Characteristics of Traditional Human Settlement Landscapes on Bedrock Islands in Guangdong Based on the “Ao” Unit by Ying PAN, Linxi CHEN, Ying SHI

“…The research methodology is based on a comprehensive approach that integrates historical literature review and extensive field surveys. Through this approach, a robust database of the Ao units on Nan’ao Island is meticulously compiled, encompassing information such as location, area, industry type, historical background, cultural beliefs, and origins of the island’s immigrants. …”
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Evaluation of Learners’ Satisfaction with Open Flexible and Distance Learning Services at the University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute by Adenike Oladipo, Esther O. Oladele, Oladipupo Ajeyalemi, Folashade Afolabi, Peter O. Olayiwola, Johnson A. Adewara, Andrew Akala, Uchenna Udeani

“…This study evaluated learners’ satisfaction with the services provided by the Distance Learning Institute (DLI), University of Lagos, at various levels of learners’ engagement. A survey research design using non-probability quota sampling was adopted. …”
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Examining Inclusive Tertiary Education Delivery through the National Open University of Nigeria's Community Study Centres by Musibau O. Oyebode

“…The study investigated how much access has been provided by NOUN, the adequacy of facilities, the quality of tuition, as well as attrition rate. Using the survey method involving qualitative and quantitative approaches, the instruments of data collection included a set of Likert five scale questionnaire administered to 600 respondents and an interview guide conducted with 24 interviewees selected through snowball and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Examining Inclusive Tertiary Education Delivery through the National Open University of Nigeria's Community Study Centres by Musibau O. Oyebode

“…The study investigated how much access has been provided by NOUN, the adequacy of facilities, the quality of tuition, as well as attrition rate. Using the survey method involving qualitative and quantitative approaches, the instruments of data collection included a set of Likert five scale questionnaire administered to 600 respondents and an interview guide conducted with 24 interviewees selected through snowball and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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Impact of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults of different socioeconomic status in Guizhou province: a prospective cohort study by Yiying WANG, Min CHEN, Lieqiang ZHANG, Xin WANG, Wei ZHAN, Yunxi PAN, Xiaodeng ZHAO, Tao LIU

“…Face-to-face interviews with a questionnaire developed by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention，physical examinations, and laboratory tests were conducted among the residents from November 2010 to December 2012 to collect baseline data, and follow-up surveys were conducted from December 2016 to June 2021. …”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“… A survey was conducted using the National Open University database to ascertain the number of women from the northwestern states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara studying in the University based on the admission records from 2018 to 2022. …”
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Evaluation de la qualité de vie des femmes souffrant d’une fistule obstétricale à Kinshasa [Evaluation of the quality of life of women with obstetric fistula in Kinshasa] by Jonathan Enguta Mwenzi, Ruth Bukabau Babuya, Francine Manyonga Sabowa

“…The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life of women with obstetric fistula and to identify the socio-demographic factors. Methods - We used a survey method supported by the McGill Quality of Life Scale, which we administered to a sample of 56 women with obstetric fistula managed at the Fistula Clinic in Kinshasa. …”
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Effect of psychological intervention of sandplay therapy on children without accompanying in Neurosurgery Department under the normalization of epidemic prevention and control (常态化... by XIN Jie (辛杰), ZHANG Hongyang (张宏扬), ZHU Ruifang (朱瑞芳)

“…The two groups of children were collected on the second day of hospitalization and the day of discharge Multidimensional Anxiety Scale (MASC) scores of children and adolescents and a survey of satisfaction with family members at discharge. …”
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The Role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in Promoting Access to Women's Education in Northwestern Nigeria: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) by Shehu Usman Adamu, Bala Kwata Waziri, Adewale Adesina, Babangida Iro

“… A survey was conducted using the National Open University database to ascertain the number of women from the northwestern states of Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara studying in the University based on the admission records from 2018 to 2022. …”
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Research on expansion joint for high-speed railway long-span bridges in China by Hui Guo, Jinzhou Jiang, Suoting Hu, Chun Yang, Qiqi Xiang, Kou Luo, Xinxin Zhao, Bing Li, Ziquan Yan, Liubin Niu, Jianye Zhao

