How can we support the individual breastfeeding experience? Quantitative results from a mixed-methods study by Theresa Philomena Ertlmaier, Oana Costea, Anja Borgmann-Staudt, Monika Berns, Georg Weikert, Mathilde Kersting, Magdalena Balcerek

“…We present quantitative results here. First-time mothers were surveyed at birth and 2, 6 and 12 months postpartum. …”
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Women with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder experiences of suicidal thoughts and behaviours: a mixed methods study by Danielle Brown, Danielle Brown, Debbie M. Smith, Elizabeth Osborn, Anja Wittkowski, Anja Wittkowski, Anja Wittkowski

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Development of a Framework for Youth- and Family-Specific Engagement in Research: Proposal for a Scoping Review and Qualitative Descriptive Study by Sarah E P Munce, Clementine Jarrett, Vjura Senthilnathan, Dorothy Luong, Brooke Allemang, Katherine Bailey, Elaine Biddiss, Maria T Britto, Francine Buchanan, Christine Cassidy, Andrea Cross, Jessie Cunningham, Gina Dimitropoulos, Scott E Hadland, Monika Kastner, Tieghan Killackey, Kristina Kokorelias, Colin Macarthur, Samantha Micsinszki, Chavon Niles, F Virginia Wright, Alene Toulany

“…The risk of bias of included studies will not be assessed. Extracted data will be quantitatively summarized using numerical counts and qualitatively using content analysis. …”
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Enhancing sexual and reproductive health literacy among local and refugee’s youth in Moldova - a community participation digital health initiative by Camille THOMAS, Svetlana COCIU, Angela CAZACU-STRATU, Vesel QAZIMI, Maria CHAVEZ, Serghei CEBANU, Sara L. NAM

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Basic principles of descriptive statistics in medical research by N. M. Bulanov, A. Yu. Suvorov, O. B. Blyuss, D. B. Munblit, D. V. Butnaru, M. Yu. Nadinskaia, A. A. Zaikin

“…Descriptive statistics provides tools to explore, summarize and illustrate the research data. …”
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Quantitative MRI assessment of peripheral nerves by S. N. Morozova, D. A. Grishina, V. A. Orlov, S. I. Kartashov, V. V. Sinkova, D. S. Tsaregorodtsev, M. V. Krotenkova, N. A. Suponeva

“…T2‑relaxometry and magnetization transfer ratio studies allow assessing macromolecular integrity of peripheral nerves elements. …”
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Quantitative Assessment of Work-related Hand-arm Vibration Exposure Among Workers in the Construction, Underground Coal Mining, Wood Working, and Metal Working Industry: The German... by Yi Sun, Frank Bochmann, Winfried Eckert, Benjamin Ernst, Christian Freitag, Uwe Kaulbars, Uwe Nigmann, Christina Samel, Christian van den Berg, Nastaran Raffler

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An Animation Video as a Distraction Strategy on Behavioral Response to Pain among Children Receiving Immunization- A Quantitative Study by Molly Saldhana, Malathi K, Sunanda Govinder Thimmajja

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Exploring Perceived Barriers in the Assessment and Management of Female Sexual Dysfunction: An Integrated Qualitative and Quantitative Study among Trainee Residents by Yogender Kumar Malik, Adwitiya Ray, Sujata Sethi, Rajiv Gupta

“…Descriptive statistics were employed for quantitative analysis. …”
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Transcultural mediation programme in a paediatric hospital in France: qualitative and quantitative study of participants’ experience and impact on hospital costs by Isabelle Durand-Zaleski, Jonathan Lachal, Mélanie Escaich, Serge Bouznah, Pascale De Lonlay, Pierre Canoui, Marie-Rose Moro, Clémence Rousselle

