Urban Green Spaces in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Romero Gomes Pereira da Silva, Cláudia Lins Lima, Sterling D. Quinn, Aneta Afelt, Anne-Elisabeth Laques, Carlos Hiroo Saito

“…This study compared previously-mapped urban green spaces in five metropolitan regions in Brazil with the results of an extensive survey of municipal managers concerning possible increase in demand of population for green spaces. …”
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Enriching maritime vocational education with physical-sports activities by Marudut Bernadtua Simanjuntak, Marihot Simanjuntak, Vidya Selasdini, Meilinasari Nurhasanah Hutagaol, April Gunawan Malau, Susi Herawati, Pargaulan Dwikora Simanjuntak, Damoyanto Purba, Derma Watty Sihombing

“…Methodology: A qualitative approach was employed, incorporating semi-structured interviews with maritime industry experts, educators, and senior cadets, alongside internship evaluation surveys. Thematic analysis was used to extract key themes and insights, focusing on the integration of sports education into curricula and its impact on physical and mental health. …”
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Comparative analysis of sports workers and kinesiologists: a paradox of similar jobs but distinct professional profiles by Giovanni Esposito, Rosario Ceruso, Giuseppe Giardullo, Sara Aliberti, Gaetano Raiola

“…Methods A sample of 73 operators from gyms and sports centres in the province of Salerno completed a 12-item survey. Descriptive statistics and Fisher’s exact tests were used to analyse the data, along with Cramer’s V coefficient, to evaluate the association between variables. …”
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Enhancing customer value co-creation through online brand interactivity: A comparative analysis of search-hedonic and experience-hedonic products by Rae Secioria, Adi Zakaria Afiff, Sri Rahayu Hijrah Hati, Muhammad Gunawan Alif

“…Employing a quantitative methodology, data were gathered from 836 active social media participants engaged in these brand communities through a structured online survey. Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to examine the relationships between online brand interactivity, individual and community brand experiences, and customer value co-creation.The findings reveal that online brand interactivity significantly enhances both individual and community brand experiences (β = 0.523 and β = 0.599, respectively), which, in turn, drive customer value co-creation (β = 0.147 and β = 0.446). …”
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Flux Synthesis of A‐site Disordered Perovskite La0.5M0.5TiO3 (M═Li, Na, K) Nanorods Tailored for Solid Composite Electrolytes by Tao Wang, Jiyoung Ock, X. Chelsea Chen, Fan Wang, Meijia Li, Matthew S. Chambers, Gabriel M. Veith, Lauren B. Shepard, Susan B. Sinnott, Albina Borisevich, Miaofang Chi, Amit Bhattacharya, Raphaële J. Clément, Alexei P Sokolov, Sheng Dai

“…According to a literature survey, the optimal LLTO filler should possess the following characteristics: i) a single‐crystal structure to minimize grain boundaries; ii) a small particle size to increase the filler/polymer interface area; iii) a 1D morphology for efficient interface channels; and iv) cubic symmetry to facilitate rapid bulk Li+ diffusion within the filler. …”
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Characteristics of functional constipation and analysis of intestinal microbiota in children aged 0–4 in Zunyi region by Shungang Gong, Zhengbo Yu, Yuan Ding, Yue Wang, Xi Li, Shengli Gu

“…Methods From October to December 2023, 2039 children aged 0–4 years in Zunyi were selected using stratified sampling and cross-sectional survey methods. A questionnaire based on Rome IV diagnostic criteria was used. …”
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The Association between Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Risk of Undetected Prediabetes by Jia Wang, Yili Wu, Feng Ning, Chaoying Zhang, Dongfeng Zhang

“…Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2007–2012 were used in our analyses. Logistic regression was conducted to estimate the odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of prediabetes associated with leisure-time physical activity. …”
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Consumer Choice: Exploring Factors, Influences and Decisions by Tea Valishvili, Genelidze Lia

“…The research process involved a questionnaire survey, in which 300 respondents participated. The purpose of the research was to study the attitudes of Georgian consumers and determine the factors that are given great attention when making decisions about purchasing various products and services. …”
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Preference for daily (1HP) vs. weekly (3HP) isoniazid-rifapentine among people living with HIV in Uganda by A. Musinguzi, H. E. Aschmann, J. L. Kadota, J. Nakimuli, F. Welishe, J. Kakeeto, C. Namale, L. Akello, A. Nakitende, C. Berger, A. Katamba, J. Tumuhamye, N. Kiwanuka, D. W. Dowdy, A. Cattamanchi, F. C. Semitala

“…METHODS: In a cross-sectional survey among PLHIV at an HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda, participants were randomly assigned to a hypothetical scenario of receiving 1HP or 3HP. …”
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The Rapid Formation of the Metal-poor Milky Way by Turner Woody, Charlie Conroy, Phillip Cargile, Ana Bonaca, Vedant Chandra, Jiwon Jesse Han, Benjamin D. Johnson, Rohan P. Naidu, Yuan-Sen Ting

