Gradient Descent-Based Parameter Estimation for Ultra Short Baseline by Yongcheol Kim, Haklim Ko, Hojun Lee

“…The proposed method calculates the number of wavelengths of the received chirp signal and detects the initial phase of the signal to estimate a more precise pseudorange than existing methods. …”
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The impact of workplace relationships on nurse-reported quality of care and patient safety in the North West Province. by Naledi Tlhako, Siedine Knobloch Coetzee, Olateju Jumoke Ajanaku, Erika Fourie

“…<h4>Design</h4>This study applied a cross-sectional survey design.<h4>Method</h4>A multiphase sampling method was applied. …”
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The determinants of contraception use amongst female patients attending Odi District Hospital, Gauteng province, South Africa by Shango N. Olowa, Indiran Govender, Christian Saidiya

“…Dual protection (condom) was used as additional method by up to 72.3% of respondents. Injectables remained the most used contraceptive method, while more permanent methods, such as Bilateral Tubal Ligation (BTL), were less utilised. …”
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Stabilizing training of affine coupling layers for high-dimensional variational inference by Daniel Andrade

“…As the source of the problem, we identify that, during training, samples often exhibit unusual high values. As a remedy, we propose a combination of two methods: (1) soft-thresholding of the scale in Real NVPs, and (2) a bijective soft log transformation of the samples. …”
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PERANCANGAN STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) PADA CHOCOLAB by Sheila Vania Winata

“…One of Chocolab's selling methods is consignment sales system through retailers. …”
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Evidence for persistent multilocus genotypes of Biomphalaria pfeifferi in a natural population in Kenya, with implications for transmission of Schistosoma mansoni by Noel A. Oduor, Daniel W. Kariuki, Gerald M. Mkoji, Polycup O. Oraro, Martina R. Laidemitt, Michelle L. Steinauer, Eric S. Loker, Eric L. Agola

“…The persistent MLGs were more likely to have trematode infections than those found only at a single sampling time. …”
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The Online Health Information–Seeking Behaviors of People Who Have Experienced Stroke: Qualitative Interview Study by Brigid Clancy, Billie Bonevski, Coralie English, Ashleigh Guillaumier

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the online health information–seeking behaviors of people who have experienced stroke and any related barriers or navigational needs. MethodsPurposeful sampling was used to recruit participants via email between March and November 2022. …”
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Designing a marketing model for winter sports tourism in Ardabil by Behruz Eskandarpur

“…In the qualitative section, 17 university professors and active experts were included in the study in the field of sports tourism through targeted sampling in the expert panel section. In the quantitative part, 426 people from the bosses and managers of sports clubs and sports boards were included in the study by available sampling method. …”
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Exploring the Components of Green Hospitals Through an Accreditation-Based Approach: A Qualitative Study by Ghasem Abedi, Roya Malekzadeh, Seyedeh Fatemeh Alamdar

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews using purposive sampling, complemented by snowball sampling, and continued until data saturation was reached. …”
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The Evaluation of Individuals with Low Back Pain in Terms of Social Adaptation by Aliye Bulut, Demet Gözaçan Karabulut, Duygu Ayar, Fatma Karasu

“…Objective:The aim of the present study is to assess individuals with low back pain in terms of social adaptation.Materials and Methods:The population of this descriptive study included individuals with low back pain who were older than 18 years old. 372 individuals suffering from this pain were reached between 02.20.2021 and 03.18.2021 by using the snowball sampling method, one of the non-probabilistic sampling methods. …”
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Faktor – Faktor Yang Mempengaruhi Lama Mencari Kerja Tenaga Kerja Terdidik Pada Pemerintahan Kota Prabumulih by LIANA MARISKA LIANA, FAUZIAH ASYIEK FAUZIAH, AZIZAH HUSIN AZIZAH

“…This study aims to identify factors - factors that affect the long search for an educated workforce working in Government Prabumulih. Methods:This study uses quantitative methods. Sampling proportionally stratified random sampling. …”
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Loneliness and general health of elderly by Farzaneh Sheikholeslami, Shadman Reza Masouleh, Naeema Khodadadi, Mohammad Ali Yazdani

“…Sampling performed, through &lrm;easy sampling method. …”
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Accelerating Convergence of Stein Variational Gradient Descent via Deep Unfolding by Yuya Kawamura, Satoshi Takabe

“…Stein variational gradient descent (SVGD) is a prominent particle-based variational inference method used for sampling a target distribution. In this paper, we propose two novel trainable algorithms based on SVGD: deep-unfolded SVGD (DUSVGD) and Chebyshev-step based DUSVGD (C-DUSVGD). …”
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Pathways to mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study from rural tertiary government mental health facilities in India by Jithin Jaise, Kannappa V. Shetty, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Urmila Bamney

“…These routes are commonly referred to as pathways to mental health services. Materials and Methods: A descriptive research design was utilized, alongside simple random sampling, to select a sample of 30 participants. …”
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Curriculum implementation of cooperative learning models in pantun writing instruction by Komarudin Komarudin

“…In addition, in terms of the learning process, the use of TPS makes the students more active and the instruction more optimal than the conservative methods. …”
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The Study of Ritualism in Formulating Sociological Research by nader sanati, marzi shobaier

“…The strategy used in the qualitative method was collective case study. The target community included faculty members and researchers in the field of sociology who had long resume in doing research which were selected through theoretical sampling method. …”
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A comparison study of body image, psychopathological symptoms, and emotion regulation in athlete and non-athlete by s Amiri, m Ghasemi gheshlagh

“…The aim of this study was to compare the body image flexibility, psychopathological symptoms, psychological damage, and emotion regulation difficulties in athlete and non-athlete females. Materials and methods: For this purpose, 100 people in two groups of 50 athletes and normal females were selected through available sampling. …”
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Psychological correlates of shopping addiction by Anwesha Mondal, Manish Kumar

“…Aim: To understand the prevalence and to assess the relation between shopping addiction and psychopathology, self-esteem, impulsivity, and personality traits. Materials and Methods: A total sample of 250 was taken for the study through purposive sampling, and responses were collected in both offline and online modes. …”
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A Novel Active Learning Approach for Improving Classification of Unlabeled Video Based on Deep Learning Techniques by Mohamed Salama

“…Unlike passive learning methods that randomly select samples for labeling, our approach actively identifies the most informative unlabeled instances to be annotated. …”
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The roles of a peer-led collaborative learning approach in Ethiopian secondary schools by Feyisa Mulisa, Simeret Kassahun Mekonnen

“…The participants in this study were 991 students that were recruited from six public secondary schools via stratified random sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires and focus group discussions whereas analyses were made using descriptive statistical methods and narrative description of data. …”
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