Assessing urban-rural NO2 trend of the Tibetan Plateau via satellite observations by Maolin Zhang, Ge Song, Shiyao Meng, Chunying Fan, Jiarui Chen, Zhujun Li, Huangchuan Liu, Ruilin Wang, Zhiyong Lin, Siwei Li

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“As long as you learn to adapt”–a longitudinal mixed-methods study exploring the first decade with rheumatoid arthritis by Maria Bergström, Åsa Larsson Ranada, Annette Sverker, Ingrid Thyberg, Mathilda Björk

“…This will be achieved by comparing subjective experiences with quantitative measures of disability and disease activity. …”
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Sensibilidade vibratória: valor semiótico em algumas afecções do sistema nervoso by Horacio Martins Canelas

“…Vibration sense can be the only form of sensation impaired in several kinds of nervous diseases. 2. The quantitative test of pallesthesia has great semiotic significance since the increase of the vibration perception thresholds can be the only sign of damage of the sensory pathways. 3. …”
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Understanding knowledge and media influence on people with hepatitis B in Senegal: a mixed-methods study by Séverine Carillon, Ibrahima Gueye, Moussa Seydi, Boubacar Coulibaly, Gilles Wandeler, Khaly Diaw, Aissatou Niang, Aminata Diallo, Albert Gautier Ndione, Mariama Diédhiou, Judicaël Malick Tine, Amady Ndiaye, Louise Fortes, Ndèye Fatou Ngom, Adrià Ramírez Mena, Oumy Camara, Astou Diop, Boly Niang, Bintou Fall, Bruce Wembulua, Kevine Tiogouo, Marianne Berthé, Ndeye Maguette Fall, Adrià Ramírez Mena, Judicaël Tine, Aboubakar Sidikh Badiane, Fatima Sall, Daye Ka, Ahmadou Mboup, Alassane Ndiaye, Abibatou Diaw, Assietou Gaye, Betty Fall, Houleye Saou, Ababacar Niang, Bessoum Sy, Sadio Ba, Astou Diagne, Mamadou Gueye, Kiné Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Nguirane, Mbaye Thiam, Ibrahima Niang, Joseph Diouf, Ndoye Diop, Khady Ndaw, Khady Ghassama, Khadim Faye, Fatou Diop, Marie Massaly, Aminata Ndoye Badji, Melissa Sandrine Pandi, Hubert Akotia, Bineta Seck Fall, Ousseynou Ndiaye, Marie-Joseph Dieme, Abdoulaye Keita

“…We aimed to explore knowledge and perceptions surrounding hepatitis B virus (HBV), as well as the influence of digital media on the information accessed by individuals living with HBV in Senegal.Design We employed a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative semistructured interviews conducted with people living with HBV enrolled in the Senegalese hepatitis B cohort (SEN-B), with a quantitative content analysis of online news coverage focused on HBV within the online media of Senegal.Setting A referral University hospital in Dakar, Senegal.Participants 29 individuals aged >18 years presenting with a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) with a median age of 40 years (IQR 27–54), of whom 51.7% were female.Outcomes and analysis Qualitative interviews were conducted between December 2019 and October 2021, and we employed purposive sampling to select participants enrolled in SEN-B. …”
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Correlation of Universities’ Perfor-mances in THE and THE Impact World Rankings with Social Attitudes toward them: Opinion Mining of Tweets by Tahereh Najafi Duraki, Hajar Sotudeh, Maryam Yaghtin

“…This research also contributes to the altmetrics literature by reaffirming the distinction between quantitative and content-based approaches in altmetric studies.…”
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Environmental contamination associated with biofuel production involving pesticide-coated seed corn as feedstock: a survey of community environmental and health impacts by Kelli C Gribben, Kylie Johnson, Pierce Greenberg, Ruth Mencia, Jabeen Taiba, Kristina W Kintziger, Kaleb Michaud, Eleanor Rogan, Terra Uhing, Jesse E Bell

“…The general topics were household members’ awareness, concerns, and perceptions of environmental and health impacts. Quantitative data were presented as frequencies and percentages, while qualitative data were grouped into themes based on keywords and summarized as counts. …”
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Disruption and recovery of family planning, contraception and other sexual and reproductive health services in Brazil with COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods approach by Luis Bahamondes, Jose G. Cecatti, Aline Munezero, Rachel E. Soeiro, Karayna G. Fernandes, Samira M. Haddad, Silvana Ferreira Bento, Karla S. Padua, Vilma Zotareli, Charles M. Charles, Montas Laporte, Caron Kim, Vanessa Brizuela, Moazzam Ali, for the WHO HRP Social Science Research Team

“…This study has the objective to provide a better understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on family planning and contraception among other SRH services and strengthen policies and services to be more responsive to community needs. Methods A mixed quantitative and qualitative methods were used to assess SRH service availability and readiness, and clients’ and providers’ perceptions in some Brazilian COVID-19-affected areas. …”
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As matrizes das concepções de educação em saúde de enfermeiros no contexto hospitalar [Matrices of nurses’ conceptions of health education in the hospital context] by Angelita Gastaldo Rigon, Eliane Tatsch Neves

