STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY YAM FARMERS IN COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE IN KOGI STATE NIGERIA by Sunday OGUNJIMI, Nancy IKEFUSI

“…These findings suggest the need for more training on climate change, the adaptation methods, environmental education and sustainability of yam cropping.…”
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Production and Distribution of Durian (Durio Zibethinus Murr.) in Wonosalam, Jombang by Djuhari Djuhari, Siti Muslikah, Lia Rohmatul Maula, Rose Novita Sari Handoko

“…The research is descriptive with surveys, observation, and in-depth interview methods. Farmer respondents were taken by "purposive sampling" from 4 hamlets. …”
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Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment and its Associated Factors among Institutionalized Senior Citizens: A Cross-sectional Study by Mary Ancy N. Xavier, V. K. Usha

“…Using a purposive sampling technique, five old-age homes in Ernakulam district were selected for the study. …”
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Stroke Severity Scale to Palliative Screening, Activity Daily Living (ADL) Impairment, and Quality of Life by Arlies Zenitha Victoria, Sri Puguh Kristiyawati, Anna Jumatul Lely

“…Objectives:  This study aimed to analyze the relationship between stroke severity scale with palliative screening, activities of daily living impairment (ADL), and quality of life. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved sixty stroke patients selected by accidental sampling. …”
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Tailoring Rehabilitation Following Periacetabular Osteotomy for Acetabular Dysplasia: A Qualitative Interview Study on Challenges and Opportunities among Physiotherapists in Denmar... by Julie Sandell Jacobsen, Michael J. M. O’Brien, Jeanette R. Christensen, May Arna Risberg, Gitte H. Madsen, Andrew K. Wallis, Inger Mechlenburg, Joanne Kemp

“…However, the Australian physiotherapists focused more on returning to sport and related milestones and providing structure-specific exercises. …”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…Settings and Design: This observational community-based cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 444 reproductive age group (18–49 years) women residing in district Sonepat, from August 2021 to May 2022. Materials and Methods: A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. …”
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The cost of antenatal care in Beijing: a cross-sectional study by ZiQi Zhang, Yu Shao, WenLin Ma, Qun Gao, Bo Song, ShuiLing Qu, AiLing Wang

“…A cluster sampling technique was used to select subjects. Data were collected through an in-person questionnaire. …”
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Effect of Exposure Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Psychological Distress in Women with Fibromyalgia by Amir Ghorbanzade BorBor, Esmaeil Soleimani, Ali Esazadeghan

“…Materials and Methods: This study was a single-blind, randomized controlled trial that employed a pretest-posttest design with a two-month follow-up conducted online between February and September 2024. …”
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Quality of life of Women Shore Gatherers in Coastal Communities in the Los Lagos Region of Chile by Alex Véliz Burgos, Anita Patricia Dörner Paris, Raquel Pereira Berrios, Alexis Soto Salcedo

“…This study is framed within an interpretive qualitative paradigm and utilized grounded theory. The sample consisted of 22 women. Purposive sampling was used, selecting women with more than ten years of experience in shore harvesting. …”
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Knowledge and high risk behaviors of newly entered students to Tehran University toward HIV/AIDS by Fatemeh Rahmati Najarkolaie, Mehdi Khobdel, Mohammad Ghasemi, Rabiolah Farmanbar, Mohammd REza Jafari, Tahereh KamliKhah

“…Objective: Present study aimed to determine knowledge and frequency of high risk behaviors about HIV/AIDS among newly accepted students at Tehran University in 2009 in order to use study findings in designing preventive educational programs on AIDS. Methods: A total of 664 students from 12 faculties of Tehran University were chosen using random stratified systematic sampling. …”
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Targeting vaccinations for the licensed dengue vaccine: Considerations for serosurvey design. by Natsuko Imai, Neil M Ferguson

“…We then used a Metropolis-Hastings Markov Chain Monte-Carlo algorithm to estimate the force of infection from each simulated dataset.<h4>Results</h4>Sampling from a wide age-range led to more accurate estimates than merely increasing sample size in a narrow age-range. …”
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Waterpipe smoking among health sciences university students: Knowledge, attitude and patterns of use by K.H. Awan, A. Alrshedan, M. Al Kahtani, S. Patil

