Birthing partners - validation of a questionnaire to assess the well-being of support persons by Nadine Schmitt, Juliane Lamprecht, Sabine Striebich, Gabriele Meyer

“…This publication focuses on the validation of the questionnaire; the development is described in more detail in a previous publication. Methods After the questionnaire had been developed, it was sent online to a sample for validation. …”
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Nonvisual multisensory impairment of body perception in anorexia nervosa: a systematic review of neuropsychological studies. by Santino Gaudio, Samantha Jane Brooks, Giuseppe Riva

“…We also discussed the findings in the light of AN neuroimaging evidence.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed and PsycINFO were searched until March, 2014. …”
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Mindfulness in Psychosocial Research: An Integrative Literature Review of What is Studied and How by Philippine Chachignon, Emmanuelle Le Barbenchon, Lionel Dany

“…Most studies were correlational (46%) or experimental (47%) with quantitative methods. The effects of mindfulness are primarily beneficial, with a strong focus on emotion regulation and stress management at both intra- and inter-individual levels, while less attention is given to group or ideological contexts. …”
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Sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices and their influencing factors among Malaysian university students: A cross-sectional study by Lakshme Shree Vijayan, Sharranesh Raja, Yeoh Yong Khang, Arvinder-Singh Harbaksh Singh

“…This study aimed to explore the prevalence of good sleep quality and hygiene and the factors that affect good sleep hygiene and quality. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 Malaysian university students sampled from October to December 2023 using a validated self-administered questionnaire that included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI). …”
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Translanguaging and multilanguaging communicative practices of an idealized multilingual person (on the material of the Russian translation of the first chapter of U. Eco’s novel “... by N. V. Golovko

“…At the same time, there is both the experience and opportunities to expand this coverage to literary and artistic works.Materials and Methods. …”
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Study of psychological time dynamics at the age of youth by Valentina I. Volokhova, Marina I. Koshenova, Denis M. Shabanov

“…Aminev. Methods of mathematical statistics: t-Students criterion for independent samples and Pearsons index of linear correlation. …”
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Transformational Leadership and Organizational Citizenship Behavior of Virtual Teaching During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction by Sultoni, Imam Gunawan

“…Hence, this research study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived TL-VT and organizational citizenship behavior of virtual teaching (OCB-VT) in Indonesia, with job satisfaction of virtual teaching (JS-VT) as a mediator. Materials/methods – A cross-sectional survey design was used in this study, in which data were collected from a sample of teachers at 40 elementary schools in Blitar District, Indonesia. …”
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Do transfer payments affect food loss in rural household? Empirical evidence from China by Xiaoxiao Li, Yujiao Li, Nanyan Hu, Yi Luo, Laping Wu

“…This non-linear effect remains robust across various model specifications and sample robustness checks. (2) Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the impact of transfer payments is significantly stronger among small-scale farmers, households located in western regions, and those with limited farming experience. (3) In addition, natural disasters, food quality, and the gender of the household decision-maker are found to exert statistically significant effects on food loss.DiscussionThis study presents a better understanding of the actual impacts of transfer payments on food loss in rural China, and provides valuable insights for other countries or regions that also engage in the improvement of income to reduce food loss and waste.…”
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Challenges Women with Disability Face in Accessing and Using Maternal Healthcare Services in Ghana: A Qualitative Study. by John Kuumuori Ganle, Easmon Otupiri, Bernard Obeng, Anthony Kwaku Edusie, Augustine Ankomah, Richard Adanu

“…The objective of this paper is to explore the challenges women with disabilities encounter in accessing and using institutional maternal healthcare services in Ghana.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A qualitative study was conducted in 27 rural and urban communities in the Bosomtwe and Central Gonja districts of Ghana with a total of 72 purposively sampled women with different physical, visual, and hearing impairments who were either lactating or pregnant at the time of this research. …”
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Utility of three-dimensional-printed tooth model for training purpose of apical barrier placement technique by Nikita Garg, Charan Kamal Kaur, Akhil Rajput, Amrita Kumari, Umesh Kumar, Ashima Goyal

