Relationship between systemic immune-inflammation index and depression among individuals with and without cardiovascular disease by Dan Liu, Chaojie He, Xinguo Luo

“…Methods A total of 29,479 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005–2016 waves were included. Depressive symptoms were assessed through Patient’s Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). …”
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The Impact of Multitasking on Transport Mode Choice in Autonomous Vehicle Age by Jamil Hamadneh, Domokos Esztergar-Kiss

“…A stated preference (SP) survey is distributed in Budapest, Hungary, and 276 participants are collected. …”
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Performance of some civil engineering structures on Odukpani clay shale, Southeastern Nigeria by Abidemi Olujide Ilori, Anthony Michael George, Ini Christopher Umoh, Ediomo O. Eyakndue, Ubong Udoette Ukpekpe

“…Shallow seismic refraction survey involving both p and s-waves were also deployed to evaluate the quality of soils at some locations along this alignment. …”
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Integration of carbon dioxide sensor with GNSS receiver for dynamic air quality monitoring applications by Lin Yola, Garrin Alif Nanditho, Kaito Kobayashi, Dinesh Manandhar

“…The field air quality monitoring (CO2 observed in ppm) and the movement velocity (vehicle speed observed in km/h) were recorded on two main roads of Jakarta by using a survey vehicle. The study compares the observation results of the non-integrated system (NIS) and integrated technology system (IS). …”
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Child diarrhea in Cambodia: A descriptive analysis of temporal and geospatial trends and logistic regression-based examination of factors associated with diarrhea in children under... by Samnang Um, Channnarong Phan, Sok Sakha, Leng Dany

“…To better understand child diarrhea in Cambodia, we examined to describe temporal and geospatial trends of diarrhea and used multiple logistic regression to analyze its association with individual and household characteristics and diarrhea among children aged 0-59 months using combined data from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey for 2005 to 2022. This study included 29,742 weighted children aged 0-59 months; there were 7,220 in 2005, 7,758 in 2010, 7,010 in 2014, and 7,754 in 2022, respectively. …”
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El contexto actual del marcado CE. El caso de la pizarra en galicia. Grado de aplicación de los fabricantes = The current context of CE marking. The case of slate in Galicia. Degre... by Susana Robles-Sánchez, María Paz Sáez-Pérez

“…In order to do so, a survey was carried out among slate producers in which the obligations of the manufacturers were broken down. …”
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Evaluation Frequency of Human Papillomavirus and Its Related Genotypes in Women of the General Population Living in 11 Provinces of Iran by Somayeh Hassani, Proshat Sadat Nadji, Anita Mohseni, Marjan Rahnamaye Farzami, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Makan Sadr, Seyed Alireza Nadji

“…This study is a community-based survey study. Sampling was done by the cluster sampling method. …”
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Decoding fertility behaviour of married women in Zambia: A multipronged analysis of bio-demographic, socio-economic and intermediate factors. by Bwalya Bupe Bwalya, Clifford Odimegwu

“…The study drew upon data from three cross-sectional Zambia Demographic Health Surveys (2007, 2013-14, 2018) to investigate fertility behaviour among 18,299 married women, measured by the number of children ever born (CEB). …”
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A nonlinear correlation between the serum uric acid to creatinine ratio and the prevalence of hypertension: a large cross-sectional population-based study by Ru Wang, Shuxing Wu, Jing Wang, Wenting Li, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

“…Objective To explore the relationship between the serum uric acid to creatinine (UA/Cr) ratio and the prevalence of hypertension.Methods In this cross-sectional study, we included 8571 individuals from the China Health and Nutrition Survey. Logistic regression analysis and restricted cubic spline (RCS) were used to analyze the relationship between the UA/Cr ratio and hypertension.Results Compared with individuals without hypertension, individuals with hypertension had higher UA/Cr ratios. …”
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Nomogram Predicting 90-Day Readmission in Patients with Diabetes: A Prospective Study by Dong Z, Xie W, Yang L, Zhang Y, Li J

“…We aim to develop a nomogram to predict the risk of readmission within 90 days of discharge in diabetic patients.Patients and Methods: This is a prospective observational survey. A total of 784 adult patients with diabetes recruited in two tertiary hospitals in central China were randomly assigned to a training set or a validation set at a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Composition and Distribution Characteristics and Geochemical Significance of n-Alkanes in Core Sediments in the Northern Part of the South Yellow Sea by Jinxian He, Shengyin Zhang, Xiaoli Zhang, Yu Qian, Haijun He, Hongchen Wu

