The new ecotourists of the 21st century: Brunei as a case study by Shirley Wei Lee Chin, Noor Hasharina Hassan, Gabriel Yv Yong

“…A stratified-convenience sampling method was used to distribute the questionnaire to capture equal numbers of respondents in the three different generation groups. …”
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Insights from platelet donors in tertiary care hospitals by Swapna Yalamanchili, Vijayashree Raghavan, Femela Muniraj, V. Mythily

“…Background: Blood and platelet transfusions play a vital, life-saving role in modern medicine. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized a structured questionnaire administered to platelet donors via a convenience sampling method from February 2023 to October 2023. …”
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Problems of decentralized disaster management in Indonesia: A review of local government failures by Fatkul Fikri Ahmad, Rustian, Afifuddin Mohammad, Ruswandi Dody, Susilo Rahardi Catur, Albright Sumange Andi

“…The research method used is qualitative exploration. data were collected using observational studies, interviews, and documentation with purposive sampling. …”
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Challenges experienced by healthcare workers in managing patients with hearing impairment at a primary health care setting: a descriptive case study by S. Orrie, T. Motsohi

“…Data were studied and analysed using the phenomenological method. Results: HCWs reported that they serve very few Deaf or HI clients. …”
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The Effect of Deep Respiration and Prone Position on Common Respiratory Symptoms in Patients with COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Sima Alipour Nasrabadsofla, Afshin Mansourian, Mohammad Gholamnezhad, Ardashir Afrasiabifar, Asadolah Mosavi, Shahla Najafi Doulatabad

“…This study was carried out to determine the effect of deep respiration and prone position on common respiratory symptoms in patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial that was conducted in a hospital in Yasuj city, Iran, in 2021, 96 patients with COVID-19 were selected using a non-random convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned to three groups of deep respiration, prone position, and deep respiration and prone position. …”
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The experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Gaborone, Botswana: Stigma, its consequences and coping mechanisms by Vincent Setlhare, Anne Wright, Ian Couper

“…They found the emotional support of other PLWHA to be more meaningful than counselling by healthcare workers. …”
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High-throughput transport-of-intensity quantitative phase imaging with aberration correction by Linpeng Lu, Shun Zhou, Yefeng Shu, Yanbo Jin, Jiasong Sun, Ran Ye, Maciej Trusiak, Peng Gao, Chao Zuo

“…Furthermore, it surpasses the theoretical Nyquist-Shannon sampling resolution limit, resulting in an improvement of more than two times. …”
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'Medical Minds and Machine Learning': Awareness and Opinions on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare among Undergraduate Medical Students of a Tertiary Care Institute of Kolkata,... by Pattanayak Shalini, Basu Mausumi, Sinha Debasish, Kerketta Prince

“…Objectives: To assess the awareness and opinions on role of AI in healthcare among undergraduate medical students of a Tertiary Care Institute of Kolkata and to identify any associated sociodemographic factors with their awareness on AI. Method: Descriptive study was conducted using consecutive sampling among 288 undergraduate medical students using a pretested questionnaire, from August - October (2023). …”
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Incidence of malunion in displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus in children after open reduction with K. wire fixation versus closed reduction with K. wire fixation by Mohammed Talaat Othman, Abdulkadr Muhammed Sleman Alany

“…The aim of this study is to sort out the incidence of malunion in management of fractures of supracondylar in children by closed reduction and K. wire pinning versus open reduction-lateral approach and K. wire pinning. Methods: Forty nine children were included, who had Gartland type II and Type III Supracondylar fractures and underwent operative management, been enrolled using convenient sampling method. …”
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Factors related to cosmetic surgery based on theory of reasoned action in shahrekord students by Simin Tahmasbi, Zahra Tahmasbi, Farideh Yaghmaie

