The impact of the COVID-19 virus and pandemic on healthcare utilization, access, delivery, experiences, and outcomes in the spinal cord injuries/dysfunction population: A scoping r... by Arrani Senthinathan, Stephanie Cimino, Susan B Jaglal, B Catharine Craven, Karen Tu, Sara Guilcher

“…More research, particularly large-scale quantitative studies, investigating healthcare access, utilization, and delivery, as well as patient outcomes and experiences is needed to improve care in the SCI/D population post-pandemic onset.…”
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The content of yellow pigments in durum wheat (Titicum durum Desf.) grains: biosynthesis, genetic control, marker selection by P. N. Malchikov, M. G. Myasnikova

“…The trait “concentration carotenoid pigment in grain” (Ypc) is quantitative. However, the prevalence of strong additive gene effects and high heritability have contributed to significant progress in breeding for this trait. …”
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Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Near-Peer Teaching Modality In Undergraduate Dental Students Learning A Psychomotor Skill (Partial Denture Fabrication) Considering Social And Cogni... by Saima Irshad, Gulmina Saeed Orakzai, Waqar-Un Nisa, Nauman Bari Khan, Misbah Ali, Saba Farooq

“…The quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS-23. Descriptive statistics and the Whitney U test were applied to make a comparison between tutoring techniques. …”
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Health service improvement using positive patient feedback: Systematic scoping review. by Rebecca Lloyd, James Munro, Kerry Evans, Amy Gaskin-Williams, Ada Hui, Mark Pearson, Mike Slade, Yasuhiro Kotera, Giskin Day, Joanne Loughlin-Ridley, Clare Enston, Stefan Rennick-Egglestone

“…We summarise the characteristics of included studies and the feedback they consider, present a thematic synthesis of qualitative findings, and provide narrative summaries of quantitative findings.<h4>Results</h4>68 papers were included, describing research conducted across six continents, with qualitative (n = 51), quantitative (n = 10), and mixed (n = 7) methods. …”
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The Persian Version of the "Participation Measure-3 Domains, 4 Dimensions": Translation, Cultural Adaptation, Face and Content Validity by Diba Sharifi, Laleh Lajevardi, Ghorban Taghizadeh, Akram Azad

“…In terms of importance, quantitative assessments of face validity showed that all items had impact scores above 1.5 and were thus accepted. …”
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Study on perspective taking in online discussions among university students with hearing impairments by A. A. Gareyev, Yu. V. Krasavina, E. P. Ponomarenko, A. A. Shishkina

“…Considering the unique characteristics of the cognitive activities of DHH students, the method for quantitatively assessing these skills was adapted specifically for this group. …”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…For assessing the reach, quantitative and qualitative quarterly data collection reporting forms and focus group discussion (FGD) protocols will be designed; for quality control, fidelity, and management, semi-structured interviews and FGDs of project personnel and community members and process observation tally sheets will be generated, and for consumer satisfaction assessment, quantitative satisfaction surveys will be created in a participatory manner with all stakeholders. …”
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Approaching maximum resolution in structured illumination microscopy via accurate noise modeling by Ayush Saurabh, Peter T. Brown, J. Shepard Bryan IV, Zachary R. Fox, Rory Kruithoff, Cristopher Thompson, Comert Kural, Douglas P. Shepherd, Steve Pressé

“…Here, we propose Bayesian-SIM (B-SIM), a Bayesian framework to quantitatively reconstruct SIM data, rectifying these shortcomings by accurately incorporating known noise sources in the spatial domain. …”
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The Effectiveness of Dipstick for the Detection of Urinary Tract Infection by Isaac Dadzie, Elvis Quansah, Mavis Puopelle Dakorah, Victoria Abiade, Ebenezer Takyi-Amuah, Richmond Adusei

“…Biochemical reactions of nitrite and leucocyte esterase > “trace” were classified as “positive.” A quantitative urine culture was used as the gold standard. …”
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Newly graduate nurses&apos; experiences in the COVID-19 pandemic process and factors affecting their experiences: A mixed method study by Yeter Durgun Ozan, Ozlem Cicek, Esra Anus Topdemir

