Physically abused women's experiences and expectations of medical practitioners by M.S. Jansen van Rensburg, F.J. van Staden

“…Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of physically abused women's medical consultations, the anatomical location of their injuries and the perceived support given by medical practitioners. Method: The sample consisted of 42 physically abused women who made use of the services of the People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) Organisation. …”
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Nature of antimicrobial resistance of pathogens causing urinary tract infection in Bangladesh: age and gender profiles by Ferdous Jahan, Mohammed Anwer

“…Patients who were prescribed urine culture sensitivity tests as part of their treatment at a tertiary-level hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, were included as a sample. Urine culture was done following the guidelines of CLSI, and a sensitivity test was done following the Kirby-Bauer sensitivity method. …”
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Using of brown algae Sargassum pallidum as raw materials for extraction of fucoxanthin by E. E. Fedotova, V. P. Korchagin, D. D. Vingorodova

“…The frozen preparations were stored under temperature of –18 оC no more than 30 days. For the dried preparations, fresh algae were dried in a dark room by air fan under temperature of +18–+20 оC and then crushed to powder and stored in dark place under the same temperature no more than 6 months. …”
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PERFORMANCE REFINEMENT OF CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES FOR SOLVING BIG DATA PROBLEMS by Saud Aljaloud

“… The use of more examples than contrasted ones to compare neural network frameworks through using the MNIST database is considered a good research method. …”
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Aerobic bacteriology of active chronic otitis media & its antibiotic susceptibility pattern among patients attending a tertiary care centre in Vijayapura, Karnataka by Rasika Borgaonkar, Praveen R. Shahapur, Vithal Rao

“…They were diagnosed as Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media by ENT Surgeons & had not received topical and/or systemic antibiotics, minimum 5 days before sample collection. Isolation & identification of bacteria was done by standard microbiological methods & their Antibiotic Susceptibility testing (AST) was done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method (CLSI guidelines). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Shear Bond Strength between Orthodontic Brackets Adhered Using Self-Etching Adhesives and Conventional Adhesives by Shekhar K. Asarsa, Mansi Mehta, Manisha Tripathi, Perala Johnson, Mandeep Shilpi, Sukruthi Vengala

“…Background: The strength of the connection between orthodontic brackets and the enamel is a major factor in the outcome of orthodontic therapy. Bonding methods have changed a lot, and self-etching primers are becoming more and more common because of their easy process. …”
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Nurses’ perception of the professional practice environment and its relation to organizational dehumanization and work passion by Shimaa Mohamed Salem, Huda Mohammed Bakeer, Hayam Ahmed El Shrief

“…Aim To assess nurses’ perceptions of the professional practice environment and its relation to organizational dehumanization and work passion. Method A descriptive correlational research design was used. …”
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Reimagining the Purpose of Vocational Education and Training: Perspectives of Bhutanese TVET practitioners on online teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sangay Tshewang, Prakesh Sarki, Sonam Wangmo

“…An online survey method (google forms) was used for data collection. …”
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Changes and challenges in artisanal fishery: unpacking the impact of a mining waste disaster by Mayra Jankowsky, Jocemar Tomasino Mendonça, Rodrigo Randow de Freitas

“…From 2021 to 2022, 441 semi-structured interviews were conducted with fishers in Espírito Santo municipalities, using the snowball method to sample 20% of total fishers. The interviews focused on socioeconomic aspects and post-disaster changes. …”
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Molecular Characterization of Mycobiota and Aspergillus Species from Eupolyphaga sinensis Walker Based on High-Throughput Sequencing of ITS1 and CaM by Ling Bai, Liu He, Penghao Yu, Jiaoyang Luo, Meihua Yang, Xiangren A, Xiaoxing Wei

“…The new CaM primer we designed in the study is suitable for MiSeq PE300 sequencing used for identification of Aspergillus species in community DNA samples. More fungal species were found in the E. sinensis samples based on HTS than those found using the culture-based dilution plating method. …”
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Targeted sequencing of Enterobacterales bacteria using CRISPR-Cas9 enrichment and Oxford Nanopore Technologies by Hugh Cottingham, Louise M. Judd, Jessica A. Wisniewski, Ryan R. Wick, Thomas D. Stanton, Ben Vezina, Nenad Macesic, Anton Y. Peleg, Iruka N. Okeke, Kathryn E. Holt, Jane Hawkey

“…Our technique uses CRISPR-Cas9 to target specific gene sequences in the bacterial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae and improve recovery from human stool samples. We found our enrichment method to significantly outperform traditional methods, generating far more data originating from our target genes. …”
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Predictors of Colon Cancer Screening Among the Saudi Population at Primary Healthcare Settings in Riyadh by Amani Alharthy, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Badr F. Al-Khateeb, Lubna Alnaim, Emad Aljohani, Nada Kareem Alenazi, Maha Alamodi Alghamdi, Khadijah Angawi, Rawabi M. Alsayer, Naif M. Alhawiti, Ashraf El-Metwally

