Implementation and enforcement of mandatory calorie labelling regulations for the out-of-home sector in England: Qualitative study of the experiences of business implementers and r... by Michael Essman, Tom Bishop, Thomas Burgoine, Andrew Jones, Megan Polden, Eric Robinson, Richard Smith, Jean Adams, Martin White

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Using purposive sampling, we recruited 11 employees of large food businesses (implementers) and 9 employees of LA environmental health or trading standards departments (enforcers). …”
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The impact of community-based pulmonary rehabilitation on the health and lives of migrant workers with pneumoconiosis in China: a qualitative study exploring patient experience by Panpan Ma, Yasuko Nagamatsu

“…The convenience　sampling method was used to recruit pneumoconiosis patients attending a CBPR program supported by a patient advocacy non-governmental organisation. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and suicidal ideation in patients with major depressive disorder: investigating the mediating role of emotional reactivity and probabilistic and reinf... by Somayeh Daneshvar, Jahangir Mohammadi Bytamar, Zahra Zeraatpisheh, Setareh Zand, Ali Sahraian, Laura Jobson

“…Participants were selected using a convenient sampling method. Data were collected through the Probabilistic Reward Task, the Emotional Reactivity Scale, the Beck Scale of Suicidal Ideation, and the Modified Adverse Childhood Experiences – International Questionnaire. …”
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Exploring client perspectives: a qualitative study on how families experience (blended) forensic outpatient systemic therapy for juvenile antisocial behavior by S. Marjolein van Cappellen, Hanneke E. Creemers, Larissa Hoogsteder, Jessica J. Asscher

“…A purposive sampling method was used to yield a diverse sample and varied experiences. …”
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Mitigating Risk of Failure by Expanding Family Entrepreneurship and Learning from International Franchising Experiences of Johnny Rockets: A Case Study in Pakistan by Jawaid Ahmed Qureshi, Muhammad Shahid Qureshi, Muhammad Asif Qureshi

“…Primary data is garnered from three sources: in-depth interviews from middle to top management of Johnny Rockets, owners of the franchises, and from its consumers in accordance with phenomenology method and purposive sampling to analyze their lived experiences with JR and its direct rivals. …”
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Caregiver’s experiences with a mobile-based educational program and its impact on dietary treatment compliance of children with methylmalonic acidemia: an online survey by Qing Luo, Chunqin Liu, Lizhou Lin, Xuehua Liu, Huifang Chen

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Is Early Experience Destiny? Review of Research on Long-Term Outcomes following International Adoption with Special Reference to the British Chinese Adoption Study by Margaret Grant, Alan Rushton, John Simmonds

“…Both quantitative and qualitative studies were included to allow for examination of a fuller range of adult-related outcomes rather than mental health scores alone. The sampling, methods, and results of reviewed articles are summarised and a critical commentary is provided. …”
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Neuro-Psycholinguistic Study of Political Slogans in Outdoor Advertising by Сергій Максименко, Богдан Ткач, Леся Литвинчук, Ліана Онуфрієва

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Experience of older adults using smart devices and mHealth apps in nursing homes in Chinese megacities: A descriptive qualitative study by Jie Ding, Yifei Ren, Jiajia Xu, Qingqing Hu, Ting Chu

“…Objective This study aims to explore the experiences of older adults in nursing homes located in megacities of China regarding the use of digital health tools. …”
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Developing Burdens in Caring for a Relative with a Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study of Lived Experiences of Family Caregivers in Saudi Arabia by Eman Halil Al Enazy, Seham Mansour Alyousef

“…<b>Methods:</b> A qualitative study employing thematic analysis was conducted with ten family caregivers recruited through purposive sampling from the Prince Sultan Military City Hospital’s oncology department. …”
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Divergent pathways in urban residents’ emergency behavior in China: a social cognition theory perspective based on a survey of 6,817 individuals across 72 communities by Chao Wang, Haocun Zhao, Yijue Zhang, Ruyi Shi

