Identifying potential barriers to community participation and use of telecentres: A Survey-based Study by Jeremy Brown

“…Therefore, the present study adopts a community-centred approach by discussing users' views and perceptions and non-users from the local community. …”
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Adopting Cross-Dressing: A Strategy for Coping with Loss for a Bisexual Man by Abidah R. Delu, Budiawan

“…This study aimed to elucidate that Cross-Dressing is not just attributable to perceptions of sexual deviance and transvestism, but rather, other factors contribute to an individual's adoption of Cross-Dressing. …”
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Gaps between Open Science activities and actual recognition systems: Insights from an international survey. by Florencia Grattarola, Hanna Shmagun, Christopher Erdmann, Anne Cambon-Thomsen, Mogens Thomsen, Jaesoo Kim, Laurence Mabile

“…The aim of this study was to identify perceptions and expectations of various research communities worldwide regarding how Open Science activities are (or should be) formally recognised and rewarded. …”
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La figure paysagère du col de montagne au double prisme des pratiques cyclotouristiques et de trekking : expériences, imaginaires et fonctions symboliques by Yannick Hascoët, Louis Violette, Pierre Dérioz, Tania Jiménez, Philippe Bachimon

“…Far from referring to a stabilised representation of the mountain pass landscape, the article discusses several hypotheses which finally identify multiple practices, perceptions, emotions, and representations associated with the landscape. …”
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Cooperation Behavior of Opinion Leaders and Official Media on the Governance of Negative Public Opinion in the Context of the Epidemic: An Evolutionary Game Analysis in the Perspec... by Jing Wei, Lijun Wang, Hengmin Zhu, Weidong Huang

“…Therefore, a new challenge in the prevention and control of epidemics is how to supervise negative public perceptions. This study differentiates negative public opinion communication stages through practical cases and is based on the life cycle hypothesis. …”
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RELIGIOUS SYNCRETISM IN THE LENSES OF JEWISH-BUDHHISM: A RELIGIOUS IDEA IN MODERN AFRICA DEVELOPMENT WUKARI JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES by ZACHARIAH BULUS `` TAKORE, YAKUBU DOMINIC ALKALI, DANIEL BEM APUUIVOM

“… There are modern attempts to consider understanding God from similar perceptions while being accommodated to your deity. …”
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Determination of user experience on food business websites by using Neuromarketing techniques by Erhan Babaç, Hilmi Rafet Yüncü

“…The anxiety level of the experiment2 website was more perceptible to the subjects.…”
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Media Framing of “Ultimatum, No Thanks” Protests in North Macedonia: Analyzing Nationalist Confrontation and Ethnic Solidarity Frames by Samet Yerköy

“…Through a qualitative analysis of media coverage, specifically focusing on online media outlets,the study explores how different frames, such as Nationalist Confrontation and Ethnic Solidarity, shapedpublic discourse and perceptions of the protests. The government’s portrayal of the proposal as protectingthe Macedonian language and identity contrasts sharply with the opposition’s view of it as leading tothe ‘Bulgarization’ of the nation. …”
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Industry perspectives on digital out-of-home advertising in South Africa by Thérèse Roux

“…However, practitioners’ perceptions and practices remain unknown. Understanding professionals’ views of DOOH advertising is important for anyone considering this promising marketing communication platform. …”
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The Arve Valley and Environmental Health: From Therapeutic Imagination to Eco-anxiety by Alexandre Savioz

“…This article contrasts two periods of time in the Arve Valley, during which particular attention was paid to the links between human health and the environment, but with diametrically opposed perceptions. Historically, the Plateau d'Assy in the Arve Valley was a major healthcare destination, particularly specializing in the treatment of tuberculosis between the 1920s and 1970s. …”
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EVALUATION OF INDONESIAN ENGLISH TEXTBOOK FOR THE NINTH GRADERS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL “THINK GLOBALLY ACT LOCALLY” FROM EFL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES by Sri Handayani, Bambang Suwarno, I Wayan Dharmayana

