Quantifying Urban Sprawl and Its Driving Forces in China by Jintao Wang, Shiyou Qu, Ke Peng, Yanchao Feng

“…Furthermore, we used population density as a counter-indicator of urban sprawl, and the regression results also prove the superiority of the urban sprawl designed by us. The main results show that the intensity of urban population sprawl and urban land sprawl has been enhanced. …”
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Description of the physical activity promotion programs funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Health by Tales Amorim, Alan Knuth, Danielle Cruz, Deborah Malta, Rodrigo Reis, Pedro Hallal

“…Most interventions (76.9%) focused on older adults, and 59.2% of them were designed for hypertensive and diabetic patients. Oriented walking was the most prevalent offered activity (80.6%), followed by gym classes (78.5%). …”
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Psychological Impact and Innovative Strategies for Management by Skill Processes when Learning to Take Care of Mental Health by Milagros Mirella De la Cruz Rojas, Nathalie Parra Gálvez, Víctor Mario Culqui Rojas, César Manuel Vigo Soriano, Luz Antonia Barreto Espinoza, Jorge Luis Albarrán Gil

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: the research had a cross-sectional, non-experimental design, with a descriptive and correlational scope and a quantitative approach. …”
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Robust ensemble of handcrafted and learned approaches for DNA-binding proteins by Loris Nanni, Sheryl Brahnam

“…The purpose of this study is to create the most optimal and universal system for DNA-BP classification, one that performs competitively across several DNA-BP classification tasks. Design/methodology/approach – Efficient DNA-BP classifier systems require the discovery of powerful protein representations and feature extraction methods. …”
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Exploring benefits of a collaborative Scottish university-organization alternative credentials approach to re-skilling by Christopher J. M. Smith, Constantinos Choromides, Alicia Clyde, Fiona Stewart-Knight

“…However, there is currently almost no evidence on the benefits of such an approach for those involved, so this study focuses on examining the benefits of having a flexible national qualification system (SCQF) that allows ‘credit-rating’ of organizational learning.MethodsAn exploratory research methodology using a single case study design (based on one Scottish university) was used. …”
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Impact of Dienogest Alone or in Combination with Ethinylestradiol on the Quality of Life of Women with Endometriosis: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mujde Canday, Suleyman Salman

“…We also aim to compare the Cancer Antigen-125 and Anti-mullerian Hormone values. STUDY DESIGN: Gynecological examination findings evaluated based on ESHRE and ASRM Guideline criteria are compatible with endometriosis, or a previous surgery pathology result is consistent with endometriosis, and patients whose imaging report was compatible with endometriosis were selected. …”
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Integrating emotional vocabulary in EFL education: a model for enhancing emotional intelligence in pre-service EFL teachers by Olusiji Lasekan, Margot Godoy, Claudia Méndez-Alarcón

“…To develop the systematic teaching model, a design-based research methodology was utilized, incorporating iterative refinement based on empirical findings and expert feedback. …”
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International educational migration as a “soft power resource” in the globalization era by V. A. Suvorova, I. A. Bronnikov

“…The Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) as one of the main institutions in the export of Russian education has been designated. The measures to attract foreign students to Russian universities have been proposed.…”
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Rethinking Advanced Driver Assistance System taxonomies: A framework and inventory of real-world safety performance by Ksander N de Winkel, Michiel Christoph

“…It is simple and generalizable, and avoids disadvantages inherent to categorical classifications, making it a potentially valuable tool for designers and policymakers.…”
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Integrated Waqf Farm: A Contemporary Model for Waqf Land Development by Alvi Amalia Lutfi, Miftahul Nur Khasanah, Erlinda Dhika Agustin, Denok Setiowati, Nasywa Ayu Yulita, Fahmi Medias

