Predicting Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly Population: A Retrospective Study in Shanghai, China by Zhu W, Tan S, Zhou Z, Zhao M, Wang Y, Li Q, Zheng Y, Shi J

“…This study aimed to develop a short-term risk prediction model for CVD events among individuals aged ≥ 60 years in Shanghai, China.Methods: Stratified random sampling recruited elderly individuals. …”
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Academic stress and irregular menstruation influence the dysmenorrhea, school absenteeism and healthcare seeking among adolescent girls in junior high school in Shanghai: a cross-s... by Tiantian Liu, Deyun Qi, Li Zhang, Jun Hou, Jing Zhao, Yuan Zhou, Bingbing Sun, Fei Wang, Hui Tan, Ruiping Wang

“…This study aim to understand the prevalence of dysmenorrhea and to explore factors associated with the school absenteeism and healthcare seeking habit among adolescent girls with dysmenorrhea.MethodsThis cross-sectional,questionnaire-based study included 1,243 participants recruited from five junior high schools using cluster sampling method. …”
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Reduced antimicrobial consumption through enhanced pneumonia management in critically ill patients: outcomes of an antibiotic stewardship program in the intensive care unit by Asieb Sekandarzad, Annabelle Flügler, Anne Rheinboldt, David Rother, Gesche Först, Siegbert Rieg, Alexander Supady, Achim Lother, Dawid Leander Staudacher, Tobias Wengenmayer, Winfried V. Kern, Paul Marc Biever

“…This study examines the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) in the ICU on both diagnostic accuracy and antimicrobial consumption in critically ill patients with pneumonia.MethodsThis cohort study compares a prospective cohort with matched controls from a retrospective sample in the ICU of a tertiary hospital. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associate Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Lao PDR: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey by Sengtavanh Keokenchanh, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Akiko Tokinobu, Kaoru Midorikawa, Wakaha Ikeda, Akemi Morita, Takumi Kitajima, Shigeru Sokejima

“…A total of 12,519 WRA tested for anemia were included in this study, through multistage sampling approaches. Binary logistic regression was used to determine the associated factors of anemia. …”
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Strategies to Improve the Quality of Public Services with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indonesia by Mustainah M, Dandan Haryono, Nuraisyah Nuraisyah

“… The objectives of this study are: first, the extent of Improving the Quality of Public Services with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indonesia, and second, what strategies can be used to Improve the Quality of Public Services with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Indonesia. The method used in this study is qualitative, the qualitative method is the method used by the researcher by using sentences to describe the results of the research through writing, the data used consists of primary and secondary data, Techniques for determining Informants with snowbal Sampling, Informants in this study are designers of public service studies based on artificial intelligence in Indonesia, data is collected through Observation,  Interviews, FGDs and Documentation, Data analysis in this study uses data condensation data collection techniques, data presentation, verification and conclusion Triangulation of sources is used to obtain data validity, as well as the use of Analytical Techniques (SWOT) to find and determine the right strategy in improving the quality of public services with Artificial Intelligence (AI). …”
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ANALISIS DAYA SAING USAHATANI KOPI ROBUSTA (Coffea canephora) DI KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG by Fery Murtiningrum, Putri Suci Asriani, Redy Badrudin

“…Selecting sample is done by using stratified random sampling method. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness of treatment based on bioenergy economy approach and cognitive-behavioral therapy on emotional regulation of women by Simin Goodarzi, Simindokht Rezakhani, Azam Fattahi Andabil

“…Conclusion: Bio-energy economy therapy is a more effective method for improving emotion regulation compared to cognitive-behavioral therapy. …”
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Feasibility of Using New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Preventive Measures in Building Works by Mercedes del Río Merino, María Segarra Cañamares, Miriam Zamora Calleja, Antonio Ros Serrano, Rafael Alberto Heredia Morante

“…Methodology: A mixed-method approach was employed in four stages: (1) a systematic literature review of digital safety tools; (2) a survey of 97 construction professionals using purposive sampling and validated through pretesting (Cronbach’s α = 0.82); (3) an analysis of official accident statistics; and (4) expert consensus using the Delphi method (three rounds, 75% consensus threshold). …”
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The Assessment of Utility and the Role of Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in West Azerbaijan Province by ali Gholami, Fatemeh Moohamadzadeh

“…The statistical community of current research includes local experts (such as members of Islamic councils of villages and villagers), which consists of 3108 people. 341 people were selected as the sample by stratified sampling using Cochran method. …”
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Adversarial example defense algorithm for MNIST based on image reconstruction by Zhongyuan QIN, Zhaoxiang HE, Tao LI, Liquan CHEN

