The repercussions of watching scenes of the escalating conflict in Gaza strip on the mental health of adolescents in a neighboring country by Mira M. Abu-Elenin, Mohamed M. Radwan, Mohamed M. Rabie, Mohamed M. Eldabaa, Mohammed M. Abd El Wahab, Yousef M. Shatat, Mohamed M. Taalap, Mohamed M. El Sabry, Reham M. Mounir

“…Aim This study aimed to assess the psychological impact of exposure to conflict scenes in the Gaza Strip on the mental health of school adolescents. Methods A cross-sectional study involved 519 adolescents aged 11–18 years, recruited through clustered sampling technique from private and public middle and high schools in Gharbia governorate, Egypt. …”
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Patients who use emergency medical services have greater severity of illness or injury compared to those who present to the emergency department via other means: A retrospective co... by Gregory A. Peters, Scott A. Goldberg, Jane M. Hayes, Rebecca E. Cash

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to evaluate the differences in characteristics and illness/injury severity among patients who present to the emergency department (ED) via emergency medical services (EMS) compared to patients who present via other means. Methods We analyzed a nationwide sample of ED visits from the 2015–2019 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. …”
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Cross Sectional Evaluation of Pre-operative Predictive Factors for Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Haseeb, Shaheer Hassan, Abdullah Ayub, Mian Afaq Ali, Muhammad Javed Shakir, Muhammad Shahid Farooq

“…The objective of the study was to evaluate the demographic, clinical, and imaging parameters in patients with cholecystitis that may predict the difficulty of LC. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Unit I of the Department of Surgery at Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore, between March and May 2025, under ethical approval (FMH-IRB-1637).  …”
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Knowledge and attitude of youth towards contact lenses in Karachi, Pakistan by Rafia Irfan, Roha Saeed Memon, Mahnoor Yousif Shaikh, Ilma Khalid, Nimra Shakeel, Eleze Tariq

“…This study targeted to assess the approach of youth in Karachi towards contact lenses and whether the differences noted in approach was simulated by gender. # Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey in September 2018, using convenience sampling and interviewed 400 individuals, aged 16-25, to assess their knowledge, attitude, and practices towards contact lenses. …”
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Oculomotor behavior during non-visual tasks: The role of visual saliency. by Dekel Abeles, Roy Amit, Shlomit Yuval-Greenberg

“…<h4>Background</h4>During visual exploration or free-view, gaze positioning is largely determined by the tendency to maximize visual saliency: more salient locations are more likely to be fixated. …”
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Complications and discomfort after research bronchoscopy in the MicroCOPD study by Øistein Svanes, Elise Orvedal Leiten, Tomas Mikal Lind Eagan, Einar Marius Hjellestad Martinsen, Eli Nordeide, Gunnar Reksten Husebø, Kristel Svalland Knudsen, Sverre Lehmann, Per Sigvald Bakke, Rune Nielsen

“…We present complications and discomfort occurring within a week after bronchoscopy, and investigate personal and procedural risk factors.Methods 239 subjects with COPD, asthma or without lung disease underwent research bronchoscopies as part of a microbiome study of the lower airways (the MicroCOPD study). …”
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Patterns of health-risk behaviors among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: a latent class analysis by Mingxiu Liu, Xiaolei Tang, Qingyun Xia, Xiaoman Wu, Yinmei Yang, Hong Xiang, Jun Hu

“…This study aimed to identify patterns of health-risk behaviors among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic and explore the effects of individual and social factors on health-risk patterns. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated 1607 adolescents from four high schools in 2021 through stratified cluster random sampling. …”
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Physical Activity Types Among School-Aged Children During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mshari Alghadier, Reem M. Basuodan, Afnan Gmmash, Reem A. Albesher

“…This study examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on PA type selection and the influence of gender, number of siblings, residence type, and caregiver education level on PA. Methods: Parents of Saudi children (ages 6–9 years) were recruited through convenience sampling and completed an online survey between July and August 2020. …”
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Dietary Diversity Practice and Associated Factors among Children Aged 6–23 Months in Robe Town, Bale Zone, Ethiopia by Shumi Bedada Damtie, Tomas Benti Tefera, Mekonnen Tegegne Haile

