Knowledge and practice among caregivers having children with autism in Bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional study by Md. Al Imran, Md. Saiful Islam, Md. Sharif Hossain, Shahina Pardhan, Nakiba Bari, Zebunnesa Zeba

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 68 caregivers of children with ASD in the selected area of Mymensingh city, Bangladesh. …”
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The Relationship Between Occupational Stress and Quality of Care Among Emergency Department Nurses in Government Hospitals by Sae’d M. Abu El-Kass, Lama Abu El-Kass, Nasayem Alswarka, Sabah Abu Behiri, Aysha Alderawy, Tahreer Abu El Khair, Maram Alaraj, Nibal Aldahdouh

“…Objective To examine the relationship between occupational stress and the quality of care among emergencydepartment nurses at government hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design was used to examine stress levels and quality of care using the convenience sampling technique between July and September 2023. …”
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The Effect of the Perceived Organizational Climate on Job Burnout According to the Moderating Role of Social Support in the Employees of Selected Health Centers in Arak City by Atefeh Nobakht, Azita Salarian, Nader Khalesi

“…In other words, people with more social support have more powerful personal success and vice versa. …”
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Influence of Information Technology on the Performance of Financial Institutions in Ntungamo: A Case Study of Centenary Bank Ntungamo Branch. by Murungi, Doreen

“…These aspects of ICT have helped institutions in carrying out business activities more effectively and efficiently and information technology has emerged as a strategic resource for achieving higher efficiency, control of operations, and reduction of cost by replacing paper-based and labor-intensive methods with automated processes thus leading to higher productivity and profitability. …”
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The Influence of Early Grade Reading On Pupils Academic Performance in Selected Primary Schools in Rukiga District by Muhumuza, Boaz

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Estimation of Copula Density Using the Wavelet Transform by Fatimah Hashim Falhi, Munaf Yousif Hmood

“… This paper proposes a new method to estimate the copula density function using wavelet decomposition as a nonparametric method, to obtain more accurate results and address the issue of boundary effects that nonparametric estimation methods suffer from. …”
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Epidemiological Analysis of Pathogens in Acute Respiratory Infections During the 2023—2024 Autumn-Winter Season in Beijing: A Case Series of 5556 Patients at Peking Union Medical C... by CAO Yan, CHEN Yu, YI Jie, KONG Lingjun, WANG Ziyi, ZHANG Rui, YU Qi, LIU Yiwei, MULATIJIANG Maimaiti, YANG Chenglin, SUN Yujie, XU Yingchun, YANG Qiwen, DU Juan

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the epidemiological characteristics of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) during the autumn-winter season in Beijing, providing evidence for the prevention, control, diagnosis, and treatment of ARIs.MethodsA convenience sampling method was employed, enrolling patients who visited Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between September 2023 and February 2024 due to ARIs. …”
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Phenomenological Analysis of Lived Experience of Cancer: A Case Study of Patients at Ayatollah Kashani Hospital in Shahrekord by Hedari Arman, Sayedeh Sapideh Hashemi

“…Consequently, a non-random, purposeful sampling method was employed. Data collection involved two primary techniques: comprehensive observation and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Minimum Dietary Diversity for Women: precision of national surveys and accuracy of brief data collection instruments by Giles T. Hanley-Cook, Simone M. Gie, Juan Pablo Parraguez, Bridget A. Holmes

“…Furthermore, we qualitatively examined the differences of four survey characteristics: food groups and sentinel foods used in the MDD-W questionnaire, sampling framework, survey timing, and data collection modality. …”
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Economic assessment of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from wheat production in Ardabil provience by Jabraeil Taghinazhad, َAdel Vahedi, Fayaz Ranjbar

“…The being Independent on agricultural productions lead to take more attention to modern methods and the objective of all these methods is increasing the performance with the efficient use of inputs or optimizing energy consumptions in agricultural systems. …”
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Relationship between occupational factors and sleep disorders among petrochemical workers on Hainan Island, South China: a cross-sectional study by Qisheng Wu, Shiheng Fan, Bingxian Zhou, Chunyun Lu, Nengde Zhang, Zhuna Su, Jianye Peng, Dee Yu, Jing Zhang

