Recent Statistical Trends in Australian Legal Education by David Weisbrot

“…The conversion of the legal studies department into a law school at the University of Canberra is also strongly rumoured. Further, there is also likely to be pressure soon to establish a law school at the University of Western Sydney, which already houses some legal studies departments at its separate campuses and is located in a heavily populated region which is poorly served by professional faculties (and services).…”
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Misinfodemic and cyberchondria experiences among Indians during COVID-19 pandemic by Vysakh C, Dr Rajendra Babu H

“…<p>The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has fuelled the surge of various kinds of misinformation, hoax, conspiracy theories and rumours which have challenged the health systems all over the globe. …”
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Preparing for and Executing a Randomised Controlled Trial of Podoconiosis Treatment in Northern Ethiopia: The Utility of Rapid Ethical Assessment. by Henok Negussie, Thomas Addissie, Adamu Addissie, Gail Davey

“…RESULTS:Respondents made a range of specific suggestions, including that sensitisation meetings were called by woreda or kebele leaders or the police; that Health Extension Workers were asked to accompany the research team to patients' houses; that detailed trial information was explained by someone with deep local knowledge; that analogies from agriculture and local social organisations be used to explain randomisation; that participants in the 'delayed' intervention arm be given small incentives to continue in the trial; and that key community members be asked to quell rumours arising in the course of the trial. CONCLUSION:Many of these recommendations were incorporated into the preparatory phases of the trial, or were used during the course of the trial itself. …”
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Ética e profissão docente no século 16 by José Carlos Souza Araújo

“…Finally, it is a genealogical investigation interested in understand the teacher’s ethics presented in some educational books of the sixteenth century, not by itself, but with a perspective to search into the books the rumours of a teacher’s ethics by the reason of the present time.…”
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A new measure of node centrality on schedule-based space-time networks for the designation of spread potential by Dino Pitoski, Karlo Babić, Ana Meštrović

“…The main feature of our measure, named “the Spread Potential”, is the evaluation of the potential of a node in the network for transmitting disease, information (e.g. rumours or false news), as well as other phenomena, whichever support a space-time network abstraction from regular and scheduled services with some known carrying capacities. …”
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Topical issues of protecting children from cyberbullying by K. Zhumabekova

“…Bullying in the Internet space manifests itself in the form of insults and the spread of slanderous rumours. Children who have become victims of bullying receive severe mental trauma and hard going through exclusion from society of their peers. …”
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The Theatre and Health Education: Impact of Social Media-based Short Drama in Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Nigeria by Samuel Ojonugbede Alidu

“…Many people are skeptical in taking the vaccine because of different rumours about itsefficacy as well as safety. Objective: The goal of this study was to determine the impact of social media-based short drama in reducing vaccine hesitancy in Nigeria. …”
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Acceptability of minimally invasive autopsy by community members and healthcare workers in Siaya and Kisumu counties, western Kenya, 2017-2018. by Peter Otieno, Victor Akelo, Sammy Khagayi, Richard Omore, Kelvin Akoth, Maryanne Nyanjom, Sara Ngere, Ken Ochola, Maria Maixenchs, Ahoua Kone, John Blevins, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Beth A Tippett Barr

“…However, cultural and religious beliefs highlighted important challenges to acceptability, including CHAMPS teams recruiting after a child's death, rumours and myths, unmet expectations from families, and fear by healthcare workers that some families could use MITS results to sue for negligence. …”
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The Third Force in Folklore Studies: Gary Alan Fine's Sociological Approach by Dragana Antonijević

“…Gary Alan Fine's most significant contribution to folklore studies was research of rumours and urban legends, including their meaning, function, and influence on indi­vidual behavior. …”
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Online information acquisition affects food risk prevention behaviours: the roles of topic concern, information credibility and risk perception by Zhenwu You, Weizhen Zhan, Fan Zhang

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought great challenges to the global health system but also bred numerous rumours about food safety. Food safety issues have once again attracted public attention. …”
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Coverage survey of Measles-Rubella mass vaccination campaign in a rural area in Tamil Nadu by Priyadharshini, Aliya Jasmine

