Sensory and Physicochemical Properties and Stability of Folic Acid in a Pineapple Ready-to-Serve Beverage Fortified with Encapsulated Folic Acid by Geethi Pamunuwa, Harshika Nilakshi, Gagani Rajapaksha, Farrah Shakoor, Desiree Nedra Karunaratne

“…In this study, sensory evaluation of the RTS beverages was carried out through both ranking tests and acceptance tests using a five-point hedonic scale. …”
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A mixed-method investigation of the root causes of construction project delays in Afghanistan by Mohammad Basheer Ahmadzai, Kunhui Ye

“…By considering the perspectives of five key stakeholder groups—clients, consultants, contractors, project managers, and lecturers—the study aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the causes contributing to delays. …”
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Street Quality Measurement and Accessibility Analysis Based on Streetscape Data: The Case of Mingcheng District in Xi’an City by Wenting Zhang, Jiajing Chen, Yixin Tian

“…The findings indicate the following: (1) The spatial quality of streets in Mingcheng District ranges from 1.89 to 5.61, based on the scores ranked from highest to lowest; the streets are categorized into five quality levels: very high, high, medium, low, and very low. (2) Using a radius of 0.8 km for calculation, streets with a centrality value of 600 or above are classified as having high accessibility, whereas those below this threshold are considered to have low accessibility. (3) By constructing a “quality–accessibility” evaluation matrix, the following distribution is obtained: 21.4% of streets are classified as high-quality and high-accessibility, 27.1% as high-quality but low-accessibility, 35.3% as low-quality but high-accessibility, and 16.3% as both low-quality and low-accessibility. (4) A significant correlation exists between street quality, accessibility, and the classification of streets in Mingcheng District. …”
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Comprehensive benefits evaluation of low impact development using scenario analysis and fuzzy decision approach by Ting Ni, Xiaohong Zhang, Peng Leng, Mark Pelling, Jiuping Xu

“…The comprehensive benefits of 26 LID configurations were conducted in Chenglong Road Subdistrict under five rainfall return period scenarios of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 years. …”
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The Usefulness of Adopting the Last Planner System in the Construction Process of Addis Ababa Road Projects by Zenawi Mehari Limenih, Belachew Asteray Demisse, Abenezer Tariku Haile

“…The LPS implementation expected barriers are also ranked from one to five: Labor related, internal working environment related, stakeholders related, exogenous related, and material related expected barriers, respectively. …”
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Tunnel squeezing prediction based on partially missing dataset and optimized machine learning models by Peng Guan, Guangzhao Ou, Feng Liang, Weibang Luo, Qingyong Wang, Chengyuan Pei, Xuan Che

“…The parameters of these 6 ML models were optimized using the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) in conjunction with five-fold cross-validation. A total of 305 tunnel squeezing sample data were collected to train and test the models. …”
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CSR INITIATIVES AND SUSTAINABILITY RESILIENCE IN NIGERIA'S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY: A PLS-SEM APPROACH FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES' PERSPECTIVE by Tajudeen Alaburo Abdulsalam, Rofiat Bolanle Tajudeen, Abdulrahman Abubakar, Akeem Olamilekan Babatunde

“… Despite its potential for economic growth and sustainable development, Nigeria faces social challenges including poverty, environmental degradation, and economic decline. In 2023, it ranked 146th out of 166 on the SDG index, with a poverty headcount of $2.15/day. …”
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Changes and determinants of pneumococcal vaccine uptake in Ethiopia. by Biniyam Tedla Mamo, Ferehiwot Gebrehiwot Geram, Kebron Yihenew Getnet, Zelalem Tazu Bonger

“…Pneumococcal pneumonia is one of the most common causes of severe pneumonia and pneumonia-related mortality globally. It ranked among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five years in Ethiopia. …”
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Molecular investigation on active compounds in papaya leaves (Carica papaya Linn) as anti-malaria using network pharmacology, molecular docking, clustering-based analysis and molec... by Arwansyah Arwansyah, Sitti Rahmawati, Siti Nuryanti, Yenni Yusuf, Hartono, Abdur Rahman Arif

