Assessing sustainable practices and managerial approaches in the hotel industry: A comparative case study by Jitka Vávrová, Lenka Červová, Blanka Brandová, Jorge Pacheco

“…To collect data, the authors conducted two separate semi-structured, in-depth interviews with the CEOs of both hotels, as well as observations in both establishments and additional interviews with staff. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and factors associated with vertical transmission of hepatitis B among pregnant women in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia by Aynalem Belay, Abdulaziz Assefa, Fentahun Tamene Zeleke, Mulugeta Animaw, Muche Argaw, Fikremariam Endeshaw, Samrawit Birhanu Alemu, Ayele Sahile, Mangistu Abera

“…A systematic sampling technique was used, and data were collected through a pre-tested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Exploring farmer perspectives on Bambara groundnut [Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc]: production constraints, preferred varietal traits and implications for varietal development in no... by Josephine T. Pasipanodya, Lydia N. Horn, Cecil Togarepi, Julia Sibiya, Rudo Musango, Enoch G. Achigan-Dako

“…The study involved 112 semi-structured interviews, 74 focus group respondents, and transect walks. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with late presentation for HIV care among adult men at a large HIV clinic in Eastern Uganda: A cross-sectional study by Sherifah Nabikande, Juliana Namutundu, Joanita Nangendo, Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire

“…We defined late presentation for HIV/AIDS care as persons presenting for care with a CD4 cell count below 350 cells/μl or presenting with an AIDS defining event, regardless of the CD4 cell count. We used semi-structured questionnaires to interview 394 HIV positive adult men receiving care at Family Hope Centre, and reviewed patient files to collect data on baseline CD4 cell count. …”
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Examining knowledge, attitudes, and implementation of evidence-based practice among nursing students: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Abeer N. Alruwaili, Fuad H. Abuadas, Majed M. Alruwaili, Nourah A. Alsadaan, Nadiah A. Baghdadi

“…Institutions can address these gaps by integrating structured EBP training, mentorship programs, research engagement opportunities, and enhanced faculty support to foster a stronger evidence-based practice culture. …”
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Establishing a Multicenter Active Adverse Events Following Immunization Sentinel Surveillance Network Across 22 Tertiary Care Hospitals in India: Protocol for a Prospective Observa... by Apoorva Sharan, Manoja Kumar Das, Akhil PM, Ramesh Poluru, Neeraj Kumar Kashyap, Christian Burri, Jan Bonhoeffer, Satinder Aneja, Deepak Polpakara, Narendra Kumar Arora

“…We screened all children aged 1-24 months who were hospitalized for more than 24 hours at participating sites to identify suspected or confirmed cases of these outcomes using a structured checklist. Written informed consent was obtained from the parent or legally authorized representative for inclusion in the study. …”
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Formación Inicial Docente en Educación Física, paradigmas de la formación desde la percepción del for-mador de formadores, lineamientos ministeriales y mallas curriculares: estudio... by Felipe Poblete-Valderrama, Lucia Illanes Aguilar, Luis Linzmayer Gutiérrez, Lizette Cenzano Castillo, Claudia Quintana Figueroa, Alex Garrido-Méndez, Cristian Rivas Morales, Katherine Hetz Rodríguez

“…A qualitative approach was used, data analysis was performed through grounded theory with the support of the Atlas.ti statistical program. The collection of information was carried out through semi-structured interviews and analysis of formal ministerial documentation in force until 2021. …”
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Predictors of Hypertension among Adult Female Population in Kpone-Katamanso District, Ghana by Kwabena Acheampong, Jackim M. Nyamari, Daniel Ganu, Stella Appiah, Xiongfeng Pan, Atipatsa Kaminga, Aizhong Liu

“…The data was collected using a structured questionnaire and physical measurements adapted from “WHO STEPwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS).” …”
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Cyber-Security Assessment of Industry 4.0 Enabled Mechatronic System by Piotr Kotuszewski, Krzysztof Kukielka, Paweł Kluk, Andrzej Ordys, Karol Bieńkowski, Jan Maciej Kościelny, Michał Syfert, Paweł Wnuk, Jakub Możaryn, Bartłomiej Fajdek

