Impact of role conflict and social support on performance of layoff survivors: Evidence from India by Tijo George, Anshuman Mohanty

“…A descriptive survey method was adopted, and data were collected through a structured questionnaire. …”
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How practitioners conceptualize and operationalize transportation equity in Delaware’s capital expenditure process by Philip Barnes, Andrea L. Pierce, Calaia S. Jackson

“…This research project employs semi-structured interviews with key personnel in the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) and local Metropolitan Planning Organizations to illuminate their conceptualization of equity and how it influences capital expenditures for the state’s transportation systems. …”
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Peri-Urban Land Transformation in the Global South: Revisiting Conceptual Vectors and Theoretical Perspectives by Shiwaye M. Tesfay, Genet Alem Gebregiorgis, Daniel G. Ayele

“…Three overarching themes emerged: (1) conceptualizing peri-urban spaces through territorial, functional, and transitional lenses; (2) institutionalization of place; and (3) theoretical interpretations of land transformation grounded in neoclassical, modernization, neo-Marxist, dependency, structuration, institutionalist, and urban political ecology frameworks. …”
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Lifestyle counselling and behavioural change: role among adult hypertensives in a rural tertiary institution by A. O. Ayodapo, T. A.V. Olukokun

“…Methods: A total of 322 adult hypertensive participants who had been on treatment for at least three consecutive months were randomised into two groups. Relevant data were collected using an interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire and clinical parameters were measured pre- and post-intervention. …”
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Examining the Implications of Islamic Teacher Education and Professional Learning: Towards Professional Identity Renewal in Islamic Schools by Ayda Succarie

“…Nevertheless, there is limited knowledge of the organisational and behavioural significance of such programs on the professional identity of teachers. Using semi-structured interviews, this article presents findings from four teachers who had completed a postgraduate qualification in Islamic education at an Australian university. …”
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The role of parental support and pressure on athletic success: an exploratory study on youth athletes' development by Wasihun Abate Sentie, Belayneh Chekle, Tesfay Asgedom

“…Methodology: A mixed-method approach employed, combining quantitative data collected from 100 young athletes through validated Likert-scale questionnaires, and qualitative insights gathered via semi-structured interviews. …”
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Perceived Barriers to the Effective Implementation of COVID-19 Safety Measures Among Healthcare Workers at University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital by Basil PerfectGodsgift Nnamdi, Fatukasi Abiodun Omotayo, Ibitoye Babatola David, Olorunmo Funmilayo Regina, Adeyemi Abayomi Samuel, Adejumo Ifedayo Solomon, Esan T Deborah, Olubiyi Simeon Kayode

“…The purpose of the study was to identify the perceived barriers to the effective implementation of COVID-19 safety measures among healthcare workers at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.Methodology The study employed a descriptive design and utilized multistage sampling techniques to select a total of 167 respondents from a population of 325 healthcare workers. Data were collected using a self structured questionnaire with a reliability of 0.857. …”
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Exploring an online clinical competency assessment: an alternative to a traditional in-person assessment for internationally trained physiotherapists by Brooke Flew, Lucy Chipchase, Darren Lee, Jodie A. McClelland

“…Although traditional in-person methods, such as objective structured clinical examinations and case-based clinical assessments are widely used, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the exploration of online formats. …”
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‘We don’t talk about that around here’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of South Asian male survivors’ experiences of childhood sexual abuse in the UK by B. Kennath Widanaralalage, Stacey Jennings, Coral J. Dando, Jay-Marie Mackenzie

“…Methods Using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 South Asian male survivors of childhood sexual violence currently living in the UK. …”
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Assessment of Health Literacy Among Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics at a Government Tertiary Care Hospital in Urban Bangalore: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vishnu Jayarajan, Jyothi Jadhav, Mahima Singh, Prashant Sajjan, Anupriya Mathew C, Rose Treesa Mathew, Selvi Thangaraj

“…A total of 200 adults visiting outpatient clinics at the hospital of study were selected using consecutive sampling. Data was collected using a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire and the Indian version of the HLS-EU-Q16 European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire-short version.Results The study revealed that 65.5 of the participants had limited HL 35 inadequate and 30.5 problematic HL while only 34.5 had sufficient HL. …”
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Pattern and determinants of unintentional injuries in children (<18 years) from rural puducherry: A cross-sectional analytical study by Burhana Begom Choudhury, S. Ganesh Kumar, Henna K

“…Falls, road traffic injuries, burns, near drowning, poisonings and other injuries reported by participant or care-giver that had happened in last one year or in their entire life time which can be recalled was considered as unintentional Injuries. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data regarding injuries. …”
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Reimagining the Purpose of Vocational Education and Training: Perspectives of Bhutanese TVET practitioners on online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sangay Tshewang, Prakesh Sarki, Sonam Wangmo

“…It is also reported that the negative aspect of online teaching is attributed to the low level of knowledge transfer (38%), less structured than classroom teaching (53%), challenging to clarify doubt (53%), and teacher designing teaching learning materials were not interesting with 78%. …”
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Barriers in Achieving Social Cohesion: A Qualitative Study by Edip Aygüler, Sema Buz, Bekir Güzel

“…To understand how to make social cohesion more successful and to reveal the deficiencies in existing social cohesion activities, semi-structured, in-depth interviews were conducted with 17 NGO professionals and 15 non-Syrian asylum seekers. …”
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Choosing Important Health Outcomes for Comparative Effectiveness Research: An Updated Review and User Survey. by Sarah L Gorst, Elizabeth Gargon, Mike Clarke, Jane M Blazeby, Douglas G Altman, Paula R Williamson

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This update demonstrates that recent studies appear to have adopted a more structured approach towards COS development and public representation has increased. …”
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Experiences of the Special Education Teacher Candidates in the Distance Teaching Practice Procedure by Duygu Büyükköse, Elçin Yüksel Akgün, Erkan Kurnaz

“…Participants were chosen through an online form, and their involvement was entirely voluntary. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with content analysis. …”
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Determining the role of sport coaches in promoting athlete mental health: a narrative review and Delphi approach by Emily Kroshus, James E. Bissett, Stephen Hebard

“…This study is the first to use a structured Delphi process to develop specific recommendations about the role coaches can play in supporting athlete mental health.…”
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Characteristics and smoking behaviors among patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa by Phindile Zifikile Shangase, Brandon S. Shaw, Ina Shaw

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in three specialized DR-TB public hospitals in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire adapted from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey. 196 participants (172 males, 24 females) with an average age of 36.13 years ± 10.27 SD were included. …”
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Over-employment and the success of combining work and parenthood by N. V. Tonkikh, T. A. Kamarova, T. I. Markova

“…Purpose: is to determine the impact of working week length on satisfaction with work-children balance in a gender context.Methods: the empirical data are based on a structured survey of employed Russians raising children under 14 (N = 1449), the final sample size of 826 respondents. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between mental health and physical activity among university students by Mohammad Ahsan, Turki Abualait

“…Universities should consider integrating structured physical activity programs into their curricula and campus life to leverage these mental health benefits.…”
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Lean readiness assessment model – a tool for Humanitarian Organizations' social and economic sustainability by Muhammad Shafiq, Kullapa Soratana

“…The CSFs were validated by HO professionals via a questionnaire-based survey. The data from the responses were analysed by applying partial least square structured equation modelling (PLS-SEM) using the SmartPLS3 software. …”
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