Childhood heart disease and parental emotional wellbeing: a predictive model to explain the perception of quality of life in children and adolescents by Teresa Grimaldi Capitello, Cinzia Correale, Giulia Amodeo, Michela Balsamo, Leonardo Carlucci, Caterina Fiorilli

“…Abstract Background The number of people living with congenital heart disease (CHD) in 2017 was estimated to be 12 million, which was 19% higher than that in 1990. …”
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Assessment of Antimicrobial Use for Companion Animals in South Korea: Developing Defined Daily Doses and Investigating Veterinarians’ Perception of AMR by Sun-Min Kim, Heyong-Seok Kim, Jong-Won Kim, Kyung-Duk Min

“…Especially, companion animals are increasingly recognized as a potential source due to their close interactions with people, despite a limited number of reported cases. …”
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EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE READING STRATEGY TRAINING ON READING PERFORMANCE OF EFL STUDENTS: A CASE OF A HIGH SCHOOL IN VIETNAM by Lạc Minh Thư, Khâu Hoàng Anh, Nguyễn Thị Phương Nam

“…Furthermore, this study aims to find out students’ perceptions on the effectiveness of the training session in their use of cognitive reading strategies. …”
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Youth and the pandemic: health information imaginaries and practices while navigating COVID-19 in Nigeria by Chikezie E. Uzuegbunam

“…This study explores young adults’ perceptions, behaviors, and how they navigated pandemic-related information, drawing from social cognitive theory. …”
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Prevalence of use, perceptions of harm and addictiveness, and dependence of electronic cigarettes among adults in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study by Munairah Alshaibani<sup>*<sup/>, Mays Alajmi<sup>*<sup/>, Noura Alabduljalil, Hajar Alajmi, Yousef Alsalem, Danah Aloqab, Hamad Alawadhi, Sara Sayed Ali, Yaqoub Sharhan, Ahmed Alzeeny, Ali H. Ziyab

“…Therefore, such results should alert public health authorities and warrant the development of evidence-based awareness campaigns, policies, and prevention measures to protect and improve the health of people.…”
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Behavioural patterns of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study of the effects of active transportation, uninterrupted sitting time, and screen us... by Nicolas Jacquemond, Andrés Ladino, Guillaume Chevance, Brice Lefèvre, Gonzalo Marchant

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Patients’ satisfaction and efficacy of modern conventional hearing aids: A comprehensive analysis of the self-reported user experiences in adult people by Daniele Portelli, Cosimo Galletti, Sabrina Loteta, Leonard Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Alberti

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La perception des changements environnementaux : le cas de la collectivité côtière de Shippagan (Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada) by Vincent Stervinou, Elise Mayrand, Omer Chouinard, Alida NadègeThiombiano

“…In order to support coastal communities in the process of establishing attenuation and adaptation strategies to environmental changes, it is essential to understand how people perceive these changes. The aim of this study is to verify to what extent people’s perception of environmental changes matches quantitative data computed for the area of interest. …”
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Relationship between Internet use and offline leisure activities among Chinese older adult people: a moderated mediation model by Shuai Xiang, Qinwen Deng, Boli Chen

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How do age and sex influence pain threshold and tolerance among Santal tribal people living in West Bengal, India? by Arpita Santra, Subrata Kumar Roy, Monali Goswami, Diptendu Chatterjee

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A Scale Development Study Regarding the Effects of Organized Industrial Zones on Regional Development: The Organized Industrial Zones Perception Scale by Ahmet Cem Esenlikci, Sedat Murat

“…The sample of the study consists of 600 people aged 18 or over living in the districts where organized industrial zones are located in Trabzon, Türkiye. …”
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When Your Judgment (Mis)Matches Mine: How One’s Self and Others’ Metacognitive Judgments Impact Our Perception of Others by Yoonhee Jang, Heungchul Lee, Lisa K. Son

“…The current study explored whether other people’s judgments about one’s own performance affect one’s perception of them. …”
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Examining Social Insurance Perceptions and Attitudes among Zimbabwean Informal Sector Workers: A Study on Providing Social Protection to the Disenfranchised by Bronson Mutanda, Bomi Cyril Nomlala

“…Objective: Motivated by the increasing number of workers in the informal sector in Zimbabwe, this study aimed to explore the attitudes and perceptions of this group of people towards social insurance coverage and investigate strategies for extending social insurance to informal sector workers. …”
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The effect of financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, financial technology literacy, and risk perception on stock investment decisions: Millennials preferences by Cahyo Sunarko, Sutrisno Sutrisno

“…To advocate optimal and sustainable decision-making in stock investment, it is important to explore the determinants of investment decisions which include financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, and risk perception. The study was conducted to assess the influence of financial literacy, financial self-efficacy, financial technology literacy, and risk perception on stock investment decisions in the millennial generation of Yogyakarta Special Region. …”
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A City for People in the Light of Studies on Urban Stress: Case Study of a Medium-sized City in Poland - Zduńska Wola by Agnieszka Rzeńca, Oliwia Wierucka

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Investigation on taste characteristics and sensory perception of soft-boiled chicken during oral processing based on electronic tongue and electronic nose by Na Xu, Xianming Zeng, Peng Wang, Xing Chen, Xinglian Xu, Minyi Han

“…But the effect of chicken skin on chicken thigh with relatively high fat content, was opposite in electronic nose, which had a certain masking effect on the perception of umami and sweet taste. In conclusion, fat played a critical role in chicken oral processing and chicken thigh had obvious advantages in comprehensive evaluation of soft-boiled chicken, which was more popular among people.…”
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Les services de Santé Sexuelle et Reproductive en Tunisie. Résultats d’une recherche qualitative auprès des jeunes usagers by Atf Gherissi, Francine Tinsa

“…Discussions revealed a deliberate amalgam between knowledge, perceptions and use of RH services. This attitude seems to be sought by all the young people who, throughout the interviews and regardless the place of residence, have obviously often evoked their own experience by projecting their comments on young people in general and in an impersonal way. …”
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Relatively high interest but limited active engagement in HIV cure research: Awareness, interest, and information-seeking among affected communities in the Netherlands by Maaike A.J. Noorman, John B.F. de Wit, Tamika A. Marcos, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Thijs Albers, Kai J. Jonas, Chantal den Daas

“…It also identifies participant characteristics and HIV-related illness perceptions linked to each engagement stage. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July 2023 to March 2024, involving 499 people with HIV and 578 individuals without HIV, including partners and gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men. …”
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RESILSTIGMA. Resilience to self-stigmatization experienced by people living with HIV: Which self-reported factors improve awareness among health workers? by Christine Jacomet, Cécile Miele, Emilie Goncalves, Céline Lambert, Clément Belletier, Françoise Linard, Josiane Phalip-Le Besnerais, Pierre Dellamonica, Michaël Dambrun

“…The aims of our study were to investigate the psychological, social and medical factors, in particular psychological flexibility and its defusion component, that are associated with resilience to self-stigmatization in people living with HIV (PLHIV), and to assess clinicians' perceptions of the condition.…”
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How climate change is shaping young people’s health: a participatory, youth co-led study from Bangladesh, Guatemala and Nigeria by Jessie Pinchoff, Karen Austrian, Eno-Obong Etetim, Damilola Babatunde, Eleanor Blomstrom, Sigma Ainul, Toyin Olamide Akomolafe, Brian Medina Carranza, Angel Del Valle

“…Introduction Climate change is shaping adolescent and young people’s (AYP) transitions to adulthood with significant and often compounding effects on their physical and mental health. …”
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