Student Engagement and Feedback on Online Learning and Facilitation: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria by Adewale Adesina, Dorothy Ofoha, Olufemi A. Peters, Isaac S. Butswat

“…It is important for NOUN to address these issues by providing more flexible timetables, exploring options for reducing facilitation costs, and ensuring students have access to stable internet connections to improve their engagement in online facilitations. …”
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Carer administration of as-needed subcutaneous medication for breakthrough symptoms in people dying at home: the CARiAD feasibility RCT by Zoë Hoare, Clare Wilkinson, Dyfrig A Hughes, Anthony Byrne, Annmarie Nelson, Julia Hiscock, Bee Wee, Marlise Poolman, Annie Hendry, Stella Wright, Paul Perkins, Anne Parkinson, Emily Holmes, Liz Reymond, Betty Foster, Julie O’Connor, Penney Lewis, Nia Goulden, Rossella Roberts, Sian Roberts

“…Findings confirmed methodological and ethics issues pertaining to researching the last days of life care.Conclusion The success of a future definitive trial is uncertain because of equivocal results in the progression criteria, particularly poor recruitment overall and a low retention rate in the usual-care group. …”
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Development and Comparison of Interrupt-Based and Analog-to-Digital Converter Algorithms for Seed Counting in Precision Planters by A. Ghaffarnezhad, H. Navid, H. Karimi

“…Throughout the planting process, the microcontroller continuously performed sensor scanning and promptly converted the sensor outputs into binary values based on defined thresholds. …”
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Traditional Chinese exercises for the treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Weiqiang Tan, Zhaoquan Pan, Jiawei He, Tiexiong Wu, Feng Wu, Yachen Xu, Lisha Liu, Ziyu Yang, Chunrui Li, Yuechen Hu, Muxi Liao

“…The clinical trials included in this review also lacked a thorough description of the randomization process, and only a small proportion reported adequate allocation concealment procedures, raising concerns about potential selection bias. …”
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Poverty Dynamics and the Fundamental Root Causes in Iran by Zahra Azari, Parviz Mohamadzadeh, Davoud Behboudi

“…This analysis is the process of identifying themes in qualitative data. …”
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Optimal 2D Placement of Virtual Objects in Physical Space for Augmented Reality Applications by M. V. Alpatova, Yu. V. Rudyak

“…Research and applied works on the placement of virtual objects in real space most often focus on issues of interactivity, integration of reality and virtuality, physical properties of virtual elements. …”
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Routine outcomes to investigate differences between ethnic minorities and White British people presenting to emergency services for injury: the stakeholder consultation by Fadi Baghdadi, Bridie Angela Evans, Ann John, Adam Lloyd, Ronan A Lyons, Gargi Naha, Alison Porter, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Helen Snooks, Alan Watkins, Julia Williams, Ashrafunnesa Khanom

“…Introduction Research has found differences in processes and outcomes of care between people in ethnic minorities and White British populations in some clinical conditions, although findings have been mixed. …”
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Current state of methods for control the safety and potency of diphtheria toxoid and tetanus toxoid in combined vaccines by E. I. Komarovskaya, O. V. Perelygyna

“…Diphtheria toxoid (DT) and tetanus toxoid (TT) manufacturing appears as many steps process. On every stage of proceeding vaccine the control of critical points is being provided. …”
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Mediating role of earnings management upon nexus among bank financial leverage and economic financial stability by Bisan Khalil Almasri, David Sunoco, Mohammad Al-said

“…In conclusion, this discussion is original, since no literature theoretically discussed this issue before which (EM when financial leverage is high) may be applied in practice.…”
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Correction of TRMM 3B43 Monthly Precipitation Data Using Quantile Regression Model in the Urmia Lake Basin by Sima Kazempour Choursi, Mahdi Erfanian, Hirad Abghari, Mirhassan Miryaghoobzadeh, khadijeh Javan

“…The process led to almost all points aligning closely with the ideal line of 1:1 after using quantile regression. …”
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Interpretive structural modeling of the implementation of the comprehensive scientific map of Iran by Bahram Akbari, Abouzar Alidadi Talkhestani, Mohammad Reza Navab Esfahani, Meysam Alipour

“…Designing and implementing the foundation program for the country's comprehensive scientific map education, considering the new content produced as well as the approaches and strategies included in the map content, requires designing, compiling, and implementing educational courses and programs in the form of foundation courses, etc., so that the issue of realizing empowerment can properly occur in the process of implementing the scientific map document. …”
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Big data generation platform for battery faults under real-world variances by Daniel Luder, Praise Thomas John, Paul Busch, Martin Börner, Wenjiong Cao, Philipp Dechent, Elias Barbers, Stephan Bihn, Lishuo Liu, Xuning Feng, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Weihan Li

“…Variations included are, for example, the manufacturing quality, temperatures, aging processes, road conditions, state of charge, and fault severity. …”
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NIR-II photo-accelerated polymer nanoparticles boost tumor immunotherapy via PD-L1 silencing and immunogenic cell death by Tian Zhang, Dongsheng Tang, Pengfei Wu, Shaoping Jiang, Yuquan Zhang, Abid Naeem, Yong Li, Chunhui Li, Bo Hu, Shuai Guo, Caixia Sun, Haihua Xiao, Ran Yan, Yuhua Weng, Yuanyu Huang