“…With the popularization of deep learning, more and more attention has been paid to its security issues.The adversarial sample is to add a small disturbance to the original image, which can cause the deep learning model to misclassify the image, which seriously affects the performance of deep learning technology.To address this challenge, the attack form and harm of the existing adversarial samples were analyzed.An adversarial examples defense method based on image reconstruction was proposed to effectively detect adversarial examples.The defense method used MNIST as the test data set.The core idea was image reconstruction, including central variance minimization and image quilting optimization.The central variance minimization was only processed for the central area of the image.The image quilting optimization incorporated the overlapping area into the patch block selection.Considered and took half the size of the patch as the overlap area.Using FGSM, BIM, DeepFool and C＆amp;W attack methods to generate adversarial samples to test the defense performance of the two methods, and compare with the existing three image reconstruction defense methods (cropping and scaling, bit depth compression and JPEG compression).The experimental results show that the central variance minimization and image quilting optimization algorithms proposed have a satisfied defense effect against the attacks of existing common adversarial samples.Image quilting optimization achieves over 75% classification accuracy for samples generated by the four attack algorithms, and the defense effect of minimizing central variance is around 70%.The three image reconstruction algorithms used for comparison have unstable defense effects on different attack algorithms, and the overall classification accuracy rate is less than 60%.The central variance minimization and image quilting optimization proposed achieve the purpose of effectively defending against adversarial samples.The experiments illustrate the defense effect of the proposed defense algorithm in different adversarial sample attack algorithms.The comparison between the reconstruction algorithm and the algorithm shows that the proposed scheme has good defense performance.…”
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Single-image super-resolution of gamma-ray imaging system using deep denoiser prior based on plug-and-play framework by Guo-Guang Li, Liang Sheng, Bao-Jun Duan, Yang Li, Yan Song, Zi-Jian Zhu, Wei-Peng Yan, Dong-Wei Hei, Qing-Zi Xing

“…By increasing the pixel number of the reconstructed images, the proposed algorithm is capable of recovering more details. Notably, in both simulation and real experiments, the proposed algorithm is demonstrated to achieve subpixel resolution, surpassing the Nyquist sampling limit determined by the camera pixel size.…”
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Towards the Question on the Zero Subject in English by I. S. Stepanenko, L. A. Ulianitckaia, T. V. Shulzhenko

“…The examples illustrating the functional features of the implicit subject in English sentence were selected by means of the method of continuous sampling from 7 corpora. To represent the structural features of the implicit subject the method of formal logical modelling is applied.Results and discussion. …”
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AN EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE SELECTION OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES by Ayşe Nur Balcı Yapalak, Abdullah Uçar, Servet Yüce, Ömer Ataç

“…Eight hundred twenty-six students from 14 faculties were reached using a non-probability sampling method. A Likert-type questionnaire was used to determine the effects of 19 factors mentioned in academic literature. …”
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Synthesis of the Algorithm of the Vector Width-Pulse Modulation in a Nine-Phase Active Voltage Rectifier by S. V. Panteleev, A. N. Malashin, D. V. Karkotskiy, Yu. V. Suchodolov

“…It is noted that there are a number of combinations in which two or more different key states correspond to one base vector. …”
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Association between screen time and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Chinese adolescents by Jue Xu, Hanmin Duan, Kang Qin, Bing Liu

“…This research aims to investigate this link and examine the role of sleep duration as a mediating factor.MethodData were collected from 3,307 students from four districts and counties of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, using a multi-stage random cluster sampling method and self-administered questionnaires. …”
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Validity and Reliability Assessment of the Arabic Version of the Social and Emotional Competencies Questionnaire in a Moroccan Nursing Student Population by Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui, Rahma Bouali

“…The purpose of the present research was to examine the psychometric properties of the SEC-Q in Moroccan nursing students. Method: A sample of 320 Moroccan nursing students, including 190 women and 130 men, was selected using a stratified convenience sampling method. …”
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FAUNA IKAN SILURIFORMES DARI SUNGAI SERAYU, BANJARAN, DAN TAJUM DI KABUPATEN BANYUMAS by D Bhagawati, MN Abulias, A Amurwanto

“…This study was conducted to determine the morphology variations, species richness, and abundance of the order Siluriformes in Serayu, Banjaran, and Tajum River in Banyumas. The research method used explorative survey while the sample drawing used random sampling method, then the data were analyzed descriptively. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Ghanaian patients presenting with low back pain: a single centre study by Godwill Acquah, Derick Seyram Sule, Lawrence Fesi, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Jacob Leonard Ago, Dennison Agala, William K. Antwi

“…This study therefore explored the patterns of MRI findings in Ghanaian patients with low back pain. Method A one-year retrospective cross-sectional design with a purposive sampling method was used to retrieve data from 59 MRI lumbar spine radiologist reports with a clinical history of low back pain. …”
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Lived Experiences of Tabriz University Faculty Members About Information Anxiety and Its Consequences: A Phenomenological Study by Ali Imanzadeh, Maryam Marandi Heidarloo

“…After the written implementation of the interviews, the data of the interviews were analyzed based on the hermeneutic approach and based on the method of Dickelman, Tanner and, Allen (1989).Findings: From the analysis of the experiences of faculty members of Tabriz University, 513 codes, 4 main themes: the nature of the profession (job culture, job promotion, professional interaction, knowledge production), Intervening factors of information anxiety (large volume of information and lack of time, emergence of new technologies, fear of losing important information, inability to manage the cognitive system, culture of sharing knowledge and achieving findings) Consequences of information anxiety (anxiety and mental anxiety, feelings of loneliness, decision-making crisis, professional performance and accumulation of professional duties) and information anxiety management strategies (improving cognitive and metacognitive skills, improving information evaluation skills, improving media literacy, self-care and self-restraint and skill management) were achieved.Conclusion: Considering the job nature of university faculty members and the fact that this group is more exposed to information anxiety and this anxiety can affect their job performance, it is possible to adopt strategies such as the development of cognitive and metacognitive skills, information management. …”
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Seafood Consumption Preferences of University Student and Factors Affecting Preferences: The Case of Mersin University by Musavver Alageyik, Nuray Çiftçi, Deniz Ayas

“…Data were obtained by random sampling method in April, May and June of 2018 on a questionnaire form based on face-to-face interviews with 550 students from different programs. …”
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