DETERMINANTS OF COMPLIANCE WITH HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS IN NIGERIA’S CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Nnedinma UMEOKAFOR, oniface UMEADI, David ISAAC

“…A systematic review of availab le literature gathered through desk literature search and qualitative content analysis were conducted The result of this study shows that key determinants to compliance with H&S regulations in the Nigerian construction indu stry include: culture, client in fluence, inadequate legislation, activities of the informal construction sec tor, beliefs, enforcement of H&S regulations, bribery and corruption . …”
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ANALITINĖ ETIKA NEOPOZITYVIZMO IR POSTPOZITYVIZMO IDĖJŲ KONTEKSTE by Rūta Marija Marija Vabalaitė

“…The merits and deficiencies of Moore’s criticism of metaphysical ethics are examined. The beliefs of deontological intuitivists that there are some judgements of duties that are analytically true are investigated. …”
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Investigating ethnic identity development through storytelling: The conceptual and methodological potential of narrative approach by Ignjatović Natalija, Radosavljević Jovan, Simić Nataša

“…Narratives offer a unique lens to understand the content of ethnic identity, revealing attitudes, beliefs, and cultural behaviours which remain unattainable when assessed using the ratingscale instruments. …”
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Contradiction in the Poems of Mikhail Lermontov by Marzieh Yahyapour, Janolah Karimi Motahhar, Masoumeh Mirzaie

“…They represent and express the spirit of the seeker, the religious beliefs and the true form of worship of a religious person, and the mystical spirit of the poet is expressed in them. …”
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Different Approach on our Cells and the Use of CRISPR/Cas 9 Technology: Super Gene'ethic by Ayşenur Taşkaya, Ayşe Nur Akmeşe, Himmet Akkaya, Ece Demirel, Sümeyra Demir, Emine Kav, Şengül Koçer, Elif Senanur Yüksel, Pelin Bacak, Serap Karakaya, Mohammed Saleh Ameen Al Qadri, Hale Köksoy

“…Additionally, 88% found gene editing studies conflicting with their beliefs. Conclusions: CRISPR/Cas9 holds great promise for biomedicine and healthcare but necessitates enhanced public awareness and informed decision-making. …”
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Construct Validity and Psychometric Properties of Farsi Version of the Motivational Persistence Scale in University Students by Elham Kooshki, Omid Shokri, Fatemeh Almasi

“…The results related to the correlation between aspects of motivational persistence with positive and negative progress emotions and self-efficacy beliefs provided evidence in defense of the criterion validity of this scale. the internal consistency coefficients of the subscales the long-term purposes pursuing, current purpose pursuing and recurrence of unattained purposes subscales was 0/90, 0/89 & 0/87 . …”
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Urine tenofovir adherence testing: Perspectives of recently diagnosed South African adolescents and young adults with HIV accessing care via mobile HIV clinics. by Michalina A Montaño, Siyaxolisa Sindelo, Amanda Fata, Elzette Rousseau, Linda-Gail Bekker, Ingrid T Katz, Paul K Drain

“…Major themes identified during analysis related to beliefs about POC urine adherence testing and recommendations for future clinical implementation. …”
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Self-training and self-education in the professional formation of a Ukrainian citizen by Олександр Притула

“…Carrying out self-training and self-education in the process of professional development, a citizen of Ukraine should use methods and means of self-assessment of his beliefs, knowledge, actions, etc. In this process, the adequacy of the performed self-assessment, its constructive, psychologically positive and pragmatic nature is important. …”
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Stories of taking part in Everyday Life Rehabilitation - A narrative inquiry of residents with serious mental illness and their recovery pathway by Rosaline Bezerra Aguiar, Maria Lindström

“…The participants valued the transparent steps along the process, weekly meetings, the signals, beliefs, and feedback communicated throughout, and the persistent, adaptive, and yet supporting approach in their personal progress.SignificanceThis study underscores the need for interventions that prioritize meaningful activities and are sensitive to the complexity of the personal recovery process, especially in supported housing facilities. …”
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Insecticide-treated bed nets (ITN) ownership and utilization patterns among caregivers with children under five years: A community-based cross-sectional study in Battor, North Tong... by Emmanuel Abu Bonsra, Petra Amankwah Osei, Akua Grace Sekyi, Gideon Amankwah Kyere

