ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA USE AND DEPRESSION WITH DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AMONG NURSING STUDENTS OF A PRIVATE SECTOR UNIVERSITY, KARACHI by Dr Khalid Hussain, Sultan Muhammad, Khalil Ullah, Saifullah Siddiqui

“…Age, study program, and year of study were found to be associated with depression and social media use. Educational programs need to be designed and implemented to reduce the use of social media and the level of depression and to increase healthy lifestyle behavior among nursing students. …”
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Ethnographic Study of Perspective and Attitude of Breastfeeding Mothers Towards the use of Elaeis Guineensis Sap As Galactagogue Among Igbo Women of Southeastern Nigeria by Okamkpa Jude Chikezie, Anibeze Ikechukwu Chike, Ozor Ikemefuna Ignatius, Ikenna Kingsely Ndu, Uchenna Anthony Umeh

“…Most of the respondents (73%) attained tertiary education. The practice was mostly recommended by direct relatives (38%) while the commonest reason for this practice was perceived insufficient milk production (32.2%). …”
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF TERRORISM ON FOOD PRICES IN NIGERIA by LILIAN NNENNE AKHANOLU, HEZEKIAH AMAMIZO OGUNNUBI

“… Nigeria as a nation has been overshadowed by terrorism since 2009 in Borno state where it started as a fight against western education until it aggravated to the destruction of lives and properties in several towns and cities of the country. …”
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2022 IJSPT Orthopedic Summit Research Abstracts by International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

“…This sharing of ideas helps to encourage dialogue among researchers, clinicians, and educators that will ultimately contribute to the orthopaedic and rehabilitation body of knowledge. …”
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NATURAL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: EVIDENCE FROM SOME SELECTED SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES by Felix Gbenga Olaifa, Ebenezar Adesoji Olubiyi, Oluwasegun Olawale Benjamin Benjamin, Philip Olugbenga Adebayo Adebayo

“…Data on economic growth, arable land, forest land rent, tertiary education enrolment, and labour force growth obtained from World Development Indictors of the World Bank were used. …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“…The concept of gender has impacted every segment of societal interactions including students’ academic performance which encompasses acquisition of information across cognitive, emotional, and psychomotor domains encountered in formal educational environment. However, less attention has been given to the effect of gender differences on academic performance in the literature. …”
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Knowledge and Perception of Brazilian Dental Students about Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization by Thalys Gustavo Oliveira Martins, Naiara Oliveira Carvalho, Cristiane Tomaz Rocha, Beatriz Gonçalves Neves

“…This highlights the need for enhanced dissemination and teaching of MIH in undergraduate dental education. …”
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Awareness and attitudes of pregnant women concerning genetic disorders and pregnancy termination in northeastern Iran by Nafiseh Todarbary, Abouzar Irandegani, Mojtaba Meshkat, Aida Gholoobi, Tayebeh Hamzehloei

“…Results The majority (75%) agreed with abortion in cases of anencephaly, while only 19% accepted it for undesired gender. Education level was associated with abortion agreement for various conditions, including cleft lip or palate, Alzheimer’s disease, Turner syndrome, cystic fibrosis, phenylketonuria, Huntington’s disease, autism, fragile X syndrome, and epilepsy. …”
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Antenatal Depression and Anxiety Among Women with Threatened Abortion: A Case-Control Study by Bahar Sariibrahim Astepe, Sukriye Bosgelmez

“…Results: Statistical analyses indicated that (i) vaginal bleeding group had significantly higher rates of moderate/ severe anxiety (28.1% vs. 14.7% p=0.010); (ii) there was no statistically significant difference between depression rates of the women according to the presence of vaginal bleeding (38.8% vs. 34.9% p=0.517); (iii) low education (OR=2.233; 95% CI: 1.177-4.236; p=0.014) was possible predictors of antenatal depression. …”
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Apriori algorithm based prediction of students’ mental health risks in the context of artificial intelligence by You Fu, Fang Ren, Jiantao Lin

“…The findings have significant implications for improving mental health services within higher education institutions. Future research should focus on further refining the model, incorporating real-time data streams, and developing personalized intervention strategies based on the model’s predictions.…”
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From occupation to independence: contemporary East Timorese history and identity in Portuguese picturebooks by Ana Margarida Ramos

“…The social change, path to democracy and educational development, as well as daily life and children’s pastimes are now the centre of a narrative that establishes the similarities and differences between modern-day Portugal and East Timor. …”
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INFLUENCING FACTORS OF E-GOVERNMENT SERVICES ADOPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Edin Osmanbegović, Zijad Lugavić

