Paramedic Students' Experiences Towards Online Learning During The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Descriptive Study by Omar Abdullah Al Alshaykh, Ben Hannigan

“…As a result, the instructional methods, learner competency and patients' safety might be enhanced. …”
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Impact of Perceived Social Stigma on Self-esteem in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome by Ebrahim Masoudnia, Hasan Chenaninasab

“…These patients were chosen by convenience sampling method. Sample size was determined using Cochran formula. …”
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Fault diagnosis model of rolling bearings based on the M-YOLO network by NING Shaohui, ZHANG Shaopeng, WU Yukun, DU Yue, FAN Xiaoning

“…ObjectiveThe algorithms developed for the combination of deep learning and bearing fault diagnosis have achieved initial results, but most of them are processed by processing one-dimensional vibration data and input into the network structure for diagnosis, while the research on fault diagnosis technology using two-dimensional signals as input is still on the surface, and the analysis of such methods is rarely reported. The rolling bearing is taken as the research object, and the fault diagnosis algorithm with two-dimensional signal as the input is studied, and the fault diagnosis model of rolling bearing based on M-YOLO network is constructed for the problems of multi-condition fault diagnosis, small data sample, and long model training time.MethodsFirstly, the mosaic data augmentation method was used to enrich the samples to improve the interference of unbalanced data on the diagnostic results. …”
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Measuring the needs of dementia patients' caregivers: An assessment study from King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved wi... by Amal Al Suliman, Arwa Alotaibi, Waad Bin Afif, Ahmed Mkrshy, Ahoud Altamimi, Faris Baawad, Somaya Al Zhrani, Athbi Alenizi, Khlood Aldhamen, Rokaya Alghamdi, Abdulaziz Fadhel, Khalid Almalki, Hussain Alatram, Amani Alkhaldi, Hani almugti

“…This study aimed to improve and redesign the current healthcare service by assessing the needs of Saudi dementia patients’ caregivers using carers’ needs assessment for dementia (CNA-D). Methods Through a cross-sectional design and convenient sampling technique (non-probability Sampling), this study was carried out in two Saudi home care centers. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of facemask usage during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. by Nelson Onira Alema, Christopher Okot, Emmanuel Olal, Eric Nzirakaindi Ikoona, Freddy Wathum Drinkwater Oyat, Steven Baguma, Denish Omoya Ochula, Patrick Odong Olwedo, Johnson Nyeko Oloya, Francis Pebalo Pebolo, Pamela Okot Atim, Godfrey Smart Okot, Ritah Nantale, Judith Aloyo, David Lagoro Kitara

“…Respondents were selected from the health facilities using a single-stage systematic sampling method. Data was collected in a face-to-face questionnaire interview with an internal validity of Cronbach's α = 0.72 and entered into Excel. …”
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PODCAST-BASED LEARNING: EVALUATING THE SUCCESS OF LEARNING MEDIA DEVELOPMENT IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION by R Eka Murtinugraha, Shilmi Arifah, Rosmawita Saleh, Riyan Arthur, Nindya Reza Ostiyani

“…Methodology – This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey design and an explanatory and correlational approach through the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method. The sampling technique was randomly conducted on 168 students from five Building Engineering Education Study Program classes who had taken the course. …”
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Age-related differences in men's preferences and barriers to healthcare: Insights from a national Australian survey. by Robert Palmer, James Kite, Philayrath Phongsavan, Timothy J Moss, Bernie Marshall, Nicole Halim, Ben J Smith

“…<h4>Participants</h4>English-speaking Australian men aged 18-years and older, recruited using a probabilistic sampling method. Of the 1,409 men invited to participate, 1,282 (91%) completed the survey.…”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of depression case finding followed by alerting patients and their GPs among older adults in northern England: results from a regression discontinuity s... by Qian Zhao, David John Torgerson, Kerry Jane Bell, Joy Ann Adamson, Caroline Marie Fairhurst, Sarah Cockayne, Jennie Lister, Kalpita Baird, David Ekers

“…Aims To investigate the cost-effectiveness of screening + GP compared with standard of care (SoC) in northern England. Method Conducted alongside the CASCADE study, 1020 adults aged 65+ years were recruited. …”
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Monitoring the presence of human papillomavirus in public areas indicates non-sexual transmission of the virus and environmental risk by Xiuzhi Duan, Jinmei Pan, Xuchu Wang, Weiwei Liu, Ying Ping, Pan Yu, Zhenli Wei, Yiyi Xie, Zhihua Tao

