Impact of agricultural land use changes on food access in Mwatate Sub-County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya by Obeka Mwanzi Bonventure, Elisabeth Wacker, Halimu Shauri, Walter Timo de Vries

“…Accordingly, we used a cross-sectional research design, whereas data was collected using semi-structured interview guides. …”
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Factors influencing participation of elderly population in mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis: a cross-sectional study by Muhammed Jabir, Vijayakumar Balakrishnan, Kaliannagounder Krishnamoorthy, Ashwani Kumar, Philip Raj Abraham

“…The participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire, focusing on the perception about LF and MDA and drug consumption behaviours. …”
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Innovative Approaches for PCB Image Reconstruction: Tailored Datasets, Metrics, and Models by Qianyue Wang

“…The dataset’s realism is validated through Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM) analysis and a CNN-based classification test, confirming its alignment with real-world PCB defects. 2) A new evaluation metric, Detail Reconstruction Quality (DRQ), designed to measure edge reconstruction precision, addressing the limitations of traditional metrics like PSNR and MSE. …”
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Farmers’ Perspectives on Agricultural Marketing Information in Developing Countries: The Case of Tanzania by Anasia Gasper Maleko, Inibehe George Ukpong

“…Investments in communication and marketing infrastructure will bridge information gaps, enhance market access, and ultimately drive economic development among maize farmers. This structured approach will not only improve maize farmers’ productivity but also contribute to broader rural development goals.…”
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The well-being of people with anterior cruciate ligament rupture-related post-traumatic osteoarthritis in Aotearoa New Zealand by Daniel O’Brien, Martin Rabey, Duncan Reid, Richard Ellis, Tammi Wilson Uluinayau, Jackie L. Whittaker

“…Method In this Interpretive Description observational study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with people who had ruptured their ACL and had or were at risk of developing PTOA. …”
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Case report: pomalidomide as maintenance after salvage autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with relapsed multiple myeloma by S. V. Semochkin, V. V. Lunin, М. А. Vernyuk, А. А. Fedenko

“…Pomalidomide is a third-generation IMiD approved for the treatment of relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, which is efficient in patients with resistance to lenalidomide and proteasome inhibitors. Structurally, lenalidomide and pomalidomide are similar, and therefore the latter can also be considered as a drug for maintenance, however, there are no relevant phase 3 randomized trials. …”
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A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials Using mRNA Vaccines for Infectious Diseases other than COVID-19 by Athina Sofroniou, Anna Ridley

“…Despite the lack of long-term data, this systematic review suggests that these mRNA vaccine candidates are safe and effective with the potential to shape the field of preventive medicine. …”
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Aiming for survival: a qualitative single case study of support for family members across the care process in outpatient colorectal cancer care by Maria Samuelsson, Kristina Edman, Merita Neziraj, Anna Ericsson

“…Methods This study is designed as a qualitative single case study with two embedded units: family members and Contact Nurses. Data consisted of transcribed semi-structured interviews from 23 family members and 21 Contact Nurses. …”
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RURAL AREAS IN ROMANIA - DISCREPANCIES VERSUS URBAN AREAS AND EUROPEAN UNION by Agatha POPESCU, Cristiana TINDECHE, Alina MĂRCUȚĂ, Liviu MĂRCUȚĂ

“…The paper analyzed rural areas in Romania from a territorial, demographic, economic, social and environment point of view in the year 2020 compared to 2011 in order to point out in what measure the gaps between rural and urban areas and EU rural areas have been reduced. The data from National Institute of Statistics and Eurostat were used in this comparison where fixed indices, structural indices, regression equations, determination coefficient helped to create an image on the changes. …”
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Lessons learned on social health integration: evaluating a novel social health integration and social risk-informed care online continuing professional development course for prima... by Elizabeth Bojkov, Dea Papajorgji-Taylor, Andrea R. Paolino, Caitlin N. Dorsey, Katheen A. Barnes, Meagan C. Brown

“…A total of 17 interviews were conducted over two phases of qualitative data collection (passive dissemination versus active dissemination). …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infections among schoolchildren in Mekan Eyesus town, northwestern Ethiopia by Yohannes Andargie, Amir Alelign, Zinaye Tekeste

“…Wet-mount and formol ether concentration techniques were used to diagnose stool samples, and a structured questionnaire was used to collect data on socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors for STH infections. …”
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Developing the Interdisciplinary Scope of Golf Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Learning from Practitioners’ Conceptualization and Use of Athletes’ Errors by Callum Ferguson, Dave Collins, Howie J. Carson

“…The data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Challenges and Facilitators to Patient and Public Involvement In Stroke Research: Protocol for a Qualitative Study by Hamidreza Khankeh, Shima Shirozhan, Ulrich Dirnagl

“…Participants will be purposefully chosen for their willingness and ability to contribute. Data will be gathered through semi‐structured in‐depth interviews. …”
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Dignified care and associated factors among mothers who gave birth at public hospitals, in Sidama Regional State, southern Ethiopia, 2023 by Worku Getachew, Tebeje Ashegu, Muluken Demeke, Rekiku Fikre

“…An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used, and the data was collected by Kobotool and analyzed using SPSS Version 25. …”
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Two-dimensional spatial orientation relation recognition between image objects by Gong Peiyong, Zheng Kai, Jiang Yi, Zhao Huixuan, Huai Honghao, Guan Ruijie

“…A dedicated fusion module synthesizes features from both branches, generating a structured triple list that documents detected objects, their inter-object spatial orientations, and associated confidence scores. …”
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Factors Influencing Organisational Politics and their Relationship with Emotional Intelligence and Employee Behavior: A PLS-SEM Modelling [version 4; peer review: 1 approved, 2 app... by Babita Rawat, Dhani Shanker Chaubey, Farman Ali, Sonakshi Bhatia

“…The study employed quantitative methodologies to investigate the correlations between Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Organizational Politics and Employee Behavior. The data were evaluated using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) to examine the hypothesized correlations and mediation effects. …”
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NAVIGATING FINTECH SHARIA REGULATION IN INDONESIA: LESSONS LEARNED FROM MALAYSIA by Ermanto Fahamsyah, Kania Venisa Rachim, Ramadhan Dwi Saputra, Vicko Taniady

“…In contrast, Malaysia’s Sharia fintech regulations provide a well-structured framework covering both companies and users. …”
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Exploring the association between depression and telomere length: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Ismail, Karolina Jaalouk, Jana Koteish, Yara Tarhini, Najwane Said Sadier, Linda Abou-Abbas

“…We systematically included studies measuring telomere length in individuals meeting clinical or rating scale thresholds for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), employing a thorough search strategy across PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar. Using a structured data abstraction form, studies were meticulously assessed for inclusion or exclusion based on predetermined criteria. …”
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IMPACT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING IN EGYPT AND ARAB WORLD by Tarek FOUDA

“…The knowledge revolution resulted in a society with special features called the knowledge society, which imposed a set of roles and responsibilities, and thus the transformation of universities in developed countries into investment universities, which made them required to change their structural, financial and administrative policy to change their outputs, which led to increased restrictions on universities, and also imposed competition between Universities in the production of knowledge so that the pressure on universities increased and they need to provide more knowledge because they are the only ones that provide human elements at the highest level to lead the community.…”
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Barriers to implementing advanced skills in trauma and emergency nurse specialist practice by Haroldene Stevens, Cornelle Young, Tshepo L. Motsepe, Tendani Mabuda

“…Thematic analysis of data was carried out and adherence to the criteria of dependability, credibility, transferability and confirmability ensured trustworthiness in the study. …”
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