Prevalence of cigarette and waterpipe tobacco smoking among adults in three Eastern Mediterranean countries: a cross-sectional household survey by Ramzi G Salloum, Mohammed Jawad, Aya Mostafa, Yousef Khader, Ji-Hyun Lee, Rima Nakkash, Niveen M E Abu-Rmeileh, Ali Chalak, Ruba Abla

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A Newly Introduced Millet-based Take Home Ration: Utilization, Strength & Challenges in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, Gujarat by Kunj Gajjar, Mital Barad, Sonal M. Shah, Aparajita Shukla, Bhavin Joshi

“…In December 2023, two ICDS blocks of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) implemented a pilot project to provide a millet-based Take Home Ration (THR). …”
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The impact of learner background variables on academic burnout in online vs. face-to-face classes among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences having English courses by Sara Kashefian-Naeeini, Nahid Zarifsanaiey, Manoosh Mehrabi

“…Then, cluster sampling was used to select a random sample from the students taking an English course at SUMS. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of U-Net based transcranial magnetic stimulation electric field estimations by Taylor A Berger, Kathleen Mantell, Zachary Haigh, Nipun Perera, Ivan Alekseichuk, Alexander Opitz

“…We selected a dataset of 100 MRI scans from a diverse population demographic (ethnic, gender, age) made available by the Human Connectome Project. For each MRI, we generated a FEM head model and simulated the electric fields for 13 TMS coil orientations and 1206 positions (a total of 15,678 coil configurations per participant). …”
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Sequestration potential of soil organic carbon under selected land use, land cover and climate change scenarios in Kibwezi West dryland, Eastern Kenya by Anne Monyenye Omwoyo, Richard Ndemo Onwonga, Oliver Vivian Wasonga, Kinyanjui James Mwangi

“…A completely randomized design (CRD) was used, with the different LULC types as treatments, each having three sampling points with five replicates. Baseline SOC stocks were analyzed from soil samples collected from the topsoil (0–30 cm) of the four LULC types. …”
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The impact of digital technology use on EFL students’ English academic performance: The mediating roles of emotional intelligence and learning engagement by Yanhong Shao, Jingtao Wu, Yan Li, Quan Lu, Zunyang Wang

“…Methods This study employed random sampling to investigate how digital technology use affects the academic performance of EFL students, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of emotional intelligence and learning engagement. …”
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Geological Significance and Logging Identification of Triassic and Jurassic Unconformity in Dingbian-Jingbian, Ordos Basin by WANG Jun, ZHAN Jian, JI Ruilan, PENG Junjie, LIU Guanglin, NIE Wancai, ZHANG Zhongyi, SHAN Chang’an

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Mapping the future: The current landscape and future directions of evidence-based practice in Saudi radiology departments. by Walaa Alsharif, Faisal Alrehily, Fahad H Alhazmi, Awadia Greeballah, Abdulaziz A Qurashi, Shrooq Aldahery, Adnan Alahmadi, Amirah Alsaedi, Sultan Alshoabi, Khalid M Alshamrani, Awatif M Omer, Raghad Aljuhani

“…The participants were purposively sampled in order to include radiologists and radiographers who work in different types of hospitals (public, semi-public, private) in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Machine learning's model-agnostic interpretability on the prediction of students' academic performance in video-conference-assisted online learning during the covid-19 pandemic by Eka Miranda, Mediana Aryuni, Mia Ika Rahmawati, Siti Elda Hiererra, Albert Verasius Dian Sano

“…Material and methods: Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE) and data augmentation were used to handle imbalanced data from small-scale datasets. …”
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Uncertainty management strategies in clinical reasoning: perceptions of nurses in post-anesthesia care units by Lara Daniela Matos Cunha, Paul K. J. Han, Filipa Ventura, Márcia Pestana-Santos, Lurdes Lomba, Margarida Reis Santos

“…Fourteen nurses from a post-anesthesia care unit of a third-level hospital at the center region of Portugal were recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed using thematic analysis using MAXQDA software. …”
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An Optimized Multi-Stage Framework for Soil Organic Carbon Estimation in Citrus Orchards Based on FTIR Spectroscopy and Hybrid Machine Learning Integration by Yingying Wei, Xiaoxiang Mo, Shengxin Yu, Saisai Wu, He Chen, Yuanyuan Qin, Zhikang Zeng

