The experience of living with human immunodeficiency virus among adolescents at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital Bahir-Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, A phenomenological st... by Bazezew Asfaw Guadie, Minyichil Birhanu Belete, Meseret Mekuriaw Beyene, Ayalew Kassie Melese, Tarik Yenew Tessema, Yinager Workineh

“…Data was gathered through semi-structured open-ended interview guides and in-depth interview techniques. …”
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Big data technologies in e-learning by Gyulara A. Mamedova, Lala A. Zeynalova, Rena T. Melikova

“…In this environment, there are a large number of different types of data, both structured and unstructured. Data processing is difficult to implement by traditional statistical methods. …”
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Perturbing the ubiquitin pathway reveals how mitosis is hijacked to denucleate and regulate cell proliferation and differentiation in vivo. by Andrea Caceres, Fu Shang, Eric Wawrousek, Qing Liu, Orna Avidan, Ales Cvekl, Ying Yang, Aydin Haririnia, Andrew Storaska, David Fushman, Jer Kuszak, Edward Dudek, Donald Smith, Allen Taylor

“…<h4>Methodology and principal findings</h4>We replaced K6 with tryptophan (W) because K6 is the most readily modified K and W is the most structurally similar residue to biotin. The backbone of K6W-Ub is indistinguishable from that of Wt-Ub. …”
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Assessment of surgical capacity and productivity in high-volume Ethiopian hospitals: mixed method study by Amare Hailekiros Gebregzi, Elubabor Buno Teko, Abiy Dawit Tantu, Natinael Tesfaye Jale, Genanaw Kassie Getahun, Yohannes Molla Asemu

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Healthcare professionals face ethical challenges in managing care for neurodevelopmental disorders: a qualitative study in Lebanon by Mustafa Saleh, Hani Chanbour, Lara Saoudi, Ingrid Nader, Maryse Hayek

“…The primary research question addressed how HCPs navigate ethical dilemmas related to patient autonomy, surrogate decision-making and communication in the context of severe cognitive impairments.Design Qualitative, cross-sectional study using semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis was applied to identify key ethical challenges in clinical practice.Setting Participants recruited from a range of healthcare specialties, including paediatric neurology, general paediatrics and psychiatry, and registered with the Lebanese Order of Physicians.Participants Sixteen HCPs, including paediatric neurologists and psychiatrists, participated in the study. …”
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Effect of Designed Practice Guidelines on Nurses’ Performance and Outcome of Children with Head Injuries by Khadiga M. Said, Safaa F. Deraz, Amal G. Sebaq

“…Four tools used to collect data in this study. A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet developed to assess the studied nursing personal characteristic of the studied nurses and nurses' knowledge regarding head injuries. …”
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Community pharmacists’ support for nursing mothers in Serbia: potential cost savings due to breastfeeding continuation by Aleksandra Catić Đorđević, Ana Stefanović, Milena Kovačević, Sandra Vezmar Kovačević, Ljiljana Stanković, Branislava Miljković

“…The second aim was an evaluation of the provided structured pharmaceutical care service (SPS) over four months, through a calculation of theoretical cost savings for counseled families in case of the risk for introduction of commercial milk formula (CMF). …”
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Effect of Nursing Interventions on Feeding Difficulties of Children with Cerebral Palsy by Areeg A. Wafeek, Sabah S. El-Sharkawy, Iman I. Abd El-Moniem, Madiha A. Morsy

“…Data were collected by using three tools, a structured interview questionnaire and a Children Observation Assessment Record to assess the child's ability and feeding difficulties of the studied children before and after the intervention. …”
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Effect of Aromatic Massage on Somatic Problems among a Cohort of Menopausal Women by Nageya E. Said, Nabaweya S. Shehata, Sabah A. Abd El Haleem

“…Data were collected through three tools. A structured interviewing questionnaire is divided into three parts: general data, obstetrics, and menstrual history, the Kupperman index (menopausal assessment symptoms tool) to assess somatic menopausal symptoms, and the Visual Analogue Scale to assess the history of menstrual pain degree among menopausal women. …”
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Acceptability and implementation potential of a health literacy intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening in deprived areas: A qualitative study of patients and general... by Alix Boirot, Maria Claudia Addamiano, Clémence Casanova, Niamh M Redmond, Géraldine Cazorla, Michel Rotily, Anne-Marie Schott-Petelaz, Christian Balamou, Zineb Doukhi, Myriam Kaou, Françoise Couranjou, Julien Mancini, Cyrille Delpierre, Marie-Anne Durand, Aurore Lamouroux