“…In the first stage of collecting quantitative data from 146 newly graduate nurses who started working during the pandemic. …”
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Developing 21st Century Skills through the Make-a-Match Method in Reaction Rate Learning by Sari Sari, Khoerunisa Khoerunisa

“…A mixed-method approach was employed, combining qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative approach described student activities using observation sheets, while the quantitative approach applied a pre-experimental one-shot case study design. …”
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Seasonal recurrence and modular assembly of an Arctic pelagic marine microbiome by Taylor Priest, Ellen Oldenburg, Ovidiu Popa, Bledina Dede, Katja Metfies, Wilken-Jon von Appen, Sinhué Torres-Valdés, Christina Bienhold, Bernhard M. Fuchs, Rudolf Amann, Antje Boetius, Matthias Wietz

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A scoping review of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people's health in India. by Venkatesan Chakrapani, Peter A Newman, Murali Shunmugam, Shruta Rawat, Biji R Mohan, Dicky Baruah, Suchon Tepjan

“…Out of 3,003 results in total, we identified 177 eligible articles; 62% used quantitative, 31% qualitative, and 7% mixed methods. …”
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An EFQM-Fuzzy Network Data Envelopment Analysis Model for Efficiency Assessment in Organizations by Alireza Khosravi, Mohammad Fallah, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi

“…The EFQM organizational excellence model cannot remove the managers’ and users’ need for the levels of quantitative goals’ operation solely. Thus, requirement for a tool which considers quantitative goals and present environment was felt, and in this manner, various assessment processes were created to be used in different organizations; one of the most important ones is the technique for Data Envelopment Analysis. …”
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In vivo antidiabetic and ex-vivo antioxidant activities of dichloromethane extract of Xerophyta spekei by Michael Musila Ndile, Wycliffe Arika Makori, Cromwell Mwiti Kibiti, Mathew Piero Ngugi

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate its quantitative phytochemical and antidiabetic potential. …”
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Correlation between vitamin D levels, individual and socio-demographic characteristics and COVID-19 infection and death rates in 20 European countries: A modelling study by John C. DEARDEN, Philip H. ROWE

“…Data distributions were normalised by the Box and Cox approach and the Minitab routine ‘Best Subsets’ was used to select the best descriptor sets for each quantitative model of cases and deaths. Results: Cases were best modelled by vitamin D levels, stroke deaths, respiratory deaths, smoking, and human development levels. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to improved sedentary behaviour in coronary heart disease patients: a scoping review by Lili Yang, Chen Wu, Yuting Yang, Qiao Yuan

“…Eligibility criteria included qualitative and quantitative studies on SB in patients with CHD. Nine databases were searched (PubMed, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science Core Collection, Scopus, CNKI, WanFang and VIP) from inception through 31 December 2023, following the scoping review methodology.Results A total of 24 studies, including two qualitative and 22 quantitative studies, were included, with 15 847 patients. …”
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Effects of Programmatic Assessment in Clinical Reasoning Courses in General Practice by ZHAI Jiayi, LU Yuan, SHI Jianjun, YU Dehua

“…The course consists of three modules, namely core, case and result, and adopts blended teaching method to carry out teaching. The content of quantitative evaluation is different kinds of rating scale, while the content of subjective evaluation comes from multi-source feedback. …”
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Identifying Key Biomarkers Related to Immune Response in the Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Mendelian Randomization Combined With Comprehensive Transcriptomics and Single-... by Hu M, Deng Y, Bai Y, Zhang J, Shen X, Shen L, Zhou L

“…Finally, we validated the mRNA expression of five key genes in the DKD mice model using reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).Results: Five characteristic genes, known as protein kinase B beta (AKT2), interleukin-2 receptor beta (IL2RB), neurexin 3(NRXN3), slit homolog 3(SLIT3), and TATA box binding protein like protein 1 (TBPL1), demonstrated causal relationships with DKD. …”
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Fusarium oxysporum & Fusarium solani: Identification, Characterization, and Differentiation the Fungal Phenolic Profiles by HPLC and the Fungal Lipid Profiles by GC-MS by Nashwa M. Shalapy, Wenyi Kang

“…In this way, the present study was performed to evaluate the phenolic compounds and flavonoids of Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium solani qualitatively and quantitatively via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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