The Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and the Sand Fly: Knowledge and Beliefs of the Population in Central Morocco (El Hajeb) by Karima El-Mouhdi, Abdelkader Chahlaoui, Mohammed Fekhaoui

“…Based on the epidemiological data of leishmaniases in the province of El Hajeb, we conducted a field survey and personal interviews in April and May 2019, among 281 persons belonging to the localities where leishmaniases were registered. …”
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Genetic diversity of single-celled microorganism Blastocystis sp. and its associated gut microbiome in free-ranging marine mammals from North-Western Mediterranean Sea by Marianna Marangi, Sonia Boughattas

“…Moreover, Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria within the different Blastocystis-carrier marine mammal species as well the identification of Archaebacteria from Methanomethylophilaceae family within the fin whale isolate were detected by Illumina V3-V4 generated data. The present survey presents new insights regarding Blastocystis sp. prevalence and its circulating zoonotic ST1-ST3 subtypes from the marine environment, as well as its associated gut microbiome, providing hence baseline data for a better understanding of the associated risk and to prevent human and marine ecosystem exposure to these anthropogenic microorganisms.…”
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Factors influencing chopstick use and an objective identification of traditional holding techniques in children. by Yuki Choji, Nanami Hirokawa, Chie Morimoto, Norihito China, Akio Nakai, Kazunori Miyata

“…In this study. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 165 first-grade elementary school students (aged 6-7) and their parents to investigate factors influencing chopstick proficiency. …”
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Digitalisation Profile of the Elderly and ‘Grey Digital Violence’ by Hatice Oğuz Özgür

“…In order to make comparisons, the studies on the use of digital technolo-gies and experiences of digital violence by the elderly, especially as of 2011 were examined by using the data of the Household Information Technologies Usage Survey, which has been published regu-larly by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT) in recent years. …”
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Doctoral Supervision in Russian Universities: to the Problem of Balancing Activity and Performance by B. I. Bednyi, N. V. Rybakov

“…Publications exploring problems of supervision tend to be based on surveys into mentors’ functions and advisory styles. …”
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What Resilience Skills Do Emergency Workers Need During a Widespread Phase of a Socio-Health Emergency? A Focus on the Role of Hardiness and Resilience by Valeria Giostra, Tiziana Maiorano, Monia Vagni

“…This study has the main objective of analyzing how the possible protective factors hardiness and resilience intervene in the relationship with emergency stress, secondary trauma, and burnout in a sample of 476 Italian Red Cross volunteers using an online transactional survey during the second phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Fatores influenciadores da empregabilidade de alunos de instituições de ensino superior by Luís Henrique Nobrega de Faria Gomes, Eliana Andréa Severo, Julio Cesar Ferro de Guimarães

“…A metodologia utilizada tratou-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa e descritiva, por meio da análise fatorial confirmatória e regressão linear múltipla, aplicada por uma survey a 411 alunos. Os resultados confirmam que o ensino de inovação, ensino de empreendedorismo, metodologias ativas de ensino e aprendizagem, gestão de competências e inteligência emocional influenciam positivamente na empregabilidade dos egressos das IES, assim como a inteligência emocional é o fator mais relevante para a empregabilidade dos alunos. …”
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Association between exclusive or dual use of combustible cigarettes and heated tobacco products and depressive symptoms. by Bo Gyeong Lee, Haein Lee, Namhee Kim

“…Using the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 5,349 adults aged 19 years or older were classified into four groups: non-users, CC-only users, HTP-only users, and dual users. …”
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Floristic novelties in the context of interdisciplinary studies by N. P. Stepanyan-Gandilyan, R. A. Hovsepyan

“…It is noteworthy that, as a result of such surveys, not only “synthetic” new data could be obtained, but also data in the specific fields of knowledge that compose these multidisciplinary complexes. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Green Innovation Practices on Competitiveness (Case Study: Aref Daroo Co.) by Parvin Pourkermanian, Sanaz Shafiee, Maryam Haerinasab

