Exploring Nexus between food security and the loss of agro-biodiversity: a study in Madhya Nepal, Lamjung by Binita Shahi, Shudarshan Hamal, Leela Raj Upadhyay

“…Ward-wise investigations reveal challenges and opportunities through quantitative and qualitative approaches. Motivated by the complex dynamics affecting food security and agricultural practices amid evolving environmental conditions, this research highlights community struggles and opportunities. …”
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Does the flirting behaviour of a selection of black South African youths differ from Western perspectives on flirting by Franzel Du Plooy-Cilliers, Linda Venter

“…Secondary aims are to explore whether some black South African youths’ perceptions of acceptable flirting behaviour differ from their interpretation of their parents’ views, and to utilise a qualitative research design in order to identify useful and appropriate variables that could be tested quantitatively in follow-up studies. It is cautiously concluded that there are both similarities and differences between the reported flirting behaviour of South African youths from an African background and Western research findings on flirting behaviour. …”
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Women Architects and Social Housing in the Basque Country (1978-2008). An Approach from a Feminist Perspective by Olatz Ocerin-Ibáñez, Itziar Rodríguez-Oyarbide

“…This data gathers information related to women architects teaching at the School of Architecture of the UPV/EHU, in the professional sphere as freelance architects belonging to the Basque-Navarre Architects Association (COAVN) and, finally, in designing social housing developed by the Basque Government after taking over this area in 1981. The quantification of women out of total social housing developments shows that there are many fewer female than male architects working in this field. …”
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Effectiveness of Developing A STAD Model Integrated into Group Work Projects to Enhance Students' Writing Skills by Karnedi Karnedi

“…A mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methods, was employed in this research. …”
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Benidipine Protects Kidney through Inhibiting ROCK1 Activity and Reducing the Epithelium-Mesenchymal Transdifferentiation in Type 1 Diabetic Rats by Ganlin Wu, Meirong Xu, Kui Xu, Yilan Hu

“…Immunohistochemistry and western blotting were for protein expressions of ROCK1, α-SMA, and E-cadherin and real-time PCR for the mRNA quantification of ROCK1. Compared with N group, D group had significant proliferation of glomerular mesangial matrix, increased cell number, thickened basement membrane, widely infiltrated by inflammatory cells and fibrosis in the renal interstitial, and dilated tubular. …”
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Advanced Technologies from and Through a Prototype Radio Lesson with Budding Journalists: The Views and Attitudes of Xers, Millennials, and Zoomers by Constantinos Nicolaou

“…This is essentially empirical qualitative research that incorporates the approach of the quantitative analysis process. The resulting survey findings and results mainly contribute to the quality of higher education and adult education, especially in the field of media studies. …”
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Research on Highway Roadside Safety by Guozhu Cheng, Rui Cheng, Yulong Pei, Juan Han

“…Future research on the frequency and severity of roadside accidents should focus on quantitatively analyzing the probability of roadside accidents and occupant injury risk and developing methods for identifying roadside accident blackspots. …”
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drought Disaster Prevention in Seraya Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia by Putu Doddy Heka Ardana, Tri Hayatining Pamungkas, I Gede Adi Alit Putra

“…This study employs quantitative descriptive methods by analyzing primary data on the regional conditions and limits of the study area, along with secondary data on demographic (population), geographical, and rainfall data spanning a decade. …”
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Automated Patient-specific Quality Assurance for Automated Segmentation of Organs at Risk in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Radiotherapy by Yixuan Wang MD, Jiang Hu MD, Lixin Chen PhD, Dandan Zhang PhD, Jinhan Zhu PhD

“…If two or more evaluation indicators (N2) or one or more evaluation indicators (N1) exceeded the confidence limits, the structure segmentation result was considered abnormal. The quantitative performances of these two methods were compared with those obtained by artificially introducing small/medium and serious errors. …”
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The Viral Load of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Children following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant by Chip Digital PCR by Wen-Jun Wang, Miao Feng, Feng He, Juan Song, Qin-Qin Song, Dong Xia, Rong Liu, Hai-Lan Yao, Jun Han

