Nurses' Knowledge Regarding Immediate Postoperative Pain Management by Wid Lefta Messer

“…A Non-Probability (Purposive Sample) of (50) nurses from the staff of Al-Imam Al-Hussein Medical City in Karbala, this type of sampling is used because it is appropriate for the purpose of the study, it include the nurses with an experience more than one year and acting as a Practitioner and provide direct bedside care for the patients. …”
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The Burden of Caregivers of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Maneesh Sharma, Pooja Lakhara, Suresh Kumar Sharma, Prasuna Jelly, Rakesh Sharma

“…A total of 110 caregivers who were providing care to their patients for more than 3 months were selected by purposive sampling method. …”
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Failure Detection in Sensors via Variational Autoencoders and Image-Based Feature Representation by Luis Miguel Moreno Haro, Adaiton Oliveira-Filho, Bruno Agard, Antoine Tahan

“…The proposed approach is illustrated in an industrial case study emerging from the aeronautical domain, with data from a complex electromechanical system comprising nearly 80 sensor measurements at a 1 Hz sampling rate. The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed method in detecting multiple sensor failures.…”
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A study of epidemiological determinants and quality of life in physically differently abled persons attending physical medicine and rehabilitation center in a Metropolitan city by Rajesh Katre, Rohan Sangam, Mridula Solanki, Shalini Rawat

“…The sample size was calculated to be 177, and participants were enrolled using the convenient sampling method. …”
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Comparing health promoting lifestyle in HIV positive and HIV negative individuals by Fariba Ebrahimbabaie, Mojtaba Habibi, Saeid Ghodrati

“…The participants were selected using the convenience sampling method. To analyze the data, multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was run in SPSS, version 22. …”
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The La carga de las mochilas provoca trastornos posturales en alumnos de primaria by Hasbiah Hasbiah, Hendrik Hendrik, Melvi S. Tandi, Supartina Hakim, Andi Halimah, Arpandjam’an Arpandjam’an

“…The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of school bag or backpack loads on students with postural disorders at Paccerakkang Inpres Elementary School.  Method: This cross-sectional research uses observational research methods. …”
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Coping Strategies and Related Factors among Patients with Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tehran, Iran (2021–2022) by Elham Mehrabi, Eesa Mohammadi, Aliakbar Rasekhi, Esfandiar Asgari, Fatemeh Rezayat

“…The researcher used a simple random sampling method. To collect data, a demographic and clinical information questionnaire, along with the Lazarus and Folkman (1985) Ways of Coping Questionnaire, was utilized. …”
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Relationship between Knowledge and Compliance Using Anti-dyslipidemic Drugs among Hypertensive Patients with Dyslipidemia in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia by Sitti Alifa Batasalsabilla, Kuswinarti Kuswinarti, Rudolf Andean

“…The consecutive sampling method was used to collect 64 hypertensive patients with dyslipidemia who were taking anti-dyslipidemic drugs. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Self-compassion Training on Spiritual Health and Social Acceptance of Students by Arezo Babakhani, Bahman Kord

“…The statistical population of the study consisted of students who were referred to the counseling center of Islamic Azad University, Mahabad Branch. The sampling method was available, and based on the entry and exit criteria, 30 individuals were selected as a sample and randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups (each with 15 participants). …”
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Electroencephalogram characteristics in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome by Wu T, Qi X, Su Y, Teng J, Xu X

“…Tong Wu,1 Xianghua Qi,1 Yuan Su,2 Jing Teng,1 Xiangqing Xu11Internal Medicine-Neurology, Shandong Provincial Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, 2School of Mathematic and Quantitative Economics, Shandong University of Finance and Economics, Jinan, People’s Republic of ChinaObjective: To explore the electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) using brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) and EEG nonlinear dynamical analysis.Methods: Forty-seven outpatients were selected over a 3-month period and divided into an observation group (24 outpatients) and a control group (23 outpatients) by using the non-probability sampling method. …”
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Association between dyslipidemia and vitamin D deficiency: a cross-sectional study in Chinese healthy population by Bin Li, Jianhong Wang, Jialie Xu, Jianying Xie, Quanyong Liu, Chenxi Yang, Zhengmao Zhang

