Feasibility of quick response-based quality improvement projects in an urban primary care setting: A cross-sectional survey by Zi-Yi Yeoh, Hooi Chin Beh, Megat Mohamad Amirul Amzar Megat Hashim, Haireen Abdul Hadi, Deik Roy Chuan, Sajaratulnisah Othman

“…We aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing QR-based quality improvement projects in our clinic to improve patients’ medical knowledge, experience and access to care. Methods: We utilised systematic random sampling by recruiting every 25th patient registered in our clinic during data collection. …”
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Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. by Sreshtha Chowdhury, Simanta Roy, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar, Shahidur Rahman, Mowshomi Mannan Liza, A M Khairul Islam, Sharmin Akhter, Madhuritu Bhadra Medha, Afia Tasnim, Antara Das Gupta, Auditia Deb, Shresta Chowdhury, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

“…This study will highlight the different adverse reactions caused by face mask use, one of the essential components of PPE in the HCWs, and identify the factors associated with these problems.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted between September and October 2021. 404 HCWs were selected by snowball sampling from four randomly selected healthcare facilities of Bangladesh. …”
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Clinical observation of Chinese herbal medicine on improving sleep disorders in patients with maintenance hemodialysis by SHI Guo-juan, LIANG Zhen, MA Jin-rong, ZHAO Li, LI Juan

“…Objective Sleep disorder is one of the serious problems in the current health of maintenance hemodialysis patients.Along with the progress of medical technology,the prolongation of the survival time of patients,the severity of sleep disorders as an independent evaluation of the role of the quality of life and high mortality in patients with maintenance hemodialysis has been paid more and more attention.To investigate the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine on improving sleep disorders in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Methods 60 cases of hemodialysis patients with sleep disorders were selected.A simple random sampling was used to divide it into two groups,30 cases of Chinese medicine group(experimental group) and diazepam group(control group) 30 cases,the time of 3 months.The experimental group received 1 bags of Chinese medicine 2 times a day sooner or later each,the control group was given estazolam 1 mg orally at bedtime.The Pittsburgh sleep quality index(Sleep Quality Index Pittsburg,PSQI) was used as the quantitative indicators of sleep,and the two groups were compared before and after treatment,and the two groups were compared between the two groups.Results The traditional Chinese medicine group and estazolam group before and after treatment PSQI scores were statistically significant(P<0.05).Between the two groups after treatment,the total score of PSQI was not statistically significant(P>0.05).In the traditional Chinese medicine group,11 cases were markedly improved,15 cases improved,4 cases had no improvement,and the efficiency was 86.67%.Estazolam group 10 patients were cured,17 cases improved and 3 cases without consciousness improved,the effective rate was 90.0%.Two groups have no difference in statistical efficiency.But compared with estazolam group of sleepiness,mental dependence,staggering gait,ataxia and other side effects,the TCM group without the side effects.Conclusions The traditional Chinese medicine is reliable,safe,and is worth popularizing in improving the sleep disorder of maintenance hemodialysis patients.…”
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The prevalence of certain upper body abnormalities and their association with mental health among female students at Payame Noor University by khatoon pourmaveddat, Fatemeh Alzahra Pourmavaddat

“…These physical irregularities may influence individual mental health.Aim: This study explores the correlation between upper body musculoskeletal abnormalities and mental health among female students at Payame Noor University, Bushehr.Material and Methods: A total of 173 female students were selected via convenience sampling for this cross-sectional study. …”
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Analysis of risk factors associated with pre-myopia among primary school students in the Mianyang Science City Area by xiaoyin wang, Yi-bin    Deng, Li-ge Xiao, Hui-Min Wang , Guo-Zhong Zhao, Lian Ye, Da-Wei Men, Mei Yan

“… Objectives To find out the prevalence rate of pre-myopia among primary school students in the Mianyang Science City Area, analyze its related risk factors, and thus provide a reference for local authorities to formulate policies on the prevention and control of myopia for primary school students. Methods　 October 2022, Cluster sampling was adopted by our research group to obtain the vision levels of 2278 primary school students employing a diopter test in the Science City Area. …”
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Tobacco Use Surveillance among School Personnel of Madhyamik Vidyalays of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra, India: A Serial Cross-sectional Study by Sahana Hegde Shetiya, S. L. Jadhav, Rakesh Gupta

“…Hence, this questionnaire study was undertaken with the objective of assessing tobacco usage, knowledge and attitude, school policy and curriculum among school personnel of 19 Madhyamik Vidyalaya’s in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune District before and after implementation of the Tobacco Free School program “tobacco control program: Save our future generation.” Materials and Methods: A total of 160 teaching and nonteaching staff in 2021 at baseline and 153 in 2023 at follow-up were selected through probability proportional to size sampling. …”
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Perception of Nurses Towards Documentation of Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Katushabe, Annet

