Land Use and is Impact on Agricultural Productivity in Mutara Sub-County Mitooma District. by Tusingwire, Pamellah

“…The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. For this to be achieved, the researcher used 99 Respondents using Sloven’s formula. …”
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Factors Affecting the Teaching and Learning of English Language in Primary Schools in Kitumba Sub-County Kabale District. by Owomugisha, Justine

“…Both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies were employed as the research design. The study population ranged from staff members from the selected schools to pupils. …”
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Factors Associated with Stunting in Children Under Five Years of Age: A Case of Buhara Sub County, Kabale District. by Namanya, Oliver

“…The study assessed factors associated with stunting among children less than five years of age in Buhara Sub County Kabale District. The study employed a cross-sectional descriptive design with qualitative and quantitative strategies in data collection from 380 participants drawn from a population of 5728 households. …”
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Assessment of Hand-Hygiene Practices Among Health Care Workers at Kisoro Hospital, Kisoro District. by Nsenga, Alex

“…Study design: The study employed a cross-sectional, descriptive study design usmg both qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection. …”
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A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen by Saubin, Méline, Coville, Jérome, Xhaard, Constance, Frey, Pascal, Soubeyrand, Samuel, Halkett, Fabien, Fabre, Frédéric

“…By considering the whole range of possible dispersal processes our method forms a robust inference framework. It can be employed for a variety of organisms, provided they are monitored in time and space along a one-dimension invasion. …”
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Two-dimensional cell membrane chromatography guided screening of myocardial protective compounds from Yindan Xinnaotong soft capsule by Si-Min Shao, Xuan Ji, Xing Wang, Run-Zhou Liu, Yu-Ru Cai, Xiaobing Lin, Ze-Jie Zeng, Ling Chen, Liu Yang, Hua Yang, Wen Gao

“…Additionally, an RNA-seq approach was employed to predict the targets and mechanisms of YD and the active compounds for myocardial protection. …”
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Quantitative Physiologic MRI Combined with Feature Engineering for Developing Machine Learning-Based Prediction Models to Distinguish Glioblastomas from Single Brain Metastases by Seyyed Ali Hosseini, Stijn Servaes, Brandon Hall, Sourav Bhaduri, Archith Rajan, Pedro Rosa-Neto, Steven Brem, Laurie A. Loevner, Suyash Mohan, Sanjeev Chawla

“…Finally, 10 machine learning classifiers were employed in distinguishing GBMs and BMs. Cross-validation and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were performed to determine the diagnostic performance. …”
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Adherence to face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Steven Anderson, Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Patrick J Arena, Adva Gadoth, Nicole A Hoff, Camille Dzogang, David Kampilu, Michael Beya, Hui-Lee Wong, Didine Kaba, Anne W Rimoin

“…Multivariable logistic regression was employed to identify factors associated with overall and correct face mask use.Results Overall, 309 (33.1%) women wore a mask during the interview after their antenatal appointments, but only 33 (10.7%) wore a mask correctly. …”
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Minimizing Power Consumption and Interference Mitigation of Downlink NOMA HetNets by IRS-Supported Aerial Base Stations by Osamah Thamer Hassan Alzubaidi, Mhd Nour Hindia, Kaharudin Dimyati, Kamarul Ariffin Noordin, Faizan Qamar, Atef Abdrabou

“…Intelligent reflection surface (IRS) is an advanced technology that effectively transforms the wireless propagation environment to next-generation wireless networks. In this paper, we employ the IRS-supported multi-aerial base station (ABS) in a downlink non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) heterogeneous network (HetNets), where the transmission signals from multiple ABSs to ground users (GUs) are enhanced using the IRS. …”
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Post-harvest conservation practices, related insect pests of stored pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L) R. Br.), and their management in northern Benin by Tayé Obédatou Alagbe, Yeyinou Laura Estelle Loko, Innocent Djègbè, Julien Gandjala, Dieudonné Gavoedo, Manuele Tamò

“…Synthetic chemical insecticides were the most commonly used method for protecting stored millet. Also, farmers employed four plants that repel and kill insects to safeguard stored pearl millet. …”
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Impact of Extended Membrane Rupture on Neonatal Inflammatory Responses and Composite Neonatal Outcomes in Early-Preterm Neonates—A Prospective Study by Maura-Adelina Hincu, Liliana Gheorghe, Luminita Paduraru, Daniela-Cristina Dimitriu, Anamaria Harabor, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Alexandru Carauleanu, Ioana Sadiye Scripcariu, Dragos Nemescu

“…Multiple logistic regressions and interaction analyses adjusted for GA considering five composite adverse neonatal outcomes and predictors were employed. <b>Results</b>: PROMs and high c-reactive protein (CRP) values significantly increased the risk of composite outcome 1 occurrence by 14% (95%CI: 1.03–1.57, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Global research landscape and emerging trends of non-coding RNAs in prostate cancer: a bibliometric analysis by Yu-Liang Zhou, Yu-Liang Zhou, Wen-Liang Yao, Wen-Liang Yao, Sheng-Hui Chen, Sheng-Hui Chen, Peng Wang, Peng Wang, Jing-Wen Fu, Jing-Wen Fu, Jia-Qin Zhao, Jia-Qin Zhao, Jia-Yi Zhang, Jia-Yi Zhang