“…The proposed framework includes (1) FTIR spectral acquisition; (2) a comparative evaluation of nine spectral preprocessing techniques; (3) dimensionality reduction via three representative feature selection algorithms, namely the Successive Projections Algorithm (SPA), Competitive Adaptive Reweighted Sampling (CARS), and Principal Component Analysis (PCA); (4) regression modeling using six machine learning algorithms, namely the Random Forest (RF), Support Vector Regression (SVR), Gray Wolf Optimized SVR (SVR-GWO), Partial Least Squares Regression (PLSR), Principal Component Regression (PCR), and the Back-propagation Neural Network (BPNN); and (5) comprehensive performance assessments and the identification of the optimal modeling pathway. …”
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Biomass carbon stock dynamics: effects of disturbances and consequences for soil properties in the dry evergreen Afromontane forests of the Choke Mountain ecosystem, Ethiopia by Fikirte Asrat Gelaw, Teshome Soromessa, Semegnew Tadese Feyisa, Getaneh Gebeyehu, Meaza Kassahun Zegeye, Mehari Girmay

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Hyperspectral Imaging for Non-Destructive Moisture Prediction in Oat Seeds by Peng Zhang, Jiangping Liu

“…To further refine the predictive model, three feature selection methods—successive projections algorithm (SPA), competitive adaptive reweighted sampling (CARS), and principal component analysis (PCA)—were assessed. …”
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Effects of Climate Change Scenarios on Population and Distribution Pattern of Tree–Ferns in Nepal by Ripu M. Kunwar, Dipak Khadka, Khum Thapa‐Magar, Binaya Adhikari, Durga H. Kutal, Rama Ghimire, Komal R. Kafle, Sony Baral, Gokarna J. Thapa, Ananta Bhandari

“…Fieldwork was carried out between May–June 2019 and September 2022 in 11 districts of Nepal for population sampling and collecting the geocoordinates. Additional geocoordinates were collected from secondary sources such as previous literature, herbarium records, and online resources. …”
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Efficacy of remote telemetry data loggers for landscape‐scale monitoring: A case study of American martens by Alexej P. K. Sirén, Daniel S. Maynard, Jillian R. Kilborn, Peter J. Pekins

“…Spatial use declined significantly (β = −0.54, P = 0.04) during the first leaf‐on season, corresponding with the construction phase of the wind farm project, and remained lower throughout the study. …”
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Assessment of Harmful Emissions from Multiple Binder Systems in Pilot-Scale Sand Casting by Erika Garitaonandia, Andoni Ibarra, Angelika Kmita, Rafał Dańko, Mariusz Holtzer

“…Conducted under the Greencasting LIFE project (LIFE 21 ENV/FI/101074439), this work provides empirical evidence supporting sodium silicate and geopolymer binders as viable, sustainable solutions for minimizing occupational and ecological risks in metal casting processes.…”
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Being a professional nurse until retirement – a qualitative interview study in Germany by Lisa Schmedding, Theresa A. Forbrig, Johannes Gräske

“…The International Council of Nurses projects a deficit of 13 million nurses worldwide in the near future, contributing to missed nursing care and jeopardizing patient safety. …”
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Use of Digital Technology Among Older Adults in Poland With and Those Without Near Visual Impairment: Cross-Sectional Study by Adrian Lange, Natalia Lange, Kacper Jagiełło, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Tomasz Zdrojewski

“…The sample included 5872 community-dwelling Polish adults aged 60 years and older, selected using a random, 3-stage, proportional sampling method, stratified by age and gender. …”
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Nitrate-nitrogen dynamics in response to forestry harvesting and climate variability: 4 years of UV nitrate sensor data in a shallow gravel aquifer by B. Wilkins, T. Johns, S. Mager

“…Additionally, these insights may affect nitrate-nitrogen projections under climate change, where periods of drought and storm events are more frequent.…”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the contesting orientations scale among Chinese undergraduates by Tianxia Chen, Wanlin Li, Yilin Ren, Yilin Ren, Huiqin Zhang, Fengshu Zhu

“…Future research should expand the sampling range, and sample from multiple regions and age groups to test the applicability of the Chinese version of COS, and promote it on a larger scale.…”
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