Do rating agencies consider the social capital of the firm in their ratings? by C.S. Agnes Cheng, Peng Guo, Cathy Zishang Liu, Jing Zhao, Sha Zhao

“…Though we cautiously followed prior studies and were confident in our data construction process, it is possible that we are measuring social capital with error. …”
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The Palaeomeander at Vrakuňa, SW Slovakia and the historical Topography of the fording Point (Toll) on Žitný Ostrov Island / Vrakunský paleomeander a historická topografia mýtneho... by PIŠÚT, Peter, SZWARCZEWSZKI, Piotr, SMOLSKA, Ewa, RUSINKO, Adam

“…Besides, earlier geological data were supplemented by our core drill at the palaeomeander bottom. …”
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Research Progress on the Effect of Dissolved Organic Matter on the Environmental Behavior of Cadmium in Environmental Remediation by Jiabao MA, Siwen LIU, Bo WANG, Di WU, Jixin WEI, Qing SUN, Chenge MA, Yi HUANG, Taotao YAN

“…DOM has complex and diverse sources, components, and structures, under different conditions, DOM exhibits two effects on Cd: passivation or activation, which has been widely used in in situ passivation remediation, leaching remediation, or phytoremediation of Cd pollution. …”
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Caracterização do comportamento sexual entre adolescentes [Characteristics of teenage sexual behavior] [Características de la conducta sexual entre adolescentes] by Kellyne Mayara do Nascimento Maciel, Magna Santos Andrade, Lorena Zuza Cruz, Chalana Duarte de Sena Fraga, Gilvânia Patrícia do Nascimento Paixão, Rudval Silva Souza

“…Method: in this descriptive, quantitative study of 185 adolescents aged 16 to 19 years, data were collected by semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed descriptively by calculating simple frequencies and their proportions. …”
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Defining performance and competency requirements for army responders to domestic flood response operations by Michael Joseph Hosken, Sharon L. O'Sullivan

“…Using the critical incident technique, the authors then conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) who had previously been tasked with flood response operations. …”
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Association between outdoor light at night exposure and preterm birth and effect modification by pre-pregnancy stress: A national population-based retrospective cohort study by Manman Chen, Qiongjie Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Qu Lu, Anying Bai, Fangyi Ruan, Yandan Liu, Yu Jiang, Xiaotian Li

“…ALAN exposure was quantified using satellite data, and pre-pregnancy stress was assessed via a structured questionnaire focusing on life, friend, economic, and total stress. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Tooth Preparation Done by Postgraduate Trainees for Monolithic Zirconia Restorations by Sourav Maji, Sayan Majumdar, Samiran Das, Sreya Kundu, Soumadip Niyogi, Shubhabrata Roy, Jayanta Bhattacharyya, Soumitra Ghosh

“…Data were described descriptively. Additionally, the Mann-whitney U test and Pearson Chi-square test were performed using IBM – International Business Machines SPSS – Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, Version 26 software. …”
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Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the Miao people in Hainan, China by Tian-Liang, Shengzhuo Huang, Jun Zeng, Shoubai Liu, Honglei Jin, Yijun Chen, Battseren Tsambaa, Urtnasan Mandakh, Xilong Zheng, Wenli Mei, Almaz Borjigidai, Haofu Dai

“…Methods From 2020 to 2022, 35 key informants (Miao healers, local herbalists, and plants gatherers, age range is 30–99 years) were interviewed in 11 regions of Hainan by means of participatory observation, semi-structured interview, key informant interview, and group discussion. …”
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Caracterização clínica dos pacientes sob ventilação mecânica internados em unidade de terapia intensiva / Clinical characterization of patients under mechanical ventilatio... by Camila Llima Ribeiro, Islene Victor Barbosa, Renata Saraiva Martins da Silva, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Kiarelle Lourenço Penaforte, Ires Lopes Custódio

“…Methods: A cross - sectional and quantitative study with a sample of 90 patients admitted to a referral hospital for cardiopulmonary diseases, located in the city of Fortaleza / Ceará. Data collection conducted in October 2016 through a structured instrument. …”
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Mageleie til voksne intensivpasienter med akutt lungesviktsyndrom under og etter covid-19 pandemien: Intensivsykepleieres erfaring by Andreas Urstad, Maren Engebretsen, Simen Steindal, Brith Andresen

“…Methods: Qualitative exploratory design employing individual semi-structured interviews of six intensive care nurses at two different local hospitals in Norway was utilized. …”
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COVID-19 information sources, knowledge, attitude and control practices among community members during the pandemic in Ebonyi state, Nigeria: an analytical cross-sectional study by Ugwu I Omale, Osarhiemen Iyare, Richard L Ewah, Chidinma I Amuzie, Onyinyechukwu U Oka, Victor U Uduma, Azuka S Adeke, Cordis O Ikegwuonu, Olaedo O Nnachi, Okechukwu O Ukpabi, Ifeyinwa M Okeke, Glory E Nkwo, Ugochi I A Nwali

