Research on the impact of climate change on green and low-carbon development in agriculture by Jie Cai, Pan Zheng, Yiwei Xie, Zhimin Du, Xiaojing Li

“…These recommendations include the formulation of incentive policies and regulations, as well as the support of agricultural construction.…”
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Tracing COVID-19 cluster during offline learning in the new era of pandemic by Maria Mardalena Martini Kaisar, Helen Kristin, Tria Asri Widowati, Clarissa Rachel, Anastasia Hengestu, Sem Samuel Surja, Soegianto Ali

“…The government is attempting to revive the education sector, including universities. Nonetheless, this policy may result in the formation of a new SARS-CoV-2 infection cluster on campuses. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in South Asian countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Masum Ali, Md Mahbub Alam, M. A. Rifat, Sonjida Mesket Simi, Sneha Sarwar, Md Ruhul Amin, Sanjib Saha

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Public Understanding and Expectations of Digital Health Evidence Generation: Focus Group Study by Paulina Bondaronek, Jingfeng Li, Henry W W Potts

“…These perspectives should guide developers, regulators, and policy makers as they balance how to achieve innovation, safety, and public trust in the digital health landscape. …”
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Knowledge and attitude of nosocomial infection prevention and control precautions among healthcare personnel at Kiruddu Referral Hospital in Kampala, Uganda by Newton Ekakoro, Ritah Nakayinga, Martha A. Kaddumukasa, Maria Mbatudde

“…It is therefore important to provide regular targeted training programs emphasizing underrepresented areas, PPE availability, strengthen policy enforcement, and integrate infection prevention education into medical and nursing curricula.…”
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Estimating BMI distributions by age and sex for local authorities in England: a small area estimation study by Peter Scarborough, Ben Amies-Cull, Linda Cobiac, Jane Wolstenholme

“…We aimed to produce new small area estimates of body mass index (BMI) by age and sex for each lower tier and unitary local authority in England, to provide up-to-date and more detailed estimates for the use of policy-makers and academics working in non-communicable disease risk and health inequalities.Design We used generalised linear modelling to estimate the relationship between BMI with social/demographic markers in a cross-sectional survey, then used this model to impute a BMI for each adult in locally-representative populations. …”
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A systematic review of the effect of personal health records on patient activation by Irina Osovskaya, Ann Blandford, Henry WW Potts

“…Background Personal health records (PHRs) or patient portals have been on the healthcare policy agenda for many countries as a promising mechanism to support patient-centred healthcare by making medical records accessible to patients and those assisting patients in health self-management. …”
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Evaluating the Impacts of Bus Stop Design and Bus Dwelling on Operations of Multitype Road Users by Jian Zhang, Zhibin Li, Fangwei Zhang, Yong Qi, Wenzhu Zhou, Yong Wang, De Zhao, Wei Wang

“…Traffic operations are less affected by Type 1 stops than by Type 2 stops. Policy suggestions are discussed regarding the optimal design of bus stops that minimizes the total vehicle delay of all modes.…”
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Risk of Fungi Associated with Aflatoxin and Fumonisin in Medicinal Herbal Products in the Kenyan Market by Lucia Keter, Richard Too, Nicholas Mwikwabe, Charles Mutai, Jennifer Orwa, Lizzy Mwamburi, Stanley Ndwigah, Christine Bii, Richard Korir

“…It is recommended that a policy be enacted to enable regulation of herbal products in Kenya.…”
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Optimizing chickpea yield prediction under wilt disease through synergistic integration of biophysical and image parameters using machine learning models by RN Singh, P. Krishnan, C. Bharadwaj, Sonam Sah, B. Das

“…Abstract Crop health assessment and early yield predictions are highly crucial under biotic stress conditions for crop management and market planning by farmers and policy planners. The objective of this study was, therefore, to assess the impact of different levels of wilt disease on the biophysical parameters of chickpea and developing machine learning (ML) models for early yield prediction. …”
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Emotional Intervention and Education System Construction for Rural Children Based on Semantic Analysis by Xiaobo Zhang

