Psycho‐Spiritual Challenges Faced by Palliative Health Care Providers in Bangladesh: A Multicenter‐Based Descriptive Cross‐Sectional Study by Mastura Kashmeeri, A. N. M. Shamsul Islam, Palash Chandra Banik

“…Method This multicenter‐based, descriptive cross‐sectional study aims to explore the psycho‐spiritual challenges faced by palliative care providers. Data was collected from 160 licensed healthcare providers, through face‐to‐face semi‐structured interviews conducted from August to September 2022. …”
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Impact of Respiration on Stuttering by Wusqa Ahmed Ahmed, Azam Khan Khan, Mamona Riaz, Hafsa Noreen, Abeeha Fatima, Hajra Masood

“…A self- administered structured questionnaire was used for data collection. …”
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PERCEIVED CAUSES OF CONFLICT AND METHODS OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION AMONG NURSES IN NIGERIAN HOSPITALS by Oseni Rukayat, Ekpoanwan Esienumoh, Fakeye Grace, Emmanson Emmanson

“…Instruments were validated Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory (ROCI II) and structured questionnaire on causes of conflicts adapted from Mukeshimana and Asingzwe (2016). …”
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Assist-linked brief intervention to reduce risky pattern of substance use in male workers employed at a tertiary care hospital in India: A randomized controlled trial by Sambhu Prasad, Debasish Basu, Surendra K. Mattoo, B. N Subodh

“…The intervention group was provided a 15–30-min structured session per ALBI protocol, while the control group was given a 15–30-min general talk on health-related consequences associated with substance use. …”
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Prevention of road traffic collisions and associated neurotrauma in Colombia: An exploratory qualitative study. by Santhani M Selveindran, Gurusinghe D N Samarutilake, David Santiago Vera, Carol Brayne, Christine Hill, Angelos Kolias, Alexis J Joannides, Peter J A Hutchinson, Andres M Rubiano

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted and explored perceptions on RTCs and neurotrauma, preventative strategies and interventions, and the role of research in prevention. …”
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Public Housing Project Delivery in Nigeria: Quality versus Quantity by Oluwafemi Kehinde AKANDE, Lilian Chioma OBI-GEORGE, Jonam Jacob LEMBI, Ibrahim Adamu UMAR, Amos Musa TARNI, Adanna Joy NWOKORIE, Paul Haruna BABA

“…A descriptive survey design with 351 randomly selected households and built environment experts (BEPs) was used. A self-developed structured questionnaire was used to collect data from households, buildings, and professionals over the course of three months. …”
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Public Perception on the Implementation of PON XXI Event North Sumatera-Aceh at Situngkir Panguruan Beach in 2024 by Zuhriyah Zuhriyah, Azadeh Zarei, Louie Peter Gula, Samsuddin Siregar

“…A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a structured questionnaire administered to 100 residents of Situngkir Village, selected through stratified random sampling. …”
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High Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Female Vegetable Market Traders in Hargeisa, Somaliland: Risk Factors and Implications by Fosia Mohamoud, Arthur Kwena, Caleb Nyamwange, Geoffrey Maiyoh

“…Methods: Conducted from December 2020 to April 2021 in Hargeisa’s vegetable markets, this cross-sectional study recruited 291 women using stratified convenience random sampling. Structured questionnaires collected socio-demographic data, while fasting blood samples provided information on blood sugar, triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein levels. …”
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Blockchain-driven digital transformation in the housing industry by Anniina Saari, Seppo Junnila, Jussi Vimpari

“…Design/methodology/approach – This four-year longitudinal study used 35 semi-structured interviews. Findings – Blockchain was crucial in the early industry-wide DT, fostering innovation through shared value creation, delivery and capture while supporting collaboration and enhancing processes. …”
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Social orphanhood and deprived parenthood in a migrant family as a threat to demographic security: is there light at the end of the tunnel? by G. I. Osadchaya, O. A. Volkova, T. N. Yudina

