The impact of social capital and government support on farmers’ willingness to pay for road governance: a case study of rural road governance in China by Xiaoli Zhou, Mingyang Han, Yunxuan Wang

“…Additionally, to examine the close link between welfare policies and farmers’ participation in public affairs, this article specifically focuses on the potential moderating effect of government support (agricultural subsidies) and uses the instrumental variable method to mitigate its endogeneity. …”
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Development of a UAV LiDAR-Based Framework for Consolidation Settlement Monitoring Through Spatial Analysis by Seok-Jun Ko, Seongho Hong, Tae-Young Kwak

“…Conventional methods, such as settlement plates, are limited by high costs and sparse spatial coverage, which leaves areas unmonitored and vulnerable to unexpected settlement. …”
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Two-stage multiple imputation with a longitudinal composite variable by Xuzhi Wang, Martin G. Larson, Chunyu Liu

“…Multiple imputation (MI) is widely used to handle missing data. However, most of the MI methods assume various missing data types as missing at random (MAR) in imputation. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection among 15- to 49-year-old Women in Sudan: An Analysis of the United Nations Children's Fund-Multiple Indic... by Sagad Omer Obeid Mohamed, Hajir Mohamed Attaalmanan Ali, Esraa Abdeldaiem Mohamedien Ali, Samia Ali Mohammed Mustafa, Sana Hassan Mohamad Hassan, Thweaba Hassan Salih Omer, Fatima Ammar Hamed Suliman

“…Assessment of the knowledge, attitude, and testing of HIV infection, and their associated factors was performed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and logistic regression analysis. …”
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Preliminary evaluation methodology for payback infrastructure projects in private-public partnership by D. A. Shergin, G. A. Annenkov

“…Based on the results of the study a financial model for initial assessment of project efficiency has been prepared, which can be used as the initial stage of project justification.…”
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"I still have not mastered that skill!" Medical student perspectives on a simulation-based evidence-based medicine competency assessment by Joey Nicholson, Caitlin Plovnick, Juliana Magro, Cees van der Vleuten, Anique de Bruin, Adina Kalet

“…New performance-based EBM competence assessments using Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are being developed and tested. …”
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Simultaneous RIS Adjustment and Transmission Based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Simulated Annealing by Ilya Burtakov, Arseny Poyda, Aleksey Kureev, Evgeny Khorov

“…Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) is a promising solution for enhancing the coverage and capacity of current and future wireless systems. …”
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Investigating Pedestrian Crossing Patterns at Crossing Locations Based on Trajectory Data Collected by UAV by Ting Fu, Shuke Xie, Rubing Li, Junhua Wang, Lanfang Zhang, Anae Sobhani, Shou’en Fang

“…Therefore, this paper proposed a new and easily applied approach for investigating and understanding the pattern of the pedestrian crossing process at crosswalks based on vision-based trajectory tracking technology and UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) data. This study uses UAV for collecting video data which is timesaving and has a sufficient coverage area, compared to other methods. …”
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Treatment of Herpes Labialis Virus by Low-Level Laser Therapy in Comparison with Acyclovir Cream by Nadia H. Sahib, Ayam Mohammed Salih, Fatin Ahmed Fakhry, Mhammed K. Al-Hattab

“…It is beneficial for the field of oral medicine to be able to perform chair-side treatment for oral soft tissue using lasers due to their small area coverage. Objectives: In this work, we aim to evaluate the effects of LLLT on the healing and recurrence of labial herpes simplex infections in patients. …”
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Performance Analysis of Underwater Radiofrequency Communication in Seawater: An Experimental Study by Raji Alahmad, Hussam Alraie, Ryosuke Hasaba, Kazuhiro Eguchi, Tohlu Matsushima, Yuki Fukumoto, Kazuo Ishii

“…Three types of antennae were used: loop antenna, wire antenna, and helical antenna. …”
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Estimating the population size of female sex workers and transgender women  in Sri Lanka. by Ivana Bozicevic, Ariyaratne Manathunge, Zoran Dominkovic, Sriyakanthi Beneragama, Kelsi Kriitmaa

