Identifying and Prioritizing Factors Affecting People's Participation in the Urban Management Process (Case Study: Sangi and Shekari Neighborhoods of Bushehr City) by Seyyed Noorodin Amiri, Ehsan Heidarzadeh, Mojtaba Arasteh, Mohammad Javad Heidari

“…At the end, based on the coefficient of influence of the factors in the regression analysis, the strategy for promoting the factors in Bushehr city has been explained.…”
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Navigating Flooding Challenges in Historical Urban Contexts: Integrating Nature-Based Solutions with Spatial Multi-Criteria Assessments in Quanzhou by Mo Wang, Jiayu Zhao, Jin Su, Rana Muhammad Adnan Ikram, Manling Yang

“…This study develops a quantitative evaluative framework integrating the Spatial Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE) and NbSs to address urban flooding in Quanzhou, a UNESCO World Heritage site. …”
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Machine Learning Modeling of Foam Concrete Performance: Predicting Mechanical Strength and Thermal Conductivity from Material Compositions by Leifa Li, Wangwen Sun, Askar Ayti, Wangping Chen, Zhuangzhuang Liu, Lauren Y. Gómez-Zamorano

“…This study investigates the quantitative relationship between material composition and the performance of foam concrete based on 170 validated experimental datasets extracted from the existing literature. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Microstructure Damage of Limestone Concrete Under Triaxial Stress by Kaide Liu, Songxin Zhao, Dingbo Wang, Wenping Yue, Chaowei Sun, Yu Xia, Qiyu Wang

“…A regression analysis established a quantitative relationship between microstructural characteristics and macro-mechanical properties, revealing the significant impact of microstructural characteristics on macro-mechanical properties. …”
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Oral health challenges in patients with chronic kidney disease: A comprehensive clinical assessment by Daniel Furtado Silva, Inngryd Christine Ramos Oliveira, Sivanilson de Assis Medeiros, Fernando Martins Baeder, Ana Carolina Lyra de Albuquerque, Edeltrudes de Oliveira Lima

“…This was an observational, cross-sectional, field study using a quantitative and epidemiological approach. The sample consisted of 45 randomly selected patients with CKD from a total of 114 patients. …”
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Persian Version of the Professional Socialization Scale for Hospital Nurses: A Methodological Study by Amir Jalali, Azam Sharifi, Ali Akbar Vaisi Raygani, Faezeh Ghesmati, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Nazanin Mardani Taghvostani, Khalil Moradi

“…The internal consistency of the scale was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and McDonald's omega coefficients, while test–retest reliability was evaluated using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). …”
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Accessibility perception of chilean para-athletes, road to Santiago 2023 by Nicolás Contreras Jofré, José Pinochet Gilli, Enrique Aguayo Carrasco, Matías Binimelis Hermosilla, Sebastián Perez Nuñez, Rodrigo Vergara Ortuzar, Fernando Ignacio Muñoz Hinrichsen

“…The test obtained a validation coefficient of = 0.96. Regarding the sample characteristics, 16.6% corresponded to participants with visual impairment, 35.1% were AHSN, 51.5% were linked to high-level competition, and 59.3% travelled on their own to their training sessions. …”
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Construction of an Evidence Ecosystem‐Based Postoperative Pain Management Programme for Paediatric Patients by Jin‐Xia Yang, Yue Liu, Zhen Yu, Fang Zhang, Wen‐Ying Yao, Guo‐Ying Wang, Zi‐sheng Ai

“…Results In the second round of expert consultation, the return rate of valid questionnaires was 100%, the expert authority coefficient was 0.83, the importance scores and feasibility scores of each entry were > 3.5, the coefficients of variation were < 0.25, the Kendall's harmony coefficients of the importance scores of the entries were 0.650 (χ2 = 273.134, p < 0.001) and those of the feasibility scores were 0.649 (χ2 = 272.720, p < 0.001). …”
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Informative value of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted images for the detection of bone marrow infiltration in patients with multiple myeloma (literatur... by N. S. Lutsik, L. P. Mendeleeva, G. A. Yatsik

“…Apparent diffusion coefficient is a quantitative indicator of DWI. MRI can serve as a valuable tool for assessing the treatment response in patients with MM.…”
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Detection of human noroviruses in sewage by next generation sequencing in Shandong Province, 2019–2021 by Suting Wang, Mingyi Xu, Xiaojuan Lin, Ping Xiong, Yao Liu, Aiqiang Xu, Meng Chen, Shengxiang Ji, Zexin Tao

