The effect of active and passive smoking during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Shanghai by Xiaokai Wang, Xia Gao, De Chen, Xuelian Chen, Qingwei Li, Jiani Ding, Fangyuan Yu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Nannan Zhang, Yifang Chen

“…A self-designed questionnaire was utilized to conduct the survey, and their pregnancy outcomes were tracked and followed up. …”
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Impact of Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis on Intermediate and Terminal Undernutrition and Treatment Outcomes (INSTITUT) study: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study to ass... by Dissou Affolabi, Chelsie Cintron, Madolyn Dauphinais, Attannon Arnauld Fiogbe, Mohammed Fall Dogo, Safiou Ate, Christine Adjonou, Kokou Agossou, Susie Jiaxing Pan, Marius Esse, Benjamin Ade, Komi Séraphin Adjoh, Pranay Sinha, Kobto G Koura

“…Additional secondary outcomes will assess the effects on the rate of sputum conversion, loss to follow-up, weight gain, quality of life and post-TB lung health using surveys and a 6 min walk test. We hypothesise that participants receiving nutritional support will experience fewer unfavourable outcomes, faster sputum clearance, improved weight gain and fewer persistent respiratory symptoms.Ethics and dissemination This study has received approval from the Boston University Medical Campus and Boston Medical Center Institutional Review Board (H-43096). …”
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Subjective Taste and Smell Changes in Conjunction with Anxiety and Depression Are Associated with Symptoms in Patients with Functional Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Jie Liu, Chaolan Lv, Dandan Wu, Ying Wang, Chenyu Sun, Ce Cheng, Yue Yu

“…All participants completed questionnaires evaluating taste and smell (taste and smell survey (TSS)), Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (LGSRS), Hamilton anxiety scale (HAMA), and Hamilton depression scale (HAMD). …”
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Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Conclusions Post-stratification weighting of MENDS data brought EHR-based data estimates closer to survey-based estimates of hypertension and can improve representativeness of chronic disease indicators. …”
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Designing and Explaining the Competence Model of Knowledge Engineers in Municipalities (Study Case: Tehran Municipality) by Amin Seyyed Nosrati, Zahra Foroutani, Atyieh Bohrani

“…The validity of this model was then assessed through a survey of experts and knowledge managers, and the competencies were subsequently prioritized. …”
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Unity in diversity: navigating global connections through cultural exchange by Dwi Mariyono, Annis Nur Alifatul Kamila, Akmal Nur Alif Hidayatullah

“…Future studies could incorporate interviews and surveys to gain first-hand perspectives. In addition, the geographic focus on documented globalization effects limits broader applicability; more inclusive case studies across diverse cultural contexts are recommended. …”
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Digital Exclusion and Depressive Symptoms among Older People: Findings from Five Aging Cohort Studies across 24 Countries by Jingjing Wang, Xinran Lu, Sing Bik Cindy Ngai, Lili Xie, Xiaoyun Liu, Yao Yao, Yinzi Jin

“…Methods: We analyzed data from 5 longitudinal cohorts: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE), the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), and the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS). …”
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Military-Applied Means of Physical Education in Pre-University Educational Institutions of the Russian Ministry of Defence by D. V. Vinograd, A. V. Zykov

“…The following methods were applied: interview, pedagogical observation, questionnaire survey, technique of entrance and final testing of selection of the research participants, formative experi ment, monitoring, comparative analysis and systematisation of indicators (resultant scores) of sports achievements of examinees. …”
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Analisis Faktor-Faktor Penentu Kepuasan Pengguna Layanan Paylater Dengan Pendekatan Regresi Linier by Kastaman, Siska Komala Sari, Tora Fahrudin, Heru Nugroho

