Common mental disorders among women in reproductive age group: An analysis of national mental health survey, India 2016 by Harshitha H. Annajigowda, Lakshmi P. Nirisha, Sundarnag Ganjekar, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators group

“…Materials and Methods: The National Mental Health Survey of India 2016 is a multisite nationwide household survey conducted across India using a uniform methodology. …”
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Effect of maternal height on the risk of caesarean section in singleton births: evidence from a large-scale survey in India by Himanshu Chaurasia, Strong P Marbaniang, Hemkhothang Lhungdim

“…It is hypothesised that maternal height has no significant effect on the risk of undergoing caesarean section.Design A cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative large-scale survey data (National Family Health Survey-4), conducted in 2015–2016.Setting and participants Analysis is based on 125 936 women age 15–49 years, having singleton live births. …”
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Smoking habits, awareness and support needs for cessation among people with multiple sclerosis in Australia: findings from an online survey by Roshan das Nair, Ron Borland, Claudia H Marck, Isabelle Weld-Blundell, Lisa Grech, Sarah L White

“…Objectives To assess smoking habits, nicotine use, exposure to passive smoking, awareness of associated harms, and experiences with and preferences for smoking cessation support among people with multiple sclerosis (MS).Design Online survey, convenience sampling.Setting Community setting, Australia.Participants Adults living in Australia with probable or diagnosed MS were recruited via social media and newsletters to participate in 2020.Results Of the 284 participants in our convenience sample, 25.7% were current smokers (n=73) and 38.0% were former smokers (n=108). …”
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Hepatology and The Canadian Gastroenterologist: Interest, Attitudes and Patterns of Practise: Results of a National Survey from the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology by Vincent G Bain, Winnie W Wong, Paul D Greig, Eric M Yoshida

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Routing in IPv6 over Low-Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN): A Survey by Vinay Kumar, Sudarshan Tiwari

“…The objective of this paper is to present a state-of-the-art survey of existing routing protocols: LOAD, M-LOAD, DYMO-Low, Hi-Low, Extended Hi-Low, and S-AODV. …”
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Telomere length as a quantitative trait: genome-wide survey and genetic mapping of telomere length-control genes in yeast. by Tonibelle Gatbonton, Maria Imbesi, Melisa Nelson, Joshua M Akey, Douglas M Ruderfer, Leonid Kruglyak, Julian A Simon, Antonio Bedalov

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Patient preferences for anti-hyperglycaemic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: findings from a national survey by Jing Liu, Lei Si, Yingyao Chen, Yanfeng Ren, Liu Liu, Shimeng Liu, Qi Pan, Xiong Ke, Shiyi Bao, Fuming Li, Yijiang Yu, Yan Wei

“…The preference heterogeneity within the sample was explored using a latent class model (LCM).Results A total of 3327 respondents from five major geographical regions completed the survey. Treatment efficacy, hypoglycaemia risk, cardiovascular benefits and GI adverse events were major concerns among the seven attributes measured. …”
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A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan by Sunny Jui-Shan Lin, Shung-Tai Ho, Yi-Chang Su, Chien-Sung Tsai, Shu-Meng Cheng, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Tso-Chou Lin, Chien-Jung Lin

“…The survey assessed their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors before and after completing the 32-hour course. …”
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Survey of Perceptions and Practices among Canadian Gastroenterologists regarding the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism for Hospitalized Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients by Roshan Razik, Charles N Bernstein, Justina Sam, Reka Thanabalan, Geoffrey C Nguyen

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A Survey on Addressing IoT Security Issues by Embedding Blockchain Technology Solutions: Review, Attacks, Current Trends, and Applications by Nathalie Tan Yhe Huan, Zuriati Ahmad Zukarnain

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Large language model usage guidelines in Korean medical journals: a survey using human-artificial intelligence collaboration by Sangzin Ahn

“…Results Only 18% of the surveyed journals had LLM guidelines, which is much lower than previously reported in international journals. …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in child malnutrition: trends, determinants, and policy implications from the Kenya demographic and health survey (2014 - 2022) by Amos O. Okutse, Henry Athiany

“…Methods We use data from the Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS 2014 and 2022) and analyze malnutrition using three indicators: Stunting, underweight, and wasting. …”
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Adherence to Pediatric Asthma Guidelines in the Emergency Department: A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviour among Health Care Professionals by Sanjit K Bhogal, Jean Bourbeau, David McGillivray, Andrea Benedetti, Susan J Bartlett, Francine M Ducharme

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Towards Safer Workplace: A Survey-Based Study on Developing a Safety Climate Model for the Indonesian Paper Industry by Nana Rahdiana, Bambang Suhardi, Retno Wulan Damayanti, Novie Susanto, Jafri Mohd Rohani

“…The study identified nine dimensions and 36 initial indicators, with strong content validity confirmed through Aiken’s V index, and refined through a survey of 313 employees—including managers, supervisors, and operators—at a paper factory in West Java, Indonesia. …”
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Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting new onset hypertension: a study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey by Manhui Zhang, Xian Xia, Qiqi Wang, Yue Pan, Guanyi Zhang, Zhigang Wang

“…Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort of individuals who were not hypertensive at baseline and had follow-up results available for prediction by 2015. …”
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Testing General Relativity Using Large-scale Structure Photometric Redshift Surveys and the Cosmic Microwave Background Lensing Effect by Shang Li, Jun-Qing Xia

“…In this study, we constrain the E _G statistic using photometric redshift data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) MagLim sample in combination with the Planck 2018 cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing map. …”
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A National Baseline Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines Using Stratified Two-Step Systematic Cluster Sampling Design by Lydia Leonardo, Pilarita Rivera, Ofelia Saniel, Elena Villacorte, May Antonnette Lebanan, Bobby Crisostomo, Leda Hernandez, Mario Baquilod, Edgardo Erce, Ruth Martinez, Raman Velayudhan

“…For the first time in the country, a national baseline prevalence survey using a well-defined sampling design such as a stratified two-step systematic cluster sampling was conducted in 2005 to 2008. …”
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Not just about pills: Findings from a national survey of pharmacists to understand their views on addressing social determinants of health by Katherine A. Meehan, Austin R. Waters, Mary Wangen, Olufeyisayo O. Odebunmi, Renée M Ferrari, Macary W. Marciniak, Alison T. Brenner, Stephanie B. Wheeler, Parth D. Shah

“…Methods: From 9/2022—1/2023, we conducted a national, online survey of 578 pharmacists to evaluate their perspectives on social barriers affecting their patients, their pharmacy staff's ability to address these social barriers, and resources available or needed to address barriers. …”
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Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…The survey’s aim was to report on current European CRT practice. …”
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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

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