'I was like, this is gonna hurt': Implementing self-sampling of dried blood spots to measure HIV viral load. by Jennifer V Chavez, Leah Davis Ewart, Ozair Ilyas, Delaram Ghanooni, José E Diaz, Lindsay Atkins, Richard Ramos, Adriana Hernandez, Alex Stewart, Keith J Horovath, Sabina Hirshfield, Adam W Carrico

“…Remote monitoring of VL could support efforts to rapidly respond to sub-optimal adherence.<h4>Methods</h4>This qualitative study enrolled 24 SMM with HIV who use stimulants to examine experiences with two different dried blood spots (DBS) self-sampling devices (i.e., Tasso-M20 vs. …”
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The Effect of Negative Past Experiences, Poor Relationship Quality and Rumor on Brand Hate: A Research on Fast Food Industry by Yakup Durmaz, Bülent Demirağ, Sinan Çavuşoğlu

“…Out of the non-probability sampling methods, convinence sampling method was adopted. 455 customers were reached by using convenience sampling method, but only 433 of them provided data suitable for analysis. …”
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Singular Value Decomposition-Based Adaptive Sampling Approximate Message Passing Net for Sparse-View CT Reconstruction by Zhenhua Wu, Jiafei Xu, Lixia Yang

“…This module dynamically adjusts the data samples used during the learning process, making our method highly adaptable to various projection matrices. …”
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Consolidation and Heavy Metal Adsorption-Desorption Characteristics of Soils with Different Clay Contents by WU Ya-jun, YUE Hao-fan, ZANG Xue-ke, ZHANG Xu-dong, ZHANG Chang-song, WU Jin-hong

“…Studies on the correlation between heavy metal and clay content rely on field sampling methods. However, due to varying soil samples and contamination types, along with complex influencing factors, the conclusions are inconsistent. …”
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Feasibility Exploration and Research Examples of On-Site Metallographic Inspection Methods in the Analysis of Bronze Artifacts—A Case Study of Ming Jiajing Bronze Lions and the Sha... by Kaige Zhang, Cheng Liu, Siyu Zhang, Ruihua Cui, Yi Li

“…After verifying its safety through simulation experiments, the method was applied to several precious bronze artifacts, including two Ming Dynasty bronze lions from the Xi’an Beilin Museum and a Shang Bronze Tripod Vessel with Cicada Designs from the China Bronze Ware Museum. …”
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A Texture-Enhanced Deep Learning Network for Cloud Detection of GaoFen/WFV by Integrating an Object-Oriented Dynamic Threshold Labeling Method and Texture-Feature-Enhanced Attentio... by Bo Zhong, Xiao Tang, Xiaobo Luo, Shanlong Wu, Kai Ao

“…Extensive experiments on a Chinese GaoFen satellite imagery dataset demonstrate that the proposed method achieves state-of-the-art performance.…”
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Determination of copper Ions (II) in Aqueous Solutions Using Organic Reagent 3-Hydroxy-4-[(2-hydroxy benzylidene) amino] naphthalene Sulphonic Acid-1 (HHBAN) by Spectrophotometric... by Mohammad Maarouf, Ammar Ismaiel

“…The method focused on the following sections: choosing the optimum pH and temperature, testing some organic solvents and choosing the optimum solvent, determining the molar ratio, the molar absorptivity and stability constant, the optimum concentration of the reagent and the sequence of additions, the liner range, studying the effect of blocked ions, and finally testing the method on lab-prepared samples for copper (II). …”
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Safe to transfuse? An audit on quality and practices in blood transfusion sampling and labelling in the accident and emergency (A&E) department. by John Gyasi Appiah, Lilian Abrafi Yeboah

“…Methods: Electronic records of pre-transfusion data for all Blood Transfusion Service (BTS) samples and request forms received from A&E over a 1-month period, from 011 October 2024 to 31 October 2024, were collated. …”
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Utility of Adrenal Vein Sampling With and Without Ultra‐Low Dose ACTH Infusion in the Diagnostic Evaluation of Primary Aldosteronism by Christopher A. Preston, Eric X. Z. Yong, Benjamin Marginson, Stephen G. Farrell, Matthew P. Sawyer, Hikaru Hashimura, Maresa M. Derbyshire, Richard J. MacIsaac, Nirupa Sachithanandan

