Improved sensitivity, safety, and rapidity of COVID-19 tests by replacing viral storage solution with lysis buffer. by Oran Erster, Omer Shkedi, Gil Benedek, Eyal Zilber, Itay Varkovitzky, Rachel Shirazi, Dorit Oriya Shorka, Yuval Cohen, Tzahi Bar, Rafi Yechieli, Michal Tepperberg Oikawa, Dana Venkert, Michal Linial, Esther Oiknine-Djian, Michal Mandelboim, Zvi Livneh, Gilat Shenhav-Saltzman, Ella Mendelson, Dana Wolf, Moran Szwarcwort-Cohen, Orna Mor, Yair Lewis, Danny Zeevi

“…We found that RT-qPCR tests of patients were significantly more sensitive with NSLB sampling, reaching detection threshold 2.1±0.6 (Mean±SE) PCR cycles earlier then VTM samples from the same patient. …”
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Pengaruh Social Media Marketing dan Marketplace Marketing terhadap Minat Beli Produk Tree-X by Cynthia Komala Ardy, Romauli Nainggolan

“…Data collection through online questionnaire distribution with the total sample of 100 respondents. Sampling uses purposive sampling technique. …”
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Designing a marketing model for winter sports tourism in Ardabil by Behruz Eskandarpur

“…In the qualitative section, 17 university professors and active experts were included in the study in the field of sports tourism through targeted sampling in the expert panel section. In the quantitative part, 426 people from the bosses and managers of sports clubs and sports boards were included in the study by available sampling method. …”
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SMARTPHONE USAGE AS A RISK FACTOR OF MYOPIA AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KEDIRI by Ladinna Amanda Sari, Ari Udijono, Dwi Sutiningsih, Mohammad Arie Wurjanto

“…Random sampling is used in the sampling procedure. There were 144 participants: 72 students in the case group and 72 in the control group.  …”
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The Evaluation of Individuals with Low Back Pain in Terms of Social Adaptation by Aliye Bulut, Demet Gözaçan Karabulut, Duygu Ayar, Fatma Karasu

“…Objective:The aim of the present study is to assess individuals with low back pain in terms of social adaptation.Materials and Methods:The population of this descriptive study included individuals with low back pain who were older than 18 years old. 372 individuals suffering from this pain were reached between 02.20.2021 and 03.18.2021 by using the snowball sampling method, one of the non-probabilistic sampling methods. …”
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Integrating air microbiome for comprehensive air quality analysis by Sofya Pozdniakova, Akira Uchida, Alejandro Fontal, Lídia Cañas, Samuel Santamaria, Lim Yee Hui, Irvan Luhung, Stephan C. Schuster, Xavier Rodó, Sílvia Borràs

“…We developed a DNA extraction method for ultra-low biomass samples and assessed the impact of sampling duration, particle size selection, and filter material on microbial diversity. …”
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ASSESSMENT SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOIL ERODIBILITY BY USING OF GEOSTATISTIC AND GIS (Case study MEHR watershed of SABZEVAR) by Ayoubi, S.A, M. H. Alizadeh

“…Sampling points were identified in field by an Global Positioning system. …”
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Identification of Healthy Lifestyle for Preconception Period among High School Females at Al-Amara City by Hodi Talib Fleah, Ghazwan Abdulhussein Al-Abedi

“…Findings of the study showed more than two thirds of sample with in moderate level of health lifestyle. …”
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The effect of tax avoidance and corporate governance on the annual report's readability by Ihsanu Ramdan Mustofa, Azas Mabrur

“…The population of this study is manufacturing companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) during the period 2016-2019. The sample was selected using the purposive sampling method so that the selected sample in this study amounted to 196 observations. …”
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Scent detection dogs detect a species of hard tick, Dermacentor albipictus, with comparable accuracy and efficiency to traditional tick drag surveys by Troy Koser, Aimee Hurt, Laura Thompson, Alyson Courtemanch, Benjamin Wise, Paul Cross

