Impact of a Web-Based Lifestyle Medicine Intervention: A Qualitative Study Among Rural Participants by Laurie Abbott, Jessica De Leon, Lucinda J. Graven

“…<b>Methods</b>: The descriptive design of this qualitative study included semi-structured interviews to collect information about the impact of a lifestyle medicine intervention. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL TECHNOLOGY AIMED AT STUDENTS’ ADAPTATION TO DISCIPLINE-BASED EDUCATION IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS by Ekaterina M. Cheprakova, Alexander A. Frolov

“…Systematic approach is used while structuring of the 5th grade students’ representations on the disciplines’ content of primary and basic general education on the methodological levelResults. …”
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Safeguarding athletes and anti-doping: applying theories of vulnerability by Angela J. Schneider, Angela J. Schneider, Nelson Morales Páez, Nelson Morales Páez, Yaneí Lezama Ramírez, Yaneí Lezama Ramírez, Loughran Butcher

“…These safeguarding programs should be designed not only to promote resilience against external pressures, but, in particular, to reduce vulnerability that is created structurally more broadly speaking in the anti-doping context.…”
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Emergency department nurses’ competences: implementing a personal dossier for nurses onboarding, skills maintenance, and quality audit by Marco Ruggeri, Laura Rasero, Angela Brandi, Stefano Bambi

“…These programs can include clinical skills self-assessment, structured learning opportunities, e-learning, development of core skills, portfolios. …”
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Effects of short physical activity sessions on physical fitness and cognitive control in Norwegian upper secondary school students: the MOVE12 pilot study by Svein Barene, Harald Oseland, Rolf Inge Ølberg, Sigbjørn Litleskare

“…Conclusions These findings highlight the potential of brief, student-led physical activity sessions to enhance cognitive control in adolescents, irrespective of educational program or intensity levels. While no substantial improvements in physical fitness were observed, the cognitive benefits highlight the potential of integrating structured movement sessions into the school day. …”
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Development of a futsal sports curriculum model aged 6-8 years at the Super Junior club in Malang City by Dwi Novenda, Prisca Widiawati

“…Background: The lack of a structured futsal curriculum for children aged 6-8 years in futsal clubs, especially in Super Junior Club Malang, causes limitations in developing techniques, skills, and long-term athlete development. …”
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Effect of an Educational Intervention on Pupil’s Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Behavior on Air Pollution in Public Schools in Pristina by Zana Shabani Isenaj, Hanns Moshammer, Merita Berisha, Lisbeth Weitensfelder

“…The study involved an intervention group of fifth to ninth grade students who participated in a structured environmental education program, with data collected through pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessment. …”
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Integrating human resource management in urban workforce development: A focus on salary increments by L. Yu, A. Santos

“…Crucially, skill enhancement correlated strongly with salary progression, and structured professional development was linked to high employee satisfaction. …”
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The effect of recreational fitness exercises on sedentary men’s levels of well-being by Muhammet Eyüp Uzuner, Hakan Akdeniz, Müge Sarper, Mehmet Duman, Cengiz Aydin, Talha Altuntaş, Fikret Soyer

“…Long-term participation in structured recreational fitness programs may yield more sustained improvements in well-being.…”
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“He's opening everybody's heart up”: Co-creating pet therapy activities with inpatients at a large urban mental health and addictions hospital by Laura Sikstrom, Chelcie Soroka, Csilla Kalocsai, Theresa Conforti, Eva Katz, Sophie Soklaridis

“…In these discussions we asked participants what made pet therapy meaningful for them, the activities they enjoyed, what kind of activities they would like to see more of, and if they had experienced any barriers to their participation in this voluntary, recreational program. Results: Our results show that AAA has four entangled elements: the bidirectional relationship between participant and therapy dog; the capacity of therapy dogs to generate social interactions, a tension between structured and unstructured activities with animals; and therapy dogs as a vector for a deeper relationship with nature. …”
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Insights from one American Indian tribe about heart health by Sarah de Loizaga, McCall Miller, Barbie Giambra, LeCario Benashley, Billie Bones, Samantha Buonfiglio, Gwendena Lee Gatewood, Amanda Paxson, Teresa Pestian, Rachel Sarnacki, Rhiannon Walker, Dawnafe Whitesinger, Andrea Beaton, Lisa M. Vaughn

