Midwifery care in The Gambia: A focus group study with clinical midwives, midwifery students, educators and leaders on how barriers and facilitators impact quality midwifery care. by Lamin Suwareh, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson, Haddy Tunkara Bah, Evelina Holm, Majda Meljoum, Omar Manjang, Saineh Sanneh, Baboucarr Cham, Ulrika Byrskog

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A qualitative study based on focus group discussions with 29 clinical midwives, midwifery students, educators and leaders analysed with content analysis. The study was conducted in The Gambia.<h4>Results</h4>The analyses led to three main categories outlining barriers and facilitators for the quality of midwifery care: 1) the gap between theory and practice, 2) working in a harsh environment and 3) facilitating factors that can pave ways forward. …”
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Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Epidemiological Characteristics of Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Alfredo Hernández Magdariaga, Rolando Bonal Ruiz

“…Sociodemographic and clinical variables—such as age, sex, occupation, educational level, and independence to conduct daily life activities—were analyzed using descriptive statistics techniques. …”
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Ovine Eimeria infection, OPG and determinants in and around Gondar town, Ethiopia by Senait Belay, Desie Sheferaw

“…A cross-sectional study design was employed and the study was conducted from November 2017 to May 2018. A total of 422 sheep were selected by systematic random sampling technique, and from these animals, faecal samples were collected and examined for Eimeria oocysts. …”
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Assessment of Compliance of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee by Ajit Prakash Bhaskarwar, Ashish Pande, Kailash Pati Dev Jaidev

“…Only a few studies have been conducted in developing countries on medication compliance, factors influencing it, and magnitude of the impact of noncompliance; hence, there is a need for more systematic studies.…”
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AN APPLICATION OF UTAUT2 MODEL IN EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF QUALITY OF TECHNOLOGY ON MOBILE INTERNET by Amra Kraljić, Almir Peštek

“…The aim of this study was to find out what impact QT has on the use of mobile Internet moderated by Gender, Age and Experience. The research was conducted in two phases: a pilot study and a quantitative survey. …”
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Inclusive education through technology: a systematic review of types, tools and characteristics by Carmen del Rosario Navas-Bonilla, Julio Andrés Guerra-Arango, Daniel Alejandro Oviedo-Guado, Daniel Eduardo Murillo-Noriega

“…A systematic review was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, gathering responses to the research questions from 159 studies. …”
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Parity-Driven Disparities in Placenta Previa: A Comprehensive Analysis of Obstetric and Perinatal Factors by Fikriye Karanfil Yaman, Sukran Dogru, Huriye Ezveci, Fatih Akkus, Ali Acar

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS version 22, and comparisons between multiparous and nulliparous women were made using appropriate tests. …”
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Moral Permissibility of Euthanasia- A Bangladesh Context by Nilufa Yasmin

“…This paper discusses mainly non-voluntary active euthanasia. The discussion is conducted by giving a case study from Bangladesh. The situation in Bangladesh will also be examined in the paper's last section with regard to the permissibility of active euthanasia, specifically whether it can be done in our state given the socio-cultural-religious practices that are now in place. …”
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A cross-tissue transcriptome-wide association study identified susceptibility genes for age-related macular degeneration by Hongfan Yang, Haofei Huang, Kunlin Pu

“…A transcriptome-wide association study (TWAS) was conducted by integrating eQTL data from 49 tissues of the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) v8 and AMD data from FinnGen R10. …”
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Obstetric Simulation Training to Breech Delivery, Shoulder Dystocia, Forceps, and Vacuum Experience by Jule Eric Horasanlı, NUR DEMİRBAS, Seyma Cıcek

“…STUDY DESIGN: This prospective cohort research was conducted among assistant doctors and midwives. The course was held in the simulation center by creating 4 different scenarios. …”
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Effect of Indoleacetic Acid and Zinc Sulphate Application on Growth and Some Physiological Parameters of Cowpea (Vigna sinensis Savi) Plants by Ikbal Muhammed Gharib Tahir, Sargul Ahmad Khudur, Arol Mohsen Anwar

