Is self-medication a barrier to seeking help: exploring psychiatrists’ and psychiatry residents’ knowledge and attitudes about self-medication in Türkiye by Gonca Aşut, Aybeniz Civan Kahve, Buket Koparal, Abdullah Yıldız

“…Given that psychiatrists and psychiatry residents face unique mental health stigma and other barriers, this study investigates their knowledge and attitudes regarding self-medication. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 246 psychiatrists and psychiatry residents in Türkiye. …”
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Challenges faced by newly appointed principals in Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges by Rosemary Madzore, Velisiwe Gasa

“…Setting: The study was conducted in Zimbabwean teachers’ colleges, focussing on the experiences of newly appointed principals. Methods: A qualitative case study design involved purposeful sampling of 10 recently appointed principals. …”
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Capturing User Preferences via Multi-Perspective Hypergraphs with Contrastive Learning for Next-Location Prediction by Fengyu Liu, Kexin Zhang, Chao Lian, Yunong Tian

“…Furthermore, we introduce a cross-view contrastive learning strategy that aligns multi-perspective embeddings by maximizing agreement between corresponding user and location representations across views while enhancing discriminability through negative sampling. Extensive experiments conducted on two real-world datasets demonstrate that MPHCL consistently outperforms state-of-the-art baselines. …”
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Occupational hazards: Perceptions of nurse managers at Intermediate Hospital Onandjokwe by Kristofina T. Nakatana, Hans Justus Amukugo, Salomo Salomo

“…Non-probability purposive sampling was employed, and sample size was determined by data saturation. …”
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Enhancing intelligent connected vehicle technology instruction through flipped classroom pedagogy: A qualitative inquiry by Dan Han, Marilou Saong

“…Participants were selected through purposive sampling based on defined eligibility criteria. Semi-structured interviews focused on experiences, perceptions, challenges, and instructional practices within the flipped classroom setting. …”
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A path to resilience and social integration: motivations of international student volunteers during the COVID-19 lockdown in Wuhan by Meraj Malakouti, Asma Khaleel Abdallah, Ahmed Alkaabi

“…This qualitative study aimed to investigate the motivations of international student volunteers during Wuhan’s COVID-19 lockdown and identify how this voluntary activity fostered resilience and social integration among them.MethodsThe study adopts a qualitative approach using semi-structured in-depth interviews with 14 international PhD students at a university in China who volunteered during the three-month Wuhan lockdown. …”
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Mediating role of self-reflection and insight in the relationship between forgiveness and Gestalt contact disturbances by Burcu Ebru Aydoğdu, Özlem Çakmak Tolan, Ramazan Kaygusuz

“…The aim of the current study is to examine the mediating roles of self-reflection and insight in the relationship between Gestalt contact disturbances (contact, full contact, dependent contact, post-contact) and forgiveness (self forgiveness and forgiveness of others) in a sample of university students. The participants were a total of 377 university students, 246 (65.3%) women and 131 (34.7%) men, who were reached by convenient and snowball sampling methods. …”
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Edge-Guided Feature Pyramid Networks: An Edge-Guided Model for Enhanced Small Target Detection by Zimeng Liang, Hua Shen

“…We conducted comparative experiments on multiple datasets using the proposed algorithm and existing advanced methods. …”
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Impact of Accommodation Facilities on Tourism Development in Kabale District. by Ashaba, Praise

“…The methods that were used in data collection included surveys, observations, and interviews. …”
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Element Analysis Based on Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence by Min Yao, Dongyue Wang, Min Zhao

“…A fluorescence spectrum analytical method is then developed to obtain the category and content of elements in a sample. …”
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Designing the Properties of Probiotic Kefir with Increased Whey Protein Content by Aslı Yiğit Ziolkowski, Paulina Bielska, Dorota Cais-Sokolińska, Gülhan Samur

“…In the initial part of the experiment, samples were prepared using three different methods (methods 1, 2, and 3) to examine the impact of introducing whey protein on bacterial count, the content of L(+)-lactic acid, lactase activity, and the lactic acid and ethanol levels. …”
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Cultural Humility: A Collaborative Approach to Recruiting Patients with Deliberate Self-Harm into a Multi-Hospital Randomized Controlled Trial by Suzanne H. Brownhill, Garry J. Stevens, Trent E. Hammond, Richard Baldacchino, Rose Maposa, Bonyface Makoni, Aviva Sheb'a, Jagadeesh Andepalli, Anita Kotak, Olav D'Souza, Azadeh Atashnama, Anish Thayil, Alison Jones

