Vision-Related Quality of Life among Patients Attending the Diabetes and Eye Clinics in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya by Nerice Emade, Joseph Nyamori, Margaret Njuguna, Lucy Njambi, Stephen Gichuhi

“…Using a purposive consecutive sampling method, we enrolled 100 participants, 50 with diabetic retinopathy and 50 without diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Knowledge and Practice Toward Epilepsy and its Associated Factors Among Teachers, in Hossana Town Administration, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 by Getachew Ossabo Babore, Teshome Tesfaye Habebo, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Asnakech Zekiwos Helizo, Dawit Gebremichael Anshebo

“…Finally, the study units were selected by applying a simple random sampling method. To test internal consistency for knowledge assessment questions reliability test (Cronbach alpha) was performed. …”
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The association between dietary antioxidant index with tumor size, proliferation marker, and the odds of breast cancer in Iranian women by Adeleh Khodabakhshi, Niloufar Rasaei, Mahmood Reza Masoudi, Mahdi Vajdi, Seyed Ali Razavi Nasab, Hossein Bavi Behbahani, Ali Akbari, Hadi Bazyar, Mostafa Dianati

“…In this matched case-control study, 155 women with breast cancer and 155 cancer-free women (18–70 years old) were recruited from Iran, using a convenience sampling method. Control participants were frequency-matched to cases by 5-year age-group. …”
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Depression care integration in tuberculosis services: A feasibility assessment in Pakistan by Saima Afaq, Aliya Ayub, Mehreen Riaz Faisal, Zara Nisar, Zala, Ateeq ur Rehman, Afzaal Ahmed, Olamide Todowede, Najma Siddiqi

“…Patient and Public Contribution To create a more inclusive and comprehensive TB and depression care pathway, we gathered input from both service providers and service users (TB patients, their carers). …”
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Peran akun Instagram @Masukuny dalam pemenuhan informasi pengikut seputar Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta by Ahmad Abruron Baharsyah, Benni Setiawan

“…The population in this study were followers of the Instagram account @masukuny, totaling 38.8 thousand followers. Sampling in this study using non-probability techniques and get the results of 396 samples. …”
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Cross-Sectional Survey to Assess Tobacco and Nicotine Product Use since the Introduction of Heated Tobacco Products in Japan: Wave 2 by Prasad Krishna, Shetty Mandara, Edward Lauren, Kanitscheider Claudia, Marczykowski Felix

“…A 3-stage probability sampling method was applied that was geographically stratified by street blocks proportionate to population density. …”
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Differential characteristics of vaginal versus endometrial microbiota in IVF patients by Alina Polifke, Annika von Schwedler, Rebecca Gulba, Ralf Bensmann, Alexander Dilthey, Najib N. R. Nassar, Patrick Finzer

“…Vaginal and endometrial microbiomes were found to be Lactobacillus-dominated in the majority of patients, with the most abundant Lactobacillus species typically shared between sample types of same patient. Endometrial microbiomes were found to be more diverse than vaginal microbiomes (average Shannon entropy = 1.89 v/s 0.75, p = 10−5) and bacterial species such as Corynebacterium sp., Staphylococcus sp., Prevotella sp. and Propionibacterium sp. were found to be enriched in the endometrial samples. …”
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Prevalence of Overweight, Obesity, and Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents in Dubai Schools: A Complex Design Survey 2019 by Mona Abdullatif, Kadhim AlAbady, Ayesha Altheeb, Fidaa Rishmawi, Hana Jaradat, Sobya Farooq

“…Eating fast food was high among adolescents as 78.9% reported eating fast food one or more days in the week preceding the survey. Conclusion: School programs for overweight and obesity need further strengthening and to extend their scope to outside of the school community.…”
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Service delivery costs of vaccination at health facilities in Guangzhou, China by Chunhuan Zhang, Zeyu Liu, Yong Huang, Zhiwei Zheng, Wenji Wang, Zhoubin Zhang

“…Through stratified random sampling, we selected 84 vaccination clinics covering 11 administrative districts, including routine, adult, and rabies vaccination clinics. …”
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Design and test on vibration reduction for knife driving device of combine harvester by Wang Zhiming, Ma Guang, Lü Pengmin, Chen Ni