“…Objectives The study aimed to examine the relationship between occupational factors and sleep disorders among employees in petrochemical enterprises. Material and Methods All participants from the employees of Hainan Petroleum Refining and Chemical Enterprises were recruited by the cluster sampling in June 1, 2022. …”
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Sri Lanka Child Growth Cohort (SLCGC): a population-based study on growth faltering of children by Abner Daniel, Dhammica Rowel, Upul Senarath, Vithanage Pujitha Wickramasinghe, Shreenika De Silva Weliange, Guwani Liyanage, Yasaswi Niranjala Walpita, Indika Siriwardena, Kunarathinam Partheepan, Suganya Yogeswaran, Hiranya Senani Jayawickrama, Shreenika D S Weliange, Yasaswi N Walpita, Kunarathinum Partheepan, Hiranya S Jayawickrama, Harendra De Silva, Jagath C Ranasinghe, Gitanjali Sathiadas, Ishani Rodrigo, Amali Dalpatadu, Heshan Jayaweera, Wasana Bandara, Deepthi Samarage

“…Purpose This paper aims to describe the study design and baseline characteristics of the Sri Lanka Child Growth Cohort (SLCGC), which was established to assess the timing, pattern and determinants of growth faltering in infants and young children in Sri Lanka.Participants A retrospective cohort study was conducted among term-born babies (≥37-week gestation), currently aged between 12 and 24 months. A sample of 1875 mother–child pairs were recruited using two-stage stratified cluster sampling method. …”
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Comparison of Childbirth Experience and Related Factors in Primiparous Women With Normal Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section From Northern Iran by Fatemeh Afshar, Sedigheh Pakseresht, Fatemeh Jafarzadeh-Kenarsari, Saman Maroufizadeh

“…Objective: This study aimed to compare the childbirth experience and related factors in primiparous women with normal vaginal delivery (NVD) and Cesarean section (CS) referring to comprehensive health centers in Rasht, north of Iran. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, 300 primiparous women (150 with NVD and 150 with CS) were selected from those referring to comprehensive health centers in Rasht City in 2022 using a multi-stage sampling method. …”
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The effect of 12 weeks of HIIT and curcumin consumption on oxidative indices in obese men with type-2 diabetes mellitus by Hasan Naghizadeh, Faeze Heydari

“…Sampling was performed in two stages, pre-test and post-test to measure the plasma concentrations of paraoxonase-1, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and malondialdehyde. …”
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Serological investigation on the prevalence of poliovirus in Guangdong province: A cross-sectional study by Linxiang Chen, Quan Qiu, Qi Zhu, Jialing Li, Xin Xie, Xiaoping Shao, Jian Liang, Wei Zhang, Huanying Zheng, Baisheng Li, Lin Xu, Hanri Zeng, Limei Sun

“…Using multistage random sampling method, four counties/districts were randomly selected per city, and within each, one general hospital and two township hospitals were chosen. …”
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Correlations of Cancer-Related Fatigue with Clinicopathological Features and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer by Dong Liu, A-Dong Xia, Yue-Long Xing, Kai Zhang, Dan Chen

“…To explore the correlations of cancer-related fatigue (CRF) with clinicopathological features and quality of life in gastric cancer. Methods. Using a convenient sampling method, 230 patients with gastric cancer admitted to our hospital from March 2020 to July 2022 were collected. …”
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Comorbidity of diarrhea and respiratory infection symptoms, and associated factors among under-five children in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional s... by Lidetu Demoze, Awrajaw Dessie, Jember Azanaw, Gelila Yitageasu, Kidist Asrat, Zemichael Gizaw

“…Multi-stage sampling technique was used to collect a sample of 836. …”
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Design of the optimal groundwater quality monitoring network using a genetic algorithm based optimization approach by Somaye Janatrostami, Ali Salahi

“…In this method, a possible network of monitoring wells located in the aquifer considered for each “chromosome”. …”
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Knowledge and attitude on family planning among medical students in Egypt: a multicentric cross-sectional study by Hajer Azzam, Basma Kamel, Ahmed Esawy, Mariam Awadh, Toka Rabea, Nouran Riad, Abdullah Suliman, Tasneem Deibes, Eman Ayman, Aly Elbaz, Farah Ashraf, Doaa Alemam, Data Contributors

“…We used a multistage stratified cluster sampling method. Twelve Egyptian medical universities were chosen to ensure the representation of governmental, private and Al-Azhar medical schools. …”
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Planetary health in action: developing a heatwave vulnerability tool for primary care by Karolina Griffiths, Paul Basso-Bert, Mireille Abraham, Elise Chin, Layana Caroupaye-Caroupin, Manal Ahikki, Emilie Agrech, Camille Debrock, Rim Sabri, Grégoire Mercier, François Carbonnel

“…Background: Heatwaves are becoming longer and more frequent. Despite the availability of open environmental data, little is operable and formatted for primary care use. …”
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