Phylogeny and species delimitation of ciliates in the genus Spirostomum (class Heterotrichea) using single-cell transcriptomes by Shahed Uddin Ahmed Shazib, Auden Cote-L’Heureux, Ragib Ahsan, Sergio A. Muñoz-Gómez, JunMo Lee, Laura A. Katz, Mann Kyoon Shin

“…We also provide a workflow for reconstructing nuclear ribosomal RNA gene sequences from transcriptome sequences using a read mapping approach, and compare different mapping methods to reconstruct reliable contigs. Conclusion Our sampling of closely related Spirostomum populations and comprehensive single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data allowed us to reveal the hidden crypticity of species within the genus Spirostomum and to resolve and provide much stronger support than hitherto to the phylogeny of this model ciliate genus.…”
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Did dingo control cause the elimination of kowaris through mesopredator release effects? A response to Wallach and O'Neill (2009) by B. L. Allen

“…Wallach & O'Neill (2009) understandably chose these useful methods to assess populations, but their application of them did not follow the sampling principles that ensure their reliability. …”
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Community pharmacists' decision-making patterns in clinical prescription checking: A simulation-based study by Ali Elgebli, Jason Hall, Denham L. Phipps

“…This study aimed to investigate the cognitive processes involved in clinical prescription checking by CPs. Method: This qualitative study employed a purposive sampling technique to recruit a diverse sample from the population of CPs in England. …”
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Forage Selection by Royle's Pika (Ochotona roylei) in Jagran Forest Range, district Neelum, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Ghulam Ali, Nasra Ashraf, Shahbaz Khan, Saba Khalid, Mohsin Masood

“…Data of monthly diet composition, and monthly temporal changes in the selection of various food items from Royle’s pika population was collected, using focal scan sampling method, from the study plots. The overall diet of Royle’s pikas at Jagran comprised of 40.685% flowers, 15.411% mature leaves, 14.579% roots, 14.474% young leaves, 8.056% stems, 3.742% fruits, and 3.052% whole plants. …”
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Children's play activities viewed from the geographical location aspect by Gusril, Anton Komaini, Fitrah Arrasyih, Toho Cholik Mutohir, Mohd Salleh Aman, Ahmad Chaeroni, Heru Andika

“…This is because parents are too overprotective of their children in playing activities. Parents are more likely to have their children help their parents work, study and recite the Koran. …”
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Screen-time and Associated Factors among MBBS Students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India: A Cross-sectional Study by Sannibesh Das, Himadri Bhattacharjya, Dwaipayan Datta, Rathindra Das

“…Objective: To estimate the proportion of high screen-time among MBBS students of a Government Medical College of Northeast India and to determine its association with their self-reported health problems and socio-demographic factors. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted during August and September 2024, using a self-administered and validated questionnaire in a calculated sample of 254 MBBS students of a Government Medical College, chosen by stratified random sampling. …”
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Inadequate toothbrushing practice and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Malaysia: Findings from Global School Health Survey (GSHS) 2017. by Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Anuar, Nurulasmak Mohamed, S Maria Awaluddin, Habibah Yacob

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This study aimed to determine the prevalence of inadequate toothbrushing practice among adolescents aged 13 to 17 years in Malaysia and its association with sociodemographic and other related risky lifestyles.<h4>Method</h4>This study was part of a national cross-sectional study, Global School Health Survey 2017. 27,497 students were agreed to participate in this study, with response of 89.2%. …”
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ANALYSIS OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN VACCINATION AGAINST VIRAL HEPATITIS B IN ARKHANGELSK REGION by T. V. Balaeva, E. A. Krieger, O. V. Samodova, A. M. Grjibovski

“…To reveal factors associated with negative attitude to vaccination against viral hepatitis B we performed two crosssectional studies including 1243 adults aged 18–39 years, recruited by a public opinion agency applying a quota sampling method to achieve a data set with similar age- and sex-distribution as the population in Arkhangelsk, and 2896 parents, visiting child’s health-care facilities of Arkhangelsk region.Binary logistic regression was used to analyze factors associated with negative attitude to vaccination.Among 1243 adult respondents 3,5% expressed a negative attitude to vaccination against viral hepatitis B. …”
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Anxiety Unveiled: A Cross-Sectional Study on High School Students in Rural Tamil Nadu by Rajan Edward Daniel Thomas, Vedapriya Dande Rajasekar, Sanjutha Arumugam, Harishma Ramesh, Vinoth Gnana Chellaiyan, Vigneshsamy Muthuchamy

