Identifying and analyzing drivers of innovative behavior based on strategic management of human resources in knowledge-based organizations by Mitra Sadoughi

“…Statistical population in the qualitative sector includes 11 faculty members of Islamic Azad University of Mazandaran Province, and in a targeted sampling; and in quantitative section including 411 managers, consultants, and other faculty active in Islamic Azad University growth and technology centers units of Mazandaran province, selected by the random sampling method. …”
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The Effect of Best First and Spreadsubsample on Selection of a Feature Wrapper With Naïve Bayes Classifier for The Classification of the Ratio of Inpatients by M Rizky Wijaya, Ristu Saptono, Afrizal Doewes

“…Spreadsubsample has more effect with the result of precision and recall rather than using best first method.…”
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Characteristics and impact of Long Covid: Findings from an online survey. by Nida Ziauddeen, Deepti Gurdasani, Margaret E O'Hara, Claire Hastie, Paul Roderick, Guiqing Yao, Nisreen A Alwan

“…We aimed to explore the initial and ongoing symptoms of Long Covid following SARS-CoV-2 infection and describe its impact on daily life.<h4>Methods</h4>We collected self-reported data through an online survey using convenience non-probability sampling. …”
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Associations between social media addiction, social media fatigue, fear of missing out, and sleep quality among university students in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Moinur Rahman, Md. Fajla Rabby, Md. Rayhan Kabir, Rezwana Anjum, Onnesha Saha, Md. Abrar Azim Bhuiyan, Hasibul Hassain Emon, Md. Moyazzem Hossain

“…This study aims to investigate the relationship between social media, social media addiction (SMA), social media fatigue (SMF), fear of missing out (FoMO), and sleep quality (SQ) in Bangladeshi students. Methods Primary data were collected from 611 university students using a stratified random sampling technique. …”
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Exploring the relationship between schoolbag weight and back pain in primary school children by Sara Gamareldein Abdalla Khalafalla, Yousif Omer Elgaili Yousif, M. Elghazali Abuelgassim E. Mustafa, Widad Alsheikh Mostafa Alsheikh, Hiba Gamareldin A. Khalafallah, Mohammed Mubarak Mohammed Ahmed, Hozifa Mohammedd Ali Abd-Elmaged

“…A multistage random sampling technique was used to select the sample. Four schools were chosen. …”
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The Personal, Knowledge and Skill Characteristics of Iranian Public Library Librarians in Providing Readers’ Advisory by Mahboobeh Delpasand, Somayeh Sadat Akhshik, Siamak Mahboub

“…The statistical population included all librarians working in public libraries under the supervision of the Public Libraries Institution of the country, and a sample of 365 people was selected by convenience sampling method. …”
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Hypertension and COVID-19 in conditions of desynchronizing factors when working in the Arctic by N. P. Shurkevich, A. S. Vetoshkin, M. A. Kareva

“…To study the effect of hypertension (HTN) on the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and to evaluate the impairment of the chrono-structure of 24-hour blood pressure (BP) rhythm as a risk factor of infection in men working in the Arctic on a rotating basis.Material and methods. In the village of Yamburg (Nadymsky district), 517 medical records of inpatients treated at the medical unit of OOO GAZPROM DOBYCHA YAMBURG in 2020-2021 were retrospectively analyzed by random sampling. …”
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The Role of Socioeconomic and Cognitive Status in Determining Traffic Behaviour of Elderly Pedestrians in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatemeh Bakhtari Aghdam I, Masoumeh Ghasemi II, Fatemeh Zarghami III, Sepideh Harzand Jadidi IV, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani V, Koen Ponnet V, Zahra Rostami V, Nasim Hajipoor Kashgsaray V

“…The participants were selected using the multistage random sampling method. Pedestrians’ traffic behaviour, socioeconomic status (SES), and cognitive function were assessed using the Pedestrian Behaviour Questionnaire (PBQ), SES questionnaire, and Abbreviated Mental Test score (AMTS), respectively. …”
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Digital Media Engagement Among Preschool Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parental Perspective by Çağla Banko Bal, Berrin Akman, Şeymanur Battal, Esma Eroğlu

“…The case study approach was used and the convenience sampling method is used. 270 parents who have children between 0-6 years old and did not send their children to preschools or day-care centers after the Covid-19 Pandemic. …”
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DAF-UNet: Deformable U-Net with Atrous-Convolution Feature Pyramid for Retinal Vessel Segmentation by Yongchao Duan, Rui Yang, Ming Zhao, Mingrui Qi, Sheng-Lung Peng