“…(1) Background: This study aims to identify the sociodemographic, behavioural, and systemic predictors of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among primary healthcare attendees in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to inform targeted interventions and policy strategies. (2) Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and July 2023 across 48 randomly selected primary healthcare centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Can laboratory-based XAFS compete with XRD and Mössbauer spectroscopy as a tool for quantitative species analysis? Critical evaluation using the example of a natural iron ore. by Sebastian Praetz, Christopher Schlesiger, Damian Alexander Motz, Stephen Klimke, Moritz Jahns, Christine Gottschalk, Lena Heinrich, Eva Maria Heppke, Wolfgang Malzer, Franz Renz, Carla Vogt, Birgit Kanngießer

“…With the recent developments of laboratory-based XAFS spectrometers, this method becomes more interesting for many applications as well as for quantification. …”
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Eliminating Effect of Moisture Content in Prediction of Lower Heating Value and Ash Content in Sugarcane Leaves Biomass by Kanvisit Maraphum, Kantisa Phoomwarin, Nirattisak Khongthon, Jetsada Posom

“…These findings suggest that the variables selected via GA in Method II were not relevant to MC; as Method II provided the best result, this indicates a low impact of MC, which may influence model construction in the future. …”
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Comparison between RSA and CAST-128 with Adaptive Key for Video Frames Encryption with Highest Average Entropy by Enas Tariq Khudair, Ekhlas Falih Naser, Alaa Noori Mazher

“…The aim of this research is to compare between CAST-128 with proposed adaptive key and RSA encryption methods for video frames to determine the more accurate method with highest entropy. …”
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Multifractal Analysis of Pore Structure and Evaluation of Deep-Buried Cambrian Dolomite Reservoir with Image Processing: A Case from Tarim Basin, NW China by Xiaojun Zhang, Haodong Han, Jun Peng, Yingchun Gou

“…Of dolomites with different fabrics, fine crystalline dolomite and medium crystalline dolomite show the best petrophysical properties and show significant differences in multifractal parameters compared to other dolomites. More accurate porosity estimations were obtained with the multifractal generalized fractal dimension, which provides a new method for porosity prediction. …”
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You Only Attack Once: Single-Step DeepFool Algorithm by Jun Li, Yanwei Xu, Yaocun Hu, Yongyong Ma, Xin Yin

“…Adversarial attacks expose the latent vulnerabilities within artificial intelligence systems, necessitating a reassessment and enhancement of model robustness to ensure the reliability and security of deep learning models against malicious attacks. We propose a fast method designed to efficiently find sample points close to the decision boundary. …”
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Characteristics of Soil Nutrients Accumulation and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loss of Greenhouse Vegetable Field by YANG Tao, CHEN Yuanhua, CHEN Feng, XU Changxu, ZHUANG Yanhua, TU Xiangming, CHEN Jingrui

“…［Objective］ This study aimed to clarify the characteristics of soil nutrient accumulation and nitrogen and phosphorus loss for the greenhouse vegetable in Jiangxi Province, thereby providing scientific data for the accurate evaluation on pollution risk and promoting the healthy development of vegetable industry in this province. ［Methods］ Multipoint sampling was used for analysis cumulative amount of nutrients within the 0—100 cm depth soil layer in greenhouse vegetable throughout 11 cities and districts of this province, and in situ monitoring was used to analyze the characteristics of nitrogen and phosphorus loss. …”
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Gender and cultural aspects of brucellosis transmission and management in Nakasongola cattle corridor in Uganda. by Christine Tricia Kulabako, Stella Neema, Lesley Rose Ninsiima, Jörn Klein, Lydia Namakula Nabawanuka, James Muleme, Javier Sánchez Romano, Peter Atekyereza

“…In Uganda, brucellosis is endemic and a primary contributor in livestock productivity losses. This is more worrisome for populations in the cattle corridor with high reliance on cattle and milk for nutritional value and symbol in social relations and identity. …”
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Access to and unrestricted purchase of smoked or smokeless tobacco among secondary school students in China, 2023: a nationwide cross-sectional survey by Mingxin QI, Xiaokai JIA, Xinying ZENG, Shiwei LIU, Lin XIAO

“…Objective To understand different ways of obtaining and unrestricted access to purchase cigarettes and e-cigarettes among Chinese secondary school students to provide evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of tobacco control laws and regulations. Methods Study participants were 273 154 students recruited using a multistage stratified cluster random sample from 912 junior high schools, 590 regular high schools, and 274 vocational high schools in 31 provincial-level administrative divisions of China. …”
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