Influence of social support on technophobia in older adults in urban communities: the mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy, a cross-sectional study by Jin Li, Chen Wang, Dan Luo, Yan Shi, Hua Qing Guo, Zhi Guang Duan

“…Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities.Design A cross-sectional study conducted from June 2023 to April 2024.Setting This study was conducted in three districts of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, China.Participants The study enrolled 1658 older adults (> 60 years old) in urban communities in Taiyuan.Methods The analyses included assessments using the technophobia, e-health, self-efficacy and social support scales, and the mediating effects of these indices were investigated using Model 6 in SPSS V.26.Results The level of technophobia in older adults was found to be moderately high. …”
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Analysis of Air Quality during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Naples (Italy) by Alessia Sannino, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Pasquale Castellano, Salvatore Amoruso, Antonella Boselli

“…Our findings show a rather significant reduction of the pollution due to NO2 (49–62%) in urban as well as in green suburban area, while CO and SO2 showed a more important reduction in urban or industrial districts of the city (50–58% and 70%, respectively). …”
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Comparing the effect of knowledge management utilization on power and politics struggle with the mediator variable of influential groups by Reza Rasoli, Eskandar Shirazi, Hamed Masoudi

“…The statistical population of this study contains all of the 1750 educational departments’ managers, supervisors and employees in East Azerbaijan province and multiple educational Districts in Tabriz. The stratified statistical sample of this study was selected by the category sampling method. …”
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Attitude towards the Practice of Female Genital Cutting among School Boys and Girls in Somali and Harari Regions, Eastern Ethiopia by Asresash D. Abathun, Abdi A. Gele, Johanne Sundby

“…A cross-sectional quantitative study was carried out in Somali and Harari regions from October to December 2015. Two districts were purposely selected from the two regions, and a stratified random sampling technique was employed to select 480 subjects from the randomly selected schools. …”
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La gestion des déchets post-catastrophe à Port-au-Prince : entre relégation et proximité by Roxana Popescu, Mathieu Durand, Robert d’Ercole

“…It reduces negatives effects (pollution, canal obstruction, interrupted communications...) while participating in economic revitalization of this area (waste recycling, stimulating economic sectors...).In this context, the article presents results of research carried out in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince and one of its districts, Tabarre, following the January 12, 2010 earthquake. …”
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Sociological monitoring of student youth involvement in regional socio-economic development processes in modern Russian society by M. A. Tanina, V. A. Yudina

“…The results of the sociological survey of students of Russian universities and colleges (N = 1.560 thousand people) from all federal districts conducted in 2023 have been presented. According to the sociological monitoring results, it has been revealed that a significant part of students is not purposefully interested in and does not track information about the activities of public authorities and is not involved in the processes of regional socio-economic development. …”
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Factors Related to Complaints of Contact Dermatitis among Motorcycle Mechanics in The South And North Kembangan Areas, Jakarta in 2021 by Monica Sofia Maula, Mirta Dwi Rahmah Rusdy, Putri Handayani, Cut Alia Keumala Muda

“…Conclusion: Based on the results of statistical tests, it is known that the variable associated with occupational contact dermatitis is the age (p-value 0.004) and working period (p-value 0.005) with complaints of occupational contact dermatitis in motorcycle repair workers in the Kembangan Selatan and Kembangan Utara sub-districts, meanwhile not related between length of contact (p-value 0.282), personal hygiene (p-value 0.689) and the use of PPE (p-value 0.519) with complaints of occupational contact dermatitis in motorcycle repair workers in the Kembangan Selatan and Kembangan Utara areas, Jakarta.…”
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Assessment of the Potential Flood Risk in Sarbaz Drainage Basin by Asadollah Mollazehi, MohammadReza Pudineh, Mahmood Khosravi, Mohsen Armesh, AliAsghar Dehvari

“…In addition, the main river basin districts towards the outlet of the basin as well as parts of the margins of important sub-streams have the highest flood potential. …”
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Spatio-temporal patterns of cholera outbreak in rural settings of Ethiopia, 2023 by Solomon Hailemariam Tesfaye, Andualem Mamo, Wondayehu Berihanu, Serawit Elias

“…Methods: A spatiotemporal analysis of daily cholera cases in 59 Kebeles across 7 districts in the Gedeo zone from April 2 to November 18, 2023, obtained from the Gedeo Zone Health Department, was conducted. …”
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Epidemiological Survey of Toxoplasma gondii and Associated Risk Factors in Ruminant Species of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan by Abid Ali, Talha Omer, Asad Ullah, Abdul Haleem, Maryam Naseem, Mujeeb Ullah, Seemab, Fahad Shamim, Amna Tehreem, Muhammad Bilal, Muhammad Numan Khan

