Inequities and factors associated with gender and disability in NTD-endemic communities in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: an intersectional approach to interventions by Ginette Victoire Senami Gandigbe, Zinsou Franck Mignanwande, Yévèdo Borel Tossou, Karine Lucrèce Marie Codjo-Seignon, Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo, Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi, Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou, Fernand Aimé Guedou, Mark Nichter, Cristina Juan Jimenez, Roch Christian Johnson, Roch Christian Johnson, Anna Gine-March

“…Data on socio-demographic and socioeconomic and clinical factors were collected using an interview guide and an observation grid. Quantitative data were analyzed using SPSS version 25 (alpha = 5%), while qualitative data were processed through triangulation, categorized, cross-tabulated, and synthesized by theme, hypothesis, and indicator. …”
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The Relationship Between Job Promotion and Individual Job Performance of Teaching Staff in Public Secondary Schools, Moshi District, Tanzania by Emmanuel Gregory PUKA, Hezron ONYANCHA, Evans OGOTI

“…Design/methodology/approach –A study used a convergent parallel design under a mixed-method approach. …”
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The ActiveText@T2D text messaging behavioural intervention to increase physical activity in adults with type 2 diabetes: A prospective single-arm feasibility trial. by Holly Blake, Mohammed Jameen Alsahli, Wendy J Chaplin, Stathis Th Konstantinidis

“…Physical activity is a core aspect of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) self-management, but most Saudi adults do not meet physical activity recommendations and there are no culturally tailored interventions to promote physical activity in Saudi adults with T2DM. This study is a prospective single-centre, single-arm feasibility study of a mobile SMS text messaging intervention with a nested qualitative study. …”
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Translation and Impact of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in Two Rural Settings: Participant Outcomes, Individual Experiences, and Recommendations by Jenifer J. Thomas, Bhibha M. Das, Lesley D. Lutes, Lacey Dickson, Parres Holliday, Brianna Adams, Hannah McNamee

“…The first program (Technology-Augmented DPP) occurred in 2016 with the goal of understanding the role of psychosocial factors in relation to National DPP outcomes, and quantitative data were obtained from 47 participants. …”
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Adapting an Intervention to Address Barriers to Pain Management in Hospice: Formative Research to Inform EMPOWER-D for Dementia Caregivers by Karla T. Washington, Morgan L. Van Vleck, Todd D. Becker, George Demiris, Debra Parker Oliver, Paul E. Tatum, Jacquelyn J. Benson, John G. Cagle

“…Measurements: Participants quantitatively rated the importance of each of the eight pain concerns presented in the adapted intervention materials (1 = not important to 3 = very important) and provided qualitative feedback via Zoom interview on the acceptability, clinical accuracy, and potential benefits of the adapted content. …”
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Barriers to social participation for people with disabilities in NTD-endemic areas of Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: Assessing scope and associated factors. by Yévèdo Borel Tossou, Paule Héléna Biaka, Fifamin Noël Christelle Gbaguidi, Vignon Bedie, Sonagnon Inès Elvire Agbo, Fernand Aimé Guedou, Kouakou Jerôme Kouadio, Sèdjro Gimatal Esaï Anagonou, Franck Zinsou Mignanwande, Parfait Djossou, Brunelle Vanessa Yemadje, Flora Sylvie Houndjrebo, Jeanne d'Arc Natacha Lessanh Arrawo, Yvette Faihoun, Harvey Johnson, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Jean Gabin Houezo, Mamadou Kaloga, Agui Sylvestre Dizoe, Mark Nichter, Anna Gine-March, Roch Christian Johnson

“…This cross-sectional quantitative and qualitative study was conducted from 2021 to 2022 among 841 people with disabilities (PWDs) and 90 community members and stakeholders. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Patients in the Aspect of the Prevalence of Alcohol Abuse Among Patients with Stroke Treated in the Department of Neurology by Anna Żdanowicz, Inga Dziembowska, Małgorzata Wiszniewska

“…The following methods of scientific research were used in the study: analysis of medical records, statistical analysis of quantitative and qualitative data with the use of STATISTICA v. 13.3 computer program by StatSoft. …”
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The Impact of Integrated Project-Based Learning and Flipped Classroom on Students’ Computational Thinking Skills: Embedded Mixed Methods by Muh Fitrah, Anastasia Sofroniou, Caly Setiawan, Widihastuti Widihastuti, Novi Yarmanetti, Melinda Puspita Sari Jaya, Jontas Gayuh Panuntun, Arfaton Arfaton, Septrisno Beteno, Ika Susianti

“…Data were collected through tests, questionnaires, and in-depth interviews, using instruments such as computational thinking skills assessment questions, questionnaires, and interview protocols. …”
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AI-enabled obstetric point-of-care ultrasound as an emerging technology in low- and middle-income countries: provider and health system perspectives by Sara Della Ripa, Nicole Santos, Dilys Walker

“…Methods We purposely sampled midwives, doctors, researchers, and implementors for this mixed methods study, with a focus on those who live or work in African LMICs. …”
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Designing a Smart Leadership Model for Education Managers by mehdi oliyaee, aliakbar ajam, Ahmad Akbari, turaj falah mehne

“…Abstract The aim of the present study is to design a smart leadership model for education managers. …”
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Produce Safety Behaviors, Motivators, Barriers, and Beliefs in Pediatric Cancer Patient Caretakers by Carly B. Gomez, Tyler J. Stump, Monique M. Turner, Jade Mitchell, Bradley P. Marks

