When Politics and Religion Fuse: The Nature and Implications of the Meskel Square Controversy in the Ethiopian Media by Sileshie Semahagne Kumlachew

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Idioms in Russian Textbooks: How Many are Present and What Portion Undergoes Teaching? by Varvara Kurylova

“…To address this, it is recommended that teachers use Western linguistic terminology and provide learners with clear idiom definitions. …”
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UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support by Wiesław Pamuła, Teresa Pamuła, Tomasz Stenzel, Maciej Sajkowski, Adam Rytter, Daria Żuchowska

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Simulation comparison of modified confidence intervals based on robust estimators for coefficient of variation: skewed distributions case with real applications by Hayriye E. Akyüz, Moustafa O. A. Abu-Shawiesh, Bhuiyan M. G. Kibria

“…The proposed confidence intervals performed well in terms of coverage probability on symmetrical distributions. …”
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GCF-DeepLabv3+: An Improved Segmentation Network for Maize Straw Plot Classification by Yuanyuan Liu, Jiaxin Zhang, Yueyong Wang, Yang Luo, Pengxiang Sui, Ying Ren, Xiaodan Liu, Jun Wang

“…To meet the need of rapid identification of straw coverage types in conservation tillage fields, we investigated the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) low-altitude remote sensing images for accurate detection. …”
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The Effect of Vegetation Ecological Restoration by Integrating Multispectral Remote Sensing and Laser Point Cloud Monitoring Technology by Mengxi Shi, Shuhan Xing, He Bai, Dawei Xu, Lei Shi

“…Traditional vegetation restoration monitoring methods often face challenges of inaccurate data and insufficient coverage, and the use of MRS or LPC techniques alone has its limitations. …”
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Treatment-specific interrupted time series analyses of judicial deference to health technology assessment in Brazil by Mathieu JP Poirier, Tina Nanyangwe-Moyo, Natalia Pires de Vasconcelos, Daniel Wang, Gigi O Lin, Ana Luiza Chieffi, Cauê Freitas Monaco, Zun Ge Mao, Steven J Hoffman

“…Results We find no evidence of a statistically significant change in court decisions using ordinary least-squares regression and decreases of smaller than 2.1% in positive court decisions using logistic fractional regression, regardless of whether HTA recommended for or against coverage. …”
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Reconstruction of skin and soft-tissue defects of the foot: Challenges, techniques, and results. A retrospective-prospective observational study by Kiran Petkar, Prabhu T

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Modeling and simulation of carbon-nanocomposite-based gas sensors by Roopa Hegde, Punya Prabha V, Shipra Upadhyay, Krishna S B

“…The surface coverage of the sensor is enhanced by using the nanocomposite materials which in turn enhances the sensitivity of the gas sensors.…”
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Equity considerations for the implementation of health insurance benefit package in Ethiopia: result of expert Delphi exercise by Solomon Tessema Memirie, Muluken Argaw, Mieraf Taddesse Tolla, Frehiwot Abebe, Wubaye Walelgne Dagnaw, Ole F. Norheim, Amanuel Yigezu

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Performance analysis of joint transmission in TDD-based mm-wave networks with BS heights by P.V. MuraliKrishna, T. VenkataRamana

“…The simulation results demonstrate using MATLAB 2019b tool, that D-TDD-based mm-Wave networks achieve superior coverage using the joint transmission scheme compared to single BS association. …”
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A comparison of textbook vocabulary load analysis by Stuart Benson, Naheen Madarbakus-Ring

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Performance analysis of multi-UAV-assisted backscatter communication system by Dao Zhang, Quanyong Fu, Weinong Wu, Taotao Zhong

“…In practical applications, factors such as node distribution and UAV deployment should be considered comprehensively. This paper uses the Matérn clustering process (MCP) to model the node distribution of hotspot clustering scenarios and studies the working mechanism of using a radio frequency (RF) source carried by UAV to supply energy to a backscatter device (BD) and collecting data generated by the BD using a backscatter receiver. …”
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Blackberry Growth Monitoring and Feature Quantification with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing by Akwasi Tagoe, Alexander Silva, Cengiz Koparan, Aurelie Poncet, Dongyi Wang, Donald Johnson, Margaret Worthington

“…The UAV captured 20,812 images in the visible spectrum, and ImageJ software (version 1.54k) was used for segmenting floral and vegetative coverage to calculate variety-specific flower coverage. …”
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Increased risk of adverse maternal pregnancy outcomes among undocumented migrants in Norway by Ragnhild Misje, Frode Eick, Odd Martin Vallersnes, Heidi E. Fjeld, Ingvil K. Sørbye, Cecilie Dahl

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Ventilation Fans Offset Potential Reductions in Milk Margin from Heat Stress in Wisconsin Dairy Farms by Neslihan Akdeniz, Leonard Polzin

“…Monthly milk margins were determined using all milk prices and feed costs from the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program. …”
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Parametric and nonparametric bootstrap: an analysis of indoor air data from Kuwait by Sana BuHamra, Noriah Al-Kandari, Meshari Al-Harbi

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Measuring the vocabulary burden of popular English songs by Rick Romanko

“…The results showed that knowledge of the most frequent 2,000 word families and proper nouns and marginal words provided 96.05% coverage, and knowledge of the most frequent 5,000 word families and proper nouns and marginal words provided 98% coverage of the English used in songs in the corpus. …”
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Applications of Shapley Value to Financial Decision-Making and Risk Management by Sunday Timileyin Ayodeji, Olamide Ayodele, Kayode Oshinubi

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Impact of three rounds of mass preventive chemotherapy on prevalence and intensities of Schistosoma mansoni infection among an adult population on Ukerewe Island, north-western Tan... by Crecencia E. Chiombola, Erick Simon Mwangoka, Tumaini Baumba, Charles Guya Mkombe, Saskia Kreibich, Christa Kasang, Antje Fuss, Antje Fuss, Andreas Mueller, Andreas Mueller, Paul Alikado Sabuni, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Humphrey D. Mazigo

“…A single stool sample was obtained from each consenting participant and examined for S. mansoni infection using the Kato Katz technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the demographic information of the participants. …”
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