Nursing professionals’ knowledge in the management of newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome by Laís Lima Silva, Juliana Guisardi Pereira

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A qualitative study to understand the facilitators of and barriers to retention in care to the national PMTCT Option B+ programme in Uganda. by Charity Kyomugisha-Nuwagaba, Rachel King, Rose Baryamutuma, Simon Muhumuza, Linda N Kisakye, William Bazeyo, Evelyn Akello

“…Barriers included self-stigma and fear of disclosure, mental health challenges, community perceptions, poor health provider attitudes and structural challenges, lack of transportation and food, long waiting time at health facilities and client mobility. …”
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Multi-agent systems powered by large language models: applications in swarm intelligence by Cristian Jimenez-Romero, Alper Yegenoglu, Christian Blum

“…For both example applications mentioned above, we employ both structured, rule-based prompts and autonomous, knowledge-driven prompts. …”
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The impact of information sharing on the quality of decision-making: From the point of view of employees in Jordanian private hospitals by Fahd Alduais, Atef Raoush, Abeer Samara, Khaled Sartawi

“…This paper examines how information sharing impacts the quality of decision-making in Jordanian private hospitals from the point of view of employees. It involved a structured questionnaire, which consisted of demographic data, information sharing, and decision-making. …”
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“…Wordwall is quite easy”: Students’ perceptions of using online platforms as English learning media by Putri Kurniawan Aprilia, Dwi Fita Heriyawati, M. Galuh Elga Romadhon, Zalsa Febrina Syabilla

“…Data were collected from five private junior high school students in Malang. Data from a semi-structured interview were acquired, and a descriptive-analytic technique was used to analyze the data. …”
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Teachers' views about barriers in implement oral health education for school children: a qualitative study by Fabíola Mayumi Miyauchi Kubo, Janice Simpson de Paula, Fábio Luiz Mialhe

“…Material and methods: A semi-structured questionnaire was answered by a sample of 89 primary schoolteachers aged 18 to 65 years working in primary public schools in Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil. …”
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Chinese students’ selection of cross-border cooperative universities for tertiary education: intrinsic and extrinsic motivations by Huaqing He

“…Design/methodology/approach – Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in a cross-border cooperative university (CBCU). …”
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Sewing Training for Students with Hearing Disabilities: A Vocational Approach to Enhancing Work Transition Readiness by Istiarsyah Istiarsyah, Zakiah Ulfa, Eng Hock Kway

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with three vocational teachers and five deaf students, supported by classroom observations and analysis of student-produced sewing products. …”
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Violence against women and girls with disabilities in Algeria: A case study by Ouassila Yaiche, Nora Guenifa, Nihed Bouzeghaya

“…To do so, the present article adopted a case study approach, involving semi-structured interviews with a sample of 16 disabled women and girls who were victims of violence, as well as their guardians. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of a Virtual Power Plant Considering Distributed Energy Resources Under Uncertainty by Obed N. Onsomu, Erman Terciyanlı, Bülent Yeşilata

“…This study thoroughly explores the dispatch of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) and diesel generators (DGs) through a distributionally robust joint chance-constrained optimization (DR-JCCO) framework utilizing the conditional value at risk (CVaR) and heuristic-X (H-X) algorithm, structured as a bilevel optimization problem. Furthermore, Binomial expansion (BE) is employed to linearize the model, enabling the assessment of BESS dispatch through a mathematical program with equilibrium constraints (MPECs). …”
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Evaluation of the Problems Encountered by Families with Children with Autism After Compulsory Education from the Perspective of Social Work and Suggestions for Solutions by Alp Koçer, Fatih Kucur

“…The findings of the interviews were collected with a semi-structured interview form and interpreted with descriptive analysis. …”
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Developing educational and career pathway frameworks in the floristry industry by Xuan (Jade) Wu, William J. McKinley, Charles R. Hall

“…The objective of this research was to integrate all educational and career pathways into a structured system to serve as a training roadmap for attracting young talent into the workforce and for designers to gain certifications to foster their professional development. …”
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Requirements for a Basic Student Course in Robotics and Human–Robot Interaction—A User-Centered Approach by Marie Güntert, Jonas Birkle, Verena Wagner-Hartl

“…Based on the results, relevant content of a basic student course was defined, structured and prioritized. The requirements and demands are summarized in a recommendation for action and further steps are presented.…”
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Developing Secondary Mathematics Teacher Leaders: A Multi-Year Curriculum for Inservice Teacher Excellence by Jeremy Zelkowski, Bill Bergeron, Jim Gleason, Martha Makowski, Robert Petrulis

“…Findings underscore the importance for sustained, structured professional development to prepare teachers as instructional experts and change agents in high-need educational contexts.…”
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Unilateral renal agenesis in greater rhea (Rhea americana Linnaeus, 1758) reared under human care in the potiguar semiarid, Brazil by Ana Caroline Freitas Caetano de Sousa, João Augusto Rodrigues Alves Diniz, Igor Renno Guimarães Lopes, Carlos Eduardo Vale Rebouças, Jael Soares Batista, Juliana Fortes Vilarinho Braga, Moacir Franco de Oliveira

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Unilateral renal agenesis in greater rhea (Rhea americana Linnaeus, 1758) reared under human care in the potiguar semiarid, Brazil by Ana Caroline Freitas Caetano de Sousa, João Augusto Rodrigues Alves Diniz, Igor Renno Guimarães Lopes, Carlos Eduardo Vale Rebouças, Jael Soares Batista, Juliana Fortes Vilarinho Braga, Moacir Franco de Oliveira

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BRAC’s (ব্র্যাক) Adoption of Community-Based Primary Education for Socially Disadvantaged Children in Bangladesh by Mohammad Abul Fateh

“…In this study, I analyze BRAC’s education program from 1973 to 1985, with particular attention to the international neoliberal context of 1980s, policy shift of the western aid industry, and relationship that BRAC and its founder had with local power structures and consecutive Bangladeshi regimes (Fateh, 2020). …”
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The public space Paradox: Balancing governance and street vending in urban Indonesia by Nurul Widyawati Islami Rahayu, Mohammad Sawir, Fitri Melawati, Ahmad Mu'is

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Educational Attainment, Skills Acquired, and Skills Needed by Selected Out-of-School Youth from Quezon City, Philippines by Angelito Bautista, Lenard Bien, Ruben Jose Sanchez, Candice Erika Rudi, Bernard Gaya

“…A total of 194 respondents were purposively selected based on specific criteria related to their educational status and employment situation. Structured survey interviews were used to gather data from the respondents regarding their demographic profiles, socioeconomic situations, educational attainments, and skill gaps. …”
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Application of a combination of physical training methods to improve the aerobic capacity of football players by Saharullah, Wahyudin, Nur Abidah Idrus, Yovhandra Ockta

“…The participants in this study were 20 football players from South Sulawesi, who were preparing for the 2024 Aceh and North Sumatra National Sports Week. The training program incorporated aerobic, anaerobic, and strength exercises in a structured manner. …”
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