A Practical Framework for Estimating Façade Opening Rates of Rural Buildings Using Real-Scene 3D Models Derived from Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry by Zhuangqun Niu, Ke Xi, Yifan Liao, Pengjie Tao, Tao Ke

“…The known edges of the roof outline are then utilized to sample and generate orthogonally projected front-view images for each building façade, enabling undistorted area measurements. …”
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Approaches to automation of the preanalytical phase of large-scale research in the biobank of the National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine of the Minist... by M. S. Pokrovskaya, A. L. Borisova, V. A. Kondratskaya, I. A. Efimova, A. I. Ershova, O. M. Drapkina

“…To create and validate an algorithm for automatic aliquoting of serum and plasma samples for biobanking as part of a large-scale study.Material and methods. …”
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Heavy Metals Contamination Assessment Using Pollution Indices for Spring Water in Barwari Bala Villages, Duhok, Kurdistan Region-Iraq by Mohammed Jalil Qasim, Hajar Ameen Ameen, Azzedin Ali Marouf

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Trust in distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evaluation of the quality of education of students and teachers of Russian universities by A. G. Tyurikov, D. A. Kunizheva, E. V. Frolova, O. V. Rogach

“…The first wave of the study was a survey of students of higher educational institutions of economic orientation from 14 regions of the Russian Federation (the sample population was 6,500 students). During the second wave, the following projects were implemented: 1) a survey of students of economic universities from 17 regions of the Russian Federation (sample population = 7600); 2) a survey of teachers of the Financial University (sample population = 520); 3) focus groups with students.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Assessment of fluoride bio-accessibility in early childhood diets by Jelena Kronic, Ralph M. Duckworth, Claudio Angione, Steven M. Levy, Fatemeh Vida Zohoori

“…Additionally, fluoride concentration of milk samples was determined using a combination of microwave-assisted acid digestion and the direct method of fluoride analysis.ResultsMean (SD) fluoride bio-accessibility for individual food samples was 44.7% (37.5%). …”
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Salivary lipid metabolism in periodontitis patients with spleen-stomach dampness-heat syndrome by Chunting Lu, Yijue Wang, Zhanyu Huang, Keyin Mo, Zejian Li

“…We speculate that this may be related to the increased state of oxidative stress in saliva samples in disease states.…”
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Metabolomics Signatures of a Respiratory Tract Infection During an Altitude Training Camp in Elite Rowers by Félix Boudry, Fabienne Durand, Corentine Goossens

“…Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy was used to analyze the samples, followed by data processing with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA), allowing to use Variable Importance in Projection (VIP) scores to identify key metabolites contributing to group separation. …”
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Development of a Mobile App Game for Practicing Lung Exercises: Feasibility Study by Chatkhane Pearkao, Korakot Apiratwarakul, Lerkiat Wicharit, Wiphawadee Potisopha, Arunnee Jaitieng, Sukuman Homvisetvongsa, Puthachad Namwaing, Peerapon Pudtuan

“…ConclusionsThe research results reflected that the sample group believed the mobile app game for practicing lung exercises and the prototype device developed in this project have a high potential for practical application in promoting lung rehabilitation through gameplay. …”
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The Specifics of Religious Identity of Armenian Youth in Russia and Armenia by A.S. Berberyan, H.S. Berberyan, O.R. Tuhina

“…<br><strong>Participants. </strong>The total sample consisted of 245 participants. Russian sample: 113 people (44% men, 56% women) aged 18-30 years (<em>M</em> = 20,3;<em> SD</em> = 2,5). …”
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Men of Color Health Awareness intervention: changes in adrenocortical activity assessed using fingernail cortisol by Jerrold S. Meyer, Jeffery Markham, Lamont Scott, Luis A. Valdez, Dean E. Robinson, David R. Buchanan

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On the predictability of turbulent fluxes from land: PLUMBER2 MIP experimental description and preliminary results by G. Abramowitz, G. Abramowitz, A. Ukkola, A. Ukkola, S. Hobeichi, S. Hobeichi, J. Cranko Page, J. Cranko Page, M. Lipson, M. G. De Kauwe, S. Green, S. Green, C. Brenner, C. Brenner, J. Frame, G. Nearing, M. Clark, M. Best, P. Anthoni, G. Arduini, S. Boussetta, S. Caldararu, S. Caldararu, K. Cho, M. Cuntz, D. Fairbairn, C. R. Ferguson, H. Kim, Y. Kim, J. Knauer, J. Knauer, D. Lawrence, X. Luo, S. Malyshev, T. Nitta, J. Ogee, K. Oleson, C. Ottlé, P. Peylin, P. de Rosnay, H. Rumbold, B. Su, N. Vuichard, A. P. Walker, X. Wang-Faivre, Y. Wang, Y. Zeng

