Relationships among physical activity, regulatory emotional self-efficacy, psychological detachment, and job burnout among urban workers by Ke Xu, Hongyu Jiang, Huilin Wang

“…Addressing how to alleviate job burnout and improve their physical and mental well-being is the focus of this study.MethodsThis cross-sectional study employed snowball and convenience sampling methods, collecting 395 valid responses from urban young and middle-aged workers across the public service, manufacturing, service, and information technology industries in Hunan, Jiangxi, and Anhui provinces, China. …”
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Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: An Updated Research Agenda. by Carole D Mitnick, Carly A Rodriguez, Marita L Hatton, Grania Brigden, Frank Cobelens, Martin P Grobusch, Robert Horsburgh, Christoph Lange, Christian Lienhardt, Eyal Oren, Laura J Podewils, Barbara Seaworth, Susan van den Hof, Charles L Daley, Agnes C Gebhard, Fraser Wares, RESIST-TB (Research Excellence to Stop TB Resistance) and GDI (Global Drug Resistant TB Initiative)

“…A survey was distributed through snowball sampling to identify research priorities. Respondent priority rankings were scored and summarized by mean. …”
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Adherence to diabetes risk reduction diet is associated with metabolic health status in adolescents with overweight or obesity by Ani Grigorian, Zahra Moradmand, Saeideh Mirzaei, Ali Asadi, Masoumeh Akhlaghi, Parvane Saneei

“…The current study aimed to investigate the relationship between DRRD and metabolic health status in Iranian adolescents with overweight/obesity. Methods In this cross-sectional study, a multistage cluster random sampling method was used to select 203 overweight/obese adolescents. …”
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Modelling habitat requirements of Alburnus atropatena in the Jajroud protected River by Saleh Mahmoudi, Asghar Abdoli

“…The purpose of this study is to identify the optimal range of habitat variables for Alburnus atropatenae in the Jajroud protected river and compare different composite approaches in the modeling of this species.Material and methods: In this study, the habitat of A. atropatenae sampled in the form of 71 points in the Jajroud river. …”
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A novel robust network construction and analysis workflow for mining infant microbiota relationships by Wei Jiang, Yue Zhai, Dongbo Chen, Qinghua Yu

“…Using the PBCDM, we constructed microbial co-existence networks for infants at various ages, identifying core genera networks through a novel network shearing method. Analysis revealed that core genera were more similar between adjacent age ranges, with increasing competitive relationships among microbiota as the infant microbiome matured. …”
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031. Urine Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels as a Predictor of Early Acute Kidney Injury in Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Patients in H. Adam Mali... by Muhammad Ali Adrian, Marshal Marshal, Muhammad Ali Syahputra, Aznan Lelo, Frank Bietra Buchari, Denny Rifsal Siregar

“…Elevated urine NGAL levels are more indicative of a renal damage process than an increase in circulation. …”
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eDNA-based approaches advance ecotoxicology: Insights and best practices from eDNA metabarcoding studies in evaluating stress-induced aquatic (macro-) invertebrate community compos... by Martin van der Plas, Krijn B. Trimbos, Thijs Bosker, Martina G. Vijver

“…Aquatic ecosystems are confronted with increasing levels of anthropogenic stress, prompting the need for rapid and reliable biomonitoring methods to allow ecological risk assessment and start science-based mitigation activities. …”
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HPV vaccination intention among guardians of female secondary school students in Chongqing, China by Ningpei Bai, Qing Wang, Jianchao Shao, Lei Chen, Chenglian Wang, Xiao Xiao, Linling Yu, Binyue Xu

“…And we could explore how to change the factors to incentivize more guardians to vaccinate their children.Methods: This study used a cross-sectional survey designed by multi-stage non-randomized sampling. …”
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Non-destructive detection of spotted wing Drosophila infestation in blueberry fruit using hyperspectral imaging technology by Xinyang Mu, Yuzhen Lu

“…Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) infestation in blueberries presents a significant threat to blueberry industries due to yield loss and quality safety issues during the postharvest process, where infested fruit is zero-tolerated. Current detection methods require destructive sampling, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Weaning among Mothers in Najran Region, Saudi Arabia, 2021 by Musalli Ali Al-Gashanin, Eisa Yazeed Ghazwani

