Development of a mental health-related structural stigma measurement framework in the healthcare system setting: A modified Delphi study. by Dristy Gurung, Bhawana Subedi, Brandon A Kohrt, Syed Shabab Wahid, Sauharda Rai, Graham Thornicroft, Petra C Gronholm

“…Round 2 (n = 53 panellists; 51% women, 8.3% PWLEs, and 56.6% from LMICs) involved ranking indicators through an online survey, and Round 3 (n = 58 panellists; 46% women, 21.7% PWLEs, and 60.4% from LMICs) involved re-ranking the results from Round 2. …”
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Associations between the intake of single and multiple dietary vitamins and depression risk among populations with chronic kidney disease by Chunli Yu, Kun Liu, Weiguo Yao, Dingzhong Tang

“…This study aimed to explore the effects of individual vitamin intakes and the joint effect of the intake of multiple vitamins (including vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12, C, D, E, and K) on depression risk in participants with CKD.MethodsA total of 3,123 participants with CKD (weighted n = 25,186,480) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database from 2007 to 2014 were included. Weighted multivariate logistic regression models were utilized to analyze the associations of individual dietary vitamin intakes with depression risk. …”
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Do You Speak Dialect? Yes! by Vytautas Kardelis, Gabriela Forgeron

“…Secondly, the study yielded noteworthy insights concerning the utilisation of questionnaires in survey research. The study demonstrates that questionnaires alone cannot be relied upon to explain dialect. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Urinary Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa by Sydlynn Dorné Hambury, Anna D. Grobler, Paula Ezinne Melariri

“…The study employed a quantitative descriptive, cross-sectional survey research design approach. A structured, close-ended, Likert-scale, self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 458 learners in Grades 4 to 7 aged from 9 to 16 years. …”
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Are Emirati consumers in United Arab Emirates open to alternative proteins? Insights into their attitudes and willingness to replace animal protein sources by Sajid Maqsood, Feyisola Fisayo Ajayi, Hussein Mostafa, Kehinde Ganiyat Lawal, Juliet Mubaiwa, Noora Alantali, Maryam Alshihhi, Meera Aldhaheri

“…Further, the factors that drive willingness to replace meat are investigated.MethodsAn online survey with 1,666 native UAE nationals assessed their knowledge, attitudes, and acceptance of plant-based proteins, microalgae, edible insects, and cultured meat. …”
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Strengths use and thriving at work among nurses: a latent profile and mediation analysis by Jing Wu, Zhenrong Shen, Zidan Ouyang, Yuxuan Xiang, Ru Ding, Yuan Liao, Li Chen

“…Methods A convenience sample of 568 clinical nurses from two tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, was recruited between January and March 2024. The survey collected sociodemographic data and included the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale, Strengths Use Scale, and Thriving at Work Scale. …”
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Examining antibiotic use in Kenya: farmers’ knowledge and practices in addressing antibiotic resistance by Harrison Rware, Kansiime K. Monica, Mugambi Idah, Makale Fernadis, Ikiror Davis, Wako Buke, Danielsen Solveig, Karanja Daniel, Chacha Duncan, Byskov Morten, Hyams Keith

“…Methods A across-sectional, quantitative survey was employed with 319 farming households in five counties in Kenya. …”
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Asynchronicity of deglacial permafrost thawing controlled by millennial-scale climate variability by Xinwei Yan, Xu Zhang, Bo Liu, Huw T. Mithan, John Hellstrom, Sophie Nuber, Russell Drysdale, Junjie Wu, Fangyuan Lin, Ning Zhao, Yuao Zhang, Wengang Kang, Jianbao Liu

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Piper agroforestry in the Indian Himalayas: indigenous peoples’ practices, policies and incentives by Demsai Reang, Animekh Hazarika, Gudeta Weldesemayat Sileshi, Arun Jyoti Nath, Venkatesh Paramesh, W. Reshmi Singha, Ashesh Kumar Das

“…Methods We undertook household surveys and focus group discussions to document indigenous practices and the values of trees in Piper (Piper betle) agroforestry practiced by the ethnic Khasi (Pnar) community in the Indian Eastern Himalayas. …”
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Problematic Online Video Watching, Boredom Proneness and Loneliness Among First-Year Chinese Undergraduates: A Two-Wave Longitudinal Study by Yan Z, Yang Z, Xu X, Zhou C, Sang Q

“…This study aimed to fill this gap by conducting a two-wave longitudinal design.Participants and Methods: Six hundred and ninety-nine first-year undergraduates voluntarily completed two rounds of questionnaire surveys assessing problematic online video watching, boredom proneness and loneliness with an interval of 4 months. …”
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Depression, Substance Use, and Demographic Correlates among University Students: A Cross- Sectional Study among Students in Higher Educational Institution by Bala Ganesh Pichamuthu, Kalpana Kosalram, Sathya Thennavan, Sharmila Govardhanan

