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Barney G. Glaser • Grounded Theory Review: An International Journal (2020)

It may sometimes be said that one of the most difficult parts of doing research is to get started. The making of choices and commitments to a research problem seem less secured and structured when doing descriptive research in quantitative...

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Género y nivel educativo en las narrativas autobiográficas de la infancia

Marcia Leticia Ruíz Cansino, Ma. Del Rosario Contreras Villarreal, Luis Humberto Garza Vázquez • Revista de Psicología y Ciencias del Comportamiento de la Unidad Académica de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales (2012)

The present work deals with autobiographic memory, educative background and gender roles. It is based in socio–cultural psychology research supporting the relationship between context and the development of cognitive processes. 96 structure...

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Women’s Water Access Is Associated With Measures of Empowerment and Social Support: A Cross-sectional Study in Sub-Saharan Africa

Hiliary Monteith, Davod Ahmadi, Kate Sinclair, Narges Ebadi et al. • Journal of Rural and Community Development (2020)

Water access is an important global issue that impacts health and wellbeing and has been recognized by the United Nations as a significant area for improvement. Despite some global improvements from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) t...

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Deployment-related mental health support: comparative analysis of NATO and allied ISAF partners

Eric Vermetten, Neil Greenberg, Manon A. Boeschoten, Roos Delahaije et al. • European Journal of Psychotraumatology (2014)

Background: For years there has been a tremendous gap in our understanding of the mental health effects of deployment and the efforts by military forces at trying to minimize or mitigate these. Many military forces have recently systematize...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.23732

The impact of perception on institutional delivery service utilization in Northwest Ethiopia: the health belief model

Adane Nigusie, Telake Azale, Mezgebu Yitayal, Lemma Derseh • BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

Abstract Background Ethiopia has been striving to promote institutional delivery through community wide programs. However, home is still the preferred place of delivery for most women encouraged by the community`s perception that delivery i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05140-w

Program-Based Lung Cancer Care: A Prospective Observational Tumor Registry Linkage Study

Wei Liao, PhD, Meredith Ray, PhD, Carrie Fehnel, BBA, Jordan Goss, MA et al. • JTO Clinical and Research Reports (2024)

Introduction: Low-dose computed tomography screening (LDCT) and lung nodule programs (LNP) promote early lung cancer detection, improve survival; Multidisciplinary Care Programs (MDC) promote guideline-concordant care. The impact of such pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtocrr.2023.100629

Barriers and opportunities for clinical trials in Bahrain: a qualitative study of key opinion leaders

Jamil Ahmed, Angeleena Esther, Hussein AlHafnawi, Mohamed Hany Shehata et al. • BMJ Open (2026)

Background and objectives Clinical trials are essential for advancing scientific knowledge and improving patient outcomes. In the last decade, Bahrain has made notable progress in healthcare. However, clinical trial participation from the r...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-117241

The elderly and urban mobility: cost sensitivity of elderly people in the “oldest” Italian city

Claudia Burlando, Enrico Musso, Luca Persico • European Spatial Research and Policy (2022)

The world is facing a series of changes that will modify the way we envisage transport planning in our cities. Demographic ageing as a consequence of higher life expectancy and lower fertility rates is a world-wide phenomenon. While ageing ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18778/1231-1952.29.1.05

Identifying research particiaption effects through qualitative methods: Feedback from Research Engagement Consultants involved in a pediatric mental health comparative effectiveness trial

Elisabeth A. Stelson, Mallory Bolenbaugh, Briana Woods-Jaeger, Cassidy Branch et al. • SSM: Qualitative Research in Health (2021)

Research participation effects (RPEs)—effects due to study design rather than study intervention—have long been acknowledged as a research phenomenon. Identifying RPEs is crucial to understanding the true effects of an intervention and outc...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2021.100023

Challenges and experience of the Ethiopian rural health extension program: implications for reform and revitalization

Taddese Alemu Zerfu, Amare Abera Tareke, Sibhatu Biadgilign • BMC Health Services Research (2023)

Abstract Background Despite remarkable gains over the past decade, mounting evidence suggests that Ethiopia’s rural health extension program (HEP) is facing serious implementation challenges. We investigated the current and potential future...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10253-9

Estimating the number of cardio-pulmonary events potentially averted by fine particulate matter air quality index activity guidelines

Robert D Brook, Pia-Allison Roa, Phillip D Levy, Samantha J Bauer et al. • American Journal of Preventive Cardiology (2025)

Background: Fine particulate matter 100 for PM2.5) for 3 groups (healthy adults, ASCVD and pulmonary disease patients) in the US during 2022. The theoretical number of adverse events potentially prevented per county was estimated each day a...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2025.101266

Sleep behaviours and associated habits and the progression of pre-diabetes to type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Samiul A Mostafa, Sandra Campos Mena, Christina Antza, George Balanos et al. • Diabetes & Vascular Disease Research (2022)

Introduction Certain sleep behaviours increase risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the general population, but whether they contribute to the progression from pre-diabetes to T2DM is uncertain. We conducted a systematic review to ass...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1177/14791641221088824

Features of reproduction of the shrub vole <i>Microtus majori</i> Thomas, 1906 in natural conditions

R. I. Dzuev, A. A. Cheprakova, F. H. Zhilyaeva, K. A. Mashukova • Юг России: экология, развитие (2020)

Aim. The purpose of this research based on the study of the ecological and biological characteristics of the shrub vole is to expand knowledge about patterns of microevolution in space, ecology and biology on the basis of which to assess th...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.18470/1992-098-2020-2-150-157

Infrastructure Development and Conflict: A Conflict Resolution in The Construction of An Oil Refinery

Desinta Roichanun Nisa, Iradhad Taqwa Sihidi • Jurnal Ilmu Sosial (2022)

The construction of an oil refinery in Tuban Regency, a National Strategic Project (PSN), has been rejected by the Tuban community. This study aims to explain the efforts made by PT Pertamina and the government in resolving the land acquisi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.14710/jis.21.1.2022.57-74

Insights into the structure of mature streptavidin C1 from Streptomyces cinnamonensis reveal the self-binding of the extension C-terminal peptide to biotin-binding sites

Byeong Jun Jeon, Sulhee Kim, Min-Seok Kim, Ji-Ho Lee et al. • IUCrJ (2021)

The members of the avidin protein family are well known for their high affinity towards d-biotin and their structural stability. These properties make avidins a valuable tool for various biotechnological applications. In the present study, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1107/S2052252520015675

Long-term fertilization enriches soil food web mainly through bottom-up regulation in a rice–wheat cropping system

Yunfeng Chen, Cheng Hu, Yufei Li, Xuemei Han et al. • Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2026)

Long-term fertilization shapes the size and community composition of the soil food web by altering resource quantity and quality. Previous studies have examined specific components; however, comprehensive effects on the entire food web and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.jia.2025.11.039