The role of education as a socialization mechanism in addressing the social gradient in depression treatment in Belgium (2004–2018) by Lisa Colman, Katrijn Delaruelle, Piet Bracke

“…The weighted data represent a sample of the adult Belgian population. …”
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Is there anything Left?: A Global Analysis on Changes in Engagement with Political Content on Twitter in the Musk Era by Brahmani Nutakki, Rosa M. Navarrete, Giuseppe Carteny, Ingmar Weber

“…However, we observe that the number of retweets decreased significantly, along with a marginal decrease in the likes-to-retweet ratio, with no statistically significant difference between the Left and the Right. …”
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Prediction of Snacking Behavior Involving Snacks Having High Levels of Saturated Fats, Salt, or Sugar Using Only Information on Previous Instances of Snacking: Survey- and App-Base... by Shaima Dammas, Tillman Weyde, Katy Tapper, Gerasimos Spanakis, Anne Roefs, Emmanuel M Pothos

“…Feed forward neural network showed a very marginal advantage. ConclusionsThe prediction of HFSS snacking using sparse data is possible with reasonable accuracy. …”
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Addressing scabies among street children in Ethiopia: an ethnographic study of acceptable interventions by prospective recipients and deliverers by Bewunetu Zewude, Desta Ayode, Gail Davey, Gail Davey, Shahaduz Zaman, Getnet Tadele

“…Street children, due to poor living conditions and social marginalization, are at increased risk of infestation and face significant barriers to access healthcare services. …”
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Health disparity at the intersection of religion and caste: Evidence from India by Biplab Kumar Datta, Shriya Thakkar

“…To check the validity of our results, we conducted similar analyses using data on 170,889 Scheduled Tribe (ST) women, another marginalized group, whose ST-status recognition were not tied to religion. …”
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Barriers and Challenges in the Implementation of Decentralized Solar Water Disinfection Treatment Systems—A Case of Ghana by Abdul-Rahaman Afitiri, Ernest Kofi Amankwa Afrifa

“…Females (IRR = 1.070, <i>p</i> = 0.032) are marginally more likely to report more barrier perceptions compared with males. …”
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The performance of 76 kHz positional acoustic telemetry is challenged by acoustic conditions in the tailrace of a hydroelectric dam by C. Ryan Hill, Antóin M. O’Sullivan, R. Allen Curry, Tommi Linnansaari, Philip M. Harrison

“…Results The array nearest the power station (i.e., 0–150 m downstream) yielded no positional data. Performance improved marginally for the second array (i.e., 200–500 m downstream), but position efficiency was ultimately low (1%), variable across transmitter locations, and negatively correlated with discharge. …”
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Polygenic and socioeconomic risk for high body mass index: 69 years of follow-up across life. by David Bann, Liam Wright, Rebecca Hardy, Dylan M Williams, Neil M Davies

“…Our findings highlight the likely independent influences of polygenic and socioeconomic factors on BMI across life. …”
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Openness of political structures and gender gaps in protest behaviour in Africa by Eugene Emeka Dim

“…Many of these political systems in Africa are emerging democracies, where women are likely to be marginalized in the civic and political sphere. …”
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Ethnic differences in guideline-indicated statin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in UK primary care, 2006-2019: A cohort study. by Sophie V Eastwood, Rohini Mathur, Naveed Sattar, Liam Smeeth, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Nishi Chaturvedi

“…Limitations included incompleteness of recording of routinely collected data.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In this study we observed that people of African/African Caribbean ethnicity with type 2 diabetes were substantially less likely, and people of South Asian ethnicity marginally less likely, to receive guideline-indicated statins than people of European ethnicity, even after accounting for sociodemographics, healthcare usage, ASCVD risk factors, and comorbidity. …”
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Peer victimization and experiences of violence at school and at home among school age children with disabilities in Pakistan and Afghanistan by Rozina Somani, Julienne Corboz, Rozina Karmaliani, Esnat D. Chirwa, Judith McFarlane, Hussain Maqbool Ahmed Khuwaja, Nargis Asad, Yasmeen Somani, Ingrid Van Der Heijden, Rachel Jewkes

