Measuring above-ground carbon stock using spatial analysis and the InVEST model: application in the Thoria Watershed, India by Zhe Guo, Himani Sharma, Mahesh Jadav, Upeksha Hettiarachchi, Chiranjit Guha, Wei Zhang, Pratiti Priyadarshini, Ruth S Meinzen-Dick

“…To assess the potential impacts of land cover changes on carbon stock, we generated two future scenarios suggested by local experts: a 20% expansion of cropland and a 20% expansion of wooded land. …”
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An assessment of the progress made in the implementation of the regional framework for cholera prevention and control in the WHO African region by Miriam Nanyunja, Allan Mpairwe, Ibrahim Mamadu, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Mory Keïta, Tamayi Mlanda, Abdou Salam Gueye, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Etien Luc Koua, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Fred Kapaya, Vincent Dossou Sodjinou, Godwin Akpan, Shikanga O-tipo, Amarachi Tikal Abianuru, John Masina, Alice Igale Ladu, Fred Athanasius Dratibi, Philippe Barboza

“…Data were provided by national teams of experts on cholera based on the milestones of the framework. …”
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Green Bonds as Catalysts for Low-Carbon Financing Mobilization: Examining their Impact on Sustainable Development by Ragif Huseynov, Ramida Khalilova, Sanjay Taneja, Pawan Kumar, Ercan Özen

“…A standardized survey has been conducted on 420 people of northern India, and questionnaire validated through pilot survey in form of reviews from experts and pre-testing. Smart PLS4 bootstrapping and PLS partial least square methods have been applied to find out desired results as per objectives of the research. …”
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A Multicriteria Approach to Support Task Allocation in Projects of Distributed Software Development by Marum Simão Filho, Plácido R. Pinheiro, Adriano B. Albuquerque, Régis P. S. Simão, Raimundo S. N. Azevedo, Luciano C. Nunes

“…In the end, the proposed approach has been submitted to the evaluation by the professionals of the participating companies and by some project management experts. The proposed approach comprises a workflow containing responsible actors and descriptions of the activities. …”
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Intelligent Recommendation of Multi-Scale Response Strategies for Land Drought Events by Lei He, Yuheng Lei, Yizhuo Yang, Bin Liu, Yuxia Li, Youcai Zhao, Dan Tang

“…Traditional response strategies for land drought events have been determined by experts based on the severity levels of the events. …”
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Development and Testing of a Patient Outcome Measure for Interprofessional Tuberculosis Care: A Delphi Study by Bau D. Ardyansyah, Reinie Cordier, Margo Brewer, Dave Parsons

“…The consensus was reached if the Content Validity Index covers at least 70% agreement from experts, an interquartile range <1, and a median score of 4 or 5 on a 5-point Likert-type scale. …”
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A maturity model for Clinical Trials Management Ecosystem by Shruti Sehgal, E. Chris Pua, Svetlana Rojevsky, Michael J. Becich, Joshua Fehrmann, Boyd M. Knosp, Adam Wilcox, Jeffery C. Talbert, Catherine K. Craven, Justin Starren

“…We collaborated with experts to develop a multi-axial Clinical Trials Management Ecosystem (CTME) maturity model (MM) to help institutions identify best practices for CTME capabilities. …”
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Effects of tropical cyclone Freddy on the social determinants of health: the narrative review of the experience in Malawi by Joseph Okeibunor, Otim Patrick Cossy Ramadan, Ishata Nannie Conteh, Abdou Salam Gueye, Jayne Byakika-Tusiime, Annie Chauma-Mwale, Ebenezer Obi Daniel, Dick Chamla, Fiona Braka, Neema Kimambo Rusibamayila, Chol Thabo Yur, Emmanuel Maurice Ochien, Mathew Kagoli

“…The effects of the TCF on the social determinants of health in the affected districts and the associated negative impacts should be considered by the government and disaster management experts in evidence-based policy-making towards disaster risk reduction in the flood-prone districts using an all-hazard approach. …”
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Sustainable performance evaluation of pharmaceutical companies: sustainable balanced scorecard and hybrid MCDM approach by Deqiang Deng, Jiayang Zhang, Jingyi Wang, Xiuran Zong

