Hospitalization experience and associated factors among Chinese patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study by Wenjuan Gao, Youyou Hu, Huayi Chu, Doudou Yu, Keyi Tang, Xiuwen Chen, Ying Zhu, Jing Han

“…This study aims to capture the associated factors of Chinese cancer patients’ hospitalization experience, with the goal of informing targeted improvements in care delivery. Methods A convenience sampling method was employed to survey 351 cancer inpatients from three tertiary hospitals in China from September to November 2024. …”
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Utilization of personal protective equipment and its key factors among WA oil factory workers in Debre Markos town, Ethiopia by Abraham Teym, Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke

“…Using a simple random sampling method, 387 workers were selected to participate. …”
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Individual-level Predictors of Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness: Urban–Rural Comparison by Onyinye Ginika Mba, Ibitein Ngowari Okeafor

“…Objectives: The objectives of this study were to compare the practice of BP/CR amongst women in rural and urban areas of Rivers State, Nigeria, and determine the individual-level predictors. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional comparative study using a multistage sampling method was employed in the selection of 924 (462 urban and 462 rural) women who gave birth within the last 12 months in urban and rural local government areas. …”
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Status and associated factors of psychological resilience of Chinese medical aid team members under public health emergencies in a cross-sectional study. by Xueyi Wei, Yinhua Liang, Jun Huang

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aims to investigate the current status and influencing factors of psychological resilience of CMATMs.<h4>Methods</h4>From 3rd December, 2024-25th December, 2024, a convenience sampling method was used. …”
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Association of diet quality and quantity with the risk of sarcopenia based on the Chinese diet balance index 2022 by Xiao Yu, Mei Zhang, Yongjun Wang, Lianlong Yu, Changsheng Zhao

“…This analysis was intended to provide guidance for improving dietary balances and nutritional management related to sarcopenia.MethodsA stratified random cluster sampling method was employed to select 1,478 elderly individuals aged 60 and above in Chinese. …”
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Determining and Prioritizing the Technical Needs of New Graduates with Bachelor of Science in Anesthesia: Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) by Reza Taghvaei, Mehrdad Mahdian, Hossein Akbari

“…In the second stage, this questionnaire was distributed to 29 selected anesthesiology graduates, who were chosen using a purposeful sampling method. The data were then analyzed using SPSS (version 26). …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of polio vaccination among mothers attending vaccination sites in Gaza during the conflict by Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi, Amany El Afifi, Samer Abuzerr, Isra Kanan Alwahedy, Saja Kanan Alwahedy

“…Participants were randomly selected using a cluster sampling method. Data on socio-demographics and KAP towards polio vaccination were collected through a validated, interview-based questionnaire. …”
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Impact of Effective Out Sourcing on Procurement Contract Performance: A Case Study of Kisoro District Local Government. by Ndayisenga, Jack

“…Based on the results from the study, 100% of the respondents agreed that Kisoro district local government experiences reasonable pricing on cost influence in local government and these included marketing mix, product differentiation, product cost, market demand of a product, prices are required to be competitive, demand and utility of consumer, marketing method used. The study findings revealed the impact of flexibility on the reliability of procurement contract performance in local government and these included resilience from supply challenges comes from attacking supply chain constraints from all angles and having operational, enterprises should do more to prevent fraud by actively evaluating and estimating the obstacles that may be encountered in the process of execution, sourcing flexibility has many advantages as they help to the buying firm to reduce their backorders, shortcomings in the contract management process occur because the buyer and the supplier are two different entities. …”
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Integrated export instream coefficient model for accurate nonpoint source pollution estimation and management in the Yellow River Basin by Xueting Wang, Lei Wu, Yongkun Luo, Yimu Liu, Ruowen Wang

“…The model incorporates multiple factors—such as surface runoff, topographic influence, landscape interception, soil erosion, pollutant production, water leaching, and cost-distance—allowing for more accurate NPSP load assessments. Pollution factors were classified using the natural breaks method, with Entropy Weight method determining weights for a comprehensive multi-factor evaluation and risk-level assignment. …”
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Investigating the Factors Influencing the Behavior of Wheat Growers in Kermanshah County toward Adaptation to Climate Change by Yousof Azadi, Masoud Yazdanpanah