“…Aims To assess if AVS performed with ultra‐low dose ACTH infusion causes discordant lateralisation. Methods Here, we describe our preliminary experience using an ultra‐low dose ACTH infusion AVS protocol. …”
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EVALUATING THE INFLUENCE OF DESTINATION BRAND EXPERIENCE ON TOURIST BEHAVIORAL INTENTION by Ramjit Singh, Nasiba Mehraj

“…The convenient sampling method was applied for sampling purposes and total responses obtained were 385 out of 450.  …”
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Lived-in experiences of health care professionals affected with COVID-19 by Radhakrishnan Govindan, Sailaxmi Gandhi, Prasanthi Nattala, Bingi Rajeswari

“…Materials and Methods: The sampling method was purposive. Twenty two HCPs (eight nursing educators, seven nursing officers, five contractual cleaning workers, and two laboratory technicians) participated in the interviews conducted by the researchers to obtain the lived-in experiences of HCPs who have recovered from COVID-19. …”
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Predicting the Quality of Marital Life: The Role of Mindfulness and Spiritual Experiences by Abdolreza Afzood, Abolfazl Bakhshipour, Meysam Sadeghi

“…A total of 100 people were selected by convenience sampling method among the eligible people who volunteered to participate in the research. …”
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THE EXPERIENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG PRIMARY CARE GIVERS OF PLHIV by Shwetha Thorat

“…About 60 primary caregivers of PLHIV were selected from District Hospital Chitradurga. The convenient sampling method was used to select the subjects. The result revealed that most of the primary care givers of PLHIV had no unusual experiences (76.67%) and good coping strategies (70 %) while caring for the PLHIV.…”
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Healthcare and economic burden of adverse childhood experiences in Lahore, Pakistan by Rehan Shakeel, Muhammed Navid Tahir, Nauman Ali Ch, Assia Riaz

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted and the sample was collected using a stratified random sampling method. …”
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Patient Experience and Virtual Reality: The Use of an MRI Exam Simulator by Jaqueline da Silva, Marcus de Souza, Mônica dos Santos, Milena Melo, Lorena Almeida, Alayde Silva, Êmilly Vieira, Alessandra Pontes, Jandson Soares

“…For this purpose, we used a cross-sectional method of quantitative-qualitative approach, incorporating purposeful sampling and semi-structured interviews of evaluative nature with 303 patients from two health institutions located in the state of Alagoas, Brazil, in which patients immersed in VR before the examination. …”
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Explaining the Concept of Re-experiencing Abusive Relationships by Zinatsadat Mirpour, Mohammadali Rahmani, Shohreh Ghorbanshiroodi

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Shelter Experiences of the Homeless People: “One Wants To Feel Cared For” by Cengizhan Aynacı, Yusuf Genç

“…Conducted using a qualitative research method and an interpretative phenomenological design, the study’s sample consisted of 30 homeless individuals selected through purposive sampling. …”
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Families’ Lived Experience of Raising and Caring for Early-onset Scoliosis: A Pilot Study by Hsiao-Hui Chiu, Chia-Jung Wu, Man-Ling Lin, Shiang-Feng Wu, Chi-Kuang Feng, Yu-Cheng Yao

“…Specifically, we investigated the stages of their adaptation process and identified their challenges and coping strategies. Materials and Methods: We employed a purposive sampling method to select children diagnosed with EOS and treated with spinal surgery at a specific children’s orthopedic department in a specific medical center. …”
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Education in Disaster Situations: The Impact of The Kahramanmaraş Earthquake on Teachers' Experiences by Memet Kuzey, Ekrem Cengiz, Hasan Bozkaya, Faruk Arıcı

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Research and evaluation on the inhibition of coal spontaneous combustion characteristics by different concentrations of chloride salts by Jiuling ZHANG, Kaixu YUE, Jiuyuan FAN, Chuyan SUN, Xiaotong YANG, Gaoyang RUAN

“…Combined with the thermodynamic characteristics of oxidation reaction, the inhibition mechanism of chloride inhibitor was discussed. The entropy weight method was used to evaluate and optimize the inhibitor. …”
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