“…The interval time in calculation was set to 1 ms according to the sampling time of the measurement of the acceleration. …”
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Physical test instrument: a development study for junior Karateka in the kata category by Ardo Okilanda, Mikkey Anggara Suganda, Kurdi Kurdi, I Putu Eka Wijaya Putra, Rubiyatno Rubiyatno, Pangondian Hotliber Purba, Didi Suryadi, Singha Tulyakul, Mottakin Ahmed, Ikram Hussain, Fajar Kurniawan

“…The karate trial subjects were 16-17 years old (junior) and determined the trial sample with purposive sampling technique. Data analysis techniques using correlation tests, validity tests and reliability tests. …”
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Determinants of Anemia in Pregnancy: Findings from the Ethiopian Health and Demographic Survey by Ataklti Gebretsadik Woldegebriel, Gebremedhin Gebregziabiher Gebrehiwot, Abraham Aregay Desta, Kiros Fenta Ajemu, Asfawosen Aregay Berhe, Tewolde Wubayehu Woldearegay, Nega Mamo Bezabih

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the determinants of anemia among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Method. This study was based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS) that used a two-stage stratified cluster sampling technique. …”
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Comparative study on risk prediction model of type 2 diabetes based on machine learning theory: a cross-sectional study by Shu Wang, Shuang Wang, Rong Chen, Ling Luo, Qiaoli Zhang, Danli Kong, Rudai Cao, Chunwen Lin, Jialu Huang, Haibing Yu, Yuan Lin Ding

“…The multistage cluster random sampling method was adopted at each monitoring site, and 4157 people were finally selected. …”
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Post stroke fall and associated factors among stroke survivors at hospitals in Jimma town, oromia regional state, Southwest Ethiopia, 2025: a cross sectional study by Yohannes Girma Legese, Foad Akmel, Keiru Abajebal, Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Sisay Deme, Yazachew Mekonnen, Tesfalem Yitbarek

“…Subjects Stroke survivors who attended stroke units and physiotherapy outpatient clinics at hospitals in Jimma town, Oromia Regional State, South west Ethiopia. Method A hospital-based cross-sectional study with a systematic random sampling technique was employed, and the data collection occurred through chart review, physical examination, and face-to-face interviews. …”
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Effect of Education Using Animation on the Ability to Develop Personal Skills for Early Stroke Detection and Initial Treatment at Home by Yoany Maria Vianney Bita Aty, Florentianus Tat, Gadur Blasius, Irfan Irfan, Pius Selasa, Trifonia Sri Nurwela

“…Methodology: The research method used a quasi-experimental design with a quota sampling technique, involving two groups: intervention and control. …”
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Distribution characteristics of soil organic carbon in Carya cathayensis producing regions of Lin an City, Zhejiang Province by WU Jiasen, ZHANG Jinchi, HUANG Jianqin, TONG Zhipeng, YE Jing, GU Guangtong

“…So the objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of intensive management on SOC content and distribution of hickory forest, which could provide useful information for sustainable management of hickory forests.The experiment sites located in Lin an City (118°51′ 119°52′ E, 29°56′ 30°23′ N), which were the major production base of hickory and the total acreage reached 29 047.1 hm². Soil samples (0 30 cm depth) were collected from 306 plots with the areas of 1 km by 1 km for each plot between July and August in 2008 according to the multi-point sampling method. …”
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Finite element ansysis and ISO calculation standard of tooth root bending strengthern of spiral beval gears by FENG Shaokun, WEI Bingyang, XIN Wen, CHENG Bo

“…The influence of parameter values on root bending stress calculations is analyzed for each method. Through computations on multiple design samples, the root bending stress values derived from both methods are compared. …”
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Multicultural values: meeting point of two forces in developing Islamic education by Dwi Mariyono

“…Future research could aim for larger and more diverse samples to enhance the robustness of the results. …”
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Modern strategies for study of tumor’s markers in clinical practic by I. B. Zborovskaya

“…The correct formation of patient’s groups and selection of samples is very important. It is emphasized that integrated clinical programs should combine traditional methods of diagnostics and treatment with modern molecular testing and bioinformatics methods.…”
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Higher positive identification of malignant CSF cells using the cytocentrifuge than the Suta chamber by Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Indianara Rotta, Arnaldo José de Conto, Dario Antonelli Filho, Carlos Dabdoub Roda, Edna Yoshiko Yamada, Gisele M. B. Singer

“…Centrifuge positively identified higher numbers of malignant cells in samples with a normal concentration of white blood cells (WBCs) (< 5 cells/mm3) and with more than 200 cells/mm3, although this was not statistically significant. …”
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