Mothers Practices and Factors Affecting Sunlight Exposure of Their Infants in Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha District, East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022: A Community Based C... by Abdulhakim Hora Hedato MPH, Abdissa Alemu Dibaba MPH, Ephrem Lejore Sibamo MPH, Wondwosen T/Silasie Kidane MSc, Beriso Furo Wengoro PhD, Fikiru Yigezu Jaleta MSc, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro MSc

“…A lottery method sampling technique was employed to select local administrative units and systematic random sampling employed to select study participants. …”
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Machine learning and company failure prediction: Evidence from South Africa by Nicolene Wesson, Dewald Mienie, Anthea Myatt

“…Practical implications: Machine learning is not necessarily more accurate than traditional statistical methods. …”
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Mothers’ Perspectives on the Play of Their Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Zainab A. Jasem, Susan M. Delport

“…Therefore, this study is aimed at investigating mothers’ perspectives on their children with ADHD in Kuwait regarding their play preferences, the impact of play on ADHD behaviours, and the strategies used to regulate their children’s ADHD symptoms. Methods. Eight mothers of children aged five to ten years old with ADHD were recruited via purposive sampling. …”
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Hybrid Symbolic Regression and Machine Learning Approaches for Modeling Gas Lift Well Performance by Samuel Nashed, Rouzbeh Moghanloo

“…After careful preprocessing and analysis of features, the models were prepared and tested with cross-validation, random sampling, and blind testing. Among all approaches, using the L-BFGS optimizer on the neural network gave the best predictions, with an R² of 0.97, low errors, and better accuracy than other ML methods. …”
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ANALYSIS OF DISEASE MODIFYING DRUGS ADMINISTRATION FREGUENCY AND CAUSES OF THEIR WITHDRAWAL IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by E V Pavlova, O M Lesnyak, O F Ryabitseva

“…Aim of studdy: To assess the frequency of practical application of different basic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Material and methods: Tlxe study was conducted basing of questionner of pts and analysis of ycases by randomized sampling among 103 consequent pts (M:F= 13:90) with reliable RA (ARA, 1987) in rheumatologic department of Clinical Hospital Nol in Ekaterinburg. 74% of pts under study demonstrated systemic manifestations: anemia (in 47 pts), lymphadenopathy (in 34), rheumatoid nodules (in 15), Sjogren s syndrome (in 4), nephropathy (in 4), vascular disturbances including Raynaud s phenomenon, capillarites (by 1 pt). …”
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Schistosoma mansoni infection risk for school-aged children clusters within households and is modified by distance to freshwater bodies. by Olimpia Lamberti, Narcis B Kabatereine, Edridah M Tukahebwa, Goylette F Chami

“…<h4>Background</h4>The interaction of socio-demographic and ecological factors with Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infection risk by age and the household clustering of infections between individuals are poorly understood.<h4>Methods</h4>This study examined 1,832 individuals aged 5-90 years across 916 households in Mayuge District, Uganda. …”
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Intensive training, skill acquisition, and development in South African higher institution by Matthew Olusegun Awotunde, Rafiu Adewale Aregbeshola

“…The study employed a hybrid of experimental methods and a cross-sectional survey design to capture a holistic understanding of the experiences and outcomes of the intensive training initiative. …”
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Extending the computational reach of a superconducting qutrit processor by Noah Goss, Samuele Ferracin, Akel Hashim, Arnaud Carignan-Dugas, John Mark Kreikebaum, Ravi K. Naik, David I. Santiago, Irfan Siddiqi

“…We experimentally demonstrate these methods on a superconducting transmon qutrit processor, and benchmark their effectiveness for multipartite qutrit entanglement and random circuit sampling, obtaining up to 3× improvement in our results. …”
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Doctors should choose communication strategies based on the patient's attitude toward disease and healthcare workers: a study in Jiangsu, China by Fangjing Zheng, Aicui Lin

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to determine patients’ expectations regarding curing their disease and potential communication preferences with healthcare providers, by analyzing factors such as education level, age, type of medical visit, and residential region, so as to assist healthcare workers in managing communication more effectively.MethodsA sampling survey was conducted involving 1,155 patients across nine public tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province, China. …”
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Stacked ensemble machine learning approach for electroencephalography based major depressive disorder classification using temporal statistics by Nader Nisar Ahmed, Tejas Kadengodlu Bhat, Omkar S. Powar

