The South African Traditional Communities and Women for Rural Democracy and Land Rights by Wandile Brian Zondo

“…Results: The paper underscores the urgent need for policies that empower traditional communities, protect informal land rights, and address gender discrimination and patriarchal structures. By advocating for inclusive legal reforms and authentic public participation, the paper posits that South Africa can establish a more equitable traditional governance system that recognises and values the vital contributions of traditional communities and rural women. …”
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Sustainable development of the company on the basis of soft total quality management by Yuliia Prus

“…The research used general scientific and special methods of cognition: structural-logical, systemic and process approaches, the method of generalisation and comparison, questionnaires, methods of correlation and regression analysis, logical method, method of tabular presentation of data, scientific generalisation. …”
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Optimum Nitrogen and Phosphorus Combination Improved Yield and Nutrient Use Efficiency of Sorghum in Saline Soil by Xiaoqian Guo, Qidi Wu, Luqi Wang, Guisheng Zhou, Guanglong Zhu, Mohamed Suliman Eltyb Suliman, Nimir Eltyb Ahmed Nimir

“…Our results showed that nitrogen and phosphorus supply increased SPAD (leaf greenness, 5.0–29.1%), NSC (non-structural carbohydrates, 14.0–41.2%), nutrient accumulation (nitrogen: 14.1–50.0%, phosphorus: 11.8–41.5%, potassium: 13.7–28.2%), biomass (fresh: 10.8–29.3%, dry: 5.0–22.8%), yield (16.6–30.7%), and harvest index (2.0–9.8%) of sorghum at the maturity stage grown in saline soils but significantly decreased nutrient use efficiency. …”
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The Virtual Client Experience Survey for Mental Health and Addictions: Revalidation of a Survey to Measure Client and Family Experiences of Virtual Care by Allison Crawford, Anne Kirvan, Marcos Sanches, Amanda Gambin, Denise Canso, Eva Serhal

“…A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted in MPlus and used to test the factorial structures of the VCES, with minor respecification of the model based on modification indices, factor loadings, reliability, and item-total correlation. …”
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Manganese metal organic frame work assisted magnetic ionic liquid single crystal by Naima Sharmin, Md. Jahidul Islam

“…This article reports the synthetic procedure and structural elucidation of this MOFIL compound (2) along with its precursors (A and B) and intermediate (1) compound by Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy, Ultraviolet- Visible (UV- Vis) spectroscopy, and single crystal X-ray crystallography. …”
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VISÃO DOS CAFEICULTORES SOBRE O MARKETING DE SERVIÇOS OFERTADO PELOS CORRETORES DE CAFÉ EM CAPARAÓ – MG by Diony Gregório Prado Lopes, Leonardo dos Santos Ferreira, Rodrigo da Silva Freitas, Altamiro Júnior Lacerda de Almeida, Wagner dos Reis Marques Araújo

“…The methodology was defined as descriptive and qualitative approach, aided by bibliographic research, with the application of semi-structured interviews for data collection through a sample composed of 40 (forty) coffee growers from Caparaó - MG. …”
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Medico-ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of skin diseases in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India by Prakasam Radha, Chinniaya Udhayavani, Raju Nagaraj, Kumarasamy Sivaranjani

“…The data were documented from 194 key informants by using semi-structured questionnaire. The documented data were analyzed using different quantitative indices including Use Value (UV), Relative frequency of Citation (RFC), and Frequency of Citation (FC). …”
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Knowledge of Preconception Care and Associated Factors among Healthcare Providers Working in Public Health Institutions in Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2019: Institutional-Based... by Mahlet Million Bekele, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Mezgebu Mihret Kefale, Simachew Animen Bante

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 660 healthcare providers working in public health institutions in Awi zone, North West Ethiopia. A pretested structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from individual healthcare providers who were selected randomly using a multistage sampling technique. …”
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Retrospective study of the frequency of diagnosing diffuse changes in the liver parenchyma according to the results of radiological studies by N.Yu. Ziuz, V.M. Bogomaz

“…Objective: to evaluate the incidence rate of structural diffuse changes in the liver using radiological methods in different sex-age groups of the adult population. …”
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Magnitude of fruit and vegetable consumption and its associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) attending health services at selected health centers in... by Lelisa Worku, Burtukan Hussien, Teshome Bekele Elema, Taferi Atomsa Rekiti, Amana Ogatu Luke, Addisu Tadesse Sime

“…Data collection was carried out via a structured questionnaire, followed by interviews and further analysed using SPSS V.25. …”
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Newborn morbidities and care procedures at the special newborn care units of Gandaki Province, Nepal: a retrospective study by Khim Bahadur Khadka, Nabina Koirala, Olena Ivanova, Ramchandra Bastola, Dela Singh, Kamala Rana Magar, Bidhya Banstola, Ramesh Prasad Adhikari, Vincentas Giedraitis, Deepak Paudel, Guenter Froeschl

