Measurement and analysis of diesel exhaust particulates based on light scattering by LU Yeqiang, SHI Yunbin, SUN Zai, SONG Yijin, LOU Xiaochun

“…To measure PMs using light scattering method (LSM), a non-contact modern photoelectric measurement technique, has the advantages of realtime, online and harmless to sample, etc. …”
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Reliability of Acoustic Pharyngometry and Rhinometry Examination in Children and Adolescents by Camilla Hansen, Liselotte Sonnesen

“…Material and Methods: The study sample included 35 healthy subjects in the age of 9 to 14 years. …”
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The Management of Economic Decline and the Dimension of Organizational Change by Mihaela Onofrei, Dan Lupu

“…The research methodology has a theoretical and an empirical component and it is based on statistical methods that facilitated a quantitative approach, using a sample of 82 companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, all of them being declared insolvent between 2000 and 2010. …”
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The Impact of Social Capital on Sustainable Development of Agriculture in Rural Areas (Case Study: Kermanshah Province Villages) by Vakil Haidari Sareban, Sohyla Bakhtar, Mina Ziarati

“…The statistical society is Kermanshah province villages those 84 villages and 441 people were selected as samples. Field methods were used to collect data. …”
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Triple burden of malnutrition among Vietnamese 0·5–11-year-old children in 2020–2021: results of SEANUTS II Vietnam by Nga Thuy Tran, Van Khanh Tran, Duong Thanh Tran, Tu Tran Ngoc Nguyen, Son Duy Nguyen, Ha Thu Nguyen, Tu Song Nguyen, Tung Van Thanh Le, Phuong Thi Lan Nguyen, Hanh Thi Dang, Hoa Anh Le, Gerard Wong, Ilse Khouw

“…Setting: A multistage cluster systematic random sampling method was implemented in different regions in Vietnam: North Mountainous, Central Highlands, Red River Delta, North Central and Coastal Area, Southeast and Mekong River Delta. …”
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Monocropping vs mixed cropping systems under a changing climate: Smallholder farmers' perceptions and farm profitability in Eastern Rwanda by Hashakimana Léonidas, Tessema Toru, Niyitanga Fidèle, Mulugeta D. Watabaji, Tadele Bedo Gelete, Hirwa Hubert

“…Purposive and multi-stage random sampling techniques were used for selecting sample households (n = 196). …”
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Intended place of residence in old age of internal migrants aged 15–64 years: a citywide cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China by Jing Zhao, Yan Su, Yanyan Mao, An-na Chen, Xiao-ping Zhou, Wei-jin Zhou, Qian-xi Zhu

“…Objectives To explore the intentions of working-age internal migrants concerning their place of residence in old age and the relevant influencing factors.Method A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the 17 districts of Shanghai, China in 2013. …”
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Effects of chronic diseases on health related quality of life is mediated by sleep difficulty in middle aged and older adults by Yaoyao Wu, Zesheng Chen, Zongxue Cheng, Zhecong Yu, Kang Qin, Caixia Jiang, Jue Xu

“…We used a multi-stage cluster random sampling method to recruit participants from seven districts in Hangzhou. …”
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Novel fascial mapping of muscle spindles distribution: insights from a murine model study by Yunfeng Sun, Yunfeng Sun, Lucia Petrelli, Caterina Fede, Carlo Biz, Damiana Incendi, Andrea Porzionato, Carmelo Pirri, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Xiaoxiao Zhao, Carla Stecco

“…Using the rat quadriceps femoris muscle as the target, serial sections of the muscle were meticulously prepared following tissue sampling, fixation, and embedding. Furthermore, four additional rat gastrocnemius and eight human muscles were processed and cut into non-successive sections by the above method. …”
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Domestic violence and childhood trauma among married women using machine learning approach: a cross-sectional study by Abbas Al Mutair, Chandni Saha, Layila Alhassan, Hawra Albahrani, Norah A. Alkhamis, Hajar Al Sultan, Muhammad Daniyal, Alya Elgamri

“…This study aims to measure the prevalence and factors associated with DV as well as childhood trauma (CT) in the Al Hasa region. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted on 503 married women by using convenient sampling reporting DV and CT using two validated questionnaires, respectively. …”
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Epidemiology of lameness in prepartum dairy heifers and its association with milk production, reproduction, and diseases in the postpartum period by B.S. Souza, R.R. Daros

