Review of how we should define (and measure) adherence in studies examining older adults' participation in exercise classes by C Todd, H Hawley-Hague, M Horne, D A Skelton

“…Adherence is poor and reporting of adherence differs considerably between studies.Objective To explore how adherence to exercise classes for older people is defined in the literature and devise a definition for pooling data on adherence in future studies.Design Methodological review of the approaches used to measure adherence.Methods A review of the literature was carried out using narrative synthesis, based on systematic searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PsychINFO. 2 investigators identified eligible studies and extracted data independently.Results 37 papers including 34 studies were identified. 7 papers (7 studies) defined adherence as completion (retention). 30 papers (27 studies) identified adherence using attendance records. 12 papers (11 studies) based adherence on duration of exercise and 5 papers (4 studies) specified the intensity with which participants should exercise. …”
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Futuristic Visions and Classical Myths: Nonlinear Time as a Device for Reinterpreting Antique Plots in Dan Simmons’ Novel “Ilium” by Mariia Iliuchenko

“…In the context of postmodern and metamodern paradigms prioritizing non-linearity, intertextuality, and multi-layered narratives, mythology becomes a tool for examining such fundamental themes as time, space, and fate. …”
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Sonsuz panayır in terms of economic indicators by Bedirhan

“…The social, political, and economic changes experienced during this time were integrated into the narrative of the novel. In particular, the economic collapse caused by World War II, along with the rise of "nouveau riche" individuals, deeply influenced socio-economic life and became one of the central themes in novels. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on intra-household gender disparities in the Middle East and North Africa region: A scoping review protocol. by Malak Ghezzawi, Sasha Fahme, Salpy Naalbandian, Jocelyn DeJong, WOMENA Study Group

“…Four independent reviewers will screen studies, and data will be charted, coded, and narratively synthesized.<h4>Discussion</h4>This review is expected to shed light on gender disparities in healthcare accessibility, mobility, and decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic across low- and middle-income countries in the MENA region, adding to the global literature.…”
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'Жряху им, наричюще богы' ('They feel themselves the gods'): Sources of the content of ancient Russian pagan sanctuaries and their priests by M.N. Kozlov

“…The following methods have been used to fulfill the above purpose: comparative philosophical religious and comparative analytical analysis, as well as such general scientific methods as analysis, synthesis, generalization, individualization, and historical narration. While working on the paper, both written and archaeological sources have been used. …”
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Whither Individuality? A Re-reading of Segun Ogungbemi’s Scholarship on Individuality-Community Debate in African Philosophy by Sunday L. Oladipupo

“…This is because, the challenge of this possibility has opened a new vista in the narrative of scholars of African studies. The idea of holistic communal nature of the Africa and Africans has been redirected such that we now have two camps on the belief system, namely radical and moderate communalism. …”
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‘It was like being hit with a brick’: a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians’ delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care by Lucy Moore, Jasleen Kaur Jolly, Anne Ferrey

“…Objectives To explore patients’ experiences of getting a diagnosis of eye disease, the psychological impact of this and how this could be improved.Design An exploratory qualitative interview study using a narrative approach and inductive methods.Setting This study was conducted with patients who had attended ophthalmic appointments in primary and secondary care and in opticians located in the South of England.Participants 18 people diagnosed with eye disease in England.Results Four themes were identified: the convoluted process of being diagnosed, the impact of clinicians’ words, the search for information and reflections on what could be improved. …”
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Beyond the spotlight: Unveiling the gender bias curtain in movie reviews. by Jad Doughman, Wael Khreich

“…This legacy of male-centric narratives may unconsciously influence critics' expectations and judgments. …”
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Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Breakthrough in Improvement of Clinical Outcomes? by Alexander E. Berezin, Alexander A. Berezin

