Smoking trends and awareness among Indian university students: A qualitative study by S. Naganandini, T. Seemadevi, Alexander Maniangat Luke, Mohamed Saleh Hamad Ingafou

“…Objective: To explore the background of smoking initiation, understand the motivators and barriers to quitting smoking, and assess university students' perceptions and knowledge of Tobacco Cessation Centers (TCCs). Method: Using a combination of snowball and purposive sampling, 20 university students were selected for face-to-face semi-structured interviews. …”
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Knowledge attitude and practice of pregnant women on postnatal depression in Henan Province China by Zhenzhen Wang, Qian Zhang, Rong Nie, Liping Zhou, Congcong Zhao, Yuan Cao, Xianghong Cheng

“…This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of pregnant women regarding postnatal depression in Henan Province, China, between June and November 2023. A random sampling method was used to recruit eligible pregnant women attending antenatal care. …”
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AN EXPLORATION OF SLOUGH SKIN CELLS AS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IN RAPE CASES IN GAUTENG by Jeanett GOVENDER, Witness MALULEKE

“…Semi-structured one-on-one interviews were adopted as the data collection method. Data collected was analysed using thematic analysis. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda. by Nwankwo, Chinenye Mercy, Uwizeye, Denyse Sibomana

“…About 108 students were randomly selected using the systematic sampling method. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for one month with the help of a trained research assistant. …”
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Factors associated with knowledge on the spread of HIV/AIDS among Secondary School Students of Groupe Scolaire De Rugando in Kigali City, Rwanda by Mercy Nwankwo, Chinenye, Denyse Sibomana, Uwizeye

“…About 108 students were randomly selected using the systematic sampling method. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used for data collection for a period of one month with the help of a trained research assistant. …”
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Harnessing AI for aphasia: a case report on ChatGPT's role in supporting written expression by Avery K. Allen, Christine Brennan, Christina Riseman, Holly Kleiber, Allison I. Hilger

“…While writing aids show promise, artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as large language models (LLMs), offer new opportunities for individuals with language-based writing challenges.MethodsThis case report describes the use of the LLM, ChatGPT, to improve accuracy, complexity, and productivity in an adult with aphasia. …”
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Preparedness of dental clinics for medical emergencies in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Mona Al-Hassan, Sakher AlQahtani

“…Aim: To assess knowledge, training of dental staff and the availability of emergency drugs and equipment in dental clinics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Cross-sectional survey was conducted in a random sample (N: 325) of governmental and private clinics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between June-December 2016. …”
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Family Support and Loneliness among Older Persons in Multiethnic Malaysia by Jane Kimm Lii Teh, Nai Peng Tey, Sor Tho Ng

“…Cross tabulations and ordinal logistic regression methods were used in the analysis. Among the ethnic groups, older Malays were more likely than their Chinese and Indian counterparts to experience loneliness. …”
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A Multivariate Analysis with MANOVA-Biplot of Learning Approaches in Health Science Students by Ana B. Sánchez-García, Zaira Zárate-Santana, Carmen Patino-Alonso

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The Decision-Making Process of Men Applying for Divorce: A Narrative Perspective by Zeinab Saboohi Golkar, Hossein Afrasiabi

“…The research was conducted in 2023, employing a qualitative approach and utilizing the narrative analysis method. Data collection involved purposive sampling and conversational interviews were conducted with 5 men, who were in the process of divorcing. …”
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Effect of different granulation processes and powder particle sizes on uniformity of diamond distribution in the mixed powder by Zhenghui MA, Ting HU, Wen LUO, Zhi FANG, Feng LUO

“…At the same time, the nine-point sampling method was used to sample. The actual numbers of diamond particles in each sample were counted manually, the actual numbers of particles were compared with the calculated theoretical numbers of diamond particles and the deviation values were obtained. …”
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Increasing the Interlayer Fracture Toughness of Polymer Fabric Composites Using Local 3D-Reinforcement (Felting) by G. А. Forental, S. B. Sapozhnikov