“…A total of 379 partial VP1 sequences were obtained, with the means sequence identity within a genotype of Shandong sequences ranging from 92.69 to 98.37% and a coefficient of variation ranging from 1.46 to 6.73%. …”
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A Framework to Unify the Relationship Between Numerical Abundance, Biomass, and Environmental DNA by Matthew C. Yates, Taylor M. Wilcox, Shannon Kay, Pedro Peres‐Neto, Daniel D. Heath

“…Collectively, we demonstrate that quantitative eDNA data is unlikely to correspond exactly to either population N or biomass but can be adjusted to simultaneously reflect both.…”
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ADVANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING TECHNIQUE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF OVARIAN LESIONS by A. E. Solopova, S. K. Ternovoy, E. Z. Mukhamatullina, A. D. Makatsaria

“…The average values of the аpparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of malignant tumors was significantly lower than the corresponding values in benign (1.012±0.18 mm2 /s×10-3 and 1.54±0.25 mm2 /s×10-3, respectively), the value intervals do not overlap. …”
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Development and validation of an immunoassay for quantification of topoisomerase I in solid tumor tissues. by Thomas D Pfister, Melinda Hollingshead, Robert J Kinders, Yiping Zhang, Yvonne A Evrard, Jiuping Ji, Sonny A Khin, Suzanne Borgel, Howard Stotler, John Carter, Raymond Divelbiss, Shivaani Kummar, Yves Pommier, Ralph E Parchment, Joseph E Tomaszewski, James H Doroshow

“…Analytical validation of the assay established the inter-day coefficient of variation at 9.3%±3.4% and a 96.5%±7.3% assay accuracy. …”
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Deep learning-based automated tool for diagnosing diabetic peripheral neuropathy by Qincheng Qiao, Juan Cao, Wen Xue, Jin Qian, Chuan Wang, Qi Pan, Bin Lu, Qian Xiong, Li Chen, Xinguo Hou

“…The automated analysis tool based on U2Net demonstrated a significantly higher consistency with the manually annotated results in the quantitative analysis of various CNF morphological parameters than the previously popular automated tool ACCMetrics. …”
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Developing an artificial intelligence-based progressive growing GAN for high-quality facial profile generation and evaluation through turing test and aesthetic analysis by Shahab Kavousinejad, Kazem Dalaie, Mohammad Behnaz, Soodeh Tahmasbi, Asghar Ebadifar, Hoori Mirmohammadsadeghi

“…Evaluation included both quantitative and qualitative assessments. The Sliced Wasserstein Distance (SWD) between real and generated images reached 0.026. …”
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Billing Systems and Customer Satisfaction in the Ministry of Water and Environment Uganda: A Case of Kabale South Western Umbrella of Water and Sanitation. by Ayebare, Ivan

“…Descriptive statistics indicated that 90% of respondents agreed on the existence of a relationship between MOWE billing systems and customer care, with a correlation coefficient of 0.829 in the record-keeping system on service delivery. …”
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Board of Governors’ roles and students’ academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kikagate Sub-County, Isingiro District. by Wilson Mukombe, Bagarukayo

“…The study employed both Simple Random Sampling and purposive sampling technique. Quantitative data was analyzed using one- way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) while qualitative data was analyzed by generating themes from participants’ voices. …”
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The correlation between climate and professional soccer player production in Canada. by Livingston, L.

“…In this study, the relationship between Canadian professional soccer player production and regional climate is quantitatively assessed. The correlation between these two variables is determined using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and thoroughly discussed. …”
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No Difference in Two-Dimensional Kinematic Assessment of a 45-Degree Sidestep Cut Compared to Qualitative Assessment by Lauren Butler, Charles Wyatt, Alexa Martinez, Ashley Erdman, Eryn Milian, Dai Sugimoto, Alex Loewen, Jeffrey Fernandez, Kristin Hayden, Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Amie DeVerna, Sophia Ulman

“…The primary purpose of this study was to examine the reliability of the quantitative version of the E-CAST among physical therapists and to compare the reliability of the quantitative E-CAST to the original qualitative E-CAST. …”
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The role of individual ambidexterity on organizational performance by Zahra Rajaei, Fereydon Ramazani, Seyed Hossein Behdani

“…The results of data analysis showed that individual ambidexterity has a significant effect on knowledge accumulation (with a path coefficient of 0.369), knowledge accumulation on the overall performance of the organization (with a path coefficient of 0.589), individual ambidexterity on the overall performance of the organization (with a path coefficient of 0.209). …”
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