How to build resilient community energy systems? Lessons from Malawi and Ethiopia by Harshit Vallecha, Mulualem Gebreslassie, Fana Filli, Christopher Hara, Chrispin Gogoda, Amare Assefa, Long Seng To, Joshua Kirshner, Vanesa Castán Broto

“…Three CES projects, two in Malawi and one in Ethiopia, have been examined through qualitative analysis of data collected through semi-structured interviews with CES project stakeholders. …”
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Critical Success Factors for ERP Systems’ Post-Implementations of SMEs in Saudi Arabia: A Top Management and Vendors’ Perspective by Sayeed Haider Salih, Samah Abdelsalam, Mosab Hamdan, Abdelzahir Abdelmaboud, Muzaffar Hamzah, Anwer Mustafa Hilal, Abdelwahed Motwakel

“…A total of 177 end-users of ERP systems from two manufacturing organizations in KSA that had implemented on-premises ERP systems were involved in this study. Data gathered from structured questionnaires were analyzed using SmartPLS3 and SPSS software programs. …”
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INTERPLAY BETWEEN ORAL HEALTH, SYSTEMIC COMORBIDITIES, AND THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE IN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: TOWARD AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF DEMENTIA CARE by Oana Cristina Cretu, Doriana Agop Forna, Cosmin Bida, Marius Cocu, Teona Tudorici, Magda Calina Bârlean, Andrei Georgescu, Corina Ciupilan, Razvan Branzan, Elena Rodica Popescu

“…This study supports the need for structured oral health protocols as a component of comprehensive dementia care." …”
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Advancing public health through technological rehabilitation: insights from a national clinician survey by Marianna Capecci, Marialuisa Gandolfi, Sofia Straudi, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Nicolò Baldini, Lucia Pepa, Elisa Andrenelli, Nicola Smania, Maria Gabriella Ceravolo, Giovanni Morone, Donatella Bonaiuti, on behalf of HTA section of SIMFER (Italian Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine)

“…The online questionnaire consists of 71 structured questions designed to collect demographic and geographical data of the respondents, as well as detailed insights into the prevalence and range of technologies they use, together with their specific applications in clinical settings." …”
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Perceived acceptability of a prototype toolkit to support patients and informal caregivers to express their perspectives in palliative care conversations by Annet Olde Wolsink-van Harlingen, Jan Jukema, Kris Vissers, Madeleen Uitdehaag, Jeroen Hasselaar, Leontine Groen-van de Ven

“…Method: Patients and informal caregivers end users and HCPs participated in semi-structured individual or group interviews. This resulted in two databases of qualitative data which were thematically analysed. …”
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Cross-sectional study of myopia prevalence and associated risk factors among children and adolescents in Shaanxi Province, China, in 2021 by Yi-Ming Guo, Guan-Chen Liu, Junhan Wei, Jiaqi Wang, Jiejing Bi, Juan Huang, Dang-Xia Zhou, Lu Ye

“…Myopia was defined as SE ≤−0.5 D and categorized into low (SE >−3.0 D), moderate (SE >−6.0 D), and high myopia (SE ≤−6.0 D). Data on age, gender, education level, and ethnicity were collected using structured questionnaires administered through face-to-face interviews.Results The overall prevalence of myopia was 67.4% (95% CI: 67.20%–67.50%), with high myopia at 4.63% (95% CI: 4.55%–4.71%). …”
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Aripiprazole/Sertraline Combination: Clinical and Cost‐Effectiveness in Comparison With Quetiapine for the Treatment of Bipolar Depression (ASCEnD Trial)—Protocol for a Nested Qual... by Isobel Hoppe, Stuart Watson, Caroline Kemp, Fiona Turnbull, Firoza Davies, John Gibson, Lumbini Azim, Lauren Wall, Niraj Ahuja, Sarah Al‐Ashmori, Sally Keys, Thomas Kabir, Carolyn A. Chew‐Graham