“…<h4>Method</h4>We conducted a cross-sectional qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with patients (n = 24) and GPs (n = 22) who used or participated in the DECODE project intervention. …”
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Acceptability of an AI-enabled family module in a mobile app for enhanced diabetes management: Patient and family perspectives by Sungwon Yoon, Rena Lau, Yu Heng Kwan, Huiyi Liu, Razeena Sahrin, Jie Kie Phang, Yichi Zhang, Nicholas Graves, Lian Leng Low

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Understanding Caregiver Burden in Severe Pediatric Asthma - A Qualitative Study by Wu P, Zhang J, Hu Y

“…Ping Wu,1,2 Jiahui Zhang,1 Yijing Hu1 1Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yijing Hu, Department of Pulmonology, Shanghai Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, 505 TongPu Road, PuTuo District, Shanghai, 200062, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8618917180737, Email huyijing@shchildren.com.cnObjective: This study aimed to clarify the emotional and practical burden on primary caregivers of children with severe asthma and identify the support needs of those caring for individuals with severe asthma.Methods: A phenomenological research approach in qualitative research was used. Semi-structured interviews with caregivers of children with asthma waiting in the outpatient clinic of Shanghai Children’s Hospital were conducted from January to August 2024 through purposive sampling. …”
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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

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The impact of COVID-19 on mental health outcomes among hospital fever clinic attendants across Nepal: A cross-sectional study. by Hridaya Raj Devkota, Tula Ram Sijali, Ramji Bogati, Meraj Ahmad, Karuna Laxmi Shakya, Pratik Adhikary

“…Telephone interviews were conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire along with a validated psychometric tool, the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21) scale. …”
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Quantitative assessment and Kirschner-wire fixation of an isolated sustentaculum tali fracture in a 7-year-old girl—a case report by Fengyong Mao, Lei Ni, Li Ju

“…The postoperative protocol included 6 weeks of cast immobilization followed by a structured rehabilitation program. At 12-month follow-up, CT imaging demonstrated complete osseous union with restoration of articular congruity. …”
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Impact of an Interprofessional Collaboration Between Physicians and Pharmacists on Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs in Older Patients with Trauma in the Emergency Department by Benjamin J. Hellinger, André Gries, Thilo Bertsche, Yvonne Remane

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate a structured interprofessional collaboration between physicians and pharmacists on managing FRIDs in older patients who present to the emergency department (ED) after a fall. …”
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Differential effects of migration and deportation on HIV infection among male and female injection drug users in Tijuana, Mexico. by Steffanie A Strathdee, Remedios Lozada, Victoria D Ojeda, Robin A Pollini, Kimberly C Brouwer, Alicia Vera, Wayne Cornelius, Lucie Nguyen, Carlos Magis-Rodriguez, Thomas L Patterson, Proyecto El Cuete

“…We compared factors associated with HIV infection among male and female injection drug users (IDUs) in Tijuana in an effort to inform HIV prevention and treatment programs. IDUs aged > or = 18 years were recruited using respondent-driven sampling and underwent testing for HIV, syphilis and structured interviews. …”
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Liaisons between culture and innovation: comparative analysis of South Korean and Lithuanian IT companies by Mindaugas Laužikas, Aistė Miliūtė

“…Taking into consideration the trans-disciplinary holistic nature of innovation culture, which requires a rich knowledge and experience within the present topic, the semi structured interviews with experts of Lithuanian and South Korean IT firms were conducted, the research results of the two economies were compared, and recommendations were provided for both high-tech experts and governmental policy or program developers.…”
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The use of intervention mapping to guide the development of a school-based intervention to improve emergency medical services activation for stroke by Ekaterina Volevach, Francine Schneider, Hana Maršálková, Robert Mikulik

“…The logic model of the problem was created through analysis of the existing literature and semi-structured interviews with stakeholders. Based on these findings, performance objectives and their determinants were determined and matched to create a model for changing emergency medical services activation behavior. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice among Mothers of Children Aged 6–24 Months in Hail, Saudi Arabia by Mashail Basheir Alshammari, Hassan Kasim Haridi

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