Termination of Pregnancy Following Periconception Isotretinoin Exposure in South Korea by Young-Rae Lee, Dong-Won Hwang, Kyoung-Chul Chun, Young-Ah Kim, Jae-Whoan Koh, Jung-Yeol Han, June-Seek Choi, Hye-Young Kwon

“…Background: Despite South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) risk management program (RMP) since June 2019, isotretinoin prescriptions have surged 2.5 times from 0.39 million in 2017 to 0.97 million in 2021. …”
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Exploring the health benefits of outdoor exercise for cancer survivors: a systematic review of more than 700 individuals by Sonia Ortega-Gómez, Luca Di Bartolo, Joanna Velissari, Beatriz Gomes, Susanna Pusa, Joshua Thaller, Sofia Papakonstantinou, Musa Kirkar, Ennio Iannitto, Nádia Moura, Carmen Nogueira, Jesús Gustavo Ponce-González, Rebecca Baxter, Paula Tavares, Apostolos Vantarakis, Antonino Bianco, Ana Carbonell-Baeza, David Jiménez-Pavón, the OACCUs consortium

“…Conclusions Outdoor PA, including structured exercise interventions, substantially benefits cancer survivors, particularly in enhancing mental health and physical fitness. …”
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Citizen Science from the Perspective of Higher Education Professors by Helton Luis Nina Lameira, Mayerly Alexandra Guerrero-Moreno, Everton Cruz Silva, Paulo Roberto Brasil Santos, Maria Alexandra Teodósio, José Max Barbosa Oliveira-Junior

“…We conducted a cross-sectional, descriptive study using a semi-structured questionnaire distributed via Google Forms and composed of 40 open and closed questions covering the sociodemographic, professional, and conceptual aspects of CS. …”
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Arbitration in Islamic banking: Exploring legal and practical implications for dispute resolution by Ahmed Moustafa Aldabousi, Abdelrehim Awad, Hossam Eldin Mahmoud Hassan, Samar Salah Abdullah, Adel Ghonim

“…A qualitative approach was employed, based on semi-structured interviews with 12 domain experts, including Islamic banking professionals, arbitrators, legal advisors, and Sharia scholars, each with 10–25 years of experience in relevant fields.The findings indicate that 83% of respondents (10 out of 12) believe arbitration is more efficient than litigation in Islamic banking disputes, particularly in terms of speed and confidentiality. 75% of participants identified the lack of codified Sharia-compliant arbitration frameworks as a major limitation to broader adoption. …”
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Magnitude and determinants of anemia among patients at Garbo Primary Hospital, Somali Region of Ethiopia by Addisu Assfaw Ayen, Getachew Yitayew Tarekegn, Tilaye Arega Moges, Getaneh Atikilt Yemata, Rahel Mulatie Anteneh, Sisay Sitotaw Anberbr, Tesfaye Yimer Tadesse, Mengistu Melak Fekadie, Musse Ahmed Ibrahim, Wali Ahmed Nur, Abdirahman Ahmed Abdulahi, Fisseha Nigussie Dagnew

“…The Data was collected using structured questionnaires and checklists. Data was coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported into STATA version 17, Texas 77845 USA, for analysis. …”
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Identifying and Ranking the Challenges and Strategies of Academic Resilience based on the Integration of Thematic analysis and the House of quality by Dariush Mohamadi Zanjirani, Shahla Shahpari

“…Given the nature of the research, semi-structured interviews, the best-worst method, and the quality house matrix were employed for data collection and analysis. …”
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Comparative child mental health and academic outcomes after primary school teachers deliver task-shifted mental health care in India by Priscilla Giri, Molly M. Lamb, Venessa C. Fuentes, Arpana Thapa, Surekha Bhattarai, Choden Dukpa, Catherine C. Shrestha, Setareh Ekhteraei, Juliana L. Vanderburg, Breanna Windsor, Abhishek K. Rauniyar, Karen Hampanda, Bradley N. Gaynes, Rinzi Lama, Michael Matergia, Christina M. Cruz

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Motivations for suicide attempts and risk factors among youths in Western Iran: A cross‐sectional study by Fatemeh Darabi, Arash Ziapour, Hassan Ahmadinia

