Optimization of Wetland Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Protocols for Great Lakes Region Herpetofauna by Olivia M. Ruppert, Jared J. Homola, Jeannette Kanefsky, Alyssa Swinehart, Kim T. Scribner, John D. Robinson

“…However, traditional survey methods often involve sampling within small temporal windows, and the gear deployed may be taxonomically biased, thus, they may fail to accurately characterize species presence/absence and diversity. …”
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Political orientation and COVID-19 policy preferences during the early pandemic: a comparative analysis of China and South Korea by Zhou Fang

“…Using the stratified quota sampling method, This study collected 2,254 valid responses from China and 1,783 from South Korea. …”
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A survey on the performance of industrial and agricultural cooperative activities in a competitive market by Alireza Rabet, Moharram Ainollahi

“…Context and purpose:This study was conducted to study the performance of agricultural and industrial cooperatives in Zanjan province in the competitive market space.Methodology/approach:In this study, 157 agricultural cooperatives and 93 industrial cooperatives out of a total of 265 agricultural and 123 industrial active cooperatives were selected and analyzed by stratified sampling method. To assess the appropriateness of the competitiveness indicators of cooperative enterprises, four indices including economic, social-cultural, managerial and infrastructural-institutional indicators were examined and evaluated.Findings and conclusions:The results of this study showed that among the surveyed indicators, economic and infrastructure indicators play a more important role in the competitiveness of cooperative enterprises with an average value of 3.37 and 3.36, respectively. …”
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Behavioral assessment of the zebrafish, Danio rerio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), upon chronic exposure to the insecticide Fipronil and its chlorine degradation byproducts by Isabela V. Profeta, Vinícius D.L.R. Goulart, Karina T.S. Rubio, Anderson G. Domingues, Maria E.P. Martucci, Eneida M. Eskinazi-Sant’Anna, Camila P. Teixeira, Cristiano S. de Azevedo

“…Their behavior was recorded using the scan method, with instantaneous recording and a sampling interval of 30 seconds. …”
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The Effect of Environmental Disclosure and Performance on Profitability in the Companies Listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) by Indah Fajarini Sri Wahyuningrum, Muhammad Ihlashul Amal, Suci Sularsih

“…The main objective of this study is to determine the empirical evidence of the effect of environmental disclosure, environmental performance, company age, and company size on profitability. The purposive sampling method was used to determine the sample of companies and obtained 85 companies from a total population of 100 large companies listed on the Thailand Stock Exchange (SET) in 2018. …”
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Motif dan Pola Penggunaan Aplikasi Layanan Pesan Antar Makanan di Kalangan Mahasiswa di Yogyakarta by Bonavhisna Pandhita Sandya Wikara, Ulfah Hidayati

“…Jumlah sampel diambil sebanyak 100 responden teknik probability sampling dengan simple random sampling dengan rumus Isaac dan Michael. …”
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Hubungan Infeksi Soil Transmitted Helminth dengan Status Gizi pada Murid SDN 29 Purus Padang by Reshka Renanti M, Selfi Renita Rusdji, Elmatris SY

“…The subjects were 78 students of SDN 29 Purus. Sampling by multistage sampling. The research instrument used was a stool examination with Kato-Katz method and measurements of weight and height. …”
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The Association between Religiosity and Work Ethics (Case of Study: State Organizations’ Employees in the City of Eghleed) by mansour haghighatian, vahid salehi

“…Those of stronger religious orientations are probably more inclined to observe ethical standards and have a more responsible attitude toward work and their duties. …”
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The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Intention To Leave Through Organizational Commitment by Christien Adriani Karambut, Jacob T.S Makapedua, Daisy I. E. Sundah, Grace J. S. N. Rumimper

“…The analysis method is descriptive statistics using the General Structured Component Analysis (GSCA) approach. …”
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Information-theoretical analysis of the neural code for decoupled face representation. by Miguel Ibáñez-Berganza, Carlo Lucibello, Luca Mariani, Giovanni Pezzulo

