A method to evaluate the performance of institutions based on data envelopment analysis method with qualitative data and emphasis on OCB by mohammad javad hossainzadeh saljughi

“…In the presented method for ranking institutions, the improvement of quality is considered simultaneously with the reduction of costs without compensability.Findings: In this study, ten public and applied scientific institutions in three cities of the country were evaluated with the proposed model. …”
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PFAS contamination in tap water: Target and suspect screening of zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic species across Canada and beyond by Termeh Teymoorian, Gabriel Munoz, Sébastien Sauvé

“…For instance, emerging zwitterionic 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidopropyl betaine (6:2 FTAB) was found at the highest levels in cities of France, British Columbia (Canada), and the UK. …”
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Study on Strength Variation of Permeable Concrete Based on Differential Calorimetry Method and Multi-Index Test by Sanqiang Yang, Meng Guo, Shichao Duan, Na Liu, Haonan Wu, Erxia Du, Meichen Liang

“…The research results can provide theoretical support and technical guidance for the design and construction of permeable materials of sponge cities in Xiongan New Area and surrounding ring new area, which are of great engineering value.…”
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Effect of soil-groundwater system on migration and transformation of organochlorine pesticides: A review by Haohao Li, Lin Huo, Rui Zhang, Xuefan Gu, Gang Chen, Ying Yuan, Wenbing Tan, Kunlong Hui, Yu Jiang

“…Groundwater is an important component of water resources and is one of the most important sources of water for irrigated agriculture, industry, mining and cities because of its stable quantity and quality. …”
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LEACH-D: A low-energy, low-delay data transmission method for industrial internet of things wireless sensors by Desheng Liu, Chen Liang, Hongwei Mo, Xiaowei Chen, Dequan Kong, Peng Chen

“…In recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has experienced extensive adoption in industrial environments, healthcare, smart cities, and more, playing a vital role in these domains. …”
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XVII. Yüzyılda Osmanlı Hac Menzilleri: Rûznâmçeci İbrahim Efendi Kethüdâsı Hacı Ali Bey’in Tuhfetü’l-Huccâc Risâlesi Örneği by Şerife EROĞLU MEMİŞ

“…The study aims to examine the book of Tuhfetu’l-Huccâc which is a pilgrimage guide that deals with the characteristics of places of accommodation, cities and places of visit along the road from Uskudar to Damascus and from Mecca and Medina, as well as the conditions of the pilgrimage and the duties to be fulfilled in pilgrimage. …”
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Does hospital strategic alliance affect the paediatric service capacity of local hospitals? A difference-in-differences econometric analysis by Zhanchun Feng, Qian Fu, Li Zhang, Xiaolu Yu, Cuiping Xiao, Cuili Yang

“…Here, we examine the hospital strategic alliance’s effect on local hospitals’ paediatric service capacity.Methods The paediatric monitoring data of 119 local hospitals from 14 cities between 2015 and 2019 were obtained from the Hubei Pediatric Quality Control Center and the Provincial Statistical Yearbook. …”
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Evaluation of energy generation potential from municipal solid waste in the North-West province, South Africa by Mapereka Francis Chagunda , Ruhiiga Tabukeli Musigi , Palamuleni Lobina Gertrude *

“…Developing countries, especially African cities, are the most affected due to inadequate resources to cope with increasing magnitude and complexity of the waste generated as well as the scarcity of land for disposal. …”
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Research Progress in and Planning Strategies for Multi-scale Measurement of the Efficiency of Urban Blue-Green Infrastructure in Carbon Sink Enhancement and Emission Reduction by Song LIU, Zhaocheng BAI, Dizi LIU, Peiyu SHEN

“…Excessive carbon emissions has become the primary root cause of various urban or even global environmental problems, further impacting human physiological and psychological health. Cities are the largest sources of carbon emissions and are crucial regions for achieving carbon neutrality goals. …”
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 65 – A Reflection by Norimatsu Satoko

“…Adding the death tolls from both cities, the total of Hiroshima/Nagasaki deaths as of August, 2010 was 421,722. …”
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Quantitative Estimation of Tobacco Copper Ion Content from Hyperspectral Data by Inverting a Modified Radiative Transfer Model: Algorithm and Preliminary Validation by Yonghua Qu, Sihong Jiao

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Cascade Delayed Controller Design for a Class of Underactuated Systems by G. Ochoa-Ortega, R. Villafuerte-Segura, A. Luviano-Juárez, M. Ramírez-Neria, N. Lozada-Castillo

