STAND FOR TEMPERATURE SURFACE EVALUATION OF FRAGMENTS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND ITS IMITATORS by V. V. Lobunov, A. I. Kuharenko, T. V. Borbotko, L. M. Lynkov

“…Proposed methodic of measuring surface temperature of objects under study consists in obtaining thermal images at equal time intervals, their analysis using special software and plotting graphs. …”
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Sheikh al-Qaraḍāwī’s Independent Reasoning (Ijtihād) in Reformulating Contemporary Islamic Criminal Jurisprudence within the Framework of the Modern State by Gaber Mohamed

“…Al-Qaraḍāwī’s views covered a range of complex criminal issues, including his stance on abolishing the death penalty, gender equality in matters of blood money, retribution between Muslims and non-Muslims, the changing jurisprudential concept of guardianship in retribution cases, the minimum threshold for amputation on theft, criticism of the modern prison system, punishment by stoning, the crime of apostasy, and his critique of the prevailing European narrative on corporal punishments in Islam. …”
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Development and validation of the Women Autonomy Scale for measuring psychosocial freedom from conventional gender roles by Waqar Husain, Farrukh Ijaz, Muhammad Ahmad Husain, Achraf Ammar, Khaled Trabelsi, Haitham Jahrami

“…It addresses limitations of previous measures and provides a robust tool for research and policymaking aimed at promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.…”
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Effect of Supplementation with Bacillus subtilis in the Diet of Pigs on Protein and Lipid Oxidation of Pork Stored in High-oxygen Modified Atmosphere Packaging by ZHANG Yue, YU Jiang, LIU Fei, ZHANG Yuyu, ZHANG Yimin, MAO Yanwei

“…To investigate the effect of dietary addition of Bacillus subtilis on the antioxidant capacity, meat color, protein oxidation, lipid oxidation and sensory quality of pork during storage in high-oxygen modified atmosphere packaging, 12 Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire pigs were equally allocated into 2 groups that were fed a basal diet alone and in combination with B. subtilis, respectively. …”
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Enhancing peer assessment with artificial intelligence by Keith J. Topping, Ed Gehringer, Hassan Khosravi, Srilekha Gudipati, Kaushik Jadhav, Surya Susarla

“…However, the focus of many papers was on diversity in grades and feedback, fuzzy logic and the analysis of feedback with a view to equalizing its quality. Relatively few papers focused on automated assignment, automated assessment, calibration, teamwork effectiveness and automated feedback and these merit further research. …”
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The Effect of Group Savings on the Household Welfare in Uganda: A Case Study of Bataka Abamwe Group in Butogota Town Council, Kanungu District. by Akancungura, Sheila

“…Benefits, responsibility and power there is need to embark on promotion of gender equality in order to promote equity and also increase the role played by the females in these projects in order thus combating the problem of male domination and influence at the expense of the females. …”
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The Challenges of Social Work and Social Administration on Rural Development: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Sembure, Edson

“…The researcher used simple random sampling techniques in collecting and analyzing data and was used to provide equal chances to the sample size. Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from respondents that participated in the study. …”
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The Effect of Early Marriages on Social Development in Kakabara Town Council, Kyegegwa District. by Birungi, Beatrice

“…A sample of 40 respondents was used in the study and both simple random sampling techniques and purposive sampling in collecting and analyzing data were used to provide equal chances to the sample size. In chapter four showed the findings of the study obtained from the field interpreting the results and analyzing basing on the specific objectives of the study and Chapter five portrayed the summary of findings, findings of the study revealed that female respondents were highly involved in the study. …”
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One Parent Type Family and Social Welfare: A Case Study of Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Duhimbaze, Emmanuel

“…The researcher used simple random sampling techniques in collecting and analyzing data and was used to provide equal chances to the sample size. Purposive sampling was also used to collect data from 80 respondents who participated in the study. …”
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Gender Inequality and Elite Working Women in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Namanya, Precious

“…The findings from the study also revealed that Pay (and Demand) the Same Salary for equal Work should be promoted. Based on the conclusions, the researcher noted that there is a need to have proper value to women's work which should be emphasized. …”
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Diagnosis and Classification of Tuberculosis Chest X-ray Images of Children Less Than 15 years at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Using Deep Learning. by Kawuma, Simon, Kumbakumba, Elias, Mabirizi, Vicent, Nanjebe, Deborah, Mworozi, Kenneth, Mukama, Adolf Oyesigye, Kyasimire, Lydia

“…It is estimated that 1.12 million TB cases occurred among newborns, children, and adolescents aged less or equal 14 years. In Uganda, TB prevalence is 8.5% in children and 16.7% in adolescents. …”
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Role of Social Workers in Enhancing Chronic Care: A Case Study of Kabale Regional Referral Hospital Kabale District. by Musiimenta, Moureen

“…Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed for data collection and analysis. To ensure an equal chance for participation, simple random sampling techniques were applied, while purposive sampling was used to target specific respondents who contributed valuable insights to the study. …”
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Distance Learning and the Quality of Teacher Education in Rwanda: A Case Study of Byumba Distance Learning by Anastase, Mvuyekure