“…In this paper, we introduce DAF-UNet, a novel architecture that integrates advanced modules to address these challenges. Specifically, our method leverages a pre-trained deformable convolution (DC) module within the encoder to dynamically adjust the sampling positions of the convolution kernel, thereby adapting the receptive field to capture irregular vessel morphologies more effectively than traditional convolutional approaches. …”
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Comparison of postpartum family planning uptake between primiparous and multiparous women in Webuye County Hospital, Kenya by Henry O. Owuor

“…The aim of this study was to compare the uptake of PPFP and LARCs between primiparous and multiparous women accompanying their children for the first measles vaccine, which is at 9 months after delivery, in Webuye County Hospital, Kenya. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Study participants were recruited using a systematic random sampling method and data were collected using a pretested, structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Magnitude of the smoking problem, knowledge, attitude and practice, among family members of primary school students by Babak Nakhostin-Roohi, Aghdas Sojudi, Mahdi Khorshidi Hosseini

“…The purpose of this study was to collect baseline information about the magnitude of smoking problem, knowledge, attitude, and practice among family members of primary school students in the northwest region of Iran.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> of 55 680 primary school students (the 3th, 4th and 5th grades), 7.1% (n=3 954) were selected using randomized multi-stage cluster sampling. …”
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Work intensification and occupational fatigue on nurses: a cross-sectional and correlational study by Serkan Güngör, Betül Sönmez

“…Abstract Purpose This research aimed to determine the relationship between work intensification and occupational fatigue in nurses using a cross-sectional and correlational design. Methods The sample included 597 nurses from public, private, and university hospitals in Istanbul, selected through convenience sampling. …”
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Automatic detection of foreign object intrusion along railway tracks based on MACENet. by Xichun Chen, Yu Tian, Ming Li, Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Zixian Qu, Jianqing Wu, Shiya Cheng

“…Meanwhile, to improve localization robustness, the generalized intersection over union (GIoU) loss function is implemented, offering more reliable detection across various object sizes and shapes. …”
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"Because at school, you can become somebody" - The perceived health and economic returns on secondary schooling in rural Burkina Faso. by Luisa K Werner, Jan Jabbarian, Moubassira Kagoné, Shannon McMahon, Julia Lemp, Aurélia Souares, Günther Fink, Jan-Walter De Neve

“…In the first stage, we sampled students, dropouts, parents and teachers from a random sample of five schools (n = 39). …”
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Predictors of breast self-examination practices among female undergraduates in selected tertiary institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria: The Health Belief Model Approach by Fehintola et al.

“…INTRODUCTION: The study assessed the knowledge and practices of breast self-examination and predictors among female undergraduates at Olabisi Onabanjo University and Babcock University in Ogun State using the Health Belief Model. METHODS: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 396 female undergraduates selected by multistage sampling technique. …”

COVID-19 among Smokers and Non-smokers in Erbil City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kareem Jamal Hamad, Namir Ghanim Al-Tawil

“…Results: The mean age was 38.75 + 13.79 years (range 18 to 76 years). More than half (58.9%) of the sample were males. …”
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Exploring Nurses' Perceptions of Disaster Preparedness Competencies by Wiwin Winarti, Naomi Gracya

“…Purpose: This study aimed to explore Indonesian nurses’ perceptions of disaster preparedness competencies and compare these perceptions across distinct characteristics. Methods: Adopting a cross-sectional design, 230 nurses from all wards of a public hospital in Jakarta Province were selected via quota sampling. …”
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Exploring Satisfactory Communication From the Perspective of Older People: A Qualitative Study by Marzieh Mohamadzadeh, Nasibeh Zanjari, Ahmad Delbari, Mahshid Foroughan, Hamed Tabesh

“…This study identifies the dimensions of satisfactory communication from the viewpoint of Iranian older adults in 2023. Methods & Materials This qualitative study was performed on 15 older adults who were selected by a purposeful sampling method from Bojnurd City, Iran. …”
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Barriers to positive bystander behavior: understanding undergraduate physical education students’ attitudes and intentional behavior in gender-based violence prevention by Tiphaine Clerincx, Hebe Schaillée, Inge Derom

“…The aim of this study is to investigate PE students’ perceptions of GBV, their attitudes, and intentional bystander behavior when witnessing GBV.MethodsAn explorative qualitative research design using focus groups was conducted in Spain and Belgium and involved 65 undergraduate PE students selected through convenience sampling from 5 HEIs, 41 identified as males and 24 identified as females. …”
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