“…Therefore, this research aims to investigating the factors influencing the behavior of wheat growers in Kermanshah County toward adaptation to climate change. 2-Materials and Methods In this study, a survey research method was used, and the main tool for data collection was a questionnaire. …”
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DISCO: Efficient Diffusion Solver for large-scale Combinatorial Optimization problems by Hang Zhao, Kexiong Yu, Yuhang Huang, Renjiao Yi, Chenyang Zhu, Kai Xu

“…While some research has adopted diffusion models, these methods sample solutions indiscriminately from the entire NP-complete solution space with time-consuming denoising processes, limiting scalability for large-scale problems. …”
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Challenges of living with a mental health condition as a registered healthcare professional: exploring experiences of organisational support and stigma by Laura Lindsey, Morgan Barber, Awwab Elawad, Adam Pattison Rathbone

“…Mental health issues are associated with more lost workdays than any other chronic condition within the NHS. …”
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The Influence of Body Image and Energy Intake on Nutritional Status in Adolescents at SMAN 1 Cirebon City, Indonesia by Farah Gustin Kurniasih, Muhammad Duddy Satrianugraha Wahidin, Duddy Fachrudin

“…The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Primary data were collected through questionnaires, 24-hour food recall interviews, and measurements of body weight and height. …”
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Systematic review of the use of dried blood spots for monitoring HIV viral load and for early infant diagnosis. by Pieter W Smit, Kimberly A Sollis, Susan Fiscus, Nathan Ford, Marco Vitoria, Shaffiq Essajee, David Barnett, Ben Cheng, Suzanne M Crowe, Thomas Denny, Alan Landay, Wendy Stevens, Vincent Habiyambere, Joseph H Perriens, Rosanna W Peeling

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Although limited data are available for EID, DBS offer a highly sensitive and specific sampling strategy to make viral load monitoring and early infant diagnosis more accessible in remote settings. …”
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Risky Sexual Behaviour among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Nigeria: Persistent driver of HIV infections by Olusegun Sunday Ewemooje, Olukemi Grace Adebola

“…Samples were selected independently using two-stage sampling scheme with 1,400 Enumeration Areas (EAs) selected at first stage. …”
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Incidence and histopathological examination of oral leukoplakia by Botond Bukovszky, László Simonffy, Szabolcs Gyulai-Gaál, Noémi Jákob, Csaba Dobó Nagy

“…It is important to clarify the histopathological diagnosis underlying cases clinically diagnosed as leukoplakia, which is crucial in determining the prognosis and the required therapy. Material and Methods: 75 patients diagnosed with oral leukoplakia were histologically sampled between April 2021 and April 2024 at the Department of Oral Diagnostics, Department of Dento-alveolar Surgery, Semmelweis University. …”
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Vectors, host range, and spatial distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in Europe: a systematic review by Carolin Hattendorf, Renke Lühken

“…Methods On 24 January 2022, we conducted a systematic literature review of all available publications in the PubMed database reporting D. immitis and D. repens screening in mosquitoes and mammalian vertebrates in Europe. …”
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Association between maternal and child health care and neonatal death in Angola: a secondary analysis of Angola Demographic Health Survey 2015–16 by Akiko Saito, Masahide Kondo

“…Therefore, this study aimed to identify the association between neonatal mortality and MCH services in Angola. Methods We used the Angola Demographic Health Survey 2015–16, which is the latest nationally representative dataset of Angola. …”
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Pleural fluid agitation for improving the microbiologic diagnostic yield in pleural infection: a feasibility study by Ahmed Sadaka, Reda Said, Heba Ashmawy, Hadir Okasha, Heba Gharraf

“…Summary at a glance Despite being safe, pleural fluid agitation resulted in no significant improvement in the microbiologic yield among pleural infection. However, agitated samples grew more bacteria in almost a third of the positive samples suggesting a signal for further investigation in a larger study. …”
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Key and evolving needs of service providers in women’s harm reduction centers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Azam Rahmani, Maryam Janatolmakan, Elham Rezaei, Malihe Tabarrai

“…This study aimed to explore these emerging needs from the perspective of service providers. Methods This qualitative study utilized conventional content analysis. …”
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