Population fluctuation of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Liviidae) and survey of some natural enemies in Ecuador by Y. CHAVEZ, C. CASTRO, G.F. GONZÁLEZ, J. CASTRO, S. PEÑARRIETA, I. PEREZ-ALMEIDA, D.T. CHIRINOS, T. KONDO

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A Survey of Attitudes towards the Clinical Application of Systemic Inflammation Based Prognostic Scores in Cancer by David G. Watt, Campbell S. Roxburgh, Mark White, Juen Zhik Chan, Paul G. Horgan, Donald C. McMillan

“…The aim of the present survey was to examine the range of opinions internationally on the routine use of these scoring systems. …”
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A Wideband Chemical Survey of Massive Star-forming Regions at Subarcsecond Resolution with the Submillimeter Array by Charles J. Law, Qizhou Zhang, Arielle C. Frommer, Karin I. Öberg, Roberto Galván-Madrid, Eric Keto, Hauyu Baobab Liu, Paul T. P. Ho, Andrés F. Izquierdo, L. Ilsedore Cleeves

“…Massive star-forming regions exhibit a rich chemistry with complex gas distributions, especially on small scales. While surveys have yielded constraints on typical gas conditions, they often have coarse spatial resolution and limited bandwidths. …”
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Anthropometric Changes in the Brazilian Cohort of Older Adults: SABE Survey (Health, Well-Being, and Aging) by Manuela Ferreira de Almeida, Maria de Fátima Nunes Marucci, Luís Alberto Gobbo, Luciana Silva Ferreira, Daiana Aparecida Quintiliano Scarpelli Dourado, Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Maria Lucia Lebrão

“…The aim of the present study was to analyze the anthropometric changes in a home-based cohort of Brazilian older adults who participated in the SABE Survey, conducted in 2000 and 2006. A total of 1030 men and women were examined by age group: 60–69, 70–79, and ≥80 years. …”
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Stress Is Associated with Quality of Life Reduction among Health Professionals in Vietnam: A Multisite Survey by Le Thi Kieu Hanh, Ngo Van Toan, Vu Minh Hai

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Barriers and facilitators to global access to life-saving skills training: an international cross-sectional survey by Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Freddy Lippert, Lin Zhang, Willem Stassen, So Yeon Joyce Kong, Audrey L Blewer, Yeh Lai Chern, Andrew Fu Wah Ho

“…Data were collected using a custom-designed survey, based on the literature and following pilot testing. …”
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Worst Case Resistance Testing: A Nonresponse Bias Solution for Today’s Survey Research Realities by Stephen France, Frank G. Adams, V. Myles Landers

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Survey on first-line therapeutic management of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in clinical practice in Spain by M. Llaneza, G. Fontes, L. Benedito-Palos, E. Moral

“…Methods: Based on a review of the literature and the experience of a scientific committee made up by 2 neurologists, an ad hoc survey was developed and distributed to Spanish neurologists. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on orthopaedic specialist training: a nationwide survey of orthopaedic residents in Singapore by Hwee Weng Dennis Hey, Hui Wen Tay, Aju Bosco, Reuben Chee Cheong Soh, Jacob Yoong-Leong Oh

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Clinical and molecular analyses of isolated central congenital hypothyroidism based on a survey conducted in Japan by Nao Shibata, Chikahiko Numakura, Takashi Hamajima, Kenichi Miyako, Ikuma Fujiwara, Jun Mori, Akihiko Saitoh, Keisuke Nagasaki

“…In this study, the clinical and genetic backgrounds of patients with isolated central CH were determined through a questionnaire-based survey among members of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology. …”
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Exploring female otolaryngologists’ experiences with gender bias and microaggressions: a cross sectional Canadian survey by Amanda C. Hu, Kelly Nguyen, Tanya K. Meyer

“…Quantitative survey included demographic data, validated 44-item Sexist Microaggressions Experiences and Stress Scale (MESS) and validated 10-item General Self-efficacy scale (GSES). …”
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Detecting travel modes from smartphone-based travel surveys with continuous hidden Markov models by Guangnian Xiao, Qin Cheng, Chunqin Zhang

