The Persistence of Antibiotic Resistance in Observational Studies: Is It Really Due to Differences in Sub-Populations Rather than Antibiotic Use? by Peter Collignon, John J. Beggs

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Antimicrobial stewardship policies and future research must directly address how much of the apparent persistence of resistant bacteria results from biological consequences of antibiotic use compared to pure statistical confounding arising due to heterogeneous risks in community infection patterns.…”
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Transforming Education Through Blockchain: A Systematic Review of Applications, Projects, and Challenges by Xianxian Wang, Muhammad Younas, Yicun Jiang, Muhammad Imran, Norah Almusharraf

“…This study also identifies future research directions and acknowledges limitations.…”
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Electroporation of mouse embryonic stem cells with Neon device by I. P. Savchenkova, A. A. Savchenkova

“…Electroporation of mouse embryonic stem cells with the new-generation device can bean effective method for in vitro insertion of nucleic acids into the cells of interest to the researcher.…”
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Mobile Phone Short Message Service (SMS) for Weight Management in Iranian Overweight and Obese Women: A Pilot Study by Somayeh Faghanipour, Eftekharalsadat Hajikazemi, Soghra Nikpour, Shabnam al-Sadat Shariatpanahi, Agha Fatemeh Hosseini

“…Also, the experimental group was instructed to weekly self-weight and to send the data to the principle researcher. All subjects were measured for baseline and secondary weight in a standardized manner by a nurse, and the data were compared between the two groups. …”
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Investigating the Effect of TV Advertising Strategies on Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioral Dimensions of Female Consumer Attitudes by Afsaneh Javan Hesar Shaneh, Naser Yazdani

“…The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire using the Kaur & Hundal (2017) questionnaire distributed among the sample members after validation and reliability assessment. …”
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The Effect of Sharia Principles in Banking on Customer Satisfaction (Study Case: Shiraz Sepeh Bank) by Fereshte Nafar, Poya Abolhasani, Amirhossein Khataei Dayeni

“…Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) based on Partial Least Squares (PLS) was used to analyze the data, research model, and test the proposed hypotheses. The results of the test of research hypotheses showed that the application of Sharia in general has a significant effect on the satisfaction of bank customers. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA TOUCH AND PLAY 3D IMAGES MATERI PANCA INDERA KELAS IV SEKOLAH DASAR BERBASIS ADOBE FLASH by Ilmiah Nu Izzah

“…The research show that: The development of Touch and Play 3D Images learning media based on Adobe Flash in the Five Senses Subject at 4th Grade of Elementary School using the design of research and development stated by Borg and Gall. …”
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Corporate Governance and its Role in Performance Improvement and Reducing Fraud in Islamic Banking by Leila Zamanianfar, Mohammad Reza Mahdyar Ismaili

“…The research method is based on promotion and dissemination as well as summarizing and inferring the topics and ideas of other researchers. …”
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RIZHOME AND BAROCCO AS CULTURAL-ONTOLOGICAL FOUNDATION OF PHENOMENON OF INNOVATION by Serhei A. Ostrenko

“…In the second case we have a deal with the principles which can carry out innovative activity: a) connection (unavoidable of freedom of researcher, and it correlates with the principle of epistemological anarchism ‘Anything goes’); b) inhomogeneity (maintenance of multiplicity of innovative decisions that correlates with postpositivistic principle of proliferation); c) multiplicity (attitude on principle refuse from tradition in innovative activity); d) a-signed break (non-line character of innovative processes); e) cartography (constructive character of innovations with possibility of variety of different senses); f) re-tracing (critical attitude to the past and probable results in the future). …”
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Identification and prioritization of effective approaches for public education and participation in household waste management (A case study: Tehran, Iran) by Esmatossadat Hashemi, Hooman Bahmanpour, Amir Hesam Hassani, Amir Hooman Hemmasi

“…First, baseline data were gathered through a library research process, and then 33 waste management experts were employed as a panel to complete a researcher-made questionnaire on a Likert scale. …”
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Impact of a Visual-Auditory-Kinesthetic Model-Based Educational Package on Knowledge Regarding Stroke Among Security Guards in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital by Parul, Latha Venkatesan, Achal Srivastava, Manju AK Rajora

“…The educational package included researcher-developed videos on risk factors and management of stroke, a poster on Act FAST, and a card game on symptoms of stroke. …”
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Does the Expected Teaching and Learning Take Place in Preprimary Grades in Zambezi Region, Namibia? by Кенет Нзвала

“…Using the lens of Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory, data for this research were generated through interviews, and lesson observation, and every participating teacher in this study was observed while teaching to establish whether indeed learners benefited from their teaching and whether their teaching escalated into learning; participants were sampled purposively from three different school contexts of urban, peri urban and rural.    …”
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Determination of optimal formats for digital image compression by Abimael Adam Francisco Paredes, Heidy Velsy Rivera Vidal De Sánchez, Inés Eusebia Jesús Tolentino, Jimmy Grover Flores Vidal

“…The sample was made up of five digital image files with BMP extension, taken in different scenarios and at different times at the researcher's discretion. The technique used was the analysis of digital image files and as an instrument a double input matrix, where the conversions of BMP files to six different extensions of image files were registered, with four different tools for manipulation of image files. …”
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التشتت النوعی لمحرکات البحث ومدى الوعی بها والإفادة منها by د. عزة فاروق الجوهرى

“…Andclassified depending on the mechanism by which it operates and the contentprovided by the researcher? Is there awareness by the researchers and sciencestudents in particular? …”
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The Impact of the Quizlet App on Students' Mufradât Mastery: An Experimental Study by Ibnu Rawandhy N. Hula, Yousif Abdelmannan Mohamed Godat Arrashedy, Mohamad Lahay, Mukhtar I. Miolo, Damhuri Damhuri, Abdullah Sakka

“…This research is motivated by the observation that 10th-grade students at MAS Al-Huda in Gorontalo City have low mastery of mufradât. …”
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At the dawn of the White Movement (about A. S. Puchenkov’s monograph «The first year of the Volunteer Army: from the emergence of the “Alekseevskaya Organization” to the formation... by D. A. Bazhanov

“…Some critical notes that show the following ways of research on the basis of the Russian Civil War are made.…”
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Latin America in the 21st Century: Regional Development Trajectories by D. A. Kuznetsov

“…The theoretical framework of the paper is based on the methodology proposed by the Russian researcher M.M. Lebedeva who outlines three basic megatrends — globalization, integration, and democratization and their counter-trends — deglobalization, disintegration, and dedemocratization, accordingly. …”
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Testing the Multi-Theory Model for initiation and sustenance of smoking cessation at Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: A cross-sectional study by Sumitra SHARMA, Umesh R. ARYAL, Manoj SHARMA

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Study of the Feasibility of Regeneration of Central Worn-Out Textures of Ilam City Based on Urban Smart Growth Approach by pakzad azadkhani, mohammad Salavarzizadeh, Fatemeh Farogh Doost

“…The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire that has been confirmed by face validity and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient, turning out to be 0.701. …”
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The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. by Pınar Daylan Koçkaya

“…Using an online platform via a distance education center, participants completed the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale (CAS) along with researcher-designed questions.Results: Among the participants, 51% were female and 49% male. …”
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