La «catena calda»: un’etnografia dell’allattamento a partire dai margini by Martina Riina

“…Breast milk, in the same way, conveys meanings, belongings, alliances and symbols, well beyond its function as a food that nourishes and fortifies, also becoming a “place” in which beliefs and knowledge are discerned that guide its use and circulation. …”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…Experiments 1 and 2 used causal methods to assess the impact of hypothetical target students' masking behavior on participants' beliefs about that student's classroom fit (e.g., how well they fit in, how much their professor likes them, whether they are invited to study group). …”
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"I'll take them another day": A qualitative study exploring the socio-behavioral complexities of childhood vaccination in urban poor settlements. by Judy Gichuki, Ben Ngoye, Francis Wafula

“…These included attitude factors such as perceived vaccine benefits, cultural beliefs, and emotional factors including parental love. …”
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Machine learning analysis of the relationships between traumatic childbirth experience with positive and negative fertility motivations in Iran in a community-based sample by Mahdieh Arian, Talat Khadivzadeh, Mahla Shafeei, Sedigheh Abdollahpour

“…Elastic network modeling predicts using RMSE, MAE and R-squared that religious beliefs, married duration, and women’s education have the greatest increasing effect on positive fertility motivation. …”
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Understanding the Rural–Rural Migration of Health Workers in Two Selected Districts of Tanzania by Nathanael Sirili, Daudi Simba

“…In Kilwa, unlike Rombo, rejection by the community, superstitious beliefs, and lack of social services, were the other major factors underlying migration of the health workers. …”
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A Ray of New Hope for the Parents of Children with Intellectual Disability by Nancy Thakur, Kamli Prakash, Sanchita Pugazhendi, Achla Gaikwad

“…Researcher has also identified the various strategies and principles to change the inappropriate behavior of IDD child such as acceptance, positive self-beliefs, positive reinforcement, self-efficacy, endurance, consistency, remain calm and be respectful, learn to stand and assertively explore out their feelings, nonjudgmental, and nonpunitive toward their disabled child. …”
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NGUYEN DU’S PERCEPTION ABOUT CHINA UNDER THE QING DYNASTY THROUGH BAC HANH TAP LUC by Lê Quang Trường

“…However, the rapid replacement of the Le-Trinh by the Tay Son and then by the Nguyen dynasty during the chaotic years of the eighteen century seriously challenged his beliefs and emotions, pushing him into a reclusive lifestyle during his reluctant service to the Nguyen dynasty. …”
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Determinants of e-pharmacy adoption and the mediating role of social influence among young users by Adetumilara Iyanuoluwa Adebo, Kehinde Aladelusi, Mustapha Mohammed

“…Findings highlight the complexity of how social factors interact with individual beliefs and external conditions in determining technology acceptance. …”
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Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Various factors influence breastfeeding practices, such as socio-cultural beliefs, maternal knowledge, and support. Considering urbanization, industrialization, and a significant migrant population, it is crucial to understand the determinants of breastfeeding practices in urban Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Students’ cross-domain mindset profiles and academic achievement in Finnish lower-secondary education by Jenni Laurell, Ita Puusepp, Kai Hakkarainen, Kirsi Tirri

“…Gender disparities in mindset profiles align with observed differences in school performance.ConclusionBy identifying distinct mindset profiles, this study emphasizes the complexity of students’ beliefs and possible educational implications. Future research should explore qualitative aspects of mindset formation across ability-related constructs, its broader motivational frameworks, and their relation to students’ academic outcomes.…”
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Employment Relations and the Performance of Government Entities: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Asiimwe, Jackline

“…The study revealed that some of the relationship between employee relation and organizational performance of government entities were employee relationship is the major factor determining the performance of employees, beliefs, and behavior of the enterprises employees are held to occupy strategic role in corporate success, security and sense of belonging was more important in determining workers morale and productivity. …”
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Effect of Alcoholism on Household Income in Katuna Town Council Kabale District. by Nabaasa, Elizabeth

