The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Physical Activity Improving Methods on the Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes: A Systematic Review by Sajjad Hamidi, Zahra Gholamnezhad, Narges Kasraie, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Different strategies and health promotion programs such as individual or group face-to-face education and multimedia (video conference, video, phone calls, short message service, and Internet-based education) were used in diabetes self-management education programs. …”
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Damage analysis and optimal design of micro-structure milling cutter based on peridynamics. by Zhongwei Ren, Jing Deng, Hongwan Jiang, Sen Yuan, Xi Yue, Chuchun Tian

“…The tool's major cutting edge near-field and rake face is prone to micro-cracks resulting in crack diffusion. …”
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Students' Interest in Online-Based Thematic Learning During The Covid-19 Pandemic by Indryani Amalia, Asis Saefuddin, Dede Rohaniawati

“…This research was motivated by the existence of a circular letter from the Minister of Education and Culture regarding the implementation of education policies during the spread of COVID-19, making face-to-face learning in schools stopped and switching to online learning. …”
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Localized and Excimer Triplet Electronic States of Naphthalene Dimers: A Computational Study by Lara Martínez-Fernández, Roberto Improta

“…In the former, the spin density is delocalized over the two monomers, adopting a face-to-face arrangement with a short inter-molecular distance. …”
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A Method Based on Elastic Mechanics for Judging Compound Hard Roof and Its Application by Haiyang Wang, Xiang Chen, Yanmin Zhou, Binwei Xia, Jie Wang, Shulei Zhao, Jialiang Liu

“…Compound hard roof overlying coal face is the common disaster factor leading to strong strata behaviors. …”
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Fathers’ Experiences of Relationship Breakdown Including Post-Separation Abuse and Parental Alienating Behaviours by Benjamin Hine, Eilish Mairi Roy, Ching-Yu Huang, Elizabeth Bates

“…Background: Family breakdown, separation, and divorce (FBSD) are often traumatic events, particularly for fathers who face unique challenges. These include emotional, psychological, and financial struggles, often exacerbated by abusive behaviours from ex-partners. …”
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Environmental factors to promote the use of a Public Park in adults by Alfredo Leopoldo Enrique Messenger Valenzuela, Ana Carolina Belther Santos, Marcelo Dutra Della Justina, Thuany Stahelin Kuhn, Joris Pazin, Cassiano Ricarso Rech

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out in 2014/2015 in a park in the city of Florianopolis, Brazil. A face-to-face interview was performed, including sociodemographic data and environmental factors that stimulate park use. …”
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Economic Boycott from the Islamic Law Perspective: A Post-Tūfān al-ʾAqṣā Case Study by Naim Hank

“…The data in question claims that the companies did not face a significant financial loss due to the boycott after the Tūfān al-ʾAqṣā. …”
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Discriminatory Practices against Women in Labour Relations in Nigeria: Interrogating the Position of International Law by Atah Pine, Ochoga Edwin Ochoga

“…This is the gap that this paper seeks to fill in literature regarding discriminatory practices against women in labour relations in Nigeria. The paper adopts face-to-face interview as an instrument of data collection to get opinion of some expertise on gender and international law with a triangulation of secondary sources of information. …”
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Determination of Eating Attitude and Life Satisfaction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study by Güldane Yaşdal, Arzu Yıldırım

“…The data were collected by face-to-face interviews using the Patient Descriptive Questionnaire, Eating Attitude Test-40 and Satisfaction with Life Scale.Results: The prevalence of probable eating disorder among the patients was 46.9% (n¬=61) and their perception of life satisfaction was above moderate. …”
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Study on the Support System Mechanism of Entry Roof with Roof Cutting Pressure Releasing Gob-Side Entry Retaining Technology by Xingen Ma, Guihe Li, Haitao Cao, Haijun Wang, Xiangyuan Shi, Qingquan Zhao, Zhengcan Han, Tianyi Zhang, Weiping Dai, Jiangling Zhang

“…Finally, an engineering test is carried out in the experimental working face to verify the design of the retaining entry support, which obtains a well entry retaining effect. …”
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Breastfeeding During Pregnancy: Opinions and Behaviors of Mothers by Pınar DOĞANCI KARAMAN, Sevgi ÖZSOY

“…Data were collected by using a questionnaire at face-to-face interviews. A total of 358 mothers just giving birth at an obstetrics hospital in İstanbul and fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included in the study. …”
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“If You’re Male, You Get It More”: Experiences of Indonesian Female Academics Under New Managerialism by Siti Muflichah

“…The experiences of Indonesian female academics are distinct compared to their counterparts worldwide, as they face unique challenges in attaining higher academic positions such as associate professor or professor. …”
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Reconsidering the Effective Factors on Development of Agricultural Tourism and Entrepreneurship Survey in Rural Areas (Case Study: Villages of Tehran Province) by afshin bahmani, mojtaba ghadirimasoom, mahdi hajiloo, farideh azimi, mahdieh ghadirimasoom

“…The main focus of the data on the field method was collected through face-to-face questionnaires and interviews. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics methods such as mean and frequency and inferential statistics methods such as one-sample t-test, Chi-square and Chi-square, and Kruskal-Wallis were used. …”
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Rapid optical determination of salivary cortisol responses in individuals undergoing physiological and psychological stress by Tashfia Ahmed, Michael B. Powner, Meha Qassem, Panayiotis A. Kyriacou

“…Abstract Traditional methods for management of mental illnesses in the post-pandemic setting can be inaccessible for many individuals due to a multitude of reasons, including financial stresses and anxieties surrounding face-to-face interventions. The use of a point-of-care tool for self-management of stress levels and mental health status is the natural trajectory towards creating solutions for one of the primary contributors to the global burden of disease. …”
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University Student-parents’ Experiences in the UAE during COVID-19: Future Implications for Higher Education by Martina Dickson, Rehab Al Hakmani, Melissa McMinn, Jessica Midraj, Deena Elsori, Prospera Tedam

“… The COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020 and threw higher education institutions worldwide into a rapid transition from face-to-face to online learning modes. While students everywhere were grappling with the changes to their learning experiences, those with parenting responsibilities had additional pressures. …”
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Cylindroma Mimicking Neurofibroma by Vinod Kumar Gonuru, Sridhar Reddy Dandala, M.S.S. Samhita, Ashok Kumar

“…Discussion These are skin appedegeal tumours which commonly occur in the face and scalp. Their presentation resembles that of Neurofibromatosis and hence histopathological examination holds significance here. …”
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Examining Women's Perceptions of Privacy According to Generations and Birth Preferences by Rukiye Demir

“…The data of the study were collected by face-to-face interview method with "Personal Information Form and Gynecology and Obstetrics Bodily Privacy Scale (GOBPS)".Results: In the study, it was determined that the total score of the BP generation women on the GOBPS was 4.76±0.70, the X generation was 4.28±0.74, the Y generation was 4.18±0.72, and the BP generation women had a higher perception of body privacy. …”
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Converging accommodation in the Black Country Dialect by Lyndon Higgs

“…Trudgill (1992: 7) comments that accommodation normally takes place during face-to-face intervention. However, this corpus contains examples of much more complex types of accommodation in reported speech. …”
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Les grandes guerres du XXe siècle dans No pasarán le jeu de Christian Lehmann : écrire et réécrire l’histoire pour les adolescents, du roman à la bande dessinée by Eléonore Hamaide-Jager

“…The trilogy goes beyond the literary characteristics of the young adult historical novel by bringing the characters to face history and its effects on the present period, which is the same as the readers’. …”
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