“…Methods This is a retrospective hospital records analysis. A structured questionnaire was employed to collect data on socio-demographic, clinical, and outcome variables in 1,355 newborns admitted to the Special Newborn Care Unit (SNCU) between May 1, 2021, and April 30, 2022, in five hospitals within the Gandaki Province. …”
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Accessibility of Patients With Special Healthcare Needs to Dental Care in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: A Multicentre Study From Perspective of Caregiver and Dental Care Pr... by Tarek Ezzeldin, Mazin Algahtani, Nadia Abdulrahman Alghannam, Faisal Abdulkareem Alsafran, Intisar Ahmad Siddiqui, Hebah Zaki Al-Ghanim, Basma Mohamed Bader, Abdullah Abdulatif Alshubat, Adnan Hamad Almarry, Hussein Hejji IbnAhmed, Sarah Abdulhadi Kanakri, Reem Babiker Eltayeb, Mohammed Ibrahim Almuaybid, Khalaf Ali Al-Wasi

“…The dental care provider’s survey results indicated a shortage of dentists (54.7%) in the region and other factors that pose challenges to special care, like the severity of the disability of patients with SCN (50%), family structure (46.7%), treatment cost (35.6%) and transportation (32.8%). …”
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Ethnic disparities in HbA1c and hypoglycemia among youth with type 1 diabetes: beyond access to technology, social deprivation and mean blood glucose by Suma Uday, John Stuart Pemberton, Zhide Fang, Stuart A Chalew

“…We aimed to determine if HbA1c ethnic disparity persists after accounting for the above variables.Research design and methods A retrospective analysis of participants who received structured education in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) use was conducted at a tertiary center. …”
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Results of biochemical and histological studies after restoration of bone defects using cellular technologies in dental patients by А.V. Bambuliak, N.B. Kuzniak, L.Y. Lopushniak, І.І. Dronyk, О.О. Myhal

“…According to the results of histological studies and phase-contrast microscopy, after 6-8 months of observation, in patients of group B, the areas of jaw defects were filled with newly formed bone tissue, identical to native bone, and the resulting trepanobioptas had the structure of cancellous bone with osteoblastic elements forming a chain around osteoid tissue. …”
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Analysis of the interaction mechanism between straw soil rotary tillage blade during rotary tillage process by Zhaojie Wang, Xiangyu Li, Junwei Li, Yuntao Qiu, Tianlong Gu, Hailong Wang

“…In this study, researchers designed a bionic rotary tillage blade (B-RTB) based on the bionic structural equations of the Marmota claw. A straw-soil complex shear performance test was conducted to investigate the effect of straw on soil shear strength. …”
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Effects of ursolic acid on growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal health of broilers by X.W. Zhang, X. Li, Y. Yin, M. Wang, Y.F. Wang, J.Y. Chen, Y.R. Zhao

“…In conclusion, adding 450 mg/kg UA to broiler feed can improve serum and jejunal antioxidant capacity, reduce jejunal and ileal inflammation, improve jejunal morphology, and regulate caecal microbiota structure composition, promoting broiler growth.…”
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Understanding ICU Nursing Knowledge, Perceived Barriers, and Facilitators of Sepsis Recognition and Management: A Cross-Sectional Study by Katherine A. Kissel, MN, RN, Karla D. Krewulak, PhD, Thérèse G. Poulin, BSc, Ken Kuljit S. Parhar, MD, MSc, Daniel J. Niven, MD, PhD, Vanessa M. Doiron, MScHQ, RN, Kirsten M. Fiest, PhD

“…Recommendations include enhanced competency development or support, utilization of structured reinforcement measures (involving the interdisciplinary team and imploring the use of integrative technologies), and addressing equipment/resource-related gaps. …”
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Concept of a geoinformation platform for landmines and other explosive objects detection and mapping with UAV by Mykhailo Popov, Sergey Stankevich, Sergey Mosov, Stanislav Dugin, Stanislav Golubov, Artem Andreiev, Artur Lysenko, Ievgen Saprykin

“…The tasks to be solved are to define the overall structure and components of the geoinformation platform, choose the technological solutions for each of them, and implement the system prototype that makes it possible to extend its configuration in the future. …”
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Mer enn konsepter: Utforsking av sammenheng mellom lærerstudenters praksiserfaringer og lærerforventninger med metrisk og ikke-metrisk analyse by Sigve Høgheim, Eirik S. Jenssen

“…OOM, despite its simpler mathematical structure, examines associations between categorical variables based on individuals’ data and theoretical assumptions. …”
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Preparation of an Intelligent pH Film Based on Biodegradable Polymers for Monitoring the Food Quality and Reducing the Microbial Contaminants by Kumaran Subramanian, Deivasigamani Balaraman, Kumaravel Kaliyaperumal, V. Devi Rajeswari, K. Balakrishnan, P. Ronald Ross, Elumalai Perumal, Pugazhvendan Sampath Renuga, Mani Panangal, Y. Swarnalatha, S. Velmurugan

“…Hydrogel refers to a three-dimensional cross-linked polymeric network made of synthetic or natural polymers that can hold water in its porous structure. The inclusion of hydrophilic groups in the polymer chains, such as amino, carboxyl, and hydroxyl groups, contributes to the hydrogel’s water-holding ability. …”
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