Triangulação metodológica e abordagem multimétodo na pesquisa sociológica: vantagens e desafios by Fabiana Luci de Oliveira

“…I begin by specifying the characteristics of quantitative and qualitative methods, and of their combination (multi-method approach), pointing to the potentials and limitations in this combination, and I conclude describing two studies as examples: a classic research for excellence (Distinction: A social critique of the judgment of taste), in which Bourdieu (1977b) used a combination of methods to verify the determinants of cultural practices, and a more recent study (Corruption and inequality at the crossroad – a Multimethod Study of Bribery and Discrimination in Latin America), in which Fried et al. (2010) discuss the relationship between corruption and social inequality in Latin America, from an experiment followed by qualitative interviews as a way to better understand and explain the results of the experimental phase.…”
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A espacialização dos vazios urbanos em Londrina (PR) by Agnaldo da Silva Nascimento

“…This urban process coming in one less uneven city detriment, increasing the urban segregation which results the social inequality. The discussion focused on the Londrina urban area expansion looking for the urban voids origins, formation and retention. …”
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Budgetary and tax policy at the present stage and its role in forming budgets of different levels by N. Z. Zotikov

“…Budgetary and tax policy is designed to ensure sustainable development of the Russian economy on the basis of modernization, to improve the living standards of the population by reducing social inequality, and to adapt the budget system to modern realities. …”
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Post-pandemic: outcomes and prospects of the digitalisation of higher education by T. N. Yudina, N. N. Semochkina

“…The authors view the digitalisation of higher school as a factor that perpetuates social inequality and stimulates the development of its new forms. …”
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Longitudinal photovoice examination of workplace experiences for Congolese refugee women in the United States by Shannon McMorrow, Jyotika Saksena

“…Refugees fleeing the Democratic Republic of Congo are vulnerable to health and social inequities. Women from the DRC are at unique risk within the social and cultural milieu of the U.S., but there is insufficient evidence to inform tailored programs and policies for this population. …”
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Usage of meta- Synthesis methodology in analyzing paradigm shifts based on spiritual urbanism approach by Farzaneh madani, Afson Mahdavi, mojtaba rafiyan, Fatemeh Mohammad Niae Qaraee

“…Spiritual-led urbanism is being structured as a new paradigm in urban planning. Social inequality, polarization, moral poverty, and a high prevalence of psychiatric disease are only part of the manifestation of the lack of attention to the issue of spirituality in the production of space. …”
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On the need to better integrate the social environment in research on climate change and health: recommendations and thinking tools [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Lola Neufcourt, Laurence Mabile, Valériane Leroy, Matthew Chersich, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre

“…Social inequality impacts health, is aggravated by the consequences of climate change, and may be influenced by inappropriate policy responses. …”
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On the need to better integrate the social environment in research on climate change and health: recommendations and thinking tools [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Lola Neufcourt, Laurence Mabile, Valériane Leroy, Matthew Chersich, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre

“…Social inequality impacts health, is aggravated by the consequences of climate change, and may be influenced by inappropriate policy responses. …”
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Desafios dos produtores de base familiar na produção do coco em reassentamentos públicos do Vale do São Francisco – Brasil by Guilherme José Ferreira de Araújo, Clélio Cristiano dos Santos, Edvânia Tôrres Aguiar Gomes

“…In the case studied, issues of survival and social inequality were identified as requiring academic attention and commitment. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of water resources allocation in rift valley lakes basin (Ethiopia): tradeoffs between efficiency and equity by Mulugeta Mohammed, Belete Birhanu, Fentaw Abegaz

“…Current water allocation practices often prioritize short-term economic gains, leading to over-extraction and inefficient water use, exacerbating social inequities and environmental degradation. This study introduces a multi-objective optimization framework using the Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II (NSGA-II) to balance economic efficiency, equity, and environmental sustainability in water allocation. …”
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Making Hidden Sustainable Urban Planning and Landscape Knowledge Visual and Multisensorial by Carlos J. L. Balsas

