Knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding dietary supplements in Iranian college students: a cross-sectional study by Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Rafraf, Sana Aftabi-Yousefabad

“…The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of DSs usage and knowledge and attitudes concerning DSs among medical science students. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 college students selected by a convenience sampling method in May–July 2023. …”
Get full text

Predicting post-traumatic growth based on rumination-reflection in patients with cancer by Elmira Majedi, Mahdieh Salehi, Amin Rafiepoor, Afsaneh Ghanbaripanah

“…The sample consisted of 300 patients with cancer referred to hospitals in Tehran Province, Iran, who were selected by purposive sampling. …”
Get full text

Mental Health of Rhinoplasty Applicants: A Case Control Study by Oveis Mehriar, Farhad Asghari, Shadman Nemati, Abbas Sadeghi, Ali Faghih Habibi, Ghasem Salehpoor

“…A total of 136 rhinoplasty applicants and 136 individuals as the control were selected, using the availability sampling method, and investigated through a checklist of symptoms of the disease (Symptom Check List-90-Revised). …”
Get full text

Influence Learning Strategies to Enhance Physical Condition and Focus in Young Badminton Players During Matches by Hasbunallah Arief Saleh, Hasyim Hasyim, Muhammad Mifta Fauzan

“…The study was conducted in an elementary school setting with a population of all students, and simple random sampling technique using the lottery method was applied to select 30 students as sample. …”
Get full text

The Effect of Using Word-of-Mouth Marketing on the Identity of Sports Brands by Aylar Sefidgar, Sadaf Hesari, Ali Saberi, Rohollah Nikosokhan Sedghi

“…As a result, customers of sports goods buy more based on the recommendations of others due to the different quality, average price, and high variety. …”
Get full text

Analysis of the status of creative tourism components in the metropolises of Tabriz as the capital of tourism in Islamic countries by Masoud Safair Pour, Yahia Jafari

“…The type of research, applied and its descriptive-analytical method is correlation. Data analysis was done by statistical tests. …”
Get full text

Sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of COVID-19 vaccine and clinical trials in Uganda: a cross-sectional study in western Uganda by Isaac, Echoru, Patricia, Decanar Ajambo, Emmanuel, Keirania, Edmund E. M, Bukenya

“…Our study aimed at determining sociodemographic factors associated with acceptance of vaccines and clinical trials of COVID-19 in western Uganda. Method: A simplified snowball sampling technique was used to select 1067 respondents of 18–70 years in western Uganda using an online questionnaire from July to September 2020. …”
Get full text

Learning EEG Representations With Weighted Convolutional Siamese Network: A Large Multi-Session Post-Stroke Rehabilitation Study by Shuailei Zhang, Kai Keng Ang, Dezhi Zheng, Qianxin Hui, Xinlei Chen, Yang Li, Ning Tang, Effie Chew, Rosary Yuting Lim, Cuntai Guan

“…To enhance training efficiency and algorithm performance, a temporal-spectral distance weighted sampling method is proposed to select more informative input samples. …”
Get full text

Basketball shooting motion analysis according to the BEEF concept by Ahmad Panji Ramadhan, Fajar Awang Irawan

“…BEEF is a shooting concept that makes it easier for athletes to understand and handle shots properly and correctly with the advantage of being more efficient and effective in the shooting. The methods in this study use quantitative descriptive by using survey methods with test and measurement techniques to collect data.  …”
Get full text

The Online Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of People Who Have Experienced Stroke: Qualitative Interview Study by Brigid Clancy, Billie Bonevski, Coralie English, Ashleigh Guillaumier

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the online health information–seeking behaviors of people who have experienced stroke and any related barriers or navigational needs. MethodsPurposeful sampling was used to recruit participants via email between March and November 2022. …”
Get full text

Intercultural sensitivity, challenges, and perceived value in multicultural group work among third-year medical students at Alexandria university, Egypt (2023–2024) by Marium Mahmoud Abdulla, Aida Mohey Mohamed Ali

“…This study aimed to assess the ICS of third-year national program students, identify its correlates, explore multicultural student groups (MCSG) work-related challenges, and evaluate the perceived value of multicultural group work. Methods A cross-sectional study using quota-convenience sampling was conducted among third-year national program medical students at AFM to proportionally represent domestic and international students. …”
Get full text

Social Media Use in Primary and Secondary Education Institutions as a Communication Tool in the Framework of School Culture by Berna Kesim, Ramazan Alabaş

