Fleshing out the data: when epidemiological researchers engage with patients and carers. Learning lessons from a patient involvement activity by Bernard Rachet, Melanie Morris, Michel P Coleman, Richard Stephens, Yuki Alencar

“…The interviews were analysed to identify broad or recurrent themes and recommendations.Feedback was overwhelmingly positive, and some impacts on the research projects were identified. Interviewees commented on overall expectations and experiences, as well as specifics of room layout, timing of the session, composition of groups, effectiveness of the facilitation and content of discussions.We present a summary of our findings as a guide for other researchers, including recommendations for improvement gleaned from the interviews. …”
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Shear Strength of Coarse-Grained Soil: Effects of Scaling Methods and Moisture Content with In Situ Comparison by Man Feng, Yanhui Song, Huishi Xue, Jiaquan Cui

“…Coarse-grained soil (CGS) is a vital geotechnical material extensively used in engineering projects. Scale effects pose challenges to accurately assessing its shear strength, and the influences of scaling methods and moisture content remain underexplored. …”
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Revisiting the psychology of waste: Replication and extensions Registered Report of Arkes (1996) by Zijin Zhu, Gilad Feldman

“…In a Registered Report with a Prolific sample (N = 659), we conducted a replication and extensions of studies 1, 2 and 3 from Arkes, 1996. …”
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Prediction of Omicron Virus Using Combined Extended Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks Technique on CT-Scan Images by Anand Kumar Gupta, Asadi Srinivasulu, Kamal Kant Hiran, Goddindla Sreenivasulu, Sivaram Rajeyyagari, Madhusudhana Subramanyam

“…The investigational experiment results show that the projected prototype provides 97.50% accuracy, 98.10% specificity, 98.80% of AUC, and 97.70% of F1-score. …”
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Identifying factors that underpin student decisions to pursue the Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Atlantic Canadian Universities: Protocol for a mixed methods study. by Tiffany A Lee, Amit Sundly, Stephen D Coombs, Gerald J Galway

“…Semi-structured interviews with a sample of 12 to 15 participants will be conducted to further understand and explain the quantitative results. …”
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Stable preservation and recovery of methylation marks from FTA elute cards in species with nucleated red blood cells using a customized DNA extraction method. by Livia Gerber, Sarah L Whiteley, Erin E Hahn, Clare E Holleley

“…This opens possibilities for (epi-)genomic studies using historical samples and enabling specimen collection where access to chemicals or cryogenic storage is limited - reducing project costs and extending collection opportunities into remote areas.…”
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The relation of stress coping strategies and self-handicapping strategies to the process of opiate addicts behavior changes by Jovanović Mirjana, Dickov Aleksandra, Kajtez Marija, Dickov Veselin, Dragišić Tatjana

“…In the descriptive clinical study, the sample of 200 consecutively recruited inpatient opiate addicts were explored. …”
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Na we go shine: women's wellbeing, agency, and health seeking behaviours in southeastern Nigeria by Farah M. C. Shroff, Farah M. C. Shroff, Farah M. C. Shroff

“…This participatory action research project explored mental and physical health status issues within a sample population of childbearing women in Cross River State.MethodsWe conducted an initial study using the formal chieftaincy channels in villages and learned that those who expressed themselves were primarily men. …”
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Reporting guidelines for survey research: an analysis of published guidance and reporting practices. by Carol Bennett, Sara Khangura, Jamie C Brehaut, Ian D Graham, David Moher, Beth K Potter, Jeremy M Grimshaw

“…Our own review of 117 published survey studies revealed that many items were poorly reported: few studies provided the survey or core questions (35%), reported the validity or reliability of the instrument (19%), defined the response rate (25%), discussed the representativeness of the sample (11%), or identified how missing data were handled (11%).…”
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Morphological evaluation of temporo-mandibular joint in indian population by Shivlal Rawlani, Rahul Bhowate, Shivali Kashikar, Monika Khubchandani, Sudhir Rawlani, Rakhi Chandak

