User acceptability and perceived impact of a mobile interactive education and support group intervention to improve postnatal health care in northern India: a qualitative study by Valentina Cox, Preetika Sharma, Garima Singh Verma, Navneet Gill, Nadia G. Diamond-Smith, Mona Duggal, Vijay Kumar, Rashmi Bagga, Jasmeet Kaur, Pushpendra Singh, Alison M. El Ayadi

“…Objective We explored the user perceptions of acceptability and impact of a virtual interactive maternal and child health intervention pilot tested in Punjab State, India, including their perspectives on barriers and facilitators to engage with this intervention. Methods This qualitative study was embedded within extensive mixed-method research, and oriented by the Realist Evaluation approach. …”
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Antibacterial Therapy of Patients With COVID-19 During The Outpatient and Hospital Stages by N. A. Karoli, A. V. Aparkina, E. V. Grigoryeva, N. A. Magdeeva, N. M. Nikitina, N. D. Smirnova, A. P. Rebrov

“…The selection was done by the method of random sampling. The analysis did not include the records of patients admitted to the ICU for NCV. …”
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Examining how well an intervention improved adolescents’ attitudes towards contraception, unsafe abortion, and intimate partner violence in southeast Nigeria by Ifunanya Clara Agu, Chibuike Innocent Agu, Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Ozioma Nwankpa, Chinyere Okeke, God’stime Eigbiremolen, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Obinna Onwujekwe

“…Results The intervention resulted in more adolescents having improved attitude towards the use of condoms (OR = 1.09; CI 1.83–1.47) and other contraceptives (OR = 2.29; CI 1.46–3.62). …”
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Sexual and reproductive health in Pakistan: a qualitative exploratory study of gender roles, family planning and adolescent health in Chitral, Gilgit-Baltistan and Sindh by Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Sajid Soofi, Zahid Ali Memon, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Nimira Asif, Farzana Adnan, Maria Farooq, Shahnaz Shahid, Kinza Bhutto, Laraib Lashari, Aamir Sarfaraz, Mir Baz Khan

“…Introduction Sexual and reproductive health has been gaining more and more attention due to its all-encompassing definitions and inclusivity of all people, including the marginalised. …”
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Bioindicator “fingerprints” of methane-emitting thermokarst features in Alaskan soils by Chuck R. Smallwood, Nicholas Hasson, Jihoon Yang, Jenna Schambach, Haley Bennett, Bryce Ricken, Jason Sammon, Monica Mascarenas, Naomi Eberling, Stephanie Kolker, Joshua Whiting, Wittney D. Mays, Katey Walter Anthony, Philip R. Miller

“…In this study, we investigated four sites (two well-drained thermokarst mounds, a drained thermokarst lake, and the terrestrial margin of a recently formed thermokarst lake) to determine whether biogenic VOCs (1) can be effectively collected during winter, and (2) whether winter sampling provides more biologically significant VOCs correlated with subsurface microbial metabolic potential. …”
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Determinacion de las características fisicas y propiedades mecanicas de papa cultivada en Colombia Determination of physical characteristics and mechanical properties of potatoes c... by Germán V. Buitrago, Alonso P. López, Alfonso P. Coronado, Fernando L. Osorno

“…The Criolla variety showed a strength between three to five times more than Capiro and Pastusa varieties in cut, punction and compression test.…”
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Determinants of anemia among children under five in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study by Joel J. Komakech, Edirisa J. Nsubuga, Jessica M. Graves, Oladayo E. Apalowo, Rahel Mathews, Leah B. Pylate

“…BackgroundAnemia is a leading contributor to child morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, more than half of the children under 5 years are affected by anemia. …”
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Medical students' perceptions of their development of ‘soft skills’ Part I: A qualitative research methodology by W.J. Schurink, C. Krüger, A.M. Bergh, C.W. van Staden, J.L. Roos, G.E. Pickworth, P.M. Joubert, R.R. du Preez, S.V. Grey, B.G. Lindeque

“…The data collection tools were face-to-face individual interviews, focused group interviews and solicited autobiographical sketches. The utilisation of more than one method or data source enabled triangulation or cross-checking of findings. …”
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Integrating quantum synchronization in future generation networks by Swaraj Shekhar Nande, Muhammad Idham Habibie, Milad Ghadimi, Andrea Garbugli, Koteswararao Kondepu, Riccardo Bassoli, Frank H. P. Fitzek

