A Prospective Study to Evaluate the Predictivity of Risk Malignancy Index in Adnexal Masses by Narin Yar Elmastas, Mehmet Obut, Senem Yaman Tunc

“… OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficiency of CA-125, menopausal status, ultrasound features and risk malignancy index in predicting malignancy in patients with an adnexal mass. STUDY DESIGN: This study was designed prospectively and 212 patients who applied to our hospital and met the study criteria were included. …”
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Conducting a Grounded Theory Study in the Wake of a Traumatic Event: A Research Protocol by Adele Ferguson, Kim Ward, Rachael Parke

“…Many local stories and waiata (songs) about this ancestral volcano are still told today. Design A research protocol for conducting a grounded theory study in the wake of a traumatic event. …”
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Public Housing Allocation Model in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area under Clustering Algorithm by Lei Zhang, Xueqing Hu

“…The bilateral matching method based on fuzzy axiom design can fully consider the actual needs of both the supply and demand of the housing security, which is beneficial to improve the rationality and correctness of public housing allocation. …”
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Meta-atoms: From Metamaterials to Metachips by Hao Chi Zhang, Sen Gong, Le Peng Zhang, Yaxin Zhang, Tie Jun Cui

“…Electromagnetic (EM) metamaterials represent a cutting-edge field that achieves anomalously macroscopic properties through artificial design and arrangement of microstructure arrays to freely manipulate EM fields and waves in desired ways. …”
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Investigating the Compressibility of Sandy-Clay Soil in the Laboratory Soil Bin Caused by Agricultural Tire Traffic and Analyzed by the Adaptive Neuro–Fuzzy Inference System by Davood Kalantari, Mohammad Askari, Seyed Reza Mousavi-Seyedi, Nezamedin Asadi

“…Experiments were carried out at 3 levels of vertical load (170, 250, and 320 kg), 3 levels of tire inflation pressure (10, 15, and 20 psi), 3 levels of soil moisture content (2%, 7%, and 13% wet basis), and 2 levels of forward speed (0.386 and 0.879 km/h) in the form of a factorial design and a randomized complete block design in 3 replications. …”
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Analysis of Necessity and Feasibility for Ground Improvement in Warm and Ice-Rich Permafrost Regions by Honglei Wang, Hu Zhang, Mingtang Chai, Jianming Zhang, Zhizhong Sun, Guoyu Li

“…Characterized by low bearing capacity and high compressibility, warm and ice-rich frozen soil is a kind of problematic soil, which makes the original frozen ground formed by of that unreliable to meet the stability requirements of engineering infrastructures and foundations in permafrost regions. With the design and construction of major projects along the Qinghai-Tibet Engineering Corridor (QTEC), such as expressway and airport runway, it is a great challenge to favor the stability of overlying structures by formulating the proper engineering design principles and developing the valid engineering supporting techniques. …”
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Speech performance in language teaching-learning: Culturally textual and non-textual landscapes of Toba Caldera Geosites by Robert Sibarani, Mangatur Nababan, Wahyudi Wahyudi, Defri Elias Simatupang, Yessy Octavianna

“…This research was conducted from the philosophical perspective of empiricism that is relevant to the phenomenological paradigm, with the type of interpretative and constructive phenomenology underlying the qualitative design. The qualitative design model applied in this research was phenomenology, aiming to understand and describe individuals’ subjective experiences and perspectives. …”
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A High-Speed and Low-Offset Dynamic Latch Comparator by Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, Chia Chieu Yin, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Mohammad Anisur Rahman

“…The Monte-Carlo simulation results for the designed comparator in 0.18 μm CMOS process show that the equivalent input-referred offset voltage is 720 μV with 3.44 mV standard deviation. …”
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DFTD-YOLO: Lightweight Multi-Target Detection From Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Viewpoints by Yuteng Chen, Zhaoguang Liu

“…In addition, we designed a new detection head called the TDD-Head. …”
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Pengaruh Pengawas Minum Obat Tablet Fe Pada Ibu Hamil Yang Anemia Terhadap Kenaikan Hb di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Padang Luar Kab. Agam by Lusina Novita, Wedya Wahyu, Tut Wuri Handayani

