Exploring Mexican psychotherapist's attitudes towards knowledge and use of serious games in clinical practice by Marcela Tiburcio, Nora Angélica Martínez-Vélez, Rosalía Pilar Bernal-Pérez, Jessica Huss, Christiane Eichenberg

“…ObjectiveTo explore the perceptions, attitudes, and use of serious games (SG) in psychotherapeutic intervention from the perspective of psychotherapists in Mexico.MethodsAn online survey was conducted using snowball sampling through social media. …”
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The relationship of dynamic body balance with locomotor ability and endurance of core muscles in children with down syndrome by Tama Anugrah, Sumaryanti Sumaryanti, Nurhayati Simatupang, Panggung Sutapa, Rachmah Laksmi Ambardini, Sigit Nugroho

“…This study aims to find out, prove, and examine the relationship between dynamic body balance and locomotor ability, and core muscle endurance in children with Down syndrome. Material and Methods: This study included 30 children with Down syndrome who were chosen using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Design and performance investigation for substrate filler in protected horticulture by WEI Yuyong, LU Jun, SHENG Kuichuan, QIAN Xiangqun, SHEN Junfeng

“…Substrate uniformity, sample standard deviation, and sample coefficient variation were also analyzed by using substrate sampling methods of 18 - 36 holes in plugs.Results showed that supporting power of this substrate filler was 1 180 W and the production capacity ranged from 50 to 380 tray/h. …”
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Primary Care Practitioners’ Perspectives on the Utility of Metabolic Syndrome as a Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study by Aniruddha Sheth, Sandra C. Thompson, Nahal Mavaddat

“…Development of tailored guidelines and expanded educational resources would empower GPs to integrate a more holistic, MetSy-focused approach to patient care.…”
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The impact of the ursodeoxycholic acid as monotherapy and in the combination with the lactulose on the biochemical blood tests values of the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients by I. V. Mayev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyy, S. V. Morozov, M. G. Saidullayeva, M. L. Akhtayeva, N. Yu. Stukova, E. A. Krasnyakova

“…The tendency towards the more expressed impact of the combination of UDCA and lactulose (Ursoliv®) in comparison to the monotherapy by UDCA (Ursosan®) on the biochemical parameters were discovered. …”
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The impact of fitness social media use on exercise behavior: the chained mediating role of intrinsic motivation and exercise intention by Xi Xiao, Dalin Huang, Guanchong Li

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the psychological mechanisms by which fitness social media use influences individuals’ exercise behavior, focusing on the chained mediating roles of intrinsic motivation and exercise intention.MethodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted in April 2025 using snowball sampling, targeting social media users who regularly engage in physical activity. …”
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Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among General Public of India During Post-COVID-19 Second Wave: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Jyothi Suchitra Mekala, Narayana Goruntla, Bharathi Nayaka, Kavyasree Velpula, Raghavendra Biswas, Kasturi Viswanathasetty Veerabhadrappa, Bhupalam Pradeepkumar

“…Conclusion: Even though most of the respondents are free from the DAS symptoms, few are still (post-COVID-19 second wave) experiencing symptoms of severe or extremely severe DAS subscales. More interview-based and probability sampling future studies are warranted to minimize the biases present in the study.…”
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Multidimensional perspectives on nurse burnout in China: a cross-sectional study of subgroups and predictors by Yuecong Wang, Xin Wang, Xuejing Li, Surong Wen

“…Design A cross-sectional study. Methods A total of 500 nurses were recruited for this study via convenience sampling, of whom 470 completed the survey. …”
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Modelling child anaemia and co-existing infections using log-linear models by Grace Kakaire, Gregory Kerich, Robert Too, Mathew Kosgei

“…The sample included 7,124 children selected through a two-stage sampling process involving clusters and households. …”
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COVID-19 diagnosis and hospital admissions in Brazil: a countrywide survey (Covitel, 2022) by Renato Teixeira, Sofia Reinach, Fátima Marinho, Pedro Hallal, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Eduardo Ribes Kohn, Érika Carvalho de Aquino, Pedro de Paula, Luciana Monteiro Vasconcelos Sardinha