“…Under the background of the policy of caring for the healthy growth of left-behind children, the purpose of selecting the topic is to study some common negative emotional problems of left-behind children in rural areas, focusing on the guidance of negative emotions of left-behind children in rural areas. …”
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Global Trends in Conservation Agriculture and Climate Change Research: A Bibliometric Analysis by Julio Román-Vázquez, Rosa M. Carbonell-Bojollo, Óscar Veroz-González, Ligia Maria Maraschi da Silva Piletti, Francisco Márquez-García, L. Javier Cabeza-Ramírez, Emilio J. González-Sánchez

“…The findings aim to guide future research and policy development in sustainable agriculture and climate mitigation.…”
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Stocking Density Induced Stress on Plasma Cortisol and Whole Blood Glucose Concentration in Nile Tilapia Fish (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Victoria, Kenya by Elija Odhiambo, Paul O. Angienda, Patrick Okoth, David Onyango

“…The findings of this study can help inform policy on the management of stress caused by overstocking of O. niloticus and other related Cichlids under industrial aquaculture production.…”
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Childbearing intentions and influencing factors among single young adults in South Korea: a cross-sectional study by Hyewon Shin, Anna Lee, Sunyeob Choi, Minjeong Jo

“…The data included socio-demographic characteristics and responses at four levels: (1) intrapersonal (perception of parenthood and fertility knowledge), (2) interpersonal (quality of family relationships), (3) institutional (work-family culture), and (4) community and public policy (adequacy of government policies and social support systems). …”
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Scalable and Privacy-Preserving Inter-AS Routing Through Machine-Learning-Based Graph Pruning by Davide Andreoletti, Cristina Rottondi, Silvia Giordano, Andrea Bianco

“…Recently, protocols for computing the shortest path between a source and a destination (i.e., a common policy in routing tasks) in a privacy-preserving manner have been proposed. …”
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Awareness of workplace hazards and preventive measures among sandstone mineworkers in Rajasthan, India: A cross-sectional study by Absar Ahmad

“…Discussion and Conclusion: In Rajasthan, India, there is a certain level of awareness about workplace hazards but usage of PPEs by sandstone mineworkers is very low. Policy makers should implement health and safety training programmes to promote use of PPEs among mine workers.…”
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How Capital Intervention Impacts Rural Sustainable Development: A Case Study of Two Suburban Villages near Wuhan by Yongwei Tang, Yong Zhou, Hui Ci, Helin Liu, Mei Luo, Ying Xu, Maomao Zhang

“…This comparative study of the two villages can provide insights into policy formulation for the purpose of rural revitalization in China and other countries in the Global South undergoing rapid urbanization.…”
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South Asian women’s lived experiences of health care after disclosure of family violence: a qualitative meta-synthesis review by Surriya Baloch, Elizabeth McLindon, Mohajer Hameed, Kelsey Hegarty

“…Abstract Introduction Given the high prevalence of family violence (FV) amongst South Asian women, the experiences and expectations of addressing FV within healthcare, is of policy, practice and research interest. Whilst FV is shaped and influenced by various interconnected sociodemographic and cultural factors, it can be addressed in healthcare settings through identification and response. …”
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“No data, no problem”? Potential inequities in psychosis among immigrants in the United States by Supriya Misra, Isha Weerasinghe, Lawrence H. Yang, Bizu Gelaye, Margarita Alegría

“…This lack of data obscures potential inequities and presents a missed opportunity to target policies and resources for this population. In this critical analytical review, we briefly summarize the evidence of inequities in psychosis among immigrants in other Western high-income countries, discuss the relevance to immigrants in the U.S. context, identify historical context and contemporary obstacles to studying this phenomenon in the U.S., and recommend strategies to improve research about psychosis among immigrants in the U.S. moving forward. …”
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Rice suitability mapping using the analytic hierarchy process approach in a river catchment by N. Robertson, B. Oinam

“…The model result clearly indicates the potential of geographical information system integrated with analytical hierarchy process technique can be utilized to decide the weights of each individual parameter using experts’ opinions which can serve as a versatile tool to carry-out such kind of analysis which can aid policy makers.…”
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