Optimization of process conditions for drying of catfish (Clarias gariepinus) using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Elijah George Ikrang, Kingsley Charles Umani

“…Moisture content (MC) was quantitatively investigated during the drying process of catfish sizes using response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain minimum moisture content. …”
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Effects of capacity building initiatives on performance of health workers in Rubanda District, Uganda by Nkurunziza, Joshua, Mwazuna, Alice Ngele, Asiimwe, Judith Bijurenda

“…Data from 120 respondents was collected and analyzed quantitatively complemented with qualitative analysis. …”
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Development and validation of the pesticides label (pictograms and color codes) questionnaire: A pilot study of farmers' understanding and practices in Lebanon. by Mona Aridi, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Nisreen Alwan, Wissam Ghach

“…This study aims to develop and validate a Pesticide Label Questionnaire (PLQ) qualitatively and quantitatively using psychometric measures to evaluate farmers' comprehension of pictograms and color codes as well as the technical sign-related practices in Lebanon. …”
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Automated depth correction of bathymetric LiDAR point clouds using PointCNN semantic segmentation by Ovi Paul, Nima Ekhtari, Craig L. Glennie

“…The results were strong for river surface classification, achieving an Intersection over Union of (0.89) and a Kappa coefficient of (0.92), indicating high reliability and minimal errors. …”
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Translation and validation for Persian version of Abbreviated Moral Injury Outcome Scale (AMIOS) in emergency health professionals: a comprehensive methodological approach by Hamidreza Shabanikiya, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Fatemeh Dorri Khalilzadeh, Nazanin Khorasani, Jamshid Jamali

“…Face validity was evaluated both quantitatively through the impact score and qualitatively. …”
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Stability indicators in network reconstruction. by Michele Filosi, Roberto Visintainer, Samantha Riccadonna, Giuseppe Jurman, Cesare Furlanello

“…We introduce NetSI, a family of Network Stability Indicators, to assess quantitatively the stability of a reconstructed network in terms of inference variability due to data subsampling. …”
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Effects of climate change on food security in Africa: Meta-analysis by Lemane Gebeyehu, Adeba Gemechu, Amsalu Bedemo

“…Despite extensive research on the effects of climate change on food production and security in Africa, a comprehensive and quantitatively robust understanding of these relationships remains limited. …”
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Precision and Characteristics of Satellite Spatial Quality Estimators’ Measurement Using an Edge Target Imaged with KOMPSAT-3A by Donghan Lee, Daesoon Park, Daehoon Yoo

“…In this work, the best spatial quality estimator is proposed by quantitatively comparing and analyzing the precision between the Relative Edge Response (RER), the Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM), the MTF value at the Nyquist frequency (MTF50), and the MTF Area between 0 and the Nyquist frequency (MTFA). …”
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Impact of Learning Motivation and Physical Condition on Physical Education Learning Outcomes in Junior High School Students Aged 13-15 Years: A Analysis studies by Muhammad Fikri, Dedi Nofrizal, Agung Nugroho, Hafiz Yazid Lubis

“…The purpose of correlation approaches is to quantitatively ascertain if and to what extent two or more variables are correlated. …”
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Importance Assessment of Structural Members Based on Elastic-Plastic Strain Energy by Yongjun Lin, Xianzhao Zhang, Wenqiang Xu, Meng Zhou

“…Given the difference between structural performance parameters, the coefficient of member importance is defined. Finally, the importance of the masonry structure wall is quantitatively assessed using the elastic-plastic strain energy method, the generalized elastic-plastic strain energy method, the generalized stiffness method, and the ultimate bearing capacity method. …”
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The relationship between physical activity and sleep quality among college students: The chain-mediating effects of self-control and mobile phone addiction. by Zhonggen Yin, Chengbo Yang, Tong Liu, Jialiang Yu, Xiaomei Yu, Shuting Huang, Yanhong Zhang

