Emic definitions of empowerment for just development: learnings from Kenya by Haley Zaremba, Eileen Bogweh Nchanji, Nadia Guettou Djurfeldt, Hanna North, Vanya Slavchevska, Annarita Macchioni Giaquinto

“…The study design used mixed methods, with qualitative data collected through focus group discussions, life histories, and community profiles, and quantitative data collected through the pro-WEAI survey tool. Although Pro-WEAI results indicated that women and men in the study communities have achieved gender parity and experience a similar level of empowerment, qualitative findings suggest that experiences of empowerment don’t necessarily fit with Index scores. …”
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NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: TRANSFORMATION, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS by Oksana Nesterenko, Alina Kyzym

“…The characteristics of a sociolog­ical survey on the prevalence of the use of reporting standards among leading companies are pre­sented. …”
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Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of caudal epidural blocks and combined pharmacological therapy in the treatment of patients with discogenic low back pain by M.S. Chervatiuk, І.V. Fishchenko

“…Assessment of the functional state after treatment showed that at the time of the final survey, after 6 months, positive changes with the absence of functio­nal limitations were no­ted by 30 (83.3 %) patients with chronic nonspecific pain in the lumbar spine in the EB group and 8 (32 %) patients in the FT group. …”
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Transformation of the value and sense sphere of the cadets from higher education institutions with specific study conditions for police training by S. V. Kharchenko, A. O. Siroshtan

“…The most resistant to the influences of the social situation of personality development among the surveyed cadets were such polystructural value orientations as “having good time, leisure”, “recognition and respect by people and influence on others”, and “love”. …”
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Food Availability, Accessibility, and Affordability through the Scope of Food Security Level and Food Environment Perception in Mexico City’s Marginated Area by Vianey Camacho-Vallejo, Alfonso Totosaus

“…Methods: In this research, socioeconomic characteristics, food security status and food environment (food availability, accessibility, and affordability) perception of households in Ecatepec, México, a marginal Mexico City conurbation area, were determined with the adequate survey. The collected data were analyzed by logistic regression to stablish the significant relationship among the independent variables (household food security status) with the socioeconomic features, in addition to food environment perception, in order to determinate which facts were significant with food security in this marginal area. …”
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Capabilities, well-being and intention to leave of financial accounting students by Elette van den Berg, Sebastiaan Rothmann

“…Research approach/design and method: A cross-sectional survey was used with a sample of 102 financial accounting students. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and severe headache or migraine in adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Tian Hu, Yufei Chen, Siyu Chen, Rui Xue

“…This study was conducted to explore the relationship between serum carotenoid levels and the prevalence of severe headaches or migraines within the US population.MethodsWe utilized data from the 2001–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which comprised a total of 8,910 participants. …”
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Implementation the combined approach of path analysis and fuzzy DEMATEL for the analysis of BPM factors by Mehdi Ajalli, Amin Farhadi

“…For this purpose, first by reviewing the literature and interviewing experts, specialists and analysts of the Tehran Stock Exchange Organization, 10 key and critical factors in the success of the BPM system were identified and ten related hypotheses were proposed.Methodology: This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of this research regarding the examination and extraction of the final factors affecting the implementation of the BPM system, the opinions of all the employees of the brokerage companies under the supervision of the Tehran Stock Exchange Organization, is approximately 400 people. …”
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Development and validation of the health education demand scale for HPV infected patients based on KANO model. by Yuying Zhang, Li Luo, Shuaihui Du, Die Hou, Yaling Zhang, Limin He, Lihua Zhou

“…In stage 2, six experts were invited to assess content validity. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1169 patients with HPV infection, Questionnaire results from 583 patients were used for exploratory factor analysis. …”
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Vegetation Structure and Tree Species Diversity inside and outside a Newly Established Zalon Taung National Park in Northwest Myanmar by Tin Hnaung Aye, Shozo Shibata

“…We conducted the vegetation survey in April-May of 2022 by setting up 34 sample plots (40 × 40 meters) using a random sampling approach. …”
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Characterization of Modifiable Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer by Imandra María García Méndez, Alexander Benavides Couto, Yaima Arrechea Betancourt, Claudia Beatriz Surí García, Fernando de la Mora Martín