“…The purposes of this study were (a) to assess the prevalence of waterpipe smoking among healthcare university students in Saudi Arabia and (b) to determine their attitudes and practices of waterpipe smoking. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among university students of three different health sciences colleges, namely medical, dental, and pharmacy, of a public university, through random cluster sampling. …”
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Rearranging the Bird’s Nest Fungi: molecular review of internal clades in Cyathus (Nidulariaceae, Basidiomycota) by Rhudson Henrique Santos Ferreira da Cruz, Jefferson dos Santos Góis, Paulo Marinho, Iuri Goulart Baseia, Kentaro Hosaka

“…In the phylogenetic analysis, using Maximum Parsimony and Bayesian methods, sequences of ITS and LSU regions from 41 samples of 39 species of Cyathus, 26 were placed with some nomenclatural types. …”
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Analysis of farmers’ perceptions of bench terracing innovation in the eastern and southern Ethiopian highlands by Alemayehu Temesgen Gebremikael, Jemal Yousuf Hassan, Getachew Shambel Endris, Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke

“…This paper investigates how farmers perceive the attributes and effectiveness of bench terracing in Ethiopia. A Multi-stage sampling techniques were applied to select 384 sample households. …”
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How exploitative leadership undermines subordinates’ taking charge behavior? A moderated mediation model by Lingnan Kong, Sha Liu, Lu Liu, Shunkun Yu

“…Purpose This study aims to explore the impact of exploitative leadership on subordinates’ taking charge behavior, as well as the mediating role of subordinates’ organizational identification and the moderating role of traditionality. Methods We conducted a two-phase survey using convenience sampling across various industries in China, collecting cross-sectional data from 348 employees. …”
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Characterization of older adults' sexual life in a health area by Juan Miguel Benítez García, Julio César Camero Machín, Jesús Cuello Ávila, Juan Carlos Curbelo Fajardo

“…The universe of work was made up of 104 older adults and the sample consisted of 72 elderly, by means of intentional sampling by criteria. …”
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Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy with Brain Gym Exercises for Sleep-deprived Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Marissa De Souza Eremita, Jeba Chitra

“…Brain Gym (BG) is a kinesiology program that engages the participant in a number of activities that teach the body how to comprehend the primary behavior and coordinate the brain and body. Materials and Methods: A randomized clinical trial was performed by screening 51 samples, from which 32 individuals were recruited, using purposive sampling, based on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) which was used as the inclusion criteria. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Perceived Justice and Complaint Handling Satisfaction on Trust and Commitment in Indonesia's E-commerce Fashion Sector by Trisna Intan Sari, Hartoyo Hartoyo, Istiqlaliyah Muflikhati

“…Purpose: This study investigates the impact of perceived justice dimensions—interactional, procedural, and distributive—on satisfaction with complaint handling and its subsequent effects on customer trust, customer commitment, and customer loyalty. Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional survey with a purposive sampling technique, collecting data from 174 respondents in the Jabodetabek region. …”
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Terroir and farming practices drive arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in French vineyards by Patricia Battie-Laclau, Adrien Taudière, Mathilde Bernard, Lucas Bodénan, Myriam Duchemin, Yvan de Roman, Azimê Yol, Dominique Barry-Etienne

“…Terroirs vary widely in terms of AMF abundance and diversity, with the median of OTUs count per sample ranging from 9 (Côte des Blancs) to 35 (Gigondas). …”
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Usefulness of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in the Prevention of Malaria in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Experience from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Ni... by Celestine C. Okwara, Nkeiru Mbadiwe, Ugochi Onu, Chinwe Onyia, Michael O. Iroezindu, Ijeoma Ndionuka, Michael Abonyi, Nneka Udora, Esther Ekwe, Fintan Ekochin, Obumneme Anyim, Ijeoma Onwuchekwa, Henry Nwankwo, Ngozi L. Ekeigwe, Thomas Nnaji

“…Background: The widespread report of chloroquine (CQ)-resistant malaria led to the development and use of a more efficacious artemisinin-based combination therapy. …”
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