“…The sample size of 94 GDPs was asked to respond to questionnaire. …”
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KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYEES IN DUHOK DIRECTORATE ON INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT by Hashim Murad

“…Control by agricultural methods 3. Physical control 4. Biological control. 5. …”
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Obstacles of Online Learning Facing Nursing Students after the COVID-19 Pandemic by Haitham Khatatbeh, Murad Alkhalaileh, Ibrahim Ayasreh, Atallah Habahbeh, Laith Alosoufe, Nisser Alhroub, Mohammed Albashtawy, Manar Abu-Abbas, Tariq Al-Dwaikat, Amira Mohammed Ali

“…A convenient sample of 325 nursing students responded to a self-reported questionnaire utilizing Google Forms. …”
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The impact of using artificial intelligence techniques in improving the quality of educational services/case study at the University of Baghdad by Neamah Dahash Farhan, Bareq Habeeb Sadiq, Mustafa H. Zwayyer, Boshra A. Arnout, Boshra A. Arnout

“…The findings indicated that the application of artificial intelligence methods was highly effective, and the educational services provided to students were of exceptional quality. …”
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Developing sustainable internal communications systems in the entrepreneurial environment: Empirical and statistical analysis by Sančanin Branislav, Penjišević Aleksandra

“…In establishing a new organizational system and methods of work, it is necessary to inform employees about all issues important for its functioning. …”
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Integrating Pedagogical Intelligent Agent and Content Display Patterns in Virtual Learning Environments for Promoting the Skills of Digital Learning Objects Production by Yousra Amer Elwakel

“…After using the appropriate statistical methods, the research results reached the effectiveness of the proposed treatment, which is the virtual learning environment based on the interaction between the two forms of the intelligent agent and the two forms of displaying the content, in developing the skills of producing digital learning objects among graduate students majoring in educational technology. …”
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To what extent do we learn from past epidemics: a mobile phone survey of selected villages in Liberia by Elisa Maria Maffioli, Daisey Yu

“…We ask whether and to what extent individuals learn from past epidemics in Liberia, a country affected by both the 2014-2016 Ebola Virus Disease and COVID-19. # Methods We explored the association between being exposed to the 2014–2016 Ebola epidemic and measures of beliefs, intentions, and behavior during COVID-19. …”
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The relationship between enamel and dentin calibrated-radiographic-density measured by cone beam computed tomography and dental caries status in young adults by Imad Barngkgei, Yaser Alhalabi, Sara Roubah

“…Materials and methods The sample consisted of 40 patients. Their DMFT ranged from 1 to 16 (mean = 6.5, standard deviation = 3.4). …”
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Concepts of healthy and environmentally sustainable diets clash with a life in transition – Findings from a qualitative study in urban Burkina Faso by Hannah Fülbert, Souleymane Zoromé, Roch Modeste Millogo, Ina Danquah, Alina Herrmann

“…Objective We explored perceptions of healthy and environmentally sustainable dietary habits in urban Burkina Faso in order to tailor nutritional interventions to the local population and ultimately improve public and planetary health. Methods We conducted an exploratory qualitative study with semi-structured face-to-face interviews in three informal and two formal neighborhoods of Ouagadougou. …”
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Apera spica-venti (L.) P. Beauv. resistance to herbicides in Lithuania and Ukraine by O. Auskalniene, V. Zadorozhnyi

“…Beauv. to herbicides from the class of inhibitors acetolactate that are used in crops of winter wheat. Methods. Field and laboratory studies. Visually evaluated the treatment efficacy 4 weeks after application (WAT4). …”
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Altered static and dynamic functional connectivity in major depressive disorder accompanied by high anxiety: evidence from the REST-meta-MDD consortium by Lujun Li, Zhijun Zeng, Yaling Zhou, Jinfei Lin, Jiayuan Li

“…However, the underlying pathological mechanisms remain unclear.MethodsThe sample comprised 178 participants, including 73 MDD with high anxiety symptom subjects, 55 MDD with low anxiety symptom, and 50 healthy controls registered from multiple sites based on the REST-meta-MDD Project in China. …”
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