Single-image super-resolution of gamma-ray imaging system using deep denoiser prior based on plug-and-play framework by Guo-Guang Li, Liang Sheng, Bao-Jun Duan, Yang Li, Yan Song, Zi-Jian Zhu, Wei-Peng Yan, Dong-Wei Hei, Qing-Zi Xing

“…By increasing the pixel number of the reconstructed images, the proposed algorithm is capable of recovering more details. Notably, in both simulation and real experiments, the proposed algorithm is demonstrated to achieve subpixel resolution, surpassing the Nyquist sampling limit determined by the camera pixel size.…”
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Opportunities and challenges of social media for oral health literacy improvement: a qualitative investigation based on Iranian dentists’ perspectives by Hossein Ghalavand, Sirous Panahi, Mohsen Nouri

“…The current research objective was identify the opportunities and challenges of social media for oral health literacy based on Iranian dentists’ perspectives. Methods In the current qualitative investigation, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 24 dentists utilizing a purposive snowball sampling method. …”
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors and the incidence of communicable diseases in Urban Bangladesh: Evidence from municipal areas. by Mohammad Hayatun Nabi, Fatema Hashem Rupa, Ishrat Jahan, A B M Nahid Hasan, Farah Naz, Iqbal Masud, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Mosharop Hossian

“…A stratified random sampling method targeted poor, marginalised, and socially excluded populations. …”
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Designing the model of self-directed learing on the basis of emotional creativity, critical thinking disposition and academic buoyancy through mediation of achievement motivation by Iraj Boveiri, Marzieh Talebzadeh shoushtari, Zahra Dashtbozorgi

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes can provide a more comprehensive perspective on these relationships and contribute to a deeper understanding of the factors influencing self-directed learning.…”
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Sociological Explanation of Bricolage Identity Among Young People in Yasuj City with Emphasis on the Social Psychology of Plastic Surgery by M Hatamikia, M Haqiqitian, SA Hashemianfar

“…It was conducted by survey method and data were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire from a sample of 350 people using multi-stage cluster sampling method. …”
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Simple reparameterization to improve convergence in linear mixed models by Gregor GORJANC, Tina FLISAR, Jose Carlos MARTÍNEZ-ÁVILA, Luis Alberto GARCÍA-CORTÉS

“…Results show that presented reparameterization has better behaviour of associated sampling methods and is several times more efficient for the low values of heritability.…”
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Presenting a Model for Developing Organizational Citizenship Behavior in Iraqi Secondary School Teachers by Maha Mohammed Abbas AL-KHATEEB, Kobra Emami Rizi, MUNA MOHAMMED ABBAS AL-KHATEEB, Narges Saeidian Khorasgani

“…Abstract The aim of this study is to present a model for developing organizational citizenship behavior in Iraqi secondary school teachers. The research method is applicable in accordance with its purpose, and its method is qualitative and data-based. …”
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Vietnamese learners' mindsets about EFL speaking and role of demographic factors: A survey of university students by Thi Bich Nhi Nguyen, Van Loi Nguyen

“…The study employed the mixed-methods approach using a language mindset survey and a semi-structured interview. 226 EFL students at a public university were recruited, using a convenient sampling technique, to respond to the survey. …”
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Retrospective self-gating for single-petal rosette trajectory in 2D lung imaging by Hanna Frantz, Volker Rasche

“…The SPR trajectory was compared with the conventional radial UTE technique regarding image sharpness and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for all investigated resolutions.ResultsLow-spatial high-temporal resolution images used for image-based self-gating techniques benefit from more the efficient k-space sampling pattern of SPR. …”
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Customer value co-creation and reuse intention on mobile banking platform by Titus Nugrahadi Dewandono, Anna Amalyah Agus

“…Future research could explore more representative sampling methods and incorporate additional variables that may influence the relationship between emotional attachment and customer value co-creation, as well as reuse intention in mobile banking.…”
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Determining the Typologies of Basketball Fans by Alperen Halici, Can Çavin Otkan

