Oral health-related quality of life of community-dwellers in the canton of Bern, Switzerland by Roberta Borg-Bartolo, Andrea Roccuzzo, Christian Tennert, Maria Prasinou, Maurus Jäggi, Pedro Molinero-Mourelle, Michael M. Bornstein, Guglielmo Campus

“…Material and Methods: Community dwellers were recruited by random sampling from the canton of Bern. Data were collected by a questionnaire (demographic factors, medical history, oral health behavior, dental patient-reported outcomes [dPROs]) and a clinical examination (dental caries, periodontal disease, oral hygiene, mastication). dPROs were evaluated using the OHRQoL-questionnaire Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index with items related to four domains: functional limitations, pain and discomfort, psychological impact, behavioral impact. χ2 tests, Cochrane Armitage trend tests and binary logistic regression were performed with P < 0.05 statistical significance. …”
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Management of sleep apnoea syndrome (SAS) in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS): a protocol for the VVS-SAS cohort study by Jean Louis Pepin, Nicolas Molinari, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Carey Meredith Suehs, Frédéric Roche, Vincent Puel, Isabelle Godard, Georgios Papaioannou, Philippe Gosse, Fabrice Thoin, Jean Claude Deharo, Naïma Zarqane

“…Longitudinal data will be analysed using mixed models with patients set as a random effect. Subgroup analyses will be performed for SAS-treatment adherence and efficacy.Ethics and dissemination The VVS-SAS registry was approved by an ethics committee (Comité pour la Protection des Personnes Ile-de-France VI, Reference number CPP/2-18) in accordance with French law. …”
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Network Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials Comparing Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy by Nejo Joseph, MBChB, Chris Varghese, MBChB, James Lucocq, MBChB, Matthew J. McGuinness, MBChB, Samuel Tingle, MBChB, Giovanni Marchegiani, PhD, Kjetil Soreide, PhD, Mohammed Abu-Hilal, Jas Samra, Marc Besselink, PhD, Steve White, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, FRCS

“…A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Cochrane CENTRAL was conducted up to May 2024 and relevant RCTs were identified. A random-effects meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis (TSA) were conducted for primary outcomes, followed by a Bayesian NMA of length of stay (LOS), duration of surgery, intraoperative blood loss, and pancreas resection-related outcomes Results:. …”
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Artificial-Intelligence-Based Investigation on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) Changes in Response to Population Growth in South Punjab, Pakistan by Tanweer Abbas, Muhammad Shoaib, Raffaele Albano, Muhammad Azhar Inam Baig, Irfan Ali, Hafiz Umar Farid, Muhammad Usman Ali

“…Landsat 7, Landsat 8, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery within the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud platform was utilized to create 2003, 2013, and 2023 LULC maps via supervised classification with a random forest (RF) classifier, which is a subset of artificial intelligence (AI). …”
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Intestinal protozoa infections and associated factors among diarrheal under-five children in Borena district, central Ethiopia by Alebie Mesfin, Woynshet Gelaye, Getaneh Alemu

“…The prevalence of IPIs and related variables were evaluated between April and May 2023 among 380 under-five children in Borena district of Amhara region, central Ethiopia, by an institution-based cross-sectional survey. Systematic random sampling was used to select study participants. …”
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Patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population-based cohort in Sri Lanka: findings from the Ragama Health Study by Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Madunil Anuk Niriella, Hithanadura Janaka de Silva, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Shamila Thivanshi De Silva, Uthuru Beddage Thulani, Anuradha Supun Dassanayake, Arjuna Priyadarsin De Silva, Sureka Chackrewarthy, Udaya Ranawaka, Norihiro Kato, Ananda Rajitha Wickremasinghe