“…Chi-square analysis revealed significant associations between ITN knowledge and factors such as sex (p = 0.025), educational level (p = 0.043), marital status (p < 0.001), religion (p = 0.020), challenges faced in using ITNs (p = 0.012), affordability (p = 0.001), and cultural beliefs (p = 0.003). Binary regression analysis indicated that caregivers facing challenges in using ITNs were 50% less likely to utilize them compared to those without such challenges (aOR = 0.50, 95% CI = 0.26-0.96, p = 0.040). …”
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Exploring Current Evidence on the Past, the Present, and the Future of the Heart Team: A Narrative Review by Alexandru Burlacu, Adrian Covic, Mircea Cinteza, Paula Madalina Lupu, Radu Deac, Grigore Tinica

“…We underlined the importance of quality of knowledge-sharing and decision-making inside the Team, analyzing bad decisions which did not reflect members’ true beliefs due to “uniformity pressure, closed mindedness, and illusion of invulnerability.” …”
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Factors associated with memory of informal caregivers: A scoping review protocol. by Dingyue Wang, Sharron Rushton, Leila Ledbetter, Margaret Graton, Kimberly Ramos, Cristina C Hendrix

“…The Caregiver Health Model will provide a framework to categorize factors that impact caregivers' memory including caregiver health promotion activities, caregiver attitudes and beliefs, caregiver task, and caregiver needs. Factors that do not fall into the Caregiver Health Model domains will be organized by emerging themes.…”
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Lecturers' teaching competencies towards improving teaching and learning process in universities in Tanzania: Students’ perspectives by Asia Mbwebwe Rubeba

“…These findings imply that university lecturers are required to possess and master the perceived competencies and see how best they connect these competencies to students' needs, beliefs and aspirations during their teaching processes. …”
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The effect of blended education on mental health, academic motivation and academic involvement in students of Payam Noor University by Hossien Najafi, Eisa Jafari, Ali Moghadamzadeh, Ali Salmani

“…The final result is that, if the combined education approach as an effective external educational factor based on multimedia, hypertexts, hyperlinks, mocks, podcasts and metaverse is well assessed, designed, implemented and evaluated; It will increase the satisfaction, competence, trust in personal beliefs and participation of learners, which will eventually lead to mental health, academic motivation and academic involvement of learners respectively.…”
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Factors influencing the utilization of traditional birth attendants among childbearing women in Nigeria by Samson Olusegun Aturaka, Yila Eric, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Adesanmi Aremu Olatunde, Peter Theresa Aniekan, Adeforiti Ebiyemi Christiana, Ozor Nneka Augusta, Abiola Agatha Modupe, Popoola Temitope Olubukola, Saidi Ireti Modupe

“…Younger women and those influenced by family traditions, spiritual beliefs, and lower socioeconomic status are more likely to choose TBAs. …”
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Neuronauka poznawcza z punktu widzenia Mocnego Programu Socjologii Wiedzy Naukowej by Marek Więcław

“…The first directly follows from the formulation of the theses of classification and knowledge finitism: both the future use of neurocognitive terms and the future implications of neuroscientific beliefs are open-ended. The second is that any potential neurocognitive attempts to establish the neuronal mechanism behind meaning determinism are inevitably conducted in the mode of meaning finitism. …”
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Low-cost and scalable machine learning model for identifying children and adolescents with poor oral health using survey data: An empirical study in Portugal. by Susana Lavado, Eduardo Costa, Niclas F Sturm, Johannes S Tafferner, Octávio Rodrigues, Pedro Pita Barros, Leid Zejnilovic

“…The survey provided information about the students' oral health habits, knowledge, beliefs, and food and physical activity habits, which served as independent variables. …”
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Female genital mutilation among children in Ethiopia: A time-to-event analysis of age at circumcision. by Michael Arthur Ofori, Daniel Biftu Bekalo, David Kwamena Mensah, Niharika Jha

“…Effective interventions to reduce FGM prevalence would need to address multiple aspects simultaneously, including improving access to education (especially for girls and women), targeting both urban and rural areas with awareness campaigns, and considering culturally sensitive approaches that take into account religious and traditional beliefs while promoting the health and rights of girls and women.…”
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“When you provide abortion services, you are looked upon as a bad guy”: experiences of abortion stigma by health providers in Nigeria by Friday Okonofua, Lorretta Ntoimo, Louise Bury, Suzanna Bright, Lesley Hoggart

“…Participants attributed stigma to cultural and religious beliefs, the restrictive national abortion law, and pointed to hypocrisy. …”
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The effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on self-reported interoception and mental health. by Federica Biotti, Melissa Barker, Lara Carr, Hannah Pickard, Rebecca Brewer, Jennifer Murphy

“…In the sample collected during the pandemic, the relationship between interoceptive and mental health measures and focus on COVID-19-related news and information, propensity to take objective measures of COVID-19 symptoms, and subjective beliefs concerning COVID-19 symptoms was assessed. …”
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