Female runners’ satisfaction and motivation to participate: An examination of trail running event quality by Ulma Erdilanita, Ayuning Maharesti, Berliana

“…Research Objectives: This study aims to analyse the effect of trail running event quality on female runners' satisfaction and motivation, focusing on the BDG 100 Ultra event in Bandung. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study approach and purposive sampling technique, this study involved 24 female runners who had previously participated in trail running events. …”
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The Diagnostic Performance of Pap Smear during Both Phases of the Menstrual Cycle: A Community-based Study in Southern Nigeria by Akpome Akan, Lawrence Omo-Aghoja, Ayotunde Adeyinka

“…Although there has been a preference for more expensive human papillomavirus DNA testing due to its higher sensitivity, the Pap smear remains still very relevant in low-resource settings being cheaper and more readily available, hence the need to study factors influencing its performance. …”
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Social contact patterns in Vietnam and implications for the control of infectious diseases. by Peter Horby, Quang Thai Pham, Niel Hens, Thi Thu Yen Nguyen, Quynh Mai Le, Dinh Thoang Dang, Manh Linh Nguyen, Thu Huong Nguyen, Neal Alexander, W John Edmunds, Nhu Duong Tran, Annette Fox, Tran Hien Nguyen

“…We also observed that physical contacts were more concentrated in the home setting in Vietnam than in Europe but the overall level of physical contact was lower. …”
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A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Nomophobia among Nursing Students in Kollam by S. Anand, K. R Anoopa, Praveen George Joseph, Sajini Raju

“…Furthermore, it can lead to poorer academic performance. Materials and Methods: Quantitative approach with descriptive cross-sessional design was used in this study. …”
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Surgical informed consent practice and associated factors among adult postoperative patients in public hospitals of Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia 2023/2024. Cross sectional. by Fiseha Abadi Gebreanenia, Hailemarim Berhe Kahsay, Desta Siyoum Belay, Binyam Gebrehiwet Tesfay, Fissha Brhane Mesele, Mamush Gidey Abirha

“…To improve the delivery it is suggested that health professionals; create rapport with patient, spend more time during counseling.…”
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Surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with concurrent parenteral viral hepatitis by S. N. Shugаevа, А. E. Suzdаlnitskiy, E. D. Sаvilov, S. I. Mаlov, I. V. Mаlov

“…The objective: to assess the effect of parenteral viral hepatitis on the manifestations of respiratory tuberculosis and the nature of surgical interventions for tuberculosis.Subjects and methods. An ambispective observational study was conducted with a continuous sampling of 475 respiratory tuberculosis patients over 18 years old who underwent surgical interventions. …”
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A community based cross-sectional study on prevalence and its associated risk factors of geriatric malnutrition in urban and rural Puducherry by Sivapushani Aruljothi, K. Devi, Prakash Mathiyalagen, Sivadamien Thirunavukarasu

“…Setting and design A community based cross-sectional analytical study done among elderly population in the urban and rural field areas of Government Medical College of Puducherry. Methods Study was conducted among elderly (≥ 60 years) for two years using multistage random sampling technique. …”
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Daytime Sleepiness and Sleep Quality among Undergraduate Medical Students in Dammam, Saudi Arabia by Mubashir Zafar, Eltigani O. M. Omer, Mohamed Elfatih, Khalid Ansari, Abdul Kareem, Ali Fawaz, Reem Fares, Wadha Saad

“…The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and the associated risk factors among medical students in medical college of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study and 149 medical students were selected through stratified random sampling techniques. …”
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Designing a Model for Demand Side Management in Electricity Sector Based on Collaborative Governance by Gholamreza kazemian, Mohammadreza Raecy, Reza Vaezi, Vajollah Ghorbanizadeh

“…These experts were meticulously selected through purposive and snowball sampling methods, and the interviewing process was continued until theoretical saturation was attained. …”
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Designing an entrepreneurial ecosystem model in a university with a knowledge-based approach by Nahid Mir, Amin Rahimi Kia, Mehry Daraei

