Job stress and work-related stressors in prison staff by R Akbari, J Akbari, F Farasati, N Amiri, B Mahaki

“…The aims of this study was survey of stress and work-related stressors among prison staff. Methods: The subjects were 177 employees of the Prison staff of Ilam province that was selected using census sampling. …”
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Racism and health service utilisation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Jehonathan Ben, Donna Cormack, Ricci Harris, Yin Paradies

“…Limitations to the literature reviewed in terms of study designs, sampling methods and measurements are discussed along with suggested future directions in the field.…”
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The Contribution of Fisheries to Livelihoods of Communities around Alwero Reservoir in Abobo District, Gambella, Ethiopia by Berhan Asmamaw, Takele Shitaw, Lammessa Berisa

“…Besides, the result also indicated that fishing is being performed by less experienced people, who are using traditional fishing gear and preservation methods, and there is also a serious problem of overexploitation. …”
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Differences in the Effect of Circuit Training and Fartlex Training on Increasing Vo2Max of Pencak Silat Athletes by Kamarudin Kamarudin, Sasmarianto Sasmarianto, Wahyuni Rahmalia

“…The sample in this study amounted to 26 martial arts athletes with total sampling. …”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A Case of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District by Adebayo, Sanni T.

“…The study population was composed of 15,138 people. Out of the sampled population, the sample size included 332 respondents. …”
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Self-monitoring blood pressure behavior and its influencing factors among residents in Jiangsu Province by MIAO Caiyun, QIN Yu, WAN Yanan, CHEN Lulu, CUI Lan, WANG Xiaoli

“…Objective: To investigate the self-monitoring blood pressure behavior and its influencing factors among residents in Jiangsu Province, so as to provide the basis for strengthening proactive blood pressure monitoring among residents. Methods: Permanent residents aged 35-75 years in six counties (cities, districts), Jiangsu Province, were selected using the stratified cluster sampling method in 2023. …”
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Differentiation of Malignant Pleural Effusions from Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma through FTIR Spectroscopy: A Prognostic Approach by Vincentius Adrian Madargerong, Eko Suhartono, Ika Kustiyah Oktaviyanti, Haryati Haryati, Mohamad Isa, Ali Assagaf, Erna Kusumawardhani, Ira Nurrasyidah, Irmi Syafa’ah

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy may be an adjunct to cytology, offering a more rapid and cost-effective method for differentiating MPE.…”
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A Consumer Search Behavior Model in the Online Space for Experience-based and Search-based Products by Hashem Aghazadeh, Sajad Khani Pordanjani, Mozhde Khoshnevis

“…Findings To analyze the qualitative data obtained from interviews with experts, the structural analysis method was applied. Based on the results of interview coding, 219 codes were extracted from the interview data. …”
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Impact of Dental Treatment under General Anaesthesia on Oral Health-related Quality of Life, Weight and Oral Hygiene Measures in Children: A Quasi-experimental Study by Khlood Baghlaf, Haneen Baty, Ibtesam Alzain, Akram Qutob, Medhat Abdulla

“…A convenience sampling method was used, with a total of 93 children participating. …”
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Household latrine utilization and associated factors in semi-urban areas of northeastern Ethiopia. by Deres Asnake, Metadel Adane

“…A systematic random sampling method was used to select participant households. …”
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Ethnobotanical study of traditional antivenom treatments in Burkina Faso by Moumouni Bandé, Abdoul Karim Sakira, Noé Rigobert Zangré, Hyacinthe Wendégoudi Bonkoungou, Evance Brice Zoungrana, Cédric Delporte, Pierre Van Antwerpen, Touridomon Issa Somé

“…Method A preliminary survey was conducted to identify traditional health practitioners THPs involved in snakebite envenomation management within the study regions. …”
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Predictors of Stunting among 6–35 Months Old Children in Assosa Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched Case–Control Study by Habtamu Tadesse Gudeta, Shalama Lekasa Nagari, Degu Getu Dadi, Temkin Abdulahi, Samuel Abose