“…Methods The qualitative study will use semi‐structured interviews to explore pilot trial participants' and clinicians' perspectives on recruitment procedures, the acceptability of the intervention, the management of bipolar disorder and attitudes to medication combinations. …”
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The experiences of family members of persons with intellectual disabilities who used residential care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic by Montserrat Puig Llobet, Montserrat Roca Roger, Teresa Nicolàs Silva, Gemma Pérez Gimenez, Zaida Agüera, Maria-Teresa Lluch Canut, Juan Francisco Roldan Merino, Carmen Moreno Arroyo, Marta Prats Arimon, Maria Aurelia Sánchez Ortega, Xavier Domènech Mascaró, Miguel Angel Hidalgo Blanco, Antonio Moreno Poyato

“…Methods and procedures Semi-structured interviews were conducted using an interpretive phenomenological qualitative approach. …”
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The effects of alcohol use severity and polygenic risk on gray matter volumes in young adults by Yu Chen, Huey-Ting Li, Xingguang Luo, Guangfei Li, Guangfei Li, Jaime S. Ide, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li, Chiang-Shan R. Li

“…Alcohol use behaviors were assessed with the Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism. …”
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Randomized controlled trial of 4.0 mg versus 0.4 mg folic acid supplementation: Follow-up of children at 1 year of age by Renata Bortolus, Francesca Filippini, Sonia Cipriani, Daniele Trevisanuto, Federico Marchetti, Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo, Fabio Parazzini, Francesco Cavallin

“…Methods: The health status of livebirths was evaluated by a trained health care provider (HCP) through a phone interview with the paediatrician (at 1–3–12 months of age) and with the parents (at 12 months of age), using a structured data collection form. Results: Information at 1 year of life could be obtained for 347/376 (92.3 %) newborns included in the original RCT. …”
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The Determinants of Recall Event Timing of Contaminated Frozen Poultry Products in Retail Outlets in North-Central Nigeria by Emeka Solomon Fidelis, Moradeyo Adebanjo Otitoju, Park Odojoma Idisi, Ugochukwu Emmanuel Anazo, David Ocholi Achemu

“…Multistage sampling was employed to sample 202 respondents, and the data collected using a well-structured questionnaire was analyzed using descriptive statistics and discrete-time survival analysis. …”
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Sustainable phytoprotection: a smart monitoring and recommendation framework using Puma Optimization for potato pathogen detection by Amal H. Alharbi, Faris H. Rizk, Khaled Sh. Gaber, Marwa M. Eid, Marwa M. Eid, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, El-Sayed M. El-kenawy, Pushan Kumar Dutta, Doaa Sami Khafaga

“…The system is trained and evaluated on a real-world dataset derived from structured field experiments, comprising 52 instances and 42 agronomic, microbial, and ecological variables. …”
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Learning new surgical techniques in low and middle income countries, approval processes, and the impact of artificial intelligence by Long Cong Duy Tran, Long Cong Duy Tran, Helal Metwalli, Helal Metwalli, Dat Tien Le, Dat Tien Le, Samuel Amo-Afful, Samuel Amo-Afful, Mario Salib Todry Gerges, Mario Salib Todry Gerges, Hajer Hatim Hassan Ahmed, Hajer Hatim Hassan Ahmed, Dinh Thi Kim Quyen, Dinh Thi Kim Quyen, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Abdelrahman Gamil Gad, Phillip Tran, Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Tien Huy, Nguyen Tien Huy

“…Training in surgery and approval of new techniques in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), usually depends on informal apprenticeship systems, that is often lacking standardization, structured mentorship and produce inconsistent patient outcomes. …”
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Connectivity guided intermittent theta burst stimulation versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in moderately severe treatment resistant depression by Richard Morriss, Lucy Webster, Luke Ingram, Mohamed Abdelghani, Adriana Anton, Shaun Barber, Peter Bates, Paul Briley, Clement Boutry, Cassandra Brookes, Edward Cox, Beth Hall, Marilyn James, Matthew Keane, Micheal Kurkar, Sudheer Lankappa, Peter Liddle, Hamish McAllister-Williams, Hyerin Oh, Alexander O’Neill-Kerr, Jehill Parikh, Stefan Pszczolkowski, Ana Suazo Di Paola, Louise Thomson, Yvette Walters, Dorothee Auer

