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Revisiting Bott to Connect the Dots: An Exploration of the Methodological Origins of Social Network Analysis

open access: yesForum: Qualitative Social Research, 2018
Against a backdrop of a growing interest in qualitative and mixed-method approaches to social network analysis (SNA) and the exploration of ego-networks, in this article I revisit the pioneering urban families research of the social anthropologist and ...
Alasdair Jones
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Characteristics Desired in Clinical Data Warehouse for Biomedical Research [PDF]

open access: yesHealthcare Informatics Research, 2014
ObjectivesDue to the unique characteristics of clinical data, clinical data warehouses (CDWs) have not been successful so far. Specifically, the use of CDWs for biomedical research has been relatively unsuccessful thus far.
Soo-Yong Shin, Woo Sung Kim, Jae-Ho Lee
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Describing Research Design [PDF]

open access: yesIndian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2019
This article explains how the research design of a study can simultaneously be described in many different ways as nonempirical or empirical, case-based or sample-based, observational or interventional, retrospective or prospective, cross-sectional or longitudinal, uncontrolled or controlled, single arm or multiple arm, nonrandomized or randomized ...
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Theoretical versus pragmatic design in qualitative research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
For many years, discussions of the relative merits of generic and theoretical approaches to qualitative research have divided researchers while overshadowing the need to focus on addressing clinical questions.
Bekker, H, Cheater, F, Smith, J
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An intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia: the Journeying through Dementia RCT

open access: yesHealth Technology Assessment, 2022
Background: There are few effective interventions for dementia. Aim: To determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an intervention to promote self-management, independence and self-efficacy in people with early-stage dementia ...
Gail Mountain   +19 more
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A co-design living labs philosophy of practice for end-to-end research design to translation with people with lived-experience of mental ill-health and carer/family and kinship groups

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2023
There is increased recognition that people with lived-experience of mental ill-health ought to be centred in research design, implementation and translation, and quality improvement and program evaluation of services.
Victoria J. Palmer   +30 more
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Exploring the Next Wave of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology: The Overlooked Potential of Scenario Analysis

open access: yesFuture Internet, 2021
Blockchain is predicted to disrupt industries, economies, and societies. The properties of distributed ledgers allow the creation of immutable data structures that facilitate shared access in real time and enable a plethora of innovative applications ...
Horst Treiblmaier
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Connecting practice to research (and back to practice): making the leap from design practice to design research [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper explores two questions: what skills and knowledge can be derived from research and brought back into design practice; and how can we better prepare designers to undertake research? Its aim was to enable design practitioners wishing to pursue
Yee, Joyce
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Research Design

open access: yesJournal of Investigative Surgery, 2012
The development of a good research design permits us to obtain the best research data possible. From the experimental question to the research hypothesis and data collection variables, we can begin to consider the optimal research design. Details pertaining to the selection of the research design are considered within and very much in relation with the
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Importance of achieving the composite endpoints in diabetes

open access: yesIndian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013
Well-conducted randomized controlled trials are instrumental in providing vital data on safety and efficacy of new molecules under consideration for approval. However acquiring such data involves huge cost and focused scientific endeavor.
Ambika Gopalakrishnan Unnikrishnan   +5 more
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