ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DELAYS ON THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CONCRETE PLACEMENT BY CRANES IN NIGERIA by Olaoluwa Olatunde, Ojo Stephen Okunola, Adesanya David Abiodun

“…The results showed an average delay of above 23% of the pour time while the productivity is reduced by more than 2.5 m3/h for every 10% increase in delay. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns and Predictors of Physical Inactivity in a Rural area of Goa: A Community Based Cross Sectional Study by Ronald Robin, Vanita G Pinto Da Silva

“…At a proportion of 22%, 95% confidence interval and 5% absolute error the sample size was 300. Systematic random sampling was employed. …”
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Hygiene and food safety practices among mothers as predictors of diarrhea risk in toddlers in Purwawinangun Village, West Java, Indonesia by Suparmi Suparmi, Muhammad Faris Sasman, Ratnawati Ratnawati, Ninik Rustanti, Ninik Rustanti

“…This study investigated specific risk factors for toddlers’ diarrhea related to mothers’ personal hygiene and food safety practices.MethodsIt utilized a cross-sectional design with consecutive sampling, involving 36 mothers with toddlers in Purwawinangun Village, Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. …”
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Enhanced streamflow prediction with SWAT using support vector regression for spatial calibration: A case study in the Illinois River watershed, U.S. by Lifeng Yuan, Kenneth J Forshay

“…The spatial calibration and leave-one-out sampling methods were used to calibrate and validate the hybrid SWAT-SVR model. …”
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Spatial inference of Culex pipiens abundance and biting activity distribution in the Netherlands using citizen science by Ayat Abourashed, Catuxa Cerecedo-Iglesias, Martha Dellar, John R. B. Palmer, Frederic Bartumeus

“…Future research integrating longer temporal datasets and human behavioral factors will further improve predictive accuracy and support more effective MBD prevention efforts. Graphical Abstract…”
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Satisfaction with public-private partnership in solid waste management in Ghana by Millicent Abigail Aning-Agyei, Prince George Aning-Agyei, Patrick Osei-Kufuor, Stephen Bugu Kendie

“…The study was underpinned by the pragmatist paradigm and mixed-methods design. Purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were used to engage 777 respondents for the data. …”
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Rapid Situation Assessment of Dental Caries and Its Risk Factors Among High School Students in Erbil City; A Cross-Sectional Study by Zana A. H.Ameen, Khalis B.M. Ali

“…The caries was more among males 228 (76.5%) than females 242 (58.8%) with a statistically significant difference (P 0.028). …”
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Rapid loss of plastid ndh genes in slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae, Orchidaceae) by Victoria E. Ringelmann, Natascha D. Wagner

“…Our study aimed to analyze the loss of ndh genes within Cypripedioideae, a subfamily that is assumed to be fully autotroph. MethodsBased on a comprehensive sampling of 100 published plastomes representing 60% of Cypripedioideae species, the phylogenetic relationships were revealed on three levels. …”
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Relationship between parenting practices and behavioral problems of children attending a Tertiary Mental Health Institute of North East India by Amina Ahmed, A Baruah, L B Siddeswara

“…Results: Overall 55% of the participants had scored toward more positive parenting practices and 56.2% toward less negative parenting practices. …”
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Educational Satisfaction, Academic Motivation, and Related Factors Among Nursing Students in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alireza Abdi, Mohammad Moein Mohammadi, Nargess Moradi, Zahra Khazaei

“…Objective This study aimed to assess academic motivation and educational satisfaction among nursing students at Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2023 and explore influencing factors. Methods A descriptive-analytical study of 340 nursing students used census sampling. …”
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Effect of Self–Care Educational Program to Improving Quality of Life among Elderly Referred to Health Centers in Zanjan by Fatemeh Salimi, Golamreza Garmaroudi, Seyed Mustafa Hosseini, Azizollah Batebi

“…Background and Objectives: Since elderlies are susceptible to various impairments due to different physical and mental problems, they need more attention and abiding and efficient self-care program for their health promotion. …”
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Hybrid CNN-LSTM With Attention Mechanism for Robust Credit Card Fraud Detection by Iman Akour, Nour Mohamed, Said Salloum

