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A scoping review of the incentives for promoting the adoption of agroecological practices and outcomes among rice farmers in Vietnam
Recent research and development efforts to achieve sustainable rice production in Vietnam have incorporated agroecological principles and practices. These efforts have come as a result of increasing p...
Optimizing electromagnetic wave propagation in cylindrical structures with beam-plasma interactions: A mode-matching approach
This study introduces a method for analyzing the propagation of electromagnetic waves in cylindrical structures with central chambers facilitating beam-plasma interactions, particularly relevant for s...
Comparison of case-based learning and traditional lecture in teaching residents on research misconduct: a controlled before-and-after study
As scientific outputs continue to surge, research misconduct has garnered global attention. Case-based learning (CBL), an active student-centered learning strategy, possesses many advantages but has n...
Prognostic significance of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA mutations in stage II/III colorectal cancer: A retrospective study and meta-analysis
The prognostic significance of KRAS and BRAF mutations is well-established in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) but remains uncertain in early-stage tumors. This study retrospectively analyzed 47 sta...
Exploration of the pattern, clinical presentation and outcome of children with renal diseases: A 14-year retrospective study at a teaching hospital in Ghana
Introduction Paediatric nephropathy, a condition associated with significant morbidity and mortality, is increasing in developing countries. Data on children with renal diseases are insufficient in Gh...
Impacts of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation on discrepancies and 30-days post-discharge health services utilization in elderly Jordanians
Objectives To assess the impacts of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation (MedRec) on medication discrepancies and post-discharge health services utilization in elderly patients in Jordan. And to i...
Bacterial expression, purification and folding of exceptionally hydrophobic and essential protein: Surfactant Protein-B (SP-B)
Lung Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) is essential for life. It is thus striking that, to this point, no method for making the full-length protein has been published and consequently we lack detailed under...
Some novel concepts of interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy graphs and computational framework of fuzzy air conditioning system
The interval-valued q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets being an extension of interval-valued intuitionistic and interval-valued Pythagorean fuzzy sets is more flexible model to address vague information that...
The reliability and validity of a non-wearable indoor positioning system to assess mobility in older adults: A cross-sectional study
Background Detecting early changes in walking speed can allow older adults to seek preventative rehabilitation. Currently, there is a lack of consensus on which assessments to use...
Eliminating the myth of individual penalties in environmental law: Individual penalties and pollution emission reduction before and after the revision of China’s environmental protection act
Developing countries, including China, have long focused on punishing individuals through environmental laws. This focus stems from the fact that individual penalties are increasing and pollution emis...
Exploring the impact of virtual reality-based mathematics learning on students’ motivation: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
It has been extensively documented that motivation plays a pivotal role in both the learning and performance of mathematics, often intersecting with various antecedents of mathematical competence, suc...
Gender roles in ruminant disease management in Uganda: Implications for the control of peste des petits ruminants and Rift Valley fever
There is a distinct division of tasks and roles between men and women in livestock management in the different ruminant production systems in Uganda. Division of roles can influence disease control an...
Research on the impact effect of multimodal transport on domestic and international dual circulation: Evidence from China’s railway and water transport
As an important part of the modern integrated transportation system, multimodal transport can promote changes in the transportation structure and serve as a crucial lever for upgrading the logistics i...
A spectral Fletcher-Reeves conjugate gradient method with integrated strategy for unconstrained optimization and portfolio selection
The spectral conjugate gradient (SCG) technique is highly efficient in addressing large-scale unconstrained optimization challenges. This paper presents a structured SCG approach that combines the Qua...
Comparative study of Taqman-based qPCR assay for the detection of Anisakis simplex and Pseudoterranova decipiens
Anisakidosis is a foodborne parasitic infection caused by the consumption of raw or uncooked seafood that contains third stage larvae from the Anisakidae family. This infection has been observed acros...
Association between physical activity, socioeconomic status, blood biomarkers, and diet in lebanese adults
Background Inactivity is a significant contributor to non-communicable diseases. In Lebanon, the World Health Organization reported a rising prevalence of physical inactivity among adults. Various stu...
Salinity tolerance of Round Goby: Informing invasion potential in North American coastal watersheds
Since being introduced into the Laurentian Great Lakes in the 1990s, round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) has spread rapidly, reaching the Hudson River Estuary, NY in 2021. To address the expansion pot...
The reliability of medical illness reporting in a randomized clinical trial
Background/Objective Reported medical disorders from population surveys, medical records, and clinical trials, may not be accurate and methods are needed to improve confirmation. We report the accurac...
A dual-branch model combining convolution and vision transformer for crop disease classification
Computer vision holds tremendous potential in crop disease classification, but the complex texture and shape characteristics of crop diseases make disease classification challenging. To address these...
Effect on preoperative anxiety of a personalized three-dimensional kidney model prior to nephron-sparing surgery for renal tumor: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (Rein 3D Print-Anxiety – UroCCR 113)
Background The announcement of a diagnosis can be a source of anxiety for patients. Managing this anxiety is a major challenge, in terms of quality of life but also for the use of anxiolytic and analg...
Development of a functioning metric for the ageing population using data from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE)
Background Beyond mortality and morbidity, health statistics would benefit from reporting information on functioning, the third health indicator. The objective of this article is to use data from the...
Patent value prediction in biomedical textiles: A method based on a fusion of machine learning models
Patent value prediction is essential for technology innovation management. This study aims to enhance technology innovation management in the field of biomedical textiles by processing complex biomedi...
Bedside clinical prediction tool for mortality in critically ill children
Introduction Mortality rates among critically ill pediatric patients remain a persistent challenge. It is imperative to identify patients at higher risk to effectively allocate appropriate resources....
Mapping zero-dose children in Kenya – A spatial analysis and examination of the socio-demographic and media exposure determinants
Despite vaccines’ proven effectiveness in preventing childhood diseases, there remains a significant population of unvaccinated children, often referred to as zero-dose children. This study examines t...
Single Joint Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL-SJ) robotic exoskeleton therapy in improving functional outcomes among workers with wrist fractures: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Introduction Robotic technologies have been developed for motor rehabilitation and such robots have shown favourable results when compared with equivalent doses of usual clinical therapy. Recently, ro...