“…The study adopted a descriptive study design that utilized quantitative methods of data collection. A simple random sampling technique was used on 30 study participants. …”
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Examining the Challenges Faced by Women Employees in Tourism Industry in Kabale District. by Kamugisha, Serestine

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques in identifying the study sample population. …”
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Contribution of Universal Primary Education Towards Girl Child Education in Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Ishimwe, Jonan

“…A descriptive research design was used, incorporating both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. The sample consisted of 310 participants, including students, parents, teachers, school administrators, and district education officials, selected through stratified random and purposive sampling techniques. …”
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RNA Sequencing of Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Specimens for Gene Expression Quantification and Data Mining by Yan Guo, Jie Wu, Shilin Zhao, Fei Ye, Yinghao Su, Travis Clark, Quanhu Sheng, Brian Lehmann, Xiao-ou Shu, Qiuyin Cai

“…We performed a study to evaluate two major rRNA depletion methods: Ribo-Zero and RNase H. RNAs extracted from 4 samples were treated with the two rRNA depletion methods in duplicate and sequenced (N=16). …”
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A Systematic Review on the Use of Big Data in Tourism by Jafar Ahangaran, Abbas Sadeghnia

“…This includes the use of methods that change the business model to create more effective and efficient processes toward technology—arguably the most crucial change in exploitation. …”
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Phenomenon of Co-Presence: Synergy of Counseling and Psychotherapy by M. A. Osetrova, V. P. Serkin

“…As more and more people seek psychotherapeutic support, the current global situation gives their demands and expectations a certain shared specificity. …”
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Some Non-destructive Testing for Al metal in 0.1N of NaCl and NaOH by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The ultrasonic waves was used to measure the corrosion which occur by two corrosive medium (0.1N sodium chloride and 0.1N sodium hydroxide) and study the corrosion by weight-loss method and electrochemical method in addition to performance the microscopic inspection for the samples before and after the immersion in the corrosive medium. …”
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Exploring the definition of wisdom from the perspective of middle-aged people with life adversity: a phenomenological study by Zahra Delavari, Samane Asadi, Hassan Zareei Mahmood Abadi, Judith Gluck

“…The research environment included all the middle-aged men and women of Isfahan who had experienced one or more adversities during their lives. Participants were selected based on purposeful snowball sampling; The semi-structured interview continued until reaching saturation, and finally, 13 people participated in the research. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Bioactive Compounds in Pine Resin: Headspace/GC-MS and Direct Injection/GC-MS by Nurten Yılmaz, Mustafa Oğuzhan Kaya, Elif Coşkun Dağgeçen

“…The headspace/GC-MS method was more effective for detecting compounds with higher volatility, such as α-pinene, which was more abundant in Karabucak (66.12% in headspace vs. 53.13% in direct injection). …”
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Factors influencing type of contraceptive use among Ghanaian males: Insights from the 2022 Ghana demographic and health survey by Christiana Lokko, Jonathan Sackey, Francis Lokko

“…Men aged 15–54 were more likely to use modern methods, while those with lower education levels were more likely to use no method. …”
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A human activity recognition model based on deep neural network integrating attention mechanism by Feng Xu, Xuchen Gao, Weigang Wang

“…Existing HAR techniques include manual feature extraction, codebook-based methods, and deep learning, each with limitations. …”
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ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS IN COASTAL AREA OF WAWATU VILLAGE, MORAMO SUB DISTRICT, NORTH OF SOUTH KONAWE, SOUTHEAST SULAWESI by Hariati Lestari, Hartati Bahar, Pitrah Asfian, La Ode Ali Imran Ahmad

“… Aim: This survey study aims to assess and describe environmental risk factors in Wawatu Village, Moramo sub district, North of South Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi. Methods: There 43 respondents selected using convenience sampling. …”
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Comparative study of five-year cervical cancer cause-specific survival prediction models based on SEER data by Yuping Pu, Jundong Liu, Kei Hang Katie Chan

“…This study aims to develop and compare machine learning models for predicting five-year cause-specific survival (CSS) in CC patients and evaluate their performance against traditional methods like the Cox Proportional Hazards model. Using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program, we applied the Synthetic Minority Over-Sampling Technique to address class imbalance and used stepwise forward selection, feature importance, and permutation importance for feature selection. …”
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Latent profile analysis of fatalism and its influencing factors among community-dwelling disabled elderly individuals by Jinlei Du, Xiaoling Wu, Qiyu Zhang, Yuanxia Wang, Yao Chen, Chencong Nie

“…The findings will provide valuable insights for formulating tailored care management strategies for this population.DesignA cross-sectional survey study.MethodsA random sampling approach was used to survey disabled elderly individuals residing in 109 communities across eight urban districts in Sichuan Province. …”
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