Sociological Study of the Effect of Social Capital on Women's Social Vitality (Case study: Women in Tehran) by Mahboubeh Zarreh Parvar Tali, Faizollah Nouroozi, Abdolreza Adhami

“…The research method is quantitative and descriptive-explanatory and cross-sectional in terms of time. …”
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Modern scintigraphic methods for assessing myocardial blood flow and reserve by A. V. Mochula, A. N. Maltseva, K. V. Zavadovsky

“…Currently, there is a class of specialized gamma cameras with detectors based on cadmium-zinc-telluride, which allow quantitative analysis of scintigraphic data on coronary hemodynamics, i.e. evaluate indicators of coronary blood flow and reserve.The aim of the review was to present and summarize the information about the coronary circulation within physiological and pathological conditions, as well as the possibilities of modern radionuclide methods in assessing coronary blood flow and reserve.Materials and methods. …”
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The impact of an online support group on patients’ awareness of pregnancy-and lactation-induced osteoporosis by Sansin Tuzun, Eren Aygun

“…A 9-item survey assessed membership duration, sources of group awareness, knowledge improvement, changes in fears and concerns, and impacts on treatment decisions. Data were collected through structured survey questions for quantitative analysis and an open-ended question to capture qualitative insights. …”
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Infrared thermography based fault diagnosis of diesel engines using convolutional neural network and image enhancement by Wang Rongcai, Yan Hao, Dong Enzhi, Cheng Zhonghua, Li Yuan, Jia Xisheng

“…Significant temperature fluctuations during the operation of diesel engines are often associated with malfunctions, including ignition failure, abnormal intake, and exhaust processes. Hence, the application of infrared thermography (IRT) for collecting infrared images of diesel engines and conducting quantitative analysis of the temperature distribution in these images has proven to be a faster and more efficient method for recognizing the health status of diesel engines, compared to other fault diagnosis methods. …”
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Documents, reanalysis, and global circulation models: a new method for reconstructing historical climate focusing on present-day inland Tanzania, 1856–1890 by P. Gooding, M. J. Lazenby, M. R. Frogley, C. Dai, W. Su

“…It does so by indexing each dataset to the same seven-point scale and weighting each output according to a predefined level of confidence in the documentary data. This process challenges the subjectivity of nineteenth-century Europeans in Africa, whose reports form the basis of the documentary material, and adds evidence from the region, which is currently lacking from the latest reanalysis products and GCMs. …”
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Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimal Replenishment in Stochastic Assembly Systems by Lativa Sid Ahmed Abdellahi, Zeinebou Zoubeir, Yahya Mohamed, Ahmedou Haouba, Sidi Hmetty

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Exploring the relationship between job crafting and resilience by Nameera Munnisunker, Nelesh Dhanpat

“…Research approach/design and method: A positivist, quantitative, cross-sectional design was employed, utilising survey data from 332 financial services employees (convenience sample). …”
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The relationship between healthcare workers’ perceptions of epidemic management and manager support in a healthcare institution during the COVID-19 pandemic: scale development stud... by Hafize Boyacı, Selma Söyük

“…This scale determines the epidemic management practices in health institutions through the perceptions of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsThe study is a methodological quantitative research. The data were collected from 365 healthcare workers using a systematic random sampling method. …”
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Coping Strategies in Women Whose Husbands Work on a Rotational Basis by Ksenia A. Volodina, Irina A. Rusyaeva, Anna A. Ragulina

“…The Mann-Whitney U-test is used to process quantitative data. Results. The results of the study revealed the specifics of coping with stress in women whose husbands work in shifts. …”
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Respectful community engagement in health research with diverse im/migrant communities by M Ruth Lavergne, Shira Goldenberg, Mei-ling Wiedmeyer, Stefanie Machado, Samira Karsiem

“…Heretofore, involvement has primarily been in research planning, data collection and analysis, with little community involvement during knowledge exchange or through training and colearning opportunities. …”
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Strategies to improve interpersonal communication along the continuum of maternal and newborn care: A scoping review and narrative synthesis. by Klaartje M Olde Loohuis, Bregje C de Kok, Winter Bruner, Annemoon Jonker, Emmanuella Salia, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela, Hedieh Mehrtash, Diederick E Grobbee, Emmanuel Srofeneyoh, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L Browne