“…After training, we deployed both a scent detection dog survey team and a human-only survey team on transect and surveillance plot surveys then compared the detection rates and efficiency of both methods. Results Scent detection dogs required more time and money to train on field surveys but were comparable to traditional tick drags when accounting for cost per unit area surveyed. …”
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INCREASED INCIDENTS OF STUNTING IN MAJENE DISTRICT WEST SULAWESI by Masriadi, Nur Ulmy Mahmud, Nazli Javid, Sri Wulandari, Suharni A. Fachrin

“…The sampling technique is by means of proportional sampling. …”
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Parameter optimization of 3D convolutional neural network for dry-EEG motor imagery brain-machine interface by Nobuaki Kobayashi, Musashi Ino

“…Furthermore, to develop a practical BMI system, we introduced dry electrodes, which are more comfortable for daily use, and optimized the number of parameters and memory consumption size of the proposed model to maintain classification accuracy even with fewer electrodes, less recall time, and a lower sampling rate. …”
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Assessment of microplastic contamination in the Karnali River: A baseline study in remote region of western Nepal by Kishor Kumar Maharjan, Prakash Pyakurel, Suraj Bista, Ram Prasad Dhungel

“…The land use types were the basis for the selection of 16 sampling sites. The microplastic detection method was based on hydrogen peroxide digestion, density separation and stereomicroscopic identification of water samples. …”
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Loneliness and general health of elderly by Farzaneh Sheikholeslami, Shadman Reza Masouleh, Naeema Khodadadi, Mohammad Ali Yazdani

“…Sampling performed, through ‎easy sampling method. …”
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The Development of a High-Throughput Homonuclear Decoupling HSQC NMR Platform for the Determination of 10 Sex Hormones in Animal-Source Food and Medicines by Bing Wang, Qing-Zhi Liu, Jing-Ya Yang, Yu-Jie Du, Nai-Shuo Liu, Wei-Liang Cui, Man Yuan, Yong Zhang, Jing-Qi Wang, Dong-Liang Wang, Shu-Qi Wang

“…Satisfactory precision and recoveries of spiked animal samples were also obtained. Finally, the method was applied in residue determination of 10 hormones in real animal-source samples at the ug/g level.…”
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The Paradigmatic Pattern of Women's Presence in Sports Stadiums According to Iran's Cultural Conditions by Nadia Nazari Sanqarabadi, Hassan Qasim Alipour, majid radfar

“…Research method: The present research was conducted using the purposeful sampling method by conducting 20 semi-structured interviews. …”
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Identifying and Evaluating the Semantic and Semiotic Indicators of the Visual System in Identity Promotion Policies (Case Study: Fahadan Neighborhood, Yazd) by Seyyedeh Azita Majdzadeh, Reza Mirzaei

“…This study aims to examine semantic and semiotic indicators in the environmental visual system, with a focus on policy-based approaches for enhancing urban identity. Material & Method: This research is developmental-applied in terms of type, and in terms of method, it employs a nest to nest combination. …”
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Probabilistic Evaluation of Grouting Reinforcement on Settlement Control Effectiveness in Shield Tunneling Construction by LAN Mulin, SHEN Mengfen, HE Su, XU Quan, CHEN Zhehui, BAO Lichun

“…Compared with the deterministic analysis method, the reliability analysis method is more reasonable in describing building foundation structure safety by taking the uncertainty of the parameters into account, and can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of control measures in complex shield tunnel excavation projects.…”
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COVID-19 and e-Learning: The skills and abilities required for e-learners in higher education during the coronavirus era by Fatemeh Narenji Thani, Fatemeh Tizhoosh Jalali, Zeinab sadat Mostafavi

“…The target population for this study included all MA students of the University of Tehran who had the experience of studying in an online learning environment, then 374 individuals were selected as a sample using the random sampling method. In the second part, using a quantitative approach and a descriptive-analytical research method, the questionnaire developed by the researcher relies on 19 components identified in the previous step. …”
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Changes in the health status and functional outcomes in acute traumatic hand injury patients, during physical therapy treatment by Rebecca John, Chhaya V Verma

“…Settings and Design: The physiotherapy department in a multi-specialty public sector hospital. Convenient sampling method was used. Materials and Methods: The 36-item short-form health survey-MOS (SF-36, v2) and disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand (DASH) questionnaire were obtained and subjects were given physiotherapy, accordingly to their condition. …”
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