“…The relevance of the research is the spread of the phenomena of social orphanhood and deprived parenthood due to the labor migration of family members.The problem of the research is the expansion of labor migration, the spread of social orphanhood, the development of deprived parenthood, on the one hand, and the lack of conceptual justification for the relationships between these phenomena, on the other.The goal of the research is to consider social orphanhood and deprived parenthood in a migrant family as a threat to demographic security.The research methods. The work used data from: 1) a questionnaire survey of returned Kyrgyz labor migrants who worked in Russia and then returned to Kyrgyzstan; 2) semi-structured interviews of labor migrants in Russia; 3) quantitative and qualitative content analysis of cases presented in the essays of migrant children.The Results. …”
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Sustainability disclosure in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Opportunities and Challenges by Amr ElAlfy, Adel Elgharbawy, Tia Rebecca Driver, Abdul-Jalil Ibrahim

“…This study examined the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance of 117 companies across Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Qatar from 2021 to 2022 (totaling 234 observations) from the institutional theory perspective using a mixed methods approach. The research is structured in two stages: First, we analyzed ESG scores from ESG Refinitiv data to measure ESG performance based on 186 comparable metrics across 10 categories; second, we conducted a directed content analysis of sustainability reports that utilized 27 ESG disclosure indicators from the GCC Exchanges Committee's unified guidance. …”
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“…They were just treating her Symptom by Symptom”: maternal experiences of having a child with spinal muscular atrophy in Ghana by Esther Doe-Yo Tawiah, Jacob Owusu Sarfo

“…Individual interviews were conducted between August and September 2023 using semi-structured interview guides. The data were manually analysed using a pen-and-paper method. …”
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Frail older people ageing in place alone and their perception of the built environment in rural and urban sites: a mixed-methods study by Maria Gabriella Melchiorre, Marco Socci, Giovanni Lamura, Sabrina Quattrini

“…For this paper, semi-structured interviews involving 40 participants aged 65 years and over in the Marche Region (Central Italy) were processed, and a mixed-methods analysis (quantitative/qualitative) was conducted. …”
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Case-Designed Lesson Plans as a Means of Assessing Methodological Competency of Pedagogical Students and Primary School Teachers by N. N. Demeneva, O. V. Kolesova

“…As a means of a diagnostic methodology, a case-designed lesson plan presented by the authors combines the characteristics of a traditional lesson plan and a case-structured assignment. The features of the case-designed lesson plan and its content specificity were thoroughly analysed; specific examples were provided.The approbation of methodology was carried out among the students enrolled in “Psychology and Pedagogy of Primary Education” direction and primary school teachers, who attended advanced training courses. …”
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Importance of evaluating GPS telemetry collar performance in monitoring reintroduced populations by James A. Vance, David S. Jachowski, Allen C. Boynton, Marcella J. Kelly

“…Errors caused by local habitat conditions in patchy and structurally complex landscapes should be accounted for in future models and management decisions. © 2017 The Wildlife Society.…”
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Obstetric and newborn outcomes of mothers with and without HIV infection in Anaka general hospital in Northern Uganda. by Jolly Joe Lapat, Jimmyy Opee, James Okello, Nixson Oyoo, Christopher Wanican, Gloria Becky Labong, Daniel S Ebbs, Felix Bongomin

“…A total of 914 delivery records were included, sampled using systematic random sampling from the hospital maternity register. Data were extracted from maternity and neonatal records using a structured tool. …”
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Advances in machine transliteration methods, limitations, challenges, applications and future directions by A’la Syauqi, Aji Prasetya Wibawa

“…Rule-based methods provide structured frameworks but face challenges in adapting to linguistic variability. …”
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A 20‐year mapping of Bayesian belief networks in software project management by Abraham L. R. deSousa, Cleidson R. B. deSouza, Rodrigo Q. Reis

“…This work aims to provide an overview of the first 20 years of research in BBNs applied to SPM, and by so doing it contributes to the structuring of this research topic and the identification of new research opportunities. …”
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Exploring Career Barriers Faced by Female Doctors Due to Gender Bias: A Qualitative Analysis by Anam Zahra, Tayyaba Azhar, Hajra Talat

“…Female doctors who had experienced delayed promotions or held leadership positions, and male doctors with experience supervising or working alongside female colleagues, participated in semi-structured interviews. An interview guide, informed by key themes from existing literature on gender studies in the medical field, directed discussions on career advancement barriers, strategies to overcome them, and the roles of male doctors in supporting female colleagues. …”
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High school football player experiences with multiple injuries: a qualitative biopsychosocial model application by Natalie Golub, Jesse A. Steinfeldt

“…Each participant missed at least one week of play and/or one game per injury. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to investigate emotional responses, perceived social support, and stress management. …”
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