The impact of information sharing on the quality of decision-making: From the point of view of employees in Jordanian private hospitals by Fahd Alduais, Atef Raoush, Abeer Samara, Khaled Sartawi

“…This paper examines how information sharing impacts the quality of decision-making in Jordanian private hospitals from the point of view of employees. It involved a structured questionnaire, which consisted of demographic data, information sharing, and decision-making. …”
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Teachers' views about barriers in implement oral health education for school children: a qualitative study by Fabíola Mayumi Miyauchi Kubo, Janice Simpson de Paula, Fábio Luiz Mialhe

“…Material and methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was answered by a sample of 89 primary schoolteachers aged 18 to 65 years working in primary public schools in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil. …”
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Chinese students’ selection of cross-border cooperative universities for tertiary education: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations by Huaqing He

“…Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a cross-border cooperative university (CBCU). …”
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Optimal Dispatch of a Virtual Power Plant Considering Distributed Energy Resources Under Uncertainty by Obed N. Onsomu, Erman Terciyanlı, Bülent Yeşilata

“…This study thoroughly explores the dispatch of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and diesel generators (DGs) through a distributionally robust joint chance-constrained optimization (DR-JCCO) framework utilizing the conditional value at risk (CVaR) and heuristic-X (H-X) algorithm, structured as a bilevel optimization problem. Furthermore, Binomial expansion (BE) is employed to linearize the model, enabling the assessment of BESS dispatch through a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPECs). …”
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Effect of Diabetes Self-Management Education on Knowledge and HbA1c Levels among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Occupational Health Care by Susan Margarita, Insi Farisa Desy Arya, Helni Mariani, Elsa Pudji Setiawati, Maya Kusumawati, Kuswandewi Mutyara

“…Background: Diabetes Self-Management Education (DSME) is a structured self-care program for managing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), including treatment adherence and complications prevention. …”
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Enhancing primary care for older adults: the safety, efficacy, and adherence (SEA) team-based care model to reduce adverse medication outcomes by Michael Changaris, Michael Changaris, Michael Changaris, Michael Changaris, Michael Changaris

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Exploring nurse and patient perspectives on WeChat-based prenatal education in Chinese public hospitals: a qualitative inquiry by Yushi He, Guangmei Fan, Guangrui Fan, Dandan Liu

“…Nonetheless, the findings underscore the need for hospital-level policies, structured training programs, and culturally sensitive strategies to address privacy concerns, manage workloads, and reduce digital disparities. …”
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Bridging Bioscience to Practice: The Significance of Clinical Simulation Training for Novice Nursing Students by Grønlien HK, Wevling A, Arntsen MB, Haug E

“…Our findings carry significant implications for structuring simulation training, emphasizing the necessity of specialists in both debriefing techniques and bioscience to bridge the gap between theory and practice.Keywords: anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, nurse education, theory-practice gap…”
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Patient-Centered Care in Family Medicine: Strategies for Continuity and Comprehensive Care for Older Adults – A Mixed-Methods Study by Alodhialah AM, Almutairi AA, Almutairi M

“…Quantitative data were collected using structured surveys, while qualitative data were obtained through semi-structured interviews. …”
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Effects of Job Stress on Teachers Productivity in Primary Schools of Katuna Town Council in Kabale District. by Faida, Elias

“…Data collection tools will involve the use of structured questionnaires and structured observation checklists to collect both quantitative data. …”
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Advancing early childhood education policy: a transformative case study in Hargeisa, Somaliland—insights from preprimary education development by Jibril Abdikadir Ali, Dawit Negassa Golga, Mustafe Khadar Abdi, Tawakal Abdi Ali, Mukhtaar Axmed Cumar, Nasir Ali, Abdisalam Hassan Muse

“…This qualitative case study explores the implementation of early childhood education (ECE) policies in three selected centers in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Through semi-structured interviews with nine participants, including teachers and head teachers, the research identified significant gaps between policy guidelines and actual practice. …”
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Evaluation of the interest of women assisted by the Centro de Atenção à Mulher (CAM) of Rio do Sul in intimate aesthetic surgeries by Eduarda Fritsche, Luiz Eduardo Mendes Zanis, Franciani Rodrigues da Rocha, Wagner Alves da Costa, Paola de Lima, Amanda Luísa Batista, Eloisa Fritsche

“…For data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire developed by the authors was used. …”
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Oncology Nurses’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practices in Providing Sexuality Care to Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review by Omar Alqaisi, Maha Subih, Kurian Joseph, Edward Yu, Patricia Tai

“…Implementing training programs, structured records, evaluation tools, concept maps, and system support would improve patient care and oncology nursing practices. …”
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Deficit of digital orientation among service-based firms in an emerging economy: a resource-based view by John Amoah, Abdul Bashiru Jibril, Michael Amponsah Odei, Sulemana Bankuoru Egala, Raymond Dziwornu, Kofi Kwarteng

“…Inspired by a resource-based view, a survey using a structured questionnaire was administered to 466 respondents (management and employees) of Service-based firms via a convenience sampling method in Ghana. …”
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Reducing Medication Errors through Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: A Quality Improvement initiative by Davide Paccagnella, Rachel Isaac, Bhavee Patel, Pramodh Vallabhaneni

“…Materials and Methods: To achieve our aim, we devised a structured educational program was devised by a tripartite alliance (Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacology) and rolled out to nursing staff and medical trainees. …”
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Gender differences in spousal caregiver strain and paid service use among dementia caregivers in rural Appalachia by Jyoti Savla, Jyoti Savla, Karen A. Roberto, Karen A. Roberto, Leslie A. Fontaine

“…Guided by the Stress Process Model, we analyzed structured interview data from 61 spousal caregivers living in rural Appalachia. …”
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Multiple myeloma inhibitory effects of natural compounds: enhancement through nanoparticle carriers by Erica Wong, Anna Staskiewicz, Joshua Pruner, Jean Lee, Michael Tucker, Barkley Smith, Lanerica Rogers, Ganiat Asuni, Xinyu Wang, Xinyu Wang

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Perceptions, attitudes, and challenges regarding continuing professional development among Ethiopian medical laboratory professionals: a mixed-methods study by Adugna Negussie, Abay Sisay, Agumas Shibabaw, Edosa Kebede, Firehiwot Tesfaye, Gizachew Kedida, Nadew Deneke, Takele Teklu, Waqtola Cheneke

“…Methods A cross-sectional study involving 228 medical laboratory professionals was conducted in Ethiopia from July to October 2023. An online structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on the participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions regarding ongoing professional development. …”
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Stigmatization and discrimination of female tuberculosis patients in Kyrgyzstan – a phenomenological study by Rhea Brüggemann, Fabian Schlumberger, Firuza Chinshailo, Matthew Willis, Abdullaat Kadyrov, Gulmira Kalmambetova, Mo Chen, Sophie CW. Unterkircher, Nestan Moidunova, Altynai Sydykova, Anil Fastenau

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding anthrax among affected communities, Kazo district, South-Western uganda, May 2022 by Shaban Senyange, Edirisa J. Nsubuga, Benon Kwesiga, Lilian Bulage, Alex R. Ario

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