“…The information was collected through a survey. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> of the 318 patients in the study, smoking was present in the 38.1 %, predominantly male with the 48.6 %. …”
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Remedies from nature: exploring the moderating mechanisms of natural landscape features on emotions and perceived restoration in urban parks by Yihe Li, Wenbo Li, Yang Liu

“…This study employed a field survey method, collecting questionnaire data from 599 participants in four urban parks in Hangzhou, China. …”
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The influence of physical exercise on achievement motivation among college students: the mediating roles of self-efficacy and life satisfaction by Longan Cao, Qianhang Yu, Xin Feng, Lei Wang, Jun Lang

“…This study aims to investigate the association between physical exercise and achievement motivation, while also examining the mediating roles played by self-efficacy and life satisfaction.MethodsThis study employed a cross-sectional survey methodology, with a sample of 900 Chinese university students as the research participants. …”
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Transformational technologies for more uptakes of entomopathogenic nematodes by Mahfouz M. M. Abd-Elgawad

“…Main body Transformational technologies for EPN surveys via sophisticated sampling, extraction, identification, and counting techniques could soundly characterize and employ more promising species/strains. …”
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Setting scientific names at all taxonomic ranks in italics facilitates their quick recognition in scientific papers by Marco Thines, Takayuki Aoki, Pedro W. Crous, Kevin D. Hyde, Robert Lücking, Elaine Malosso, Tom W. May, Andrew N. Miller, Scott A. Redhead, Andrey M. Yurkov, David L. Hawksworth

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Seroprevalence of Avian Influenza in Guinea Fowls in Some Districts in the Upper East Region of Ghana by Albert Agyapong Tweneboah, Sherry Ama Mawuko Johnson, Patrick Mensah Amponsah, Derrick Adu Asare, Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe

“…This study assessed the seroprevalence of the virus in mature guinea fowls in the Upper East Region. A cross‐sectional survey was conducted in three districts within the Upper East Region from April to June 2023. …”
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Involvement of Academic Staff in the Practice of Professional Development by G. Z. Efimova

“…The study involved a questionnaire survey of scientific and educational professionals (n = 223), as well as other employee groups (n = 833), in the Tyumen and Sverdlovsk regions. …”
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Determining the required data elements to develop the information management system for Iranian traditional medicine by Razieh Mirzaeian, Abdolghader Bahraini, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…A modified Delphi technique, including a two-round survey, was then employed. A panel of 34 individuals with clinical and research experience in ITM, was selected via purposeful sampling to rate the importance of candidate data items for inclusion in the ITM-MDS using a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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U-shaped association between sleep duration and frailty in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yanliqing Song, Haoqiang Liu, Kenan Gu, Yue Liu

“…This study aimed to explore the relationship among nap time, nighttime sleep duration, and physical frailty in older Chinese individuals; establish recommended sleep times; and provide a scientific and reasonable basis for the prevention and management of frailty in older adults.MethodsOn the basis of the 2020 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study database, demographic information, health data, and lifestyle information of the research subjects were obtained. A total of 5,761 survey participants were included, and logistic regression and restricted cubic splines were used to explore the association between sleep duration and frailty.ResultsIn our cross-sectional analysis, the duration of napping in older adults did not show a significant correlation with frailty. …”
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Determinants of Demoralization Syndrome and Social Support Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study by Yang L, Song LX, Zhang L, Yang Y, Zhang YM

“…Li Yang,1,2 Ling-Xia Song,1 Lin Zhang,1,2 Yan Yang,1 Yong-Mei Zhang1 1Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yong-Mei Zhang, Department of Nursing, The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, No. 149, Dalian Road, Huichuan District, Zuny, GuiZhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15185210524, Fax +86 851-28608909, Email 583726149@qq.comObjective: This study aimed to assess the determinants of demoralization syndrome among patients with breast cancer (BC) in the southwestern region of China.Methods: This investigation constituted a single-center cross-sectional study in which 176 patients with BC were surveyed through a questionnaire covering the current status of demoralization syndrome and social support.Results: Majority of patients with BC developed moderate-to-severe levels of demoralization. …”
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