Assessing the Impact of Past Flood on Rice Production in Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka by Suthakaran Sundaralingam, Kenichi Matsui

“…In addition, flood risk studies in Sri Lanka tend to focus on single-year flood events within an administrative boundary, making it difficult to fully comprehend risks to rice production. …”
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Chloroplast Genome Evolution of Hamamelidaceae at Subfamily Level by Yanlei Liu, Kangjia Liu, Wenpan Dong, Shunping Dong, Yiheng Wang, Chao Xu, Enze Li, Jiahui Sun

“…ABSTRACT The Hamamelidaceae is significant for its contributions to construction, furniture making, and ornamental use, including 26 genera and 119 species. …”
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“You get the money after waiting for long and you get less than you anticipated”: Experiences of persons with disabilities in accessing the district special grant in Uganda by Patrick Ojok, Joseph Mukasa

“…Data were analyzed using template coding and thematic analysis. Study findings revealed limited access to the district grant, dismal grant amounts, significant deviations from implementation guidelines, operational dilemmas and overlooking disability related expenses like the costs for moving with a personal assistant. …”
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Effectiveness of interventions for improving educational outcomes for people with disabilities in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review by Xanthe Hunt, Ashrita Saran, Howard White, Hannah Kuper

“…We piloted all coding sheets with at least five studies before use. …”
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Integrated promoter-capture Hi-C and Hi-C analysis reveals fine-tuned regulation of the 3D chromatin architecture in colorectal cancer by Ajay Kumar Saw, Ayush Madhok, Anupam Bhattacharya, Anupam Bhattacharya, Soumyadeep Nandi, Sanjeev Galande, Sanjeev Galande

“…Introduction:Hi-C is a widely used technique for mapping chromosomal interactions within a 3D genomic framework, however, its resolution is often constrained by sequencing depth, making it challenging to detect fine-scale interactions. …”
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Analysis of the Regulatory Effects of lncRNAs on Kidney Tissue in Ascites Susceptible Broiler by Kasra Ahmadian, Mohammadreza Nassiry, Karim Hasanpur, Ali Javadmanesh

“…In the following, a positive and negative correlation of 90% was obtained between two groups of coding and non-coding genes based on the degree of expression change. …”
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Pooled sequencing of 531 genes in inflammatory bowel disease identifies an associated rare variant in BTNL2 and implicates other immune related genes. by Natalie J Prescott, Benjamin Lehne, Kristina Stone, James C Lee, Kirstin Taylor, Jo Knight, Efterpi Papouli, Muddassar M Mirza, Michael A Simpson, Sarah L Spain, Grace Lu, Franca Fraternali, Suzannah J Bumpstead, Emma Gray, Ariella Amar, Hannah Bye, Peter Green, Guy Chung-Faye, Bu'Hussain Hayee, Richard Pollok, Jack Satsangi, Miles Parkes, Jeffrey C Barrett, John C Mansfield, Jeremy Sanderson, Cathryn M Lewis, Michael E Weale, Thomas Schlitt, Christopher G Mathew, UK IBD Genetics Consortium

“…We suggest that although rare coding variants may make a modest overall contribution to complex disease susceptibility, they can inform our understanding of the molecular pathways that contribute to pathogenesis.…”
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Designing a Business Model in the Tourism Industry of Iran by Amirhossein Samadian, Saeid Ehdaie, kamyar Raissifar

“…Using the qualitative content analysis method, 464 primary codes were identified and then 89 primary codes were extracted (shape 4). …”
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Obsahová analýza / formální obsahová analýza / kvantitativní obsahová analýza by Ilona Dvořáková

“…Concrete applications of content analysis are therefore shaped by the nature of analysed data and researcher's individual goals even though basic methodological ground is maintained (i. e. selecting the data set, defining units of analysis and coding, operationalization of coding etc.). This broad concept of content analysis reflects its development in terms of sociology of communication and its different paradigms. …”
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Pulse‐level work state recognition of multifunction radar based on MC‐RSG by Zijun Qin, Wenjuan Ren, Zhanpeng Yang, Xian Sun

“…A pulse‐level work state recognition method of MFR based on the residual block with spatial attention connected gated recurrent unit by features using metric coding and correlative embedding (MC‐RSG) is proposed. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Concurrent Multipath Video Streaming in Multihomed Mobile Networks by James Nightingale, Qi Wang, Christos Grecos

