Contraceptive use and associated factors among women with HIV receiving care at a faith-based tertiary hospital in Northern Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Judith P. Acayo, Simon Peter Oryema, Robert Edilu, Henry Ochola, Sande Ojara, Pebalo Francis Pebolo, Felix Bongomin, Raymond Otim, Harriet Akello, Emmanuel Ochola

“…Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu city, northern Uganda. Quantitative data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires and analyzed using STATA version 16. …”
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The relationship between the stress of parental and teacher academic expectations and student anxiety: The mediating role of social skills by Mahdi Ahmadi Varzaneh, Mahmoud Reza Shahsavari, Shokoufeh Mousavi

“…The proposed theoretical model was assessed using structural equation modeling with the aid of SPSS-23 and SmartPLS-4 software. …”
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Experiences of healthcare professionals returning to work post breast cancer diagnosis in China: A descriptive qualitative study by Bijun Mao, Ya Shen, Yan Chen, Peihong Zhou, Yuping Pan

“…A descriptive qualitative study was conducted to investigate the experiences of healthcare professionals returning to work following breast cancer diagnosis. 20 doctors and nurses were interviewed face-to-face with a semi-structured interview guide in three municipal hospitals. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections and Associated Risk Factors among the First-Cycle Primary Schoolchildren in Sasiga District, Southwest Ethiopia by Baye Sitotaw, Wakgari Shiferaw

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 and p value of ≤0.05 was taken as statistically significant. …”
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Development and contextual analysis of a person-centered professional practice model in a home care service in French-speaking Switzerland by Cedric Mabire, Sandra Panchaud, Jessica Wey, Justine Wicht

“…Eight implementation strategies were identified and validated through a Delphi process, including continuous training (67% strong agreement) and safety culture promotion (83% strong agreement).ConclusionsThe study demonstrates that developing and implementing a person-centered professional practice model is feasible in home care settings when supported by strong leadership commitment and structured implementation strategies. The model's alignment with the Person-centred Practice Framework of McCance and McCormack provides theoretical validation while offering practical guidance for implementation.…”
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Optimization of the Morphological Parameters of a Metal Foam for the Highest Sound Absorption Coefficient Using Local Search Algorithm by Mohammad Javad JAFARI, Ali KHAVANIN, Touraj EBADZADEH, Mahmood FAZLALI, Mohsen Niknam SHARAK, Rohollah Fallah MADVARI

“…It is a navel approach determining the structural properties of sound absorbent to predict its acoustical behavior. …”
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Surgical treatment of severe aortic stenosis using a sutureless biological valve by Kaitović Marko, Mićović Slobodan

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Diagnostic and prognostic role of hyperglycemia in acute phase of myocardial infarction by I. L. Telkova, R. S. Karpov

“…Hyper- and hypoglycemia were associated with aggravated clinical course, structural and metabolic myocardial disturbances, and adverse prognosis.…”
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Adapting new norms: A mixed-method study exploring mental well-being challenges in dental technology education. by Galvin Sim Siang Lin, Wen Wu Tan, Kah Hoay Chua, Jong-Eun Kim, Jin Gan, Mohd Haikal Muhamad Halil

“…Meanwhile, qualitative data were obtained through one-on-one semi-structured interviews, employing a phenomenology approach and thematic analysis to explore students' experiences in the new educational landscape.…”
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Demographic, risk factors, and management practices of patients with acute coronary syndrome: an observational study in a tertiary care hospital in Central India by Chinmay Guralwar, Harshwardhan Khandait, Prabhav Tekam, Antara Agrawal, Rashi Mahajan, Nandita Gawande, Vinod Khandait

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital. Data from patients with ACS were collected through face-to-face interviews using a self-designed, semi-structured, open-ended questionnaire. …”
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The effects of early marriages on academic performance of marginalized girls in secondary schools of central province in Zambia by Sikota Sharper, Chikumbe Sankwa Evans, Mufalali Simasiku Mwiya, Mwila Bowa, Enock Mutengo, Kwame Nkrumah University