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study first presents a summary on the application and maintenance of BEJs in HSR long-span bridges in China representing an overview of their state of development. Results of a survey of typical BEJ faults were analyzed, and field testing was conducted on a railway cable-stayed bridge in order to obtain information on the major mechanical characteristics of its BEJ under train load. …”
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Entrevistas: Camões 500 anos, com Annabela Rita e Maria Lúcia Dal Farra by Annabela Rita, Maria Lúcia Dal Farra, Jonas Jefferson de Souza Leite, Paulo Ricardo Braz

“…Tem participado em Academic Surveys (desde 2020) a convite de Reitorias de Universidades. …”
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The Effect of Marketing Mix on Blockchain Technology with the Mediating Role of Perceived Usefulness by Roozbeh Roshanak, Alireza Rousta, Mahmoud Ahmadi Sharif, Majid Ahmadi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, and descriptive-survey based on the method of data collection. The statistical population of this research is all the customers of the Bank Melli Iran in Tehran in 2023. …”
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The Impact of Sanctions’ Reduction and the Financial Strength of Companies on the Development of Garment Exports, Considering the Mediation Role of Direct and Indirect Exports. by Farshad Alidaei, Mostafa Hashemi Tilehnouei, hossein vazifedoost

“…The research method is practical in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey-correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of this research includes the managers of garment manufacturing and exporting companies, and the sample size was determined to be 344 people using random sampling method. …”
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Investigating the relationship between customer experience components on commitment and customer engagement behaviors in the retail industry by Alireza Naalchi Kashi

“…Research methodology The present study is applicable in terms of purpose, and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study is all the customers of Ofogh Korosh stores in Isfahan city. …”
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The effect of intellectual capital and strategic leadership on organizational citizenship behavior with the moderating role of employees' professional ethics by seyed reza mousavifard

“…Methodology The current research is applicable in terms of purpose, and causal type of descriptive-survey in terms of nature. The type of data is quantitative and the required tool is a questionnaire. …”
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Presenting the Model of Effective Factors on Smart Governance in the Country by Ghaem Gheiravani, Mohammad Montazeri, Shams Sadat Zahedi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, and mixed (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of its implementation, and descriptive-survey type in terms of data collection. The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 28 university experts familiar with the subject, who were selected in a non-probability and judgmental manner. …”
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Role of the Perceived Social Responsibility of the Company and the Psychological Mechanisms to Achieve the Employees' Creative Behavior (Case Study: Electro Kavir Company of Yazd) by Marziyeh Dehghanizadeh, Fatemeh Keshavarzi Hedesh

“…The method of this study is applicable based on the purpose, and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of this study included all employees of Electro Kavir Company in Yazd (380), among which 191 people were selected through simple random sampling as the sample size. …”
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Association of tea consumption with all-cause/cardiovascular disease mortality in the chronic kidney disease population: an assessment of participation in the national cohort by Jin Li, Xing-Ling Chen, Xiao-Lu Ou-Yang, Xiao-Jiao Zhang, Yue Li, Shu-Ning Sun, Ling-Jun Wang, Zhong-Qi Yang, Shi-Hao Ni, Lu Lu

“…Background While there are numerous benefits to tea consumption, its long-term impact on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear.Method Our analysis included 17,575 individuals with CKD from an initial 45,019 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (1999–2018). Individuals with extreme dietary habits, pregnancy, or non-CKD conditions were excluded. …”
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The graded heat-health risk forecast and early warning with full-season coverage across China: a predicting model development and evaluation studyResearch in context by Qing Wang, Chen Chen, Huaiyue Xu, Yuanyuan Liu, Yu Zhong, Jing Liu, Menghan Wang, Mengxue Zhang, Yiting Liu, Jing Li, Tiantian Li

“…Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (82425051, 42071433, 42305196, 82241051) and the Special Foundation of Basic Science and Technology Resources Survey of Ministry of Science and Technology of China (2017FY101204).…”
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The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by dust storms among children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries by Hong Lu, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Jianyu Deng, Jiajianghui Li, Pengfei Li, Tianjia Guan, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue

“…Method: We combined population data derived from the Demographic and Health Survey covering 53 LMICs, with environmental data, including the gridded concentration of dust PM2.5. …”
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