The mediating role of cognitive fusion in the relationship between body dysmorphic disorder and cognitive avoidance: A study on cosmetic surgery applicants by Zaha Birjandi Fakhrabadi, Bahman Kord Tamini, Mahmoud Shirazi

“…These results highlight the need for further research to obtain more precise and comprehensive insights into this association.…”
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Examining the relationship between consumer innovativeness and trust in chatbot applications: A study on Turkish banking sector by Sevda Deneçli, Öykü Ezgi Yıldız Balaban, Ceyda Deneçli Arıbakan

“…The research was carried out on 407 people who were reached by convenience sampling method, using a questionnaire as a data collection method. …”
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Climate change and its differential impact on sexual and reproductive health and rights among women in Nepal by Jagadishwor Ghimire, Jagadishwor Ghimire, Khusbu Poudel, Kritee Lamichhane, Amit Timilsina, Madhav Prasad Dhakal, Parash Prasad Phuyal, Sumanjari Pradhan, Jivan Devkota, Sujan Karki, Sujan Karki

“…The study also showed that women's autonomy in making decisions on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights has increased among women exposed to a higher number of climate-related risk (P < .001). Though more than 3/4th of women did not want more children, women who are exposed to more climate-related risks wanted more children (P < .001). …”
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Context of Institutional Trust Erosion: An Inquiry into Workers' Experiences in Accessing Support and Welfare Institutions by Mohadeseh Zia Naserani, Hossein Afrasiabi, SeyedAlireza Afshani, Hamid Ebadollahi-Chanzanagh

“…Visitors are generally more aware of this level of institutional distrust. …”
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A Fault Diagnosis Scheme for Rolling Bearing Based on Particle Swarm Optimization in Variational Mode Decomposition by Cancan Yi, Yong Lv, Zhang Dang

“…In this paper, the numerical simulation and the measured fault signals of the rolling bearing experiment system are analyzed by the proposed method. The results indicate that the proposed method is much more robust to sampling and noise. …”
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Occurrence of RD149 and RD152 deletions in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Pakistan by Akbar Kanji, Zahra Hasan, Mahnaz Tanveer, Rabia Laiq, Rumina Hasan

“…CAS1 strains showed more frequent RD149 deletions compared with CAS subfamily strains (p=0.036), and more frequent RD152 deletions compared with "Other" clusters (p=0.003). …”
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Examining of Social-Emotional and Moral Characteristics of a Child with Williams Syndrome and a Typically Developing Peer by Songül Zorbay Varol, Mustafa Serdar Köksal, Fadime Akgül

“…Introduction: This paper compared the social-emotional and moral developmental characteristics of a boy with Williams syndrome and a typically developing girl.Method: The sample consisted of two eighth graders and their mothers. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of hermetic grain storage bags for kocho production in two agro-ecologies of Gera district, Ethiopia by Zeleke Tesfahun Demissie, Kumela Dibaba Tolera, Chala G. Kuyu

“…Protein content was notably higher in PICS bags (5.76% at high altitude), and fiber content was lower (2.07% at mid-altitude), indicating a more desirable texture. The ash content ranged from 3.12% to 3.79%, with significant differences based on fermentation method. …”
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Menstrual blood and ritual beliefs: a qualitative study on menstrual health and hygiene practices among senior high school girls in Volta Region, Ghana by Sitsofe Gbogbo, Israel Wuresah, Wisdom Axame, Priscilla Klutse, Emmanuel Gbogbo, Robert Kokou Dowou, Sarah Odi Mantey, Sarah Abena Yeome Ayitey, Ishmael Boateng, Paramount Eli Nelson, Nuworza Kugbey, Victor Christian Korley Doku, Julie Hennegan, Frank E. Baiden, Fred N. Binka

“…Methods This qualitative study employed an exploratory design, using purposive and convenience sampling to select participants from five senior high schools in the Volta Region. …”
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Nutritional Assessment of Patients with Type-2 Diabetes in a Tertiary Level Hospital in a Low-and Middle-income Country by Rama Subba, Asmita Luitel, Rinku Joshi, Bhupal Baniya

“…The majority of the patients were taking medicines along with exercise and diet control, however, only 15.04% of patients were following the expert’s advice. More than one-fifth of the patients were consuming more calories than they needed.  …”
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A Cultural Approach on Ghame-Zani among Khomeini Shahr Citizens by Rasoul Rabbani, Seyyed ali Hashemianfar, Mohmmad Ganji

“…The methodology was survey research and the quota sampling method was applied as it is sensitive to the selection of studied group. …”
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The Implementation of Good Hospital Governance on The Professional Performance of Nurses by Nur Afiah Ilmayanti, Darmawansyah Darmawansyah, Balqis Balqis, Amran Razak, Lalu Muhammad Saleh

“…A total of 101 nurses were sampled with a total sampling method for this study. …”
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The Relationship between Information Literacy and Playing Skills in Bridge Athletes at Padjadjaran University by Yasmine Kusumawardhani, Edwin Rizal, Asep Saeful Rohman

“…This study uses a quantitative approach with a survey method, where questionnaires are distributed to a research sample of 45 bridge athletes. …”
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Typology of Access to Land Resources and Socio-Ecological Dynamics in the Coastal Community of Pasaran Island, Lampung Province, Indonesia by Jessica Vanelia Amanda, Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Soeryo Adiwibowo

“…The absence of appropriate regulations has led to tensions. Using a qualitative method using in-depth interviews with 14 informants. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Persuasion Knowledge and Parasocial Relationships on K-Pop Fans' Consumer Behavior in Indonesia by Khalid Abdul Hakim, Imam Salehudin

“…Consumers with higher PK tend to make more confident purchase decisions, both online and offline, and are more likely to engage in eWOM. …”
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Gambaran Status Gizi Pasien Tuberkulosis Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Chika Aulia Husna, Finny Fitry Yani, Machdawaty Masri Masri

“…Djamil Padang hospital period of January 1^st 2013 – December 31^th 2013 by using the total sampling method to obtained 187 sampel. The results showed that the majority of tuberculosis in children are in polyclinic 64% with a ratio of 1,8:1. …”
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Improving teachers’ understanding of reproductive health and sexuality education in special schools by Tati Hernawati, Imas Diana Aprilia, Agus Irawan Sensus, Euis Heryati, Prinanda Gustarin Ridwan, Zulfa Rahmah Effendi, Arif Prawira, Wina Tri Saptari, Tarishah Aulia, Fitri Mulyani

“…Using a quantitative approach with a one-group pretest-posttest design, this study involved 15 teachers from six SLBs in Bandung City who were selected using the purposive sampling method. The data obtained were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test. …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO INCIDENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER FIVE CHILDREN by Jaa Oktafa Once Okta, Annasari Mustafa, Ika Yudianti

“…Malnutrition is the cause of more than 1/3 of 9.2 million deaths in children under the age of 5 in the world. …”
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Mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between death anxiety and insomnia among patients with non-communicable diseases: a gender perspective by Arslan Khalid, Abdul Sattar Ghaffari, Khizra Iqbal, Yonggang Su

“…A sample of (n = 264) diagnosed patients with non-communicable diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer) was selected through purposive sampling. …”
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Research of Measurement Technology of 3D Tooth Surface Error of Non-circular Gear by Yongping Liu, Haiqing Deng, Fulin Liao, Changbin Dong, Jie Xu

“…In order to reflect the geometry information of the tooth surface more realistically, a method of sampling the tooth surface with equal arc length by using the intersection line is proposed, and the non-circular gear tooth surface is meshed. …”
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