“…The digital signal was then simulated by sampling rate of $$f_s = 100$$ GHz or GSa/s (gigasample per second) and limiting the resolution to $$b = 8$$ bits. …”
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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

“…A total of 593 reported TB patients were recruited with an adjusted unified distribution based on the type of cases, site of diseases, and service facility through a simple random sampling method. A semi-structured questionnaire tool was used to collect socio-demographic, clinical, and ADR-related data from the TB patients. …”
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Evidence-based practice utilization and associated factors among nurses in the emergency department of selected public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024: cross-sectional study by Mekuanint Kassie, Achamyelesh Tadele, Lemlem Beza, Ousman Adal, Aklilu Azazh

“…A lottery method of simple random sampling was used to select 233 participants from 542 nurses registered in the nurse manager office. …”
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Development of Machine Learning Prediction Models to Predict ICU Admission and the Length of Stay in ICU for COVID‑19 Patients Using a Clinical Dataset Including Chest Computed Tom... by Seyed Salman Zakariaee, Negar Naderi, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…Methods: A COVID-19 hospital-based registry database that contained medical records of 6,854 patients was retrospectively reviewed. …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…It used the simple random sampling method and the required data was collected through a questionnaire, the items of which were mainly obtained from the review of the literature related to shared bicycles, its mechanism, and the presented conceptual model. …”
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A Model For Optimization of Knowledge Management Outsourcing Decision Using Genetic Algorithm by Ameneh Khadivar, Fatemeh Abbasi, Sheyda Akbarian

“…Expanding the scope to include more factors may provide a deeper understanding and have a significant impact on the provider selection outcomes. …”
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Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Different Amounts of Cow Manure, Chemical (Nitrogen), and Biological Fertilizers on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Thyme (Thymus vulgari... by Havva Mahnoudi asl, Mahmoud Mokhtari, Reza Sadrabadi Haghighi, مهدی الهی ترشیزی

“…I2index is one of the important indices in determining the degree of heterogeneity between studies.In general, the degree of heterogeneity in the I2index is determined in the following three ways: I2≤25% indicates low heterogeneity. 50 ≤I2≤ 75% indicates moderate heterogeneity; that is, half of the total variability among effect sizes is not due to sampling error and is due to heterogeneity between studies.and I2≥ 75% indicates high heterogeneity (Higgins & green, 2011)Among more than 60 domestic studies and 28 foreign studies. …”
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Examination of Fourth-Grade Students’ Mental Structures Regarding Natural Disasters by Elif Bayer Kurt, Özlem Özçakır Sümen

“…Updating textbooks on this subject and including more activities to attract children’s attention in lessons will ensure that primary school students receive a better education on natural disasters and become more equipped.…”
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Distribution spatiale et structure démographique de Khaya spp. sur la chaîne de l’Atakora au Togo by Issifou Issa, Kpérkouma Wala, Wouyo Atakpama, Madjouma Kanda, Komlan Batawila, Koffi Akpagana

“…Species of the Khaya genus are heavily exploited in Togo, hence the need to adopt sustainable management methods such as intensive reforestation and the application of good organ harvesting methods for the survival of these species.…”
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Evaluation of the effects of landfill on the concentration of heavy metals in groundwater (case study: Azadshahr) by Sara Abdollahi, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, Reyhane Dehghan

“…Sampling was carried out in accordance with standard methods. …”
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Current status and influencing factors of nurses' work engagement in Chinese tertiary hospitals: A latent profile analysis. by Xiaoli Zhong, Xian Rong, Yuxin Li, Wei Qing, Guiqiong Xie, Ping Dai, Jijun Wu, Lin He

“…This study aimed to explore the potential categories of nurses' work engagement and their influencing factors and provide a reference basis for developing targeted interventions to improve their work engagement.<h4>Methods</h4>From March to April 2024, 1,919 nurses from 12 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan Province, China, were enrolled in the study using convenience sampling. …”
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Factors Associated with Anxiety and Depression among Diabetes, Hypertension, and Heart Failure Patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia by Afework Edmealem, Caridad Sanchez Olis

“…Patients who are widowed develop depression 5 times more likely compared with married patients. Conclusion and Recommendations. …”
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