The Attitudes Toward Polypharmacy and Willingness to Deprescribe Among Patients with Multimorbidity in Rural Areas of Shandong Province in China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Liu X, Zhao Y, Da T, Zhang S, Wang H, Li H

“…Nearly one in four patients experienced polypharmacy, while 42.2% had two chronic diseases. More than half of the participants (55.2%) reported that they would be willing to stop one or more medications if their physicians agreed, and 52.9% of participants agreed to reduce the medications taken. …”
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A cross-sectional study of evidence-based practice and association factors among nurses in public health facilities of Dessie city, Northeast Ethiopia by Tariku Yimam, Asnakew Molla Mekonnen, Yawkal Tsega, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…A stratified random sampling technique was used to select participants. …”
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UNMET PROSTHODONTIC NEEDS AND ORAL HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG TRADERS IN AN URBAN KANO MARKET: A PILOT SURVEY by Oluwafeyisayo Francis Ikusika, albert Faiva Zirra, afamdi iwuchukwu, chukwuemeka Raymond Ngwu, Farida Bappah

“…Prostheses were more common among participants 50 years or older (OR=7.49; 95% CI:1.50, 37.29) and were about 3.5 times more likely to be found in individuals who had at least a secondary school education. …”
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Nurse prescribing in Iran: postgraduate nursing students’ attitudes, readiness and self-efficacy in patient care by Somayeh Mousavi, Hamidreza Haririan, Hadi Hassankhani, Mahdieh Naeri

“…The total population sampling method was employed to include all students, and data were collected using a three-part questionnaire: demographics, nurse prescribing (attitude, and readiness), and self-efficacy questionnaire. …”
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Exploring the determinants of subjective well-being among the elderly in Dongguan: a qualitative comparison of migrant and local residents by Li Jia, Li Jia, Hang Cheng, Jinzhi Huang, Huanting Liu, Qihui Gan, Xianglei Zhu, Jin Huang, Qikang Chen, Xiao Lin, Yuxi Liu, Yuxi Liu

“…While both groups reported positive well-being, migrant elderly experienced more barriers in medical insurance coverage and lower engagement in social activities, contributing to relatively lower satisfaction. …”
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Associated Factors in Terms of Having Multiple Sex Partners in Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Devaraj Acharya, Mohan Kumar Sharma, Ramesh Adhikari, Bishnu Bahadur Khatri, Naveen Panta, Krishna Prasad Tripathi, Laxmi Kanta Sharma, Pramshu Nepal, Sumant Ghimire

“…A multistage, probability proportional sampling, cross‐sectional method was used. A total of 4913 men between the ages of 15 and 49 years from 476 different clusters were surveyed. …”
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Predictors of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Tiruchirapalli city, South India: a cross-sectional study by K. Josephine Priya, N. B. Swetha, Barath Prashanth Sivasubramanian, A. K. Samina Ruquaya

“…Participants aged over 40 years were more likely to experience satisfactory adherence levels [AOR = 2.20, (1.36–3.56)] compared to young participants. …”
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Which factors drive the choice of the French‐speaking Quebec population towards a COVID‐19 vaccination programme: A discrete‐choice experiment by Gabin F. Morillon, Thomas G. Poder

“…A quota sampling method by age, gender and educational level was used to achieve a representative sample of the French‐speaking adult population. …”
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When safety becomes the priority: defensive nursing practice and its associated factors among nurses in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Ahmed Zaher, Yasmine M. Osman, Salwa Sayed, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah, Ahmed Hendy, Zainab Attia Abdallah, Mohammed Musaed Ahmed Al-Jabri, Abdelaziz Hendy

“…The target population included clinical nurses working in various hospitals in Egypt. A sample size of 1,267 nurses was achieved through convenience sampling. …”
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Inactivation of Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli O157:H7, and Campylobacter jejuni in a Restructured Beef Jerky Developed for Production in Ethiopia by Arie Havelaar, Barbara B Kowalcyk, Chad Carr, Jason M Scheffler, Jessica Anne Brown, Taylor O'Bannon

“…Pathogens have demonstrated the ability to adapt during a slow drying process, making them more resistant to dehydration and heat treatment. …”
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Prevalence of abnormal seminal fluid and associated factors among patients attending fertility clinics in Osogbo: a cross-sectional study by Kehinde Awodele, Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Adeniyi Olanipekun Fasanu, Lanre Olaitan, Akintunde Rasaq Akindele, Funso Abidemi Olagunju, Adeola Dorcas Aderinwale

