Food insecurity status and determinants among Urban Productive Safety Net Program beneficiary households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Atimen Derso, Hailemichael Bizuneh, Awoke Keleb, Ayechew Ademas, Metadel Adane

“…A multi-stage sampling method was used; study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique after establishing the proportionally allocated sample size for 9 districts. Data were collected by trained personnel using a pretested, structured questionnaire. …”
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Pregnancy-induced Hypertension: What Are the Associated Factors in Rural Areas? A Study from Rural Dehradun, Uttarakhand by Manisha Dhinwa, Pradeep Aggarwal, Mahendra Singh, Yogesh Arvind Bahurupi, Nandita Sharma

“…A sample size of 113 was calculated and included in our study. A pre-tested structured schedule was used to interview the study participants after a pilot test. …”
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PCA Weight Determination-Based InSAR Baseline Optimization Method: A Case Study of the HaiKou Phosphate Mining Area in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China by Weimeng Xu, Jingchun Zhou, Jinliang Wang, Huihui Mei, Xianjun Ou, Baixuan Li

“…Additionally, the GACOS (Generic Atmospheric Correction Online Service) atmospheric correction product is applied to further enhance data quality. Taking the Haikou Phosphate Mine area in Kunming, Yunnan, as the study area, surface deformation information was extracted using the SBAS-InSAR technique, and the spatiotemporal characteristics of subsidence were analyzed. …”
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Food crises and coping strategies in war-affected communities in Tigray, Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study among households by Hadush Gebregziabher, Amaha Kahsay, Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Tedros Bereket, Teklay Negash Gebregziabher, Micheale Yifter Weldemichael, Afework Mulugeta, Alem Gebremariam

“…Methodology A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 315 randomly selected households in Mekelle City. Data were collected from May to June 2022 using a pre-tested structured questionnaire and entered, cleaned, coded, and analyzed using Stata version 14. …”
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Being the nurse’s eyes and ears: a mixed methods study of assistant nurses’ perceptions of their role regarding drug-related problems in nursing homes by Sarah Thelin, Beata Borgström Bolmsjö, Gabriella Caleres, Astrid Mattsson, Åsa G. Craftman, Patrik Midlöv, Sara Modig

“…Thereafter, semi-structured interviews were performed at four NHs and included 20 participants. …”
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Frameworks, models and theories for prevention of child maltreatment: protocol for a scoping review from a population health perspective by Juan Victor Ariel Franco, Freia De Bock, Adrienne Alayli, Lena Rasch, Christian Ballmeyer

“…Findings will be presented in a structured table format as well as narratively.Ethics and dissemination As we will not collect any personal, confidential or sensitive data, ethical approval is not required. …”
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Prevalence, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern and Associated Factors of Staphylococcus Aureus Among Camel's Raw Milk in Babile District, Oromia, Ethiopia by Ahmednur Abdi, Siraj Hussen, Mohammed Ahmed

“…Participants were selected using a multi‐stage sampling technique. Data was collected using a pretested structured questionnaire, and 25 mL of raw camel milk was collected in sterile screw‐capped bottles. …”
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Assessment of Hand Hygiene Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Among Health Sciences Students in Herat, Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ejaz E, Masudi M, Rahimi A, Osmani K, Shayan NA

“…Data analysis in SPSS 27 included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and logistic regression.Results: The overall accuracy of responses was 84.61% (IQR: 76.92, 84.61), reflecting a strong level of awareness. …”
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Current Framework of Italian Agriculture and Changes between the 2010 and 2020 Censuses by Luca Altamore, Pietro Chinnici, Simona Bacarella, Stefania Chironi, Marzia Ingrassia

“…Farms’ type of activities, structure, digitalization/computerization, innovation, and workforces’ characteristics were analyzed. …”
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The Role of Genre-Based Activities in the Writing of Argumentative Essays in EFL by Chala Bejarano Pedro Antonio, Chapetón Claudia Marcela

“…The study intended to go beyond an emphasis on linguistic and textual features in English as a foreign language argumentative essays by using a set of genre-based activities and the understanding of writing as a situated social practice. Data were gathered through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, class recordings, and students’ artifacts. …”
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Women wash practices and household diarrhea among rural indigenous Kumal community of Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Anusha Sharma, Sudip Khanal, Milan Thapa, Parash Sapkota, Anjali Bhatta, Manaslu Ojha, Rajan Bhusal