“… The purpose of the study was  to investigate the EFL teachers’ perceptions concerning the textbook of “Think Globally Act Locally” on these criteria: (1) physical and utilitarian attributes, (2) efficient outlay of objectives and supplementary material, (3) learning- teaching content, (4) language skills and aspects. …”
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Trans/forming the Greek theatrescape: Translation for performance as representation by Vasiliki Misiou

“…Thanks to her translation and Apostolou’s staging, systemically underrepresented groups have become more visible, and the discussion regarding gender, sex(uality) and identity in Greece has been enhanced, proving that translation and/for performance can contribute to the trans/formation of perceptions and major changes in societies. …”
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An integrated evaluation framework – smartness, well-being, e-maturity – for participatory evaluation of learning ecosystems: first application to two Italian high schools by Carlo Giovannella

“… In this contribution, after a brief analysis of the critical issues associated with learning ecosystem evaluation frameworks, a participatory evaluation approach is proposed that aims to: (a) be people-centered and bring out the perceptions of all categories involved in educational processes – with particular reference to students, teachers and parents; this is in order to mitigate the objectivity bias associated with self-evaluations conducted by internal evaluation teams by means of top-down evaluation models; b) base the evaluation on an integrable set of multidimensional constructs such as smartness – capable of capturing both the “external” well-being associated with the quality of the context and the well-being perceived at an individual level – and e-maturity, i.e. the digital maturity of the context that defines its positioning (vision, plans and actions) with respect to the potential and opportunities offered by the digital transition; c) provide reference values with the intention of making evaluations of educational ecosystems both synchronically and diachronically comparable, as well as allowing for the elaboration of an adequate base of knowledge to facilitate the elaboration of improvement plans and to support evidence-based decision-making. …”
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Personality as a Correlate of Accentedness: The Case of Formal Setting Without Pronunciation-Focused Instruction by Małgorzata Baran-Łucarz

“…The quantitative data were supplemented by interviews with 10 participants representing high and low levels of accentedness, which allowed to diagnose their motivation, attitudes towards the sound of English, pronunciation self-perceptions, and strategies applied in autonomous learning. …”
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Health for All: Medical Tourism as a Resource by Joseph Amalorpavanathan, Gopalakrishnan Ananthakrishnan

“…We evaluate policy interventions made to help the medical tourists, the regulatory deficiencies and negative perceptions of the sector and propose prospective remedies. …”
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Reading Pedagogy in EFL Classes for Students with albinism: A case study by Dossou Flavien LANMANTCHION

“…This paper looked into the practices of teachers in reading and perceptions of students with albinism in English language classes in the Republic of Benin. …”
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Matching Inhaler Devices with Patients: The Role of the Primary Care Physician by Alan Kaplan, David Price

“…Treatment success can also be influenced by patient preferences and perceptions. Therefore, it is important that healthcare professionals effectively match inhaler devices to individual patients’ needs and abilities and empower patients by including them in treatment decisions. …”
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DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION OF URBAN METRO TRANSIT SYSTEM POST-COVID-19 by Salman KHURSHEED, Shagufta YASMIN

“…The survey covers commuter perceptions of safety & security, financial & economic factors, infrastructure & comfort and functional & operational features. …”
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THE IMPACT OF INFLATION EXPECTATIONS ON HOUSEHOLD WELL-BEING: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS by Katarína Ilenčíková, Patrícia Krupová

“…Using HFCS data from 2021—a year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and heightened economic uncertainty—this study examines household perceptions of price dynamics, general financial conditions, and their collective impact on well-being in a time of considerable disruption.…”

RELEVANCE OF FORENSIC ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS ON FRAUD REDUCTION IN NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS by Kamaluddeen Funsho Adisa IBRAHIM

“…The results further reveal significance difference in practitioners’ perceptions on the relevance of forensic accounting certification criteria to fraud reduction in Nigeria which successfully meets the body of knowledge, ethical code of conduct and protection of public interest conditions but fails to adequately fulfil the control of entry requirement. …”
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