Statistical estimation of the infl uence of the factors of «technological leadership» on the dynamics of labor productivity in the subjects of the Russian Federation by S. A. Sychev

“…In addition to the abovementioned quantitative characteristic of the labor market security with high-performance jobs, the material, technical and innovation-investment factors of the regional economy were analyzed as labor productivity factors. …”
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Physicochemical and electrical properties of DPPC bilayer membranes in the presence of oleanolic or asiatic acid by Katarzyna Karwowska, Maciej Gniadek, Wiesław Urbaniak, Aneta D. Petelska

“…Data presented in this work, obtained through mathematical derivation and confirmed experimentally, are of great importance for interpreting phenomena occurring in lipid membranes. A quantitative description of equilibria between phosphatidylcholine and sapogenins lets us understand the processes on the membrane surface. …”
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Locating flood susceptible areas in Sabah Al-Ahmed city, Kuwait by Amenah K. Al-Senafi, Mohammed A. Al-Sarawi, Ibraheem A. Al-Rifai

“…Using hydrological methods of GIS tools, the present work started with fill, flow direction, flow accumulation, basin, stream link, stream order, and stream density. In addition, quantitative descriptions of watershed morphology were used, such as the length/width ratio which was 2.64, indicating that the watershed was slightly rounded. …”
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Effect of erythropoietin on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kien Vinh Trinh, Dion Diep, Kevin Jia Qi Chen, Le Huang, Oleksiy Gulenko

“…However, there is limited consensus in the literature regarding its true performance-enhancing effects. In fact, some studies suggest there is no conclusive evidence; therefore, it is necessary to evaluate and quantify the strength of the evidence.Objective To determine the effects of erythropoietin on enhancing athletic performance.Design At least two independent reviewers conducted citation identification through abstract and full-text screening, and study selection, and extracted raw data on demographics, descriptions of interventions and all outcomes to predesigned abstraction forms. …”
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Sustainable development for global mental health: a typology and systematic evidence mapping of external actors in low-income and middle-income countries by Valentina Iemmi

“…Data were extracted and synthesised using narrative analysis.Results 79 studies were included in the final review. Five were quantitative studies analysing the resource flow of development assistance for mental health globally over the last two decades. …”
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“Please list your favourite …”: How to measure online plant knowledge as a component of plant awareness by Renata Sõukand, Andres Kohv, Julia Prakofjewa, Toomas Kukk, Raivo Kalle

“…Educational effort is needed to enhance plant vocabulary so that plants can become the subject of conversation. Summary This study addresses the methodological gap in plant awareness studies by examining adult knowledge of plants from eco‐semiotic and quantitative linguistic perspectives. …”
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Concept of «Mystery» and its Realization in the Works of J. Lippard and N. Buntline by V. V. Bezrukova, A. V. Garkusha

“…The study was conducted within the framework of a linguistic and cultural approach using methods of description, comparison, interpretative analysis, conceptual analysis, the method of dictionary definitions analyzing, structural and semantic analysis, and the method of quantitative calculations. …”
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Representation of gender and people of color among healthcare professionals in medical comics – a document analysis by Amin Parsa, Cyrus, Hirsch, Johanna, Schüttpelz-Brauns, Katrin

“…The evaluation was carried out in a descriptive manner. Results: In the overall evaluation, the quantitatively dominant read gender was male in the roles examined (55%-88%), with especially high representation in the physician’s role (88%). …”
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La comparaison en tant que principe scientifique by Ernst Mach

“…Analogies have heuristic power and are not just an illustrative function. Since any description involves such theoretical elements, it is necessarily more than a “simple” description. …”
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The Comparison of coherence in the ode of "Jikour" by Sayab and "Along the river “by Nima by mohammadhassan amraee

“…It can be said that the co-ordination theory of coherence can be used in Persian and Arabic languages, and this pattern can be used in literary and non-literary texts and even quantitatively determine the coherence of the text. The study and application of the theory of coherence of Holliday and Hassan (1985) in the poem of Nima and Sayab showed that The Nima verse (93.65%), because of the greater interaction between the elements of the coherence of the lexical section and its syntax, is more coherent than the Sayab (88.95%). …”
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Ecological politics and sustainability of Arabic coffee (Coffea arabica L) in Timor Leste by Lucio Marcal Gomes, M.Saleh S. Ali, H. Ambo Ala, Darmawan Salman

“…The type of research used in this study was a case study. The research method used was Mix-methods, i.e., a research approach that combines or associates qualitative and quantitative forms in the data collection stage. …”
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TO THE METHODOLOGY OF MONITORING OF EXPOSITIONAL -EXPERIMENTAL MEADOW STEPPESCREATED BY THE METHOD OF TURF PLANTING by E. V. Peshchanskaya, N. G. Likhovid