“…The cdPCR was compared with quantitative PCR (qPCR) by detecting HCMV infection in 125 children's whole blood samples following HSCT. …”
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Analiza kakovosti strokovnih usposabljanj na področju digitalizacije poslovanja v izbranem javnem zavodu [Analysis of Professional Training in Business Digitalisation at a Selected... by Dobruša Lipovž, Melita Moretti

“…Rezultati analize bodo lahko v pomoč upravljalcem človeških virov in managementu v izbranem javnem zavodu in v drugih organizacijah, kakor tudi raziskovalcem, saj lahko ti na osnovi ugotovitev te raziskave ter dodatno zbranih podatkov izpeljejo dodatne analize. A quantitative analysis was performed about the quality of professional training in business digitalisation at a selected public institute with the SERVQUAL measurement instrument that measured the expectations of the participants and perception of quality of professional training in business digitalisation by measuring the following five dimensions: tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and attentiveness. …”
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Self-Regulation as a Mediator Between Learning Motivation and Academic Procrastination in Students Who Are Preparing a Thesis by Aulia Aulia, Dewi Fortuna Septiantika, Daviddefikry Yondra Perdana, Agung Putra Azis, Dwi Bagus Irawan, Masyhuril Fajar

“…This study uses a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional study. The population in this study is students who are working on a thesis, have worked on at least one semester, and are active in organizations. …”
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Comparative analysis of outsourcing and in house warehouse management system to improve productivity and stock accuracy by Untung Alamsah, Anang Muftiadi, ⁠Ria Arifianti

“…Data was collected from a logistics services company in Palembang using quantitative methods, including measurements of productivity per person per hour and stock accuracy per SKU. …”
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MEK1/2 Inhibitor (GDC0623) Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Primary Osteoblasts Inhibited by IL-1β through the MEK-Erk1/2 and Jak/Stat3 Pathways by Zeng-Qiao Zhang, Xiao-Shen Hu, Ye-Chen Lu, Jun-Peng Zhang, Wen-Yao Li, Wei-Yang Zhang, Wei Feng, Dao-Fang Ding, Jian-Guang Xu

“…Osteoblasts were cultured in an osteogenic induction medium for 1–3 weeks after which their differentiations were assessed by alkaline phosphatase (ALP) staining, Alizarin Red staining, calcium concentration, immunocytochemistry staining, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), and immunofluorescence staining. …”
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Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Stress of Islamic School Students: Mediating Effect of Student Engagement by Shalsabilla Novarizka, Tri Na'imah, Retno Dwiyanti, Nia Anggri Noveni, Dian Bagus Mitreka Satata, Ayşenur Şen

“…This study used a saturated sample of 154 students who were analyzed quantitatively by testing the outer model and inner model with the SmartPLS application. …”
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Intercultural Competence in Catholic Religious Education by Marija Jurišić, Marija Žagmešter Kemfelja

“…Qualitative research is based on findings of a quantitative survey conducted among Catholic religious education teachers in 2022. …”
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The impact of implementing electronically integrated risk-based business licensing services on service quality by Fitri Yunianto Hapsari, Dwi Putranto Riau, Sofjan Aripin

“…This study uses an explanatory method with a quantitative approach to analyze the relationship between the implementation of risk-based electronic licensing services (RBA OSS) and public service quality at UP PMPTSP South Jakarta Administrative City. …”
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The role of optical coherence tomography angiography in assessing diabetic choroidopathy: a systematic review by M. Hossein Nowroozzadeh, Mansoureh Bagheri

“…Results OCTA allows for non-invasive, high-resolution visualization of retinal and choroidal microvasculature, providing both qualitative and quantitative data. The majority of studies indicate a significant decrease in choroidal perfusion parameters in diabetic patients without DR compared to healthy controls. …”
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The nonlinear association between body roundness index and infertility in married women by Yong Fang, Danfeng Ren, Jinliang Pan, Qiuyuan Xu

“…The Body Roundness Index (BRI) provides a precise quantification of body and visceral fat but its implications for infertility risks and diagnostic value are yet to be fully determined. …”
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Influence of the Chemical Composition of Asphalt and the 3D Morphology of the Aggregate on Contact Surface Adhesion by Luoke Li, Meng Guo, Cong Zeng

“…Six independent feature parameters are used as evaluation indices to quantitatively describe the multilevel features of the 3D morphology of road aggregates. …”
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