Strong Association of Waist Circumference (WC), Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), and Waist-to-Hip Ratio (WHR) with Diabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional... by Fu-Liang Zhang, Jia-Xin Ren, Peng Zhang, Hang Jin, Yang Qu, Yao Yu, Zhen-Ni Guo, Yi Yang

“…The purpose of this study is to compare the correlation between four anthropometric indices and the prevalence of diabetes. Methods. A total of 4052 participants aged 40 years and above were selected in Dehui City, Jilin Province, using a multistage stratified whole group sampling method. …”
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Peculiarities of cardiac intervalography and psychological state of young people at different risk of arterial hypertension development state of students with different risk of hyp... by О. V. Denefil

“…Psychological characteristics were studied by FPI questionnaire (form B). Parametric methods of statistical analysis were used. The sampling contingent was formed by means of stratified randomization. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of alcohol and tobacco use among key populations in Togo in 2017: a cross-sectional study by Antoine Jaquet, Alexandra Marie Bitty-Anderson, Fifonsi Adjidossi Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Pascal Johnson, Essèboè K Sewu, Claver A Dagnra, Mounerou Salou, Tetouyaba J Blatome, Patrick Ahuatchi Coffie, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi

“…Objectives The aim of this study was to estimate alcohol and tobacco use prevalence and their correlates among female sex workers (FSW), men who have sex with men (MSM) and drug users (DU) in Togo.Design, setting and participants A cross-sectional bio-behavioural study was conducted among 2115 MSM, FSW and DU in 2017 using a respondent-driven sampling method, in the eight biggest towns of Togo. …”
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Determinants of maternal near miss among women admitted to maternity wards of tertiary hospitals in Southern Ethiopia, 2020: A hospital-based case-control study. by Aklilu Habte, Merertu Wondimu

“…At the time of their discharge, cases were recruited consecutively, while controls were selected using a systematic sampling method. The cases were women admitted to hospitals during pregnancy, childbirth, or 42 days following termination of pregnancy who met at least one of the WHO near-miss criteria. …”
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Dependence of suicide frequency rate on the use of non-office hours by P. A. Korotkov, A. B. rubyanov, E. A. Zagaynova, I. D. Chemodanova

“…The methodology of the research is based on the correlation analysis of the panel data and the national approaches to identifying the nucleus of certain processes as a set of sustainable properties emerging in different interactions.As a result of small sampling in correlation analysis of suicide frequency rate and the use of time we applied non-parametric methods. …”
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Association between dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among primary and middle school students by JIANG Nan, TANG Xiaomin, SUN Wentao

“…Objective: To explore the association between dietary patterns and overweight and obesity among primary and middle school students, so as to provide the guidance of diet balance and obesity prevention for students. Methods: Students from 11 primary and middle schools in Tongzhou District, Beijing Municipality, were selected using the stratified cluster sampling method. …”
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Impact of screen time on stress levels and sleep quality: A Cross-sectional study among medical students in south India by Harshini Rangesh, Anju Devasia, Rashmi Ramanathan, Vijai Mani, Jeevithan Shanmugam

“…Participants were recruited using a voluntary opt-in sampling method. A total of 291 valid responses were analyzed. …”
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Effects of different levels of physical activity on the health-related quality of life among rural junior high school students in China: the moderating role of parental co-particip... by Weilin Yang, Weilin Yang, Zhiyun Zhao, Zhiyun Zhao, Pengcheng Gao, Xiaodan Guo, Xuguang Jia, Marcin Białas

“…This study aims to explore the impact of PA levels (low, moderate, high) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among rural junior high school students in China, as well as the moderating role of parental co-participation in physical activities.MethodsA stratified cluster sampling method was used to select 1,440 junior high school students from rural areas in southwest China. …”
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Heterogeneous effects of horticulture commercialization and gender-based decision-making on smallholder farmers’ income: Evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Jimma zone, Eth... by Asmiro Abeje Fikadu, Hisako Nomura, Girma Gezimu Gebre, Payal Shah, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Mitsuyasu Yabe

“…This study uses quantile regression to assess the heterogeneous effects of horticulture commercialization and gender-based decision-making on income in the Jimma zone using a quasi-experimental design sampling method with location-specific data. This study applies propensity score matching at two levels before quantile regression estimation. …”
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The Effect of General Anesthesia Induction Drugs on Cardiac Output of Patients in Azadi Teaching Hospital/Duhok/Iraq by Faheema Mahmood Ali, Haidar nasser mohammed

“…If there is any, which patient is affected more?”. The Study Design: It is a cross sectional study with convenient sampling procedure. …”
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Business use of the World-Wide Web by C. Cockburn, T.D. Wilson

