Barriers and facilitators to data-based decision making in Australian early childhood education and care: A qualitative study by Shauna Sherker, Karen Villanueva, Ruth Beatson, Caitlin M. Macmillan, Wan Yi Lee, Olivia Hilton, Carly Molloy, Sharon Goldfeld

“…Early childhood education and care (ECEC) provides a critical platform for children's development in the early years. …”
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Retrieval of water quality parameters based on IOA-ML models and their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors by Wentong Hu, Donghao Miao, Chi Zhang, Zixian He, Wenquan Gu, Dongguo Shao

“…Study focus: Large-scale and high-precision estimation of water quality parameters (WQPs) is critical in explaining the spatiotemporal dynamics and clarifying their response to short-term hydrometeorological factors. …”
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Extreme precipitation associated with atmospheric rivers over West Antarctic ice shelves: insights from kilometre-scale regional climate modelling by E. Gilbert, D. Pishniak, J. A. Torres, A. Orr, M. Maclennan, M. Maclennan, N. Wever, K. Verro, K. Verro

“…Our work highlights that kilometre-scale models are useful tools to investigate the total precipitation amount and its partitioning into rain and snow over this globally important and climatically sensitive region, and it highlights the critical need for in situ observations of rainfall.…”
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Long-term forecasting of shield tunnel position and attitude deviation using the 1DCNN-informer method by Jiajie Zhen, Ming Huang, Shuang Li, Kai Xu, Qianghu Zhao

“…The cutterhead rotation speed, advance speed, and chamber pressure are of critical importance in the prediction of shield position and attitude deviation. …”
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Improving fluoroprobe sensor performance through machine learning by D. Lafer, A. Sukenik, T. Zohary, O. Tal

“…Accurate assessment of phytoplankton abundance and community structure is critical for understanding the health and functioning of lake ecosystems. …”
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Exploring chitin metabolite profiles and sensitivity differences in Collembola species exposed to teflubenzuron by Saúl Fernandes, Diana Ilyaskina, Matty P. Berg, Marja H. Lamoree, Pim E.G. Leonards, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

“…The distinct metabolic responses among Collembola species to chitin synthesis inhibitors provide critical insights into their ecological resilience or vulnerability, enhancing our understanding of ecosystem dynamics and the potential ramifications of chemical exposure.…”
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Flow Cytometry of the Side Population: Tips & Tricks by Irene Sales-Pardo, Ariadna Avendaño, Vanessa Martinez-Muñoz, Marta García-Escarp, Raquel Celis, Phil Whittle, Jordi Barquinero, Joan Carles Domingo, Pedro Marin, Jordi Petriz

“…Results: The Ho342 concentration and the staining procedure are critical for the optimal resolution of the SP cells. …”
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“You're Building Trust, You're Building Rapport”: Contributions from Implementers of Health-Focused Community Engagement by Autumn Tamlyn, Sarah Barnes, Yewon Na, Hope White, Matthew Spence, Benjamin Linas, Mari-Lynn Drainoni

“…Qualitative analysis identified three themes regarding the conduct of health-focused CE: 1) mirroring racial/ethnic diversity and language with community members is critical to building trustworthy relationships; 2) while seemingly inconsequential, structural and logistical components are key for building connections that lead to positive health-behavior changes; 3) implementers are driven by and view each meaningful interaction as a piece of the puzzle to create structural change. …”
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Navigating urban poverty: The role of livelihood capital in the livelihood strategies of urban beggars in Indonesia by Choirul Amin, Wahyu Tyas Pramono, Jumadi Jumadi, Dewi Novita Sari, Maxim G.M. Samson

“…The global challenges of urban poverty and homelessness are widely considered among the most critical, with beggars usually symbolizing visible and marginalized groups of the urban poor. …”
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Mechanical Activation of cPLA2 Impedes Fatty Acid β‐Oxidation in Vein Grafts by Linwei Fan, Yuanjun Tang, Jian Liu, Yueqi Liu, Yiwei Xu, Jiayu Liu, Han Liu, Wei Pang, Yuxuan Guo, Weijuan Yao, Tao Zhang, Qin Peng, Jing Zhou

“…This study highlights the critical role of cytosolic Phospholipase A2 (cPLA2)/ Yin Yang 1 (YY1)/ carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1b (CPT1B) signaling in coordinating VSMC mechanical activation by inhibiting fatty acid β‐oxidation. …”
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Intraparenchymal Neural Stem/Progenitor Cell Transplantation for Ischemic Stroke Animals: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Hailong Huang, Kun Qian, Xiaohua Han, Xin Li, Yifeng Zheng, Zhishui Chen, Xiaolin Huang, Hong Chen