“…The purpose of this study was to gain insight into tribal perspectives of heart health and priorities in the design of a hearthealth program. Methods: We used qualitative semi-structured interviews to examine Tribal experiences and perspectives surrounding heart health and health in general on Tribal lands. …”
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Multi-Criteria Decision-Making for Post-secondary Graduates of Technical and Vocational Education Stream (Plant and Animal Science): Analytical Hierarchy Process for Career Prefere... by Jay Chaurasia, Mahesh Jaishi, Santosh Khanal, Tej Prasad Dawadi, Balika Poudel, Vivek Ghimirey, Nobel Acharya

“…A deductive study utilizing a structured survey of 332 Nepalese agricultural graduates from the TVE stream demonstrated how academic performance and economic considerations, among others, influence students' perceptions of career-related options. …”
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Type-2 Neutrosophic Numbers for Impact Evaluation of Sports on the Psychological and Emotional Regulation of Rural Children by Ming Yuan, Jing Huang, Xinhuan Duan, Xin Hu

“…This study examines the impact of structured and unstructured sports activities on the emotional regulation, cognitive development, and overall well-being of rural children. …”
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Perspectives and practices from a writing community: South Gate Creative Writing School by Dennis Friedrichsen

“…The study investigates how community and literary practices intersect in this setting, drawing on qualitative data gathered in August 2024 from 15 semi-structured interviews with current and former students. …”
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Developing An Instruments of Financial Education Among University Students : Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis by Dudung Ma'ruf Nuris

“…The results revealed that formal financial education presents a curriculum and learning program that is well structured and scheduled so that students can obtain recognition in the form of an official certificate from the government. …”
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Ancestral practices in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) crop of two rural communities in the Tungurahua province of Ecuador by Pedro Pablo Pomboza Tamaquiza, Dario Paucar, Saúl Eduardo Cruz Tobar, Oscar Patricio Núñez Torres, Giovanny Patricio Velástegui Espín

“…Two rural communities (Apatug and Puñachisag) were selected in the province of Tungurahua, Ecuador. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 63 key informants selected with the snowball and group interview methods. …”
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The Process of Providing Spiritual Care to Muslim Cancer Patients by Alireza Irajpour, Maryam Moghimian

“…This descriptive qualitative-exploratory research was conducted in 2020, in which 27 participants were selected through purposive sampling and had semi-structured interviews. The data analysis revealed two themes and five sub-themes including the process of spiritual care (identifying spiritual needs, analyzing situations to meet spiritual needs, expanding spiritual care and spiritual promotion) and the outcome of spiritual care (spiritual promotion and some erosion of faith and spiritual belief). …”
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Creating health systems citizens: enhanced professional identity formation through a para-curricular distinction track in health systems transformation and leadership by Luan Lawson, Stephen C. Charles, Donna Lake, Laura Hartman, Timothy J. Reeder, Jenna Garris, Suzanne Lazorick

“…LINC provides transformative curricular experiences that instill the HSS knowledge, skills, and mindset to develop students to become change agents and as future physician leaders for the changing environment. In-depth, semi-structured interviews of participants from the first two LINC cohorts were conducted to explore early impacts on participating students after completing the first year of this program. …”
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Unintended beneficiaries: assessing inequities in Japan’s ODA-funded farm-to-market road project through community capitals and social network analysis by Ma. Josephine Therese Emily G. Teves

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Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults’ Experiences with Virtual Coach for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): A Phenomenology by Michael Joseph S. Dino, Kenneth W. Dion, Peter M. Abadir, Chakra Budhathoki, Patrick Tracy Balbin, Ma. Kristina G. Malacas, Rommel P. Hernandez, Jacquelyn Joyce G. Nicolas, Jhal Barcial-Espinosa, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Patricia M. Davidson, Ladda Thiamwong

“…A semi-structured interview guide was crafted consisting of three domains (acceptability, barriers, and facilitators), each with two open-ended questions. …”
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