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis and hospital admissions, and to evaluate their correlates in a nationwide Brazilian sample. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with secondary data from the Telephone Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases in Times of Pandemic – Covitel 2022. …”
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Credit Policy and Loan Recovery Among SACCOs In Kabale Municipality: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kabale Municipality. by Atuheire, Dickson

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used in identifying the study sample size. …”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A case study of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District. by Ian, Byoonanebye

“…The study population was composed of 15,138 people. Out of the sampled population, the sample size included 332 respondents was chosen. …”
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Optimizing Enzymatic Processes for Enhanced Nutritional and Organoleptic Properties of Chicken Bones by Yuanyuan Zhang, Shengjiang Yu, Chang Liu, Shuai Jiang, Haili Wang, Yuliang Cheng, Yahui Guo, He Qian

“…Moreover, there was a notable increase in the volatile flavor compounds including aldehydes and alcohols, which enhanced the flavor profile by producing fatty or mushroom-like aromas. This method enhances protein recovery and sample quality, converting chicken bone waste into valuable ingredients, contributing to sustainable food practices and innovative consumables for both pet and human consumption.…”
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Enhancing Tip Detection by Pre-Training with Synthetic Data for Ultrasound-Guided Intervention by Ruixin Wang, Jinghang Wang, Wei Zhao, Xiaohui Liu, Guoping Tan, Jun Liu, Zhiyuan Wang

“…<b>Results</b>: Our method outperforms MSCOCO pre-training on a clinical puncture dataset, achieving a 1.27–7.19% improvement in AP_0.1:0.5 with varying numbers of real samples. …”
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Traditional Versus Objective Structured Clinical Examination on Pediatric Nursing Students’ Performance by Khadiga M. Said, Safaa F. Draz

“…The OSCE subsequently remains a more objective method of assessment than the traditional clinical forms of the exam that was previously used. …”
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Development and Validation of a Procedure for the Quantitative Determination of Residual Organic Solvents in Allergen Preparations by GC by R. A. Bubenchikov, E. I. Sakanyan, N. V. Zubkova, V. P. Dobrynin, S. V. Goriainov, F. Hajjar, E. A. Platonov, D. I. Pisarev, R. A. Abramovich

“…The aim of the study was to develop and validate a method for the quantitative determination of residual organic solvents in allergen preparations.Materials and methods. …”
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Solving Steady-state Mono-energy Neutron Diffusion Solution Set with Parameterized Physics-informed Neural Network by XIE Yuchen, MA Yu, WANG Yahui

“…Future work will focus on further optimizing this method based on parameterized PINNs to improve its performance in handling more complex problems. …”

Insights into larval development and protein biochemical alterations of Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) following Beauveria bassiana and Solanum lycopersicum tr... by Ghada E. Abd-Allah, Moataz A. M. Moustafa, Fatma S. Ahmed, Eman El-said, Enayat M. Elqady, Lina A. Abou El-Khashab, Hend H. A. Salem

“…Abstract Background The polyphagous notorious pest, black cutworm, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), cause significant production losses due to its distinctive feeding and hiding behavior, making it particularly challenging to control it with conventional methods. Therefore, sustainable agriculture demands more effective and environmentally safe pest control solutions. …”
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Correcting for case-mix shift when developing clinical prediction models by Haya Elayan, Matthew Sperrin, Glen P. Martin, Niels Peek, Frieder Braunschweig, Jonas Faxén, Joakim Alfredsson, David A. Jenkins

“…This method uses a probabilistic similarity metric to re-weight data samples in the source set (before the case-mix shift) to more closely match the target set (after the case-mix shift), assuming the target set reflects the target population. …”
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Clinical symptoms and functional impairment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) co-morbid tic disorder (TD) patients: a cluster-based investigation by Zhongliang Jiang, Hui Xu, Anyi Zhang, Liping Yu, Xianbin Wang, Wenyan Zhang, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li

“…Results The number of clusters for the ADHD comorbid TD sample was determined to be two by the elbow method. …”
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