Injury Related to Fall and Its Predictors among Medically Diagnosed Adults with Visual Impairment in Ethiopia: An Observational Cross-Sectional Study by Moges Gashaw, Biruk Adie Admass

“…The study participants were recruited by using a systematic random sampling method. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression model analysis was used to identify predictors of fall-related injuries with IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23. …”
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Synergizing Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) Chatbots in a Process-Based Writing Paradigm to Enhance University Students’ Writing Skills by Roderick Robillos

“…Purpose: This study investigates the influence of a GPT-based chatbot within a process-based writing framework on university EFL students’ writing skills, specifically focusing on components such as organization, content, coherence-cohesion, logical connection, and argumentation. Method: Employing a sequential mixed methods type of research with a pre- and post-test design, 30 university EFL students were selected via purposive sampling technique. …”
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Health-seeking behaviour and its determinants of health of Under–5 Children living in urban slums of Chennai, India 2018 by Parasuraman Ganeshkumar, Pattabi Kamaraj, S Mageswari, K Gayathri, Srilekha Gajendran, S Karthigai Selvi, H Magesh Rajan, M Balusamy, R Vijayaprabha

“…Objectives: We estimated the prevalence of health-seeking behaviour for morbidity ofunder-5 children and its determinants in urban slums in Chennai city, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a mixed-method design among primary caregivers of under-5 children living in Chennai slums, India. …”
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Grief in fars and turkmen women experiencing perinatal loss by Elham Khoori, Sahar Arab, Tayebe Ziaei, Akram Rastkhadiv, Zahra Mehrbakhsh, Judith Lasker

“…A convenience sampling method was used. Participants with inclusion criteria completed the questionnaire, including demographic information and the Persian version of the Perinatal Grief Scale. …”
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DNA metabarcoding provides new insight into the diet of invasive chital deer (Axis axis) in a tropical savanna landscape by Matthew J. Quin, Ben T. Hirsch, Lin Schwarzkopf, Kurt Watter, Anthony Pople, Jan M. Strugnell

“…The DNA metabarcoding method detected significantly more dietary items consumed by individual chital deer at each of the taxonomic levels (family, genus, and species) when compared with previous analyses. …”
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Teaching strategies, pedagogical competence, and challenges among maritime professional instructors of maritime higher education institutions (MHEIs): bases for an enhancement prog... by Joseph Daiz, Elisa Vinco-Garcia

“…Furthermore, the findings suggest that factors such as training in instructional methods and industry expertise may be more critical in developing effective teaching skills than conventional indicators like rank, experience, or educational background.…”
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Impact of organ donation on grief symptoms in donor families by Marzieh Latifi, Elahe Pourhosein, Mohammad Tagi Talebian, Iman Seyhoun, Ehsan Alibeigi, Mohammadmehdi Seyed Nasseri, Sanaz Dehghani

“…Abstract Introduction The aim of the study was to identify the factors that influence grief among donor families regarding organ donation. Methods This cross-sectional study, utilizing an analytical approach, employed a convenience sampling method to gather data from family members. …”
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Job Burnout and Its Related Factors Among Surgical Technologists by Nasrin Kamali, Nimamali Azadi, Fardin Amiri, Sedigheh Hanani, Sara Mohammadi

“…A total of 125 surgical technologists were recruited by stratified sampling method. The study data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and then analyzed by the independent t-test, 1-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression with a simultaneous model. …”
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The Relationship between Social skills and Attitude towards Substance Abuse among High School Students by Mehri Ghobadi, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leili, Masoumeh Jafari Asl, Seyedeh Zahra Shafipour

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between social skills and attitudes towards substance abuse in high school adolescents in Rasht City, Iran. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, 750 male and female high school students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades of Rasht City in north of Iran were selected and examined using the cluster sampling method. …”
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Student Engagement as a Mediator of Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance in Islamic Boarding School Students by Rahman Pranovri Putra, Auliya Ramadhanti, Farida Agus Setiawati, Ega Nurratul Jannah, Prakash Puhka

“…The sample in this study was determined using multistage random sampling technique with a total of 308 student. …”
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The impact of the language barrier on the success of Hungarian minority women in the higher education system of Serbia by Lendák-Kabók Karolina