“…The study utilized scales of physical activity, sleep quality, self-control, and mobile phone addiction to quantitatively evaluate the impact of physical activity on the sleep quality of undergraduates. …”
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Determination of advantame in sauce products by ultrasonic extraction-high performance liquid chromatography and its uncertainty analysis by HUANG Huimin, LIU Ning, DUAN Hu, YANG Guang

“…Under these detection conditions, the retention time of advantame was 7.069 min, the linear regression equation was y =1.64e+ 005x+2.74e+002 with good linear relationship in the concentration range of 0.05-5 μg/ml, the correlation coefficient (R²) was 0.999 8, the limit of detection was 0.25 mg/kg, the limit of quantitation was 0.625 mg/kg, the recovery rate was 91.2%-98.5%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) of the precision test results was 1.09%-2.48%. …”
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The Impact of Resource Efficiency (5M) on Bore Pile Work Productivity by Jojok Widodo Soetjipto, Diah Ayu Restuti Wulandari, Alvira Yong Wenda Damayanti

“…In this way, the impact of constraints on productivity can be identified and analyzed quantitatively. Then, baseline productivity is determined to serve as a reference for measuring the level of disruption. …”
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Study on the multifunctional evaluation of cultivated land and the evolution of trade-off/synergy relationships in the Sanjiang Plain by Yuwei Wang, Yinghui Zhao, Jingpeng Guo, Yanping Qi

“…The Spearman correlation coefficient method and the bivariate spatial autocorrelation analysis method are adopted to reveal the trade-off/synergy among various functions of the cultivated land. …”
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Development and Validation of a Critical Thinking Questionnaire: A Case Study of the Lived Experience of Students from the University of Isfahan and Isfahan University of Medical S... by Esmaeil Kashef, Maghsod Farasatkhah, Vahid Ghasemi, Mozhgan Mohammadi Naeni

“…To assess the validity and reliability of the factor measurements, Cronbach's alpha coefficients, composite reliability coefficients, and the Fornell-Larcker matrix were employed. …”
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Development of a TaqMan qPCR for the Simultaneous Detection of the TuMV and BBWV2 Viruses Responsible for the Viral Disease in <i>Pseudostellaria heterophylla</i> by Li Gu, Chensi Liu, Shuting Yao, Jiaxin Wu, Lianghong Wang, Jing Mu, Yankun Wang, Jianming Wang, Zhongyi Zhang, Mingjie Li

“…Currently, the absence of a quantitative detection method for these viruses in <i>P. heterophylla</i> impedes the accurate diagnosis. …”
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Artificial intelligence-assisted echocardiographic monitoring in pediatric patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Weiling Chen, Jinhui Wu, Zhenxuan Zhang, Zhifan Gao, Xunyi Chen, Yu Zhang, Zhou Lin, Zijian Tang, Wei Yu, Shumin Fan, Heye Zhang, Bei Xia

“…The automated echocardiographic EF method is reliable for the quantitative evaluation of different heart rates. It can fully support the course of ECMO treatment, and it can help improve the accuracy of quantitative evaluation.…”
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Direct and rapid screening of four organic compound metabolites in urine by paper spray mass spectrometry by Junyu PAN, Mengmeng LIU, Qiang ZENG

“…Rapidly and accurately qualitative and quantitative analysis of toxic substances is crucial for the treatment of affected individuals. …”
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Simultaneous determination of 22 volatile organic compounds in urine of automotive spray painting workers using static headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry by Mengmeng LIU, Junyu PAN, Baofeng LIU, Qiang ZENG

“…The single ion monitoring (SIM) mode was chosen for the quantitative analysis of the 22 VOCs. The method demonstrated good linearity for determining 22 target analytes in the urine of spray painting workers, with correlation coefficients all above 0.990. …”
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Decay Experiments of Effective N-Removing Microbial Communities in Sequencing Batch Reactors by Chen Lv, Ming Li, Shuang Zhong, Jianlong Wang, Lei Wu

“…The temporal changes in the compositions of effective N-removing bacterial communities and the decay coefficients of Anammox were studied within the 120-day decay period under anaerobic or aerobic conditions at 25°C. …”
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