Environment and social support for smoking cessation among community smokers in Beijing, China
Introduction This study investigated the relationship between environment support, social support and smoking cessation, to provide suggestions for the construction of environment and social support for tobacco control.
Mingyu Gu +8 more
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Spectral Analysis of Fluoride and Nitride Phase in Secondary Aluminum Dross
Secondary aluminum dross (SAD) is a hazardous waste produced in the electrolytic aluminum, aluminum processing, and aluminum recycling industries. The SAD produced from different processes has the characteristics of complex mineral phases and large ...
Li Shao-peng +5 more
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An Analysis of the PLLs With Secondary Control Path [PDF]
The phase-locked loops (PLLs) are widely used in different areas of applications particularly for synchronization and control purposes in grid connected applications. A major challenge associated with the PLLs is how to improve theirdynamic performance without jeopardizing their stability and filtering capability.
Saeed Golestan +2 more
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Complexity and scale in teaching effectiveness research: Reflections from the MET Study
Researchers and policymakers in the US and beyond increasingly seek to identify teaching qualities that are associated with academic achievement gains for K-12 students through effectiveness studies.
Bryant Jensen +9 more
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Explaining Macro-Social Change with Archived Data: Reading against the Grain
This article examines some of the opportunities and challenges associated with using archived qualitative data to explain macro-social change through a biographical lens.
Jane Gray
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Interpretive focus groups: a participatory method for interpreting and extending secondary analysis of qualitative data [PDF]
Background: Participatory approaches to qualitative research practice constantly change in response to evolving research environments. Researchers are increasingly encouraged to undertake secondary analysis of qualitative data, despite epistemological ...
Michelle Redman-MacLaren +2 more
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Factors associated with dementia attitudes in an adolescent cohort: structural equation modelling
Dementia-related stigma is a key barrier to people living well with dementia, leading to social isolation and poor well-being. Adolescents represent an under-researched group that will become future carers and healthcare workers for the estimated 83.2 ...
Esra Hassan +3 more
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Healthcare governance in prisons in England: prisoners’ experiences of changes over time
According to international law, prisoners should have access to healthcare on an equivalent basis to the rest of the population, and the UK Government has stated its commitment to such equivalence. Healthcare provision in English prisons has seen several
Janet C. Bowstead, Rosie Meek
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Protecting the mental health of Ontario seniors
Background: Chronic disease management has been the emphasis of research with elderly populations. Building upon this work, there is a need to examine protective practices and supports for the mental health of older adults.
Phyllis Montgomery +3 more
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Aims To explore and describe perceived factors that favour or hinder the challenges faced by mothers with congenital heart disease during pregnancy and motherhood.
Greta Ghizzardi +7 more
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