Overweight and obesity among Saudi university students and their relationships with various lifestyle habits: a cross-sectional study by Gamil Ghaleb Alrubaiee, Talal Ali Alqalah, Sameer A Alkubati, Nabil A Al-Rabeei

“…Consequently, universities should implement structured health promotion programs that include nutrition education, expanded access to fitness facilities, awareness campaigns on healthy eating, and targeted strategies for obesity prevention..…”
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Who has sheds? Exploring practices and determinants of overnight housing for backyard poultry in rural Bangladesh to inform an intervention to limit exposure to poultry and poultry... by Elizabeth D Thomas, Laura H Kwong, Nadia Ali Rimi, Ireen Sultana Shanta, Mohammad Rofi Uddin, Shifat Khan, Salma Akter, S M Monirul Ahasan, Mahbub-Ul Alam, Mahbubur Rahman, Tarique Md Nurul Huda, Peter J Winch

“…We then conducted 27 semi-structured interviews to explore poultry-raising practices, including housing types and materials identified during transect walks. …”
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[Comment] Urethral injury and other urologic injuries during transanal total mesorectal excision: an international collaborative study by Wang Xiaojie

“…Our survey indicated that those occurring in surgeons’ early experience might best be reduced by implementation of structured taTME training and proctoring, whereas those occurring later relate to case complexity and may be avoided by more stringent case selection.…”
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Growth parameters and food frequently consumed by Basotho children aged 6–24 months old at Maseru and Leribe districts of Lesotho: A cross‐sectional study by Mothusi Nyofane, Malebusa Rapotsane, Mohlotsane Moshao

“…A descriptive cross‐sectional study was conducted among 113 mother–child dyads attending clinic visits at Makoanyane Military Hospital (Maseru district); n = 50 and Motebang Hospital (Leribe district); n = 63. A structured sociodemographic and feeding practices questionnaires based on adapted World Health Organization (WHO) questionnaires were used. …”
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Experiences of mental health nurses who give nursing intervention among child and adolescent with cyberbullying: a qualitative study by Iyus Yosep, Ai Mardhiyah, Suryani Suryani, Rohman Hikmat, Kurniawan Kurniawan, Heni Purnama

“…Methods A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews to gather data from 12 Mental health nurses working in child and adolescent rehabilitation units at a psychiatric hospital in West Java Province, Indonesia. …”
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Robotic surgery – digital technology that saves lives by S. A. Sheptunov, A. O. Vasiliev

“…Materials and methods. The article is structured in theses with infographics, giving a complete picture of the main aspects. …”
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Experiential knowledge of expert coaches and expert athletes can help identify constraints on the performance of run-up in competitive sport tasks by Behrouz Ghorbanzadeh, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Rasoul Yaali

“…This study investigated the experiential knowledge of 30 elite coaches and athletes from track and field, gymnastics, and soccer, aimed at increasing understanding of individual, environmental, and task constraints on expert athletes’ performance.MethodsThe interviews were conducted in a semi-structured manner and based on ecological dynamics.ResultsResults show that while some constraints on run-up performance are common across all three sports, others are sport-specific. …”
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Presenting a conceptual model of the human as an agent based on the lived experience of successful youth labor: A grounded theory study by maryam hozhabriannazari, hossein salimibajestani, masumeh esmaili, ebrahim naeimi

“…Data was gathered through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the Strauss and Corbin method. …”
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Resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Nairobi by Perpetual Wangui Ndung'u, Samuel Kariuki, Zipporah Ng'ang'a, Gunturu Revathi

“…Methodology: Pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Nairobi were randomly sampled after informed consent and recruited into the study using a structured questionnaire. Specimens were cultured in liquid and solid media, and drug susceptibility tests were performed for first-line drugs including (isoniazid, rifampin, streptomycin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide). …”
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Public perceptions of HIV/AIDS awareness in the Gulf Council Cooperation countries: a qualitative study by Samah Alageel, Norah M. Alsadhan, Ghadah Alkhaldi, Rawan Alkasabi, Noura Alomair

“…Methods We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with participants from the GCC region. …”
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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medication Disposal: A Study on Rural Communities in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow by Saurabh Kashyap, Akshata MA, Anubhav Agrawal, Abhishek Singh, Aman Verma, Ish Gupta