“…A total of 194 Kumal households were systematically selected using a sampling frame of 325 households. Data was collected through interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire adapted from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program (JMP). …”
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Healthy Ageing and Gut Microbiota: A Study on Longevity in Adults by Lihua Deng, Jun Xu, Qian Xue, Yanan Wei, Jingtong Wang

“…Gut microbiota structure and functional pathways were analysed by Metagenomics. …”
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Dynamic change in maternal cardiac function during pregnancy by Xiu-Juan Wang, Ling-Ling Chen, Ming-Huan Hong, Ling-Yun Kong, Wei Xiang, Li Fu, Xiao-Wei Li, Fang Liu

“…Clinical and echocardiographic data of the subjects were collected. The difference in cardiac structure and function among the 4 groups were analyzed. …”
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Agency support for at-risk families: service provision, challenges and effective elements for intervention by Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs, Eve Lafferty, Charlene Rapsey, Michael Tarren-Sweeney, Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll

“…Participants were staff members working within NGOs, providing interventions to families with ongoing Oranga Tamariki involvement. Data comprised responses to semi-structured interviews (n = 9), interpreted using thematic analysis. …”
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An Ecological Momentary Assessment and Intervention Tool for Memory in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury: Development and Usability of Memory Ecological Momentary Intervention by Emily L Morrow, Lyndsay A Nelson, Melissa C Duff, Lindsay S Mayberry

“…Despite the persistence of post-TBI memory deficits and their implications for community reintegration, memory rehabilitation is restricted to short-term care within structured therapy sessions. Technology shows promise to extend memory rehabilitation into daily life and to increase the number and contextual diversity of learning opportunities. …”
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Understanding healthcare workers’ risk perception and response to healthcare waste in Arba Minch town, Ethiopia: application of the extended parallel process model by Kiros Muleta, Tsehaynew Kasse, Gistane Ayele, Desta Haftu, Yalemzer Agegnehu

“…Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 health workers. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data, which was then exported to SPSS version 26. …”
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QTL mapping provides new insights into emamectin benzoate resistance in salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis by Armin Sturm, Greta Carmona-Antoñanzas, Joseph L. Humble, Claudia Croton, Sally Boyd, Rapule Mphuti, John B. Taggart, David I. Bassett, Ross D. Houston, Karim Gharbi, James E. Bron, Michaël Bekaert

“…Genes transcriptionally up-regulated in EMB resistant parasites include a β spectrin, a cytoskeletal protein with still incompletely understood roles in neuron structure and function, as well as glutathione S-transferase, an enzyme with potential roles in the biochemical defence against toxicants.…”
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Assessing the impact of gender and body mass index on motor competence: a cross-sectional analysis of children by Sandeep Kumar, Yajuvendra Singh Rajpoot, Krishna Kant Sahu, Bhanu Pratap, Suchishrava Choudhary, Prashant Kumar Choudhary, Nripender Hooda

“…Extracurricular physical activity habits were assessed through a structured questionnaire. Statistical analyses included chi-square tests, t-tests, and one-way ANOVA with Scheffé post hoc comparisons (p < 0.05). …”
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Defining the transition from new to normal: a qualitative investigation of the clinical change process by Santana R. Silver, Kayla Christine Jones, Kimberly Hook, Erika L. Crable, Emily R. George, Janet R. Serwint, Kirsten Austad, Allan Walkey, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

“…Enrolled participants completed semi-structured interviews around implementing evidence-based practices. …”
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Wearable sensors for measuring spontaneous upper limb use in children with unilateral cerebral palsy and typical development by Elena Beani, Mattia Franchi de ’Cavalieri, Silvia Filogna, Veronica Barzacchi, Matteo Cianchetti, Martina Maselli, Giada Martini, Valentina Menici, Giuseppe Prencipe, Elisa Sicola, Giovanni Cioni, Giuseppina Sgandurra

“…Through wearable sensor data analysis, we demonstrate a linear correlation between asymmetry measured during smi-structured assessments and daily life. …”
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