this research evaluated the effects of onion curing methods on the qualitative traits of iranian onion cultivars (azarshahr red, neishabour red, kashan white, qom white). testing was carried out in the autumn and winter of 2007. the experimental design was factorial with two factors and three replicates. the factors were traditional and sunlight curing methods at 42°c for 12 hr for 48°c for 4 h...

abstract background: midwifery cares take place in diverse communities with different ethnics groups. therefore, midwifery cares could be planned wisely and principally based on women’s and their families’ changeable demands which focus on social and cultural issues. this qualitative study explored the midwives’ experiences of care in the community. materials and methods: this qualitative study...

Most students, especially Indian students, can learn sufficient anatomy from one of the standard textbooks to get them through their examinations. But much of what they learn is imperfectly understood, so that not a great deal of anatomical knowledge is retained to help them through their final studies and their careers. The author, who is Professor of Anatomy in the University of Toronto, teac...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to outline explicit criteria for assessing the contribution of qualitative empirical studies in health and medicine, leading to a hierarchy of evidence specific to qualitative methods. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING This paper arose from a series of critical appraisal exercises based on recent qualitative research studies in the health literature. We focused...

This two-component study (descriptive cross-sectional and qualitative) assessed the availability of contraceptives in primary care clinics in Brazilian municipalities. The family planning program was also analyzed as part of the country's Family Health Strategy. Phone interviews were held with local health managers to obtain information on contraceptive supply in a selected sample of municipali...

Introduction: The dynamic and flexible nature of qualitative studies is expected to impose new challenges upon the researchers in obtaining informed consent. study objectives were explore perceived by consent research their suggestions improve it. Material Methods: It was a descriptive which In-depth interviews conducted among ten purposively selected from one medical college Puducherry. Transc...

Aim This research study explored the lived experiences of adults diagnosed with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) when exposed to a prolonged period of extreme cold. Design This research study utilized descriptive qualitative research design. Methods Face-to-face interview sessions with audio recording were conducted. There were 30 informants who participated in the study. Descriptive phenomeno...

The analytical electrophoretic pattern of the buffer-soluble proteins extracted from bacterial cells is both characteristic and descriptive of the organism (Hess et al., 1957; Wagman et al., 1958; Rodenberg, 1958). Further, a relatively large fraction of the material of the cell can be studied by the electrophoretic method. Hess et al. (1957) using successive extractive procedures on three stra...

AIM The aim was to describe significant others' experiences of dialectical behaviour therapy-family skills training (DBT-FST), their life situation before and after DBT-FST, and measurement of their levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms. METHODS The study had a descriptive mixed method design. Data were collected with free text questionnaires (n=44), group interviews (n=53) and the HAD sc...