“…Fisher’s formula (n = z2pq/d2) was used to determine the sample size, and 305 respondents were selected using a multistage sampling technique. …”
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Assessing the Conditions for the Occurrence of Unintentional Injections among Nurses and the Prospects for the Use of Safe Devices by E. V. Glushkova, A. Yu. Brazhnikov, A. Yu. Kamenskaya, A. D. Repetyuk, R. V. Polibin

“…The majority (56.52%) had more than 15 years of experience in their specialty, 24.81% had 6-15 years of experience, and 18.67% had 0-5 years of experience. …”
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Grey literature scoping review: a synthesis of the application of participatory methodologies in underrepresented groups at an elevated risk of dementia by Katrina Messiha, Nicole Thomas, Carol Brayne, Danielle M. Agnello, Lea R. Delfmann, Maria Giné-Garriga, Sonia Lippke, John Downey

“…Abstract Background Diverse populations are more exposed to life course influences on adverse ageing, including brain ageing. …”
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Reasons for insufficient compliance with infection prevention and control measures in the intensive care unit: a qualitative study conducted in Türkiye in 2024 by Bahar Madran, Zeynep Ilgin Demir, Busra Yalcin, Oguz Taha Ayaz, Kaan Iyikosker, Aleyna Keskin, Azra Gorel, Yunus Aksoy, Nilayda Sagaltici, Koray Hacioglu, Ilker Kayi, Önder Ergönül, Sibel Sakarya, Şiran Keske

“…Abstract Background In EU countries, 33,000 people die of antibiotic-resistant infections annually, and Türkiye is one of the countries with the highest rate of antimicrobial resistance. More than 70% of these infections are directly related to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). …”
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Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring Using Multi-Sensor Optical Imagery and Machine Learning by GEE: An Automatic Feature-Based Multi-Class Classification Approach by Hadi Farhadi, Hamid Ebadi, Abbas Kiani, Ali Asgary

“…More specifically, this study uses FWEI, NDVI, NDBI, and BSI indices to extract training samples for water/flood, vegetation, built-up areas, and soil, respectively. …”
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A virtual system-coupled molecular dynamics simulation free from experimental knowledge on binding sites: Application to RNA-ligand binding free-energy landscape by Junichi Higo, Kota Kasahara, Shun Sakuraba, Gert-Jan Bekker, Narutoshi Kamiya, Ikuo Fukuda, Takuya Takahashi, Yoshifumi Fukunishi

“…For instance, ribocil B bound to the aptamer’s deep binding pocket more strongly than ribocil A did. However, this does not mean that two methods have a similar performance. …”
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Enhancing Soil Carbon Storage: Developing high-resolution maps of topsoil organic carbon sequestration potential in Taiwan by Shih-Hao Jien, Budiman Minasny, Bo-Jiun Yang, Yu-Ting Liu, Chun-Chien Yen, Mel Adelle Ocba, Yi-Ting Zhang, Chien-Hui Syu

“…This study investigates methods to estimate SOCsp across Taiwan. It evaluates three methods for estimating SOC saturation in fine fraction soils (less than 53 µm) (Hassink, boundary line, and quantile regression) using high-density sampling (more than one site per square km in cultivated areas) and digital soil mapping. …”
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Application of push-ups and pull-ups to develop strength endurance of arm muscles in archery athletes by Betrix Teofa Perkasa Wibafied Billy Yachsie, Ahmad Nasrulloh, Yudik Prasetyo, Siis Suhasto, Alexander Skaliy

“…Background and purpose The lack of a training model in archery causes tremors which will have an impact on a lack of accuracy in archery, this study aims to provide a special training model for archery athletes. Materials and methods With a 2 x 2 factorial design and the population used was archery athletes with a population of 38 taken by purposive sampling with the criteria of being elite archery athletes, aged 16-18 years, then ranked 27% in the upper group and 27% in the lower group. …”
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Computer Program for Primer Design for Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) by L. U. Akhmetzianov

“…A modification of the direct sampling method using a stencil approach was proposed, taking into account the GC composition and annealing temperature of primers depending on their structure. …”
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Deep Residual Transfer Ensemble Model for mRNA Gene-Expression-Based Breast Cancer by Job Prasanth Kumar Chinta Kunta, Vijayalakshmi A. Lepakshi

“…The increasing mortality rate due to the lack of earlier diagnosis has alarmed healthcare industry to develop more efficient and scalable computer aided diagnosis (CAD) solution. …”
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