Theoretical framework and methods for the analysis of the adoption-diffusion of innovations in agriculture: a bibliometric review by Rafael Mesa Manzano, Javier Esparcia Pérez

“…In recent years, social scientists have studied the diffusion and adoption of agricultural innovations from different approaches, such as innovation diffusion theory, behavioral models, econometric models, social capital and social network analysis, among others. …”
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A HUMAN IN THE URBAN SPACE OF THE GLOBALIZED WORLD by I. O. Merylova, K. V. Sokolova

“…The study in based on the investigations of contemporary researchers in social philosophy and urban science, as well as social scientists of Chicago School. Originality. The originality of the research is to analyze the "human-urban space" system in terms of the influence of local space of the global world on the human identity formation and preservation. …”
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Dataset of keywords used by European political parties on FacebookRepositorio de Datos del Consorcio Madroño by Francisco Caravaca, Ángel Cuevas, Rubén Cuevas

“…The information included in the dataset may be of value for social scientists that wants to understand the evolution of the topics employed by political parties in Europe based on a widely used political communication tool such as Facebook.…”
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Invalidating Factorial Survey Experiments Using Invalid Comparisons Is Bad Practice: Learning from Forster and Neugebauer (2024) by Justin T. Pickett

“…I conclude by emphasizing that social scientists are better served by asking why FE and FS findings sometimes differ than by assuming that any difference in findings across the experimental designs invalidates FS.…”
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Water insecurity is human: why social science must be at the core of water security research and practice by Amber Wutich

“…However, reliance on such systems is inherently a feature of unjust, inequitable water governance. Social scientists have a valuable role to play in explaining these dynamics, addressing water system failures, and developing more equitable water solutions.…”
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A frustratingly easy way of extracting political networks from text. by Naim Bro

“…This study demonstrates the use of GPT-4 and variants, advanced language models readily accessible to many social scientists, in extracting political networks from text. …”
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Communication network analysis by Gideon de Wet

“…The emphasis is not on the effects of communication, but rather on what is taking place among system members. Lastly, social scientists and development communication researchers in particular are encouraged to use network analysis in con junction with or in support of other methodological orientations in community development research. granted lay the Panther (dated 2010 …”
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Évolution des registres de l’action, de la ruse à la mobilisation de la notion « droit » par les habitants des bidonvilles au Maroc by Habiba Essahel

“…This angle represents an innovative approach to the subject of Moroccan slums, which is, incidentally, widely documented by social scientists and urban researchers.…”
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The Relevance of Ibn Khaldun’s Economic Thought in the Contemporary World by Siti Kholifatul Rizkiah, Abdelkader Chachi

“…Ibn Khaldun’s economic thought, in his phenomenal book Al-Muqaddimah (The Prolegomenon), has been the subject of interest for many social scientists, including some economists of our era. …”
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The Influence of the Works by Levas Vladimirovas on Researchers by Elena Macevičiūtė

“…The qualitative results collected by an open-ended questionnaire from l 8 respondents (mainly Lithuanian humanitarian and social scientists) were analysed using the historical categories of the past, present and future and the subject categories characterising the field of information and communication sciences. …”
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Participatory Budgeting and Financial Accountability in Kabale District Local Government by Perpetua, Arinaitwe

“…Content analysis supported qualitative analysis while frequencies and percentages supported, supported by Special Package for Social Scientists (SPSS V 20) aided quantitative analysis. …”
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Identification of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies Used on Different Landscape Positions in Maziba Sub-catchment by Ndemere, Julius, Mary makokha, Tenywa Moses

“…Statistical analysis of the data collected was done using special packages for social scientists (SPSS 17.0) statistical software and Microsoft Excel 2007. …”
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The Documentation Status Continuum and the Impact of Categories on Healthcare Stratification by Tiffany Denise Joseph

“…This has implications for various outcomes that social scientists examine amid increasing anti-immigrant sentiment in the US and beyond.…”
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Monetary Incentives and Labour Performance; A Case Study of Coffee Factories in Rukungiri District. by Edward, Muhwezi Bendera

“…The gathered data were tabulated and entered using Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS).The study found a positive relationship between monetary incentives and labour or employee performance and recommended that coffee factories should consider their specific business goals and management objectives while using performance related pay system. …”
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Green Sourcing and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, mbito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiime, Jane

“…The researcher applied Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) to test all four hypotheses. The results are presented in terms of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in terms of correlation analysis, simple regression and multiple regression analysis models. …”
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Teaching Academic English Corpus Trough Word-formation by Irina B. Korotkina

“…The paper presents a well-designed and approbated course of academic vocabulary for social scientists, analyses relationships between linguistic studies and teaching academic vocabulary, and discusses the ways of increasing the effectiveness and clarity of teaching by more systematic study of classical elements, enhancing students’ analytical skills through innovative methodology and using the advantages of similarities between Russian and Latin word-formation. …”
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TIKSLIEJI MOKSLAI IR VISYBIŠKAS SOCIALINĖS TIKROVĖS SUPRATIMAS by Leo Näpinen

“…Therefore the integral understanding of the social reality in all its complexity and diversity remains the task of social scientists themselves. What is needed is the co-operation between exact and historical sciences, and not the attempt to replace one by the other. …”
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Migration humaine et diffusion de variétés de riz by Mathieu Fribault

“…While Portères' ethnobotanical work was not mobilized in later studies, we wish to prove the pertinence of rehabilitating it in order to question the history of the Baga people, as it is currently understood by social scientists. The Baga ethnic group seems to have emerged from a double process, both from an ancient settlement whose modalities are opposed to the Portères hypothesis, and from a complex process of accretion of migrants seeking refuge, the result of the centuries of violence that characterize the sub-region, sometimes with marronage. …”
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Green Manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability in Selected Manufacturing Entities in Kampala District, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Byarugaba Mbiito, Jotham, Makumbi, Rita, Kyotuheire, Jill, Asiimwe, Jane

“…The researcher applied Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) to test all four hypotheses. The results are presented in terms of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics in terms of correlation analysis, simple regression and multiple regression analysis models. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Performance of Microfinance Institutions in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality by Nandaula, Mwebe Lilian

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