“…A comprehensive streaming framework for concurrent multipath video streaming is proposed and experimentally evaluated, using current state-of-the-art H.264 Scalable Video Coding (H.264/SVC) and the next generation High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standards. …”
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Performance of Optical Space Shift Keying Over Gamma–Gamma Fading With Pointing Error by Anshul Jaiswal, Manav R. Bhatnagar, Virander Kumar Jain

“…Also, the diversity order of OSSK is independent of AT and PE, whereas the diversity order of PAM depends on both AT and PE, which makes OSSK a suitable modulation scheme for the practical scenario.…”
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Drivers and Barriers of Medical Tourism Development in Public Hospitals from the Perspective of Healthcare Staff: A Case Study of Masih Daneshvari Hospital by Shadi Khalilolahi, Nasrin Kazemi, Saeid Besharati, Atefe Abedini, Mohammad Varharam

“…Background and purpose: The globalization of medical tourism has intensified competition among destinations, making it crucial to identify key success factors. …”
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To the analysis of methods and mechanisms of predictive modeling of onboard equipment reliability when solving problems of aircraft maintenance workload planning by B. I. Ogunvoul, V. D. Budaev, D. O. Sizikov, N. V. Gorbakon, A. V. Vlasova

“…In the course of the research, a mathematical model for forecasting the failure rate of onboard equipment is developed and tested, designed to solve the problems of optimizing decision-making processes for maintenance on the basis of reliability assessment of aviation equipment. …”
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Comparison Between SAW and TOPSIS Methods in Selection of Broiler Chicken Meat Quality by Pungky Tri Kisworo Adi, Endang Sugiharti, Alamsyah Alamsyah

“…Decision support system is a system that can assist semi-structured and unstructured decision making, in which no one knows exactly how decisions should be made. …”
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WEFE nexus management plan for sustainable development and gender equity in the Matmata region, SE Tunisia by Houda Besser, Afef Mahjoubi, Xenia Theodotou Schneider, Fethi Abdelli, Enrica Caporali, Bianca Maria Rizzo, Fernando Nardi, Fernando Nardi, Mohamed Ouessar

“…Qualitative data were statistically treated using inter-rater coding. Findings highlight sociocultural barriers as a major constraint to women's effective participation in the Nexus Ecosystem Laboratory (NEL) of Matmata. …”
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Nurse‒physician interprofessional collaboration in the context of expanding nursing practice in primary health care: A comparative qualitative study of Brazil and Germany by Cassiano Mendes Franco, Daria Bula, Beatriz Rosana Gonçalves de Oliveira Toso, Ligia Giovanella, Kerstin Hämel

“…Methods We hosted 9 focus groups (4 in Brazil and 5 in Germany) featuring a total of 23 stakeholders who were involved in PHC policy making and 25 practicing nurses and physicians. Brazil and Germany were subjected to comparative analysis using the thematic coding approach suggested by Flick. …”
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Developing a Framework for Implementing Artificial Intelligence in the Sports Goods Market: Social and Ethical Implications of the Development by Mostafa Mohammadian, Hassan Bahrololoum, Reza Andam, Ali Dehghani

“…The data have been examined using inductive coding and line-by-line analysis. This method helps discover meaningful patterns and relationships in the data, providing a deeper understanding of the subject. …”
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Mobile health apps for skin cancer triage in the general population: a qualitative study on healthcare providers’ perspectives by Tobias E. Sangers, Marlies Wakkee, Folkert Moolenburgh, Tamar Nijsten, Marjolein Lugtenberg

“…Data were analyzed by a multidisciplinary team in a thorough thematic content analysis using multiple phases of coding derived from Grounded Theory. Results A total of four main risks, three main benefits, and four main preconditions for endorsement were identified. …”
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The influence of social networks in adoption of integrated health interventions: A qualitative study of fishermen in Malawi. by Madalo Mukoka, Owen Mhango, Hussein H Twabi, Chikumbutso Chipandwe, Robina Semphere, Takondwa C Msosa, Marriott Nliwasa, Chisomo Msefula, Guy Harling, Alison Price, Katherine Fielding, Augustine T Choko, Moses K Kumwenda

“…Data were analyzed thematically using a hybrid deductive and inductive data coding approach.<h4>Results</h4>Fishermen's social networks included fishing friendships, kin and broader community connections that facilitated knowledge exchange, resource sharing and support provision. …”
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