“…It remains unclear whether other sub-populations of patients with HF, having either HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction, are relevant candidates for the effective therapeutic intervention that includes SGLT2 inhibitors. The purpose of the narrative review is to elucidate plausible perspectives for the clinical implementation of SGLT2 inhibitors into optimal medical therapy in patients with HFpEF. …”
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Gender stereotypes and professional experiences of female nurses in Türkiye by Zeynep Aca, Arzu Kırcal-Şahin, Akın Özdemir, Yavuz Selim Kaymakcı

“…While participants rejected the notion of nursing as a “women’s profession,” their narratives highlighted the pervasive impact of gendered expectations. …”
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Inclusive Storytelling: Immigrant Experiences and Community Reaction in Georgia by Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Paul N. McDaniel, Lina Tuschling, Lara Smith-Sitton

“…To inform and shape the narrative regarding contemporary U.S. immigration, we embarked on a storytelling project through a university-community partnership. …”
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Sacral Space of Ethnic Buryatia: The Cult of Healing Springs by Marina M. Sodnompilova

“…The study attempts a review of images of healing springs, their functions and significance for society — through the prism of spatial, social ‘narratives’ of culture. Materials and methods. The Buryat development space is a compound information environment comprising elements that remain relevant to date. …”
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Short-term health system responses to epidemics across hard to reach areas in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Annette A Murunga, Ben Ngoye, Francis P Wafula, Gilbert O Kokwaro

“…Data will be charted, coded, and narratively synthesized. our exclusion criteria will include; protocols, book chapters and countries not identified as hard to reach areas in SSA. …”
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Creating a Caring Education Institution: From a Sinking to a Moving Secondary School by Ngwako Solomon Modiba

“…The question guiding this paper is: how long does it take a sinking secondary school to be turned around into a caring and moving secondary school? Narrative enquiry and interviewing techniques were employed to generate data. …”
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The use of virtual reality in screening for preclinical Alzheimer's disease: A scoping review protocol. by Yuan Tian, Maneesh V Kuruvilla, Mira Park

“…Obtained studies will be screened for eligibility based on predefined exclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis of eligible studies will be performed, after tabulating the extracted data from existing literature, to answer the research questions.…”
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‘Bottom-up securitization’: A visual turn in security studies by M. A. Kucherov, M. V. Kharkevich

“…Thus, it questions the traditional monopoly of political elites on the molding of a security narrative. At the same time, the ‘visual turn’ extends the list of possible reference objects of securitization, which comes to include not only domestic audiences, but also other communities. …”
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COVID-19 and its impact in the dental setting: A scoping review. by Bashier Ahmed Kathree, Saadika B Khan, Rukshana Ahmed, Ronel Maart, Nazreen Layloo, Winifred Asia-Michaels

“…Most of the included articles were reviews, recommendations and guidelines for dentists. A narrative explanation of the pre-specified outcomes is reported for the 3 areas covered for this review. …”
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Supporting clinical decision making in the emergency department for paediatric patients using machine learning: A scoping review protocol. by Fiona Leonard, Dympna O'Sullivan, John Gilligan, Nicola O'Shea, Michael J Barrett

“…Articles such as grey literature, letters, pre-prints, editorials, scoping/literature/narrative reviews, non-English full text papers, protocols, surveys, abstract or full text not available and models based on synthesised data will be excluded. …”
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Authoritarianism vs Democracy as a Key Contradiction in Approaching the Study of Political Leadership by Ilya E. Strelets

“…In most scientific publications, especially by foreign authors, these concepts are interpreted not so much substantively as ideologically, turning into markers of commitment to conservative or liberal narratives. ‘Democratic transit’ through ‘color revolutions’ in the context of intensive information exchange intensifies the multidirectional trends of globalization and glocalization, introducing into the sphere of public policy leaders with dubious subjectivity who do not justify the hopes of either foreign beneficiaries, or local elites, or the population. …”
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La bande chantée : tradition orale et croyances pédagogiques dans le Corriere dei Piccoli by Lorenzo Di Paola, Eva Van de Wiele

“…This process entails a collision between ancient narrative traditions and a novel media landscape characterized by the intersection of liberty, futurism, theatrical performances, and literary tradition. …”
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