“…This research aims to determine the typologies of basketball fans and reveal whether the variables differ according to the typologies. Criterion sampling, one of the purposive sampling methods, was used in the sample selection to determine the typologies of basketball fans. …”
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Modeling spatiotemporal dynamics of Amblyomma americanum questing activity in the central Great Plains. by Marlon E Cobos, Taylor Winters, Ismari Martinez, Yuan Yao, Xiangming Xiao, Anuradha Ghosh, Kellee Sundstrom, Kathryn Duncan, Robert E Brennan, Susan E Little, A Townsend Peterson

“…Models of the geography of tick questing activity developed to date, however, have ignored the temporal dimensions of that behavior; more fundamentally, they have often not considered the sampling underlying available occurrence data. …”
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Enhancing Stroke Prediction with Logistic Regression and Support Vector Machine Using Oversampling Techniques by Syamsul Risal, Fajar Apriyadi, A. Sumardin, Andini Dani Achmad, Annisa Nurul Puteri

“…This study compares the performance of Logistic Regression (LR) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) algorithms combined with different oversampling methods—SMOTE, Borderline-SMOTE, ADASYN, Random Over Sampling (ROS), and Random Under Sampling (RUS)—on a stroke prediction dataset. …”
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Presenting the entrepreneurship development model in the national oil refining industry with the approach of environmental damage prevention by Jalal Abdi, Reza Yousefi Saeedabadi, Maryam Taghvaee Yazdi

“…Sampling was done by cluster random sampling. The collection tool in this research includes a researcher-made questionnaire derived from the qualitative method. …”
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Prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine Schistosoma and Fasciola infections among cattle in South Achefer District, North West Ethiopia by Solomon Tesfaye, Mastewal Yeshambel, Amir Alelign, Tilahun Yohannes

“…The research cattle, which belonged to farmers in three selected localities, were chosen by a simple random sampling method. Freshly collected faecal samples were subjected to a parasitological test using the sedimentation technique to identify eggs of Schistosoma and Fasciola. …”
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Community pharmacists' decision-making patterns in clinical prescription checking: A simulation-based study by Ali Elgebli, Jason Hall, Denham L. Phipps

“…This study aimed to investigate the cognitive processes involved in clinical prescription checking by CPs. Method: This qualitative study employed a purposive sampling technique to recruit a diverse sample from the population of CPs in England. …”
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Forage Selection by Royle's Pika (Ochotona roylei) in Jagran Forest Range, district Neelum, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan by Ghulam Ali, Nasra Ashraf, Shahbaz Khan, Saba Khalid, Mohsin Masood

“…Data of monthly diet composition, and monthly temporal changes in the selection of various food items from Royle’s pika population was collected, using focal scan sampling method, from the study plots. The overall diet of Royle’s pikas at Jagran comprised of 40.685% flowers, 15.411% mature leaves, 14.579% roots, 14.474% young leaves, 8.056% stems, 3.742% fruits, and 3.052% whole plants. …”
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Identification of Key Drivers Influencing Housing-Led Regeneration in Urban Worn-Out Textures (Case Study: Damghan City) by Parsa Ahmadi Dehrashid, Saeed Zangane Shahraki, Ali Akbar Taghipour

“…Given the central role of housing in the reproduction of urban space, a precise assessment of its influencing factors can contribute to more effective regeneration policymaking.Material & Method: Methodologically, the study adopts a mixed-methods and exploratory approach. …”
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Children's play activities viewed from the geographical location aspect by Gusril, Anton Komaini, Fitrah Arrasyih, Toho Cholik Mutohir, Mohd Salleh Aman, Ahmad Chaeroni, Heru Andika

“…This is because parents are too overprotective of their children in playing activities. Parents are more likely to have their children help their parents work, study and recite the Koran. …”
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Exploring the association between household sanitation and women’s menstrual hygiene management in rural Odisha, India by Manas Ranjan Behera, Ranjit Kumar Dehury, Deepanjali Behera, Bhuputra Panda

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between household sanitation and women's menstrual management experience in Odisha, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Balasore district of Odisha state in India among 694 rural women and girls aged 15–45 years selected using a multi-stage sampling method. …”
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