“…High school students aged 12 to 15 years of both genders were included using a systematic random sampling method. A total of 234 students were interviewed using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-Child) questionnaire to assess anxiety levels. …”
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Original research: obesity prevalence and metabolic differences between obese and non-obese school adolescents in south-western Nigeria by Bridget Omisore, Akinlolu Omisore, Emmanuel Abioye-Kuteyi

“…This study compared the metabolic parameters in obese and non-obese adolescents in a developing country. Method: A cross-sectional study was performed on 1 000 adolescents selected by multi-stage sampling from eight secondary schools in Osun State, south-western Nigeria. …”
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Utilisation willingness for institutional care by the disabled elderly and its influencing factors based on Andersen’s model: a cross-sectional survey of Henan, China by Yan He, Leping Wan, Haiying Dong, Guangmei Yang, Xiaoxiao Liang

“…Therefore, it is recommended that relevant authorities take targeted measures to focus on the disabled elderly to identify more precise elderly care services to deal with the ageing crisis.…”
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Household Level Determinants of Food Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia by Sintayehu Workineh Mengistu, Abere Wondimu Kassie

“…A sample of 3115 households was selected from 316 clusters across rural Ethiopia using a two-stage probability sampling technique. …”
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Exploring dental and medicine health expenditures in Iran: financial protection and inequality analysis by Satar Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi Gharehghani, Sina Ahmadi

“…This study aimed to investigate financial protection and economic inequality in catastrophic dental healthcare expenditure (CDHE) and catastrophic medicine expenditure (CME) among the insured households through the Social Security Organization (SSO) in Iran. Method This cross-sectional study gathered data from 1679 insured households across 5 provinces, utilizing a multistage sampling approach. …”
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Factors Affecting Motivation and Employee Performance Among Nigerian Universities Academic Staff by Sunday Alewo Omale, Stephen Sunday Ojo, Mohammed Gaddafi Ibrahim, Sunday Ojochenemi Yusufu

“…By means of the convenience sampling method, 8,500 members of the academic staff who had been hand-selected received questionnaires. …”
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Advancing breast cancer circulating tumour cell research at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana by Tanja Jesenko, Cvetka Grašič Kuhar, Živa Pišljar, Simona Miceska, Veronika Kloboves-Prevodnik, Maja Čemažar

“…We found that the physical method is more suitable, as it enables the isolation of higher numbers of morphologically intact CTCs. …”
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Comparison between auditory steady-state responses and pure-tone audiometry by Komazec Zoran, Lemajić-Komazec Slobodanka, Jović Rajko, Nađ Čongor, Jovančević Ljiljana, Savović Slobodan

“…Background/Aim. A more recent method, the auditory steadystate response (ASSR), has become more and more important test method due to difference that was found in previous investigations between hearing thresholds determined by the ASSR and the pure-tone audiometry (PTA). …”
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Multiscale Research on Pore Structure Characteristics and Permeability Prediction of Sandstone by M. A. Shi-Jia, L. I. N. Yuan-Jian, L. I. U. Jiang-Feng, Kundwa Marie Judith, Ishimwe Hubert, W. A. N. G. Pei-lin

“…In this study, digital images with different magnifications were used to examine the pore structure and permeability of sandstone samples. The image processing method is used to obtain binary images, and then, the pore size distribution method is used to calculate the pore size distribution. …”
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Current aspects of Quality Control and Standardization of <I>Eleutherococcus senticosus</I> Medicines by V. A. Kurkin, T. K. Ryazanova

“…The aim is substantiation of new approaches to quality control of raw materials and preparations of Eleutherococcus senticosus, consisting in changing the conditions of sample preparation and analysis of active biological compounds in comparison with pharmacopoeial methods.Materials and methods. …”
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Between duty and despair: the ethical toll of brain drain on Nepalese nurse managers by Animesh Ghimire, Mamata Sharma Neupane

“…Participants were chosen through a combination of purposive, snowball, and convenience sampling methods, ensuring representation from both urban and rural settings. …”
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Determinants of reproductive tract infection among fertile women in rural and urban areas of Eastern Gujarat: A community-based study by Bhavna Vasant Dhakate, Grishma Chauhan, Bhargav Rana, Khantil Gohil, Neelabh Pankaj, Niraj Pandit

“…Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of reproductive tract infections (RTIs) among fertile women in rural and urban areas. Methods: A systematic random sampling was conducted in women aged 15-49 years from rural and urban areas in Eastern Gujarat, India. …”
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