“…BackgroundGiven the global prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, this study examines the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and lipid profiles, including total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG).MethodsIn a cross-sectional analysis at the Yuhuan People’s Hospital Physical Examination Center, 1535 asymptomatic individuals underwent anthropometric assessment and blood sampling. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding dietary supplements in Iranian college students: a cross-sectional study by Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Rafraf, Sana Aftabi-Yousefabad

“…The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DSs usage and knowledge and attitudes concerning DSs among medical science students. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 college students selected by a convenience sampling method in May–July 2023. …”
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Predicting post-traumatic growth based on rumination-reflection in patients with cancer by Elmira Majedi, Mahdieh Salehi, Amin Rafiepoor, Afsaneh Ghanbaripanah

“…Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the model of predicting post-traumatic growth based on rumination/reflection with the mediating role of the meaning of life. METHODS: The research was conducted by correlation method and structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Mental Health of Rhinoplasty Applicants: A Case Control Study by Oveis Mehriar, Farhad Asghari, Shadman Nemati, Abbas Sadeghi, Ali Faghih Habibi, Ghasem Salehpoor

“…A total of 136 rhinoplasty applicants and 136 individuals as the control were selected, using the availability sampling method, and investigated through a checklist of symptoms of the disease (Symptom Check List-90-Revised). …”
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Influence Learning Strategies to Enhance Physical Condition and Focus in Young Badminton Players During Matches by Hasbunallah Arief Saleh, Hasyim Hasyim, Muhammad Mifta Fauzan

“…The study was conducted in an elementary school setting with a population of all students, and simple random sampling technique using the lottery method was applied to select 30 students as sample. …”
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Lessons from Recent Measles Post-Campaign Coverage Surveys Worldwide by M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Mitsuki Koh, Claudia Steulet, Dale A. Rhoda, Mary Kay Trimner

“…We characterized selected PCCSs performed following recent SIAs, highlighting specific challenges and strengths, and provide recommendations for improvement. Methods: We extracted national SIA data from the global measles/MR SIA database for the period of 2020–2023 and reviewed PCCS reports available at the World Health Organization headquarters. …”
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THE TERM COMBINATION AND THE METAPHOR IN THE OFFICIAL BUSINESS DOCUMENT: COGNITIVE ASPECT by Yuliya I. Demyanchuk.

“…In this paper, the military term combinations and military metaphors in the official documents are identified and analyzed by the methods of corpus and cognitive linguistics. The comparative approach was pursued to show their common usage in the unified official document of NATO. …”
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Determinant factors of obesity in urban and rural studies on adolescents in Banten Province, Indonesia by Mia Perdanawati, Sri Achadi Nugraheni, Ahmad Syauqy, Etika Ratna Noer, Muflihatul Muniroh

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of obesity in adolescents in rural and urban areas in Banten Province. Materials and Methods: This research design used a case-control method with a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Mediating effect of intolerance of uncertainty between fear of war and mental health in adults during the Israel-Palestine war of 2023 by Yelda Najem, Diana Malaeb, Fouad Sakr, Mariam Dabbous, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid

“…A snowball sampling method via Google forms was employed by the research team to collect data. …”
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Determinants of engagement in muscle-strengthening activities among children and adolescents: insights from a large-scale school-based study by Hongtao Sheng, Bin Ge, Yang Li, Zehan Xu, Xingyi Yang, Wenjun Wang, Jin Yan

“…ObjectivesThis study examined the sociodemographic factors associated with muscle-strengthening exercise (MSE) participation in a sample of Chinese school-aged children.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted in March 2021, comprising 67,281 students from public schools in Shenzhen through a multistage sampling method. …”
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