A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH EDUCATION METHODS ON ANXIETY LEVELS AMONG PRE-CATARACT SURGERY PATIENTS IN CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIA by Shinta Restu Wibawa, Suharjo Suharjo, Ibrahim Rahmat

“…A counseling method was more effective than lecture method in dealing with anxiety levels (p=.001). …”
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Using ensemble neural network based on sampling for multiclass classification by Khotimah Bain Khusnul, Setiawan Eko, Anamisa Devie Rosa, Puspitarini Oktavia Rahayu

“…This study aims to overcome the problem of data imbalance in the ensemble neural network method by comparing the oversampling method with undersampling, so that more representative synthetic data is obtained. …”
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Understanding private sector antimalarial distribution chains: a cross-sectional mixed methods study in six malaria-endemic countries. by Benjamin Palafox, Edith Patouillard, Sarah Tougher, Catherine Goodman, Kara Hanson, Immo Kleinschmidt, Sergio Torres Rueda, Sabine Kiefer, Kathryn A O'Connell, Cyprien Zinsou, Sochea Phok, Louis Akulayi, Ekundayo Arogundade, Peter Buyungo, Felton Mpasela, Desmond Chavasse

“…We present evidence on the composition, characteristics and operation of these distribution chains and of the businesses that comprise them in six endemic countries (Benin, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia).<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted nationally representative surveys of antimalarial wholesalers during 2009-2010 using an innovative sampling approach that captured registered and unregistered distribution channels, complemented by in-depth interviews with a range of stakeholders. …”
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HistoScanning^TM vs. standard multifocal biopsy for prostate cancer diagnosis: a comparison of diagnostic methods by S. V. Kotov, R. I. Guspanov, S. A. Pulbere, A. G. Yusufov, A. L. Khachatryan, I. S. Badretdinov, M. S. Zhilov, E. M.  Alekberov, S. L. Logvinova

“…As a result, the new diagnostic methods have been discovered. HistoscanningTM is the new method of visualization. …”
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The Effect of Team Games Tournament (TGT) in Social Science Learning to Improve Student Learning Outcomes by Jenny Koce Matitaputty, Nugroho Susanto, Muhammad Rijal Fadli, Iwan Ramadhan, Christofer Judy Manuputty

“…The Team Games Tournament (TGT) method is effective for improving student learning outcomes in social science learning, but there are still very few teachers who apply this method. …”
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Assessment of the Global Fund-supported procurement and supply chain reforms at the Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Agency: a mixed-methods study by Sunil Garg, Patrick Githendu, Linden Morrison, Abaleng Lesego, Tom Achoki, Tsion Tsegaye, Lawrence P.O. Were, George Sakvarelidze, Solomon Nigussie

“…Purposive and snowballing sampling techniques were applied for the qualitative methods, and the data collected was transcribed in full and subjected to thematic content analysis. …”
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Comparative study of the effect of two small group discussion teaching methods (Tutorial vs Jigsaw) on academic motivation and achievement of undergraduate dental students – a prel... by Ambreen Khurshid Haider, Javeria Rehman, Syeda Kauser Ali

“…Conclusion The jigsaw method is more effective in improving academic motivation and achievement of undergraduate dental students.…”
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Electric Drive and Automation of Sampling System for Chimney Fas Analyzer by V. I. Emeliantchikov, E. E. Loikuts, O. F. Opeiko

“…A functional diagram of the control system is proposed, which contains a programmable logic controller for generating the motion mode, as well as a method for calculating parameters and expressions for generating a task signal for continuous sampling mode. …”
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Volume of sampling at estimation of quantitative indicators of filbert fruit quality by Y. I. Sukhorukikh, S. G. Biganova, E. K. Pchikhachev

“…This is related to the sampling volume of the samples studied. Estimation of quantitative indices of filbert fruit was carried out according to the author's method. 578 fetuses were randomly selected in the population. 30 fruits were studied in 8 plants. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Portable Robot for Venous Blood Sampling by Haoran Xue, Hasiaoqier Han, Gang Man, Zeran Feng, Peng Yu, Zhenbang Xu

