Rhythm And Risk: Exploring The Relationship Between Afrobeat Music And Drug Abuse Among Nigerian Universities’ Undergraduate Music Students by Tosin Emmanuel Akinduyo, Patrick Oluwafemi Akerele, N.P.M Mabaso

“…Nigeria is a hub for Afrobeat with lyrics and videos which significantly influence adolescents' behaviour, emotions, and world perception. Aim: This study aimed to assess and to explore the relationship between Afrobeat music and drug abuse in Nigeria. …”
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Exploring the factors that promote or diminish a psychologically safe environment: a qualitative interview study with critical care staff by Stephen Brett, Eleanor Murray, Clare Leon-Villapalos, Kate Grailey

“…A purposive sampling technique was used, with recruitment ceasing at the point of thematic saturation.Interventions Semistructured interviews explored attitudes towards psychological safety and contained a quantitative assessment measuring the climate of psychological safety present.Results Twenty-eight participants agreed that it was easy to ask for help, with 20 agreeing it is safe to take a risk on the team, demonstrating a strong perception of psychological safety in this group.Our thematic analysis highlighted areas where the context influenced an individual’s psychological safety including personality, culture and leadership. …”
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ChatGPT in higher education - A Student's perspective by Ahmed Shuhaiber, Mohammad Amin Kuhail, Sinan Salman

“…Educators and institutions should focus on building trust and enhancing students' perception of effort, performance, and hedonic aspects related to ChatGPT. …”
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Assessing Computational Thinking in Engineering and Computer Science Students: A Multi-Method Approach by Farman Ali Pirzado, Awais Ahmed, Sadam Hussain, Gerardo Ibarra-Vázquez, Hugo Terashima-Marin

“…This study evaluates CT skills among Engineering and Computer Science students using a multi-method approach by combining quantitative methods (CTT scores and CTS responses) with qualitative methods (thematic analysis of open-ended questions), integrating objective assessments, self-perception scales, and qualitative insights. …”
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Patient perspective of ward rounds in Swiss internal medicine departments: a mixed-methods study by Flavio Gössi, Armon Arpagaus, Christoph Becker, Sebastian Gross, Stefano Bassetti, Sabina Hunziker

“… BACKGROUND: Ward rounds carried out by interprofessional teams are an important element of patient-centred care in the field of internal medicine. This quantitative and qualitative study aimed to assess patient satisfaction with interprofessional ward rounds. …”
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A Mixed-Methods Study of the Challenges of Nurses in a Sri Lankan National Hospital in the Provision of Clinical Oral Hygiene Care by Sherine Loyidcy Mariyanayagam, Sachith Piyumal Abeysundara, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Ruwan Duminda Jayasinghe, Rasika Manori Jayasinghe

“…Self-administered questionnaires and an interviewer-administered question guide were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from 228 and 30 participants, respectively. …”
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Education in Lebanon: Considerations and Evolution by NASSAR Chirine

“…The present study aims to investigate the perception regarding the education system in Lebanon and its impact on the communities’ development. …”
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A Phenomenological Study of International Migration of Iranian Educated Girls (Case Study of Girls Referring to the Cooperative, Labor, and Social Welfare Department of Isfahan Cit... by Arman Heidari, Rahmatollah Torkan

“…Additionally, these studies have relied heavily on quantitative data and methodologies, overlooking the personal perceptions and contextual factors that motivate girls to migrate. …”
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Conciliação da rotina de estudo e treinamento: o caso do cheerleading na Universidade de Brasília (Reconciliation between study and training routine: the case of cheerleading at t... by Felipe Rodrigues da Costa, Hugo Paula Almeida da Rocha, Felipe Nunes Serpa Viana, Iuri Scremin de Miranda, Americo Pierangeli Costa

“…We carried out an exploratory, quantitative and cross-sectional study with 68 athletes. …”
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A YOLO11-Based Method for Segmenting Secondary Phases in Cu-Fe Alloy Microstructures by Qingxiu Jing, Ruiyang Wu, Zhicong Zhang, Yong Li, Qiqi Chang, Weihui Liu, Xiaodong Huang

