Management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss among primary care physicians in Canada: a survey study by Benjamin Ng, Matthew G. Crowson, Vincent Lin

“…Methods An 18-question survey targeting Canadian family physicians was marketed through two, physician-only discussion groups on the social media platform Facebook. Responses were collected between August 1st and December 22nd 2019 then aggregated and quantified. …”
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Estimation of Health State Utility Values in Fabry Disease Using Vignette Development and Valuation by Derralynn Hughes, Andrew Lenny, Koonal Shah, Louise Longworth, Giovanna Devercelli, Olulade Ayodele

“…They were recruited via various approaches, including patient organizations and social media. The interviewees' responses, evidence from published literature, and input from a clinical expert informed the development of 6 health state vignettes (pain, moderate clinically evident FD \[CEFD\], severe CEFD, end-stage renal disease \[ESRD\], stroke, and cardiovascular disease \[CVD\]) and 3 combined health states (severe CEFD + ESRD, severe CEFD + CVD, and severe CEFD + stroke). …”
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Family support and prayer are invaluable coping strategies for our recovery: Experiences of persons living with cardiovascular diseases. by Ivy Selorm Tsedze, Frank Edwin, Bennett Owusu, Victor Kwasi Dumahasi, Nkosi Nkosi Botha, Nancy Innocentia Ebu Enyan

“…The Cardiothoracic Centre and government must explore social media facilities to intensify public education and also correct misconceptions about CVDs.…”
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Medyalararası Gündem Belirleme Çalışmalarında R Stüdyo Kullanımı: Rozelle-Campbell Taban Hizası ile Çapraz Gecikmeli Korelasyonun Bilişimleştirilmesi by Özlem Alikılıç, İnanç Alikılıç

“…Researchers using intermedia agenda-setting theory have also affected this trend by conducting studies using big data and social media data. The Rozelle-Campbell formula is widely used by such researchers to investigate media effects and their direction. …”
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Boy’s love fans versus non-fans in the sexual identity and neural response in the digital age’s young females by Na Ao, Xiaowei Jiang, Yanan Chen, Feng Du, Yingying Chen, Huihui Niu, Shuoyan Hu, Minghui Wang

“…Abstract With the omnipresence of online social media, Boys’ Love (BL) culture has found a burgeoning audience among young females. …”
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Living Together with LGBT: A Discussion from the Sharia Perspective by Mohd Azhar Abdullah, Nur Azwani Mansor, Abdul Azib Hussain, Muhammad Lukman Ibrahim, Khairulnazrin Nasir

“…The promotion of LGBT ideologies alongside social media advancements and human rights advocacy has led to an increasing prevalence of same-sex relationships. …”
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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Dengjun Guo, Bing Han, Yuqiang Lu, Chenling Lv, Xiaoling Fang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaoping Wang

“…It is suggested that social media (such as WeChat or Tencent QQ) are used for regular interactions and follow-up appointments for patients with inconvenient medical treatment.…”
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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…Deriving from previous research of cancel culture, authors define cancel culture as non-institutionalized form of social control that is implemented through mass mobilization in social media. After informal pressure the formal punishment could follow against those who break norms or behavior expectations. …”
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Sentiment analysis of the Hamas-Israel war on YouTube comments using deep learning by Ashagrew Liyih, Shegaw Anagaw, Minichel Yibeyin, Yitayal Tehone

“…Therefore, in the world, a lot of opinions are available on various social media sites, which must be gathered and analyzed to assess the general public’s opinion. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION AMONG ADOLESCENTS, ENROLLED IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS (AGE 15-19 YEARS) FROM A LOCALITY OF KARACHI, PAKISTAN by Maria Kanwal, Raja Khetpal, Ramna Shafique, Saleha Haider, Perah Ali, Rafay Shahab Ansari

