RELATIONSHIPS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A 3M PLUS PROGRAM AND THE EXISTENCE OF AEDES AEGYPTI LARVAE TOWARDS THE NUMBER OF DENGUE FEVER CASES IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER OF TIGO BALE... by Syukra Alhamda

“…There were 78 samples recruited by total sampling, with 39 were assigned in the case and control group. …”
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The prevalence and associated factors of the minimum acceptable diet among children aged 6-23 months in Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Girma Cheru Bikila, Godana Arero, Sultan Kalu, Kedir Teji Roba, Tesfaye Getachew Charkos

“…Systematic random sampling techniques were used to select the study subjects. …”
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Effect of Ursodeoxycholic Acid Alone Verses Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Rifampicin in Obstetric Cholestasis by Ayesha Amjad, Sadia Aftab, Tahreem Sehar, Samana Haider, Tehmina Aziz Qureshi, Kainaat Kanwal

“…Conclusion:  Rifampicin combined with UDCA is more effective than UDCA monotherapy in improving both clinical and biochemical outcomes in ICP. …”
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Psychological wellbeing and treatment adherence among cardio-renal syndrome patients in Yemen: a cross section study by Adel Omar Laradhi, Adel Omar Laradhi, Yan Shan, Mohamed Elsayed Allawy, Mohamed Elsayed Allawy

“…BackgroundAnxiety and depression are associated with adverse outcomes in cardiorenal syndrome patients undergoing hemodialysis, including decreased quality of life, poorer clinical parameters, and lower treatment adherence.ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the level of psychological wellbeing and its relationship with treatment adherence among dialysis patients with cardiorenal syndrome.MethodsThis cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted between February and May 2021 on convenience sampling of 100 patients in two dialysis centers in Hadhramout, Yemen. …”
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A cross-sectional study on factors contributing to health anxiety among healthcare workers in Nigeria due to the COVID-19 pandemic experience by Nanribet Mwoltu, Samuel Njor, Olaniyi Felix Sanni, Ndom Okposin, Ose Ugege, Nweke Peter, Akanji Michael, Joseph Ugwuike, Paul Amechi, Roger Abang, Paul Umoh, Godwin Emmanuel, Bartholom`ew Ochonye, Abiye Kalaiwo

“…This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HA among facility-based and community-based HCWs in Nigeria during the pandemic, examine the socio-demographic factors associated with HA, and explore their coping mechanisms, challenges, and concerns. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study used a purposive sampling technique and an online Google Form to collect data from 327 HCWs across Akwa Ibom, Cross River, and Lagos states during the COVID-19 lockdown. …”
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The Association between Moral Intelligence and Communication Skills with Internet Addiction: The Mediating Role of Psychological Distress in Secondary School Students of Tabriz, Ir... by Yousef Kheirey, Ali Reza Shafiee-Kandjani, Fatemeh Eskandarpour, Saber Pourhassan, Behzad Shalchi

“…The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between moral intelligence and communication skill s with the mediation of psychological distress in secondary school students of Tabriz city. Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional correlational study, 431 adolescents (female=227, male=204) in Tabriz, Iran schools were selected using cluster sampling and responded to psychological distress questionnaires DASS21, Internet addiction KDAI, communication skill s of Queen dam and moral intelligence of Lenik Vakil. …”
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Infant and young child feeding practices associated with nutritional status among children attending child welfare clinic in Kericho County, Kenya by Cheruiyot DK, Kamau D, Kahanya WK

“…Only 39.2% of children aged 6 to 23 months consumed five or more food groups for minimum dietary diversity (MDD). …”
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Credit Management Policy and Loan Recovery in Micro Finance Institutions in Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Unique SACCO, Kabale Municipality. by Muheirwe, Syria

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in identifying the study sample size. …”
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Relationship Between Attitudes, Academic Performance, Gender and Choice of Agricultural Careers Among Secondary School Students in Kanungu District Uganda. by Byaruhanga, Hillary

“…A descriptive research design was used, employing both qualitative and quantitative methods. Using simple random and purposive sampling, 291 respondents were selected for participation. …”
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E-Procurement and Procurement Performance of Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities in Uganda: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Kekitinisa, Privas