“…The study findings indicate that there causes of alcoholism were Stressed mind, Leisure, Environment, Illiteracy level of community members, Peer influence, Poverty, and Religious beliefs. It was found that peer influence was due to youth who don’t want to engage in other economic activities like agriculture and they resort in bars. 20% of the respondents agreed that poverty was a major cause of alcoholism in Katuna Town Council. …”
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Influence of Conflict Management on Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Bubaare Sub-County Rubanda District Uganda. by Niwamanya, Lillian

“…The study findings indicate that there were causes of conflicts in Bubaare sub-county Rubanda district Uganda including; Individual perceptions and beliefs, Disagreements among employees, Working environment, Competition for jobs and promotion, Competition for resources, Differences in salaries, and administrative challenges. …”
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Assessing the Utilization of Technology in the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Ariho, Pretty

“…For the second objective, the most frequently mentioned challenges included limited access to computer equipment and the Internet, while fewer respondents cited negative attitudes and beliefs among teachers regarding the use of technology in classrooms. …”
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Representation of Culture and Human Rights Violations in Timothy Wangusa’s Upon This Mountain and Austin Bukenya’s The Bride. Unisa Press. by Tugume, Benon.

“…Lekindo, the leader of the young generation is opposed to her discrimination and fights for her rights and acceptance in the plains by smashing the skull, an iconic symbol of cultural beliefs. He marries Namvua to underscore the theme of the inevitability of change because of human rights abuses.…”
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The development of a CBT-informed approach to supporting type 2 diabetes self-management by Elné Visagie, Elné Visagie, Elmari Deacon, Rümando Kok, Rümando Kok

“…Within the South African context, socio-economic disparities, unequal access to healthcare and varying healthcare beliefs augment these challenges. CBT is a time-sensitive and structured intervention that has been effectively implemented for chronic diseases. …”
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Stakeholder perspectives to inform the implementation of a community health worker-delivered home management of hypertension intervention in Zimbabwe by Paddington Tinashe Mundagowa, Malvin Musariri, Pamela Magande, Tendai Hlabangana, Linda Jane Mukwambo, Pemberai Zambezi, Priscillah Muchemwa-Munasirei, Fadzai Mukora-Mutseyekwa

“…This study aimed to determine the barriers and facilitators of implementing a community health worker (CHW)-delivered home management of hypertension (HoMHyper) intervention from a stakeholder’s perspective using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).Design Exploratory qualitative study.Setting Five primary healthcare facilities in Mutare City, Zimbabwe.Participants 25 CHWs, 10 health facility nurses and 3 Mutare City health administrators.Results Perceived barriers to implementation of the HoMHyper intervention were staff shortage, patient privacy and confidentiality, limited access to antihypertensive medication, CHW incentivisation and equipment shortage, as well as patient knowledge and beliefs about hypertension. The proposed intervention was superior to the current practice, easy to implement and adaptable in the local context. …”
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Psychological, psychiatric, and behavioral sciences measurement scales: best practice guidelines for their development and validation by Alberto Stefana, Stefano Damiani, Umberto Granziol, Umberto Provenzani, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Marco Solmi, Eric A. Youngstrom, Eric A. Youngstrom, Eric A. Youngstrom, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Paolo Fusar-Poli

“…Psychiatric, psychological, and behavioral sciences scales provide quantitative representations of phenomena such as emotions, beliefs, functioning, and social role perceptions. …”
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Cross-Cultural Validation of the English Chronic Pain Myth Scale in Emergency Nurses by Geraldine Martorella, Anaïs Lacasse, Michelle Kostic, Glenna Schluck

“…Our results provide support for the preliminary validity of the English CPMS to measure knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards CP among emergency nurses in the United States.…”
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Novel Multicriteria Decision Making Approach for Interactive Aggregation Operators of q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Soft Set by Rana Muhammad Zulqarnain, Imran Siddique, Aiyared Iampan, Jan Awrejcewicz, Maksymilian Bednarek, Rifaqat Ali, Muhammad Asif

“…The very lax requirement gives the evaluators excessive freedom to express their beliefs about membership degrees and non-membership degrees, making q-rung orthopair fuzzy soft set (q-ROFSS) have a broad scope of application in practical life. …”
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