Mudança no uso e cobertura da terra na bacia hidrográfica do rio Araguaia e seus reflexos nos recursos hídricos, o trecho médio do rio Araguaia em Goiás by Maximiliano Bayer, Pâmela Camila Assis, Tainá Medeiros Suizu, Matheus Cardoso Gomes

“…Covering an area greater than 300,000 km2, the basin extends over wide areas of Cerrado Biome that have characteristics socio-environmental characteristics (climates, lithology, soil, relief, forms of use and occupation) very different. In the last four decades, large extensions of the basin have been object of an intense transformation process associated with the advance of the agricultural frontier and changes in the form of occupation, whose consequences on the natural resources of the basin, especially water resources, are beginning to be a reason of concern for the society. …”
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Comprehensive propagation of errors for the prediction of woody biomass by Stephen H. Roxburgh, Keryn I. Paul

“…Error sources in total biomass (above‐ + below‐ground) were quantified using a combination of analytical and Monte Carlo methods, illustrated with four contrasting case studies using either site‐ and‐species‐specific, species‐specific or generalised allometric models. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Cardiopulmonary by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Cardiopulmonary, Xihua LIU, Xiaoxu LI, Hongyan BI, Xianliang WANG, Xin ZHENG, Yuru YANG, Shijie HAO

“…This guideline introduces the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation process from the scope, terms and definitions, the four diagnostic methods of cardiopulmonary diseases in TCM (syndrome differentiation and classification of heart system and lung system), cardiopulmonary function evaluation, cardiopulmonary function training. …”
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Systematic review of changed smoking behaviour, smoking cessation and psychological states of smokers according to cigarette type during the COVID-19 pandemic by Eunsil Cheon, Hae-ryoung Chun, Ji-eun Hwang

“…Thirteen papers were related to smoking behaviour, nine papers were related to smoking cessation and four papers were related to psychological states of smokers.Results Owing to the COVID-19 lockdown, cigarette users were habituated to purchasing large quantities of cigarettes in advance. …”
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Validity and Reliability Assessment of the Arabic Version of the Social and Emotional Competencies Questionnaire in a Moroccan Nursing Student Population by Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui, Rahma Bouali

“…Results: Factor analyses produced a four-factor version of 16 items with a range of factor loadings from 0.72 to 0.89. …”
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We are what we eat: Implications of host plant suitability on sustainable production of silkworm pupae as novel ingredient with dietary and health benefits. by Marie N Sangha, Didier K Barwani, Cheseto Xavier, Linah Muhonja, Kelvin Moseti, Paul N Karanja, Peter Kiiru, Isaac M Osuga, Chrysantus M Tanga

“…This study evaluated the effects of four mulberry cultivars (Ichinose, Noi-EX-Thailand, Ex-Thika and Victory1) on the nutritional quality of B. mori pupae. …”
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Impact of polygeNic risk score for glaucoma on psycHosocial ouTcomes (INSiGHT) study protocol. by Giorgina Maxwell, Robert Allen, Simone Kelley, Lucinda Hodge, Georgina L Hollitt, Mathias Seviiri, Daniel Thomson, Joshua Schmidt, Jamie E Craig, Sarah Cohen-Woods, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…Participants who choose to receive their results will complete up to four questionnaires (prior to receiving their results, and subsequently two-weeks, six- and 12-months after receiving their result). …”
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A decision-making method for supplier selection in industrial manufacturing industry: A mathematical framework of integrating analytical hierarchical process and reliability risk e... by Chandan Chandra Sheel, S M Atikur Rahman, Tarapada Bhowmick

“…Measuring performance is critical for vendor selection, as failure to do so can negatively impact the organization's reputation. The paper employs a four-tier method: establishing a functional structure, applying the Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP), utilizing the entropy method, and organizing alternative functionality graphs. …”
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A PERISCOPE INTO THE PSYCHO-SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY FAMILIES OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS IN KADUNA STATE by FARIDA ABUBAKAR SAULAWA

“…This study adopted mixed methods, where other related studies adopted one method, utilizing both in-depth interviews and questionnaires, which comprised of a total of four hundred (400) caregivers who have consistently accompanied their mentally ill patients to the hospital in the last six months. …”
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Role of Cyclosporine in Crohn's Disease by CN Williams

