Multilevel analysis of individual, household, and community factors influencing COVID-19 vaccination intention: evidence from the 2021 Korea Community Health Survey by Ji-seon Seong, Jong-Yeon Kim

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the combined effects of individual, household, and community-level factors on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination intention using a multilevel analysis. Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed raw data from the 2021 Korea Community Health Survey and regional statistics from 255 health centers, with a final sample of 229,216 individuals. …”
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Bank concentration, competition and financial stability nexus in the East African Community: is there a trade-off? by Moses Nyangu, Nyankomo Marwa, Ashenafi Fanta, Elinami J. Minja

“…A two-step system Generalised Methods of Moments (GMM) is employed on a sample of 149 banks with 1,805 annual observations over the period 2001–2018. …”
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Protozoa on Bali Cattle in Lopok Sub-District, Sumbawa District by Aldi Hamdani, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti, Yeni Dhamayanti, Setiawan Koesdarto, Agus Sunarso, Poedji Hastutiek

“…Samples were examined by sedimentation and floating methods. …”
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Perception of extreme musical dissonance in cochlear implant users using a novel listening task by Melanie L. Gilbert, Charles J. Limb, Eric K. Kim, Mickael L. D. Deroche, Rebecca M. Lewis

“…This study aimed to refine previous methods by emphasizing the variability and typically lower scores among CI users, aligning these findings more closely with their reported experiences and existing literature.MethodsA total of 34 participants (21 NH and 13 CI) completed the 30-min music task, which involved listening to music samples with various levels of harmonic consonance-dissonance ranging from complete consonance to extreme dissonance, and then rating the samples on a 5-point “pleasantness” scale. …”
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Metabarcoding analysis of eukaryotic microbiota in the gut of HIV-infected patients. by Ibrahim Hamad, Rita Abou Abdallah, Isabelle Ravaux, Saadia Mokhtari, Hervé Tissot-Dupont, Caroline Michelle, Andreas Stein, Jean-Christophe Lagier, Didier Raoult, Fadi Bittar

“…Our results revealed that recovering eukaryotic components from fecal samples differs significantly among DNA extraction methods. …”
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Effect of applying ultrasonic-milk-analyzer for detecting composition of cow milk adulterated with table salt and sugar by WANG Yan-bin, LIU Dong-hong, ZHOU Xiang-hua, YE Xing-qian

“…Comparison with the FOSS-134 infra-milk-analyzer and standard-methods (GB) has been carried out. The three methods gave agreement in detecting the same milk sample diluted with water. …”
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Ultrasonic-Assisted Flavonoid Extraction from Ant Nest by Nita Indriyani, Yusnita La Goa, Muthmainnah Ely, Elton Mendy

“…The extraction of active substances from ant nests can be affected by various extraction methods, whether conventional or sonication. Sample extraction was carried out by maceration and ultrasonic methods with the use of solvents to yield flavonoid compounds. …”
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The Relationship Between Orthodontic Malocclusion and Morphological Features of Sella Turcica Bridging and Ponticulus Posticus by Roberta Lekavičiūtė, Diana Šopagienė, Dainius Razukevičius, Giedrė Trakinienė, Kristina Lopatienė

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between skeletal orthodontic malocclusions and the morphological features of sella turcica bridging (STB) and ponticulus posticus (PP). <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The study sample consisted of 300 randomly selected pre-orthodontic treatment patients aged 7–40 years. …”
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Facial/sinus pain or pressure and migraine: exploratory findings from the HEADS registry by Deena E. Kuruvilla, Gretchen E. Tietjen, Gregory A. Panza, Victoria L. Hodgkinson, Victoria L. Hodgkinson, Frederick A. Godley

“…Continuous variables were compared using independent samples t-test or Mann–Whitney U, and categorical variables were compared using chi-square or Fisher's exact test.ResultsThe FPP+ group (n = 598) was younger, more often female, and reported higher rates of nasal, vestibular, and otologic symptoms compared to the FPP− group (n = 146). …”
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Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening for Down Syndrome: A Review of Mass-Spectrometry-Based Approaches by Răzvan Lucian Jurca, Ioana-Ecaterina Pralea, Maria Iacobescu, Iulia Rus, Cristina-Adela Iuga, Florin Stamatian

