The Influence of Physical Therapists’ Beliefs and Attitudes About Ageing on Expectations About Outcomes in a Hypothetical Patient by Gregory W. Hartley, Mateo Serrano, Kathryn E. Roach

“…We hypothesized that some beliefs and attitudes would be related to expectations of worse outcomes in older patients compared to clinically identical younger patients. Methods: Seventy-one (71) practicing PTs with a mean age of 40 years (±10.44, range 24–67) were recruited via snowball sampling and asked to participate in a three-part online questionnaire. …”
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Mental health literacy among basic healthcare providers and community health volunteers of Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal by Prashabdhi Shakya, Anisha Chalise, Dhurba Khatri, Sujan Poudel, Shishir Paudel

“…This study assesses MHL among basic healthcare providers and health volunteers in Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal and identifies factors associated with it. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 233 healthcare workers, including mid-level healthcare providers, FCHVs, and other community health volunteers. …”
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Adolescents and Floods: An Exploratory Study from Kerala by Aby Dany Varghese, Geethu Mathew, Jaico Paulose, Ans Mary Sabu, Aleena Joseph

“…Aim and Objectives: To assess impact of floods among adolescents in Kerala. Material and Methods: This study was conducted among 670 adolescent children in selected schools using stratified sampling in Alleppey district. …”
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Improving primary care services for imprisoned women with severe mental illness (IP-SIS) Protocol Paper [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Jake Hard, Gloria Roden-Lui, Hannah King, Carolyn A. Chew-Graham, Paula Harriott, Tammi Walker, Emma Mastrocola

“…To develop a framework for use in women’s prison services to support the primary care of racially minoritised women with SMI. Methods The proposed study comprises of three phases across female prisons in England. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Large Class Size and Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary School in Rukungiri Municipality. by Kashumbusha, Robert

“…The methods that were used in data collection included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of methodological approaches for characterising airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA for environmental surveillance by C. Alfaro-Perez, M. Barberá-Riera, R. de Llanos, JM Delgado-Saborit

“…This systematic review examines studies published up to October 2, 2024 and focused on filter-based sampling methods reviewing key sampling and molecular diagnostic parameters to characterise airborne SARS-CoV-2 RNA from filters. …”
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THE IMPACT OF CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION ON BUSINESS TERMINOLOGY LEARNING by Anamaria Mirabela Pop, Monica Ariana Sim

“…These methods provide students and professionals with hands-on experience in navigating multicultural business interactions. …”
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Comparing the efficacy of reality therapy with acceptance and commitment therapy on feelings of loneliness of adolescents by Ehsan Abron, Leila Sadat Azizi, Afsaneh Khajevand Khosheli

“…The statistical population of the current research is all the male students of the second year of secondary school in Sari city and the sample group was conducted with a multi-stage cluster sampling method. …”
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Rethinking Domain‐Specific Pretraining by Supervised or Self‐Supervised Learning for Chest Radiograph Classification: A Comparative Study Against ImageNet Counterparts in Cold‐Star... by Han Yuan, Mingcheng Zhu, Rui Yang, Han Liu, Irene Li, Chuan Hong

“…Results First, domain‐specific foundation models failed to outperform ImageNet counterparts in six out of eight experiments on informative sample selection. Both domain‐specific and general pretrained models were unable to generate representations that could substitute for the original images as model inputs in seven of the eight scenarios. …”
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Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations by Jaewook Kim, Jayhyun Kim, Y.-c. Ghim, Jun-Gyo Bak

“…The proposed method offers promising applications in achieving long-term, drift-free control of plasma in magnetic fusion experiments, taking us one step closer to the goal of sustainable fusion energy production.…”
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Developmental dyslexia in private schools in South Africa: Educators’ perspectives by Salomé Geertsema, Mia Le Roux, Azima Bhorat, Aasimah Carrim, Mishkaah Valley, Marien Graham