“…Abstract Background In light of the potential for non-sexual transmission of human papillomavirus (HPV), this study aims to investigate the presence of α-HPV in public sanitary environments to explore the possibility of environmental transmission. Methods Over a 30-day period, environmental samples were collected from three distinct areas across four locations, chosen based on their potential infection risk. …”
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Surface Energy in the Processes of Disintegration of Solids by V. T. Fedorov, M. N. Kokoev

“…But measuring (st) of solids causes great difficulties. Currently, more than twenty methods for determining (st) are known.Result. …”
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Artificial intelligence knowledge, attitudes and application perspectives of undergraduate and specialty students of faculty of dentistry in Turkey: an online survey research by Cemile Yılmaz, Rahime Zeynep Erdem, Latife Altınok Uygun

“…A total of 335 undergraduate students and 62 specialty students participated in the survey, which utilized non-probability convenience and snowball sampling methods. Cronbach’s alpha was utilized to measure the internal consistency of the scale. …”
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Relationship Between Socio-demographic Variables and Minor Discomforts in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Survey in Nigeria by Yahaya Jafaru

“…More research to address the minor discomforts in pregnancy is recommended using different methods.…”
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Effects of Direct and Indirect Factors on Attitude toward the COVID-19 Vaccine in Pregnant Women by Dora Samaria, Desmawati Desmawati, Lima Florensia

“…Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the direct and indirect effects of factors that influence attitudes toward the COVID-19 vaccine (ACV) in pregnant women, particularly hesitancy, motivation, and history of COVID-19 infection (HCI), and to describe a pathway model that represents the effects. Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 440 pregnant women living in Bekasi and Pandeglang, Indonesia, in May–June 2022 using consecutive sampling methods. …”
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Integrating Video Projects into English Language Curricula for Engineering Students by Maliha Khadidja BOUAYED MEZIANE

“…Abstract: The present study investigates the integration of video projects into the English curriculum for engineering students at the École Nationale Polytechnique (ENP), aiming to enhance students' language skills, particularly in speaking, and improve their motivation and collaborative learning. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to collect both quantitative and qualitative data from 53 students aged between 19 and 23, selected via convenience sampling. …”
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Risks, signs, and intervention implications for depression of Chinese cancer patients in a cultural context by Amy Y. Zhang, Lili Tang

“… Objective: We aimed to acquire Chinese cancer patients’ perspectives of depressive experience to identify risks and symptomatic signs of cancer-induced depression in order to inform culturally appropriate interventional strategies in a cultural context. Methods: We used purposive sampling to enroll depressed and nondepressed Chinese cancer patients, phenomenology methods to conduct in-depth interview with each participant, and qualitative data analysis to identify thematic codes that were later converted quantitatively and analyzed statistically. …”
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Study on knowledge of front-of-pack labeling and food group-based dietary intake among chronic gastritis patients by Tejaswi Nagireddi, B Venkatashiva Reddy, Mounika Kollimarla, Veerabathina Kamala, Sai Subhakar Desu, Siva Santosh Kumar Pentapati, Rajeev Aravindakshan, Arti Gupta

“…Conclusion: The majority of participants do not know the food labeling, thus methods of education that focus on dietary interventions are urgently needed to raise awareness among the people.…”
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The Prevalence of Child Abuse among Primary School Students by Laleh Gharishvandi, Masoud Lotfizadeh, Mahnaz Jafari, Fatemeh Fatahian, Zahra Davoodi, Zahra Karimi

“…This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of child abuse among primary school students in Shahrekord. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2024 on 245 students from fourth to sixth grades in public schools of Shahrekord selected through cluster sampling. …”
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Rolling Prediction of Emergency Supplies Based on Postdisaster Multisource Time-Varying Information by Wei Li, Ming Zhang, Boquan Li, Songrui Li, Zhifeng Qiu

“…The method implements attribute reduction of original data samples based on rough set theory and predicts cumulative death tolls in each rolling period by using the rolling time-domain as the basic framework and combining a support vector machine (SVM). …”
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Outlier-based identification of copy number variations using targeted resequencing in a small cohort of patients with Tetralogy of Fallot. by Vikas Bansal, Cornelia Dorn, Marcel Grunert, Sabine Klaassen, Roland Hetzer, Felix Berger, Silke R Sperling

“…In both the HapMap samples and the TOF cases, our method is superior to CoNIFER, such that it identifies more true positive CNVs. …”
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Expression Recognition Using Improved AlexNet Network in Robot Intelligent Interactive System by Yifeng Zhao, Deyun Chen

“…Compared with other expression recognition methods, the proposed method can extract more expression features and recognize facial expression more accurately.…”
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