Municipal public spending in environmental management: efficiency and determinants by Vanderléia de Souza da Silva, Johan Hendrik Poker Junior, Marco Antonio Milani Filho, Ieda Kanashiro Makiya, Denise Rugani Topke

“…The determinants of efficiency were: the overall municipal human development index; the percentages of people: with piped water and installed toilets, those with higher education above 25 years old, and the poor. Municipal efficiency was identified in municipalities that have lower impacts on the determinants. …”
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Analysing the manipulation of the youths, election violence and democratic retrogression in South Africa by Ibrahim Yusuf Didamson

“…Rather than replicating the character of the youths of the 1970s who fought for better education and life as well as the freedom of the black population during the dark days of apartheid, some youths have taken to drugs, election violence while others have become personal security to top politicians owing to difficult economic hardship. …”
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Kontribusi Indo Europeesch Verbond (IEV) pada Penguatan Identitas Keeropaan dan Solidaritas Indo by Raden Welling Praheningtyo, Mutiah Amini

“…The research findings show that the IEV implemented various welfare programs to build solidarity, such as education and scholarships, colonization (transmigration), and the movements of Indo women and youth. …”
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Retention of international nurses in receiving country: Voices of Indonesian nurses in Japanese healthcare facilities by Ferry Efendi, Eka Mishbahatul Mar’ah Has, Rifky Octavia Pradipta, Grace Solely Houghty, Hisaya Oda, Yuko Tsujita

“…Results: Six prominent themes and 15 subthemes emerged: 1) organizational factors (caring leader, involvement in decision making, career development, and participation in training); 2) social support systems (group support, colleagues support and friend support); 3) individual drive (lifelong learning and persistent); 4) national policies (government support in public service and flexibility in finding a comfortable placement); 5) family factors (positive support of child education and development and maintaining relationship with spouse); and 6) economic factors (staying due to high salary and increasing income streams). …”
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Dissociating social reward learning and behavior in alcohol use disorder by Simon Jangard, Björn Lindström, Lotfi Khemiri, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Andreas Olsson

“…Methods We conducted one laboratory study (n = 234) and one confirmatory online study (n = 258), comparing young adults with AUD to age-, gender-, and education-matched healthy controls on a standardized reward learning task. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Q-scan and Disclosing Solution in Plaque Detection: A Comparative Study by Zainab Akram, Mahesh Ravindra Khairnar, P. G. Naveen Kumar, Ananta Kusumakar, Sachin Kumar Jadhav, Harloveen Sabharwal, S. Savitha Priyadarsini

“…Since plaque is invisible, patients need to be educated about it by making it visible using disclosing solution. …”
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Prevalence of PsychoSocial Problems and their Risk Factors among School-Going Middle Adolescents: An Exploratory Study by Basheerahamed J. Sikandar, K. Kavitha

“…Background: Adolescents are at risk of various psychosocial problems, due to pressure from parents, educational agencies, peers, and society. Often, it is not recognized and goes unnoticed. …”
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A systematic review of social impacts of treatment and rehabilitation of head and neck cancer patients by Rebecca T. Bernstein, Aphra Garner-Purkis, Jennifer E. Gallagher, Sasha Scambler

“…Qualitative studies revealed a wide range of social impacts which affect patients relating to the cancer, therapeutic education, and the negative impact of treatment side effects over time. …”
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The Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Preschool Activity Card Sort by Somaya H. Malkawi, Sana M. N. Abu-Dahab, Ahmad F. Amro, Nihad A. Almasri

“…The A-PACS was able to differentiate between the participation level of young and old children in the domains of education, community mobility, and low demand leisure of the A-PACS giving evidence to its construct validity and it significantly correlated with some aspects of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS) giving evidence to its concurrent validity. …”
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Addressing the Oncologist Shortage in Latin America: Insights From a Survey of Medical Oncology Fellowship Programs by Mauricio Zegarra-López, Alejandro Aranda-Gutierrez, Jose Felipe Muñoz Lozano, Cynthia Villarreal-Garza

“…These nations—along with Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Peru—depend on foreign education for the training of their medical oncologists. …”
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Enablers of Physician Prescription of a Long-Term Asthma Controller in Patients with Persistent Asthma by Francine M. Ducharme, Alexandrine J. Lamontagne, Lucie Blais, Roland Grad, Kim L. Lavoie, Simon L. Bacon, Martha L. McKinney, Eve Desplats, Pierre Ernst

“…Physicians strongly endorsed asthma education, lung function testing, specialist opinion, accessible asthma clinic, and paramedical healthcare professionals to guide patients, as enablers to improve patient adherence to and physicians’ comfort with long-term ICS. …”
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Decoding Success: The Role of E-Learning Readiness in Linking Technological Skills and Employability in Hospitality Management Graduates by Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Alaa M. S. Azazz, Abuelkassem A. A. Mohammad, Sameh Fayyad

“…This study adds to the hospitality management body of knowledge and provides valuable insights for education institutions and policymakers to optimize e-learning experiences.…”
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BMP-Recommended Water and Phosphorus Inputs for Tomato and Watermelon Can Reduce Environmental Losses of Phosphorus and Save Water by Sanjay Shukla, Gregory S. Hendricks, Thomas A. Obreza, Willie G. Harris

“… A BMP study was conducted at the research farm of the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee, FL. The study evaluated two production systems made up of two levels of water and fertilizer inputs for tomato and watermelon production with seepage irrigation. …”
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Acculturation in the Professional Activities of Specialists in International Relations by N. Romanenko

“…That is confirmed by the State Federal Standard of Higher Education which describes specific competences that students of international relations are supposed to possess.…”
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Assessment of Staff’s Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice on Radiation Protection Measures in Mazandaran Province, Iran by Danial Seifi, Alireza Khorrami

“…Results: There were statistically significant differences in the level of staff KAP radiation protection with gender (p<0.05), practicing age KAP level and radiation protection (p<0.05), and there is no significant relationship between educational age and staff KAP level of radiation protection (p>0.05). …”
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Prostate Cancer Severity Associations with Neighborhood Deprivation by Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson, Ann Tierney, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Andrew Rundle

“…We observed associations of low SES with high Gleason score among African Americans residing in neighborhoods with low educational attainment (OR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.13–1.60), high poverty (OR = 1.39, 95% CI = 1.15–1.67), low car ownership (OR = 1.46, 95% CI = 1.20–1.78), and higher percentage of residents on public assistance (OR = 1.32, 95% = 1.08–1.62). …”
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A Radiographic Evaluation of Missing of Permanent First Molars in a Group of Iranian Children and Adults: A Retrospective Study by Mostafa Rezaie, Jannan Ghapanchi, Abdolaziz Haghnegahdar, Leila Khojastehpour, Hooman Khorshidi, Heshmatollah Heidari

“…Due to the important role of permanent first molars in occlusion, more education and dental care is recommended to preserve these teeth.…”
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An Empirical Analysis of the Role of Piano Performance in Alleviating Psychological Trauma in People with Psychological Isolation Disorder by Xia Cao

“…This study provides a certain theoretical basis for clinical, educational, and health services.…”
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The impact of health on economic and social outcomes in the United Kingdom: A scoping literature review. by Dawid Gondek, Ke Ning, George B Ploubidis, Bilal Nasim, Alissa Goodman

“…There was strong evidence for the association between early mental health, mainly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and lifetime educational, occupational and various social outcomes. …”
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Effective techniques for developing advanced vocabulary skills in English language by Yu. Kovalenko

“…It emphasizes the need for educators to employ effective techniques that facilitate the development of advanced vocabulary skills in English language students. …”
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