Overtourism: The Impact of Tourism on Madeira’s Social and Economic Environment by Piotr Majdak, Jakub Mosz, António Manuel Martins de Almeida

“…Based on the results of the survey, key problem areas have been identified (including, for example, issues related to the sense of local identity, security or relations between tourists and residents). …”
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Effect of Tronclass combined with team-based learning on nursing students’ self-directed learning and academic performance: a pretest-posttest study by Longyi Hu, Siqi Li, Leshan Zhou

“…Results When comparing compare motivation, self-management, teamwork and information literacy, which are four subscale aspects of the self-directed Learning Ability Scale, the post-survey scores for these four dimensions are greater than the pre-survey results. …”
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Combating land degradation for sustainable smallholder agriculture and food sovereignty in Ghana’s Volta Region by Armstrong Francis Tumawu, George Yao Kafu, Anthony Kangah, Mary Magdalene M. Tumawu

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach, the research combines remote sensing analysis, quantitative surveys of 200 smallholder farmers, and qualitative interviews with experts and farmers. …”
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Postdocs in Russia: Peculiarities of Employment and Incentives by L. S. Skachkova, I. P. Malichenko, E. A. Yakovleva

“…There are very few similar empirical studies that analyze the features of the development of postdoctoral institutions in Russia and abroad and are based on quantitative and qualitative data from surveys of direct participants in external labor academic mobility – postdocs, which determines the scientific novelty and practical value of the proposed results.…”
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Communication Culture as a Matrix for Graduate's “Soft Skills” Development by N. G. Chevtaeva, A. S. Nikitina, A. V. Vishnevskaya

“…At the same time, an expert survey of recruiting specialists who assessed the level of communication skills of graduates majoring in economics and management showed a vivid disparity between free use of digital technologies (digital skills) and poor communication skills (soft skills).An analysis of the online questionnaire survey of teachers and students in the field of economics and management of nine Russian universities revealed barriers to the formation of “soft skills” of future graduates: inability to see the interests of the “Other”, the habit of pointing fingers instead of solving problems, the lack of client-oriented skills as well as willingness to take personal responsibility for the results of work. …”
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Monitoring of Endangered Freshwater Mussels in Sweden Using Digital PCR by Per Sundberg, Alizz Axberg, Nauras Daragmeh, Niklas Wengström, Marina Panova

“…Furthermore, two other rivers with unknown presence of the endangered freshwater mussels were surveyed for occurrence of the four mussel species, using the capacity to multiplex several species simultaneously in a dPCR reaction. …”
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Assessing public support for air pollution mitigation and control policies: health, socioeconomic, and ideological predictors in an overburdened and vulnerable region of the U.S. by Gilda Zarate-Gonzalez, Paul Brown, Ricardo Cisneros

“…Results A total of 310 adults residing in the SJV participated in the survey. The mean age was 42.90 years, with 34% having asthma. …”
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Distribution and Impact of Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) on Weed Species Diversity in Maize Fields in Western Gojjam Zone, Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia by Dinberu Million, Lisanework Nigatu, Zelalem Bekeko, Hirpa Legesse

“…An investigative weed flora survey was conducted in parthenium-infested maize fields in West Gojjam Zone in 2019/2020. …”
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Utilization of Organic Fertilizer in Ghana: Implications for Crop Performance and Commercialization by John K. Bidzakin, Anil Graves, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor, Osei Yeboah, Iddrisu Yahaya, Esther Wahaga

“…The study employed a farmer-survey and key informant interviews to generate data from 300 farmers randomly selected across three regions in Ghana. …”
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Development of mathematical competence as a key competence in English language teaching by A. Neguliaieva

“…The purpose of the study was to substantiate the category “mathematical competence in English language teaching learning” and analyse the survey of English language teachers to determine its understanding among teachers of secondary educational institutions. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices (KAP) Regarding Meat Safety and Sanitation among Carcass Handlers Operating and Assessment of Bacteriological Quality of Meat Contact Surfaces at... by Mohammed Amine Bahir, Ikram Errachidi, Mouhssine Hemlali, Bouchaib Sarhane, Asmae Tantane, Alami Mohammed, Bouchra Belkadi, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf

“…Walls and knives were the most contaminated by E. coli at 90%. This survey reveals the importance of developing formal training for all slaughterhouse handlers regarding meat hygiene and safety during carcass processing to develop their knowledge and practices. …”
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Landing Technique and Ankle-dorsiflexion Range of Motion are not Associated with the History of Lower Limb Injuries among Youth Basketball Athletes by Luiz Augusto Borges Gomes, Ronaldo Alves da Cunha, Alexandre Dias Lopes, Fábio Andrelino de Souza, Felipe Cruvinel Costa, Carlos Vicente Andreoli

“… # Study Design Cross-Sectional Survey. # Methods Youth basketball athletes were asked to complete a paper-based survey to investigate personal characteristics, training characteristics and their three-month history of basketball-related injuries. …”
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Association of domain-specific physical activity with nocturia: a population-based study by Yangtao Jia, Rui Shen, Xinke Dong, Fangzheng Yang, Libin Zhou, Huimin Long

“…We included 5516 participants from the cross-sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2012, employing survey-weighted logistic regression, restricted cubic splines (RCS), subgroup analysis, and sensitivity analysis to assess the relationship between different domains of physical activity and nocturia. …”
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Perspective of Pain Clinicians in Three Global Cities on Local Barriers to Providing Care for Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients by S. Fatima Lakha, Peri Ballantyne, Hanan Badr, Mubina Agboatwala, Angela Mailis, Peter Pennefather

“…A cross-sectional prospective survey design was used, and data were analyzed using quantitative and qualitative content analysis. …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) into Spanish: a study protocol by Armando Calleja-Rodríguez, Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, María García Arrabé

“…This study protocol outlines a cross-sectional design adhering to Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology and Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys guidelines for observational studies and online surveys. …”
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Effect of Hybrid Knitted Structure on Clothing Pressure by Hoorieeh Abbasi Mahmoodabadi, Emiel DenHartog, Minyoung Suh

“…Also, the results of surveys—featuring four questions about the ease of motion, softness, thermal sensation, and overall comfort—were statistically analyzed. …”
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The attitudes of teachers and students towards ‘one-to-five’ students’ network: Implications for students’ learning by Nigusse Weldemariam Reda, Tsegay Girmany Hagos

“… This study was conducted to explore the attitudes of teachers and students towards the one-to-five students' network. Cognizant of this, survey research design and quantitative research approach were followed to meet the purposes of the study. …”
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Perceptions and expectations of parents regarding their position in a French NICU: quantitative and qualitative approaches by Véronique Thébaud, Jacques Sizun, Magdalini Dargentas

“…Objectives To assess perceptions, expectations, and concerns of parents of preterm infants regarding their position during hospital admission in the neonatal intensive care unit.Design Data were analysed from two studies, using complementary methods (quantitative and qualitative). Study I surveyed parents via a questionnaire, and study II was a reanalysis of interviews with fathers, collected in a previous study.Setting Neonatology department in a French tertiary care university hospital that promotes the Newborn Individualised Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP).Participants In both studies, participants had a premature child admitted for any level of care in the neonatal intensive care unit.Results For study I, about half (33) of eligible families participated in the questionnaire survey, and for study II, we reanalysed interviews with 20 fathers. …”
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An Analysis of Habitual Mode Use in the Years of Rising Oil Prices by Chansung Kim, Woo-Yung Kim, Jiyoung Park

“…This study is about state dependence of the transportation sector using retrospective panel survey data. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korea has conducted the survey to monitor changes in vehicle ownership and usage nationwide and to prepare measures when oil prices tend to rise sharply. …”
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Geography of Sand and Gravel Mining in the Lower Mekong River by Jean-Paul Bravard, Marc Goichot, Stéphane Gaillot

“…The survey results reveal that the yearly volume of sand and gravel extracted, despite its undervaluation, exceeds the transported volume of sand and gravel in the Mekong sediment load. …”
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