The Prevalence of <i>Schistosoma haematobium</i> and Its Impact on the Hematological Profile of Children Living in Northern Madagascar by Wanesa Wilczyńska, Daniel Kasprowicz, Dariusz Świetlik, Krzysztof Korzeniewski

“…The DUS technique has been successfully used for the molecular diagnosis of <i>S. haematobium</i>. This method opens up possibilities for more effective and less expensive sample collection.…”
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Snow Leopard and Himalayan Wolf: Food Habits and Prey Selection in the Central Himalayas, Nepal. by Madhu Chetri, Morten Odden, Per Wegge

“…Within the grid cells, we sampled prey abundances using the double observer method. …”
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Clinical findings of hospitalized patients with a primary diagnosis of testicular torsion in Shahid Beheshti Hospital in Babol from 2012 -2021: Short Communication by Morteza Taherian, Hoda Shirafkan, Sekineh Kamali Ahangar, Hamid Shafi

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the clinical and paraclinical findings and the treatment measures performed in the community of hospitalized patients who underwent surgery in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Babol from 2012 to 2021 with the initial diagnosis of testicular torsion. The research sample was selected via the convenience sampling method. …”
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Customer relationship intensity and their tolerance towards purported brand scandals negatively influencing perceived CSR in consumer electronics industry by Petra Martiskova, Robert Jeyakumar Nathan, Roman Svec, Petra Vysusilova, Kamil Picha

“…The tolerance towards purported scandals was operationalized and measured quantitatively through the probability of customers repeatedly choosing the consumer electronic brand given various hypothetical scandals scenarios. A quota sampling method was applied with strict control on the age categories and gender grouping of respondents, gathering a large sample of 1,000 consumer electronic products users from a Central European country, the Czech Republic. …”
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Association between stress and dysmenorrhea among Chinese female adolescent students: a cross-sectional epidemiology study by Huimin Liu, Dan Han, Yancen Hu, Liyan Huang, Jing Wang, Danling Zhu

“…A two-step random, stratified, cluster sampling method was employed to assess the health status of female adolescents; aged 10 to 19 years attending middle and secondary schools in the urban region of Shenzhen city. …”
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Teachers’ academic motivation and student procrastination behaviour: mediating effects of emotion regulation and study habits by Sidra Sarwar, Anam Nazneen Tara, Muhammad Naseem Abid, Suad Dukhaykh

“…For this purpose, the role of teachers’ academic motivation is worthwhile in shaping the learning environment and reducing procrastination, with a focus on the mediating roles of emotion regulation and study habits considered imperative. Research design/method By employing a quantitative, cross-sectional research design, data were collected from a sample of 210 teachers working in universities located in Multan-Pakistan via convenient sampling, yielding a usable response rate of 70.28%. …”
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Quality of Life and Associated Factors Among Family/Caregivers of Pediatric Patients Treated for Cancer at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Stu... by Zenebe Negash MSc, Eden M. Kinfe BSc, Urji Zerihun BSc, Atalay M. Fentie MSc

“…In addition, about two-thirds of the participants (63%) live in rural areas. Furthermore, more than half of the participants generate less than $17.86 per month. …”
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Occupational Role Stress and Associated Factors Among Nurses in Southeast Iran by Raheleh Hashemi Habybabady, Hassan Okati-Aliabad, Mahdi Mohammadi

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2023. The study sample consisted of 260 nurses from hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences selected through a multistage sampling method. …”
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A Neural Network Approach for Parameterizations of Hot Carrier Degradation Models by Cong Shen, Yu Li, Zirui Wang, Lining Zhang, Runsheng Wang, Ru Huang

“…The developed NN-based method is shown to be more effective for applications in the test data-intensive scenarios of reliability modeling.…”
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How new plant species have been discovered in China: collection gaps and preferences over the past century by Dongmin Shi, Dongmin Shi, Kuiling Zu, Kuiling Zu, Jiahui Nong, Jiahui Nong, Wenjing Yang, Yuting Zhang, Yuting Zhang, Shuai Liao, Guojin Zhu, Guojin Zhu, Jie Sun, Jie Sun

