Knowledge, attitudes and practices of sharps waste disposal by diabetic patients in rural South Africa by Lihle Ziqubu, Dudu G. Sokhela, Sibusiso D. Gabela

“…Consecutive sampling with a sample size of 308 insulin-dependent diabetic patients from five selected health facilities of uMzinyathi District Municipality was used. …”
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Attributes Driving Intangible Asset Valuation by Sani Inusa Milala, Khadijah Md Ariffin

“…Qualitative findings revealed that the market and income methods of valuation are predominant in intangible asset valuation practices. …”
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EHA-YOLOv5: An Efficient and Highly Accurate Improved YOLOv5 Model for Workshop Bearing Rail Defect Detection Application by Jiyong Hu, Hongfei Yang, Jiatang He, Dongxu Bai, Hongda Chen

“…Initially, a Multi-Scale Pyramid Pooling (MSPP) module, incorporating the concept of residual stacking, is introduced to effectively enhance the extraction of complex features; Subsequently, the coordinate attention mechanism is optimized, leading to the development of a novel Spatial Coordinate Attention Mechanism (DAM), focused on detecting small-sized defects; Thereafter, a Dual Sampling Transition Module (DSTM) is applied to enhance information retention during the down-sampling process; Finally, the DBDAMN clustering algorithm is utilized to optimize anchor sizes, allowing for more precise adaptation to the diversity of defect sizes. …”
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A comparison of cervical smear adequacy using either the cytobrush or the Ayre spatula: a practice audit by Don O'Mahony, Lech Banach, Ehi U. Igumbor

“…The purpose of this study was to compare the adequacy of cervical smears taken with the Ayre spatula as opposed to the cytobrush. Methods: This was a retrospective analytical study. …”
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Best linear unbiased prediction of genomic breeding values using a trait-specific marker-derived relationship matrix. by Zhe Zhang, Jianfeng Liu, Xiangdong Ding, Piter Bijma, Dirk-Jan de Koning, Qin Zhang

“…This is because the TA-matrix not only accounts for the Mendelian sampling term, but also puts the greater emphasis on those markers that explain more of the genetic variance in the trait.…”
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Residential Property Value and Security Features in Gated Communities by J.U OSAGIE, V.U ILECHUKWU

“…The study adopted a survey method using snowball and captive sampling method to collect data that were analyzed with descriptive and inferential tools. …”
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ENERGY AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN THE DIET AND RELATIONSHIP WITH MILK UREA IN SHEEP FROM THE SYNTHETIC POPULATION BULGARIAN DAIRY by Milena Mihaylova

“…The urea content was determined by the method described by Angelov, Ibrishimov, Milashki (1999), based on the urease method with the Conway cup. …”
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Learning EEG Representations With Weighted Convolutional Siamese Network: A Large Multi-Session Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Study by Shuailei Zhang, Kai Keng Ang, Dezhi Zheng, Qianxin Hui, Xinlei Chen, Yang Li, Ning Tang, Effie Chew, Rosary Yuting Lim, Cuntai Guan

“…To enhance training efficiency and algorithm performance, a temporal-spectral distance weighted sampling method is proposed to select more informative input samples. …”
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Modeling emotional abuse based on emotional maturity and self-differentiation with the mediating role of marital intimacy by mehran sharifi, qumarth karimi, omid moradi, shokooh navabinejad

“…Conclusion: According to the findings obtained in the current research that low emotional maturity and self-differentiation in the long term causes a decrease in marital intimacy, and this eventually causes emotional harm and the occurrence of marital conflict among couples; Therefore, it is suggested to use methods of teaching emotional maturity and marital intimacy to reduce emotional abuse, and counseling and psychotherapy centers should pay more attention to these variables in predicting emotional abuse of couples.…”
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Designing the model of self-directed learing on the basis of emotional creativity, critical thinking disposition and academic buoyancy through mediation of achievement motivation by Iraj Boveiri, Marzieh Talebzadeh shoushtari, Zahra Dashtbozorgi

