Impact of worklist selection on point-of-care ultrasound workflow – a quality improvement project by Jonathan Rowland, Jessa Baker, Natassia Dunn, Matthew Whited, Soheil Saadat, J. Christian Fox

“…Results There was a strong preference for the new workflow, with 36 of 38 (94.7%) clinicians finding it to be more convenient and 37 of 38 (97.4%) finding it to be preferable to use compared to the old workflow. …”
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Information as a tool for management decision making: a case study of Singapore

“…Respondents also preferred use of Government Publications for Local Economic information and the use of Newspapers for Political Trends and Business News. …”
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Perception of optical illusions in ungulates: insights from goats, sheep, guanacos and llamas by Caterina Berardo, Ruben Holland, Alina Schaffer, Alvaro Lopez Caicoya, Katja Liebal, Paola Valsecchi, Federica Amici

“…At the group level, there was a significant preference for the longer/larger food over the shorter/smaller one in control trials. …”
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Analyzing Rail Traffic Diversion Based on Machine Learning Technique considering Transportation Security by Jing Luo, Dai Zhou, Wenjun Ma, Guohua Zhao

“…Then, based on the large amount of travel willingness data obtained through the stated preference survey, a maximum likelihood estimation method is used to calibrate the parameters of the binary Logit model. …”
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Results of quality studies of spring waters of the Republic of Tatarstan by Lilia I. Almitova, Venera I. Makaeva, Alsu R. Makaeva

“…The study of springs is of great scientific and practical interest, because the population increasingly prefers to use spring water as an alternative source of drinking water/…”

Nicotinic α7 receptors on cholinergic neurons in the striatum mediate cocaine-reinforcement, but not food reward by Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Priscila Batista Rosa, Daniel Wilhelms, Daniel Wilhelms, Maarit Jaarola, Johan Ruud, David Engblom, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn

“…Mice with conditional deletion of α7 nAChRs in ChAT-neurons (α7 nAChR-ChATCre) exhibited decreased cocaine place preference and intact place preference for food, while α7 nAChR-D1RCre mice had no changes in reward learning to neither food nor cocaine. …”
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Endodontic Treatment of Fused Teeth with Talon Cusp by Shima Sadat Miri, Hakimeh Ghorbani, Anousheh Rashed Mohassel

“…This report describes the process of diagnosis and treatment of the two anomalies according to patient preference and needs.…”
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Ornamental Traits and Sensory Analysis of ‘Biquinho Vermelha’ Pepper Treated with Paclobutrazol by Beatriz R. Morales, Lucas C. Costa, Marta R. Verruma-Bernardi, Josiane Rodrigues, Fernando C. Sala, Fernando L. Finger, Christiane F. M. França

“…This study investigated the impact of paclobutrazol (PBZ) concentrations and application protocols on ornamental quality and consumer preference. PBZ was applied at five concentrations using three different protocols: drench at transplanting, drench 30 days after transplanting, and immersion. …”
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Survey of waste disposal methods in Awka metropolis by US Bill, NI Chidi, CO Alisa, E Ugochukwu

“…Respondents in support of open burning were 61.2 %, while 2.9 % took to burying waste as their preferred waste management option. Only about 34.0 % of the waste generated was collected at the dumpsites within the metropolis by the waste management agency, as the participants rely on their preferred waste  management options without any consideration to the associated health and environmental consequences. …”
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Coordinación de la política monetaria entre dos bancos centrales: un análisis de teoría de juegos by Erick José Limas Maldonado

“…Se muestra que, ante perturbaciones de la oferta, para el país pequeño es preferible la solución de Stackelberg, mientras que, si las perturbaciones son de la demanda, la solución preferible es la de Nash. …”
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Identity and community in South African congregations by W. J. Schoeman

“…The two surveys suggest that attenders prefer a private expression of their religion in which the Bible plays an important role. …”
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Robust Minimum Cost Consensus Model for Multicriteria Decision-Making under Uncertain Circumstances by Zexing Dai, Ying Ji, Huijie Zhang, Panhong Cheng

“…Subsequently, a cost consensus model that expresses the views of decision-makers in a variety of uncertain preference forms such as utility function and Gaussian distribution is proposed. …”
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Neutrality and the Dutch Objection Procedure by Marc Wever, Albert T. Marseille

“…In this contribution we study the preference of objectors concerning the organization of the procedure and to what extent their preference is related to the perceived (lack of) neutrality of the person who conducted their hearing. …”
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A NEED ANALYSIS ON ICT-BASED ENGLISH MATERIAL FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING OF READING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SOUTH BENGKULU by Margareta Margareta, Safnil Safnil, Irwan Koto

“…This research was aimed to find out ICT media are preferred by high school students in South Bengkulu in learning reading and to describe the reading materials should be used with ICT media. …”
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Formulation of Natural Handsanitizer From Red Belt (Piper Crocatum) Leaves and Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera) by Hasni Yaturramadhan, Cory Linda Futri

“…Methods: Materials for handsanitizer are 96% Alcohol, Red Betel Leaf (Piper Procatum), Aloe Vera (Aloe Vera) with preference test and allergy test. Result: The preference test and allergy test were carried out on 50 panelists, 45 people liked natural hand sanitizer Conclusion: Natural hand sanitizer is used to prevent the covid 19 virus…”
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REALIZATION OF IDEAS N. I. VAVILOV'S IDEAS IN THE BARLEY BREEDING IN SIBERIA by N. A. Surin, N. E. Lyakhova, S. A. Gerasimov, A. G. Lipshin

“…In the forest-steppe zone, preference is given to two-row barleys. ‘Viner’ and ‘Omsky 13709’ cultivars participated in the development of 21 new barley cultivars. …”
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Male antennae of Armadillidium vulgare discriminate Wolbachia-infected females by Mouret, Nicolas, Tolassy, Vincent, Richard, Freddie-Jeanne

“…Further experiments are required to identify the involved molecule explaining the sexual preference of males towards Wolbachia-free females.…”
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A Ranking Procedure by Incomplete Pairwise Comparisons Using Information Entropy and Dempster-Shafer Evidence Theory by Dongbo Pan, Xi Lu, Juan Liu, Yong Deng

“…Decision-making, as a way to discover the preference of ranking, has been used in various fields. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the energy and economic efficiency of vapor compression heat pumps in modernization of large chemical and oil refining industries. Part 1 by V. L. Yusha, M. A. Sutyaginskiy, Yu. A. Potapov

“…The presented results of a comparative analysis of the energy efficiency of various options for replacing a furnace with a vapor compression heat pump reflect the decisive influence of the technical level and design configuration of a vapor compression heat pump on the choice of the preferred upgrade option. However, a significant difference in commercial energy prices significantly changes the preferred ranking of these options.…”
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Does Onsite Cytotechnology Evaluation Improve the Accuracy of Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy? by Fahad Alsohaibani, Safwat Girgis, Gurpal Singh Sandha

“…BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the preferred modality for the cytological diagnosis of various cancers. …”
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