The Influence of Body Image and Energy Intake on Nutritional Status in Adolescents at SMAN 1 Cirebon City, Indonesia by Farah Gustin Kurniasih, Muhammad Duddy Satrianugraha Wahidin, Duddy Fachrudin

“…The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Primary data were collected through questionnaires, 24-hour food recall interviews, and measurements of body weight and height. …”
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Systematic review of the use of dried blood spots for monitoring HIV viral load and for early infant diagnosis. by Pieter W Smit, Kimberly A Sollis, Susan Fiscus, Nathan Ford, Marco Vitoria, Shaffiq Essajee, David Barnett, Ben Cheng, Suzanne M Crowe, Thomas Denny, Alan Landay, Wendy Stevens, Vincent Habiyambere, Joseph H Perriens, Rosanna W Peeling

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Although limited data are available for EID, DBS offer a highly sensitive and specific sampling strategy to make viral load monitoring and early infant diagnosis more accessible in remote settings. …”
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Risky Sexual Behaviour among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Nigeria: Persistent driver of HIV infections by Olusegun Sunday Ewemooje, Olukemi Grace Adebola

“…Samples were selected independently using two-stage sampling scheme with 1,400 Enumeration Areas (EAs) selected at first stage. …”
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Incidence and histopathological examination of oral leukoplakia by Botond Bukovszky, László Simonffy, Szabolcs Gyulai-Gaál, Noémi Jákob, Csaba Dobó Nagy

“…It is important to clarify the histopathological diagnosis underlying cases clinically diagnosed as leukoplakia, which is crucial in determining the prognosis and the required therapy. Material and Methods: 75 patients diagnosed with oral leukoplakia were histologically sampled between April 2021 and April 2024 at the Department of Oral Diagnostics, Department of Dento-alveolar Surgery, Semmelweis University. …”
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Vectors, host range, and spatial distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in Europe: a systematic review by Carolin Hattendorf, Renke Lühken

“…Compared to the last century, many more countries especially in Central Europe were affected by Dirofilaria spp. circulation, illustrating a significant spread over the last 20 years. …”
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Association between maternal and child health care and neonatal death in Angola: a secondary analysis of Angola Demographic Health Survey 2015–16 by Akiko Saito, Masahide Kondo

“…The associations between early/late neonatal death and MCH care utilization were identified by a multivariable logistic regression analysis, adjusted by the sex of the child, type of residence, wealth index, caesarian section, size of the child at birth and delivery assisted by skilled birth attendant. The individual sample weight, sample strata for sampling errors/design, and cluster number were incorporated in a descriptive and logistic regression analysis to account for the unequal probability sampling in different strata. …”
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Pleural fluid agitation for improving the microbiologic diagnostic yield in pleural infection: a feasibility study by Ahmed Sadaka, Reda Said, Heba Ashmawy, Hadir Okasha, Heba Gharraf

“…Summary at a glance Despite being safe, pleural fluid agitation resulted in no significant improvement in the microbiologic yield among pleural infection. However, agitated samples grew more bacteria in almost a third of the positive samples suggesting a signal for further investigation in a larger study. …”
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Key and evolving needs of service providers in women’s harm reduction centers during the COVID-19 pandemic by Azam Rahmani, Maryam Janatolmakan, Elham Rezaei, Malihe Tabarrai

“…Participant selection was guided by purposive sampling, specifically utilizing Maximum Variation Sampling. …”
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An Assessment of Task-Oriented Leadership on Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case Study of Buhoma Mukono Community Development Association (BMCDA) in Kanungu District. by Elli, Orikyiriza

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Identifying effective factors on employee performance management with the approach of human resource development in research and technology organizations by Reza Shariati, Alireza Afshar Nejad, Maryam Majidi, Sirous Tadbiri

“…The statistical population of the study included experts in the field of human resources management and public administration, as well as senior managers of the Oil Industry Research Institute with high experience and work experience; reaching theoretical saturation after conducting 19 interviews, and using purposive and snowball sampling methods. Data collection was carried out through semi-structured interviews. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Endodontic Instrument Separation, Secondary Errors and Retrieval Techniques in Private and Public Dental Hospitals by Hammad Hassan, Muhammad Ahmad, Mehvish Sajjad, Kanza Iqbal, Marij Hameed, Muhammad Hassan

“…The study aimed to assess and compare the frequency of endodontic instrument separation, retrieval techniques and secondary procedural errors during retrieval in private and public dental hospitals in Punjab, Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between June 2021 and Sept 2022 after the IRB approval of CMH Dental College, involving 298 dentists from 4 private and 2 public dental hospitals, using purposive sampling. …”
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Contents and ecological stoichiometry characteristics of soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in wetlands of Ningxia plain by BO Xiaoyan, MI Wenbao, XU Hao, ZHANG Xueyi, MI Nan, SONG Yongyong

