Measuring Intention to Build a Creative City Based on Theory of Planned Behaviour and Readiness to Change by Nurul Jannah Lailatul Fitria, Ferdy Aprilyandi, Shanty Bunga Adinda

“…This research is designed as a descriptive quantitative approach and supported by data processing with SEMPLS. …”
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Biomarker Profiling for Pyridoxine Dependent Epilepsy in Dried Blood Spots by HILIC-ESI-MS by Elizabeth Mary Mathew, Sudheer Moorkoth, Leslie Lewis, Pragna Rao

“…We report the development and validation of a hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) hyphenated with mass spectroscopy for the quantification of the above analytes from dried blood spot samples. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Trait Versus State Biomarker Analysis of Inflammatory Cytokines and miRNAs in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder by Christopher Rockson, Chandrashekaran Girish, Harivenkatesh Natarajan, Vikas Menon

“…We quantified the gene expressions of plasma miR-16, miR-132, and miR-1202 using Quantitative Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (qRT-PCR). …”
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Distribution of morphological traits in ornamental peach cultivars according to their priority by L. D. Komar-Tyomnaya

“…Ornamental peach cultivars have their original features, especially as far as quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the flower are concerned. …”
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Faculty Perceptions on the Roles of Mentoring, Advising, and Coaching in an Anesthesiology Residency Program: Mixed Methods Study by Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, Kathryn Burrows, Bianca E Szafarowicz, Rachel Moquin

“…The survey incorporated quantitative Likert-scale questions and qualitative short-answer responses to assess faculty perceptions of the value, preferred formats, essential skills, and capacity for fulfilling multiple roles in these support practices. …”
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Households Sociodemographic Profile as Predictors of Health Insurance Uptake and Service Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Municipality of Ghana by Eric Badu, Peter Agyei-Baffour, Isaac Ofori Acheampong, Maxwell Preprah Opoku, Kwasi Addai-Donkor

“…A cross-sectional design with quantitative methods was conducted among a total of 380 respondents, selected through a multistage cluster sampling. …”
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Plasma CXCL3 Levels Are Associated with Tumor Progression and an Unfavorable Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Can Cui, Rui Zhang, Feng Gu, Yunfeng Pei, Li Sun, Yueyang Huang, Guoping Niu, Jian Li

“…Herein, we investigated the association of the CXC-chemokine ligand 3 (CXCL3) with tumor progression and an unfavorable prognosis for colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods. The quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was used to explore the expression of CXCL3 in CRC tissue, adjacent tissue, and plasma. …”
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Selection and Success in Badminton: The Role of Lobs and Smashes in Junior Athletes' Performance by Touptiolo Touptiolo, Helmina Ria Siregar, Vina Mardatila Tarigan, Yogi Suwananda, Soukaina Hattabi, Willette Nance

“…Materials and methods. Through quantitative analysis of 32 junior players (16 males, 16 females, aged 14-18 years), we investigated shot frequency, success rates, and contextual factors influencing strategy selection. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of rheumatic valvular heart disease in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis, 2015-2023, population based studies. by Seid Mohammed Abdu, Altaseb Beyene Kassaw, Amare Abera Tareke, Gosa Mankelkl, Mekonnen Belete, Mohammed Derso Bihonegn, Ahmed Juhar Temam, Gashaw Abebe, Ebrahim Msaye Assefa

“…The descriptive information for the study is presented in the table, and the quantitative results are presented in forest plots. The Cochrane Q test and I2 test statistic were used to test heterogeneity across studies. …”
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Understanding Recruiters’ Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence: Insights from the Technology Acceptance Model by Filomena Almeida, Ana Junça Silva, Sara L. Lopes, Isabel Braz

“…The second study employed a quantitative confirmatory approach, utilizing an online questionnaire completed by 355 recruiters. …”
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Value of multi-parameter 123I-MIBG scintigraphy in the differential diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease by Teng Xue, Ying Cui, Ying Kan, Guanyun Wang, Jigang Yang

“…MIBG uptake and washout rates (WR) for the heart, salivary glands, and thyroid were assessed, with semi-quantitative methods used to calculate heart-to-mediastinum (H/M) and gland-to-background (P/B, S/B, T/B) ratios. …”
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Student perceptions of the socialization and implementation Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka program by Tridelvy Sensony, Dadang Sukirman, Ahmad Fajar Fadlillah

“…The method used in this research is a quantitative approach with a descriptive design involving 40 respondents who are active students and have finished the program for at least one semester. …”
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mHealth App to Promote Healthy Lifestyles for Diverse Families Living in Rural Areas: Usability Study by Alejandra Perez Ramirez, Adrian Ortega, Natalie Stephenson, Angel Muñoz Osorio, Anne Kazak, Thao-Ly Phan

“…Testing was done until feedback reached saturation and no additional substantive changes were suggested. Qualitative and quantitative data regarding usability, acceptability, and understandability were analyzed. …”
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Effect of glyphosate on renal function: A study integrating epidemiological and experimental evidence by Lin Hu, Mingcong Chen, Xiaoran Xue, Mingyi Zhao, Qingnan He

“…The underlying mechanism of the association between glyphosate and renal function was explored by the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and non-targeted metabolomics analysis [embryos (0.75 hpf–96 hpf) were exposed to 90 μg/mL glyphosate]. 1170 participants were enrolled in the NHANES study. …”
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CircSPG21 ameliorates oxidative stress-induced senescence in nucleus pulposus-derived mesenchymal stem cells and mitigates intervertebral disc degeneration through the miR-217/SIRT... by Yongbo Zhang, Sheng Yang, Xuan You, Zhengguang Li, Liuyang chen, Rui Dai, Hua Sun, Liang Zhang

“…Interactions among circSPG21, miR-217, and the NAD-dependent protein deacetylase sirtuin-1 (SIRT1) were validated through dual-luciferase assays, RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization and RNA immune precipitation. β-Gal staining, EdU staining, Western blotting, JC-1 assays, cell cycle analysis, and quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT‒qPCR) were used to examine the functions of these molecules in TBHP-induced senescent NPMSCs. …”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…A cross sectional survey approach that is both qualitative and quantitative approaches was used. The study was limited to 50 (fifty) respondents. …”
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Library Material Security and Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case Study of Rwenzori International University. by Muhindo, Sadress

“…The study adopted a descriptive survey design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis approaches. …”
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Compensation and Retention of Civil Servants in Uganda: A Case of Rubanda District Local Government. by Tubenawe, Akileo

“…This study used a cross-sectional survey research design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data approaches. Using simple random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 72 respondents were selected to participate in the study. …”
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Working Capital Management Practices and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Western Uganda. by Sunday, Arthur, Turyahebwa, Abanis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora

“…The study adopted a positivist quantitative paradigm with cross sectional and correlational designs. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Kaharo Sub-County of Kabale District South Western Uganda. by Nyakiti, Dorcas Awino

“…The study employed descriptive survey design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses methods. Using simple random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 84 respondents were selected to participate in the study. …”
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