Navigating cultural landscapes: a thematic analysis of home faculty experiences in transborder simulation curriculum development and adaptation by Matthew D. Charnetski, Maryam Asoodar, Dawn Wawersik, Walther van Mook

“…Methods This study adopts an exploratory qualitative approach, conducting a thematic analysis of data gathered by in-depth semi-structured interviews with faculty and simulation staff from various institutions actively participating in transborder curriculum partnerships. …”
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Correlation of violence with anxiety and sleep disturbance among Talibs (mosque students) in Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad Neyazi, Abdul Qadim Mohammadi, Nosaibah Razaqi, Prakasini Satapathy, Qasim Mehmood, Mehrab Neyazi

“…Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety, Stress – Youth (DASS-Y) questionnaire was used to assess sleep quality and anxiety among Talibs. …”
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Intensive vital signs monitoring reduces 30-day mortality among stroke patients: A cohort study from Tanzania. by Basil Tumaini, Ipyana Kunjumu, Mohamed Mnacho, Patricia Munseri

“…These findings support the establishment of dedicated stroke units with structured monitoring protocols in resource-limited settings to strengthen stroke care systems and reduce preventable deaths.…”
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Psychological Impact of Presymptomatic X-Linked ALD Diagnosis and Surveillance: A Small Qualitative Study of Patient and Parent Experiences by Cecilie S. Videbæk, Sabine W. Grønborg, Allan M. Lund, Mette L. Olesen

“…With this study, we wanted to explore how the diagnosis of ALD, before the development of cALD, and the follow-up program affected patients and their parents. Using semi-structured interviews, we interviewed seven parents of children with ALD aged 3–11 and four patients with ALD aged 18–25. …”
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The Missing Link: Knowledge Management and the Social Dimension of Business-IT Alignment by Rikard Kloth, Gideon Mekonnen Jonathan

“…Drawing on Nonaka’s SECI model as a conceptual lens and employing a qualitative case study methodology (based on nine semi-structured interviews and internal document analysis), the study identified key impediments to social alignment, including reliance on outsourced IT, knowledge erosion due to staff turnover, fragmented communication, and siloed planning. …”
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Patients’ and nurses’ perceptions and experiences of a digitally enabled cardiac telerehabilitation program—a qualitative study by Justin Braver, Tess Tsindos, Melinda J. Carrington, Catherine Keating, Darshini Ayton

“…Results 12 out of 52 participants and 2 cardiac nurses, from across Australia, who had completed a DeCR intervention, participated in semi-structured telephone interviews. Key benefits were personalised nurse telehealth consultations, education aimed at maintaining learned healthy behaviours and remote patient monitoring. …”
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Analyzing evaluation methods for large language models in the medical field: a scoping review by Junbok Lee, Sungkyung Park, Jaeyong Shin, Belong Cho

“…Although previous studies have evaluated performance, future studies will likely focus on improving performance. A well-structured methodology is required for these studies to be conducted systematically.…”
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Knowledge, attitude and determinants of post-abortion contraceptive use among women of reproductive age seeking care in healthcare facilities in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: a cross-sectional... by Uchechi Grace Okonta, Olabisi Muslimat Odekunle

“…A pre-tested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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Anticipation and Motivation as Predictors of Leisure and Social Enjoyment and Engagement in Young People With Depression Symptoms: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study by Angad Sahni, Ciara McCabe

“…Higher depression symptoms were associated with reduced enjoyment of studying (β=−.03; PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ConclusionsThese findings highlight the importance of anticipatory pleasure and intrinsic motivation in shaping young people’s engagement and enjoyment of daily activities. Structured or externally driven contexts may dampen enjoyment—especially among those with depression—underscoring the need for novel interventions targeting anticipation and motivation to enhance sustained participation in rewarding activities, leading to improved well-being in individuals with depression.…”
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Applying the FAIR Principles to Open Educational Resources: A Semantic Similarity Approach to Improve Resource Discovery by Farzaneh Sadeghi, Auriol Degbelo, Carsten Kessler, Reza Zolnouri

“…We constructed a knowledge graph of approximately 500 FAIR OER, each annotated with structured metadata using the Schema.org vocabulary and made accessible through a SPARQL endpoint. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of meat hygiene among slaughterhouse workers and retail meat sellers in Bangladesh by Md Asibul Hasan, Md Bashir Uddin, Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed

“…Data on their knowledge, attitudes, and practices of meat hygiene were collected using a structured questionnaire, and then analyzed. The participants had a mean age of 34.63 years with a standard deviation of 13.44. …”
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Rapid, Safe, and Tolerable Healing of Pediatric Skin Injuries with Blue Light Therapy: An Observational Case Series by Nicolosi Biagio, Bastarelli Eleonora, Gregorini Mirco, Ciprandi Guido

“…Conclusions: Blue light photobiomodulation proved to be a safe, well-tolerated, and effective technology in the treatment of pediatric skin injuries, with good acceptance by young patients and families. More structured clinical trials would be needed to validate the efficacy of blue light in pediatric injuries.…”
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Gender differences in defense mechanisms, ways of coping with stress and sense of identity in adolescent suicide attempts by Dilşad Foto-Özdemir, Devrim Akdemir, Füsun Çuhadaroğlu-Çetin

“…They were evaluated with a semi-structured clinical interview (K-SADS), Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI), Defense Mechanisms Inventory (DMI) and Sense of Identity Assessment Form (SIAF). 60.9% (n = 39) of the adolescents were female, and 39.1% (n=25) were male. …”
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Awareness of family medicine discipline among clinical medical students of Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria by Tanko Salihu Tanimu, Godpower Chinedu Michael, Aliyu Ibrahim, Bukar Alhaji Grema, Abubakar Abiso Mohammed

“…Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 178 respondents randomly and proportionately selected from 400-, 500- and 600-level medical students of Bayero University Kano. Using a structured questionnaire, their awareness of FM discipline, specialty preferences, factors influencing specialty preferences and their views on the relevance of FM in improving health systems were assessed. …”
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Minimally Invasive Surgery in Modern Medicine: A Review of Laparoscopic Techniques, Indications, and Postoperative Outcomes by Maksymilian Czarnota, Martyna Adamowicz, Aleksandra Górniak

“…Conclusions: Laparoscopic techniques should be preferred whenever technically feasible, including complex, emergency and high-risk scenarios, provided adequate expertise and structured peri-operative care. Priority research areas include harmonised outcome definitions, registries with ≥ 10-year follow-up, robust cost-utility analyses and trials in under-represented populations to consolidate the value and equity of modern minimally invasive surgery. …”
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Self-management and COPD: a qualitative study to explore the perceived barriers and recommendations to improve COPD management using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral skills mo... by Xiaomei Chen, Ningyu Wen, Jia Liu, Yuxuan He, Li Wei, Rui Zhang, Yanni Yang

“…We used ethnographic methods (over 1000 h of observations for 30 participants), and conducted 34 semi-structured interviews with different patient profiles. …”
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Occupational exposure to blood-borne or body fluid pathogens among medical interns at Addington Hospital, Durban by H. Karani, S. Rangiah, A.J. Ross

“…Methods: A descriptive study design was devised and a structured questionnaire distributed to all interns employed at Addington Hospital in December 2008. …”
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The quality of institutions in shaping women’s entrepreneurship: A perspective of European Union member states by Aleksandra Gaweł, Timo Toikko

“…Implications & Recommendations: The mixed effects of the impact of the quality of institutions on women’s entrepreneurship indicate the challenges in combining the goals of reaching well-structured societies and reducing the gender gap in entrepreneurship. …”
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Magnitude of Thrombocytopenia and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending the Antenatal Care Service Unit of Wachemo University Nigist Ellen Mohammed Comprehensive Specia... by Dembelo Tirago, Tilahun Yemane, Edosa Tadasa

“…Sociodemographic, reproductive, and other clinical data were collected using a structured questionnaire. A four-milliliter venous blood specimen was collected for complete blood analysis and peripheral blood smear. …”
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Automated Insights Into GitHub Collaboration Dynamics by Jie Bian, Nikolay Arefev, Max Muhlhauser, Michael Welzl

“…Large projects may comprise hundreds of distributed collaborators and thousands of GitHub “issues” (structured discussions). It includes basic support for dealing with issues, via “Pull Requests” (PRs)—document changes that can manually be defined to “close” them (i.e., they address and thereby conclude the issue discussion). …”
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