“…Two methods were employed in this study of the use of the World Wide Web by business: first, a sample of 300 businesses with Web sites, across a wide range of industry types, was examined, by selecting (rather than sampling) companies from the Yahoo! …”
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Perceptions, Attitude, Responses, Knowledge and Emotional Well-being (PARKE) of COVID-19 among students at Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) by Joyce Chzi Ching Chee, Sylvia Wei Wei Kong, Zhi Jing Tan, Yi Khai Lim, Mark S Pearce, Edmund L C Ong

“…The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, perceptions, behavioural adaptation and psychological well-being related to COVID-19 among students attending Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia. # Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using convenience sampling of students. …”
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Risk Measurement of TAVR Surgical Complications Based on Unbalanced Multilabel Classification Approaches by Yue Zhang, Yuantao Xie

“…This study developed an adjustment evaluation model that adapts randomised clinical trial (RCT) evidence to real-world data (RWD) and adopted multi-label classification methods that incorporate a LocalGLMnet-like regularization term, enabling data-adaptive parameter shrinkage for more accurate estimation. …”
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Multicentre assessment of transperineal targeted prostate biopsy performed as part of a targeted and systematic biopsy diagnostic strategy in men without previous prostate biopsies by Mohammed Sheweita, Liam Blaney, Jon Oxley, Douglas Kopcke, Stefanos Bolomytis, Paul Burn, Adrian Andreou, Jon Heron, Raj Persad, Nick Burns‐Cox, Jonathan Aning, the South West Prostate Dashboard collaborative

“…In our study, we concluded that sampling the area of interest guided by the MRI scan alone can be more beneficial with less risk of missing out on clinically important prostate cancer in real‐life practice.…”
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Treatment of hypertension within primary health care in the Kyrgyz Republic: pharmacoepidemiology and control efficiency by A. G. Polupanov, G. O. Narkulova, T. Dzh. Dzhamangulova, A. I. Sabirova, I. Kh. Bebezov, U. K. Kundashev, I. S. Sabirov, E. D. Dzhishambaev, A. S. Dzhumagulova

“…Family doctor groups (FDGs) were used as the Primary Sampling Unit (PSU), which were sampled using probability sampling proportional to the size of the general population. …”
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Assessment of heavy metals in Tehran's airborne particulate matters (PM4) and their associated health risk by Sohrab Mazloomi, Abbas Esmaeili Sari, Nader Bahramifar

“…Therefore, in this study, the content of heavy metals in airborne particulate matters (PM4) of Tehran was measured and the related health risk was assessed. Material and methods: Sampling of PM4 was conducted every six days using Chrono PM Sampler with a 10 L/min flow rate at two residential areas including Tehranpars in the east and Ekbatan in the west of Tehran. …”
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Maternal choices of delivery sites among recently delivered women in Liberia, 2017 by Gabriel Boumen Kassay, Ben Gbouh, Dedesco Gweh, Emmanuel Dweh, Emmanuel Ghartey, Felecia Dweh, Lawrence Larway, Leroy Maximore, Moses Fomba, Sylvester Toe, Tamba Alpha, Faith Whesseh, Roseline George, Trokon Yeabah, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Peter Adewuyi, Fulton Shannon II, Wede Himiede Wilson, Obafemi Babalola, Thomas Nagbe, Maame Amo-Addae

“…A two-stage cluster sampling method using a modified WHO 30 by 7 approach was used to select 30 communities (clusters) and 21 women within each cluster as respondents. …”
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Human papillomavirus vaccination hesitancy among young girls in Ethiopia: factors and barriers to uptake by Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Biruk Beletew Abate, Biruk Beletew Abate, Betelhem Anteneh Adamu, Aschalew Mulatu Tefera, Kaleab Temelket Mekonnen, Melkam Alemu Ashagrie, Yabibal Berie Tadesse, Abera Dessie Dagnaw, Mequannent Sharew Melaku, Gizachew Kassahun Bizuneh

“…The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire. A simple random sampling method was used to recruit participants. The data were entered and analyzed with SPSS version 26. …”
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Development of a Correlation Model of Adherence to Sports With the Mental Health of Students Participating in Sports Leisure Time by Ahmad Mahmoudi, Mohammad Ghasemi, Reza Amin Zadeh, Danesh Zamani Rad

“…The statistical population of the current study was the students of Imam Reza University (AS) in Mashhad, and due to the high number of the statistical population, 186 people were selected according to the Morgan table and random sampling method (n = 186). The tool for collecting information in this research is a questionnaire that includes two questionnaires. …”
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Design and Construction of an Automatic Discharge and Sediment Load Monitoring Equipment by Hasan rezaei moghadam, Vahedberdi Sheikh, Maryam Azarakhshi, Mohsen Hosseinalizadeh, Jahangir Mohamadi

“…Methods: This study presents an innovative device designed to monitor runoff discharge and suspended sediment sampling. …”
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