Features of drug addiction treatment programs in Atlantic Canada that help (or not) with access and retention: A qualitative study. by Holly Mathias, Lois A Jackson, Jane A Buxton, Anik Dubé, Niki Kiepek, Jo-Ann MacDonald, Fiona Martin, Jen Smith

“…., policies and practices) of treatment programs help or do not help with access; however, not much is known about program directors' and physicians' perspectives of these features in Atlantic Canada. One-on-one semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with program directors and physicians working in government-funded addiction treatment programs in Atlantic Canada in 2021. …”
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“Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child”: navigating consequence management in local government transformation in South Africa by Elvin Shava, Tigere Paidamoyo Muringa, Olufemi M. Oladejo

“…It also explores strategies to implement consequence management to address these challenges.MethodsA qualitative research design was adopted, involving semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with 50 participants, including municipal managers and community leaders.ResultsThematic analysis revealed key issues, including weak institutional frameworks, a culture of protecting transgressors, and resistance to reform. …”
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The impact of perceived organizational cronyism on decision-making: The moderating role of ethical organizational culture by Hamza Khraim

“…A quantitative approach was employed, using a structured questionnaire to gather employee responses. …”
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PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY: ROLE OF DECISION MAKING FACTORS, BIG DATA AND PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS by Mohanad Mohammed Sufyan Ghaleb, Sanjar Mirzaliev

“…A quantitative approach was employed, collecting data from 283 productions, line, and shift managers, as well as engineers working in manufacturing industry. A structured questionnaire was used, adopting scales from previous research to measure the core constructs. …”
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Arabic Education and Modern Learning Construction in Muslim Minority Islamic Boarding School in Indonesia by Ismail Suardi Wekke

“…The results of the study showed that the application of learning that was carried out in Islamic boarding schools in Mayamuk, Aimas, Waisai, Teminabuan, Kaimana, Waigom, and Misol, was done in a well-structured. In the seven locations, Islamic education within the framework of the learning process that is based on language skills is carried out with the santri (Students) communicative approach. …”
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Vehicle Localization in IoV Environments: A Vision-LSTM Approach with Synthetic Data Simulation by Yi Liu, Jiade Jiang, Zijian Tian

“…Experimental evaluations in independent target scenes with distinct features and structured indoor environments demonstrate significant performance gains, achieving matching accuracies of 91.25% and 95.87%, respectively, and outperforming state-of-the-art models. …”
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Estimation of renewable energy sources under uncertainty using fuzzy AHP method by Kamala Aliyeva

“…Fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approaches offer a structured way to evaluate different options based on several criteria while addressing these uncertainties. …”
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Gynaecological oncology services: A qualitative exploration of womens’ perspectives at a teaching hospital in North East India by Amrita Datta, Limalemla Jamir

“…Participants were purposively identified to ensure diverse perspectives. Semi-structured interviews highlighted their experiences with gynecological care. …”
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Evaluation of the Physical Education Literacy Plan in Elementary Schools: A Qualitative Research by Maryam Kian, Saeideh Dehghani

“…The research tool was an "in-depth semi-structured interview". Data collection ended after reaching theoretical saturation. …”
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Development of competency framework for postgraduate anesthesia training in China: a Delphi study by Xiaoning Zhang, Kun Meng, Junli Cao, Youhua Chen

“…Methods This study employed a multi-step approach, including a literature review, semi-structured interviews, to formulate a list of preliminary competencies. …”
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HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ORANYAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN NEW OYO: A STRATEGIC MEASURE TO PRESERVE YORÙBÁ ANTIQUITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY by OYEDOKUN MOJEED OYETUNJI, AKANBI SHOLA AHMED, ADEYEMI KAMIL HAMZAH

“…Primary sources involved archival materials, structured questionnaires, and in-depth interviews with rural and urban dwellers. …”
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TELOS Feasibility Analysis for Application Development Project using System Dynamics Approach by Sinta Mulyani Dwi Putri, Endang Chumaidiyah, Iphov Kumala Sriwana

“…Field observations attributed these failures to inadequate planning and the absence of structured feasibility evaluations. This study addresses the gap by designing a dynamic feasibility model for the ABC project using a System Dynamics (SD) approach grounded in the TELOS criteria—Technical, Economic, Legal, Operational, and Scheduling. …”
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Rank Intersectionality and Othello by Paul Innes

“…Beginning with reference to Toni Morrison’s conceptualization of modern American literature as predicated on a constructed whiteness, the essay moves by analogy back towards Shakespeare’s drama to the structured interplay between gender, rank and race that is this play. …”
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Medicinal Plant Diversity and Utilization in the Argo District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan by Abdul Hallim Majidi

“…Materials and Methods: Field surveys and interviews were conducted between May and October 2021, by using semi-structured questionnaires. 136 informants, from 113 households in 16 villages, were interviewed and respondents were selected randomly. …”
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Exploring the perception of pre-clinical and clinical educators on clinical reasoning: A qualitative study. by Siti Norashikin Mohd Tambeh, Farah Dayana Zahedi, Mohamad Nurman Yaman

“…<h4>Method</h4>A semi-structured interview was conducted with fifteen educators encompassing pre-clinical (basic science, laboratory-based) and clinical (surgical-based, medical-based, community-based and emergency medicine) educators. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical performance of medical students: a retrospective study in Korea by Jihye Yu, Sukyung Lee, Janghoon Lee, Inwhee Park

“…Methods We analyzed objective structured clinical examination scores of third- and fourth-year medical students from 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 across six stations by the Seoul–Gyeonggi Consortium. …”
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Adapting to climate change: lessons from Chile’s coastal communities by Jessica Parra, Magdalena Jensen

“…This study used semi-structured interviews and historical reconstruction to reveal a socio-economic and environmental narrative that was influenced by significant events and transitions. …”
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Food waste recycling: Utilization, management, and innovation by Monsurat Bello, Cecilia A. Olarewaju, Folasade Esther Awosejo

“…Using descriptive research design aided by waste management hierarchy framework, this study gathered data using structured questionnaire distributed to a total sample size 210. …”
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A holistic framework for assessing risks in sustainable supply chain innovation in the garment, textile, and leather industry by Mohammad J Aladaileh, Eva Lahuerta-Otero

“…The framework is distinctive in integrating sustainability into risk prioritization, providing a structured approach adaptable across similar industries.This research contributes to SSCI literature by advancing decision theory for risk evaluation in evolving scenarios. …”
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Perspectives and attitudes of South African medical professionals towards active euthanasia by Willem-Johan Steyn, Mukinay C. Bondo

“…Methods: A descriptive-interpretive qualitative research design, using semi-structured in-depth interviews of purposively sampled South African medical professionals, was used to collect the data. …”
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