African American Street Lit’: old, new, or better (?) tricks? by Cécile Cottenet

“…With some titles selling up to 100 000 in record time, this phenomenon was bound to move from the margins to the center, and indeed mainstream publishers soon entered the market, proposing lucrative contracts to the self-published authors, and creating or expanding specialized black-oriented imprints. …”
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The Impact of Dating Apps on the Mental Health of the LGBTIQA+ Population by Laura Perić, Michel Rabar, Tihomir Orehovački

“…Cyberbullying was identified as a prominent issue, strongly associated with heightened anxiety, reduced self-confidence, and increased fear. Anxiety also showed a negative association with perceived security. …”
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Physical Activity Behaviour and Motivation During and Following Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Repeated Measures Study by Kristie Lee Alfrey, Benjamin Gardner, Jenni Judd, Christopher D. Askew, Corneel Vandelanotte, Amanda L. Rebar

“…More self-determined motivation, stronger intentions, and stronger habits were associated with more lifestyle physical activity behaviour. …”
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The Hollywood Indian Stereotype: The Cinematic Othering and Assimilation of Native Americans at the Turn of the 20th Century by Martin Berny

“…While the end of the twenties marked the arrival of synchronized-sound cinema, the Natives lingered “voiceless into the margins”, as a silent mirror image that could not speak, epitomizing what the American self was not (Kilpatrick 1999). …”
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Using best-worst scaling experiment to understand factors influencing self-medication practices with antimicrobial drugs: A survey of students studying health programs at a tertiar... by Eric Nyarko, Enoch Sakyi-Yeboah, Issah Seidu, Ebenezer Ato Ewusie

“…The key findings revealed that a good knowledge of antimicrobial drugs was the most significant factor influencing self-medication practices, indicated by a marginal utility estimate (MUE) of 0.6958 and a marginal probability (MP) of 0.1243, with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.6203 to 0.7712. …”
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After the program ends: HIV testing behavior among men who have sex with men after the conclusion of a program providing regular home delivery of HIV self-testing kits by Tyler B. Wray, Philip A. Chan, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Lori M. Ward, Erik M. S. Ocean

“…Abstract Testing for HIV continues to play a key role in prevention, especially among at-risk populations such as gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Incorporating HIV self-testing (HIVST) into testing programs encourages more frequent screening and likely facilitates earlier diagnosis, but little is known about how testing behavior changes after self-testing programs end. …”
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Effects of a clinic-based reproductive empowerment intervention on proximal outcomes of contraceptive use, self-efficacy, attitudes, and awareness and use of survivor services: a c... by Jasmine Uysal, Sabrina C. Boyce, Chi-Chi Undie, Wilson Liambila, Seri Wendoh, Erin Pearson, Nicole E. Johns, Jay G. Silverman

“…We use inverse probability by treatment weighting (IPTW) applied to difference-in-differences marginal structural models to estimate the treatment effect using a modified intent-to-treat approach. …”
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Is self-assessment of medical abortion using a low-sensitivity pregnancy test combined with a checklist and phone text messages feasible in South African primary healthcare setting... by Deborah Constant, Jane Harries, Kristen Daskilewicz, Landon Myer, Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To evaluate feasibility of self-assessment of medical abortion outcome using a low-sensitivity urine pregnancy test, checklist and text messages. …”
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“You can’t imagine how hard it is”: hardship streamers in live crowdfunding by Yueru Yan, Pnina Fichman

“…We provide a unique understanding of the effectiveness of self-presentation strategies used by marginalized live streamers in raising funds on TikTok. …”
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Birth satisfaction in different social contexts and the challenges of ensuring measurement validity by Alena Lochmannová, Colin R. Martin

“…Abstract Background Birth satisfaction is shaped by social context, yet its assessment faces methodological challenges, particularly in marginalized populations. This study examines birth satisfaction among incarcerated and non-incarcerated women, considering both experiential disparities and potential measurement biases. …”
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Sydney’s residential relocation landscape: Machine learning and feature selection methods unpack the whys and whens by Maryam Bostanara, Amarin Siripanich, Milad Ghasri, Taha Hossein Rashidi

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Proficiency of South African intern doctors in recognising ischaemia on an electrocardiogram by Relisha K. Naidoo, Duncan M. Havenga, David Morris

“…Post-teaching, accuracy improved marginally (mean test score 65.8%) (p  0.001), and self-confidence improved drastically with most becoming moderately confident (p  0.001). …”
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Escrituras permeables : la autogestión editorial en la literatura. El caso de Gordo de Sagrado Sebakis y En construcción de Pablo Strucchi by Daniela Szpilbarg

“…Linked to the culture of the assembly derived from the political, economic, and social changes caused by the crisis of December 2001, but also to the publishing constrictions at the time, the FLIA involved the development of an informal literary market characterized by a series of self-managed publishers who built their own distribution dynamics, creating literacy communities nourished by the same publishing projects. …”
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Graffiti of Healing: Therapeutic Elements of Hip-Hop Dance among Indian Youth by Tanushree Mishra, Oindrila Mukherjee

“…This greater affinity toward this street art form has captured the attention of multiple western researchers on identity formation, self-expression, emotional regulation, and resilience. …”
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Clouds, Circulation, and Climate Sensitivity in a Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium Channel Model by Timothy W. Cronin, Allison A. Wing

“…Self‐aggregation of convection in these simulations spontaneously produces realistic dynamical regimes of large‐scale vertical motion. …”
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Impacts of the US CDC recommendation on human papillomavirus vaccine uptake, 2010–2015 by Pallab K. Ghosh, Ahmed Chaudhry, Janis E. Campbell, Myongjin Kim, Kyle Smith, Firat Demir, Junying Zhao

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A hybrid method for delineating homogeneous forest segments from LiDAR data in Catalonia (Spain) by Timo Pukkala, Núria Aquilué, Erico Kutchartt, Antoni Trasobares

“…Recently, alternative methods such as cellular automata (CA), self-organizing maps (SOM), and combinatorial optimization have emerged, promising more homogeneous stand delineations. …”
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The EORTC QLQ-F17 as a shortened version of the EORTC QLQ-C30 to assess self-reported functioning in cancer patients: investigating equivalence and psychometric properties in a ran... by Florian Zeman, Johannes M. Giesinger, Tobias Pukrop, Morten Aa Petersen, Mogens Groenvold, Sandra Nolte, Dagmara Kuliś, Sunil Shrestha, Laurence Leysen, Kim Cocks, Corneel Coens, Georgios Ioannidis, Cecilia Pompili, Michael Koller

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Sacrificio di sé e idea di stato in Balthazar de Ayala by Davide Dainese

“…The paper aims to explore the theme of self-sacrifice in Balthzar de Ayala, a Brabant judge of the second half of the 16th century in the service of the Spanish Crown. …”
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Female undergraduates’ perception of mathematics: a mixed-methods study by Tara Paudel, Niroj Dahal, Md. Kamrul Hasan

“…Recommendations include policy reforms, scholarships for marginalized groups, and teacher training to foster inclusive learning environments. …”
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