Glaucoma medication non-adherence rate and associated barriers among glaucoma patients in Hawassa, Ethiopia by Balcha Negese Kebede, Seid Mohammed Seid, Biruktayit Kefyalew, Eyerus Gesese

“…A systematic random sampling technique was used to select study participants. …”
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Behavioral and biomedical factors associated with lifestyle modification practices among diagnosed hypertensive patients in pastoral health facilities of southern Ethiopia by Tagese Yakob, Begidu Yakob, Mesfin Menza Jaldo, Desalegn Dawit, Chernet Elias, Eskinder Israel, Awoke Abraham

“…BackgroundMore than 23 million deaths and 36.5% of disability-adjusted life-years are the result of the direct effects of unhealthy behavior alone. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…Understanding the liquidsolid phase equilibrium mechanism of CO2 in PLNG is crucial for determining the gas-mass treatment indicators of PLNG. Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with nocturnal enuresis and social anxiety among Palestinian primary school children: a cross-sectional study by Ghayda Mohammad, Leen Abualhayja, Beesan Maraqa, Baraa Maraqa, Zaher Nazzal

“…A sample of 1003 children from grades one to six were recruited using convenient sampling. …”
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Bullying practices by students aged 13 to 17 years according to the National Survey of School Health (2019) by Deborah Carvalho Malta, Juliana Bottoni de Souza, Évelin Angélica Herculano de Morais, Flora Vitória Serena Oliveira Baldi, Flávia Carvalho Malta de Mello, Alexandra Dias Moreira, Wanderlei Abadio de Oliveira

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the prevalence of bullying practices and associated factors among Brazilian adolescents, according to the National Survey of School Health 2019. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with cluster sampling. …”
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Examining the relationship between nursing staff demographics, work characteristics, and toxic leadership in Saudi Arabia: a cross-section approach by Nada Alqarawi, Ibrahim Alasqah, Awadh Shaman Al Harbi, Cris S. Adolfo, Joseph U. Almazan

“…This study examined the relationship between demographics, work characteristics, and perceived toxic leadership among nurses in working in healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted with 691 nurses working in various healthcare settings across Saudi Arabia using a convenience sampling method. …”
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Exploring the influences of myopia in primary and secondary school students in Xinjiang using propensity score matching by Xiaopeng Hu, Xianyan Yuan, Hua Li, Haoxuan Gong, Zhicong Fu, Yuting Xie, Lin Zhu, Haina Chen, Yingli Yang, Dongsheng Rui

“…Two classes per grade were randomly designated as sample classes. All students underwent vision screening. …”
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Delving into the Elements Impacting Treatment Acceptance among patients with Substance Use Disorder using Health Belief Model: a qualitative study by Sarah Hazem Muslim, Ali Azeez Al-Jumaili, Hadeer Akram Al-Ani

“…Convenience sampling was employed to interview patients from the two specialized treatment centers in Baghdad between Nov. 2023 through Feb 2024. …”
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Assessment of Heterosexual-Identified Men Who Have Sex With Men and Men of Diverse Sexual Identities: Protocol for an International, Multilingual, Online, Comparative Sexuality Stu... by Andrew D Eaton, Travis R Scheadler, Megan Rowe, Salem Rao, Sandra Kwan, Oliver W J Beer, Paul A Shuper, Tyrone J Curtis, Adam Busch, Daniel Vandervoort, Lauren B McInroy

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to survey adult cisgender men in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom to gain greater insights into how demographics, identity development, attraction, behavior, technology use, relationship negotiation and communication skills, and pre-exposure prophylaxis and life satisfaction relate to each other, and then to interview H-MSM for an in-depth follow-up on survey concepts. MethodsPurposive sampling will be used to recruit men via online and offline venues. …”
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RBMDC-Net: Effective Jaw Cyst Segmentation Network Using Residual Bottleneck and Multiscale Dilated Convolution by Huixia Zheng, Xiaoliang Jiang, Xu Xu, Zhenfei Yuan

