Social support in old age: differences by sex in a sample from northern Mexico by Rosa Isabel Garza-Sánchez, José González-Tovar

“…We used the multi-dimensional scale of perceived Social support (MSPSS), measures the perceptions of support of three main sources: family, friend and other significant, obtained an ordinal alpha coefficient of ω =. 934. …”
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MODEL PENDIDIKAN KHULAFAUR RASYIDUN DAN IMPELEMENTASINYA BAGI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DI INDONESIA by Riptono Riptono, Syamsul Bakri, Yusup Rohmadi

“…The Khulafaur Raysidun, consisting of four friends, namely Abu Bakar, Umar Ibn Khatam, Uthman Ibn Affan, and Ali bin Abi Talib provided different models or types of learning, but the essence of the teachings was taken from the Koran and the Sunnah of the Prophet. …”
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Digital Storytelling: Resistive Stories and the “Measurement” of Change by Thas Angela M. Kuga

“…The existential self is severely talked down to for not going beyond that one digital story or those few friends and family members. In these instances, that potential to transform “power over” into “power with” and “power within” the storytellers quickly disintegrates. …”
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‘It’s a secret in my life’: frontstage and backstage experiences of women undergoing induced abortions in a rural community of Pakistan by Rubeena Slamat, Piet Bracke, Melissa Ceuterick

“…They do this with the help of support systems comprising family members and friends. They are able to maintain their social status by navigating between what Goffman refers to as the frontstage and backstage regions of their lives. …”
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Mobilização para além das fronteiras: semelhanças transnacionais dos movimentos sociais de origem virtual pelo mundo by Luciana de Oliveira Leal Halbritter, Maria Inácia D\u2019Ávila Neto

“…Millions of people have joined the movement through social networks, promoting the events, defending ideas, calling friends to join and participate. These movements are not a Brazilian originality, as they repeat similar movements in other countries. …”
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Suicide in New Zealand by Said Shahtahmasebi

“…A straightforward contextual analysis of this information suggests that (i) only five cases had contact with mental health services, in two of the cases this was due to a previous suicide attempt and in the other three it was due to drug and alcohol dependency; (ii) mental illness as the cause of suicide is fixed in the public mindset, (iii) this in turn makes psychological autopsy type studies that seek information from families and friends questionable; (iv) proportionally more females attempt, but more men tend to complete suicide; and (v) not only is the mental health-suicide relationship tenuous, but suicide also appears to be a process outcome. …”
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Challenging “La Vie Bohème”: Community, Subculture, and Queer Temporality in Rent by Eleonora Sammartino

“…The focus of the film on a group of HIV-positive queer friends in New York in 1989-1990, affected by the loss of loved ones because of the AIDS epidemic and by the on-going gentrification of the Lower East Side, is key to the queering of classical chronotopes. …”
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Influence of Personal Preferences on Link Dynamics in Social Networks by Ashwin Bahulkar, Boleslaw K. Szymanski, Nitesh Chawla, Omar Lizardo, Kevin Chan

“…We study whether student preferences for certain attributes of friends can predict formation and dissolution of edges in both networks. …”
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Knowledge of Mainland Chinese about Stroke and Its Prevention: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Emergency Response and Information Access by Zhenyi LI, Peng WANG, Alice Y M JONES, Elizabeth DEAN

“…Almost all respondents correctly identified the need to call emergency services if someone was having a stroke. Family/friends(21%), and the media(television 19.5%;newspaper 17.7%)were reported as primary potential sources of stroke information.Conclusion:Cost-effective education programs about stroke prevention for mainland Chinese are strongly indicated, specifically, related to stroke risk factors, warning signs, emergency responseand information access. …”
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Meaningful miracles: Unraveling eucatastrophe in the select fantasy fiction of J.K. Rowling by Swathi Metla, Yu. V. Sudha Devi

