Phenomenological Analysis of the Representation of Abnormal Bodies in Plays: House, Winter 66, Honeymoon, and Dog's Heart by Zahra Kashfi, Sadreddin Taheri

“…The authors suggest that a more accurate understanding of body awareness disorders can help artists achieve new perspectives and insights in their plays.This research used purposeful sampling for data collection, and the theoretical framework is based on the phenomenological approach. …”
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Comparative assessment of treatment outcomes of empagliflozin add-on metformin and sitagliptin add-on metformin therapies in uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus: findings from an... by Arif Ullah Khan, Muhammad Junaid Hassan Sharif, Muhammad Ashfaq, Qasim Khan, Muhammad Mamoon Iqbal, Ayesha Iqbal, Adel Bashatah, Wajid Syed, Naji Alqahtani

“…Therefore, the current study aims to evaluate the clinical and safety outcomes in patients taking empagliflozin and Sitagliptin in addition to metformin. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted using a non-probability consecutive sampling technique to gather data at the Diabetes and Foot Care Clinic in Abbottabad from July 2023 to December 2023. …”
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Identifying the Dimensions and Consequences of Digital Customer Experience: A Phenomenological Study by Fatemeh Eslahi, Seyed Mohammad Reza Mirahmadi, Mojtaba Aghajani

“…Along with the emergence of new technologies, communication methods between organizations and customers have changed. …”
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The mediating role of professional identity in the relationship between gender misconceptions and occupational stigma among male nursing students by Shaimaa Mohamed Amin, Doaa El Demerdash, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Ali Zoromba, Heba Emad El-Gazar, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Ali Albzia, Mahitab Mohamed Abdelrahman, Ibrahim Alasqah, Haitham Mokhtar Mohamed Abdallah

“…Addressing stigma and misconceptions can enhance the development of professional identity among male nursing students, fostering a more supportive academic environment. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Key capabilities required for podiatry graduates: A Delphi consensus study by Shannon E. Munteanu, Matthew Cotchett, Matthew J. Oates, Nicoletta Frescos, Vivienne Chuter, Mike Frecklington, Marie T. Butler, Nick W. Haley, Hylton B. Menz

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a modified Delphi survey to achieve consensus among employers of podiatry graduates on the key capabilities required for podiatry graduates. Methods A Delphi method of consensus development was used, comprising three online survey rounds. …”
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Determinants of Access to Wetland Ecosystem Services-Application of IPBES Framework and Access Theory (Case Study: Zaribar International Wetland in Marivan County) by Karwan Shanazi, Mousa Aazami

“…Non-probability purposeful snowball sampling was used to select the investigated individuals or samples. …”
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Investigation and analysis of exercise behavior stage in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease by Chen Jia, Hu Jie-qiong, Wang Jing

“…ObjectiveTo investigate and analyze the exercise behavior stage in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease （CKD）， and to provide evidence for exercise rehabilitation exercise in CKD.MethodsA total of 581 non-dialysis CKD patients at stage 1-5 who visited the Renal Outpatient Department of Beijing Friendship Hospital， Capital Medical University from March 1， 2021 to February 28， 2022 were included by convenience sampling method. …”
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Social alienation and related factors in patients with head and neck tumors undergoing radiotherapy: a cross-sectional study by Zhuoran Gao, Siyu Li, Xinghua Bai

“…Therefore, this study explores social alienation in patients with HNC treated at our center and analyses its influencing factors, to provide a basis for the development of relevant nursing interventions. Methods In this study, 236 patients with HNC who were treated in a tertiary hospital in northeast China from September 2023 to June 2024 were investigated by a convenient sampling method. …”
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Lithium content in the population of the Aktobe region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the relationship with mental illness: a cross-sectional study by G. A. Batyrova, G. A. Umarova, E. A. Umarov, P. Z. Aitmaganbet, Z. S. Tlegenova, V. I. Kononets

“…The study included 340 residents aged 18-60 years permanently residing in the study area using the method of simple random sampling. The lithium content in hair was determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry on a NexION 300D spectrometer (PerkinElmer Inc., USA) equipped with an ESI SC-2 DX4 sampler (Elemental Scientific Inc., USA). …”
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Effects of antepartum hemorrhage on maternal and perinatal adverse outcomes in Northern Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study by Mamit Gebreslassie Gebrekidan, Meseret Abay Fisseha, Aregawi Gebreyesus Belay, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha

“…Mothers who gave birth with and without antepartum hemorrhage were categorized as exposed and nonexposed groups, respectively. A systematic sampling method was used to select participants from medical records. …”
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes of advanced maternal age pregnant women in Sri Lanka by Poojani Illangasinghe, Palitha Karunapema, Kapila Jayaratne