“…Objective: The aim of this study was to assess attitude, subjective norms and external factors for cosmetic surgery between Shahrekord students. Method: This study is a descriptive. 296 students of Shahrekord Azad University on 2012 randomly participated based on stratified sampling survey. …”
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The Role of Land Area as A Mediator in The Relationship between Palm Oil Price and Productivity on Farmers’ Income in Bangko Pusako Rokan Hilir by Tsamara Afifah, Heri Faisal Harahap, Silfia Silfia, Reza Mardiyah Amir

“…A quantitative approach using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) method was employed to analyze data from 155 oil palm farmers selected through accidental sampling technique. …”
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Societal bonds in virtual spaces: exploring the sense of community in online student communities at Anadolu University’s Open Education System by Merve Uçar, Emel Güler, Serpil Koçdar

“…Quantitative data were collected from 1,065 students enrolled in online student communities during the 2021–2022 academic year, while qualitative data were obtained from 14 students after the survey using an extreme case sampling method. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, one-way analysis of variance tests, correlation analysis and regression analysis. …”
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The Relationship Between Individual Innovation Levels and Lifelong Learning Tendencies of Nurses From Different Generations by Özge Bahar Sertkaya, Gönül Bodur

“…The sample of the study consisted of 353 nurses with a known sampling account, and 456 nurses were reached in the research. …”
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Effect of Spiritual Intelligence Training on Psychological Hardiness and Social Vitality in Students Post-COVID-19 by Hadi Pordel

“…Thirty students from a school in District 1 of Qom City were selected using the convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to two groups of 15. …”
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Investigating the Relationship Between the Use of Virtual Space and the Political Participation of the Citizens of Bandar Abbas City by Ali Raisi, Seyed Korosh Sarvarzadeh, Majidreza Karimi

“…This study aimed to examine the relationship between the use of virtual spaces and citizens' political participation in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: The survey research method was used to collect information on the use of virtual spaces and political participation. …”
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Talent management practices for minimising talent turnover in a public sector organisation by Edith E. Gandi, Musawenkosi D. Saurombe

“…Setting: The research was conducted within a selected public sector organisation in Gauteng, South Africa. Method: A qualitative case study research approach, using purposive sampling, was employed. …”
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Geospatial Approach to Soil Fertility Mapping in Dailekh District, Nepal: A GIS Perspective by Gaurab Dhakal, Sanket Kattel

“…The classical statistical method was used for the descriptive analysis of sampled data. …”
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Screen Time and Musculoskeletal Pain in Dental Students by Manuella Vasconcelos Tavares Carvalho, Michell André Andrade da Silva, Guilherme de Melo Ribeiro Aragão Barbosa, Sérgio Soares da Silva, Mariana Araújo Coutinho da Silveira, Pedro Rhuan Braz de Andrade, Mônica Vilela Heimer

“…Data collection was carried out through the application of a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Pain and Electronic Media Questionnaire involving a population group of 229 students with specific characteristics, using a convenience sampling method. Due to the pandemic, data was collected from January to December 2022 using Google Forms. …”
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Examining Social Insurance Perceptions and Attitudes among Zimbabwean Informal Sector Workers: A Study on Providing Social Protection to the Disenfranchised by Bronson Mutanda, Bomi Cyril Nomlala

“…Objective: Motivated by the increasing number of workers in the informal sector in Zimbabwe, this study aimed to explore the attitudes and perceptions of this group of people towards social insurance coverage and investigate strategies for extending social insurance to informal sector workers. Method: To achieve the objectives, convenience sampling was employed, and 115 questionnaires from informal sector workers of Jerera Growth Point were analyzed. …”
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Productivity income nexus in Nigeria: Empirical lessons from COVID-19 lockdown by N.A. Sofoluwe, L.A. Odusanya, O.G. Yinusa, L.O. Oyelami, S.O. Adeyemo

“…This study examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the productivity and income of Nigerian households under strict lockdown during 2020 using a cross-section based online survey. Participants were sampled from Nigeria’s geopolitical zones via a snowball sampling method. …”
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