A systematic review of serious games as tools for STEM education by Talia Tene, Diego Fabián Vique López, Paulina Elizabeth Valverde Aguirre, Nilo Israel Cabezas Oviedo, Cristian Vacacela Gomez, Stefano Bellucci

“…This systematic review aims to synthesize current research on serious games in STEM education, evaluating their impact and identifying implications for educators, policymakers, and future research.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted across Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, and IEEE Xplore databases, yielding 584 articles. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 and other pandemics and epidemics on people with pre-existing mental disorders: a systematic review protocol and suggestions for clinical care by Nitika Sanger, Stephanie Sanger, Lehana Thabane, Zainab Samaan, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Tea Rosic, Anjali Sergeant, Emma Alaine van Reekum, Alexander Dufort, Sandra Lubert

“…Given the potential implications of the current pandemic measures (ie, disruption of healthcare services) on mental health, we will also compile a list of existing mental health resources.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is required for this protocol and proposed systematic review as we will only use data from previously published papers that have themselves received ethics clearance and used proper informed consent procedures.Systematic review registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42020179611.…”
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Fertility desire and associated factors among antiretroviral therapy users in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 by Assefa Kebie Mitiku, Birhanu Wubale Yirdaw, Hymanot Alem, Wassie Yazie Ferede, Besfat Berihun Erega

“…The data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and then exported to SPSS version 26 for analysis. …”
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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Public Libraries: the Analysis of a Survey by Milena Bon

“… EXTENDED ABSTRACT Purpose: The article presents and analyses data about ICT equipment (herein after referred to as ICT) in public libraries and compares them with requirements of some national and international professional guidelines and rules. …”
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Patients' Attitudes Towards Integrating Environmental Sustainability Into Healthcare Decision‐Making: An Interview Study by Eva S. Cohen, Dionne S. Kringos, Fleur Grandiek, Lisanne H. J. A. Kouwenberg, Nicolaas H. Sperna Weiland, Cristina Richie, Wouter J. K. Hehenkamp, Johanna W. M. Aarts

“…Finally, the complete manuscript was presented to representatives from the Dutch Patient Federation to obtain their input on the interpretation and implications of our research. The interpretation of our results aligned with the findings from their recent national inquiries, which included data from over 9300 patients within their network. …”
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Cloud Detection Challenge-Methods and Results by Alessio Barbaro Chisari, Luca Guarnera, Alessandro Ortis, Wladimiro Carlo Patatu, Bruno Casella, Luca Naso, Giuseppe Puglisi, Vincenzo del Zoppo, Mario Valerio Giuffrida, Sebastiano Battiato

“…The insights and dataset presented herein lay the groundwork for future advancements in leveraging lidar data for atmospheric analysis.…”
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Methodology to assess the impact of urban vegetation on the energy consumption of residential buildings. Case study in a Mediterranean city by C. Prades-Gil, J.D. Viana-Fons, X. Masip, A. Cazorla-Marín, T. Gómez-Navarro

“…In this context, understanding the intricate dynamics of these phenomena and their implications on the thermal behaviour of buildings becomes paramount. …”
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Comparison of an Open versus List-Based Dietary Recall Method to Assess Unhealthy Feeding Practices among Infants and Young Children by Katelyn Yuen-Esco, Guy-Marino Hinnouho, Elaine L Ferguson, Ngik Rem, Hou Kroeun, Chea Mary, Alissa M Pries

“…Background: Collecting accurate dietary data is critical for assessing infant and young child feeding practices, identifying populations at risk, and using evidence to inform policy. …”
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Research on High-Accuracy, Lightweight, Superfast Model for Nitrogen Diagnosis and Plant Growth in Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> L.) by Xuyang Li, Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Xiaohao Gong, Muhammad Azam, Wu Jinhui, Pengli Li, Yidong Zhang, Qingliang Niu, Liying Chang

“…A machine learning approach was also applied to data collected from RGB and hyperspectral imaging systems. …”
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Regional-scale soil carbon predictions can be enhanced by transferring global-scale soil–environment relationships by Lei Zhang, Lin Yang, Yuxin Ma, A-Xing Zhu, Ren Wei, Jie Liu, Mogens H. Greve, Chenghu Zhou

“…However, regional soil predictions often suffer from data scarcity and high prediction uncertainty. Utilizing a pre-trained global-to-regional soil carbon predictive model can be a potential solution to address this challenge. …”
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Fertility desire and associated factors among reproductive age women attending antiretroviral therapy at public hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia by Legesse Abera, Betelhem Mengistu, Mickiale Hailu, Mawerdi Adem, Daniel Tadesse

