A process for conducting mixed methods data analysis by John W. Creswell, Machiko Inoue

“…We illustrate our methods with a Japanese empirical research study from family medicine. This article contributes to the field of mixed methods research by detailing a practical process approach to mixed methods analysis combining recent procedures in the field of mixed methods research.…”
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Assessment of sexual dysfunction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Dorota Szydlarska, Alicja Jakubowska, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…The most popular questionnaires used in empirical research around the world are the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) for women and the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) for men. …”
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Analysis on the Adjustment of Marine Economic Industrial Structure Based on the Least Square Regression Model by Zhen Ma

“…In order to intuitively analyze and clearly understand the effect of industrial structure adjustment of the marine economy in recent years in China, modeling and empirical research on industrial structure adjustment of the marine economy are carried out. …”
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MINISTERIAL FORMATION FOR SERVICE: INTEGRATIVE THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION AT JUSTO MWALE UNIVERSITY, ZAMBIA by D.T. Banda, L. Banda, M. Blok, M. Naidoo

“…This article reports on an empirical research project on integrative theological education at Justo Mwale University, Zambia. …”
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Cultural and creative networks as enabling contexts for artistic research by Gemma Grau Pérez

“…Through the analysis of key categories and themes emerging from the empirical research, this study highlights the role of formal networks in the cultural and creative sector, particularly in addressing discipline-specific challenges and unlocking the full potential of artistic inquiry. …”
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Socio-Psychological Mechanisms of Specialty Image Formation During Professional Evolution by E. E. Gusarova

“…Specialty image definition is presented, attributive theoretical model of the specialty image and its mechanisms of personal, object and environmental attribution is described and justified.A technique of this research carrying out has been described in the paper too, and results of empirical research of the specialty image related to persons at professional development’s various stages (pupils of profile classes, students, specialists working on the chosen specialty) have been also stated in detail. …”
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Research on Intelligent Evaluation Model of Railway Internationalized Earthquake Emergency Rescue Talents Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process and Fuzzy Theory by Jin Jing, Yang Yu, Jiang Yuxin

“…In addition, this paper carries out a questionnaire survey of experts in related fields and model empirical research and puts forward optimization measures and suggestions for the personnel training of railway international earthquake emergency rescue in high-intensity seismic areas based on the results of model evaluation.…”
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Tackling Online Troublemakers Through an Experimental Administrative Law Approach: A Local Solution to a Global Problem? by Willem Bantema

“…This paper, drawing on empirical research and legal analyses conducted between 2018 and 2023, examines the potential for extending mayoral powers to the digital realm. …”
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Conceptual competence in medicine: promoting psychosomatic awareness in clinics, research and education by Dirk von Boetticher

“…Conceptual competence in psychosomatic medicine entails dealing competently with the mind–body–distinction and the biopsychosocial model (and criticism of it) with respect to the clinical situation.DiscussionConceptual research is presented as an autonomous research area and the complement of empirical research, having a descriptive and a normative function: descriptively analyzing the concepts we have and normatively searching for the concepts that we need for the integrated care we strive for.…”
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Factors Leading to a Lack of Leisure Time in High School Students in Croatia by Martina Lončar, Luka Pongračić, Aleksandra Tonković

“…This paper shows the results of theoretical and empirical research on factors leading to a lack of leisure time in high school students. …”
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Knowledge management as a determinant of job satisfaction by Ćurčić Mihailo, Matejić Ivica

“…The aim of the research in this paper is to identify the interdependence of elements that determine the processes of knowledge management and job satisfaction. The empirical research was conducted in 2021 in the organizational units of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Serbia on a sample of 58 respondents, using the survey method. …”
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Incertezza, precarietà, capacità di immaginazione del futuro e modernità: un confronto tra Appadurai e De Martino by Alessandro Mancuso

“…Though apparently distanced for their temporal and historical moment, their conceptual terminology, their interlocutors and the fields of their empirical research, it is possible to get some notable parallelisms of theoretical vision between the anthropological work of De Martino and that of Appadurai. …”
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Interaction of electronic declaration centers and customs posts of actual control in the conditions of legalization of parallel import by I. Yu. Sofiyannikova

“…Both theoretical (analysis of the current legislation) and empirical research methods (giving practical examples of improving the effectiveness of customs control) are used. …”
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A Selection Model of Strategic Emerging Industries in Fujian Based on Entropy-VIKOR Algorithm by Qionge Zheng, Kunhui Chen, Deyi Kong, Jingxuan Liang, Jingjing Wu

“…Then, the entropy-VIKOR algorithm was introduced to evaluate and rank the backbone enterprises in Fujian, based on the data on 21 listed enterprises of strategic emerging industries in the province from 2017 to 2019. The empirical research results are consistent with the actual situation of the development of strategic emerging industries in Fujian Province, which proves the feasibility of this research method. …”
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Perceptions of pressure and stress among agile team members: Empirical insights from Serbia by Lukić-Nikolić Jelena, Ostojić Ivana, Antić Sunčica

“…This paper investigates the perceptions of pressure and stress among agile team members, focusing on various factors, such as personal characteristics, team composition, and communication practices. Empirical research was conducted by using an online questionnaire from April to October 2024. …”
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Self-attitude of young people using and not using makeup by A. S. Ivanov, I. V. Antonenko, M. V. Iontseva

“…Research objectives are as follows: the study of scientific papers relevant to the subject of research, the formulation of the essential theoretical foundations of the research, the selection of methods that correspond to the goals of the research, the conduct of empirical research. In the empirical study, the Self-Attitude Questionnaire is used. …”
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Learning and teaching through inquiry with geospatial technologies: A systematic review by Vendula Mašterová

“…This article presents findings from 36 English-language empirical research studies published up to 2020 in the Web of Science and Scopus databases. …”
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Science for Architecture: Designing Architectural Research in Post-War Sweden by Frida Rosenberg

“…The new curriculum included the subjects Formlära, Design Principles, and Byggnadsfunktionslära, Building Function Analysis, which were technical in their approach of using empirical research. As a result, the 1969 KTH architecture building included a laboratory for testing technical problems in air-conditioned spaces as well as a laboratory for testing acoustics. …”
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Motivation in foreign language learning: a look at type of school environment as a contextual variable by Pavičić Takać Višnja, Berka Nives

“…Impelled by the observation that motivation might be one of the most important factors within the affective domain influencing foreign language learning (FLL), the field of second language acquisition (SLA) has seen an intense worldwide interest in empirical research in motivational issues. The studies have been rooted in different theories and methodologies, (most notably those advanced by Gardner and Dörnyei and their respective associates) that have given precedence to a number of variables assumed to play an important role in understanding the phenomenon of FLL motivation. …”
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The attitude of the police officers of the RS Ministry of Interior Affairs to alcohol and drug addicts by Milovanović Anatolij

“…The scientific contribution in this paper is the analysis of empirical research, which is the starting point in the adoption of new legal regulations in the application of repressive measures against these persons.…”
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