“…STAT3 protein is the first-degree rank based on network topological analysis, indicating it has a strong correlation with malaria infection. …”
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McKenzie’s method effectiveness in patients with cervical vertebral pain. Chambas, Ciego de Ávila, 2022-2023 by Onesio Esteban de León Gutierrez, Israel Triana Pérez, Tania Alemán Martínez, Aray Pérez Pino, Félix Jorge Jiménez Cantero, Iván Castillo Ledo

“…Most required more than five treatment sessions to initiate pain relief. …”
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GDP OF THE G7 AFTER THE FINANCIAL CRISIS by Svitlana Radziyevska

“…According to the United Nations, India ranked first in terms of GDP growth (8.2%), followed by China (5.2%); the US and Brazil ranked third (2.9%) while the eurozone’s GDP growth rate was merely 0.4%. …”
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Commitment, partnerships and operational research: three priorities for 11 EMR countries to achieve TB elimination by M. van den Boom, K. Bennani, G. B. Migliori, L. D’Ambrosio, R. Centis, A. Parvez Sayed, H. Y. Atta, Y. Hutin

“…Five countries reached >80% when consolidating the responses, reaching sufficient from all domains. …”
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Yield performance, adaptability and processing qualities of pre-release potato clones under different Rwandan agro-ecologies by Rukundo Placide, Ndacyayisenga Theophile, Elke Vandamme, Nshimiyimana Jean Claude, Mendes Thiago

“…The crisps from these clones were ranked as good or very good for taste and crunch. …”
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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TIME ECHO VARIATIONS IN THE METABOLITE VALUES MR BRAIN SPECTROSCOPY by Revina Dewi Susanto, Ayu Yuliana F., Eunike Serfina F., Celine Catharina R., Merry Amnesti, Siti Masrochah, Lina Choridah

“…Based on the Wilcoxon Sign Rank test, the LL metabolite showed a p-value of 0.460 > 0.05. …”
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Effectiveness of a Protective Barrier for Aerosol Transmission Control during Oxygen Therapy with Different Devices by Hsiu-Mei Chang, Ben-Ran Fu, Hao-Wei Yu, Fu-Tsai Chung, Chen-June Seak, Ying-Chun Chen, Shih-Cheng Hu

“…In summary, the ability to prevent aerosol leakage is ranked as follows: Case D > Case C > Case B.…”
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Validation of Parkinson’s Disease-Related Questionnaires in South Africa by Gill Nelson, Ntombizodwa Ndlovu, Nicola Christofides, Tintswalo M. Hlungwani, Irene Faust, Brad A. Racette

“…The modified PDQ-39 had evidence of five subscales, with Factor 1 explaining 57% and Factor 2 explaining 14%, of the variance in responses. …”
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The relationship of thinking styles and academic performance of students by O. A. Khalifaeva, N. Yu. Kolenkova, I. Yu. Tyurina, A. G. Fadina

“…In the course of empirical study, 82 students of five faculties of Astrakhan State University (40 boys and 42 girls aged 20 to 23 years old) were involved. …”
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Development <italic>p</italic>, <italic>q</italic>, <italic>r</italic>&#x2013;Spherical Fuzzy Einstein Aggregation Operators: Application in Decision-Making in Logo Design by Lin Kang, Salma Khan, Muhammad Rahim, Kamal Shah, Thabet Abdeljawad

“…Next, we use the proposed framework, a multi-criteria decision analysis tool, to rank the choices. We demonstrate the practical application and efficiency of our method in a scenario in which a team of three designers is entrusted with developing five different logo styles for diverse enterprises. …”
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Proximate and distant determinants of maternal and neonatal mortality in the postnatal period: A scoping review of data from low- and middle-income countries. by Preston Izulla, Angela Muriuki, Michael Kiragu, Melanie Yahner, Virginia Fonner, Syeda Nabin Ara Nitu, Bernard Osir, Farahat Bello, Joseph de Graft-Johnson

“…Seventy-nine studies were included. Five papers examined maternal mortality, one focused on maternal and neonatal mortality, and the rest focused on neonatal mortality. …”
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Response of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to Potassium (K) and Blended NPS Fertilizer Rates in the Nitisols of Southern Ethiopia by Tigist Tesfaye, Fanuel Laekemariam, Abera Habte

“…Four rates of KCl (0-0-60) (0, 25, 50, and 75 kg·ha−1) and five blended NPS (19N-38P2O5-7S) rates (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 kg·ha−1) were investigated using randomized complete block design with factorial arrangement involving three replications. …”
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