Solid medical waste management practices and awareness in COVID-19 screening stations by S.E. Alzghoul, O.A. Smadi, T. Almomani, M.B. Alzghoul, O.M. Al-Bataineh

“…The goal of this study is to evaluate the level of healthcare workers' knowledge in the medical waste management field in Jordanian Coronavirus disease 2019 screening stations, with an emphasis on understanding and implementing Jordanian medical waste management protocols, by examining the awareness, perspective, and practice about the many aspects of Coronavirus disease 2019 wastes.METHODS: A study sample (n = 78) involving technicians, nurses, and physicians working at various screening stations in Jordan's public and private sectors was evaluated. …”
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Use of Indocyanine Green (ICG) to Assess Myocardial Perfusion and Territorial Distribution of Vein Grafts Implanted on Coronary Arteries in an Ex-vivo Porcine Model. A Potential Ad... by Cristiano Spadaccio, Antonio Nenna, Diletta Corrado, Carter Glenn, Antonio Panza, Russell Vester, Grzegorz Laskawski, David Rose, Louis Louis

“…The anastomosis was injected with ICG; graft patency and territorial distribution was assessed using an infrared-sensitive CCD camera system from 30 cm above the field, as previously described. Native circulation and SVG grafts were assessed using real-time video recording and fluorescence intensity mapping that was averaged into a graded scoring system. …”
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Evaluation of the Response of Sorghum to Tillage Systems and Nitrogen Fertilization by Marwan Ramadhan, Sadiq Muhsin

“…For sustainable crop production, selected tillage practice and fertilizer application are important. Field experiments were conducted at Al Qurna (QL), 74 km northwest Basrah province and Shatt al-Arab (SHL) and 17 km east Basrah province. …”
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Inducing salt stress tolerance in bitter gourd (Momordica chanrantia) through seed treatment with chitosan by Ahsan Ali, Fiaz Hussain Ferdosi, Mubeen Sarwar, Sumreen Anjum, Zain Mushtaq, Mehwish Liaquat, Muhammad Taqqi Abbas, Moazzam Anees, Muhammad Rizwan Tariq, M. Irfan Ashraf, Abdulrahman Alasmari, Md Sabir Ahmed Mondol, Gholamreza Abdi

“…The research was conducted in the field area of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore. …”
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Development of single-pin, un-barbed, pole-tagging of free-swimming dolphins and sharks with satellite-linked transmitters by Michael J. Moore, Thomas M. Lanagan, Randall S. Wells, Jason Kapit, Aaron A. Barleycorn, Jason B. Allen, Robin W. Baird, Camrin D. Braun, Gregory B. Skomal, Simon R. Thorrold

“…It was developed using fins from cadavers, then trialed on briefly restrained coastal dolphins that could be followed in successive days and weeks, and then on free-swimming animals in the field. The latter showed very short touch/response intervals and highlighted the need for several iterative revisions of the pneumatic system. …”
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Comparison of Learning Curves and Clinical Outcomes in Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Spinal Surgery Versus Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Surgery: A Cumulative Sum Analysi... by Yuan S, Chen R, Mei Y, Fan N, Wang T, Wang A, Du P, Xi Y, Zang L

“…However, endoscopic procedures pose challenges, including a limited field of view and a restricted operating space, which can affect the surgeon’s learning curve. …”
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Evaluation of the Crossbreeding Scheme and Farmers’ Perception of Awassi and Dorper Crossbred Sheep by Zeleke Tesema, Alemu Kefale, Belay Deribe, Getasew Esayas, Demlie Chanie, Getachew Worku Alebachew, Solomon Tiruneh, Mekonen Shibeshi

“…A total of 238 respondents were selected from five districts and data were collected through a personal interview, focus group discussion, measurement of animals, and field observation. Continuous type of data were analyzed using different procedures of SAS, while the estimated breeding value (EBV) for distributed rams was estimated by the WOMBAT software fitting animal model. …”
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GENETIC SOURCES FOR BREEDING BUSHY AND SHORT-VINE WATERMELON CULTIVARS by G. A. Tekhanovich, A. G. Elatskova, Yu. A. Elatskova

“…Many years of studying the watermelon collection in the field resulted in identification of promising genetic sources for the breeding of bushy and short-vine cultivars: bushy dissected-leaf lines (KRL) – KRL 694, KRL 656, KRL 376 and KRL 394; bushy entire-leaf lines (KTsL) – KTsL 760/13; yellow-green bushy dissectedleaf lines (ZhZKRL) – ZhZKRL; short-vine watermelon lines (KPL) – KPL 774 and KPL 368. …”
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Women’s mental health in the doctoral context: Protective function of the psychological capital and academic motivation by Angel Deroncele-Acosta, Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa, Emerson Damian Norabuena-Figueroa

“…Background: Science recognizes the anxieties, depression, stress, and “turbulences” that women face in doctoral studies, but women’s mental health in this context is still little addressed, even though it is a critical aspect for the well-being, persistence, and success of women doctoral candidates, who continue to be underrepresented in many professional fields. Objectives: The study aims to evaluate the relationship between academic motivation, psychological capital, and university academic performance (UAP) and to identify factors of female mental health success. …”
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Geomatics and metaverse for lost heritage sites documentation and dissemination: the case study of Palmyra Roman Theatre (Syria) by Anna Forte, Yara Jamil Alkhatib, Gabriele Bitelli, Eva Savina Malinverni, Roberto Pierdicca