“…In all cases the results are broadly consistent, with simple out-of-sample empirical models, including linear regression, comfortably outperforming mechanistic land models.…”
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Mechanical Properties and Microscopic Mechanisms of Expansive Soil under the Action of Acid and Alkali Solutions by HU Bo, LI Wei, MA Kun, YUAN Rui-xiang, WANG Shuai, SUN Hui

“…[Methods] Expansive soil from Section C003 of the Yangtze-to-Huaihe Water Diversion Project was taken as the research object. A self-developed leaching test device was employed to leach expansive soil samples with acid-base solutions of varying pH values. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance among WHO priority pathogens in community settings and understanding the perception and determinants leading to antimicrobial (mis)use in rural settings of... by Debaprasad Parai, Dr Debaprasad Parai, Dr. Ashis Nayak, Dr. Matrujyoti Pattnaik, Dr. Sanghamitra Pati

“…The study also documented the perceptions and pathways of antibiotic use among various stakeholders and assessed the effectiveness of tailored capacity building under antibiotic stewardship program for improving rational antibiotics practice among Health Care Providers in the study setting. Methodology: The project work had employed three consecutive approaches, firstly, samples were collected all suspected cases of diarrhoea, UTI, neonatal sepsis, attending/admitted to local health facilities in the rural block and processed to identify the etiology and their AMR pattern. …”
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Microbial hallmarks of the respiratory tract in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Bin Zhu, Stephanie S. McHale, Michelle Van Scoyk, Gregory Riddick, Pei-Ying Wu, Chu-Fang Chou, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Katherine Y. Tossas, Ching-Yi Chen, Robert A. Winn

“…MethodsIn this study, we downloaded 16S rRNA sequencing data of 1,105 high-quality samples from 13 BioProjects, including lung tissues, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids, and saliva, and performed a meta-analysis. …”
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Surgical-PEARL protocol: a multicentre prospective cohort study exploring aetiology, management and outcomes for patients with congenital anomalies potentially requiring surgical i... by Clare Skerritt, Massimo Caputo, Andrew Mumford, Karen Luyt, Mai Baquedano, Andrew R Bamber, Catherine Bradshaw, Deborah Lawlor, Samantha E de Jesus, Stuart Mires, Beverley Power, Hannah Gill, Tim Overton

“…A detailed biobank of samples will include: parents’ blood and urine samples; amniotic fluid if available; children’s blood and urine samples on admission to NICU, perioperatively or if the child has care withdrawn or is transferred for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; stool samples; and surplus surgical tissue. …”
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Understanding the Occurrence and Fate of Atmospheric Microplastics and Their Potential Risks to Human Health: Protocol for a Cross-Sectional Analysis by Shaikh Sharif Hasan, Abdus Salam, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Md Aynul Bari, Nirupam Aich, Farjana Jahan, Mahbubur Rahman, Zubayer Islam, Md Humayun Kabir, Md Aftab Ali Shaikh, Rubhana Raqib, Sarker Masud Parvez

“…This study protocol (PR#22111) has received approval from the Research Review Committee and Ethical Review Committee of the icddr,b. ResultsThe project was funded in August 2022. We started collecting environmental samples in January 2023 and completed participant enrollment, exposure survey, and biological sample collection by December 2023. …”
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Prediction of the tensile strength of sandstones using image processing and GMDH techniques by Amin Taheri-Garavand, Yasin Abdi, Yudong Zhang

“…To this end, 102 disk-shaped sandstone samples were prepared, followed by petrographic analyses and scanning operations for all 102 images. …”
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The Environmental Awareness in the Context of Sustainable Development: A Scale Development and Reliability Study by Fatime Balkan Kıyıcı, Elif Atabek-yiğit

“…In this study, a scale for environmental awareness in the context of sustainable development was developed. The sample of the study consists of 492 secondary school students. …”
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The Role of Positive Youth Development as a Mediator of the Relationship between Family Function and Lecturer-Student Relationship by Rahmi Lubis, Hasanuddin Hasanuddin

“…The final project is a graduation requirement for students and the quality of the lecturer-student relationship significantly impacts its successful completion. …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF THE INITIAL ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF PRECIPITATION IN CAVES OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN CAUCASUS by Vladimir Mikhalenko, Anna Kozachek, Janvarbi A. Ekba

“…The paper presents preliminary results and interpretation from an ongoing research project in the Novy Afon and Abrskil caves of Abkhazia. …”
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