“…Also, citizens’ adoption and usage of e-government services depend on citizens’ age, level of education and internet experience. The conclusion can be that successful e-government services implementation greatly depend on citizens’ adoption and usage of e-government services. …”
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Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan by Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale, Esther Sabbath, Kayla J. Buhler, Clovice Kankya

“…Majority 227 (64.5%) had poor knowledge about TB, meanwhile hearing about TB, age and level of education were associated factors. Fear of having TB was the major negative attitude (57.1%; n = 218), and most of the respondents (n = 327; 92.9%) had a perceived stigma towards TB, voicing that they disliked drinking or eating with people with TB and/or felt uncomfortable and kept their distance from people with TB. …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF INSTAGRAM LIKES ON CONSUMER ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION OF E-COMMERCE USERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Erna Grcić-Rešidović, Ensar Mekić

“…The secondary objective is to compare demographic data based on age, gender, and educational categories of the respondents. The final aim is to bridge the gap in literature and provide practical implications which would be useful to professionals in brand and marketing management. …”
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Changes in public awareness of the social determinants of health over 15 years in Wisconsin, United States by Stephanie A. Robert, Amy Yinan Liu

“…Between 2007 and 2023, there was little or no increase, and even some decrease, in endorsement of many social determinants of health like income, education, housing, and social support. Older adults, women, and those with lower income were generally more likely to endorse the SDoH in both years. …”
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Autism Spectrum Social Stories In Schools Trial (ASSSIST): study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial analysing clinical and cost-effectiveness of Social Stories... by Dean McMillan, Victoria Allgar, Barry Wright, David Marshall, Shehzad Ali, Joy Adamson, Chris Williams, Elizabeth Littlewood, Dominic Trépel, Lisa Dyson, Hannah Ainsworth, Liz Cook, Lisa Hackney, Danielle Collingridge Moore, Rebecca Hargate, Anne McLaren, Jo Whitehead

“…Case reports in children with autism have suggested that these stories can lead to a number of benefits including improvements in social interactions and choice making in educational settings.Methods and analysis The feasibility of clinical and cost-effectiveness of a Social Stories toolkit will be assessed using a randomised control framework. …”
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Designing a Registration System for Kidney Transplant Patients with BK Virus Infection in the Transplant Centers of Isfahan Province: Objectives, Design, and Introducing Under Stud... by Mojgan Mortazavi, Firouzeh Moinzadeh, Shahrzad Shahidi, Shiva Seyrafian, Shahram Taheri, Mehdi Khajeh Azad

“…Results: The checklist was finalized in three sections: 1) demographic variables (age, gender, education,…), 2) clinical variables (primary cause of kidney failure, disease history, history of kidney disease in the family, laboratory and diagnostic parameters, clinical manifestations…), and 3) microbiologic information of BK virus infection. …”
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Medicalização do parto: a apropriação dos processos reprodutivos femininos como causa da violência obstétrica by Kenia Martins Pimenta Fernandes, Carlos Mendes Rosa

“…The medicalization of childbirth, as a result of social medicalization that attributes medical and pathological characteristics to natural aspects of life, was marked by the removal of midwives from the management of labor, which then became a predominantly male knowledge, given the prohibition of formal education for women. Misoginy and the determinant moral and religious aspects in society led to the objectification of the female body as an artifice of medical learning and a means of practicing population control. …”
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Behavioral intention to use electronic cigarettes in the Philippines: The role of social influence, knowledge, price and health impact. by Zachariah John A Belmonte, Yogi Tri Prasetyo, Pamela Eyre R Victoria, Maela Madel L Cahigas, Reny Nadlifatin, Ma Janice J Gumasing

“…These results underscore the importance of education and awareness campaigns in addressing misconceptions about e-cigarettes. …”
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Six Sigma Approach to Developing a Microgrid Station for Research and Teaching by Gabriel Nasser Doyle de Doile, Miguel Castilla, Pedro Paulo Balestrassi, Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Jaume Miret

“…The conclusion of this paper highlights the benefits of using the DFSS conceptual methodology to develop a microgrid station for research and teaching, such as adaptation to educational needs; enhancement of the learning experience; refutation of experimental errors; cost-effective, flexible, and modular design; collaborative learning environment; data-driven teaching; and continuous improvement. …”
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