Swimming in the Deep End: School Board Members Making Sense of Their Roles and Responsibilities by Blake Willoughby, Se Woong Lee, Emily R. Crawford

“…Employing sensemaking theory and an interpretivist case study design, this study conducts interviews with four school board members in a Missouri school district. …”
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Effect of chronic restraint stress on body weight of male Sprague Dawley rats by Sadia Moazzam, Irfan Afzal Mughal, Noor Ul Ain Irfan, Ilqa Attique, Fareeha Zaheer, Asma Irfan

“… Background:  Stress disturbs body weight and food intake, but the core mechanisms are not well understood.    Study design:  Experimental     Materials and Methods:  The study was conducted in  National  Institute  of  Health  (NIH),  Islamabad Sixty male Sprague Dawley rats (mean wt 250 ± 50 grams) were used and divided into 2 groups.   …”
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Association of Bacterial Vaginosis and Skin Disorders in Patients with Autoimmune Antibody Positivity by Burcu Beksac, Hanife Guler Donmez

“… OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association of bacterial vaginosis and skin disorders in patients with autoimmune antibody positivity. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study consisted of 80 patients with autoimmune antibody positivity. …”
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Challenges in decentralization and service delivery, Wakiso district by Henry Stanley, Mbowa, Siraje, Kaaya

“…The study was guided by a case study design and employed the qualitative data collection approach. …”
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Parental Technoference and Child Problematic Media Use: Meta-Analysis by Jinghui Zhang, Qing Zhang, Bowen Xiao, Yuxuan Cao, Yu Chen, Yan Li

“…Moderator analyses revealed that both parental technoference group (P<.001) and study design (P=.008) significantly influenced this relationship. …”
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Association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia: an institution based cross sectional study by Muluken Bekele Sorrie, Nigus Kabtu Belete, Tesfaye Feleke Gadore, Darik Temesgen Assefa, Manaye Yihune Teshale, Eshetu Zerihun Tariku

“…This study aims to assess the association between poor drug adherence and undernutrition among adult HIV patients in southern Ethiopia.Study design An institution based cross sectional study design was used.Setting and participants The study was conducted in 406 randomly selected adult HIV patients from Gamo zone public health facilities.Primary and secondary outcomes The data were collected by a trained data collector using a structured interviewer administered questionnaire, patient record review and physical measurements. …”
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Elastosonographic Evaluation of Endometrium in Postmenopausal Bleeding by İsmail Burak Gültekin, Orhan Altınboğa, Serap Gültekin, Elif Akkaş Yılmaz, Gökşen İnanç İmamoğlu, Afra Alkan, Tuncay Küçüközkan

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the elastosonographic changes of endometrium in postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 80 women in their postmenopausal period were enrolled for the study; 19 with postmenopausal bleeding and 61 normal healthy controls. …”
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Assessment of Hand-Hygiene Practices Among Health Care Workers at Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District. by Nsenga, Alex

“…Specific objectives of the study were; to examine the level of knowledge of health workers on hand-hygiene practice, to determine the level of adherence to hand-hygiene practice among health workers and to identify key barriers m implementation of hand-hygiene practice among health workers at Kisoro hospital in Kisoro District. Study design: The study employed a cross-sectional, descriptive study design usmg both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. …”
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The Canadian Multicentre MAC Treatment Study by Stephen D Shafran, The Canadian HIV Trials Network

“…The specific drug regimens and study design are outlined and the timetable for analysis and completion are also indicated. …”
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Epigenetic variation in light of population genetic practice by Sarah A. Mueller, Justin Merondun, Sonja Lečić, Jochen B. W. Wolf

“…Efforts to advance data quality, study design, and statistical treatment are encouraged to consolidate our understanding of the source of heritable epigenetic variation, quantify its autonomous potential for evolution, and enrich population genetic analyses with an additional layer of information.…”
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Sensemaking of Wisdom Pedagogy Research in Education by Maria Jakubik

“… Purpose: This paper asks: How has wisdom pedagogy research evolved in education from 1980 to 2022 and what are its characteristics and its possible future trends? Study design/methodology/approach: The study applied the science mapping technique of Bibliometric Analysis together with the three-step sensemaking approach for interpreting the quantitative findings. …”
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Induction of Oxidative Stress in Kidney by Emin Ozbek

“…Scientific relevance, for clinical studies target populations, and study design, for basic science studies full coverage of main topics, are eligibility criteria for articles used in this paper.…”
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Wound-healing activity of solvent fractions and antiinflammatory activity of crude extract and solvent fractions of Acokanthera schimperi Schweinf (Apocynaceae) leaves in mice mode... by Workineh Woldeselassie Hammeso, Tesfaye Yimer, Getnet Tadege, Wakuma Wakene Jifar, Dejen Nureye

“…Purpose: Therefore, this experiment has been initiated to look into the solvent fractions' ability to heal wounds and the anti-inflammatory properties of the A. schimperi leaf 80 % methanol extract and its fractions in mice. Study design: The experimental study design was conducted to evaluate wound healing and the anti-inflammatory properties of the A. schimperi leaf 80 % methanol extract and its fractions in mice. …”
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The acceptability and validity of AI-generated psycholinguistic stimuli by Alaa Alzahrani

“…The validity of AI-developed stimuli relied on the study design, with only Experiment 2 demonstrating the target psycholinguistic effect. …”
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Sepedi home language for Khelobedu-L1 learners: Whose home language is it? A language dilemma by Tsebo Ramothwala

“…The study employed both qualitative and quantitative approaches, with a case study design. Data were gathered through questionnaires and focus group interviews with 60 learners from the two selected high schools in Bolobedu South. …”
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Cytomorphological and Cytomorphometric Analysis of Oral Squames in Smokers Using Computer Aided Image Analysis System by Priyanka Choudhary, Jyoti Kasana, Bhupender Bhati, Vidyadevi Chandavarkar, Deepak Bhargava, Mithilesh N. Mishra

“…Objective: This study aimed to assess the impact of smoking on oral mucosa and evaluate the role of cytomorphometry in diagnosing and prognosing potentially malignant disorders. Study Design: The study included 75 patients both smokers and non-smokers with and without smoking-related lesions. …”
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Factors Influencing Positive Birth Experiences of First-Time Mothers by Lena Nilsson, Tina Thorsell, Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn, Anette Ekström

“…The objective of this study was to describe first-time mothers’ experiences and reflections of their first birth. Study Design. This study is a part of a larger study which was carried out in southwestern Sweden in 2008. …”
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The Effect of Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy on Behavior Changes in Adolescents Risked of Drug Abuse in Dharmasraya Regency by Wisdia Lola Erwinda, Susmiati, Heppi Sasmita

“…This study aimed to determine the effect of Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy (GCBT) on behavior changes in adolescents risked of drug abuse in Dharmasraya Regency. This study design was a Quasi Experimental Research with Pretest and Posttest With Control Group. …”
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Transformation of school assessment. Approaches within an educational innovation process: A cross-case analysis of schools in Catalonia (Spain) by David Martinez Maireles

“…This study aims to characterize transformations in assessment approaches accompanying inclusive educational innovation processes. A multiple case study design was employed to examine assessment framework modifications in seven Catalan schools undertaking significant pedagogical reform initiatives. …”
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AI’s Capability in Understanding Text Context: Students’ Experiences by Benni Ichsanda Rahman Hz

“…The methodology for this study follows a qualitative case study design, as outlined by Baxter and Jack (2008), which allows for an in-depth exploration of the phenomenon—AI's capability in understanding context, through participants' experiences. …”
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