“…Analysis was inductive using thematic analysis of transcribed interview data. Neuroimaging Participants’ baseline and 16-week MRI scans (the London site underwent scanning at the baseline time point only), were carried out at the same site and using the same scanner platform (all 3T), using a core protocol across the treatment sites (scanner sites Nottingham for Nottingham and Northampton; Newcastle, London, and Manchester for Oldham). rsfMRI and structural MRI was conducted at all sites and Mesher-Garwood Point Resolved Spectroscopy (MEGA-PRESS) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) scans in the DlPFC at Nottingham and Newcastle only. …”
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Establishing Effective Patient Engagement Through a Terms of Reference to Foster Inclusivity and Empowerment in Research: Example From a Healthcare Transition Quality Indicators Pr... by Sarah E. P. Munce, Tomisin John, Dorothy Luong, Sarah Mooney, Lisa Stromquist, Kyle Chambers, Marilyn Crabtree, Sanober Diaz, Gina Dimitropoulos, Megan Henze, Amanda Higgins, Elaine Li, Samadhi Mora Severino, Melanie Penner, Jacklynn Pidduck, Michelle Wan, Laura Williams, Darryl Yates, Alene Toulany

“…A well‐developed ToR promotes a structured, inclusive, and respectful process. Methods Using an integrated knowledge translation (iKT) approach, we established a panel of youth, caregivers, healthcare providers, and healthcare leaders/decision‐makers. …”
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Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation by Renato Mattli, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber, Anja Maria Raab, Anja Maria Raab, Karin Haas, Karin Haas, Albrecht Vorster, Albrecht Vorster, Kai-Uwe Schmitt, Kai-Uwe Schmitt

“…We delivered online questionnaires before and after the intervention, collected app usage data and conducted semi-structured interviews.ResultsOne hundred eight older adults participated in the study. …”
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The Impact of Dual-Career Support Systems on Perceived Barriers Among European Student-Athletes with Disabilities by Alejandro Leiva-Arcas, Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal, Lourdes Meroño, María José Maciá-Andreu, Juan Alfonso García-Roca, Lucía Abenza-Cano, Antonino Manuel Almeida-Pereira, Laura Capranica, Tom Comyns, Aura Bota, Amaia Ramírez-Muñoz, Luis Maicas-Pérez, Emanuele Isidori, Antonio Sánchez-Pato

“…In conclusion, when a country’s educational system does not have structured support systems for dual careers, student-athletes perceive more barriers, regardless of their sporting level.…”
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Areas for Improvement and Barriers Identified in Measuring the Quality of Nursing Care: Perceptions of Patients and Professionals by Maria Consuelo Company-Sancho, Manuel Rich-Ruiz, Marta Guillen Toledano, Luis-Miguel Cairós-Ventura, Josefa D. Gil Perez, Ana María de Pascual y Medina, María Pilar Peláez Alba, Ana Isabel Barreno Estévez, María Emma Alonso Poncelas, Carolina Rodríguez Orihuela, Pedro Ruyman Brito-Brito

“…The information was collected by means of two focus groups and eight semi-structured interviews conducted between November 2022 and March 2024. …”
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Future Open Networks Cross-Domain Cognitive Orchestration: A Novel Design Paradigm by Saptarshi Ghosh, Hamid Asgari, Darryl Hond, Konstantinos Antonakoglou, Ioannis Mavromatis, Noel Butler, Rasheed Hussain, Shah Zeb, Kostas Katsaros, Shadi Moazzeni, David Tee, Gabriele Incorvaia, Dimitra Simeonidou

“…Future Open Networks (FONs) are envisioned as large-scale, decentralised, and data-driven systems designed with open interfaces and interoperable standards to deliver diverse services and applications. …”
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Bridging the gap: Awareness and barriers to antenatal care among pregnant women in a tertiary health-care facility; single center study by Ritu Khatuja, Priya Singh, Sonal Prasad, Natasha Tyagi, Shweta Soorauthiya, Nisha Mishra, Vedanshi Verma

“…Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over 6 months among PW. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary habits, and ANC awareness were collected through structured interviews. …”
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