Understanding knowledge and media influence on people with hepatitis B in Senegal: a mixed-methods study by Séverine Carillon, Ibrahima Gueye, Moussa Seydi, Boubacar Coulibaly, Gilles Wandeler, Khaly Diaw, Aissatou Niang, Aminata Diallo, Albert Gautier Ndione, Mariama Diédhiou, Judicaël Malick Tine, Amady Ndiaye, Louise Fortes, Ndèye Fatou Ngom, Adrià Ramírez Mena, Oumy Camara, Astou Diop, Boly Niang, Bintou Fall, Bruce Wembulua, Kevine Tiogouo, Marianne Berthé, Ndeye Maguette Fall, Adrià Ramírez Mena, Judicaël Tine, Aboubakar Sidikh Badiane, Fatima Sall, Daye Ka, Ahmadou Mboup, Alassane Ndiaye, Abibatou Diaw, Assietou Gaye, Betty Fall, Houleye Saou, Ababacar Niang, Bessoum Sy, Sadio Ba, Astou Diagne, Mamadou Gueye, Kiné Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Nguirane, Mbaye Thiam, Ibrahima Niang, Joseph Diouf, Ndoye Diop, Khady Ndaw, Khady Ghassama, Khadim Faye, Fatou Diop, Marie Massaly, Aminata Ndoye Badji, Melissa Sandrine Pandi, Hubert Akotia, Bineta Seck Fall, Ousseynou Ndiaye, Marie-Joseph Dieme, Abdoulaye Keita

“…In Senegal, despite its high prevalence, hepatitis B has not received sufficient attention in health communication campaigns compared with other health issues like HIV. We aimed to explore knowledge and perceptions surrounding hepatitis B virus (HBV), as well as the influence of digital media on the information accessed by individuals living with HBV in Senegal.Design We employed a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative semistructured interviews conducted with people living with HBV enrolled in the Senegalese hepatitis B cohort (SEN-B), with a quantitative content analysis of online news coverage focused on HBV within the online media of Senegal.Setting A referral University hospital in Dakar, Senegal.Participants 29 individuals aged >18 years presenting with a positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) with a median age of 40 years (IQR 27–54), of whom 51.7% were female.Outcomes and analysis Qualitative interviews were conducted between December 2019 and October 2021, and we employed purposive sampling to select participants enrolled in SEN-B. …”
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Investigating the Relationship between Types of Deprivation and Social Tolerance among Citizens of Tehran by Negar Firouzeh, Khadijeh Safiri

“…We collected data using a survey technique, employing multiple-stage cluster sampling across 5 selected regions, involving 400 citizens of Tehran aged 18 to 64 years. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among chronically ill older adults in Zunyi, China: a cross-sectional study by Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoling Zhao, Xiaoli Yuan, Dan Meng, Heting Liang, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, Yunting Li, Yunting Li, Shuang Li, Mei He, Mei He, Pan Cai

“…This highlights the need to promote screening for anxiety and depression among the elderly with chronic conditions and to enhance community awareness of mental health issues in the elderly population.…”
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Analyzing Political Distrust as a Driving Factor for Protesting Political Actions in the Context of Security Threats and Political Corruption by Mahmoudreza Rahbarqazi, Morteza Ebrahimi

“…Perceived threats, whether arising from external security risks or internal issues like discrimination, tend to heighten anxiety and prompt political engagement as individuals seek solutions. …”
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Childbearing and Family Instability: The Impact of Children on Women's Divorce Probability in Iran by Davoud Shahpari Sani, Mohammad Jalal Abbasi Shavazi

“…The total sample consists of 436,551 women, comprising422, 363 married women and 14,188 divorced women. …”
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Deciphering cholangiocarcinoma heterogeneity and specific progenitor cell niche of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma at single-cell resolution by Chunliang Liu, Xiang Wang, Erdong Liu, Yali Zong, Wenlong Yu, Youhai Jiang, Jianan Chen, Mingye Gu, Zhengyuan Meng, Jingfeng Li, Yang Liu, Yongjie Zhang, Jing Tang, Hongyang Wang, Jing Fu

“…We aim to address this issue using single-cell and spatially resolved transcriptomic approaches. …”
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Analysis of the Causal Model of the Effective Criteria on the Development of Creative Tourism in Iran by Ahmad hajarian

“…The current research is applied according to its purpose, and based on the descriptive-causal method. The statistical sample of the research was made up of 30 experts and specialists related to tourism using the snowball sampling method. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Community-Based Tourism on the Economic, Social, and Cultural Empowerment of Women (Case Study: Coastal Villages of Bushehr Province) by Ali Shamsoddini, Fatemeh Dehghani

