Fotografias, narrativas e memórias sobre o lugar, a paisagem e o uso do solo na área de proteção ambiental Rota do Sol, Rio Grande do Sul by Gabriela Vitória de Oliveira, Aline Reis Calvo Hernandez, Patrícia Binkowski

“…The research adopted the photograph as a resource to revisit individual and collective memories and to identify meanings that make up the place from the perception of the residents of the Environmental Protection Area (APA) Rota do Sol, Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (BR). …”
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Contribution of Hot Springs to Community Development in Rubanda District: A Case Study of Nyamasizi Hotsprings in Hamurwa Subcounty. by Tahinduka, Merisah

“…The objectives of the study included the following, to identify the local perceptions towards the potentiality of Nyamasizi hot springs in terms of tourism business, to assess the contributions of the hot springs towards community development and to identify challenges facing the local communities around the Nyamasizi hot springs. …”
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Water security in North Carolina’s most economically insecure county: a case study by Hana C Long, Beverly Collins-Hall, Kaelan Moore, Bethany Cutts, Jacqueline MacDonald Gibson

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Treatment Inertia and Symptom Burden in Anemia of CKD: Insights from the SATISFY Survey in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye by Arici M, Al-Ghamdi SMG, Assounga AG, El-Koraie AF, McMillan A, Camidge LJ, Sumarsono B, Blogg M, Ng DB, Lansang EP

“…What we didWe carried out surveys in the Middle East, South Africa, and Türkiye between June and September 2022.We surveyed 1788 people living with kidney disease and anemia, and 217 of their doctors.We asked about symptoms experienced by people living with kidney disease and anemia, and which treatments they received for their anemia.What we foundPeople living with kidney disease and anemia experienced many different symptoms.Lack of energy was the most common.People living with kidney disease and anemia mentioned symptoms more frequently than their doctors.Almost 40% of people living with kidney disease did not receive any treatment for their anemia.The most common treatment was iron combined with drugs that increase production of red blood cells (erythropoietin-stimulating agents).What does this mean?…”
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Psychometric Validation of the Persian Version of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC-C) for Menopausal Women by Khadijeh Khademi, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Mahin Nazari, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Internal health control was found to significantly impact perceptions related to doctors and other people, highlighting its importance in managing menopausal symptoms effectively.…”
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Factors influencing sport development among women with disabilities: a case study of a visually impaired Spanish Paralympic woman by Alejandro Barrera-Garcimartín, Áurea Redondo-Fernández, Javier Pérez-Tejero

“…Women with disabilities face particular difficulties in accessing sport, with foundations for people with disabilities and coaches playing a fundamental role. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…We conducted a qualitative study that drew from surveys with open and closed-ended items, semi-structured interviews for feedback, and focus group discussions to explore perceptions of the strategy and barriers to its application amongst MPS participants. …”
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‘Will my fingerprint be enough?’: secondary school students struggle to purchase a healthy, tasty and sustainable meal on the UK free school meal allowance by Sundus Mahdi, Annie Connolly, Bob Doherty, Maria Bryant

“…Alongside keeping records of available and purchased foods, young people engaged in focus groups to capture information on perceptions of food offered and FSM allowance adequacy. …”
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Uncovering barriers to bilharzia prevention communication in Ugu district, South Africa by Lauren Dyll-Myklebust, Duduzile Zwane

“…Caused by a waterborne parasite, it affects millions of people all over the world. Although it is a global health concern, FB is more pervasive in Sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics by Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg

“…While traditional surveys demand substantial resources, social media data present a cost-effective approach to capturing people’s perceptions. This study utilizes Google reviews to examine users’ sentiments regarding Cairo’s urban parks. …”
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Trust and Media: Reflection of the Big Five Factor Personality Traits on COVID-19 Pandemic Communication by İnanç Alikılıç, Özlem Alikılıç, Ebru Gökaliler

“…This quantitative study, firstly aims to investigate the information-seeking behavior of the Turkish public in relation to their perceptions of COVID-19 and the impact of messages received from the media. …”
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Assessment of attitudes and goals regarding cosmetic procedures among individuals aged 18 to 28 by Kadir Küçük, Selda Pelin Kartal

“…Background and Design: The number of cosmetic procedures is increasing, and currently, young people are undergoing more procedures. Personal and social factors underlie this, and social media has been added. …”
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Small but smart: international shared virtual class link-up during the pandemic 2020-2021 - third-level students in Ireland and Israel by Tal Yaar-Waisel, Gerry O’Reilly

“…The aim was experimental T&L, enhanced by cooperative approaches, with the objectives of getting students from different cultures to interact, discover their shared geographies, and reflect on their self-perception of their countries and preconceptions of other countries and people. …”
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Digital Transnational Dissidence and State Control: A Conceptual Reflection on the Practice and Limits of Digital Transnationalism by Hüsrev Tabak, Cenk Beyaz

“…Hence, in forms of digital transnationalism and transnational dissidence, irrespective of the connection of the articulator to the target country, people around the world criticise governmental politics and shape public perceptions in one country from abroad. …”
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Misconceptions on COVID-19 Risk Among Ugandan Men: Results From a Rapid Exploratory Survey, April 2020 by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, MacLeod, Ewan, Ssempijja, Fred, Mahero, Michael W., Matama, Kevin, Musoke, Grace Henry, Bardosh, Kevin, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Wakoko-Studstil, Florence, Echoru, Isaac, Tiyo Ayikobua, Emmanuel, Mujinya, Regan, Nambuya, Grace, Onohuean, Hope, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ekou, Justine, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Most women did not share this perception and disagreed that males were at higher risk of infection (by a factor of three), symptoms (79% disagree), severe signs (71%, disagree), and death (70.2% disagree). …”
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Sobre fogones y semáforos: Percepciones y analogías de dos geografías desencontradas. El caso del volcán Callaqui en la geografía ancestral pehuenche de Alto Biobío by Claudio Contreras Véliz

“…This text is based on an extensive ethnographic work, and it exposes the disagreement in the appreciation and appropriation of local geography, between the perception of the culture of the Pehuenche people who inhabit it, and the institutionality and emergency regulations that intervene in it.…”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…In terms of perception of HBV, the hepatitis B virus is recognized as dangerous, and the majority of people questioned in the various studies were aware that vaccination remains the most effective means of prevention. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…The statistical population of this research includes employees and experts in the national industry of refining petroleum products as many as 951 people, which was considered to be 274 people using Cochran's formula. …”
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Social criticism and tricky irony in Sanai's mind and language by Rouholah Hadi, Mitra Golchin, Mohammadreza Torki, Sima Rahmanifar

“…Sanai's heterogeneous experiences, which are the result of a conflict between his ideals and perceptions with his status quo, are intermingled in his poetry and became a whole new one. …”
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Micro-Engagements through AI-Smartwatch Wearables for eHealth: User Experiential Discourses on Social Media by Ireen Mmatlou Manyuha, Elizabeth Lubinga

“…Conversely, it is unclear whether lay people who are not health professionals are skilled in interpreting the instant data that they are exposed to. …”
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