“…Total produce safety frequency scores were not significantly affected by demographic factors or Child Vulnerability Scale (CVS) scores. Qualitative interviews established a wide domain of caretaker produce safety experiences and beliefs, finding that eight of seventeen interview participants from different hospitals received produce restrictions typical of the ND. …”
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Exploring we-talk as a relational measure for transformation of motivation in family genetic risk communication by Jingsong Zhao, Yue Guan, Weihua An, Kevin Ward, Colleen M. McBride

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Acceptability of the ePOWER intervention: Managing previvors' cancer-related uncertainty and supporting decision making by Marleah Dean, Bethany Jowers, Claire Conley, Erica Camacho, Whitney Espinel, Kimberly A. Kaphingst

“…Acceptability was assessed by quantitative data (TAPS scores) and qualitative data (interviews). …”
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A Framework for Identifying and Analyzing the Factors Affecting Corporate Governance in the Country's Banking System with the Approach of Realizing Resistance Economy by Hamed Sarvarian, Omid Ali Adeli, Mohammad Hasan Maleki

“…Objective:Corporate governance plays an important role in strengthening good governance in banks and realizing a resilient economy.The current research seeks to identify and prioritize factors affecting corporate governance in the banking system with the resistance economy approach.Method:The current research is a mixed study. The theoretical population of the research was experts in corporate governance and resistance economy in the banking system.Sampling was done by judgment and based on the expertise of experts.Interview and questionnaire are the most important data collection tools.In this research, qualitative and quantitative techniques were used together.Findings:At first, 34 factors affecting corporate governance in the form of seven main factors were extracted through theme analysis.The main research factors were: technological and innovative factors, legal and regulatory factors, transparency and reporting factors, structural factors, managerial factors, sustainability factors and educational-consulting factors.In the next step, sub-factors were screened by distribution of expert questionnaires and fuzzy Delphi method.11 factors had a defuzzified number higher than 0.7.The screened factors were evaluated by the Cocoso method.The priority factors were:the extent use of advisors and experts in resistance economy and corporate governance issues, the extent of banks' attention to indicators of resistance economy in sustainability reports, the extent of banks' transparency in the selection, hiring and promotion of managers, the use from data-driven technologies for transparency of contracts and the extent to which banks move towards sustainability.Results:Functional suggestions were developed based on the most important factors. …”
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Implementasi CPM dan PERT dalam Memprediksi Durasi serta Biaya Pembangunan Musala Al-Ikhlas di Kotawaringin Barat by Rifa Auliya'ul Husna, Nur Fadilatul Ilmiyah, Nalsa Cintya Resti

“…This research carries the type of descriptive research with a quantitative approach. Interview techniques and document review were carried out to obtain data in the form of types of activities, duration of each activity, development costs, and the human resources involved. …”
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Examining of Social-Emotional and Moral Characteristics of a Child with Williams Syndrome and a Typically Developing Peer by Songül Zorbay Varol, Mustafa Serdar Köksal, Fadime Akgül

“…Participants were recruited using purposive criterion sampling. This qualitative study adopted a holistic multiple-case design because it compared the interrelated social-emotional and moral developmental characteristics of two different profiles of children.Findings: Data were collected using the Social-Emotional and Character Development Scale (SECDS), semi-structured interview questions, spontaneous conversations, and observations. …”
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DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA LEARNING FOR PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN TO STUDENTS OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL by Chandra Adhitama Nugraha, Sugeng Bayu Wahyono

“…This research uses quantitative descriptive analysis. The data were collected by using interview guidelines, observations sheet, and a multimedia feasibility questionnaire by a media expert, a multimedia feasibility questionnaire by a material expert and a multimedia feasibility questionnaire by students. …”
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The Impact of Bullying in the Integral Development and Learning from the Perspective of Children in Preschool and School by María Ester Morales-Ramírez, Margarita Villalobos-Cordero

“…Also a semi-structured interview based on the designed questionnaire was applied to the children at the preschool level. …”
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“Sometimes it can be like an icebreaker”: A mixed method evaluation of the implementation of the Refugee Health Screener-13 (RHS-13) by Ana Hagström, Henna Hasson, Anna-Clara Hollander, Carl Vahtra, Sara Delilovic, Hanna Augustsson

“…Methods: A mixed-methods convergent parallel design was used, combining nurses self-reported quantitative data on the levels and reasons for RHS-13 use in the health assessment with qualitative interview data on the barriers and facilitators for RHS-13 use. …”
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Development and validation of the Global Post Trauma Symptom Scale-Uganda among trauma-affected adults by Lynn Murphy Michalopoulos, Melissa Meinhart, Erin Walton, David Robertson, Autumn Thompson, Thomas Northrup, Jong Sung Kim, Nikita Aggarwal, Anne Conway

“…Background: Post-traumatic stress measurement in non-Western contexts often utilizes Western assessment tools.Objective: The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate the Global Post-Trauma Symptom-Item Bank (GPTS-IB) among adult caregivers of youth living with HIV in Uganda.Methods: We utilized qualitative and quantitative methods to establish validity and to develop a reduced version of the GPTS-IB.Results: Cognitive interview results (n = 31) indicated that participants understood items of the GPTS-IB, but revisions in wording were needed for some items. …”
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