“…Little is known about weaning attitudes or practice among mothers in Najran Region of Saudi Arabia. Method. The study is a cross-sectional questionnaire-based observational investigation using random sampling scheme. …”
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Socio-demographic drivers of household food waste management practices in Thailand. by Patranit Srijuntrapun, Pattama Ket-Um, Witsanu Attavanich

“…This article seeks to examine the diverse demographic and social factors that shape household food waste management practices in Thailand.<h4>Methods</h4>A substantial national dataset (n =  2,500) was meticulously gathered through questionnaires, using multi-stage sampling and multiple regression analysis to reveal critical insights.…”
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Sugar consumption profiles in mead production using accessible control analysis by Jeferson S. Vitorino-Junior, Maria C.T. Mansano, Lígia B. Alcalde, Samara T. Santos, Gustavo G. Fonseca, Rodrigo S.R. Leite, William R.C. Vega, Marcelo F. da Paz

“…To mitigate variability in final products, including grape wine standards, it is necessary to investigate more dependable and accessible analytical methods for small producers. …”
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Bridging the gap: summative content analysis of understanding barriers in elderly patient education from nurses’ perspectives by Afshin Khazaei, Ali Safdari, Mehdi Molavi Vardanjani, Hojjat Farahmandnia, Ali Afshari

“…Nurses can address these barriers by being more thorough in training, improving human resources, and upgrading relevant capacities and methods, leading to enhanced health literacy, self-care management, and improved quality of care overall for this population group. …”
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Quality of Palliative Care in Children with Cancer: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study in North of Iran by Somaye Pouy, Zahra Taheri Ezbarami, Maryam Rassouli, Bahram Darbandi, Saman Maroufizadeh, Nazila Javadi Pashaki

“…The samples were selected by convenience sampling methods according to inclusion criteria. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey and antimycobacterial activities of plants used against tuberculosis in Lubumbashi, DR Congo by Evodie Numbi Wa Ilunga, Marsi Mbayo Kitambala, Kalunga Muya, Olivier Lachenaud, Joachim Mukekwa Maloba, Jean-Baptiste Lumbu Simbi, Véronique Fontaine

“…This study aimed to identify plants with antituberculosis potential in traditional Katangese medicine. Methods Interviews were conducted on traditional healers using snowball sampling method. …”
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Relationship between physical exercise and college students’ social adaptation: the chain mediating role of self-esteem and peer attachment by Zehui Zhou, Kelei Guo, Siqiang Guo, Lang Chen

“…Therefore, this study explores strategies to enhance college students’ social adaptation from the perspective of physical exercise, examining the correlation between physical exercise and college students’ social adaptation, and delving into the roles of self-esteem and peer attachment in this relationship.MethodsA stratified cluster sampling method was used to collect data from 809 college students at Zhaoqing University (average age 19.88 ± 1.22, of whom 399 were male and 410 were female) using the physical exercise scale, college students’ social adaptation scale, self-esteem scale, and peer attachment scale. …”
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Sensor fusion and magnetic drift estimation in magnetic measurements using Kalman filter for long-duration plasma operations by Jaewook Kim, Jayhyun Kim, Y.-c. Ghim, Jun-Gyo Bak

“…While these conditions are more extreme than typical in current fusion diagnostics, they are chosen to rigorously test the robustness of our method. …”
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Effect of virtual reality head-mounted display on academic motivation and skills of millennial nursing students in teaching infection prevention and control by Andri Nugraha, Iin Patimah, Engkus Kusnadi, Wikky Fawwaz Al Maki

“…They were randomly divided into two groups using purposive sampling. The intervention group used VRHMD method, while the control group followed the routine method (the practice laboratory using mannequins). …”
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Perceived risk of cardiovascular disease among Hookah users in Iran by Abdurrahman Charkazi, Abdurraouf Cheperli, Fatemeh Zarghami, Ali Shahryari, Abdolhalim Rajabi

“…Therefore, this study was designed to assess the perceived risk of Myocardial Infarction (MI), stroke, and hypertension diseases among hookah users. Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 340 current and former hookah users in Golestan province, northern Iran, using available and network sampling methods. …”
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Designing the model of self-directed learing on the basis of emotional creativity, critical thinking disposition and academic buoyancy through mediation of achievement motivation by Iraj Boveiri, Marzieh Talebzadeh shoushtari, Zahra Dashtbozorgi

“…Further studies with larger sample sizes can provide a more comprehensive perspective on these relationships and contribute to a deeper understanding of the factors influencing self-directed learning.…”
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