“…The exponential growth of online payments necessitates more effective fraud detection mechanisms. Traditional fraud detection methods, including rule-based systems and basic statistical analyses, struggle to keep pace with the evolving strategies employed by fraudsters. …”
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Sodium Intake, Dietary Knowledge, and Illness Perceptions of Controlled and Uncontrolled Rural Hypertensive Patients by Aziz Kamran, Leila Azadbakht, Gholamreza Sharifirad, Behzad Mahaki, Afshan Sharghi

“…This study aimed to determine the relationship between illness perceptions and nutritional knowledge with the amounts of sodium intake among rural hypertensive patients. Methods. In a cross-sectional study, 671 hypertensive patients were selected in a multistage random sampling from the rural areas of Ardabil city, Iran, in 2013. …”
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Characteristics of fauna community structure and its relationship to soil physico-chemical properties in tea plantation soil by SHEN Yan, ZHENG Zi-cheng, LI Ting-xuan

“…The seasonal fluctuation of the soil fauna in the tea plantation was more than in the mixed plantation. The numbers of groups and individuals, the community diversity and the homogeneity of soil fauna decreased with the increase of sampling depth. …”
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Early Implementation of Universal Health Coverage Among Hypertension Subjects in Sleman District of Yogyakarta by Rita Suhadi, Yunita Linawati, Dita M Virginia, Christianus H Setiawan

“… Aim: to evaluate the participant rate of the new universal health coverage (UHC) and its impact on the hypertensive subjects from the rural area in the Sleman-District of Yogyakarta during the early implementation. Methods: this epidemiological survey of the new UHC implementation was included as an analytical crosssectional study done with cluster random sampling. …”
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Effects of anticonvulsant drug on liver enzymes among children in a tribal state of India: A longitudinal study by Pradeep Minz, Asha Oroan, Anit Kujur, Dilip K. Paswan, Alka R. Nag

“…Antiepileptic drugs may produce hepatic injury as part of a more widespread hypersensitivity reaction. Laboratory monitoring of asymptomatic effects may allow for the early detection of hepatotoxicity. …”
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Strategic plan formulation process in the secondary schools of sodo town administration, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia by Demissie Dalelo, Mengistu Amare, Giorgis Chinasho

“…We looked at 11 schools using a mix of methods to gather insights. By employing both simple random and purposeful sampling, we collected data through interviews, questionnaires, and document reviews. …”
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Understanding alcohol use among males in Colombo district: a cross-sectional survey by Vindya Kumarapeli, Mahesh Kumbukage, Neil Thalagala

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence and patterns of alcohol consumption among adult males in the Colombo district.Methods A community-based analytical cross-sectional study was carried out between June 2019 and June 2020 among 1160 participants selected through multi-stage cluster sampling with a cluster size of 20. 58 clusters represented all administrative divisions of the district.Results A total of 1106 adult males with a mean age of 45.7 (SD=17.4) years participated, of which the majority (n=859, 77.7%) were urban residents, while 228 (20.6%) were from rural areas. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of multidimensional poverty among rural households in West Gojjam Zone, northern Ethiopia: a household-based cross-sectional study by Yeshiwas Ewinetu Tegegne, Nigusie Gashaye Shita

“…This study aims to assess the extent of multidimensional poverty in this region and identify key factors contributing to the likelihood of households experiencing it. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the West Gojjam Zone, involving 628 rural households selected through a multi-stage sampling approach. …”
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Relationship Between Fulfillment Of Pre-Operative Fluid Needs And The Incidence Of Nausea And Vomiting In Patients Post General Anesthesia At Dr Saiful Anwar Hospital, East Java Pr... by Shaumi Miftahul Rasyida, Achmad Dafir Firdaus, Sismala Harningtyas

“…Giving fluids to preoperative patients is generally done to prevent intraoperative hypotension. Methods: The design of this research is analytical observational with a cross sectional approach, using a proportional sampling technique with a sample of 80 respondents. …”
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