“…In addition, communication studies in reproduction related domains in sexual and reproductive health and rights were included. Data extracted included study design, study population, and details of the communication intervention. …”
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The Relationship of Respectful Midwifery Care (RMC) Evaluation to Satisfaction of Midwifery Services from the Mother's Perspective in the North Jakarta Region by Heriza Syam, Hamdah Ridhaka Waljannah, Wa Ode Hajrah, Rosni Lubis, Ani Kusumastuti, Nina Primasari, Aticeh

“… Background: The labor process represents a critical phase in ensuring maternal and neonatal safety. …”
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Smartphones through children’s eyes: perceived benefits and educational considerations by Mirari Gaztañaga, Nahia Idoiaga-Mondragon, Idoia Legorburu Fernandez, Amaia Eiguren Munitis

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On a relation between shrinking of sea ice coverage and climate warming in the marine Arctic by G. V. Alekseev, N. E. Kharlanenkova

“…The article presents quantitative estimates of the relationship between the summer decrease and autumn-winter restoration of the ice coverage with the rise of the surface air temperature in the marine Arctic based on data of observations. …”
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How Clinician-Scientists Access and Mobilise Social Capital and Thus Contribute to the Professional Development of Their Colleagues in Their Networks by Esther de Groot, Jasperina Brouwer, Yvette Baggen, Nienke Moolenaar, Manon Kluijtmans, Roger Damoiseaux

“…Ego-level social network data were collected via semi-structured interviews on professional interactions about evidence-based practice with 15 clinician-scientists in the area of general practice and elderly care. …”
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التحقيق في تأثير المناخ الأخلاقي، خصائص الوظيفة وممارسات إدارة الموارد البشرية على السلوك المنحرف في مكان العمل :دراسة للعاملين في الشركة العامة للأسمدة... by وميض عبد الزهرة خضير

“…A survey was conducted involving distribution of questionnaires to 107 employees from all job categories, namely managerial, executive and nonexecutive, in general company for chemical fertilizer industry, located in the state of Basra. Quantitative data were processed using the Statistical Package for Social Science version 19.0, which includes descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation. …”
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Child contact management in high tuberculosis burden countries: A mixed-methods systematic review. by Daria Szkwarko, Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Lienki Du Plessis, Karen Du Preez, Catherine Carr, Anna M Mandalakas

“…Prioritization of a CCM-friendly healthcare environment with improved CCM processes and tools; health education; and active, evidence-based strategies can decrease barriers. …”
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Plasmacytoid dendritic cells sequester high prion titres at early stages of prion infection. by Rocio Castro-Seoane, Holger Hummerich, Trevor Sweeting, M Howard Tattum, Jacqueline M Linehan, Mar Fernandez de Marco, Sebastian Brandner, John Collinge, Peter-Christian Klöhn

“…A comprehensive study to compare prion titers of candidate cell types has not been performed to date, mainly due to limitations in the scope of animal bioassays where prohibitively large numbers of mice would be required to obtain sufficiently accurate data. By taking advantage of quantitative in vitro prion determination and magnetic-activated cell sorting, we studied the kinetics of prion accumulation in various splenic cell types at early stages of prion infection. …”
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The impact of internet use on health investment behavior among middle-aged and elderly people: evidence from China by Xin Yang, Mengjie Bie, Yuzheng Zhang, Yundong Li

“…The research was based on the data of 17,813 middle-aged and elderly people aged 45 and above from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. …”
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Flare-IBD: development and validation of a questionnaire based on patients’ messages on an internet forum for early detection of flare in inflammatory bowel disease: study protocol... by Francis Guillemin, Jonathan Epstein, Anne Buisson, Laetitia Ricci, Corinne Devos, Yannick Toussaint

“…This study aimed to use an innovative methodology to collect messages posted by patients in an internet forum for developing and validating a PRO measuring flare in IBD.Methods and analysis The design involves (1) computer engineering sciences for scraping extraction of messages posted in an internet forum and for identification of messages related to flare; (2) qualitative methods for thematic content analyse of the messages posted, for candidate items generation, for items selection (Delphi process) and for items adjustment (‘think-aloud’ interviews) and (3) quantitative methods for psychometric validation of the PRO.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Comité de Protection des Personnes (CPP) CPP Nord-Ouest I (19.07.15.44139) in November 2019. …”
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