“…This paper analyzes how four educational and research programs implemented at the University at Albany built upon visual and multisensorial research methods to augment educational outcomes, bolster scholarly significance, and provide up-to-date knowledge to empower concerned stakeholders to help change unsustainable urbanization practices, social inequities and injustices in cities, car dependence and sedentary lifestyles, protect natural resources and livelihoods, while reducing environmental and social harm. …”
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Effect of artificial intelligence on economic growth in European countries: a symmetric and asymmetric cointegration based on linear and non-linear ARDL approach by Maha Kalai, Hamdi Becha, Kamel Helali

“…Furthermore, the study identifies the displacement of employment, the rising costs of training and adaptation, and the expansion of economic and social inequality. To address these challenges, policymakers must facilitate the creation of alternative employment opportunities, promote the development of new AI-driven industries, and implement rehabilitation programs for workers at risk of automation. …”
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Clinical Sociology and Community Interventions by Sara Cumming, DiSanto Julianne, Leah Burton-Saliba, Chloe Shackelton, Joel McLeod

“…Adopting a clinical sociological and community-engaged research approach, our findings emphasize the importance of recognizing that essential life skills are diverse and shaped by the larger social, political, and economic context, such as social inequities. Notably, social justice is identified as a crucial life skill, uncovering the intersectionalities that shape individuals' lives and that must be integrated into life skills programming. …”
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Characterizing the medical and social complexity experienced by Inuit children and their families from Nunavut who access care at an urban Canadian tertiary level paediatric hospit... by Yipeng Ge, Amanda Mills, Victoria McCann, Sara Trincao-Batra, Deepti Reddy, Dennis Newhook, Richard J. Webster, Stephanie Sutherland, Melissa Weber, Radha Jetty

“…A dedicated interdisciplinary team approach focused on integrative care could be an effective method to improve communication and collaboration between service providers and with Inuit children and their families to reduce systemic health and social inequities.…”
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COVID-19 and the Black Death: Nutrition, frailty, inequity, and mortality by Katherine D. VAN SCHAIK, Sharon N. DeWITTE

“…Introduction: COVID-19 has challenged governments, healthcare systems, and individuals, drawing at- tention to the limits of modern technology and the extent of social inequity. Such challenges have directed attention to historical epidemics as repositories of data that could contribute to effective public health stra- tegies and prognostic modeling. …”
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The Factor of Food in Biopolitics and National Security by S. A. Kravchenko

“…However, on the other hand, the basic principles of this biopolitics - scientism, formal rationalism, pragmatism and commercialism have not allowed to solve the problems of social inequality in the access to healthy food and of illuminating the hunger. …”
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Inequalities in complete childhood immunisation in Nepal: results from a population-based cross-sectional study by In Han Song, Elizabeth Palley, Madhu Sudhan Atteraya

“…The study hypothesised that social inequality factors (eg, gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility) affect the likelihood of children being immunised.Design Using gender of a child, age of mother, caste/ethnic affiliation, mother’s socioeconomic status, place of residence and other structural barrier factors such as living in extreme poverty and distance to health facility as independent variables, we performed bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses.Setting This study used data from the most recent nationally representative cross-sectional Nepal Demographic and Health Survey in 2016.Participants The analysis reviewed data from 1025 children aged 12–23 months old.Outcome measures The main outcome variable was childhood immunisation.Results Only 79.2% of children were fully immunised. …”
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Nutrition and diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review protocol. by Sze Wan Chan, Gregory Laynor, Shahmir H Ali, Stella S Yi

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Asian American populations face unique structural/social inequities contributing to poor diet quality and health disparities. …”
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COVID-19 as a Catalyst of Food Security Crisis. Whether the Existing System of Agriculture Can Remain the Same by Oleksandra Ovchynnykova

“…The research problem lies in the insufficient determination of intangible causes of hunger, other than those caused by poverty and social inequality. The aim of the research is to show the prospects of the aggravation the food security crisis due to excess of food demand over supply, and to propose theoretical ways out of the crisis. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…We observed a deficiency in addressing social inequities in the Brazilian context within the utilized models, which may also be expected in several low- and middle-income countries with significant social disparities. …”
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