Assessing five-year trend and socio-demographic determinants of caesarean section delivery in Ghana by Alfred Kwesi Manyeh, Anthony Ofosu, Anthony Kolsabilik Kuug, Atsu Ayi, Comfort Dede Tetteh, Saviour Edem Vidzro, Christopher Tetteh Odopey, Angela Nana Esi Ackon, Evelyn Acquah, Desmond Klu, Mustapha Immurana, Maxwell Ayindenaba Dalaba, Hubert Amu

“…Results The study findings revealed that a significant proportion of women who underwent C-section deliveries had formal education up to the JHS/Middle school level. Most of the deliveries occurred in hospitals and government-owned facilities. …”
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Recovery trajectories of mental health symptoms among Chinese adolescents following the end of COVID-19 by Jun Peng, Meihui He, Yongxing Guo, Yongxing Guo, Yongxing Guo, Jiangdong Diao, Jiangdong Diao, Kun Chen, Ziyi Deng, Lei Mo, Ruixiang Gao

“…This study aims to examine the recovery trajectories of ten mental health problems and suicidal ideation among Chinese adolescents post-pandemic, with a focus on identifying factors that influence different recovery patterns.MethodsA total of 2,534 adolescents participated in a three-wave survey, conducted in June 2022, November 2022, and March 2023, using the Mental Health Scale for Chinese Middle School Students. A novel index was developed to account for both the number and severity of mental health risk factors, allowing for the classification of psychological symptoms into three subgroups: no, moderate, and severe. …”
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A PEDAGOGIA DA ALTERNÂNCIA COMO PROPOSTA DE EDUCAÇÃO NO CAMPO: UM ESTUDO NA ESCOLA FAMÍLIA AGRÍCOLA ITAPIREMA EM RONDÔNIA, BRASIL by Claudineia Ferreira dos Santos, Charles Carminati de Lima, Yanet Reimondo Barrios, Daniete Fernandes Rocha

“…Soon it spread to 20 Brazilian states, where students attend regular disciplines of the curriculum of Elementary and Middle School, in addition to the specific disciplines related to agriculture and cattle raising. …”
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Strong inhibitory effects of Desmodesmus sp. on Microcystis blooms: Potential as a biological control agent in aquaculture by Bo Yang, Yuhua Li, Zihan Wang, Zhiguang Yue, Junqi Wen, Xueqin Zhao, Hu Zhang, Xianfeng Wang, Xiufen Wang, Man Zhang

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Educational effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive strategies on educational self-destructive behaviors and negative self-evaluation thinking in Arabic lessons by Ali Nourihamid Altome, Mohammad hassani, Masoumeh Talebi

“…The statistical population of the research includes the middle school students of the holy city of Karbala, 105 of whom were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling, and randomly divided into three groups of 35 (a control group of 35 and two experimental groups of 35 people). …”
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Determinants of Dropout From a Virtual Agent–Based App for Insomnia Management in a Self-Selected Sample of Users With Insomnia Symptoms: Longitudinal Study by María Montserrat Sanchez Ortuño, Florian Pecune, Julien Coelho, Jean Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi, Nathalie Salles, Marc Auriacombe, Fuschia Serre, Yannick Levavasseur, Etienne De Sevin, Patricia Sagaspe, Pierre Philip

“…Younger age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] 0.98, 95% CI 0.97‐0.99), lower education level (compared to middle school; high school: AOR 0.56, 95% CI 0.35‐0.90; bachelor’s degree: AOR 0.35, 95% CI 0.23‐0.52; master’s degree or higher: AOR 0.35, 95% CI 0.22‐0.55), poorer nocturnal sleep (sleep efficiency: AOR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42‐0.96; number of nocturnal awakenings: AOR 1.13, 95% CI 1.04‐1.23), and more severe depression symptoms (AOR 1.12, 95% CI 1.04‐1.21) were significant predictors of dropping out. …”
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Haplotype Analysis of Candidate Genes Involved in Inflammation and Oxidative Stress and the Susceptibility to Preeclampsia by Aiping Chen, Huifang Zhao, Jingli Wang, Ru Zhang, Jingjing Liu, Xin Zhao, Congying Li, Xuewen Jia, Xueying Li, Yan Lin, Mingzhen Guo, Sai Li, Chao Liu, Yuan Li, Shiguo Liu

