Achieving Sustainability in Manufacturing Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs’) in Tanzania Through Adoption of Solar Energy by Felichesmi Lyakurwa

“…Hence, this study intended to establish the dominant factors for the choice of solar energy by manufacturing industries, and workers perceptions about sustainable manufacturing practices. …”
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Insecticide-treated nets utilization and influencing factors on middle school students in Southeast Nigeria. A cross-sectional study by Egbobe JohnPaul Otuomasiri, Magnus Michael Sichalwe, Ezaka Ephraim Ibeabuchi

“…Additionally, awareness of ITNs increased the likelihood of usage by 8.638 times, and each point increase in malaria risk perception correlated with a 30.2 % increase in ITN usage likelihood. …”
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F6H8 as an Intraoperative Tool and F6H8/Silicone Oil as a Postoperative Tamponade in Inferior Retinal Detachment with Inferior PVR by Gian Marco Tosi, Davide Marigliani, Tommaso Bacci, Napoleone Romeo, Angelo Balestrazzi, Gianluca Martone, Tomaso Caporossi

“…Postoperative visual acuity (VA) ranged from light perception to 20/70, with 72% of patients obtaining VA better than 20/400. …”
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Artificial Taste: Advances and Innovative Applications in Healthcare by Letao Wang, Yuzhang Li, Yao Zhang, Bin Zheng

“…Eleven studies examined stimulation frequencies (50–1000 Hz), with five altering temperature and two changing water color to enhance taste perception. Only six studies reported verification results, showing that most participants perceived sour and salty tastes, mild bitter responses, and unreliable sweet evocation. …”
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Supply of hospitals’ navigation system accessibility for various population groups from the perspective of lean production by A. A. Kurmangulov, S. D. Mazunina, Yu. S. Reshetnikova, N. S. Brynza

“…The review is devoted to the analysis of the capabilities of modern navigation systems of healthcare facilities to supply an acceptable level of accessibility to the perception of navigation information for various categories of citizens. …”
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Enhancing sidewalk accessibility assessment for wheelchair users: An adaptive weighting fuzzy-based approach by Maryam Naghdizadegan Jahromi, Najmeh Neysani Samany, Meysam Argany, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi

“…While numerous methods have been introduced for assessing the accessibility of sidewalks, existing studies often overlook the variations in the perception of the accessibility of long segments based on each wheelchair user's capabilities. …”
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Mangrove-Dependent Communities of Manoka Island, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Evariste Fongnzossie, Denis Jean Sonwa, Philippes Mbevo, Fabrice Kentatchime, Aurelie Mokam, Claude Tatuebu Tagne, Lydie Flora Essamba A. Rim

“…The number of households perceiving extreme climatic events like seasonal variability, flood, and rain storm was higher. From respondents’ perception, housing and health are the sectors most affected by climate change. …”
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Flavor release from traditional dry-cured pork during oral processing by Xing Tian, Zongjun Li, Ke Li, Zhongqin Wu, Rui Ren, Haodong Wang, Chaoqun Zeng

“…This study suggests that the interaction between food and saliva that accompanies chewing can lead to significant changes in sensory perception during oral processing.…”
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Transient ocular hypertension remodels astrocytes through S100B. by Weiran Huang, Kenji Matsushita, Rumi Kawashima, Susumu Hara, Yuichi Yasukura, Kaito Yamaguchi, Shinichi Usui, Koichi Baba, Andrew J Quantock, Kohji Nishida

“…Meanwhile, genes upregulated by more than fivefold were primarily associated with terms related to histone modification and visual perception. As an early response to mechanical stress, S100B expression is downregulated in astrocytes, which assume a slender morphology, reminiscent of cell "weakening." …”
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Voluntary Disclosure and Relational Connectivity – The Case of the Polish Bond Market by Dominika Hadro, Marek Pauka, Kamil Gemra, Szymon Okoń, Justyna Fijałkowska

“…We point out the existence of many paths to achieve a high level of companies’ perception of investors’ voluntary disclosure needs and companies’ relational connectivity regarding voluntary disclosure. …”
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STGAN: Swin Transformer-Based GAN to Achieve Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution Reconstruction by Wei Huo, Xiaodan Zhang, Shaojie You, Yongkun Zhang, Qiyuan Zhang, Naihao Hu

“…The experimental results show that the STGAN model proposed in this paper exhibits the best image data perception quality results with the best performance of LPIPS and PI metrics in the test set under RRSSRD public datasets. …”
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Decoding user experience in exergames: A systematic scoping review of assessment methods by Fabrízzio Martin Pelle Perez, Ericles Andrei Bellei, Juliana Rosa Nascimento, Larissa Tumelero Bombarda, Vitor de Farias Belger, Ana Carolina Bertoletti De Marchi

“…Exergames, which blend physical activity with digital gaming, are increasingly recognized for their potential to boost user engagement in exercise. The user perception of these games plays a critical role in sustaining this engagement. …”
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Destination Service Quality and Destination Image To Enhance Revisit Intention: Role of Perceive Risk in Post-Covid-19 Era by Lia Febria Lina, Berlintina Permatasari, Dian Novita, Angga Febrian

“…Despite the influence of various service quality dimensions, the overall perception of the destination strongly drives the revisit intention. …”
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Smartphone-Based Automated Non-Destructive Testing Devices by V. F. Petryk, A. G. Protasov, R. M. Galagan, A. V. Muraviov, I. I. Lysenko

“…In this regard, there is a need to consider new information technologies based on intellectual perception, recognition technology, and general network integration. …”
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Family Support and Its Association with Glycemic Control in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Adwa M. AlHaidar, Norah A. AlShehri, Munira A. AlHussaini

“…Thus, this study is aimed at assessing the perception of adolescents about the behaviors of their families initially and at investigating the correlation between these behaviors and glycemic control. …”
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Black Orpheus by Hlonipha Mokoena

“…As many have pointed out, contrary to the popular perception that Africa was untouched by Cold War politics, the period was actually one of “hot wars” all over the continent. …”
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Beyond individual-level factors that influence family planning uptake among women with diabetes mellitus: a systematic literature review by Idayu Badilla Idris, Sarah Awang Dahlan, Rahana Abd Rahman, Azmawati Mohammed Nawi

“…Only six studies reported factors beyond individual variables which include geographic region, access to care, opinion of significant others, healthcare providers’ perception, role of doctors and types of service providers. …”
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Axial spondyloarthritis in India: determining the delay in diagnosis, impact on work productivity, and attitude of patients toward treatment by Kamini Narendra Reddy, Asawari Raut, Pravin Patil

“…Here, we aimed to determine the delay in diagnosis of axSpA, assess the impact on work productivity, and explore patients' perception of available treatment options. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 100 axSpA patients who fulfilled the ASAS criteria. …”
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Effect of Two Different Penetration Depths of Micro-osteoperforation on the Rate of Orthodontic Tooth Movement: A Prospective Clinical Study by Abhay Kumar Jain, Shresthaa Singh, Parul Priya, Nishita Garg, Abhishek Kumar, Monalisa Goswami

“…The amount of canine retraction was measured every 30 days at two intervals on both sides of the mouth. Pain perception was measured after 1 h, 24 h, 72 h, 7 days, and 28 days of procedure. …”
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Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey by Adeladlew Kassie Netere, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie

“…The mean (±SD) belief score (acceptance towards antibiotic use) of the respondents was 20.08 ± 4 (range: 7 to 35) and most (70.1%) of the respondents had moderate levels of perception regarding antibiotic use. The majority (69.5%) of respondents took antibiotics over the past year. …”
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