Exploring Front-line nurses’ loyalty in Covid-19 Emergency wards: a Grounded Theory study Exploring Front-line nurses’ loyalty in Covid-19 Emergency wards: a Grounded Theory study... by Lara Pierboni, Domenica Gazineo, Riccardo Triani, Pamela Bagli, Lea Godino

“…From a practical perspective, fostering strong peer relationships, structured support programs, and clear career progression pathways may enhance nurse retention and mitigate post-crisis attrition. …”
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Immunity Awareness—Strategies to Improve the Degree of Acceptance of Vaccines: A Systematic Review by Alejandro Martínez-Serrano, Montserrat Pulido-Fuentes, Blanca Notario-Pacheco, Ana María Palmar-Santos, Ana Isabel Cobo-Cuenca, Ana Díez-Fernández

“…Community education programs were targeted mainly at adolescents, emphasizing the use of structured, appropriate and interactive materials. …”
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“Help Being Passed From One Person to the Next”: Factors Defining the Development, Challenges, and Successes of Faculty Peer Mentoring Relationships During Mentee Transitions to En... by Joseph Mirabelli, Jeanne Sanders, Allyson Barlow, Evan Ko, Kelly Cross, Karin Jensen

“…Design/Method: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 18 grantees, including ten mentors and eight mentees. …”
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Use of medicinal plants by people with hypertension by Marília Gabrielle Santos Nunes, Amanda de Oliveira Bernardino, René Duarte Martins

“…Objective: to describe the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of high blood pressure for people with hypertension enrolled in the Family Health Program in a city in Pernambuco State. Methods: a descriptive study, whose data were obtained through semi-structured interview script applied to 172 patients. …”
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Antenna Systems with Wide-Angle Mechanoelectrical Beam Steering by A. V. Stankovsky, S. V. Polenga, Ye. A. Strigova, Yu. P. Salomatov

“…Electrodynamic simulation was carried out for three types of dielectric structures, analogues of a dielectric wedge, including a structure assembled from various dielectrics of fixed sizes with different dielectric constants; a structure of triangular dielectric plates; and a perforated dielectric structure. …”
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Effect of group impromptu music therapy on improving test anxiety and emotional regulation ability in medical students by Li Song, Rong Xiao, Changjing Wang, Chaoyang Li, Qi Liu, Ying Zhang, Zhen Liu, Lei Zhang, Ming Zhang

“…Qualitative data from semi-structured interviews further supported these observations.DiscussionCollectively, these findings demonstrate that GIMT is an effective method for enhancing the emotional regulation abilities of medical students and for relieving the symptoms of test anxiety, ultimately resulting in better academic performance. …”
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Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Barriers, Facilitators and Solutions in Their Role as Health Promoters: Findings from a Qualitative Study by Gloria Modena, Beatrice Mazzoleni, Anna Sponton, Orejeta Diamanti, Giovanna Artioli, Gaia Monti, Valentina Negri, Federica Dellafiore

“…Key facilitators included strong mentorship and well-structured educational programs; barriers included insufficient clinical exposure and time constraints. …”
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Stress‐sensitive dynamics of miRNAs and Elba1 in Drosophila embryogenesis by Lovisa Örkenby, Signe Skog, Helen Ekman, Alessandro Gozzo, Unn Kugelberg, Rashmi Ramesh, Srivathsa Magadi, Gianluca Zambanini, Anna Nordin, Claudio Cantú, Daniel Nätt, Anita Öst

“…Abstract Early‐life stress can result in life‐long effects that impact adult health and disease risk, but little is known about how such programming is established and maintained. Here, we show that such epigenetic memories can be initiated in the Drosophila embryo before the major wave of zygotic transcription, and higher‐order chromatin structures are established. …”
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Team science training for clinical and translational Scientists: An assessment of effectiveness by Anne Mook, Verena Knerich, Goldie Komaie, Lisa Cicutto, Jennifer Cross

“…This paper presents and evaluates a structured team science training program developed by the Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), while also introducing and validating a novel assessment tool used to measure changes in key teaming competencies. …”
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Which factors influence the transition towards a healthy and sustainable food environment in Dutch hospitals? A qualitative view from stakeholders by Joline J. Wierda, Femke van Nassau, Sanne K. Djojosoeparto, Maartje P. Poelman

“…Results In three hospitals, 29 semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 stakeholders from a wide spectrum of stakeholder groups (i.e., facility professionals, healthcare professionals, project coordinators, and board of directors). …”
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Effect of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kasra Shokri, Azin Karimian, Azar Radfar, Abbas Mohammadi, Atefeh Amerizadeh, Raheleh Karimi, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…This meta-analysis provides strong evidence that CR, particularly structured exercise-based programs, significantly reduces the risk of MACE and improves functional capacity in patients with cardiovascular disease.…”
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Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability Are Affected by Age and Activity Level in Athletic Horses by Thita Wonghanchao, Kanokpan Sanigavatee, Soontaree Petchdee, Kulpreeya Chettaratanont, Thitakorn Thongyen, Boonbaramee Wanichayanon, Chanoknun Poochipakorn, Metha Chanda

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Cultural Heritage Preservation and Management in Areas Affected by Overtourism—A Conceptual Framework for the Adaptive Reuse of Sarakina Mansion in Zakynthos, Greece by Anastasia Vythoulka, Costas Caradimas, Ekaterini Delegou, Antonia Moropoulou

“…The proposed reuse scenario for Sarakina promotes partial structural stabilization and community-driven cultural programming, aiming to create a hybrid open-air cultural hub. …”
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Algorithm for Key Transparency with Transparent Logs [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Shasivar Rexhepi, Ikechukwu John Chukwu, Ridvan Bunjaku, Hasan Dag, Elissa Mollakuqe

“…Implementation is carried out using R programming, integrating cryptographic functions and Merkle tree structures for integrity verification. …”
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Synthesizing comprehensive models for health behavior studies: connecting dots and revealing links on health enhancement through a meta-analysis approach by Ying Kai Liao, Yo-Yu Liu, Wann-Yih Wu, Hsin-Kuang Chi, Kuo-Chung Huang, Bich-Hang Vuong

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Development of a core competency evaluation index system for specialist nurses in robot-assisted surgery: a Delphi study by Wen Qin, Xiaoyun Dai, Peipei Huang, Jun Luo, Yang Shen, Qin Zhu

“…Data were collected through a literature review, semi-structured interviews, and two rounds of Delphi expert consultations. …”
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Long term effects of physical activity types on executive functions in school aged children by Ye Tao, Yunong Zhang, Haonan Qian, Ziyi Cao

“…Abstract To investigate the differential effects of three types of structured physical activity interventions (aerobic, coordination, and team sports) on executive functions in school-aged children, and to examine the age- and gender-specific responses to these interventions through a longitudinal study design. …”
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Exploration of the beliefs and practices related to snakebite envenomation and effectiveness of multifaceted snakebite envenomation education programme on knowledge among agricultu... by N. Dhanesh Kumar, E. Devakirubai, P. Andal

“…Qualitative data was collected by using a semi-structured interview schedule, and the data were analyzed using thematic analysis. …”
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Patient Experiences with Hearing Aids in South African Public Healthcare by Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Theresa-Joy Munyembate

“…Participants recommended decentralized battery distribution, structured follow-up appointments, improved aftercare, awareness campaigns, and mobile audiology services to improve accessibility and usability. …”
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Assessing oral surgery residents’ competencies and training needs in tomography interfaces through a usability framework by Yaren Dogan, Yigit Sirin

“…Conclusions This study highlights the need for structured training in CBCT viewer interfaces for OMFS residents. …”
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