Enablers and deterrents on the school-based condom availability and distribution: a scoping review by Mark Donald C Reñosa, Tricia Kaye F. Palola, Carl Abelardo T. Antonio

“… # Conclusions These findings suggest that there have been limited studies conducted on the success and challenges of school-based condom availability program. Although study results have shown substantial benefits of the program, emergence of thematic insights relating to parental support, sexual attitude and behavior, program coverage and structural implications acted as major enablers and deterrents on condom availability and distribution program. …”
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Reduced interhemispheric connectivity in traumatic brachial plexopathies after bionic reconstruction by Galia V Anguelova, Agnes Sturma, Oskar Aszmann, Mehmet S Yildirim, Anna Boesendorfer, Victor Schmidbauer, Karl-Heinz Nenning, Gregor Kasprian

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A shortened 10-item Spine Functional Index: clinimetric properties indicate a reliable, responsive and practical measure by Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia, Antonio Cuesta-Vargas, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Markus Melloh, Agnieszka Bejer

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Online Pedagogical Training during the COVID-19 Outbreak: Responses, Challenges, and Contributions by Adnan Gribiea, Zenab Elsana

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six pedagogical instructors to explore their roles as educators, their oversight of pedagogical training, the implementation of didactic workshops and practical work, and their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic across technological, pedagogical, and emotional dimensions. …”
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Innovative Mission Funding: Approaches Used by Assemblies of God Ghana in the Vision 3000 Initiative by Peter White, Mishael Donkor Ampofo

“…Through analysis of semi-structured interviews with 14 key stakeholders and extensive document review, the research explores how AG Ghana developed funding strategies combining traditional church giving with modern technological solutions. …”
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Examining Parents’ Views and Behaviors About Preschool Children’s Technology Use by Seden Yay, Özge Özel

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the descriptive analysis method. …”
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Harnessing the Potential of AI Tools for Student Thesis Research and Writing: An Appreciative Inquiry by Dan Namanya, Mennen Pearl C. Talibong

“…Utilizing the 4D model of appreciative inquiry, this study investigated the positive experiences of students using AI chatbots to write their theses, their ideal role in AI, methods to optimize the positive effects of AI chatbots, and approaches to promote a culture that accepts AI technology in research while upholding academic integrity. Using semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions with undergraduate students currently writing theses. …”
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Teachers’ understanding of technology usage in rural schools by Medwin Sepadi, Tukiso Kgaphola, Karabo Molapo

“…Using a qualitative single-case study design, the research employed semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with four purposively sampled teachers, analyzed through the TPACK framework. …”
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EQUAL AI: A Framework for Enhancing Equity, Quality, Understanding and Accessibility in Liberal Arts through AI for Multilingual Learners by Amin Davoodi

“…Consequently, this study introduces the EQUAL AI framework (Enhancing Equity, Quality, Understanding, and Accessibility in Liberal Arts through AI), a structured approach to utilizing AI to foster inclusion and innovation in liberal arts pedagogy. …”
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Psychosocial perspective on the integration of individuals deprived of liberty: a lexicometric analysis by Paula Morales Almeida, Pedro Alemán Ramos, Atteneri Medina Montesdeoca

“…Methods This qualitative research explores the perceptions of 16 former people deprived of liberty from Gran Canaria, Spain, focusing on their reintegration process. Semi-structured interviews provided direct and personal insights, analyzed using IRAMuTeQ software to identify key themes. …”
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Can innovation cultivate growth? A quantitative exploration of agri-tech startups and incubation impact by Ashish Kumar Isher, Veer P. Gangwar

“…Using stratified random sampling, data were collected from 100 participants, including 90 startup entrepreneurs and 10 incubator managers, through a structured survey of startups incubated under Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). …”
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Career competencies expected of the graphic design graduates in Ghana to meet the needs of the design industry by managers by Justice Koranteng, Moro Ismaila, Anita Akwaa Toffah, Eugene Okyere-Kwakye

“…The findings showed that most design firms did not provide structured education programs to prepare graphic designers for the qualities, deficiencies, possibilities, and challenges in the profession instead, hands-on training was used. …”
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Exploring the Impostor Phenomenon Among Korean Daycare Directors: A Grounded Theory Approach by Ji-Hyeon Choi, Young-Eun Lee

“…This qualitative study aims to explore how the impostor phenomenon manifests among Korean daycare center directors within an ecological framework. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 Korean daycare center directors using grounded theory methods. …”
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Harnessing AI for Leadership Development: Predictive Model for Leadership Assessment by Abdullahi Abdu Ibrahim, Adel Alomairi

“…The present paper has been devoted to the study conducted with the purpose of examining the possibility of applying Machine Learning techniques in classifying leadership based on structured survey data. The objective was to create a predictive model that would allow classifying leadership into three groups – Low, Medium, and High – based on behavior scores. …”
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Christian Summer Camp Ástjörn in Iceland in the experiences of children by Magdalena Agnieszka Palec, Teresa Parczewska

“…The research used qualitative methods (semi-structured interviews and a document analyses). A content analysis technique was used to interpret the data. …”
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Workplace Dynamics and the Potential for Fraud: A Qualitative Study in the Government Sector by Eka Wirajuang Daurrohmah, Pesi Suryani, Etik Ipda Riyani

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A global comparison of social media bot and human characteristics by Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Kathleen M. Carley

“…Bots and humans differ in their communication structure: sampled bots have a star interaction structure, while sampled humans have a hierarchical structure. …”
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Study on the Microscopic Mechanism of Spontaneous Combustion and Oxidation Kinetics of Water-Leached Coal by Naifu Cao, Gang Wang, Yuntao Liang

“…Through programmed temperature oxidation experiments combined with FTIR analyses and gas chromatographic (GC) analysis of gaseous products, it has been possible to study the changes of molecular structure and gas products on the surface of coal samples at different temperatures and water immersion conditions. …”
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Approaches to predict ligands affinity towards translocator protein TSPO 18 kDa in order to create molecules possessing neuropsychotropic activity by N. M. Baraboshkin, A. S. Pantileev, G. V. Mokrov

“…Predict of anxiolytic activity and affinity for the translocator protein (TSPO), compounds in the 1-arylpyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-3-carboxamide series by QSAR (Quantitative structure-activity relationship) and molecular docking was carried out. 9 Models were created from a combination of three methods of machine learning (ASNN, FSMLR, PLS) with a different set of 2D fragmented descriptors (OEState, ISIDA, GSFrag). …”
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Gut bacteria comparison between wild and captive neotropical otters by Laura C Rodríguez-Rey , Johanna Santamaría-Vanegas

“…To determine differences between gut microbial communities of otters in wild and captive living conditions, the structure and diversity of their gut bacterial communities were determined using 16S rDNA molecular markers. …”
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