Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program for Adolescents with Greater Psychosocial Needs: Integrated Views of Program Implementers by Daniel T. L. Shek, Cecilia M. S. Ma, Rachel C. F. Sun

“…With reference to 245 conclusions included in the 49 evaluation reports, secondary data analyses showed that most of the conclusions concerning perceptions of the Tier 2 Program, instructors, and program effectiveness were positive. …”
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Awareness in the development of intercultural competences and existing Relationships between attitudes, skills and knowledge by Italo Cavalcante Aguiar, Romulo Alves Soares, Luis Eduardo Brandão Paiva, Bruno de Souza Lessa, Tim Rubert, José Carlos Lázaro da Silva Filho

“… This research aims to examine how the exchangeists' perceptions about their abilities, knowledge and attitudes influence their awareness. …”
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Expanding the scope of Technology Assessment (TA): a critical narration from the Iranian digital technologies case by Narges Naraghi, Soroush Ghazinoori

“…Acknowledging these variables could lead to realizing TA's potential, expanding its perceptions' scope, and facilitating its implementations in non-mainstream contexts, like Iran.…”
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The forces behind social unrest: Evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic. by Mario Lackner, Uwe Sunde, Rudolf Winter-Ebmer

“…No such link is found for economic perceptions.…”
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Virtual Simulation-Based Training and Person-Centered Care by Christen Page, Morgan Blaydes, Leah Simpkins, Casey Humphrey, Kellie Ellis

“…This mixed methods study used short-term treatment goals, reflective essays, and focus groups to evaluate the difference prior to and after a virtual reality dementia experience in graduate Communication Sciences and Disorders’ students’ perceptions of person-centered care.  Findings support the theory that a virtual reality dementia experience impacts students’ intent to provide PCC for persons with dementia.  …”
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Diffusion of Innovation Explaining Support for Septic to Sewer System Conversion Programs Among Florida Residents: Lessons for Educators and Related Stakeholders by Dharmendra Kalauni, Laura Warner, Lisa Krimsky, Shelli Rampold, Sravani Pasula

“…., Extension agents) in understanding residents’ perceptions pertaining to S2S conversion. More details on the study presented in this document are available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115651. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccines Effectiveness and Safety in Trinidad and Tobago: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Angel Justiz-Vaillant, Kimberly Roopnarine, Shaundell Solomon, Alyssa Phillips, Solange Sandy, Alyssa Subero, Sarah Seepersad, Nicholas Span, Phalmanie Ramnath, Akaasha Ramnarine, Bimala Ramdath, Chelsea Rampaul, Renissa Ramdial, Dana Phagoo, Thalia Ramdhanie, Vinaya Moonilal, Emily-Marie Poliah, Steffan Poonwassie, Karishta Punilal, Sarah Panchoo, Justice Parris, Steven Oudit, Trudy Muir, Johnson Nicholas-Joseph, Bijey Raj Pandit, Sanjeev Pakeerah, Vesham Sookoo, Patrice Richards, Tishia John, Darren Gopaul, Sachin Soodeen, Odette Arozarena-Barbosa, Arlene Williams, Chandrashehkar Unakal, Rodolfo Arozarena Fundora, Reinand Thompson, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka

“…These gaps highlight the need for comprehensive research to address vaccination challenges, including public health communication, equitable access, and local perceptions of vaccine safety. This analysis provides a foundation for developing targeted strategies to improve vaccine effectiveness in the region.…”
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Utilizing AI Chatbots in Higher Education Teaching and Learning by Laurie O. Campbell, Thomas D Cox

“…In this study, 25 graduate education learners discussed their current use and perceptions of AI chatbots. Most of these learners indicated they had utilized AI chatbots to support their personal and professional lives. …”
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Frontline Leadership in Communicating Organizational Policies and its Mediating Influence on Employee Commitment in Nonprofit Organizations in Monrovia, Liberia by Frank O. Bannor, Derrick O. Deya, Josephine Ganu

