Role of Information and Communication Technology on Competitive Advantage of Hotels: A Case Study of Cephas Inn Hotel. by Mubangizi, Elijah

“…A cross-sectional study design was employed, with data collected through interviews and questionnaires. …”
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Effect of Active Teaching and Learning on Students’ Reading Skills in Selected Secondary Schools of Sheema Municipality. by Atuheire, Janis

“…A cross-sectional study design was employed, and data were collected through interviews and questionnaires. …”
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The Practice of Accounting Standards And Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kabale Municipality, South Western Uganda by Mbabazi, Mannex, Moses, Agaba

“…Probing into the relationship between the two will unearth the key necessary to impact management capacity Objective: To determine the influence of accounting techniques, accountability, and transparency on the performance of selected representative commercial banks in Kabale Municipality, Uganda Methods : The cross-sectional retrospective study design adopted was quantitative and descriptive with a sample that comprised 118 respondents selected by both simple and purposive random sampling. …”
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The Impact of Weighted Blanket Use on Adults with Sensory Sensitivity and Insomnia by Rhonda Davis-Cheshire, Savannah Bennington, Allison Hartsek, Teresa Kelly, Janeene Marinelli, Amanda Perez

“…For this study, a four-week, single-case, multiple-participant ABA study design was used. Through convenience sampling, four participants scoring 15 or greater on the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), which categorizes them as having moderate to severe insomnia, and much more than most people in sensory sensitivity on the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile were recruited. …”
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The Expression Pattern of Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase-2 in Immature Oocytes and Surrounding Cumulus Cells May Explain A Disrupted Oocyte Maturation Process by Goktan Kuspinar, Berrin Avcı

“… Objective: To evaluate the correlation between the gene expression of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 in the cumulus-oocyte complex with the level of prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 in follicular fluid and follicle diameter, oocyte maturation, and fertilization capacity. Study Design: As the study group, 26 cumulus-oocyte complexes and 26 follicular fluids obtained from immature (n=10) or unfertilized mature oocytes (n=16) and as the control group, 26 cumulus complexes and 26 follicular fluids surrounding mature and fertilized oocytes were retrieved one by one totally from 32 patients in 32 intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles. …”
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Investigating the Impact of the Direct Observation of Procedural Skills Assessment on the Learning and Satisfaction of the Operating Room Students of Neyshabur University of Medica... by Hassan Ebrahimpour-Sadagheyani, Seyede M. Saadati, Farin Tatari

“…Materials and Methods: The current study was a semi-experimental study that used a single-group posttest study design. The statistical sample included 30 operating room students. …”
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Differences in Muscle Activities and Kinematics between Forefoot Strike and Rearfoot Strike in the Lower Limb during 180° Turns by Naruto Yoshida, Shun Kunugi, Takehiro Konno, Akihiko Masunari, Satoru Nishida, Takashi Koumura, Naoyuki Kobayashi, Shumpei Miyakawa

“… # Purpose This study aimed to determine the joint angles, ground reaction force (GRF), and muscle activity levels associated with FFS and RFS landings during 180° turns. # Study design Cross-sectional study # Methods Fourteen male soccer players from the University of Tsukuba football (soccer) club participated in this study. …”
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One Year Obstetric Experience with Extreme Complications in a Tertiary Center in Somalia by Recep Erin, Zeina Ahmed

“…We aimed to analyze and compile data on obstetric emergencies and complications in a tertiary center in Somalia. Study Design: The files of all patients who visited the obstetrics clinic in Somalia Recep Tayyip Erdogan Training and Research Hospital between January 2018 and December 2018 were retrospectively scanned. …”
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Anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation in the management of osteoarthritis of the temporomandibular joint: A systematic review of animal studies by Virginia Bautista, Sandeep Talluri, Olga A Korczeniewska, Dimitrios Michelogiannakis, Junad Khan

“…Indexed database search was performed up to and including June 2020. Data regarding study design, study grouping, subjects, age, sex, OA induction method, outcome variables, and parameters regarding OA in TMJ were extracted. …”
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Apprehension-Based Training: A Novel Treatment Concept for Anterior Shoulder Dislocation – A Case Report by Alon Rabin, Livneh Noyman, Noa Yaakobi, Efi Kazum

