Social support in old age: differences by sex in a sample from northern Mexico by Rosa Isabel Garza-Sánchez, José González-Tovar

“…The objective of this study was to compare whether there are significant differences between men and women in the level of social support perceived by the family, friends and other meaningful support networks. A quantitative cross-type study was carried out. We used the multi-dimensional scale of perceived Social support (MSPSS), measures the perceptions of support of three main sources: family, friend and other significant, obtained an ordinal alpha coefficient of ω =. 934. …”
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Why Are There So Many Ways to Measure Pain? Epistemological and Professional Challenges in Medical Standardization by Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk

“…How, then, do pain researchers—specifically, quantitative medical researchers whose work is predicated on transforming pain into numbers—measure pain in their studies? …”
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Decentralizing security architecture: evaluating federalism’s role in enhancing security frameworks in Nigeria by O. O. Awotayo, B. O. Omitola

“…It leverages descriptive quantitative tools to scrutinize the collected data, aiming to provide a logical interpretation of the situation. …”
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Investigating mobile element variations by statistical genetics by Shohei Kojima

“…Recent advances in long-read technology and variant calling methods for short reads have improved the accurate discovery and genotyping of SVs, enabling their use in expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL) analysis and genome-wide association studies (GWAS). …”
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Trustworthy collaborative evaluation of multi-service subjects in the cloud manufacturing model by Tao Yang, Yihuan Ding, Wei Chen

“…This model capitalizes on the strengths of intuitionistic fuzzy sets (IFSs) and cloud models in converting qualitative assessments into quantitative evaluations, and leverages the method of approximation of the order of ideal solutions (TOPSIS) to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the degree of trustworthy collaboration of the service subject. …”
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Application the Risk-Based Maintenance for Optimizing the Overall Medical Devices Safety by Khelood A. Mkalaf, Peter Gibson

“…Of (20) medical devices, (6) high-risk devices were selected, such as a ventilator, diathermy, anesthesia, BiPAP, oxygen concentrator, and electrosurgical devices. A quantitative statistical analysis based on risk-based maintenance is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the reliability of the medical device and its risks to patient lives. …”
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Irrigation Expansion and Rural Transformation in China: Evidence of Provincial Data in 1978–2018 by Pengfei Shi, Jikun Huang

“…ABSTRACT The role of irrigation expansion in facilitating rural transformation has been widely documented, yet quantitative studies remain rather limited. Based on the statistical data from 27 provinces in China, this paper analyses the correlation between irrigation expansion and rural transformation over the period of 1978–2018. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Prostate Soft Tissue Puncture Performance using Puncture Needle by Bing Li, Lipeng Yuan

“…First, the puncture force is classified into contact, friction, and cutting forces by a quantitative decomposition method, and the corresponding force model is established. …”
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Psychotic and Substance Use Disorders Among Relatives of Patients with Bipolar Disorder at a Hospital in Kenya by Kimutai Katwa, Benson Gakinya, Irene Chesire, Maloosoy Katwa, Nicodemus Kuboi

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional quantitative study. Consecutive and Simple random sampling were used, with a sample size of 381. …”
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The effect of physical activity in team-based project learning on collaboration skills by Mohammad Agus Prayitno, Sri Haryani, Sri Wardani, Nanik Wijayati, Bimacita Global

“…The data analysis technique used quantitative descriptive analysis. Results: The results of the data analysis obtained a significance value of 0.000. …”
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Recognition of features of the entrance of Pahlavi period buildings in Zahedan City by Shahrzad Teymouri, Faramarz Hassanpour, mehrpooya Hossein

“…The research method is descriptive-analytical and quantitative-qualitative. Data collection in the first stage is through content analysis method based on images and researcher observations of 8 buildings in the city. …”
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Multicriteria Personnel Selection by the Modified Fuzzy VIKOR Method by Rasim M. Alguliyev, Ramiz M. Aliguliyev, Rasmiyya S. Mahmudova

“…The multicriteria nature and the presence of both qualitative and quantitative factors make it considerably more complex. …”
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Empowering Non-Specialist English Teachers: Self-Efficacy Enhancement Through Classroom English Proficiency and Collaborative Support by Shoichi Matsumura, Yushi Hinoki

“…It also explored sources influencing self-efficacy during the in-class implementation of what they learned in the workshop. Quantitative results revealed that the immediate impact of the training was substantial, leading to a rapid increase in self-efficacy. …”
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Displacement MMG-based estimation of dynamic muscle viscoelasticity in the quadriceps during passive pedaling by Shinichi Fukuhara, Hisao Oka

“…The findings suggest that the combination of DMMG and knee joint angle measurement during passive pedaling could provide a simple, quantitative method to estimate muscle viscoelasticity. …”
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Key social determinants of the Russian large family by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

“…It has been revealed that at the current stage of society’s development, quantitative indicators of the large families are decreasing in terms of the number of children, and childless marriages are becoming more widespread and popular. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Environmental Impact of Steelmaking Process by Huimin Liu, Qiqiang Li, Guanguan Li, Ran Ding

“…This paper uses life cycle assessment method to carry out inventory and quantitative analysis on the environmental impact of steelmaking system. …”
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Study on Mechanical Model for Postpeak Shear Behavior of Rock Joints Based on Degradation Characteristics of the 3D Morphology by Juan Liu, Feng Gao, Yan Xing, Xianghe Gao

“…Four different parameters and the damaged area quantitatively described by the image binarization and box dimension were calculated and compared to study the roughness evolution of joint surfaces. …”
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Group counseling using motivational interviewing technique: reducing students' academic procrastination by Sulistiyana Sulistiyana, Mufida Istati, Engga Nur Rahmah

“…The research approach used is quantitative with the type of experimental research and research design non equivalent pretest-posttest group. …”
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Innovative technologies for growing digital maturity in auditors by N. V. Ruban-Lazareva

“…Innovative auditing technologies of regional finance and real economy auditing have been analyzed to substantiate the value of auditors’ digital maturity in the diversity of such technologies. Quantitative methods based on statistical studies confirmed the growth of audit, control, expert analytical activities, and the need to implement innovative technologies for greater coverage of the control data set. …”
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