“…A nonrandom sampling method was used to select 110 participants, ages 15–35. Structured questionnaires such as the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI‐II), and the Suicide Motivation Scale (IMSA) were used to gather the data. …”
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Assessment of routine childhood immunization data quality, Bono Region, Ghana 2023 by Emmanuel George Bachan, Jane Addae-Kyeremeh, Georgia Ghartey, Eric Kofi Nyarko, Prince Quarshie, Kofi Amo-Kodieh, Franklin Asiedu-Bekoe

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The recovery experiences of individuals with schizophrenia in northwestern Ethiopia by Selamawit Kassa, Setareh Ghahari, Rosemary Lysaght, Carrie Anne Marshall, Missaye Mulatie Mengstie

“…Seventeen participants were purposefully selected from two hospitals in Northwestern Ethiopia. Semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted, and data was analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.ResultsFinally, four themes were generated: the first theme was the meaning of recovery. …”
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Modern technologies of e-learning by G. A. gyzy Mamedova, F. T. ogly Agaev

“…In the e-learning environment, there are many different types of data, both structured and unstructured, processing of which is difficult to implement using traditional statistical methods. …”
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Uncovering the inflammatory profile of obese children: examining the link between body mass index for age and insulin resistance in the Gaza Strip by Balsam Said Abu Ghazza, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Amany El Afifi

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Long-term Follow-up of Patients with Acute Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Treated Non-operatively with a Physiotherapy-led Exercise and Support Brace Intervention by Randi G Rasmussen, Birgitte Blaabjerg, Torsten G Nielsen, Martin Lind

“…# Background Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) injuries can be treated non-operatively with a structured rehabilitation program or by surgical reconstruction. …”
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From fragmented to functional: Improving rehabilitation data in Georgia's health information systems for better decision-making by Nino Kotrikadze, Akaki Zoidze, George Gotsadze

“…Qualitative data were collected through 24 semi-structured interviews with stakeholders representing six rehabilitation facilities (four providing services under the Universal Health Care Program (UHCP) with government funding and two on a fee-for-service basis) and two policymakers. …”
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Self-Compassion Therapy as a Transformative Intervention for Adolescent Girls’ Body Image by Fatemeh Masoudizadeh, Fariba Hafezi, Sahar Safarzadeh, Zahra Dasht Bozorgi

“…The experimental group participated in a ten-week structured self-compassion training (SCT) program, with one 60-minute session per week. …”
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Leveraging geographic information system for dengue surveillance: a scoping review by Prathiksha Prakash Nayak, Jagadeesha Pai B., Sreejith Govindan

“…Methods This scoping review was conducted following PRISMA-ScR guidelines and was structured using a search strategy to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles published between 2015 and 2024 across databases like PubMed, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. …”
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An Investigation on the Opinions of Class and Guidance Teachers About the Challenges in Mainstream Education by Tevhide Kargın, Atlas Bogenç, Elvan Baran Karalar

“…It is expected that the opinions and expectations regarding the inclusion difficulties and experiences of the classroom and guidance teachers working in primary schools in the province of Istanbul are reached.Method: In the study in which the case study model, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used; semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven classroom teachers who have inclusion students in their classroom and six psychological counselor/guidance teachers who have inclusion students in their school. …”
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“Like a rollercoaster”: carer experiences of residential treatment for eating disorders by Rebekah Rankin, Janet Conti, Lucie Ramjan, Phillipa Hay

“…Methods As part of a clinical evaluation (June 2021 – August 2023), 15 parents participated in a semi-structured interview about their experience of residential treatment. …”
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Female sex worker preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis delivery in Uganda: A discrete choice experiment. by Ruth Mpirirwe, Rita Makabayi-Mugabe, Laban Muteebwa, Onesmus Kamacooko, Felix Wamono, Mayanja M Kajumba, Joan Nangendo, Fred C Semitala, Peter Kyambadde, Katumba James Davis, Joan Kalyango, Charles Karamagi, Agnes Kiragga, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Sarah E G Moor, Anne R Katahoire, Moses R Kamya, Andrew Mujugira

“…Our study aimed to identify FSWs' preferences for a PrEP delivery model with structured choices for delivery location, services offered, and adherence support. …”
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Analysis of the determinants for using health research evidence in health planning in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study. by Pius Kagoma, Richard Mongi, Albino Kalolo

“…Data on health research evidence and the factors influencing its use were collected using a structured questionnaire from 422 healthcare workers involved in planning within 9 regions of Tanzania from October to December 2023. …”
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