Evaluating the coverage of sexually transmitted infection prevention and control services in eight districts in Central Uganda: lot quality assurance sampling survey by Simon Peter Katongole, Semei Christopher Mukama, Jane Nakawesi, Dedrix Stephenson Bindeeba, Simons Ezajobo, Susan Nakubulwa, Andrew Mugisa, Mary Odiit, Catherine Senyimba, Eve Namitala, Robert D. D. M. Onzima Anguyo, Barbara Mukasa

“…In each SA, 19 respondents were randomly sampled from each target group. The survey assessed key indicators related to STIs, including knowledge of STI symptoms, knowledge of actions to take when infected with an STI, and engagement in risky sexual behavior. …”
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Multidimensional correlates of psychological stress: Insights from traditional statistical approaches and machine learning using a nationally representative Canadian sample. by Benjamin A Hives, Mark R Beauchamp, Yan Liu, Jordan Weiss, Eli Puterman

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Study of deformation microstructure of nickel samples at very short milling times: effects of addition of α-Al2O3 particles by Apurba Kanti Deb, P. Chatterjee

“…Attempts were made to elucidate the nature of dislocation present in the milled samples. The correction due to extra broadening from stacking fault was calculated from the refined values of twin fault probability. …”
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Relationship between “self-efficiency“ competence levels and constant sportive self-respect levels of football players (Sample of Istanbul European Side) by Aydın Pekel, Kubilay Çimen

“…Methods: Population of the study consists of 80 super amateur cluster football clubs operating in European Side of İstanbul Province, and sample of the study consists of (n=310) volunteer football players playing football in 21 sports clubs determined with simple random method. …”
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The role of financial technology in enhancing cyber marketing strategies: an analytical study of the opinions of a sample of customers of the Commercial Bank of Iraq TBI by Assistant teacher Anas Falah Hassan, Teacher Mohammed Edan Alkhazraje

“…The Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) was chosen as a site for implementing the research. A random sample of (210) individuals from the bank’s customers was selected to answer an electronic questionnaire to collect data. …”
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Small-Sample Authenticity Identification and Variety Classification of <i>Anoectochilus roxburghii</i> (Wall.) Lindl. Using Hyperspectral Imaging and Machine Learning by Yiqing Xu, Haoyuan Ding, Tingsong Zhang, Zhangting Wang, Hongzhen Wang, Lu Zhou, Yujia Dai, Ziyuan Liu

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A longitudinal analysis of adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures, media use, and risk perceptions in a Dutch population-based sample by Nadine Bol, Ruben D. Vromans, Marloes M. C. van Wezel, Emiel J. Krahmer

“…However, little attention has been paid to how these complex and dynamic behaviors and perceptions relate and evolve over time.Aims This study aimed to assess the longitudinal relationships between media use, risk perception, and adherence to preventive measures during the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods We conducted a pre-registered four-wave panel study among a representative sample of the Dutch population (N = 1166). We performed four random intercept cross-lagged panel models to assess between-person correlations between media use, risk perception, and adherence as well as within-person effects of media use and risk perception on adherence and changes within these variables over time.Results Media use and risk perception generally varied across time points, whereas adherence was generally stable over time. …”
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Reproducibility and Transparency Practices in a Sample of Nutrition- or Diet-Related Randomised Controlled Trial Publications: A Cross-Sectional Meta-Research by Michael Schlussel, Flavia Moraes, Simone Bernardes, Solange Durão

“…The practices of research transparency and reproducibility did not differ between supplementation and other nutrition- or diet-related RCTs. Conclusions: In a random sample of recently published nutrition- or diet-related RCTs, the frequency of practices of transparency and reproducibility related to statistical analysis plan and the availability of materials and code sharing are not satisfactory, while study registration and CoI were reported in most publications.…”
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Proposed Comprehensive Methodology Integrated with Explainable Artificial Intelligence for Prediction of Possible Biomarkers in Metabolomics Panel of Plasma Samples for Breast Canc... by Cemil Colak, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Abdulmohsen Algarni, Ali Algarni, Fahaid Al-Hashem, Luca Paolo Ardigò

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Childhood Trauma in Spanish Women with Fibromyalgia and Depression by Anita Ribeiro, Mari Aguilera, Clara Paz, Marta Salla, Guillem Feixas

“…The present investigation was twofold: it analyzed the prevalence of single types and cumulative types of CT in a Spanish sample of women diagnosed with FM with depressive symptoms. …”
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Role of Breastfeeding and Complementary Food on Hemoglobin and Ferritin Levels in a Cambodian Cross-Sectional Sample of Children Aged 3 to 24 Months. by Anika Reinbott, Irmgard Jordan, Johannes Herrmann, Judith Kuchenbecker, Ou Kevanna, Michael B Krawinkel