“…This process, transferable to other trials engaging multiple ‘cultures’, aimed to promote the early identification of wider-team strengths as well as active management of emergent issues that would otherwise impede patient recruitment, and to maximise funding and human resources. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted with a convenience sample of team members who represented different cultures in the study. …”
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Water hyacinth [Eichhornia Crassipes (Mart.)] invasion: implications for livelihoods in the central Rift Valley of Ethiopia by Assefa Gudina, Dagne Getachew Woldemedhin, Aseffa Seyoum, Feyera Senbeta, Engdawork Assefa, Afework Alemayehu

“…Data were collected from 348 sample households based on the nearness of farmlands to the lakes, both adjacent to (≤ 300 m) and distant from invaded lakes, six focus group discussions, six key informant interviews, and field observations to assess the impact using propensity scores, difference-in-differences, and weighted least squares methods. …”
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Alcohol consumption among persons living with hypertension: evidence from a population-based study in Cape Verde by Joshua Okyere, Castro Ayebeng, Kwamena Sekyi Dickson

“…This study investigates the prevalence and factors associated with alcohol consumption and AUD among persons living with hypertension in Cape Verde. Methods Using the 2020 WHO STEPS survey, we analyzed the observations of 1,136 adults in Cape Verde. …”
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Households of tuberculosis (TB) patients face high TB-related costs in Somalia by Joseph Kuye, Ireneaus Sebit Sindani, Mukhtar Abdi Shube, Mohamed Jafar Salah, Abukar Ali Hilowle, Vianney Rusagara, Faith Ngima, Michael Lei Abaasiku, Stephen Balogun, Barinaadaa Afirima, Emmanuel Olashore, Abiodun Hassan

“…Methods A nationally representative, descriptive, cluster-sampled cross-sectional survey was conducted among individuals receiving TB care within the Somali National TB network from December 28, 2023, to February 3, 2024. …”
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Acoustic and Psychological Effects of Omkar Chanting in Novice Indian Adults: A Quasi-experimental Study by Jayashree Pattanayak, Yamini Belur, Judu Ilavarasu

“…Aim: This study explores the effects of 10 days of Omkar mantra chanting on voice quality and psychological well-being in Indian adults without prior regular chanting experience. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted online in India involving 100 healthy adults (aged 20-45 years) over 10 days in three batches, from November 2023 to December 2023. …”
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Prevalence, correlates of postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic; and validation of the arabic edinburgh postnatal depression scale among Lebanese women by Christian El Kahwaji, Elie Barakat, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Camille Akkari, Savio Barakat, Souheil Hallit

“…Abstract Background Cultural variations in pregnancy and childbirth experiences can influence the causes and contributing factors of postpartum depression (PPD). …”
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An investigation of fear of COVID-19 status in university student athletes from different sports associated with contact by Celil Kaçoğlu, Halil O. Çobanoğlu, Emre Şahin

“…The aim of this research is to (i) examine the COVID-19 fear scales according to the contact rate of the sports branch of the athletes and (ii) examine the COVID-19 fear scales according to some demographic variables of the athletes. Material and Methods. Sport Sciences Faculty students athletes (n=176) in sports with different levels of contact voluntarily participated in the current study. …”
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Patient Satisfaction with Primary Health Care Services in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Albaqami NM, Alshagrawi S

“…This study seeks to assess the level of patient satisfaction with primary healthcare (PHC) services in a large military hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and to determine the extent of association between the level of satisfaction and patients’ social and demographic factors.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on a convenient sample who received primary health care at the Security Forces Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January and June 2023. …”
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A Deep Curriculum Learning Semi-Supervised Framework for Remote Sensing Scene Classification by Qing Zhang, Jialu Chen, Baohua Yuan

“…The DCLSSF method can not only fully exploit the rich features extracted by the multimodal deep learning network but can also perform the semi-supervised classification of unlabeled samples in a range of easy–difficult.…”
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