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The impact of physical exercise on adolescents’ mobile phone dependency: the serial mediating role of self-esteem and depression by Jingtao Wu, Yanhong Shao, Wanli Zang

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to examine the impact of physical exercise on the prevalence of mobile phone dependency among middle school students, as well as to delineate the serial mediating roles of self-esteem and depression within this relationship.MethodsA convenient cluster random sampling method was employed to conduct a questionnaire survey among 3,786 middle school students from Guangdong, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Henan, and other provinces. …”
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Association between advanced lung cancer inflammation index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among asthma patients: a cohort study by Tu-Lei Tian, Xiang-Kun Qu, Hong-Bo Zhang, Cun-Cun Wang, Qing-Qing Yuan, Jing Xia, Li-Fang Cao, Kui Liu

“…National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the relationship between ALI and both all-cause and cause-specific mortality, adjusting for demographic and clinical variables. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of writing comics as a tool for enhancing EFL writing skills of undergraduate Ecuadorian polytechnic students by Felix Estrella

“…Design/methodology/approach – This research followed a mixed method design to obtain quantitative information through a researcher-made survey and paired T-test, which would be corroborated by the qualitative data obtained from semistructured interviews. …”
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About the Master’s Program “Creative Personnel Management”: Methodological Foundations by A. O. Grudzinskiy, I. V. Guskova, N. E. Serebrovskaya, V. V. Mariko

“…At the second stage, a questionnaire survey was conducted among a wider group of employers with the task of determining the priority of the proposed professional competencies (N=87). …”
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Defining New Research Questions and Protocols in the Field of Traumatic Brain Injury through Public Engagement: Preliminary Results and Review of the Literature by Shumaila Hasan, Aswin Chari, Mario Ganau, Chris Uff

“…To gauge acceptance of this, and as per the guidelines set out by the National Research Ethics Service, we conducted a survey of TBI and non-TBI patients admitted to our Trauma ward and their families. 100 responses were collected between December 2017 and July 2018, incorporating two redesigns in response to patient feedback. 75.0% of respondents said that they would consent to a brain biopsy performed at the time of insertion of an intracranial pressure (ICP) bolt. 7.0% replied negatively and 18.0% did not know. 70.0% would consent to insertion of a jugular bulb catheter to obtain paired intracranial venous samples and peripheral samples for analysis of biomarkers. …”
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Indicators for the evaluation of musculoskeletal trauma systems: A scoping review and Delphi study. by M Dworkin, K J Agarwal-Harding, M Joseph, G Cahill, D Konadu-Yeboah, E Makasa, C Mock, MSK Indicator Group

“…Mortality (n = 50 articles) and presence of trauma registries (n = 16 articles) were the most frequently reported indicators. After 3 rounds of surveys our panel reached consensus on a parsimonious list of priority performance indicators. …”
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ONION EXTRACT (Allium cepa) MEDERMA® UNTUK BEKAS LUKA OPERASI PADA WAJAH by Tiara Amandita, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“…Pada  pemeriksaan  fisik didapatkan  primary  survey  dengan  kondisi pasien  sadar  baik  dan  hemodinamik  stabil, sedangkan status  lokalis  pada  area maksilofacial  didapatkan  Vulnus  appertum regio  facialis  pada  sisi  dextra  sepanjang  6  cm, dengan tepi luka irregular,   dasar luka subkutis, disertasi  vulnus  excoriasi  pada  regio  cheek dextra. …”
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Exploring relationships between social media use, online exposure to drug-related content, and youth substance use in real time: a pilot ecological momentary assessment study in a... by Meredith Gansner, Meredith Gansner, Anna Katharine Horton, Rasika Singh, Zev Schuman-Olivier

“…Each day, participants completed a modified CRAFFT screen for daily substance use and a survey on substance-related online content exposure, and input data from their smartphone screen time reports. …”
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Ethnobotanical Study on Wild Edible Plants in Metema District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia by Getinet Masresha, Yirgalem Melkamu, Getnet Chekole Walle

“…Data were collected using individual interviews, guided field walks, focus group discussion, and market surveys through semistructured questionnaires. Ethnobotanical data collected from the informants were summarized by descriptive statistics, and further verified by using informant consensus, preference, and direct matrix ranking. …”
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