“…All the images were taken by positioning patients in supine position with 120kvp , 50ma,2.33minute exposure with 0.7mm thick slicesby computed topography machine in all three projection that is Axial, Coronal and Saggital view. …”
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Causal relationship analysis of MRI measurements of major human internal organs and liver disease by Huanyu Wu, Danjing Zhou, Jinggang Zhu, Jianchun Tu

“…Data from the FinnGen project’s R9 version were used to select liver lesion outcomes, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic cirrhosis, and primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Team Survivors: Preliminary Analysis of an Innovative Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Survivors of Childhood Cancer and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant by Meghan K. Flannery, Jocelyn Morin, Katrina O’Malley, Debra Schmidt, Jennifer A. Hoag

“…Future studies require a larger sample size to adequately power the analyses.…”
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Finnish Retirement and Aging Study: a prospective cohort study by Anna Pulakka, Tuija Leskinen, Jaana Pentti, Jussi Vahtera, Sari Stenholm, Saana Myllyntausta, Kristin Suorsa

“…The FIREA Study welcomes research collaboration proposals that fall within the general aims of the project.…”
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Formalização da logística de suprimentos: caso das montadoras e fornecedores da indústria automotiva Brasileira Formalization of supply logistics: case of automakers and suppliers... by Patrícia Guarnieri, Kazuo Hatakeyama

“…In order to reach this objective, an applied, exploratory, descriptive and qualitative research project was implemented, using an inductive approach. …”
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The Effect of Group Savings on the Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Bataka Abamwe Group in Butogota Town Council, Kanungu District. by Akancungura, Sheila

“…The study used 133 respondents and a sample size. The study used a descriptive research design based on qualitative and quantitative approaches to get a better analysis of the study. …”
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The Role of Donations and Education Services in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Ampaire, Bronia

“…The study recommends that for the success of donor-funded projects, contextualizing them to the societal and humane capital framework in which delivery is essential. …”
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Examining the Application of Information and Communication Technology in Records Management at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Kyoshabire, Fortunate

“…The study used a descriptive research design that will be carried out among the hospital stakeholders. The study used a sample of 106 respondents from 145 as the target population. …”
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Financial Institutions and Agricultural development in Rwanda. A Case Study of Rwanda Development Bank. by Boniface, Kabahizi

“…Questionnaires and direct interviews were used to collect the relevant data. The study used the sample size of 92 respondents out of 2000 general populations. …”
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Decoding disease–specific ageing mechanisms through pathway-level epigenetic clock: insights from multi-cohort validationResearch in context by Pan Li, Jijun Zhu, Shenghan Wang, Haowen Zhuang, Shunjie Zhang, Zhongting Huang, Fuqiang Cai, Zhijian Song, Yuxin Liu, Weixin Liu, Sebastian Freidel, Sijia Wang, Emanuel Schwarz, Junfang Chen

“…ES received funding from the Hector II Foundation and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BEST project, Grant No: 01EK2101B), and was endorsed by the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG). …”
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The Fire Fighter Cancer Cohort Study: Protocol for a Longitudinal Occupational Cohort Study by Jefferey L Burgess, Shawn C Beitel, Miriam M Calkins, Melissa A Furlong, Paola Louzado Feliciano, Jamie Kolar Gabriel, Casey Grant, Jaclyn M Goodrich, Judith M Graber, Olivia Healy, James Hollister, Jeff Hughes, Sara Jahnke, Krystal Kern, Frank A Leeb, Alberto J Caban-Martinez, Alexander C Mayer, Russell Osgood, Cynthia Porter, Sreenivasan Ranganathan, Heather M Stapleton, Natasha Schaefer Solle, Christine Toennis, Derek J Urwin, Michelle Valenti, John J Gulotta

“…The FFCCS research design primarily uses a set of core and project-specific survey questions accompanied by a collection of biological samples (blood and urine) for the analysis of biomarkers of exposure and effect. …”
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