“…Systematic sampling technique was applied to select a child-mother pair. …”
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The correlation between the amount of weight gain and physical activity levels in Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA) users by Zumroh Hasanah, Desiana Merawati, Raja Mohammed Firhad Raja Azidin, Dessy Amelia, Alifia Candra Puriastuti, Rizqie Putri Novembriani, Nurya Viandika, Putri Nurika Dewi

“…Objective: This study aimed to examine the correlation between the amount of weight gain and physical activity levels in DMPA users. Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design with consecutive sampling, involving 82 women (aged 19-51 years, average weight 58 kg) selected using the Slovin formula. …”
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Challenges in Detecting Ecological Interactions Using Sedimentary Ancient DNA Data by Fiona Margaret Callahan, Jacky Kaiyuan Li, Rasmus Nielsen

“…Additionally, we find that for more realistic simulation scenarios, with sample sizes that are currently realistic for this type of data, models are typically unable to detect interactions better than random assignment of associations. …”
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Analysis of the Causal Model of the Effective Criteria on the Development of Creative Tourism in Iran by Ahmad hajarian

“…The current research is applied according to its purpose, and based on the descriptive-causal method. The statistical sample of the research was made up of 30 experts and specialists related to tourism using the snowball sampling method. …”
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Poor Sleep Quality and Associated Factors among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending ART Clinic at Tirunesh Beijing Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Atsede Tadesse, Kufa Badasso, Afework Edmealem

“…A systematic sampling technique was used to select study participants. …”
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Feeding Practice during Diarrheal Episode among Children Aged between 6 to 23 Months in Mirab Abaya District, Gamo Gofa Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Teshale Fikadu, Shimels Girma

“…A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Nearly one-third of lactating mothers are suffering from undernutrition in pastoral community, Afar region, Ethiopia: Community-based cross-sectional study. by Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Kusse Urmale Mare, Etsay Woldu Anbesu

“…Mothers with short birth intervals were also more than four (AOR = 4.800; 95% CI: 2.408, 9.567) time more likely to be undernourished.…”
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Diabetes distress and associated factors among adults with diabetes mellitus residing in a metropolitan city of India: a community-based study by Anam Anil Alwani, Ravneet Kaur, Mohan Bairwa, Puneet Misra, Baridalyne Nongkynrih

“…Female sex, low socio-economic status, 1 or more comorbidities, diagnosis of diabetes 10 or more years prior, being on treatment and an unmet need for social support were the factors found to be associated with distress. …”
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Relationships between neurodivergence status and adverse childhood experiences, and impacts on health, wellbeing, and criminal justice outcomes: findings from a regional household... by Charley Wilson, Nadia Butler, Zara Quigg, David Moore, Mark Bellis

“…The current study aimed to examine the associations between neurodivergence and experiences of ACEs, and the impact of being ND and experiencing ACEs on health, wellbeing, and criminal justice outcomes. Methods From November 2023 to April 2024, a household survey using representative sampling was undertaken with 5395 residents of an English region aged 18 + years. …”
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Cytomorphological changes of oral mucosal cells among smokeless tobacco users in low and middle-income country settings: new findings from Pakistan by Sabreen Hassan, Ayesha Sifat, Mohammad Munib, Saleha Saeed, Waqar U. Nisa, Sofia Haider Durrani, Abid Rahim, Naeem Ullah, Saima Afaq, Farhad Ali Khattak, Zia Ul Haq

“…This study investigates four distinct cytomorphological changes in oral mucosal cells among smokeless tobacco users, examining their association across different genders and age groups. Materials and methods This cross-sectional study involved collecting mucosal samples from smokeless tobacco (naswar/snuff) users through consecutive sampling. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Large Class Size and Pupils Academic Performance in Public Primary School in Rukungiri Municipality. by Kashumbusha, Robert

“…The methods that were used in data collection included questionnaires, observation, and interviews. …”
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Partial Discharge Pattern Recognition of Switchgear Based on Residual Convolutional Neural Network by Xueyou HUANG, Jun XIONG, Yu ZHANG, Hui LIU, Lu CHEN, Xianglin MENG, Xiuchen JIANG

“…The experimental results show that the recognition correct rate of the proposed method reaches 96.06%, at least 20.22% higher than that of the traditional recognition methods, and the recognition rate can be improved more with the increase of the number of samples in the training set. …”
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