“…Participants were interviewed by Junior Residents and Data was gathered using a structured questionnaire to evaluate demographic characteristics, knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, and practices related to the disposal of unused and expired medications. …”
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Clinical outcomes and anti-inflammatory mechanisms predict maximum heart rate improvement after physical activity training in individuals with psychiatric disorders and comorbid ob... by Pau Soldevila-Matías, Joan Vicent Sánchez-Ortí, Patricia Correa-Ghisays, Vicent Balanzá-Martínez, Gabriel Selva-Vera, Roberto Sanchis-Sanchis, Néstor Iglesias-García, Manuel Monfort-Pañego, Pilar Tomás-Martínez, Víctor M Victor, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Constanza San Martin Valenzuela, José Antonio Climent-Sánchez, Rosana Corral-Márquez, Inmaculada Fuentes-Durá, Rafael Tabarés-Seisdedos

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and, schizophrenia and with comorbid obesity (n = 29) were assigned to a 12-week structured physical exercise program. Peripheral blood biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, vascular mechanisms, and metabolic activity, as well as neurocognitive and functional performance were assessed twice, before and after intervention. …”
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Emerging Technologies for Injury Identification in Sports Settings: A Systematic Review by Luke Canavan Dignam, Lisa Ryan, Michael McCann, Ed Daly

“…Risk of bias was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP) tool. Of 4283 records screened, 70 full-text articles were assessed, with 21 studies meeting the final inclusion criteria. …”
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Psychological Impact of Presymptomatic X-Linked ALD Diagnosis and Surveillance: A Small Qualitative Study of Patient and Parent Experiences by Cecilie S. Videbæk, Sabine W. Grønborg, Allan M. Lund, Mette L. Olesen

“…With this study, we wanted to explore how the diagnosis of ALD, before the development of cALD, and the follow-up program affected patients and their parents. Using semi-structured interviews, we interviewed seven parents of children with ALD aged 3–11 and four patients with ALD aged 18–25. …”
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Comparing the experiences of cancer survivors living with sleep disturbances between differing levels of psychological distress: a qualitative study by Julia Chan, Danielle Wing Lam Ng, Richard Fielding, Wendy Wing Tak Lam

“…Methods Thirty-three Cantonese speaking mixed type cancer survivors were recruited from a community cancer care program. Participants that scored > 5 on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and had non-clinical or borderline to clinical levels of psychological distress underwent semi-structured interviews. …”
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CEREBRAL NEURODYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE AND UPPER LIMB INJURIES DURING REHABILITATION by B. I. Vakhitov, I. S. Raginov, I. Kh. Vakhitov

“…Rehabilitation of such patients should include dynamic electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, since the information about the functional state of cerebral structures is necessary for organizing an effective rehabilitation program, predicting and assessing treatment outcomes.We have examined 26 patients with cerebral stroke (14 men and 12 women aged 42–65 years) in the early stages with the leading neurological syndrome manifesting as spastic hemiparesis and 27 patients with extension fractures of the distal radial physis (after manual reposition and plaster splint removal) at different stages of their rehabilitation with a week interval.We found that changes in brain electric activity (from similar leads of the contralateral hemisphere) were more significant in patients with acute stroke, which can be associated with specific changes in the cerebral rhythms after stroke, since deep location of the alteration focus results in more diffused EEG symptoms due to conducting paths. …”
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Hunting as the main technique used to control wild pigs in Brazil by Clarissa Alves Da Rosa, Marcelo Osório Wallau, Felipe Pedrosa

“…We formulated and distributed a structured questionnaire distributed in 2014 and 2015 to pig controllers (n = 172), including both hunters and nonhunters. …”
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The impact of large-class flipped classrooms incorporating design thinking on self-awareness, team collaboration, learning efficiency, and comprehensive literacy of clinical medici... by Hui Zhang, Xiaomei Wang, Xiaojin Li, Jinghua Zhai, Xiuguo Li, Yan Guo

“…Significant gender differences emerged in resource preferences (males favored interactive resources while females preferred structured materials) and perceived learning burden (p < 0.05). …”
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Human Capital and Institutional Capacity as Drivers of Local Revenue Efficiency: Evidence from Tanzanian Local Government Authorities by Dennis Hyera, Dickson Pastory, Philipina Kiwala

“…Human capital is measured through staff qualifications, experience, and frequency of training, while institutional capacity encompasses digital revenue systems, internal control mechanisms, and organizational structures, drawing on resource-based and institutional theory perspectives (Barney, 1991; Musgrave, 2019). …”
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Satisfaction evaluation of interns with Da Vinci robot surgical demonstration training in gynecologic oncology operations by Junfen Xu, Junfen Xu, Yumei Zhou, Mengyan Tu

“…After completing the training, the students filled out a questionnaire to assess their satisfaction with the proposed training.ResultsThrough structured questionnaires and interviews, 18 interns’ perceptions and suggestions regarding the training program were evaluated. …”
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