“…Conducted with a case study approach by qualitative research methodology, the study group of the research was determined by maximum diversity sampling from purposeful sampling methods. The interviews were conducted with the participation of 18 school social media managers working in public schools at different levels and with different socioeconomic levels in Istanbul. …”
Get full text

The use of modern e-health services including telemedicine and telepharmacy for remote patient care in Saudi Arabia by Farah K. Alhomoud

“…Participants were selected using convenient sampling technique supplemented by snowball sampling. …”
Get full text

A qualitative research on perceptions and experience of patients with sudden deafness (突发性聋患者疾病感受和体验的质性研究) by ZHANG Shan (张珊), CHEN Li (陈丽)

“…Objective To investigate the perceptions and experience of patients with sudden deafness, and provide reference for clinical interventions on sudden deafness. Methods Totally 16 patients with sudden deafness were recruited using a purposive sampling method, A face-to-face semi-structured method was adopted, and qualitative data was analyzed Colaizzis method of phenomenological analysis. …”
Get full text

Bionomics of the primary arbovirus vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus in southeastern Benin by Alphonse Keller Konkon, David Mahouton Zoungbédji, Rock Aïkpon, Isidore Hoyochi, Albert Sourou Salako, Camus Konkon, Antoine Salomon Lokossou, Brice Dangnon, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Martin Codjo Akogbéto, Germain Gil Padonou

“…Results A total of 11 mosquito species were collected, with Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus showing the highest relative abundances, ranging, respectively, from 29.57% to 43.99% and from 16.26% to 45.65%, depending on the sampling method employed. Used tires accounted for 48.03% [45.06; 50.99] of all deposits found and were the most infested with Aedes spp. larvae, followed by buckets (14.23%) and jars (15.24%). …”
Get full text

Antibiotic resistance of bioaerosols in particulate matter from indoor environments of the hospitals in Dhaka Bangladesh by Badhon Ali Khan, Shatabdi Roy, Nishat Tahsin, Kalpana Baidya, Keshob Chandra Das, Md. Safiqul Islam, Nazmul Ahsan, Abdus Salam

“…The real-time particulate matter concentrations (PM1.0, PM2.5, and PM10) were measured in four hospitals and two ambient locations. Air sampling was conducted using a filter-based method with a low-volume air sampler, while AEROCET-531 S (USA) was employed to monitor particulate matter concentrations. …”
Get full text

Pharmaceutical Residues in Sediments of a Coastal Lagoon in Northwest Mexico—Occurrence and Environmental Risk Assessment by Oscar Fernando Becerra-Rueda, Griselda Margarita Rodríguez-Figueroa, Ana Judith Marmolejo-Rodríguez, Sergio Aguíñiga-García, Juan Carlos Durán-Álvarez

“…Contamination of marine ecosystems by pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) deserves more research since their environmental fate differs from that observed in freshwater systems. …”
Get full text

EFFECT OF PERFLUORANE ON THE REGULATION OF SKIN BLOOD FLOW IN ACUTE BLOOD LOSS: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY by I. A. Ryzhkov, Yu. V. Zarzhetsky, I. S. Novoderzhkina

“…The LDF (ЛАКК-02 device, LAZMA, Russia) method was used to record blood flow in the microvessels of the internal surface of the right ear. …”
Get full text

Exploring community willingness and barriers to digital solutions and training for dengue prevention: a cross-sectional study in major urban areas of Malaysia by Nazri Che Dom, Rahmat Dapari, Husna Ahmad Kamal, Qamarul Nazri Harun, Siti Aekbal Salleh, Ahmad Falah Aljaafre

“…A multistage stratified random sampling method, followed by systematic random sampling at the household level, was used to select participants. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of diabetes mellitus among middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic pain in three provinces and municipalities of China by Mengyao CAO, Chengxin DU, Lin ZHU, Weiwei ZHANG, Liuxia YAN, Yingying JIANG, Jianqun DONG

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus among middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic pain in Beijing city, Jiangxi province, and Chongqing city, China, and to provide a reference for the development and improvement of pain management strategies for this population. MethodsFrom January to August 2023, a multi-stage stratified random sampling method combined with convenience sampling was used to recruit 4320 outpatients aged ≥45 years with self-reported pain duration >3 months from six tertiary and six secondary general hospitals in Beijing city, Jiangxi province, and Chongqing city. …”
Get full text