Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…Data were analyzed using STATA 15, with descriptive statistics presented in tables and figures. …”
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A societal cost-benefit analysis of falls prevention in community-dwelling older people in the Netherlands by Martien J.M. Panneman, Ed F. van Beeck, Branko F. Olij, Juanita A. Haagsma, Frans van Zoest, Judith I. Kuiper, Suzanne Polinder

“…We conducted a societal cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) of falls prevention interventions in the Netherlands in order to show the stepwise approach, data sources needed and analyses that characterize this method. …”
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Correlates and effects of information, motivation and behavioral skills on primary sexual abstinence among female university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Banti Negero Feyisa, Gurmessa Tura Debelew, Zewdie Birhanu Koricha

“…Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted using structural equation modeling (SEM) with AMOS 23 to examine the correlations and effects of information, motivation, and behavioral skills on primary sexual abstinence. …”
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Understanding consumer behaviour in choosing Rojolele Srinuk rice: developing the theory of planned behaviour by Nugroho Hasan, Mohamad Harisudin, Kusnandar

“…This study uses a quantitative approach with government employees’ respondents in the case of Klaten Regency, Central Java, and consumers of Rojolele rice throughout Indonesia, who were selected by stratified random sampling with 525 respondents based on their age. Data was collected by questionnaire survey with analysis using Partial Least Square (PLS) – Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). …”
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Experience of Aging in the Ngäbe-Buglé Community in Coto Brus, Costa Rica: A Qualitative Study by Melissa Rallo, Nicholas Leahy, Alexis Vetack, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Wendel Mora, Virginia Rowthorn, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Methods: This qualitative study utilized semi-structured interviews to collect data from 14 elderly participants (6 female, 8 male), aged 52–90 years, living in the La Casona community. …”
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Non-communicable diseases and risk factors profiling among geriatric population residing in Hyderabad city, India by Karthikeyan Ramanujam, Joyeeta Thakur, Rajitha Triveni Koralla, JJ Babu Geddam, Samarasimha Reddy N

“…Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in an urban locality of Hyderabad city, Telangana state among 1320 elderly individuals aged 60 years and above. Data on anthropometric measurements, dietary intakes, socio-economic factors, and NCD history were collected using structured questionnaires and standardized tools. …”
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A Gaussian Mixture Model-Based Unsupervised Dendritic Artificial Visual System for Motion Direction Detection by Zhiyu Qiu, Yuxiao Hua, Tianqi Chen, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang, Delai Qiu, Chunping Chu

“…Through repeated exposure to motion stimuli, our model self-organizes to detect macroscopic motion direction without the need for labeled data. Experimental results demonstrate that the GMM-based global motion detection layer successfully classifies motion direction signals, forming structured motion representations akin to biological visual systems. …”
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Implementing the H&P 360 in Three Medical Institutions: Usability Study by Rupinder Hayer, Joyce Tang, Julia Bisschops, Gregory W Schneider, Kate Kirley, Tamkeen Khan, Erin Rieger, Eric Walford, Irsk Anderson, Valerie Press, Brent Williams

“… BackgroundThe traditional history and physical (H&P) provides the basis for physicians’ data gathering, problem formulation, and care planning, yet it can miss relevant behavioral or social risk factors. …”
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Prevalence of cervical dysplasia and its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics in a low-resource setting by Babatunde Enoch Adewumi, Julius kolajo Dare, Rita Omobosola Alabi, Rosemary Oluwatosin Komolafe, Sonnen Atinge, Enoch Olaoluwa Olatoye, Halimat Eyitayo Issa, Bethrand Ozioma Chukwu, Emmanuel Kokori, Alexander Idu Entonu

“…Informed consent was obtained from each participant, and data were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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Rumination and psychological resilience in Chinese civil aviation flight students: the chain mediating role of proactive coping and generalized anxiety disorder by Mingyu Liao, Haozhe Wang, Zongyu Liu, Enliang Hu

“…However, the internal mechanism of how rumination affects psychological resilience, particularly the chain mediating effect of proactive coping and generalized anxiety, has not been thoroughly explored in high-stress populations.MethodsEmploying a cross-sectional design, 1,235 flight students from the Civil Aviation Flight University of China were surveyed using the Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) to gather data. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and the Bootstrap method were used to test the chain mediating effect.ResultsRumination exhibited a significant negative correlation with psychological resilience (r = −0.365, p < 0.01) and proactive coping (r = −0.285, p < 0.01), and a positive correlation with generalized anxiety (r = 0.337, p < 0.01). …”
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Impact of social media advertising on consumer behavior: role of credibility, perceived authenticity, and sustainability by Hemant Kothari, Avinash Choudhary, Apurva Jain, Shivoham Singh, Shivoham Singh, K. D. V. Prasad, K. D. V. Prasad, U. K. Vani, U. K. Vani