“…The research empirically analyzes factors influencing residents’ emergency behavior during community disasters, utilizing a sample dataset from 72 communities across China that included 6,817 participants.ResultsThree findings are obtained from this study. (1) The extent of residents’ emergency knowledge and skills, with the public dissemination of community information, significantly affects the adoption of self-help emergency behavior. (2) Emergency emotional states, alongside community cultural propaganda, tend to promote mutual aid emergency behavior. (3) Experience with disasters significantly moderates how the community’s disaster mitigation environment affects residents’ emergency behavior.DiscussionThis study not only emphasize key differences in factors across various types of resident behavior but also offer theoretical direction and practical points of reference for enabling targeted responses in community disaster mitigation.…”
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“I know that I can help the person and that is priceless to me”—a qualitative study on tasks and experiences of peers in mental healthcare for refugees by Lea Bogatzki, Lea Bogatzki, Flurina Potter, Luisa Trauner, Daniela Mier, Daniela Mier, Michael Odenwald, Michael Odenwald

“…In COPEER, supervised, but autonomously acting peer support workers (PSWs) accompany and support refugees with mental disorders in the healthcare system.ObjectiveThis study focuses on the qualitative description of the PSWs' work reality and their positive and negative work-related experiences in COPEER to assess the feasibility and relevance of their role.MethodAn exploratory and qualitative approach with purposive sampling was chosen; face-to-face expert interviews were conducted using a semi-structured guide with 8 PSWs (3 women, 5 men; age M = 43 years). …”
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ELO-Mask: Effective and Layerwise Optimization of Mask for Sparse LLMs by Bingjie Xiang, Jiarui Wu, Xiaoying Han, Qian Gu, Fei Chao, Xiao Yang, Fan Wu, Xin Fu

“…The approach consists of two steps: 1) Mask Reordering Step, this step involves initializing the mask using predefined parameter importance metrics, followed by reordering the model masks in blocks using the Straight-Through Estimator method with a small sample dataset. 2) Mask Fine-Tuning Step, this step involves further fine-tuning the masks obtained from the first step in blocks, using the same small sample dataset. …”
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TCF7L2 rs12255372 Gene Polymorphism and Susceptibility to Obesity: Experience from a Tertiary Level Hospital in Bangladesh by Syed A. Mahmood, Mohammad F. Uddin, Marufa Mustari, Samira Mahjabeen, Sarojit Das, Md Kamrul Azad, CFM Manzurur Rahim, Samira Moyeen, Shahjada Selim

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Training family physicians: A qualitative exploration of experiences of registrars in a family medicine training programme in Cape Town, South Africa by Tasleem Ras, Beverley Schweitzer, Graham Bresick, Derek Hellenberg

“…Methods: This study used purposive sampling to recruit registrar (n = 9) and supervisor (n = 8) participants into respective groups. …”
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I’m still quite young: women’s lived experience of precocious or premature menopause: a qualitative study among Egyptian women by Yasmine M. Osman, Hend Reda Ali El-Kest, Majed Awad Alanazi, Mostafa Shaban

“…Methods A qualitative descriptive design was employed. …”
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Issues in shale oil core porosity measurement by Jinqing ZHANG, Guoliang TAO, Dai HUANG, Cuijuan LUO, Lingbo LIU, Yunfeng YANG

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Reduced wait times for molecular-biomarker testing among patients with advanced lung cancer using parallel sample processing and closed-loop communication: the Continuous Oncopanel... by Ying Wang, Diana Ionescu, Stephen Yip, Sarah Yeo, Jane Sun, Kelly Zibrik, Tawimas Shaipanich, Hannah Carolan, Barbara Melosky, Deepu Alex

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A cross-sectional study on factors contributing to health anxiety among healthcare workers in Nigeria due to the COVID-19 pandemic experience by Nanribet Mwoltu, Samuel Njor, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Ndom Okposin, Ose Ugege, Nweke Peter, Akanji Michael, Joseph Ugwuike, Paul Amechi, Roger Abang, Paul Umoh, Godwin Emmanuel, Bartholom`ew Ochonye, Abiye Kalaiwo

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Translation and Psychometric Evaluation in Cancer Care of the German Version of collaboRATETM—a 3‐item Patient‐reported Measure of Shared Decision‐Making by Pola Hahlweg, Stefan Zeh, Isabelle Scholl, Jördis Zill, Jörg Dirmaier, Paul James Barr, Glyn Elwyn, Martin Härter

“…Psychometric properties were evaluated in a secondary analysis of a sample of 1703 patients with cancer. They rated the collaboRATE items to assess their care experience in general at the respective department of one large university medical centre. …”
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