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Fe tablet medicine supervisor on pregnant women with anemia of Hb increase in work areas of Padang Luar public health center sub province Agam 2012. Design of study was quasi - experiment with "non-randomized control group pretest - posttest design". …”
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UPFC Subsynchronous Oscillation Suppression Strategy Based on Linear Active Disturbance Rejection Control by LIU Yiqi, HUANG Xu, WANG Tianhao, ZHENG Junyuan

“…The approach involves the design of a decoupled linear active disturbance rejection controller （LADRC） that uses a linear state observer to estimate the subsynchronous disturbances in the system in real time. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the experiences of Muslim women in the South African workplace by Nuraan Agherdien

“…This article seeks to identify whether the challenges experienced are similar or whether specific interventions are required to ensure the career success of Muslim women. Research approach/design and method: A qualitative research design was employed using open-ended questions in an online survey as the data collection tool. …”
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Gluten-free instant noodles based on mocaf flour by Ariani Dini, Rahayu Novita Herawati Ervika, Nurhayati Rifa, Angwar Mukhamad

“…Methods: The experimental design used a completely randomized design with five variations of rice flour and sago flour. …”
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Metasurface-enabled multifunctional single-frequency sensors without external power by Masaya Tashiro, Kosuke Ide, Kosei Asano, Satoshi Ishii, Yuta Sugiura, Akira Uchiyama, Hiroki Wakatsuchi

“…Here, we provide a novel sensor design approach that employs metasurfaces to enable multifunctional sensing without requiring an external power source. …”
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Optimal growth conditions for avocado (Persea americana Mill.) seedlings using biofertilizer-based approach with biosurfactant diethanolamide palm olein and neem extract by Muhamad Sopian, Nurmayulis, Abdul H. Sodiq, Julio E. R. Rumbiak

“…This study aimed to determine the optimal dosage and method for the combined application of biofertilizer, biosurfactant diethanolamide (DEA) palm olein, and neem extract on avocado seedlings. The experimental design used was a factorial randomized complete block design with two factors. …”
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X-Band Waveguide Reflectionless Filtering Antenna Array With High Selectivity by Jun Ma, Fuchang Chen, Kairan Xiang

“…The synthesis of the prototype circuit is given and a fourth-order reflectionless filtering antenna array is designed and fabricated to verify the design method. …”
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Inclusive Education and Physical Education in Spain: A Qualitative Analysis of Teachers’ Perspectives by Pablo Saiz-González, Sara de la Fuente-González, Jacob Sierra-Díaz, Pablo Uría-Valle

“…A qualitative, cross-sectional design was employed, using a digital survey with an open-ended question designed to explore barriers and needs in implementing inclusive practices. …”
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Evaluation of the Perspectives of Individuals with Older Adults in Their Families about the Concepts of Institutional Care and Ageing in Place Care and Ageing in Place by İlknur Çetinkaya, Ali Fuat Ersoy

“…A semi-structured interview form was designed to collect data, and the interviews with the participants were conducted via this form. …”
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Trained quantity discrimination in the invasive red-eared slider and a comparison with the native stripe-necked turtle by Feng-Chun Lin, Pei-Jen Lee Shaner, Ming-Ying Hsieh, Martin J. Whiting, Si-Min Lin

“…However, the red-eared slider exhibited a moderate decrease in performance in high ratio tests, indicating a potentially enhanced cognitive capacity to adapt to novel challenges. Our experimental design is repeatable and is adaptable to a range of freshwater turtles. …”
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Development of the Si PaPa Gasi Module (First Aid for Preeclampsia/Eclampsia) with a Family Approach in the Archipelago Region by Haryadi Haryadi, Fidyah Aminin, Ayi Diah Damayani, Rawdatul Jannah

“…This research aims to determine the effectiveness of the Si PaPa Gasi Module (First Aid in Preeclampsia/Eclampsia emergencies) with a family approach in island areas. The research design is a quasi-experiment with a pre-posttest and control group design. …”
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