Freshwater and Estuarine Diatom Composition and Seasonal Variation: Influence of Environmental Factors and its Forensic Application by Mariana Torres Portugal, Áurea Madureira-Carvalho, Cláudia Ribeiro, Cristina Couto, Sandra Leal, Ana Sousa

“…In the stream, differences were observed between the two sampling points, with genus such as Pinnularia predominating in more alkaline conditions. …”
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Prevalence, spectrum, and the relations between short-term and long-term post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in children by Elena R. Meskina, Marima K. Khadisova, Anna Y. Ushakova, Elena E. Tselipanova, Lidiya A. Galkina

“…To determine of the prevalence of PCC in relation to initial functional disorders in children during the year after a mild form of COVID-19 and acute respiratory tract infections (ARTI) of other etiologies. Materials and methods. The prospective study using a continuous sampling method included children under 18 years of age hospitalized with suspected COVID-19, in whom COVID-19 was confirmed by RT-PCR (n = 121) or excluded by molecular and serological methods (ARTI group, n = 105). …”
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Structural Analysis of Strategies to Deal with Violent Robberies in Khuzestan Province Using MIC MAC Software by Ali Boudaghi

“…Participants were selected through purposeful sampling, adhering to the principle of theoretical saturation. …”
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Analysis of risk factors of respiratory and cardiac arrest after medullary infarction by ZOU Xuan, JING Xi⁃yue, ZHAO Wen⁃juan

“…Potential risk factors of respiratory and cardiac arrest were collected, and samples were resampled using random undersampling (RUS), random oversampling (ROS), and synthetic minority over⁃sampling technique (SMOTE). …”
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A Chatbot-Based Version of a World Health Organization–Validated Intervention (Self-Help Plus) for Stress Management in Pregnant Women: Protocol for a Usability Study by Silvia Rizzi, Valentina Fietta, Lorenzo Gios, Stefania Poggianella, Maria Chiara Pavesi, Chiara De Luca, Debora Marroni, Claudia Paoli, Anna Gianatti, Barbara Burlon, Vanda Chiodega, Barbara Endrizzi, Angela Giordano, Francesca Biagioli, Veronica Albertini, Marianna Purgato, Corrado Barbui, Chiara Guella, Erik Gadotti, Stefano Forti, Fabrizio Taddei

“…The pre- and postintervention effects on psychological well-being will also be explored as a secondary objective, serving as a proxy for the potential impact of the intervention. MethodsThe study serves as a proof-of-concept investigation, where a small sample size (N=50) is deemed adequate to fulfill the study’s objectives. …”
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DNA barcoding of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and detection of Leishmania and other trypanosomatids in southern Thailand by Piyapat Tepboonrueng, Thanapat Pataradool, Rungfar Boonserm, Luke W. Rimmer, Kanok Preativatanyou, Sakone Sunantaraporn, Padet Siriyasatien

“…Thailand has documented more than 100 species of Culicoides; however, several cryptic species complexes remain to be clarified. …”
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Multiplex PCR targeting IS6110 and mpb64 Genes for Detecting Extra- Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Tertiary Care Center, Kashmir, India by Dekyong Angmo1, Gulnaz Bashir2*, Abiroo Jan3, Mushtaq A. Khan4, Syed Besina Yasin5

“…The IS6110 gene was amplified in 79.51% of the samples, while mpb64 was amplified in 49.39%. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that multiplex PCR (mPCR) using IS6110 and mpb64 as gene targets is a more sensitive diagnostic method for extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) than conventional methods. …”
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Effectiveness of Self-determination Training Program on Social Self-efficacy in Adolescents with Visual Impairment by Razieh Ghanbari Sheikh Shabani, Mohammad Ashori

“…For example, the present study was conducted only on adolescents with visual impairment in centers and schools of Isfahan City. In addition, the sample size was relatively small. Therefore, an available sampling method was used. …”
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From Feelings of Systemic Rejection to Challenges of Separation: A Study of Migration from Sistan-Baluchistan to Yazd by Mahnaz Farahmand, Zeinab Saboohi Golkar, Mohammad Naser Paknejad

“…The study was conducted in Yazd in 2023 by employing qualitative methods and purposive sampling, involving semi-structured interviews with 13 participants. …”
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Providing a customer satisfaction model of non-attendance services in the social security organization by Hossein Barzgar, Vahid Sanavi Garoosiyan, ali hossein zadeh

