Dietary diversity and its associated factors among school children in conflict affected communities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Eskinder Israel, Begidu Yakob, Mekdes Meshesha, Endale Jambo, Tadewos Utalo, Awoke Abraham

“…The data were collected by using a structured questionnaire. The data were collected and entered into Epi-data version 4.6.0.2 and exported to STATA software version 14 for analysis. …”
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Delay in Seeking Institutional Delivery Services and Associated Factors Among Immediate Postpartum Mothers in Public Health Facilities in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 by Tazeb Alemu Anteneh, Zerfu Mulaw Endale, Getie Mihret Aragaw, Hana Yohanes Mamo, Betelhem Ketema, Temesgen Gashaw, Rahel Misaw, Tiringo Molla Tiruye

“…Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using structured, pretested, and interviewer-administered questionnaires. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of the international classification of disease “I26” code to detect acute pulmonary embolism in a surveillance network by Jeffrey A. Kline, Jesse O. Wrenn, Mazin F. Alam, Alexis N. Drinkhorn, Conner D. Slotnick, Fawas Shaman, Christopher E. Conn, Steven J. Korzeniewski, Christopher Kabrhel

“…Methods: Standardized structured language queries were deployed at 91 hospitals to extract data, including ICD-10 codes, on a weekly basis from electronic medical records on ED patients with acute respiratory complaints. …”
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Thirty years after the Cairo declaration on population & development: have family planning measurements caught up? by Nour Horanieh, Nour Horanieh, Alice Witt, Marieme Fall, Eloisa Montt-Maray, Lamiah Adamjee, Elizabeth Larson, Thais Gonzalez-Capella, Beniamino Cislaghi, Beniamino Cislaghi

“…While there have been calls for new measures, understanding the barriers to changing existing ones is essential for adopting and implanting these new measures.MethodsWe conducted semi-structured interviews with 31 participants from five distinct groups; academics, NGO workers, government officials, funding agency workers and advocates. …”
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Role of Exercise in Vascular Function and Inflammatory Profile in Age-Related Obesity by Anna Pedrinolla, Massimo Venturelli, Emine Kirmizi, Federica Moschetta, Monica Zardini, Doriana Rudi, Elisabetta Bacchi, Federico Schena, Paolo Moghetti, Massimo Lanza

“…Thirty normal weight (NW; 70 ± 5 years, 23.9 ± 2.6 BMI) and forty overweight and obese elderly (OW&OB; 69 ± 5 years, 30.1 ± 2.3 BMI) regularly taking part in a structured, supervised exercise program were enrolled in the study and evaluated for vascular function (flow-mediated dilation; FMD) and inflammatory profile (plasma CRP, IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α, and MCP-1). …”
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Barriers and Enablers for Accessing Rehabilitation Services: Findings From the Rehabilitation Choices Study, Part 1—Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives by Nicolette Hodyl, Gillian Mason, Karen Ribbons, Lucy Bailey, Adrian O'Malley, Tracy Ward, Stephen Ward, Michael Pollack, Michael Nilsson, Frederick Rohan Walker

“…Methods This was an exploratory, qualitative study, using semi‐structured interviews with a discussion guide that was codesigned together with rehabilitation clinicians and rehabilitation researchers. …”
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Strengthening the WHO Emergency Care Systems Framework: insights from an integrated, patient-centered approach in the Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services system—a qualitative sys... by Simone Böbel, Jeske Verhoeven, Mirjam Scholz, Bart Penders, Lorraine Frisina Doetter, Helle Collatz Christensen, Thomas Krafft

“…Methods A qualitative case study was conducted from April through June 2021, including (i) semi-structured interviews with researchers and professionals at the CPH EMS and (ii) a scoping literature review using PubMed, Google Scholar, expert recommendations and snowballing. …”
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Bridging knowledge and practice in the prevention of child maltreatment in medicine: an analysis of counselling and training approaches by Anna Eberhardt, Anna Eberhardt, Ulrike Hoffmann, Ulrike Hoffmann, Jörg M. Fegert, Jörg M. Fegert, Oliver Berthold, Oliver Berthold

“…The combination of individual counseling and structured training can improve child protection expertise comprehensively. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of GASMAN anesthesia simulation software combined with case-based learning versus traditional lecture-based learning in inhalation anesthesia educat... by Chao Chen, Chao Chen, Shengfeng Yang, Xinglong Xiong, Xinglong Xiong, Yewei Shi, Yewei Shi, Zhenyan Zhu, Zhenyan Zhu, Jing Shi, Jing Shi

“…The cases used in the IGC group were structured around realistic clinical scenarios, simulating real-world challenges in inhalation anesthesia. …”
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Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the management of gestational diabetes mellitus patients among obstetric nurses by Yongyan Zhu, Yongyan Zhu, Yumin Ren, Jing Ma, Feifei Wan, Feifan Liu, Fangfang Du, Weili Li, Tian Tian, Xiaoqian Liu, Lili Li, Zhumin Jia