“…Interviewees were chosen with a snowball sampling method. Results of analysis show that the majority of Hungarian women face a language barrier at the start of their studies, mostly because of their limited knowledge of the majority’s language. …”
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Intercultural sensitivity, challenges, and perceived value in multicultural group work among third-year medical students at Alexandria university, Egypt (2023–2024) by Marium Mahmoud Abdulla, Aida Mohey Mohamed Ali

“…This study aimed to assess the ICS of third-year national program students, identify its correlates, explore multicultural student groups (MCSG) work-related challenges, and evaluate the perceived value of multicultural group work. Methods A cross-sectional study using quota-convenience sampling was conducted among third-year national program medical students at AFM to proportionally represent domestic and international students. …”
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Social Media Use in Primary and Secondary Education Institutions as a Communication Tool in the Framework of School Culture by Berna Kesim, Ramazan Alabaş

“…Conducted with a case study approach by qualitative research methodology, the study group of the research was determined by maximum diversity sampling from purposeful sampling methods. The interviews were conducted with the participation of 18 school social media managers working in public schools at different levels and with different socioeconomic levels in Istanbul. …”
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The use of modern e-health services including telemedicine and telepharmacy for remote patient care in Saudi Arabia by Farah K. Alhomoud

“…Participants were selected using convenient sampling technique supplemented by snowball sampling. …”
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Levels of thyroid-stimulating and thyroid hormones in pregnant women with obesity and their newborns by O. B. Karelina, N. V. Artymuk, O. A. Tachkova, T. Yu. Marochko, M. N. Surina

“…Aim: To study the level of thyroid-stimulating and thyroid hormones in pregnant women with obesity and their newborns.Materials and Methods. We consecutively recruited 40 pregnant women and their newborns. …”
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Addressing data imbalance in collision risk prediction with active generative oversampling by Li Li, Xiaoliang Zhang

“…This indicates that our method has a significant advantage in handling data imbalance, being able to more accurately identify collision samples and reduce the misclassification rate of non-collision samples.…”
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Determination of Nitrate Nitrogen and Nitrite Nitrogen in Brackish and Saline Waters by Flow Injection Analysis by Hongbin SUN, Huiyuan ZANG, Xin ZHANG, Yun ZHU, Lei WANG

“…Under this condition, cadmium column had a reduction rate of more than 95% for nitrate nitrogen. Using pure water as carrier flow, this method can be used to accurately determine the content of nitrate nitrogen and nitrite nitrogen in water samples with salinity ranging from 0 to 5%. …”
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Identifying the Factors Affecting of the Sport Tourism Economy of Iran (With Data Foundation Approach) by Fatemeh Mohammadzadeh Kalkhoran, Farshad Emami, Emad Hosseini

“…Collecting data by interviewing a statistical population of22people by managers of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, National Olympic Committee, heads of sports federations, members of the Sports Tourism Commission of the National Olympic Committee, senior managers of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, experts in the field of tourism, economy and Also, sports management professors were interviewed and the snowball sampling method was used. IN order to analyze the data, the systematic method of Strauss and Corbin was used, including three-stage open, central and selective coding.Results: A total of65primary codes were created; Then it was reduced to15sub-categories and based on secondary codes, 6 main categories were created, which include organizational and management factors for the causal category, cultural and social factors for the contextual category, political and legal factors for the strategies category, marketing and advertising factors for The central category and the development of infrastructural factors were recognized for the intervening category, and finally, political and legal factors were recognized for the pedestrian category of Iran's sports tourism economy.Conclusion: Managers and officials who make decision about sports tourism can attract more sports tourists by holding sports events with standard quality and developing communication infrastructure and facilities, as well as attracting investors and sponsors for events by introducing cultural and social identity in events. …”
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Understanding green consumption: exploring the role of socially responsible attitudes in sustainable buying behavior by Selim Çam, Murat Fatih Tuna, Talha Bayır

“…Thirdly, the effects of sustainable buying behavior (SBB) were measured. A convenient sampling method was used in the study, and the sample population included 314 individuals. …”
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Optimization for Mars Rotorcraft Blade: Weighted Ensemble Neural Networks and Spatial Discretization by Haoyu Zheng, Bo Tang, Qiquan Quan, Kaiyi Wang, Dewei Tang, Zongquan Deng

“…This paper proposes an optimization method that combines weighted ensemble of neural networks with spatial discretization to optimize the blade of Mars quadcopter. …”
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