The role of personality functioning and childhood trauma in patients in opioid substitution treatment by Laura Waschulin, Laura Waschulin, Stefan Hofner, Daniela Bildstein-Ebner, Jürgen Fuchshuber, Jürgen Fuchshuber, Jürgen Fuchshuber, Susanne Hörz-Sagstetter, Klemens Michlmayr, Ludwig Ohse, Ludwig Ohse, Karel D. Riegel, Victor Blüml, Victor Blüml

“…Investigating personality functioning in patients with OUD is crucial for gaining a deeper understanding of the emergence and course of illness as well as for planning appropriate treatment strategies.AimsTo empirically investigate personality functioning in a sample of patients in opioid substitution treatment and to examine the associations between personality functioning, injecting drug use (IDU) and childhood trauma.MethodsIn a cross-sectional design, 31 patients with OUDs currently in an opioid substitution treatment program were assessed with the revised Structured Interview for Personality Organization, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, the Addiction Severity Index – Lite and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. …”
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The impact of early giftedness identification on long-term academic success: a cross-sectional study in King Abdullah II schools for excellence in Jordan by Hassan Rafi’ Ali Shaheen

“…Data were collected using a structured questionnaire assessing demographic characteristics, age of gifted identification, type and frequency of participation in gifted programs, and academic performance (GPA and standardized test scores). …”
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Family perceptions of prematurity, neurodevelopment, and early intervention: a qualitative study by Nathália de Figueiredo Silva, Francelio Silva de Sousa Júnior, Beatriz de Oliveira Silva, Roseany Cavalcante da Silva, Hanna Lettícia Oliveira Lima, Carolina Daniel de Lima-Alvarez, Silvana Alves Pereira

“…Methodology This exploratory, descriptive, and qualitative study involved two focus groups and ten semi-structured interviews with family members of premature infants across three neonatal care settings: the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Kangaroo Care Unit, and Follow-up Clinic. …”
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Pendampingan Peningkatan Kualitas Aksi Nyata Pada Plafon Merdeka Mengajar Melalui Pemanfaatan Artificial Intellegence (AI) by Desi Armi Eka Putri, Ikhwan, Merika Setiawati, Miftahul Jannah, Ririn Septya Yunita, Arman Ririnni

“…The implementation of the service program at SMPN 4 Kubung with a focus on improving real action documents showed significant results. …”
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A qualitative study of classical Chinese medicine in community health focusing on self-care: practitioner and staff perspectives by Alaia Harvie, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle

“…Methods: A qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with a sample of program practitioners and staff (n = 7). …”
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Socioeconomic dynamics of beedi rolling in a Southern Indian state: implications for tobacco control by Praveen Kumar, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni, Eshwari K., Yash Alok, Satish Kumar, Rohith Bhagawath, Radhika Nayak, Priyanka Bantwal, Ambigai Rajendran, Mark Goodchild, Praveen Sinha

“…Key insights were obtained through 14 semi-structured Focus Group Discussions with beedi rollers and 11 In-Depth Interviews with stakeholders comprising of government officials in three districts of coastal Karnataka between January and March 2023. …”
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Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum in Health Professions Education by Laura L. Wolford, Mirza J. Lugo-Neris, Callie Watkins Liu, Lexi E. Nieves, Christopher L. Rodriguez, Siya S. Patel, Sol Yi Lee, Keshrie Naidoo

“…Semi-structured interviews explored their experiences with their programs’ hidden curricula. …”
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Enhancing financial reporting quality in village-owned enterprises: The role of organizational competencies by Sudarlan Sudarlan, Surahman, Nurita Affan, Putri Maghfirah Vidhiyanty, Lutfilatul Hasanah

“…Specifically, the study finds that educated personnel and well-structured training programs enhance the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting. …”
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Empowering Higher Education Funding through Cash Waqf: A Case Study of IPB University by Ahmad Furqon, Achmad Arief Budiman, Yunita Dewi Septiana, Narong Hassane, Nasrul Fahmi Zaki Fuadi