“…The objective of this study was to assess the economic impact and the experience of this consultation.Design Qualitative and quantitative descriptive study.Setting This study of inpatients treated at Necker Hospital included those whose families participated in transcultural mediation in 2014 through 2016.Participants The first portion of the study applied quantitative methods and compared hospital costs before and after the mediation from the patients' records and accounting data for 15 cases. …”
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Digital stress perception and associations with work- and health-related outcomes among general practitioners in Germany: a quantitative study by Annika Würtenberger, David A. Groneberg, Stefanie Mache

“…Methods This mixed methods study combined quantitative and qualitative approaches. …”
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Unpacking Evaluative Meaning-Making Resources in Verbal Movie Descriptions: A Comparative Study of Native and Non-Native English Speakers by Muhammed Parviz, Alireza Jalilifar, Alexanne Don

“…The present study explored how native speakers (NSs) and non-native speakers (NNSs) of English exploit evaluative meaning-making resources of English when sharing their judgements and opinions on English movie descriptions. …”
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Iranian Male and Female EFL Teachers' Attitudes towards Self-and Peer-Assessment in Descriptive Writing: A Mixed Methods Study by Hanyieh Davatgari Asl, Masoud Zoghi, Peiman Rahmani

“…AbstractThe main purpose of this exploratory sequential mixed methods study was to elicit Iranian male and female EFL teachers’ attitudes towards self-and peer-assessment in descriptive writing. …”
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Development and description of a theory-driven, evidence-based, complex intervention to improve adherence to treatment for tuberculosis in the UK: the IMPACT study by Annie S. K. Jones, Rob Horne, Jacqui White, Trish Costello, Marcia Darvell, Aaron S. Karat, Karina Kielmann, Helen R. Stagg, Adam T. Hill, Heinke Kunst, Colin N. J. Campbell, Marc C. I. Lipman

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Evaluation of Freezing-Induced Changes in Aroma Profiles of Pomegranate Juice by Quantitative Descriptive Sensory Analysis, Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry/Olfactometry, Odor... by Yixiu Chen, Peng Wang, Wanying He, Honglei Tian, Jingzhang Geng, Runguang Zhang, Ping Zhan

“…The quantitative descriptive sensory analysis (QDA) results showed that grassy, woody, and fruity attributes of PJ were notably diminished following the freezing treatment. …”
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Description and Application of a Mathematical Method for the Analysis of Harmony by Qiting Zuo, Runfang Jin, Junxia Ma, Guotao Cui

“…Therefore, it is of great importance to study harmony theory. After briefly introducing the basic concepts of harmony theory, this paper expounds the five elements that are essential for the quantitative description of harmony issues in water resources management: harmony participant, harmony objective, harmony regulation, harmony factor, and harmony action. …”
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EFL students’ WTC across communicative situations in an instructional context: a quantitative study with focus on a public university in Ethiopia by Abebe Dereje Teshome

“…The data were analyzed quantitatively using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that the target students’ WTC varies across communicative situations. …”
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The Effect of Organizational Commitment on Intention to Leave among Nurses: A Quantitative Study of Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) by Azmi Alhorani, Mohammed Yousef Alkhraishi, Windy Mankone Ndhlovu, Roobasoundhrie Chetty, ZamZam Hamud

“…Method: A quantitative descriptive cross sectional design was used targeting the largest healthcare company employees in United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi healthcare company –SEHA), 367 participants responded to the questionnaire. …”
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A comparison of quantitative and semi-quantitative methods for assessing cartilage status and change over time; data from the osteoarthritis initiative by Aaron Ray, Alan D. Brett, Bright Dube, Michael A. Bowes, Emma Rowbotham, Philip G. Conaghan

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of this study was to compare the cross-sectional relationship and longitudinal responsiveness of the semi-quantitative MRI Osteoarthritis Knee Score (MOAKS) with automated quantitative cartilage thickness measures. …”
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A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Cancer Preventive Vaccines among Undergraduate Medical Students by Prithvi B. Petkar, Rahul S. Baghel, Harshal G. Mendhe

“…Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 2 months duration was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital of a university in Central India among 208 undergraduate medical students. …”
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