“…Data were entered into Epi-Data 3.1 and analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24. …”
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The Fracture Ankle Implant Review (FAIR) study: a national multicentre retrospective review of practice in implant choice, fixation methods, and outcomes in fixation of the fibula... by William G. Fishley, Thomas Baldock, Alan J. Hilley, Rory Morrison, Paul Baker, Dave Townshend, FAIR Study Collaborating Authors

“…Follow-up data were collected to at least two years from surgery. …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…A total of 2 independent reviewers will screen the titles and abstracts and then review the full text. Data will be extracted from the included studies using a data extraction tool developed for this study. …”
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Measuring extremes-driven direct biophysical impacts in agricultural drought damages by M. Nagpal, J. Heilemann, L. Samaniego, L. Samaniego, B. Klauer, E. Gawel, E. Gawel, C. Klassert

“…<p>Assessing the economic implications of droughts has become increasingly important due to their substantial impacts on agriculture. …”
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Bridging research integrity and global health epidemiology (BRIDGE) statement: guidelines for good epidemiological practice by Daniel Weibel, Walter Mendoza, Kristien Verdonck, Annick Lenglet, Sandra Alba, Sanjay Juvekar, Susan F Rumisha, Martijn Wienia, Imre Teunissen, Masja Straetemans, Daniel Jeannetot, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza

“…The final guidelines consist of a set of 6 standards and 42 accompanying criteria including study preparation, protocol development, data collection, data management, data analysis, dissemination and communication.Conclusion While guidelines will not by themselves guard global health from questionable and unfair research practices, they are certainly part of a concerted effort to ensure not only mutual accountability between individual researchers, their institutions and their funders but most importantly their joint accountability towards the communities they study and society at large.…”
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Promoting innovation adoption in the agricultural sector: the case of Lithuania and the Czech Republic by Žaneta Karazijienė, Miglė Eleonora Černikovaitė

“…First, a comparative analysis of statistical data was conducted (a quantitative study). Data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Lithuania and the Czech Republic, Eurostat, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) were used for the analysis. …”
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A prospective cohort study of self-reported computerised medical history taking for acute chest pain: protocol of the CLEOS-Chest Pain Danderyd Study (CLEOS-CPDS) by Carl Johan Sundberg, Thomas Kahan, Jonas Spaak, Helge Brandberg, Kay Sundberg, Sabine Koch, Athena Adeli, David Zakim

“…The CLEOS-Chest Pain Danderyd Study project includes (1) a feasibility study of CHT, (2) a validation study of CHT as compared with standard history taking, (3) a paired diagnostic accuracy study using data from CHT and established risk scores, (4) a clinical utility study to evaluate the impact of CHT on the management of chest pain and the use of resources, and (5) data mining, aiming to generate an improved risk score for ACS. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility to last-resort antibiotics in carbapenemase-producing bacteria from Ukrainian patients by Nelianne J. Verkaik, Cornelia C. H. Wielders, Hans den Boer, Diana Langerak, Marius Vogel, Sandra Witteveen, Angela de Haan, Jeroen Bos, Mireille van Westreenen, Daan W. Notermans, Antoni P. A. Hendrickx

“…The goal was to collect phenotypic susceptibility data and assess clinical implications. Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE, n = 96), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CPPA, n = 20), and carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii–calcoaceticus (CRAB, n = 6) from Ukrainian patients were obtained from March to December 2022 from the Dutch MDRO surveillance. …”
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The effect of nostalgia on the travel decisions of older tourists to visit socially sustainable tourist destinations by Ian Patterson, Adela Balderas-Cejudo

“…Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a conceptual paper and uses a systematic literature review as the main method of secondary data analysis. Findings – The findings suggest that nostalgia significantly contributes to the overall tourism experience, because older travelers often have a strong sense of nostalgia that dominates their memories and provides a positive view of the past that contributes to a greater sense of continuity and meaning in their lives. …”
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The impact of attitude towards an e-tax system on tax compliance of Vietnamese enterprises: Adoption of an e-tax system as a mediator by Ha Thi Hai Do, Yen Thi Hai Mac, Hoa Thi Van Tran, Thuy Thi Le Nguyen

“…The questionnaire includes close-ended questions sent to managers or tax accounting officers at enterprises by three methods: directly interviewing, via e-mail, and via the General Department of Taxation. The collected data are then processed and analyzed by SPSS v.22 and AMOS. …”
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