“…Statistical analysis, employing the one-sample T-test and utilizing AMOS and SPSS software, was conducted. …”
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Farmers’ climate change perception, impacts and adaptation strategies in response to drought in the Northwest area of Bangladesh by J.M. Adeeb Salman Chowdhury, Md. Abdul Khalek, Md. Kamruzzaman

“…Primary data was collected from 375 sample households from four drought-prone districts (i.e., Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, and Dinajpur). …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…., 2020; Zhou & Zhang; 2018). But this issue has not been fully investigated yet. Dockless Bicycle Sharing system (DBSS) with different brand names such as: Mobicycle, Ofo, Youbicycle, etc., and recently with Bidood brand, have been expanded in Iran. …”
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A Model For Optimization of Knowledge Management Outsourcing Decision Using Genetic Algorithm by Ameneh Khadivar, Fatemeh Abbasi, Sheyda Akbarian

“…In the identification of criteria, the statistical population included eight experts and professors from academia and industry in the field of knowledge management and six contracting companies. Snowball sampling was done and the main data collection tool was a questionnaire.The primary data collection tool was a questionnaire with 33 questions, specifically designed to evaluate the selection criteria for outsourcing providers. …”
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Determine the Key Factors of Tourism Development Based on Future Research Approach (Case Study: Mazandaran Province) by Parvin Dadazade- Silabi, Narges Ahmadifard

“…In this research, a purposeful sampling method was used to select the participants consciously. …”
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Multilevel modelling of determinants of perinatal mortality in East Africa: a pooled analysis of National health survey data by Bewuketu Terefe, Fentahun Bikale Kebede, Nega Nigussie Abrha, Yalelet Fentaw Shiferaw, Dejen Kahsay Asgedom, Solomon Keflie Assefa, Nega Tezera Assimamaw

“…Methods This study utilized data from the DHS conducted in East Africa. A weighted sample of 101,728 children was included in the analysis using R-4.4.0 software. …”
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Early postnatal care uptake and its associated factors following childbirth in East Africa—a Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach by Bewuketu Terefe, Dejen Kahsay Asgedom, Fetlework Gubena Arage, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm, Tadesse Awoke Ayele

“…The government ought to prioritize improving maternity and child health services, collaborating with interested parties in the area, reducing health disparities, educating mothers about child health, and other connected issues that are very beneficial.…”
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Sustainability Measurement of Farming System in Isfahan Agricultural Sector (Smallholders-Rural Production Cooperatives- Farm Corporation) by Saedali Nekooei Naenii, Yosef Ghanbari, Hamid Barghi

“…Using random sampling method, the beneficiaries’ sample was selected. …”
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Micro-expression recognition based on self-supervised masked optical flow(基于自监督掩码光流的人脸微表情识别) by 刘晓宇(LIU Xiaoyu), 谢志华(XIE Zhihua), 周志武(ZHOU Zhiwu)

“…Subsequently, resampling technique is employed to balance the samples of different categories. Finally, the augmented dataset is used to pre-train the SMOF model. …”
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Immune Microenvironment Characterization and Machine Learning-Guided Identification of Diagnostic Biomarkers for Ulcerative Colitis by Zheng Q, Wang L, Zhang Y, Peng J, Hou J, Wang H, Ma Y, Tang P, Li Y, Li H, Chen Y, Li J, Chen Y

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Creep constitutive model of logarithmic fractal structure derivative of deep hard brittle rock by LIU Yipin, LIU Wenbo, ZHANG Shuguang, HUANG Xiang, LI Yingbo, ZHAO Shutian

“…ObjectiveIn the field of geotechnical engineering, it has always been a key issue to deeply explore the deformation law of surrounding rock under long-term load and accurately reveal its creep deformation mechanism.MethodsIn order to achieve this goal, in the rigorous derivation of the creep model, the mathematical tool of Hausdorff derivative is innovatively introduced. …”
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Influence of Movement Restriction During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Uptake of DMPA-SC and Other Injectable Contraceptive Methods in Nigeria by Adefalu AA, Bankole OA, Olabode F, Afolabi MB, Buba MA, Dafe V, Kalu MN, Watkins E

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Public preferences for health and non-health outcomes of Universal Basic Income and alternative income-based policies: A mixed-method feasibility study by Neil McHugh, David Bomark, Rachel Baker, Verity Watson, Neil Craig, Ruth Lightbody, Clare Bambra, Victoria McGowan, Cam Donaldson

“…Limitations Our small sample precludes claims about the generalisability of the findings. …”
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