Comparative analysis of diabetes risk in patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing different treatment approaches by Nai-Chen Shih, James Cheng-Chung Wei

“…Furthermore, subgroups analysis defined by demographic variables, such as age, sex, and race is recommended. …”
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Dutch Lives. The Historical Sample of the Netherlands (1987–): Development and Research by Kees Mandemakers, Jan Kok

“…Building one general prospective database with multiple research possibilities was considered as the only way to realize a cost-effective and properly documented tool for historical research from economic, social, demographic, epidemiological and geographic perspective. …”
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Googling immigration: The associations between search behavior, immigration levels and migration attitudes by Álvaro Mariscal de Gante Martín

“…Furthermore, queries concerning the number of people of in the country are consistently associated with restrictive migration policy preferences regarding immigrant influxes, in line with longstanding survey research on negative attitudes and perceived demographic threat. Even if prone to false positives, this suggests that a surge in certain queries regarding immigrant volumes could serve as a useful, free, real-time tool for detecting potential shifts regarding restrictive immigration policy preferences.…”
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Dutch Lives. The Historical Sample of the Netherlands (1987–): Development and Research by Kees Mandemakers, Jan Kok

“…Building one general prospective database with multiple research possibilities was considered as the only way to realize a cost-effective and properly documented tool for historical research from economic, social, demographic, epidemiological and geographic perspective. …”
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Agropastoral Mobility and Rangelands Multiple Uses in the Miombo Frontier Ecozone of Tabora Region, Western Tanzania by George Felix Masanja

“…The study found no support for demographic variables, like age, sex, marital status, income, duration of residence, and distance to resource base. …”
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The Effect of Athlete Mindfulness on the Development of Athlete Psychological Skills by Aydanur Önal, Nuh Osman Yıldız, Zülbiye Kaçay

“…In the analysis of the data obtained, the demographic variables of the participants were analyzed by correlation and t-test in independent samples, and structural equation model was used in determining the effect of mindfulness levels of athletes on the development of their psychological skills. …”
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Post-pandemic: outcomes and prospects of the digitalisation of higher education by T. N. Yudina, N. N. Semochkina

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Laboratory Markers in the Prediction of Acute Perforated Appendicitis in Children by Jing Yang, Chong Liu, Yuxia He, Zhangqiao Cai

“…This retrospective study reviewed 1895 children (3–18 years old) with confirmed acute appendicitis from 2007 to 2017. Clinical (demographic characteristics, symptoms, and signs) and laboratory data (white blood cell count, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin, D-lactate, platelet count, bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, and alanine aminotransferase) were collected and compared between perforated and nonperforated groups. …”
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The Influence of Digital Marketing, Brand Awareness, and Product Quality on Purchase Decisions for Somethinc Skincare Products by Galuh Malakiano, Ihwan Susila

“…Efforts were made to mitigate potential bias introduced by the online survey method, such as ensuring a demographic variety among respondents to reflect different consumer segments. …”
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Validation of the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale alongside multifaceted investigation of earworms among Iranian college students by Aref Tabahori, Imanollah Bigdeli, Hossein Kareshki

“…The primary aim of our study is to validate the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (PIMIS) and, secondly, to carry out a detailed exploration of earworms among Iranian college students.MethodsA total of 946 Iranian college students were recruited to answer the Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale (PIMIS), and gold standards including the Thought Control Questionnaire (TCQ, to convergent validity), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21, to concurrent validity), the White Bear Suppression Inventory (WBSI, to predictive validity), as well as the NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-revised (OCI-R), and socio-demographic queries. A complex of features regarding the validity and reliability of the PIMIS, along with numerous aspects of earworm, were explored.Results and discussionThe Persian Involuntary Musical Imagery Scale encompasses 15 items along with three additional questions. …”
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Comparison Of Metacognitions Between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder’s Subtypes And Normal Healthy Controls by Katre DOĞAN, Özgür Saygın SOLAK, Kadir ÖZDEL, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR

“…Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate metacognitive model between autogenous and reactive subtypes of OCD and also between total OCD group and healthy control group.Method: In the study, we included 61 patients who present to the Psychiatry Department of Ankara Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Hospital and 30 healthy individuals from the hospital staff as control group. Socio-demographic data form, SCID-I, SCID-II, Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) and the Metacognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30) were administered. …”
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Unintended Pregnancy among Pregnant Women in Ghana: Prevalence and Predictors by Samuel H. Nyarko

“…In a cross-sectional study design, data for this study were extracted from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. The prevalence of unintended pregnancies was computed, and logit regression models were fitted to predict the factors influencing unintended pregnancies in the country. …”
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Effect of Atypical Antipsychotic Usage at Therapeutic Doses on Daytime Sleepiness by Birol Topcu, Meltem Alan, Tuğba Nurcan Yüksel

“…Group 1: patient group (60 patients volunteers used atypical antipsychotic in therapeutic doses and hospitalized in the psychiatry clinic of Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University Hospital and Group 2: control group (60 control volunteers). Socio-demographic and Clinical Information Form consist of 14 questions was administration all volunteers. …”
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Face presentation attack detection. A comprehensive evaluation of the generalisation problem by Artur Costa‐Pazo, Daniel Pérez‐Cabo, David Jiménez‐Cabello, José Luis Alba‐Castro, Esteban Vazquez‐Fernandez

“…Here, an extensive analysis of the generalisation problem in face‐PAD is provided, jointly with an evaluation strategy based on the aggregation of most publicly available datasets and a set of novel protocols to cover the most realistic settings, including a novel demographic bias analysis. Besides, a new fine‐grained categorisation of presentation attacks and instruments is provided, enabling higher flexibility in assessing the generalisation of different algorithms under a common framework. …”
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Effect of environmental conditions and preventive behaviors on cutaneous leishmaniasis from the earthquake that hit cities in Western Iran in 2021: A cross-sectional study by Fakhreddin CHABOKSAVAR, Arash ZIAPOUR, Mozhgan IRANDOST, Behzad MAHAKI, Francesco CHIRICO, Murat YILDIRIM, Gabriella NUCERA, Lukasz SZARPAK, Nicola BRAGAZZI, Anvar ASADI

“…Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 128 individuals who visited rural and urban health centers were randomly selected, then they were asked to fill in a structured questionnaire with questions about their demographic information, environmental conditions, knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior regarding CL. …”
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Walking Ability Is a Major Contributor to Fear of Falling in People with Parkinson's Disease: Implications for Rehabilitation by Maria H. Nilsson, Gun-Marie Hariz, Susanne Iwarsson, Peter Hagell

“…This study explored the impact of motor, nonmotor, and demographic factors as well as complications of drug therapy on FOF among people with PD. …”
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Nonindustrial Family Forest Landowners' Stated Willingness-to-Participate in Forest Cooperatives in Southern China by Lifei Yang, Yali Wen, Francisco X. Aguilar

“…Results show that NIFFLs' stated willingness-to-participate in forest cooperatives was associated with demographic characteristics like education, forest-related income, size of forestland, and attitudes toward land tenure reform and cooperatives. …”
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Delay discounting predicts COVID-19 vaccine booster willingness by Julia G. Halilova, Samuel Fynes‑Clinton, Caitlin M. Terao, Donna Rose Addis, R. Shayna Rosenbaum

“…After controlling for demographic variables and distress level, a greater tendency to discount future rewards was associated with reduced willingness to receive a booster dose. …”
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Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review by Karina Marques Prediger, Ana Cristina Ribeiro, Sílvia Carla da Silva André Uehara

“… Objective: to map the scientific literature on the clinical and demographic characteristics of Long COVID-19. Method: this is a scoping review based on the principles recommended by the JBI and the PRISMA guidelines for data extraction, carried out on four databases. …”
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Migration, environment and rural gentrification in the Limousin mountains by Frédéric Richard, Julien Dellier, Greta Tommasi

“…It is from the latter viewpoint that this contribution aims to look at the demographic, sociocultural and environmental dynamics at work in the Limousin mountains. …”
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