Positive Deviance: Frequent Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Non-hypertensive Middle-aged Women in Rural Indonesia by Mayumi Mizutani, Heri Sugiarto, Harumi Bando, Izumi Kondo, Jeremiah Mock

“…Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey recruiting participants at health centers. Our structured questionnaire measured socio-demographic characteristics, frequency of BP checks, BMI, beliefs and practices. …”
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Percepciones del profesorado de Educación Física de Secundaria en Andalucía: metodología y expresión corporal (Teacher perceptions of school physical education in Andalusia: method... by Manuel Villard Aijón, Manuel Tomás Abad Robles, Mar Montávez Martín, Estefanía Castillo Viera

“…We gave a questionnaire to the department chairs - structured in 5 dimensions - of which, one has been selected for this work and it refers to methodology. …”
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Motivations and perceptions for physical activity in women living with metastatic breast cancer: a qualitative interview study by Mark Liu, Sharon Kilbreath, Jasmine Yee, Jane Beith, Justin McNab, Elizabeth Dylke

“…Methods Women living with metastatic breast cancer were recruited through a metropolitan cancer centre in Australia to participate in semi-structured interviews about their physical activity. …”
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Practice and effectiveness of guidance and counseling in Nepali schools: roles of learning strategy, self-management, and social skills by Jiban Khadka, Niroj Dahal, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Md. Nurul Haque, Dirgha Raj Joshi, Nirmala Subedi, Usha Acharya

“…Additionally, there is a need for institutional support to improve counseling infrastructure and to integrate structured G&C frameworks. This study offers practical suggestions, such as creating specific areas for counseling and setting up uniform training programs to improve G&C services in places with limited resources.…”
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A mixed-method study on awareness, haemoglobin phenotype result accuracy and sickle cell knowledge among parents of children with sickle cell disease in ibadan, Nigeria by Adeniyi Abraham Adesola, David Mobolaji Akoki, Joshua Simpa Lawal, Abigail Olawumi Oyedokun, Oluwatomisin Esther Agboola, Anuoluwapo Agnes Babawale, Biobele Jotham Brown

“…Data were collected using structured questionnaires and supplemented with six key informant interviews. …”
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Delivering systems-level change to improve post-diagnostic dementia support: Qualitative findings from the PriDem study. by Emily Spencer, Katie Flanagan, Marie Poole, Federica D'Andrea, Maud Hevink, Jane Wilcock, Kate Walters, Louise Robinson, Greta Rait, Sarah Griffiths, PriDem Study project team

“…Practices were located within 4 Primary Care Networks in the North East and South East of England. 26 healthcare professionals, 14 people with dementia and 16 carers linked to participating general practices participated in semi-structured individual and small group interviews. Additional qualitative data were generated through nonparticipant observations and researcher fieldnotes from CDL intervention supervision sessions. …”
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#BeSeen: understanding young people’s views of the motivation and impacts of sharing self-harm imagery online and use of their social media data for research—a UK participatory art... by Ann John, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Todd Smith, Amanda Marchant, Dana Dekel, Harley Morgan, Sarah Tombs, Karen Ingham

“…Objectives This study explored the views of young people from diverse backgrounds, with or without a history of self-harm, on the motivation and impacts of sharing self-harm imagery online and the use of their social media data for mental health research.Design Thematic analysis of 27 semi-structured one-to-one interviews.Setting Two workshops were conducted in 2021.Participants We recruited 27 study participants aged 16–24 (60% male). …”
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An Investigation Study About Characteristics of Fitness Centres in Tirana City by Aida Bendo, Rando Kukeli

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Copies of the questionnaire were sent to 75 gyms in Tirana. …”
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Awareness and perceptions of Long COVID among people in the REACT programme: Early insights from a pilot interview study. by Emily Cooper, Adam Lound, Christina J Atchison, Matthew Whitaker, Caroline Eccles, Graham S Cooke, Paul Elliott, Helen Ward

“…We conducted face to face and online semi-structured interviews which were transcribed and analysed using Thematic Analysis.…”
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Women’s wellbeing as an empty declaration? A qualitative exploration of challenges in accessing termination of pregnancy due to fetal anomaly in Germany by Tamar Nov-Klaiman, Hilary Bowman-Smart, Ruth Horn