“…The findings demonstrate that the stacked ensemble approach significantly enhances the accuracy of diagnosing MDD and that the proposed model outperforms the methods used in previous studies. This model offers a promising tool for psychologists and medical professionals to diagnose depression more reliably, potentially leading to better treatment outcomes for those affected by the disorder.…”
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Evaluation of real-time polymerase chain reaction for detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in immunocompromised patients in North India by Dr Abhishek Mewara, Ms. Nikita Sharma, Dr Gaurav Prakash, Dr Vignesh Pandiarajan, Dr Sahajal Dhooria, Dr Varun Dhir, Dr Surjit Singh, Dr Ritesh Agarwal

“…The microscopy and helminth culture showed poor sensitivity as only 8 (1.61%) were positive by these Methods. On including the second sampling, 98 (19.68%) out of 498 patients were found positive by either of the tests on either of the two sampling occasions. …”
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Cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis of tuberculosis: choices in developing countries by Paola Molicotti, Alessandra Bua, Stefania Zanetti

“…The most common direct method for diagnosing TB worldwide is sputum smear microscopy (developed more than 100 years ago), where bacteria are observed in sputum samples examined under a microscope. …”
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Investigating the impact of variety of e-retail delivery service options on customer retention by Soheila Zarinjoy alvar, shahin raz, Ali Tavakolifar

“…These numbers were selected based on the available random sampling method. The collection tool in this research included a questionnaire used to confirm its validity, face validity and Cronbach's alpha were used for its reliability. …”
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Job characteristics model-based study of the intrinsic motivations for primary care practitioners by Shichao Zhao, Jing Ping, Hong Zhu, Wanting Ji, Yuyan Wang, Ying Wang

“…The health centers were selected through a multi-stage sampling method. Within participants who completed the questionnaires, 167 participants were selected through a convenience sampling process, for semi-structured interviews. …”
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Variability of Loa loa microfilarial counts in successive blood smears and its potential implication in drug-related serious adverse events by Tristan M. Lepage, Jérémy T. Campillo, Frédéric Louya, Paul Bikita, François Missamou, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Michel Boussinesq, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…There are also no guidelines supporting the collection and analysis of one or two TBSs. Methods We assessed the variability of two successive L. loa MFD samples (MFD1 and MFD2), collected from 255 patients. …”
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How do environmental awareness, IT use, and credit access shape the sustainability of Indonesian MSMES? by Hadi Ismanto, Aida Nahar, Silviana Pebruary, Purwo Adi Wibowo, Miftakhussabili Nuril Firdaus

“…Data were obtained through a survey of 1,374 MSMEs. Sampling was carried out using purposive sampling techniques, targeting MSMEs that had been established for more than 3 years and had received loans from financial institutions. …”
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Maps of major soil parameters: A reference for monitoring soil fertility in Burundi by Samson Musonerimana, Niyonkuru Anicet, Privat Ndayihanzamaso, Elena Semenova, Marie Chantal Niyuhire, Marcien Sendegeya, Salvator Kaboneka, Soter Ndihokubwayo, Oscar Nduwimana, Micael Beun, Anaclet Nibasumba

“…Fertility maps were developed using the Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) method with sampling density of 0.25 samples/km2.Comparison of means were performed using Tukey’s test. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Diversity of Fishes at Wuzhizhou Island in the South China Sea Based on Environmental DNA by Ting Jiang, Kun Cao, Xin Wang, Rui Xi, Chongzhao Wang, Rui Yang, Wei Yang, Zhenhua Ma, Yingchun Xing

“…Compared to traditional fishing nets, eDNA could provide more information on fish species. The results indicated that species richness and Margalef’s index were higher at the sampling sites in the core area of tourism of WZZ, which maybe relevant to tourism-based provisioning. …”
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A Systematic Review on the Use of Big Data in Tourism by Jafar Ahangaran, Abbas Sadeghnia

“…This includes the use of methods that change the business model to create more effective and efficient processes toward technology—arguably the most crucial change in exploitation. …”
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Shape sensing robotic assisted bronchoscopy versus virtual bronchoscopic navigation in the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules by Quncheng Zhang, Feifei Wen, Xuan Wu, Huizhen Yang, Xiangnan Li, Peiyuan Luo, Haiyang Liu, Ziqi Wang, Felix J. F. Herth, Xiaoju Zhang

“…Compared with VBN, ssRAB offers a more promising diagnostic approach with a greater diagnostic efficacy for sampling PPNs.…”
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