“…The Harry Potter series is the story of Harry, an orphan-hero, who is on the quest of self-discovery; it unfolds through a series of adventures he goes on with his friends at Hogwarts. The series falls into a fuzzy set - a blend of genres - Bildungsroman, fantasy tale, mystery thriller, crossover tale, children’s literature, gothic tale, and quest romance. …”
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AIDS and discrimination: Points of view of a group of adolescents and persons that live with the human immune-deficiency virus. by Ana María Molina Gómez, Yuniet Rojas Mesa, Jorge García Cuesta, María Elinor Dulzaides Iglesias, Oristela Mora Rodríguez

“…On the other hand, 16 PVHIV said they have felt sometimes discriminated, and 11 stated that at the time of asking for medical help, the personnel have attended them in a despicable manner. 3 of them felt the familiar rejection, and 7 stated that the community and his very friends were getting away from them.<strong><br /></strong>…”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors Related to Tobacco Consumption Among University Students in Malaysia by Chui Yi Chow, Md Zobaer Hasan, Anton Abdulbasah Kamil

“…In Pearson's chi square test and Fisher's exact test, current use of tobacco was significantly associated with nationality, ethnicity, religion, school, current level of education and parents, siblings and friends use of tobacco (*p*\<0.05). In simple and multiple logistic regression analysis, being non-Malaysian, Indian, Muslim, year 4 student and having parents or siblings who used tobacco, all had statistically significant associations with the current use of tobacco (*p*\<0.05). …”
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Enhancing vaccine clinical trials participation among elderly: challenges and strategies by Paul Gillard, Samer Nakhle, Darin Brimhall, Ouzama Henry, Narcisa Mesaros

“…Successful tactics to balance the burden of clinical trial participation with its benefits encompass regular contact, family and friends’ engagement, making travel easier or unnecessary, use of digital tools, and building relationships with community organizations. …”
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The impact of trust and service quality on customer loyalty in e-commerce by Harman Malau, Juninetenth Keeply F Sitanggang

“…Satisfied custumers often recommend products to friends and relatives. Loyal custumers have high trust in the company. …”
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Household food insecurity in rural and urban West Java: The need for coping strategies by Vipta Resti Mauludyani Anna, Khomsan Ali

“…Furthermore, a substantially greater proportion of rural households (19.3% vs. 10.0%) borrowed food or turned to friends or family for support. Overall, the occupation of the father, the level of education of the mother, and the percentage of food spending were the factors that determined household food insecurity. …”
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Parents' Opinion on the Effects of Aquatic Physiotherapy on Delayed Motor Development in Infants by Austėja Klovaitė

“…Almost all participants expressed willingness to recommend aquatic physiotherapy to friends or acquaintances if their children were diagnosed with motor development disorders. …”
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Identifying factors on bullying in school: qualitative analysis by Mohammad Narimani, Nima Sadeghzadeh Belil

“…It shows that the factors affecting bullying in school with 66 codes and in 6 categories are individual factors, school factors, family factors, classroom issues, friends and peers, and environmental factors. By applying the identified factors, students can be taught skills to treat and reduce bullying in school so that they can use them to overcome their bullying.…”
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Experience of Burden of Care and Support Needs of Informal Caregivers of Persons With Severe Mental Disorders in Rural South Africa: A Qualitative Study by Olindah Silaule, Nokuthula G. Nkosi, Fasloen Adams

“…As a result, persons with severe mental disorders require long-term care from their family, relatives, or friends. Providing care is accompanied by negative experiences that result in distress for the caregivers, and as such, they require support to cope with their caregiving responsibilities. …”
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Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Fake News: A Comparative Study of Instagram Users in Greece and Portugal by Evangelia Pothitou, Maria Perifanou, Anastasios A. Economides

“…The results reveal distinct user behaviors: Greeks exhibit a unique inclination towards social connections, displaying an increased trust in friends’ content and investing more time on Instagram, reflecting the importance of personal connections in their media consumption. …”
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A User Authentication Scheme Using Physiological and Behavioral Biometrics for Multitouch Devices by Chorng-Shiuh Koong, Tzu-I Yang, Chien-Chao Tseng

“…Besides, it also helps us get connected with friends and business partners through social network applications, which were widely used as personal identifications in both real and virtual societies. …”
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