“…The current research is applicable-developmental in terms of purpose; and descriptive-analytical based on the method. The statistical population of the present study includes the customers of Khorasan Razavi Social Security Organization, which was considered to be 384 people by Cochran's formula, and simple random sampling method was used. …”
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Identifying the factors affecting the growth of the employees of the country's property and documents registration organization by Najmeh Ahmadi, Kolsoum Nami, Nader Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari

“…The statistical population of this research included 15 experts in the field of employee growth and development. The sampling method is purposeful. A semi-structured interview was used to collect information. …”
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Family Educational Style and its Relationship to Aggressive Behavior among High School Students )It is a Field Research in Ranya( by Dastan Omer Mahmood, Juan Ismail Bakr

“…The most significant findings of this study are that females are more likely to be treated with "democratic and overprotective - pampering" education methods, while males are more likely to be treated with "coercive, discriminatory, neglectful, corporal punishment" methods. …”
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Phenomenological Analysis of Lived Experience of Cancer: A Case Study of Patients at Ayatollah Kashani Hospital in Shahrekord by Hedari Arman, Sayedeh Sapideh Hashemi

“…Consequently, a non-random, purposeful sampling method was employed. Data collection involved two primary techniques: comprehensive observation and semi-structured interviews. …”
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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…It used the simple random sampling method and the required data was collected through a questionnaire, the items of which were mainly obtained from the review of the literature related to shared bicycles, its mechanism, and the presented conceptual model. …”
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A Model For Optimization of Knowledge Management Outsourcing Decision Using Genetic Algorithm by Ameneh Khadivar, Fatemeh Abbasi, Sheyda Akbarian

“…Expanding the scope to include more factors may provide a deeper understanding and have a significant impact on the provider selection outcomes. …”
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Mothers Practices and Factors Affecting Sunlight Exposure of Their Infants in Adami Tulu Jido Kombolcha District, East Shoa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2022: A Community Based C... by Abdulhakim Hora Hedato MPH, Abdissa Alemu Dibaba MPH, Ephrem Lejore Sibamo MPH, Wondwosen T/Silasie Kidane MSc, Beriso Furo Wengoro PhD, Fikiru Yigezu Jaleta MSc, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro MSc

“…A lottery method sampling technique was employed to select local administrative units and systematic random sampling employed to select study participants. …”
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Design and validation of consumer behavior model based on user-generated content in the banking industry by Sepahdar Rahnama, Marzieh ZendehDel, Mir Hadi Moazen Jamshidi

“…The statistical population in the qualitative part includes 15 people from the experts of the banking and academic system active in the field of content marketing,selected by the method of judgmental purposeful sampling; and the statistical population in the quantitative part includes 384 people from all the customers of Sepah Bank in Tehran, selected using Cochran's formula as a sample, by available sampling method. …”
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Challenges in Detecting Ecological Interactions Using Sedimentary Ancient DNA Data by Fiona Margaret Callahan, Jacky Kaiyuan Li, Rasmus Nielsen

“…Additionally, we find that for more realistic simulation scenarios, with sample sizes that are currently realistic for this type of data, models are typically unable to detect interactions better than random assignment of associations. …”
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Associations of sedentary time, sleep duration and physical exercise with multimorbidity among older adults in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study based on national physical f... by Kai Li, Jingjing Wang, Yuqin Rao, Fanhui Zheng, Ying Chen, Bo Zhai, Jintao Hong, Dao Wang, Chen Wang, Bao Liu

“…Weighted analysis was performed to appropriately account for complex sampling designs and provide more robust results. Results Among 13,465 study participants (unweighted mean age 69.3 years; weighted mean age 67.4 years, 50.7% female), the overall prevalence of multimorbidity was 40.9%–42.3%. …”
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Aerobic-Resistance Training with Royal Jelly Supplementation Has a Synergistic Effect on Paraoxonase 1 Changes and Liver Function in Women with MASLD by Roya Askari, Nazanin Rabani, Hamid Marefati, Marzie Sadat Azarnive, Matteo Pusceddu, Gian Mario Migliaccio

“…However, in order to obtain more accurate scientific evidence, it is necessary to investigate more doses and timing of royal jelly in future studies.…”
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