The role of sampling in an explanatory sequential mixed methods study: General applications of the transformative paradigm by Tashane K. Haynes-Brown

“…The purpose of this article is to illustrate how considerations from the transformative paradigm were integrated broadly in the sampling decisions in an explanatory sequential mixed methods study. …”
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Does a Meta-Combining Method Lead to More Accurate forecasts in the decision-making process? by Emrah Gulay, Serkan Aras

“…Five popular datasets were utilised to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method in an out-of-sample context. The results indicate that the proposed method leads to more accurate forecasts than other combining techniques used in the study. …”
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Age estimation using dental and hand-wrist radiography among a sample of Egyptian children by Rania Abd Elmaguid Kaka, Marwa Ismail Mohamed Haiba, Abeer Abd Elmoneim Sheta, Naglaa Hassan Salama, Nagwa Mostafa Enany

“…Abstract The current study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of Willems, Cameriere’s and Greulich and Pyle method in age estimation among a sample of Egyptian children aged 8–16 years based on analysis of 140 panoramic dental X-ray and hand-wrist radiographs (70 girls and 70 boys). …”
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pyLAIS: A Python package for Layered Adaptive Importance Sampling by Ernesto Curbelo, Luca Martino, David Delgado-Gómez

“…The most famous families of MC methods are Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and importance sampling (IS). …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with the use of long-acting reversible and permanent contraceptive methods among women who desire no more children in Bangladesh by Swapna Akter, Md. Mehedi Hasan Khan, Abu Hasanat Mohammad Kishowar Hossain, M. Sheikh Giash Uddin, Md. Aminul Haque

“…This study aims to assess the prevalence of LARC/PM use and its determinants among sexually active women who desire no more children in Bangladesh. Methods The study used Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2017-18 data, which employed a two-stage cluster sampling design. …”
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A Two-Stage Local Path Planning Algorithm Based on Sampling and Optimization Methods by Yucheng Liang, Fei Hu, Xidong Zhou

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Comparison of Three Sampling Methods for Estimating Grasshopper (Orthoptera, Acrididea) Assemblages in African Rainforests by Charly Oumarou Ngoute, Philène C. A. Um Nyobe, Sévilor Kekeunou, Michel Lecoq

“…A combine approach incorporating multiple sampling methods provides a more comprehensive assessment of grasshopper diversity, overcoming the limitations of sweeping alone.…”
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Introducing a Novel Paper Point Method for Isolated Apical Sampling—The Controlled Apical Sampling Device: A Methodological Study by Christoph Matthias Schoppmeier, Gustav Leo Classen, Silvia Contini, Paul Rebmann, David Brendlen, Michael Jochen Wicht, Anna Greta Barbe

“…<b>Objectives</b>: To introduce a novel method for apical lesion sampling using a protected paper point device and to evaluate its effectiveness and robustness during the sampling process in vitro. …”
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Participant perceptions and experiences of a novel community-based respiratory longitudinal sampling method in Liverpool, UK: A mixed methods feasibility study. by Esther L German, Helen M Nabwera, Ryan Robinson, Farah Shiham, Kostas Liatsikos, Christopher M Parry, Claire McNamara, Sanjana Kattera, Katie Carter, Ashleigh Howard, Sherin Pojar, Joshua Hamilton, Agnes Matope, Jonathan M Read, Stephen J Allen, Helen Hill, Daniel B Hawcutt, Britta C Urban, Andrea M Collins, Daniela M Ferreira, Elissavet Nikolaou

“…Using a minimally invasive sampling method, the FAMILY Micro study monitored the oral, nasal and hand microbiota of families for 6 months. …”
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Children’s emerging concepts of resilience: insights from using body mapping in an East London cohort sample of 7-10-year-old children by Aisling Murray, Dominie Mahala Smith Scott, Milena Nikolajeva, Daniele Porricelli, Francois van Loggerenberg, Dennis Ougrin, Jennifer Y. F. Lau

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Exploiting collider bias to apply two-sample summary data Mendelian randomization methods to one-sample individual level data. by Ciarrah Barry, Junxi Liu, Rebecca Richmond, Martin K Rutter, Deborah A Lawlor, Frank Dudbridge, Jack Bowden

“…In this paper we describe a general procedure for optimally applying any two sample summary data method using one sample data. …”
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Narrative approach to understanding compassion: a mixed methods study in a Polish sample by Mariusz Zieba, Mateusz P. Zatorski, Natalia E. Wójcik

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Dialing for Videos: A Random Sample of YouTube by Ryan McGrady, Kevin Zheng, Rebecca Curran, Jason Baumgartner, Ethan Zuckerman

“…To better understand YouTube as a whole, we created a random sample of videos using a new method. Through a description of the sample’s metadata, we provide answers to many essential questions about, for example, the distribution of views, comments, likes, subscribers, and categories. …”
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Nonparametric Estimation Method for the Distribution Function Using Various Types of Ranked Set Sampling by Ramy Ghareeb, Rikan AL khalidi

“…The purpose of this research is to estimate the cumulative distribution function &nbsp;using the local polynomial regression &nbsp;and compare it to parameter estimation using the method of moments and the maximum likelihood method to calculate both the mean square error and the bias using the ranked sets sample &nbsp;and the median ranked sets sample . …”
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The Development of Methods of BLOTCHIP^®-MS for Peptidome: Small Samples in Tuberous Sclerosis by Kunio Yui, George Imataka, Kotaro Yuge, Hitomi Sasaki, Tadashi Shiohama, Kyoichi Asada, Hidehisa Tachiki

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PLASTERING WORK EXECUTION TIME ON LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY WITH WORK SAMPLING METHOD by Dwi Dzulma Susanti, Fepy Supriani, Rena Misliniyati, Lindung Zalbuin Mase, Hardiansyah

“…This study aims to analyze the level of productivity and the level of Labor Utilization Rate (LUR) in plastering work using the work sampling method, and the most effective time correlation between morning and afternoon. …”
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Experimental study on the influence of sample preparation and testing methods on the shear mechanical properties of silt by Shige Wang, Yanlong Li, Sen Li, Jintao Liu, Zongling Zhang, Tianyou Lu

“…When the designed moisture content w d of the sample is lower than the optimal moisture content w op, the structural strength of the drying sample is higher than that of the water-added sample, and the brittle failure is more obvious in the drying method, and the shear strength and parameters are larger. …”
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Comparing hair-morphology and molecular methods to identify fecal samples from Neotropical felids. by Carlos C Alberts, Bruno H Saranholi, Fernando Frei, Pedro M Galetti

“…To avoid certain problems encountered with more-traditional and invasive methods in behavioral-ecology studies of mammalian predators, such as felids, molecular approaches have been employed to identify feces found in the field. …”
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A New Method to Make 24-Hour Urine Collection More Convenient: A Validity Study by Pooneh Nabavizadeh, Shadi Ghadermarzi, Mohammad Fakhri

“…Methods. Two 24-hour urine samples with the conventional method and with the new automated urine collection device that uses just one-twentieth of each void were obtained from 40 healthy volunteers. …”
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Optimization of Filter-aided Sample Preparation Method Based on High-resolution Mass Spectrometry by Ying ZHANG, Xuan SUN, Ling-jie MENG

“…This study centered on an improved filter-aided sample preparation (FASP) method for proteomic sample preparation. …”
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