Khaleghi

“…To check the normality of the data, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed, and based on the results, the data were normal. …”
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Constitutive model of metal rubber material considering plastic accumulation behavior by FENG Zhipeng, YANG Fang, FU Hailong, AI Shigang, WANG Yue, YUAN Liangyang

“…The result demonstrates that the plasticity-considered model has the smaller fitting errors with experimental data, compared to cantilever beam models and porous models, which reflects its superior accuracy in data analysis compared to traditional models. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Microfinance Literature: An ADO-TCM Framework Approach by Bahman Khodapanah, Mohammad Bashokouh Ajirlou, Fariba Mesri

“…Bench and Day (2010) define research synthesis as encompassing four main components: (1) Meta-theory: analysis of the theories used in previous studies; (2) Meta-method: analysis of the methodologies employed in those studies; (3) Meta-synthesis: qualitative analysis of the findings from past studies; and (4) Meta-analysis: quantitative analysis of study findings. Meta-synthesis involves systematically examining data and findings extracted from related qualitative studies. …”
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