“…The monitoring methodology developed in the course of research includes: the study of the influence of the maintenance regime on the species composition of the phytocenosis (mowed, reserved), the general characteristics of the phytocenosis (description of the course of seasonal changes, accounting for species saturation, accounting for productivity, morphometric studies of individual species, monitoring of the state of the dominant steppe formation, accounting for life forms, accounting for succession processes occurring in various variants, mapping sites, age composition of the population, phenological observations, studying the seed productivity of cenosis species, animal activity, etc.), study of rare species (population-quantitative records, age structure, ability of the population to self-support due to seed or vegetative reproduction, accounting for fruiting), study of underground parts of plants of phytocenosis. …”
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Household economic burden of managing people living with HIV and comorbidities of hypertension and diabetes in La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality, Ghana. by Richmond Owusu, Esther Esi Degbor, Desmond Dzidzornu Otoo, Ruby A M Annan

“…The cross-sectional cost-of-illness study used quantitative data gathered from 56 PLHIV with hypertension and/or diabetes receiving ART at two Polyclinics and the Pentecost Hospital in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality. …”
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Using the Circular Economy to Mitigate the Global Electronic Waste Challenge: A Systematic Literature Review Approach by Mfowabo Maphosa, Vusumuzi Maphosa

“…The analysis involved quantitative descriptions of several metrics related to the research outputs. …”
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Tongue pressure and strength in nasal-breathing versus mouth-breathing children: by Liandra Fritzen, Larissa Dill Fuchs, Rafaela Soares Rech, Monalise da Costa Batista Berbert, Márcia Angelica Peter Maahs

“…The review was registration under the number CRD42020212366. Studies involving children (3-12 years) with a nosological diagnosis, and a quantitative description of tongue pressure/strength, were included. …”
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Utilization of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy with a Former Triathlete After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report by Christopher Keating, Stephanie Muth, Cameron Hui, Lisa T Hoglund

“…The purpose of this case report is to describe the impact of BFR use in an individual after TKA, employing pain measurements, quantitative sensory testing, patient-reported outcome measures, physical performance tests, and muscle strength and power testing to explore potential treatment effects and identify potential predictors of response for future studies…”
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Precision computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) intervention for adolescents with depression (SPARX-UK): protocol for the process evaluation of a pilot randomised contr... by Charlotte Lucy Hall, Chris Hollis, Kareem Khan, Peter Fonagy, Kirsty Sprange, Cathy Creswell, Yi Yang, Vibhore Prasad, Kapil Sayal, Nitish Jawahar, Ellen Townsend, Dorothee Auer, Praveetha Patalay, Aja Murray, Yvonne Kelly, Boliang Guo, Christopher R Tench, Paul Stallard, Louise Arseneault, Sieun Lee, Sally Merry, Charlotte Hall, Jo Gregory, Rory O’Connor, Emma Nielsen, Edmund Sonuga-Barke, Hannah Wright, Petr Slovak, Emily Lloyd, Josimar De Alcantara Mendes, Carolyn Ten Holter, Marina Jirotka, Aaron Kandola, Sonia Livingstone, Kasia Kostryka-Allchorne, Jake Bourgaize, Mariya Stoilova, Marianne Etherson, Chris Greenhalgh, Jim Warren, Vajisha Wanniarachchi, Kevin Glover, Mathijs Lucassen, Karolina Stasiak, Camilla Babbage, Adam Parker, Joanna Lockwood, Elvira Perez Vallejos, Rebecca Woodcock, Sarah Doherty, Lucy-Paige Willingham, Camilla May Babbage, Matthew Jeffery, Peiyao Tang, Holly Griffiths, Lily Roberts, A. Jess Williams, Lucy Hitcham

“…Quantitative data will be analysed descriptively. We will use thematic analysis in a framework approach to analyse qualitative data. …”
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Insights into digital guidance: Reliability of self-assessment in youth-oriented Zekki Service by Reija Paananen, Sakari Kainulainen, Varpu Wiens, Joakim Zitting

“…The equivalence of people's descriptions of their life situations was compared to their given quantitative assessments (N = 185). …”
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An overview of the elemental and functional content of the health indicators system as an economic category by Vitaliia Koibichuk, Agnieszka Jakubowska, Serhii Drozd, Anastasiia Sydorenko

“…Systematization of the scientific works to defining health as an economic category requires a clear formation and a detailed description of the health determinants. For achieving the research goal, the study was carried out in the following logical sequence: 1) defining the general research problem; 2) theoretical analysis on the relevant publications; 3) classifying the health determinants by item functioning content; 4) defining areas of public policy concerning the investigated issue; 5) determining the global changes due to COVID-19 impact. …”
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A multi-objective multi-factor integrated method for comprehensive luna base site selection by Yuan Li, Xusheng Zhang, Junying Lv, Wuming Zhang, Zhouxuan Xiao, Ziyi Xiong

“…Through site selection factor comprehending, gridded data processing and site evaluation based on Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS), the proposed method balances subjective and objective considerations and outputs quantitative descriptions of the most suitable candidate sites. …”
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