Exploring gender dynamics in climate-smart agriculture adoption: a study in semi-arid Dodoma, Tanzania by Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Katharina Löhr, Katharina Löhr, Anthony A. Kimaro, Marcos Lana, Boris D. Soh Wenda, Kwabena Buabeng, Kwabena Buabeng, Johannes Michael Hafner, Johannes Michael Hafner, Stefan Sieber, Stefan Sieber

“…Additionally, improving access to credit facilities for female farmers, strengthening social networks through farmer groups, and improving transport infrastructure to reduce logistical barriers are crucial to further supporting CSA adoption. …”
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Validation of a Questionnaire Assessing Pregnant Women’s Perspectives on Addressing the Psychological Challenges of Childbirth by Mihaela Corina Radu, Mihai Sebastian Armean, Razvan Daniel Chivu, Justin Aurelian, Melania Elena Pop-Tudose, Loredana Sabina Cornelia Manolescu

“…The questionnaire was distributed online via Google Forms, using social networks like Facebook and Instagram to ensure rapid and broad accessibility. …”
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Career intervention program to promote academic adjustment and success in higher education by Célia Sampaio, Célia Sampaio, Catarina Luzia de Carvalho, Maria do Céu Taveira, Maria do Céu Taveira, Ana Daniela Silva, Ana Daniela Silva

“…In contrast, the “Social Networks and Cooperation” session received the lowest, although all sessions were rated above the average response point. …”
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Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children by Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau

“…Boys more often depicted Sports whilst more girls depicted Engagement in the arts and Social networks. 11 worry categories emerged, including education, relationships and physical health. …”
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“Holding on to Hope”: follow up qualitative findings of a tobacco treatment intervention for people experiencing mental health conditions by Tessa-May Zirnsak, Kristen McCarter, Melissa L. McKinlay, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Nadine Cocks, Catherine Brasier, Laura Hayes, Amanda L. Baker, Donita E. Baird, Billie Bonevski, Ron Borland, Ron Borland, David Castle, Erin Forbes, Peter J. Kelly, Catherine Segan, Catherine Segan, Rohan Sweeney, Alyna Turner, Alyna Turner, Jill M. Williams, Lisa Brophy, Lisa Brophy

“…Overall, findings suggested that participants’ quit attempts were often precarious and vulnerable, but active support and feelings of social connectedness were key to supporting participants to initiate a quit attempt and maintain gains.ConclusionsPeople who experience SMI can make attempts to quit smoking tobacco with support from clinicians and social networks. Connectedness and hope are significant enablers of making and sustaining quit attempts.Trial registrationThe Quitlink trial was registered with ANZCTR (www.anzctr.org.au): ACTRN12619000244101 prior to the accrual of the first participant and updated regularly as per registry guidelines.…”
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CHALLENGES FOR UNIVERSITIES TO ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR IN UKRAINE by Yuliia Sytnykova, Tаtyana Petrenko, Oksana Bezkorovaina, Anastasiia Ptushka

“…The main pedagogical difficulties were overcome with basic methods (online and offline), teaching forms such as lectures, seminars, and practical classes online, and offline, and, finally, different tools/means/platforms (video/audio recordings, corresponding emails, social networks, Moodle platform, etc.). The psychological state of both teachers and students in the circumstances of online education was also examined. …”
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Sport commitment among children and adolescent through the lens of theory of organismic integration: A systematic literature review by Anna Pavlova

“…Results The bibliographic analysis identified two polar clusters: «external motivation» (related to the concepts of "game", "gamification") and «internal motivation» (related to the concepts of "coach", "media", "social networks"). The conclusion was that internal motivation is formed indirectly through multiple repetitions of external influences. …”
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Effectiveness of a Dyadic Technology–Enhanced Home-Based Horticultural Therapy on Psychosocial Well-Being Among People With Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: Multimethods Pilot... by Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Justina Yat Wa Liu, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Han Zhi Tan, Daphne Sze Ki Cheung, Humphrey Kwong Wai Leung, Frances Kam Yuet Wong

“…The qualitative findings indicated that HT improved the psychological well-being of both people with dementia and caregivers, enhanced the relationships between caregivers and people with dementia, expanded the caregivers’ social networks, and enhanced the autobiographical memory of people with dementia. …”
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Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South. by Ran Zhang, Tiffany Byrd, Shan Qiao, Myriam E Torres, Xiaoming Li, Jihong Liu

“…At the interpersonal level, family and social networks played a crucial role in accessing care, and the discontinuation of group-based prenatal care had negative consequences. …”
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Career Development Center Berbasis Social Media Menggunakan Algoritma Gale-Shapley dan Framework Codeigniter by Rifky Syaripudin, Oman Komarudin, Intan Purnamasari

