OBJECTIVE To determine the change in rapid virological response for chronic hepatitis C by qualitative PCR testing after treatment with sofosbuvir. STUDY DESIGN A descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Memon Medical Institute Hospital, Karachi, from January to September 2016. METHODOLOGY The study population consisted of patients above 18 years, till 80 years of age, of both gende...

An ongoing process in qualitative research aims at contributing to a deeper understanding of human experiences and behaviour, and the behavioural world of applied practice. This process also aims to improve the usefulness of the findings by giving evidence for practical action. Interpretive description , an alternative to the conventional qualitative approaches, can help in this regard by provi...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of strategic leadership on performance in technology-driven enterprises listed in tehran stock exchange. the research used a mixed methodology for attaining this goal. in the first step, delphi method was used for identification the dimensions and factors of strategic leadership (qualitative). in the next step, the survey method was used fo...

BACKGROUND There is a growing recognition of the value of synthesising qualitative research in the evidence base in order to facilitate effective and appropriate health care. In response to this, methods for undertaking these syntheses are currently being developed. Thematic analysis is a method that is often used to analyse data in primary qualitative research. This paper reports on the use of...

(1) The descriptive abilities of several difference equation models for density dependence have been examined, first by a qualitative comparison of their flexibility and secondly by considering their ability to describe thirty sets of data on density dependent mortality. (2) The qualitative comparison demonstrated that two of the models have forms which are particularly flexible. The quantitati...

The current dataset contains a qualitative summary of (non-)replication studies of implicit Theory of Mind paradigms. It summarizes for each paradigm, how many replications, partial replications and non-replications were identified and how many of them were published or unpublished. Furthermore, descriptive data and sample sizes are reported. The dataset provides a qualitative overview of the p...

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of elastography for breast cancer identification in patients with indeterminate lesions on ultrasound. Methods This prospective, descriptive study included patients with indeterminate breast lesions in the ultrasound and with indication for percutaneous or surgical biopsy. The elastography was evaluated by qualitative analysis and by two methods for...

Materials and methods This two-part study included an questionnaire completed by food allergic families to explore what information they received on food allergy, their confidence around self-management, and their learning needs; and a qualitative interview with allergists to explore their perception of teaching priorities, and the challenges and strategies in food allergy management. Using con...