“…Intriguingly, endogenous apoptosis inhibition and axonal regeneration played the most critical role in intraparenchymal NSPC transplantation among the cellular mechanisms. …”
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Metabolomics Biomarkers in Prediction of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: The Role of Short Chain Fatty Acids by Maria Aslam, Omer Riaz, Jawaria Aslam, Dost Muhammad Khan, Mustafa Hameed, Muhammad Suleman, Rizwan Shahid, Turke Althobaiti, Naeem Ramzan

“…These results underscore the potential of ML in the early assessment of SIDS risk, highlighting the critical role of SCFA and advancing the prospects for preventative healthcare.…”
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Effect of ON and OFF Axis Open Hole Tensile Testing of GFRP/Epoxy Composites by Sunith Babu Loganathan, Ashok Kumar Krishnappa, Jaya Christiyan Kumaravelu Grace Jesu Bai, Ritin Pavirala, Rajesh Mathivanan

“…Further, how these materials behave under tensile loads near these openings is critical for ensuring the safety and reliability of such structures. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Pixel-Based Segmentation Models for Accurate Detection of Impacted Teeth on Panoramic Radiographs by Meryem Durmus, Burhan Ergen, Adalet Celebi, Muammer Turkoglu

“…Accurate detection of impacted teeth in panoramic radiographs is critical for effective diagnosis and treatment planning in dentistry. …”
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Comparative miRNAome combined with transcriptome and degradome analysis reveals a novel miRNA-mRNA regulatory network associated with starch metabolism affecting pre-harvest sprout... by Longqing Sun, Ting Zhao, Dandan Qin, Jing Dong, Daorong Zhang, Xifeng Ren

“…Then, the starch degradation pathway controlled by seven miRNA-RNA pairs were supposed to be the essential regulation center for seed germination in wheat, which also could play a critical role on the PHS resistance. Conclusion Our findings revealed the complex impact of the miRNA-mediated mechanism for forming intrinsic and inherent differences, which resulting in significant difference on PHS performance between white wheat varieties.…”
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Incremental Instance-Oriented 3D Semantic Mapping via RGB-D Cameras for Unknown Indoor Scene by Wei Li, Junhua Gu, Benwen Chen, Jungong Han

“…Although there are plenty of studies developing accurate object-level mapping systems with different types of cameras, these methods either process the instance segmentation problem in completed mapping or suffer from a critical real-time issue due to heavy computation processing required. …”
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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SMART TOURISM DESTINATIONS: A CROSS-GENERATIONAL STUDY by Elena BOTEZAT, Olimpia BAN, Adela Laura POPA, Dorin Cristian COITA, Teodora Mihaela TARCZA, Lidia CHIRICOI

“…This study was carried out to gain an understanding of the perceptions of Romanian tourists of the strengths and weaknesses of smart tourism destinations as the first part of any SWOT analysis designed to collect critical factors about the current situation aiming to improve it to remain on a highly competitive market. …”
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A Novel Procedure for Real-Time SOH Estimation of EV Battery Packs Based on Time Series Extrinsic Regression by Raimondo Gallo, Tommaso Monopoli, Marco Zampolli, Remi Jacques Philibert Jaboeuf, Paolo Tosco, Edoardo Patti, Alessandro Aliberti

“…One of the critical challenges posed by the spread of Lithium-ion Batteries (LIBs) within Electric Vehicles (EVs) is the real-time estimation of their State-of-Health (SOH), commonly regarded as the leading indicator of EV aging. …”
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Interior Convection Regime, Host Star Luminosity, and Predicted Atmospheric CO2 Abundance in Terrestrial Exoplanets by Antonin Affholder, Stéphane Mazevet, Boris Sauterey, Dániel Apai, Régis Ferrière

“…Earth's long-term habitability may have been tied to the geological carbon cycle, a process critically facilitated by plate tectonics. In the modern Earth, plate motion corresponds to a mantle convection regime called mobile lid. …”
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Comparative Pharmacokinetic Studies of Four Ginsenosides in Rat Plasma by UPLC-MS/MS after Oral Administration of Panax quinquefolius-Acorus gramineus and Panax quinquefolius Extra... by Hailong Xie, Dongxue Wang, Wenjun Zhang, Xinjia Yan, Ying Zhao

“…The results revealed the pharmacokinetic profiles of PQ-AG drug pair and clarified that AG played a critical role in stimulating the absorption of active ginsenosides in PQ. …”
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