“…The drug may need to be given three or four times a day in some Crohn's disease patients. …”
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Performance of phenomic selection in rice: Effects of population size and genotype-environment interactions on predictive ability. by Hugues de Verdal, Vincent Segura, David Pot, Niclolas Salas, Vincent Garin, Tatiana Rakotoson, Louis-Marie Raboin, Kirsten VomBrocke, Julie Dusserre, Sergio Antonion Castro Pacheco, Cecile Grenier

“…We evaluated the prediction accuracies for several agronomically important traits (days to flowering, plant height, yield, harvest index, thousand-grain weight, and grain nitrogen content) in a rice diversity panel grown in four distinct environments. Training population size and GxE effects inclusion had minimal influence on PP accuracy. …”
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Factors Affecting Student Academic Performance: A Combined Factor Analysis of Mixed Data and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis by Mohamed El Jihaoui, Oum El Kheir Abra, Khalifa Mansouri

“…FAMD analysis identified four underlying factors: prior academic performance, academic delay, socioeconomic status, and class environment; all these factors have good to excellent reliability, with Cronbach’s Alpha values ranging from 0.809 to 0.930. …”
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Hydroclimatic Variability, Characterization, and Long Term Spacio-Temporal Trend Analysis of the Ghba River Subbasin, Ethiopia by Mehari Gebreyohannes Hiben, Admasu Gebeyehu Awoke, Abraha Adugna Ashenafi

“…Understanding hydroclimatic variability and trend for the past four decades in the Upper Tekeze River basin is significant for future sustainable water resource management as it indicates regime shifts in hydrology. …”
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Reassessing the Significance of Mycobacterium in Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Study Protocol in Nigeria by Ngozi Ekeke, Francis Sunday Iyama, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Joseph Ngozi Chukwu, Chinwe Chika Eze, Daniel Egbule, Charles Nwafor, Martin I. Njoku, Anthony O. Meka, Michael Odama, Okechukwu E. Ezeakile, Ngozi N. Murphy-Okpala

“…Methods: A cluster-randomized controlled trial was conducted in four local government areas (clusters) with the highest incidence of leprosy, BU, or LF. …”
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Moderating the Soft Storey Impact in Multi-Storey Buildings: A Comparative Seismic Investigation by Shabla K, Chıtaranjan Pany, K.i. Praseeda

“…A G+14 storey building finite element model (FEM) has been established via ETABS software and performed Response Spectrum Analysis at three seismic zones-III, IV and V. To determine the best method for reducing the soft storey effect in buildings, an analysis is conducted taking into account many parameters, including storey shear, stiffness, storey drift, and storey displacement for the entire structure, as well as the responses at the soft storey level for different configurations. …”
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From staple food to market-oriented crop: commercialization level of smallholder teff (Eragrostis teff) growers in Jamma District, Ethiopia by Getachew Eshetu Gidelew, Tesfaye Lemma Tefera, Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke

“…Methods Data were collected from 155 randomly selected teff growers, four focus group discussion participants encompassing both women and men farmers, and twelve key informant interviewees from the local leader, development agents, and head of the Woreda agriculture office. …”
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Efficacy of CAD/CAM Glass Fiber Posts for the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth by Maira Alejandra Gutiérrez, Camilo Alejandro Guerrero, Paula Alejandra Baldion

“…There were no year restrictions, and eligible studies were those in English publications and describing in vitro studies evaluating intraradicular retainers (IRs) for (i) fracture resistance, (ii) bond strength, (iii) adaptation, and (iv) cement layer thickness. Literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, case reports, in vitro studies with <8 specimens, and noncomparative trials involving prefabricated or metal cast posts were excluded. …”
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TEICHI and the Tools Paradox by Sebastian Pape, Christof Schöch, Lutz Wegner

“…We look at these tools from four perspectives: that of the user interacting with the digital edition or archive, of the editor encoding and publishing texts, of the administrator setting up the publishing tool, and of the programmer possibly modifying or enhancing the tool. …”
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Domain-Invariant Label Propagation With Adaptive Graph Regularization by Yanning Zhang, Jianwen Tao, Liangda Yan

“…Compared with several representative DA methods, the proposed method achieved better or comparable robustness in adaptation learning on four cross-domain visual datasets.…”
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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Our aim was therefore to describe staff members' perspectives of team development within the GP-led UCC model.Design Open-ended semistructured interviews, analysed using thematic content analysis.Setting GP-led urgent care centres in two academic teaching hospitals in London.Participants 15 UCC staff members including six GPs, four ENPs, two receptionists and three managers.Results Overall participants were positive about the interprofessional team that had developed and recognised that this process had taken time. …”
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