Optimal machine learning algorithms and UAV multispectral imagery for crop phenotypic trait estimation: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis by Adama Ndour, Gerald Blasch, João Valente, Bisrat Haile Gebrekidan, Tesfaye Shiferaw Sida

“…Results highlighted, for instance, that pairing the DJI 2 UAV with Micasense sensor led to better machine learning performance in predicting biomass while Parrot Sequoia was identified as the most efficient multispectral sensor to phenotype leaf nitrogen content. …”
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An Improved Spatiotemporal Fusion Framework for Land-Cover Temporal Harmonization of High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Kangning Li, Zilin Xie, Xiaojun Qiao, Jinzhong Yang, Jinbao Jiang

“…STF-TH was evaluated across datasets collected from different satellites, regions, and times, and validated via both qualitative and quantitative analyses at global, local, and line profile levels. …”
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Enhance Research and Innovation in ICT products, Applications, and Services by Businge, Phelix Mbabazi

“…In order to ensure the efficient integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process in these schools, there is need to understand these challenges and know how best they can be handled. …”
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Employee Compensation and Retention of Civil Servants In Uganda: A Case Of Rubanda District Local Government. by Tubenawe, Akileo

“…The study used a cross-sectional survey research design, utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data approaches. Using simple random and purposive sampling techniques, a total of 72 respondents were selected to participate in the study. …”
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Resilience Project Interventions and its Effect on Vulnerable Household’s Standards of Living in Uganda: An Empirical Evidence from USAID ICAN Project in Kigezi Sub-Region. by Sunday, Dismus

“…The study relied on secondary quantitative and qualitative data collected by the USAID ICAN project 900 respondents. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…Schools should adopt more sophisticated budget planning and management tools to ensure efficient allocation and utilization of resources. …”
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Toward Small-Scale Wind Energy Harvesting: Design, Enhancement, Performance Comparison, and Applicability by Liya Zhao, Yaowen Yang

“…Also, efficiency enhancing methods are summarized from two aspects, that is, structural modification aspect and interface circuit improvement aspect. …”
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Genotyping Identification of Maize Based on Three-Dimensional Structural Phenotyping and Gaussian Fuzzy Clustering by Bo Xu, Chunjiang Zhao, Guijun Yang, Yuan Zhang, Changbin Liu, Haikuan Feng, Xiaodong Yang, Hao Yang

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Experimental investigation on the damage mechanical proper-ties of red sandstone under freeze-thaw cycles by Peng Zeng, Peng Zeng, Yonglin Ren, Kui Zhao, Kui Zhao, Xianda Yang, Zhen Huang, Zhen Huang, Yanda Li, Liangfeng Xiong, Liangfeng Xiong, Cong Gong, Cong Gong

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Category semantic and global relation distillation for object detection by Yanpeng LIANG, Zhonggui MA, Zongjie WANG, Zhuo LI

“…Compared with other baseline methods, the proposed approach achieved competitive improvements in mean average precision without considerably increasing the number of parameters and FLOPS during distillation training, thereby striking a better balance between accuracy and efficiency.…”
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Strategy for Accurate Detection of Six Tropane Alkaloids in Honey Using Lateral Flow Immunosensors by Boyan Sun, Chuanlei Wang, Zile Wang, Jiayi Liang, Ke Han, Shuai Zhang, Chunchao Yin, Xiaomei Wang, Chujun Liu, Zhiyue Feng, Sihan Wang, Haiyang Jiang

“…By diluting the honey sample five times, the contaminants can be readily detected using LFIA. Semi-quantitative and quantitative analyses can be completed within 17 min. …”
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Development of a novel Cas13a/Cas12a-mediated 'one-pot' dual detection assay for genetically modified crops by Lin Ding, Xiaofu Wang, Xiaoyun Chen, Xiaoli Xu, Wei Wei, Lei Yang, Yi Ji, Jian Wu, Junfeng Xu, Cheng Peng

“…In an analysis of 24 blind samples from GM crops with a wide genomic range, MR-DCA gave consistent results with the quantitative PCR method, which indicated high accuracy, applicability and semi-quantitative ability. …”
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The Moderating Effect of Dynamic Capabilities and Institutional Context on Internationalization of Turkish Business Groups by Tuğba Kaplan, Kader Şahin

“…According to the quantitative stage results, institutional context moderated the effect of dynamic capabilities between internationalization motives and location choice. …”
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Conversion relationships and three-dimensional storage and utilization modes of four water resources in an open-pit mining area by Tianci CHEN, Zhimin XU, Yajun SUN, Jie FANG, Qiangmin WANG, Xiaofeng XIONG, Yuhao ZHU, Zihan LU, Fei WAN

“…Concurrently, the failure of efficient mine water storage intensifies the regional water shortage.MethodsThis study investigated a typical open-pit coal mine in eastern Inner Mongolia. …”
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A Comprehensive Approach to Identifying the Supply and Demand of Urban Park Cultural Ecosystem Services in the Megalopolis Area of Shanghai, China by Ying Yang, Li Jiang, Xiaoyan Ma, Song Liu, Lihua Wang

“…However, the CES supply–demand gap lies not only in the quantitative resource deficits, but also in the spatial mismatch between supply and demand. …”
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Cognitive factors on the performance of group decision-making: a behavioral and eye-tracking study by Cheng Kexin, Jiang Zuhua, Yang Jiapeng

“…This research contributes to bridging the gap in quantitative assessment of group decision-making performance, paving the way for improved decision quality and efficiency in engineering contexts.…”
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Measuring productivity in the healthcare sector: a bibliometric and content analysis by Ionela-Andreea Puiu, Abigaela Bîlbîie

“…Although diverse methodologies provide valuable quantitative wisdom, their application is often misaligned with broader economic theories or healthcare purposes, limiting their contribution to advancing theoretical and practical understanding of efficiency and productivity in healthcare systems. …”
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Quantifying the Economic Impact of Supply Voltage Magnitude on Consumers by Sean Elphick, Jonathan C. Knott, Gerrard Drury, Tom Langstaff, Duane A. Robinson

“…Appropriate regulation of supply voltage magnitude is essential to ensure efficacy and efficiency in the operation of electricity supply networks and consumer equipment. …”
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Preference set-based design method for qualitative assessments using dominance-based rough set approach by Shotaro OYAMA, Takeo KATO

“…The preference set-based design (PSD) method enhances design efficiency by providing an adjustment range that reflects the preferences of the designer in the quantitative design variables and performance. …”
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A Discourse Analysis of Cyber Socialising Interactions in English Among Students by Tiyiselani Ndukwani, Runash Ramhurry

“…The researcher employed a quantitative approach in this study. The study randomly sampled 80 students from a University of Technology (UoT) in Gauteng to participate in quantitative discourse analysis of communication using Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter texts. …”
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