“…Data was collected using a questionnaire and interview guide, and simple random and purposive sampling methods were used. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to analyze data as a sample size of 59 respondents was used. …”
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Credit Policy and Loan Recovery in Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Mubuga SACCO Kisoro District. by Murekatete, Rebecca

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to identify the study sample size. …”
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Robust visual tracking using temporal regularization correlation filter with high-confidence strategy by Xiao-Gang Dong, Ke-Xuan Li, Hong-Xia Mao, Chen Hu, Tian Pu

“…Especially when the target appearance changes significantly, our method is more robust and can achieve a balance between precision and speed. …”
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Efisiensi Big Data Menggunakan Improved Nearest Neighbor by Aditya Hari Bawono, Ahmad Afif Supianto

“…In the effort to overcome the classification of big data a more accurate and efficient method is required. Dependent Nearest Neighbor (dNN) as method proposed in this study did not use the k parameters and no sample at the sorting phase. …”
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Quantitative Content Parameter in the Standardization of Veratrum Aqua, Veratrum Lobelianum Bernh. Based Drug by E. V. Melnik, M. V. Belova, I. A. Tyurin, G. V. Ramenskaya

“…Jervine was found to be the most abundant one, hence it was chosen for the further development of a more affordable HPLC-DAD method. This method was validated for specificity, linearity, accuracy and precision. …”
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Development and Validation of Rapid Colorimetric Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus by Francis Wekesa, Mark Wamalwa, Richard Oduor, Yatinder Binepal, Leonard Ateya, Noah Okumu, Angela M’kwenda, Christopher Masaba, Eugine Mukhaye

“…Lack of a highly sensitive, instant reading diagnostic method for RVFV, which is more suitable for on-site testing, is a big gap that needs to be addressed. …”
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Detecting Fentanyl Analogs by Combining Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and Paper Spray Mass Spectroscopy (PS-MS). by S. Dogruer Erkok, R. Gallois, P. Camoiras Gonzalez, A. van Asten, B. McCord

“…Optimizing the PSI-MS method is still in process. Conclusions: Coupling portable SERS and PSI-MS methods will provide strong confirmatory results for real-world samples and drug mixtures. …”
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Developing a novel flavoured low alcohol beer using New Zealand honeydew honey and yacon concentrate by Keegan Chessum, Nazimah Hamid, Barry Wong, Tony Chen, Mary Yan, Rothman Kam

“…Correspondence analysis revealed that the beers containing NZYC were more ‘foamy’ and ‘brown’ than all other beer samples, properties most likely related to the protein content and colour of NZYC respectively. …”
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Detection of circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma using antibodies against asialoglycoprotein receptor, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 and pan-cytokeratin. by Jun Li, Lei Chen, Xiaofeng Zhang, Yu Zhang, Huiying Liu, Bin Sun, Linlin Zhao, Naijian Ge, Haihua Qian, Yefa Yang, Mengchao Wu, Zhengfeng Yin

“…The current approach obtained a higher recovery rate of HepG2 cells and more CTC detection from HCC patients than the previous method. …”
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The moderating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between parents and children and academic participation, considering the mediating variable of learning adaptation among... by meysam karamipour, samaneh mataji, rezvaneh kazem nezhad, maryam esfandyari

“…The current research is applicable in terms of purpose, and descriptive-correlative in terms of nature and method. The statistical population of the current study included parents and students of girls' schools in the first secondary school in Nowshahr, with a number of 2000 students and 2000 parents, of which 384 were selected as a statistical sample using a random cluster method for students, and also 384 were selected by simple random method for parents; based on Cochran's formula. …”
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Lifelong Language Learning With the Most Forgotten Knowledge by Heejeong Choi, Pilsung Kang

“…LAMOL, a representative generative model-based lifelong language learning model, preserves the previous information with the generated pseudo-old samples, which are suboptimal. In this paper, we propose an improved version of LAMOL, MFK-LAMOL, which constructs a generative replay using a more effective method. …”
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