“…We implemented population size estimation of female sex workers (FSW) and transgender women (TGW) in Sri Lanka in 2018 using several approaches (geographical mapping, service and unique object multiplier and a modified Delphi method during the stakeholder consensus meeting). …”
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Simulation and Experiment of New Ultrasonic Vibration Network by Xiwen Chen, Xiaoqian Li, Weihua Gui

“…A seven-node new ultrasonic network and a four-node ultrasonic network with a traditional structure were selected and used in the experiment and simulation of a 500 mm diameter 2219 aluminum alloy ingot. …”
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Prevalence of Acute Respiratory Infection among Under-five Children in a Rural Area of Mysore District by Likitha Sirigondanahalli Gangadhar, Amogha Shree, Divya Kindiyode Lakshmi Narayanan

“…Materials and methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted over 6 months, from January to June 2023, among 400 children aged 6 months to 5 years in rural Mysuru. Data were collected using the interview method using a semi-structured interviewer-administered proforma. …”
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Exploring Legislative Textual Data in Brazilian Portuguese: Readability Analysis and Knowledge Graph Generation by Gisliany Lillian Alves de Oliveira, Breno Santana Santos, Marianne Silva, Ivanovitch Silva

“…Nevertheless, challenges remain in resolving entity ambiguity and achieving full relationship coverage. Additionally, readability analyses using metrics for Brazilian Portuguese revealed that ALRN proposals require superior reading skills due to their technical style. …”
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Research on Antenna Propagation Loss Model in Rail Transit Tunnel based on Multi-dimensional Scenario Analysis by ZHAO Yifan, ZOU Jinbai, ZHAO Zhenglian, XU Zhipeng, ZHOU Qing

“…With the increasing frequency of wireless communication, the application of wireless radiation in tunnels using antenna is becoming more and more widespread. …”
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Effects of dust deposition on solar reflectance of spacecraft radiators by Hiroki Gonome, Takamasa Hayashi, Takashi Unno, Sumitaka Tachikawa

“…Numerical simulations using Mie theory and radiative transfer models confirmed the experimental trends. …”
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Analysis of 5G Smart Communication Base Station Doppler-Smoothed Pseudorange Single-Point Geodesic Positioning Accuracy by Jianmin Wang, Yan Wang

“…This new base station product can meet the construction needs of future 5G base stations, adapt to the future intensive, miniaturized, intelligent station construction mode, and realize safe and fast station construction, providing the necessary hardware support for 5G network coverage.…”
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Migration of deltaic and open water mangrove forests in response to environmental factors by Johanna Paola Echeverry Hernandez, José Ernesto Mancera Pineda, David Alejandro Sánchez Núñez

“…Remote sensing and photointerpretation techniques were used to identify and quantify the spatial variation of deltaic forest types on the Pacific coast and open-water forest types in the Caribbean. …”
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The Evaluation of Spatial Allocation and Sustainable Optimization Strategies for Sports Venues in Urban Planning Based on Multi-Source Data: A Case Study of Xi’an by Dongxu Xiong, Chenxi Shao, Rui Zhang

“…This study innovatively integrates multi-source data into the assessment and sustainable optimization of sports venue allocation in urban planning, using Xi’an as a case study. By analyzing geographic information, road network topology, OpenStreetMap (OSM), population distribution, and social media Points of Interest (POI), and using analytical tools such as ArcGIS 10.8 and Stata 17, the appropriateness of resource distribution of public sports venues in Xi’an’s main urban area is evaluated from three dimensions: accessibility, equity, and spatial activity. …”
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Forest Tree and Woody Plant-Based Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles and Their Applications by Abubakr M. J. Siam, Rund Abu-Zurayk, Nasreldeen Siam, Rehab M. Abdelkheir, Rida Shibli

“…Most biosynthesized NPs from tree species have been used and tested for medical applications. For sustainable advancements in forest-based nanotechnology, broader species coverage, expanded applications, and interdisciplinary collaboration are essential.…”
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