“…However, the effectiveness of PDT is largely hindered by the limited penetration depth into tumor tissues. To address these issues, we proposed an all-in-one drug system with NIR-II photo-accelerated PDT effects, efficient immune checkpoint gene silencing, and a facile manufacturing process. …”
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An Integrated Global‐To‐Regional Scale Workflow for Simulating Climate Change Impacts on Marine Ecosystems by Kelly Ortega‐Cisneros, Denisse Fierros‐Arcos, Max Lindmark, Camilla Novaglio, Phoebe Woodworth‐Jefcoats, Tyler D. Eddy, Marta Coll, Elizabeth Fulton, Ricardo Oliveros‐Ramos, Jonathan Reum, Yunne‐Jai Shin, Cathy Bulman, Leonardo Capitani, Samik Datta, Kieran Murphy, Alice Rogers, Lynne Shannon, George A. Whitehouse, Ezekiel Adekoya, Beatriz S. Dias, Alba Fuster‐Alonso, Cecilie Hansen, Bérengère Husson, Vidette McGregor, Alaia Morell, Hem‐Nalini Morzaria Luna, Jazel Ouled‐Cheikh, James Ruzicka, Jeroen Steenbeek, Ilaria Stollberg, Roshni C. Subramaniam, Vivitskaia Tulloch, Andrea Bryndum‐Buchholz, Cheryl S. Harrison, Ryan Heneghan, Olivier Maury, Mercedes Pozo Buil, Jacob Schewe, Derek P. Tittensor, Howard Townsend, Julia L. Blanchard

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An Analysis of Influential Factors in the Use of Public Bicycles in Tehran by Ehsan Faghihi, Mojtaba Rafieian

“…Therefore, a correct understanding of the decision-making processes in the adoption and use of shared bicycle systems can enable operators to plan their services in a more optimal way. …”
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Rice Leaf Disease Image Enhancement Based on Improved CycleGAN by YAN Congkuan, ZHU Dequan, MENG Fankai, YANG Yuqing, TANG Qixing, ZHANG Aifang, LIAO Juan

“…This design effectively mitigated the potential loss of critical feature information during the image generation process, ensuring higher fidelity in the resulting images. …”
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Microbial community dynamics in shallow-water grass-type lakes: Habitat succession of microbial ecological assembly and coexistence mechanisms by Chen Feng, Junping Lu, Tingxi Liu, Xiaohong Shi, Shengnan Zhao, Chunjian Lv, Yujiao Shi, Zixuan Zhang, Yuqi Jin, Jiaqi Pang, Aojie Sun

“…Aggregation and co-occurrence patterns of microbial communities are the key scientific issues in lake ecology. To explore the mechanisms of microbial ecological assembly and community succession in this unique habitat, 16 samples were collected from eight sites in Wuliangsuhai Lake. …”
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3D-printed porous tantalum for acetabular reconstruction in complex primary arthroplasty and revision of hip by Zonghan Wang, Zonghan Wang, Zonghan Wang, Ze Wang, Ze Wang, Ze Wang, Lingchuan Gu, Lingchuan Gu, Lingchuan Gu, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Ying Zhang, Tiao Su, Tiao Su, Tiao Su, Jiangming Luo, Jiangming Luo, Jiangming Luo, Chengjun Huang, Chengjun Huang, Chengjun Huang, Xiaoyuan Gong, Xiaoyuan Gong, Xiaoyuan Gong, Yang Peng, Yang Peng, Yang Peng, Guangxing Chen, Guangxing Chen, Guangxing Chen

“…For individuals whose hip abnormalities stem from congenital issues, injuries, or previous operations, this procedure can encounter considerable obstacles, including complex bone defects, soft tissue deficiencies, and an increased risk of infections, which may result in poor alignment, joint instability, and higher need for revisions. …”
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Appropriate adding time of concentrated monosodium glutamate wastewater as acidity adjusting and nitrogen loss control agent in high temperature composting by KONG Haiming, LIU Li, LI Tianyu, WANG Jibing, FANG Ping

“…The pH rise of the compost mixture is one of the main causes for nitrogen volatilization loss in the composting process. As a consequence of organic degradation, accumulated ammonium nitrogen will trigger pH rise spontaneously. …”
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Using a robust decision making (RDM) approach to explore current and future vulnerabilities of a semi-arid coastal basin: a case study of the Quilimarí basin in Chile by David Poblete, David Poblete, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Aedo, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Hermilo Cortés, Oscar Melo, Oscar Melo, Anahí Ocampo-Melgar, Kiara Tesen, Kiara Tesen, Francisco Suárez, Francisco Suárez, Juan Pablo Herane, Francisco Meza, Francisco Meza, Francisco Meza, Katherine Duarte, Diego González, Sarah Leray, Sarah Leray, Megan Williams, Megan Williams, Megan Williams, Aurora Gaxiola, Aurora Gaxiola, Aurora Gaxiola, Gabriela Alfaro, David Morales-Moraga, David Morales-Moraga

“…Different levels and approaches of participation during the 2 years of RDM process enabled the identification of critical concerns raised by local stakeholders and government agencies, the uncertainties likely to affect these issues, and potential actions for improving outcomes. …”
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