“…First, we conduct a travel survey with smartphones in Shanghai City, China. Furthermore, we use a prompted recall survey with surveyor intervention by telephones. …”
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Detection, Risk Assessment, and Survey of Four Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Markers in Infant Formula Powder by Chenggang Cai, Pinggu Wu, Pingping Zhou, Dajin Yang, Zhengyan Hu

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COVID-19 and children with congenital anomalies: a European survey of parents’ experiences of healthcare services by Ingeborg Barisic, Carlos Matias Dias, Amanda Neville, Anna Pierini, Anke Rissmann, Joan K Morris, Judith Rankin, Ester Garne, Anna Latos-Bielenska, Elena Marcus, Anna Jamry-Dziurla, Ljubica Odak, Clara Cavero- Carbonell, Elly Den Hond, Lucas Genard, Ana João Santos, L Renée Lutke, Christina Neergaard Pedersen, Annika Niemann, Lucía Páramo-Rodríguez

“…Objective To survey parents and carers of children with a congenital anomaly across Europe about their experiences of healthcare services and support during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Online survey in 10 European countries, open from 8 March 2021 to 14 July 2021.Population 1070 parents and carers of children aged 0–10 years with a cleft lip, spina bifida, congenital heart defect (CHD) requiring surgery and/or Down syndrome.Main outcome measures Parental views about: the provision of care for their child (cancellation/postponement of appointments, virtual appointments, access to medication), the impact of disruptions to healthcare on their child’s health and well-being, and satisfaction with support from medical sources, organisations and close relationships.Results Disruptions to healthcare appointments were significantly higher (p<0.001) in the UK and Poland, with approximately two-thirds of participants reporting ‘cancelled or postponed’ tests (67/101; 256/389) and procedures compared with approximately 20% in Germany (13/74) and Belgium/Netherlands (11/55). …”
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Determinants of essential newborn care for institutional births in Bangladesh: Findings from the 2019 MICS Survey by Syeda Sumaiya Efa, Syed Nafi Mahdee, Md Fuad Al Fidah

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Evaluating the Effect of Monetary Incentives on Web Survey Response Rates in the UK Millennium Cohort Study by Charlotte Booth, Erica Wong, Matt Brown, Emla Fitzsimons

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Training in open access for doctoral students: results of a survey of current and recent students and supervisors by Simon Wakeling, Monique Shephard, Hamid H. R. Jamali

“…An international online survey of 1,569 current and recent doctoral students and supervisors was undertaken. …”
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Harm minimisation for self-harm: a cross-sectional survey of British clinicians’ perspectives and practices by Alexandra Pitman, Nicola Morant, Faraz Mughal, Sarah L Rowe, Aishah Madinah Haris, Evelina Bakanaite

“…We explored the views of clinicians on harm minimisation for self-harm to describe reported use and acceptability in clinical practice.Design A cross-sectional study using an online survey consisting of fixed-choice and open-ended questions.Setting Primary and secondary care practices in England, Scotland and Wales.Participants Snowball sampling of UK-based clinicians (n=90; 67% female) working with people who self-harm and who have or have not previously recommended harm minimisation methods to patients.Results Of the 90 clinicians sampled, 76 (84%) reported having recommended harm minimisation techniques to people in their care who self-harm. …”
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Challenges for Novice Developers in Rough Terrain Rescue Robots: A Survey on Motion Control Systems by Branesh M. Pillai, Jackrit Suthakorn

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The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results by Tarja Kvist, Raija Mäntynen, Pirjo Partanen, Hannele Turunen, Merja Miettinen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen

“…This paper describes the development of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS) and the results of the survey. The scale was developed through a systematic literature review, and its validity and reliability were assessed using several psychometric properties including expert evaluation (n=5), a pilot survey (n=172), and exploratory factor analysis. …”
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