“…Stunting is a major public health problem in Ethiopia, where more than 5.5 million children under 5 years old are stunted. …”
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Fertility intention and its sociodemographic correlations among female marriage volunteers: A province-wide cross-sectional survey in Iran by Nouzar Nakhaee, Fahimeh Amiri, Muhammad Samari, Hamid Sharifi, Abedin Iranpour

“…We aimed to identify the factors influencing fertility intention among Iranian female marriage volunteers. Methods: We conducted a province-wide cross-sectional survey from January to April 2023. …”
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Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy with Neuromuscular Training Program on Pain, Function and Muscle Strength in Participants with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomised Controlled Trial by D Thaheera, K Kotteeswaran, K Nishitha

“…Participants were randomly assigned to the neuromuscular training programme group (age: 60.27±3.05 years, Body Mass Index (BMI): 24.285±0.50) or the aerobic exercise programme group (age: 61.055±2.7 years, BMI: 23.88±0.52) using a simple random sampling technique (lottery method). Outcome measures included the pressure algometer, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, and 30-second sit-to-stand test. …”
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Validation of ACE-FTS version 5.2 ozone data with ozonesonde measurements by J. Zou, K. A. Walker, P. E. Sheese, C. D. Boone, R. M. Stauffer, A. M. Thompson, D. W. Tarasick

“…The biases estimated in this way exhibit more consistent and smoother features than using the coincident pair method. …”
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Determinants of health literacy among older adults in Saboba district in Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Bismark Akubire, Vincent Uwnboriyhi Gmayinaam, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Prince Kubi Appiah, Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu

“…People with inadequate or limited health literacy are more likely to misunderstand their disease and treatment, which subsequently leads to incorrect use of medications or failure to follow prescribed treatment regimens, resulting in poor outcomes. …”
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Factors influencing women’s satisfaction with well-woman services at the Manhyia Government Hospital, Ghana by Agnes Ampofo Agyei, Seth Amponsah-Tabi, Edward Tieru Dassah, Eric Sarpong Ansong, Maxwell Kankam, Amponsah Peprah, Charles Senaya, John Jude Kweku Annan, Roderick Larsen Reindorff, Henry S Opare-Addo

“…Design: An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending the well-woman clinic at the Manhyia Government Hospital, Kumasi from 10 May 2023 to 15 November 2023. Methods: A systematic sampling method was employed. …”
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The Global Prevalence of <i>Bacillus</i> spp. in Milk and Dairy Products: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Tianmei Sun, Ran Wang, Yanan Sun, Xiaoxu Zhang, Chongtao Ge, Yixuan Li

“…It is recommended to use molecular-based rapid detection methods to obtain a more accurate prevalence of <i>Bacillus</i> contamination. …”
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Microbiological spectrum of organisms in patients undergoing external ventricular drain insertion at a tertiary care hospital by Mahrukh Afreen, Syed Vaqar Hussain, Aleezay Irfan, Talha Rasool, Muhammad Nadeem, Sumbal Nawaz

“…Unneeded antibiotics or cerebrospinal fluid sampling before removing the drain were avoided. External ventricular drain-related infection was defined as pathogenic growth on one or more cerebrospinal fluid culture/sensitivity test post-insertion of the drain. …”
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Nationwide survey of physicians’ familiarity and awareness of diabetes guidelines in China: a cross-sectional study by Bing Yan, Shu-Yu Yang, Jian-Ping Liu, Le Li, Na Zhan, Li-yan Jia, Cao-xin Huang, Neng-jiang Zhao, Bao-yong Lai, Zhi-hai Zhang, Yuan-bing Lin, Miao-na Cai, Shun-qin Wang

“…Objective This study aims to investigate physicians’ familiarity and awareness of four diabetes guidelines and their practice of the recommendations outlined in these guidelines.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting An online questionnaire survey was conducted among physicians affiliated with the Specialist Committee for Primary Diabetes Care of China Association of Chinese Medicine, using the snowball sampling method to ensure a broader representation of physicians.Participants 1150 physicians from 192 cities across 30 provinces in China provided complete data.Results Tertiary care hospital physicians (TCPs) exhibited the highest familiarity with the Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China (91.3%), followed by the National Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Diabetes in Primary Care (76.8%), the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (72.2%) and the Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes in Chinese Medicine (63.8%). …”
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