The Role of Resilience in Predicting the Care Burden of Family Caregivers of Stroke Patients: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Sajjad Amiri Bonyad, Faezeh Shamlou Hasani, Arezou Karampourian, Behnaz Alafchi

“…Participants were selected by a convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included a demographic form, Novak and Guest’s care burden inventory, and the Connor-Davidson resilience scale. …”
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Problems of Myanmar Women of Reproductive Age in Accessing Health Services as Migrant Workers in Thailand: A Qualitative Study by Piyaporn Sitkulanan, Kunnikar Chaisitsanguan, Prakaipetch Winaiprasert, Wilailuck Wong-arsa

“…The researchers selected informants using criterion sampling. Data analysis utilized the Diekelmann and Allen method. …”
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Investigating the Level of Emotional Distress Based on Attachment Styles and Emotional Schemas in Female Students with Depression Symptoms by Fateme Tadayonghotbabadi, Ali Naseri

“…Therefore, the study aimed to investigate the level of emotional distress based on attachment styles and emotional schemas in female students with depression symptoms.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study; the target population were female undergraduate students at Shiraz Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran who exhibited symptoms of depression in the year 2023. 120 participants were selected using convenience sampling method. …”
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Knowledge regarding helicobacter pylori infection among patients in hail region of Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Nawi Alshammari, Mubashir Zafar, Mohammed Salem Alharbi, Sumayyah Mohammad Almarshedy, Fayez Saud Alreshidi, Hend Faleh Hamad Alreshidi, Ibrahim Abdullah Alnais, Abdulilah Saad Aldhmadi, Abdulaziz Fahad Alhumaid, Rahaf Mulayh Alshammari, Razan Fehaid Alshammari, Ranim Fahad Alhejaily, Syed Shah Mohammed Faiyaz, Mohd Saleem, Malik Asif Hussain

“…The objective of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among patients generally in the Hail region of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the year 2023, among 880 participants which were selected through simple random sampling method. …”
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The challenges of prenatal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative evidence of primary health care providers’ perspective in Iran by Edris Kakemam, Faranak Karimiyeganeh, Farzaneh Soltani, Akram Karimi Shahanjarini

“…A semi-structured interview was conducted with 13 midwives who had experience providing prenatal care services to pregnant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic and were selected using the purposive sampling method. …”
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Relationship between Moral Distress and Quality of Work Life among Nurses in Kerman, Southeast of Iran by Masoumeh Fuladvandi, Gholamreza Fouladvand, Leila Malekyan, Sohila Maleki, Nadia Nourmohammade

“…A total of 290 nurses with at least a bachelor’s degree and six months of full-time work experience were selected using a stratified random sampling method. …”
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The current state of knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and training needs regarding palliative care among ICU nurses in China: a cross-sectional study by Wei-wei Cai, Fei Wang, Chang-chun Song

“…Objective Through the investigation and analysis of ICU nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and training needs regarding palliative care, this study explored the specific knowledge gaps and training needs of ICU nurses in palliative care. Methods A convenience sampling method was employed to survey ICU nurses at 23 tertiary (tier-A) hospitals in Anhui Province, adhering to the specified criteria, between December 2023 and April 2024. …”
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Investigation of the relationship between exercise addiction and personality traits of university students by Serkan Necati Metin, Gizem Başkaya, Yağmur Akkoyunlu

“…This study was conducted to determine the effect and relationship of personality traits on exercise addiction. Material and Methods. The sample of the study consists of 535 people, 160 females and 375 males, who are studying at Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University and selected by simple random sampling method. …”
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Determining the required data elements to develop the information management system for Iranian traditional medicine by Razieh Mirzaeian, Abdolghader Bahraini, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…A panel of 34 individuals with clinical and research experience in ITM, was selected via purposeful sampling to rate the importance of candidate data items for inclusion in the ITM-MDS using a 5-point Likert scale. …”
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Self⁃evaluation and analysis of influencing factors of clinical research knowledge among clinical research coordinators/associates by ZHOU Ying*，LI Yuyan，XU Lei，LIU Kun，NING Renli

