Editorial Honestly, who among us was properly academically trained to conduct qualitative research? Who can spontaneously cite a qualitative study of autism, or would say his or her favorite study of autism is a qualitative one? Who thinks qualitative research is as valuable as quantitative research? Without either qualitative or quantitative evidence for it, only an n = 1 personal experience, ...

The study aimed to synthesise qualitative studies of lay experiences of medicine taking. Most studies focused on the experience of those not taking their medicine as prescribed, with few considering those who reject their medicines or accept them uncritically. Most were concerned with medicines for chronic illnesses. The synthesis revealed widespread caution about taking medicines and highlight...

AIM This paper presents a literature review whose aim was to provide better understanding of living with early-stage dementia. BACKGROUND Even in the early stages, dementia may challenge quality of life. Research on early-stage dementia is mainly in the domain of biomedical aetiology and pathology, providing little understanding of what it means to live with dementia. Knowledge of the lived e...

Framework analysis is a technique used for data analysis in primary qualitative research. Recent years have seen its being adapted to conduct syntheses of qualitative studies. Framework-based synthesis shows considerable promise in addressing applied policy questions. An innovation in the approach, known as 'best fit' framework synthesis, has been published in BMC Medical Research Methodology t...

The Second Instructional Technology in Education Study: Module 2 (SITES M2) is a series of qualitative studies that identify and describe innovative pedagogical practices in 28 participating countries that use technology. The project resulted in 174 case study reports of innovative practice that are currently being analysed. This article describes the goals, research questions, and methodology ...

Halmstad University's profile as the University of Innovation consists of the strong area of Health and Lifestyle. As many European societies are characterized by societal challenges, this strong area will turn out to be an area of research that has strong future relevance. Challenges related to an aging population, increased mental illness among young people, mar-ginalization of disabled peopl...

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ÐWhile empirical studies in software engineering are beginning to gain recognition in the research community, this subarea is also entering a new level of maturity by beginning to address the human aspects of software development. This added focus has added a new layer of complexity to an already challenging area of research. Along with new research questions, new research methods are needed to...

To determine the substrates from which hydrogen sulfide is evolved by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and to characterize the enzyme or enzymes involved, a study was made utilizing 40 strains of P. aeruginosa and 31 organic sulfur-containing compounds. Hydrogen sulfide sources were first determined with dried-cell preparations of one strain. Wet-cell preparations of 40 strains designated P. aeruginosa w...

Most of water ecosystems are endangered by human actions, in spite of their importance for all living systems. Qualitative models and simulations may be useful for stream ecosystem recovery in many ways: for understanding such systems, to predict values of variables and to combine such understanding with restoration and proactive actions of management. This study describes the development of qu...