Educating tomorrow's donors: a high school initiative to promote blood and stem cell donation through stem education by Katia Mareschi, Alessia Giovanna Santa Banche Niclot, Elena Marini, Camilla Francesca Proto, Federico Divincenzo, Claudia Peirolo, Giulia Zucchetti, Franca Fagioli

“…Given its structured and adaptable format, this model could be implemented in other educational contexts to enhance health literacy and support donor recruitment efforts. …”
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Examining preferences for weight loss interventions among black men and women with overweight or obesity: A qualitative study by Snehaa Ray, Christie I. Idiong, Rachel Anderson, Kate Killion, Curtis Antrum, Michael Puglisi, Jolaade Kalinowski, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, Loneke T. Blackman Carr

“…Methods 24 Black adults mainly from New England states were recruited for the study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with Black males and females who self-reported being overweight or obese. …”
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Bioethics training needs assessment for HIV research in vulnerable populations: a survey of trainees at college of health sciences, Makerere university by Josephine Nayiga, Stephen Okoboi, Grace Banturaki, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika, Barbara Castelnuovo

“…We assessed bioethics training needs for trainees engaged in HIV research from the School of Medicine (SoM) of Makerere University and the Infectious Disease Institute (IDI) to inform the development of a comprehensive bioethics training program for trainees. Methods A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted from March to May 2024 using an online structured questionnaire distributed via Google Forms. …”
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Community-based health insurance dropout and its determinants among women in Sidama National Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2024: A multilevel analysis. by Kare Chawicha Debessa, Keneni Gutema Negeri, Mesay Hailu Dangisso

“…Data were collected through structured, pre-tested face-to-face interviews encompassing demographic, household, and scheme-related factors. …”
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis control in Alta Verapaz (northern Guatemala): evaluating current efforts through stakeholders’ experiences by Renata Mendizábal-Cabrera, Isabel Pérez, Víctor Becerril Montekio, Freddy Pérez, Erick Durán, Mei L. Trueba

“…Data were collected during May and June 2019 via focus groups and semi-structured interviews with key stakeholders, including local and national health personnel and residents of four communities of the endemic region. …”
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Risk factors for contracting malaria in six wards of Mudzi District, Zimbabwe: A case control-study. by Tichaona Fambirai, Moses J Chimbari, Pisirai Ndarukwa

“…A control was an individual with no recorded positive RDT result recruited from the same village as a case. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics of participants, behavior, perception of quality of health services, and knowledge on malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention. …”
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Hantavirus in rodents in the United States: Temporal and spatial trends and report of new hosts by Francisca Astorga, Abdelghafar Alkishe, Paanwaris Paansri, Gabriel Mantilla, Luis E. Escobar

“…The NEON dataset, derived from a multiyear and structured surveillance system, revealed the extensive distribution of hantavirus across broad taxonomic and environmental ranges. …”
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Ethnobotanical Survey and Conservation Strategies of Medicinal Plants Used in Masulita Sub-County in Wakiso District. by Musoke, Ronald

“…Data were collected through semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. Medicinal plant specimens were collected with the assistance of herbalists, pressed, and identified at the National Herbarium in Makerere University, Uganda. …”
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Predicting Job Burnout of Medical Staff of Karaj Government Hospitals by Ego Strength: Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation and Alexithymia by Jamil Mansouri, Mina Mohammadi, Mohammad Ali Besharat, Nazila Amani

“…The tools of the current research included Ego Strength Scale (ESS), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Toronto alexithymia Scale (TAS) and Maslach Job Burnout Questionnaire (MBI). The structural equation analysis method was employed to analyze the collected data in SPSS version 25 and Mplus version 8.3. …”
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Understanding psychological factors behind motorcyclists crossing behavior on undivided roads in mixed traffic conditions: A case study of Hau Giang, Vietnam by Hai Ngoc Duong, Minh Cong Chu, Nathan Huynh

