Key issues and considerations in measuring vocabulary growth: A methodological review by Abdullah Albalawi

“…The review begins by discussing general issues in vocabulary assessment such as sampling rate and the effect of cognates. …”
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The issue of credibility between customers’ perceptions and the attitude toward Facebook advertising by Jassim Al-Gasawneh, Abdullah AlSokkar, Mahmoud Alghizzawi, Tahreer Abu Hmeidan, Deemah Alarabiat, Ahmed Alamro

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How modality may function in some early issues of the Philosophical Transactions by David Banks

“…Study of an enlarged sample confirms the dominance of auxiliaries but the specific auxiliaries used vary from issue to issue. …”
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Help-Seeking Attitude of Nigerian Undergraduates Toward Mental Health Issues by Shuaib Abolakale Muhammed, Tosin Emmanuel Akinduyo, Habeebat Olaitan Adebayo, Nancy Phyllis Makhosazane Mabaso

“…A multistage sampling method was used in selecting a total of 400 participants. …”
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Capabilities of Rice Processors: Issues for Competitiveness of Rice in Enugu State, Nigeria by Cynthia Ebere Nwobodo, Celestina Dupe Innih, Mabel Ukamaka Dimelu, Jane Mbolle Chah

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The Life of Efrem Perekomsky: Issues on the Archetype of the Monument and Its Literary Sources by Natalia V. Pak

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Understanding Health Literacy Among Migrants in Portugal: The Impact of Environmental Issues by Rosa Machado, Madalena Garcia, Isaura Serra, Ana Lúcia João

“…The primary environmental issues identified included stagnant water, organic waste, and deficient electrical networks. …”
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Adjustment to university by students in Canada, Spain, and Ecuador: distress and identity issues by Barbara M. Gfellner, Ana I. Cordoba, Maria Fernanda Cordero-Hermida

“…Identity distress refers to the experience of extreme uncertainty and dysfunction related to personal identity issues that are critical during the lifespan. The Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS-34) was used to assess clinical diagnoses, while the Identity Distress Scale measured upset and uncertainty related to identity issues. …”
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Potentialities and critical issues of liquid biopsy in clinical practice: An umbrella review by Nicola Veronese, Claudio Luchini, Stefano Ciriminna, Katia Spinelli, Santo Fruscione, Paola Mattiolo, Miriam Belluzzo, Veronica Messina, Lee Smith, Mario Barbagallo, Walter Mazzucco

“…Background: Liquid biopsy (LB) is a laboratory test performed on a fluid sample aiming at analyzing molecular data derived from circulating cells and related entities, or from nucleic acids. …”
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Vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy – still a public health issue by Trixie McAree, Benjamin Jacobs, Thubeena Manickavasagar, Suganthinie Velagala, Lauren Brennan, Paul Bassett, Sandra Rainbow, Mitch Blair

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Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis by Choudhry FR, Mani V, Ming LC, Khan TM

“…Mental health issues are increasing and are alarming in almost every part of the world, and hence compiling this review provides an opportunity to understand the different views regarding mental disorders and problems as well as to fill the gap in the published literature by focusing only on the belief system and perception of mental health problems among general population.Method: The methodology involved a systematic review and the meta-synthesis method, which includes synthesizing published qualitative studies on mental health perception and beliefs.Sample: Fifteen relevant published qualitative and mixed-method studies, regarding the concept of mental health, were identified for meta-synthesis.Analysis: All the themes of the selected studies were further analyzed to give a broader picture of mental health problems and their perceived causes and management. …”
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Soft-Label Supervised Meta-Model with Adversarial Samples for Uncertainty Quantification by Kyle Lucke, Aleksandar Vakanski, Min Xian

“…In addition, a novel training framework using adversarial samples is proposed to explore the decision boundary of the base model and mitigate issues related to training datasets with label imbalance. …”
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Comparing sputum, nasopharyngeal swabs, and combined samples for respiratory bacterial detection using multiplex PCR by Keun Ju Kim, Seung Gyu Yun, Myung-Hyun Nam, Chang Kyu Lee, Yunjung Cho

“…ABSTRACT Respiratory tract infections are major global health issues that require rapid and accurate diagnostic methods. …”
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Determinasi Penyebab Stunting dan Persepsi Sosial terhadap Resiliensi Keluarga di Kecamatan Gadingrejo Pasuruan by Baretha Yuanda, Desy Santi Rozakiyah

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Assessment of the relationship between ethical reasoning and conflict management style among nurses by Abolfazl Dehbanizadeh, Mohammadsaeed Mirzaee, Narges Roustaei

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Target sample mining with modified activation residual network for speaker verification. by Ji Chaoqun, Chen Wei, Ye Peng, Wang Zhou, Zhou Shuhang

“…It is also important to notice the issue of the disparity in the number of positive and negative samples in the sampling process of a binary classification problem. …”
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Distributed K-Means algorithm based on a Spark optimization sample. by Yongan Feng, Jiapeng Zou, Wanjun Liu, Fu Lv

“…To address the instability and performance issues of the classical K-Means algorithm when dealing with massive datasets, we propose SOSK-Means, an improved K-Means algorithm based on Spark optimization. …”
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Neutrosophic Mean Estimators Using Extreme Indeterminate Observations in Sample Surveys by Vinay Kumar Yadav, Deepak Majhi, Alia A. Alkhathami, Shakti Prasad

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Sample size justification in feasibility studies: moving beyond published guidance by Robert Montgomery

“…In this paper, we review common methods for determining samples sizes in feasibility studies, report a narrative review of recently published feasibility studies and use two case-studies to highlight core issues we believe exist in the current design and reporting of these studies. …”
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Controlled Text Generation of Lung Cancer Descriptions for Small Sample Data by Xiaochao Dang, Zhengzhang Zhao, Fenfang Li

“…To address the aforementioned issues, this paper proposes a controlled text generation method for lung cancer symptom descriptions in the context of small sample data. …”
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