“…However, the stationary manual blood sampling method in current use not only requires human resources but also is inconvenient for elderly persons and patients with limited mobility. …”
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Hierarchical Stratification for Spatial Sampling and Digital Mapping of Soil Attributes by Derlei D. Melo, Isabella A. Cunha, Lucas R. Amaral

“…Allocating more samples where soil variability is expected offers a promising alternative. …”
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Estimation of finite population mean in a complex survey sampling. by Mohsin Abbas, Muhammad Ahmed Shehzad, Mahwish Rabia, Haris Khurram, Muhammad Ijaz

“…Traditional methods like simple random sampling may not always provide reliable or efficient estimates in such cases. …”
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High-Quality Short-Range Radar Imaging with Coprime Sampling by Yaping Wang, Tianjiao Zeng, Xu Zhan, Xiangdong Ma, Mou Wang, Jun Shi, Shunjun Wei, Xiaoling Zhang

“…However, compared to traditional imaging radar, short-range imaging radar systems face more stringent constraints in terms of physical sampling resources, particularly the number of sampling channels and the resulting aperture size. …”
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A comparison of established and digital surface model (DSM) ‐based methods to determine population estimates and densities for king penguin colonies, using fixed‐wing drone and sat... by J. Coleman, N. Fenney, P.N. Trathan, A. Fox, E. Fox, A. Bennison, L. Ireland, M.A. Collins, P.R. Hollyman

“…Where high‐resolution drone imagery was available, accuracy was within 3.5% of manual reference counts. DSM methods were more accurate than other established methods including estimation from satellite imagery and are applicable for population studies across other taxa worldwide. …”
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An ingestible device for automated sampling and location tracing in gastrointestinal tract. by Tao Li, Jeremy Felton, Johnathan Lewis, Qisen Cheng, Ryan Meredith, Hsueh-Tsung Lu, Alexander Benken, Partha P Dutta, Jinhui Liao, Xiangyu D Zhao, Aleksas Matvekas, Jason Baker, William L Hasler, Andrew Babiskin, Ross Walenga, Lanyan Lucy Fang, Robert Lionberger, Manjunath P Pai, Duxin Sun, Yogesh B Gianchandani

“…Fluids sampled from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are of interest for evaluating the bioequivalence of oral medications, and more generally for evaluating GI-related diseases, and for profiling the individual gut microbiome. …”
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Optimizing plane detection in point clouds through line sampling by José María Martínez-Otzeta, Jon Azpiazu, Iñigo Mendialdua, Basilio Sierra

“…In this work, we present an approach that, rather than seeking planes directly, focuses on finding lines by sampling only two points at a time. This leverages the observation that it is more likely to detect lines within the plane than to find the plane itself. …”
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Influence of cooking methods on physicochemical characteristics and in vitro protein digestibility of restructured pork steak hydrolyzed by bromelain and reformed by κ-carrageenan by Putthapong Phumsombat, Nachomkamon Saengsuk, Natta Laohakunjit, Orrapun Selamassakul, Chanikan Sonklin, Phawinee Srinuan

“…Sous vide cooking retained 36 % more moisture (27 % Water holding capacity; WHC) and had 84 % lower cooking loss (4 %) than fried samples, resulting in a more tender texture (hardness reduced by 30 % compared to baked samples) and the highest IVPD (9 % higher than baked and 10 % higher than fried samples). …”
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Euphemization within Migration Discourse in German Journalism by E. L. Shubina, R. S. Shelekhova

“…A total of 15 euphemized nominations were extracted through a comprehensive sampling method. The authors provide detailed commentary on each example, focusing on the techniques employed to achieve euphemization. …”
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Estimation of Parameters for the Gumbel Type-I Distribution under Type-II Censoring Scheme by Asuman Yılmaz, Mahmut Kara

“… This paper aims to decide the best parameter estimation methods for the parameters of the Gumbel type-I distribution under the type-II censorship scheme. …”
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DETECTION OF Staphylococcus aureus FROM LOCAL AND IMPORTED CHICKEN IN DUHOK PROVINCE/KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ USING CONVENTIONAL AND MOLECULAR METHODS by Rezheen F. Abdulrahman

“…The results indicate that PCR assay seem to be more specific fordetection of S. aureus in food sample and appear to be more reliable than conventionalmethods for assessing bacteriological safety of food. …”
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