“…This study aimed to further the understanding of COVID-19 information sources, knowledge, attitude and control practices and their predictors among community members in Ebonyi state, Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Analytical cross-sectional survey.Setting and participants We conducted a survey among all consenting/assenting community members aged 15 years and above in 28 randomly selected geographical clusters between 12 March and 9 May 2022. Data were collected through a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire using KoBoCollect installed in Android devices.Analysis Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were done, including multivariate generalised estimating equations.Results 10 825 participants were surveyed. …”
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Caracterização clínica dos pacientes sob ventilação mecânica internados em unidade de terapia intensiva / Clinical characterization of patients under mechanical ventilatio... by Camila Llima Ribeiro, Islene Victor Barbosa, Renata Saraiva Martins da Silva, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Kiarelle Lourenço Penaforte, Ires Lopes Custódio

“…Methods: A cross - sectional and quantitative study with a sample of 90 patients admitted to a referral hospital for cardiopulmonary diseases, located in the city of Fortaleza / Ceará. Data collection conducted in October 2016 through a structured instrument. …”
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A atuação do enfermeiro em comissão intra-hospitalar de doação de órgãos e tecidos [The role of nurses in the intra-hospitalar organ and tissue donation commission] [El papel de la... by Fernando Dalmaso Tolfo, Silviamar Camponogara, Maria José López Montesinos, Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck, Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima, Gisele Loise Dias

“…Method: in this qualitative study conducted in five hospitals in a metropolitan region of south Brazil, data were collected by semi structured interviews of 12 nurses, and treated using thematic content analysis. …”
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Comunicação entre a equipe de enfermagem e pessoas com deficiência auditiva [Communication between nursing team and people with hearing impairment] by Thayana Rose de Araújo Dantas, Thayris Mariano Gomes, Tatiana Ferreira da Costa, Thalita Rodrigues de Azevedo, Silmery da Silva Brito, Kátia Nêyla de Freitas Macedo Costa

“…ABSTRACT This descriptive, quantitative study examined communication between the nursing team and people with hearing impairment at a hospital school in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba. Data were collected between August 2011 and January 2012 through semi-structured interviews of 23 nurses and 21 nursing technicians, and analyzed using content analysis as a frame of reference. …”
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Unraveling fishers' perceptions: Impact of mining on fish yield and diversity in Mwenga, South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Dieudonné Shukuru Wasso, Daud Kassam, Adolphe Kwakanaba Mweze, Socrate Kamani Tungidi, Emmanuel Tulinabo Ahanyirwe, Christian Masumbuko Baraka, Rodrigue Balthazar Basengere Ayagirwe

“…A cross-sectional survey involving 75 randomly selected fishers was conducted, and data were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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Percepções de urgência e emergência pediátrica entre quilombolas: uma abordagem à luz de Leininger [Quilombo women’s perceptions of acute and emergency pediatric care: a... by Samylla Maira Costa Siqueira, Viviane Silva de Jesus, Lorena Fernanda Nascimento Santos, Juliana Pedra de Oliveira Muniz, Elane Nayara Batista dos Santos, Climene Laura de Camargo

“…Method: in this qualitative study of 12 mothers in a quilombola community in Salvador-Bahia, data were collected by semi-structured interview from December 2013 to June 2014, and analyzed on Madeleine Leininger’s Theory of Transcultural Care. …”
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Caracterização clínica dos pacientes sob ventilação mecânica internados em unidade de terapia intensiva / Clinical characterization of patients under mechanical ventilatio... by Camila Llima Ribeiro, Islene Victor Barbosa, Renata Saraiva Martins da Silva, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Kiarelle Lourenço Penaforte, Ires Lopes Custódio

“…Methods: A cross - sectional and quantitative study with a sample of 90 patients admitted to a referral hospital for cardiopulmonary diseases, located in the city of Fortaleza / Ceará. Data collection conducted in October 2016 through a structured instrument. …”
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Tissue-Specific Expression Analysis and Functional Validation of <i>SiSCR</i> Genes in Foxtail Millet (<i>Setaria italica</i>) Under Hormone and Drought Stresses, and Heterologous... by Yingying Qin, Ruifu Wang, Shuwan Chen, Qian Gao, Yiru Zhao, Shuo Chang, Mao Li, Fangfang Ma, Xuemei Ren

“…Both <i>SiSCR</i> genes exhibited nearly identical secondary structures and physicochemical profiles, with promoter analyses revealing five conserved <i>cis</i>-regulatory elements. …”
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Comparative efficacy and acceptability of psychosocial interventions for individuals with cocaine and amphetamine addiction: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. by Franco De Crescenzo, Marco Ciabattini, Gian Loreto D'Alò, Riccardo De Giorgi, Cinzia Del Giovane, Carolina Cassar, Luigi Janiri, Nicolas Clark, Michael Joshua Ostacher, Andrea Cipriani, Andrea Cipriani

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We searched published and unpublished randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing any structured psychosocial intervention against an active control or treatment as usual (TAU) for the treatment of cocaine and/or amphetamine addiction in adults. …”
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Caracterização clínica dos pacientes sob ventilação mecânica internados em unidade de terapia intensiva / Clinical characterization of patients under mechanical ventilatio... by Camila Llima Ribeiro, Islene Victor Barbosa, Renata Saraiva Martins da Silva, Virna Ribeiro Feitosa Cestari, Kiarelle Lourenço Penaforte, Ires Lopes Custódio

“…Methods: A cross - sectional and quantitative study with a sample of 90 patients admitted to a referral hospital for cardiopulmonary diseases, located in the city of Fortaleza / Ceará. Data collection conducted in October 2016 through a structured instrument. …”
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