“…Behavior was assessed using a one-zero sampling method, with 3 scans per visit. The air temperature in the freestall was recorded continuously during the study period. …”
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Biodiversity patterns and environmental drivers of fragile alpine glacial lake ecosystems in the Himalaya: Implications for conservation and management by Muhammad Manzoor, Mushtaq Ahmad, Syed Waseem Gillani, Muhammad Waheed, Jussi Grießinger, Hamayun Shaheen, Wolfgang Jens-Henrik Meier

“…A systematic quadrat sampling method was employed to sample vegetation attributes across 47 sites for the period July to September in 2023 and 2024, encompassing a total of 940 quadrats. …”
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Factors influencing resilience and its relationship with spiritual coping strategies among nursing college students: a latent profile analysis by Shuang Hu, Siying Liu, Qizhi Yang, Ting Zhao, Batool Shumaila, Yajing Xian, Hongyang Liu, Dandan Xu, Huiping Hu, Xianhong Li

“…This study identifies distinct resilience profiles among nursing students, examines their associations with spiritual coping strategies, and determines demographic factors associated with these profiles. Method A cross-sectional study of 1,223 nursing students was conducted using convenience sampling from May 13 to 24, 2024. …”
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Recognizing the dimensions and components of school social responsibility in order to achieve the appropriate mode by mahmood noori, kolsum nami, mahdi bagheri

“…The statistical population of the study includes 15 experienced school principals and vice principals, and the samples were selected using the snowball sampling method, and sampling continued until the research reached theoretical saturation and adequacy. …”
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Super-resolution reconstruction technology for full-diameter core nuclear magnetic resonance scanning data: a global non-negative least squares-based approach by Yingying MA, Zebo PENG, Jingzhi CHEN, Fei WU, Xin NIE, Zhongshu LIAO, Gong ZHANG

“…Practical applications show that the high-resolution processed NMR porosity from well logging aligns more closely with gas-filled porosity. This method significantly improves the vertical resolution of full-diameter core NMR measurements, enhancing the detection capabilities for thin interbedded reservoirs.…”
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Barriers and facilitators of self-care in adults with pre-diabetes: a directed qualitative content analysis by Mozhgan Jokar, Mitra Zandi, Abbas Ebadi, Amir Abbas Momenan, Mohammad Rostamkhani

“…Method This was a qualitative study guided by the directed content analysis method. …”
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Perceived Barriers to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among Adolescents in Seven Arab Countries: A Cross-Cultural Study by Abdulrahman O. Musaiger, Mariam Al-Mannai, Reema Tayyem, Osama Al-Lalla, Essa Y. A. Ali, Faiza Kalam, Mofida M. Benhamed, Sabri Saghir, Ismail Halahleh, Zahra Djoudi, Manel Chirane

“…To highlight the perceived personal, social, and environmental barriers to healthy eating and physical activity among Arab adolescents. Method. A multistage stratified sampling method was used to select 4698 students aged 15–18 years (2240 males and 2458 females) from public schools. …”
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Potential profiling of social alienation in older female patients with stress urinary incontinence by Yakun Li, Hongxia Wang

“…Therefore, this study categorizes older adult female stress urinary incontinence patients through potential analysis to understand the category characteristics of social alienation level of older adult female stress urinary incontinence patients, and explores the influencing factors of social alienation level of different categories of older adult female stress urinary incontinence patients, which can provide a reference to personalized intervention programs for the characteristics of social alienation of older adult female stress urinary incontinence in the future.MethodA convenience sampling method was used to select 365 cases of older adult female stress urinary incontinence patients from March 2023 to April 2024 in three communities in Jinzhou City. …”
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Innovative Monitoring of Atmospheric Gaseous Hydrogen Fluoride by Stefano Dugheri, Alessandro Bonari, Ilenia Pompilio, Alessandro Monti, Nicola Mucci, Giulio Arcangeli

“…Hydrogen fluoride (HF) is a basic raw material for a wide variety of industrial products, with a worldwide production capacity of more than three million metric tonnes. A novel method for determining particulate fluoride and gaseous hydrogen fluoride in air is presented herewith. …”
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The mediating digital literacy and the moderating role of academic support in the relationship between artificial intelligence usage and creative thinking in nursing students by Ferhat Onur Agaoglu, Murat Bas, Sinan Tarsuslu, Lokman Onur Ekinci, Nihat Bugra Agaoglu

“…Simple random sampling method was used. Data were collected through demographic information form and four valid and reliable scales. …”
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