“…The results of the designed application have the main function as a job search social networking site. This application can help students find vacancies that match their expertise using the vacancy recommendation facility, while companies can more easily find prospective workers with the facility for recommending prospective workers. …”
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"They are not HIV treatments drugs; they are preventive drugs (PrEP)". Experiences of PrEP uptake among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania. by Magreth Thadei Mwakilasa, Alexander Mwijage, Stella Mushy, Maryam Amour, Nathanael Sirili, Evaline Maziku, Samwel Likindikoki, Emmanuel Balandya, Gideon Kwesigabo, Benson Kidenya, Stephen E Mshana, Eligius Lyamuya, Blandina Mmbaga, Bruno Sunguya, John Bartlett

“…Facilitators included factors at individual level (experienced benefit of PrEP, adequate PrEP knowledge, having multiple partners, perceived risk due to the nature of the work, PrEP ensuring privacy), interpersonal level (support from social networks), and institutional level (Free availability of PrEP, receiving refill reminders).…”
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Analisis Forensik Digital untuk Investigasi Kasus Cyberbullying pada Media Sosial Tiktok by Halimah Septya Mikayla, Ari Kusyanti, Primantara Hari Trisnawan

“…It involves the creation of case scenarios and the application of a digital forensic investigative model specifically focused on social networks. The scenario phase encompasses preparation, design, and implementation. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Results Five key themes emerged linked to individual-level characteristics and the multiple social identities related to the social support for nutritional knowledge and practices among low-income Oaxacan women during pregnancy: (1) Life experiences, sociodemographic, and health characteristics that influence nutritional practices and knowledge during pregnancy; (2) Female family members as a primary source of nutritional knowledge and food support; (3) Support from other members of women’s social networks; (4) Medical guidance for nutrition during pregnancy; and (5) Quality and gaps in the broader health care system and social services. …”
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MATHEMATICAL RATIONALE FOR CREATING AN APPLICATION FOR CONDUCTING RANDOM MEETINGS «COFFEE BREAK» by Vadym Ziuziun, Daniil Osoka

“…This study’s findings lay the groundwork for a new tool that encourages in-person interactions, enabling individuals to expand their social networks in a balanced and purposeful manner.…”
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Village Savings and loan associations and socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable people in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale, District, Uganda. by Deus, Mwijukye, Moses, Agaba

“…The recommendations were; need to improving the health status of women in families as well as children since they are regarded vulnerable in order to let them live happily; there should be improved nutrition and food supply to all families to let children and other members grow healthy and live a happy life; increased household income should be the ultimate goal fostered by credit accessibility in the area which must be done with ease through the start of small and medium enterprises especially women; it is recommended that the vulnerable groups of people have the replacement of the damaged property in case of any loss aiming at keeping standards of living at household level; achieving flexibility to immense development of social capital required the development of the saving culture that promotes regular income to help the community solve their personal problems; the social fund should be a unifying factor that enhances development through increased social networking to allow information flow since information is power.…”
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Synthesizing the impact of armed conflicts on food security, livelihoods and social dynamics in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Jemal Hassen Muhyie, Desalegn Yayeh, Seblewongiel Ayenalem Kidanie, Wubshet Asnake Metekia, Temesgen Tilahun

“…Communities’ religious and traditional values, informal social networks ​​are affected by the impact of armed conflict, complicating communities’ reconstruction efforts. …”
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Descripción de la estructura familiar de una muestra de pacientes con hemofilia. Comparación Argentina-México / Description of a Sample of Hemophilia Patients’ Family Structures: A... by Maricela Osorio-Guzmán, Silvina Graña

“…Abstract: Chronic diseases such as hemophilia go beyond the containment of institutional health care systems and involve not only a patient’s personal daily life but also their social networks. This situation deteriorates when the affected patient is a child. …”
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Making Maoshan Great Again: Religious Rhetoric and Popular Mobilisation from Late Qing to Republican China (1864–1937) by Qijun Zheng

“…Additionally, this study also highlights the crucial role of social networks, particularly the efforts of key individuals such as Zhang Hefeng 張鶴峰 (fl. 1860–1864), Long Zehou 龍澤厚 (1860–1945), Jiang Daomin 江導岷 (1867–1939), Wang Yiting 王一亭 (1867–1938) and Teng Ruizhi 滕瑞芝 (fl. 1920–1947) who facilitated the reconstruction, reprinting and dissemination of these texts. …”
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Longitudinal analysis of academic stress and its effects on salivary cortisol, alpha-amylase, and academic outcomes: Study protocol. by Juan Luis Castillo-Navarrete, Alejandra Guzmán-Castillo, Claudio Bustos

“…Students will be recruited on a voluntary basis through social networks and student associations. Students under psychological or pharmacological treatment will also be included to more representatively reflect the student reality and to ensure the ecological validity of the study.…”
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La realidad de mujeres transexuales y sus movimientos sociales en Sudamérica en tiempos de COVID-19 by Alessandra Mawu Defendi Oliveira

“…It is of utmost importance based on the analysis of local and international newspapers, the websites of organizations and social networks, texts on trans health, human rights and gender studies, in addition to interviews with some of the leaders and activists of some of these social movements. …”
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