“…Background: Children with disabilities are more likely to experience violence or injury at school and at home, but there is little evidence from Central Asia. …”
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Examining the relationship between reproductive empowerment and contraceptive self-injection: Tackling the endogeneity problem. by Megan M Lydon, Holly M Burke, Katherine M Anfinson, Tihut Mulugeta, Aderaw Anteneh, Teferi Teklu, Mario Chen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from a study of 400 women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia who opted to self-inject DMPA-SC, we assessed the directionality between the two constructs. …”
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The Systematics of Stable Hydrogen (δ2H) and Oxygen (δ18O) Isotopes and Tritium (3H) in the Hydrothermal System of the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, USA by Shaul Hurwitz, R. Blaine McCleskey, Bryant C. Jurgens, Jacob B. Lowenstern, Laura Clor, Andrew G. Hunt

“…We find that (a) hot springs are fed by recharge throughout the volcanic plateau, likely focused through fractured, permeable tuff units. …”
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Quality Management Practices and Business Development: A Case Study of Nile Breweries in Kabale District. by Atukwase, Jasper

“…Data was analyzed using frequencies where percentages were derived for easy interpretation. …”
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Centering Birthing Experiences of Women of Color: Protocol for a Qualitative Maternal Near Miss Study by Kaitlyn Hernandez-Spalding, Oluyemi Farinu, Lasha Clarke, Tamiah Lewis, Angie Suarez, Kimarie Bugg, Kieauna Strickland, Ashley Molleti, Sherry Maxy, Natalie Hernandez-Green

“… BackgroundIn the United States, Black women are 3-4 times more likely to experience maternal near miss (MNM) or severe maternal morbidity (SMM) than non-Hispanic White women. …”
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Factors influencing farmer entrepreneurs' decision to return home for sustainable rural development: evidence from China by Yiqiang Feng, Ziao Chen, Shuxian Wang, Yuxin Zhang

“…The data were analyzed through ordered logistic regression, with robustness checks conducted via ordered probit models (AIC = 780, BIC = 845).Results(1) Economic Agency: Income level shows marginal significance (β = 0.0035, p = 0.078), with those earning over ¥100,000 annually being 1.8 times more likely to return (OR = 1.84), supporting Hypothesis H11. (2) Family Constraints: Childcare responsibilities significantly reduce return intentions (β = −0.3167, p = 0.021, OR = 0.728), while eldercare responsibilities show no significant effect (β = 0.0796, p = 0.594, OR = 1.083), possibly due to reliance on urban eldercare services. (3) Cultural Anchors: Frequent home visits (β = 0.0314, p = 0.001, OR = 1.032) and strong hometown identity (β = 0.1578, p = 0.011, OR = 1.171) jointly enhance return intentions. …”
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How does Legalization alter Islamists’ Electoral Strategies? A Comparative Study of Mauritania’s Tawassoul Party in the 2006 and 2013 Local Elections by Matt Buehler

“…Moreover, Islamists candidates became statistically more likely to try to gain a brand-new, unprecedented political foothold in rural districts. …”
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Ischaemic strokes in patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformations and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: associations with iron deficiency and platelets. by Claire L Shovlin, Basel Chamali, Vatshalan Santhirapala, John A Livesey, Gillian Angus, Richard Manning, Michael A Laffan, John Meek, Hannah C Tighe, James E Jackson

“…<h4>Significance</h4>These data suggest that patients with compromised pulmonary capillary filtration due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations are at increased risk of ischaemic stroke if they are iron deficient, and that mechanisms are likely to include enhanced aggregation of circulating platelets.…”
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Content and Occurrence State of Niobium and Rare Earth Elements in Hornblendite of Dagele, East Kunlun by the Electron Probe Technique by Jiandong LIU, Bingzhang WANG, Wufu LI, Tingting JIN, Xinyuan ZHANG, Chuntao WANG, Jinshan CAO, Ying ZHENG, Zhongguo ZHAO

“…To ensure accurate results, all the collected data were processed using the ZAF matrix correction method. …”
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The Impact of Green Attitudes and Environmental Perception on Electric Vehicle Purchase Willingness in Jeju Island by Seon Ju Lee, Sun Lee, Sung Jin Kang

“…Unlike existing studies based on single-period survey data, this study utilises 17,953 survey responses collected between 2017 and 2022. …”
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