Examining the after-school study burden of Chinese secondary school students following burden reduction policies: a sociological analysis by Yunfang Ran, Xi Wu, Yitao Wang, Zhiying Zhou, Yuan Yin

“…It involved one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 15 students, 9 parents, and 3 teachers and informal individual or group discussions. …”
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Gobernanza y legitimidad en las federaciones deportivas colombianas (Governance and legitimacy in Colombian sports federations) by José Ramos Acosta, Ana María Arias Castaño, Julie Hortencia Gómez Solano, Néstor Ordoñez Saavedra, Ruby Lorena Carrillo Barbosa

“…The results show the existence of weaknesses related to gender imbalance, as well as solidarity with athletes and lower-ranking institutions; the study established the need to structure the creation of a good governance observatory. …”
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Over-the-counter procured emergency contraception among undergraduate students in a public University in Ghana by Fred Yao Gbagbo

“…Methods This was an exploratory-cross-sequential study conducted in a public university in Ghana, using 145 purposively sampled sexually active undergraduate students. A structured questionnaire and in-depth interview guide designed by the author were used for data collection during the University’s 2021/2022 Academic year. …”
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Effect of counseling intervention on symptoms, pain acceptance and psychological wellbeing among patients with fibromyalgia by Ayman Muhammad Kamel Senosy, Hoda Sayed Mohamed Abd El Naby, Eman Ahmed Elhaweet, Basma ElAraby El-Feqi

“…Tools for data collection (1) Structured Interview Questionnaire for Patients with Fibromyalgia, (2) Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, (3) Psychological well-being Questionnaire. …”
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Expatriation-enhanced competencies: A multiple case study of technology-based entrepreneurs by Hilka Pelizza Vier Machado, Jörg Freiling

“…Universities and innovators may recognize their discretion to develop programs for people like former students who want to self-expatriate. …”
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Retention of knowledge and skills among midwives one year after completing helping babies breathe pre-service training in Ethiopia: a non-randomized quasi-experimental study by Endalew Gemechu Sendo, Fekadu Aga, Lemi Abebe Gebrewold

“…Knowledge was assessed using a multiple-choice questionnaire, while skills were evaluated using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs). Data were collected immediately post-training, six months later, and one year later. …”
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Impact of a potential Chlamydia vaccine in the USA: mathematical modelling analyses by Hiam Chemaitelly, Laith J Abu-Raddad, Houssein H Ayoub, Susanne F Awad, Monia Makhoul

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A Call to Action for Anticoagulation Stewardship to Address Suboptimal Thromboprophylaxis Practices for at-Risk Non-Orthopedic Surgical Patients in Vietnam: An Explanatory Sequenti... by Nguyen TTT, Tong HT, Nguyen HTL, Nguyen TD

“…The implementation of an anticoagulation stewardship program is essential for addressing practical issues.Keywords: venous thromboembolism prevention, abdominopelvic surgery, guideline adherence, influencing factors, mixed-methods study, anticoagulant stewardship…”
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Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Allergies in Schoolchildren of the Chechen Republic: Results of an Epidemiological Study by Aset Kh. Ibisheva, Saihat A. Shamsadova, Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova

“…Moreover, regional features of sensibilization structure have been identified. It will allow us to maintain economically optimal diagnosis of allergic diseases in children living in the Chechen Republic.…”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Factors among Presumptive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Debre Tabor Referral Hospital, South Gondar, Northwest Eth... by Debaka Belete, Azanaw Amare, Tesfaye Andualem, Desie Kasew, Sirak Biset

“…The sociodemographic data and associated factors were collected using a structured questionnaire, and stool samples were collected by convenient sampling technique and processed for the detection of intestinal parasites using a direct wet mount saline preparation and formal ether concentration technique. …”
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ADHERANCE TO BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN by A. G. Shamsutdinova, B. S. Turdaliyeva, B. A. Ramazanova, A. G. Beltenova

“…A total of 1,015 women of target age groups, living in Almaty, the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in breast and cervical cancer screenings. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from each participant (1,239 questionnaires: 674 for breast cancer screening and 565 for cervical cancer screening). …”
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Predictors of stillbirth among women who had given birth in Southern Ethiopia, 2020: A case-control study. by Haimanot Abebe, Solomon Shitu, Haile Workye, Ayenew Mose

“…Consecutive sampling techniques and simple random techniques were used to recruit cases and controls respectively. A structured standard tool was used to identify the predictors of stillbirth. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in rural areas of Naubatpur block of Patna District in Bihar, India: a population−based cluster cross−sectional study by Alok Ranjan, Sanjay Pandey, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Chandramani Singh, Mohit Bhardwaj

“…Data on socio-demographics and economic, anthropometric, family history, lifestyle variables, and awareness were collected using a pre−tested standardized structured questionnaire. Standard WHO procedures were used to measure blood pressure and anthropometric variables. …”
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Video and Online Courses in the Educational Process of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics: opportunities, advantages and problems for students and professors by A. A. Dokukina, D. A. Shtykhno

“…Appropriate increase of the online component in the structure of academic discipline, the offer of various forms of interactive, mastery of the skills of applying the latest technical achievements represent today the most important elements of the progressiveness of the higher education. …”
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Antibiotics Knowledge and Prescription Patterns Among Dental Practitioners in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia: A Comparative E-Survey with a Focus on Medically Healthy... by Marija Badrov, Danijela Marovic, Antonija Tadin

“…The study utilized a self-structured questionnaire to collect data on various aspects of antibiotic use, including knowledge, prescribing practices, awareness of guidelines, and demographic and professional information about dentists. …”
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Deinstitutionalization of education in the context of a global professional shift by L. V. Konstantinova, N. N. Gagiev, D. A. Shtykhno

“…The aim of the work is to analyze the processes of transformation of modern education towards its deinstitutionalization under the influence of changes in the professional structure of the labor market. A global professional shift towards new professions emerging in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is considered as a modern trend, resulting in an increase in the role and importance of informal and informal education, accompanied by an increase in demand for online education.  …”
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Sanitation facilities, hygienic conditions, and prevalence of acute diarrhea among under-five children in slums of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Baseline survey of a longitudinal study. by Metadel Adane, Bezatu Mengistie, Helmut Kloos, Girmay Medhin, Worku Mulat

“…For this survey, 697 children aged 0-50 months were recruited from two slum districts in Addis Ababa. A pre-tested structured questionnaire and an observational checklist were used for data collection. …”
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Peculiarities of Pattern Information Transmission by Evgeniy V. Yurkevich, Lidiya N. Krukova

“…The rates of modern technologies development is such that educational programs are constantly required to be enlarged with new material. …”
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Cross-Project Defect Prediction Using Transfer Learning with Long Short-Term Memory Networks by Hongwei Tao, Lianyou Fu, Qiaoling Cao, Xiaoxu Niu, Haoran Chen, Songtao Shang, Yang Xian

“…Then, the semantic features of the program can be extracted by TLSTM. On the other hand, transferable metric features are extracted by transfer component analysis (TCA). …”
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Teachers’ perceptions and experiences of gender in physical education across diverse cultural contexts by Golaleh Makrooni, Joonas Kalari, Warhel Asim Mohammed, Pål Lagestad

“…This study explores the perceptions and experiences of primary school PE teachers in Finland and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), focusing on how cultural, social, curricular, and pedagogical factors shape the positioning of gender in PE.MethodsThe study employed a qualitative approach using semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 14 PE teachers—eight from Finland and six from KRI to examines PE teachers’ perceptions and experiences related to gender in PE. …”
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