Comparative analysis of volume growth processes of Masson pine and Chinese fir forests in different regions of southern China by YuHui Chen, Zongzheng Chai

“…Understanding how regionally variable conditions influence their growth patterns can support effective forest management strategies and conservation efforts. …”
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Severe Quantitative Scale of Acanthosis Nigricans in Neck is Associated with Abdominal Obesity, HOMA-IR, and Hyperlipidemia in Obese Children from Mexico City: A Cross-Sectional St... by Ana I. Burguete-García, Alan Gilberto Ramírez Valverde, Meztli Espinoza-León, Isaac Sánchez Vázquez, Evelyn Yazmín Estrada Ramírez, Itzel Maldonado-López, Alfredo Lagunas Martínez, Cinthya Estefhany Diaz Benítez, Roberto Karam Araujo, Diana Fernández-Madinaveitia, Adriana E. Anides Fonseca, Miguel Cruz, José de Jesús Peralta Romero

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Influences on limited antimicrobial use in small-scale freshwater aquaculture farms in central Thailand by Nour Alhusein, Boonrat Chantong, Sarin Suwanpakdee, Anuwat Wiratsudakul, Virginia C. Gould, Kantima Wichuwaranan, Kornrawan Poonsawad, Varapon Montrivade, Nutcha Charoenboon, Luechai Sringernyuang, Matthew B. Avison, Helen Lambert, Walasinee Sakcamduang, Henry Buller, Kristen K. Reyher

“…Farmers linked disease occurrence to changes in the weather, the emergence of new diseases and variable water quality. They relied on farm management practices to maintain the health of their aquatic animals, using lime and salt to maintain and improve water quality and pH and to disinfect aquaculture pools. …”
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Hepatocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells: Towards establishing an in vitro model for assessing population variability in hepatotoxicity testing by Xiugong Gao, Rong Li, Kayla Campasino, Miranda R. Yourick, Yang Zhao, Robert L. Sprando, Jeffrey J. Yourick

“…It was only recently that in vitro models emerged to quantitatively assess interindividual variability in the human population for specific chemicals. …”
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Du travail décent à la qualité de l’emploi : enjeux épistémologiques et politiques d’un changement de paradigme by Carlos Prieto Rodriguez, Amparo Serrano

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Making nutrition labels more evaluable: A qualitative research study exploring equivalence framing for energy density to support chronic disease prevention by Lauren Bayliss

“…The information is then used to explore how energy density information could be framed in ways that are equivalent but more evaluable.Methods A qualitative approach was taken to understand how nutrition labels are perceived. …”
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Perceptions and experiences of chair-based yoga by older adults with multimorbidity - a qualitative process evaluation of the Gentle Years Yoga randomised controlled trial by Lesley Ward, Garry A. Tew, Laura Wiley, Fiona Rose, Camila S. Maturana Palacios, Laura Bissell, Jenny Howsam, Tim Rapley

“…Impact on biopsychosocial health was variable, and directly linked to participants’ longer term yoga engagement. …”
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Identity development and adaptation in adolescents with genetic conditions: a qualitatively oriented mixed-methods study to develop strategies for optimizing clinical genetics serv... by Tasha Wainstein, Cyrus Boelman, Connie Ens, William T. Gibson, Kevin Gregory-Evans, Olubayo U. Kolawole, Sheila K. Marshall, Kathryn Selby, GenCOUNSEL Study, Alison M. Elliott, Jehannine Austin

“…We used phronetic iterative analysis to interrogate interview data. Qualitative and quantitative components were integrated through abduction. …”
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PHENETIC ANALYSIS OF POPULUS NIGRA, P. LAURIFOLIA AND P. × JRTYSCHENSIS IN NATURAL HYBRIDIZATION ZONE by A. V. Klimov, B. V. Proshkin

“…According to the increase of intra-population variability of qualitative traits, the taxa could be ranked as P. nigra < P. laurifolia < P. × jrtyschensis. …”
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Design, analysis, and reporting of pilot and feasibility trials in anesthesiology: a methodological study by Tariq Atkin-Jones, Mohamed Ali, Akudo C. J. Eze-Onuorah, Ezinne Ifeanacho, Azin Khosravirad, Kim Madden, Behnam Sadeghirad, Lawrence Mbuagbaw