“…We show that despite decoupled coding describes the facial images in terms of two sets of principal components (of landmark shape and image texture), it is more efficient (i.e., yields more information compression) than the encoding in terms of the image principal components only, which corresponds to the widely used eigenface method. …”
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Analyze students learning interest in the subjects they like by Tifany Intania Siregar, Ufistia Anilafiza, Saniatul Atia, Hafifah Indah Lestari

“…The learning interest of these students is also influenced by the way of teaching and learning methods used by the teacher. In this case, the more interesting the teaching method given by a teacher, the more enthusiastic the students will be in participating in the teaching and learning process in the classroom. …”
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Relationship Between Mobbing and Organizational Performance: Workplace Well-Being and Individual Performance as Serial Mediation Mechanisms by Larissa Ronha, Rosa Isabel Rodrigues

“…The research involved 388 workers from the public and private sectors, aged between 21 and 59 years, selected through non-probabilistic convenience sampling. Despite its limitations, this method was chosen to ensure an adequate representation of employees experiencing workplace mobbing across different sectors. …”
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A comprehensive guide to study the agreement and reliability of multi-observer ordinal data by Sophie Vanbelle, Christina Hernandez Engelhart, Ellen Blix

“…Methods This paper considers the generalisation of the proportion of (dis)agreement, the mean absolute deviation, the mean squared deviation and weighted kappa coefficients to more than two observers in the presence of an ordinal outcome. …”
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The Effect of Facebook Social Network on Cultural Identity of Youth in Isfahan by Samad Alipour, Vahid Ghasemi, Seyyed Ahmad Mir Mohammad Tabar

“…The present study is in the form of a survey one and is conducted using the method ofvolunteer and available sampling and employing the internet researcher-made questionnaire by focusing Giddens' Cultivation and Strucration theories. …”
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Application of Esophageal Sponge Cytology in Screening Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a High‐Risk Region of China by Shu Huang, Xuexiang Gu, Hailang Zhou, Yadong Feng, Ruihua Shi, Wei Wang, Aijun Zhou, Jie Lin

“…No serious adverse events were reported during sampling. Major adverse events included vomiting during sampling (n = 2, 0.13%) and sore throat after sampling (n = 36, 2.27%). …”
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Simulation analysis of path planning for workpiece clamping robots based on digital twin technology by Xin PAN, Min LIANG, Yanchao YIN, Zhong CHEN

“…This approach not only improves operational efficiency but also ensures safety and adaptability in complex working environments. Central to this method is the proposed RRT*-Connect algorithm, which performs dynamic elliptical constraint sampling. …”
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Financial Distress Using the Zmijewski, Grover, and Springate Models at Retail Business in Indonesia by Erni Muti’atul Fitriyah, Karari Budi Prasasti

“…The sampling design of this study uses nonprobability sampling. …”
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Parenting styles and teacher interaction on self-regulated learning and academic performance by Ariana Isufi, Mytaher Haskuka

“…The cross-sectional design research was conducted with 420 students selected using a random cluster sampling method. Data collection was carried out in classrooms through self-administered questionnaires. …”
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The Effect of Flash Sale And Free Shipping on Impulsive Buying through Positive Emotions as Intervening Variables (Case Study of Shopee Application Users in Surabaya Area) by Savira Maslihatul Mamlu'ah, Sonja Andarini

“…This research uses quantitative research, with the research method used being a questionnaire distributed online using non-probability sampling. …”
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FACTORS AFFECTING OVERALL BRAND EQUITY: THE CASE OF SHAHRVAND CHAIN STORE by Shahriar AZIZI, Jamali KAPAK

“…This study develops a model of factors affecting overall brand equity in SHAHRVAND chain store as a case study. The Sample of 167 customers in Tehran city using convenience sampling method was selected. …”
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