“…The findings emphasize the significance of structured waqf management in optimizing its benefits and ensuring long-term impact within the academic and social domains.…”
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The Impact of Sports Training on the Spinal Cord Injury Individual’s Balance by Cristina Chieffo, Giorgia Chini, Tiwana Varrecchia, Irene Gennarelli, Alessio Silvetti, Vincenzo Molinaro, Ida Poni, Andrea Mariotti, Simone Tiberti, Annamaria Tamburro, Ilaria Calabrese, Sara Felici, Marco Bartoli, Loredana Gigli, Roberto Minella, Barbara Lucia, Aldo Toscano, Alberto Ranavolo

“…In conclusion, our findings confirm the potential of sports to enhance balance in SCI individuals and suggest that integrating structured sports programs into rehabilitation can improve stability and postural control.…”
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Normal Metabolic Levels in Prefrontal Cortex in Euthymic Bipolar I Patients with and without Suicide Attempts by Marlos Vasconcelos Rocha, Fabiana Nery-Fernandes, José Luiz Guimarães, Lucas de Castro Quarantini, Irismar Reis de Oliveira, Giovanna G. Ladeia-Rocha, Andrea Parolin Jackowski, César de Araujo Neto, Ângela Miranda-Scippa

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Running Head: Social Work Developments in Lithuania by Marian Swindell

“…Now that Lithuania is free, the system of social welfare is characterized by under-funded health services and pensions, and a large number of institutions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with students and practitioners focusing on community development, using Lofland's model of social setting analysis.Results indicate that the collaborative efforts successfully produced a revolutionary and successful social service program, a multi-generational living facility offering full-time social services to unwed mothers, infants, and elderly residents.This article is based upon the qualitative study of social work practitioners and social work students and chronicles the successes and difficulties encountered within the process of community development.…”
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Les économies morales de l’obésité de l’enfant by Andrea Lutz

“…On the basis of the data collected in the framework of a fieldwork study carried out in French-speaking Switzerland between 2014 and 2016 involving semi-structured interviews with health professionals, observations within a therapeutic program, and the analysis of the scientific and professional literature, this study aims to elucidate the moral logics operating in the discourses and practices that constitute this new clinical field in construction. …”
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Family knowledge about precipitating factors of asthmatic crisis in children by Joselany Áfio Caetano, Maria Alzete de Lima, Enedina Soares, Maira di Ciero Miranda

“…It is a Cross-sectional and descriptive research, involving 50 relatives of children with asthma, using structured interviews. The results of the study show higher prevalence of asthma in children from 1 to 7 years old and that their relatives’ knowledge on this disease remains superficial. …”
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Mercury and gold mining in Colombia: a failed state by Leonardo Güiza M, Juan David Aristizábal

“…To diagnose the country’s gold mining activities and the excessive use of mercury in them, we used six information sources (semi-structured interviews, 2011 Census on Mining Activities), nine dependent and 21 independent variables. …”
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The Effect of the STAD Model Supported by House Game Animal on Elementary School Students' Learning Interest by Nurul Latifah, Anni Malihatul Hawa

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Pedagogical Relationships and Identities in Research Incubators: Reconceptualizing Research Training for Language Teachers by José V. Abad, Jennifer Daniela Regalado Chicaiza, Isabel Cristina Acevedo Tangarife

“…Conducted over two years in an English teaching program at a Colombian private university, the study included semi-structured interviews with four research incubator coordinators and two focus groups with eight students. …”
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Environmental Management of Larg Supply Chain: A Diagnostic Instrument Proposed for Assessing Suppliers by Josiano Cesar de Sousa, Murilo Barros Barros Alves, Leonardo Leocádio, Jaqueline Rossato

“…The proposed model was structured to measure, through a graph, the level of involvement of the suppliers of an SC with the environmental management requirements based on ISO 14001: 2015. …”
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Self-regulation and strategies of learning in students’ workers in continuing studies by Ma Antonieta Vera González, Úrsula Ibáñez Paredes, Hugo Sandoval, Rhonny Fuentes, Evelyn Palacios Paredes

“…A sequential mixed research methodology is used, in whose quantitative stage the MSLQ questionnaire is applied in its learning strategies construct to 65 engineering students from a continuing studies program. In the qualitative stage, the 16 top-ranked students are selected and semi-structured interviews are conducted to deepen their learning strategies. …”
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English Language Student-Teachers Developing Agency Through Community-Based Pedagogy Projects by Wilson Hernández Varona, Daniel Felipe Gutiérrez Álvarez

“…The data were gathered through semi-structured focus group interviews, individual journal entries, and video-recorded talks about their inquiries. …”
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