Nursing Leadership in a Post-Pandemic Elective Orthopaedic Theatre Department: A Detailed Thematic Analysis of an Open-Ended Qualitative Survey by Carlo Biz, Lisa Buffon, Davide Scapinello, Sean Semple, Elisa Belluzzi, Ron Batash, Pietro Ruggieri

“…Methods: The study collected qualitative data exploring theatre staff’s expectations from leadership, offering insight on how the pandemic has influenced the way of working and exploring how the future in this unit may look. …”
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Supporting healthcare in rural communities in Thailand: An exploratory qualitative study to understand the role and current mental health practices of village health volunteers. by Chonmanan Khanthavudh, Annmarie Grealish, Vasiliki Tzouvara, Mary Leamy

“…<h4>Method</h4>This exploratory qualitative study involved nineteen semi-structured interviews conducted between August 2023 and March 2024 in a rural subdistrict of Northern Thailand. …”
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Smoking cessation in people with multiple sclerosis: qualitative study on the current practices and barriers for delivering assistance from the perspective of healthcare profession... by Christoph Heesen, Daniel Kotz, Claudia H Marck, Karin Riemann-Lorenz, Alex Maximilian Keller, Barbara von Glasenapp

“…This study aimed to explore the current practices and barriers faced by MS clinicians in Germany.Design A qualitative study design, using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis.Setting Interviews with participants were held online, via telephone or face-to-face at our institute in Hamburg, Germany.Participants We recruited eight neurologists and four MS nurses from hospitals, neurology practices and rehabilitation facilities in Germany via purposive and snowball sampling.Results We identified 27 codes across four themes: (1) knowledge: the 12 participants demonstrated a satisfactory general knowledge of the negative impacts of smoking on MS (2) current practice: significant variability was reported in the current practices, with some clinicians providing detailed advice while others merely assessing smoking status without further advice or assistance. (3) Barriers: key barriers identified included limited consultation time, perceived lack of patient motivation and insufficient availability of resources, like information material, for effective smoking cessation support. (4) Needs and wishes: participants wished for specific smoking cessation courses to which they could refer patients, as well as information material to use during patient counselling.Conclusion The study reveals considerable gaps in the consistency and comprehensiveness of smoking cessation support provided by MS clinicians in Germany. …”
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Revealing the complexity of depression configurations in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: a fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis by Songli Mei, Chengbin Zheng, Leilei Liang, Jian Zhang, Marhaba Kiyum, Junsong Fei, Tongshuang Yuan, Huimin Wang, Jiaying Gao, Xiaoying Liu, Na Du

“…Configurations formed by different variables all have a significant impact on depression in this study. …”
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An explorative qualitative study of barriers to the use of health and mental health services among migrant female sex workers in Germany and needs for action by Anastasiia Lotysh, Hürrem Tezcan-Güntekin, Olivia Kalinowski, Gizem Kaya, Franziska Kroehn-Liedtke, Hristiana Mihaylova, Meryam Schouler-Ocak, Wulf Rössler

“…The patient level was related to the patient characteristics: social structure variables, health beliefs and attitudes, personal enabling resources, community enabling resources, perceived illness, and personal health practices. …”
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On the applicability of multi-surface, two-surface and non-linear kinematic hardening models in multiaxial fatigue by M.A. Meggiolaro, J.T.P. Castro, H. Wu

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Insights Into How mHealth Applications Could Be Introduced Into Standard Hypertension Care in Germany: Qualitative Study With German Cardiologists and General Practitioners by Susann May, Frances Seifert, Dunja Bruch, Martin Heinze, Sebastian Spethmann, Felix Muehlensiepen

“…MethodsWe conducted a qualitative study involving 24 semistructured telephone interviews with physicians, including 14 cardiologists and 10 general practitioners, who are involved in the treatment of hypertensive patients. …”
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The Influence of Return on Asset and Debt Equity Ratio to Stock Prices: The Moderating Effect of Financial Performance of the Mining Industry by Tonny Serfius Maringka

“…This research aims to test the moderator effect on characteristic variables such as return on assets and debt-equity ratio as exogenous variables on stock prices which are endogenous variables with return on equity being a proxy for financial performance. …”
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The relationship between a friendly organizational environment and job performance in the post-pandemic era: an examination using career calling as a mediating variable by Xin Zhou, Yongjian Xu, Haixia Wang, Jiamin Tang, Jie Jia, Zhengnan Meng, Xianhong Huang

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Transformational leadership: A poor fit for proactive employees in a quick-commerce context by Abdhy A. Adnans, Katherina Panjaitan, Sherry Hadiyani