“…From the perspective of cyber-security, this set-up enables defining benchmarks and performing tests for resilience of the control structure. Some test scenarios are discussed in the paper.…”
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Prediction of Student Academic Performance Utilizing a Multi-Model Fusion Approach in the Realm of Machine Learning by Wei Zou, Wei Zhong, Junzhen Du, Lingyun Yuan

“…This finding helped the university optimize the arrangement and structure of the Computer Science major’s course system. …”
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Probing line defect CFT with mixed-correlator bootstrability by Andrea Cavaglià, Nikolay Gromov, Julius Julius, Michelangelo Preti, Nika Sergeevna Sokolova

“…Additionally, we use exact expressions for some structure constants fixed by localisation and leverage the exact discrete symmetries of the theory. …”
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Normal Heptane Reforming of Promoted Platinum Composite Catalysts: Preparation, Characterization and Catalytic Performance by Mohammad Hasan Peyrovi, Nastaran Parsafard, Amir Sajedi

“…It was revealed that the proper structure of these catalysts facilitates the reforming of n-heptane. …”
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School sports in the Balkan countries: A comparative study by Marković Srđan R., Grbović Marija N., Bogavac Dragana S.

“…Although the management structure is similar in all observed models, the control by individual sectors is carried out seriously only in Slovenia. …”
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Teacher competencies that promote equity: Examining the relationship between social-emotional competence and multicultural efficacy by Sarah K. Ura, Jessica W. DuBois, Katherine E. Fletcher, Julie A. Lorah

“…Confirmatory factor analysis was employed to test four hypotheses about the underlying structure of constructs in relation to one another to better examine the degree to which factors, and the items comprising each factor, overlap. …”
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Attitudes about Family Medicine among brazilian medical students by Joshua Freeman, Patricia Kelly, Pablo González Blasco, Marcelo Levites

“…Obstacles included the lack of knowledge by patients of Family Medicine, the perceived lack of specialty status, and its absence in the medical school and residency structure. Conclusions: The respondents placed greater emphasis on the humanistic and relationship characteristics of Family Medicine, and less on the medical content. …”
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Simulation and accurate prediction of thermal efficiency of functionalized COOH-MWCNT/water nanofluids by artificial neural network using experimental data by Mohammad Hemmat Esfe, Davood Toghraie, Saeed Esfandeh, Sayyid Majid Motallebi

“…The type of modeling program continues until appropriate accuracy is achieved and also adjusts the structure of the ANN by specifying the desired precision. …”
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Designing an Arduino Board-based Electronic Device Driven by GRBL Gru to Operate the Mini PCB Printing Machine by Nugroho Adi Wicaksono, Arief Goeritno

“…The miniature embodiment is carried out through (i) manufacturing and assembling to obtain the physical machine, (ii) integrating the electronic modules and all components and support systems by wiring to form an embedded system as a mini-PCB printing machine, and (iii) making a program structure based on Arduino IDE. Performing the machine driving mechanism is operating tests of calibration and moving on the axes of X, Y, and Z. …”
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ANTINOMY OF THE MODERN AVERAGE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION by A. A. Listvin

“…Furthermore, it is indicated the need of polyprofessional education wherein the integrated educational structures differing in degree of formation of split-level educational institutions on the basis of network interaction, convergence and integration are required. …”
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Determinants of satisfaction with community-based health insurance schemes among beneficiaries with chronic diseases in selected public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia: A multicenter... by Yoniso Mohammed, Simon Birhanu, Kadir Abdu, Nesredin Ahmed, Shiferaw Letta

“…Data were collected through a pre-tested and structured face-to-face interview questionnaire. The data were entered into Epi-Data 3.1 and then exported to STATA 17.0 for analysis. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of the families with a mental patient about the‏ ‏electroconvulsive therapy at the Ebn-e- Sina psychiatric center of Mashhad by Zahra Yazdandoost, Mehdi Bakaian, Tahereh Khaleghdoost, HamidReza Behnam Veshani, Atefeh Ghanbari Khanghah, Rabiollah Farmanbar

“…The means for collecting ‎data was a questionnaire, which was filled by the researcher through structured interviewing ‎in three sections including demographic data, knowledge questions and attitudes questions. …”
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