“…The study aimed to determine the relationship between alcohol consumption, smoking, tobacco use, and depres- sion among university students. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 4059 university students from multiple higher educational institutions, from June 2022 to January 2023. …”
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Simultaneous analysis of cytokines and co-stimulatory molecules concentrations by ELISA technique andof probabilities of measurable concentrations of interleukins IL-2, IL-4, IL-5,... by Klabusay Martin, Kohutova Viera, Coupek Petr, Nenickova Marie, Tesarova Eva

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Prevalence and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and the Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women: A Study from Sri Lanka by Nirmala Rathnayake, Janaka Lenora, Gayani Alwis, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…The QOL was evaluated using the short form 36 survey under eight domains. Further, sociodemographic status, gynaecologic factors, physical activity pattern (walking, moderate, and vigorous), body mass index, and waist to hip ratio were also evaluated. …”
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DIGITAL AND NON-DIGITAL GAMES IN YOUNG LEARNER EFL CLASSROOMS AT WARTIME IN UKRAINE by Ilona Huszti, Enikő Nagy-Kolozsvári, Márta Fábián

“…Reasons for playing these two types of games were elicited from the children who were additionally asked about the preferences concerning playing games alone (solitary play) or with peers (collaborative play), in the English classroom or beyond it, i.e. preferred contexts for gameplay (classroom vs. home). The survey was conducted in Ukraine in a particularly challenging period in February and March, 2023, marked by the aftermath of COVID-19 and the subsequent declaration of martial law in the country. …”
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Diversité de la flore ligneuse à la périphérie du Parc national de Waza (Cameroun) by Evaliste Remi Jiagho, Louis Zapfack, Louis Paul Roger Kabelong Banoho, Moise Tsayem-Demaze, Jeannine Corbonnois, Paul Tchawa

“…The qualitative floristic analysis used the APG classification system (Angiosperms Phylogeny Group) III. The floristic survey identified a total of 52 woody species, distributed in 42 genera and 21 families belonging to the Waza National Park periphery. …”
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Quality of life disparities among Mexican people with systemic lupus erythematosus. by Ana Laura Hernández-Ledesma, Domingo Martínez, Elizabeth Fajardo-Brigido, Talía V Román-López, Karen J Nuñez-Reza, Andrea Y Tapia-Atilano, Sandra V Vera Del Valle, Donají Domínguez-Zúñiga, Lizbet Tinajero-Nieto, Angélica Peña-Ayala, Estefania Torres-Valdez, Gabriel Frontana-Vázquez, María Gutiérrez-Arcelus, Florencia Rosetti, Sarael Alcauter, Miguel E Rentería, Alejandra E Ruiz-Contreras, Deshiré Alpízar-Rodríguez, Alejandra Medina-Rivera

“…This study included 942 individuals with SLE from the Mexican Lupus Registry (LupusRGMX) and two healthy control groups. Self-answered surveys were collected via the Research Electronic Data Capture platform between May 2021 and January 2023. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Identification of Antimicrobial Resistance amongst the Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Strains Isolated from Raw Milk of Animal Species by Gholamreza Banisharif Dehkordi, Mohammad Hossein Marhamatizadeh, Hassan Momtaz

“…Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli portion as an important food-borne pathogen owing to the consumption of raw milk of animal species is unmoving unidentified. This survey appraised both phenotypic and genotypic patterns of antimicrobial resistance amongst the C. jejuni and C. coli strains isolated from raw milk samples. …”
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RUSSIA'S RELATIONS WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION AND CHINA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MUTUAL PERCEPTION IN THE BORDER REGIONS by R. H. Simonyan, T. M. Kochegarova

“…In this regard, the article analyzes survey results of University students in six Federal districts of Russia.…”
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STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF PLAGIARISM: CASE STUDY OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY FORMATION by Olena H. Kuzminska, Mariia S. Mazorchuk, Olena M. Vasilyuk

“…During the approbation of the developed methodology in the process of studying the discipline of the students' choice "Scientific communication in graduate research", a positive correlation has been found between the pedagogical intervention and students' understanding of ethical academic practice. As a result of the survey of 146 graduate students (80 students from the intervention group and 64 students from the control group), the effectiveness of the application of the author's method has been proven: a significant difference has been determined between the point marks regarding students' confidence in preventing plagiarism and their practical confirmation among students who worked according to the author's method (the intervention group, indicators are significantly higher) and those who were trained using the educational approach (informing according to the policies and procedures determined by the university). …”
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What Are the Predictors of Acute Care Nurses' Stroke Knowledge?: Empirical Research Quantitative by Catherine T. Leach, Linda P. Bolin, Melvin S. Swanson, Ashley E. Burch, Patricia C. Woltz

“…Methods A convenience sample of registered nurses caring for adult, hospitalized patients recruited from the urban Southeast. A three‐part survey was emailed to the nurses: demographics, stroke education and experience, and the Acute Stroke Management Questionnaire. …”
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