A técnica multidimensional de ensino e os benefícios proporcionados às startups locais: uma perspectiva dos alunos by Andréa Aparecida da Costa Mineiro, Rita de Cássia Arantes, Luiz Guilherme Rodrigues Antunes, Luiz Marcelo Antonialli

“…Para coleta de dados, utilizou-se de duas fontes: documentos (45 relatórios entregues pelos alunos no período de 2012 a 2016) e questionários (122 respostas válidas, aplicados pela ferramenta Survey Monkey®). Quanto às análises dos documentos, utilizaram-se de análise de conteúdo por frequência e categorias. …”
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Effect of the Big Five Personality on the intention to use mHealth applications among the Chinese elderly: a national-based study by Jinghui Chang, Jinghui Chang, Anqi Li, Xixi Yang, Chunnan Li, Yanshan Mai, Dayi Zhang, Wende Yan, Yibo Wu, Jiangyun Chen

“…Promoting mHealth use by the elderly remains an imperative to realize health improvement.ObjectiveThe research aimed to identify the relationship between personality traits and the intention to use mHealth applications among the elderly in mainland China.MethodsUsing a multi-stage sampling method, a cross-sectional survey of 3,712 older adults across China was obtained out of 3,721 (validity rate was 99.76%) in 2022. …”
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Predicting cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality using the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio: Insights from explainable machine learning models by Jichao Wu, Die Huang, Jiefang Li, Jingxing Yi, Yu Lei, Jun Yin

“…Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018, utilizing a cohort of 1518 participants with a median follow-up period of 150 months. …”
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Broad-line Region Characterization in Dozens of Active Galactic Nuclei Using Small-aperture Telescopes by Catalina Sobrino Figaredo, Doron Chelouche, Martin Haas, Michael Ramolla, Shai Kaspi, Swayamtrupta Panda, Martin W. Ochmann, Shay Zucker, Rolf Chini, Malte A. Probst, Wolfram Kollatschny, Miguel Murphy

“…We present the results of a nearly decade-long photometric reverberation mapping (PRM) survey of the H α emission line in nearby (0.01 ≲ z ≲ 0.05) Seyfert galaxies using small (15–40 cm) telescopes. …”
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Firsthand report on solid waste management practice in the major town of Addis Ababa-Adama economic corridor, Ethiopia by Shimelis Kebede Kassahun, Berhanu Assefa, Kristina Henzler, Julia Weißert, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Mahelet Admassu, Ikram Mohammed-Amin, Genanew Tesfahun

“…The research adopted a cross-sectional descriptive survey design, incorporating both qualitative and quantitative approaches to collect data the solid waste generation rates and composition from major sectors such as households, institutions, and commercial activities. …”
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The evolutionary journey to a new normal for learning and capacity building of healthcare workers to prepare and respond to health emergencies across Africa by Boukaré Bonkoungou, Fausta Mosha, Amarachi Abianuru, Joseph Okeibunor, Heini Utunen, Giselle Balaciano, Ana C. Barbosa de Lima, Lauren Burke, Shannon McKenna, Sukriti Nag, Abdou Salam Gueye, Bruce Struminger

“…This marked a significant increase compared to pre-pandemic face-to-face training, which targeted fewer than 2,000 participants annually. Survey responses (n = 43,221) indicated high relevance and applicability, with 97% of respondents planning to use the information in their work and 89% finding the sessions very or extremely relevant. …”
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The Association of General and Central Obesity with Dietary Patterns and Socioeconomic Status in Adult Women in Botswana by Boitumelo Motswagole, Jose Jackson, Rosemary Kobue-Lekalake, Segametsi Maruapula, Tiyapo Mongwaketse, Lemogang Kwape, Tinku Thomas, Sumathi Swaminathan, Anura V. Kurpad, Maria Jackson

“…Dietary patterns and their association with general and central obesity among adult women were studied using a cross-sectional survey with multistage cluster sampling in urban and rural areas nationwide in Botswana. …”
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Antimicrobial prescribing quality in Australian emergency departments: an analysis of the Hospital NAPS data set by Lenna Zosky-Shiller, Karin Thursky, Sarah Park, Rodney James, Lisa Hall, Caroline Chen, Courtney Ierano