“…Based on questionnaires with experts, this paper finds that the Environment is the most important factor, followed by Internal Processes, Customers, Finance, Learning and Growth, as well as Society. …”
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Electromagnetic metamaterial agent by Shengguo Hu, Mingyi Li, Jiawen Xu, Hongrui Zhang, Shanghang Zhang, Tie Jun Cui, Philipp del Hougne, Lianlin Li

“…Specifically, metaAgent’s cerebrum performs high-level task planning in natural language via a multi-agent discussion mechanism, where agents are domain experts in sensing, planning, grounding, and coding. …”
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Experimental study of the strengthening efficiency of engineering waste sludge using electro-osmosis by Yanli TAO, Zeyi YU, Jianfeng ZHU, Xiaonan GONG, Jian ZHOU, Kaiqiang LI

“…Consequently, both domestic and international experts have studied rapid dewatering and reducing initial moisture content. …”
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Strategies for diversification of economic activities in villages of Saqez city using SWOC method and QSPM matrix by ahadollah fatahi, afsaneh ahmadi, vahid riahi, hamid jalalian

“…To design a strategic model and determine the ranking of factors 20 from experts and also to factor out the factors of 300 villagers in the area. …”
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A stem of an arborescent lycopsid Sigillaria with attached rooting organs Stigmaria from the Pennsylvanian of the Donets Basin, eastern Ukraine by Vitaly Dernov, Halyna Anfimova

“…This fact contradicts the assumptions of some experts about the subaerial or aerial location of at least some of the Stigmaria rhizomorphs. …”
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Integrating building code to microbial count studies in urban built spaces with ventilation and human presence: a model by Ma. Beatrice D. Villoria, Vina B. Argayosa, Angelo D. Rosalinas, Daniel Nichol R. Valerio, Christian Lyle La Madrid, Michael Xavier N. Ticzon

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Evaluation of University’s Place in the Adult Education Ecosystem by G. Z. Efimova, M. Yu. Semenov

“…Several points of university positioning in the structure of adult education ecosystem are identified: 1) the university is the core of the educational ecosystem and holds this status; 2) the university occupies the central place of the educational ecosystem, but can lose this status by certain actions or inaction; 3) the university is not the core of the educational ecosystem and should not be; 4) the university is not the core of the educational ecosystem, but could become it. According to most experts, universities occupy a central place in the ecosystem of adult education and have a high potential to retain leadership positions, provided that the educational material is relevant and meets the demands of the labor market. …”
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Physiotherapy and related management for childhood obesity: A systematic scoping review. by Kim Truong, Sandra Park, Margarita D Tsiros, Nikki Milne

“…Physiotherapists have the potential to manage children with obesity as they are experts in movement and physical activity. However, their role remains unclear due to a lack of physiotherapy-specific guidelines. …”
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Advertising as the fall guy for consumerism: the real and perceived roles of public relations and advertising in contemporary “propaganda” by Simon Goldsworthy

“…Les préoccupations actuelles au sujet des RP et des experts en communication portent essentiellement sur les informations véhiculées par les médias qui tendent à se concentrer sur le monde de la politique et sur les complots engendrés par les grandes entreprises dans leur quête de monopole. …”
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Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Regarding Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Among Undergraduate Students of Tanahu by Remana Shrestha, Gayetri Darshandhari

“…The questionnaire was developed by the researcher herself/himself through consulting subject experts and searching literature. The educational intervention package was developed. …”
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Analysis of players and scenarios of the Iranian aluminum industry with a combination of fuzzy DEMATEL and game theory by Maryam Musavi-Nogholi, Mohammad Taghi Rezvan

“…The purpose is to identify and analyze the upcoming scenarios of the aluminum industry and, finally, its market analysis, to draw a correct vision of the future and choose the appropriate strategy in this industry.Methodology: Firstly, the key variables affecting the development of the aluminum industry are identified through interviews with experts and specialists in the industry, and the probability of variables is determined by completing a questionnaire; and then based on the extracted variables, specific scenarios are developed. …”
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Сhanging the legal qualification of the facts of a person’s disappearance: a practical aspect by Т. Р. Kavіerina

“…However, high-quality documentation of such criminal offences and bringing the perpetrators to justice is ensured through the proper organisation of interaction between the investigative and operational units of the National Police and other law enforcement agencies with the military, forensic experts and volunteer search organisations. Currently, the military aggression continues.…”
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