“…Therefore, the current research has been conducted to investigate the effect of green innovation methods on competitive power.Methodology: In terms of purpose, this research is applied based on the descriptive-survey research method. The statistical population consists of employees of Aref Daru Isfahan. …”
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The Effect of Online Education on Children’s Socialization Processes During the Pandemic Period: A Communication- Based Research on First Grade Primary School Students by Ebru Özgen, Ayşe Müge Yazgan

“…The data collection tools used in this study are the Social- Emotional and Character Development Scale in the survey research, the Social Anxiety Scale for Children, and a personal information form prepared by the researchers. …”
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PRESBYACOUSSIS: JUSTIFICATION OF DIAGNOSIS IN SCREENING CONDITIONS by K.E. Gubskaya, M.M. Baibulov, Dinara Urazalina, Gulnara Tuleshova

“…The degree of optimization of specialized costly instrumental methods of diagnostics of presbycusis in the preliminary screening assessment by the survey method at the level of primary health care is also revealed. …”
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The impact of Sudan armed conflict and coping strategies on the mental health of the older adult internally displaced persons in Darfur camps by Saif A. Musa, Abdalla A. R. M. Hamid

“…The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28), the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), and a demographic survey were used to collect data. Results The results revealed a high prevalence (75.2%) of non-psychotic psychiatric disorders amongst the older adult IDP participants. …”
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Analyzing Predictive Factors for the Media’s Impact on the Nursing Profession by Jadranka Pavić, Marta Marković, Ana Marija Hošnjak, Aleksandar Racz, Irena Kovačević, Martina Smrekar

“…Data were collected from 203 participants using an online survey employing the snowball sampling method. Statistical analyses included Welch ANOVA, <i>t</i>-tests, and hierarchical regression to predict the importance of media education. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of learning ear anatomy using holographic models by Joshua J. Gnanasegaram, Regina Leung, Jason A. Beyea

“…Immediately following each intervention, testing was repeated along with completion of a satisfaction survey. Results Baseline test scores did not differ across intervention groups. …”
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Identification of Psychological Crisis Signals of College Students Based on the Dufferin Equation by Jianping Zhao, Haitao Song

“…Based on defining the conceptual connotation of college students’ psychological crisis behavior system, the vulnerability of college students’ psychological crisis behavior system is interpreted from the perspective of system self-organization theory, and the vulnerability of college students’ psychological crisis behavior is mainly expressed in latent and manifest states, and its vulnerability transformation is a self-organization process. A questionnaire survey was conducted for ordinary college students to examine the performance of college students’ vulnerability state of the subject who endured college students’ psychological crisis behavior, and it was concluded that most college students appear to be normal and healthy on the surface, but college students’ vulnerability is in an uncertain state of intermediate transition.…”
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IMPACTS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES ON THE ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF GHANA by Simon Ofori AMETEPEY, Samuel Kwame ANSAH

“…These impacts were further categorized into nine major groups and were subjected to a cross-sectional survey. Questionnaire and interview were used to elicit the views of respondents. …”
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Effects of Pickleball Intervention on the Self-Esteem and Symptoms of Patients with Schizophrenia by Tsai-Chieh Chien, Chao-Chien Chen

“…Questionnaires on self-esteem and the short-form health survey were collected both before and after the intervention. …”
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Association of the abdominal aortic calcification with all-cause and cardiovascular disease-specific mortality: Prospective cohort study. by Chang Sheng, Zhou Cai, Pu Yang

“…This study aims to prospectively investigate the association between AAC and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-specific mortality rates in a nationally representative sample of adults in the United States, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).<h4>Methods</h4>The study, conducted on NHANES participants aged 40 years or older during the 2013-2014 cycle, assessed AAC using the Kauppila scoring system. …”
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Spatiotemporal variation in population size and relative abundance of Kalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) in scrub forest. by Maria Saba, Sangam Khalil, Majid Hussain, Surrya Khanam, Ali Akhter, Rukhsana Khatoon, Muhammad Awais Khan, Kamal Ahmed Khan, Zartasha Gul, Ume Habiba

“…The line transects and point count methods were used to collect direct (physical observations) and indirect signs (feathers and calls) to avoid double counting. Twenty field surveys were conducted along 16 transects with an area of 0.811 km2 in 4 study sites to quantify habitat utilization of Kalij pheasant. …”
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