“…<b>Objective</b> To understand the self-evaluation of clinical research knowledge among clinical research coordinators（CRC）and clinical research associates（CRA），and to explore their influencing factors，in order to provide reference for conducting high-quality CRC/CRA training. <b>Methods</b> A multi-stage cluster sampling method was employed to select 400 CRC/CRA from four municipal hospitals in Shanghai as study participants. …”
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Associations Between Intention to Leave, Job Satisfaction, and Work Environment Among Registered Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study in the United Arab Emirates by Yousef Aljawarneh PhD, MSc, BSN, RN, FHEA, Ahmad Al-Bashaireh PhD, MSc, BSN, RN, Nader E. Alotaibi PhD, Mariam Kawafha PhD, Osama Alkouri PhD, Tarfah Almesmari BSN, RN, Bashayer Alnuaimi BSN, RN, Sarah Alabdouli BSN, RN, Maryam Alsereidi BSN, RN

“…A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 294 participants. …”
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Self-Medication Practices Among Population in the Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Soran Hamalaw

“…The data was collected from different zones of the city via the convenience sampling method. A structured questionnaire was prepared and applied via face-to-face interviews, which took place in large malls and door-to-door approaching individuals in residential neighbourhoods, and recruiting participants, for data collection.Results: The survey involved 500 participants; the self-medication prevalence was 73.4%. …”
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Structural strength analysis and optimization of converter lug based on Kriging model by HE Guanqiang, LIU Yongjiang, LI Hua, CHEN Liming

“…Specifically, the Latin Hypercube Sampling method was used to generate the samples and build Kriging surrogate models (also known as Gaussian Processes). …”
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Poverty and resilience impacts of conservation agriculture adoption against climatic-shocks in Eastern Ethiopia by Jafer Mume Ahmed, Jema Haji, Moti Jaleta, Kedir Jemal

“…Abstract The aims of this study are to analysis adoption and impacts of conservation agriculture on poverty and resilience to drought in Eastern Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling method was employed and four districts were randomly selected from Eastern Hararghe Zone. …”
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Fears and Concerns of Bystanders to Help People Injured in Traffic Accidents: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Mohammad Jafar Sepahvand, Kian Nourozi, Hamidreza Khankeh, Farahnaz Mohammadi-Shahboulaghi, Masoud Fallahi-Khoshknab

“…A purposeful and theoretical sampling method was performed. Data analysis and the determination of codes, categories, and subcategories were done using qualitative analysis software. …”
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Ecocultural Perspectives On Mental Well-being and Self-harmony Among Sports Science Students by Peng Song, Shaojie Wang, Bo Jiang, Lunan Zhao

“…Drawing on Rogers' humanistic psychology framework, this study explores the interplay between self-harmony and mental health among sports majors. By employing mixed-method analyses (SCL-90 and SCL-HA scales), we identify key predictors of psychological well-being and propose actionable strategies for enhancing mental health interventions tailored to this cohort. …”
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PENGARUH AKSESIBILITAS PEMBIAYAAN TERHADAP PENDAPATAN PETANI KOPI DI LEMBAH GUMANTI, KABUPATEN SOLOK by Cindy Paloma, Yusmarni Yusmarni, Ami Sukma Utami, Hasnah Hasnah

“…The study was conducted in Solok Regency which is the largest coffee production in West Sumatra. This study using 30 samples of coffee farmers selected by simple random sampling method. …”
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GRSNet: An Ultra-Lightweight Neural Network for 3D Point Cloud Classification and Segmentation by Zourong Long, Gen Tan, You Wu, Hong Yang, Chao Ding

“…The principal innovation is a new sampling method named golden ratio sampling (GRS), which generates sampling point indices directly using the golden ratio to subsequently locate the corresponding sampling points. …”
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Cognition of decision behavior based on belief state: a case study of implementation in CGF simulation system by Jintao Wang, Huaiqi Chen, Lina Wei, Yulong Yin, Yunting Zhang

“…The performance of the proposed environment state sampling and decision behavior planning methods are validated respectively with different AIs and on different maps on the microRTS platform. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of Chinese medical staff in early pulmonary rehabilitation during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional st... by Yan Liu, Li Yao, Yaling Li, Tingshu Wang, Tingrui Wang, Zhangyi Wang, Fangrong Jia, Pe Cai, Qinqin Li, Yuhan Chen

“…Objective To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of early pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) among Chinese medical staff and the relationship between them.Design A multicentre cross-sectional survey was used in this study.Setting The study was conducted at multiple hospitals in Guizhou Province, China.Participants A total of 745 medical staff were recruited from several hospitals in Guizhou Province by convenient sampling method.Primary and secondary outcome measures A 41-item questionnaire was used to collect the demographic characteristics of the respondents and the KAP of the medical staff on the early PR of AECOPD.Results The average KAP scores were 64.49±17.24, 42.81±5.95 and 41.39±8.97. …”
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