“…In total, 928 randomly selected households with children aged 3-23 months were included. …”
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The Role of Organizational Prowess on Organizational Citizenship Behaviors An analytical study of the views of a sample of academic staffs in the Knowledge University in the Erbi... by Sardar Abdulhameed Ahmed, Zana Majed Sadq, Sherwan Omer Omar

“…Questionnaire was designed as a data collection method in order to meet the research objectives and to test the main hypotheses of the research. Research sample were selected randomly through distributing the questionnaire among teaching staff. (50) questionnaires were distributed and (48) questionnaires were returned. (47) questionnaires were valid to run statistical analysis. …”
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Psychometric properties of the parent-rated assessment scale of positive and negative parenting behavior (FPNE) in a German sample of school-aged children by Vanessa Holas, Ann-Kathrin Thöne, Christina Dose, Stephanie Gebauer, Christopher Hautmann, Anja Görtz-Dorten, Lea Teresa Kohl, Julia Plück, Anne-Katrin Treier, Tobias Banaschewski, Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer, Veit Rößner, Charlotte Hanisch, Michael Kölch, Martin Holtmann, Katja Becker, Tobias Renner, Julia Geissler, Jasmin Wenning, Michael Huss, Luise Poustka, Manfred Döpfner, the ADOPT, the ESCAlife consortia

“…Methods Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was performed on a first randomized split-half sample, and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM) were conducted in the second half of the sample. …”
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Semi-Supervised Multi-View Ensemble Learning Based On Extracting Cross-View Correlation by ZALL, R., KEYVANPOUR, M. R.

“…Then, we use random correlation between within-class samples from cross view to extract diverse correlated features for training component classifiers. …”
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Analysis of Data and Feature Processing on Stroke Prediction using Wide Range Machine Learning Model by Untari Novia Wisesty, Tjokorda Agung Budi Wirayuda, Febryanti Sthevanie, Rita Rismala

“…In this research, stroke prediction was carried out on the Stroke dataset acquired from the Kaggle dataset using various machine learning models. Then, data sampling techniques are used to handle data imbalance problems in the stroke dataset, which include Random Undersampling, Random Oversampling, and SMOTE techniques. …”
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Species composition, relative abundance, and diversity of termites (Blattodea: Insecta: Isoptera) in the Kwara State Univerity Campus, Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria by Adeoye Abubakar Abdullahi, Ajao Adeyemi Mufutau, Ojo James Adebayo

“…The study area was divided into five zones, and thorough examinations of all microhabitats were conducted to detect termite presence. Random handpicking and transect sampling methods were employed to evaluate termite diversity. …”
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Epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in commensal Escherichia coli from healthy dairy cattle on a Mediterranean pasture-based system of Australia: A cross-sectional study by M. Tree, T.J.G.M. Lam, S. McDougall, D.S. Beggs, I.D. Robertson, A.L. Barnes, A. Chopra, R. Ram, C.A. Stockman, T.C. Kent, J.W. Aleri

“…From a total of 1,117 fecal samples (633 adult, 484 calf) collected across 26 randomly selected farms, 891 commensal E. coli isolates were recovered (541 adult, 350 calf). …”
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Improving customs clearance bottleneck in the Chinese B2C import cross-border e-commerce: extending sampling methods by two stages by Yi Zhao, ThaiYoung Kim, Beom-Seuk Hwang

“…Further, the performance of various sampling methods was simulated based on the current simple random sampling versus various two-stage sampling methods. …”
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Assessing prolonged grief symptoms using experience sampling methodology: The development of the prolonged grief symptoms - short ecological assessment (PGS-SEA) scale by Turan Deniz Ergun, Peter M. ten Klooster, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Gerben J. Westerhof, Minita Franzen, Lonneke I.M. Lenferink

“…Early grief reactions have been hypothesized to fluctuate within persons and to be one of the strongest predictors of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD). Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) offers an opportunity to examine (early) PGD dynamics in daily contexts. …”
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Combination Manner of Sampling Method and Model Structure: The Key Factor for Rice Mapping Based on Sentinel-1 Images Using Data-Driven Machine Learning by Pengliang Wei, Jiao Guo, Jiaqian Lian, Chaoyang Wang

“…Consequently, this article took rice as target crop, and systematically performed rice mapping experiments based on Sentinel-1 images to assess mapping accuracies, model learning results, and model uncertainty under different sampling&#x2013;model structures combinations. The sampling methods included pixel sampling in buffer or nonbuffer mode with equal proportion and equal quantity (pixel sample), as well as panoramic information sampling (image sample). …”
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