South African Open Distance Elearning Student: The Types, Effectiveness, and Preference of Feedback Support by Morakinyo Akintolu, Mohamed Ahmed Mitwally, Moeketsi Letseka

“…The study included 3842 participants who responded to an online survey. The findings indicate that proactive and prompt feedback significantly enhances student learning, emphasising the need for constructive comments within the ODeL framework. …”
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Diet quality and physical activity affect metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, metabolic dysfunction and etiology-associated steatohepatitis, and compensated a... by Peng Wang, Bingxin Xia, Shuang Wang

“…This study aimed to investigate the associations of PA and diet quality with the risks of MASLD, MetALD, and cACLD.Methods and resultsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 7,125 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2020. Diet quality was assessed using the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015). …”
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The relationship between negative psychological state and quality of life among cardiovascular disease patients in China: the masking effect of abnormal dietary behavior by QingNing Chang, QingNing Chang, HaiBo Ma, Can Zhang, Xin Li, YiBo Wu, LiNa Ha

“…The purpose of this study was to construct a moderated mediation model to explore the roles of abnormal dietary behavior and family health in the mechanism through which depression/anxiety influences Quality of life (QoL) in patients with cardiovascular disease.MethodsA field survey was conducted in China and ultimately included 730 patients with cardiovascular disease aged 20–60 years. …”
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Effect of Dietary Magnesium on the Association Between Serum Uric Acid and Female Infertility by Xin X, Zhang Q, Xu J, Huang J

“…Xiaoqin Xin,1 Qi Zhang,2 Jing Xu,1 Jungao Huang3 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Ganzhou People’s Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ganzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Medical Genetic, Ganzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Ganzhou, Jiangxi, 341000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jungao Huang, Email jungaohuang@sina.comBackground: Few studies have evaluated the correlation between serum uric acid (SUA) levels and the prevalence of female infertility in the general population, and the effect of magnesium intake on this correlation has not been investigated.Methods: All participants aged 18– 45 years at baseline were enrolled from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2013– 2018. The continuous variable of SUA was divided into quartile (Q1: ≤ 3.7 mg/dL, Q2: 3.7– 4.4 mg/dL, Q3: 4.4– 5.1 mg/dL, Q4: ≥ 5.1 mg/dL). …”
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Landslide Susceptibility Mapping Using Single Machine Learning Models: A Case Study from Pithoragarh District, India by Trinh Quoc Ngo, Nguyen Duc Dam, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Mahdis Amiri, Tran Van Phong, Indra Prakash, Hiep Van Le, Hanh Bich Thi Nguyen, Binh Thai Pham

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Psychosocial well-being index and sick leave in the workplace: a structural equation modeling of Wittyfit data by Rémi Colin-Chevalier, Bruno Pereira, Samuel Dewavrin, Thomas Cornet, Julien Steven Baker, Frédéric Dutheil

“…Psychosocial factors (job satisfaction, atmosphere, recognition, work-life balance, meaning, work organization, values, workload, autonomy, and stress) were self-assessed using health-related surveys, while sick leave records were provided by volunteer companies.ResultsA total of 1,399 workers were included in the study (mean age: 39.4 ± 9.4, mean seniority: 9.2 ± 7.7, 49.8% of women, 12.0% managers). …”
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Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: a cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar by Johanne Sundby, Espen Bjertness, Lars Lien, Win Thuzar Aye, Hein Stigum, Berit Schei

“…DV questionnaire was adopted from the Demographic and Health Survey programme. Mental distress was estimated using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-10 (HSCL-10). …”
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Long-term effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in a population-based pediatric cohort by Jakob Höppner, Christoph Maier, Anne Schlegtendal, Anna Hoffmann, Astrid Petersmann, Thomas Lücke, Nicole Toepfner, Folke Brinkmann

“…Participants from a pediatric population based seroprevalence study (CorKID study) were followed up at least two and for almost four years by survey of health status features and symptoms suggestive of post-COVID syndrome (PCS). …”
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How Does Indonesian Chronic Disease Patient Adhere to Their Treatment? A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 11,408 Subjects by Pradipta IS, Aprilio K, Ningsih YF, Pratama MAA, Gatera VA, Alfian SD, Iskandarsyah A, Abdulah R

“…Therefore, we aim to determine the prevalence and characteristics of nonadherence in Indonesian chronic disease population.Methods: We identified 11,408 adult subjects with chronic diseases from the fifth Indonesian Family Life Survey. We defined treatment nonadherence as the outcome variable and characteristics related to the World Health Organization Multidimensional Adherence Model as exposure variables. …”
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Changes in sarcopenia and incident cardiovascular disease in prospective cohorts by Qingyue Zeng, Lijun Zhao, Qian Zhong, Zhenmei An, Shuangqing Li