“…A simple random sample was used to enable each and every individual or case in the entire population to have an equal opportunity to be selected for analysis. Distance Learning Program; intake two, which started in 2011, was chosen as a targeted population. …”
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Global Patterns of Prostate Cancer Incidence, Aggressiveness, and Mortality in Men of African Descent by Timothy R. Rebbeck, Susan S. Devesa, Bao-Li Chang, Clareann H. Bunker, Iona Cheng, Kathleen Cooney, Rosalind Eeles, Pedro Fernandez, Veda N. Giri, Serigne M. Gueye, Christopher A. Haiman, Brian E. Henderson, Chris F. Heyns, Jennifer J. Hu, Sue Ann Ingles, William Isaacs, Mohamed Jalloh, Esther M. John, Adam S. Kibel, LaCreis R. Kidd, Penelope Layne, Robin J. Leach, Christine Neslund-Dudas, Michael N. Okobia, Elaine A. Ostrander, Jong Y. Park, Alan L. Patrick, Catherine M. Phelan, Camille Ragin, Robin A. Roberts, Benjamin A. Rybicki, Janet L. Stanford, Sara Strom, Ian M. Thompson, John Witte, Jianfeng Xu, Edward Yeboah, Ann W. Hsing, Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson

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Gambaran Pasien Tuli Mendadak di Bagian THT-KL RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Hedo Hidayat, Yan Edward, Noza Hilbertina

“…</em><em>Hearing improvement was found equally in </em><em>very good </em><em>and good </em><em>category</em><em> (</em><em>6 cases</em><em>)</em><em> and </em><em>followed by</em><em> recover </em><em>category </em><em>(</em><em>1 case</em><em>)</em><em>. …”
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Construction of a Vero cell line expression human KREMEN1 for the development of CVA6 vaccines by Dongqing Zhang, Yuxiang Zou, Jiaying Wu, Longfa Xu, Zhifeng Ke, Yuanyuan Wu, Zhenhong Zhou, Mujin Fang, Ling Chen, Henggang Xu, Jianping Chu, Ningshao Xia, Rui Zhu, Tong Cheng

“…The propagation of CVA6-TW00141 strain on Vero-KRM1_#11 was equal to that on RD cells. After four passages, the virus batch was obtained with a titer of about 107 TCID50/mL. …”
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Contrast quality control for segmentation task based on deep learning models—Application to stroke lesion in CT imaging by Juliette Moreau, Juliette Moreau, Laura Mechtouff, Laura Mechtouff, David Rousseau, Omer Faruk Eker, Omer Faruk Eker, Yves Berthezene, Yves Berthezene, Tae-Hee Cho, Tae-Hee Cho, Carole Frindel, Carole Frindel

“…Moreover, the model trained without the low-contrast images performed equally well with all images when tested on another database.DiscussionThis study opens discussion with clinicians concerning the limitations, areas for improvement, and strategies for enhancing datasets and training models. …”
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Microbiological hazards associated with the use of water in the post‐harvest handling and processing operations of fresh and frozen fruits, vegetables and herbs (ffFVH). Part 2 – A... by EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ), Ana Allende, Avelino Alvarez‐Ordóñez, Valeria Bortolaia, Sara Bover‐Cid, Alessandra De Cesare, Wietske Dohmen, Laurent Guillier, Lieve Herman, Liesbeth Jacxsens, Lapo Mughini‐Gras, Maarten Nauta, Jakob Ottoson, Luisa Peixe, Fernando Perez‐Rodriguez, Panagiotis Skandamis, Elisabetta Suffredini, Jen Banach, Bin Zhou, Maria Teresa daSilva Felício, Laura Martino, Winy Messens, Angela Botteon

“…Model parameters include: (i) the dilution rate of the process water, representing the speed of system saturation, equal to the water flux divided by the tank volume; (ii) the transfer rates of total bacterial counts (TBC) and COD from product to water; and (iii) the specific inactivation rate of microorganisms due to HOCl. …”
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Influence of SARS-CoV2 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis, Presentation, and Surgical Management in a Tertiary Center: A Retrospective Study by Roman Taulean, Roxana Zaharie, Dan Valean, Lia Usatiuc, Mohammad Dib, Emil Moiș, Calin Popa, Andra Ciocan, Alin Fetti, Nadim Al-Hajjar, Florin Zaharie

“…<b>Material and methods</b>: This single center, retrospective comparative study contained 1687 patients, divided into three groups with equal time frames of two years, consisting of a pre-pandemic, pandemic, and post-pandemic period, in which preoperative and perioperative as well as postoperative parameters were compared. …”
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Optimal timing of organs-at-risk-sparing adaptive radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer under re-planning resource constraints by Fatemeh Nosrat, Cem Dede, Lucas B. McCullum, Raul Garcia, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, Jacob G. Scott, James E. Bates, Brigid A. McDonald, Kareem A. Wahid, Mohamed A. Naser, Renjie He, Aysenur Karagoz, Amy C. Moreno, Lisanne V. van Dijk, Kristy K. Brock, Jolien Heukelom, Seyedmohammadhossein Hosseinian, Mehdi Hemmati, Andrew J. Schaefer, Clifton D. Fuller

“…Results: The MDP (optimal) solution recommended re-planning when the difference between planned and actual NTCPs (ΔNTCP) was greater than or equal to 1%, 2%, 2%, and 4% at treatment fractions 10, 15, 20, and 25, respectively, exhibiting a temporally increasing pattern. …”
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