Prior antiretroviral therapy exposure among clients presenting for HIV treatment initiation in South Africa: an exploratory mixed-methods study using multiple indicators of exposur... by Mariet Benade, Mhairi Maskew, Vinolia Ntjikelane, Nancy Scott, Nkosinathi Ngcobo, Brooke Nichols, Lufuno Malala, Musa Manganye, Sydney Rosen

“…Methods We enrolled a sequential sample of adults presenting to initiate ART or re-initiate ART after an interruption > 3 months and collected (1) self-reported previous treatment experience; (2) electronic medical record (EMR) evidence of prior ART clinic visits; (3) baseline blood tests for metabolites of tenofovir diphosphate; and (4) laboratory records indicating prior ART-related tests. …”
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Determination of High Content of Molybdenum in Molybdenum Ore by Emission Spectrometry with Solid Sampling Technique by Xinwei GUO, Kun LI, Zhihong HAO, Jianzhen YAO, Jinli XU, Jinfeng BAI

“…It can solve possible problems, such as large sample demand, large chemical reagent use, cumbersome operation and contamination in other analytical methods.…”
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Three Complementary Sampling Approaches Provide Comprehensive Characterization of Pesticide Contamination in Urban Stormwater by Gab Izma, Melanie Raby, Justin B. Renaud, Mark Sumarah, Paul Helm, Daniel McIsaac, Ryan Prosser, Rebecca Rooney

“…We surveyed 21 stormwater management ponds in Brampton, Ontario using three types of sampling methods deployed concurrently: time-integrated water sampling, biofilms cultured on artificial substrates, and organic-diffusive gradients in thin films (o-DGT) passive samplers. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Network Security Data Sampling and Anomaly Prediction in Future Network by Lan Liu, Jun Lin, Pengcheng Wang, Langzhou Liu, Rongfu Zhou

“…We have carried out experiments on the public dataset, and the experiment proves the effectiveness of the method. …”
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KAS: A Kernel Alignment-Based Sampling Probability Approach for Medical Data Valuation by Mingming Jiang, Qinghe Liu, Hongli Xu, Wenting Liao, Rilige Wu, Longji Li, Yawei Zhao, Kunlun He

“…This paper introduces Kernel-Aligned Sampling (KAS), a dual-mechanism framework that innovates through: 1) A kernel-aligned sampling probability strategy that aligns valuation distributions with feature-space similarity to stabilize Shapley approximations and resolve the speed-accuracy dilemma; 2) A prior-guided data refinement mechanism that leverages domain knowledge to implicitly decompose data into signal and noise components, mitigating misattribution of noisy or incomplete data as low-value; 3) Experiments on 10 datasets and 4 baselines demonstrate that KAS outperforms baseline methods by 5.7%-8.8% in high-value data ablation tests and achieves an average improvement of 4.3% in noisy data detection accuracy compared to the second-best method.…”
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Assessment of the yield and yield attributing characters of oat (Avena sativa L.) grown under different tillage methods and NPK fertilizer rates in semi-arid conditions by Marwan Noori Ramadhan

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Adrenal Vein Sampling in the Management of Primary Aldosteronism: The Added Value of Intraprocedural Cortisol Assessment by Inês Manique, Sara Amaral, Alexandra Matias, Bruno Bouça, Salomé Serranito, João Torres, Olga Gutu, Tiago Bilhim, Élia Coimbra, Isaura Rodrigues, Conceição Godinho, Luísa Cortez, José Silva-Nunes

“…Methods. We enrolled a total of 50 adrenal vein samplings performed on 43 patients with the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism. …”
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Machine-Learning-Driven Identification of Electrical Phases in Low-Sampling-Rate Consumer Data by Dilan C. Hangawatta, Ameen Gargoom, Abbas Z. Kouzani

“…The proposed model demonstrates superior performance compared to existing classification, clustering, and AI methods, highlighting its robustness and adaptability to varying sampling durations and providing valuable insights for improving grid management strategies.…”
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Technological, pedagogical, and content knowledge among mathematics teachers: Difference of teaching experience and certification status by Rafiq Badjeber, Yulia Yulia, Mijra Mijra, Winda Winda

“…Aim: This study aims to investigate and analyze differences in TPACK proficiency among mathematics teachers based on their teaching experience and certification status. Method: Adopting a mixed-method approach with a sequential explanatory design, the study involved 65 Islamic Junior and Senior High School mathematics teachers in Palu City, selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. …”
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Comparison of the effects of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulated learning strategies and learning motivation among emergency medical technicians: a quasi-expe... by Naser Darvishi Tabas, Zahra Amouzeshi, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin

“…Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 54 emergency medical technicians in South Khorasan province in 2023. …”
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Shearlet‐based compressed sensing with non‐local similarity for MRI breast image reconstruction by Xiaotao Shao, Caike Wei, Yi Xie, Zhongli Wang, Yan Shen

“…With the decrease of sampling data, the proposed method can reconstruct the image with better visual effect and higher peak signal‐to‐noise ratio (PSNR) and structural similarity index (SSIM) than traditional methods. …”
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Universal Knowledge Graph Embedding Framework Based on High-Quality Negative Sampling and Weighting by Pengfei Zhang, Huang Peng, Yang Fang, Zongqiang Yang, Yanli Hu, Zhen Tan, Weidong Xiao

“…However, both training methods inevitably introduce false negative samples and easy-to-separate negative samples that are far from the model’s decision boundary, and they do not consider the adverse effects of long-tail entities and relations during training, thus limiting the improvement of model training performance. …”
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Analisis Flow Experience Pemustaka Pada Website Repositori Universitas Sriwijaya by Rts. Tiara Hilda Safitri, Beta Ria Febrianti, Murzilawati Murzilawati

“…The capabilities and challenges users face in using the repository website can be a benchmark for achieving a flow experience. Objectives: To determine the level of flow experience, the factors that influence the flow experience, and the most dominant factors affecting users' flow experience. …”
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Simple water vapor sampling for stable isotope analysis using affordable valves and bags by A. Dahlmann, A. Dahlmann, J. D. Marshall, D. Dubbert, M. Hoffmann, M. Dubbert

“…The reuse experiment confirmed that the bags can be filled repeatedly, provided they are used for similar sample lines and flushed 10 times with dry air. …”
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The Experiences of Nurses Serving as Medical Volunteers in the Disaster Emergency Response Phase by Nur Hidayati, Laela Khomisah Maghfiroh, Dadang Kusbiantoro, Yudisa Diaz Lutfi Sandi

“…Method A qualitative exploratory design was carried out with a descriptive phenomenological approach. …”
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Escape Game to Promote Students’ Mental Health Outcomes in the Aftermaths of COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study Evaluating a Cocreated Intervention by David Labrosse, Clara Vié, Mireille Harb, Ilaria Montagni

“…ConclusionsThe mixed methods findings of this study are due to demonstrate the effectiveness of the EscapeCovid Game in improving students’ mental health outcomes. …”
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Integrating photovoice as an adjunct teaching modality in improving critical thinking disposition among Chinese nursing students in community health nursing: a mixed-methods study by Yayun Song, Huan Yang, Mengjiao Zhou, Dongyi Zhang, Jia Qu

“…It also aimed to explore students’ perceptions and experiences of the Photovoice learning activity. Methods An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, consisting of a two-group quasi-experimental quantitative phase followed by a qualitative phase using phenomenological method. …”
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The Positive Effect of Video-Game Play on College Students’ Anxiety and Depression Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic Shelter-in-Place Lockdowns: Mixed Methods Study by Fengbin Hu, Zixue Tai, Jianping Liu

“…ObjectiveThis study investigated the effect of video games on mental disorders among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic shelter-in-place lockdown mandates. MethodsA mixed methods approach was adopted. The quantitative portion included a cross-sectional survey of a national sample of 2818 (n=1396, 49.54% male vs n=1422, 50.46% female) college students from 8 provinces spanning 16 geographic regions during the extended COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in late 2021 and early 2022. …”
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Birth companion satisfaction for the usage of Maathru Samman Pants while attending labor of their pregnant women as an initiative of respectful maternity care: A mixed method study by B Venkatashiva Reddy, Pulla Sirisha, Madhur Verma, Priti Gupta, Rakesh Kakkar, Star Pala, Wansalan Karu Shullai

“…The study utilized a mixed-method cross-sectional design with multistage, stratified, random sampling techniques based on the hospital’s delivery load. …”
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Getting lost to find insights - a quasi-experimental evaluation of outdoor experiential learning as a method to teach clinical decision-making and decision science concepts by Sarah Petelinsek, Peilu Zhang, Jorie Colbert-Getz, Theodore Hartridge, Nate Furman, Emad Awad, Rowan Kelner, Patrick G Hughes

“…Study hypothesis or objective This study aimed to evaluate outdoor experiential learning as a mechanism to teach decision-making to first year medical students. Methods As a quasi-experimental study, the first year medical students at our institution were invited to participate in a brief workshop that included an introductory discussion followed by a guided hiking experience. …”
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