Mouthguard types, properties and influence on performance in sport activities: a narrative review by Ke Wang, Yitong Liu, Zihe Zhao, Shengjie Zhou, Min Zhang

“…Endorsed by the World Dental Federation, mouthguards are crucial for preventing orofacial and dental trauma. However, their adoption in sports is challenged by limited guidance, communication barriers, and cost considerations. …”
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Community-based education using tempeh nugget modules to increase plant-based protein consumption in preventing stunting by Susianto Susianto, Mamlukah Mamlukah

“…These findings suggest that the educational module effectively increases awareness and adoption of plant-based protein foods in the community. …”
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Screening of cucumber varieties and hybrids for selection of downy mildew resistance sources by N. T. Amirkhanova, A. S. Rsaliyev

“…Resistant cultivars were rather frequent among materials from Kazakhstan and Netherlands. Adoption and cultivation of resistant cucumber varieties will allow reducing application of chemical protection means, producing ecologically safe farm produce and avoiding pollution of ecosystems.…”
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Dynamic Behavior of Fault Slip Induced by Stress Waves by Guang-an Zhu, Lin-ming Dou, Yang Liu, Zhen-guo Su, Hui Li, Yong Kong, Zhen-lei Li

“…This technique is able to reduce the stress concentration and increase the attenuation of dynamic load by fracturing the structure of coal and rock. The adoption of this stress-relief method leads to an effective reduction of fault slip induced rock burst (FSIRB) occurrence.…”
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Olericulture No-Till System at Mountain Region: Physical and Biological Attributes of the Soil by Laura Vaillant Ribeiro Mauri, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Lenita Julia Bolzan, Maria da Penha Angeletti

“…The metabolic quotient of the NTS areas did not differ from the reference ecosystems and is promoting lower C-CO2 emissions than the CT system. The adoption of NTS in vegetable production improves soil quality in family farm areas of mountains relief at the Atlantic Forest Biome.…”
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Smart Defect Detection in Aero-Engines: Evaluating Transfer Learning with VGG19 and Data-Efficient Image Transformer Models by Samira Mohammadi, Vahid Rahmanian, Sasan Sattarpanah Karganroudi, Mehdi Adda

“…We conclude that the difference in performance across all metrics can be attributed to the adoption of the transformer-based architecture by the DeiT model as it does this well in capturing complex patterns in data. …”
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A Trial-and-Error Method with Autonomous Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Traffic Counts for Cordon-Based Congestion Pricing by Zhiyuan Liu, Yong Zhang, Shuaian Wang, Zhibin Li

“…With the fast development and adoption of vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) facilities, it is very convenient to autonomously collect these data. …”
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Blockchain enabled traceability in the jewel supply chain by Aman Patel, Siva Sai, Ankit Daiya, Harshal Akolekar, Vinay Chamola

“…While challenges remain in terms of industry-wide adoption and regulatory compliance, the solution’s potential to enhance transparency and efficiency positions it as a significant advancement for the jewelry supply chain within the Industry 4.0 framework.…”
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Students Results Tracking Tool: A Case Study of Kabale Secondary school. by Kebirungi, Susan

“…Hence, in the current era of e-learning, prompted by the adoption of ICT, students' results tracking has the advantage of being easy to administer, ability to offer students instant results, having easy verification, devoid of paperwork it is capable of reducing the proportion of workload on students' results tracking.…”
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External Support and Demographic Factors as Differentials of Achievement Goal Orientation among Adolescent Students in Resource-Limited Environments. by Ndyareeba, Eunice, Biirah, Judith, Kasawo, Henry Kibedi, Zanna, Clay

“…This study contributes to the ongoing efforts to increase the adoption of achievement goal orientation that results in self-skill enhancement through targeted and effective educational interventions.…”
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An Examination of the Challenges Faced in the Implementation of the Competence Based Curriculum in Secondary Schools in Uganda. by Kukundakwe, Ruth

“…However, a noticeable percentage (28%) are either unsure or disagree with using this method, suggesting variability in adoption or possibly a lack of training or resources for effective implementation. …”
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Effect of Post Handling Practices on the Quality of Coffee Produced in Kihihi Sub-County Kanungu District. by Byabazeire, Tobias

“…Recommendations emphasized the need for improved infrastructure, adoption of quality standards, and ongoing capacity building to sustain quality improvements and meet consumer expectations.…”
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Time Trends and Predictors of Abnormal Postoperative Body Temperature in Infants Transported to the Intensive Care Unit by Hedwig Schroeck, Angela K. Lyden, Wendy L. Benedict, Satya Krishna Ramachandran

“…Background. Despite increasing adoption of active warming methods over the recent years, little is known about the effectiveness of these interventions on the occurrence of abnormal postoperative temperatures in sick infants. …”
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Modeling and simulation of magnet-coil arrays for vibrational energy harvesting in agricultural electric vehicles by Mbanwei Divine Kobbi, Njimboh Henry Alombah, Ngwa Martin Ngwabie

“…However, their limited driving range still hinders their widespread adoption compared to internal combustion engines. Harvesting wasted energies through vibrations in electric vehicles is a good approach to complement the energy of their batteries. …”
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AI Applications for Power Quality Issues in Distribution Systems: A Systematic Review by Mitra Nabian Dehaghani, Tarmo Korotko, Argo Rosin

“…These issues can undermine the reliability and stability of power systems, making it essential to address them to ensure a consistent and resilient power supply, especially as RES adoption continues to grow. While previous reviews have explored artificial intelligence (AI) applications for PQ management, most have been limited to specific AI techniques or targeted PQ problems, such as harmonics. …”
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Blockchain Applications in the Military Domain: A Systematic Review by Nikos Kostopoulos, Yannis C. Stamatiou, Constantinos Halkiopoulos, Hera Antonopoulou

“…Further research and strategic adoption will thus allow blockchain to become one of the cornerstones of future military operations.…”
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Enhanced Lightweight Quantum Key Distribution Protocol for Improved Efficiency and Security by Ashutosh Bhatia, Sainath Bitragunta, Kamlesh Tiwari

“…Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) provides secure communication by leveraging quantum mechanics, with the BB84 protocol being one of its most widely adopted implementations. However, the classical post-processing steps in BB84, such as sifting, error correction, and key verification, often result in significant communication overhead, limiting its efficiency and scalability. …”
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Open Soil Spectral Library (OSSL): Building reproducible soil calibration models through open development and community engagement. by José L Safanelli, Tomislav Hengl, Leandro L Parente, Robert Minarik, Dellena E Bloom, Katherine Todd-Brown, Asa Gholizadeh, Wanderson de Sousa Mendes, Jonathan Sanderman

“…However, a bottleneck to its more widespread adoption is the need for establishing large reference datasets for training machine learning (ML) models, which are called soil spectral libraries (SSLs). …”
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Audit Partner Characteristics and Their Impacts on Audit Quality: Evidence from around the World by Lingting Jiang, Janean Rundo, Linna Shi, Nan Zhou

“…Consequently, significant research efforts have been devoted to investigating the impact of audit partner characteristics on audit outcomes in these jurisdictions. With the adoption of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Rule 3211, mandating disclosure of audit engagement partner details for U.S.…”
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Mediation in criminal proceedings: novelties of legislation and prospects for its improvement by T. H. Fomina

“…It is stated that the long path of Ukraine to the standardization of mediation was successful on November 16, 2021 in connection with the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On Mediation” № 1875-IX. …”
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