“…This study was conducted in Koya city, Iraq on cowpea (Vigna sinensis Savi) plants California black eye variety by factorial experiment including the effects of foliar spraying of Zinc Sulphate ZnSO4.7H2O (ZS) or the plant growth regulator Indoleacetic Acid C10H9NO2 (IAA). …”
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PERCEPTION AND SATISFACTION AMONG OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA by Christnalter Bunsu, Noor Dayana Abd Halim

“…Therefore, this research was conducted quantitatively based on a survey research design, which aimed to identify students’ perception of and satisfaction with the ODL programme. …”
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Protective Effect of Commercial Grade Vitamin C against Alcohol-induced Testicular Damage in Male Wistar Rats by Taiwo Emmanuel George, Peter Okhemukhokho Okhiai, Ifabunmi Oduyemi Osonuga, Olusoji Adebusoye Oyesola

“…Settings and Design: This study was conducted in a University setting. Following a 14-day acclimatisation period, forty adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into eight groups of five rats. …”
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Citizens of the Global South value urban green space: an example from Iran by Sahel Azizkhani Shadisheh, Kamran Shayesteh, Michael Farmer, Gad Perry

“…Recognizing that urban planning decisions are often influenced by societal wishes, we hypothesized that residents would value UGSs and that willingness to pay (WTP), a measure of the significance of UGSs, would be correlated with individual socioeconomic status. We conducted a contingent valuation survey of 400 residents using the double-bounded dichotomous choice method and found that WTP was positively significantly correlated with both income and education levels. …”
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians by Olga V. Semenova, Valentina N. Burkova, Marina L. Butovskaya, Alexey M. Ermakov, Elena N. Kasparova, Olga V. Kalinichenko, Stanislava Stoyanova

“….), Belarusians (373), and Bulgarians (346), is conducted in this study. The replies of the respondents from all studied samples overwhelmingly accept the norms of gender equality, since the majority of respondents absolutely agreed with the statements of the questionnaire regarding the gender equality and disagreed with those items in which those norms were denied. …”
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Source Identification of VOCs and their Environmental Health Risk in a Petrochemical Industrial Area by Nattaporn Pinthong, Sarawut Thepanondh, Akira Kondo

“…Comprehensive measurements of VOCs were conducted based on U.S. EPA TO-15. Potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic inhalation risks were evaluated by comparing the measured concentrations with the inhalation unit risk (IUR) and reference concentration (RfC). …”
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Exploring short-term memory and listening effort in two-talker conversations: The influence of soft and moderate background noise. by Chinthusa Mohanathasan, Cosima A Ermert, Janina Fels, Torsten W Kuhlen, Sabine J Schlittmeier

“…All experiments were conducted in a quiet environment or under continuous broadband noise. …”
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Comparison of the Post-Operative Pain of Lichtenstein’s Inguinal Hernia Repair by Continuous Suture Versus Interrupted Sutures for Mesh Fixation by Shams Ul Hassan, Muhammad Asif, Shabbir Ahmed

“…Study type, settings & duration: This prospective cohort study was conducted in the Department of Surgery, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from March 2021 to March 2022.   …”
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Use of Artemisinin- Combination Therapies in Port Harcourt by OA Shorinwa, OO Ebong

“…The parameters investigated include the demography, frequency of malaria attacks, place of treatment, mode of treatment and specific antimalarial drug treatment. A survey was conducted with the aid of structured questionnaires in Port Harcourt metropolis. …”
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Spinach ameliorates dietary oxidized tallow-induced NAFLD by regulating inflammatory cytokines, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors, and antioxidant systems by Neelab, Alam Zeb, Muhammad Jamil

“…Investigations were conducted on the liver phospholipid composition, liver-histology analysis, levels of antioxidants, liver-associated inflammatory cytokines, and the serum-lipid profile. …”
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