“…Changes in sarcopenia status were evaluated based on assessments at baseline and at the second follow-up survey 2 years later. CVD was identified through self-reported physician diagnoses of heart disease, including angina, myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, and other heart problems, or stroke. …”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

“…HRQoL was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Chinese version of Lumbar Stiffness Disability Index (C-LSDI), Japanese Orthopedic Association-29 (JOA-29), Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22),and the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) total and subscale scores. Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed to determine relationships between them. …”
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Dynamiques socio-politiques et territorialités de l’immigration ivoirienne en Tunisie by Camille Cassarini

“…Contrary to representations and works on so-called transit migration towards the European coast, this article – based on an ethnographic survey carried out between 2016 and 2019 – provides an understanding of the migratory strategies of these men and women from Côte d’Ivoire, in historical perspective, as well as their rationale for anchoring in Tunisia. …”
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Sex-biased prevalence in infections with heterosexual, direct, and vector-mediated transmission: a theoretical analysis by Andrea Pugliese, Abba B. Gumel, Fabio A. Milner, Jorge X. Velasco-Hernandez

“…It is interesting to note that transient patterns can differ from final attack ratios, as new cases will tend to occur more often in the more susceptible sex, while later depletion of susceptibles may bias the ratio in the opposite direction.The analysis of these simple models, despite their lack of realism, can help in providing insight into, and assessment of, the potential role of gender-specific transmission in infections with multiple modes of transmission, such as Zika virus (ZIKV), by gauging what can be expected to be seen from epidemiological reports of new cases, disease incidence and seroprevalence surveys.…”
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Prevalence and mortality trends of hemoglobinopathies in Italy: a nationwide study by Barbara Gianesin, Frédéric B. Piel, Khaled M. Musallam, Susanna Barella, Maddalena Casale, Elena Cassinerio, Rosario Di Maggio, Antonia Gigante, Maria Rita Gamberini, Giovanna Graziadei, Roberto Lisi, Filomena Longo, Aurelio Maggio, Raffaella Origa, Annamaria Pasanisi, Silverio Perrotta, Antonio Giulio Piga, Valeria Maria Pinto, Rosamaria Rosso, Giacomo Robello, Giovanna Russo, Marco Zecca, Lucia De Franceschi, Gian Luca Forni, Italian Hemoglobinopathies National Survey Group

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The Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with the Presence of Antibiotic Residues in Milk from Peri-Urban Dairy Cattle Farms in Kathmandu, Nepal by Erda E. Rame Hau, Minu Sharma, Bal K. Sharma Khanal, Peter D. Sly, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Nicholas Clark, Ricardo J. Soares Magalhães

“…This study aimed to quantify the prevalence and risk factors for the presence of ARs in 140 peri-urban dairy farms in Kathmandu, Nepal, included in a cross-sectional survey in 2019 to estimate farm-level AR prevalence. …”
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Linking employee voice to service recovery performance in the hotel sector: The mediating role of tacit knowledge sharing and employee innovation by Sultan Alzyoud, Waed Ensour, Ayman Harb

“…METHODOLOGY: This quantitative study used an online survey to gather data from employees in the hotel industry in Jordan. …”
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Burden of Mental Morbidities among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital Of West Bengal during Third Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Soumi Ghosh, Sourav Bag, Arijit Mondal, Soumit Roy

“…A cross-sectional rapid survey was conducted using an online questionnaire containing the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) among HCWs in the hospital using a Google Proforma through various social media groups. …”
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Cognitive behavior therapy for academic burnout, procrastination, self-handicapping behavior, and test anxiety among adolescents: a randomized control trial by Khizra Khurshid, Rabia Mushtaq, Umara Rauf, Nida Anwar, Qasir Abbas, Sumayah Aljhani, Zoobia Ramzan, Mafia Shahzadi

“…General Procrastination Scale (GPS), Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey (MBI-SS), Self-handicapping Scale (SHS), Test Anxiety Inventory (TAI), and Living up to Parental Expectation Scale (LPES). …”
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Correlation between depressive symptoms and cognitive function in middle-aged and elderly population in China: an analysis of CHARLS baseline data by Yuchao SUN, Jing FENG, Zihui LEI, Ge QU, Xinyan LI, Yong GAN

“…MethodsData on 17 705, 2 834, and 574 individuals aged ≥ 45 years were extracted from the 2011, 2013, and 2015 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) enrollment surveys, which used the 10-item Center for the Epidemiological Studies of Depression Short Form (CES-D-10) to identify participants′ depression symptoms. …”
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Understanding The Concept of Zuhud in Fashion Trends in The Young Generation of Muslim Women by Mulyana Abdullah

“…To explore the knowledge of the concept of zuhud and its influence on dressing behavior, this study was conducted as a quantitative research project using a survey approach. The target respondents are young Muslim women identified de facto. …”
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