“…To address the issues of subjectivity, low efficiency, and limited quantitative capability in traditional metallographic analysis methods, this paper proposes a deep learning-based approach for segmenting the second phase in Cu-Fe alloys. …”
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Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…Study 2 refined existing methods to measure patients’ perceptions of ART. The study 1 findings were used to refine our measures of perceptual and practical barriers to ART uptake and adherence with four items added to the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ)-ART. …”
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Mindfulness-based retreat for mothers of paediatric heart transplant recipients: protocol for a pilot intervention study by Sara Ahola Kohut, Joanna Mitchell, Samantha J Anthony, Taylor Robertson, Heather Telfer, Mirna Seifert-Hansen

“…Focus groups and individual interviews will be transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis. Quantitative and qualitative data will be merged and compared during interpretation to ensure that the intervention implementation and effectiveness of the MBR retreat are described with comprehensive accuracy. …”
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Biochemical characteristics, nutrient intakes, and chronic disease risk according to the dietary fat energy ratio in middle-aged Korean: a cross-sectional study using data from the... by Ga-Hyeon Jeong, Sook-Bae Kim

“…Significant differences were found in both the quantitative and qualitative intake of nutrients. The insufficient group had the lowest intake of most nutrients except fiber, whereas the excessive group had the lowest fiber intake. …”
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Microscopy without a microscope? Opportunities and limitations of dental studies in anatomy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Ann-Kathrin Peters, Elisabeth Witt, Karsten Winter, Sabine Löffler, Hubert-Mario Kuntzsch

“…A statistial analysis of the quantitative results were carried out and quantitative results were analysed using content-structuring qualitative content analysis. …”
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Advances and prospect in natural beauty evaluation: insights for the World Heritage karst by Xi Zhao, Kangning Xiong, Meng Zhang

“…The combination of traditional and emerging technologies such as SD method, SBE method, AHP method, neuroscience, and UGC data has increased, breaking through time and space constraints and expanding data sources. (4) In future studies, the assessment of natural beauty should concentrate on aesthetic preferences across diverse cultural contexts, develop a concept of global localization, and enhance evaluators' aesthetic perception through multisensory integration. Simultaneously utilizing UGC data to balance the authority of evaluation standards and the inclusiveness of evaluation systems, developing quantifiable indicators, and improving quantitative research in analogy methods; Finally, a karst landscape aesthetic evaluation model is constructed from both global and local perspectives, providing scientific reference for the formation of a unified evaluation system.…”
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Methodology for Assessing the Transport Accessibility of Capital Objects in a Megacity Based on Geoinformation Data by S. V. Mkhitaryan, Zh. B. Musatova, T. V. Murtuzalieva, G. S. Timokhina, I. P. Shirochenskaya

“…The authors see the directions for future research in the defnition and calculation of indicators based on the city dwellers perception of the transport accessibility…”
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Attendee's awareness about preventive chemotherapy neglected tropical diseases (PC-NTD) control during the first world neglected tropical diseases day in Ekiti State, Nigeria. by Hammed O Mogaji, Ikenna M Odoh, Concilia I Iyeh, Abdulhakeem A Adeniran, Segun I Oyedeji, Hilary I Okoh, Adedotun A Bayegun, Olaitan O Omitola, Cynthia U Umunnakwe, Francisca O Olamiju, Olatunwa J Olamiju, Uwem F Ekpo

“…However, qualitative data to support quantitative analysis were obtained using open-ended questionnaires and analysed thematically.…”
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Effects of building resilience skills among undergraduate medical students in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic setting in the United Arab Emirates: A convergent mixed methods study. by Farah Otaki, Samuel B Ho, Bhavana Nair, Reem AlGurg, Adrian Stanley, Amar Hassan Khamis, Agnes Paulus, Laila Alsuwaidi

“…Qualitative data, constituting of students' perception of their experience with the course, was captured using virtual-focus-group-sessions. …”
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Reconceptualisation of sport and quality of life in young athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: understanding the experiences behind the numbers through a p... by Fiona Webster, Dianne M Bryant, Hana Marmura, Olivia Morassutti, Alan M J Getgood

“…Transcripts were coded by two independent researchers. Descriptive quantitative analyses of QOL ratings and thematic analysis of qualitative data were conducted to identify mechanisms of response shift. …”
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MEDIATIZATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONCEPT IN THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE MEDIA DISCOURSE: CORPUS-BASED APPROACH by Elena Yu. Ilyinova, Larisa A. Kochetova

“…Based on corpus-assisted discourse analysis, the paper studies the mediatization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the Russian-language media discourse as a construe technique that shapes AI perception and evaluation as a concept of new social reality. …”
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