“…We implemented a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional survey research approach where a self-administered questionnaire was administered after purposive sampling. Results indicate that the respondents, regardless of their qualifications, gender, or years of teaching experience, had limited knowledge of DD, but with a generally positive attitude towards inclusion and management of these learners. …”
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An Investigation of Infrared Small Target Detection by Using the SPT–YOLO Technique by Yongjun Qi, Shaohua Yang, Zhengzheng Jia, Yuanmeng Song, Jie Zhu, Xin Liu, Hongxing Zheng

“…The results show that the proposed method achieves the best performance of infrared small target detection compared to existing methods.…”
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Influence of spirituality and religiosity on perceived social stigma among Iranian caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder by Mahmoud Shokouhi-Tabar, Maedeh Maarefi, Elham Abbasi Yazdi, Masoud Hassanvand-Amouzadeh, Elham Alimadadi, Zahra Taheri-Kharameh

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between spirituality, religiosity, and perceived social stigma among caregivers of children with ASD. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2022 to June 2023 in Qom, Iran. …”
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Meta-analysis of factors affecting women's deviant behavior by taha ashayeri, asghar vosogiasl, mojtaba shoaa ardabili, Tahereh Jahanparvar

“…Today, the amount of social harm among women has increased, and accordingly, the main purpose of the study is to study the meta-analysis of factors affecting women's deviant behavior. The research method is a systematic review meta-analysis; from the statistical population of 69 studies between 2002 and 2024; 52 articles were selected using snowball sampling based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria and analyzed with cma2 software. …”
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Sorghum farmers’ perceptions of climate change, its effects, temperature and precipitation trends, and determinants of adaptation strategies in the central plateau zone of Rwanda by Theogene Niyibigira, Wassu Mohammed, Tamado Tana, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, Placide Rukundo

“…Therefore, a study was conducted to assess sorghum farmers’ perceptions of climate change and the factors determining their adaptation strategies. A multistage sampling method and a cluster random selection were utilized to select 345 respondents from five districts of the study area. …”
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The relationship between self-compassion and fear of childbirth in pregnant women with gestational diabetes by Parisa Shadab, Sousan Heydarpour, Fatemeh Heydarpour, Mahsa Barkhordari

“…The present study aimed to determine the relationship between self-compassion and fear of childbirth in pregnant women with gestational diabetes. Method This cross-sectional study was conducted on 75 primiparous pregnant women with gestational diabetes referred to health centers in Kermanshah city, Iran in 2023, who were selected through multi-stage random sampling. …”
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Economic Efficiency of Table Grape Production in Waterberg and Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Naume Maponya, Isaac Oluwatayo

“…The study used primary data collected through administration of structured questionnaires on a sample of 12 farmers by employing a snowball sampling method. …”
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The Effect of Motivational Factors on Spectators' Participation in Horse Racing Betting by Ali Chori, Nasser Bai, Hamidreza Ghezelsefloo

“…The statistical population of this research includes all the spectators of the Gonbad Kavous course horse races who have betting experience. A sample of 384 spectators meeting the specified criteria was selected using the available sampling method. …”
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Mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between death anxiety and insomnia among patients with non-communicable diseases: a gender perspective by Arslan Khalid, Abdul Sattar Ghaffari, Khizra Iqbal, Yonggang Su

“…Cross-sectional research design by using survey method. Death Anxiety Scale, Athens Insomnia Scale, and Brief Coping Inventory were used to gauge the respective variables. …”
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Determinants of nutritional status, students’ learning achievement and physical activity: a cross sectional study in Jayapura City, Papua, Indonesia by Semuel Piter Irab, Marlina Flassy, Agus Zainuri, Evi Sinaga, Rodhi Rusdianto Hidayat, Yos Wandik, Miftah Fariz Prima Putra

“…Three hundred and fifty Junior High School students in Jayapura Municipality, Papua Province, Indonesia was involved as sample in this study. The study sample were taken by accidental sampling method. …”
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