“…The purpose of this case report is to describe the application of ABT in a patient with recurrent ASD. # Study Design Case report # Case Description The subject was a 23-year-old male with bilateral recurrent ASD. …”
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Perspectives of Integrative Cancer Genomics in Next Generation Sequencing Era by So Mee Kwon, Hyunwoo Cho, Ji Hye Choi, Byul A Jee, Yuna Jo, Hyun Goo Woo

“…Here, we review several issues raised in cancer omics data analysis, including NGS, focusing particularly on the study design and analysis strategies. This might be helpful to understand the current trends and strategies of the rapidly evolving cancer genomics research.…”
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Electrocautery Versus Scalpel in Women Undergoing Primary Cesarean Section and Neonatal Outcomes by Esra Isci Bostanci, Ismail Guler, Funda Cevher Akdulum, Mehmet Anil Onan

“… Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the postoperative wound infection rate, newborn effect and, the effect of skin to peritoneum incision time between diathermy and scalpel for the operation time during primer cesarean section cases. Study Design: A retrospective study was carried out at Gazi University Hospital. …”
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An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury Risk Screening and Reduction Program for High School Female Athletes: A Pilot Study by Allison Kuntz, Olivia Peters, Andrew Bello, Ryan Perkins, Ryan Monti, Leigh Murray

“… # Purpose The purpose was to conduct a feasible community pre-season screening program for high school female athletes for the presence of known modifiable risk factors that predispose them to sustaining a non-contact ACL injury. # Study Design Non-experimental prospective study # Methods A convenience sample of 15 healthy female athletes were recruited from local high schools, consisting of 11 soccer players and four basketball players.  …”
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Operationalizing transformative capacity: State policy and the financing of sustainable energy transitions in developing countries by Amanda-Leigh O'Connell, Johan Schot

“…A critical realist case study design explored South Africa's transition to green hydrogen as an instrumental case to understand how policy instruments—regulative, economic, and informational—interact with financing social structures to enable or constrain transformative change in financing the energy transition. …”
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The Functional Assessment of Balance in Concussion (FAB-C) Battery by Thaer Manaseer, Jackie L. Whittaker, Codi Isaac, Kathryn J. Schneider, Douglas P. Gross

“… # Objective To develop and assess the feasibility and construct validity of the Functional Assessment of Balance in Concussion (FAB-C) battery. # Study Design Cross-sectional study. # Methods Tests for inclusion in the FAB-C battery were identified through a search of the literature. …”
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Effects of Pooling Samples on the Performance of Classification Algorithms: A Comparative Study by Kanthida Kusonmano, Michael Netzer, Christian Baumgartner, Matthias Dehmer, Klaus R. Liedl, Armin Graber

“…Guidelines are derived to identify an optimal pooling scheme for obtaining adequate predictive power and, hence, to motivate a study design that meets best experimental objectives and budgetary conditions, including time constraints.…”
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Forehead against Resistance (FAR): Preliminary Findings from A Clinical Alternative to Shaker’s Type of Exercise by Radish Kumar Balasubramaniam, Rahul Krishnamurthy, Athira Rajan, Suprasanna K

“…The study used a comparative cross-sectional study design, with the nonrandomized convenient sampling that included 27 healthy adults. …”
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Implication of diabetes mellitus in telomere length and alteration in some age related cell senescence markers of aged men in Kurdistan region-Iraq by Kaniaw Rafat Khafar, Dr. Esmail S Kakey

“…For this cause, this current investigation was designed to study and compare of some oxidative and molecular markers in healthy aged and diabetic aged men older adults. The study design was the setting of a medium private laboratory with participants being common people, which was classified into three groups according to age and health complication, control young, healthy aged, and diabetic aged groups. …”
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Distribution of pathologic smear results and histopathologic agreement in precancerous cervical lesions by Eser Colak, Esra Zeynep Coskunoglu

“…In this study, we aimed to investigate the distribution of smear results and cyto-histopathological correlation and agreement in biopsies. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective study was performed at the gynecology obstetrics and pathology department of Baskent University Konya Application and Research Hospital, over a 5-year period. …”
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The Determination of Fetal Gender with Gestational Sac Volume Maternal Age and Body Mass Index by Aytekin Aydın, Mustafa Öztürk, Murat Gökhan Kinaş

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of fetal gender on Gestational Sac Volume (GSV), maternal age and Body Mass Index (BMI) between 10 and 12 gestational weeks in order to detect the fetal gender in diseases being transferred genetically with x by using non-invasive methods. STUDY DESIGN: 37 pregnant women who came for routine antenatal controls between 10 and 12 gestational weeks were incorporated in study. …”
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