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Influence of dry-wet cycles on the strength behavior of biopolymer and fiber composite modified loess by Zherui Liang, Changgen Yan, Yihan Cao, Yuling Shi, Han Bao, Huaixin Li

“…Through systematic experiments including direct shear tests, quantitative crack characterization via Particle and Crack Analysis System (PCAS), and damage variable modeling, the mechanical response of BFCL under dry-wet cycles was comprehensively evaluated. …”
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THE IMPACT OF ONLINE SALES AND QRIS ON UMKM INCOME WITH FINANCIAL LITERACY AS A MEDIATING VARIABLE: A STUDY OF CULINARY UMKMS IN MALANG CITY by Muhammad Aunul Mubarok, Puji Endah Purnamasari

“…The study used a quantitative approach and analyzed the data using PLS-SEM to evaluate the relationships between the variables. …”
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Expression of Ciona intestinalis variable region-containing chitin-binding proteins during development of the gastrointestinal tract and their role in host-microbe interactions. by Assunta Liberti, Daniela Melillo, Ivana Zucchetti, Lenina Natale, Larry J Dishaw, Gary W Litman, Rosaria De Santis, Maria Rosaria Pinto

“…Variable region-containing chitin-binding proteins (VCBPs) are secreted, immune-type molecules that have been described in both amphioxus, a cephalochordate, and sea squirt, Ciona intestinalis, a urochordate. …”
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The Effect of Mudharabah and Musyarakah Financing on Profitability through Financing t o Deposit Ratio (FDR) as an Intervening Variable in Sharia Commercial Banks in Indonesia by Wartoyo Wartoyo, Milla Nur Fithriya, Eef Saefulloh

“… This research points is to reply questions such as those related to the title Impacts of Mudharabah and Musyarakah Financing on Productivity through Financing to Deposit Proportion (FDR) as an Interceding Variable in Islamic Commercial Banks in Indonesia for the 2018-2022 period. …”
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Modeling the Impact of Between-lot and Within-lot Variability in Listeria monocytogenes Contamination on Risk Reduction From Sampling Ready-to-eat Foods by Yuhuan Chen, Régis Pouillot, Jane M. Van Doren

“…We also developed an ad hoc quantitative risk assessment application using R (the “FDA-LmQRA App”) to evaluate more complex scenarios and provide additional metrics. …”
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Increased variability in response to transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy older compared to young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Anna Elisabeth Fromm, Catalina Trujillo-Llano, Ulrike Grittner, Marcus Meinzer, Agnes Flöel, Daria Antonenko

“…Yet, no study has quantitatively compared tDCS variability across age groups. …”
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Free-breathing three-dimensional simultaneous myocardial T1 and T2 mapping based on multi-parametric SAturation-recovery and Variable-flip-Angle by Dongyue Si, Rui Guo, Lan Cheng, Xiangchuang Kong, Daniel A. Herzka, Haiyan Ding

“…Background: Quantitative myocardial tissue characterization with T1 and T2 parametric mapping can provide an accurate and complete assessment of tissue abnormalities across a broad range of cardiomyopathies. …”
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Optometry Students&amp;rsquo; Mental Health at a University in South Africa: Investigating the Links Between Anxiety, Depression, and Key Variables by Vagiri R, Sukati V, Mphasha MH, Mayimele N, Bangalee V, Grootboom W, Makhele L, Padayachee N

“…This study aimed to identify the severity of anxiety and depression and their association with socio-demographic, academic, and clinical variables among optometry students in South Africa.Methods: This study was a descriptive, quantitative, and cross-sectional study involving 171 optometry undergraduate students at a university in South Africa. …”
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Variabilidad cardiaca y función pulmonar en deportistas de iniciación paralímpicos (Cardiac variability and lung function in paralympic initiation athletes) by Olga Lucia Hincapié Gallón, Stefanie Tonguino Rosero, Julián Andrés Rivera Mota

“…Análisis de correlación se encontraron asociaciones entre las variables de Variabilidad Cardiaca y Función Pulmonar en deportistas de baloncesto, natación y tenis, caso contrario para Para powerlifting donde no se observó correlación entre las variables. …”
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Intérêt de la Marge de Manœuvre Situationnelle pour le ciblage des situations à risque de Troubles Musculo‑Squelettiques by Maxime Norval, Mohsen Zare, René Brunet, Fabien Coutarel, Yves Roquelaure

“…In a sample of selected work situations in the metallurgy industry, we therefore compared the SOL indicators using two semi-quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the level of SOL sufficiency for each situation. …”
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