“…Adopting a phenomenological approach, the study conducted focus group discussions and interviews with key stakeholders, including marginalized girls, out-of-school girls, school staff, and community leaders. Thematic analysis of data from structured field notes and NVivo software identified six themes including direct costs, inadequate parental support, restrictive gender norms, inclusivity, improving child safety, and dissolving early marriages. …”
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Parental wellbeing, parenting, and child mental health in families with young children in Arghakhanchi, Nepal by Sirjana Adhikari, Hari Rana³, Mahesh Prasad Joshi, Sabrina Cheng, Theresa Castillo, Keng-Yen Huang

“…Methods This cross-sectional study recruited parents (N = 393) whose children attended preschool to primary classes in the Arghakhanchi district of Nepal. Data were gathered through parent interviews. Structural Equation Modeling was used to examine the pathways of the mediational mechanism that examined the influence of parental well-being on parenting and children’s mental health outcomes. …”
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Exploring evidence use and capacity for health services management and planning in Swiss health administrations: A mixed-method interview study. by Aron Baumann, Kaspar Wyss

“…<h4>Background</h4>Health administrations require evidence, meaning robust information, data, and research, on health services and systems. …”
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Subjective Career Success in The Modern Career: A Parallel Mediation of Perceived Internal and External Employability by Syahrizal Syahrizal, Tika Rahma Yani Siregar

“…To test the hypotheses, a quantitative approach incorporating structural equation modelling (SEM) was employed using SmartPLS 4.0. …”
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Acceptability and feasibility of an internet-based intervention for bereaved Chinese with prolonged grief: a mixed methods study by Wenxiao Jin, Wenjie Peng, Suqin Tang

“…Participants were asked to complete pre – and post – intervention questionnaires to capture their demographic information, bereavement-related characteristics, related mental health variables and user experience of the intervention. Semi-structured interviews focused on user experience were conducted after the intervention. …”
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The green potential of the digital economy in balancing economic growth and carbon emissions by Conghui Bai, Xuyang Du, Soo Yean Chua

“…A key innovation of this study is the use of the Data Envelopment Analysis–Slack-Based Measure (DEA-SBM) model to measure carbon emission efficiency, addressing a major gap in existing research that primarily focuses on total emissions rather than efficiency. …”
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CSpredR: A Multi-Site mRNA Subcellular Localization Prediction Method Based on Fusion Encoding and Hybrid Neural Networks by Xiao Wang, Wenshuai Suo, Rong Wang

“…The information from these heads is integrated into the node representations, and finally, the attention-processed data are fed into an MLP (Multi-Layer Perceptron) for prediction tasks. …”
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Contributing Factors and Outcome after Cryotherapy of Molluscum Contagiosum among Patients Attending Tertiary Hospital, Northern Tanzania: A Descriptive Prospective Cohort Study by Peter J. Chapa, Daudi R. Mavura, Rune Philemon, Lulyritha Kini, Elisante J. Masenga

“…We treated all participants with cryotherapy and assessed them after two weeks. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 21. …”
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Exploring patient and provider perspectives on health insurance effectiveness in cameroon: a qualitative study by Adanze Nge Cynthia, Bülent Kılıç

“…Result To ensure that the identified themes accurately represented the data and remained distinct, they were systematically reviewed and refined. …”
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Toxoplasma gondii in Blood Donors: A Study in Boyer-Ahmad County, Southwest Iran by Abdolali Moshfe, Nasir Arefkhah, Bahador Sarkari, Saadat Kazemi, Ahmad Mardani

“…The buffy coat of seropositive cases was evaluated for detection of T. gondii DNA by PCR. Moreover, a structured questionnaire, containing socioepidemiological data and possible risk factors, was filled out by each participant during sample collection. …”
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