“…Next, we process each feature extracted from the encoder by passing it through a series of multiscale dilated convolution modules (MDCM), which capture more diverse and reliable features by increasing the acceptance field. …”
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Effects of communication, trust, and respect on shared decision-making: insights from healthcare providers in Chinese public hospitals by Lu Chen, Huijun Chu, Hui Wang, Liang Du, Yumeng Gao, Jie Shen

“…Focusing on healthcare providers, this study aimed to explore the mechanism by which provider-patient communication, trust, and respect influenced SDM within the context of China’s three-tier public hospital system.MethodsA stratified sampling was employed to survey doctors and nurses from public hospitals in Shanghai, China. …”
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The role of the macrophage polarization type in the pathogenesis of endometrioid disease by Y. А. Orlova, A. М. Gromova, O. Ye. Akimov, O. М. Ketova

“…As a result of the study, it was revealed that in women with endometrioid disease, pelvic adhesions were much more common, 84.0% versus 46.7% in women without it, and especially 3 and 4 degree of severity (P<0.05). …”
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Prevalence and Patterns of Physical Activity amongst Students of Ameeruddin Medical College, Lahore by Rozina Shahadat Khan, Sarah Khalid, Nabeel Athar, Ayesha Saleem, Laiba Saeed, Tahreem Sana

“… Objective: To determine the low, moderate, and high-levels of physical activity based on total metabolic equivalent task (MET)- minutes per week of physical activity in relation to gender, accommodation, and academic year of medical school amongst students of a medical college. Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 177 medical undergraduate students, selected through simple random sampling from December 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Determinants of antenatal care dropout in South Mecha woreda, Amhara regional state, North west Ethiopia, 2024 by Worku Andiso, Gebiyaw Wudie, Kebadenew Mulatu, Deresse Daka

“…The final sample included 111 cases and 215 controls, totaling 326 participants. …”
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Types and Characteristics of Hair Across the Globe: Results of a Multinational Study on 19,461 Individuals by Flament F, Maudet A, Barbarat P, Jabnoun M, Bayer-Vanmoen M, Imbert legrain A, Leclerc-Mercier S, Taieb C, Skayem C, Lebarbanchon L

“…Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and statistical tests (T-test, Pearson’s test).Results: Thin hair was reported by 23.7% of males and 29.2% of females. Dry hair was more common in females (38.9%) than males (32.1%). …”
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A Nutritional and Anthropometric Analysis of the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Children Under Two in Madagascar by Rosita Rotella, María Morales-Suarez-Varela, Agustín Llopis-Gonzalez, Jose M. Soriano

“…A systematic random sampling method was used to choose the 500 women to invite to participate from the approximately 5000 who formed the pool of potential participants. …”
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Parents’ perspective on children’s access to healthcare services and associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Nona Salimi, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Vahid Ghavami, Reza Matinfar, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi

“…This research aimed to explore parents’ perspective on children’s access to healthcare services and its associated factors. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 317 parents of children aged ≤ 18, chosen by two-stage cluster sampling participated. …”
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Emerging Healthcare Technologies in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: 75 Years of Evolution by Irina Florina CHERCIU HARBIYELI, Elena Daniela BURTEA, Vlad IOVANESCU, Dan Nicolae FLORESCU, Ion ROGOVEANU, Dan Ionut GHEONEA, Adrian SAFTOIU

“… Introduction: Over the past 75 years, gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) has undergone remarkable transformative advancements that continue to shape its future. Material and Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted to gather relevant studies on emerging technologies in GIE. …”
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Correlates associated with health insurance on cervical cancer screening in Tanzania: a comparison between the insured and uninsured women using demographic and health survey 2022 by Malale Tungu, Pankras Luoga, Amani Anaeli, Tumaini Nyamhanga

“…Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. This cancer affects more women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) including Tanzania. …”
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Dignified care and associated factors among adult patients admitted to Jimma Medical Center, south west Ethiopia, 2023 by Midhagsaa Dhinsa Kitila, Abiru Neme Negewo, Asresu Feleke Bate, Birhanu Muleta Bayecha, Birhanu Wogane Ilala, Merga garoma Jatu, Misganu Diriba Olana, Mesfin Beharu Deme

“…A simple random sampling technique was utilized to recruit study participants. …”
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