External Constraints on the Development of Quality Assessment of Students’ Learning in Higher Education by Juan C. Manrique-Arribas, Víctor M. López-Pastor, Andrés Palacios-Picos

“…However, there are a number of constraints that hinder their implementation, either due to internal (lack of teacher training and attitude/motivation to make changes in teaching and assessment methodology) or external (teaching load of lecturers and group size (number of students per group)) factors. Taking the latter into account, the aim of this study was to determine to what extent the teaching load and the number of students per group condition the use or not of quality assessment systems in the university world. …”
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p53 dosage can impede KrasG12D- and KrasQ61R-mediated tumorigenesis. by Özgün Le Roux, Jeffery I Everitt, Christopher M Counter

“…Finally, the number of foci of bronchioloalveolar hyperplasia per animal significantly increased with increased p53 dosage in the KrasG12D background. …”
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Alternations in Cholesterol and Fatty Acids Composition in Egg Yolk of Rhode Island Red x Fyoumi Hens Fed with Hemp Seeds (Cannabis sativa L.) by Suhaib Shahid, Naila Chand, Rifat Ullah Khan, Syed Muhammad Suhail, Nazir Ahmad Khan

“…At the end of the experiment, three eggs per replicate were randomly collected and analyzed for egg yolk fatty acids and cholesterol profile. …”
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Heavy metals concentrations in commercial organic fertilizers and the potential risk of fertilization into soils by Kunjie Su, Qingliang Zhang, Anjing Chen, Xiaoqin Wang, Lingling Zhan, Qiang Rao, Jinxia Wang, Hongjun Yang

“…Estimated by applying 3854 kg hectare− 1 (dry bass) of fertilizer per hectare per year, to guarantee the safe use of organic fertilizer, the risk monitoring of Cd in soil should be emphasized. …”
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Characterising the scale-up and performance of antiretroviral therapy programmes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational study using growth curves by Benjamin Bigelow, Stéphane Verguet

“…We fitted non-linear regressions for the two models, assessed goodness of fit using the Bayesian information criterion (BIC), and ranked countries based on their estimated performance drawn from the fitted model parameters.Results We extracted country performance in rates of scale-up of ART coverage, which ranged from ≤2.5 percentage points per year (South Sudan, Sudan, and Madagascar) to ≥8.0 percentage points per year (Benin, Zimbabwe and Namibia), using the Gompertz model. …”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Hand Held Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Older Males with a History of Smoking by Denver Phiri, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…**Methods:** The study compares the incremental cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained for three alternative strategies over a 5-year time horizon. …”
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Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research by Monica Hunsberger, Paul McGinnis, Jamie Smith, Beth Ann Beamer, Jean O’Malley

“…In March/April of 2010, 32 students who ate in the cafeteria 3 or more times per week were interviewed regarding their views on menu labeling. …”
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Safety evaluation of the food enzyme protein‐glutamine γ‐glutamyltransferase from the non‐genetically modified Streptomyces mobaraensis strain AE‐BTG by EFSA Panel on Food Enzymes (FEZ), Holger Zorn, José Manuel Barat Baviera, Claudia Bolognesi, Francesco Catania, Gabriele Gadermaier, Ralf Greiner, Baltasar Mayo, Alicja Mortensen, Yrjö Henrik Roos, Marize L. M. Solano, Monika Sramkova, Henk Van Loveren, Laurence Vernis, Jaime Aguilera, Magdalena Andryszkiewicz, Natalia Kovalkovicova, Giulio diPiazza, Yi Liu

“…Dietary exposure to the food enzyme–total organic solids (TOS) was estimated to be up to 0.398 mg TOS/kg body weight (bw) per day in European populations. Genotoxicity tests did not indicate a safety concern. …”
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Multiple UAV Swarms Collaborative Firefighting Strategy Considering Forest Fire Spread and Resource Constraints by Pei Zhu, Rui Song, Jiangao Zhang, Ziheng Xu, Yaqi Gou, Zhi Sun, Quan Shao

“…Increasing payload quantity per UAV and swarm number can further enhance task completion efficiency and firefighting effectiveness. …”
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Analysis of G20 Countries in terms of Scientific Publication Performances by İlker Karadağ, Ömer Faruk Gürcan, Sinan Dündar