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Masculinité et relations de genre dans la société secrète abakuá by Géraldine Morel

“…Emerging in 1836 in the port of Regla across from Old Havana, the male secret society abakuá is an urban religious phenomenon strictly confined to the western part of the island of Cuba, namely the port cities of Matanzas, Cárdenas and Havana. Future Abakuá members are hand-picked according to the criteria in force among the working-class population of Havana: courage in the face of any trial, a sense of duty towards other members, irreproachable sexual practices and an exaggerated and fiercely proclaimed masculinity. …”
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Evaluation and Prediction of Agricultural Water Use Efficiency in the Jianghan Plain Based on the Tent-SSA-BPNN Model by Tianshu Shao, Xiangdong Xu, Yuelong Su

“…The results show that (1) from 2010 to 2022, the average AWUE in the JHP fluctuated within a specific range, exhibiting a decrease of 0.69%, with significant differences in the spatial and temporal distributions across various cities; (2) the accuracy (ACC) of the Tent-SSA-BPNN prediction model was 96.218%, the root mean square error (RMSE) was 0.952, and the coefficient of determination (R²) value was 0.9939. (3) Compared with those of the preoptimization model, the ACC, RMSE, and R² values of the Tent-SSA-BPNN model significantly improved in terms of accuracy and stability, clearly indicating the efficacy of the optimization. (4) The prediction results reveal that the proportion of agricultural water consumption has a significant impact on AWUE. …”
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Perception of Gender Issues among Surgical Residents and their Supervisors by Syed Inamullah Shah, Muzna Iftikhar, Sajida Shah, Muhammad Salman Shafique, Mahvish Noor, Jamil Ahmad Shah

“… Objective: To discover attitudes and perceptions about gender related issues in surgical residents and supervisors in major teaching hospitals of twin cities. Methods: This study was conducted in Rawalpindi and Islamabad during July and August 2020. …”
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Assessment of ecological resilience and its response mechanism to land spatial structure conflicts in China’s Southeast Coastal Areas by Yuemin Fan, Guoen Wei

“…However, the proportion of cities exhibiting this mismatch is gradually decreasing, primarily concentrated in coastal urban agglomerations and southeastern hilly regions. …”
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Temporal Evolution of Environmental Impact Arising from Municipal Solid Waste Treatment Systems: A Case Study of Guangzhou, China by Guangli Zhou, Yifan Gu, Yufeng Wu, Yu Gong

“…The comprehensive simulation model can provide scientific theoretical support to build a sustainable MSW treatment system for Guangzhou and other cities worldwide.…”
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Advancements and challenges in agriculture: a comprehensive review of machine learning and IoT applications in vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture by Binoy Sasmal, Gobinda Das, Preeti Mallick, Sneha Dey, Suman Ghorai, Subrata Jana, Chiranjibe Jana

“…The innovative idea, also known as Vertical Farming (VF), integrates agricultural design with building design in a tall structure inside of cities. Implementing VF will solve many challenges by utilizing modern machine learning, IoT, and AI techniques, increasing VF productivity and quality. …”
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Co-occurrence network and pattern of school lunch using big data and text-mining using data from the 2021–2023 school meal menu information on the NEIS open educational information... by Hyeyun Kang, Jimi Kim

“…Methods Between 2021 and 2023, a total of 7,892,456 lunch menus from 17 cities and provinces in South Korea were analyzed using big data from the National Education Information System (NEIS) system. …”
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Public satisfaction with Healthy China Action Plan implementation: a web-based cross-sectional survey in southwest China by Li Pan, Yi Chen, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Dongyang Liu, Wuzhao Chen, Xinyu Bai

“…Therefore, we intend to conduct an assessment based in southwest China.Design A population-based, cross-sectional survey was performed between 1 June 2023 and 31 July 2023.Setting Community members of all 14 prefecture-level cities within Guangxi, China, during June 2023 to July 2023.Participants A total of 62 4016 participants were included for analysis based on exclusion criteria, with 44.4% aged 18–35 and a male to female ratio of 3:2.Primary outcome measure ‘Public satisfaction with the Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation’ was measured by the combination of ‘Willingness to join health promotion’ and ‘Satisfaction to overall medical implementation measures and services’ using a structural equation model with a multiple-indicator, multiple-cause approach in R software.Results The study proposed a comprehensive five-factor model to evaluate the public satisfaction with Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation. …”
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