“…Barriers reported among the unimmunized participants were rumours of adverse effects (47.5%), fear of adverse effects (53.3%), and no faith in immunization (18.9%). …”
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André Brink en de marxistische literatuuropvatting by Hans Ester

“…On the other hand, in order to improve social conditions in South African society, Brink, in his novels Looking on Darkness (1973/1974), A Chain of Voices (1982) and Rumours of Rain (1978), is deeply concerned with social analysis. …”
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Under Familiar Fire: Making Decisions During the “Kivu Crisis” 2008 in Goma, DR Congo Unter vertrautem Feuer: Entscheidungsfindung während der “Kivu-Krise” in Goma, DR Kongo, 2008... by Silke Oldenburg

“…The paper’s aim is twofold: After providing a short history of the October 2008 events, it seeks in the empirical part to distinguish and clarify the role of rumours and narratives in the setting of violent conflict as well as to analyse their impact on decision-making processes. …”
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The role of community advisory boards in community-based HIV clinical trials: a qualitative study from Tanzania by Godwin Pancras, Bruno F. Sunguya, Nathanael Sirili, Emmanuel Balandya, Eligius Lyamuya, Blandina T. Mmbaga

“…This importance is based on contextualization of the informed consent process and protocol, managing rumours in the community, weighing trial risks and benefits, sensitizing the community, assisting participant recruitment, tracing and retention. …”
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Nieprawidłowość w życiu małżeńskim mieszkańców ekonomii samborskiej w pierwszej połowie XVII wieku (na podstawie wpisów do księgi zamkowej z lat 1614-1632) by Maria Harasymczuk

“…Adulterate relations proved due to practising inquisition and rumours about existence of these relations influenced the reputation of the residents of economy. …”
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‘Koloniseren is een smaak die je moet leren’ – Hugo Claus en Het leven en de werken van Leopold II (1970 by Yves T’Sjoen

“…Given Claus’ interest in the history of the Congo Free State (see also the novel De geruchten [The rumours]) and the way he caricatures King Leopold II and his government in Het leven en de werken, it is worth investigating the political and social perspectives articulated in both his drama and his poetry. …”
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Improving validity of informed consent for biomedical research in Zambia using a laboratory exposure intervention. by Joseph Mumba Zulu, Mpala Mwanza Lisulo, Ellen Besa, Patrick Kaonga, Caroline C Chisenga, Mumba Chomba, Michelo Simuyandi, Rosemary Banda, Paul Kelly

“…BACKGROUND:Complex biomedical research can lead to disquiet in communities with limited exposure to scientific discussions, leading to rumours or to high drop-out rates. We set out to test an intervention designed to address apprehensions commonly encountered in a community where literacy is uncommon, and where complex biomedical research has been conducted for over a decade. …”
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Psychosocial, emotional and professional challenges faced by female healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 outbreak in Lahore, Pakistan: a qualitative study by Sumbal Shahbaz, Muhammad Zeshan Ashraf, Rubeena Zakar, Florian Fischer

“…Conclusions During the COVID-19 pandemic, female frontline HCPs have faced immense psychosocial pressure, ranging from unsupportive family norms to an unwelcoming working environment and insensitive hospital administrations. Moreover, rumours among the general public, lack of proper training, missing incentives and improper system surveillance have increased the anxiety and stress among HCPs. …”
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Determinants of parents' reticence toward vaccination in urban areas in Benin (West Africa) by Fournier Pierre, Haddad Slim, Fourn Léonard, Gansey Roméo

“…Other factors were identified that could explain the reticence, such as the tactlessness of the vaccinators, parents' previous experiences and false rumours about vaccination.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The reasons for reticence are mainly related to parents' beliefs in religious principles that are sometimes poorly understood. …”

Travel, Politics and the Limits of Liminality During Australia’s Sixties by Jon Piccini

“…The notion of liminality will initially be critiqued through a focus on pre-histories to travel: the ideas, rumours and local problems that can be glossed over in work heralding the power of the moment. …”
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