“…The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 20 academic experts who are knowledgeable about the entrepreneurship ecosystem, using a targeted sampling method; and in the quantitative section, it includes 384 people from all managers of Islamic Azad Universities across the country. …”
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Clustering analysis of risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury behaviors in adolescents: a cross-sectional study of western China by Xin Hou, Yuhang Wu, Jiayu Zhao, Jing Luo, Jinglong He, Qian Kang, Xuehua Li, Ling Yu, Lei Tang, Na Yong, Jiaming Luo

“…Background and objectivesThe analysis of clustering characteristics of disease risk factors makes for the formulation of corresponding prevention and control policies, but the risk factors for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors in adolescents is not covered, so this study is intended to explore the clustering characteristics of risk factors for NSSI behaviors in adolescents in the multi-center primary and secondary schools in western China.MethodsUtilizing random cluster sampling method, a total of 13,784 primary and secondary school students who met the research standards were randomly selected as the survey subjects from January 2020 to January 2021, and the clustering situation of the seven risk factors (depression, anxiety, stress, low social support, tolerance, avoidance, and emotional venting) among the students was analyzed. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Anemia Among Conflict-Affected Populations in Sudan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Abdulsamad

“…We included 323 participants selected through a systematic random sampling method. We used a modified validated standard questionnaire to collect demographic information. …”
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Predictors of Late Antenatal Care Initiation: A Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study in Ghana by Jonathan Gbene MPH, Mohammed Augustine Takase PhD, Valentine Ayangba MPhil, Williams Azumah Abanga MPhil, Anwar Sadat Hamza MPhil, Justina Atogichiga Alechana RM, MPhil, Edem Kojo Dzantor MPH, Elvis E. Tarkang PhD

“…Multistage sampling was employed to select 352 pregnant women attending ANC in selected health facilities. …”
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Investigating Falls Risk Awareness in Hospitals Using the Self‐Awareness of Falls Risk Measure (SAFRM): Empirical Research Quantitative by Elissa Dabkowski, Simon J. Cooper, Jhodie Duncan, Karen Missen

“…Setting Three rural/regional hospitals in the State of Victoria, Australia. Methods Using a purposive sampling strategy, patients were eligible to participate if aged ≥ 40 years, English‐speaking, and have ambulatory capacity prior to hospital admission. …”
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Sustainable Tourism and Duality of Nature and Sports; Compilation of Tourism Development Strategies in Kermanshah Province by Mehrnaz Molavi, Amir Hosein Azimpour

“…For data analysis, SWOT and QSPM methods were used, while snowball sampling addressed the sample populous, consisting of 15 individuals knowledgeable in tourism and the province, including five university professors, seven tourism experts, and three tourism group officials. …”
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Quality of intrapartum and newborn care in public healthcare facilities of Wolkite town, Central Ethiopia: facility-based cross-sectional study by Berhanu Semra Mulat, Amare Zewdie, Abebaw Wasie Kasahun, Molla Gashu, Adiam Nega, Tamirat Melis

“…A consecutive random sampling method was applied. Data were collected through document review, interview, health service provision observation, and health facility audit against the standard checklist. …”
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The Effect of Dynamic Service Innovation Capabilities on Firm Performance: The Moderating Role of Perceived Environmental Dynamism and the Mediating Role of Service Innovation and... by Rasoul Nosratpanah, Samad Barani, Aref Ashrafzadeh, Gholamhosein Atashi

“…A total of 218 responses were collected through a standard questionnaire using an available sampling method during an online survey. The data were analyzed using SPSS 26 and Smart PLS 3 software. …”
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Human motion similarity evaluation based on deep metric learning by Yidan Zhang, Lei Nie

“…The method trains an automatic encoder-decoder deep neural network model by means of a homemade synthetic dataset, which maps the 2D human skeletal key point sequence samples extracted from motion videos into three potential low-dimensional dense spaces. …”
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Identifying and Leveling Factors Affecting Women's Leisure Time with Emphasis On Physical Activities by Shahoo Zamani Dadanh, Shirin Zardoshtiyan

“…Studies have revealed that people who express high levels of extraversion are more likely to participate in physical activity. …”
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Factors affecting contraceptive use and unmet need among currently married women in Afghanistan: further analysis of the 2015 Afghanistan Demographic and Health Survey by Sabawoon Ajmal, Anwar Idris, Behzad Ajmal

“…Moreover, women who were exposed to media were more likely to use modern contraceptive methods compared with women not exposed to media. …”
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