“…The stress state at the crack tip was analyzed with regard to the nonlocal strength theory in the ANSYS Workbench program (option “static strength analysis”). The finite element method (FEM) was used.Results. The “load — displacement” curves were considered for the samples. …”
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Distributed Sparse Manifold-Constrained Optimization Algorithm in Linear Discriminant Analysis by Yuhao Zhang, Xiaoxiang Chen, Manlong Feng, Jingjing Liu

“…However, traditional LDA methods are not suitable for the dimensionality reduction and processing of small high-dimensional samples. …”
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Global Feature Focusing and Information Enhancement Network for Occluded Pedestrian Detection by ZHENG Kaikui, JI Kangyou, LI Jun, LI Qiming

“…Occlusion leads to a sharp reduction in the visible range of targets and a substantial loss of pedestrian features, making it difficult for detectors to distinguish between targets and pedestrians effectively. Existing methods, including post-processing optimization, specific model based improvements, and body part feature based methods, have limitations such as inaccurate handling of heavily occluded positive samples, high computational complexity, and susceptible to background noise. …”
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Performance of a low-cost optical particle counter (Alphasense OPC-N3) in estimating size-resolved dust emission flux using eddy covariance by S. Dupont, E. Lamaud, M. R. Irvine, J.-M. Bonnefond, A. González-Romero, A. González-Romero, A. Alastuey, C. González-Flórez, X. Querol, K. Kandler, M. Klose, C. Pérez García-Pando, C. Pérez García-Pando

“…In particular, these OPCs could improve our ability to quantify dust emissions in complex environments during aeolian soil erosion. The high-frequency sampling capacity (1 Hz) of some sensors may make them suitable for estimating dust emissions using the eddy-covariance method. …”
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The impact of successive Montessori programmes on cognitive achievement by Maria Angelica Paez-Barrameda

“… The Montessori Method of Education, renowned for its child-centred approach, is divided into three key sub-programmes corresponding to distinct developmental planes: the Primary Programme (Casa) for ages 0−6, Cosmic Education for ages 6−12, and Erdkinder for ages 12−18. …”
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Response to Fishing Decisions and Changes in Fishing Income during Extreme Weather: A Behavioural Economy Study of Small-Scale Coastal Fisher Households by Abd. Rahim, Abdul Malik, Diah Retno Dwi Hastuti

“…The research employed a quantitative research method with a survey approach conducted in the western coastal region of Barru Regency, Indonesia. …”
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A Convolution Auto-Encoders Network for Aero-Engine Hot Jet FT-IR Spectrum Feature Extraction and Classification by Shuhan Du, Wei Han, Zhenping Kang, Yurong Liao, Zhaoming Li

“…In the experiment, data for the spectral dataset were randomly sampled at a ratio of 8:1:1 to produce the training set, validation set, and prediction set, and the performance measures were accuracy, precision, recall, confusion matrix, F1 score, ROC curve, and AUC value. …”
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AntPi: A Raspberry Pi based edge–cloud system for real-time ant species detection using YOLO by Lorenzo Palazzetti, Daniele Giannetti, Antonio Verolino, Donato A. Grasso, Cristina M. Pinotti, Francesco Betti Sorbelli

“…Traditional detection techniques rely on manual sampling methods, which are labor-intensive and time-consuming. …”
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Molecular dynamics-guided reaction discovery reveals endoperoxide-to-alkoxy radical isomerization as key branching point in α-pinene ozonolysis by Huan Yang, Umberto Raucci, Siddharth Iyer, Galib Hasan, Thomas Golin Almeida, Shawon Barua, Anni Savolainen, Juha Kangasluoma, Matti Rissanen, Hanna Vehkamäki, Theo Kurtén

“…A major challenge is navigating the complex chemical landscape of these transformations, which traditional hypothesis-driven methods fail to thoroughly investigate. Here, we explore the oxidation of α-pinene, a critical atmospheric biogenic VOC, using a novel reaction discovery approach based on molecular dynamics and state-of-the-art enhanced sampling techniques. …”
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