“…A total of 500 valid responses were subjected to exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and the hypotheses were tested via structural equation modeling.Results and discussionThe SEM results reveal that constructs credibility and sustainability are strong predictors of consumer behavior in the context of social media advertising effectiveness. …”
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Deep Learning for Time-Series Forecasting With Exogenous Variables in Energy Consumption: A Performance and Interpretability Analysis by Ava Mohammadi, Gonzalo Napoles, Yamisleydi Salgueiro

“…TimeLLM, despite tailored prompting for time-series forecasting, failed to outperform task-specific models, with a test MAE of 2.193, RMSE of 3.473, and sMAPE of 22.89%, highlighting the challenges of adapting foundation models trained on different modalities to structured time-series forecasting. Beyond predictive accuracy, interpretability analysis challenges the assumption that attention mechanisms reliably capture feature importance. …”
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Dietary intake and growth of HIV exposed and unexposed 6–12 months old infants in South Africa by Phumudzo Tshiambara, Marinel Hoffman, Heather Legodi, Yusentha Balakrishna, Ute Feucht

“…A repeated cross‐sectional study used structured questionnaires to collect socio‐demographic, dietary intake, food group data, and anthropometric measurements in the Siyakhula study. …”
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Exploring pre-service teachers’ generative AI readiness and behavioral intentions by Phuong Bui, Tiina Korhonen, Sini Kontkanen, Sorella Karme, Satu Piispa-Hakala, Marjaana Veermans

“…These findings highlight the need for structured AI literacy training in teacher education, emphasizing prompt engineering, evaluative judgment, and strategic AI integration. …”
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A Qualitative Study on the Supportive Care Needs Preferences of Older Colorectal Cancer Patients: Insights from Patient Experiences by Li X, Wu L, Zhang M, Yao L, Zhou N, Li Y, Song X, Zhou H, Song A, Zhou J

“…Xiaowan Li,1,* Luqing Wu,2,* Mengqi Zhang,3,* Liqun Yao,4,* Na Zhou,1 You Li,5 Xinying Song,6 Huiyue Zhou,1 Anni Song,1 Jiao Zhou1 1Nursing Department, Ninth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450053, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361000, People’s Republic of China; 3Breast Surgery Department 3, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450000, People’s Republic of China; 4Weifang Center for Disease and Prevention, Weifang, Shandong Province, 261061, People’s Republic of China; 5General Surgery Department, Ninth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450053, People’s Republic of China; 6School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450001, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Huiyue Zhou, Ninth People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450053, People’s Republic of China, Email ZH_Y221220@163.com Xinying Song, School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450001, People’s Republic of China, Email songxinying2021@163.comPurpose: This study employs a qualitative research methodology to explore the genuine feelings of older patients with colorectal cancer (OPCRC) regarding their Supportive Care Needs (SCNs), to understand their specific care requirements and to inform the clinical implementation of targeted intervention programs.Methods: Qualitative research was conducted from November 2024 to January 2025 in Zhengzhou, China. Data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with OPCRC. …”
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Post-recovery experience among COVID-19 patients: A population-based online survey in India by Nitin Joseph, Prithvi Rajgopal, Paras Chaudhary, Ananya, Shreya Jain, Harish Yadav, Prajwal Kulkarni

“…Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Mangalore in March 2022. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire designed as a Google Doc. …”
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Digital transformation in market research in Peru by Paulo César Callupe-Cueva, Augusto Aliaga-Miranda, Luis Ricardo Flores-Vilcapoma, Christian Efrain Raqui-Ramirez, Bernabé Teodoro Vila-Hinojo, Wilmar Salvador Chavarry-Becerra

“…The methodological framework incorporated structured surveys and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) estimations, with robust validation procedures and adherence to statistical assumptions. …”
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Navigating electives: Perspectives from phase III MBBS students and faculty in program evaluation by Sujatha Karjigi, Shyamala KK, Divya Gupta, Karthik R

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey in which qualitative data on perceptions of electives were collected through an online survey by a validated semi-structured questionnaire with open-ended questions. …”
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Mineral Composition of Feed and Mineral Soil Utilization in Haramaya District, East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia by Sefa Salo, Mengistu Urge, Mohammed Yusuf Kurtu

“…This study was carried out to assess feed resources mineral composition and utilization of mineral soil in the Haramaya district of the East Hararghe Zone, Ethiopia. The survey data was collected from four kebeles using a semi-structured questionnaire from 80 respondents (20 from each kebele) selected randomly. …”
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Magnitude of Hearing Loss Concerning the Site of Tympanic Membrane Perforation: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Single Institution in Rawalpindi by Maheen Alvie, Sunarays Akhtar, Uswah Haleem, Hareem Azhar, Tooba Abbasi, Kamran Zamurrad Malik

“…Exclusion criteria included profound hearing loss, actively discharging middle ears, cholesteatoma, and cognitive impairment. The data were collected using a structured departmental proforma. …”
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