An online study to understand chemsex in India by Varsha Sriperambudoori, Siddharth Sarkar, Anju Dhawan

“…Aim: In the background of limited literature in India, this online survey aimed to assess facets related to chemsex in the country. Methods: This online survey initiated from Delhi recruited participants through social media using snowball sampling. …”
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Socio-demographic and economic profile of households with catastrophic health expenditures in Muanda, Boma and Matadi in 2022: a household cross-sectional study by Bijou Masokolo, Marie Claire Muyer, Marcelo Kalonji, Branly Mbunga, Landry Egbende, Steve Botomba, Fulbert Kwilu

“…A Clustered Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) was used through a 3-stage sampling process. …”
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MSME Strategy in the Digital Era: The Role of Social Media and Environmental Dynamics in Improving Business Performance by Nabila Fahhilma Hanum, Wirawan Endro Dwi Radianto, Fulgentius Danardana Murwarni

“…Data analysis was carried out using quantitative methods and sampling techniques using the purposive sampling method processed using SEM-PLS on 200 MSMEs in Indonesia. …”
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Microbiological examination of aerosols and sprays by O. V. Gunar, N. G. Sakhno

“…The study aimed to describe specific aspects of sampling, to analyse the results of microbiological testing of aerosols and sprays, and to study the spectrum of microbial contaminants in these dosage forms.Materials and methods. …”
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Survey on Nutritional Status and Motor Skills of Lower-Class State Elementary School Students by Farhan Fauzan Damba Adiska, Febrita Paulina Heynoek, Abi Fajar Fathoni, Siti Nurrochmah

“…This research is quantitative descriptive research using survey methods by means of interviews and observations. The sampling technique used was quota sampling with a total sample of 144 elementary school children aged 7-9 years, consisting of 72 boys and 72 girls. …”
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Water service delivery challenges in Modimolle-Mookgophong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa by Tumelo C. Seema, John N. Molepo, Caiphus M. Maleka

“…This study took place in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Methods: A mixed-method approach was adopted under a pragmatic paradigm. …”
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Native bacteria from a Mediterranean greenhouse associated to soil health and suppressiveness by Jose Ignacio Marín-Guirao, Miguel de Cara-García

“…Significant shifts in beta diversity were also observed across sampling times. Firmicutes showed higher relative abundance at pre-planting phase, while Proteobacteria were consistently more abundant at the end of the cropping season. …”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding for whole community inventories of vertebrates in rivers of the midwestern United States by Sophie Picq, Amanda N. Curtis, Andrew George, Eric R. Larson, Michelle E. Thompson, Philip W. Willink, Caleb D. McMahan, Lesley S. de Souza

“…When compared to seining, eDNA sampling consistently detected more fish species, including non-native and imperiled species. …”
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Improving Gaussian Naive Bayes classification on imbalanced data through coordinate-based minority feature mining by Wei Wang, Li Yan, Fen Liu, Yanxi Li

“…Most traditional approaches rely on sampling techniques; however, these methods alter the quantity and distribution of the original data and are prone to issues such as class overlap and overfitting, thus presenting clear limitations. …”
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Species distribution modelling using MaxEnt: overview and prospects by Yuliia Novoseltseva

“…Assessing niche models solely based on AUC can be misleading, therefore, for a more reliable assessment of variable importance, it is worth supplementing it with permutation importance and the jackknife method. …”
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A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Sustainable AI Algorithms and Techniques in Healthcare by Yehia Ibrahim Alzoubi, Ahmet E. Topcu, Ersin Elbasi

“…This systematic review paper categorizes and classifies AI algorithms and tools in the healthcare sector to support more sustainable practices, focusing on reducing energy use while maintaining high standards in diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of Study skills and Learning styles in Students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 1400 by Mahdi Ansari, Masoumeh Moezzi

“…This study determined students' study skills and learning styles at Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 257 Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences students. method of sampling was based on the number of students in each faculty; we applied a simple random sampling method to choose samples from them. …”
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Comparison of Spatiotemporal Gait Variables Between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Heel Spur During Walking by Mohamad amin Shahbazi, Ali Jalalvand

“…Spatiotemporal gait parameters were recorded using Vicon high-speed cameras at a sampling frequency of 100 Hz during walking trials. …”
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Identifying Factors Influencing the Efficiency of School Counselors: A Thematic Analysis Study by Dariush Azimi, Hossein Ghamari Givi, Ali Rezaeisharif, Ali Sheykholeslami

“…Moreover, taking into account these factors can contribute to recruiting more qualified counselors in the educational system.…”
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Cognition of decision behavior based on belief state: a case study of implementation in CGF simulation system by Jintao Wang, Huaiqi Chen, Lina Wei, Yulong Yin, Yunting Zhang

“…The performance of the proposed environment state sampling and decision behavior planning methods are validated respectively with different AIs and on different maps on the microRTS platform. …”
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Sales Promotion and Changing Market shares of Telecom Companies. It was Carried out in Kigali City Rwanda. by Daria, Murungi

“…Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select company staff and the consumers respectively. …”
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Other proprietary brand assets and competitive advantage in beer products in Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Moses, Agaba, Sunday, Arthur

“…Background In the current business environment, firms are required to be more competitive and hostile. Other proprietary brand asset is used by business organizations to gain competitive advantage. …”
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The mediating role of peritraumatic stress in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and optimism and pessimism among earthquake survivors in Turkey by Zafer Güney ÇAĞIŞ, İslam AKÇE, Izaddin Ahmad AZİZ, Amelia RIZZO, Gabriella NUCERA, Nicola BRAGAZZI, Lukasz SZARPAK, Francesco CHIRICO, Arash ZIAPOUR, Mehmet Emin ŞAKAR, Şoreş Hakı ÇELİK, Murat YILDIRIM

“…Therefore, in this study, it was aimed to examine the mediating role of peritraumatic distress in the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and optimism and pessimism among earthquake survivors. Methods: Using a snowball sampling technique with a cross-sectional research design, the sample comprised 311 adults who survived earthquake survivors in Turkey. …”
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The Factors Influence the Biosecurity Management of Swine Farm in Mekong Delta, Vietnam by Nguyen Thi Anh Thu, Budi Guntoro

“…The study involved 240 swine farmers in Long An and Ben Tre provinces to determine social demographic characteristics and biosecurity management status and analyze the effects of social demographics on biosecurity management, including planning, implementation, controlling, and adjustment, which were collected by a random sampling method. A descriptive statistic and multiple linear regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. …”
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Needlestick and Sharp Injuries among Health Care Workers in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Manipur, India: A Cross-sectional Study by A Yanal Umar, Hanjabam Sanayaima Devi, Priya Laikhuram

“…Objective: To determine the prevalence of NSSI and identify the associated risk factors among HCWs of a tertiary care hospital in Manipur. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample size of 383. …”
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