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The pattern of elementary teachers' insight in online education, using foundational data theory by reyhaneh bazrafshan delijan, Mohammad Ghafari Mejlej, seyyed javad mortazavi amiri

“…Based on Professor Kevin Werbach's gamification design framework, this study developed a case study of gamification for online teacher education implemented in a professional development program for elementary and middle school teachers in Zhejiang Province, China. Research Methodology In this research, the data-based theorizing strategy is qualitative. …”
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Investigating the effect of learning and motivational strategies on the self-efficacy of physical education and sports science students with the mediating role of academic progress... by Ahmad Sabihabdollah Alharishavi, Hasan ghalavandi, Mohammad hassani

“…Goal orientation or goal progress is one of the most up-to-date topics that have attracted the attention of theorists and researchers in the field of motivation for progress.Passion for educationAcademic enthusiasm refers to behaviors that are related to learning and academic progress, and refers to the quality of effort that learners spend on targeted educational activities to directly contribute to achieving desired results (Wittrup et al, 2019).Hosseini (2023) investigated the role of motivational strategies in predicting academic progress and self-efficacy in middle school male students. It was found that the role of motivational strategies in predicting academic progress and self-efficacy in students is positive and significant.Wei et al, (2023) investigated the identification of the role of motivation, perceived learning support, learning participation, and self-regulated learning strategies. …”
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The moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between parents and children and academic participation, considering the mediating variable of learning adaptation among... by meysam karamipour, samaneh mataji, rezvaneh kazem nezhad, maryam esfandyari

“…Also, there is a significant relationship between parent-child and academic participation, taking into account the mediating role of learning adaptation of middle school students in Nowshahr city. Finally, there is no significant relationship between parent-child and academic participation considering the mediating role of learning self-efficacy of Nowshahr secondary school students. …”
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Examining Science Teachers’ Decisions about Nuclear Power Plants from the Perspective of Normative Decision Theory by Nurhan Ozturk, Esra Bozkurt-Altan

“…The design of this research is based on a case study. 22 teachers who worked in the middle schools in the city center of the province of Sinop were recruited for the study. …”
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Understanding cultural specificity of positive emotions in SLA: The antecedents of foreign language enjoyment and peace of mind in the Chinese context by Li Zhou, Katja Lochtman, Yiheng Xi

“…Participants were 436 learners from four Chinese middle schools. Multiple regression analyses revealed that learners’ attitudes towards the teacher (i.e., a teacher-related variable) was the strongest predictor for FLE, whereas FLPOM was best predicted by learners’ attitudes towards the FL (i.e., a learner-internal variable). …”
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“I learned a lot about me as a person”: University students’ development as non-formal education professionals by Amber Simpson, Jada McCann, Diana Murtaugh, Laurie E. Miroff

“…Three forms of data were collected from 10 graduate and undergraduate students as they volunteered their time as an educator in a 10-week afterschool program in partnership with two rural middle schools.ResultsResults highlighted shared contradictions among university students, such as lack of content knowledge and being viewed as friend versus being viewed as an educator, as they individually and collectively reflected upon their development and growth as non-formal educators within the afterschool program. …”
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Evaluating the M6 learning model and realistic mathematics education (RME) approach in enhancing critical thinking skills in mathematics: A focus on students’ logical-mathematical... by Ardi Dwi Susandi, Sudirman Sudirman, Binti Khoiriyah

“…Method: A quasi-experimental design was employed with a sample of 318 seventh-grade students from State Middle Schools in Cirebon Regency in the 2023/2024 academic year. …”
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Rapid Adaptation to Prevent Drug Use (RAPD): protocol of a pilot randomized trial to enhance the impact of an evidence-based intervention for youth by Andria B. Eisman, Christine Koffkey, Robert T. Partridge, Suzanne Brown, Bo Kim

“…We will pilot test RAPD in ten middle schools serving diverse student populations using a two-group, mixed method, cluster randomized controlled trial design. …”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…MethodsData from 827 adolescents aged 12 to 15 years (n=144 in 2018, n=142 in 2019, n=126 in 2020, n=130 in 2021, n=143 in 2022, and n=142 in 2023) were gathered over 6 years from 43 middle schools across 16 regions and 1 hospital in South Korea. …”
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