“…Results showed that perceptions of health education held by the nurses were rooted in the family social cultural matrix, and were further shaped in their school years and everyday experience. …”
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Cultivating compassion in care: evaluating a compassion-training intervention and exploring barriers to compassionate care in postgraduate medical education in Pakistan: a mixed-me... by Marib Ghulam Rasool Malik, Sana Saeed, Bisma Aziz, Shahzil Abdur Rehman Malik, Syed Ahsan Ali, Fareed Shaikh, Shahzadi Resham, Amna Subhan Butt, Qamar Riaz

“…Culturally specific challenges emerged, including language barriers, differences in patient expectations, and perceptions of compassion as a transactional service in a largely out-of-pocket healthcare system. …”
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Barriers to the career development of women from Generation Y and Z by Anna Wasiluk, Martyna Jamiołkowska

“…These findings indicate that women’s career trajectories are shaped both by institutional conditions and internal beliefs and perceptions of competence. The second hypothesis (H2), which assumed that demographic variables significantly differentiate the evaluation of barriers, was only partially confirmed. …”
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Participation their way: a mixed methods study on engaging Australian adolescents in non-communicable disease prevention by Stephanie R. Partridge, Mariam Mandoh, Allyson R. Todd, Sara Wardak, Dominik Mautner, Fulin Yan, Philayrath Phongsavan, Julie Redfern, Hoi Lun Cheng, Annabel Lee, Jie Fang, Marlee Bower, Amarina Donohoe-Bales, Seema Mihrshahi, Rebecca Raeside

“…This study aimed to evaluate adolescents' perspectives, experiences, perceptions, and preferences regarding their participation in NCD prevention activities. …”
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Enhancing medical assessment strategies: a comparative study between structured, traditional and hybrid viva-voce assessment by Kavita Rasalkar, Sunita Tripathy, Sulekha Sinha, Bikramaditya Mukherjee, Nagamma Takkella, Elvis Vishal Dadel, Monit Sundriyal, Swetanka Prasad

“…Feedback was obtained through a mixed questionnaire with quantitative (Likert scale) and qualitative (open-ended) items on the examination methods. …”
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El escape room como estrategia didáctica en el Máster de Profesorado (Escape room as a didactical strategy in the Master’s degree in Teacher Learning) by Carmen Navarro Mateos, Isaac José Pérez-López

“…The employed methodology is a mixed one, using the GAMEX scale to obtain quantitative data about every single one of the dimensions measured by the scale that are relates to the participation in gamified experiences. …”
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Using implementation strategies to promote the maintenance of Kids SIPsmartER in rural Appalachian middle schools: a process evaluation by Kathleen J. Porter, Annie L. Reid, Theresa Markwalter, Brittany M. Kirkpatrick, Hannah G. Walters, Cheyanne E. Helms, Lee Salyers, Jamie M. Zoellner

“…., after the Researcher-Led Year). Quantitative data were summarized using descriptive statistics. …”
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Respectful maternity care during childbirth: postnatal women's perspectives. Cross-sectional study from central India: February - December 2023 by Naseema Shafqat, K Jyotika, K. Pushpalatha, Radha K., Malini Mondal

“… Objective: This study assesses postnatal women’s perceptions of Respectful Maternity Care (RMC), aiming to identify key areas for improvement. …”
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Community-based palliative care needs and barriers to access among cancer patients in rural north India: a Participatory action research by Mayank Gupta, Ankita Kankaria, Liya E. Joshy, Sandeep Singh, Bhajan Lal, Subhash Choudhary, Sapna Marcus, Anju Grewal, Lajya Devi Goyal, Rakesh Kakkar

“…A parallel convergent mixed-methods approach was adopted wherein the quantitative data from door-to-door surveys and qualitative data from CSWs and investigator field notes were collected and analyzed to provide a comprehensive understanding of PC needs and barriers to access. …”
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Efficacy of Manual Wheelchair Skills Training for Improving Skills and Confidence in People With Hereditary Degenerative Disorders: Protocol for a Sequential Multimethods Study by Ernest Niyomwungere, François Routhier, Cynthia Gagnon, R Lee Kirby, Xavier Rodrigue, Isabelle Lessard, Josiane Lettre, Krista L Best

“…Semistructured individual interviews will be conducted to explore participants’ expectations regarding manual wheelchair use, past manual wheelchair experiences, and perceptions of manual wheelchair skills training. Quantitative data will be analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), controlling for baseline scores, and qualitative data will be analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Modeling Organizational Justice and Job Satisfaction with the Mediating Role of Organizational Indifference by Ali soboohi, hadi hematian, Abolfazl danaee

“…The research method is applicable in terms of its purpose and is quantitative and descriptive-correlational in terms of its implementation method. …”
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The impact of buyer shopping orientations and demographic factors on the purchasing for different product types- in the context of online shopping by Haseba Salim Hamad

“…To validate the study conceptual framework this research employs quantitative -method research in order to achieve the highest possible validity and reliability of the results. …”
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Explaining and Analyzing the Effect of Brand Value Components on Medical Tourism Development: A Case Study of Ahvaz Metropolis by Majid Goodarzi

“…AbstractDestinations are locations that individuals choose for specific experiences influenced by their perceptions of unique attractions. Consequently, it is feasible to create a brand for these destinations using strategic programming methods. …”
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