Reflecting Inclusivity: Disability Narratives in Indonesian Children’s Literature by Silfiyah Indriyati Kusuma Dewi, Andi Reski Ramadhani, Ainul Kitri

“…This research employs a mixed descriptive-qualitative and quantitative methodology using reading and note-taking techniques. …”
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Effect of dietary zinc supplementation on production performance, milk auality, immunity, and blood plasma of dairy cows: A meta-analysis by Raihani Indah Kusuma, Indah Wijayanti, Yuli Retnani, Anuraga Jayanegara, Sazli Tutur Risyahadi

“…This study analyzed 25 related articles with 117 data points using a mixed model method with SAS web. The results showed that Zinc supplementation level increased (P<0.05) milk yield and decreased somatic cell count (SCC). …”
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Identification Of The Innovation Practices Factors In Pedagogy In High School Education by Radouane Aboufirass, Said Lotfi, Mohammed Talbi

“…We proceeded by a descriptive and exploratory research of mixed qualitative and quantitative type) The results of which showed the existence of personal factors and those which are in relation to the context and the working conditions in educational establishments, and which are points of reflection on the logic of school innovation. …”
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Generative AI dependency: the emerging academic crisis and its impact on student performance—a case study of a university in Zimbabwe by Zvinodashe Revesai

“…This study investigates the emerging phenomenon of generative artificial intelligence (AI) addiction among university students in Zimbabwe and its effects on academic performance. Through a mixed-methods approach combining surveys, interviews, usage tracking and academic performance data from 248 undergraduate students at a major Zimbabwean university, we found that 32.7% of participants demonstrated addictive patterns in their generative AI usage. …”
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Assessing the Validity of Experts’ Value Judgment over Research Instruments by Rozhgar Jalal Khidhir, Tahsin Hussein Rassul

“… This study is primarily designed to assess the proportion of the usefulness, soundness and appropriateness of the experts’ overall judgments over some developed instruments, such as interviews and questionnaires by researchers in the applied linguistics research area. The study has used a mixed method tool for data collection, such as a questionnaire and content analysis. …”
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Open Source Deep Learning Solutions for the Classification of MMS Urban 3D Data by M. La Guardia, A. Masiero, A. Masiero, V. Bonora, A. Alessandrini

“…Focusing on the specific case of autonomous driving vehicles, this work considers the problem of automatic segmentation and classification of urban point clouds. To be more specific, this paper considers a mixed approach, where, once properly removed ground points, 3D data segmentation is based on the Euclidean distance, whereas the classification of objects is based on a two-step procedure: first, PointNet++ is used for an initial soft-classification. …”
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Professional Development and Science Teacher Effectiveness in Africa: A Study of South Western Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis, Edoru, John Michael, Mwesigye, Seriano

“…This study aims to interrogate the level of science teacher engagement in professional development, challenges hindering teacher access to TPD programs, and the correlation between TPD and teacher effectiveness regarding science grades. Using the Mixed method design, a sample size of 100 science teachers was recruited. …”
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Achieving room air quality of room class Ib in the aseptic area using a mobile sterile ventilation unit in a room class II surgical unit by Boppre, Dorothee, Exner, Martin, Krüger, Colin M., Schuler, Hannes, Wendt, Michael, Harnoss, Julian-Camill, Kramer, Axel

“…The aim of the study was to examine whether a mobile, three-stage sterile ventilation unit (MSVU) can replace a room ventilation system (RVS) with turbulent mixed flow (TMF) in the area of the operating field and on the instrument table from hygienic-microbiological point of view. …”
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Spatiotemporal variability of urinary pesticide biomarker levels in 201 South African children sampled five times over two years by Regina Ntsubise Molomo, Adriana Fernandes Veludo, Paola Viglietti, Hannah Wey, Anouk Petitpierre, Christian Lindh, Martin Röösli, Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie, Samuel Fuhrimann

“…Objective: We assessed spatiotemporal and seasonal variability of urinary biomarkers in children at five time points across two years within three agriculturally intensive areas of the Western Cape, South Africa (Grabouw, Piketberg and the Hex River Valley). …”
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Effects of two rapid expansion methods combined with protraction on the treatment of skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusion in adolescents: a three-dimensional finite element analysis by HAN Lei, LU Tong, ZHU Peixiang, LI Huang