“…In recent years, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) have emerged as a significant focus in molecular biology research, playing a pivotal role in the development and progression of PC. This study employed bibliometric analysis to explore the global outputs, research hotspots, and future trends in ncRNA-related PC research over the past 20 years.MethodsPublications on PC-related ncRNAs from 2004 to 2023 were retrieved from Web of Science Core Collection. …”
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Critical care services in Bagmati province of Nepal: A cross sectional survey [version 4; peer review: 4 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Subekshya Luitel, Sushila Paudel, Diptesh Aryal, Janaki Pandey, Hem Raj Paneru, Roshni Shakya, Prashant Acharya, Isha Amatya, Rashan Haniffa, Suman Pant, Abi Beane, Pradip Gyanwali

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare workers employed in 87 hospitals having medical/surgical ICUs across Bagmati Province. …”
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Analysis of Radio Science Data from the KaT Instrument of the 3GM Experiment During JUICE’s Early Cruise Phase by Paolo Cappuccio, Andrea Sesta, Mauro Di Benedetto, Daniele Durante, Umberto De Filippis, Ivan di Stefano, Luciano Iess, Ruaraidh Mackenzie, Bernard Godard

“…One of the scientific investigations is the Geodesy and Geophysics of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons (3GM) radio science experiment, designed to study the interior structures of Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede and the atmospheres of Jupiter and the Galilean moons. The 3GM experiment employs a Ka-band Transponder (KaT) to enable two-way coherent range and Doppler measurements used for the gravity experiment and an Ultra Stable Oscillator (USO) for one-way downlink occultation experiments. …”
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Addressing challenges in pediatric thrombosis: a comprehensive guideline development by Yin Wang, Qinan Yin, Jiangting Liao, Na Wang, Li Li, Siyan Li, Qingxia Zhang, Feifei Yu, Jianchun Luo, Hongmei Wang, Die Hu, Wenyi Li, Biao Li, Jingjing Chen, Limei Dong, Min Luo, Yu Yan, Lie Dong, Zheng Ding, Xi Wei, Jiadan Yang, Shenglan Tan, Lian Li, Xi Zheng, Liuyun Wu, Yong Yang, Linan Zeng, Jinqi Li, Lizhu Han, Yuan Bian

“…The Delphi method was employed again to reach a consensus on the recommendations and evidence levels. …”
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Cardiac computer tomography-derived radiomics in assessing myocardial characteristics at the connection between the left atrial appendage and the left atrium in atrial fibrillation... by Xiao-Xuan Wei, Cai-Ying Li, Hai-Qing Yang, Peng Song, Bai-Lin Wu, Fang-Hua Zhu, Jing Hu, Xiao-Yu Xu, Xin Tian

“…The radiomics model was built by extracting radiomic features of the myocardial tissue using Pyradiomics, and employing Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method for feature selection, combining random forest with support vector machine (SVM) classifier.ResultsThere were 82 cases in the AF group [44 males, 65.00 (59, 70)], and 56 cases in the control group (21 males, 61.09 ± 7.18). …”
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Combined effect of the smartphone addiction and physical activity on the depressive symptoms in secondary school students: a cross sectional study in Shanghai, China by Rui Yang, Shuoyuan Tan, Gulqihra Abdukerima, Ting Lu, Chen Chen, Lixin Song, Bing Ji, Yipeng Lv, Jianwei Shi, Jianwei Shi

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the prevalence of smartphone addiction, physical activity levels, and depressive symptoms among secondary school students, and to analyze the combined impact of smartphone addiction and physical activity on depressive symptoms.MethodsA cluster sampling method was employed in two secondary schools in the Jing’an District of Shanghai, China. …”
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Association between ethylene oxide exposure and osteoarthritis risk: an analysis of NHANES data (2013–2014 and 2017–2018) by Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Qi Qu, Qi Qu, Zhiyu Wang, Zhiyu Wang, Shuanglin Mou, Rui Jiang, Rui Jiang, Wensheng Zhu, Wensheng Zhu

“…However, EO is frequently employed as a sterilizing agent in orthopedics, while its association with the risk of skeletal system diseases remains insufficiently evaluated. …”
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Sepiolite immobilizes soil Cd to optimize microbial community structure thereby promoting wheat growth and reducing Cd accumulation by Ziqi Li, Xiaoxun Xu, Xin Qi, Changlian Xu, Guiyin Wang, Shirong Zhang, Zhanbiao Yang, Zhang Cheng, Junzhuo Cai, Guochun Lv, Ting Li, Yulin Pu, Yongxia Jia

“…Immobilization remediation is a widely employed technology that effectively reduces the migration rate and bioavailability of cadmium (Cd). …”
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Pt@ZnCo₂O₄ Microspheres as Peroxidase Mimics: Enhanced Catalytic Activity and Application for L-Cysteine Detection by Shuqi Liao, Weisen Deng, Feng Yang, Jutao Zhou, Ling Wu, Donghong Yu, Zhong Cao

“…Compared to natural enzymes, the development of efficient artificial simulated enzymes, such as those based on bimetallic materials with high catalytic activity and good stability, is an important way until now. Herein, we employed ZnCo₂O₄ microspheres as carriers to synthesize Pt-doped composites with different amounts using a one-pot method. …”
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