“…To investigate the timeline of these mergers, we select main-sequence turnoff and subgiant stars (MSTOs) from the H3 survey, finding members in seven metal-poor components of the halo: Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), the Helmi Streams, Thamnos, Sequoia, Wukong/LMS-1, Arjuna, and I’itoi. …”
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The Effect of Preoperative Type 2 Diabetes and Physical Fitness on Mental Health and Health-Related Quality of Life after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Cathrine L. Wimmelmann, Michael T. Lund, Merethe Hansen, Flemming Dela, Erik L. Mortensen

“…Measures included oral and intravenous glucose tolerance tests, VO2max test, Symptoms Checklist (SCL-90), Short Form Health Survey 36 (SF-36), Body Image Questionnaire, and a questionnaire assessing sociodemographic factors and medical status. …”
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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors among Ukrainians during war amid existing stress factors by Olena Kolesnikova, Olena Vysotska, Anastasiia Radchenko, Olga Zaprovalna, Nataliya Emelyanova

“…Methods: From January to August 2023, we conducted a survey involving 196 Ukrainians. We used a proprietary questionnaire to determine their health status and evaluate behavioral, socio-economic, and cultural factors. …”
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Medieval Overexploitation of Peat Triggered Large-Scale Drowning and Permanent Land Loss in Coastal North Frisia (Wadden Sea Region, Germany) by Hanna Hadler, Antonia Reiß, Timo Willershäuser, Dennis Wilken, Ruth Blankenfeldt, Bente Majchczack, Stefanie Klooß, Ulf Ickerodt, Andreas Vött

“…Together with geophysical prospection results and archaeological surveys, they give insights into the landscape’s development and causes for land losses. …”
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The Effectiveness of Adolescent-Centered Mindfulness Training on Academic Burnout and Symptoms of Social Anxiety in Students by Sanaz Soolari Esfahani, Seyed Hamid Atashpour, Narges Keshti Arai, Ali Mahdad

“…The instruments of this study were researcher-made demographic questionnaire, Social Anxiety Questionnaire (SAQ) and f Maslach Burnout Inventory Student Survey (MBI-SS) and Adolescent-Centered Mindfulness Protocol (ACMP). …”
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Life Thinning and Gaming Disorder: A Longitudinal Qualitative Registered Report by Karhulahti, Veli-Matti, Siutila, Miia, Vahlo, Jukka, Koskimaa, Raine

“…Accompanied by a rich health survey, interpretative phenomenological analysis was adapted to understand in-depth interview data from treatment-seeking (n=5) and esports-playing (n=4) participants, the latter of which did not experience any gaming-related health problems. …”
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Local Government Unit’s Support to Educational Programs as Viewed by the Citizens: The Case of Lezo, Aklan by Cecilia T Reyes, Cecile O. Legaspi, Clyde G. Abayon, Tomas O. Ortega, Anna Mae. C. Relingo, Mary Eden M. Teruel, Jyanee Loi D. Yecla

“…Low adjectival rating of citizens availment on educational programs was noted from the survey. This implies that there is a need for considerable improvement and significant interventions for the citizens to be knowledgeable and be able to avail those educational services offered in the Municipality of Lezo. …”
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Astronomaly Protege: Discovery through Human-machine Collaboration by Michelle Lochner, Lawrence Rudnick

“…We train PROTEGE on images from the MeerKAT Galaxy Cluster Legacy Survey, leveraging the self-supervised deep learning algorithm Bootstrap Your Own Latent to find a low-dimensional representation of the radio galaxy cutouts. …”
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Improving Psychological and Educational Support of University Students with Disabilities in Kazakhstan by Rakhila Aubakirova, Aisulu Zhomartova, Murshida Nurgaliyeva, Gulmira Tulekova, Gulnar Tursungozhinova, Marina Skiba, Alma Turganbayeva, Oxana Belenko

“…The paper employed quasi experimental methods, surveys among the students with disabilities and comparative analysis of specialized scholarly literature. …”
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Dissemination through trusted credible messengers: 133 weeks of the Flint Community Webinar on COVID-19 by Heatherlun Uphold, E. Yvonne Lewis, Amy Drahota, Blair Warren, Jennifer Edwards-Johnson, Mary Katherine Crawford, Richard Sadler, Susan J. Woolford, Roni Ellington, Marc Zimmerman, Alison Grodzinski, C. Debra Furr-Holden

“…Method Data were derived from Zoom attendance reports, YouTube views, and survey responses collected about the weekly webinar series over 133 weeks from March 20, 2020 through September 30, 2022. …”
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Association of hypertension and plant-based dietary patterns on cognitive impairment: a nationwide cohort study in China by Fang Liang, Jialin Fu, Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Yechuang Wang, Kai Ding, Jing Zeng, Justin B Moore, Rui Li

“…We analyzed 4485 elderly individuals with normal cognition at baseline from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2011−2018). Cognitive function was assessed by the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE), and cognitive impairment was defined as an MMSE score below 18 points. …”
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