Sociocultural determinants of health-associated quality of life among Afghan refugees in Pakistan: evidence from a multi-stage cross-sectional study by Atta Ur Rehman, Rubeena Zakar, Ume Hani, Florian Fischer

“…Methods The Punjab province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province refugee populations were selected as the study population for cross-sectional research based on the inclusion criteria of majority refugee representation and female participation. …”
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Emergency Management Of Dental Injury; Preparedness Among School Teachers In Swabi Khyber Pukhtunkhwa - A Cross-Sectional Study by Asima Khan, Aalia Khan, Farrah Pervaiz, Mehwish Riaz, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Syed Imran Bukhari

“…Prompt and appropriate management of dental trauma is crucial to prevent infection, abscess formation, and pulp necrosis. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 320 male and female teachers via cluster random sampling from October 2023 to May 2024 to assess the level of knowledge among school teachers regarding emergency management of dental injuries, to evaluate the preparedness of school teachers in handling dental injuries in the school setting and to determine the association between demographics with knowledge and preparedness regarding emergency management of dental injuries. …”
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Stability of Blood DNA Methylation Across Two Timepoints in Three Cohorts by Mikołaj Danielewski, Jarosław Walkowiak, Karolina Wielgus, Jan Krzysztof Nowak

“…<b>Background:</b> DNA methylation mediates the gene–environment interactions, with implications for health and disease. Studies with sampling at more than one timepoint revealed the considerable variability of the blood methylome, but comprehensive resources on genome-wide methylation stability are still lacking. …”
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Factors affecting medical artificial intelligence (AI) readiness among medical students: taking stock and looking forward by Arash Ziapour, Fatemeh Darabi, Parisa Janjani, Mohammad Amin Amani, Murat Yıldırım, Sayeh Motevaseli

“…Accordingly, the Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences student’s education unit should set up more AI training centers to provide and introduce basic artificial intelligence courses. …”
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Latent class analysis for quality of life status, sleep quality and anxiety in patients with type 2 diabetes by Roya Farokhi, Farzaneh Rezaei, Sima Afrashteh, Davoud Adham, Somaieh Matin, Nategh Abbasgholizadeh, Abbas Abbasi-Ghahramanloo

“…To address this research gap, the present study aimed to determine the subgroups of patients with type 2 diabetes based on quality of life, sleep quality, and anxiety in the subgroups of using latent class analysis (LCA). Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted using multistage random sampling. …”
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Prevalence of disability in Iranian older adults in Tehran, Iran: A population-based study by Vahid Rashedi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari, Mahshid Foroughan, Ahmad Delbari, Reza Fadayevatan

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of disability in the community-dwelling older adults living in Tehran, Iran. Methods: In this large population-based cross-sectional study (Urban HEART-2), 15,069 individuals aged ≥ 60 years were selected randomly based on a multistage, cluster sampling in Tehran, Iran, in 2011. …”
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Multi-group Causal Model of Mental Health Literacy and Helping Behavior Toward People at Risk of Depression Among Thai and Vietnamese Health Science Students by Anchalee Jansem, Ungsinun Intarakamhang, Charin Suwanwong, Krittipat Chuenphitthayavut, Sudarat Tuntivivat, Khuong Le, Le Thi Mai Lien, Pitchada Prasittichok

“…Stratified random sampling was used to select 211 students from each country. …”
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Inequalities and factors associated with maternal healthcare services utilisation in Mozambique: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2022−2023 by Sergio Chicumbe, Nazeem Muhajarine, Fernanda Andre, Md Sabbir Ahmed, Nahin Shakurun

“…The survey employed a two-stage stratified sampling design that yielded a nationally representative sample at the household level. …”
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Education- and income-based inequalities of functional dentition by dental service utilization by Anna Rachel dos Santos Soares, Carlos Antonio Gomes da Cruz, Maria Luíza Viana Fonseca, Líria Sheila Chamane, Loliza Luiz Figueiredo Houri Chalub, Raquel Conceição Ferreira

“…IntroductionThis study analyzed the magnitude of education- and income-based inequalities in functional dentition (FD) among Brazilian adults between 2013 and 2019, considering dental service utilization.MethodsThis study based on repeated cross-sectional surveys using secondary data from a probabilistic sample of adults (18–59 years old) who participated in the 2013 and 2019 National Health Survey (NHS). …”
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Fetal Hemoglobin in Preterm Infants After Resuscitation with Immediate Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping, or Cord Milking by Carlo Dani, Giulia Remaschi, Matilde Ulivi, Niccolò Monti, Simone Pratesi