“…We answered the question of what plant species are more likely to be found and explored the distribution areas of new species discoveries over the last century.ResultsOur results reveal that there are more new plant species been found in herbaceous plants (90.8%) than woody (9.2%) plants, and new species with bright flowers and fruits, and the smaller height are easier to be discovered. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of complications of type 2 diabetes in a community screening program in Kerala by Sumithra Selvam, Jaideep C Menon, Mathews Numpeli, Aswathy Sreedevi, Shana Shirin Najeeb, Syama Sathish, Gopal S Pillai, Vishnu B Menon, Steffi A Varughese, Sneha Georgy, Aparna Ajay, Neeraj V Mohandas, Rajeesh R Nair, Vineetha Rijju, Revathy Krishnan Radhakrishnan, Prem Nair

“…Introduction This study aims to estimate the prevalence and identify the determinants of peripheral neuropathy (PN), retinopathy and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) among persons with type two diabetes mellitus.Methods A cross-sectional study with a two-stage cluster sampling was conducted in Kerala in 33 clusters among individuals with type 2 diabetes. …”
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Modelling the dynamics of an experimental host-pathogen microcosm within a hierarchical Bayesian framework. by David Lunn, Robert J B Goudie, Chen Wei, Oliver Kaltz, Olivier Restif

“…The advantages of Bayesian statistical approaches, such as flexibility and the ability to acknowledge uncertainty in all parameters, have made them the prevailing method for analysing the spread of infectious diseases in human or animal populations. …”
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The Practice of Religious Moderation in Muhammadiyah Higher Education (A Case Study in The Hadith Studies Program at Ahmad Dahlan University) by Parjiman Lathif

“…This research employs a descriptive quantitative and causal approach using a survey method. The research population consists of students from the Hadith Studies Program at Ahmad Dahlan University, with a sample of 61 students selected through a simple random sampling technique. …”
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Shaping the future of translation careers: Student interest and the need for curriculum reform in the AI era by Eko Setyo Humanika, Yohanes Radjaban

“…Participants were selected using a stratified random sampling technique and included second-, third-, and fourth-year students. …”
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Factors Influencing Job Motivation and Performance: Empirical Evidence from the Ethiopian Federal Police by Dagne Mekuria, Demelash Kassaye

“…The study employed a quantitative research method as a strategy. Three hundred six participants were selected using a stratified sampling technique. …”
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Psikoterapi Profetik Sebagai Islamic Helping Relationship by Wanodya Kusumastuti, Nasrudin Nasrudin

“…The collected data will be analyzed using the PRIMA flowchart and charting data to describe the concept and study of prophetic psychotherapy fully; more specifically, this study will discuss the study of prophetic psychotherapy as a method of Islamic helping relationships. …”
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Analysis of Factors Influencing Brand Loyalty to International Clothing Brands in Batam City Mediated by Brand Trust by Jeffri Winardy, Dewi Khornida Marheni

“…This research was conducted to determine the factors influencing Brand Loyalty to international clothing brands in Batam City, which is mediated by Brand Trust. By using purposive sampling, samples obtained as many as 355 respondents. …”
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Enhanced credit risk prediction using deep learning and SMOTE-ENN resampling by Idowu Aruleba, Yanxia Sun

“…This study investigates the effectiveness of deep learning (DL) models for credit risk prediction, with a focus on addressing the challenge of class imbalance and the black box nature of these models using the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique - Edited Nearest Neighbor (SMOTE-ENN) resampling method and Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP), respectively. …”
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Boruta-driven analysis of telehealth amalgamation across healthcare stratifications with diffuse-dual-channel and tiered-gatekeeper systems by Ayesha Parvez, Javeria Saleem, Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti, Arshad Hasan, Zulfiqar Ali, Tauseef Tauqeer

“…This cross-sectional survey is based on a structured questionnaire conducted on 172 healthcare practitioners (HCP) from KEMU and 76 from PSHC selected by purposive sampling and analysis is conducted through descriptive analysis and the Boruta features selection method. …”
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Semantic and Pragmatic Characteristics of Pharmacy Ergonyms in Sweden and Great Britain by Yu. V. Donskova, A. D. Kurilova, U. P. Prirodina

“…The material of the study was the names of pharmacies obtained by the method of continuous sampling from open sources (about 100 units). …”
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