Prevalence and associated factors of eight antenatal care contacts among mothers who give birth in Shebel Berenta district, East Gojjam zone, northeast Ethiopia, 2024 by Nigusie Abebaw, Yezbalem Negesse, Asnake Begashw, Dagnachew Amare, Genet Tsegaw, Dessalew Meshesha, Kefale Geto

“…A stratified sampling technique was employed to select the sample. …”
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Modeling Price Dynamics and Risk Forecasting in Tehran Stock Exchange Market: Nonlinear and Non-gaussian Models of Stochastic Volatility by Moslem Nilchi, Daryush Farid

“…To estimate the models, the Gibbs sampling method was used, and to accurately compare the models, the test based on the posterior distribution of the models and the Bayesian factor was used.Results: The results indicated that the canonical stochastic volatility model with Skew normal distribution (SNSV) is more effective than other stochastic volatility models in predicting the price of stock market volatility based on the Bayesian factor. …”
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Chemotherapy effectiveness in trial-underrepresented groups with early breast cancer: A retrospective cohort study. by Ewan Gray, Joachim Marti, Jeremy C Wyatt, David H Brewster, Peter S Hall, SATURNE advisory group

“…A high level of comorbidity was defined as scoring 1 or more on the Charlson comorbidity index, being in the top decile of inpatient stays, and/or having 5 or more visits to specific outpatient clinics, all within the 5 years preceding breast cancer diagnosis. …”
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Periodontal tissue destruction in aggressive periodontitis: Determination of gene or environmental factors by Yanti Rusyanti, Sunardhi Widyaputra, Ani Melani Maskoen

“…The oral hygiene of the AP samples were better significantly (p = 0.002), and on the Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) sample was even more (p = 0.02). …”
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Health-related factors associated with intimate partner violence in women attending a primary care clinic in south-western Nigeria by Abimbola A. Silva, A. Irabor, O. O. Olowookere, E. Owoaje, L. A. Adebusoye

“…Women who have experienced it access healthcare facilities more frequently with symptoms that are often unrelated to violence. …”
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The Role of Social Determinants of Health and Social Prescribing in Outpatient Treatment: Perspectives of Medical Students by Maryam Baradaran Binazir, Komeil Aghazadeh-Habashi, Hamid Reza Yousefi-Nodeh, Amir Hosein Babapour

“…This study aimed to assess the perspectives of final-year medical students at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences regarding social determinants of health and the potential role of social prescribing in outpatient care. Methods. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2023 among all final-year medical interns at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences using census sampling. …”
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Knowledge of pharmacists about anti-epileptic drugs in Sudan: a cross-sectional analytical study by Fatima O. Abdelsalam, Shahd A. Mohamed, Asgad A. Altrafi, Doha E. Balla, Abdalrahman M. Abdalrahman, Awab K. Atta, Abdalfattah M. Abdelrahim, Salsabil A. SeedAhmed, Alhumaira Wedaa, Yousif B. Hamadalneel

“…These results highlight the need for pharmacists to have more training and more exposure to epilepsy and its management.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in 20 African countries: a large population-based study by Robert Akparibo, Paschal Awingura Apanga, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Emmanuel Awine Ayamga, Mark B Ulanja

“…Objective To assess the prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptive (CP) use among women of the reproductive age.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting We used data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICSs) from 20 African countries collected between 2013 and 2018.Participants Data on 1 177 459 women aged 15–49 years old.Methods Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with modern CP use, while controlling simultaneously for independent variables, and accounting for clustering, stratification and sample weights from the complex sampling design. …”
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Examining the effect of knowledge-based leadership on organizational innovation with the mediating role of illusion of control and rationality by davar Dirmina, Gholamhasan Shirdel, Seyyed Javad Iranban

“…The required sample size was selected by simple random sampling method, consisted of 87 people through Morgan table; data was selected and collected from a researcher-made questionnaire, and Likert scale was used for measurement. …”
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Exploring physical literacy, physical activity, motivation, and learning outcomes in elementary school PE by Adi S, Tommy Soenyoto, Cahyo Yuwono, Tri Nurharsono

“…The sample is 270 students. This study used purposive sampling for 8-12 years. …”
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Exploring the effects of curiosity and anxiety on Mathematics teaching efficacy beliefs in primary school teachers by Veysel Göçer, Ender Özeren