“…The research method used is qualitative by means of a survey of 280 students with an average age group of 15-20 years, while the factors studied after conducting a literature study to find the strength of the relationship between the five independent variables: study program, gender, monthly income, monthly expenses, and awareness of paylater to the dependent variable, namely customer satisfaction with paylater services, were analysed using multiple linear regression. …”
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Building a Digital Health Research Platform to Enable Recruitment, Enrollment, Data Collection, and Follow-Up for a Highly Diverse Longitudinal US Cohort of 1 Million People in the... by Dave Klein, Aisha Montgomery, Mark Begale, Scott Sutherland, Sherilyn Sawyer, Jacob L McCauley, Letheshia Husbands, Deepti Joshi, Alan Ashbeck, Marcy Palmer, Praduman Jain

“…The participant-facing tool facilitated electronic informed consent (eConsent), multisource data collection (eg, surveys, genomic results, wearables, and electronic health records [EHRs]), and ongoing participant engagement. …”
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Exposure the role of hydrogen with algae spirogyra biodiesel and fuel-borne additive on a diesel engine: An experimental assessment on dual fuel combustion mode by S. Aravind, Debabrata Barik, Gandhi Pullagura, Sreejesh S.R. Chandran, Elumalai PV, Prabhu Paramasivam, Dhinesh Balasubramanian, Yasser Fouad, Manzoore Elahi M. Soudagar, Md Abul Kalam, Chan Choon Kit

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Designing and Modeling Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Mohammad Saeed Mozafari Mehr, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…Methods This study adopts an applied-developmental approach in terms of its purpose, utilizes a descriptive survey method for data collection, and employs a mixed data analysis method. …”
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Comparing Deep Learning models for mapping rice cultivation area in Bhutan using high-resolution satellite imagery by Biplov Bhandari, Timothy Mayer

“…The study demonstrates that the Deep Learning approaches can be used for mapping rice cultivation area, and can also be used in combination with the survey-based approaches currently utilized by the Department of Agriculture (DoA) in Bhutan. …”
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Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern Tanzania. by Geofrey Makenga, Vito Baraka, Filbert Francis, Daniel T R Minja, Samwel Gesase, Edna Kyaruzi, George Mtove, Swabra Nakato, Rashid Madebe, Sif R Søeborg, Kathrine H Langhoff, Helle S Hansson, Michael Alifrangis, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden

“…This study was a comprehensive baseline survey, within the scope of a randomised, controlled trial on the effectiveness and safety of antimalarial drugs in preventing malaria and its related morbidity in schoolchildren. …”
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Business’ Attitudes Towards Corruption in Selected Central European Countries by Nenad Vretenar, Ana Marija Filipas, Martina Briš Alić

“…In doing so, it introduces a methodology that is well-suited for the analysis of survey-collected data, especially since it allows the dependent variable to be categorical. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…We explored the all-cause mortality risk of individuals with PRISm in a large sample of the general population.Methods: We used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III and 2007– 2012. Participants aged 20– 79 years at baseline and who underwent spirometry were included. …”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…This study examined the association between famine exposure in early life and the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in adulthood during the 1959–1961 Chinese Famine. Two cross-sectional surveys involving randomly selected Chinese adults aged 35–74 years in the Qingdao area were conducted. …”
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Strategies for Customer Relationship Management Focused on Loyalty by J. Vasco, C. Guerra, F. Favicela, X. Granizo

“…A market study was conducted to analyze the current client management approaches. A survey of customers of the company was carried out to investigate what they perceived were important factors influencing their relationship with the organization and determining efficient communication. …”
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Expansion and Assessment of a Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall Tool, Foodbook24, for Use Among Diverse Populations Living in Ireland: Comparative Analysis by Grace Bennett, Shuhua Yang, Laura A Bardon, Claire M Timon, Eileen R Gibney

“…To expand Foodbook24, national survey data from Brazil and Poland were reviewed and commonly consumed food items were added to the food list. …”
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Multicultural values: meeting point of two forces in developing Islamic education by Dwi Mariyono

“…Methodological constraints: the reliance on certain research methods, such as surveys and interviews, may introduce biases or limitations in data collection. …”
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