It’s harder than just saying hi: exploring the formation and sustainability of social bonds among first-year university students by Yitong Liu, Wendy Wrapson, Richard Siegert

“…This study explored these challenges through 20 semi-structured interviews with recent first year students. …”
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Perception and practices of EFL teachers towards teaching socio- cultural contents for 10th graders at Le Huu Trac high school, Dak Lak province by Luong Hien Bao Thanh, Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa

“…The 2018 General Education Program (GEP) has significantly reformed the Vietnamese education system. …”
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Perceptions of stomatherapy graduates regarding in-person and remote education during COVID-19 pandemic by Caroline Rodrigues de Oliveira, Carolina Cabral Pereira da Costa, Cinthia Cristine Rosa Campos Medaber, Luiz Carlos Moraes França, Samira Silva Santos Soares, Norma Valéria Dantas de Oliveira Souza

“…Methods: this qualitative, descriptive study was conducted at a public university in Rio de Janeiro with 28 graduates from the program. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews, and the IRaMuTeQ® software was used for data processing, specifically for lexical analysis. …”
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Qualitative Study on Palliative Care Needs of Peritoneal dialysis Patients and Their Caregivers by ZHANG Hui, YANG Wei, CUI Ying, GUAN Yuxia, ZHOU Zijuan

“…ObjectiveTo explore the palliative care needs of peritoneal dialysis patients and their caregivers, providine a scientific basis for the targeted implementation of palliative care intervention programs.MethodsA semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted on 14 patients and 6 caregivers at a peritoneal dialysis center in a third-class hospital in Beijing. …”
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The status of emergency medicine in the state of Kuwait by Feras Husain Abuzeyad, Abdulaziz Alburaidi, Hanan H. AlRazzuqi, Fatema M. Alkandari, Leena Alqasem, Sara Ahmad Al Qabandy

“…Discussion In Kuwait, the EM specialty is recognized with an existing professional society and structured residency training program with post post-board-certification exam. …”
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Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for refractory out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest: Lessons learned from recent clinical trials by Stephanie DeMasi, Megan Donohue, Lisa Merck, Jarrod Mosier, for the Strategies to Innovate Emergency Care Clinical Trials Network (SIREN) investigators

“…However, a large percentage of patients remain in refractory cardiac arrest despite adherence to structured advanced cardiac life support algorithms in which these factors are emphasized. …”
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Unveiling Public Innovation Management: What Data Mining Reveals by Analyzing Brazilian Experiences? by Antonio Isidro da Silva Filho, Dayse Karenine de Oliveira Carneiro, Fernando de Souza Coelho

“…Regarding quantitative methods, we structured databases to operationalize the analysis, using data mining through the Apriori algorithm to identify association rules between the research constructs. …”
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Strengthening entrepreneurship learning and entrepreneurial orientation towards adversity quotient through strategy agility to support SDGs in higher education by Ludi Wishnu Wardana, Bagus Shandy Narmaditya, Farij Ibadil Maula, Angga Martha Mahendra, Amelia Setyawati

“…This study involved a quantitative approach with a survey method, incorporating students from various entrepreneurship study programs in higher education. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire and analyzed using PLS-SEM. …”
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Community-Level Screening and Referral Guidelines for Major Non-Communicable Diseases at Primary Healthcare Settings: From Development to Application at the Multi-site ‘NCDs Mega-C... by Milan Malla, Richa Nepal, Sushant Regmi, Deewash Neupane, Dhanendra Shrestha, Saugat Bhandari, Madhusudan Subedi

“…This article outlines the three-phase development of a community-level screening program in Kathmandu Metropolitan City, providing structured guidelines for health workers to screen and appropriately refer cases of hypertension, diabetes, and CKD, implemented during the large-scale community-based campaigns across 256 sites in Kathmandu Metropolitan in 2024. …”
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Use of Online Public Access Catalog by Law Undergraduates: Influence of ICT and Information Literacy Skills by Olayinka Makinde, Faith Akinola

“…A research design involving a survey was adopted, incorporating a quantitative approach using a sample of 286 law undergraduates derived from a two-stage sampling procedure. A well-structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. …”
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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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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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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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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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The contribution of professional internships to the academic development of engineering and science students: a case study by Humberto Gutiérrez-Pulido, Claudia Orozco-Rodríguez

“…Additionally, 37.7% extended their internships, and 45% indicated likelihood of continued employment with their host company.DiscussionFindings confirm that structured internships at CUCEI effectively support student satisfaction and the practical application of academic knowledge, while fostering both technical and interpersonal competencies. …”
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ORDINAL LOGISTIC MODEL FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF SMALL-SCALE ABACA FARMERS WITH PHILIPPINE FIBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PhilFIDA) by Leomarich F. CASINILLO, Karen Luz P. YAP

“…The survey is in the form of face-to-face interviews to gather useful information with the aid of a developed semi-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ordinal regression analysis. …”
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Shaping future leaders: developing an MPH leadership curriculum through problem-based learning by Aimee McHale, Marie Lina Excellent, W. Oscar Fleming, Vaughn Mamlin Upshaw

“…Leadership is essential to public health practice, yet few MPH programs offer structured, integrated approaches to cultivating leadership competencies. …”
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Correlation Coefficient of Single-Valued Neutrosophic Set for Linking Education for Sustainable Development with Early Learning Outcomes: A Preschool Evaluation Study by Ning Peng, Lihong Xu

“…Eight major evaluation criteria, spanning from the assessment of learning outcomes to the integration of environmental awareness, were used to evaluate eight different preschool programs using a neutrosophic framework. Structured observations, curriculum analysis, teacher interviews, and parent input were used to gather data in both urban and rural areas. …”
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Assessment of Pulmonary Function in Treated Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients Using Spirometry by R. Anand, M. Thoupikka, Maria Lithi Rashmi, J. Sneha Joshi, M. Ananthi

“…Smoking and malnutrition are key contributors to these impairments, underscoring the need for targeted interventions, long-term follow-up, and structured rehabilitation programs.…”
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