“…It draws on a qualitative semi-structured interview study, conducted between 2021 and 2022. …”
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Stakeholder Communication on Destination Branding through Three Destination Axes in the Musi River Tourism Area, South Sumatra, Indonesia by Agustin Rozalena, Mahendra Wijaya, Prahastiwi Utari, Andre Novie Rahmanto

“…The sampling technique was purposive sampling, and eight people were deliberately selected to be interviewed in a semi-structured, in-depth manner and observed. Data analysis used the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana Interactive Model. …”
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Crisis management in Finnish hospital pharmacies during the COVID-19 pandemic by S. Latonen, A. M. Juppo, H. Seeck, M. Airaksinen

“…The results were confirmed and enriched through data triangulation with six semi-structured interviews of purposively selected hospital pharmacy heads in March–May 2021. …”
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Complex Synchronization Dynamics of Electronic Oscillators–Part II: Simulations and Validation of Phase-Amplitude Reduced Models by Konstantinos Metaxas, Nikolaos P. Eleftheriou, Yannis Kominis, Paul P. Sotiriadis

“…This work introduces a rigorous time-domain approach for studying the complex synchronization dynamics of periodically forced electronic oscillators, based on the well-developed theories of Phase-Amplitude reduction via the Koopman operator and dynamics of circle maps. The paper is structured in two parts. Part I presents the theoretical foundation and the numerical application of the theory. …”
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COVID‐19 Vaccine Uptake and Associated Factors Among Persons With Disabilities in Ghana's Ashanti Region by Abdul‐Aziz Seidu, Irene G. Ampomah, Theophilus I. Emeto

“…Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (binary logistic regression). …”
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Nutritional myths in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: a pilot study by Didem Gunes Kaya, Sabriye Arslan, Emine Yassıbaş, Feride Ayyıldız, Elvan Bayramoglu, Hande Turan, Olcay Evliyaoglu

“…Conclusion Improved knowledge about nutrition myths is associated with better metabolic control among adolescents and young adults with T1DM. Structured education programs tailored to this population may contribute to improved glycemic outcomes. …”
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Biophilic Design in the Built Environment: Trends, Gaps and Future Directions by Bekir Hüseyin Tekin, Gizem Izmir Tunahan, Zehra Nur Disci, Hatice Sule Ozer

“…This study presents a comprehensive review of the biophilic design literature, employing a hybrid methodology combining structured content analysis and bibliometric mapping. …”
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Effectiveness of Multiple Mini Interviews in medical school admissions: assessment using The Big Five Personality framework by João Sampaio Góes, Stefano Ivani de Paula, Durval Aníbal Daniel-Filho, Elda Maria Stafuzza Gonçalves Pires, Ângela Tavares Paes, Eduardo Juan Troster

“…The findings thus support the use of structured interviews in admission processes, highlighting their role in identifying candidates with essential qualities for success in medical education and practice, and offer valuable insights for similar educational institutions aiming to refine their selection methods.…”
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ANZAED eating disorder credentialed clinician perceptions and experiences of professional development by Janet Conti, Madalyn McCormack, Gabriella Heruc, Katarina Prnjak, Rebecca Barns, Siân A. McLean, Phillipa Hay

“…Methods Participants were 28 ANZAED Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinicians who participated in a semi-structured interview after completion of an online self-report survey. …”
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Alpha-Actinin-3 (ACTN3) R577X Polymorphism on Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels of Pre- and Post-Eccentric Exercised Male Subjects by Audira Syafana Khadijah, Aurel Aryati, Aurel Diffa Arpy, Angela Excellcia Larasaty Susetyo, Monica Dwi Hartanti

“…METHODS: Male subjects aged 18-30 years old, who were not involved in structured physical activity, and abstaining from alcohol and protein supplements within specified periods, were involved in this study. …”
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Food Insecurity Resilience Capacity of Rural Households in the Face of Induced-Weather Extremities in Bauchi State of Nigeria by Mohammed Sadiq, Muhammad Ahmad, Mahmood Bala, Invinder Singh

“…Adopting a multi-stage random sampling technique, a total of 322 households were randomly sampled from a sampling frame obtained by a reconnaissance survey. Using a well-structured questionnaire complemented with interview schedule, rural households’ survey data were collected in the year 2022. …”
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