“…Objective To describe patterns and predictors of mortality in a semi-urban population in Sri Lanka.Design A prospective population-based cohort study.Setting Ragama Medical Officer of Health area in the Gampaha district, Sri Lanka.Participants Adults between 35 and 64 years of age were recruited using an age stratified random sampling technique in 2007.Measures At baseline, we recorded socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, biochemical and clinical data of the participants. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…A cross-sectional study technique was used from April 2018 to June 2018 and a total of 246 healthcare professionals from health centers of Bushenyi district were included in the study using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by using SPSS version 20, which presented tables and charts in this report. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…Meta-analysis was performed using the random-effects model in STATA version 17. Results: The review included 52 articles: 39 cross-sectional studies and 13 Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)/cohort studies, involving 11,640 genotyped parasite isolates from 23 SSA countries. …”
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Application Of ArtifiCial Intelligence in E-Governance: A Comparative Study of Supervised Machine Learning and Ensemble Learning Algorithms on Crime Prediction. by Niyonzima, Ivan, Muhaise, Hussein, Akankwasa, Aureri

“…The ensemble learning algorithms used include AdaBoost (AD), Gradient Boosting Classifier (GBM), Random Forest (RF) and Extra Trees (ET). We used an accuracy metric to measure the performance of the algorithms. …”
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Effects of Corporal Punishments on Pupils Learning of English in Selected Primary Schools in Kyanamira Sub-County Kabale District Western Uganda. by Tumwijukye, Wencesilous

“…The researcher used simple random sampling to select 5 primary schools to represent others to give out necessary data about the subject. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Service Delivery in Nyagatare District Local Goverment, Rwanda. by Wellars, Kanamugire

“…The study was both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select one hundred and twenty (120) respondents for study. …”
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Community Work Participation and Outcomes in Nyagatare District, Rwanda. by Jean Marie Vianney, Ruzindana

“…The study used both simple random and purposive sampling techniques to select a total of one hundred and fifty (150) respondents that provided the required data and information that were important for the study. …”
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The role of skill and expertise and organizational resources along with the relevant components in the competitive environment of the organization (case study: Tehran Province Muni... by Mehdi Aghighi, Rashid Zolfegari Zaferani, Behzad Mashali

“…Sampling was done by simple random sampling. The collection tool in this research includes a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. …”
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Providing a customer satisfaction model of non-attendance services in the social security organization by Hossein Barzgar, Vahid Sanavi Garoosiyan, ali hossein zadeh

“…The statistical population of the present study includes the customers of Khorasan Razavi Social Security Organization, which was considered to be 384 people by Cochran's formula, and simple random sampling method was used. The collection tool in this research includes a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. …”
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Presenting a model based on media and social networks in the management of intelligent electricity consumption by Ahmad shojaee arzaneee, Mohamad Hemati, Ali akbar Amin beydokhti

“…The statistical population of the research includes 179 of all the people who were connected with the electricity company and its activities during the last week and on social networks, selected by random sampling. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…Sampling was done by cluster random sampling. The collection tool in this research includes a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. …”
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Investigating causal relationships between entrepreneurial education and sustainable employment generation in Islamic Azad Universities in Tehran by Sana Abdulali, Mohammad Naghi Imani GelepordesariI, Asghar Sharifi

“…Sampling was done by random cluster. The collection tool in this research includes a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method; entrepreneurial education variable includes 3 dimensions (goal, structure and method), and sustainable employment creation variable includes 2 dimensions (organizational and environmental). …”
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Antecedents and consequences of professional competence of school administrators with emphasis on environmental sustainability and sustainable development by mohamadreza rasouli, ghafar tari, hossein Baghaei

“…The statistical population of this research in the qualitative section included experts and professors in the field of education in Tehran, who were sampled purposefully; and in the quantitative section, school managers in Tehran who were selected through random-stratified sampling for the validation of the research model. …”
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Providing a model of emotional and rational appeals in video marketing based on social networks by Moohan Mohammadi, payam paslari, saeed moradpour, sadegh masjoodi

“…The sampling method is random. Data was collected through a questionnaire. …”
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Designing an entrepreneurial model in the banking network with a digital technology approach by Afshin Nobakht, majid nasiri, parviz Saeedi

“…The statistical population of the research includes 384 experts in the field of information technology and entrepreneurship in the banking industry, by simple random sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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