“…Design Retrospective analysis of the Hospital National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) data set. Setting EDs in public and private Australian hospitals (n = 652). …”
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Dark Matter Halos of Luminous Active Galactic Nuclei from Galaxy–Galaxy Lensing with the HSC Subaru Strategic Program by Wentao Luo, John D. Silverman, Surhud More, Andy Goulding, Hironao Miyatake, Takahiro Nishimichi, Chiaki Hikage, Lalitwadee Kawinwanichakij, Junyao Li, Qinxun Li, Xiangchong Li, Elinor Medezinski, Masamune Oguri, Taira Oogi, Cristobal Sifon

“…We measure the weak lensing signal of a sample of 48,907 AGNs constructed using HSC and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer photometry. As expected, we find that the lensing mass profile of total AGN sample is consistent with that of massive galaxies ( $\mathrm{log}({M}_{* }/{h}^{-2}{M}_{\odot })\sim $ 10.61). …”
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Effort-reward imbalance and health outcomes in emergency nurses: the mediating role of work–family conflict and intrinsic effort by Le Tong, Le Tong, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang

“…This study aimed to explore these interactions and their impact on nurse health.MethodsA prospective cross-sectional survey was conducted from 30 tertiary hospitals across 19 provinces in mainland China. …”
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Practice patterns among early-career primary care (ECPC) physicians and workforce planning implications: protocol for a mixed methods study by Richard J Gibson, Tara Sampalli, Tara Kiran, Richard H Glazier, Agnes Grudniewicz, Kimberlyn McGrail, David Snadden, Ian Scott, M Ruth Lavergne, Laurie J Goldsmith, David Rudoler, Emily Gard Marshall, Megan Ahuja, Doug Blackie, Fred Burge, Steve Hawrylyshyn, Lindsay Hedden, Jacalynne Hernandez-Lee, Kathleen Horrey, Mike Joyce, Adrian MacKenzie, Maria Mathews, Rita McCracken, Madeleine McKay, Charmaine McPherson, Goldis Mitra, Gail Tomblin Murphy, Sabrina T Wong

“…We will conduct semi-structured in-depth interviews with family medicine residents and early-career PCPs and analyse survey data collected by the College of Family Physicians of Canada. …”
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Time to act: Institutional mental health support for Ukrainian academic staff during wartime by Natalia Tsybuliak, Volodymyr Vakhitov, Hanna Mytsyk, Hanna Lopatina, Maryna Nesterenko, Artem Polulyakhov, Yuriy Petrushenko

“…A cross-sectional analytical design was employed, using an online survey distributed among 429 academic staff members. …”
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Exploring the link between exposure to volatile organic chemicals and incidence of infertility:A cross-sectional study by Wen Zhang, Jiarong He, Fang Zhao, Jing Pan, Jiefu Wen, Lijun Jiang, Mingming Zhang

“…Method: Conducted as a cross-sectional study, this research utilized data from three survey cycles of the NHANES program spanning from 2013 to 2018. …”
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Effect of intraoperative noise isolation on postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery: protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Chong Fu, Fan Xia, Zihan Yan, Han-bing Xu, Wei-ming Zhao, Yi-shan Lei, Chang Xu, Wen-wen Huo, Duo-duo Tao, Juan Wang, Xi-sheng Shan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Fu-hai Ji, Hua-yue Liu