“…This research aims to reveal contemporary innovation models in integrated agricultural waqf land development and analyze the benefits, opportunities, costs and risks using the analytic network process approach-Benefit, Opportunity, Cost and Risk (BOCR). This research design uses an interpretative paradigm with a qualitative approach in the form of a case study. …”
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Parallelized Field-Programmable Gate Array Data Processing for High-Throughput Pulsed-Radar Systems by Aaron D. Pitcher, Mihail Georgiev, Natalia K. Nikolova, Nicola Nicolici

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Which Dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation Drive Firm Performance in Hostile Environments? Lessons From the Pandemic Crisis by Marcin Suder

“…The study adopts a unique perspective, focusing on retrospective assessments by entrepreneurs and managers rather than traditional econometric measurement techniques. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative study was conducted, collecting data from 145 owners, managers, and supervisors of small companies in the printing industry in Poland. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 and the confinement on the secondary level students of the Eastern region of Morocco by Hind Moumni, Fatima Elghazouani

“…Aims: Monitoring the psychological effects and prevalence among high- and middle-school students. Settings and Design: This study is cross-sectional, carried online. …”
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Walter Crane : de l’album considéré comme un des Beaux-Arts by Isabelle Guillaume

“…Picture books would thus join the ceramics, textiles and mosaics designed by Walter Crane. Precisely, in his theoretical essays as in his practice, he worked in favor of a new configuration of the artistic field alongside William Morris. …”
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Robust dual-tone multi-frequency tone detection using k-nearest neighbour classifier for a noisy environment by Arunit Maity, P. Prakasam, Sarthak Bhargava

“…Purpose – Due to the continuous and rapid evolution of telecommunication equipment, the demand for more efficient and noise-robust detection of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals is most significant. Design/methodology/approach – A novel machine learning-based approach to detect DTMF tones affected by noise, frequency and time variations by employing the k-nearest neighbour (KNN) algorithm is proposed. …”
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Artificial intelligence-driven mobile interpretation of a semi-quantitative cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay by David Bermejo-Peláez, Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, Narda Medina, Daniel Capellán-Martín, Oscar Bonilla, Miguel Luengo-Oroz, Juan Luis Rodríguez-Tudela

“…We developed an AI algorithm designed for the automated interpretation of CrAgSQ LFAs. …”
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Experimental investigation on slope runoff, sediment, and hydraulic parameters under different underlying surface by Siti Norhafizah Hamizak, Zuliziana Suif, Jestin Jelani, Nordila Ahmad, Muhammad Izzul Akhtar

“…The rainfall intensity of 10 Lmin⁻¹ was designated for the rainfall simulator. Throughout a two-hour period, the runoff flow was collected at intervals of 30, 60, 90, and 120 minutes. …”
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A Novel On-Ramp Merging Strategy for Connected and Automated Vehicles Based on Game Theory by Haigen Min, Yukun Fang, Runmin Wang, Xiaochi Li, Zhigang Xu, Xiangmo Zhao

“…For the framework of the game, benefit, loss, and rules are three basic components, and in our model, benefit is the priority of passing the merging point, represented via the merging sequence (MS), loss is the cost of fuel consumption and the total travel time, and the game rules are designed in accordance with traffic density, fairness, and wholeness. …”
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Microplastics in agricultural soils: sources and microbial remediation approaches by Nataliia Tkachuk, Liubov Zelena, Yaroslav Novikov

“…The purpose of this study was theoretical analysis of the sources of microplastics in agricultural soils, its impact on agroecosystems and microbial remediation approaches to remove microplastics from the soil. Design / Method / Approach. Given the complex and multifaceted nature of the research topic, a complex of general scientific methods was used to achieve the research goal: analytical, synthetic, hermeneutic, pragmatic, generalization. …”
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Social relationships and their associations with affective symptoms of women with breast cancer: A scoping review. by Yesol Yang, Yufen Lin, Grace Oforiwa Sikapokoo, Se Hee Min, Nicole Caviness-Ashe, Jing Zhang, Leila Ledbetter, Timiya S Nolan

“…Extracted data included research aims, design, sample, type and measures of social relationships (functional and structural), and the association between social relationships and affective-cognitive symptoms.…”
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