“…However, there is a lack of tools to measure the competencies of GDM management among obstetric nurses.MethodsThe questionnaire was developed in two stages: (a) creation of an initial questionnaire based on the definition of competency, literature review, and semi-structured interviews, followed by two rounds of Delphi expert inquiry; (b) evaluation of the questionnaire via piloting study on 30 obstetric nurses and testing of validity and reliability on 239 obstetric nurses.ResultsA questionnaire containing dimensions of professional knowledge, professional skills, professional competence and personal attitude was developed. …”
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Development of a zoonotic influenza distribution assessment and ranking system (ZIDAR): Technical application in Nepal to support cross-sectoral risk-based surveillance by Adam Charette-Castonguay, Dipendra Gautam, Binay Shrestha, Hemant Chandra Ojha, Barun Kumar Sharma, Mukul Upadhayaya, Sujan Rana, Roshika Shrestha, Lok Bandu Chaudhary, Bhawana Kandel, Rudra Prasad Marasini, Sharmila Chapagain, Tulsi Ram Gompo, Surendra Karki, Apsara Poudel, Saugat Shrestha, Avinash Sunny Kayastha, Arun Kumar Govindakarnavar, Reuben Samuel, Allison Gocotano, Pushpa Ranjan Wijesinghe, Nilesh Buddha, Edwin Ceniza Salvador, Manish Kakkar, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…This is then followed by a technical phase involving model building, model structure validation, data gathering and assessment of model performance. …”
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Infant and young child feeding practices and its associated factors among mothers of under two years children in a western hilly region of Nepal. by Nabin Adhikari, Kiran Acharya, Dipak Prasad Upadhya, Sumita Pathak, Sachin Pokharel, Pranil Man Singh Pradhan

“…A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 360 mothers of under two years' children in Syangja district. A semi structural questionnaire was used. Data was entered in EpiData and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21. …”
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How Cybersecurity Leadership Became the New Critical Managerial Competency in Healthcare Administration by Ebone McCoy

“…This article examines the multifaceted vulnerabilities of U.S. healthcare systems, including fragmented governance, supply chain fragility, and exploitation of protected health information. Key structural weaknesses identified include outdated cybersecurity protocols, insufficient logistical coordination, and a lack of integrated systems thinking in strategic planning. …”
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A Comparison of Patient and Provider Perspectives on an Electronic Health Record–Based Discharge Communication Tool: Survey Study by Dorothy Yingxuan Wang, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Annie Wai-Ling Cheung, Kam-Shing Tang, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Providers’ perceived usefulness of this tool to their work and implementation intentions were measured based on the technology acceptance model to enhance understanding of their experiences by conducting structural equation modeling analysis. ResultsA total of 1375 and 2353 valid responses were received from providers and patients, respectively. …”
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The influence of exercise self-efficacy and gender on the relationship between exercise motivation and physical activity in college students by Jiazhi Sheng, Indang Ariati Binti Ariffin, Jacquline Tham

“…The results revealed significant sex differences in exercise motivation, self-efficacy, and physical activity scores. Structural equation analysis revealed that ability motivation had a direct effect, accounting for 41.5% of the total effect, while the mediating effect of exercise self-efficacy accounted for 58.5%. …”
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Study of the process of the frozen raw beef defrosting with its simultaneous massaging in industrial conditions by N. S. Nikolaev, V. N. Kornienko

“…As studies have shown, this method of thawing makes it possible to reduce losses down to almost zero and obtain raw materials with good structural characteristics for the production of a finished product with a wide range of consumer properties. …”
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The Effect of Adding Ketapang Fruit Ash on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Concrete Based on High-Calcium Fly Ash Type C with Alkali Activator by Rina Martiana, Sofia Afsa Liza, Candra Wani, Sri Hilmayati, Alpiana Puji Astuti, Jannatin 'Ardhuha

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“PEOPLE MATTER. FREEDOM MATTERS. PEACE MATTERS”: CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY’S SPEECHES by Anastasiia S. Skichko, Sandrine Peraldi, Stephen Lucek

“…In conclusion, the investigation of these data has revealed that Volodymyr Zelenskyy tends to utilise a vast range of conceptual metaphors, specifically structural, ontological, and building. With this in mind, ontological metaphors are the most frequent since they depict the “physical experience” of the speaker. …”
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Assessing the multi-scale predictive ability of ecosystem functional attributes for species distribution modelling. by Salvador Arenas-Castro, João Gonçalves, Paulo Alves, Domingo Alcaraz-Segura, João P Honrado

“…In this regard, satellite-derived Ecosystem Functional Attributes (EFAs) offer a more integrative and quicker evaluation of ecosystem responses to environmental drivers and changes than climate and structural or compositional landscape attributes. Thus, EFAs may hold advantages as predictors in Species Distribution Models (SDMs) and for implementing multi-scale species monitoring programs. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Factors Affecting the Village Manager\'s (Dehyar\'s) on Rural Construction (Case Study: Tuyserkan Couny) by Aliakbar Anabestani, Ehsan Takallu

“…According to the villagers, the component of health principles with an average of 3.34 and the licensing process component with an average of 3.07 are of utmost importance, while the components of safety signs and warnings, and cultural values have the least importance with averages of 2.07 and 2.07, respectively. Structural equation analysis also reveals the significant impact of social responsibility and compliance with environmental regulations and citizens' rights on village councilors' supervision. …”
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