“…As an outcome of the application of this method, the order of importance of the criteria is determined as H-index, number of citable documents, number of citations per document, number of citations, number of documents and self-citation. …”
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Assessment of the Finlay Journal Scientific Production According to the Web of Science by Alex Véliz Burgos, Carolina Cabezas Cáceres, Belkis González Aguiar, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni, Anita Dörner Paris

“…The variables considered were: year of the publication, author’s production, institutions, countries, topics, languages, average quotes per publication and number of authors per article. …”
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A chaotic digital signature algorithm based on a dynamic substitution box by Rolando Flores-Carapia, Víctor Manuel Silva-García, Manuel Alejandro Cardona-López, Miguel Gabriel Villarreal-Cervantes

“…Since the required inverse is for the Diffie-Hellman session key, it always exists and can be precomputed per communication rather than per message. Consequently, DSADH $$\pi$$ is on average 45 times faster than DSA. …”
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Influence of Dietary Factors on Helicobacter pylori and CagA Seroprevalence in Bulgaria by Daniel Yordanov, Lyudmila Boyanova, Rumyana Markovska, Juliana Ilieva, Nikolay Andreev, Galina Gergova, Ivan Mitov

“…Frequent (>5 days per week) yoghurt consumption also was associated with lower H. pylori virulence of the strains (CagA IgG OR, 0.56 with 95% CI, 0.341–0.921). …”
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INTRODUCTORY PREFACE: Publication Patterns of the Central European Public Administration Review – A Bibliometric Analysis by Liliana Bunescu, Maja Klun

“…Over its 21 years of existence, CEPAR has published a total of 425 articles with an average of 20 articles per year. These contributions represent the collaborative efforts of 684 authors from different countries, with the average article written by 1.61 authors. …”
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Econometric analysis of supply chain disruptions: financial performance in the European automotive sector by Viviane Naimy, Tatiana Abou Chedid, Nicolas Bitar

“…Our findings revealed that disruptions related to industrial materials and iron prices (IRAW) positively influence stock market performance, with a 99.5% increase in SR per 1% rise in IRAW, suggesting increased demand. …”
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Financial burden of complications following lung resection: a scoping review protocol by Laurence Weinberg, Stephen Barnett, Jordan Berman, Ariane Flinkier, Fabien Chu, Hugh Slifirski, Rebecca Caragata

“…Cost data will be converted into US dollars as per the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis and adjusted for inflation as per the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index inflation calculator.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was not required. …”
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Where Do We Go Wrong in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Functional Constipation in Children? by Neslihan Gürcan Kaya, Hakan Öztürk

“…The response to the drug increased as the drug dosage per weight increased. Response was obtained in 73% of patients who had no response or partial response after drug or dose adjustments. …”
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Fire Carbon Cycle Research Is on the Rise: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1989–2023 by Di Wang, Siquan Yang, Qichao Yao, Weikang Zhang, Zhaogang Liu, Yanyan Pei, Fenglin Zuo

“…However, the average number of citations per paper per year first increased rapidly, followed by a slow increase, and then a decline. …”
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Reducing postoperative blood product usage and costs in cardiothoracic surgery: the implementation of a multispecialty perioperative care model incorporating a haemostasis checklis... by Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Peter Hibbert, Christopher Daniel Smith, Adrian De Luca

“…Red cell, cryoprecipitate and fresh frozen plasma usage were particularly reduced with 57%, 47% and 72% reductions, respectively, following intervention and similar results were maintained on repeat audit 1-year postintervention, with on average 84 fewer blood products used per 100 patients. This resulted in an estimated cost saving of AU$36 928 per 100 patients. …”
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Aortic Dissection in a Healthy Male Athlete: A Unique Case with Comprehensive Literature Review by Balraj Singh, Jennifer M. Treece, Ghulam Murtaza, Samit Bhatheja, Steven J. Lavine, Timir K. Paul

“…Initial vitals were significant for blood pressure of 80/50 mmHg, pulse of 80 beats per minute, respirations of 24 per minute, and oxygen saturation of 92% on room air. …”
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