Scoping review of qualitative studies on family planning in Uganda. by Julie M Buser, Pebalo F Pebolo, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Edward Kumakech, Tamrat Endale, Anna Grace Auma, Yolanda R Smith

“…We extracted data from the 71 eligible studies and synthesized the findings using thematic analysis and the Ecological Systems Theory (EST) individual, interpersonal, community, institutional, and policy-level determinants. …”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Drawing upon Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, we explored their perceived ability to access a nutritionally adequate and personally acceptable diet, and the barriers and enablers to do so; as well in light of our previous quantitative research, we explored their perceptions related to adequacy of income, essential expenses, and their strategies to manage personal finances. …”
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Assessing the Geological Environment Resilience Under Seawater Intrusion Hazards: A Case Study of the Coastal Area of Shenzhen City by Dong Su, Jinwei Zhou, Maolong Huang, Wenlong Han, Aiguo Li, Enzhi Wang, Xiangsheng Chen

“…This study applies the resilience design approach based on urban complex adaptive systems theory to understand the impact of SWI on the geological environment. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…The findings, viewed through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, reveal a complex interplay of contextual factors impacting children's development. …”
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Transdisciplinary role of physical and mathematical disciplines in modern natural science and engineering education by V. A. Testov, E. A. Perminov

“…As a result of the transdisciplinary trend in science, such scientific fields as cybernetics, general systems theory, catastrophe theory, synergetics, artificial intelligence, big data, etc. have emerged. …”
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Adolescent girls’ explanations of high rates of low mood and anxiety in their population: a co-produced qualitative study by Ola Demkowicz, Rebecca Jefferson, Pratyasha Nanda, Lucy Foulkes, Jo Lam, Steven Pryjmachuk, Rhiannon Evans, Bernadka Dubicka, Liz Neill, Laura Anne Winter, Georgina Nnamani

“…Methods We adopted a co-produced qualitative design, guided by ecological systems theory, conducting focus groups in 2022 with 32 adolescent girls aged 16 to 18 years in England. …”
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Creating pragmatic, rapid‐cycle, evidence‐based innovation: The Kaiser Permanente Northern California Delivery Science and Applied Research (DARE) program by Douglas A. Corley, Julie A. Schmittdiel, Smita Rouillard, Yi‐Fen Chen, Tracy A. Lieu

“…Physician groups and healthcare organizations commit significant monetary and personnel investments for innovation and improvement efforts, but most lack over‐arching systems theory‐supported conceptual frameworks for efficiently coordinating the timely, large‐volume idea generation, refinement, prioritization, evidence development, implementation, and re‐evaluation strategies needed for rapid‐cycle improvements in health care delivery, outcomes, and value. …”
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Komunikasi Publik Pemerintah Republik Indonesia terkait Pandemi Covid-19 di Indonesia by Rudi Sukandar, Lestari Nurhajati, Rani Chandra Oktaviani, Xenia Angelica Wijayanto

“…This study seeks to evaluate the public communication of the Government of the Republic of Indonesia regarding the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia from the perspective of journalists as government partners in conveying messages to the public. Using Grunig's systems theory and excellence theory as a theoretical framework, this study tries to understand how the government as a living organisme interacts with its environment and identifies the public relations strategy used in communicating with stakeholders regarding the pandemic. …”
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Long-term mindfulness meditation increases occurrence of sensory and attention brain states by Daniel Yochai Panitz, Daniel Yochai Panitz, Daniel Yochai Panitz, Avi Mendelsohn, Avi Mendelsohn, Avi Mendelsohn, Joana Cabral, Joana Cabral, Joana Cabral, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana, Aviva Berkovich-Ohana

“…Moreover, this study reinforces the utility of analytic approaches from dynamical systems theory to extend current knowledge regarding brain activity and evaluate its response to interventions.…”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Methods Guided by Ecological Systems Theory and an Intersectionality Framework, this qualitative study was carried out in Oaxaca City and Puerto Escondido, in Oaxaca, a Mexican state with high levels of food insecurity. …”
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The Method of Situation Analysis of International Relations as A Forecasting Tool Under Conditions of Transforming World Order by V. G. Baranovsky, I. Ya. Kobrinskaya, S. V. Utkin, B. E. Frumkin

“…It gives the intellectual roots of its development, which include “grounded theory” by Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss; systems theory by Talcott Parsons and a variant of its application to international relations by Thierry de Montbrial. …”
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Oral English Development of EFL Learners from the Perspective of Complexity Dynamic Theory by Qiang Dou, Guohua Li, Yuan Tang

“…The purpose of this paper is to explore the learning situation of oral English of EFL learners from the perspective of the complex dynamic system theory and provide some new learning methods and suggestions for EFL learners’ oral English learning based on the research of complex dynamic system theory. …”
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Consensus Analysis of Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems with Double-Integrator by Chunde Yang, Wenjing Li, Wei Zhu

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Perturbation of Stochastic Boussinesq Equations with Multiplicative White Noise by Chunde Yang, Xin Zhao

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Impact of Capacity Drop on Commuting Systems under Uncertainty by Wenwei Zhang, Hui Zhao, Rui Jiang

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An Afrocentric Critique of World Systems Analysis as a Critical Theory in International Relations by Makhura Rapanyane, Kgothatso Shai

“…The authors argue that the world system theory, unlike the dependency theory, is broader in perspective and place the world as a centre of attention in the analysis of the world economic distribution instead of the nation-state. …”
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Exploring the Intermodal Relationship between Taxi and Subway in Beijing, China by Shixiong Jiang, Wei Guan, Zhengbing He, Liu Yang

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Modified Function Projective Synchronization between Different Dimension Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems by Ping Zhou, Rui Ding

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Synchronization of the Fractional-Order Brushless DC Motors Chaotic System by Shiyun Shen, Ping Zhou

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An Intelligence Optimized Rolling Grey Forecasting Model Fitting to Small Economic Dataset by Li Liu, Qianru Wang, Ming Liu, Lian Li

“…Grey system theory has been widely used to forecast the economic data that are often highly nonlinear, irregular, and nonstationary. …”
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