Inequalities in total fertility rate in Sierra Leone, 2008–2019 by Augustus Osborne, Umaru Sesay, Mohamed S. Bah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…Methods We utilized data from the three rounds of the Sierra Leone Demographic Health Survey conducted in 2008, 2013, and 2019. The World Health Organization’s Health Equity Assessment Toolkit was employed to calculate various inequality measures, including simple difference, ratio, population attributable risk, and population attributable fraction. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this research was to explore the possible connection between combined Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) and the prevalence of chronic inflammatory airway diseases (CIAD), including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic bronchitis, along with the mortality rate among individuals with CIAD.MethodsData were gathered from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013–2018 cycles. The Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) was calculated using 16 different nutrients and 4 different lifestyles, which was then categorized into four groups. …”
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Parental Mental Health and Child Maltreatment in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Importance of Sampling in a Quantitative Statistical Study by Lara Engelke, Claudia Calvano, Steffi Pohl, Sibylle Maria Winter, Babette Renneberg

“…MethodsIn 2020, we simultaneously conducted 2 studies: (1) a web-based survey using a convenience sample of 4967 parents of underage children, primarily recruited via social media, and (2) a study using a quota sample representative of the German adult population with underage children (N=1024), recruited through a combination of telephone interviews and computer-assisted web interviews. …”
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Provincial distribution and predictors of desire for more children among married and cohabiting women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne

“…Methods The study analysed the 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic and Health Survey data. A total of 8,031 married and cohabiting women comprised the study. …”
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Diagnóstico de partida para diseñar un modelo de proyecto que permita implantar el proceso de inteligencia empresarial en las empresas del grupo de diseño e ingeniería de la constr... by Julio García, José A Macías

“…The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of different tools, such as the expertise calculation index procedure, orientation and information interviews, surveys, category correlation and focus groups, which allowed the diagnosis of initial data situation on the project approach for the implementation of such a process. …”
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The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part I: lithostratigraphy, facies and paleoenvironments, palaeontology and biostratigraphic... by Le Nindre, Yves-Michel, Vaslet, Denis, Vrielynck, Bruno, Krystyn, Leopold, Manivit, Jacques, Memesh, Abdullah, Davies, Roger Brett

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Factors Associated with Management of Workplace Violence Competence Among Chinese Nursing Interns by Meng L, He L, Ouyang L, Fu M, Li P, He Y

“…Data were collected via online survey questionnaires using the Management of Workplace Violence Competence Scale (MWVCS), the Patient Risk Identification Ability Assessment Questionnaire, and the Professional Identity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (PIQNS).Results: Among participants, 91.1% were female (n=744), 68.1% (n=556) were between 21 to 23 years old, and 54.1% (n=442) obtained a bachelor’s degree. …”
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Cardiovascular disease attenuates the protective effect of folate on global cognitive function in an elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Jianqiang Zhang, Di Yue, Huifeng Zhang

“…Participants aged ≥ 60 years from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 were included. Dietary intake of folate and serum and RBC folate levels were determined through questionnaires or laboratory measurements. …”
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Using Health Utility Index (HUI) for Measuring the Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) Among Individuals with Chronic Diseases by Frank Mo, Bernard C.K. Choi, Felix C.K. Li, Joav Merrick

“…Based on the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) for 2000–01, the HUI was used to measure the quality of life for individuals living with various chronic conditions (Alzheimer/other dementia, effects of stroke, urinary incontinence, arthritis/rheumatism, bowel disorder, cataracts, back problems, stomach/intestinal ulcers, emphysema/COPD, chronic bronchitis, epilepsy, heart disease, diabetes, migraine headaches, glaucoma, asthma, fibromyalgia, cancers, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, thyroid condition, and other remaining chronic diseases). …”
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The Association Between Medication Adherence, Internalized Stigma and Social Support Among Outpatients with Major Depressive Disorder in a Malaysian Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Stu... by Halim R, Kaur M, Syed Mokhtar SS, Chemi N, Sajatovic M, Tan YK, Siau CS, Ng CG

“…This study aimed to investigate poor adherence prevalence and the demographic and clinical factors associated with poor medication adherence among patients with MDD.Methods: This cross-sectional survey recruited participants using universal sampling from a major hospital in Selangor, Malaysia. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on violent extremism and organized crime in the Republic of Serbia by Đorić Marija, Životić Ilija

“…The authors used the method of document content analysis and quantitative methods (surveys) for research purposes. The time of the research included the most intense period of the pandemic, and the authors investigated the situation in the Republic of Serbia from March 2020, when the virus was first registered, to mid-2021. …”
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Damage of Green Synthetic Cement Slurry to Clastic Rock Reservoir by Meng Xu, Xin Tan, Libo Yang, Hanlie Cheng, David Cofell

“…In order to solve this problem, this study takes a typical clastic rock block in an oilfield in western China as the research object and carries out a geological survey of fracture development, pressure deficit, and cement slurry permeability leakage in the reservoir. …”
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Peer-assisted telemedicine hepatitis-C treatment for people who use drugs in rural communities: a mixed methods study by Kim Hoffman, Gillian Leichtling, Sarah Shin, Andrew Seaman, Tonhi Gailey, Hunter C. Spencer, P. Todd Korthuis

“…Recordings were professionally transcribed for thematic analysis with a mixed deductive and inductive framework, using Atlas.ti. Patients were surveyed about their interactions and satisfaction with peers. …”
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Management Models in SMEs, Strategic Tool in Business Management by L. R. Fiallos Ortega, F. F. Esparza Paz, A. G. Castelo Salazar

“…Data were collected through field investigation and the application of a structured survey with a sample composed of 136 managers, owners and administrators, from a population of 440 entrepreneurs. …”
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The Policy and Governance Observatory as a Facilitator of Smart and Evidence-based Governance by Atiye Yousefi, Mahdi Abdolhamid

“…Case study This study examines the structure of policy and governance observatories through a survey of 32 observatories around the world.Materials and Methods In this research, the purposive sampling and content analysis method has been used. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and risk of testosterone deficiency in adult men: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Mei, Bo Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Renfang Xu, Wei Xia, Yiming Chen, Xingliang Feng

“…Methods This study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cycles from 2011 to 2016. Only adult males who completed physical measurements, lipid metabolism assessments, and testosterone measurements were included in the final analysis. …”
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Organisational Enablers of Artificial Intelligence Adoption in Public Institutions: A Systematic Literature Review by Nina Tomaževič, Eva Murko, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…Findings: Previous studies on AI adoption in public institutions identified numerous enablers of AI adoption associated with organisational elements like people/employees, structure, culture, technology, and processes. Several surveys and case studies stress the importance of concentrating on the introduction or transformation of these organisational elements prior to or concurrently with the adoption of AI. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…We conducted a cross-sectional interviewer-administered survey among healthcare workers from 45 randomly selected PHCs in Ekurhuleni District. …”
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Examining differences in exposure to digital marketing of unhealthy foods reported by Canadian children and adolescents in two policy environments by Laura Vergeer, Carolina Soto, Mariangela Bagnato, Elise Pauzé, Ashley Amson, Tim Ramsay, Dana Lee Olstad, Vivian Welch, Monique Potvin Kent

“…Methods An observational cross-sectional online survey was conducted in April 2023 among children (aged 10–12 years) and adolescents (13–17 years) from Ontario and Quebec, recruited by Leger Marketing. …”
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Designing a Conceptual model for Evaluating the Performance of Software Developers in Fintech Organizations by Hassan Javadi, Fereshteh Amin

“…In addition, the fuzzy Delphi method, coupled with a two-stage expert survey, was employed to confirm and rank the identified components. …”
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