Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and its legalisation in Africa: Insights from tertiary-level students in Ghana. by Francis Acquah, Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Prince Owusu Adoma, Emmanuel Kumah

“…The study used convenience sampling technique with an online closed-ended, structured survey questionnaire as the main data collection instrument. …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…A cross-sectional baseline survey was completed for 63 adults with confirmed hypertension diagnosis. …”
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Association between the triglyceride glucose body mass index and asthma: evidence from NHANES 2011–2018 by Sijia Yu, Shiping Wu, Shouxin Wei

“…Method This cross-sectional study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database for the 2011–2018 cycles. …”
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Análise dos estilos de liderança: uma pesquisa sobre a percepção de acadêmicos do curso de administração by Gregory Zeppenfeld, Andressa Schaurich dos Santos, Matheus Machado Laurini

“…Para tanto, realizou-se uma pesquisa survey, de natureza descritiva e abordagem quantitativa. …”
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Economic Burden of Contraception Management in Spain by Inmaculada Parra Ribes, Juan José Rascón Poza, Ezequiel Pérez Campos, Ignacio Bugella Yudice, Maria Jesús Rodríguez Domingo

“…**Objectives:** This study aims to estimate the economic burden associated with reversible contraception management in Spain, from the perspectives of both the SNHS and women, over a 5-year period. **Methods:** A survey was performed to identify contraception management in Spain based on the experience of a panel of six expert gynecologists. …”
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Reconstruction of bottom water ventilation changes in the West Philippine Sea during the last glacial-interglacial period by Wei-Cheng Hsiung, Yuan-Pin Chang, Horng-Sheng Mii, Ken Ikehara, Toshiya Kanamatsu, Hui-Ling Lin

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Fiddler Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Ocypodidae) From Coastal Ecuador and the Galápagos Islands: Species Descriptions and DNA Barcodes by Carl L. Thurman, John C. McNamara, Hsi‐Te Shih, Mariana V. Capparelli

“…Twenty‐five taxa were collected during the surveys, while two more were noted from the literature and museum collections. …”
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Electronic media use and sleep in toddlerhood and preschool age by R. Praninskienė, R. Jusienė, I. Laurinaitytė, L. Petronytė, I. Rakickienė, V. Urbonas

“…The study was carried out in April-August 2017. The survey questionnaire contained questions about the child’s development, social environment, and usage of IT devices. …”
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Exploring how course social and cultural environmental features influence student engagement in STEM active learning courses: a control–value theory approach by Yoon Ha Choi, Elli Theobald, Vicente Velasco, Sarah L. Eddy

“…We selected four features of the course environment suggested in the literature to be important in active learning courses: course goal structure, relevance of course content, students’ trust in their instructor, and perceived course competition. Results We surveyed students in 13 introductory STEM courses. …”
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Association between the dietary inflammatory index and depressive symptoms in adults with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Jinshun You, Jinshun You, Shujie Xia

“…This study aims to investigate the association between the DII and depressive symptoms in adults with MS, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).MethodsThis cross-sectional study included 7,553 participants aged 20 and older MS from six cycles of the NHANES (2007–2018). …”
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Psychological stress and depression symptoms in nursing undergraduates: the chain mediating effect of cognitive reappraisal and ruminate thinking by Yinjuan Zhang, Fang Liu, Jin Ma, Jing Wu, Chao Shen, Fengjiao Chang, Wendong Hu, Hongjuan Lang

“…Methods A total of 1,220 nursing undergraduates were carried out by stratified sampling from July to December of 2023 via online survey. The investigation adopted the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) to measure the level of psychological stress, cognitive reappraisal, ruminative thinking and depression symptoms, respectively. …”
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Analysis of functional and phylogenetic diversity of bat communities: insights from resource use in the Pantanal and Cerrado by Marcione B. de Oliveira, Luiz Flamarion B. de Oliveira, Cibele R. Bonvicino

“…We hypothesize that communities with greater conservation integrity are more diverse than communities that suffer anthropogenic influences. Methods The surveyed communities include two areas in the Pantanal and two in the Cerrado, with one conservation unit and one that suffers anthropic influence, for each biome. …”
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ON-LINE PLATFORM FOR COMPETENCES DEVELOPMENT IN CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS by L. G. Andreeva, O. A. Burukina, I. A. Vorob’eva, A. R. Denisov, V. A. Markova, V. P. Novikova, M. M. Stepanova

“…The methods involve summing up the results of the national and international researchers’ findings on the problem of vocational pedagogical education; methods of expert survey and system analysis.Results. The information research results disclosing the drawbacks of the existing online-education technologies are presented. …”
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A quality improvement initiative aimed at reducing service strain and improving physician wellness in internal medicine by Jessica Evans, Sydney Ruller, Krista Wooller, Delvina Hasimja Saraqini, Mathilde Gaudreau-Simard

“…The Mini-Z physician wellness survey was administered in March, June and December 2023. …”
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Investıgation of Virtual World Risk Perceptions of Individuals Interested in Team and Individual Sports by Fuat Orkun TAPŞIN, Elif KARAGÜN

“…The study has been structured utilizing the quantitative research methodology of a survey model. The study involved 207 participants who are avid users of smartphones and social media, and who have shown a keen interest in team or individual sports. …”

A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…To conceptualize PI, we draw on social psychological theories and consider potential determinants across cognitive, social, motivational, and behavioral dimensions.MethodsTo gain insights into the PI formation of health promotion students, an observational longitudinal study was conducted using an online survey at three times of measurement. Undergraduate physiotherapy students served as the comparison group. …”
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Leisure activities of young drug users and non-drug users: association with five personality factors by B. O. Bazyma, O. O. Serdiuk

“…The article presents the survey data of 4422 Kharkiv students from higher education institutions of III-IV accreditation levels, among whom 8.1 % used drugs during the last year. …”
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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longit... by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…This study explored the association between TCBI and cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese populations.Patients and methodsThis cross-sectional study employed data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) baseline survey, including 7,145 participants. TCBI was calculated as TG (mg/dL) × TC (mg/dL) × BW (kg)/1,000. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding urinary tract infections among women in the United Arab Emirates. by Shaikha Salah Alhaj, Sajad Allami, Amjad Mohamadiyeh, Ammar Agha, Abdul Kareem Abu Ali, Joudi M Bassam Habbal, Balsam Qubais Saeed

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study was conducted using an online survey created on Microsoft Forms. The minimum sample size required for our study was 385. …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…**Methods:** Russian physicians recorded daily patient logs for a two-week period and conducted a 30-minute survey to estimate GW prevalence and related resource use between January and June 2012. …”
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