The impact of COVID-19 on sexual risk behaviour for HIV acquisition in east Zimbabwe: An observational study. by Rebekah Morris, Simon Gregson, Rufurwokuda Maswera, Louisa Moorhouse, Tawanda Dadirai, Phyllis Mandizvidza, Brian Moyo, Owen Mugurungi, Constance Nyamukapa

“…To date, no large-scale data have been published to substantiate hypothesised changes in sexual risk behaviours. …”
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How College Students Experienced the Coronavirus Lockdown: Challenges and Opportunities from a Qualitative Study by Roghayeh Ezati Rad, Teamur Aghamolaei, Zahra Hosseini, Nahid Shahabi, Atefeh Homayuni, Hossein Montazer Ghaem

“…Data were analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach and a continuous comparison method. …”
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Business resilience and strategic responses in Ukraine and Lithuania during the Russia-Ukraine conflict: insights from the energy, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors by Mehmet Recai Uygur, Bahman Peyravi

“… This study examines the economic implications of Russia-Ukraine conflict has had on business operations in Ukraine and Lithuania. …”
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APPLICATION OF REMOTE SENSING IN THE ESTIMATION OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS YIELDS: A BIBLIOMETRIC REVIEW by Irene Gutierrez Mora, Aleida Selene Hernández Cázares, Juan Valente Hidalgo Contreras, Jose Luis López Ayala, Joel Velasco Velasco

“…The main contributing fields of knowledge are Earth and Planetary Sciences (24%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (18%), and Computer Science (17%). Implications: This study contributes to the synergistic exploration of agriculture, advanced data analysis techniques, and remote sensing to improve yield estimation by integrating satellite imagery and geographic data to enhance calibration and spatiotemporal accuracy. …”
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The contemporary challenge for ethical research involving the knowledge of indigenous peoples and local communities and afro-descendants and other marginalized, minority, or minori... by Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Romulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior

“…By distinguishing between raw traditional knowledge and ethnobiological data systematized within scientific paradigms, we highlight the potential risks of knowledge misappropriation and the epistemological implications of translating diverse knowledge systems into western scientific frameworks. …”
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The Predictive Power of Students' Metacognition and Perceptions of Instructional Competencies of Instructors on Academic Life Satisfaction by İbrahim Tuncel, Zeynep Ayvaz-tuncel

“…Academic Life Satisfaction Scale, Metacognitive Skill Perceptions Scale, and Instructor’s Instructional Competence Scale were used to collect data. In the data analysis, the Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient was calculated to examine the relationship between the scores obtained from the scales. …”
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Avoided and Avoidable Deaths with the Use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Italy during the First Two Years of Pandemic by Massimo Franchini, Arturo Casadevall, Quigly Dragotakes, Daniele Focosi

“…Similarly, broader (15–75%) usage in outpatients could have prevented 21,187–190,689 hospitalizations (desaturating hospitals) and 6144–81,926 deaths. These data have important implications for convalescent plasma use in future infectious disease emergencies.…”
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Long-term spatial patterns in COVID-19 booster vaccine uptake by Anthony J. Wood, Anne Marie MacKintosh, Martine Stead, Rowland R. Kao

“…Our methods are based solely on public demographic data and routinely recorded vaccination data, and would be easily adaptable to other countries and vaccination campaigns where data recording is similar.…”
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Iranian EAP Teachers and Students’ Perceptions of Critical English for Academic Purposes by Tahereh Movahhedi, Seyyed Amir Hossein Sarkeshikian, Mohammad Golshan

“…In order to complement the results of the questionnaire data on the perception of CEAP, a semistructured interview protocol was developed. …”
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User Influence, Hashtag Trends, and Engagement Patterns: Analyzing Social Media Network Dynamics in Tourism Using Graph Analytics by Mohammad Abul Basher Rasel, MD Rahimul Islam, Pritam Chandra Das, Sushant Saini

“…The present research offers a data-driven approach for facilitating the significance of integrating social media strategies with network externalities for tourism operators.…”
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Putting migration in context: a review of how theory and methods shape climate-induced migration research findings by Matthew Turner, Anika M. Rice, Emily Fornof, Jesse Ribot

“…We analyze the causal inference implications of these 102 studies’ methodological characteristics and how these are shaped by conceptual framing, data sources, and region. …”
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Algorithmically Manufactured Minds: Generative and Agentic AI in a Time of Post-Truth, Reconfiguration of Student Agency and Death of Critical Pedagogy by Aras Bozkurt

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A Heavy-metal Scenario of Ultra-high-energy Cosmic Rays by Jakub Vícha, Alena Bakalová, Ana L. Müller, Olena Tkachenko, Maximilian K. Stadelmaier

“…We investigate the implications on astrophysical observations and hadronic interactions, and we discuss the global consistency of the data assuming this heavy-metal scenario. …”
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Exceeding expectations: A study on human resource management implementation in construction organisations by Munodani Chapano, Chux G. Iwu

“…A cross-sectional quantitative survey design, with a self-administered questionnaire as the data collection tool, was used to collect data by means of convenience and judgemental sampling. …”
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A Mycobacterial Perspective on Tuberculosis in West Africa: Significant Geographical Variation of M. africanum and Other M. tuberculosis Complex Lineages. by Florian Gehre, Samrat Kumar, Lindsay Kendall, Mebrat Ejo, Oumie Secka, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Emmanuel Abatih, Martin Antonio, Dirk Berkvens, Bouke C de Jong

“…Combining spoligotyping data from 16 previously published studies with novel data from The Gambia, we obtained a total of 3580 isolates from 12 countries and identified 6 lineages comprising 32 families. …”
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Leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen surgical systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Osedebamen Ralph-Okhiria, Ikhide Alonge

“…However, the review highlighted several crucial challenges and concerns, including data availability and quality, infrastructure gaps, ethical implications (such as data protection and algorithmic bias), costs and affordability, and the need for robust regulatory frameworks. …”
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Students field independent-dependent solving surface area of square pyramid: Commognitive perspective by Ing Diar Maswal Ningrum, Rita Lefrida, Pathuddin, Alfisyahra

“…Data were analyzed using data condensation, data display, and conclusion drawing techniques. …”
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How does air pollution threaten mental health? Protocol for a machine-learning enhanced systematic map by Zhuanlan Sun, Demi Zhu, Zhe Han

“…It has attracted research from multiple disciplines such as biomedical sciences, epidemiology, neurological science, and social science due to its importance for public health, with implications for environmental policies. Establishing and identifying the causal and moderator effects is challenging and is particularly concerning considering the different mental health measurements, study designs and data collection strategies (eg, surveys, interviews) in different disciplines. …”
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Exploring concerns in the implementation of green accounting: A case study on MSMEs Batik Business by Chamalinda Khy’sh Nusri Leapatra, Kusufi Muhammad Syam, Sari Silli Sartika, Jamilah Imratul, Damayanti Wilda Sophie

“…Data analysis was carried out with the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. …”
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Self-Help Seeking for People Concerned About Their Thoughts and Behaviors Regarding Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Michael C. Seto, Kailey Roche, Jenny Coleman, Donald Findlater, Elizabeth J. Letourneau

“…While there were significant increases in self-help related helpline calls in the USA across time, all three types of helpline calls increased in the UK and Ireland. The implications of these data for self-help resources and perpetration prevention are discussed.…”
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