“…Objective·To compare the effects of bone-anchored rapid expansion and tooth-borne rapid expansion combined with protraction on craniofacial sutures, skeletal points, bones and maxillary dentition using three-dimensional finite element analysis, and provide guidance for the clinical selection of appropriate traction methods and sites.Methods·A cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) image of one adolescent with skeletal class Ⅲ malocclusion and maxillary hypoplasia during the mixed dentition period was selected to establish a three-dimensional finite element model of the maxillary complex (including craniofacial sutures, skeletal points, bones and maxillary dentition). …”
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Territories -in- between by Alexander Wandl

“…It concludes that in the eight cases in four European countries mixed-use is widespread and that more than 65 per cent of the area is mixed. …”
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Reconstructing ice phenology of a lake with complex surface cover: a case study of Lake Ulansu during 1941–2023 by P. Huo, P. Lu, B. Cheng, M. Yu, Q. Wang, X. Li, Z. Li

“…This method effectively improved the detection of ice information for mixed pixels. Furthermore, we extended Lake Ulansu's ice phenology back to 1941 via a random forest (RF) model. …”
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Radiological Impact Assessment of Farm Soils and Ofada rice (Oryza sativa japonica) from Three Areas in Nigeria by Shamsideen K. Alausa, Bayo Adeyeloja, Kola Odunaike

“…Soil samples were collected in each farm to a depth of 5-15cm from at least eight different points and thoroughly mixed together to form a representative sample. …”
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Full-fat yogurt compared with non-fat yogurt reduces blood triacylglycerol concentrations and lowers the triacylglycerol content in specific lipoprotein subclasses in adults with p... by Victoria M. Taormina, Simonne Eisenhardt, Matthew P. Gilbert, Matthew E. Poynter, C. Lawrence Kien, Jana Kraft

“…After each experimental diet period and the first run-in diet period, fasting blood and blood drawn at four post-prandial time points during a mixed meal tolerance test were analyzed for lipoprotein concentrations and contents (i.e., the lipid fractions within the lipoproteins). …”
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APPLICATION OF RADIO-WAVES COAGULATION TECHNIQUE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEMANGIOMAS OF THE MAXILLOFACIAL AREA by O.V. Gurzhiy, I.M. Tkachenko, S.V. Kolomiiets

“…The state of the scar in 52 cases (91%) was estimated as good (7-9 points according to the scale), in 5 (9%) – satisfactory (10-11 points according to the scale). …”
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Safety study of leucoreduced allogeneic pooled freeze-dried platelet-rich plasma in healthy equine joints by Sarah Kooy, Jemma Constant, Robert Cole, Lindsey Boone

“…Local effects to the joint measured at different time points included heat, swelling, joint circumference, and response to passive flexion as well as synovial fluid analysis. …”
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Non-inferiority stepped wedge cluster randomized controlled trial on all-oral shorter regimens for rifampicin resistant/multidrug-resistant TB in Pakistan – a study protocol by Nida Khan, Muhammad Ahmar Khan, Naila Muzaffar, Ahmad Ismail, Abdul Ghafoor, Jonathon R. Campbell, Gwenaelle Le Coroller, Zia Un Nisa, Corinne Simone Merle, Muhammad Amir Khan

“…Health related quality of life will be measured with the EQ-5D-3L quality of life questionnaire at four time points during the study period. The impact will be assessed by calculating the changes for each participant between time points. …”
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The short- and long-term temporal relation between falls and concern about falling in older adults without a recent history of falling. by Roel H A Weijer, Marco J M Hoozemans, Onno G Meijer, Jaap H van Dieën, Mirjam Pijnappels

“…However, falls, either all or injurious only, happening somewhere over the course of a one-month interval, significantly predicted small increases in concern about falling (1.49 FES-I points, 95% CI [0.74, 2.25], p<0.001 for all falls; 2.60 FES-I points, 95% CI [1.55, 3.64], p<0.001 for injurious falls) from the start to the end of that one-month interval.…”
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Associations of cumulative hearing and vision loss with depression among U.S. adults aged 50 and older: results from the health and retirement study by Nan Wang, Bin Gao, Susan L. Stewart, Jeffrey S. Hoch, Jing Guo

“…Abstract Background Hearing or vision loss at a single time point was associated with depression. However, little is known about how cumulative hearing and vision loss contributes to the depression risk. …”
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Cohort data with dropout: a simulation study comparing five longitudinal analysis methods by Rebecca K. Stellato, Rutger M. van den Bor, Maria Schipper, Maud Y. A. Lindeboom, Marinus J. C. Eijkemans

“…Abstract Background A simulation study was performed to visually demonstrate the problems with repeated measures ANOVA (RMA) and t-tests (TT) compared to linear mixed effects (LME), covariance pattern (CP) or generalized estimating equations (GEE) models in longitudinal cohort studies with dropout. …”
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