“…During 2018-2020, in the rural areas of three districts of Pakistan, we surveyed a total of 451 animals, belonging to different asymptomatic ruminant species, to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies. …”
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Smoking Patterns among Primary School Students in Turkey by Yesim Uncu, Emel Irgil, Mehmet Karadag

“…This study was conducted among 17 primary schools chosen according to their socioeconomic situations in different municipality districts in Turkey, with 9,408 students participating. …”
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Game changing electoral reforms and party system change? An analysis of the 2020 national assembly election in South Korea by Carl Joergen Saxer

“…The article further argues that while a regional voting pattern remains present, in particular in the Honam and Youngnam regions, there has been a shift towards a focus on the swing districts in the greater capital region, and that the move towards a two-party system is likely to continue in future elections unless changes are made to the electoral system.…”
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A political career for the Internet generation by O. V. Kryshtanovskaya, I. A. Lavrov

“…By this approach the typical positions from which a political career starts, the “entry points” into politics for newcomers have been identified, the valid mechanisms and institutions for upward mobility have been classified, and links with other career aspects have been revealed.The biographies of 800 officials and deputies throughout Russia (in eight federal districts) have been used and the career trajectories of representatives of government and local authorities have been analysed in the study. …”
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Development of a dynamic quantitative digital model for the measurement of smart city maturity level in the city of Amman by Murad Kalaldeh, Deyala Tarawneh

“…The research evaluated six districts, generating statistical indicators on a scale from 0 to 1. …”
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HUMANITARIAN AID OF THE CZECHOSLOVAK RED CROSS FOR SOVIET RUSSIA AND UKRAINE DURING THE FAMINE OF 1921-1923s by G. G. Tsidenkov

“…The Czechoslovakian Red Cross united several charitable organizations under its authority and worked in the regions most affected by the famine: in Samara province and in Berdyansk and Melitopol districts on the territory of the Ukrainian SSR and the Autonomous Crimean SSR. …”
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Distribuição dos casos de infecção por vírus Zika vírus (ZIKV) na Região Metropolitana de Maceió by Lorena Sampaio Almeida, Letícia Alves de Araújo, Ana Lídia Soares Cota, Diego Freitas Rodrigues

“…The three neighborhoods that presented the most cases of ZIKV infection were the neighborhoods Tabuleiro dos Martins, Clima Bom, Jacintinho, districts that present characteristics in common, such as population distribution, are populous neighborhoods with a population of over 36,000 inhabitants, income and water supply and sewage services promote vector reproduction.…”
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Designing social behaviour change in households: sustainable mobility intervention and follow-up study by Saga Sofia Santala, Saga Sofia Santala, Merja Honkanen, Michael Lettenmeier, Michael Lettenmeier, Michael Lettenmeier, Jari Kolehmainen, Salla Lahtinen

“…The study also indicates that socially tailored interventions and low-carbon solutions should be developed and targeted at city districts to help households create and maintain lifestyle changes.…”
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Mapping the priority conservation areas for three endangered Cupressaceae plants under climate change in China by Lei Shen, Lei Shen, Duanqiang Zhai, Duanqiang Zhai, Xinyong Lu, Xinyong Lu

“…Based on the effects of climate change, M. glyptostroboides priority conservation areas should be established in the Yangtze River Basin; G. pensilis priority conservation areas should be established in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Jiangxi; and T. sutchuenensis protection districts should be established at the intersection of the northeastern part of Sichuan Province and the northern part of Chongqing. …”
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Post-harvest Fungal Infection in Arabica Coffee Beans (Coffea arabica Linnaeus) in the Coffee Center of West Sumatra Province, Indonesia by Martinius Martinius, Aziz Fauzi, Zurai Resti

“…The samples were taken from three collectors in each of the three central districts of Arabica coffee, West Sumatera province (Solok Selatan, Pesisir Selatan, Lima Puluh Kota) and one sample from Solok Radjo Cooperative as a comparison. …”
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An Assessment of Nutritional Deficiency Symptoms in the Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis L.) Through Field Survey by Kanij Fatema Tuz Zohora, Apu Biswas

“…In this study, deficiency symptoms of the essential nutrients were found out at different tea estates of Moulvibazar and Sylhet districts as well as photographs were taken. Photographs of the nutrient deficient tea plants were correlated with the established symptoms. …”
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