“…Objectives: To describe the adverse pregnancy outcomes and associated factors of women in AMA in Sri Lanka  Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 216 postpartum women aged 35 years and above at their booking visit and delivered by any mode, at Colombo North Teaching Hospital, selected by consecutive sampling method during 2020-2021, using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Rehabilitation Impact of Vivifrail Exercise Program Type C on the Cognitive Function of Pre-Frail Elderly People in the Community by Sri Soenarti, Dwi Indriani Lestari, Muhammad Barlian Nugroho, Harien Lestari, Tita Hariyanti

“…This study was a quasi-experiment with a non-randomized control group pretest-posttest design. The sample was chosen by the quota sampling method. Twenty-seven subjects were analyzed, comprising 16 individuals in the exercise group and 11 individuals in the control group. …”
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Effects of Urban Park Construction Period on Plant Multidimensional Diversities, Landscape Patterns of Green Spaces, and Their Associations in Changchun City, Northeast China by Xiao Yao, Dan Zhang, Yuhang Song, Hongjian Zhang, Xiaolei Zhang, Yufei Chang, Xinyuan Ma, Ziyue Lu, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Taking Changchun, a provincial city, as an example, a total of 240 plots were surveyed using the stratified random sampling method. We studied the effects of the urban park construction period on plant multidimensional diversities, landscape patterns of green spaces, and their associations in Changchun City, Northeast China. …”
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Mediating role of social support between stigma and social alienation in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a cross-sectional study by Guili Xia, Guili Xia, Guili Xia, Mei-juan Huang, Qing Chen, Yao Pu, Ling Dong, Yiting Zeng, Ling Wang, Yi-ping Chen

“…Descriptive statistics, common method bias tests, analyses of variance, independent-samples t-tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and structural equation modeling were employed to analyze the data.ResultsA total of 504 participants were included, of whom 65.1% were male, with a mean age of 33.97 ± 9.28 years; 76.6% had been living with IBD for 2 years or more. …”
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Treatment Adherence and the Related Factors in Patients With Myocardial Infarction by Ghasem Hassan Abid, Mahboobeh Kafaei-Atrian, Leila Sayadi, Mohammad Asghari-Jafarabadi

“…Objective: This study aims to determine treatment adherence and the related factors among patients with myocardial infarction (MI) admitted to selected hospitals in Hilla, Iraq. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 264 patients over 18 years of age diagnosed with MI for at least six months from three hospitals in Hilla, Iraq, were selected by a convenience sampling method. …”
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Barriers and solutions regarding to infection prevention and control practices in the intensive care units: A qualitative study by ZEYNEP ILGIN DEMİR, BÜŞRA YALÇIN, OĞUZ TAHA AYAZ, KAAN İYİKÖŞKER, ALEYNA KESKİN, AZRA GÖREL, YUNUS AKSOY, NİLAYDA SAĞALTICI, KORAY HACIOĞLU, İLKER KAYI, ÖNDER ERGÖNÜL, SİBEL SAKARYA, ŞİRAN KESKE, BAHAR MADRAN

“…A purposive sampling method was used to include at least three HCWs from each hospital. …”
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At-Home Immersive Virtual Reality Exergames to Reduce Cardiometabolic Risk Among Office Workers: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Jing Zhao, Akitomo Yasunaga, Andrew T Kaczynski, Hyuntae Park, Yufeng Luo, Jiuling Li, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shohei Yano, Koichiro Oka, Mohammad Javad Koohsari

“…A total of 120 Chinese office workers, engaging in less than 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity, will be recruited via a convenience sampling method. The participants, who will be tested over a 12-week period, will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: (1) the VR exergame intervention group, (2) the regular physical activity control group, and (3) the nonexercise control group. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on sleep duration and mental health among middle school students: a 3-year cross-sectional survey by Kai-yun Dou, Ru-bao Dong, Chun-long Gan

“…Changes in daily life and teaching methods, along with the high initial mortality rate of COVID-19, have had varying degrees of negative impact on the mental health (MH) of adolescents.PurposesThis study aimed to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic status on the sleep duration (SD) and MH of adolescents, investigate the relationship between SD and MH in middle school students, and evaluate the protective effect of SD on MH.MethodsUsing a convenient sampling method, 6 junior high schools and 3 senior high schools in Guiyang City, China, were selected. …”
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Empowering future nurses: a comparative study of nursing students’ disaster literacy and response self-efficacy in Türkiye and Iran by Gülcan Taşkıran Eskici, Faezeh Soltani Goki, Jamileh Farokhzadian

“…The study encompassed a population of 811 students, from which a sample of 508 participants was drawn using the convenience sampling method, comprising 288 students from Türkiye and 220 from Iran. …”
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among individuals with heart failure attending public hospitals in Nekemte town, Western Oromia, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional s... by Kidane Dinku Motuma, Firaol Regea Gelesa, Matiyos Lema, Dereje Chala Diriba

“…Therefore, this study assessed the health-related quality of life and associated factors among people with heart failure attending public hospitals in Nekemte town, western Ethiopia. Methods A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 20 to August 20, 2023; a random sampling method was used to enroll the 422 participants. …”
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