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Hydrological prediction in ungauged basins based on spatiotemporal characteristics
Hydrological prediction in ungauged basins often relies on the parameter transplant method, which incurs high labor costs due to its dependence on expert input. To address these issues, we propose a n...
First report of a major management target species, chironomid Paratanytarsus grimmii (Diptera: Chironomidae) larvae, in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in South Korea
Ensuring the supply of safe and high-quality drinking water can be compromised by the presence of chironomid larvae in drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), which may contaminate municipal water sy...
Protocol for extracting flow hydrograph shape metrics for use in time-series flood hydrology analysis
The shape characteristics of flow hydrographs hold essential information for understanding, monitoring and assessing changes in flow and flood hydrology at reach and catchment scales. However, the ana...
The impact of de-familization on green innovation: Evidence from SRDI family firms in China
Green innovation is essential for sustainable development, especially in China’s Specialized-Refined-Differentiated-Innovative (SRDI) enterprises. Family-owned SRDI firms, in particular, have attracte...
Measuring women’s empowerment in aquaculture in northwestern Bangladesh using a project level women’s empowerment in fisheries index (pro-WEFI)
Gender equality and women’s empowerment have been increasingly emphasised in food production systems, including fisheries and aquaculture. Accurate assessment and understanding of the state, progress...
Enhancing semantical text understanding with fine-tuned large language models: A case study on Quora Question Pair duplicate identification
Semantical text understanding holds significant importance in natural language processing (NLP). Numerous datasets, such as Quora Question Pairs (QQP), have been devised for this purpose. In our previ...
Impact of capacity building through learning, training, and coaching on agricultural innovation
Successful innovation requires employees to have intellectual and technical capacity. This study explored the effects of capacity building through educational learning, organizational training, and co...
FRESH extrusion 3D printing of type-1 collagen hydrogels photocrosslinked using ruthenium
The extrusion bioprinting of collagen material has many applications relevant to tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) technology i...
Synthesising enablers and barriers to hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance—A systematic review of qualitative findings
Background & aims This systematic literature review of qualitative findings aims to identify the perceived barriers and enablers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance from patient and cl...
Antibiotic consumption and utilization at a large tertiary care level hospital in Uganda: A point prevalence survey
Introduction Effective antimicrobial stewardship programs require data on antimicrobial consumption (AMC) and utilization (AMU) to guide interventions. However, such data is often scarce in low-resour...
Measuring social, economic, policy, and health system determinants of maternal health and survival: An urgent global priority
In 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) released global targets and strategies for reducing maternal mortality in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) period developed through broad stakeholder...
Anatomical variations in Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus) (Carnivora: Canidae) of the salivary glands: A histological and histochemical investigation
The study involved a gross anatomical description of the parotid gland, mandibular gland, monostomatic sublingual gland, polystomatic sublingual gland, and zygomatic gland in 12 adult Eurasian wolves...
A hybrid unsupervised machine learning model with spectral clustering and semi-supervised support vector machine for credit risk assessment
In credit risk assessment, unsupervised classification techniques can be introduced to reduce human resource expenses and expedite decision-making. Despite the efficacy of unsupervised learning method...
Characterization of indigenous chicken phenotypes in Liban Jawi District, Ethiopia: A qualitative and quantitative analysis
Indigenous chickens play a crucial role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in rural Ethiopia. This study aimed to phenotypically characterize indigenous chickens in the Liban Jawi district, foc...
Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding urinary tract infections among women in the United Arab Emirates
Background Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are infections of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, or urethra, are a worldwide public health concern. As compared to men, women are...
An optimized approach for container deployment driven by a two-stage load balancing mechanism
Lightweight container technology has emerged as a fundamental component of cloud-native computing, with the deployment of containers and the balancing of loads on virtual machines representing signifi...
The development of preterm infants from low socio-economic status families: The combined effects of melatonin, autonomic nervous system maturation and psychosocial factors (ProMote): A study protocol
Preterm births constitute a major public health issue and a chronic, cross-generational condition globally. Psychological and biological factors interact in a way that women from low socio-economic st...
Enterprise internal audit data encryption based on blockchain technology
Internal auditing demands innovative and secure solutions in today’s business environment, with increasing competitive pressure and frequent occurrences of risky and illegal behaviours. Blockchain alo...
Studying attention to IPCC climate change maps with mobile eye-tracking
Many visualisations used in the climate communication field aim to present the scientific models of climate change to the public. However, relatively little research has been conducted on how such dat...
Height development and multiple bone health indicators in children aged 2–12 years with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
Introduction Short stature is a frequent complication of DMD, and its pathomechanisms and influencing factors are specific to this disease and the idiosyncratic treatment for DMD. Purpose To establi...
Segmentation by recreation experiences of demand in coastal and marine destinations: A study in Galapagos, Ecuador
Tourism in coastal and marine areas offers a wide variety of recreational activities. The present study had the following objectives: (i), identify the dimensions of recreational experiences in coasta...
Things Latinas need to plan for safety: A dual-site concept mapping study
Background Latina women in the United States experience intimate partner violence (IPV) at high rates, but evidence suggests Latinas seek help for IPV at lower rates than other communities. Safety pla...
Sustainable regional development from the perspective of economic resilience: Based on the impact of COVID-19
The process of regional economic development is marked by a sustained exposure to external disturbances. In today’s unpredictable and tumultuous global environment, such disturbances have become incre...
Immunoinformatics design of a novel multiepitope vaccine candidate against non-typhoidal salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Kentucky using outer membrane proteins A, C, and F
The global public health risk posed by Salmonella Kentucky (S. Kentucky) is rising, particularly due to the dissemination of antimicrobial resistance genes in human and animal populations. This serova...
Quantifying spectral information about source separation in multisource odour plumes
Odours released by objects in natural environments can contain information about their spatial locations. In particular, the correlation of odour concentration timeseries produced by two spatially sep...