“…Secondary outcomes include PONV severity at 24 and 48 h, antiemetic use, pain scores, need for rescue analgesia, Quality of Recovery-15 (QoR-15) scores, Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) scores, hemodynamic interventions, extubation time, length of stay in PACU and hospital, adverse events (hypertension, hypotension, bradycardia, tachycardia, desaturation after extubation, postoperative shivering, emergence agitation, allergic reactions, severe arrhythmias arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, hypothermia), patient satisfaction, and postoperative complications based on the Postoperative Morbidity Survey (POMS). Analyses will be conducted using modified intention-to-treat (mITT) and per-protocol (PP) populations. …”
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Diagnostic pathways for breast cancer in 10 International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) jurisdictions: an international comparative cohort study based on questionnaire and... by David Weller, Usha Menon, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Henry Jensen, Andriana Barisic, Anne Kari Knudsen, David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eva Grunfeld, Elizabeth Harland, Mats Lambe, Rebecca-Jane Law, Yulan Lin, Martin Malmberg, Donna Turner, Richard D Neal, Victoria White, Samantha Harrison, Peter Vedsted, Una MacLeod, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Jon Emery, Oliver Bucher, Jatinderpal Kalsi, Chantelle Anandan, Evangelia Ourania Fourkala, Therese Kearney, Marie-Louise Essink-Bot, Sigrun Saur Almberg, Breann Hawryluk, Jacqueline Kelly, Jackie Boylan, Jan Willem Coebergh, David Brewster, Stefan Bergström, Victoria Hammersley, Rebecca Bergin, Alina Zalounina Falborg, Andriana Barisi, Kerry Moore, Maria Rejmyr Davis

“…To explore this association, the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership Module 4 examined differences in breast cancer diagnostic pathways in 10 jurisdictions across Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.Setting Primary care in 10 jurisdictions.Participant Data were collated from 3471 women aged >40 diagnosed for the first time with breast cancer and surveyed between 2013 and 2015. Data were supplemented by feedback from their primary care physicians (PCPs), cancer treatment specialists and available registry data.Primary and secondary outcome measures Patient, primary care, diagnostic and treatment intervals.Results Overall, 56% of women reported symptoms to primary care, with 66% first noticing lumps or breast changes. …”
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Association of Immune Nutrition Indices with the Risk of All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Heart Failure in the NHANES (1999–2018) by Feifei Zhang, Yuetao Xie, Litian Liu, Huiliang Liu, Ohua Feng, Yingxiao Li, Yi Dang

“…Methods: The data source for this study was the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). A total of 1232 participants with HF were included. …”
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Associations between phenol and paraben exposure and the risk of developing breast cancer in adult women: a cross-sectional study by Yao Xiong, Zhiyu Li, Xiong Xiong, Zixuan Luo, Kaixin Zhong, Jiawei Hu, Shengrong Sun, Chuang Chen

“…Data on urinary bisphenol A (BPA), triclosan (TRS), benzophenone-3 (BP3), methyl paraben (MPB), ethyl paraben (EPB), propyl paraben (PPB), and butyl paraben (BUP) were obtained from the 2005–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. A total of 4455 subjects were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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A unique mixture of monoterpenes and volatile phenols characterises Zelen wine’s aromatic profile by Mitja Martelanc, Davide Slaghenaufi, Tatjana Radovanović Vukajlović, Diana Alexandra Martin Rojas, Katja Suklje, Melita Sternad Lemut, Branka Mozetič Vodopivec, Lorena Butinar, Guillaume Antalick

“…Seventy aromatic compounds, including varietal thiols, esters, C6-alcohols, volatile phenols, terpenoids, and norisoprenoids, were analyzed by HS-SPME-GC-MS in two surveys comparing Zelen wines with four other varieties grown in Vipava Valley. …”
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Evolving perspectives in dental marketing: A study of Jordanian dentists' attitudes towards advertising and practice promotion by Rami J. Anshasi, Nizar Alsubahi, Ahmad A. Alhusein, Abd Alwali Lutfi Khassawneh, Mahmaod Alrawad, Adi Alsyouf

“…A comprehensive online survey was conducted among a simple random sample of 206 Jordanian dentists, focusing on their attitudes toward various aspects of dental advertising. …”
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Determinants of Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice in Clinical Decision-Making among Nurses in Primary Health Care Facilities by Opeoluwa Oluwatoyin Olabode, Funmilayo A. Okanlawon, Emmanuel O. Adesuyi, Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Chinomso Nwozichi, Yetunde Olufunmilayo Tola

“…Data were collected through a structured questionnaire administered via the online survey platform Google Forms. Findings are presented in frequency and percentage tables, and inferential statistics were analyzed using Chi-square tests at a 5% level of statistical significance. …”
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