“…Recently, there has been a noticeable shift towards using less invasive biological sample types (e.g., maternal serum, plasma, and urine) reflecting a growing interest in non-invasive methods for prenatal screening. …”
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NUMERICAL TAXONOMIC STUDY OF THE IRANIAN SPECIES OF ALYSSUM L. BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS

“…This work is based on field and different herbarium samples. The data were analysed by UPGMA clustering method. …”
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The rates and measurement of adherence to acamprosate in randomised controlled clinical trials: A systematic review. by Kim Donoghue, Laura Hermann, Eileen Brobbin, Colin Drummond

“…A mean adherence rate of 84.9% (56.4-91.3%) was reported for trials that reported the percentage of participants taking more than 80% of medication prescribed. There is low confidence in the methods used to monitor adherence with all clinical trials having a low adherence-assurance rating. …”
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Burnout syndrome and accidents in primary healthcare nursing workers: a scoping review by Célia Cristina Franco de Godoy, Anacleta Rodrigues Lima, Paula Hino, Mônica Taminato, Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno, Hugo Fernandes

“…The studies’ methodological quality suggests the need for more in-depth experimental research to suggest more assertive evidence.…”
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Assessing the efficiency and effectiveness of community-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Turin: insights from the fast-track cities initiative - a cross-sectional... by Valerio Brescia, Paolo Ragusa, Edoardo Miserere, Fabrizio Bert

“…Significant demographic and behavioral differences were found: previously tested participants are more likely to be older (p < 0.001, OR = 1.15) than first-time testers, more likely to be MSM (Men who have Sex with Men) than MSF (Men who have Sex with Female) and FSM (Female who has Sex with Male) (p < 0.001, OR = 0.132; p < 0.001, OR = 0.183); and are more likely to have had a history of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)(p = 0.003, OR = 0.128). …”
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Evaluation of the relationships between physico-chemical parameters and the abundance of Vibrio spp. in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and seawater from the Maryland Coastal Bays by Jasmine Smalls, John Jacobs, Howard Townsend, Paulinus Chigbu, Salina Parveen

“…Vibrio was more prevalent in crab samples compared to seawater. …”
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A precise spatiotemporal fusion crop classification framework based on parcels by Liegang Xia, Changge Chen, Jiancheng Luo, Xiaodong Hu, Xuanzhi Lu, Hongfeng Yu, Keyu Lu

“…Experimental validations using Pearson correlation coefficients and TWDTW similarity comparisons reveal that larger parcels have time series features that more strongly represent the features of typical samples. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Current State of Transfer Learning Accelerated CNN-Based Plant Leaf Disease Classification by David J. Richter, Md Ilias Bappi, Shivani Sanjay Kolekar, Kyungbaek Kim

“…And, if these diseases are not identified early enough, they will further infect more plants and therefore destroy even more yield. …”
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Distribution of Aeromonas bacterial population in water, sediment and Nile tilapia in fish culture pond, Guder, Ethiopia by Bekele Lema, Natarajan Pavanasam, Kassaye Balkew, Zufan Bedewi

“…Various physico-chemical characteristics were recorded following standard methods. The level of bacterial population in water, sediment and fish tissue were done by following standard methods and expressed as colony-forming units (CFU) in water per milliliter (CFU ml-1), sediment and fish tissues(CFU g-1).The results revealed more bacterial population in sediment (3.43 x106 to 5.54 x 106 CFU g-1) than in water (1.45x106 to 4.0x106 CFU ml-1) and  fish tissues (1.06 ± 1.10x104 to 1.74 ± 10.8x104 CFU g-1in gill filaments; 1.62 ± 11.2x104 to 2.82 ± 13.0x104 CFU g−1 in intestine from; and 0.82 ± 5.9x104 to 1.60 ± 12.1.6x104 CFU g-1; in kidney from 0.48 ± 5.0 to 0.77 ± 4.1x104 CFU g-1. in skin). …”
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Gadgets in kindergarten: image, perceptions, and reality. Child’s perspective study by Olga L. Kholodova, Natalia S. Tyumentseva, Evgeny E. Krasheninnikov-Khait

“…Primary methods included drawing with commentary and interviews. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury during Open Heart Surgery under Extracorporeal Circulation by E. A. Tabakyan, S. A. Partigulov, M. G., Lepilin, I. V. Burmistrova, V. D. Vodyasov, T. I. Kotkina, V. N. Titov

“…AKI developed in patients who had more prolonged EC, transverse aortic ligation, low hemoglobin levels and received more doses of donor blood. …”
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