“…The research focuses on primary school teachers working in primary schools in a medium-sized city in the eastern region of Türkiye in 2024. The sample consists of 893 primary teachers, selected from the population through a disproportionate cluster sampling method. …”
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Digital Simulation of Single Qubit Markovian Open Quantum Systems: A Tutorial by Ian Joel David, Ilya Sinayskiy, Francesco Petruccione

“…Over the past three decades, great strides have been made in the development of algorithms for simulating closed quantum systems and the more complex open quantum systems. In this tutorial, we introduce the methods used in the simulation of single qubit Markovian open quantum systems. …”
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A decade of change – lessons learned from prenatal diagnostics in Central Denmark region in 2008–2018 by Dorte Launholt Lildballe, Naja Becher, Else Marie Vestergaard, Rikke Christensen, Stina Lou, Puk Sandager, Lars Henning Pedersen, Kasper Gadsbøll, Olav Bjørn Petersen, Ida Vogel

“…The turnaround time more than halved from 14 days to an average of 5.5 days for chorionic villus sampling. …”
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Modeling human capital strategies with an emphasis on organizational structure change by Shahriyar Emamdoust Haredasht, Musa Rezvani Chaman Zamin, Morteza Hazrati

“…This research is an applicable research in terms of its purpose, and quantitative in terms of its method. The statistical population of the research includes 325 senior managers, middle managers, and professors of management at the Azad University of Gilan Province, selected by means of available random sampling. …”
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Designing a model for re-employment of employees during retirement (Study case: Ministry of Education) by Fatemeh Fatemeh Bina Baji, Hamid Rezaei Far, Mohammad Mohammadi, Monireh Salehnia

“…The sampling method is purposeful and snowball-type with the number of 12 people as sample, which include working retirees and experts in the field of education, and the research reached theoretical saturation with the targeted people. …”
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STUDENT'S LEARNING DIFFICULTIES ON MATHEMATICAL UNDERSTANDING OF A NUMBER PATTERN by Ratu Sarah Fauziah Iskandar, Darhim Darhim, Jarnawi Afgani Dahlan, Al Jupri

“…Purposive sampling technique is used in this study. The stages of the preliminary study involve interviewing the mathematics teacher regarding learning, administering preliminary exams, and evaluating the outcomes of the preliminary exams. …”
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The prevalence and influencing factors of COVID-19 in pregnant women post-relaxation of epidemic control measures in Hunan Province, China by Yingxia Wang, Yixu Liu, Kehan Zou, Min Yang, Yinglan Wu, Donghua Xie

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 in pregnant women after relaxation of epidemic control measures.MethodsThis cross-sectional study employed a multistage stratified sampling method, involving six sampling sites (districts/counties) of three cities (Zhuzhou, Chenzhou, and Huaihua) in Hunan Province, China. …”
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Keterkaitan Sistem Penyediaan Air Bersih dan Angka Penyakit Diare di Daerah Pesisir Kelurahan Kangkung by Esya Desfia Putri, Alfian Zurfi, Endang Setiawati, Yuni Lisafitri

“…Determination of the sample selection by the random sampling technique. …”
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Routine immunization coverage among children under 24 months and its determinants in Eastern and Oti regions of Ghana by Chris Guure, Yakubu Alhassan, Samuel Dery, Jessica Asante, Emmanuel T. Sally, Ernest Tei Maya, Frances Baaba da-Costa Vroom, Seth K. Afagbedzi, Cornelius Tenku, Carla Lewis, Natia Ubilava

“…This study aimed to evaluate routine immunization coverage among children under two years of age in Ghana's Eastern and Oti regions, focusing on identifying gaps and informing targeted interventions to improve immunization outcomes. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted using a multistage stratified sampling approach. …”
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Exposure to indoor chemical pollutants and associated health risk assessment of residents in Shijiazhuang city by Siwei ZHANG, Yishan DING, Xixi DU, Fengge CHEN, Junwang TONG, Hui MA

“…MethodsUsing stratified random sampling, a total of 60 households were selected from 2 urban areas and 1 surrounding rural area in Shijiazhuang City, specifically in July 2023 (non-heating season) and December 2023 (heating season), respectively. …”
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