“…Feasibility was a primary outcome in 46 (18.6%) studies, progression criteria were used in 27 (10.9%) studies, a sample size justification was listed in 134 (54.0%) studies, and 24 (9.7%) studies used qualitative data. We did not find any statistically significant association between progression criteria and any of the selected variables. …”
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La perception des changements environnementaux : le cas de la collectivité côtière de Shippagan (Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada) by Vincent Stervinou, Elise Mayrand, Omer Chouinard, Alida NadègeThiombiano

“…We also searched databases from government agencies and non government organizations to build time series of environmental variables depicting the aforementioned topics. We were able to gather both local knowledge and quantitative data for eleven variables. …”
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Market anomalies during COVID-19: the case of Kuwait, a GCC emerging market by Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi

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Job descriptions as drivers for changes in practice patterns: a cross-sectional survey of Nurse Practitioners in Norway by Else Turid Pedersen, Mette Tøien, Lisbeth Fagerström, Linn Hege Førsund

“…Data analysis was performed using Stata® 18.0, focusing on demographic, education, work condition, and changes in practice patterns following NP education, and specialist approval. Categorical variables were presented as frequencies with proportions, while continuous variables were presented as means with range. …”
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TEACHERS’ PROFILE IN SUSTAINABILITY: ASSOCIATION WITH PERSONAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION CLASSES by Silvia Lorente-Echeverría, Ana Corral-Abós, Inma Canales-Lacruz, Berta Murillo-Pardo

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Who Reaches the Top? Investigating Gender-Based Performance and Maximum Score Gaps in University Entrance Exams by Hermina Disnawati, Siti Irene Astuti Dwiningrum, Yohanis Ndapa Deda, Salman Rashid, Mariano Dos Santos

“…The results showed no statistically significant gender differences in either domain (English: p = 0.504, d = 0.040; Quantitative: p = 0.543, d = –0.036), with nearly identical mean scores and score variability. …”
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LANDSCAPE ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY SHAPING TREE COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE IN RIPARIAN FORESTS by Israel Marinho Pereira, Soraya Alvarenga Botelho, Eduardo van den Berg, Eric Bastos Gorgens, Evandro Luiz Mendonça Machado, Marcio Leles Romarco de Oliveira, Luciano Cavalcante de Jesus França, Múcio Mágno de Melo Farnezi, Anne Prinscila Dias Gonzaga, Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio, Ary Teixeira de Oliveira Filho

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Enhancing Najran’s sustainable smart city development in the face of urbanization challenges in Saudi- Arabia by Badr Saad Alotaibi, Rana Elnaklah, Oluwagbemiga Paul Agboola, Mohammed Awad Abuhussain, Mustafa Tunay, Yakubu Aminu Dodo, Ammar Maghrabi, Mana Alyami

“…The study systematically analyzes the multifaceted factors of smart city variables in Saudi Arabia and their direct impact on urban sustainability through extensive quantitative investigations. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

“…However, the impact and effect will depend on who will use the new technology.Objective The objective of the study was to investigate differences between users and non-users of telemedicine integrated into traditional office-based primary health care.Methods Quantitative registry-based population study in two regions in the southeast part of Sweden (n = 73,486), comparing users with non-users of telemedicine across the variables sex, age, socioeconomic status (SES), morbidity and health care seeking behaviour (HSB). …”
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Efficient Explainable Models for Alzheimer’s Disease Classification with Feature Selection and Data Balancing Approach Using Ensemble Learning by Yogita Dubey, Aditya Bhongade, Prachi Palsodkar, Punit Fulzele

“…Clinical data, including a range of cognitive, functional, and demographic variables, play a crucial role in Alzheimer’s disease classification. …”
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Association between frequency of energy drink consumption and bone tissue quality in Slovak young adults by Simona Sulis, Darina Falbová, Alexandra Hozáková, Lenka Vorobeľová

“…Bone mineral density was measured using a quantitative ultrasound device (Sunlight MiniOmni™), yielding speed of sound (SOS; m/s) data. …”
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