Achievement of cardiometabolic goals among diabetic patients in Spain. A nationwide population-based study. by Beatriz Navarro-Vidal, José R Banegas, Luz M León-Muñoz, Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Auxiliadora Graciani

“…Information on cardiometabolic characteristics was collected at the participants' homes through structured questionnaires, physical examination, and fasting blood samples. …”
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A functional model of role expectations in child-parent relationships by Julia V. Budagova

“…The study was performed on the basis of a diagnostic conversation by means of the author’s ad hoc questionnaire “Semi-structured unfinished sentences”. To develop a model of role expectations in child-parent relations, the categorial method “Celtic Cross” was used, reflecting the possible states of an object in the form of four squares and allowing to trace the transitions of an object from one state to another. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia among Adult Male Camel Milk Consumers and Nonconsumers in Rural Rajasthan: A Community-based Cross-sectional Study by Vaishali Soni, Pritam Halder, Vatsala Soni

“…After obtaining informed consent a semi-structured interview schedule containing sociodemographic, dietary characteristics were introduced to all participants in June 2013. …”
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Designing Hybrid Mobility for Agricultural Robots: Performance Analysis of Wheeled and Tracked Systems in Variable Terrain by Tong Wu, Dongyue Liu, Xiyun Li

“…Complementary semi-structured interviews with 20 orchard stakeholders—including farmers, growers, and hired pickers—highlighted key user expectations: robust traction, terrain adaptability, reduced physical labor, and operational safety. …”
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Skill set or mind set? Associations between health literacy, patient activation and health. by Samuel G Smith, Laura M Curtis, Jane Wardle, Christian von Wagner, Michael S Wolf

“…Participants (n = 697) were recruited from multiple US-based health centers. During structured face-to-face interviews, participants completed the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA), the Patient Activation Measure (PAM), the SF-36 physical health summary subscale, and Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Service (PROMIS) short form subscales for depression and anxiety.…”
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Nurses’ experiences of providing emotional intelligence-based nursing care: a hermeneutic phenomenological study by Sakineh Poorhosein Fookolaee, Fateme Hadadian, Aram Feizi, Leila Jouybari

“…Methods This hermeneutic phenomenological study was conducted from April 2023 to September 2024, involving the participation of eight nurses working in intensive care, emergency, and internal medicine departments of educational hospitals. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews served as the primary data collection tool. …”
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What do stakeholders perceive as success in large scale environmental monitoring design? by Xiaoyan Dai, J. Angus Webb, Avril C. Horne

“…We focus on an environmental flow monitoring program (the Flow Monitoring, Evaluation and Research program—Flow-MER—in Australia). Through semi-structured interviews and surveys, we aimed to identify what those involved consider to be “success” for monitoring projects. …”
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The effects of implementing iso 42001 AI management systems into autonomous maritime operations by Eslam Abdelghany E. Mohamed

“…However, the lack of a structured framework to manage AI systems and autonomous maritime operations presents a critical gap, particularly in addressing risks such as inaccuracy, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and regulatory compliance challenges. …”
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Fractional-order SIR model for ADHD as a neurobiological and genetic disorder by Zeeshan Afzal, Mansoor Alshehri

“…Future extensions may incorporate stochastic effects, age-structured populations, and adaptive control mechanisms to enhance predictive accuracy and policy planning.…”
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Safety huddle in healthcare settings: a concept analysis by Ibrahim Ghoul, Abdullah Abdullah, Fateh Awwad, Latefa Ali Dardas

“…Results Five core attributes emerged: (1) structured communication (e.g., SBAR, checklists), (2) interdisciplinary collaboration, (3) time-bound, goal-oriented design, (4) proactive risk prediction, and (5) contextual adaptability. …”
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The dawn of urbanity by Lidia Decandia, Natalia Agati

“…Western urbanity has been, in fact, structured around the dichotomy between nature and culture, identifying the city’s origin as a centralised and hierarchically organized space, a place of power consolidation and surplus accumulation. …”
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Acceptability and implementation potential of colorectal cancer screening and health literacy training: A qualitative study among general practitioners in deprived areas. by Géraldine Cazorla, Niamh M Redmond, Aurore Lamouroux, Alix Boirot, Michel Rotily, Maria Claudia Addamiano, Christian Balamou, Zineb Doukhi, Myriam Kaou, Françoise Couranjou, Cyrille Delpierre, Julien Mancini, Marie-Anne Durand

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A qualitative study nested within the DECODE cluster-randomised controlled trial (NCT04631692) across four French regions was conducted. Semi-structured interviews (phone or online) were carried out to capture opinions, experiences, and recommendations of GPs in the intervention arm. …”
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The impact of personalized postoperative care plan on the compliance and long-term efficacy of minimally invasive periodontal surgery treatment recommendations by Xiang Wang, Ying Wu

“…Procedures included structured assessments of compliance, gingival health, pain, anxiety, depression, and satisfaction using validated scales. …”
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Consumption Patterns of Trans-Fat Products among undergraduates of University of Nigeria Nsukka by Glory Uchechi Eze, Eunice Ifenyinwa Ugwu

“…Data collection was facilitated using a structured students’ questionnaire on consumption patterns of trans-fat products (SQCPTFP) developed by the researcher. …”
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The Relation between Pregnant Women's Self-Efficacy and Their Maternal-Fetal Attachment by Hadayat A. Amasha, Shaymaa A. Abdel-Haleem, Abeer M. El Maghawery, Gehan A. Elbahlowan

“…The data were collected using a structured interview questionnaire with two standard scales, namely the Maternal Self-Efficacy Scale and Maternal-Fetal Attachment (MFA) Scale. …”
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Medical practitioners’ experiences and considerations when managing sleep medication for adolescents and young adults by Nanna Maria Andersen, Ásthildur Árnadóttir, Tora Grauers Willadsen, Gritt Overbeck

“…The perspectives of medical practitioners on prescribing sleep medications to this age group remain largely unexplored.Aim This study aims to investigate the considerations of general practitioners (GPs) and child and adolescent psychiatrists (psychiatrists) when prescribing and deprescribing sleep medications for 13–24-year-olds.Methods We conducted qualitative semi-structured interviews with 10 GPs and six psychiatrists. …”
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Control, access and professionalism: a qualitative evaluation of Australian dental practitioners attitudes to expanding medicare to include more dental services by Alexander C. L. Holden, Matt S. Hopcraft

“…Participants were interviewed using an interview guide, with semi-structured questions. Interviews took place online and were recorded. …”
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Speaking of the Genre Types of USA Institutional Political Discourse by A. A. Alimdjanov, T. P. Tretyakova

“…Despite the rapid development of such an innovative factor as Internet communication, the genre specificity of American political discourse remains quite rigidly structured.The material for the study was the socalled "frozen" sites of the three last US presidents before D. …”
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Exploring Immediate and Sustained Changes in Teaching Practices Following Midterm Student Feedback by Rebecca L. Taylor, Kris Knorr, Michelle Ogrodnik, Peter Sinclair

“…The study involved two phases of data collection: initially, a semi-structured in-person interview or survey completed one to three months following the conclusion of an instructor’s refined course, followed by an additional interview one year after the instructor’s course refinement. …”
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Qualitatively different teacher experiences of teaching with generative artificial intelligence by Robert Ellis, Feifei Han, Henry Cook

“…Adopting a phenomenographic perspective, this study examines university teachers’ conceptions, perceptions, and approaches to using GenAI in teaching. Leveraging semi-structured interviews with 30 teaching academics, variations of teaching using GenAI were identified. …”
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