“…The first investigation surveyed 351 participants to elicit the motorcyclists' behavioral beliefs and control beliefs when making crossing maneuvers that complied with traffic rules (complying maneuvers, CM), and the second investigation interviewed 260 respondents to elicit motorcyclists' beliefs when making crossing maneuvers that violated traffic rules (illegal maneuvers, IM). By applying the Structural Equation Modeling approach, the results reveal that the intention of motorcyclists to perform crossing maneuvers (CMs) is influenced by facilitating circumstances, subjective norms, and descriptive norms. …”
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Closing the Gap: Addressing Racial Bias in Bystander CPR Administration by Ketan Tamirisa, Ethan Lowder BA, Adriana Mares BS, MS, Jonathan Jose, Jim P. Stimpson PhD

“…Black and Hispanic individuals are markedly less likely to receive BCPR than White individuals, contributing to preventable deaths and inequities in survival outcomes. Structural factors such as educational barriers, implicit bias, and systemic racism contribute to these disparities. …”
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MODERN APPROACHES TO THE ORGANIZATION OF DRUG PROVISION FOR HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS IN KUZBASS by Андрей Георгиевич Петров, Ольга Владимировна Хорошилова, Виктор Андреевич Семенихин, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Наталья Степановна Черных

“…Scientific approaches were used as research methods: regional, systemic, structural and functional; methods: historical, logical, content analysis, sociological, statistical, modeling and forecasting, etc. …”
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MODEL OF A MATRIX CROSSCORRELATION FUNCTION OF THE PROBING AND REFLECTED VECTOR SIGNALS FOR A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR ON AN AERIAL CARRIER by R. N. Akinshin, O. V. Esikov, D. A. Zatuchny, A. V. Peteshov

“…In order to simulate the process of design development in full on computer models, including virtual tests of the synthetic aperture radar on an air carrier in model media, the study develops a structural scheme of the conceptual design of the synthetic aperture radar on an air carrier. …”
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The double-edged sword of internet use in China’s aging population: thresholds, mediation and digital health policy by Yirong Li, Jianguang Cai, Haiyong Yu

“…Although the current average of 1.8 h/day of use internet is well below the harmful threshold, structural digital exclusion creates a compensation-vulnerability paradox: older and less-educated groups derive greater marginal health benefits from moderate use but face higher risks of overuse due to limited digital literacy and physiological constraints.ConclusionInternet use offers conditional health benefits for older adults, contingent on usage thresholds and mediated by physical activity. …”
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Data processing of measuring intensity of optical field fringe patterns generated by laser interference measuring means by Igor P. Miroshnichenko

“…Currently, the introduction of modern methods and means of laser interferometry opens up new possibilities in solving various practical problems under studying properties and processes of defect formation in new materials (laminated, polymeric, composite), and diagnosing the state of structural materials of the product power components at all stages of their life cycle. …”
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The Relationship Between Stress and Anxiety with the Occurrence of Functional Dyspepsia among Medical Students of Sumatera Utara University by Tri Mulyani Aries, Imelda Rey

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Managers’ Labour Performance Management Based on Assessment of Projects Efficiency by I. V. Katunina, T. V. Konoreva

“…The conceptual scheme of the paper is based on methodology of the systems approach, specifically methods of structural-functional and process approaches. Surveys and mathematical statistics were used as well. …”
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Assessment of the Characteristics, Scopes and Limits of the Application of Digital Innovations in the Financial Sector by E. S. Zeleneva

“…At the empirical level, methods of statistical, structural and coefficient analysis are applied. The results of the research in terms of the development of the theory of innovation in the financial sector are development of an approach to assessment of the characteristics and scope of digital innovation in the financial sector, to allow a comprehensive assessment of the development of financial innovation at the State level and comparison of the assessment results by country or with the world average values of the indicators proposed for assessment. …”
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Effects of Facebook Fan Pages on Consumer Brand Loyalty and Purchase Intention by Yi-Fen Chen, Wan-Hsin Yen, Tzu-I Jou

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Development of a replaceable bucket with an additional gripper for OKN-0.5 reclamation canal cleaner by K. A. Abdulmazhidov, B. I. Balabanov, M. V. Karpov

“…Additionally, the bucket's structural strength was evaluated through finite element method calculations.  …”
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