“…Three-dimensional (3D) and virtual technologies can serve as tools to digitally preserve these sites and raise awareness about the importance of historical properties to the general public, particularly when physical sites are at risk or no longer exist. This challenging field of lost heritage is the framework of this project, in which a procedure of geomatics-based techniques such as spherical photogrammetry, 3D modelling and virtual reality (VR) technologies was developed to reconstruct lost historical architecture. …”
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Implementation of multidisciplinary team decisions on the management of complex bone and joint infections: an observational study by Jaap L.J. Hanssen, Henrica M.J. van der Linden, Martha T. van der Beek, Robert J.P. van der Wal, Marco F. Termaat, Mark G.J. de Boer, Henk Scheper

“…However, studies evaluating the performance of MDTs in this field are scarce. We aimed to assess our MDT for complex BJI by determining the implementation rate of team decisions, analyzing factors associated with non-implementation and evaluating the clinical outcome of patients in whom MDT decisions were not implemented. …”
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Telehealth in outpatient care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review protocol. by Larissa Karoline Dias da Silva Casemiro, Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Fabrine Aguilar Jardim, Mariane Caetano Sulino, Regina Aparecida Garcia de Lima

“…In response to this need, studies suggest telehealth in pediatrics as a fertile and expanding field especially in times of pandemics. Here, we aimed to map the evidence related to telehealth in outpatient care for children and adolescents with chronic conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic, to identify which strategies were implemented and their impacts on the continuity of care.…”
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The proper application of logistic regression model in complex survey data: a systematic review by Devjit Dey, Md. Samio Haque, Md. Mojahedul Islam, Umme Iffat Aishi, Sajida Sultana Shammy, Md. Sabbir Ahmed Mayen, Syed Toukir Ahmed Noor, Md. Jamal Uddin

“…Abstract Background Logistic regression is a useful statistical technique commonly used in many fields like healthcare, marketing, or finance to generate insights from binary outcomes (e.g., sick vs. not sick). …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THEORY OF JUSTICE by Оксана МЕЛІКОВА

“…Only through the creation of a common ideological field based on justice and an active citizen position, it is possible to achieve sustainable development of the country and ensure the consolidation of the nation. …”
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Effects of irrigation and organic fertilizer on pumpkin yield, quality, and water-fertilizer use efficiency in arid northwest China by Meng Yin, Jinxia Zhang, Liangliang Du, Lin Ding, Tao Zhong, Pengliang Tian, Runheng Yang

“…Due to the increasing water scarcity and the need for sustainable agricultural practices in arid regions, optimizing water and fertilizer management is crucial for enhancing crop productivity and resource efficiency. Field experiments in 2022 and 2023 in northwestern China’s arid region explored the impacts of irrigation volume, organic fertilizer use, and their coupling on pumpkin yield, quality, and water-fertilizer efficiency. …”
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Multisource Accident Datasets-Driven Deep Learning-Based Traffic Accident Portrait for Accident Reasoning by Chun-Hao Wang, Yue-Tian-Si Ji, Li Ruan, Joshua Luhwago, Yin-Xuan Saw, Sokhey Kim, Tao Ruan, Li-Min Xiao, Rui-Jue Zhou

“…Our multisource accident datasets-driven deep learning model is composed of the following three submodels: (1) the structured data accident model using our accident feature-driven bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) and accident feature-driven bidirectional conditional random field (Bi-CRF) model to extract labels, (2) the unstructured traffic accident data model using our accident feature-driven piecewise convolutional neural network (PCNN) model to identify the extracted labels, and (3) the semistructured traffic accident data processing model. …”
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Characterization of Genetic Diversity to Ecological Stripe Rust Resistance in Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Khan Mueen Alam, Iqbal Rashid

“…The current study was carried out in the field to evaluate the 51genotypes based on morphological and physiological traits under artificial inoculation by stripe rust spore suspension and to determine the genetic diversity among these genotypes. …”
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Effects of using different levels of dietary chitosan on some immune indices and antioxidant defense system in Vannamei shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei by Saeed Dayani, Valiallah Jafari, Roghayeh Safari, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar

“…For this purpose, diets supplemented with feed additives have won the interest of researchers who are concerned with the aquaculture field, the most important of which is chitosan, a cationic biopolymer, derived from the alkaline deacetylation of chitin; a natural polymer found in the exoskeletons of insects, crustaceans and fungal cell walls. …”
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Characteristics and publication status of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov, 2007–2024: a cross-sectional study by Chuzhi Peng, Hongyan Jia, Jianping Hu, Yonghong Jiao

“…The efficacy and safety of MIGS targeting SC remain a prominent focus of the field. Currently, the publication rate of MIGS clinical trials is relatively low. …”
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Comparison of Deep-Learning-Based Segmentation Models: Using Top View Person Images by Imran Ahmed, Misbah Ahmad, Fakhri Alam Khan, Muhammad Asif

“…Generally, most of these techniques primarily focused on the asymmetric field of view or frontal view objects. This work explores widely used deep learning-based models for person segmentation using top view data set. …”
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