Improving national-scale breeding bird surveys with integrated distance sampling by Jean Nabias, Romain Lorrillière, Jérémy Dupuy, Laurent Couzi, Luc Barbaro

“…Here, we developed an Integrated distance sampling (IDS) to combine national structured and semi-structured citizen-based bird surveys in France to estimate species abundances using observation distances and accounting for availability, i.e. the probability of individuals being detectable during a given sampling visit. …”
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Towards Chagas disease elimination: Neonatal screening for congenital transmission in rural communities. by Pamela Marie Pennington, José Guillermo Juárez, Margarita Rivera Arrivillaga, Sandra María De Urioste-Stone, Katherine Doktor, Joe P Bryan, Clara Yaseli Escobar, Celia Cordón-Rosales

“…After successful vector control programs, congenital transmission remains as a challenge to disease elimination. …”
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Sociodemographic description of remanent malaria foci in three municipalities of Chihuahua, Mexico, during the period 2000–2022 by Jaime R. Adame-Gallegos, Carlos A. Rodríguez-Alarcón, Maria Carmen Rodríguez, Ángel F. Betanzos-Reyes

“…The analysis was conducted to determine the prevalence of malaria transmission in all foci. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were conducted with operational staff of the malaria control program. …”
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Nurses’ perspectives of newborn cord management and susceptibility to cord sepsis at a Regional Hospital in Ghana during COVID pandemic by Magdalene Boamah, Emma Annan, Mary Ani - Amponsah

“…Method: A qualitative descriptive research approach was used, involving semi-structured interviews with fifteen nurses working at a Regional Hospital in Ghana. …”
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“I would never have become an interpreter without social media”: online social media’s motivational dynamics in self-regulated interpreting learning by Zhiyu Cai, Shanshan Yang

“…IntroductionIn the Web 2.0 era, self-regulated learning (SRL) through online social media (OSM) has become integral to language learning, particularly for Chinese interpreting learners preparing for postgraduate programs. Despite its growing role, the impact of OSM on interpreting learners’ motivation and SRL outcomes remains underexplored.MethodsGrounded in Zimmerman’s Cyclical Model of SRL, this study employed semi-structured interviews with 29 Chinese interpreting learners to examine OSM-mediated motivational dynamics throughout the Self-regulated interpreting learning process.ResultsOur findings reveal that OSM acts as a double-edged sword. …”
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Exploring Faculty Members’ Experiences with Virtual Classroom Platforms and Their Perceived Usability during the COVID-19 by Yunus Alkış, Zafer Kadırhan, Mustafa Şat

“…Twenty-five of the faculty members who had completed the online questionnaire were then interviewed in semi-structured interviews. The quantitative analysis results indicate that Zoom was the most favored platform, obtaining a ‘Good’ usability score together with Google Meet and Adobe Connect. …”
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Enhancing computational thinking in preservice elementary math teachers through Design-Based Learning by Pedro Tadeu, Deniz Kaya, Tamer Kutluca

“…Implementing DBL in teacher training programs can enhance future educators' ability to integrate computational thinking into their teaching practices. …”
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TraceTogether contact tracing: a Smart Nation innovation by Michael Motet Hansen, Bharat Dahiya

“…Primary data was collected through semi-structured interviews with stakeholders such as policymakers, technology developers, and citizens and an analysis of digital platforms and feedback mechanisms. …”
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Transforming marine engineering education through Industry 4.0 integration and sustainability-driven curriculum design by Natanael Suranta, Marihot Simanjuntak, Panderaja Soritua Sijabat

“…Adopting a qualitative approach, the research collected data through semi-structured interviews with maritime professionals, educators, and recent graduates. …”
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Family Planning Problems in Countries of North Africa by RYBALKINA Inna Gennadyevna

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Strategies toward the gold medal: Unveiling the anticipatory processes of junior high school olympiad students in geometry problem-solving by Erfan Yudianto, Reza Ambarwati, Fina Yatul Lusiana, Nihassuna Hayiduerapu, Hutkemri Zulnaidi

“…Employing a descriptive-exploratory approach, we conducted problem-solving tests (using modified NSO geometry questions) and semi-structured interviews with a gold medalist from SMPN 2 Jember. …”
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ToPNA_RoM Dataset – Doctoral Dissertations, Supervisions and Institutional Affiliations in Philosophy in the US and Canada: 1956–2017 by Nicola Ruschena

“…These records were processed using semi-automated techniques and manual revisions. The workflow involved extracting text from PDF files, parsing it through regular expressions, and structuring it into a tabular format. …”
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From Barriers to Breakthroughs: A Deep Dive into BIM Integration Challenges by Terfa Caleb Agwa, Tahir Celik

“…A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining a comprehensive literature review with semi-structured interviews from 10 experts in Nigeria, representing both industry and academia. …”
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Remote Teaching During the Pandemic: Voices of Teachers from the Rural Municipal School in Caldas Novas, Goiás, Brazil by Jaqueline de Araújo Silvestre Batista, Luciana Ramos Jordão, Nara Rúbia Rodrigues do Nascimento Silva, Thiago Henrique Costa Silva

“…This is an exploratory, qualitative study that uses semi-structured interviews with eight elementary school teachers (1st to 9th grade), along with a bibliographic review on the subject. …”
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WHO framework on meaningful engagement: A transformational approach to integrate lived experience in the noncommunicable disease and mental health agenda. by Jack Fisher, Guy Fones, Yvonne Arivalagan, Ida Ahmadpour, Svetlana Akselrod, Maia Olsen

“…Through a participatory process to co-create the WHO Framework on Meaningful Engagement on NCDs, and Mental Health and Neurological Conditions, we conducted a mixed methods and semi-structured approach, including informal consultations, focus groups, in-depth interviews, online surveys, and a short film series, that captured the perspectives of 700 individuals from 111 countries, including 386 individuals with lived experience. …”
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Management of Productive Waqf in Supporting the Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) in Indonesia: A Case Study of Dompet Dhuafa by Aufaa Anjani Rasyiedah, Hartutik Hartutik

“…Data collection techniques were conducted through semi-structured interviews with Dompet Dhuafa waqf managers and beneficiaries of one of the programs in the Madina Zone, namely Teras Madina, field observations, and documentation studies. …”
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The Status of Gifted Students During Covid-19 Pandemic Process by N. Nazlı Ateşgöz, Gülşah Avcı Doğan

“…Method: Research data were collected through semi-structured interviews and document analysis. …”
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Balancing AI and authenticity: EFL students’ experiences with ChatGPT in academic writing by Indah Werdiningsih, Marzuki, Diyenti Rusdin

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Key findings indicate that ChatGPT is valued for overcoming uncertainties, clarifying vocabulary, and offering content suggestions, enhancing essay quality by allowing students to focus on creative aspects. …”
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Identity disorder and social-psychological adaptation in patients with hepatobiliary disease by V. V. Khramtsova, S. S. Panina

“…We have applied clinical, clinical-psychological, mathematical and empirical methods, semi-structured cross-interviews ("patient-doctor", "patient-psychologist"), diagnostics of personal characteristics, identity structure, social-psychological components of adaptation. …”
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Impacts of climate change on rice production and strategies for adaptation in Chitwan, Nepal by Sachin Gahatraj, Ritesh Kumar Jha, Om Prakash Singh

“…A total of 90 rainy season rice farming household were surveyed with semi-structured interview schedule. The data obtained were analyzed using SPSS and MS Excel. …”
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