“…<b>Methods:</b> We retrospectively studied 181 preterm infants born at <30 weeks of gestation, among whom 120 were resuscitated with ICC, 30 with DCC, and 31 with UCM. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…It aims to inform nursing practice by highlighting the critical role nurses play in addressing these gaps through education, awareness, and guidance on screening timing. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study employed random sampling to recruit participants at the University of Zimbabwe from March 4 to April 8. …”
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Assessment of the attitude and fears of the physicians of Pakistan regarding artificial intelligence: a cross-sectional survey in 2024 by Abdur Rehman Khalid, Farooq Ahmad, Smak Ahmed, Muhammad Ahrar Bin Naeem, Noor ul Ain, Hassan Mehmood, Aasma Sajawal, Muhammad Umar, Aiman Atta, Hassaan Amin, Shahid Mahmood

“…Using the convenience sampling technique, a sample of 393 physicians was selected. …”
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Social media and depression among young adults in Bangladesh: Patterns, predictors, and implications by Mst Rahnuma Haque, Md. Nazrul Islam Mondal, Moynul Haque, Mohammad Mazharul Islam, Md Hasanul Kabir Sowmik, Shela Parvin, Mst Nadira Parvin

“…This study examines the role of social media in contributing to depression among young adults in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 young adults in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh, using a structured questionnaire administered through face-to-face interviews and a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Bayesian tip-dated timeline for diversification and major biogeographic events in Muroidea (Rodentia), the largest mammalian radiation by Raquel López-Antoñanzas, Tiago R. Simões, Fabien L. Condamine, Moritz Dirnberger, Pablo Peláez-Campomanes

“…The development of phylogenetic methods to study evolutionary processes through time has revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology and led to an unprecedented expansion of our knowledge of the tree of life. …”
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A systematic review of candidate genes and their relevant pathways for metastasis among adults diagnosed with breast cancer by Gina M. Gehling, Miad Alfaqih, Lisiane Pruinelli, Angela Starkweather, Jennifer R. Dungan

“…Three reviewers completed the article screening process which resulted in 86 articles meeting the study inclusion criteria. Sampling varied across studies with the majority utilizing a case-control design (n = 75, 87.2%), with sample sizes ranging from 23 to 1,017 participants having mean age 50.65 ± 4.50 (min-max: 20–75). …”
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Covid-19 lockdown governance in Uttar Pradesh, India: a call for equity? by Fnu Kajal, Dorothy Lall, Vijay Kumar Chattu, Sanjeev Kumar, Amita Yadav, Smriti Agarwal, R. K. Garg

“…We undertook a qualitative data analysis to examine the governance arrangements, decision-making processes and implementation of policies during the pandemic in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods We did a qualitative study using thematic analysis. …”
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Impact of second victim experience and support and psychological empowerment on depressive symptoms among nurses in China -a latent class analysis by HongZhe Liu, Yi Xiao, Hong Qu

“…This study used the latent class analysis (LCA) to classify nurses’ depressive symptoms, analyzing the differences in their second victim experience and support, psychological empowerment, and psychological detachment, providing reference for promoting nurses’ mental health. Methods This study was a cross-sectional study, using cluster sampling to select nurses from tertiary hospitals in Liaoning Province from January to May 2024. …”
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Development of a rapid malaria LAMP-MS assay for diagnosis of malaria infections by Woong Sik Jang, Min Kyeong Choi, Young Lan Choe, Chae Seung Lim

“…The Chelex-100/boiling method is simpler and more cost-effective than conventional DNA extraction processes, making it suitable for use in resource-limited settings. …”
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On the Study of Effective Factors on the Participation of Villagers in the Process of Preparation, Adoption and Implementation of the Rural Conduct Plans (Case Study: Dashtestan Co... by Ali Akbar Anabestani, Mehdi Javanshiri, Mahdieh Mosavi

“…Besides, more than 90 percent of the respondents have been living in the rural areas for more than 10 years. …”
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Research on entity recognition and alignment of APT attack based on Bert and BiLSTM-CRF by Xiuzhang YANG, Guojun PENG, Zichuan LI, Yangqi LYU, Side LIU, Chenguang LI

“…In terms of entity recognition with small sample annotation, the proposed method's precision, recall, and F1-score are 0.780 0, 0.589 4, and 0.671 4, respectively. …”
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