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes can provide a more comprehensive perspective on these relationships and contribute to a deeper understanding of the factors influencing self-directed learning.…”
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Optimization of Serum and Salivary Cortisol Interpolation for Time-Dependent Modeling Frameworks in Healthy Adult Males by Nathaniel T. Berry, Travis Anderson, Christopher K. Rhea, Laurie Wideman

“…Objectives: Explore analytical approaches that can handle differing biological sampling frequencies to maximize these data in more detailed and time-dependent analyses. …”
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Investigating the relationship between personal values and green consumption in students of Shahid Beheshti University by Azadeh Askari, Sepideh Samaee

“…The statistical population of this study included 17067 students studying at Shahid Beheshti University from all faculties and educational levels in 2017. The convenience sampling method was used for sampling. According to the sample size table, 375 people were selected and 353 questionnaires were analyzed. …”
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Coping strategies in candidates of kidney biopsy: A qualitative content analysis study by Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Amir Mansouri, Zahra Seifi, Negar Shahkarami, Esmaeil Kavi, Noureddin Niknam, Sara Rousta

“…Because patients with good mental health use more problem-oriented coping methods, the authors suggest teaching efficient coping methods to ensure the mental health of patients waiting for kidney biopsy.…”
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Managerial Ownership, Company Size, and Profitability as Determinant Factors of Tax Avoidance in Food and Beverage Companies Listed on the IDX in 2020-2023 by Deni Rachmad Sulistiyanto, Heru Tjaraka

“…This study aims to analyze the relationship between these variables and the level of tax avoidance. The method used is multiple regression with panel data, involving 24 companies as samples selected through purposive sampling. …”
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A Process Monitoring Framework for Imbalanced Big Data: A Wastewater Treatment Plant Case Study by Morteza Zadkarami, Ali Akbar Safavi, Krist V. Gernaey, Pedram Ramin

“…For this purpose, an advanced preprocessing stage is designed, including a measurement selection method and an under-sampling algorithm. First, the measurements that convey a fair amount of information in terms of different fault scenarios are selected. …”
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Firm Performance – Challenges for Research and Practice by Agnieszka Żur

“…Not only does it outline issues and methods worthy of greater attention in future study, but more importantly, leads to extending EO research beyond its current boundaries. …”
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Active Seismic Exploration of Planetary Subsurfaces via Compressive Sensing by Jingchuan Wang, Nicholas C. Schmerr, Vedran Lekić, Jacob Giles, Linden Wike, Austin Hoyle, Ernest Robert Bell, Naoma McCall, Jacob A. Richardson, Patrick Whelley, John D. West, Shannon Rees, Casey Braccia, Caela Barry, Jose M. Hurtado, Tara Sweeney, Nohemi Valenzuela

“…This approach is based on more flexible, randomized subsampling and requires fewer sources or receivers compared to traditional methods. …”
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EVALUATING HABITAT SUITABILITY AND ECOTOURISM POTENTIAL OF MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS PROGO RIVER YOGYAKARTA by Erny Poedjirahajoe, Muhammad Reza Pahlevi, Frita Kusuma Wardhani, Ryan Adi Satria, Dimas Cahya Kurnia Saputra

“…. • Combination of Sampling Methods: It employs nested and gridline sampling methods to measure habitat quality more comprehensively, leading to more accurate data on mangrove conditions…”
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Computer Program for Primer Design for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by L. U. Akhmetzianov

“…A modification of the direct sampling method using a stencil approach was proposed, taking into account the GC composition and annealing temperature of primers depending on their structure. …”
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Deep Residual Transfer Ensemble Model for mRNA Gene-Expression-Based Breast Cancer by Job Prasanth Kumar Chinta Kunta, Vijayalakshmi A. Lepakshi

“…Unfortunately, the major existing methods use convolutional neural networks (CNN) to learn features from the RNA-specific 2D images. …”
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