“…Females exhibited a higher prevalence of depression, 32.4% with a significant increase in symptoms among those above 18 years of age, 26.4%. Additionally, social media usage showed a complex relationship with depression, 4 hours of use with 60.6% and up to 6 or more hours of use with 60.4% prevalence; and the excessive comparisons with online influencers correlating with higher depression risk, 68.4%. 65% (26 out of 40) of those students who found their parents to be Authoritarian; and those perceiving presence of gender differences applied within their household, 12.0% (81.1% within the variable) (p=0.000), were also associated with depression. …”
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Key Success Factors in Entrepreneurial Development among Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in Malaysia by Vikneswary Tirumalaisamy, Asokan Vasudevan, Rajani Balakrishnan, Suleiman Ibrahim Shelash Mohammad, A. Vasumathi, Ahmad Samed Al-Adwan, Barween Al Kurdi

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Effect of Natural Disasters on Tourism Development in Kabale District: A case Study of Lake Bunyonyi. by Rubahamya, Ian

“…From objective three, the study indicated the possible measures to solve the challenges hindering tourism development as a result of natural disasters and these included improving the quality and quantity of attractions, having a risk management process in place, providing maps and directions to local events and attractions, create an email list to share information about your destination, promote local events and businesses, share tourism events and attractions on social media.…”
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Parental vaccine hesitancy: Recent evidences support the need to implement targeted communication strategies by Cecilia Cagnotta, Nicoletta Lettera, Mirko Cardillo, Daniele Pirozzi, Daniel Catalán-Matamoros, Annalisa Capuano, Cristina Scavone

“…These include socio-demographic factors, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and widespread misinformation, particularly through social media. Several cross-sectional studies show that vaccine hesitancy is often linked to lower education levels, misinformation, and decreased trust in healthcare systems. …”
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A mixed methods exploration of self-presentation, authenticity, and role model function on Instagram: perspectives from female influencers in Germany by Daniel Zimmermann, Colleen Schneider, Kai Kaspar

“…IntroductionSocial media influencers focussing on beauty, fashion, and fitness topics (BFFI) are important opinion leaders on Instagram. …”
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An Automatic Approach for the Identification of Offensive Language in Perso-Arabic Urdu Language: Dataset Creation and Evaluation by Salah Ud Din, Shah Khusro, Farman Ali Khan, Munir Ahmad, Oualid Ali, Taher M. Ghazal

“…With the advent of various social media platforms, offensive language usage has been widely reported, thus developing a toxic online environment that has real-life endangers within society. …”
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Developing an environmental equity index for urban heat wave event by Xiaohui Ma, Li Zhang, Xiaochun Yang, Yue Fan, Fukuda Hiroatsu, Jiahao Zhang, Luyao Li

“…Additionally, we explored the correlation between social media data based heatwave perception maps and environmental equity levels, confirming the potential of using the heatwave perception to validate the equity index. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, Awareness, and Practice Regarding Demodex Mites Among the Thai Population by Paichitrojjana A, Paichitrojjana A

“…The survey was distributed via Google Forms, social media platforms, and paper questionnaires.Results: Among 540 participants, the average age was 38.65 years, with 52% males. …”
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Health-promoting activities among Saudi Arabian parents of children with disabilities: A cross-sectional study by Salmah A. Alghamdi, Muna I. Assiri, Reem A. Fallatah, Farah M. Albeladi, Hawa Alabdulaziz, Fatimah Alsaggaf

“…Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted with 118 parents of children aged 3 to 18 years recruited via social media and centers for children with disabilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. …”
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Medical students and ChatGPT: analyzing attitudes, practices, and academic perceptions by Ahmed Samir Abdelhafiz, Maysa I. Farghly, Eman Anwar Sultan, Moaz Elsayed Abouelmagd, Youssef Ashmawy, Eman Hany Elsebaie

“…The questionnaire link was distributed through social media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp. …”
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Current attitudes to testicular prosthesis insertion during radical orchidectomy—An international perspective by Anthony Emmanuel, Abi Kanthabalan, Cameron Alexander, Nikita Bhatt, Vinson Chan, Odunayo Kalejaiye, Krishna Narahari, Veeru Kasivisvanathan, Majed Shabbir

“…The recruitment process used social media and the emailing lists of national urological societies. …”
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