“…Ecological stoichiometry is a comprehensive and effective method to learn the relationship and regularity of the elements in the biogeochemical cycle and the ecological process. …”
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Zoonotic diseases awareness and food safety practices among livestock farmers in Nepal by Deepak Subedi, Alok Dhakal, Sumit Jyoti, Sanjay Paudel, Sanjay Paudel, Ganesh Ranabhat, Ananda Tiwari, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha, Ahmad I. Al-Mustapha

“…They were recruited using the purposive sampling method from October to December 2022. Descriptive statistics revealed that most (72.1%; n = 202/280) livestock farmers were aware of zoonosis. …”
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Catalyzing early ovarian cancer detection: Platelet RNA-based precision screening by Eunyong Ahn, Se Ik Kim, Sungmin Park, Sarah Kim, Hyejin Lee, Yeochan Kim, Sangick Park, Suyeon Lee, Dong Won Hwang, Heeyeon Kim, HyunA Jo, Untack Cho, Juwon Lee, Cheol Lee, TaeJin Ahn, Yong-Sang Song

“…Here, we proposed our two-step method for assessing the existence of pelvic mass either located at ovaries or uterus with more than 99% specificity by utilizing exon-exon junction features with a sampling invariant normalization technique; then next our model finds the malignancy of detected mass with more than 99% negative predictive value for ovarian cancer to practically assist clinicians’ further investigation via combined features of exon-exon junctions, and hematology parameters. …”
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A theoretical model of the mechanism of entrepreneurial leadership attributes and leadership behaviours on nursing team creativity in a new hospital: a grounded theory study by Jing Gong, Lorna Kwai Ping Suen, Binxu Yang, Yifei Yang, Xintong Deng, Jing Zhou

“…Therefore, this study uses Grounded Theory to explore the interactive qualities and leadership behaviors that promote nursing team creativity within the Chinese cultural context. Methods Data were collected from a new hospital in Guizhou, China, using purposive and theoretical sampling techniques. …”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE IMMUNE MICROENVIRONMENT OF THE NORMAL MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF THE PERITUMORAL AREA IS AN ADDITIONAL INDEPENDENT PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN GASTRIC CANCER by N. V. Danilova, V. M. Kkomyakov, A. V. Chayka, I. A. Mikhailov, N. A. Oleynikova, P. G. Malkov

“…The aim of the study was to study and evaluate the predictive value of the immune microenvironment of gastric cancer and morphologically normal mucous membrane of the peritumoral area using an automatic morphometric analysis system on the example of CD 8+ cells.Material and Methods. Surgical samples from 130 patients with a verified diagnosis of gastric cancer were used. …”
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Assessment and prediction models for the quantitative and qualitative reserve of the ovary using machine learning by Hiroshi Koike, Miyuki Harada, Kaname Yoshida, Katsuhiko Noda, Chihiro Tsuchida, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Akari Kusamoto, Zixin Xu, Tsurugi Tanaka, Nanoka Sakaguchi, Chisato Kunitomi, Nozomi Takahashi, Yoko Urata, Kenbun Sone, Osamu Wada-Hiraike, Yasushi Hirota, Yutaka Osuga

“…Conclusion Our models are more accurate than currently popular methods for predicting the ovarian reserve. …”
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Exploring the Role of FDG PET CT Scan in Detecting High Grade Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Marzieh Azmoun, Mohammad Moeini Nodeh, Maryam Emadzadeh, Kamran Ariana, Habibollah Dadgar, Amirreza Khorosanchi, Emran Askari, Eisa Nazar

“…Currently, the standard method for evaluating patients at the initial stages of cancer diagnosis in Mashhad oncology centers involves computed tomography scans (CT scans), histopathological evaluation of tissue, bone marrow sampling, and cytogenetic studies, all of which are time-consuming and costly. …”
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Ecological Effects of Roads on the Plant Diversity of Coastal Wetland in the Yellow River Delta by Yunzhao Li, Junbao Yu, Kai Ning, Siyao Du, Guangxuan Han, Fanzhu Qu, Guangmei Wang, Yuqin Fu, Chao Zhan

“…The 26 sample sites in 7 study plots adjacent to asphalt road and earth road in coastal wetland in the Yellow River Delta were selected to quantify plant diversity using quadrat sampling method in plant bloom phase of July and August 2012. …”
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Density, age and sex structure of goitred gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in Golestan National Park by Hossein Varasteh Moradi, Meysam Madadi

“…The transect line sampling method was used to survey the population dynamics of Goitred gazelle, during the survey at each of the 24 transects, in 3 visits were conducted between February 2016 and July 2016. …”
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