“…Four key questions guided the research: (1) perceptions of leaders’ communication and transparency, (2) commitment levels, (3) the relationship between communication, transparency, and commitment, and (4) the mediating role of transparency. …”
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Young-elderly individuals´ use of social media for travel purpose by Susanna Fabricius, Niklas Eriksson

“…There also seem to be heterogeneous perceptions of social media for travel purposes - several possible enablers and barriers were found among the informants to consulting online reviews and blogs for travel planning and to sharing travel experiences online.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Tools for a Medical Science Based on Consciousness by Søren Ventegodt, Mohammed Morad, Niels Jorgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…Biomedicine perceives diseases as mechanical errors at the micro level, while consciousness-based medicine perceives diseases as disturbances in attitudes, perceptions, and experiences at the macro level — in the organism as a whole. …”
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Teachers’ Perspectives on Teaching and Learning during the Pandemic in the United States by Ximena D. Burgin, Mayra C. Daniel, Teresa A. Wasonga

“…This study documented teachers’ perceptions on the transition to online teaching and learning. …”
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The naked truth about HIV and risk taking in Swedish prisons: A qualitative study. by Sigrid J A Lindbom, Markus Larsson, Anette Agardh

“…<h4>Background</h4>This qualitative study explores former prison inmates' perceptions and attitudes towards HIV risk inside Swedish prisons.…”
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The Views of Turkish Immigrants on Multicultural Policies in Australia: The Impact of Migration Duration by Ayşe Mahinur Tezcan

“…The paper covers the multicultural policies in Australia, which is one of the countries where multicultural policies are implemented, and the perceptions of Turkish immigrants living in Australia on the policies. …”
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Effects of Surface Roughness on the Locomotion of a Long-Tailed Lizard, Colobodactylus taunayi Amaral, 1933 (Gymnophthalmidae: Heterodactylini) by Elizabeth Höfling, Sabine Renous, Felipe Franco Curcio, André Eterovic, Pérsio de Souza Santos Filho

“…In contrast to other ectothermic tetrapods, and especially other Gymnophthalmidae, this species lacked perceptible lateral flexion of either the trunk or the tail to effectuate these slow gaits.…”
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Gender Differences in Implementing Organizational Change in Romania’s Central Public Administration by Constantin M. Profiroiu, Alina G. Profiroiu, Corina C. Nastaca

“…There are no significant differences between the perceptions of men and women as leaders, although almost all the differences are in favour of men. …”
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The attitude of Gauteng, Cape Town and Durban retailers toward direct mail as a communication medium by Yolanda Jordaan, Stamatia Kourantas

“…The results indicate that retailers' attitudes towards direct mail differ with regard to factors such as the retailers' use of the medium, their age and their perceptions of consumer acceptance of direct mail. The study further identifies a need to communicate the advantages of direct mail to South African retailers. …”
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L’autonomie journalistique et ses limites : enquête pancanadienne auprès d’anciens praticiens by Simon Thibault, Colette Brin, Virginie Hébert, Frédérick Bastien, Tania Gosselin

“…In Canada, the few polls conducted on the subject reveal the positive perceptions of Canadian journalists regarding their professional autonomy. …”
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UNHEARD VOICES OF WOMEN IN THE BIBLE, WITH IMPLICATIONS OF EMPOWERMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF TODAY’S CHURCH by L.M. Mudimeli, J.D.N. Van der Westhuizen

“…As the empowerment of women is located within the discourses of gender equality, a gender lens, which is a biblical liberation hermeneutic of vhusadzi theology, is employed to reconstruct positive discourses regarding people’s perceptions about women in societies. The researchers argue that the unheard voices of women are still an issue and that the empowerment of women still needs to be prioritised. …”
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The Irish Catholic clergy, Stuart sovereignty and the 1650 appeal to the Duke of Lorraine by David FINNEGAN

“…The ‘hidden transcript’ of Irish Catholic political thinking, shaped by the Irish Catholic clergy, intruded into the public sphere and revealed perceptions of faith, nation and state that historians have largely ignored because they do not fit the pre-existing historiographical model of what constituted Irish political thinking in the early modern period.…”
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